Paper Mixing Bowl - recipe for May

With Mother's Day just passed, we decided to focus on mother's for the recipe at the Paper Mixing Bowl.

My layout is full of flowers, hearts and is a little messy-looking for me.  I enjoyed making it and love the end product.

Head over to the blog to see some more great pages from the Design Team.

Also just a note that this is the last challenge from the Paper Mixing Bowl... it's been a tough decision for Sarah but due to little participation and other DT commitments, she is needing to refocus.  I've definitely enjoyed my time on this team... have been stretched to new heights too.

Paper Mixing Bowl - recipe for April

It's April and that means things spring related for those in the Northern climates... but here in South Africa it's the start of Autumn.... not that that has ever stopped me from scrapping about another season... I just scrap!

The reveal is up at the Paper Mixing Bowl for this month.

I used a sheet of question paper for this layout and then in the little booklet I answered all the questions.

Here is the recipe card for you to do too.

Head over to the blog to see some more stunning pages done by the rest of the team.

Paper Mixing Bowl - Recipe for March

We have a new recipe up at the Paper Mixing Bowl for you.... this month is all about being Irish... okay maybe just using lots and lots of green stuff....

I went with the predominately green theme and also added in a touch of gold with the one photo matt... which embossed through my Cuttlebug by first inking up the embossing plate with walnut stain inkpad.  I also stamped my title and then used rubons for the rest of the title/journalling.

Here is the recipe card for you:

Head over to  the blog and take part in this great monthly challenge.

Paper Mixing Bowl - February 2013

Remember that in 2013 our Paper Mixing Bowl challenges are now being posted on the 15th of the month.  Here is my layout for this month:

And the recipe card.... mmm yummy Red velvet cake

So I used the three colours and then also used quite a few of the utensils..
 - layered some papers
- trimming - I added flocking to my one tag and used parts of that tag to punch some flowers
- two is better than one - got two flowers and two tags
- got mail - used a postage stamp and also stamped a postmark (which also got flocked!)
- added a few flowers
- used 4 photos

I however didn't use the journalling criteria... but that is optional.

Hope that you like my page.... why not join in the challenge this month.  You can see the rest of the DT layouts on the blog.

Paper Mixing Bowl - January recipe

It's the start of a new term at the Paper Mixing Bowl... there have been a few changes tothe way things are run... so please if you want to take part in the challenge (and please please do!), make sure you read all the ettiquette rules very carefully.  The new reveal will be done on the 15th of each month and run till the 14th of the next month.

This is my layout for this month's reveal....

The recipe for this month is all about the sea... as in sushi. 

Now I don't particularly eat sushi at all... but I really did enjoy making my layout. I used the following design elements on my page:
 - the three colours
- metallic elements - I added microbeads
- splash - I tried to spritz my page which didn't work to well so ended up stamping in black and then added in a few more dots here and there
- bling it on - yip the SHINY microbeads as well as some glitter glue on my scrolls (can't remember the proper name for this product off the top of my head!)
- rolled paper - as I do quilling I rolled some paper strips which I added as little "golf balls"
- white space - yes there is lots of that!
- hand wrote my journalling... which doesn't say too much besides the who/what/when

Head over to the blog to see lots more inspiration and to link your layout.

The Paper Mixing Bowl - December Recipe

Can you believe it's December already.... time to get all festive I guess.  What better way to do that than to scrap about Christmas.  Which is what we are all about at the Paper Mixing Bowl this month.

I followed the sketch quite closely... but then added a few twists!  I made a mini-album of sorts ... a bunch of tags which are inside the large stocking.  Here is a different view so that you can see them.

I then went made with some rub-ons to add in a bit of detail.  Must say that I really like how my page turned out.  Here is the recipe card for you to follow:

So join us at the Paper Mixing Bowl and you could be a guest designer in the future.

Recycling for scrapping

Over the years I have kept and horded various items with the idea that "one day" I might use them on a page.... well look at that the day finally arrived!  The November Recipe at Paper Mixing Bowl called for a recycled/found object.... so I dug around in my stash and found some lids off the coffee can that I had been keeping.  Now what to do with them?

First up I thought of punching flowers, but that didn't really go with the theme of my page, so in the end I found a chipboard frame in my stash and decided to alter it... here is how.

 I took the lid and cut it into strips just a bit wider than the frame... then wrapped them around each side.  As the strips weren't quite long enough to go from end to end, I then cute small bits which I added to the corners.

For extra effect I also wrapped some wire around the frame in places...

The finished frame stuck down.

The tab top of the lid also got added as a sort of "tag" under the top photos....

 I twirled a few smaller strips to make "ribbon" liks tendrils... and curled some wire around toothpicks to match too.

And there you have it... a finished layout using up a bit of tinfoil ....which by the way was the subject of this page too!

Paper Mixing Bowl - Design Team Call

There is a new design team call over at the Paper Mixing Bowl.... head over there and apply.... deadline is 11 November 2012.

I've thoroughly enjoyed my term so far... and have decided to stay on for next term too.... so why not take the plunge and come and join in the fun.

Paper Mixing Bowl - November Recipe

Can you believe that it is November already?  Wow!  It's the month of Aaron's and my birthdays... so we are busy planning and thinking about presents, parties, etc... never mind that there are exams too for him!!!

Other family happening... we got our piano back yesterday.... it went in at the beginning of October for a complete overhaul... got new felt, some new keys and I think strings plus a good polishing and tuning.  Aaron was so happy to have it back that he practiced last night before bed and again this morning. After his wobble last week of wanting to give up piano, he seems back on track.  It seems that he hits a stumble every time he has a difficult piece to learn.  This morning he played the piece with hardly a stumble... and definitely a smile!

With today being the first of the month, here is my layout for the new recipe at the Paper Mixing Bowl.

I had lots of fun (and dithering!) with this page.  I knew what I wanted to do but not exactly how to do it... and the end result wasn't quite what I wanted, but hey.... it's done.

I will be posting a tutorial in the next day or so on how I made my stencil and the frame for this page.

This is the recipe that we had to follow:

I went with the neutral colours... but did black & white instead of the brown.  Then I also recycled a coffee can lid to make my frame... made my own stencil and did misting and stamping on my background.  My "fibre" elements were done with wire.  I even stamped my title.

There are some amazing layouts to see on the blog this month, so head over there and check them out.

Paper Mixing Bowl - October recipe

It's a new month which means that there is a new recipe to follow at the Paper Mixing Bowl.

The recipe card has lots of great ideas to make your layout. I used the following utensils:

  - catch something in a web.... made a sort of fishing net with the blue fabric and got a fishing hook stuck in it.

 - Disguise something - inked the quote... it was white to start with... I added some green and amber inks to it.

For my journalling, I chose the "journal on a scroll" option but took some liberty and journalled on my signpost instead.

This is truly a great recipe to follow... check out more inspiration on the blog.

Paper Mixing Bowl - September Recipe

I missed the reveal on Saturday for the Paper Mixing Bowl but managed to put my page together yesterday... so here it is, hot of the press!

The recipe card for this month is also full of delightful hints and ideas to play with:

Now that you've seen my layout, head over to the blog to see what the rest of the team came up with this month.

The Paper Mixing Bowl - August

It's with excitement each month that I see the new challenge at The Paper Mixing Bowl.  This month's one was no exception.

So how do you turn this in to a layout?.... with the help of a good friend and a bit of inspiration!

I used just about all of the Utensils
Sanding - around my photos
Postcard/Postmark (i.e. “mail” related items) - behind photos, plus frames for little phots
Something transparent - envelope
Torn Paper - circle ripped in the middle of the page

So join in this month and take part in the challenge at The Paper Mixing Bowl.

Scrapbook Challenges - Wildcard Challenge

Today I am running a wildcard challenge at Scrapbook Challenges.  The monthly theme is Patriotism.

For more details on how to partake in this challenge, please head over to the forum where all will be revealed.

This is my layout for this challenge

I used the July sketch from The Paper Mixing Bowl for inspiration for my layout.

Paper Mixing Bowl - July Challenge

It was just a few week's ago that I got the news that I was chosen to be part of the design team for Paper Mixing Bowl, and here it is time to have my first reveal.

You have till the end of July to link your layout up on the blog.  Leave me a comment too so that I can come and check out your creation.

Paper Mixing Bowl - challenges

I finished the last two challenges for the Paper Mixing Bowl and even if I say so myself, I really like both these pages A LOT!!!

April's challenge - White, stitching, chipboard, doilies, journal about something NEW

This page is about a friend from work's little girl being christened.  I did lots of stitching (by hand!) on this page... all the crosses around the photos and then some on the hearts and the strips... think I must be mad in the head at times!

May's challenge - main colour is Kraft, journalling about family, use song lyrics, use a frame and rubons

These photos were taken to be used as part of my Christmas present from Aaron... they are just so sweet that I had to scrap them too.  I used the lyrics from the Barney song "I love you..." all over my page as this is a song Aaron sings to me quite often... he has even taken to changing some of the words now and then.

As this layout has loads of circles on it (the patterned paper had them preprinted and then I added a few more) I am entering this in the Wildcard challenge at Scrapbook Challenges too.  Also going to enter this at Scrap Friendzy for Challenge 2: Camp Songs

Paper Mixing Bowl - June Challenge

Before I start with my Design Team commitments for the Paper Mixing Bowl, I thought I'd tackle some of the previous recipe challenges.

For June's challenge I did a page from my 2010 album of Aaron sleeping while on holiday.

The main parts of this challenge was to use the colour charcoal, with added bits like brackets, paper with script, hidden journalling, metal elements.

I also did a bit of messy stamping on this page, so will be entering it into one of the challenges at Scrapbook Challenges as well.

I did this page for the first recipe challenge at the Paper Mixing Bowl, which called for the colour, dark chocolate!!!  Right up my alley!

The backgound papers are more brown than the scan shows... and all the metal elements/brads/flowers I used are also brown.  This layout shows the day Aaron got his glasses.

I'm busy working on two more which I hope to showcase soon.

Paper Mixing Bowl - Design Team

I heard last week and have been bursting to share.... I made the Design Team over at The Paper Mixing Bowl.... super super excited.  I will be creating a layout a month with a few guidelines... hope you can join me on this new journey.