Cottage weekend

Hiding out from cyclonic weather conditions this weekend, hoping we don't lose power. Perfect conditions for a spot of cyber cropping!

I'm sharing this page at:

* Life is Art ~ Cottage Weekend

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ It's a stitch-up

11/03/2024 Edit to add - Well, we did lose power, and phones, and internet... for almost 5 days.  So I didn't get to participate in any other challenges.  

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Go out and explore

I'm sharing this layout at:

* What's in the Bickie Tin? ~ Sketch challenge
I used the sketch and I included chipboard {Dusty Attic Hello April word set, coloured with Pro Markers}.

* Simon Says Monday ~ Favourite technique
This page has three of my favourites - mix & match patterned papers {Kaisercraft, Stampin' Up, Websters Pages} + stitching + fussy cutting.

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ It's a stitch-up
I've used machine stitching around the edges of the patterned papers.

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Cardwell

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Uniquely Creative ~ March colour palette
I used patterned papers and fussy-cut pieces from Uniquely Creative Flowering Utopia collection. #uccraftingcommunitychallenge

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ Marching into Spring
Inspired by the pastel colours of the moodboard image, and spring flowers. (In Queensland, our spring months are September/October.)

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Palmerston NP

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the March Screen 2 Scrap challenge, inspired by this movie poster (wow... E.T. is over 40 years old now!)

This is the criteria I followed:

Navy blue and white {Cocoa Vanilla No Limits - Eclipse patterned paper}
Circle/s {Kaisercraft Stargazer - Orbit patterned paper}
White title {Sizzix/Tim Holtz alphabet cutting dies}

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I'm sharing this layout at the Soul Scrappers March Mystery challenge: "Use TREES on your page. Add at least six trees to your page, make it a forest!"

I used a foliage background {Creative Imaginations Pamela Woods - Green Maple patterned paper} and I fussy-cut the trees from a title card {Pink Paislee/Paige Evans Turn the Page collection}. Very happy with my super simple page; a bit of stash-busting and letting the trees do all the heavy lifting!

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More birthday layouts

Two more pages for the birthday concertina album ~

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

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I'm sharing this page at:

* Archi-scraps ~ Pink & grey

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Outback travels

Saint George, 2021 -

This page was inspired by the Soul Scrappers March Colour Board, with added CAMERA {fussy cut from American Crafts/Shimelle Starshine - Pathfinder patterned paper}.

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Cobbold Gorge, 2020 -

The page design was inspired by the Soul Scrappers March sketch challenge.

Image source: Page Maps April 2016

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White with... travel

Today I'm sharing my layout for the White with 1 MARCH challenge ~

Here's the mood board and challenge criteria ~

Colour: WHITE cardstock with ONE colour from the image - blue or brown or yellow 
Theme: TRAVEL {Local travel - taking the back roads}

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

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2025 ATC Challenge - February

Second month in, and still playing along at the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge. So far, so good!

Week 6 ~ Mixed Media
I played around with layers - patterned paper, tissue paper, paint, rice paper quote {Ranger Dina Wakley - Collage Words}, distress ink, journalling pen

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Week 7 ~ Brushstrokes
Four wide watercolour brushstrokes in the background.

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Week 8 ~ Doodled Details
I started with an offcut piece of patterned paper {Stampin' Up Dandy Garden}, fussy cut some extra leaves and flowers, and layered them up. Then I added black pen definition to some of the layered leaves (a bit hard to see) + white Sharpie border and detail on the dandelions.

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Week 9 ~ Ink Splashes
I used stamped ink {Uniquely Creative Splatter Mark stamp, with VersaColor Bark ink pad} and 'real' splatters {Seth Apter IZink - Thundercloud pigment ink}.  I received the stickers {Recollections} in a RAK prize and decided it's time to start using them!

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Cyber cropping

I created these layouts for the Scrapbook Fantasies Country Style Cyber Crop:

Challenge #1 - published in this post.

Challenge #2: Create a project with a country-style theme.
I used a colour cut from Scrapbook Fantasies Aussie Grunge - Aussie Florals & Words set.

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Challenge #3: Create a project using shades of blue as the feature colour.
I used navy blue {Kaisercraft Stargazer patterned papers and Mintay Garage - Paper #6 journal cards}

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Challenge #4: Create a project using lots and lots of stars.
Lots of stars on my patterned paper background {Simple Stories Hello Baby - Blue Wood (b-side)}

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Challenge #5: Create a project using hexagon shapes as the feature.
I used patterned paper and fussy cut the edges of the shapes to ground the photographs {Poppy Crafts Honeycomb patterned paper}.

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Challenge #6: Create a project using smooshing as a technique.
I used two inks {VersaColor Topaz and Bark} to make the background for my journal page.

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Wombeyan Caves

Delving into another pack of retro photos from 1996 ~

This page was inspired by the February sketch at Scrapping Clearly.

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This page was inspired by the Scrapbook Fantasies Country Style Cyber Crop, Challenge #1: Tic Tac Toe.

* Chipboard {Dusty Attic Mini Lantern}
* Brown
* String 

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Love, love, love

I'm sharing this layout at ~

* Archi-scraps ~ Pleating
I used two patterned paper strips - scored, pleated and machine-stitched. 

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Hearts
I chose Prima Love Clippings collection for this page, and included an ephemera title piece and journal card (fussy cut) with heart motifs.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ Valentine's Day
Hubby and I don't specifically celebrate Valentine's Day but we take every opportunity to spend time together.

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I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the February Mystery Challenge ~ at least 6 hearts.

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This one is a companion page for the one above:

I'm sharing this page at Scrapbook Fantasies for the February Mood Board Challenge.

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Corellas

Inspired by, and sharing at ~

* Life is Art ~ Superheroes ~ Scavenger Hunt

* Yellow paper {Basic Grey Porcelain - Doulton patterned paper}.  I'm pretty chuffed at how well the yelllow works with the blues {Kaisercraft Stargazer patterned paper}.
* Red embellishment {enamel dots}
* Blue ink {Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Blueprint Sketch}
* Big word {Cocoa Vanilla Wild at Heart wood veneers}
* Small stamp {date stamp}

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #448

How I solved the case ~
* Testimony ~ A 'bird themed' page devoted to corellas.

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Superheroes

I've been enjoying some themed cyber crop challenges... who knew that superheroes could inspire scrap layouts like these?

* Life is Art ~ Superheroes ~ Tic Tac Toe

* Metallic {Glitter gold cardstock}
* Blue {Kaisercraft Stargazer patterned paper}
* Diecut {Stars}

* Simon Says Monday ~ Bright & Cheerful

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* Life is Art ~ Superheroes ~ Sketch
I created a single page layout using the right side of the sketch.

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #448

How I solved the case ~
* Scene ~ nautical / river port
* Evidence ~ bird, twine, circles

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Outback travels

Mitchell ~

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the February One Word challenge, featuring W for Weir.  I used chipboard alphabets for my title {Li'l Davis Outlined - Licorice}.

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Follow your heart

I had a bit of fun with fussy cutting for this layout.

Inspired by, and sharing at ~

* Off the Rails ~ Colour Challenge

* Simon Says Monday ~ Bright & Cheerful
I used bright papers from 49 & Market Spectrum Sherbert, Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush and P13 Sweet & Sour collections.

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Summer lovin'

This page was inspired by the Soul Scrappers February Colour Board, with added HEARTS requirement. 

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This page was inspired by the Soul Scrappers February Tic Tac Toe challenge.

* Three word title {By the Creek: American Crafts Thickers - Lullaby foam alphabets}
* Summer theme {Australia Day long weekend}
* Bold patterned papers ~ {Basic Grey Porcelain - Rosenthal and Fancy Pants What a Wonderful Day - Remarkable}

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Stay Lovely

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the February Screen 2 Scrap challenge, inspired by this Wicked movie poster - 

Challenge criteria - 

1) Pink and green
2) Something that can fly {butterflies - Heidi Swapp Mirrors}
3) Two photographs

The mirrored butterflies have been in my stash for soooo long - time to use them!

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