BOHEMIAN LAYOUT CLASS

I have created this layout for a class

coming up soon.  Love the colours

in the Bohemian DSP.

Managed to incorporate lots of 

stamping also on this page as well

as using the gorgeous Watercolour

Wings.

Supplies used:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

LAYOUT CHALLENGE

Sharing my latest Page Layout which I created for the Brisbane Scrapbooking Club's February Challenge.  Again, we had to create a layout using this sketch as a guide.  I had fun using lots of different really girly items for this page.  As I had quite a few photos I also created a double page layout.

Pixels and Paper Challenge

Today I would like to share with you a scrapbook page which I have created for the January Challenge for the Pixels and Paper Challenge Blog where my lovely friend and team member Heidi is now a Design Team Member.

These were photos of my niece having fun one summer day which seemed the perfect photos for the theme of the challenge.

For this layout I used some of the free Sale-a-Bration paper as the base and backed the photos in Basic Black and Coastal Cabana (both colours are in the background paper and went well with the photos).

It is a bit difficult to tell from the photo but I stamped my own border in Coastal Cabana using another free product from Sale-a-Bration.  A different use for the Petal Parade stamp set.  Who said a flower had to be a flower.   I also stamped a couple of sentiments to add to the layout.

I have created the tag with the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and embellished with some die cut buttons (now retired).  On my photo you will also see that I have added some of the new Retro Fresh This and That Washi Tape available in the new Occasions Catalogue.

I finished off the page with some brads and completed the title with some Black Thickers Alphabets which I found when I was cleaning out my craft room recently.

Scrapbook Club Brisbane - January Challenge

My first scrapbook page for the year.

So far so good with the New Years resolutions.

This one is for the January Challenge of the Scrapbooking Club Brisbane run by my good friend and one my team members Heidi.

We had to create a layout using this sketch as well as having  one handmade embellishment, one die cut or chipboard and something metallic.

I had a lot of fun creating this page and got to use up a few bits and pieces of chipboard that were non Stampin'Up! but I really loved.

SCRAPBOOK PAGE

Went to my monthly scrapbooking get together with friends yesterday and finally actually finished a page completely (I do have a lot of half pages done that just need a little embellishment or some journalling etc - but this one is finished - yay and can go into the School Album).

Finishing Some Unfinished Projects

I had a very productive day today just spending time finishing off some of the projects which we started at the Brisbane Heartfelt Event in November.

It was just nice to be able to create something non Christmas and to have all the instructions to follow so that there was not a lot of thinking involved.

However, I must have relaxed a bit too much as one of the projects needed a vellum envelope to be created for the cards - but as I don't own the Scoring Tool (yet) - still on my wish list - I didn't quite get my dimensions correct - so no envelope for me.  They still look cute tied up with the Baker's Twine though.

 So here are the finished projects.  I am loving the Clockworks Stamp Set and the gorgeous colour combination chosen by Stampin'Up! of Basic Grey, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, More Mustard, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla.

There were four projects included.  These being:

6" x 6" Scrapbook Layout
"One in a Million" Notebook
Clockworks Note Cards (Should have had a vellum envelope)
Two Tags Box with Notecards

Just Add Ink Challenge #122

This week's challenge over a Just Add Ink is to check Delys Cram Blog to find something of hers that inspires you and then CASE her project.  She has so many gorgeous projects that it was hard to choose but I finally settled on her "You" scrapbook page. Here is Delys page

And now here is my CASE.  I had chosen this page because I thought it was a very simple layout but stunning. Little did I realise how, not exactly difficult - but more time consuming,  it would be to work out getting all those pieces put together.  Also, my original thoughts were to use the same sentiment stamp as Delys, however, as I have lent out this particular sentiment stamp to a good friend, I decided to change the sentiment to the lovely "You're in my thoughts, you're in my heart".   I am so glad I chose to CASE this layout because I am really pleased with the end result.  Thank you Just Add Ink and Delys Cram for your inspiration.

To create my "Always" banner along the bottom I punched out Confetti White Pennants with the Petite Pennants Builder Punch and attached them to each other at the corners with Vintage Trinkets Button Brads.  I punched out the plain pennants in the DSP and affixed these to the back.    I also added a couple of Mini Library Clips and Hemp Twine and some stamped hearts.

Supplies used:  Cardstock - Confetti White and Early Espresso, DSP - Pocketful of Posies, Stamp Sets - Word Play and Tiny Tags, Punches - Petite Pennants Builder, Full Heart  and Jewellery Tag,  Dies - Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Accessories - Glimmer Brads, Vintage Trinkets (Button Brads and Safety Pins), Mini Library Clips, Hemp Twine

Creative Scrappers Creating With Sketches #211 Challenge

Sharing with you today my layout which I have created for the Creative Scrappers #211 June Challenge.  I had just received my Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper and really wanted to use it for this challenge.  I have fussy cut the edging out of the DSP and stamped and cut out different designs.  I have also created all the flowers/rosettes  using lace and seam binding.  The large flower I created using white satin and netting and then I have used Gold Glow Smooch Spritz on it.









I have incorporated quite a lot of stamping on this page which is very difficult to see in the photo.  I have stamped Elizabeth in a number of places including just the edge of the stamp (the tip of the flourish) along the right hand side of the layout.

Hope you like my page.

Supplies used:
Cardstock - Soft Suede and Very Vanilla
Inkpads - Soft Suede for stamping and sponging
Stamp Sets - Elizabeth, Creative Elements, Bring on the Cake,
DSP - Attic Boutique
Chantilly and Victoria Lace, Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Antique Brads, Distressing Tool
(Letter stickers non SU)

Sketches with a Twist - May Challenge

Finally got back to doing a scrapbook challenge with Sketches with a Twist.  This is the sketch and the twist was you had to sew somewhere on your layout either with hand stitching or machine stitching.  I really liked the look of this sketch so had to give it a go.

And here is my layout.  I used Twitterpated DSP again and handmade all my flowers and rosettes out of satin ribbon or the new pleated ribbon - love that red colour.  I even covered a button myself - next time I will stamp on the material before I cover the button.  Hard to see in the photo but I did do some hand stitching around the Title circle and the square on the left hand side using Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine.  No stamping on this one but I did use my dies, punches and white gel pen.  Hope you all enjoy my layout.

Supplies used:  Twitterpated DSP, Cardstock - Riding Hood Red and Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon, Basic Gray Satin Ribbon,  Circle Scissors, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, White Gel Pen, Eyelet Border Punch, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Beautiful Wings and Swirls Scribbles Dies, Paper Piercing Tool (Covered Button and Pearls were from my own stash).

Sweet Dreams Scrapbooking Page

It seems like months have gone by since I went away for my weekend scrapbooking retreat (in truth it was only about 3 weeks ago).  Thought I would share with you today one of the pages I actually did manage to complete.  I loved how sweet and girly this page turned out.  Unfortunately, the only items I used that were Stampin'Up! was the Pink Striped Ribbon and the two Diamante Brads in my title.  As it wasn't a Stampin'Up! scrapbook retreat I did feel a bit guilty whenever I pulled out anything that was non CM.

I loved these photos of my daughter.  She insisted that she wasn't tired and would be reading for a long time.  As I suspected, when I next checked on her the book was still open but the eyes were very closed.  I'm sure she was dreaming of whatever she had been reading about - probably ponies, puppies, kittens or fairies.

Scrap a Page Thursday Challenge

Well Tuesdays are now my official scrapbooking days.  Every Tuesday for the last approximately 6 years I have had my lovely ladies over to do their scrapbooking.

Up until now I never actually sat down and did any scrapping myself as when they started out they had very little experience and I helped them complete their pages.

However, I have decided that one of my new years resolutions is that I will do more scrapping and as my ladies are now more than capable of  doing their own "thing" Tuesdays have become the perfect day to do so.

So today I completed the latest challenge at Scrap a Page Thursdays.  This challenge blog is run by my friend Heidi and is open to everyone, so if you would like to have some fun with your scrapbooking take a journey to Scrap a Page Thursday and join in.  These challenges are great for getting your motivated.

It is a bit hard to tell from the photo but I have stamped some images from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set and I have also die cut my large heading and embossed the letters and tied small bits of the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon around the T's of the heading.   I have also created a tag for my journalling which I have embellished with stamping, lace and flowers.  The flower in the top right hand corner is actually the Doily Triple Layer punch pieces (3) just scrunched with a brad in the middle and some ribbon and lace attached.  Easy and looks cute.

Supplies used:  Free Sale-a-Bration products - Everyday Enchantment DSP & Ribbons and Brads and Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, Cardstock - Calypso Coral and Pool Party, Inkpad - Soft Suede, Punches - Doily Triple Layer and Boho Blossoms, In Colour Brad, Vintage Trinkets Safety Pin and Brads, Mini Vintage Tag, Victoria Crochet Trim

Sketch for Scrap a Page Thursday

Show Us Your Stuff

Hi all.  Today's layout was created for the Show Us Your Stuff Scrapbook Page Challenge.  In this challenge you had to follow the sketch and also use 3 pieces of patterned paper, 3 embellishments,1 heart and paint somewhere on the layout.

For the paint I used some of the white shimmer paint around the edges of the Island Indigo cardstock, around the photos and a bit of a swirl along the bottom of the layout (not easy to see in the photo).  I cut my flowers from papers in the same range and diecut the hearts and swirls.  I didn't do any stamping on this page.

Our family don't really get much of an opportunity to get all dressed up and go out all together.  It was fun to scrap a page of us all nicely dressed up ready to go to a friend's wedding.

Supplies used:  Cardstock - Pool Party and Island Indigo, Paisley Petals DSP, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Scalloped Heart of Hearts, Swirls Scribbles and timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies (also used another Sizzix alphabet for smaller letters), White Satin Ribbon, Vintage Brad

Sketches with a Twist

 Now that I have had a go at a couple of card challenges I decided it was time to tackle a page layout challenge.

This is the sketch from Sketches with a Twist that I created this page for.  The twist was you had to use something green.

I have used punches to create my pennants and some stamping.  To give the decorative edge around the blue DSP I used two different size circle punches and randomly punched around the edge.  Instead of using a scallop punch for the bottom scallop I decided to randomly handcut a scallop edge.

I loved doing this challenge and shall definitely be finding some more challenges to try in the future.  I think I am definitely hooked on doing these challenges now.

Supplies used:  Cardstock - Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizzazz and Very Vanilla,  DSP - Cheerful Treat (Hostess) and Pacific Point Pattern Paper from Brights Paper Stack, Stamp Set - Pennant Parade, Inkpads - Pear Pizzazz and Riding Hood Red, Punches - Decorative Label, Petite Pennants Builder, Small Oval and Circles, Sizzix Dies - Buttons and Timeless Type Alphabet, Sale-a-Bration Ribbon, Small Blue Brad, Red Letter Stickers from Kaisercraft (the only thing not SU)

I Just Had to Scraplift this Layout

This is a layout I completed on Tuesday using the beautiful Elegant Soiree Papers from last years catalogue.  I have had these papers in my stash for so long waiting for something special to inspire me to use them as I think they are just such gorgeous colours.  Anyway, I was flicking through an old Scrapbooking Memories magazine which I had just borrowed from the library and lo and behold there was a whole Scrapbooking Memories Masters Challenge dedicated to just these papers.  Well, I couldn't wait to get out the photos and the papers and maybe scraplift a little bit here and little bit there - but as it turned out I ended up scraplifting almost the whole of one layout with a few changes of my own.  The original layout was created by Tatum Woodroffe.

The basic layout is the same.  I created different flowers and added in some flourishes cut from the DSP as well as using some of the brown packing paper we get in our orders to make the large flower at the top right and the pleated paper on the left side with a stamped bird image  popped on top.  If you look carefully at the flowers in the bottom corner I have also made my own hat pin embellishment with some pearls and beads.  I have also stamped the flower image and saying and watercoloured the image.

Supplies used:  Basic Grey and Very Vanilla Cardstock, Elegant Soiree DSP (no longer available) Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Soft Suede and Marina Mist Inkpads,  Brown Packing Paper, Vintage Brad, Twine, (Button unkown and Hat Pin created by me), Scallop Border Punch, Elements of Style Stamp Set

A Little Bit of Scrapbooking

As in my previous post, thanks to my friend Heidi, I have also been doing a bit of scrapbooking as she has started up a blog called Scrap a Page Thursdays and I have decided that I will start getting some more scrapbooking done by challenging myself to have a page done by every Thursday.  Unfortunately, my scrapbooking has taken a bit of a backseat to my cardmaking of late but this is all about to change.  So here is my page for this week.

I have just received some of the new Sale-a-Bration stamp sets, papers and embellishments and couldn't wait to try them out.  I have also got a bit of a crocheting fetish at the moment and have been crocheting lots of little flowers that I can use in my cards and scrapbooking - I have used a couple of these on my page.  I was not a fan of the colour Calypso Coral when it was first introduced by Stampin'Up! but now I love it.  My photo really doesn't show how nice it is.

Supplies used for this page were Calypso Coral and Baja Breeze Cardstock, I stamped on scraps of Confetti White Cardstock, Elementary Elegance and Fresh Vintage Stamp Sets, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Everyday Enchantment Brads and Ribbons, Calypso Coral Inkpad, Antique Brads, Victoria Lace, Vintage Trinket Safety Pin, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies

Thanks so much for looking.