Craft on the Run - cyber crop challenges, continued

Some more layouts that I created for the Craft on the Run cybercrop this week ~

Challenge 3 ~ Ingredients

Materials

American Crafts/Dear Lizzy Happy Place - Be Free patterned paper
American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Feel the Love patterned paper
American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Flower Field patterned paper
Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary - Ephemera die cut title
Kaisercraft Loire Valley brad
Cocoa Daisy October 2017 Planner - Printables fussy cut leaves
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Unforgettable washi tape

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Challenge 5 ~ Blind Crop

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry cardstock
Kaisercraft Stargazer - Orbit patterned paper
DCWV Watercolour Garden patterned papers
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Borders patterned paper
Frankie magazine - freebie patterned paper
Creative Embellishmentes Flourish Corner 4 chipboard
Couture Creations Go Press & Foil - Gold (Pale Mirror) foil
Creative Embellishments Discover Nautical flair button
Pink Fresh Escape the Ordinary - Ephemera diecuts
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Mountain Trail patterned paper
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags ephemera tickets
Paper clip
Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Seafoam mist
Kaisercolour Gold acrylic paint

Hmmm... not really loving this one. I used the supplies I had gathered and did my best to follow the steps in real time. I like the overall design (and the instructions were wonderful) but if I wasn't scrapping "blind" I would have selected a different paper for fussy cutting, and I'd probably use a different patterned paper combo.   I could have re-done this before posting, but that's not in the spirit of the challenge. It was a fun challenge, but I may pull it apart and re-scrap it some time.

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Challenge 6 ~ Die cuts
All of my die cut ephemera pieces are from the same collection and, apart from the patterned paper base, I've used no other products.

Materials

DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Rosie's Studio Vacay die cut ephemera

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Challenge 7 ~ Mood Board
I focussed on the green & aubergine colour palette, and the dark woodgrain.

Materials

Simple Stories Simple Vintage - Weathered Garden patterned papers
Simple Stories Color Vibe - Woods patterned paper
Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue - Stardom patterned paper
From a Mother's Art Butterflies - Purple stickers
Unbranded flowers
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Blue Grey gems

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Shine

I really enjoyed putting together this really colourful layout!

Materials

Bo Bunny Alora - Leaves patterned paper
American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Feel the Love patterned paper
American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Flower Field patterned paper
American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - One in a Melon patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Midnight die cut title
Scrapbook Fantasies Colour Cuts - Rainbow Rainbows die cuts
Cocoa Daisy October 2017 Planner - Printables fussy cut leaves
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Unforgettable washi tape
Creative Path Loving Season enamel dots

My page was inspired by:

* The Flair Hut ~ Surprise Challenge



* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Christmas
Can you see the Christmas Grinch on Santa's sleigh?

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ARTastic cybercrop - RST

We're cyber-cropping at ARTastic this month, with some fun challenges suitable for all styles of scrapping.

Challenge 1 ~ RECIPE

1x photo
2x buttons
3+ patterned papers
Arrows
Enamel dots

I used the recipe to create a vintage page for my Mum's memory album:

Materials

Heidi Swapp Emerson Lane - Semi Sweet patterned paper
Panalisa Craft Wooden Texture patterned paper
DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Care Free tag & sticker
WeRMK Sew Easy Fancy Floss Variegated Neutrals twine
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples
D-lish Scraps enamel dots
Beutron buttons
Wood veneer arrows

I'm sharing this page at:

* Paper Craft Secrets ~ Masculine

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Challenge 2 ~ Sketch 

From PageMaps August 2021

Materials

Simple Stories Hello Baby - Blue Wood patterned paper
Studio Calico Hey Day - Breezy patterned paper
Baker's twine
Mulberry flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Pom pom trim - white
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags - Ephemera ticket

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Colorful Options ~ Tranquil Turquoise

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Challenge 3 ~ This or That

Materials

Kaisercraft Stargazer - Orbit patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Vibrant Blue cardstock
Tim Holtz Idea-ology journal ticket
Kaisercraft Loire Valley brads
Dusty Attic WordPl@y #3 - Black chipboard title
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable washi tape

BOY or GIRL 
BLUE tones or PINK tones
BLING or BRADS
FLOWERS or CHIPBOARD
TWINE or WASHI
PAINT or INK

This page was created using cardstock and paper from my August #ScrapBackwards kit.

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Cyber crop - Craft on the Run

I'm joining in another Craft on the Run cyber crop this weekend... here are my layouts so far.

Challenge 1 ~ Sketch

Materials

DCWV Watercolour Garden patterned paper
Printed tissue paper
Heidi Swapp September Skies - Mountain Trail patterned paper
Rosie's Studio Stillwater die cut shapes
Pretty Little Studio Document Life - Seen & Noted label die cut

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Challenge 2 ~ Quote

What an awesome word!!

Materials

Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue - Stardom patterned paper
Pink Paislee Nantucket ribbon trim
Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine - Ephemera die cuts
Micador Collected & Co - Text Type Black letter stickers

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Challenge 4 ~ Opposite

Materials

Websters Pages Life's Portrait - Reflections patterned paper
Printed tissue paper
Upcycled coffee cup
ScrapMatts Scrap Words 32 chipboard title
Darice Bling on a Roll - Silver gems

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Bundaberg pages... again

Powering through the Bundaberg road trip journal!

Materials

DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers
Kaisercraft Off the Wall - Collectables die cut
Creative Path Nature Sense puffy stickers

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#612 - Three things
STRIPED PP + STARS + ENAMEL DOTS (I don't have any enamel dots, so I substituted tiny puffy stickers).

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #393

How I solved the case -
I took inspiration from the palm trees, pink sky, and circle element.

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Materials

DCWV Watercolour Garden patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Illuminate patterned paper
Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Flower Field patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Borders patterned paper (fussy cut tickets)
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Elements patterned paper (fussy cut ticket)
Gold nylon ribbon
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Deep Yellow gems
Carolee's Creations AdornIt - Cheerful alphabet stickers

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Cybercrop Sketch & Sparkle
I started out following the sketch, but I moved the tags further down the page. The sparkle elements are rhinestones, metallic ribbon, and foil embossed patterned paper.

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #392

How I solved the case -
* Evidence - Car, people, travel (camping)
* Testimony - Road trip theme
* Colours - Greens with pop of yellow

And... more paper from my #ScrapBackwards August kit, and the Cosmo Cricket tickets.

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Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral patterned paper
Paper strips from - DCWV, Kaisercraft, Simple Stories, Cosmo Cricket
Daiso Star punch
My Memories Medium Star punch
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase sticker
Washi tape - black hexagons

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Sketch & Sparkle
I rotated the sketch, and added stars.

* #ScrapBackwards August kit scraps.

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Sketch layouts

Taking some inspiraton from sketches, to add more pages to my travel albums.

This layout is a companion page for THIS ONE.

Materials

Kaisercraft Hide & Seek - Fawn patterned paper
Paper Trunk Batik - Devine patterned paper
My Mind's Eye product packaging
Kaisercraft Journey - Vagabond patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Transparent mist
Twine
Mont Marte Signature - Black Paper sketch pad
Washi tape - gold/white spots
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples
Upcycled black corrugated cardboard

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Cybercrop - Sketch with sparkle
I used gold washi tape, and Heidi Swapp Color Shine to add sparkle to the banners.

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And another for the Bundaberg road trip album -

Materials

DCWV Watercolor Garden patterned paper
Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Flower Field patterned paper
Zarraffa's Coffee product packaging
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Blue Grey gems
Unbranded satin flowers
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Carolee's Creations AdornIt - Cheerful alphabet stickers

This page is based on the August sketch challenge at Soul Scrappers.

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Lots of colour!

I played with paint!

Materials

Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Ocean Blue acrylic paint
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors - Eat Your Carrots acrylic paint
Creative Place Artist Collection - Cadmium Yellow acrylic paint
Washi tape - black hexagons
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
T2 product packaging
Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Feel the Love patterned paper
Daisy Bucket All Wound Up patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Limeade cardstock

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrapping Clearly ~ August Mood Sketch

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Lake Dunn

Another page for our 2021 Outback Queensland trip album ~ beautiful Lake Dunn.

Materials

Kaisercraft Sparkle - Glint patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Glistening patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Ledger 2 - Pink journalling spots
Dusty Attic Word Pl@y #3 - Black chipboard sentiment
Dusty Attic Swirls #1 chipboard
Couture Creations Go Press & Foil - Gold (Pale Mirror) foil

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Dusty Attic ~ August mood board

I dressed up the Dusty Attic chipboard with heat-transferred gold foil. I love how smooth and shiny it looks!



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Bundaberg road trip

More pages for the road trip journal -

Materials

Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral Greenery patterned paper
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Deep Yellow gems
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Small Talk phrase stickers
Prima Say it in Crystals bling flourish offcut

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#611 - Three things
GEOMETRIC PP (quatrefoil) + CIRCLES (bling) + STICKERS

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Sketch with sparkle
I changed it up a bit but the inspiration was there...

* My Little Scrapbook Store ~ Sunrise/Sunset

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Materials

DCWV Watercolour Garden patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Borders patterned paper (fussy cut tickets)
Film strip transparency
Camera paper clip
My Memories Small Heart punch

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #392

How I solved the case -
* Evidence - Car, people, travel (camping)
* Testimony - Road trip theme
* Colours - Greens

* Dotty About Flair ~ Focus
I used a camera paper clip and film strip transparency to embellishment my page.

And... the papers are from my #ScrapBackwards August kit- including the green scraps and the Cosmo Cricket tickets.

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Musical Fence

I love Winton! Another page for our Outback Queensland travel album.

Materials

Kaisercraft Stargazer - Paper Pad (unnamed) patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Make Pretty Stuff patterned paper
Glitz Design Happy Travels - Bicycle patterned paper
Studio Calico Heyday - Breezy patterned paper
Charms Creations Teal & White mixed set - Chevron embellishment
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch
Daiso Small Star punch
Gold star sequins

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Charms Creations ~ This or That

Chevrons / Flags
White / Black
Summer / Winter
Flowers /  Stars
Stitching / Doodling

* Colorful Options ~ Tranquil turquoise
A rummage through my August #ScrapBackwards kit uncovered the perfect turquoise paper scraps. So great to put those smaller pieces to good use!

* Paper Craft Secrets ~ Masculine

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Scrapping backwards - August

I had a bunch of offcuts and scraps and bits and pieces pushed into little piles around the place... so I've piled them all up and together they comprise my August "kit" of things to use up. There's a Basic Grey sticker sheet and a few tags - none of it really matches but I'm challenging myself to #ScrapBackwards this month and start every project with at least one thing from this kit:

This is the first of my layouts using the kit -

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Dutch Girl - Journalling Cards patterned paper
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Turn the Page ~ Paper #5 patterned paper
American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Flower Field patterned paper
My Memories Small Heart punch
My Memories Medium Heart punch
Washi tape - gold/white spots

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Paper Craft Secrets ~ Masculine

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#610 - Three things
I enjoy this kind of challenge; it prompts me to rummage in my stash a bit!  This one uses FLORAL PP + HEARTS + WASHI TAPE

* Colorful Options ~ Tranquil turquoise
A few different shades of turquoise on this layout - super happy with how well the papers came together.

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Allow more joy

Another page for our 2021 Outback Queensland trip album ~ Charlotte Plains again.

Materials

Bazzill Basics Fourz - Piglet cardstock
Product packaging - lime green dots
Carolee's Creations AdornIt - Soccer patterned paper
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Turn the Page - Paper #01 patterned paper (fussy cut banner)
Rosie's Studio Stillwater - Ephemera die cut flowers
Rosie's Studio Vacay - Ephemera die cut sunglasses
Baker's twine
Pebbles alphabet roller stamp
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Champagne gems

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Clever Paper Crafting ~ August sketch

* My Favourite Things ~ Colour challenge

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RFS - Commissioner visit

Materials

Kaisercraft Stargazer - Orbit patterned paper
Passtime Crafts Floral/Greenery patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Fourz - Grenadine cardstock
Upcycled RFB epaulette
Number stickers (unknown brand)
Journalling stamp (borrowed)
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples

This photo has been sitting in my "too hard basket" for a few years now. It's one of those random pics that I never seem to know what to do with, until the right challenge comes along to prompt me with some inspiration. This LO was inspired by the August Pick 3 challenge at Soul Scrappers.

Theme - Reunion or reconnection - This was a "meet & greet" for the (then) new Fire Commissioner
Number - I used the year
Title - Banner style

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50th birthday

I made this card for a friend's 50th birthday:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Orange Peel - Strawberry cardstock
Black Market Paper Society Letters from Paradise - Guana Bay patterned paper
Bling velvet ribbon - Rosewood
American Crafts Thickers - Lax glitter numbers

I'm sharing at:

* Country View Challenges ~ Happy Birthday
* Simon Says Monday ~ Happy Birthday

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Bundaberg road trip

Materials

DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Tissue paper
Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Wonders - No.12 patterned paper
Crocheted lace
Embroidered daisy
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags tag
Making Memories Boho Chic - Tiny Alpha White letter stickers
Washi tape

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the August One Word challenge, featuring the letter B.

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Materials

Panalisa Craft Ombre patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Glint patterned paper
Upcycled tag
Jute twine
Kaisercraft Base Coat - Stickers tab
Pink Paislee Heidi Swapp phrase stickers
Unbranded wood veneer leaf & flowers

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the August Moodboard challenge.

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Materials

DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers
Kaisercraft Off the Wall die cut ephemera
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags die cut ephemera
Bakers twine

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the August Tic Tac Toe challenge. I used the diagonal line: FLORAL PP + BLUE + EPHEMERA.

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White... with YELLOW

White with 1 August challenge is all about this bright mood board.

Any variation of yellow you want to use - light yellow, bright yellow or anything in between or you can mix it all up and use multiple variations of yellow just so long as it is yellow and nothing else. Still WHITE with yellow but you have options! You can use black, dark brown, grey or navy as your accent colour for journaling, titles etc.

My layout theme was inspired by the image snippet of the yellow vehicle panel.

Materials

Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe - Fabric patterned paper
Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park - Feel the Love patterned paper
Kaisercraft Captured Moments - Let it Shine journal card
Carabelle Studio Grunge Checkerboard art template
Little Birdie Mix Media texture paste
Daiso Star punch
Kaisercraft Rhinstones - Deep Yellow gems

I'm sharing my page at Simon Says Wednesday for the Anything Goes theme.

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ARTastic in August

ARTastic Challenge this month features this rural-inspired window display ~

Create an artwork inspired by the featured ART ROOM and tell us how you were inspired.

I took my inspiration from the stands of wheat, and I scrapped another page to add to my "3 Girls" road trip journal.

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Blue Eyes patterned paper
Unbranded mulberry paper flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
White tissue paper
Silver metallic product packaging
Washi tape - gold/white spots

I found some extra information about the pioneer monument here: Pioneers of Dixalea.

I'm sharing my page at Simon Says Wednesday for the Anything Goes theme.

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