06 December 2017

Alan Wilke Bridge


Materials
Bazzill Basics Kraft cardstock
Ranger Dylusions - Ground Coffee ink spray
Vintage book page
A2Z Scraplets Cog Set 3 chipboard negative
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Charm patterned paper
Kaisercraft Esperance - Ocean Tide patterned paper
Cre8tiv Emerald Green foil paper

This is my take on the challenge at A2Z Scraplets this month. The theme is 'Reuse/ Repurpose/ Recycle'. I used a vintage book page, paper scraps from other projects, and a local council notification card that came in the mail. I also used the negative from A2Z Scraplets Cog Set 3 as part of the background.

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04 December 2017

Back to scrapping...

I had the BEST time at the Scrap Boutique retreat in Coffs Harbour, and I kicked my scrapping back into gear in the company of a bunch of fun, fabulous ladies :)  It's been a few months since I did any serious scrapping... and it was just what I needed to find my groove again.

I knew I wanted to use lots of kraft for the J-girl's fire cadet event photographs, so I turned to Kraft Plus for some inspiration:


My first impressions were the woodgrain, and the minimalist feel of the room.  Next I noticed the plates in the background..

This is what I created:

Materials
Bazzill Basics Kraft cardstock
Crate Paper The Pier - Poolside patterned paper
Echo Park For the Record 2 - Doily patterned paper
Kaisercraft Mini Alpha - Cream letter stickers
Creative Embellishments Celebrate Word Set - Together chipboard title

NB: No journalling on this layout - I have left space for J-girl to tell her own story.

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24 August 2017

One grand adventure

Another page for my Rockhampton mini album:

Materials
Want2scrap Labels Eleven chipboard album (used as page template)
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Jazz patterned paper
Green Tara 5cm Petals - Wedgewood Blue flowers
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Flourish with a Bling Antique Gold pearls
Watercolour notepad
Ribbon

This page was inspired by the Escape 2 Nature challenge at Soul Scrappers, with the theme of National State Parks. The photograph was taken at Keppel Bay Islands National Park in Queensland... beautiful!

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23 August 2017

A little more scrapping

Lately the only way I get any scrapping done, is little by little, keeping it super simple.  This layout uses up some bits and pieces from my scrap table, and fills one of the blank spaces in my August 2015 album:


Materials
Vintage book page from May Gibbs Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
Vintage book page (with LuminArte Twinkling H2O watercolour mop-up)
Basic Grey Serenade - Bowler Hat patterned paper
Washi tape
Buzz & Bloom Rustic Alphabet - Teensy chipboard letters

I'm sharing my layout at:
Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Book-tastic cybercrop ~ Use a book page
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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22 August 2017

A little scrapping

It's been one of those months - lots going on at home and work, with an 'unhealthy' dose of winter illness thrown into the mix. Not a lot of time for crafting, unfortunately. This week I scrapped a (simple) layout for my Cairns trip album, inspired by a challenge from the Mystical Scrapbooks Book-tastic cybercrop:


Materials
Kraft cardstock
DCWV Peach & Peri patterned paper
Gold sequins
American Crafts Elements grosgrain ribbon

I used PhotoShop Elements to add a quote from John Steinbeck to my photograph.

I'm sharing my layout at Word Art Wednesday for the Anything Goes theme.

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21 August 2017

Woodford revisited

Making a little more progress on my Woodford album:

Materials
Kraft cardstock
Collage Press Grayson Hall - Postmark cardstock
Collage Press Scrooge & Marley - December 24th patterned paper
Celebrations red grosgrain ribbon

This page was inspired by the Tic Tac Toe challenge at Soul Scrappers, with the elements:
TAGS + CRUMB CARDSTOCK + 2 PATTERNED PAPERS

I made the tags from matching patterned paper offcuts, and added a touch of ribbon.

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31 July 2017

One more page...

... for the Scrap Boutique 10th birthday cyber crop:


Materials
Basic Grey Serenade - Peacock patterned paper
Kaisercraft Marigold - Straw patterned paper
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Charm patterned paper
American Crafts Thickers - Gift Box chipboard numbers

Inspired by the 10 things I ~ challenge (I always find those kind of challenges tricky).

Also sharing at:

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
* Word Art Wednesday ~ Challenge #292- #293

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30 July 2017

Birthday card

A birthday card for a friend:


Materials
Kraft cardstock
Martha Stewart Arch Lattice edge punch
Alphabet dies (unbranded)
Fancy Pants product packaging
Fabric patch

There's a bit of a story to this one... it's a 70th birthday card for a fellow member of my rural fire brigade.  The photo is a 1947 Dodge (friend born in 1947 and loves trucks) and the backing fabric is from an old pair of fire fighting overalls.

I also made a matching envelope:


Materials
7Gypsies Gypsy Market - Herne patterned paper

I'm sharing my card at:
* Scrap Boutique ~ 10th birthday cyber crop ~ Make a birthday card
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
* Word Art Wednesday ~ Challenge #929 - #293

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29 July 2017

Cyber cropping at the Scrap Boutique

It's cyber crop weekend, celebrating the 10th birthday of the Scrap Boutique.  This is my take on the first challenge, using the colours of the Boutique:



Materials
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers & journal card
Prima Lola flowers
Prima Penelope flowers
Merci flair button

The beautiful rose gold is tricky to photograph, but when it catches the light it's SO pretty!



I'm sharing my layout at:
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
* Word Art Wednesday ~ Challenge #292- #293

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27 July 2017

Exploring back roads

This is another layout for my Cairns travel album:


Materials
Basic Grey Serenade - Peacock patterned paper
DCWV Peri & Peach patterned paper
Fancy Pants Attwell flair
Sunshine in my Soul font by Kimberly Geswein

I'm sharing my page at:
Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday ~ Challenge #292 - #293
* More Than Words ~ Explore/Arrows


I like to explore back roads on my travels.  I only used one arrow, but it's the only embellishment on the page and I think it stands out as a feature.

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25 July 2017

Cairns, continued

Another double page for my Cairns 2017 album:


Materials
Basic Grey Infused - Suffuse patterned paper
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Magic patterned paper
Printed satin ribbon
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Doodlebug Mini Jewels - Bubblegum rhinestones
Basic Grey Micro Monograms - Pink alphabet stickers
Pink paper clip

I'm sharing my layout at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks - Christmas in July - Use ribbon
I used some old ribbon from my stash (not sure what brand, but I'm thinking maybe Maya Road?)

* Simon Says Monday - You've Got the Edge
I used torn edges for the patterned paper, and doodling along top and bottom edges of the page.

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22 July 2017

Awesome

Another layout for the April album:


Materials
Mont Marte Silver Series - Metallic Yellow acrylic paint
Stencil Girl Rembrandt's Words stencil
Cocoa Vanilla You Rock wood veneer title
Therm-o-Web Deco Foil - Gold transfer sheet

I'm sharing this layout at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Christmas in July cyber crop ~ All that glitters
I used gold acrylic paint for my background, and a gold-foiled embellishment for my title.

Mixed Media Monthly ~ Altered Embellishments


I altered the wood veneer word by adding gold foil:



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03 July 2017

Back to nature

I love the mood board at Show Us Your Stuff this month!


Any excuse to scrap some more nature photos... I have so many!

This is my creation, another page for my Cairns trip album:


Materials
Basic Grey Serenade - Peacock patterned paper
Kaisercraft Prairie Lane - Woodshire patterned paper
Green Tara 4cm Petals - White flower
Funky Flair Studio Just Green flair button
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphabet stickers

The handmade item is a flair button from Funky Flair Studio.

20/08/2017 Edit to add:  Excited to be chosen as a winner at Show Us Your Stuff!

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This page was inspired by the July challenge at A2Z Scraplets:

Materials
Want2scrap Labels Eleven chipboard album (used as page template)
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Jazz patterned paper
Kaisercraft Esperance - Ocean Tide patterned paper
Green Tara 5cm Petals - Wedgewood Blue flowers
Basic Grey Lime Rickey - Howdy Doody (fussy cut bird)
Echo Park Kate - Lower Case alphabet dies
Carl Mini Daisy punch
Kaisercraft Miss Nelly pearls

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01 July 2017

Rusty's Market

This layout is based on the sketch and colour challenge at Soul Scrappers:


Materials
Basic Grey Infused - Suffuse patterned paper
Kaisercraft Lush - Maple patterned paper
Otto washi tape
Sandy Lion Essentials - Tweet Tweet stickers
Micador Collected & Co - Text Type Black alphabet stickers

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30 June 2017

Feels like winter

I've ALMOST finished my day tripping pages for April 2012.  Another 2-3 more and I'll be done. Another simple pocket page to push it along a bit:


Materials
Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page insert
October Afternoon Mini Market - Grey & Cream alphabet stickers
Baker's twine
Green Tara Herringbone - Red ribbon
Crafty Ribbons Polka Dot - Red 15mm satin ribbon

I'm sharing this page at:
* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Winter Cybercrop
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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29 June 2017

More Girraween wildlife

I love photographing Australian wildlife, and our Girraween day trip provided lots of subjects!


Materials
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms - Wheelbarrow patterned paper
Glitter washi tape
October Afternoon Mini Market - Gray & Cream alphabet stickers
Simple Stories Life Documented - Bits & Pieces tag
Bakers twine

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the One Word challenge, with the theme of ADORABLE.

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Materials
Basic Grey Marrakech - Blue Nights patterned paper
Red chevron washi tape
Kaisercraft Vines cutting die
Twinings product packaging
Red paper clip

I'm sharing this page at:

* CASology ~ Fly

I followed the CAS guidelines:
  1. One main image
  2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
  3. Limited layers & embellishments
  4. Quick & easy to recreate
* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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25 June 2017

Winter in Cairns...

A few more layouts for my Cairns trip album...


Materials
Kaisercraft Prairie Lane - Woodshire patterned paper
Kaisercraft Elegance - Catherine patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Find Your Wings & Fly - Sky's the Limit - Pick a Card patterned paper
Otto washi tape
FWAB Antique Gold pearls
Simple Stories Life Documented - Bits & Pieces die cuts

I'm sharing this one at:
Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Winter Cybercrop ~ mood board
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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The title for this layout was inspired by the June cybercrop challenge at The Scrap Suite:


Materials
Basic Grey Serenade - Shillings patterned paper
Vintage book paper
LuminArte Twinkling H2Os - Egyptian Gold watercolour paint
Micador Collected & Co - Typed Text Black alphabet stickers
Portacraft Metallic Gold alphabet stickers
FWAB Elise - Antique Brown rhinestone flourish & flower

I used words from the lyrics of John Lennon's Imagine: "Above us, only sky".

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This layout features one of my favourite photographs from the Daintree:


Materials
Kaisercraft Esperance - Ocean Tide patterned paper
Basic Grey Serenade - York patterned paper
Basic Grey Lime Rickey - Howdy Doody patterned paper (fussy cut)
October Afternoon Mini Market - Green & Cream alphabet stickers

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the Escape to Nature challenge, featuring ANIMALS.

I chose my own quote for this page: "Never smile at a crocodile" (Lyrics from Disney's animated Peter Pan movie).

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24 June 2017

Josephine Falls, continued

Two more layouts for the Cairns trip album, both featuring Josephine Falls:


Materials
Basic Grey Serenade - Bustle patterned paper
Kaisercraft Jade's Garden - Jasmyn patterned paper
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Rapture patterned paper
Otto washi tape
Painted wooden butterfly button
Micador Collected & Co - Text Type Black alphabet stickers

I'm sharing this one at:

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Winter Cybercrop ~ Layering
Layered up patterned papers is one of my favourite techniques!

* Simon Says Monday ~ Let's Take a Vacation
Photographs from my recent trip to Cairns, one of the top vacation spots in Queensland.

* Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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And another:


Materials
Basic Grey Serenade - Bowler Hat patterned paper
Porta Craft rhinestone sheet
Cocoa Vanilla Endless Summer accessory sticker
Glitz Designs Teeny Alpha - Mint Grunge letter stickers

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the Random Word challenge, with the featured word, SPECTACULAR.

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23 June 2017

Blackall - Good Stuff

I need to get back to some pocket scrapping to catch up on some of my travel pages, but I keep procrastinating.

The June sketch challenge at Mystical Scrapbooks pushed me finish another double page pocket spread... super simple but I like how it turned out:


Materials
Simple Stories Sn@p! Insta-page inserts
Simple Stories Sn@p! Everyday journal cards
Carolee's Creations Adorn It - Tiny Worn Navy alphabet stickers
Carolee's Creations Adorn It - Rugged alphabet stickers

I'm also sharing my layout at:
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
* Simon Says Monday ~ Take a Vacation (vacation in the Queensland outback)

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22 June 2017

My scrappy process

This month is the final challenge at Pixels and Paper Challenge blog.  I'm the last one to host a tutorial, and I'm sharing it here too >>

I'm a messy scrapper, so I thought I'd share my process for tidying up my mess, and what I do with my scraps. First, anything around 4"x8" or bigger is stored away by brand.  Most of my papers are sorted by brand name.

Then, I sort my other offcuts and scraps roughly by colour group.  I"m not too fussy about this but it makes scrapping by colour much easier.  I store them in ziplock bags.  Those people who are familiar with my layouts may have have noticed that I scrap a lot of monochromatic layouts, or layouts with just one or two colours, often on white background.

When I start a new project I almost always start with the scraps on my desk!  If I use them up first, I don't need to tidy them away...

For this tutorial, I followed exactly that process.


I sorted my scraps by colour group:



2
I selected a pile to work with (aqua/teal tones) and shuffled them around a bit to create a background:



3
I added a few journalling cards to the mix, and added my photograph:



4
I added a touch of doodling. I do this a lot on my layouts - it's fun, it's a personal touch, and it unifies the elements:



5
I added some simple embellishments and some journalling... DONE.



You don't need a lot of product to create a fun scrapbook page. I encourage you to make the most of your scraps, and have fun creating art with what you've got!

Materials
Simple Stories Summer Vibes - Teal Wood patterned paper
Simple Stories Snappy Sayings 3x4 card
Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden - Entrance patterned paper
Crate Paper Shine - Devine patterned paper
Prima Free Spirit ATC card
Becky Higgins Project Life - Jade Edition filler card
Sandy Lion Tweet stickers

I'm also sharing my layout at Simon Says Wednesday for the Patterned Paper challenge ~ lots of patterned paper scraps on this layout!

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21 June 2017

Congratulations

Playing around with some scraps on my desk..  This is a CONGRATULATIONS card, which I am sharing at Soul Scrappers for Card Challenge 63:


Materials
Bazzill Basics Powder Blue cardstock
My Mind's Eye Find Your Wings & Fly - Sky's the Limit - Pick a Card patterned paper
My Mind's Eye Boy Crazy - Seeing Stars patterned paper
Fancy Pants What a Wonderful Day - Superb patterned paper
Poppycrafts Congratulations Script cutting die
May Arts 3/16" Solid Checkered - Light Blue ribbon

I don't have a recipient in mind yet; this is for the 'just in case' card stash.

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20 June 2017

Cyber cropping

I always enjoy the challenges at The Scrap Suite.  This one is for the June cyber crop:

Challenge #1 ~ Strip it Back ~ Create a project featuring a strip of photographs.


Materials
Basic Grey Serenade - Dowager patterned paper
Kaisercraft Marigold - Straw patterned paper (product strip)
Kaisercraft Li'l Primrose - Fancy Dress patterned paper (product strip)
Kaisercraft Loire Valley - Japonica patterned paper
Micador Collected & Co - Text Type Black alphabet stickers
Bo Bunny Take a Hike buttons
DMC embroidery thread

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19 June 2017

Jacobs Well

Two layouts today... companion pages for my April album:


Materials
Mont Marte Silver Series - Metallic Yellow acrylic paint
Tailored Foil Alphabet stickers
Otto Arrow paper clip
Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine - Summer Hits patterned paper
Creative Embellishments Discover Nautical flair
Creative Embellishments Nautical Set 2 flair

I'm sharing this layout at The Scrap Suite cyber crop for the Heavy Metal challenge:



I wanted a super simple design to let the photo shine.  It doesn't photograph well, but the paint is really shiny and gorgeous:



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 I'm sharing this layout at:

* Creative Embellishments ~ June challenge


I used the water theme and the anchor as my starting points for this layout. I used two Creative Embellishments flair buttons, my nautical elements for the challenge.

* Mixed Media Monthly ~ A Year of Choices

I chose #36 Put a Stamp on It.  I stamped my background using bubble wrap and acrylic paint.



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17 June 2017

Kindness

This is my take on the Kindness challenge at Soul Scrappers, in honour of Debi Clark.  I used the quote, Never underestimate the power of a single act of kindness, and scrapped about a donation drive to assist families in my local area who lost homes in the March 2017 floods.


Materials
Kaisercraft Thrill Seeker - Prankster patterned paper
Kaisercraft Reminiscing - My Love patterned paper
Kaisercraft Lush - Maple patterned paper
Echo Park Victoria Gardens - Sunshine patterned paper
My Memories Butterfly punch
Buttons from my habby stash
Simple Stories Sn@p! Everyday title card
Crayola Golden Yellow watercolour pencil

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16 June 2017

Rainy Days

This layout was inspired by the lyrics challenge at Soul Scrappers:


Materials
Kaisercraft Prairie Lane - Woodshire patterned paper
Kaisercraft Pickled Pear - Thyme patterned paper
Kaisercraft The Looking Glass - Queen of Hearts diecut card
Otto washi tape
Tailored Foil Alphabet stickers

The title is taken from the lyrics of Sunny (Reed Deming):  Rainy days are passing by.  

Babinda rainfall information obtained from:
http://www.babindainfocentre.com.au/more-info/rainfall/

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Another rainy-day Babinda layout:


Materials
Kaisercraft Prairie Lane - Woodshire patterned paper
Kaisercraft Marigold - Straw patterned paper
Kaisercraft Jade's Garden - Jasmyn patterned paper
Kaisercraft Enchanted - Rapture patterned paper
Bo Bunny Take a Hike buttons
DMC embroidery thread
Black satin ribbon

My layout was inspired by these challenges:

* Stuck?! Sketches ~ 15th June sketch

* Mystical Scrapbooks ~ Technique - Stitching
A lot of my layouts feature machine stitching, but I am away from home for a few weeks with limited scrapping supplies (and no sewing machine).  So for this layout I hand-stitched the buttons onto the page, and I added some cross-stitching to secure the photograph.

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14 June 2017

Mill Gallery

Another work trip has prompted me to revisit my Rockhampton trip album and add another page:

 
Materials
Want2Scrap Labels Eleven chipboard album (used as page template)
Memento Printemps - Tulipe patterned paper
Fancy Pants Down by the Shore - Red corrugated cardstock
Watercolour paper
Cosmo Cricket Social Club - Jazz patterned paper
Yellow chevron washi tape
Best Creations Craft n Craftin' - Flower chipboard
Flourish with a Bling Antique Gold pearls
Echo Park Kate - Lowercase alphabet dies

I'm sharing my page at:
* Simon Says Monday ~ Touchy Feely (currugated card)

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13 June 2017

Happy

This layout was inspired by the sketch challenge at Anna's Craft Cupboard:


Materials
Cre8tiv  Designer Papers - Eco patterned paper
Bo Bunny VickiB - Florilicious patterned paper
Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe - Florals patterned paper
Echo Park Birthday Wishes - Birthday Floral patterned paper
Simple Stories Snappy Sayings 3x4 card
Flourish with a Bling Elise - Chocolate flower
Buttons from my habby stash

I'm also sharing my layout at:
* Simon Says Monday ~ Touchy Feely
One of my base papers has a textured 'fabric' pattern, a mix of textures in my embellishments (soft satin, hard wood and plastic buttons), and a feather (just for fun!)

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