CSI Case file #250

The new challenge is up at CSI, which was quite fun to do. Here is the challenge:

Remember you don't have to use all of the clues to create a layout now for the challenge, you can just be inspired by the scene. I was inspired by the scene for my layout, and used a few of the clues as well. I had a little handmade house, that I thought would work well to replicate the house in the scene. My layout is about my daughters first day at kinder. Using a number of other handmade elements including a Charms Creations arrow and cute clouds, along with a handmade flair. The colours were fun and cheery to work with. 

1st day of kinder

Scrapping Clearly March challenge

I have just spent the weekend at a retreat, and managed to get some scrapping done. Another couple of attendees at the retreat were Kylie Tout and Kim Kendall from Scrapping Clearly. Anyway, they asked me if I was going to have a go at the Scrapping Clearly challenge for March, so I had time on my hands at the retreat and did just that. Here is the challenge:

So I had 2 photos that I could have used for this, when I looked at the quote, lol, I had a photo of me with drink in hand. However, I changed my mind and used the photo on my layout of myself and my daughter. I loved the quote, but I shortened it. I thought that was appropriate for this layout. 

My daughter changed her career a couple of years ago, committing to study, to gain her enrolled nurse diploma. She worked hard at it, and has since been a graduate nurse, and now continues on her journey. She is also planning soon to return to uni to complete her studies to become a registered nurse. 

I flipped the sketch, as it worked better for the photo. I used texture paste and stencil for the background, applied some spray ink. I also fussy cut some floral paper and added flowers and other embellishments that I had on hand at the retreat. 

I really am raising a strong girl, who is becoming as equally a strong woman. 2 nurses in the family makes for some punch, lol. 

Love

Kraft plus guest designer - March challenge

Kraft plus has a new challenge for March, that is being sponsored by Charms Creations. Being a creative team member for Charms Creations, I was kind of elected to be the guest designer this months for the challenge. Here is the challenge, a sketch, and to use fussy cutting:

It's a cute sketch, and although fussy cutting is not for everyone, I don't mind it. 

When I thought about fussy cutting, I thought about cutting flowers, and I had a piece of patterned paper in mind, something I would never use unless I cut it up, perfect. So with that in mind I did my cutting. I also die cut kraft paper with a trellis die. This I used to support my flowers, like they were growing on the trellis. I thought this photo of my husbands family would be perfect with the flowers and trellis. I added some die cuts and word stickers, flowers and to finish off I added a Charms Creations heavenly heart. 

I am quite pleased with the overall effect, I am sure the family will love it too. 

Love is all you need

Scrap the Boys March challenge

Hi I am back with another challenge for Scrap the Boys, with this awesome sketch.

I don't usually like a big themed piece on my layouts, but this time the star worked and was perfect for my layout. 

I had so much fun creating this layout of Hendrix, on his first birthday, really the photo helped me out with this layout. 

I added some ink to the background, and then cut out the star from this awesome paper that suited the photo so well. I added some die cuts, and stars and arrows as embellishments, and finished it off with a Charms Creations super star. 

Have fun with this sketch is all I can say. 

Ooh, what's this

Show Us Your Stuff March Challenge

Another month, another challenge. This time at Show Us Your Stuff, we have this moodboard to inspire:

How yummy are those cakes? I actually found this a challenge, as I wasn't sure if I should scrap about a cake, or a birthday, in the end I chose a birthday, so this is about Kieran's 21st. 

So I created a mixed media background, but because the photo was so busy, I didn't want to overwhelm it all. Keeping to the primary colours and black helped with this. I had a decoration from his party still in my stash so used that as my title. I added some washi tape, and die cuts. My handmade embellishments include foam arrow, emoji button and spotted fabric button from Burdy's embellies, who is sponsoring this months challenge. I have also included an arrow from Charms Creations.

21

Scrap the Girls March challenge

Well look at that, it's March - slow down 2018.
We are back at Scrap the Girls with an awesome moodboard for March:

Now don't let the feisty face put you off, remember there are other things to be inspired by. 

I didn't have an appropriate feisty female photo to use, so took a different take to this challenge. I used this photo of Addison driving her toy car, with that look of get out of my way on it. I loved the primary colours, and that's how I attacked this layout. 

So a bit of texture paste and Ken Oliver colour bursts to the background, then the cute papers and die cuts. I also finished the layout off with some wood veneers and a Charms Creations arrow. 

Just have fun with your layout, that's what I did. 

Look out here I come