Show Us Your Stuff February 2018 challenge

Our new challenge at Show Us Your Stuff for February, is this awesome sketch:

I loved this sketch, and it was the cluster in the graphic with the leaves and flamingo, that helped me to choose a photo for this challenge. I created the background with texture paste, and lots of different colour mediums, including Ken Oliver colour bursts, and inks and other sprays. It got quite wet, lot. I also did a bit of stamping over that. 

I used Scrap FX chipboard circle with palm tree, perfect addition to go with the sunset photo, taken in Hawaii on our holiday in 2016. 

The handmade items include lots of bits and pieces from Rainbow Splendour, who is the sponsor this month. I have also added some paper and printed phrase from Kit the Habit. 

I am very pleased with the way this one turned out. 

Sunset

Show Us Your Stuff January 2018 challenge

Happy new year 2018. This is my fourth year on the Show Us Your Stuff team, this year should be a lot of fun too. So our new challenge for January is this celebratory styled moodboard:

Now we all have some form of celebration in our lives, whether it be current, or past. 

Last year I took part in the Scrapbooking Memories (remember them) Masters competition. Sadly, the competition did not eventuate, and there were many of us who entered. We came away feeling very disappointed. This layout that I am sharing for this challenge, was actually created for the Masters competition. It was a celebration of my husband and mine 28th wedding anniversary, which we celebrated on holiday in Hawaii. I decided that this layout would be a perfect layout to share for the SUYS challenge, even though I didn't create it especially for it. 

I used papers, stickers and die cuts from Cocoa Vanilla Studio One of them I hand painted with watercolours, to tie in with the dress I was wearing. The handmade items on my layout, are flairs from D-lish Scraps, Cuts 2 luv and a Charms Creations heavenly heart. 

I hope you find inspiration to create a layout for this challenge. 

Celebrate 28

Scrap Matrix guest DT layout for October challenge - watercolours and words - This moment captured

Hi everyone, I am sharing my first Scrap Matrix guest post. I am so pleased to have been chosen as a guest designer for Scrap Matrix , and have this layout to share with you, for the Watercolour and words challenge for October.

As I was searching the store for products, I came across the awesome Blue Fern Studio Wanderlust patterned papers, and knew this was where I wanted to start my layout for the Watercolour and Words challenge. I had a photo from my 2016 holiday in Hawaii just perfect for the layout, and these papers were so right for the photo. I tore the edges of the papers and layered 3 different sheets together to create the background.  I also stamped on the papers just a little, using the Blue Fern Studio departure stamp.

This Moment Captured

I chose some 13arts rainbow watercolour powders, for the watercolour component to the challenge. These products are new to me, and I have to say, are now a new favourite product, so will need to get a few more colours. I chose sky blue and brown, as they were going to match the papers nicely.

I purchased  a Blue Fern Studio chipboard title for my layout, which I firstly sprayed with gesso, then started to colour with the watercolour powders.

You only need a small amount of the powders, and the more water you add the lighter the colour. I had a couple of different puddles of colour tones that I used to colour my elements.

I purchased some dried roots, that were available in ecru, which I coloured with the watercolour powders, both by painting on and spraying (adding powder and water into mini mister) , and then tucked the roots in around the paper layers:

I stamped some flowers onto watercolour paper, using an archival ink. I then blended the powders adding more water or powder, as required to colour the flowers from light to darker.

I die cut the flowers, and placed these around my layout, surrounding my photo with them:

This challenge is also about words, so I purchased some 7 Dots Studio lost and found word stickers, and scattered these around the layout, including as part of the title.

My journaling was typed onto some cardstock, but I didn’t like the colour match, so I just added a little of the watercolour paper to the cardstock, to allow it to match the rest of the layout.

I had  a lot of fun with these gorgeous products. Make sure you take a look around the Scrap Matrix shop for some really cool products. Thanks to Vicki and the team for having me as guest designer.

I hope you have enjoyed my creative process. If you would like to see more of my work, take a look at my blog here.

Products used:

Blue Fern Studio Wanderlust patterned papers

Cardstock

13 Arts Studio rainbow colour watercolour powders

Ranger archival ink

Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms stamps

Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms die

Blue Fern Studio Departure stamp

7 Dots Studio Lost and Found stickers

7 Dots Studio Lost and Found elements

Blue Fern Studio chipboard title

UsARtQuest Prills

Prima Archivist flowers

Prima flowers - other

Dried roots – ecru

CSI case file #236 DT share

Time for the second challenge for August at CSI colour challenges, case file # 236.

How much fun is this challenge? Great for travel layouts, or boy, or girl as well if you wanted. 

I chose to scrap a photo of my husband, taken on our Hawaiian holiday from last year. We went on an open door helicopter flight over an active volcano. It was an exciting thing to do, but scary at the same time, well for me anyway, lol. So this is what I have documented about. 

The evidence I used is stripes, wet medium (texture paste), twine. triangles, buttons and ombre (coloured texture paste). 

I also added a Charms Creations arrow and terrific tab.

Adventure

More than Words August challenge

So I have been scrapping with my friend Alz over the weekend, and found some time to join in on the challenge at More than Words. I haven't done this challenge in a while, so it was fun to play.

I decided to use a photo from our trip to Hawaii last year. We hiked the extinct volcanic crater called Diamond Head, which is a main feature often seen in pictures of Waikiki. It was a good hike, and a great adventure, exploring a bit more of Hawaii. 

I created a mixed media background, using stencils with arrows, and stamps with arrows which I then heat embossed. I added a Charms Creations arrow and chipboard arrows as well, so think I covered the brief, especially with adding the word explore a couple of time. 

Thanks for the challenge, I really enjoyed playing. 

Explore

Kraft Plus May challenge

This month at Kraft Plus, the challenge is to think outside the square, or rectangle, lol - and use your photo in some other shape:

I had some ideas in my head for this challenge, but they didn't really come to fruition as well as I had hoped. I wanted to die cut my photos into my title using large alpha dies, but of course too big for the page. So thinking further outside the box so to speak, I cut the H out of the 4 x 4 inch die, and the rest out of smaller dies, to give me both the title of the page and also the photos in a different dynamic. I am still not sure if it worked or not, but I think you get the idea of what it's all meant to be about. 

I created the background with my gelli plate, added a lovely chipboard palm tree, and voila - Hawaii was born. This page will become the front page of my album.

Thanks for looking at my layout and for any comments you may leave. 

Hawaii

CSI challenge case file 225 guest DT layout

Popping in to share my layout that I have created for case file 225 at CSI challenges. Charms Creations is sponsoring for some of the challenges this month.
Here is the challenge:

On my layout, the evidence used was stripes, washi tape, triangles. wood veneer. I journalled about an adventure - a helicopter flight in an open door helicopter over a volcano and waterfalls in Hawaii - very much an adventure. The colours were fun to work with too. 

On my layout, I added Charms Creations DIY flag banner and map marker, they were pretty much perfect for the layout, but I did leave them plain, for the white component on the layout. 

Hoping you have a go at this challenge. 

Helicopter flight

Scrap The Girls March challenge

March already, and time for another challenge at Scrap The Girls, and it is all about selfies:

How fun is this challenge? Everyone takes selfies don't they? I took this photo whilst on holiday in Hawaii last year. 

I love a bit of mixed media, so did that to this background. A bit of texture paste, paint and stamping - my favourite mixed media combination. I raided my stash of flowers to find orange that would work, gee I dug out some old ones, lol. I combined that with some die cut leaves, and some Kaisercraft collectibles. 

I hope you take on the selfie challenge - don't be afraid to snap that pic and scrap yourself.

On Location in Hawaii

Stuck?!Sketches! February 1 DT layout

Hi everyone, this is my share for Stuck?!Sketches!  February 1 challenge. Here is the sketch:

I loved this sketch for the ability to add a few photos and tell a bit of a story. I chose some photos from our holiday in Hawaii last year. My husband was trying to take photos of me on the beach, the sun was very glarey, so it was hard to have a photo without squinting or covering my eyes. So these photos are quite candid really. 

I wanted a tropical feel to the layout, so used pink and yellow in my colours with the blue. I added a large chipboard flower, thanks to my old stash, which is in place of the star. I even added some old ricrac. It's a bit of fun to see what is in the old stash and use some of it. 

I have added Charms Creations heavenly heart and some Funky Flairs Studio flairs. 

The sun in my eyes

Hope you join us for the challenge.

Funky Flairs creative team share January

Back again with the second of my creative team shares for January at Funky Flairs Studio.
This one is using a photo from my holiday in Hawaii last July. Of course there are lots of obligatory beach photos, and this photo is the first day we were in Waikiki.

Aloha

I had a lot of fun doing mixed media on this layout, stamping, gesso, texture paste with stencils, stamping - lots of layers - my favourite way to do mixed media. 

I used the awesome flairs from the November/December 2015 release - To the beach collection. They say it all really. 

Happy scrapping. 

A2Z Scraplets November challenge

I didn't know about the challenges at A2Z Scraplets, until it came up in my Facebook news feed recently. The November challenge particularly appealed to me. Create your layout incorporating the paper souvenirs you collected on your last trip or holiday. Make sure you use
at least one chipboard piece (please let us know if it is an A2Z Scraplets piece). Please include the technique used for decorating your chipboard.

Having recently been to Hawaii for a holiday, I thought this was a perfect opportunity to scrap a photo from this trip. I searched through my memorabilia, and found the tickets from our visit to Pearl Harbour. I placed an order with A2Z Scraplets, after checking out the chipboard, and found the perfect word title for my layout. 

I used patterned paper, stickers, brads, and a pocket from a Teresa Collins collection, which I feel were perfect for the layout. I added some texture paste to the background and sprayed it with glimmermist. I painted my chipboard title with glimmermist. 

I also added a Charms Creations map marker, which I sprayed with glimmermist. There is also a flair from Funky Flairs Studio, and a wood veneer piece from Rainbow Splendour. 

I plan to do a Project Life page to accompany this page. 

Thanks for looking at my layout, and for any comments you may leave. 

Pearl Harbour

D-lish Scraps DT August layout - Cray cray ... lol

I'm back with my last August share. This layout was inspired by a challenge in The Scrap Suite, a challenge set by Michelle Stokes. Here is the challenge:

I used a couple of photos that I took of myself on my recent holiday in Hawaii. 

I actually enjoyed doing this layout, and not taking myself so seriously. I had the perfect patterned paper to add to my layout too. 

So on this layout, I have used wax blossoms, hydrangea petals, sequin bow, enamel dots, and paper leaves. I also added a wood veneer frame over the photo. 

The title cluster features a wild rose, and wordfetti. 

The last cluster features a flair button. 

Cray cray...lol