Good morning...welcome back to Scrapbookit's Christmas Challenge month!

I'm still pinching myself trying to work out where this year has gone...it is so crazy!

I'm just loving our challenge this month...I have so many great Christmas photos. It's always a nice feeling to scrap Christmas layouts...lots of great moments and memories.

Jane has set us a fantastic challenge this month for Christmas.

Criteria for the challenge is as follows:

*Create a Christmas layout

*Use the name of a Christmas Carol somewhere on the page

*Use some fabric OR tissue paper on the page

*Use white cardstock as the background

*Include a star, Christmas tree and a bauble on the page

It is a great challenge, thanks Jane!

Here is my layout...

I have used the gorgeous Simple Stories Classic Christmas collection. This is such a gorgeous collection. It has two cardstock sticker sheets, 12x12 papers and lots of different journalling card elements.

I started with a white piece of cardstock, some Colour Blast Colour Paste in Bling and the Kaisercraft Fading Dots 12 x 12 Designer Template. The template has larger dots at the bottom, however, I didn't want anything too large so kept to the finer dots in the background by just using the top section of the template.

I knew from the beginning that I was going to us the Christmas Carol "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" ~ I love this carol and it was perfect for my photo. It was also one of the journaling cards in the collection. I combined a couple of smaller journaling cards for the other side of the photo!

The baubles are gorgeous...unfortunately the photo doesn't quite highlight the beautiful gold stars and detail on the baubles.

I have used some black tissue paper in the background behind the patterned papers and have trimmed the papers with a gold paper to tie in the gold highlights in the patterned paper and the Colour Blast paste.

I also used some Uniquely Creative Washi Tape under the photo.

Whilst I had a rather large title with my Christmas Carol title...I just used the matching stickers from the Simple Stories collection to highlight the year.

My little Christmas tree is also a sticker from the Simple Stories collection. I have added a star from the Cocoa Vanilla - You Rock Wood Veneers which I have painted with the Colour Blast Colour Paste in Bling.

Well, I have loved creating this layout. This Simple Stories collection is gorgeous, so easy to use and so many different ways to use it.

I hope that you are going to join us this month for our Christmas Challenge.

Be sure to get your entries in by the 30th.

Happy Preparing for Christmas!

~Mel x~

Love You

Hey Everyone...Mel here!

It is time again for me to share with you a project that I have been working on for this months challenge.

I have stuck to the challenge requirements for my second project this month.

Jane has set the challenge this month...

* We need to use the mood board for inspiration

* Use a mixed media element

*Use the word LOVE somewhere on your project

*Include some fussy cutting

Here is the layout that I have come up with...

Before I go too much further...let me tell you a frustrating story!

I had planned out my layout, then I completed the mixed media background. I allowed the background to dry...for about 4 or 5 days (only because I was so busy that I didn't get back to it).

I put the layout together and was really happy with it...that was until I saw the 'missing piece of patterned paper'

Have you ever completed a layout and after everything was stuck realised you left a piece off? Well, this was me with this layout!!!!! So frustrating.

Not much I can do about it now!!!

I have used the 49 and Market 'Vintage Artistry' paper collection.

To create the background I started by using some Moulding Paste and the 6x6 Kaisercraft template 'Fern'

Once it had dried, I used some Colour Blast - Colour Mica Powder - Espresso and some Colour Blast Shimmer Cube - Leather randomly around the background.

 

I also used the Tim Holtz Distress Crayon - Peeled Paint and the Prima - Art Alchemy - Antique Brilliance - Red Amber paste for highlighting.

I used some Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain around the patterned papers.

I fussy cut all the butterflies and the floral leaves and sprigs except the one left over flower I had from the last layout which was cut using the Uniquely Creative Metal Dies Bloom Outlines.

 

In my little embellishment cluster I have coloured a piece of fern from the Uniquely Creative Lace with some Leather Colour Blast Shimmer cube and highlighted with the Peeled Paint Distress Crayon.

 

I have finished my layout with my title....love you....which I have used some Thickers - Rainboots Puffy Letters for this. I have also added some tiny word stickers from Cosmo Cricket and Heidi Swapp's Memory Planner Stickers.

I hope that you have had a chance to enter this months challenge...it is a fantastic challenge!

If you haven't entered yet....hurry...you still have time...who wouldn't want a chance to win a voucher for the Scrapbookit store???

Can't wait to see your entry!

~Mel~

Freestyling it!

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Welcome to my final post for March!

Haven't we seen some fantastic inspiration by the Scrapbookit Team this month?

There is still another 5 days to get your entry in for this month's challenge for your chance to win a Scrapbookit voucher. You can find the requirements for the challenge on the right hand side of the blog.

I have created another layout using the challenge requirements called 'Star of the Circuit'

I have used the Photoplay paper collection 'Freestyle' for this layout which I sprayed with Colour Blast Colour Spray 'Saffron' and then painted some red paint to highlight the space where I had planned to place the photos.

I used the Indigo Blu 'Ledger Background' stamp with black ink. I added a small amount or orange paint in thin lines to the background as well. I also splattered some white paint too.

I used the Designer Template - Grunge and some Colour Blast Paste - Dusty Charcoal to add some texture to the background.

I have used some of the My Minds Eye - Chalk Studio II Decorative Frames as 'tyre' embellishments for the layout.

I have also embellished with stickers from the Photoplay Freestyle collection.

I have finished off with the Kaisercraft Alpha Stickers - Empire Collection for the title 'Star of the Circuit'

This month I enjoyed creating with the Photoplay 'Freestyle' collection, so much so I have created another layout using it.

Here it is...

I have again used some red paint in the background and have also used some Dusty Charcoal Colour Blast Paste.

I added some thin lines of Colour Blast Artist Ink in both Soot and Sunburnt to the background. I also added some white paint splatters.

I added some Dusty Attic Mini Cogs to the layout which I coloured with the Colour Blast Artist Ink in Soot.

I used the Ranger Dylusions White Linen Paint Pen for my journalling and doodling around the papers.

I love the very cool sticker elements and the postcard size elements in the Photoplay 'Freestyle' collection.

I have used the Kaisercraft - Tiny Alpha Stickers and the Cosmo Cricket - Tiny Type stickers to add words and part of the title to the layout.

This month I have also used this paper collection to make 3 cards - Sk8r; #You Rock and Brother.

I love how they have turned out...

The first two cards I have used the Photoplay paper collection 'Freestyle' however the Brother card I have used both the Photoplay 'Freestyle' and the 'This Guy' paper collections.

All of these products can be found in store or online at Scrapbookit.

Well, I hope that you have seen something today that gives you the inspiration to join our challenge this month. Remember, only 5 days to go.

I look forward to seeing your marvellous entires!

Happy crafting,

Melx

Welcome to our last post for February.

I am here to share a couple of layouts I have done using the Kaisercraft 'Open Road',

 The patterned papers in this range are wonderful for backgrounds, I have toned it down a bit with Colour Blast Artist Ink so that my stamped images would show a little better. I have coloured the ScrapFX chipboard piece with Inks as well. 

Yes I even managed a double layout with some photo's from our trip to Craigs Hut on our honeymoon. I have added lots of stickers stamps and used the stencil from this great Aussie range. I  used the Colour Blast Artist Ink through the stencil and highlighted the stamp quote also.

Well we have a couple of days for you to still join in our monthly competition, so why not give it a go. You could win a $30 voucher from www.scrapbookitshop.com.au .

Things are busy in the store at the moment as we gear up for our May Retreat but the girls will be back next week with another fantastic challenge. Look forward to seeing what you all create. Have a wonderful week.

Jo Hanna

XXX

Who said Winter had to be drab!!

Hello!

I'm back with another layout to share with you all.

 I had a lot of fun with this layout, using a photo of my youngest son Sebby and I. Once again I have used the 7 dots studio - Northern Lights Paper Collection.

I started my Layout with a patterned piece of paper then added some Gesso to the background, I then mixed some of the Colour Blast - Colour Artist Ink in Berry with some gesso and painted it around the page, then I used a Kaisercraft stencil and added some stencilling over the top with my Dylusions paint in the vibrant turquoise, some of these I highlighted with my black sharpie pen just to help make them standout a bit. Next I added a whole lot of different patterned paper which I tore some of the edges and added some doodling to as well.

I added some splatters of spray with the Colour Blast - Colour Spray in Road Base and also some of the Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst spray in Tibetan Poppy Teal! This spray has the most gorgeous shine to it, it's Amazing!
I then added my pictures which I had backed with some black Kaisercraft cardstock and then added my title with some script font and some black lettering from my stash!

 Added some of the tags and stickers from the paper pack, and cut out this gorgeous Uniquely Creative Light Bulb Metal Die on the right hand side of my page with my sizzix and some sparkly turquoise paper and my layout is complete!

Have you entered our Challenge for this month yet? Jo is very generously donating a store gift voucher to the lucky winner! How good is that?!?!

Saturday we had our monthly crop day and had such a lovely day, Jo runs these crop days from her beautiful home and they are available for anyone to come and scrap for the day and have a little shop whilst they are at it!

Everything I have used on my Layout today is available to purchase from www.scrapbookitshop.com.au head on over and have a look!

Thanks for your time today, I'm up next month with another exciting challenge I have created! Can't wait to share it with you all!

Until then Happy Scrapping

Jane xxx



Luv to Create

Hi Everyone,

Hope everyone is well and you are all getting plenty of time to create.

Me on the other hand...very little time to create and feeling like I have lost my creative mojo.

Have you ever felt the same?
I'm sure I will click back into creativity mode very soon.

My post today is to share with you a journal page that I have created.
I started this page to try and revive my creativity. 

Here is what I came up with...

Whilst it may not look like it I started with a base of Colour Blast Artist Ink - Marine. I used water to move the ink around the page.

I then added some Gel Medium through the Tim Holtz - Layering Stencil - Blocks to allow the gorgeous Marine colour to come through the stencil.

I then painted straight over the whole page using the Colour Blast Artist Ink - Barley.

Once dry, I spread some Moulding Paste and Black Gesso randomly around the page.

I used some of the gorgeous Colour Blast Sprays (Colour Spray - Deep Water and Colour Shimmer Spray - Bling) to add a bit of a shimmer to the background that I had created.

I used a paint scrapper and my Dylusions Paint - Vibrant Turquoise to create some feature lines in the background.

I rubbed some Vintage Berry Gilding Wax and a zig zag template randomly around the background.

I also spread small amounts of the Ultramarine Gilding Wax randomly around the page.

I added the 7 Dots Studio Paper Collection - Paint Chip and Die Cut Elements as well as the Uniquely Creative Light Bulb Metal Die.

I finished with the 7 Dots Studio Paint Chips Word Stickers as well Doodlebug Design Inc - Loopy Lou Alpha Stickers to complete my page.

How cool is this gorgeous collection from 7 Dots Studio? It is called Paint Chips. If you are in love with it and NEED to add it to your collection...be sure to pop by to the Scrapbookit Shop online or contact Jo.

Better still, why not enter this months challenge and if you are the winning entry Jo will send you a voucher for the store and you can get your new paper collection 'Paper Chips' with that!!!

All you need to do to enter the challenge is...

Create a project with the theme 'All About Love'

You must use the following 3-2-1 recipe:

3 - Use at least 3 different colours

2 - Include embellishments

1 - Include a song title/lyrics as part of your title/journalling

There are some great entries already on our Facebook page. 

Pop in and check them out.

You have until the 28th February to get your entry in.

Looking forward to admiring your creations!
...Melx

Open Road - Kaisercraft

Good Morning,

Welcome to Scrapbookit, it seems that I haven't been here for so long. I hope you have all had a wonderful break over the festive season and the children are all settled back to school. 

My break has been anything but wonderful as I had a serious fall from my horse on christmas eve and have spent the last 6 weeks trying to recover. Slowly but surely  I am getting there.

I have managed to do some scrapping and have done the great challenge that Mel has set for us for February. This month I created with the Kaisercraft range ' Open Road', which I have really enjoyed. All the Aussie elements and grungy feel to the papers it suited my photo's just right.

So here is my take on the challenge using a photo from my honeymoon to Merrijig, 

So of course my honeymoon was romantic and the three colours I have used Blue, Green and Brown created with the Artist Inks from ColourBlast. The stickers are from the range and my title is from Country singer Steve Azar because everybody needs a little sunshine always.

 

The three colours of Artists Ink I used were Lime, Walnut and Oasis. I am loving the way that they bleed and blend together and to add splatters to your page is easy.

Scrapbookit has the full range of the new inks and there is a great variety as the girls have focused on this month.

I hope we have encouraged you all to enter our challenge, you could be in the running for a $30 voucher from our store www.scrapbookitshop.com.au .

Have a great weekend

Jo Hanna

XXX

Georgy Girl.

Georgy Girl...

Hello, I hope you are all well and have had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. 

Mel has set us a really great challenge this month, I have had a lot of fun working on this Layout of my niece and I, which was taken on the night of her Deb Ball. 

This is my Layout!

I was lucky enough to be able to use the 7 DOTS STUDIO Northern Lights paper collection. 

I started my layout with a piece of patterned paper out of the range, I then applied some gesso over the page, I added some Dylusions Paint in bubblegum pink then added some Colour Blast Artist Ink in Berry using the packaging technique. Next I got my stencils out and added some of the Colour Blast Colour Paste through my first stencil with Royalty, I then added some Gesso mixed with some mauve paint through the Kaisercraft heart stencil. 

For Mel's 3-2-1 Challenge We had to use three different colors,, I used pink, black, mauve and many more colors as well! I had to use two embellishments which I used some little bows that I made up using some twine, some small hearts that I have punched out and lot's of different tags and word stickers from the paper pack. The last part of the challenge was to include a song title or parts of a lyric, I chose to use the song Georgy Girl which is sung by the band The Seekers. I chose this as my title because it is actually what we call my niece Georgina. 

I stuck my photo onto some black cardstock then added several different patterned paper underneath it as well as the black tissue paper which borders the left hand side of my photo.

I used my sizzix with a Kaisercraft die to cut out my title then used some of the word stickers out of the paper pack to finish my layout! 

I added some doodling around the outside of my layout then I was finished. I hope you have gotten some inspiration out of this layout.

Do you have anyone that you think may be interested in joining our monthly challenges? We would love to see some new faces in our little scrapbookit community, every month Jo gives out THE BEST prizes, you have nothing to loose to enter and invite all of your friends we would love to see all of your work. 

Jo's up on the blog next, I look forward to seeing what she has come up with. 

Thanks for taking the time to read my blogpost, 

Happy Scrapping 

Jane xxx

A NEW MONTH...A NEW CHALLENGE!

Hello Everyone!!!!

Hasn't the first month of the year gone so quick??

We, here at Scrapbookit, had a little break over the month of January. Whilst it was lovely to have a rest...I missed my scrapbooking incredibly!!

Anyway, we are back and we can't wait to share with you some great challenges, projects, and inspiration this year!

Today my job is to share with you our new challenge for February.

It is a 3 - 2 - 1 Theme Challenge!

Our challenge this month is to create a project following the theme "All About Love" with the following elements:

3 - Use at least 3 different colours

2 - Include embellishments

1 - Include a song title/lyrics as part of your title/journalling

Your project could be about something, someone or somewhere you love!

Here is what I have come up with...

This month I am using the very fun 7 Dots Studio - Paint Chips paper collection. How gorgeous is it? It is so versatile and a lot of fun to play with.

I have also used the collections Die Cut Elements and Element Sticker Sheet.

I have followed the challenge guidelines with 

- at least 3 colours in my background - created with the awesome Colour Blast Artist Inks in Marine, Sunburn and Barley. 

I have just painted them on with a brush. They did their own blending as the colours joined. In some sections, I have splattered some water after the inks had dried to take out some of the colour

I have used embellishments...firstly a Kinder Kreations Lasercut Designs chipboard "Me & You" and I have also used some of the Die Cut Elements hearts as embellishments as well.

My song title/lyrics are from a Kenny Chesney song called "Me & You"

I have attempted to match my background with some of the patterns on the tags and papers. These were stamped using the top of a lid and then the patterning is drawn by free hand. I thoroughly enjoyed creating this background.

I have also used the Kaisercraft Clear Texture Stamp 'Texture Stains" with black Archival Ink in the background.

And of course, I have followed the theme of 'All About Love' scrapping one of my favourite photos of hubby and I.

Well, that is about all from me today.
Please don't forget to get your entries in for this months challenge - a great little prize is up for grabs, you have until February 28th to enter.

To enter: take a photo of your project and upload it to our Facebook page or to our blog. You can always send it through to Jo via email as well if Facebook or the blog don't work for you.

I can't wait to see what you come up with for the first challenge for the year at Scrapbookit.

Be sure to check by the blog regularly this month to see what Jo and Jane have been up to during their break for this month.

~Mel~