Project Life - Week 8!

Today I'm showing you Week 8 for my "Schultz Family 2015" Project Life Album. I'm over a month behind in my PL at the moment so I took the opportunity this week to use cards I have bought and never used and leftovers of kits laying around on my craft desk.

Most of the cards used on these pages are from the Be Bright Becky Higgins Project Life kit.

Here is a close up of the LHS.

I love the quotes in this kit and the coordinating journal cards. They went perfectly with these photos of Jessica and her friend.

I love to add handwritten journalling where I can and I must use wood veneer :)

Here is a close up of the RHS.

I made up my own "Week in review" card using MS Word. I did buy some digi's from Paislee Press but when I went to use them they were only in portrait orientation not landscape (grr). I must admit that I wish more cards had a portrait version on one side and a landscape on the reverse. Most cards in packs seem to be portrait only. Does anyone else find that?? 

I was short on photos this week so I included some pics of my scrapbooking and art journalling - why not!!

This photo of Jessica's Owl creations is adorable - her teacher emailed it to me, isnt that nice!

I print all my photos on my Epson XP-600, and I've used a SMASH* pen for journalling.

 Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Wedding Cards - With Paper House Productions!

This week is "Wedding" week over at Paper House Productions and I'm celebrating with a collection of Wedding cards! 

I was attracted to the beautiful Sweet Love scrapbook paper. It has a gorgeous pale blue colour with a rustic woodgrain pattern through it. I also love the packs of 3D wedding stickers, specifically the Wedding 3D stickers and the Just Married 3D stickers . 

For this first card I have used my PC and printer to print on the front of the card. I used MS Word and played around with wording, fonts, position and sizing and printing out on scrap paper until I was happy with the digital design. Then I printed it out on my card. I've used a 14cm x 14cm card - this larger square size is perfect for special occasion cards.

I cut a number of strips of the Sweet Love scrapbook paper, used a border punch on one edge, inked each piece, and layered them down my card. I then added the large cake 3D sticker from the Just Married 3D stickers pack as well as some flowers, a doilie, pearl strip and charm from my stash.

I love how personal this card is!

For this next card I kept it clean and elegant with some Sweet Love scrapbook paper, a dress sticker from the Wedding 3D stickers pack and the Mr and Mrs sticker from the Just Married 3D stickers pack. I also used some flowers, wood veneer, a pearl strip and some lace from my stash.

I kept with the clean and elegant look again with this next card using some Sweet Love scrapbook paper, as well as Wedding Day and heart stickers from the Wedding 3D stickers pack. I also used some wood veneer, a pearl strip and some lace from my stash. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Get Messy Art Journal Blog Hop!

For the last 6 weeks I've joined in with the Get Messy Art Journal program - and am loving it! there are a number of journalling and art prompts each week and you can do as many or as few as you wish. 

We have decided to get together in groups and have a blog hop. I'm the first in my group so I hope you have time to look through my post then visit all the amazing work of the other lovely and talented participants!


Here are some of my favourite pages made over the last 6 weeks during the Get Messy "Season of Love". For more detailed information you can check through my previous posts.

I'm using a Purple Cutesy SMASH* folio as my journal - I just love the fun and quirky patterned papers already in these journals!!

Week 1:

I love using my watercolour paints and lots of stamps on my pages!

Week 2:

Week 3:

Week 4:

Week 5:

Week 6:

Next on the Hop list is Lauren with more fabulous inspiration! 

I hope you enjoy the hop and remember to leave us some comment love. 

Here is the hop list for if you get lost.

Karyn http://karynscraftingobsession.blogspot.com.au/  <<<<< You are Here
Lauren www.lauren-likes.com
Rebecca http://daintydora.co.uk/
Keshena http://prettypaperandcoffee.com
Kimberlee  http://scrapsandsass.blogspot.com
France http://bananafishstudio.com
Nina www.meinlebeninscraps.blogspot.de
TC Larson http://tclarson.com


Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Get Messy Art Journal - Week 4!

Today I have some pages for the Week 4 prompts in my Get Messy Art Journal.

On these pages I've again mainly used the Pink Fresh Studio January embellishment kit that I purchased from Craft Paper Scissors. There are some cute stencils in this kit as well as the other yummy goodies!

These pages were already very bright - they coordinated perfectly with Jessica's dress in the photo.

I printed out a verse about love and cut each line out and glued to my page. Then I added lots of black stamps and stencils.

More stamps and stencils on these pages as well as a fabric tag.

I've also used some stamps from a stamp set from Kellie Stamps. My journal is a purple Cutesy Style SMASH* folio.
 
I'm loving these "Get Messy" prompts.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Project Life - Week 6!

Today I'm showing you Week 6 for my "Schultz Family 2015" Project Life Album.

All the goodies used on these pages are from Scrappy Canary. In particular the February Pocket Life kit - Courageous and the February embellishment kit - Fierce.

Here is a close up of the LHS. The 3x4 cards are MME from the PL kit. The 6x4 cards were cut from a sheet of Simple Stories 'I Am" patterned paper from the February Scrapbook kit.

I embellished this 6x4 card with some feathers from the Embellishment kit (love these feathers!!) as well as other stickers from the PL kit. The number wood veneer was from a Scrappy Canary Christmas release. 

I've included handwritten journalling around elements on the cards - adds a personal touch but doesnt detract from other features of the card. I added some of the yummy gold stickers to another card. I attached a 3x4 Simple Stories card from the PL kit on to my 6x4 paper, then added a transparent overlay - love this effect. A flair and some word strip stickers from the Embellishment were great finishing touches.

Here is a close up of the RHS - the cards used here are mainly Simple Stories cards from the PL kit.

All that I added to this card was some extra stickers and a word strip.

I've handwritten journalling on more of the cards and printed on a journal card using my printer.

The Simple Stories photo stickers in the PL kit were a perfect addition to this photo!

I print all my photos on my Epson XP-600, and I've used a SMASH* pen for journalling. 

 When you are shopping at the Scrappy Canary online store remember to use the code "KARYN10" to get 10% off your purchases!!!  

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Get Messy Art Journal - Week 5!

Today I have some pages for the Week 5 prompts in my Get Messy Art Journal.

I took this first photo white I was working on my watercolor background.

On these pages I've mainly used the Pink Fresh Studio January embellishment kit that I purchased from Craft Paper Scissors. These stamps are adorable and I love the heart sequins.

On my pages I've listed the 5 languages of love and a gorgeous life quote from Dr Seuss as well as a special photo of my parents from my wedding.

Here are a few close-ups

 

I've also used some arrow stamps from a stamp set from Kellie Stamps. My journal is a purple Cutesy Style SMASH* folio.
 
I've had so much fun this week and am looking forward to more "Get Messy" prompts.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Get Messy Art Journal - Week 6!

I've been busy lately and not had much time for my art journal. But I made the time yesterday and did a few pages in about 2 hours. I've done a double page for each "get Messy" week - much more achievable. 

These pages are for the Week 6 prompts in my Get Messy Art Journal.

I've done some styling for this photo showing some of the goodies I used on my page. I've mainly used the Pink Fresh Studio January embellishment kit that I purchased from Craft Paper Scissors. I love everything about this kit. The stamps are so cute and they are very good quality and I love how easy the rub-on's are to use.

I love the pages in the SMASH* folios - so quirky! I could not possibly cover up these moustaches!!

This weeks prompts were all about romance and using a pink/red colour scheme. I've included a photo of my husband when he proposed to me - was so special!! 

More closeups! 

I've also used some arrow stamps from a stamp set from Kellie Stamps. My journal is a purple Cutesy Style SMASH* folio.
 
I've had so much fun this week and am looking forward to more "Get Messy" prompts.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Amazing - with Paper House Productions!

Today I have another project to share with you using the fabulous Paper House Productions products. 

I've made a scrapbook page using a paper pad and some  Snapshots embellishments.

The photos are of Rachael - isn't she beautiful!

I've used some Paris Snapshot stickers, Vintage Romance Snapshot stickers and the Blossom paper pad. 

After deciding on the basic layout of the page I made my own background using watercolors. I've used pinks, yellow, and a light blue in this background.

I've cut strips of paper to use on this layout and added a silver doilie as a mat behind my photo.

The Snapshots stickers are so pretty and I have lots of other plans to use them on my pages.

I added some wood veneer and sequins from my stash and i wrote part of my title using a label maker. 

I print all my photos on my Epson XP-600 and I've used a SMASH* pen for journalling. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Beautiful!

Todays share is a scrapbook page I had published in the Scrapbooking Memories magazine. It was in Vol 17 No 8 in the "Trend Spotting" section featuring Cursive Script. 

I've used a black and white photo of my daughters year 7 graduation along with teal and white embellishments on a black background.

Once I had decided on my photo placement I added some large white paint splats using a very wet sponge dauber.

I've made my title using coloured wire from D-lish Scraps. I like to write out my title on paper first then you can easily bend the wire following the shape of your writing.

I cut my photo to fit in the Prima resin frame (I love these frames!). Then I added lots of flowers, pvc doilie, journalling tab and sequins from D-lish Scraps.

Thanks for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

Project Life - Week 5!

Today I'm showing you Week 5 for my "Schultz Family 2015" Project Life Album.

All the goodies used on these pages are from Scrappy Canary. In particular the February Pocket Life kit - Courageous and the February embellishment kit - Fierce.

Here is a close up of the LHS. I've mainly used the Simple Stories cards from the PL kit here. They really stand alone and don't need additional embellishment.

This card already had the patterns in the bottom left corner. I just added a photo and a flair and the feathers from the embellishment kit. I love the Simple Stories photo stickers in the PL kit - perfect to add to your photos!

I printed on this journal card using my printer. I type into a MS Word doc and format to the necessary size. I then print it on to a sheet of paper and check it will fit into the available area on the card (hold the paper and card up to a bright light and you can see through). Make any changes and reprint if necessary. When I'm happy with the formatting I use a non-permanent roller adhesive (eg Dotto) to stick the journalling card directly on top of the words on the paper and run it through the printer again, voila!

Here is a close up of the RHS - the cards used here are all MME from the PL kit. I also purchased a MME On Trend paper pad with my Scrappy Canary order - I used some of these paper sheets to make 6x4 cards on this page.

I then added stickers from the PL kit and Embellishment kits. The gold foil stickers from the MME sticker pack in the PL kit are awesome!

I've used the photo stickers on most of my photos. And I love the word strip stickers from the Embellishment kit!

There are some transparent overlays in the PL kit. I've used one here over my photo and added a photo sticker too.

I print all my photos on my Epson XP-600, and I've used a SMASH* pen for journalling. 

 When you are shopping at the Scrappy Canary store remember to use the code "KARYN10" to get 10% off your purchases!!!  

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn