Jillibean Soup | Dear Math...

Hey Friends! Have you every wanted to put a quirky twist on your layout? Check out the title and cut file on my latest Jillibean Soup project!

My son absolutely loves his Math-pun-t-shirts! And I really wanted to document his personality.

Head on over to the Jillibean Soup blog to see how I put this layout together!

Thanks for visiting..x

Sassy Scrapper | Project Life Week 50...

Head on over to the Sassy Scrappers blog today for more detail on how I put together my Project Life | Week 50 spread...

  

Another busy week but a pleasure to Document December with the Sassy Scrapper December PL kit.

 



 

Thanks for visiting...x

 

 



Bella Blvd | Back to School Week...

Hi Everyone!  Over on the Bella Blvd blog this week, we are celebrating a timeless tradition!  he he he... Back to School!

 

 

"School Ready"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella Blvd: Tiny Tots; alpha - Bella Blvd: Amorie Chipboard Alpha; other - Bella Blvd: crochet heart, stickers, chipboard; staple, ManorHouse leaf; tools - typewriter.

Next year, in January, my last baby goes to school.  Not only will this event be quite the milestone for him, but it will also be quite a momentous occasion for me!  And I dare say I'll be more upset than he will about the prospects of attending school!  However, for the longest time, he has been content to wave goodbye to his siblings in the morning, as they ride the bus to school and happily come back home with me.  This situation has clearly changed in the last few weeks.  He is confident and ready to go to school.  He does a lot of 'practising' while at home and of course, now invents homework to complete along side his brothers and sister after they arrive back home, in the afternoon.
 

 

Today I have used the new Tiny Tots collection to document his learning process.  The Alphabet Soup patterned paper is ideal!  To further enhance my story, I've included a short video of my boy doing his 'homework' via a  QR code at the bottom of the layout.  Careful as to not obscure the details of the code, I've surrounded it with stickers from the Tiny Tots Trinkets and Treasure & Text sticker sheets.   Finally, to transform this new collection into a school themed layout, I've added a McIntosh Crochet Heart with a small leaf, to repeat the apple motif found below.

 

 

I hope you get a chance to check out all the inspiration over at Bella Blvd this week!! Thanks for visiting today...x

 

 

Bella Blvd | Pinterest Inspiration..

Hi there Friends!!  Today I am sharing a layout I created for Bella Blvd and the monthly Pinterest Inspiration challenge!  Here is the photo found on Pinterest..

 

 

 

Lot's of fun and fabulous circles to play with!!!  *grin*

 

This is the layout I created..

 

 

"Bad Case of the Mondays"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella Blvd: other - Bella Blvd: Paper Pieces, label stickers, stickers; embroidery thread; tools - typewriter, circle punches.

 

 

 

I trimmed two sheets of this patterned paper at the same point, so when the top paper has circles punched into it, the bottom patterned paper still revealed what the negative shape would have taken away.

 

Cam always gets into a melancholy mood on a Monday morning.  He misses his older siblings when they go off to school.  *grin*  I'm pretty sure however, next year when he starts to go to school, there may be a different reason for having the grumps on a Monday!  LOL!

 

Thanks for vising...x

 

 



Sassy Scrapper | Project Life...

 

Okay... It's confession time over at Sassy Scrapper.  I kind of don't plan ahead with my kits and photos... Oooops!

 

 I let the stories speak to me and then I arrange them accordingly... (yikes!  Is that a bad thing???)

 

 

I hope you will pop on over to Sassy and check out the details!  Thanks for visiting..x

 

 

 



Bella Blvd & Page Maps...

Hello lovely friends!! Today I am so excited to share with you, a layout created for the Becky Fleck Page Maps challenge with the Bella Blvd team.

Becky created this 8.5" x 11" sketch for me to base my layout on.  And I absolutely fell in love with it!  *grin* As soon as I stared my creative process, the layout came together so fast!

Using Bella Blvd Family Forever collection, I've pretty much followed along with the sketch, paper placement by paper placement!  I may have changed it up a little by using a square photo rather than the suggested 3.5"x5" photo.

"Before Prep"

products used: pp - Bella Blvd (Family Forever/Molly); Alpha - Bella Blvd Sophisticates: Blue High Five Alphabets; other - Bella Blvd: (Family Forever) Candid Cards, Paper Pieces, Trinkets, Treasures & Text, (Snapshots) Bookplates & Captions,  Designer Tape: Ice Stripe; Embroidery floss, navy ink; tools - typewriter.

Check out what the other DT members have come up with!  You will need to go to PageMaps to see the full reveals! 

Bella Blvd is hosting a giveaway over on the PageMaps blog to go along with the release of the April sketches.  Make sure and stop by their blog to find out how to enter in the giveaway.  Thanks for visiting...x

Hampton Art | Mr Smarty..

Oh dear! I have totally lost track of time and haven't shared my layout created for Hampton Art this month!  It was posted on March 6. March 6!!! That's a big ooops on my part but I guess better late than never.   

 

*bashful grin?*

 

 

"Mr Smarty"

 

cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup; Stamps - Hampton Art: Jillibean Soup, Echo Park; alphas - Jillibean Soup; other - ink: colorbox, colorshine, Jillibean Soup: pea pod parts; tools - typewriter, machine stitching.

This month I wanted to use a full sheet of letter stamps without the hassle of individually placing them on an acrylic block.  My solution..? A simple paintbrush loaded with water.   :)

You guys are pretty clever and have already figured it out, but if you would like to know more, please visit the Hampton Art blog for the details.  *grin*

 

 

Thanks so much for visiting...x

 

 

The Scrapbook Store | Old School..

This month, for The Scrapbook Store, I've been given the task of creating with school themed patterned papers from Little Yellow Bicycle.  I must admit once I stopped and looked at the papers, instead of immediately freaking out! (like I thought I would  *grin*), a multitude of ideas hit me.  Back-to-school papers don't always have to be used for the standard back-to-school photo snap. :)

 

With children entering a the new school year in the Northern Hemisphere, here, Down Under, we tend to get the wonderful opportunity to be reminded about documenting our kids' schooling journey mid-year.  Especially when these gorgeous new papers hit our shelves.  So this is exactly what I have done.  In an upcoming blog post, you will see how I used these LYB papers to document my son's science experiment.  There are no photos of him.  Just a lonely photo of a bean growing from a seed, in a bag! LOL!

 

But today, I have used these papers to create a layout of my children and our family friends' children when we visited a museum last year.  They were fascinated with the old schoolroom and the activities and RULES children had to participate in at the turn of the 20th Century.  They were astonished when they learnt about "the cane".  LOL!

 

 

"Old School"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Little Yellow Bicycle; alpha - American Crafts thickers; other - LYB: canvas stickers, chipboard shapes, tear-out tags; Perfect Pearls Mist (Ranger); Kaisercraft clear stamps (class of '87), ink, paperclips, vellum; tools - sharpie pen.

I love these photos taken of them sitting at the long narrow school desk.  So very different to the classroom environment they have today with interactive white boards and computers.  **side note -   When we entered this room at the museum, the kids raced to get a seat at a desk.  I'm quite certain that they aren't so keen to enter their own school classroom every other morning.  :)

The canvas stickers in the LYB collection are easy to apply and add great texture to the page.  And besides, who can go past a super cute banner like the one above!  *grin*  The colours in the photos reflect the colours in the banner too.  Winner!

 

And I couldn't resist cutting up the letters from the pattern paper to spell out a few key words.

For a little more extra detail and to age the layout, I've added the new Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist in mandarin.  I deliberately splashed some onto the ink near the journaling so the red stamped lines would bleed.  It is a subtle touch leaving slight watermarks on my page.

 

Thanks for visiting today.  Please come back soon when I share my video tutorial as mentioned above.  Have a great day..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

 

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | May Sketch...

Hi Everyone.  I'm back again to share with you the latest sketch reveal over at Life.Paper.Scrapbook. 

 

And here is my layout...

 

"The Graduation Dress"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Studio Calico, American Crafts Amy Tangerine, Echo Park; alpha - Basic Grey, Jillibean Soup; other - Crate Paper cardstock stickers, Greatest View badge/flair; tools - home printer.

This months challenge is sponsored by Rukristin Paperscrafts, Kristin is offering a fantastic new self paced workshop called Fold It In:

"Make your own mini-book in minutes with an amazingly versatile accordion album. Learn this technique once and use it to make dozens of unique mini-albums. With over 80 pages of inspiration from 10 different contributors there is an style for everyone and a theme for every occasion" 

What's included: 

• A self-paced workshop with Step-by-Step instructions for creating an accordion album from start to finish. 
• Additional inspiration with albums from 10 amazing contributors, each with a different perspective and unique style. 
• Tips & Tricks for using your stash to complete an entire album from several contributors. 
• A private facebook group for questions, community, and a place for participants to share their albums. 

 

 

So.. DO you think you might like to play along?  Here's what you need to know..

 

- You can submit ANY kind of project that you can use the sketch for: cards, layouts, PL filler cards 

- You can use the sketch and colour challenges together just make sure you link it up to each so you have a chance to win in both. 

- May Sketch Challenge runs until 11.59pm 24 May. (Don't forget we are in Australia)

- The winner of the prize will be randomly drawn

- We will also feature three of the favourite layouts and the selected layouts will be asked to guest design for the next colour challenge. 

You have to be in it to win it so link up your project on LPS .... up on the right please make sure you link to the correct challenge there is both a sketch and colour challenge to link up to (if you are linking to a blog please link to the actual post the layout is featured in not just the general address) and make sure you link back to Life.Paper.Scrapbook. 

 

Have fun creating and thanks for visiting...x

 

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oh!  and ps - I just wanted to share that today is my darling girl's 13th Birthday.  Happy Birthday Sweetheart!  We hope you have a magical day today..x

 

 

 

The Scrapbook Store | Hello Study...

Hi Friends!  Today I am sharing with you a layout created with my DT kit from The Scrapbook Store.  This month I get to play with the gorgeous My Mind's Eye - My Girl collection.

 

"Hello Study"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft (egg shell); pp - MME - My Girl; alpha - American Crafts (Amy Tan) thickers; other - October Afternoon sprinklers (token), MME felt stickers, MME decorative buttons, Bo Bunny jewels, homemade silk flower; tools - machine stitching, black pen (sharpie), foam tape.

The chevron patterned paper is just divine!!  I love the soft greys mixed in with the vibrant yellow tones.  Here I have cut small triangles from it, layered them together and then machine stitched them to the cardstock.  I've also distressed the triangles to create some texture  on my page. 

The felt stickers and decorative buttons were clustered together down the length of my page to help move the eye over the layout.  The "hello" speech bubble was mounted onto foam tape for the same reason.

This collection is fast becoming a favourite of mine and will suit all types of girly pages.  I can't wait to share some more projects with it.  *grin* Thanks so much for visiting..x

 

Bella Blvd | So Proud..

Hi.  I'm back again to let you know I have a layout featured over at the Bella BLVD blog today.  I'd really love it if you went for a little visit and left some love! *grin*

 

"So Proud"



products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella BLVD; Alpha - Bella BLVD ciao chips; other - Bella BLVD stickers, chipboard, designer tape, journaling stickers; Greatest View chevron badge; tools - typewriter, silhouette portrait.

Thank you so much..x

 

Scrapbooking Memories Blog Hop...

Hi Everyone and welcome to the Scrapbooking Memories Blog Hop!!

This will be one of the very last challenges as my term as a Scrapbooking Memories Master comes to an end.  It has been both a challenging and very, very rewarding year.  I can only hope that the new Masters will have the same amount of joy.

Anyway... Back to the blog hop!!  Each of the ten contributors in this hop, will post their projects over the course of the week and we will be keeping you guessing!  Make sure you pop back to the Scrapbooking Memories blog for handy hints and you can always have a guess while you’re at it!  Leave a comment here on this post, if you think you might know what the theme is!

Hopefully you have already visited Jasmine's blog earlier this morning and now I get to share a layout of mine...

"Wanderlust"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Echo Park (For the Record 2), October Afternoon; alpha - Echo Park (For the Record2) alpha sheet; other - Echo Park decorative brads & alpha sheet stickers, vellum, sequins, Bella BLVD designer tape (Orange Stripe), washi tape (grey), Tattered Angels glimmermist, Shimmerz mist, washi tape (yellow); tools - sewing machine, typewriter.

This layout was created using my DT Kit from The Scrapbook Store.  I just adore Echo Park and this collection is gorgeous!

My littlest boy loves to travel.  Even if it is just off to the shops to buy some milk!  So can you imagine his delight when the school bus driver let us travel with the kids for one short stop!  LOL!  The driver would of happily have taken us all the way to the school, but then I'm sure my little traveller wouldn't be so happy on the walk home!!  (..between 10 and 15 kms!) *grin*

And now after visiting my blog you have another clue as to what the blog hop theme is all about.  Have you guessed it yet?  Or is it still early days?  Remember to stay with us on the hop this week to discover more clues as you visit some friendly bloggers!  :)  Check in with the team over at the Scrapbooking Memories blog tomorrow morning to see where to journey to next. hint:  It's Sharmaine!! LOL!  You can find her blog here.

 

Happy hopping!  And thanks for visiting..x

ps - I was completely and utterly inspire to create this layout after seeing some beautiful creations by Maggie Holmes.  She is amazing and I thank her for sharing her beautiful work..x