A Little More Sunshine & Happiness

Morning Everyone...

The weeks are flying by aren't they? It is such a busy time of the year for all of us. I hope that you are keeping your head above water at this busy time.

Before I share my projects with you I just wanted to say...

Congratulations to Jo!
This week she has become a Grandma (again) to a gorgeous little girl Zahli! She is just gorgeous Jo...we can't wait to see all of the layouts you create with the gorgeous photos of Zahli.

Well, much to my surprise I have had so much fun playing with the gorgeous Simple Stories collection 'Sunshine & Happiness.' All of that brightness, colour and PINK has given me much joy!
Not to mention the great sketch that Jane has chosen for us this month.

Don't forget to check the side panel and the Scrapbookit Gallery for the entries that we have received so far this month. If you haven't got yours in yet...you only have 7 days to get it submitted...so get to it!

Here is another layout that I have created using my Simple Stories collection and the challenge sketch...'this makes my heart smile'

I really enjoyed creating this layout. I had challenged my self, secretly, to use some 'busier' papers especially as the background, rather than my regular cardstock background. Whilst this was a challenge...I am so pleased with the way this one turned out.

You may notice that I have spread a thin layer of gesso over the background to tone down the brightness of the paper. I did this so that my cluster of flowers and embellishments wouldn't get lost in the background.

I fussy cut flowers from the pattern paper and used some of the flowers from the sticker sheet to create the base for my embellishment cluster. I have added a gorgeous Burlap White Flower and some little flowers, hearts, a butterfly and a tag from the Cocoa Vanilla Love Always Bits and Pieces collection.

My title 'This makes my heart smile' has been created using the letters from the alpha sticker page from the Simple Stories collection. I have also added some little sayings from the sticker sheet as well.

Here are some close ups...

I finished off this layout adding some little sequins randomly around the page from the Cocoa Vanilla Love Always Bits and Pieces collection.

For a bit of fun and to use up some pieces from the Sunshine & Happiness collection I have created some very basic cards to brighten someone's day.

I have combined some more of the Cocoa Vanilla Love Always Bits and Pieces with the Sunshine & Happiness Simple Stories collection to create the card below...

How gorgeous is that flower? It is from the Flourish With a Bling - Elise, Silver embellishments.

 I hope that you have found something in what I have created to inspire you...

I will be back in a few days to share with you another layout I have created using this collection - but this time with a little masculine twist.

Happy Scrapping 

Melx

4 Cards over 4 Days!

Welcome to Tuesday!

I have decided to share with you over the next 4 days 4 cards that I have made using my kit.

So today I am sharing with you the first card...

I have used the BoBunny Madeleine Papers, a Kaisercard, some white cardstock, a gorgeous flower from Manor House Creations, some pearls that I have cut from the Pearl Swirl by Flourish with a Bling, some twine (grey and white; pink and white), Kaisercard 'Steele' cardstock and a gorgeous stamp (The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.) by Darkroom Door using Versamark Black ink.

All of these products can be found at Scrapbookit. If you can't find them in the online store make sure you pop an email to Jo and she will help you out. 

Make sure you pop back in tomorrow to see my next card.

Mel x

Adore Forever...

Happy New Year Everyone!

Welcome to my first post for 2015! I hope that everyone has had a wonderful festive season and a great start to the New Year. 2015...Wow!

As this post goes live I am on holidays with my family in Moruya just near Batemans Bay in NSW. We have spent some time in Avoca Beach, then Canberra and this is the last week or so of our summer holiday.

I love holidays. I hope you are all having a break no matter where you are and that you are staying safe. All of the fires in SA and VIC at the moment are devastating. If you are affected please know our thoughts are with you all. 

This month at Scrapbookit, the beautiful Brenda has provided us with the challenge, a tic tac toe!

I love tic tac toes because you have a little bit of variety with what you can do and if you are like me you can be a little naughty and slip in a few extras from the grid!!!!

Here is the tic tac toe grid that Brenda has set up for us...what a great selection!

I have decided to use one of the diagonals...'Flowers, Journal (more than a few lines) and Stencil' as my main focus for this layout.

Here is what I came up with...

This is my gorgeous Nan who turned 85 last year. I used an app on my iPhone called 'Color Splash' to remove the background colours on this photo and just have the main focus of the photo coloured.

As always, Jo has challenged me with an awesome pack of goodies. As you all probably know girly papers and I rarely cross paths but Jo never lets me get away with sitting in my comfort zone and that is what I love most about designing for Scrapbookit...I am forever challenged!

My pack included the Bo Bunny paper collection 'Madeleine.' Such gorgeous papers that include pinks, greys, mint greens and maroons.

I started this layout with a piece of Coconut Kaisercard which I sprayed with Heidi Swapp Colourshine 'Blush'...my first deviation from the grid (whoops!). I then used the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 'Doily' with some moulding paste in random places around the cardstock. Once dry, I swiped the raised moulding paste with Burgundy Versa Colour Ink. Here are some close ups of the stencil work.

I then used some of the patterned papers to create a patchwork effect behind the photo. Some of these squares I have raised and punched a decorative edge. All sqaures have been inked using the Kaisercraft Grey Ink.

I have mounted the photo on some patterned paper from the collection and some Kaisercard 'Steele' cardstock.

I have also fussy cut some leaves and a birdcage from the patterned paper to add to the features on this layout.

The next part of the grid that I have used is 'Flowers' I have used a mix of Manor House and Kaisercraft paper flowers to create a flower cluster on the layout.

I have also stamped some Burgundy flower stamps from my pack. Another of my deviations - stamps! Also in my pack was a word stamp 'Adore' which I also stamped in this area using the Grey Kaisercraft Ink.

I have also added some Pearl embellishment swirls from Flourish with a Bling to this cluster.

Here is a close up of the cluster...

The last feature of my layout taken from the Tic Tac Toe grid is the Journal (more than a few lines). Journalling is such an important feature of scrapbooking layouts. In years to come I want people, especially my son, to look at these layouts and to know and have access to stories and people who are part of his past.

However, being that this requirement was 'more than a few lines' I didn't want the story to be the feature of this layout. I wanted the photo to be the focus. So I decided to hide my journalling. Behind the photo I have created a pocket using some foam tape and another piece of cardstock. I cut a piece of Kaisercard 'Ballet' with a tab on the left hand side and inked the edges with Kaiscraft Grey Ink.

This is where I journalled.

On the tab I used the Bo Bunny Combo Stickers for the word 'Forever.'

Here is a close up of the journalling card behind the photo...

And to finish a shot of the layout with the journalling card pulled out.

I hope that this has inspired you to join in our challenge or to purchase some of these great products from the Scrapbookit Online Store...www.scrapbookit.com.au

If you can't find what you are looking for send an email to Jo and she will help you out. She is always more than happy to help you out with all you need to get your scrap on!!

Make sure you pop back again throughout this week to see what else I have created using this Bo Bunny collection.

Until then,

Happy Scrapping!

Mel x

December Challenge

Hi it's Cindy here with you today to share with you my take on the December Page Challenge set by our guest designer, Amanda Francis (if you want to learn more about Amanda and the December Challenge click here) 

So here is what I came up with for the Challenge

So I made plenty of use with the spray portion of the challenge, using the Dylusion sprays, in postbox red and pure sunshine, continually layering up the colours until I got the look and depth I was happy with.

I sprayed the Dylusions over my background created on Kaiser cardstock with the Scrap FX Petal Pattern Stencil  Impasto and Gesso (the paint part of the challenge)...

 I painted the Scrap FX Christmas title red and the applied Sparkle n Soft (cherry sparkle), the photo doesn't do it justice... it doesn't show the texture and hints of glitter very well... it looks fantastic in real life....

 I made use of the two red flowers that came in the Green Tara pack Jo sent me.... I carefully pulled the flowers apart so that I had six flowers from the two... I used some red Kaiser paint to touch up the glue marks on the middle of the petals... then I used the dots from the DIY thickers pack as flower centers, I covered these with the Gold Glitzin Glamour glitter glue.... I also spread a little of the Glitzin Glamour onto the Flourish with a Bling Flourish, to give it a little bit of sparkle....

Well, I hope you've enjoyed my take on the challenge, and remember you can get all the products I have used from Scrapbookit...

You have until December 30th to email Jo at  joanne@scrapbookit.com.au with your challenge entry, I look forward to seeing your take on the challenge....

till next time

Happy Creating

xC