ScrapPlezier - Farewell

This is my last layout for this team. I've enjoyed designing for ScrapPlezier since March 2017 and have felt that it is now time to step down. Sure hope I've inspired you each month with my layouts. I decided to head out with a double page layout using lots of photos:

These pics are all from Aaron's grade 7 farewell... these were sooooo many pics of the kids but I really wanted to used them all so that we would remember. Printing little photos is definitely the way to go then. I also was inspired by a layout from Jowilna that I tweaked a bit to make work. Her layout only had one word on the bottom strip, but I decided to make my own (splash) and enhance it with a different one (happy)... which is actually a precut patterned paper by Heidi Swapp. The word together I cut on my Curio machine as well as the clock. The other touches are, splats, bling, stitching and washi tape.

The main feature of this page is adding glitter to the two cutout words. To do this I added very strong adhesive tape to a scrap of paper large enough to fit behind each word. Once it was stuck i simply sprinkled the glitter on and pressed it into the tape to stick. Dusted the excess off back into the jar. Hey presto! Glittery words. Besides getting glitter all over me, the floor and my worksurface I am happy with the layout. Don't think I will rush and use glitter again soon though.... not my favourite!

Be sure to check out the blog for loads more creativity even though I won't be designing each month anymore.

I've really enjoyed my time and will miss it, but need to scale back on some of my commitments to give me some breathing space. Still have loads more layouts in the pipeline coming up so don't go anywhere!

IQCG - Spring

Our new theme this month is "Spring". Well my first thought was butterflies and then I started quilling and changing my mind, doing other bits, changing my mind again.... boy oh boy have I dithered on this one. Finally I settled on creating a card with a few flowers and butterflies.

I am happy now with what I created.... hope this will inspire you to play along too with our challenge:

Be sure to check out the IQCG blog all month long for loads more ideas. Create along with us and link your entry to this post.

UnstampaBellas: March2019

It's time to share a new quilled idea on the Unstampabelles blog. Today I am showcasing these cute little guys:

This month's challenge is: Makes for Men and Boys
The twist to the challenge is: Use a Staple or a Peg

I made the minions as they are ever so cute but also so that I could use them on a layout. Aaron's grade 7 theme was minions so these are the perfect accompaniment for the photos:

I also used two staples on my layout to hold down the triangle strip across the whole page.

Remember to link you entry to the challenge post and you can win this prize:

$15 Gift Voucher 

(via PayPal or direct to on-line store, whichever suits)

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog.

ScrapPlezier - Ireland

I have had these photos for quite a while waiting to be scrapped. I actually had a different layout planned for them but when it came time to scrap it, the photos didn't fit that page... so then i was slightly stumped!

I decided then to make an interactive layout and started looking for ideas. I came across this video tutorial by Heidi Swapp from years back. I took this idea and ran with it to make my layout... a simple way to include lots of photos onto a single without it being overly cluttered or bulky.

Here's the flaps open (the red bit is just to cover up the grotty surface I was taking my pics on):

I used lots of Kaisercraft Wanderlust papers on this page... also been storing them especially to scrap these photos... so it was really nice to get it done finally. I dug out my sticker box and added some bits and pieces from various sticker sheets to the page... anything that would go with the theme or the colour. I even typed my journalling and stuck that inside the flaps. Final touch was the word Ireland for my title also done in stickers.

So come check out the blog for loads more creativity.

Off The Rails - March moodboard - Vintage

This month's moodboard for OTR is all about vintage.... I battle doing "old" style as I am mainly scrapping my photos for my photo album. Thankfully I had these photos of Aaron with his peak cap on that reminds me of the olden days... hehehe.

So I used them as my vintage twist together with the "scruffy" papers from Penelope Dee and some cogs from Celebr8.

Be inspired by this moodboard and play along with us.

Visit our facebook group for lots more inspiration. You will find the DT layouts in this album, and can upload your entry to the challenge album.

Let's Scrap Sketches - 15 March

It's time for our next sketch at Let's Scrap and I had fun playing with this one:

Instead of using lots of pattern papers and die cutting hexagons (or stars!) I decided to play a little with some product. I was given a bottle of glitter paste in my Penelope Dee prize pack so started with that... adding stars through a Jowilna Inspired Stencil.

Then I decided I wanted to do red... well as I didn't have any glitter paste I made my own. I added some gloss texture paste to a tub and then two small packets of red glitter... stirred and mixed it all together. It doesn't look like much in the tub but once applied and dried the red really came to life. I was super chuffed.

Lastly I added a few subtle white stars with embossing paste so they're a little fluffy. Once all these bits were dry I added my photos.

Visit the blog for lots more inspiration by the DT.

I am also entering this layout for the Scrapbook Generation's Light Camera Action online crop that happened at the end of February. I got inspired by the one challenge which was to added a border of stars in a straight line.

ScrapPlezier - March moodboard

It's time for our newest moodboard for the month and it's a lovely red:

I knew as soon as I saw this moodboard colour which photos I wanted to scrap. Yet my layout is more about the red in the photos but I have added some touches of red to the page too. The paper with the planes on it I've had for years... it's soooo cute I didn't want to cut it but I think I'm passed that stage now and am just using what I have. I then cut the thin red strips from the same paper (the back side). The large red strip is actually washi tape. I die cut a heart out of a piece of inked paper that was in my scraps... it's got flecks of gold on it too.The aeroplane is a stamp (I was aiming for a helicopter but don't have that stamp!). Lastly, my title is stamped letters with a flare added for the hastag and some stitiching along the bottom. This layout is inspired by a Jowilna original from a few years back.

Visit the blog for lots more inspiration.

Sketch N Scrap - Go Green Crop

It's time for our online crop and today is my turn at a challenge.... here is the card I created

So my challenge is this.... use the sketch below and then use only TITLE/BARCODE strips on your card. All my strips are from various Kaisercraft rangers... I have a huge pile of these so this was a great way to use just a tiny bit. I might very well have to make a few more cards.

Join us on facebook for the full Go Green online crop.

By The Numbers Challenge - Week 3

Here are my last three layouts for the #ByTheNumbers Challenge at Simply Project Life. Boo hoo the challenge is over...but yippee yay I managed to do all 12 challenges. Very chuffed indeed.

Challenge 10 - Use 10 journalling bullet points

I did our March happenings layout... each event is a different bullet point in my journalling.

Challenge 11 - Make a layout with 11 pockets

For this layout I used two Bigshot templates and so worked on 11 pockets over the two pages. The bottom two with the houses are just huge spaces in which I added a card. I then typed the title and added my journalling.

Challenge 12 - Use the SquaredAway12 template

This challenge was fun... I haven't used this template before and so decided to use the small squares for my title... added lots of text (think I might need to change that yellow G to a softer shade?). Also just journalled about our family happenings in the month.

You can see the rest of my layouts here and here. Come play along too.. you have till the 18th of March to load layouts onto the group under each challenge.

Sketch N Scrap - March 1st sketch

I am sharing my layout today that is showcased on our facebook page... be sure to check it out.

I have been wanting to scrap these pics for a while but never found a sketch that worked till this one (with a bit of tweaking!). I replaced the tag/flower on the bottom with my fourth photo.

Join us on facebook for loads more inspiration as well as our online crop in a few days.