Let's Scrap Sketches - 1 Sept

There are days when life just gets toooo busy and posts don't happen on time.. well better late than not at all. Here is my layout for the first sketch for this month from Let's Scrap.

We worked with this great sketch but I decided only to use the right side of the page as that's the photos I had on hand.

Visit the blog for lots more inspiration from the Design Team.

Stick It Down - Sept Double

It's a beautiful spring day today and I am in the mood for some relaxing me-time but have way tooooooooooo much on my to do list both at work and home that the relaxing bit might only come when I fall into bed tonight. At least I can share some of what I made last week especially for today's reveal.

This layout was such fun to make... I used up lots of scraps that I have in my "school theme" pile. It was like playing patchwork just much easier that threading a sewing machine! I even got to use up some stash alphas... managed to find all the necessary letters (it's usually the a, e, s and t that I run out of first!)

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Be sure to check out the blog post to see a ton of inspiration this week.

Lets Get Sketchy - Sept 1 Reveal

Welcome to the first of Spring... yippee! This is one of my favourite seasons... I love seeing the new blossoms and all the little baby birds. It's such a pretty time of the year.

I am still scrapping up a storm and trying to get ahead of myself. Thank goodness I have deadlines and commitments or I might just come to a standstill. Here is the layout I made for today's reveal:

I've been using more and more Kaisercraft papers lately... (a) to use them up as I have a whole stash; and (b) because they are so pretty.This layout is made using a variety of ranges all with the hint of blue. I cut up a whole sheet of pattern paper for the flowers (for a different page) and ended up not using them... so grabbed a few to use here. The colours went perfectly with my photo. I then picked up those same colours for my title which I cut on my Silhouette Curio.

Here's the great sketch we worked with:

Come play along with us and see what else the DT made over on the blog.

Tough Guy

I am sharing a layout full of wonderful techniques today just for a little inspiration.

I was inspired by Jowilna's original design for my page and of course tweaked it to suit.

I used the Indigo Skies Collection for my page. First up is "Washed Out" which I cut in half for across the middle of the layout. Then I added a strip of "Shibori" below this. Afterwards I added a  few word and washi strips from the "Breeze" paper. Now the fun starts....

I applied some blue Nuvo Mousse through Jowilna's Hurricane stencil... really love this stencil for it's effective and rough circles. I stamped stitching & splats around my layout in grey and then added a few blue & orange bling. Lastly was the two glittered stars, some buttons and my title which I just made on the pc.

Hope this has inspired you to again play with your stash whilst scrapping. I made this layout especially for ScrapPlezier. You can see lots of inspiration each week on the blog.

Off The Rails - Aug Tribe Tutorial

We are nearing the end of the month and it's super busy at work and here at home with all my DT deadlines coming up again. Thankfully I am making time to get things done.

Just on a side note, I am soooooooooo very thankful for water and the luxury of indoor plumbing and being able to have a bath. On Monday a power station in Jhb exploded and it supplied power to the water pumpstation for the whole of the West Rand. We were without water for about 24 hours. It came on at about 4:30 this morning.

Okay, back to the business of the day... I have this layout on the OTR blog and am sharing with you there a whole host of ideas. A big shout out to Jowilna for the inspiration of this page which is based on one she designed.

We are playing with this moodboard all month long.. the theme is Your Tribe.

Go check it out on the blog.

Sketch N Scrap - card #128

I am showcasing my card today on facebook for Sketch N Scrap. I made this card for a work colleague who's birthday was at the beginning of August.

For my card I used papers that were on my desk from a previous layout and added some fun punch and diecut flowers. The ruler is from the back of the arrow paper... Nice to be able to use both sides of a pattern paper. The sentiment is a new die that I just bought...so happy to be able to finally use it.

Here is the fun sketch I used

Come join us on the blog and facebook and don't forget the online crop happening too.

Sketch N Scrap - Sketch 158

Today is my day to show off for Sketch N Scrap

I used a leftover piece of cardstock to which I had applied Stazon Glass Glaze for a previous layout.... I cut it into a tag and used it to add interest to my page. The papers are all from various Kaisercraft collections and then I also added a few stickers too.

I used this gorgeous sketch for my layout:

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Let's Scrap - 15 Aug reveal

Here is my second layout for the mid-month reveal... this time for Let's Scrap Sketches.

I turned to Kaisercraft papers for my layout and used a few leftovers along with a lovely woodgrain piece for my layout. My title is from a Kerri Bradford cutfile that I've wanted to use for a while. I added some stencilling and stitching detail just for a little bit of embellishment, otherwise kept the layout fairly simple.

Be sure to check out the blog for loads more inspiration.

Lets Get Sketchy - Aug 15 Reveal

It's mid-month and time for some more sketch and layout reveals. First up today is this layout:

I went with a monochromatic theme to match the chocolate bears we were eating... remember caramelo bears?... they were a childhood fav of mine so when we spied them in the shop I just had to treat Aaron and I to one.... yummy.

This is the very versatile sketch we got to work with:

Come play along on the blog and join in the fun.

I am also entering this layout in the Kraft+ August challenge - theme is terracotta. I feel that the different browns I used on my page definitely remind me of shades of terracotta (and chocolate!).

ScrapPlezier - Run in the rain

We've had a chilly weekend and that meant I hibernated in my scraproom and got busy. Here's one of my layouts I created especially for ScrapPlezier:

I used some of the newish LA Paper Teen Boy range of paper for my layout... I like the grungy blue/green combo and it worked well with the feel of these photos.

This layout is based on a fairly old Jowilna original design which I've wanted to do for quiet some time, just a subtle few twists of my own.

The blue piece on the right handside page was created by using an embossing folder as a stamp. I inked it up with Versamark ink then applied white pearl embossing powder and heat embossed it. Once it was cool, I applied Distress Oxide in Cracked Pistatio and Peakcock Feathers all over the paper. Then cut to size and adhered it to my page.

I treated myself this last week to a trip to Herbett Evans for their annual sale... I was given a voucher from work to spend there. One of the items I bought was a new stamp set from Chiswick... well I used it today on this page... the flag banner strip at the top. These are stamped onto leftover inked paper and stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne.

Across the whole page I stamped splatter drops in a very subtle shade of lightning black. My inkpad is not very wet so doesn't apply much ink, but gave me the effect I wanted.

I also raided my stash of stickers and found a few blue/green ones that worked with the theme of my page. My title is also made up of letter stickers from three different ranges. This layout is truly a mix and match page.

Hope I've inspired you to try different things on your layouts. Please check out more inspiration over on the ScrapPlezier blog too.