My escape from the boys noise...My New Cupboard for my Cropodile!

Loving my scrap space at the moment. My boys both have albinism and rarely like to step outside, so in summer I always feel trapped in a box... therefore I decided to create a little sanctuary box inside my house box. I am slowly but surely turning my little box into an amazingly cute area.

This is a little cupboard I created much the same as my Sew-Easy and I-top one but getting better at this chipboard thing as I go.

Again, inspired by the art of Amy Moss and her cute icecream parlour.  There is something about a pretty sorted space that make me smile. If it all it takes is a simple Kaisercraft creation to make me smile... I'm the luckiest person ever.

Cute Inexpensive Christmas Gift in a Hurry!

 

 Take three Ferrero Rochers... wrap them in a little square of cellophane and tape to a skewer (sharp end cut off). 

Cut out a few big holly leaves and stickles them up... stick these onto the stick too... then use green florist tape to wind from top to bottom of stick so that it looks green. 

 Write sentiments on the leaves with gel pens. So cute and quick! Buy Chocolates in bulk packs and make a heap for friends as a little gift.

Too easy! Christmas is busy enough! 

Enjoy    

Chloe xx

Snowflakes Galore!

Using my beloved Cricut, I have cut over 200 snowflakes from various cartridges and hung them from the roof above our Christmas tree on fishing line.

It looks adorable!

My husband loves to make the Christmas tree area perfect and he got involved hanging them and choosing different snow flake shapes (He NEVER goes anywhere near my scrapbooking usually!)

 

Then the Cricut went to work on Cricut vinyl and I cut out the filagree tree and decorations and hanging sign from the Christmas Cartridge and holly from Joys of the Season Cartridge for my front door. 

 I love the fact that for a few dollars worth of vinyl, I can use my Christmas cartridge to decorate my house differently every year! I am so excited by the possibilities I have next years designs planned already!!!




 

Distress Inks!

Love my distress inks so much and use them on nearly every layout, so after creating a perfect cupboard...

 

I needed to make my sponges accessible.  For ages now a few of us girls have been playing around with a storage system for sponges. This is the latest version which works brilliantly!!!! 

And it's cheap! This is a Lure fishing box. I got this one at Progressive IGA for $7 but I've also got some Jarvis and Walker ones for $7.  You just have to make sure they have equal compartments. If you want to get the 36 inks set eventually (there will be more to come)make sure you choose boxes that will allow for additions. 

Then I printed small squares on Publisher with the colours, printed it off, inked the edges and lined the lid with contact plus the squares. 

As below, I also put labels on the bottom so you can see where it goes back with the lid open. Best to edge off the contact with some tape to make it last longer without peeling.

I use the hydro sponges in two packs from BIG W in the bathroom section and cut them up. The rounded edge provides an excellent edge when inking around projects and the sponge is also not too dense, which gives a softer 3D look.

That way I am not interrupting my projects to wash and dry sponges! Just give them a wash and dry every three months to maintain a bit of moisture so they don't start breaking apart like sponges do when they get old.

Love it! Time and efficiency is everything when scrapping or else you spend half the little time you have getting ready, and half the time cleaning up! 

If you want a template of the tub labels or my ink labels message me, I'll email them! 

Chloe :) 

 Having all boys in my house, I love my girly zone of scrapbooking things. A girlfriend recently showed me a link to Amy Moss and her awesome creative work and I wanted something like her icecream parlour in my room... so...

I got busy with Kaisercraft drawers and advent calendars.

 

Isn't it just the cutest!!! This cupboard holds all my precious Tim Holtz distress inks which I use all the time on my layouts.(I just didn't put in the drawers) PLUS by adding another set of drawers underneath I can store lots of my other frequently used items. 

I love my I-Top and Sew Easy tools so I gave them the worship they deserve in this little advent calender which I converted. The different heads for the Sew-Easy are along the top (colour coded of course like a true OCD queen I am) and the threads have been wound on thread cards cut to fit about six in each little box so I can have a variety of shades of one colour. Then the little boxes dedicated to the i-top, I have put an actual made-up brad on the front to show the sizing. 

Again used Amy Moss' style marquee and JUST LOVE my scrap zone!!!  

Advent Day one!

How exciting!!! I actually finished my advent on time!

This one is the Dusty Attic Calendar and it is such good quality. It joins together brilliantly and is a sturdy wood. I used all my offcut Xmas paper that matched to make each box different and tried to use different techniques on every box.

Glossy Accents or Dimensional Magic is a great glue for these. It holds like cement and is much better for the precision gluing needed.


I used a whole bottle of Star Dust Stickles for the cute snow on the windows but it was worth it! I also painted the houses and used Glossy Accents to fill in the mini windows so it loks like glass is in the windows.

I used Staetdler pens to try and colour in Santas body and face decently but he still ended up looking like some mythical animal type imposter. White gel pens are great for the eyes.

 
The challenge is now to find little things that fit in the boxes!!! I think I've decided to do a treasure hunt style calendar, each day they find a clue in the box that will lead them to their treat. I just have to remember to hide it each morning... chocolate will melt quickly in this heat!

Enjoy! x