Where The Treetops Glisten

I’ve had this video formulating in my head
It’s just something fun I’ve been messing about with
and wanted to share with you all

 

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Stars Don't Shine In Singular Places

Right now I am lovin’ stars
I had a play and created a cut file on my Silhouette Cameo 
and cut it out using the backing sheet of a 12x12 sheet of stickers, after I removed the stickers.

I deliberately left some spots blanks and some stars not removed but with the line around them cut
So I could have the outline of a star when I used the sheet as a mask

I the sprayed the mask with some white Mr Huey, from Studio Calico, and some yellow from dylusions
I then had a play…
I painted over some stars with some clear glue and then painted some more yellow over the top

love how this turned out
I added some more stars, wooden veneer ones from Studio Calico

I altered the Pink Paislee wooden letters with some Ingvild Bolme inks
added some resin flowers from D-lish Scraps and a badge/flair from the Greatest View 
and the pattern papers are from SODAlicious (I purchased them from Paper Stories)

and here is the page I created

see the photo?
It’s one of my favourite.
I just love the reflection in the puddle
I had a play and used the reflection part to create this

So much I could say about this photo, but that’s a whole other blog post and a whole other scrap page!

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It Sends My Future Into Clearer Dimensions

I’ve put together a little video for FabScraps 
Showing how I create a Textured and Layered background using some scraps and recycling an envelope 

Here is the page I created with the completed background

a close up of the texture and layers

Love the FabScraps buttons
Mixed in with a flair from Greatest View (Happy Birthday) and one from Sasha Farina (Say Cheese)

some doodling and some stamping (using Cocoa Daisy stamps)

and my journaling

Items used to create this page:
FabScraps papers: Organic Kitchen, Classic Black Stripe, Classic Black Lace and buttons.
X-Press It: double sided tape and foam tape.
Studio calico wood veneer shapes
Cocoa Daisy stamps
Mist: Dylusions and Maya Road
Flair: Greatest View and Sasha Farina
Chipboard alphas: American Crafts
Alpha stickers: Lily Bee Design
Ink: Tsukineko
Distress Ink and paint : Ranger
Photo corners: Scrapbook Adhesives

Other: Gesso, staples, machine stitching and tag

 

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Paint Some Red Up In The Sky

So many blog posts happening in my head.
So many things I want to share.
So bear with me as I share in dribs and drabs.
As I can…
This page was the result of a little playing
Trying something different
and guess what?!?
I ‘m going to share that with you!

The background was created using a “Chickenwire Reversed” stencil from The Crafter’s Workshop
I’ve used texture paste, on kraft cardstock, over a stencil, to create the hexagons.
Then painted some of the hexagons with different mist colours.
I loved how it turned out.
Thought it was awesome.
But then worried that if I continued to “do something” with the paper
that the awesome might not be so awesome any more.
So I took a breath and cut around the shape and used it as my background.

I love how it turned out.
I love the white.
I love the colour.
I love the kraft.

I love these My Minds Eye button.

and I really really do love the way this page turned out.
I’m really really  glad I stepped out of my comfort zone.
And I think my awesome is still awesome.
Do you need to step out of your comfort zone?
Do you have something awesome that could be even awesome-er if only you took a breath and jumped in?
What is holding you back?

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I Recommend Biting Off More Then You Can Chew

Today’s post is all about learning something
Are you ready to learn something??
Do you want to?
But to start with I have 2 things to show you
First
is this

and
Second
is this

but more on those later
The two are related
sort of
They are related because
they are both here

So the first thing I showed you…
this is the story that goes with it

and the second thing I showed you
did you see it?
here’s a little close up

more about that?
Back in June, while in Brisbane at the Scrapbook Expo,
the lovely Debbie and I were discussing the new Paper Tape that had just hit the scrappy market
I said how we could probably make our own, being the thrifty person that I am lol
Well, this week Debbie experimented with some craters tape and paper
She printed off some text and was generous enough to send me a sheet
and that’s it there, on my page.
Inspired I thought I would make some too
Here is mine

and here’s how I made mine

I used plain old everyday masking tape and a cut off piece of transparency
I put strips of tape on the transparency

and simply used Microsoft Word to print out lines of numbers

and dots

I also ran tape on the back and printed on that side too
I wondered if my printer would pick up the paper, given it was smaller than A4, but it did
I’ve found the tape comes off the transparency better than the paper
I’ve also found that the ink doesn’t dry very quickly on the tape and will smudge off the transparency
So to overcome this problem I used some paper towel and lifted off the excess ink
Still have to get the text to line up with the tape
and I’d like to print a pattern but I do like numbers
and I also have a few more ideas of things I could do using this technique

Products used:

Salsa 12x12 Indie Bloom Paper

White Lattice 12x12 Overlay

Heirloom 12x12 Memoir Paper

Black Sunrise Hello Sunshine Thickers

Amy Tangerine Garland Hi Friend Dimensional Stickers

P&C Paper Bag

InLinkz.com

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You Are Beautiful No Matter What They Say

There are some things I think that are important to say
and some things that I think are important to remember
and some thing that I think are important to scrap
this page is important

it was also fun to make

Crate pattern paper and a Crafter’s Workshop stencil always make me smile

lots of lettering and adding a cute Amy Tangerine camera make me smile

and this heart, that I made, makes me smile too
A while back I received a prize pack from the amazing Louise Nelson 
In the pack was a gorgeous tissue covered in music print and love hearts
I cut out one of them, glued it onto some corrugated cardboard
Stitched around the heart
Cut it out
Added some dimensional glue
and ran a black sharpie pen around the outside

happy that something important has been said/remembered/scrapped!

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Please Forgive This Platitude

My turn for a tutorial blog post at Cocoa Daisy
I created this page

using a technique to create this effect

you can read my post here
To create this page I used pieces from the “Siren’s Call” kit
I used some chipboard ‘leftovers', which I painted and doodled on

love using leftovers

but not as much as I love telling a story

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Seriously Delicious

Was the Lemon Delicious that Dave and Elizabeth made
Was one of the recipes in a book she brought home from school
I’m not a big lemon dessert fan but oh my this one was good!!
It was like a thick baked custard bottom (giggle) with a thin sponge top
Yummmmmmm



and speaking of that little chicky…
Elizabeth went to a birthday party this morning
this was her just before we got out of the car

Excited much??!!

While she was there the rest of us went to check out a new local market that has started up
and speaking of markets
I made this

about our Farmers Market we visited last month

Love this birdy from The Girls Paperie and just had to add some stitching :)

I made this layout from scraps and added these chipboard button milk caps, that have been sitting on my desk for forever!

and this pleated bit??
Is paper
and easy peasy to do
Put down a line of double sided tape, where you want it to go
Then, starting at one end, place a section of the paper, add a crease then a straight bit, then a pleat etc
The paper is easier to manage this way and you will be able to get a straight line
I like using a finger space between pleats :)

 

Boo to the end of the weekend
It wasn’t long enough!!!!

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