Never Lose Your Sparkle!

As we were putting up our Christmas tree this year I took some photos of the girls. They are not always cooperative when I get my camera out and often like to do their own thing while I try and pose them - this photo is so typical of my eldest, isn't she gorgeous though!

I've mainly used the December '13 full tart kit from Lime Tart for this layout. I started by using a star mask and some white dylusions ink spray on a kraft cardstock background. I also added some splatters of the white across the page.

Then I clustered a number of layers of the patterned papers, and one of the red tags, under my photo. I used some star punches and a scallop border punch to cut some shapes that I added across the page. I also added some of the sticker labels and alphas. The resin flowers and enamel dots provide additional colour and dimension to the layout.

I also added some twine, stamped words, and clear label writer words from my stash. 

In addition to the Dec'13 Full Tart kit from the Lime Tart store I've used Stampin' Up! kraft cardstock, star and scallop edge punches; D-lish Scraps Motex tape writer and clear tape; Kellie Stamps "I love this girl" from the Best Friends stamp set; and red and brown twine from my stash. 

This scrapbook page has been published in the Scrapbooking Memories magazine. It was in Vol 17 No 6 in the "Christmas" gallery.

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx

12 Days of Craftmas!

Would you love to see some crafty Christmas inspiration?? 
Absolutely!!
Would you like a chance to win some fun prizes??
Of course you would!! 
Well, we would love you to join us in our "12 Days of Craftmas"

It started today with Lizzie so head over to this gorgeous girl's blog and check out her Christmas banner.

Here Is a list of the other blogs on the hop so be sure to check them over the next 12 days!!

Day 1: http://www.ohsnaplizzie.com
Day 2: http://momscraftycloset.blogspot.com/
Day 3: http://www.atstudiod.blogspot.com/
Day 4: http://ladyguineveresinkyfaeries.blogspot.com/
Day 5: http://shemainesmith.blogspot.com/
Day 6: http://kelliewinnell.typepad.com/
Day 7: http://karynscraftingobsession.blogspot.com.au/
Day 8: http://insidethecraftersstudio.com/
Day 9: http://normajean8105.blogspot.com
Day 10: www.blog.iheartpapers.com
Day 11: http://www.theoddgirl.com/
Day 12: http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Riding on Nimble!

I just love visiting the Magic Cave in Adelaide. It is still exactly as I remember it as a child. My favourite things there are the 2 horses, Nipper and Nimble, and the funny mirrors. I always would dream of being the lucky girl who could ride Nimble in the Christmas pageant!! Jessica loved having a ride on Nimble too!

I started this page by splattering red and green Dylusions inks across a white page. Then I trimmed this page and matted it on a piece of MME Mistletoe Magic paper. 

I then matted my photo on to some more of the MME paper and layered it with a gold paper doilie, a shipping tag,  a small velum bag, and a Christmas Journal-it, from D-Lish Scraps.

I used my Motex tape writer and some green tape to write the title along with some Studio Calico Alphas. 

I added some velum die cuts from Pink Paislee Snow Villiage collection; and used some stamps from Kellie Stamps - "favourite" and "moment" from the Christmas Tradition stamp set.

Lastly I added some more D-lish Scraps embellishments, specifically Freckled Fawn dew drops arrows, Freckled Fawn wood chips arrow and heart, bitty blooms, cotton twine, green canvas pick 'n' place bow, white daisy, green polkadot heart button, green polkadot button,  and cream Forget me nots.

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx 

Visiting Great Grandma!

Life in Details is a challenge blog for people that live SMASH*ing or pocket page scrapbooking (eg Project Life). The December challenge is "Anything Goes"!

These SMASH* pages capture photos from a recent visit to my Grandma, my girls Great Grandma. It was great for them to spend time with her - we should do it more often. We all enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles, having cups of tea and eating!! We also took the opportunity to visit the nearby beach on the way home - brrrr it was cold and windy!

On the LH page I've layered a photo over a chevron bag then embellished with some paper flowers, resin flowers, a crochet doilie and some enamel dots. I've added some twine and washi to my tag. I've used a wood veneer arrow and some arrow washi from Freckled Fawn. I've added a flair, some SN@P word stickers and some Silhouette diecuts.  Lastly I've used a Kellie Stamps "Out and About" stamp from the I made this stamp set.  

On the RH page I've added similar products (my favourites!) as well as some paper doilies!

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

The Magic Cave!

The latest December '13 full tart kit from Lime Tart is packed with Christmas scrapbooking yummyness! It is so much fun re-living special Christmas moments and traditions when you scrapbook. I have spent the last 3 weeks reorganising my craft space in a major way and haven't had an opportunity to craft, so I really enjoyed crafting with this gorgeous kit! 

The papers in the kit are MME Mistletoe Magic. For this page I chose the "letter look" paper which has a Santa postmark and Christmas Wishes sentiment already on the page. I then sprayed some inks on the background. I've just started using the Dylusions ink sprays and love the intense colour they give! 

I then layered a heap of the papers under my photo along with a paper doilie that I also sprayed with Dylusions ink, and a red tag that is in the kit. I cut a label from one of the cards in the SN@P December Documented pack (also in the kit) and attached it to the left of the photo.

The embellishments in the kit include some gorgeous green ribbon that has wired edges so you can shape it, some enamel dots, some Studio Calico alphas and stickers, some candy cane brads and some resin flowers. I've added these on my layout for interest and to add texture and dimension.

I'm entering this in the MME December Challenge "Dear Santa".

In addition to the Dec'13 Full Tart kit from the Lime Tart store I've used D-lish Scraps Motex tape writer and clear tape; Kellie Stamps "visiting santa" (discontinued), "Christmas" and "Tradition" from the Christmas Tradition stamp set; and gold twine from my stash. 

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx

Fashion Diva!

As well as all the lovely bright colours found in the gorgeous October '13 Half Tart kit from Lime Tart there were some more subtle pieces of cardstock. The one used as the background for this page is one of my absolute favourites at the moment - it coordinates with the colours of  many of my eldest daughters clothes too! 

From the kit I've used the patterned paper, a glassine bag, twine, and thickers. 
I've also used a wooden flower flourish from the September 13' Gourmet Tart that I have sprayed with white mist. Wooden embellishments are perfect for spraying to suit the colour scheme of your layout!

I had some white doilies that I altered to suit the colour scheme of my page by spraying with Colorshine.

In addition to the Oct'13 Half Tart kit and September 13' Gourmet Tart  from the Lime Tart store I've used D-lish Scraps bitty blooms & cosmos daisies; Kellie Stamps "you make me smile" from the Just for you stamp set, "perfect photo", "cheese", "smile", "Insta moment" and "picture perfect" from the Picture Perfect set; Studio Calico wood veneer bird; Freckled Fawn wood veneer arrows; Pebbles roller date stamp; Simple Stories Sn@p word stickers; and a tag, cupcake paperclip, crochet doilies & flair from my stash. 

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx

Christmas Traditions!

We have a number of Christmas traditions in our family. One of them is that we put "Santa sacks" under the Christmas tree on Christmas eve. There is one for each member of our family (mum and dad too!!) and one of my daughters will make name tags so there will be no confusion lol! Then first thing on Christmas morning we all go down together to look in them. This photo was taken Christmas morning 2012 and there was a very happy and excited girl looking in her sack!

The new "Christmas Tradition" stamp set from Kellie Stamps  was perfect for this page (and will be perfect for all my Christmas SMASH*ing to come). I've used Christmas Time is beaut, Oh Christmas tree, Joy, Favourite, moment, Christmas, and Tradition. I really love that you can mix and match the words "Favourite" or Christmas" with other words such as "moment", "tradition", "traditions", "party", "memories", "concert", or "holiday"!

I have used more patterned paper on this page than I typically do. I have so much in my stash and I've decided to try and use it! I have also added some little crochet doilies that I've sprayed to match the colours of the page. I find that I'm really liking buying mainly white embellishments and spraying them to suit!

I also love using tags on my pages, but usually they are hidden behind photos. This time I've decorated it to feature on the page.

I've also include D-lish Scraps bitty blooms & resin mini daisies; Simple Stories Sn@p stickers; Stampin' Up! brown cardstock and patterned papers; SMASH* labelmaker; Studio Calico wood veneer trees; Basic Grey alphas; and twine, crochet doilie, stocking button, tag, flair, & sequins from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Birthday Wishes Card!

Today I have a card to share with you! I do occasionally make cards, mainly to sell and usually simple designs.

I've layered some patterned paper, and added a paper doilie under my Copic coloured image (isnt she adorable!). I've then added a sentiment and clustered some yummy D-Lish Scraps embellishments.

The D-lish Scraps embellishments I've used here include a crochet doilie, Freckled Fawn wood chips hearts, green cabachon resin flower, silver rhinestone daisies, white paper doilie, & cotton twine. 

Other products I've used include Stampin' Up! confetti white cardstock; Amy Tangerine Yes Please papers. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Dessert Anyone?

My Scrap page today includes a photo of me. I'm always scrapping photos of my girls but rarely of myself - I must do more of it! The photo shows me enjoying a wonderful chocolate waffle dessert at one of our favourite dessert cafe's called "Cocolat" yummm!! 

I started with a white background that I sprayed in places with pink and yellow Colorshine. I then added some splatters of yellow and pink Colorshine. Once this had dried I added a paper doilie, chevron bag and layers of paper underneath my photo. I then added a strip of washi along the top of my page. Lastly I clustered lots of yummy D-Lish Scraps embellishments around the photo and added a title. 

I've used a heap of the gorgeous D-lish Scraps embellishments on this page, specifically crochet flowers, Freckled Fawn dew drops , Freckled Fawn wood chips hearts, freckled fawn paperclips - silver, shipping tags,  bitty blooms, pink canvas pick 'n' place bow, white daisy, pink heart button, white cabachon resin flower, and white heart paper doilie.

Other products I've used include Stampin' Up! white cardstock & label punch; Dear Lizzie Lucky Charm papers & flair; Simple Stories Sn@p alphas and stickers; Heidi Swapp colorshine yellow and pink; and a chevron bag from my stash. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Cheep, Cheep!

Today I have another Scrapbook page made using the yummy Neon POP! Just add paper kit from D-Lish Scraps? I just love it! Aren't the colours just amazing!!

This photo is of my baby girl holding a baby chick at the Adelaide show - adorable!!

I started with a white background that I sprayed in places with blue, yellow, pink and black colorshine. Once this had dried I layered papers underneath the photo and added some paper strips in the top right corner of the page. I added washi along the bottom pf the page and above the photo. Lastly I clustered embellishments around the photo and in the top corner, twisted some twine across the page and sprinked sequins randomly across the page and stuck them down. 

Although I mainly used the Neon POP! kit on this page I also added some D-lish Scraps bitty blooms & cotton twine.

Other products I've used include Stampin' Up! white cardstock; Amy Tangerine Sketchbook papers; Heidi Swapp colorshine black, blue, yellow & pink; Simple Stories Sn@p alphas and word stickers; MME cut & paste label stickers. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Strike A Pose!

Have you seen the fun Just add paper kits from D-Lish Scraps? I just love them! They are only $10 and have lots of fun goodies for your papercrafting. On this Scrap page I have used the Neon POP! kit. The colours are just amazing!!

My baby girl is a real poser. I go to take one photo of her and it turns into at least 10 with her trying different poses lol!

I started with a black background that I sprayed in places with silver colorshine. I then added some splatters of silver and pink colorshine. Once this had dried I added strips of paper underneath my photos and some paper strips and washi in the top left corner of the page. Lastly I clustered embellishments around the photos and sprinked sequins randomly across the page and stuck them down. 

In addition to the Neon POP! kit I've used more D-lish Scraps embellishments on this page, specifically pink cherry blossom, pink flower stamens , white azalea, Motex fluoro yellow, freckled fawn wood chips hearts and arrows, freckled fawn paperclips - silver, shipping tags, & cotton twine.

Other products I've used include Stampin' Up! black cardstock; Amy Tangerine Sketchbook papers; Simple Stories Sn@p alphas; Studio Calico wood veneer bird; Heidi Swapp colorshine silver and pink; Prima wood veneer house; and a chevron bag from my stash. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

School Sports Day!

The school sports day was very special for us this year. Rachael is in her last year (Year 7) at Primary school and Jessica is in her first year (Reception). Both girls really loved the day and tried their hardest. Jessica is a great sprinter and loved the sack race. Rachael loves high jump and shotput. Rachael is also the vice-house captain and loved her leadership role in the day. We were so proud of them both. The competitor ribbon was Jessica's from the day.

I've used heaps of the new "School is out" stamp set from Kellie Stamps ("Sports day", "year:", "7", "prep", and the girl image). Remember to use the code KELLIESTAMPS for 15% off your order when you spend over $10.

I've used my 365 SMASH* folio and Dear Lizzy stickers, papers, flair & alphas; Amy Tangerine dog paperclip; Studio Calico wood veneers;  Stampin' Up! Dahlia adornments; and a bag, tag, buttons & twine from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Cool Cat!

My page for today is all about the awesome circle mask and the gorgeous products available in the October '13 Half Tart kit, all from Lime Tart. I just love this mask and I wanted it to feature on this page. 

On this page I've used the Studio Calico circle graph mask (available from Lime tart) with modelling paste, then I've splattered white paint across the page. From the kit I've used the patterned paper cut into strips, twine, bicycle paperclip, some label stickers, Thickers and Ice accents.

In addition to the Oct'13 Half Tart kit and mask from the Lime Tart store I've used Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake cardstock; Studio Calico wood veneer cats & white mist; Freckled Fawn wood veneer polaroids; Pebbles roller date stamp; and sequins & flair from my stash. 

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx

Life in Details November Challenge!

The November challenge at the Life in Details Challenge blog is to use some fun printables. Head on over to the blog (here) where you can find out how to download them :) There is also heaps of amazing inspiration and some fun prizes to be won!!

My youngest daughter just adores her Teddy (she calls him Garry lol). Every morning she has a difficult time saying goodbye to him when she has to go to school. She loves to dress up and so does teddy of course. The printables worked perfectly with these photos and I used nearly all of them on my pages.

I've also used some of the fun stamps from Kellie Stamps: "You and me", "You me us", "lazy night", and the house image from the My Home stamp set.

The pages are in my Red SMASH* folio and I've also used some October Afternoon alphas; Prima wood veneer house; Freckled Fawn wood veneer heart & arrows; Pebbles roller date stamp; Basic Grey alphas; Amy Tangerine Yes Please papers; and a paper doilie from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!
Crafty Hugs xx

Smile!

My current scrapbooking pages have been all about using Kraft cardstock for the background and using masks and modelling paste. I love the natural look of the kraft and I love the texture you get when using modelling paste with a mask. 

Lime Tart have a range of masks available here and I wanted to try them all!! This month I've used the gorgeous October '13 Half Tart kit from Lime Tart - the colours are bright and fun. 

The photo on this page is of my eldest daughter and I on a family day out - she loves to take selfies on my camera so I jumped in on this one. 

On this page I've used the Ronda Palazzari Well Rounded mask available from Lime tart. From the kit I've used strips of patterned paper, a glassine bag, lots of twine, some label stickers, thickers and the bicycle paperclip.

I've also used some Tattered Angels Brown Glimmermist and splattered some Heidi Swapp black colorshine. I did have problems with the Colorshine not drying properly (the splats were quite thick in some places and they remained tacky). 

In addition to the Oct'13 Half Tart kit and other products from the Lime Tart store I've used Studio Calico wood veneer camera & flower; Prima wood veneer house; D-lish Scraps crocheted flower & forget-me-nots; Kellie Stamps "INSTAmoment" from the Just for you stamp set and the arrows from the Hello arrows stamp set; Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake cardstock & ink; Pebbles roller date stamp; Simple Stories Sn@p word stickers; and flair from my stash. 

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx