Easter scrapping

An Easter page:

Materials

Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Cutesy Cupcake patterned paper
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine - Birds patterned paper
Amy Tangerine Rise & Shine - Rachel patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Manhattan patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Delovely - Delimit patterned paper
Heidi Swapp Ghost Shapes - Pink acrylic flower
Imaginisce Bazzill Collection large flower
Kaisercraft 5cm Lime paper flower
Buttons from my habby stash
Creative Embellishments Social Hash Tags chipboard title
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint

I'm sharing my page at:

* Creative Embellishments ~ April mood board

I scrapped an Easter garden theme.  I added a metal button for the challenge twist, and used a CE chipboard title from the Social Hash Tags set.

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Easter cyber crop
Lots of layers + fussy cutting

* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes
More stash busting, with a colourful mix of older papers.

02/05/2020 Edit to add:  I was selected as a winner at Creative Embellishments!

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Furry friends

How cool is this colour prompt at Scrapping Clearly?

As much as I love bright colours, I also adore neutrals, and this is what I created for this challenge:

Materials

Prima Love Clippings - 2 the Moon & Back patterned paper
Prima Love Clippings - Little Love Notes patterned paper
7Gypsies Avignon - Ecriture patterned paper
Petaloo Flora Doodles - Crinkled Rose flocked flower
Unbranded satin flowers
Freckled Fawn Wood Word Chips wood veneer title
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice wood veneer banner & hearts
DMC embroidery thread
Buttons from my habby stash
American Crafts Thickers - Rootbeer Float foam asterisks

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This one was created for the Soul Scrappers April Pick 3 challenge:

Materials

7Gypsies Avignon - Ecriture patterned paper
Kaisercraft Sparkle - Vivacity patterned paper
Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden - Nature Sanctuary patterned paper
Green Tara 3cm Petals - Dark Chocolate paper flowers
Unbranded satin flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Washi tape
My Memories Butterfly punch
Kaisercraft Ice Green pearls

I used: PET THEME, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS, WASHI TAPE and DATE

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Without the rain...

I've been chipping away at my 2012 day trip albums, and making some pretty good progress!

First, a traditional layout:

Materials

Amy Tangerine Plus One - Combo patterned paper
Lasting Impressions Dream PL card
Umbrella wood veneer
Kaisercolour Spearmint acrylic paint
Robin's Nest Tear Drops - Starry Nite resin beads
Prima Essentials 9 - Watercolour flowers
Prima Got Flowers mixed paper flowers
Prima Penelope flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Pearl brads

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And next, a pocket page:

Materials

Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
Amy Tangerine Plus One - Combo patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla You Rock wood veneers
Kaisercolour Yellow Deep acrylic paint
October Afternoon Mini Market - Grey & Cream alphabet stickers
Unbranded satin flower
Prima Essentials 9 - Watercolour flower
Heart button
Feather

Inspired by, and sharing at:

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #316

How I solved the case:   I took my inspiration from the scene - rainy day theme, grey colour scheme, plus signs, and splashes of yellow.

* Double D Challenge ~  Showers and flowers

I've still got a few more photos from this day, so I think I'll do a few more pocket pages to finish them off.

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Vanuatu, continued

Two more travel journal pages...

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Denim fabric scraps
Paper scraps
Unbranded satin flowers
Cut 2 You Banner Trio custom cut
Prima Lola flowers
Kaisercraft Pink pearls

This page was inspired by:

* Cut to You HQ ~ 2020 Craftathon

My main inspiration was the beautiful beach photo, and I mostly stuck to the suggested colour palette. I also used Dory's quote!

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper~ Anything Goes
Cut file embellishments are a great way to use up those little paper scraps.

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And another...

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule - Expressionist patterned paper
DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Cut 2 You Banner Trio custom cut
Unbranded wood veneer flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Kaisercraft Vines cutting die

This page was inspired by:

* Cut to You HQ ~ 2020 Craftathon

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Smile

This layout was inspired by the creative work of Sue Plumb - in particular, her process video created for the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop earlier this month. {Click on image to link.}

I scrapped on the back of another layout, so I left out the painted background and the top-and-bottom page tearing detail, but I've filed away those ideas for another day :)  I used Sue's techniques of layering different sizes of scrap paper, adding muslin for texture, and visual triangle placement of  embellishments.

Materials

Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party - Cutesy Cupcake patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Flight Path patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Little Star patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Boarding Pass patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High - Little Man patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High cork stars
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High accessory stickers
Cocoa Vanilla Flying High wood veneer stars
Studio Calico Classic Calico 2 wood veneer stars
Lasting Impressions journal card
Muslin fabric

I'm pretty stoked to get another Mount Warning layout done and dusted!  I'm sharing my layout at:

* Unstampabelles ~ Creative Souls

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes
I  used a heap of older papers from the first Cocoa Vanilla collection (2015 - Flying High) - still one of my favourites and I'll be a bit sad when it's all gone.

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A creative soul

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Love Always - Note to Self patterned paper
Kaisercraft Designer Template - Floral stencil
Little Birdie Mixed Media - White modelling paste
Unbranded water colour paints
Kaisercraft Butterflies clear stickers
Forever in Time Flocked Chipboard Fonts alphabets
My Memory Butterfly punch
Metallic gold sewing machine thread
EK Success Jolee's Boutique pearls
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Dazzling Diamonds iridescent spray

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Unstampabelles ~ Creative Souls

I think any kind of art is the work of a creative soul!  But I did break away from my go-to style with this layout, and got creative with texture paste stencilling and watercolour paints.  I was inspired by the work of Brisbane scrapbooker Amanda Hartmann, who uses a lot of mixed media in her layouts.  I watched a fun, relaxed video tutorial that she created for the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop, and my layout CASE's some of those elements - texture paste, paint, and basic diagonal design.  Amanda used stamped butterflies on her layout, but I used clear stickers stuck on patterned paper instead.

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#493 Word Play

Two photographs
Uniball journalling pen
Love Always patterned paper (Cocoa Vanilla)
Iridescent spray
Pearls

It's really hard to capture the iridescence in my photograph, but in real life it has a very pretty, shimmery finish:

* STAMPlorations ~ April Stencil Challenge

I used a Kaisercraft stencil and modelling paste.

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19/05/2020 Edit to add: My layout was selected as a DT favourite at Unstampabelles.

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Scrap the Boys

Scrap the Boys has a fun image inspiration challenge this month:

A dinosaur and cake?  You asked for it!

Materials

Printed tab folder {I think this was in a RAK prize - no idea where I got it!!}
Green Tara 4cm Petals - Dark Chocolate flowers
Prima Got Flowers mixed paper flowers
Pearl brads
American Crafts Thickers - Rootbeer Float foam alphabets

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Cyber cropping

Three more layouts from the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop last weekend.  The first one was completed during the crop, and the others have had some finishing touches added throughout the week.

Quote challenge
"You can't use up creativity; the more you use, the more you have" - Maya Angelou

Materials

Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer - Stripe patterned paper
Little Yellow Bicycle Daydream - Pink Bird patterned paper
Black Market Paper Society Letters from Paradise - Guana Bay patterned paper
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Unbranded satin flowers
Heart button
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
My Memory Butterfly punch
Glitz Design Chip off the Old Block glitter stickers
Bella! Flocked Stickerz - Pink alphabets
Printed floral satin ribbon
Sullivans Regal Trim pink lace

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Black & white challenge

Scrapping a 1973 photograph of my husband's late parents:

Materials

DCWV Bella Armoire patterned papers
DCWV Bella Armoire journalling cards
Fiskars Threading Water edge punch
Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms - Coconut roses
Tuscany roses - 3cm white
Green Tara 3cm Petals - White paper flower
Button from my habby stash
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems
My Memory Butterfly punch
Paper doiley
Satin ribbon {unknown manufacturer}

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Oh Baby - Scrap yourself as a baby/toddler

I don't have any baby/toddler photographs, so went with a story my Mum told me about myself.  I chose the colours and style of papers to evoke the early 1970's. This one is a 6x6; maybe I'll start a little album of miscellaneous childhood memories?

Materials

Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety - Sweet Pea patterned paper
Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety - Bloomers patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
7 Gypsies 97% Complete tag
Orange satin ribbon
Green spotted grosgrain ribbon
Unbranded satin flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Embroidery thread
Paper doiley
My Memory Butterfly punch

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How to scrap an imperfect photo?

I love playing with colour, and I love the April mood board at Scrapping Clearly:

I took inspiration from the bright colour palette, and I included the crocheted embellishments for dimension and texture as shown in the image.  {For reference - the background paper is pale pink - that's not a colour cast.}

Materials

Fancy Pants Trend Setter - Style Sheet solid paper
My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine - Wonderful - Dandy patterned paper
DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Dear Lizzy Springhouse - Spring crocheted flowers
Buttons from my habby stash
Kaisercraft Vines cutting dies
Echo Park Sweet Summertime alphabet stickers
Echo Park Sweet Summertime element stickers
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Yellow Deep gems

The photo has been sitting in the pile for years.  It's a bit blurry and the light balance is way off - too exposed on one side, too much shadow everywhere.  Photoshop magic can't fix everything! But it's still a special memory, and it's now got a place in the Mt Warning trip album.

And a little close up of the lovely crocheted flowers:



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More travel pages - Vanuatu

Getting some more travel journal pages done...

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine die cut ephemera (lemon)
Robin's Nest Tear Drops - Starry Nite resin beads
My Mind's Eye Jubilee - Mint Julep - Journey journalling card
Washi tape
Buttons from my habby stash
Embroidery thread

I'm sharing this page at:

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#492 Word Play

Food theme
Lemon die cut
Orange buttons
Washi tape
Embroidery thread
Robin's Nest drops

* CSI Challenge ~ Case File #315

How I solved the case:  I used the colour palette, focussing on yellow, orange and pink.

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Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Pink pineapple washi tape
Kaisercraft Awesome Words cutting die
Washi tape
Robin's Nest Tear Drops - Starry Nite resin beads
Flamingo embroidered patch

This one was inspired by the Mystery Bag challenge at Soul Scrappers.  The requirements are to use the short poem AND include a picture of ourselves.  This is the poem:

I’m Original

I’m an original,

There’s no other like me,

I’m not perfect,

Yet my imperfections make me,

Unique and not duplicable,

I love to be me,

So please love me as I am,

And not as a copy of another,

Let me stay true to myself

(A little collection of poems - Everything about Scrapbooking)

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Travel journal pages

Today I scrapped some more pages for my cruise travel journal.

This one (Noumea) was inspired by a challenge at the Scrapping Clearly cyber crop ~ Use your newest product.  I don't buy much new stuff but I did indulge in a pack of Vicki Boutin die cuts recently, so I used some of those.

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned papers
Vicki Boutin Let's Wander die cuts
My Mind's Eye Jubilee - Mint Julep - Journey journalling card
Washi tape
Bumblebee Crafts floral bling pieces

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And this one (Vanuatu) uses a bunch of old stash!

Materials

Cocoa Daisy Planner Page - May 2017 printable paper
Basic Grey Sublime - Alpha Pistachio patterned paper
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Fascinate patterned paper
Bazzill Basics Ivy cardstock
My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable washi tape
Mesh ribbon
Flamingo paper clip
My Memory Butterfly punch

I'm sharing this page at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ April sketch 

* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes
I use patterned paper on pretty much all of my layouts, but it's always satisfying to reach into my older stash and use up the last scraps!

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Lime Chaser

Another Mt Warning layout, inspired by the colour showcase at White...with 1 ~ LIME CHASER - paired with this lovely Page Maps sketch:

I used up some very old paper scraps, something that always makes me happy!

Materials

Kaisercraft Marigold - Straw patterned paper
Daisy Bucket All Wound Up patterned paper
Bella Blvd Happy Skies - Borders 'n' Blocks patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Lime green sequin trim {RAK from Lizzy Hill}
Unbranded satin flowers
Lime green heart button
Floral buttons from my habby stash
My Memory Butterfly punch

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Mt Warning, 2012

I created two more pages for my Mt Warning album at the Scrapping Clearly weekend cyber crop.

Recipe Challenge

I used: tissue paper, paint, stamping, patterned paper, cotton thread

Materials

White tissue paper {2nd ply from a napkin}
Kaisercolour Lime acrylic paint
Kaisercolour Coastal Blue acrylic paint
Bella Blvd Happy Skies - Borders 'n' Blocks patterned paper
Bo Bunny Country Garden - Charm patterned paper
Carabelle Studio Art Stamp - Collage Texte et Negatif cling stamp
Tsukineko Stazon - Black ink
Lime green sequin trim {RAK from Lizzy Hill}
White cotton machine thread
Metallic gold machine thread

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Scraplift your favourite artist. 

Zoe Pearn has been one of my favourite artists for over a decade, back when she was designing for My Mind's Eye.  I am a huge fan of Cocoa Vanilla! I scraplifted Zoe's cybercrop layout, and used up some older papers at the same time.

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Sweet Floral patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Journal Cards patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Pretty Plaid patterned paper
Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice stickers
Kaisercraft Ice Green pearls

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The girl and the corn cob

Materials

Cocoa Vanilla Sugar & Spice - Dot to Dot patterned paper
Project Life Crate Paper - Open Book journal card
Ranger Dylusions - Vanilla Custard ink spray
Ranger Dylusions - Lemon Zest ink spray
Mini heart buttons
Jenni's Jewels handmade flower
Yellow grosgrain ribbon
Creative Expressions Finishing Touches - Faux Quilled Blossoms cutting dies

I made my own texture paste for this layout - I used THIS RECIPE. I've tried variations over the years but this is the one I find gives the most consistent results.

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Off the Rails ~ April inspiration board

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Never Give Up

Digging deep into my older paper scraps to complete this layout, which will be a companion page for THIS ONE.

Materials

Creative Imaginations Narratives - Sweet Pea Noir patterned paper
Gin-X He Sings at Weddings - Table Nine patterned paper
(Unknown brand) floral stripe paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer - Floral patterned paper
Vellum butterflies {RAK gift from Miss D - many moon ago!}
Colette Stuck on You puffy alphabet stickers
Portacraft Felt Deco doileys
Painted buttons
DMC embroidery thread

This layout was inspired by:

* Scrappy Friends ~ Rochelle Spears' sketch

* Scrappy Friends ~ Scrap with Stacy's Tic Tac Toe

Gold - title

Circles - doileys, patterned paper fussy-cut circle

Metal - embellishments

* Lasting Memories ~ LM#491 Word Play

Sketch
Patterned papers
Red doiley
Ink borders
Never give up (title)
Glitz Design paper

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SURVIVOR - April entry

Soul Scrappers is celebrating the site's 10th anniversary in 2020, with a SURVIVOR-themed year long challenge.  It's modelled on the reality tv show, except there will be no eliminations.  I've signed up and I will be sharing my creations on my blog.

** Participants can sign up all year - and there's also a random element so everyone has a chance to earn points and win some scrappy prizes **

The theme for the April challenge is STARS, and this is my layout:

Materials

Rose Moka Mec - Charmant patterned paper
Collette Stuck on You puffy alphabet stickers
Portacraft Glitter Foam stars

The brief was - You must scrap a page with as many stars as you can possibly add!

I thought the best way to add zillions of stars was to use lots of tiny ones... and so I decided to make some shaker embellishments. This was the first time I've ever done this, so there was a bit of trial and error involved. In the end I cut up some display sheets, machine-stitched the edges, filled the pockets, then stitched the last little bit.



I've never wanted or needed a fuse tool before now, but now I can definitely appreciate how handy it would be! My sewing machine didn't want to play the game at first, so I a few dodgy practice runs.  I tucked one of the 'reject' stars behind the title:



And another detail shot from the bottom of the page, showing the larger sequins in the big star, and tiny ones in the other:



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Spring

Today I scrapped another page for my cruise travel journal:

Materials

DCWV Watercolour Garden patterned papers
Chic Tags Vintage Note Stamps journalling tag
Kaisercraft Rhinestone - Silver gems
Washi tape - solid orange
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Foliage metal flowers
My Memories Butterfly punch
Creative Embellishments Butterfly flair button

I'm sharing my page at:

* Creative Embellishments ~ April mood board

I scrapped a garden theme.  I used a CE flair button from the Butterfly set, and added something metal for the challenge twist:



* Simon Says Monday ~ Spring

* Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ~ Anything Goes
I love the colours in these papers, and I love the pretty motifs which are so perfect for fussy cutting!

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ARTastic in April

ARTastic Challenge is all about GIRLS this month, inspired by the John Maitland painting "Down to the Ocean":

I followed the ocean theme and scrapped a vacation photo of my Mum:

Materials

DCWV Watercolour patterned paper
Spotted washi tape
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine die cut ephemera
Baker's twine
Mini heart buttons
Painted ship's wheel wood veneer

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

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