Scrapping Outback March challenge

For the March challenge at Scrapping Outback, the challenge is to be inspired by the colours in this image, as well as white background, and chipboard.

I chose to go with this one of niece Natalie and her baby. I think the colours in the image, have worked well for this photo. 

I stenciled the white cardstock using 2 different colours of texture paste, created by adding gelatos. I actually wanted the pink area to be purple, but oh well, it still works. 

I have used some chipboard hearts, unsure what brand they are - ??? vintage Scrap FX ??? I threw away the packaging a long time ago, they have been in my stash for ages. 

Yes, I have gone backwards in with the patterned paper I used as well, ancient Kaisercraft, but I cut it up, layered it and cut out the word love from the circle that it was printed in. I am trying to give new life to some of my old stash - there's nothing wrong with any of it, it's just old. I even used some really old paper flowers, lol. 

Do What Makes You Happy

Scrapping Outback February challenge

For Febuary's challenge at Scrapping Outback, the challenge is to be inspired by this image:

Very bright, very fun and very summer is what this speaks to me. So I chose this photo of my nephews and my mother, having a bit of a water balloon fight - after all, summer is all about water  - right? 

I used on my layout some chipboard from 2 crafty - the film slide, and the cool words - which I altered with ink. 

I decided to keep this layout clean, I really wanted the bright and fun colours to shine on this layout. 

Loved the challenge Scrapping Outback, thankyou. 

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

Summer

Scrapping Outback January challenge

This month at Scrapping Outback, the challenge is to be inspired by this image:

I found this a challenge. I really struggle to scrap with such neutral colours, even though the silver is there as an extra touch of elegance. I was also missing my mojo when I scrapped this layout. 

I started with a white patterned paper, to which I stamped and stencilled on. I chose some black patterned papers, don't actually have many in my stash, as they are a challenge to me. 

I had the Dusty Attic chipboard chandelier piece, to which I added kindyglitz. 

I also added some Scrap FX chipboard feathers and 2 Crafty butterflies, which I left natural. 

I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about this layout. Thanks for looking at my layout, and for any comments you may leave

Friends

Scrapping Outback October challenge - Ball fun

The challenge at Scrapping Outback this month, is to be inspired by this image:

Lovely rainbow colours, and lovely for a child's layout. So I chose this photo of a girlfriends grandson - Tyler. His cheeky face needed something equally as cheeky for the layout. 

I added some areas of colour using gelatos, then splodged (is that even a word - lol) onto the page, using a cup, to give the rings. I sperad some Bo Bunny glitter paste over this, and then finished off with the stitched stamp. I stitched the white cardstock onto a blue cardstock to stabilise it. 

I have done very simple embellishing, as I wanted the background to be the hero on this layout. My chipboard pieces are from a 2crafty set of rings, I coloured these with Prima Colour Blooms. I added a Charms Creations arrow to the page as well as some buttons, and a journaling tag from D-lish Scraps.

I am so happy with the way this layout turned out. 

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave. 

Ball Fun

Scrapping Outback September challenge

This month at Scrapping Outback, the challenge is to use this image as inspiration, along with white, and of course chipboard:

I love using orange in my layouts, it's my new favourite colour, so vibrant and fun, so then teamed with this green, it needed to be really fun. 

So that's the direction I took with this layout. I scrapped photos from my 50th birthday from last year. I had this one of my outfit -60's inspired - coz it was 1960's themed party. My party was a whole night of fun, with everyone dressing up. My outfit had the orange and lime green in it, so these photos were perfect. 

I had this chipboard from Imaginarium designs, which worked so well for my layout. I embossed both pieces with embossing powder - the dress I stamped first then embossed. 

I love the way this turned out, so bright.

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

It's a girl thing

Scrapping Outback August challenge

This month at Scrapping Outback, the challenge is to be inspired by this image:

I was instantly drawn to the colours in this image, so vibrant, just lovely. I wish I had a cocktail photo that would have suited, lol. I didn't so, I settled for this photo of my adorable nephew Ethan. 

I stencilled with a Heidi Swapp template, which originally was done with yellow, but didn't work for the challenge that I created that for, so waste not want not, I went back over it with the blue, so a little bit of the yellow is peeping through. I stamped and dripped paint onto the background, then stitched the project life cards onto it, over the top of some cotton thread.

The chipboard piece was a piece I had from A2Z scraplets. It originally had the word BOY in the centre of the circle, but I didn't particularly like that, so cut that out, tucked the circle under the photo and then layed the word over the top. I coloured the chipboard with Zig wink of Stella brush, and highlighted the printed words on the circle in black. Ive embellished simply with a Charms Creations heart, a wooden bead and a button flair.

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

Cute Boy

Archiscraps Jully challenge

So this is a new challenge site that I found after seeing a link for it from another blog that I follow - Scrapping Outback - who are sponsors for the July challenge. The challenge at Archiscraps is to scrap our pets. I don't do a lot of pet layouts, but did have a cute photo of our cat Tess, that I wanted to scrap, so this was the perfect challenge.
I started by spreading gesso over Kraft cardstock, then spread a variety of paints over the gesso. I added some texture paste through stencils, and some stamping, then some mica flakes to create this background. I matted the photo over a doily, project life cards, and a variety of patterned papers. Then I added transparency over the photo. I embellished simply with a D-lish Scraps flair, some recycled Making Memories ribbon slides that had the slide part removed and they just became flowers. I also had this wood veneer cat from Corbett Creations that topped it all off.
I am so happy with the result of this layout.
Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave.

Tess

Scrapping Outback July challenge

Well the challenge this month at Scrapping Outback, is making me think of the tropics, lol, wishing I was there, instead of freezing cold Melbourne. This is the image for the White with a twist challenge:

I had this photo of my sister in law and her husband, and Rose's dress was just the perfect match for this challenge. 

I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and some soft pastels that I rubbed over the stencil. I then spattered some ink in pink and orange around the page. I chose 3 chipboard pieces from Scrap FX (the heart), 2Crafty (the love circle) and Remember When Scrapbooking (the frangipani piece). I added embossing powders to all 3 pieces. I then added a selection of flowers from D-lish Scraps and some very vintage Charms Creations paper flowers. 

I like this overall effect, mind you the embossing of those really fine chipboard pieces was really tricky. 

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

Love

Scrapping Outback June "White with a twist" Challenge

The June "White with a twist" challenge at Scrapping Outback is to use the following image as inspiration:

It's a pretty awesome image, makes me want a mint thick shake with chocolate, yum.

Anyway, I chose a photo taken in Singapore last year, as it had a lot of greenery in it. I don't usually like working with green, but this one captured my imagination, and I had a lot of fun playing. I guess the overall design is ok, I don't think it is what I first envisaged. 

I started with a Kaisercraft patterned paper to which I sprayed with Lindy's stamp gang, then stencilled using a Scrap FX stencil and texture paste, to create a tropical leafy feel. I rubbed some metallic lustre over this. My chipboard pieces are from Buzz and Bloom and I added Tim Holtz distress embossing powder to this. Under the photo is a range of scrap papers and some torn cardboard. I then added the whole layout to a piece of chipboard to frame it. 

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

Chillaxin

Scrapping Outback May challenge

For the May challenge at Scrapping Outback, the white with a twist challenge, with inclusion of chipboard, is to be inspired by this image:

I love this colour combo, it is so fresh, and I have used it before in my scrapping. 

I chose this photo of myself and my friend Vicki, who came to Melbourne for a visit. We visited this quirky and quaint cafe for morning tea, for their specialty - scones - each scone is different, and has a name, such as Mabel, Mary, Hazel - very cute. The cafe is decorated with quaint retro decorations, so out of the 50's. So we had our scones and tea/coffee, and then wondered around the cafe, which had a pink caravan out the back, where one could partake of scones, chooks and an old outhouse - useable. Out the front was a bike, and a photo booth - so PHOTO OPPORTUNITY, lol. It was an enjoyable day. 

Anyway, I digress. for my layout, I stencilled with a TCW stencil and texture paste, then spread the aqua colour using Radiant Rain dauber, added a few flicks of red dylusions and green glimmer mist. A touch of stamping with Stampin up doily stamps, some cotton thread, and my decorations. The chipboard pieces are RW laser cuts, they've been in my stash for a while, but I really think they were meant for this layout, lol. I coloured them with wink of Stella. The papers and die cuts are Crate paper. I added a few small beads around as well. 

I love the quirkiness to this layout, as much as I loved the quirky cafe. Will be taking more visitors there for some scones and tea.

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

Scones and Tea @ Jam and Cream

Scrapping Outback March Challenge

This month at Scrapping Outback, the challenge is to be inspired by the following image:

Having been on a recent scrapping retreat in South Australia, I packed up lots of kits, and once again I decided to give the Scrapping Outback challenge a go. These colours were perfect for a boy layout, so that's what I did, and used a photo of my nephew Lachlan, now aged 10, he is just getting too grown up. 

I gave this one a little change up on how I would normally lay down my papers and used strips of paper, and added some washi tape, and rug gripper for texture. I used a new stencil from Kaszazz for the background work and a Prima stamp, plus splatters of ink. The embellishment is leather die cut using a Tim Holtz die. My chipboard piece is the blue bracket. Love how this turned out, a bit more mature now he's getting bigger. 

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

Growing Up

Scrapping Outback February Challenge

For February the challenge at Scrapping Outback is to be inspired by the image as below:

I had the perfect photos to choose for this challenge, from a very recent hot air balloon ride I did over the Yarra Valley with my daughter (a 50th birthday present). It was an enjoyable experience, except for the 3am wake up. The morning was otherwise glorious, and the sunrise did not disappoint, nor did the balloon ride, quite exhilarating. 

For my layout, I was inspired by the colours, and I chose to create my background using string to apply the colour, I was trying to capture the feeling of sunrise, it didn't quite work on paper the same as it did in my head, but I'm quite happy with the effect regardless. 

My chipboard pieces are a balloon die cut from JT's later cuts, which I coloured using Zig wink of stella brush, and another 2 that I stamped onto chipboard using a My favourite things stamp. 

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

Sunrise

Scrapping Outback January Challenge

I am a newbie to the Scrapping Outback challenges, but the January challenge, using the image below  as inspiration, looked like a lot of fun, so I gave it a go:

Even though a photo sipping a cocktail would have suited this image nicely, I chose a photo of  Charlie, a friends daughter munching on watermelon - what else does one do in summer?

The colours of this image are what inspired me to create this layout, I really loved the green and pink, which I have replicated in my layout. I used some shaved ice, a really fun product, which I have discovered recently, this replicates the ice in the glass. 

I have used a Charms Creations (one of my other fave products at the moment)  handmade heart on the layout, the colours worked in perfectly. 

I feel my layout has met the requirements of this challenge, I had fun with it anyway.

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

Yum