DCWV + Spotlight...

Hello Friends! A few months ago I was approached by American Crafts to see if I'd like to play along with Diecuts With A View and an introductory collection of products that will go into Spotlight Stores Australia. There was no way I was going to refuse their generous offer simply because I am a huge fan of DCWV! *grin*

What they sent me was Christmas in a box! And I am so excited!!!

Today I am sharing my first little project using the Gold Foil Very Merry Mat Stack, Holiday Jewel Patterns Mat Stack and Poinsettias Paper Project.

These stacks are so cute, I had a hard time deciding on which patterned papers to start with. So I thought I'd try to use as many as I could on a 4"x6" card.

After trimming some cardstock to size,  I selected a main patterned paper to feature as my background and trim on my card. The background patterned paper has been cut to 4"x2", while the small trim piece has been sized to 4"x0.75". The following step was to punch out multiple 1" circles from both the DCWV paper stacks.

Adhere the background patterned paper to the lower edge of the card base. Carefully align four (4)circles on top of the paper and glue/tape down.

**tip: Use a piece of washi tape, 1/2" wide, to help guide the placement of the next row of circles. Be mindful of the colour and patterns as you place them on your card.

Continue adding circles until you have six (6) rows. Add the trip to hide the edges and start to assemble your Poinsettia flower.

Stamp a simple sentiment just above the trim on the right hand side.

Add a few splashes of black paint, allow to dry...

.. and then attach the poinsettia flower to the from of the card.

On a side note, the Poinsettia flower above, has not been made to full size. I have only used three of the petal cut outs - two (2) small and one (1) medium. This size suits the card without overcrowding.

If you'd like to get your hands on these products and more, head to your nearest Spotlight Store Australia and check out what is available for the coming season!

Thanks for visiting today..x

Scraptastic Club | Pinterest Monday..

Hi there!  I feel like I've been a stranger around these parts lately.  Sorry for the absence but with a household of sick children for the last two weeks, sometimes blogging gets put on the back burner! LOL!

 

Today I am sharing a layout created for Scraptastic Club | Pinterest Monday.  Shellye McDaniel and I conspired together and found a gorgeous image on Pinterest.

 

 

 

"You are Nine"



 

products used: Scraptastic Club Kit - This Must Be The Place; Add on - This Must Be The Place; wood veneers - This Must Be The Place; tools - typewriter, circle punches.

 

 

I have used several sizes of circle punches and trimmed to create a straight edge across the punched patterned paper.  I have then overlapped the patterned paper from the This Must Be The Place kit (January) to create a similar design as seen in the Pinterest Inspiration.

To make it easier to line all the paper pieces together, I cut a thin strip of cardstock and adhered the circles to it before adding them to the final layout.  This also allowed me to easily adjust the placement around my photo, title and journaling.

 

Thanks for visiting! I hope I have shared a little inspiration to help you keep the mojo flowing.  Perhaps your next project will include a few arched and layered lines..x

 

 



Jillibean Soup | Sydney Dance Tour...

Hi Friends!  Today I am going to jump right in and share my project from Jillibean Soup blog today!

 

 

Recently we, as the design team, have had an opportunity to play with the fabulous new Mix The Media collection.  Jillibean Soup has dedicated an entire collection to all things mixed media!  Go figure right?! Stencils (wow!!), ephemera packs (amazing!!), glitter (swoon!!), sequins (I'm positively giddy!!!) .. and the list goes on! I just could not let this opportunity to play with pretty stuff, slip through my fingers.

 

"Sydney Dance Tour"

products: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup: Soup Labels III; alpha - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: sequins, ephemera, dot stencil, buttons, file cards; twine, small white flower, embroidery floss; tools - typewriter, flower punch.

 

I think I tried or used a little bit of everything on this layout! I've teamed the Mixed The Media product with another new Jillibean Soup collection.  Soup Staples III!  OMGosh! I think you guys are going to love it!  Check out the wood floor patterned paper!

 



 

 

Thanks for visiting today.  Please don't forget to check out the Jillibean Soup blog this week for more inspiration.  ..x

 

 

 



Jillibean Soup | Everyday Superhero...

Just a quick update to share my LO that was on the Jillibean Soup blog the other week.  I had a lot of fun creating this quilt style back ground for my photo mat.  Lots of small squares and small circles!  EeeeeK!!

"Everyday Superhero"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup; alphas - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: stickers; Greatest View badge/flair, embroidery floss, mist; tools - black pen (sharpie), circle punch.

Thanks for visiting..x

 

 

 

The Scrapbook Store | Grade 2C...

Hi Everyone.  I wanted to pop in here today to share a layout created for the The Scrapbook Store.  This month I was given the task to play with "Makin The Grade" from My Little Yellow Bicycle.  It has given me the perfect opportunity to document my big Grade Two(er) and how he brings his knowledge home from school! 

 

"Grade 2C"



Sorry

Out for Publication!

products used: cs - bazzill; pp - My Little Yellow Bicycle; alpha - Bella Blvd; other - MLYB: canvas stickers, embossed tear out ticket journaling cards, chipboard shapes; Greatest View badge/flair, staples, October afternoon mist; tools - typewriter, Kaisercraft ink pad, silhouette portrait.

I love this Greatest View badge/flair that I've added to the page.  The colours are ideal and the chalkboard look is extremely current right now! *grin*

The banner was added to reflect to school room décor.  His classroom often has displays of student work hanging above their desks.  I've used a Martha Stewart pinking circle punch to repeat the pattern from the Makin The Grade chipboard shape (see photo above).  It is a simple embellishment but I liked the idea of transferring the banner theme from the classroom to my layout.

Another textural element added to my layout is the notebook torn edge.  I don't own one of those awesome punches that makes things easy!  LOL!  So I make do with punching a line of holes at even spaces and then use my scissors to snip from the edge to the hole.  I rough it up a little, by running my fingers over it, even tearing a few tabs off here and there.  The strip of cardstock is then slipped under my patterned paper.

Finally I have used one of the fabulous embossed tear-out ticket journaling cards, and typed my journaling directly onto it, using my typewriter.  His name was cut from grey cardstock using my silhouette portrait and the weld tool. 

 

If you would like to see a few more papers and embellishments from this collection, don't forget to visit The Scrapbook Store before they sell out!  *grin*  Thanks so much for visiting..x

 

Jillibean Soup | Mr Science...

Hello Friends!  Jillibean Soup is sharing one of my layouts today and I thought I'd share it here as well, along with some more details.  :)

My eldest boy LOVES science.  Absolutely LOVES it!  *grin*  Even his teacher has recognised Liam's need to have a science based learning curriculum in the classroom!  (Got to love a teacher who goes out of his way to encourage students to learn.)  And for this reason I thought I'd document his greatest love at the age of 10.

 

 

"Mr. Science"

products used: pp - Jillibean Soup: Irish Farm House Soup/Sea Salt, Barley, Sliced Turnip, Bite Size Bits; Chilled Cucumber Soup/Yellow Tomatoes, Sherry Vinegar, Bite Size Bits; Macho Nacho Soup/1 Part Man; Soup Staples II/Yellow Salt, Gray Salt; Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup; Alphabeans:  Mushroom Gray; Pea Pod Parts:  Chilled Cucumber Soup; Corrugated Shapes:  Kraft People; Hexies:  Memorable; Other - grid stamp, mist; Tools - hole punch, circle punches, type writer.

I wanted to create a science experiment "feeling" to this page with plenty of bubbles rising, arrows showing different directions and question marks hidden among the chaos.  Throw in a speech bubble because he is such a chatterbox and I've pretty much summed him up!  Plenty of layers and dimension.

 

 

My journaling has been typed up and hidden beneath the photo.  It pulls out on the teal tab just below the "notes" sticker.



On the opposite side, I've used the notebook paper from the Chilled Cucumber collection but punched holes in it to make it appear as though I've torn it straight from a journal pad.  Such a simple effect and I love the texture it adds to my page.

I'm so glad I've now got this documented.  He wants to be a geologist when he grows up.  And so far that hasn't changed for quite some time (give or take six months!! *grin*).  Maybe next year his interests will go off in a new direction altogether (please not motorbikes. please not motorbikes!!)  LOL.  But for now, I love that he loves science.  Thanks for visiting..x



Bella Blvd | Punch Challenge...

Hello Everyone!  Today over at the Bella BLVD blog, some of the DT members have been challenged to create a layout, by breaking out our stash of punches!  I love using punches, but I must admit, now that I have a fancy die cutting machine, I tend to forget they are sitting on my shelf!  whoops!

 

"Seaside Magic"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella BLVD; alpha - Bella BLVD; other - Bella BLVD: cardstock stickers (Sand&Surf), designer tape; glimmermist; tools - black pen, small circle punch, pinking circle punch, arrow punch, office supply hole punch.

As you may have noticed.. I have a few circle punches in my collection.  And when I use them, I like to use the negatives from the sheets of patterned paper, as layers.  The "Freestyle Sophisticates - Freestyle Salt Water" paper (blue chevron), was created by punching around the outside edge.  I placed the photo directly over the top of the area where the punch couldn't reach to give the illusion that the entire sheet of paper has been cut out with circles.

In the meantime, the actual circles have been repurposed on my layout as splashes of light and water.  *grin*  To add extra depth to my layout and the "splashes", I have used an ordinary, office supply hole punch as a smaller sized circle. 

If you would like to see more, don't forget to head on over to the Bella blog to check out what the other DT members created!  You won't be disappointed.  Thanks for visiting..x

 

Jillibean Soup | Cards...

Hi Everyone!  I just wanted to pop in quickly and share these cards I created for Jillibean Soup. The first is a simple little card created and used for Mother's Day.  :)  I took the time to create an extra layer of texture with the diagonal machine stitching, but the diecuts and cardstock stickers are the real stars of the show.

 

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft, Kraft; pp - Jillibean Soup (chilled cucumber soup + coconut lime soup); alpha - Jillibean Soup cardstock sticker alphas; other - Jillibean Soup die cuts, cardstock stickers. 



My second card has been created from Kimber's May Card Sketch...

Instead of going straight to my Jillibean Soup circle elements, I thought I might like to try something a little left of field! *grin*  So I grabbed my heart punch and created a banner instead.  The sketch is still there.. although bits and pieces have been moved around! LOL!

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: beanstalks (pink twine), cardstock sticker banner bites; tools - heart punch, corner rounder.

 

 

That's it for today.  I hope you are having a wonderful day.  Thanks for visiting...x



wish...

Hello Friends.  Today I wanted to share a layout created for my daughter.  She has been blessed with an incredible talent (ballet/dance - one that I would never try to emulate!! lol!) and has worked very hard to fine tune and advance.  Not only that, but she works hard at maintaining her studies too.  I am an incredibly biased mummy but that's a given I think! *grin* My role is to support her the best that I can in whatever she chooses to pursue.  Except boys.  I am staying away from that one!!  LOL! (She will get enough grief from her Dad.  And Grandad.  And Uncles. And her Daddy's best friend... !  Do you get my meaning?) *grin* ha ha!  Poor girl..x

 

Anyway... I just wanted to remind her that she is amazing.  And she can accomplish anything she wishes..

 

 

"wish"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup (Grandma's Lima Bean Soup); alpha - Jillibean Soup Grandma's Lima Bean Soup cardstock stickers; other - Jillibean Soup Hexies, ink: versacolor & kaisercraft, Mister Huey's color mist; tools - Martha Stewart cornflower punch, machine stitching, black pen (sharpie).

This layout was created from my first DT kit from The Scrapbook Store!  I was so excited to get this happy mail.  I also had a bit of a laugh too, that it was full of gorgeous Jillibean Soup!  Double bonus!  hee hee..

 

I adore the colours.  Such a bright and youthful combination.  Yet not baby-ish.  After all, my big girl will be a teenager next year!!! yikes!!

 

 

 

Head on over to the blog and see what else is avaliable in store.  I can't wait to show you some more layouts from this kit.  So please stay tuned.  :) 

 

Thanks for visiting...x