Christmas 2020

Another Christmas layout:



Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Shelley's Land ~ Use the card sketch to create a layout

Source: Scrapbook & Cards Today - Winter 2021

I scrapped a picture of our 2020 Christmas tree.

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #425
My prompt - the tree, of course.  I used papers from Crafters' Choice Rustic Christmas collection, all featuring trees.



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Sweet

Materials

DCWV Fairytale Floral foiled/patterned paper
Pink Paislee C'est la Vie - Paper 11 patterned paper
Crate Paper Wild Heart - Thickers - Chill copper glitter foam stickers
Sullivans pink satin flowers
PortaCraft pink & white pearls

I'm sharing this layout at these challenges ~ 

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself - Anything Goes
That's me, with my parents on their 50th wedding anniversary

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Pink and gold, with a pop of sparkle!

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Arrest Creek

A page for the 2021 Outback Queensland album, using a bunch of different paper offcuts ~



Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrappy Friends ~ Rochelle's sketch (rotated)

* Scrappy Friends ~ Stacy's Tic Tac Toe
I used the left column: twine, tab {from a Fancy Pants sticker sheet}, circle

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White with CHRISTMAS

Where has this year gone? December already, and time to share the White with 1 December/January challenge.

WHITE with any variation of GREEN or RED or GOLD
+ take some inspiration from the mood board
+ "USE THIS" element: CHRISTMAS

I chose Christmas trees, shades of green, and a cheeky photo from Christmas 2021:



Also sharing my page at:

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #425
What can I say? All about Christmas!



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Beach Driving

This one is a rescued layout. I was playing with a stencil [Dusty Attic] but totally messed it up by having the paint too wet and it went all smudgy. I've had it sitting on my desk in the "Do I toss this?" pile. Today I decided to just get over myself and scrap the pics and move on. I layered the title letters over the paint, and it's not too bad.



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* Off the Rails ~ Use refreshing colours
Ocean theme + 
> aqua tones {Graphic 45 Couture - Gorgeous patterned paper}
> blue paint {Kaisercolour Coastal Blue acrylic paint}
> blue title {Heidi Swapp Lemonade Stand - Ocean Blue chipboard alphabet }

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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MERRY & BRIGHT cyber crop - Part 2

We're cyber-cropping at White with 1 this weekend, with a MERRY & BRIGHT theme!

#4 ~ Tracey's challenge Recipe:  White with any one colour AND:

1 x stencil {texture paste}
2 x stamps {journalling spots}
3 x stars {punched}
4 x of another embellishment {snowflakes}

Materials

Kaisercraft Sparkle - Lustre patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper Krafter's Korner Art Deco stencil
Mont Marte White texture gesso
Sam & Lucy Weave Extras - Bling Strip gems
Wood veneer snowflake - white
Heidi Swapp She - White chipboard alphabets
Daiso Small Star punch
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch
Sandylion Kelly Panacci - Memo journalling stamp
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Rusty Hinge dye ink

#5 ~ Amanda's challenge "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" with these criteria:
> stamping
> torn papers
> journaling

Materials

Kaisercraft Sparkle - Lustre patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Illuminate patterned paper
Sandylion Kelly Panacci - Memo journalling stamp
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Rusty Hinge dye ink
Wood veneer snowflake - white
Merci Mini Alphabets bling letters

#7 ~ Victoria's challenge Christmas sketch

Materials

Fancy Pants Oh, Deer - Treat patterned paper
Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter - Recognition patterned paper
Sam & Lucy Weave Extras - Bling Strip gems
Creative Expressions Festive Mini Expressions - Wonderful Time of the Year cutting die
Daiso Small Star punch
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch

I downloaded the Christmas dividers from pngtree.com and they are free to use with attribution!   So many cute options.

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MERRY & BRIGHT cyber crop - Part 1

We're cyber-cropping at White with 1 this weekend, with a MERRY & BRIGHT theme!

#1 ~ My challenge  Create a non-traditional Christmas* layout with these essential criteria: 

> WHITE with one colour of your choice - NOT red or green 

> Add a Christmas-themed embellishment, handmade by you 

* If you don't observe Christmas - substitute a holiday of your faith

Materials

Bo Bunny Passion Fruit Dot cardstock
Bo Bunny Alissa - Kissable patterned paper
Heidi Swapp She - White chipboard alphabets
Heidi Swapp Newsprint - Pink chipboard alphabets
DMC embroidery thread
Making Memories Details - Perfect Pink gingham ribbon
Rosie's Studio Indigo Mist gemstones

#2 ~ Karen Guy's challenge Use Christmas in your title

Materials

Fancy Pants Oh, Deer - Wonder patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Lustre cut apart
Daiso Small Star punch
Sam & Lucy Medium Star punch

#3 ~ Heather's challenge Aussie Christmas
Our family Christmas tradition is wearing loud shirts!

Materials

Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Aglow patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Illuminate patterned/foiled paper
WRMK Sew Easy Fancy Floss - Mud pie twine

I'm also sharing this layout at Scrap Challenge YOUrself - inspired by the lovely sketch and including a photo of myself.

I downloaded the Christmas dividers from pngtree.com and they are free to use with attribution!   So many cute options.

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Soak

I've still got a handful of cruise photos to scrap; I'm going through the album now just filling the blank pages.



Sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the November Tic Tac Toe challenge.

I used:

Map paper [Webster's Pages Recorded - Right Now patterned paper]
Camera embellie  [Oversized shaped paper clip]
Stripes  [Graphic 45 Couture - Gorgeous patterned paper]

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Horsetailers Gorge

A page for the Lake Dunn Sculpture Trail album:



I'm sharing this page at:

* Scrapping Clearly ~ November Mood Affirmation

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Sith

Materials

Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter - Recognition patterned paper
American Crafts Thickers - Roller Rink glitter alphabets
American Crafts Thickers - Sprinkles glitter alphabets
DCWV Fairytale Florals patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Dutch Girl - Journal Cards patterned paper
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Red gems
Washi tape

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the October Mystery Bag challenge ~ HALLOWEEN theme.

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Lark Quarry

I completed two more pages in my 2021 outback road trip album. These ones are kicking off the Lark Quarry chapter ~



Inspired by the Dusty Attic November mood board ~

Chipboard detail:  The Great Outdoors title is from Dusty Attic Word Pack #35. I coloured the chipboard with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink.

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I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the November mood board. I took my inspiration from the colour palette. I included the required arrow (wood veneer, inked with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink).

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More birthday pages

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the October One Word challenge, featuring P for PEARLS.I used Thickers Marquise pearl chipboard alphabets for the title, with Kaisercraft pearl strips

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White with GREEN

Start of another month, and time to share my contribution to the White with 1 November challenge.

WHITE with any variation of GREEN
+ take some inspiration from the mood board
+ "USE THIS" element: SPRAY INK

Lots of leafy inspiration in the images, so I went with a forest theme.  I used Smooch Spritz spray in Emerald Green.



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Booyong

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Cyber crop ~ Grid of 4

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #420



How I solved the case: I used autumn colours and autumn leaves on my page.

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Journey

Materials

Crate Paper Crush Collection patterned papers
Kaisercraft Kraft cardstock
Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags die cut ephemera ticket
Cherry Arte Party Days patterned paper (fussy cut leaves)
2Crafty Mini Travel Word Set 1 chipboard title

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Cyber crop ~ Grid of 6
Well actually, it started as a grid of 6, offset to one side. Then I realised my photo would entirely cover one of the squares, so I shuffled it around a bit, LOL.

* Simon Says Monday ~ Explore
Exploring the sights of Bladensburg NP on our first outback trip.

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Man & dog...

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Shelley's Land ~ October sketch

Source: Scrapbook & Cards Today - Spring 2023

I tweaked the sketch a little to suit my photo. 

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Road trip journal

It's been a while since I added photos to the 3 Girls road trip journal. These pages are for the Yeppoon chapter.

Wreck Point



I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the October Tic Tac Toe challenge:

THICKERS - ampersand and asterisks from my sheets of oddments

KRAFT ~ this offccut was the perfect size for my page base

HEXAGONS ~ Carolee's Creations/Adorn It pp from my "very old scraps" pile!

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Keppel Kraken



I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the October Mood board {+ double-matting} challenge.

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Halloween

I'm not into Halloween, but my daughter loves it! A few pages featuring last year's Halloween party ~



I'm sharing this page at:

* Scrapping Clearly ~ October Mood Affirmation

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I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the October One Word challenge, featuring H for Halloween.

I made my negative space title from Sizzix / Tim Holtz Thinlits cutting dies - a fun alphabet font that I love using for quirky pages!

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Not all those who wander...

I had fun putting this page together!



Inspired by, and sharing at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Favourite quote
There are SO many quotes that I love, so it's hard to pick a favourite. This is one of my favourite travel-themed quotes, from JRR Tolkein: "Not all those who wander are lost." I think it really suits us - because we do LOTS of road-tripping in the Australian outback. Our favourite phrase (not a quote) is, "I wonder where that road goes?"... and off we go to check it out!

* Off the Rails ~ Travel inspiration
I have to say, most of my layout shares are places from my travels. But for this one, I included some travel-themed elements too ~ ticket, quote, and arrows. And a spot of journalling to mark the location :)

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