ADVENTURE & MUD

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Who can believe that it is the middle of October and more importantly that there are only 4 sleeps until our spring retreat!!!! Sooo excited to get away with like minded friends for a weekend of crafting!

Anyway, I am back today to share with you another layout for this months challenge using the Kaisercraft collection Mountain Air.

I have had a lot of fun this month creating with this collection. I love that there are a variety of options to choose in this collection. There are browns, maroons, greens, greys and blues.

For this layout I have chosen to use the blue and brown tones. 

Here is what I have come up with.

Another layout of my little man getting out and about, exploring and experiencing such incredible adventures. These photos were taken at the Australian Jamboree at Cataract Park, Sydney in 2016.

I have started with a blank piece of white cardstock.

I created the background using Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Faded Jeans) and Distress Oxide Ink Pads (Iced Spruce, Old Paper and Salty Ocean). I basically swiped them down the page and then just used water to blend them.

I splattered some sprays around the page including Colour Blast - Carribean; Heidi Swapp Colour Shine - Navy as well as some Tim Holtz Distress Resist Spray.

I used a background stamp by Hero Arts - Bold Brushstroke and some brown Archival Ink to randomly stamp around the page.

 

I have used some of the awesome new product Nuvo - Embellishment Mousse - Cornflower Blue through a Kaisercraft Mini Designer Template - Splatter.

Oh wow...I love this new mousse...it is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!

I have been getting right back into using my Silhouette Cameo...for this layout I was dying to use this Adventure cut file by Simple Stories. I love how it turned out in the end.

I also cut my circular embellishments and the bracket frame with my Silhouette.

I have used some older American Crafts Thickers - Sunrise which I have inked in Distress Ink - Faded Jeans and then used Distress Powder - Vintage Photo Embossing Powder over the top.

I used a lined index card as my journalling card and have finished with some elements and phrases from the Element Sticker Sheet.

A little bit of doodling with my brown fine liner to bring it all together and it is all done.

Well, I hope that you have enjoyed seeing my latest project.

Be sure to get involved and enter your challenge project by the end of the month. Details on the right side of this blog page...who wouldn't want to win $30 to spend in store!!!!

Have a great week...and to those coming along to retreat...see you very soon!

~Mel~

'Love'

Good Morning

Welcome to Scrapbookit and our Spring challenge set by Jane this month. 

Quiet often our DT girls set their monthly challenge before they get the monthly kit that they work with, so when I looked at Jane's challenge I thought how are these criteria's going to work with the 49 and Market papers I had given out would ever work? As you have seen the girls have been outstanding in the projects they have created. I am so lucky to have them on my team.

So here is how I took on the challenge and created this layout.

I have used the 49 and Market 'Heirloom Botanicals' range and fussy cut the bottom border raising it up with foam tape. For my  mixed media element I have added the circles from a kaisercraft stencil and sprayed several Heidi Swapp sprays in the background. I also blended some Distress Oxide inks through another stencil to give the flower images.

To create my title I have cut the word using a We R Memory keepers Mini Alphabet punch board and then stamped over the letters with a DarkroomDoor Music stamp.

These beautiful lace butterflies are from Uniquely Creative and I have just coloured them with sprays. The stickers I have used are from the Amy Tangerine sticker book.

So let's see how you create with Jane's challenge, entries close on September 30th so still time to get your 'LOVE' on the page. You can send your entry via email to joannecaird@gmail.com, add it from your blog to our Inlinkz tab or just upload it to our Facebook page.

Have a fantastic weekend

Jo 

Love This Kid!

Hey Everyone!

Well, hasn't this been lovely...popping in to Scrapbookit everyday!!!

Today I am here to share with you the first of the layouts that I created at the Cocoa Vanilla Retreat.

It is funny actually because I used one of the first Cocoa Vanilla collections ~ from back in 2015 called Flying High!!!

I loved this collection from the moment I laid eyes on it. Soooo good for those little boy pages I create. I think I have also used it for many baby boy gifts and cards...and I did at the retreat create a quick little card using it!

Another of the challenges Zoe presented us with was a Sketch Challenge. These are always good to get you going...therefore why I started with it, I guess!

Here is the sketch...

Here is my layout Love This Kid!

I started with some Heidi Swapp Colourshine in Navy as well as a small amount of the Dylusions Spray - Postbox Red.

I have then layered papers from You Rock and Flying High to create my layout.

It is so awesome that so many of the Cocoa Vanilla papers can be mixed and matched across collections.

I also used embellishments from the Flying High Accessory Stickers, the Flair Button Badges and the Wood Veneers.

I finished off by painting the Scrap FX Wordlet phrase...'Love this Kid' with the Heidi Swapp Colourshine - Navy spray.

Only 7 sleeps until our Autumn Retreat!! How exciting!

Should be a fun weekend.

Check back in the morning for my next instalment...

~xx Mel xx~

♡ Friends ♡

Hello!

Welcome to my second post for this month....what a month that it has been. 

Have you stayed up to date with our blog and the projects the girls have been sharing?

We have truly 'gone all out' this month challenging ourselves with colours and styles that we don't normally create with. If you haven't seen our projects why not grab a cuppa and head back through the blog.

We have also got some gorgeous entries coming in. Be sure to check these out here on the blog or over on our Facebook page ~ some great inspiration right there!

Today I have a DOUBLE layout to share with you! It isn't often that I create double layouts but I just couldn't go past a double with the two photos that I used. I really could have put both photos onto a single layout but I would have had to reprint my photos (me being lazy)!

So, here is my layout...

Such a bright and fun page of my gorgeous friends on our 2017 Geelong trip!

I have been playing with the Ultimate Crafts "L'aquarelle Designs" paper collection this month. So not my type of paper.....!!!! However, I have loved what I have been creating with this paper collection.

One part of our challenge this month is to use a COLOUR you don't normally use or like...well purple, oranges and yellows I don't normally use.

I have started with the paper from 'L'aquarelle Designs' collection and then added some more purple with the Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shaker - Polka Purple. I did this across both pages.

I then cut some colour squares from the paper collection and added them to my pages. I also splattered some Heidi Swapp Colour Shine in the background in Teal and Peach.

I decided that it was all a bit bright so added some stamping to the background using my Darkroom Door French Script Background Stamp and the IndigoBlu Ledger Background Stamp. This also helps with the challenge requirement 'Use stamping somewhere on your project'

I also stamped a few IndigoBlu 'Ink Splat Butterfly' images in the corners where I had planned and ended up placing some die cut butterfly embellishments.

The cute butterfly embellishments are created using the Kaisercraft Dies and Stamps - Flutter. These are a great product - two uses in one - stamping an image and then die cutting. Love them!
I stamped onto some of the colourful papers from 'L'aquarelle Designs' collection.

Another part of the challenge ticked off...'Use die cuts on your project'

The black circle die cut silhouettes are from 'Scrap FX' - they are pretty cool!

I finished with my title using the Heidi Swapp Vintage Chic: Buzz Words ~ 'Friends' and added the final part of the title handwritten ~ 'are the Family you Choose'

The last part of the challenge completed 'Friends' in any form that you choose - photo, title, quote journalling....(I have hidden my journalling behind the photo of Jane and I 😃)

I also added some of the Heidi Swapp Vintage Chic: Buzz Words on the other half of the layout. These have been in my collection for years...so nice to use them again!

Well, that is all from me today! I do love how this double layout turned out.

I hope that you are putting the final touches on your little project to enter in our challenge for the chance to win a fantastic prize from Scrapbookit! You've got to be in it to win it.

Hope you enjoy your weekend!
...Melx

Cherished Friendships

Happy Easter everyone!

I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter.

I'm here today to share with you my first project for this month, April.

I'm hoping that you are encouraged to join us this month for the awesome challenge Jo has set for us!

Here is what I have come up with...

The requirements for this challenge are:

1. Friends (It can be in your photo, title, journalling, a quote)

2. Create with a colour that you don't normally use or like

3. Use die cuts on your project

4. Use stamping somewhere on your layout

I have used the same photo as Jo this month (no we didn't plan it!!! Sorry Jo!); two beautiful friends of mine that I truly cherish. This day was a very special day and it was so lovely that we could help Jo celebrate. I have used friends in my stamp quote as well ~ Friends are the sunshine of life!

I have actually used two colours that I don't really like, PINK and GREEN. For those of you who know me well...neither of these colours enter my scrapbooking world very often (usually only if I have been challenged or it is for a gift). Saying that, I love how this layout has turned out. 

The paper collection that I have been given to use this month is by Ultimate Crafts. It is called L'aquarelle Designs.

These papers are sold in a paper pad (24 double sided papers) which is filled with a range of different colours (most of which I would not ever use) but for those of you out there that love these colours I have used, purples, oranges, butterflies, birds etc...you would love this!!

I have fussy cut from the paper these gorgeous flowers and the bird to create my embellishment cluster.

I have also used the Kaisercraft Dies and Stamps sets - Feathered Friends and Flutter to stamp and die cut the images - flowers, butterflies on some of the patterned paper. I have used the pigment ink Brilliance Pearlescent Olive for the stamping.

I have also stamped some butterflies using the Memento Ink in Desert Sand. This was a great way to stamp in a way that is very subtle.

I have used the Kaisercraft 6x6 Template - Fern in the background with the Olive Brilliance pigment ink in the background.

I have also splattered some Heidi Swapp Colour Shine - Peach in the background as well.

Check out these other great stamps that I have used (some of them) as part of my layout.

I have also used the cute puffy alphabet stickers you can see in the background on my layout for the title 'Cherished'

Well, I hope that you have been inspired in some way by my project today.
Most of the products that have been used on this project are available to buy in the Scrapbookit store.

Don't forget that there is a $30 voucher up for grabs for a lucky winner if you enter this months challenge.

What are you waiting for? 

Go...get started...we can't wait to see what you come up with.

~ Mel ~

Morning,

Jo here back to share another project I have done this month with the Cocoa Vanilla 

Make a Wish range. I thought I would do a birthday layout with these fun papers. This month I also want to showcase the new mini templates from Kaisercraft which I have used on my page.

These new mini templates are an ideal size for adding random texture to your backgrounds. I have used some Dylusion's paint Bubblegum Pink and then over the top I have added some Colour Blast Paste Envy. I then heated it with my heat gun to create the bubbly finish. I then gave it a spray of  Heidi Swapp Gold mist.

My title is a Heidi Swapp sticker that I have run through my Minc machine to cover in gold, some washi tape I had in my stash and the tags are from the Make a Wish Bits and Pieces pack.

I hope you are joining in our fun challenge this month, don't forget all the product our Design Team use are available instore so if you would like to purchase any checkout the online store www.scrapbookit.com.au or if you cant find it there drop me a message.

Enjoy your week, Happy Scrapping

Jo Caird .

A New Year and a New Challenge!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

We hope that you are blessed with a happy and healthy New Year filled with lots of love and happiness!

The most recent post that I shared we had 4 sleeps until Christmas...now here we are in the new year. Time just flies...I don't know about you but I am looking forward to a positive, fun and healthy new year! With plenty of crafting time, of course!

A new year has to start with a new challenge...I hope that you enjoy what I have come up with.

Our challenge for this month is Mood Board. You can find the mood board below. You can choose any elements and as many elements from the mood board to inspire your project.

So...make sure as the New Year begins you give yourself time to get your craft on!

I have been getting crafty with the new collection, Oh Happy Life ~ Amy Tangerine, that Jo has sent me to begin the New Year!

It has lots of lovely bright, colourful pages that work perfectly with this months challenge...it is also very easy to dull the papers down or brighten them up depending what you team them with.

I have decided to feature the bright colours, the 2017, the circles and the word 'embrace' from the mood board to create my layout.

Here it is...

I started by applying a light coat of Gesso to my background paper. I have done this so that the sprays I was using wouldn't blend into the background paper.

I have used Kaisermists - Yellow and Aqua, ColourShine - Mint Green, Dylusions - Postbox Red and Colour Bloom - Cobalt sprays to create the background on the background paper. I sprayed them from quite a distance but all of them have sprayed differently which provides some variety in how the sprays appear on the page.

I have used several of the different patterned papers in this collection and have framed them with black and white card stock.

I have used the Scrap FX Template - Circle Border with a black fine liner in two places on the layout. I have used the Colour Blast Shimmer Dust - Midnight to colour some of the smaller circles in the border.

Check out that font...it was one I had in my collection...thought it was a perfect fit for the word "Cheers"

I have used the Kaiser Alpha stickers for the rest of my title. I have also used chipboard numbers that I had in my collection for the 2017. I tried to match the colourings to that on the mood board. I have finished them off with a layer of Dimensional Magic. I have used the word 'embrace' above the 2017.

Using the patterned paper scraps I have created some little... what I am going to call, Fireworks! Finally I used the Scrap FX - Circle Border and Colour Blast Colour Paste - Snow White to create a border on the right of the photo and in the top left hand corner.

Well I hope that this has delivered some inspiration for this New Year Day.

Be sure to get your entry into Jo (via email) or by linking it to the right column of this blog using the InLinkz link by the 30th January 2017.

Can't wait to see your creations.

I will be back later this month to share some more projects using this collection of papers.

Until then,

Enjoy!

Mel

The Gorgeous Webster's Pages

Morning Everyone,

I am back again to share with you some more projects for this month.

Don't forget our challenge is up and running... Jess has set it this month.

All you need to do is create a project that has paint, sprays, texture and splatter.

Make sure you get your entries in by the end of the month!

I have created another layout using the Webster's Pages 'In Love' collection.

Yet again another wedding photo but this time celebrating my Dad and his involvement in our special day! It meant the world that he supported us throughout the organising, the day and still to this day supports us in everything we do. Thanks Dad!

Here is what I have created...

I love the simplicity of this layout.

I have used...Webster's Pages 'In Love' range, some Kaisercraft 'Lucky' Wooden Flourishes and title. I have used the ColourBlast 'Snow White' Paste and a heart template for the hearts. 

Here are some close ups...

The flowers are from The Dusty Attic and I have coloured the Kaisercraft Lucky Wooden Flourishes and the Kaisercraft 'Treasured Memory' title using the gorgeous Ken Oliver Liquid Metals - Pewter.

I sprayed my flowers with Heidi Swapp Colourshine Spritz - Blush.

The little quote I have used is from the Kaisercraft Clear Stickers - Family.

How cute are those hearts that are created with ColourBlast Colour Paste - Snow White?

And that little corner by Kaisercraft, coloured with Ken Oliver Liquid Metals....just divine!

Well I hope that you have enjoyed hearing about my little project.

Part of my pack this month were some Darkroom Door Photo Chips. When I first saw these I didn't know how I would use them.

In the end I decided to create some very basic cards with them.

Here they are...

I have teamed the Photo Chips with some cardstock, some of the Kaisercraft Lucky Wooden Flourishes, some word stamps and bling.

For these cards I have teamed the Photo Chips with a word strip from Darkroom Door.

And finally a bit of stamping, Kaisercraft Lucky Wooden Flourishes and some Kaisercraft Clear Stickers - Love with the Photo Chips.

Well, that is all from me today. Don't forget to get your entry in and pop back next week to see what Jo has been creating with these gorgeous papers.

Happy Scrapping!
xMelx

Crazy!

Welcome back to December, the silly season is upon us.

 I'm sure you are all busy getting ready for the man in the big red suit, but I thought I would drop by and share some things I have been doing with the new releases for the month.

Firstly is a layout I have done using the Kaisercraft 'My story' range that as you can see is not only for your Planner's but just as much fun doing pages. I had the background using sea salt and Kaisercraft sprays left over from my class at the retreat and the colours were just right.  I had the tag left over from demo-ing Dylusions paints at last crop day so my page came together so quickly. Using some collectables, stickers and a piece from the 'Cactus' sheet it was done.

The next projects are using the fantastic new 'Free spirit' range from Cocoa Vanilla range and I have tried to keep it simple but still showcasing all the colours and papers in the range. I am in love with the puffy stickers they are so cute!.

Here is a card I made using up my leftover's and some collectables in the range.

Well that's what I have been playing with on my desk, I hope you are enjoying your day. Don't forget if you are wanting to join us at our March retreat deposits must be paid for by the end of DECEMBER. All the details are over at the online store. www.scrapbookit.com.au 

Til next time

JO.xx

August challenge.

Good Morning everyone,
Thanks for dropping by, today I'm sharing my take on the August challenge which is all about Masculine, Mists and Memories.

This month I am using the new range from Kaisercraft 'A Touch of Gold' which has a xmas theme with a gold twist, but as usual I have used it for a completely different theme.

I have added lots of texture, stamps, stencils and splatter. I used black gesso for my zigzag stencil, different Kaisercraft texture stamps and plenty of mists.Kaisercraft, Prima Colour sprays and Heidi Swapp colour shine. I have framed my photo with a Scrap FX chipboard piece, lots of collectables, Thickers and Fancypants wooden word.

Lots of Messy Fun, with lumps and bumps of texture.

Now to announce July's challenge winner!!!! Thanks to all who took the time to enter but there can only be one winner and that is
Tania Ridgwell.

Stalk the postie Tania as a parcel is on the way.

Don't forget to get working on your entry for this month and get them in by the 30th August.

Happy Scrapping
Stay Warm

JO CAIRD.