everyday moments - June Mood Board - Jot Magazine

 Hello there ☺  Hope you are well on this lovely Winters Day ☺
Today I'm sharing a page I've done using the Jot June Board as inspiration!
I love the colour hues and the idea of using doilies, stamps and the typewriter font.




 I had this page on my desk, half finished, so decided to use it for this challenge.

 The background paper is some lovely feather pattern paper by Glitz Design from their "77 collection".  I love the soft feel it brings to this page ☺
I've also used some bits by Teresa Collins - "family stories collection" - another favourite of mine.

 Some pops of mint colour with the flowers and twine.  I've also done my journalling on the manual typewriter.  And I've stamped the date too ☺

I always love to add mini pegs to bring in that 'banner style' design - another favourite of mine too ☺

Thanks for coming by today and thanks to Jot for this fun challenge
Creating with love and happiness ♥

White with 1 - May challenge

 Hello everyone - hope your week is going well ☺
Today, I'm popping in to share a page that I've created using the challenge at White with 1 - I always love their colour challenges - though gold was a little more challenging ........

 Here's what I've come up with:

 I had this great picture of my mum with her girls!!  From there I pulled out all the bits of gold I could find in my craft room stash, including some gold embossing powder and paint ☺
Here are a few close-up's:

A fun challenge and I love how this page turned out. 

Next week I will have a non-crafty share.  If you follow me on Instagram, you will know that I love to share my baking and cooking.  So stay tuned for some creative-ness from my kitchen ☺
Til then - creating with love and happiness ♥

Life Paper Scrapbook - November Colour Challenge

 Hello ☺  Happy Monday to you all.  Just wanted to quickly share my inspiration for the colour challenge at Life Paper Scrapbook.  This will be my last share for this lovely challenge blog - I've decided to step down from this one to allow a little more time for other things, including my family.  I'm hoping I can still play along from the 'other side' from time to time - I do love their challenges ☺
Anyway, here is the lovely colour palette:
 
 .... and here is my take on the challenge .......

  I've let some of the colours dominate and added pops of the other colours.  I love how it's turned out. I've used papers by American Crafts, Teresa Collins and Pink Paislee.  Here are some close-up's:

 Here is a cluster of embellishments - banner die-cuts, chipboard feather, flair badge,  crochet heart, some paper hearts and twine.

I've done a bit of texture paste in the background with a stencil.  Once dry, I've coloured over with water colour crayon, then added water to create the water colour look.  I've then gone over with my script stamp.
I have also added in my typewriter journal work.

I hope you like it and feel inspired to create using these colours.  Please check the blog for details and also more inspiration ☺

Our sponsor for this challenge is Big Picture Classes!

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Life Paper Scrapbook October Colour Challenge

 Hey everyone - a new challenge
is up at Life Paper Scrapbook.
It's a colour challenge and here is the colour palette - we have some soft, subtle colours this time, though my version is still on the bright side :)
Check out all the details on the
Life Paper Scrapbook blog and also see lots of inspiration from the design team.

Here is my take on the challenge:

 I've used assorted pattern papers from my stash - that's what I love about colour challenges - the opportunity to use up your 'bits' of paper that you have in your supplies ☺  I've also used a very recent photo from our 'road trip holiday' we just had with our family.  Here are some close-up's:

 

This challenge is sponsored by Freckled Fawn and they are giving away an October OH DEER ME kit to the winner!

About Freckled Fawn: Doe (AesaLina) and Deer (Richard Compton) founded Freckled Fawn in January 2012. Their small online boutique (FreckledFawn.com) has transformed into a company thatspecialises in manufacturing scrapbook embellishments and provides a monthly embellishment kit called OHDEERME. The monthly OHDEERME Embellishment Kit is an exciting new concept in the scrapbooking world. Each month, Freckled Fawn designs and manufactures a collection of coordinating embellishments. You will receive a tin filled with enough embellishments to inspire you as you create dozens of lovely projects! With the OHDEERME embellishments in hand, browsing your personal paper stash each month will become an exciting endeavour as you preserve your memories, fashion a card for just the right occasion, or add flair to a gift for a special person.

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We really hope to see you playing along this month - what a fantastic prize to win ☺

The LPS shop also has a new kit instore - you can view this kit here.  As a special offer, you can get 10% off all orders.  Come check it out ☺

Thanks so much for coming by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend ♥

Life Paper Scrapbook - September Colour Challenge

 Hello and happy Friday - hope you are all well and feeling crafty ☺  I have my DT inspiration for the colour challenge at Life Paper Scrapbook.  The colour inspiration has a summery feel about it and I really enjoyed putting these ones together to create a page.
Here is the colour palette:

 .... and here is my page ....

 I recently purchased the Project Life kit from Life Paper Scrapbook and have used some of the little bits on this page - you can check out the kit HERE.  I also bought some of the Freckled Fawn Cloud Wood Chips - they are just adorable.  As you can see I have a lot of white on my page with pops of the different colour - I really love how this one turned out.
Here are some close-up's:

 I had a little fun with some background textures.  Once my modelling paste was dry I used a stamp pad, paint brush and water to create the water colour feature you can see in the background.

I've used a Stampin'Up waterbased ink pad - by pressing the ink pad into the lid you create a pool of ink.  I've dipped a wet paint brush into this to create my palette of water colour and used this to paint onto the page.  I've done this with each colour.

The little wooden cloud chips from - aren't they just so cute.  The wooden frame comes in the kit from LPS.

Our sponsor for this challenge is....

We LOVE Big Picture Classes here at Life.Paper.Scrapbook (maybe its because we share a 3 letter acronym? All the cool kids have those). Stacy, Wendy, Ange and all of the BPC team are so great at finding, organising and developing amazing classes with the top teachers in the industry. From the ones you have faithfully followed for years to the fresh faces discovered by thought leaders like Stacy Julian, you know it will be a reliably great class at BPC, packed with ideas and information and available for you to return to anytime for life.

Starting from September we are partnering with Big Picture Classes as our monthly sponsor for our Colour Challenges. Every month we will tell you about one of the excellent classes they have available and one participant will get the chance to win a spot in the class.

This month you could win a place in Craft Happy

12 weeks of cheerful projects to celebrate the holidays (and life in general)

We also have a special for you to get $10 off the price! Use the code GRIN to get this special price and enter the challenge for your chance to win!

 You have to be in it to win it, so link up your project 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. 

I hope you feel inspired to give this challenge a go - please check out the Life Paper Scrapbook blog for more details and fabulous inspiration from the Design Team.
Thanks so much for coming by ♥

Life Paper Scrapbook - August Colour Challenge

Welcome to the August Colour Challenge for Life Paper Scrapbook!!
I love the colour palette - I'm all for orange at the moment.

 Here's my take on the challenge:

 I've used some pics of my teenage boy - he just turned 14 and is such a wonderful son!!  So I wanted to record what he is to me ♥
I love being able to wade through my stash and find colours to match up with the challenge ☺ I've made a banner style page and used some shipping tags which happen to match in nicely with the colour challenge - here are some close-up's:

 These little words are from MME.  I've added in the date with an alphabet stencil.

 I found this tag in my stash - all with the texture and paint - love it ♥  Some twine, a Prima bloom and some little flags all make up the banner.

The title letters are also from MME.  I love all the colours in this palette and have tried to balance them out evenly.

This color challenge is sponsored by American Crafts and they are providing a fabulous Amy Tangerine prize pack!!

 

Here are the details:

- You can submit ANY kind of project that you can use the colour challenge for: layouts, cards, PL, off the page projects 

- 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. 

- August Colour Challenge runs until 11.59pm 6 September. (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. 

 

Please check the Life Paper Scrapbook blog for more DT inspiration - they are all stunning.  Thanks so much for coming by ☺

Life Paper Scrapbook Colour challenge

 Hello - it's another Friday share - this past week has flown and school holidays are coming to an end, which is a bit sad because I love the relaxed feel of holidays!!
Today there is a colour challenge happening at Life Paper Scrapbook - aren't these colours just gorgeous - so happy and fun. ☺

 And here is my page:

 I love colour challenges for the fact that I get to go through my stash of papers and goodies and use all the little bits up ☺  So this page is a combination of assorted pattern papers, a collection of buttons and some stamping - I love how it's turned out ☺  Here are some close-up's:

 my journalling from my manual typewriter ☺  also a camera stamp from Give a Girl a ... - Picture Perfect.

 a little flair badge from APOCD - I'm loving flairs at the moment ☺

 some AC stickers for the title and my arrangement of buttons and little flowers.

I've added in a little bunting up the top to replicate the triangle designs in the Colour Challenge Picture.  And that texture is using the CW template - Mini Circle Grid

Please check the Life Paper Scrapbook blog for all the details and also more inspiration from the Design Team - there's lots of stunning work.  We hope you can play along ☺
Thanks for coming by ♥

White with 1 - May Challenge

 Hello - just popping in to share the May Challenge at White with 1 - sadly this is my last creation - I've been with this Design Team for 12 months and have totally enjoyed it - but it's time to move on and make way for new members ☺
 So the challenge for May is White + Black + Banners/Badges!!
And here's what I created:

 I'm a little 'crazy' about banners - so I went with that and used a new stamp set I just got from Give a Girl a ...... - this one is called "You are the Best" - I placed the little banners on a clear block so that I could get them nicely in a row ... and then stamped away ☺
The design of this page was totally random .... I kind of like how it turned out - just a little bit different ☺
Here are some close-up's:

 I've used papers from Glitz Design - Colour Me Happy collection - these little arrow prompts on the paper were perfect for my journalling.  I've also used a Pink Paislee chipboard arrow.

 The little boy stamp is also from Give a Girl a ....... As well as the banners, I've added in two badges from Greatest View - just to add in a pop of colour ☺

And another view of the banner which I've completed with twine and cute white pegs.

Please check out the White with 1 blog for all the details and inspiration on this fabulous challenge - a big thank you to Mel for having me - it's been wonderful ♥

The Studio Challenges - ......... and this is love

 Hello and happy Monday ☺  Another new week - I always love the start of the week - feeling refreshed after a relaxing weekend.
I'm sharing the new challenge over at The Studio Challenges today!!  I've set this challenge and decided to go with a colour challenge:
There are three main colours and you can use neutrals too ==  and if you want - be inspired by the yummy picture ☺ 


Here's what I've come up with :



this page is out for publication ☺


These precious moments were captured on camera by my sister at Aimee Claire Photography - the two girls in the photo's are my nieces ☺
I really wanted the colours to pop off the page and also compliment the photo's at the same time.  So I've used a white background, adding in some texture but also keeping that white.  I've gone through my stash to gather coloured cardstock and then added in flowers and embellishments to complete.   Here are some close up's:

 ... pretty flowers by Prima and also a Prima metal trinket with a brad to the center ...

 ... a cluster of flowers and typewriter journalling ... I've used a 12x12 stencil and added in texture to the background using texture magic ...
 

 ... little letters by Glitz Designs ...

 ... and another view of the stencil work - I love the effect of white on white ...

Please pop over to The Studio Challenge blog and check out all the details of this challenge as well as sponsors and inspiration from the Design Team.  We hope you can play along ☺
Thanks for coming by!!

sweet love

Hello - first day of the month which means lots of new challenges are up ☺  I'm sharing my page for White with 1 today - November has a fantastic challenge and I'm sure you will all love this one:

White & Green & Chevrons

Here's what I've created:

 I went with more of a 'mint green' - one of my favourite shades of green and chevrons are definitely one of my favourite trends at the moment ♥
I've used this sweet picture of my niece with her grandma - they have a special relationship - very loving and caring and I know Amber loves to spend lots of time with her ☺  So I hope she will love this page too!
Here are some close-up's:

... I've created the chevrons with my EK Sucess punch - photo corner and have layered them in rows across the page - I've also added in texture paste and misting to the background - have also been adding in sequins to my pages of late - love them and it's great using up little bits in my stash ☺
The title is from Basic Grey letters and I've stamped over with some brown ink and a stamp - the little words are also stamps from my Stampin'Up days ☺...

 ... more chevrons - the sticker words are by Heidi Swapp - Vintage Chic Buzz Words - this collection is beautiful...

... some string, muslin, flair button from Paper Stories, resin blossom and Prima flower ...

I hope you will find some time to enter this fantastic challenge - be sure to head over to the blog at White with 1 to view all the details and also be inspired by the creations of the Creative Team.  There is also a Creative Team call-out - if you would love to join an amazing team, why not apply - see the blog for details - you have till the 13th November to apply - all the best.
Thanks for coming by and happy crafting for November ☺