ATC challenge - the last one!

This is my final ATC for the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge.

Week 52 - Handwriting

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Mood board

Just a simple filler page to add to my Winton travel album, using up some photos and some random bits and pieces. I'm sharing this page at Scrapbook Fantasies December mood board challenge.

Mood board inspiration = OLD BOOKS image. I used a vintage book page for my background.

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ATC Challenge - December

On the home stretch now! These are my ATCs created for the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge - December prompts.

Week 49 - Resist Technique
Old-school simplicity!  Wax candle swirls, with a waterpaint wash over the top. This is what the background looks like:

I added some diecut ephemera {Simple Stories Simple Vintage Coastal - Bits & Pieces} to finish it off:

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Week 50 - Bubble Wrap
I had fun with this one, using three colours of distress inks for the background.

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Week 51 - Sheet Music
I used some sheet music in the background, with music themed die cuts {Basic Grey B Side and Kaisercraft Off the Wall collections}, and some paint smeared over the top.

I'm sharing this ATC at:

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ December
Theme park inspiration = Freestyle Music Park (South Carolina, USA)

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Happy Birthday

I made this card for my Mum's birthday, featuring a cheeky vintage photograph of her (1940s).  I'm sharing this card at:

* Archi-Scraps - Use a bordered paper to centre your photo.

* Beautiful Blossoms ~ Anything Goes
As requested by the challenge rules, I'm sharing my products: Anko Timeless mini stack patterned papers, unbranded cutting die, Tsukineko Versacolor - Gold ink pad, small heart punch, pink textured cardstock (in my stash forever, best guess is Bazzill but could be Coredinations), gold ribbon from my habby stash.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ December
Theme park inspiration = EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival

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Detour

Page design inspired by these challenges:

* Scrappy Friends ~ Rochelle's sketch
A great design to use up a bunch of patterned paper scraps.

* Scrappy Friends ~ Stacy's Tic Tac Toe
I used the middle row:

- chipboard {Dusty Attic Mini Trees + Creative Embellishments Travel Word Set2 - Detour}
- circle
- paperclip

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Anything Goes
Included a photograph of myself

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Christmas-not-Christmas

I'm sharing this page at:

* Crazy Craft Obsession - Use non-Christmas supplies to create a Christmas page
No Christmas supplies were touched in the creation of this layout! I used: DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers, Rosie's Studio Arabesque foam stickers (silver title and bows),  Freckled Fawn puffy stars, pom pom trim, mini star punch.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ Christmas

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New Year's Eve 2024/25

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the December Tic Tac Toe challenge.  I used the prompts: 
SEQUINS + NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS + STARS

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Double sketch

This double page travel journal spread was inspired by Soul Scrappers December sketch challenge.

Image source: Page Maps January 2018

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Picnic

This layout was inspired by the Scrapping Clearly December sketch.

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Adventure

A quick, simple page with the paper doing all the work {49 & Market Eucalpytus 6x8 paper pad}.

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the December One Word challenge, using the word Adventure in my title {2Crafty Word Disc Set - Travel chipboard}.

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White with SUMMER

This is my layout share for the final White with 1 challenge for 2025.

Here's the mood board and challenge criteria ~

BLUE, YELLOW and SAND on a WHITE background to create a happy vacation layout.  I started with a simple mixed media background {Ranger Tim Holtz - Peacock Feathers distress ink} and added small pops of the other colours. I coloured the chipboard title with white paint pen {Dusty Attic Hello April chipboard set + Pilot Pintor -White 8mm pen}.

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

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ATC Challenge - November

These are my ATCs based on the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge - November prompts.

Week 45 - Neon Glow

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Week 46 - Collaging
I collaged the background using a bunch of torn scraps - patterned paper, book pages, map, postage stamp. Added a cutout from product packaging {Urban Brew}.

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Week 47 - Dingle Dangles
I used a broken pendant.

I'm sharing this ATC at:

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ November
Theme park inspiration = Wings of Wonder ride at Silver Dollar City

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Week 48 - Transfer Techniques
After a few failed attempts at image transfers using tape or gel medium, I defaulted to a stash-bust of some old rub-ons!

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New car

I'm sharing this page at:

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ A favourite family memory
Getting our new car (in 2017) - not just a big financial decision; it was also a significant lifestyle decision. A 4WD vehicle to extend our adventures to previously inaccessible destinations.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ November challenge
Theme park inspiration = Cars Land at Disneyland California

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Moonee Beach

More photos scrapped for the 2019 Australia Day weekend album:

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* Life is Art ~ Anchors Away cyber crop
Inspired by the page design. Patterned papers and title from Kaisercraft Stargazer collection.

* What's in the Bickie Tin? ~ Tic Tac Toe
I used the diagonal - string + your choice (circles) + bling

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* Life is Art ~ Anchors Away cyber crop
Inspired by the colour palette.

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Noumea

Adding some pages to my Noumea travel album:

I'm sharing this page at:

* Life is Art ~ Anchors Away cyber crop
I used a pineapple diecut embellishment {Jenni B Collection}.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ November
Theme park inspiration = Nago Pineapple Park, Okinawa

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I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the November One Word challenge, featuring the letter S for SUNSET.

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Fire brigade pages

Some pages for my RFS album:

I'm sharing this page at:

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ November challenge
Theme park inspiration = Legoland Fire Academy

* Life is Art ~ Anchors Away cyber crop
Inspired by the lefthand side page design.

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I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the November Tic Tac Toe challenge.  I used the prompts: 
One word title {Bella Chipz alphabets} + one photo + enamel dots.

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Love your smile

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the November Mystery challenge, using GLASSES. I fussy-cut the glasses from a SpecSavers paper shopping bag.

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Dickabram Bridge

This layout was inspired by Soul Scrappers November colour board, with added requirement of STRIPES.

Image source: Color Palettes

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I'm sharing this page at The Hut Creative November challenge, with the requirement to include an envelope. I made a tiny envelope with paper scraps:

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Scenic

More of Moogerah Dam ~

I'm sharing this page at:

* Off the Rails ~ Showcase our men

* Kraft Plus ~ November challenge #1

17/12/2025 Edit to add: My layout was a winner at Kraft+

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Mood board layouts

I'm sharing these pages at Scrapbook Fantasies November mood board challenge.

Killarney ~

Mood board inspiration = RED image. I used a red background paper from my old stash {BoBunny Velvet - Floral patterned paper} and Scrapbook Fantasies Super Funtimes Colour Cuts - Flowers #6.

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Moo...

This page was inspired by Soul Scrappers November sketch challenge.

Image source: Page Maps December 2019

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White with BLUE

This is my layout share for the White with 1 November challenge.

Here's the mood board and challenge criteria ~

Colour: Use BLUE on a WHITE background to create your layout using elements from the moodboard as inspiration {blue skies and blue sea}. I used a piece of vibrant blue patterned paper from the depths of my older stash {WRMK White Out collection}.

Criteria: Outdoor fun

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

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Mount Morgan

I'm sharing this page at Scrapbook Fantasies October mood board challenge.
Mood board inspiration = the owl!  I've had this little metal owl embellie in my stash for ages; time to use it. I used papers from Basic Grey Porcelain collection, and added a Scrapbook Fantasies Colour Cut from the Aussie Grunge collection.

This is a fold-out page - here's what it looks like in the journal:

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Next, I made the front of the flip page -

Inspired by the October criteria at 123 Scrapbook Challenge.  

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