Lego Bricks

Having fun with a little mixed media...

Materials

Crafty Koala Rusty Coro patterned paper
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Bricked layering stencil
Texture paste
Derivan Flesh Base acrylic paint
Creative Embellishments Photo or Page Corners Set 2 chipboard

I spent school holidays in a caravan just like this in the 1970's {yes, I was a 70's child!} This Lego caravan was so lifelike! The photos don't really do it justice. I found a Brisbane Times article that has more information and more photos.

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Archi-Scraps ~ Use stone or brick texture

I couldn't resist the Lego brick theme!

* STAMPlorations ~ November Mixed Media

I used a Tim Holtz stencil and texture paste:

* Just Keep on Creating ~ Anything Goes

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15/12/2018 Edit to add:  I'm a winner at Stamplorations!

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Port Douglas

Today I'm sharing a double page layout, inspired by the Random Word challenge at Soul Scrappers:

Materials

Basic Grey Eerie - Zombie patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Dot to Dot patterned paper
Pink Fresh Studio die cut ephemera
Kraft washi tape
Coaster {pilfered from my table at the brewery!}

I used the word CHEERS in my journalling:

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You+Me=Love

Something different at Scrap the Boys in November...
"This month you get to scrap YOU with the boy in your life!"

This is my layout:

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Make a Wish - Hip Hooray patterned paper
Kaisercraft Offshore - Breaker patterned paper
Bella! Bling product packaging
Tissue paper
From a Mother's Art Die Cut Butterflies stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice flair button

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From the same packet of photographs I also scrapped a double layout, for the Ah Tissue! challenge at D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite cyber crop:

Materials

Kaisercraft Stargazer - Cosmic patterned paper
Kaisercraft Stargazer - Starburst patterned paper
Tissue paper
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer flair button
Flourish with a Bling Chloe - Blue pearl flourish

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Orange Blaze

I was immediately drawn to the November challenge at White... with 1:

Orange is my favourite colour to scrap with. My take from the mood board is the mix of textures - hard, smooth, soft and rippled:

Materials

Studio Calico Heyday - Tangerines patterned paper
Becky Higgins Project Life - Clementine patterned paper
Charm

The driftwood, shells and sea glass were all found on the beach at King Island:



I found a tiny charm in my stash and couldn't resist adding it to the photograph of Jess:

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ARTastic in November

Another wonderful inspiration piece at ARTastic Challenge this month:

As always, the challenge is to create a project inspired by the artwork.  The November requirement is USE PAINT or INK.

My artwork inspiration was using scenery shots.  I created my background by using a piece of corrugated cardboard to apply the acrylic paint:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint
Bo Bunny Alora - Leaves patterned paper
Unknown doily cutting die (borrowed at a crop)
Portacraft EVA foam - Glitter alphabet stickers
Collections Elements - Petite Flowers chipboard
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems

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

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Protesters' Falls

Scrapping some more Protesters' Falls layouts...

For D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite cybercrop ~ Make your own background:

Materials

Bo Bunny Mama-razzi 2 - Oh Snap patterned paper
Spotted washi tape
American Crafts Thickers (various) foam numbers and symbols
Unbranded satin flowers
Mont Marte Metallics ~ Yellow acrylic paint
Ranger Dylusions - Ground Coffee ink spray

For my background I used up a bunch of old Thickers numbers and symbols, covered in gesso, painted with metallic paint then sprayed with Dylusions. It was kind of fun!

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And a double page:

Materials

Simple Stories Summer Vibes - Sun Kissed patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Blue Eyes patterned paper
Other paper scraps
Washi tape
PL card {RAK gift}
Simple Stories Sn@p! Life Documented - Bits & Pieces ephemera die cuts
Bo Bunny Enchanted Harvest buttons
DMC thread
Dusty Attic Song Birds chipboard
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Spearmint acrylic paint

I'm joining in these challenges:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Inspired by Gypsy {I used mixed patterned papers, washi tape, die cut embellishments.}

* Simon Says Monday ~ Take Flight {I used two chipboard birds, painted up in colours to match the papers.}

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Halloween inspiration

We don't "do" Halloween at our place, but it's fun to create some Halloween-inspired pages.  This is the inspiration image for the October Soul Scrappers Mystery Bag Challenge:

I included a skull, bats, and book page:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Basic Grey Eerie - Poison patterned paper
Kaisercolour The Looking Glass embossed specialty paper
Basic Grey Bling It flourish
Prima Everyday Vintage flair button
Vintage book paper
Ranger Dylusions - Fresh Lime ink spray

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Life is Beauty

This one is for D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite - DIY Colour  challenge:

Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Project Life card {RAK gift}
Grant Studio stamps
Vintage book paper
Ranger Dylusions - Fresh Lime ink spray
Tsukineko Stazon - Black ink
Kaisercolour Miss Nelly jewels

What I did for this challenge:  I used ink spray to colour a vintage book page. I really like how the old paper soaks up the colour so quickly.  Then I stamped a butterfly and some flowers onto the coloured paper with Stazon ink, and fussy-cut the images:

I did an online search and found the poem that this title comes from:

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is a dream, realise it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfil it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it.

Numerous sources attribute the poem to Mother Teresa, however her 'official' website states it is a false attribution. Regardless of the poet, the words are beautiful!

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Malanda

Another layout for my Cairns trip album:

Materials

Kaisercraft The Looking Glass paper pad & die cut edge
From a Mother's Art Die Cut Butterflies stickers
Decorative tape
Kaisercraft Miss Nelly pearls

This layout was inspired by the October Scraplift Challenge at Soul Scrappers. I took the elements of a single photograph and multiple butterflies.

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North Pine Dam

Another day, another layout...

Materials

Echo Park For the Record - Apron Strings patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 - Gable patterned paper
Bo Bunny Mama-razzi 2 - Oh Snap patterned paper
Pink Paislee C'est la Vie - Paper 06 patterned paper
Webster's Pages Recorded - This & That patterned paper
Bo Bunny Our Lil Monster - Misc Me journalling card
Unbranded flower - orchid
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer flair button
Bling brad
Kaisercraft Mini Alpha - Cream letter stickers

I'm joining in these challenges:

* Double D ~ Stripes and Dots.  I've used a striped journal card and several different spotted papers
* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Tic Tac Toe.  I used yellow + patterned paper + stickers

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Rustic

My design for this layout was inspired by the Soul Scrappers Pick 3 challenge:

Materials

Prima Love Clippings - Little Love Clippings patterned paper
Crafty Koala Rusty Coro patterned paper
Simple Stories Homespun - InstaSquares pocket cards
Portacraft EVA foam - Glitter alphabet stickers
Butterfly charm
Twine

I used: THREE or MORE PP + TORN PAPERS + TAG

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A fun sketch

I really liked the fun way that the sketch at Anna's Craft Cupboard was presented this month:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Smoothies - Blackberry Swirl cardstock
Echo Park For the Record - Apron Strings patterned paper
My Mind's Eye My Girl - Fancy Free patterned paper
Flourish with a Bling Jessie - Cherry Red flourish
American Crafts Thickers - Daiquiri Green foam alphabets
Simple Stories Sn@p! Life Documented - Bits & Pieces die cut tag
Black tag (RAK}

If you squint, you can see elements of the sketch in my layout!

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Night Out

This is my take on the October challenge at White... with 1.  The colour this month is ELEPHANT GREY:

Materials

Martha Stewart Garden Trellis deep edge punch
Prima Nieve - White layered flowers
Unbranded white flowers
Portacraft EVA foam - Glitter alphabet stickers
Sam & Lucy Weave Extras - Clear Bling gems
Buttons
Metallic string
D-lish Scraps Just Add Paper - Rustic Charm kit items - resin flowers, suede tassel

This challenge made me think outside the box a bit, because I don't have much grey paper in my stash. I decided to use some cardboard packaging (a cereal box) for the main grey element in my layout, and dress it up with an edge punch. I also pulled apart some scrapbook packaging (from a pack of Bella! Bling) in lieu of patterned paper.  After that, the other small embellishments didn't look so lonely!

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Green...

I'm joining the challenge at Scrapping Clearly this month, inspired by this mood board:

I used a variety of green tones and scrapped a nature-themed photograph:

Materials

DCWV Palms & Ferns patterned papers
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Blue Eyes patterned paper
Kaisercraft Botanica journal card
Butterfly cutting dies
Twinings foil packaging
Metal fern charm
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint

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Highfields

Another Highfields layout:

Materials

Prima Love Clippings - Little Love Clippings patterned paper
Corrugated cardboard
Collections Elements - Petite Flowers chipboard
Flourish with a Bling Antique Brown rhinestones
Bella! Chipz chipboard flower
Portacraft EVA foam - Glitter alphabet stickers
Twine
Staples

This layout was inspired by:

Off the Rails Scrapbooking ~ Recycle.  My recycled element is the corrugated cardboard.  I used the muted colours and woodgrain in the top right picture of the mood board, grey/brown tones and a rustic theme.

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CSI Challenge ~ Casefile #263.   I used the EVIDENCE prompts: flowers, twine and texture, as well as brown tones from the SCHEME.

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I'm also sharing my layout at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper for the October Anything Goes theme.

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Some double layouts

Scrapping some photographs from Easter 2016, at Highfields Pioneer Village...

This one was inspired by the September Random Word challenge at Soul Scrappers, using the words Remember When:

Materials

Prima Love Clippings - Little Love Clippings patterned paper
Pink Paislee C'est La Vie - Paper 05 patterned paper
Kaisercraft Marigold - Straw patterned paper
Petaloo Colour Me Crazy - Mantis Green paper flowers
Dusty Attic Vintage Clock #2 chipboard
Flourish with a Bling Antique Brown rhinestones
White photo corners
Unbranded brown satin flower

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This one is for the Soul Scrappers Escape to Nature challenge, with the theme of AUTUMN.

Materials

Prima Love Clippings - Little Love Clippings patterned paper
Friday 13th Sweet & Sour - Banana Cocktail patterned paper
Bo Bunny Enchanted Harvest buttons
DMC embroidery thread
Cream satin ribbon

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ARTastic in October

What a wonderful inspiration piece at ARTastic Challenge this month:

As always, the challenge is to create a project inspired by the artwork.  The October requirement is MONOCHROMATIC.

After wavering between green and brown for this layout, I finally settled on monochromatic brown tones.

Materials

Studio Calico Classic Calico 3 - Dotted patterned paper
Cre8tiv Designer Paper - Eco patterned paper
Technique Tuesday Hometown - Lowercase alphabet dies
Prima E-Line - Brown flowers
Prima Wild & Free flowers
Brown/cream gingham ribbon
Buttons from my habby stash
Martha Stewart Arch Lattice decorative edge punch
Marianne Designs Creatables - Bird on Branch cutting die

The peacock in the inspiration piece prompted me to add a bird to the design:



I'm sharing my layout at Simon Says Monday for the Monochrome theme.

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North Queensland, continued

I'm still working on my Cairns travel album... a few pages at a time.

This double page layout was inspired by the September Community Mini Challenge at Anna's Craft Cupboard. The requirement is BUTTERFLIES - I used 3 wooden butterfly buttons:

Other materials

Core'dinations Core Couture - Apple Martini cardstock
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Petaloo Flora Doodles - Lime Green Daisy flowers
DMC embroidery thread

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And another:

Materials

Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine - Damask patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Lily Bee Picket Fence - Cottage Garden patterned paper
Collections Elements - Large Flower chipboard
Petaloo Colour Me Crazy - Mantis Green paper flowers
Buttons
From a Mother's Art Die Cut Butterflies stickers
Photo corner

I'm sharing this one at:
* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ September challenge ~ Use journalling strips
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Cyber cropping at D-lish Scraps

I love D-lish Scraps / The Scrap Suite cyber crops - always a good mix of challenges to choose from and to push me along on my "I-really-must-get around-to-scrapping-those-photos" quest.  So far I've done two of the September challenges.

First, another page for my Cairns travel album, for the Blue & Green challenge:

Materials

Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine - Damask patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Collections Elements - Large Flower chipboards
Unbranded satin flowers
Buttons
From a Mother's Art Die Cut Butterflies stickers

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Next, a double page layout about Jess-dog, for the Pet-itude challenge {click to enlarge}:

Materials

Studio Calico Heyday - Tangerines patterned paper
Kaisercraft The Looking Glass - White Rabbit patterned paper
My Mind's Eye My Girl - Fancy Free patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla You Rock! wood veneer stars
Cocoa Vanilla Fancy Free woodies
Corrugated cardboard
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint

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Next, for the No White Backgrounds challenge, I created a layout with kraft background for J-girl's Cadet Games album:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Kraft cardstock
Echo Park For the Record 2 - Doily patterned paper
Crate Paper The Pier - Poolside patterned paper
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 - Stars wood veneers
Buzz & Bloom Pointers - Wiggly Worms chipboard
Lindy's Stamp Gang Angel Wings Peacock embossing powder
Kaisercraft Mini Alpha - Cream letter stickers

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Cadet Games - Rake Hoe

This is my take on the Soul Scrappers September Tic Tac Toe challenge:

Materials

Bazzill Basics Kraft cardstock
Basic Grey Lily Kate - Chocolate patterned paper
Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe - Fabric patterned paper
Scrap FX Steampunk Corner B - Clock Hands chipboard
Lindy's Stamp Gang Angel Wings Peacock embossing powder
Bella! chipboard alphabets
Kaisercolour White acrylic paint
Kaisercraft Mini Alpha - Cream letter stickers
Orange chevron washi tape
Baker's twine - yellow

I used the criteria: DOODLING, STICKERS, NEUTRAL COLOURS.

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