Coffee Date!

These photos on this page are are of my eldest daughter Rachael. Being the eldest she misses spending time with just her and me, so on this day we had a special Coffee Date together.

The background of the scrapbook page I'm showing you today has been created by spraying mists, stencilling with inks and stamping -  using the gorgeous purple and teal colour scheme. 

Many of the embellishments used on this page are from the Lilac haze Just Add Paper Kit from D-Lish Scraps.

I've also used some of the gorgeous stamps from Kellie Stamps.

I've matted my photos over some KaiserCraft patterned papers and a white paper heart doilie from my stash. I used some stamps from Kellie Stamps "BlahBlahBlah", "coffee date", and "love you" from the Best Friends stamp set and the coffee beans from the Tea For Two stamp set.

I used lots of goodies from the Lilac haze Just Add Paper Kit on this page.

In the top right corner I added a nested frame from the kit that had been sprayed with teal Dylusions. I also added one of the flair, a lavender resin butterfly, an aqua bitty bloom, some purple twine, and an adhesive pearl - all from the Kit.

In this cluster I've used a violet old fashioned rose, a purple mini metal flower, lavender bitty bow, self adhesive pearls, aqua bitty bloom, chevron button, and purple resin flower all from the Lilac haze Just Add Paper Kit. I also added a chevron Journal Spot and a teal flower from my stash.

I added a title using some Thickers that I had painted with purple and teal Dylusions - I just love how they turned out! Finally I added the date using my Pebbles roller date stamp.

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Crafty Hugs xx

An Elf Moment!

Yes, I know it seems like Christmas was an eternity ago and I should have finished and blogged these photos in December - but It didnt happen. I'm still showing them now because I really wanted to show off (again) the fun stamps I used by Kellie Stamps, the Elf mini 2013 and the Christmas Tradition stamp set - both are still available in the store. Remember to use the code "KELLIESTAMPS" to get 15% off your Kellie Stamps order when you spend $10 or more.

I've continued keep the pages in this folio (the Holiday SMASH* folio) relatively simple and the basics for most pages were paper doilies, bags and tags (for journalling), die cuts from Pink Paislee Snow Villiage collection & Studio Calico Magical collection, gold numeral Thickers from American Crafts, stamps and wood veneer.

On this page I've used stamps from Kellie Stamps - "Funny little elf", "The Elf", the circle Elf and "Cheeky" from the Elf mini 2013 stamp set. 

I've added white & green bitty blooms, green and red star mini sequins, Freckled Fawn gold arrow and dew drops, all from D-Lish Scraps. Lastly I've added an APOCD elf flair, a Prima wood veneer Christmas tree, and a brown & green flower from my stash. 

On these next pages I've used stamps from Kellie Stamps - "oh christmas tree", "christmas time is beaut", "moment", and "party" from the Christmas Tradition stamp set.  

I've used another of the gorgeous Elf flairs from APOCD - arent they just gorgeous! They come in both boy and girl elf varieties - I had to have both!!

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Crafty Hugs xx

Just Be You!

For today's scrapbook page I've creating another fun background by spraying mists, stencilling with inks and stamping. But this time I've used purple and teal - colours from the Lilac haze Just Add Paper Kit. I often use teal but I rarely use lilac/purple. Now I'm in love with these colours!! Once again I just love the look of my background so I just added some embellishments and tags - no patterned papers! 

These photos are of my youngest daughter Jessica. She was playing in her cubby house kitchen making me a sawdust muffin - I captured these with my zoom lens while she was busy. 

I used lots of goodies from the Lilac haze Just Add Paper Kit on this page - I just love these kits, everything is coordinated - makes scrapbooking easier!

In the bottom right corner I added the date using my Pebbles roller date stamp. I sprayed one of the nested frames from the Kit with purple Dylusions and added some strips of washi tape and an adhesive pearl (the purple polka dot tape and the pearls are from the Kit).

In this cluster I've used the aqua shabby chiffon flower, a violet old fashioned rose, lavender resin butterfly, purple mini metal flower, lavender bitty bow, self adhesive pearls, "lovely" Journal It tag, and flair - all from the Lilac haze Just Add Paper Kit. I also added a white Daisy and a Metal Filligree leaf

In a cluster at the top of the photo I added a white Azalea, a blue Cosmos Daisy, two small Metal Filligree leaves, an aqua Viola, and a purple cabachon Resin Flower. I also added a dragonfly button from my stash.

I layered my photos on a white paper doilie, a glassine bag and tag from my stash. The purple twine is from the Lilac haze Just Add Paper Kit. I used some stamps from Kellie Stamps on my photos - "I love you to the moon" from the Mothers Day 2013 stamp set and the arrows from the You are the Best stamp set.

I added a title using some alphas from my stash and attached an aqua bitty bloom from the Kit. 

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Crafty Hugs xx

Christmas SMASH*ing - Still Going!

I was very happy to finish my Christmas SMASH* journal by the end of January! It has taken me a while to get it all photographed and blogged. 

These pages show more of the adventures of our elves Elfie and Sparkle. They had a sack race with Jessica's toys (she was not impressed and immediately removed some of her favourites from the race lol), they rode in Barbies carriage, Elfie got all tied up in the toilet paper, they had a tea party and tried on some of Rachael's high heels (dont you just love the colour!).

I tried to keep most of the pages in this folio (the Holiday SMASH* folio) relatively simple and the basics for most of the pages were paper doilies, bags and tags (to hide my journalling), die cuts from Pink Paislee Snow Villiage collection, diecuts from Studio Calico Magical collection, gold numeral Thickers from American Crafts, stamps, enamel dots and wood veneer.

I love adding stamps on my photos and pages, here I've used some from Kellie Stamps - "Funny", "Elf", the circle Elf and "Cheeky" from the Elf mini 2013 stamp set.

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Crafty Hugs xx

Sweet Child Of Mine!

I've just loved creating backgrounds for my scrapbook pages recently. I've used a similar technique on this page as for my last post with spraying, stencilling and stamping. I just love the funky grungy look and didnt want to cover it up - I've added no patterned papers! 

I've used pink and orange on this page - colours I would not normally use with photos of Rachael but it just seemed to work. I love this photo of Rachael. I get these looks all the time. She wont pose for any of my photos but will take plenty of selfies herself!

I layered my photo over a white paper heart doilie, chevron bag and tag (from my stash) then I added lots of yummy D-lish Scraps embellishments. The pink fabric tape is from the Neon Pop Just Add Paper Kit. 

I wrote my journalling on a chevron Journal Spot and clustered a pink 30mm Double Crocheted flower, a white Forget Me Not, white Lilly, orange Cosmos Daisie, pink Polka Dot Heart Button, funky heart Wooden button, and pink neon resin heart.

For the title I used a Heidi Swapp word sticker and my Motex tape writer with pink tape. I also added a Heidi Swapp Happy Day arrow sticker and pink Wooden Shapes sunglasses.  

Around the photo I added a silver freckled fawn paperclip, some Washi (on the tag), rainbow Tickets and black Tiny Girl Cabochon. I used a stamp from Kellie Stamps "you make me smile" from the Just for you stamp set and the chevrons from the Hello arrows stamp set.

In the top left of the page I added some neon Freckled fawn Dew Drops and Acrylic Splat Beads. On the top right of the page I added a Ticket with the date stamped using a Pebbles roller date stamp. I then clustered a pink crochet flowers, an orange polkadot button, and a pink Moustache Bead.

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Crafty Hugs xx

Happiness Is This!

Things have been crazy busy here lately with school holidays, then School went back, I've been doing business paperwork, and I've been catching up on my Christmas SMASH*ing and scrapbooking - which is finished now, and I cant wait to show you ... soon. I've been trying to write this post for 2 days now and I cant seem to get it finished!

But back to this current project, I really enjoyed finding a non-Christmas photo and trying out some different mixed media techniques on a scrapbook page. I have been inspired by a number of amazing online Scrapbookers - one of which is the talented Christin. I love the pretty backgrounds she creates, the way she layers lots of patterned papers, and the white space on her pages.

To make the background for this page I started by painting Gesso over my entire page and letting it dry. I then sprayed some green Dylusions over a large section of my page and in the bottom corner then tipped the page so the spray would drip/run. Once this was dry I randomly added a few sprays of yellow Dylusions then tipped my page so the spray would run also. I then added some spats of red and pink Dylusions randomly across the page. Once this was completely dry I sponged over a stencil with a grey inkpad in a few places. Then I stamped a few background stamps randomly.

Next it was time to layer some papers. I delved into my paper stash and chose some October Afternoon Sidewalks papers - I love the colours and patterns on these papers! I also added some paper doilies.

The next fun part was to add lots of yummy D-lish Scraps embellishments. I wrote my journalling on a chevron Journal Spot and clustered a yellow fancy edge pick 'n' place bow, a yellow Crocheted Mini Bloom and a white Forget Me Not. I added an adorable wooden deer button near the photo and for my title I used a Heidi Swapp word sticker and some alphas from my stash.

In the bottom corner of the page I added a micros feathers (sprayed with blue Colorshine), a white Forget Me Not, a blue Cherry Blossom, a yellow polkadot button, and a green resin mini daisy. I also added a coloured doily from my stash and I used a Pebbles roller date stamp.

Near the photo I clusterer a large seagreen Old Fashioned Rose, green polkadot button, cream Cosmos Daisies, blue Lillies, a blue Resin Flower, and another micros feathers (sprayed with blue Colorshine).

Lastly I added a yellow Forget me nots  and a  white bitty blooms at the top.

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Crafty Hugs xx

All That Glitters!

This year I have just loved using gold on my Christmas pages, and gold with white is just stunning! The December Just Add Paper kit at D-lish Scraps is called "All that glitters" and is perfect for your Christmas Scrapbook, SMASH* or Project Life pages.  

This page in my Holiday SMASH* book was plain white (very unusual for a SMASH* page actually) so I used strips of the gold washi tape (from the All That Glitters kit) to cover sections of the middle of the page. The photos on the page show when our Elves packed the school lunches - too funny! Tomato sauce, an onion and a lemon were not a hit with Jessica and the tomatoes, salt and baking powder were "not funny" in Rachael's opinion lol  

I've layered a a small velum bag, a shipping tag and some twine from the kit underneath the photos. I then added 2 of the doilies and the strip of scalloped gold glitter card (also from the kit). I embellished the smaller pvc doilie with the bow, a flower, and flair from the kit. 

I added a  Freckled Fawn wood chips speech bubble and birdie, and used my Motex tape writer and yellow tape to add some words to the photos.

I sprinkled some gold star mini sequins (from the kit) across the page then glued them to the page with Crystal Effects and using a Clever Sequin Pick-up Pencil to place the sequins. I used some of the gold glitter canvas tape in the kit to create a banner at the top of the page and also on the tag.

The gold numeral Thickers are from American Crafts and I've also used a Pebbles roller date stamp.

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Crafty Hugs xx

Silly Faces!

I usually prefer to only use one photo on each of my SB pages but I often have a sequence - usually one or both of my girls commanding the camera's attention. In these photos I asked for a smile but Jessica wouldn't comply - Rachael tried her hardest to stay focused then she gave up lol!

This is my fourth page using the January '14 half tart kit from Lime Tart and I have used up literally all the papers. I chose a piece of pink patterned paper for the background and layered more of the papers underneath my photos. I used a scallop edge punch on a few of the layers to add some texture and interest. 

I added a black sequin arrow as well as some wood veneer moustaches (from the Movember Tart - raising money for Men's health). The alphas for the title are from a previous kit.

From the patterned papers I fussy cut some tags, and other items to add around the photos and for the journalling - there is a great variety to choose from! There is a gorgeous patterned transparency in the kit - I cut out the "love life" section for this page. I've also dotted some of the pearl dots across the page.

I used a stamp from Kellie Stamps "you make me smile" from the Just for you stamp set and the chevrons from the Hello arrows stamp set.

In addition to the Jan'14 Half Tart kit from the Lime Tart store I've used Freckled Fawn wood veneer hearts; and October Afternoon Sidewalks buttons.

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Crafty Hugs xx

Elf Update - December 1!

Have you seen the Just Add Paper kits at D-lish Scraps? I just love them!! Each kit includes a heap of yummy embellishments for you to use on your Scrapbook, SMASH* or Project Life pages. They come out monthly and are only $10 (Australian)! On this Christmas SMASH* page I've used the "All that Glitters" kit which has lots of gorgeous gold embellishments as well as the yummy PVC doilie you can see at the top! 

The photos on the page are of our Elf antics - very cheeky aren't they!! I've kept this page reasonably simple showcasing the gorgeous red SMASH* page in the background with the pretty white flourish, as well as the fun kit and my adorable photos of course.  

Once I had decided on my photo placement I added a a small velum bag, a shipping tag and some twine from the kit. I then layered 2 of the doilies and the strip of scalloped gold glitter card (also from the kit).

 

I then embellished with the bow, flowers, flair and gold dots. And I added some strips of gold washi along the top and bottom of the page (yes, all from the kit)! 

The gold numeral Thickers are from American Crafts and I intend to use them for each day in the Christmas countdown :)

The red alphas and words are from the Sn@p range and I've also used a Pebbles roller date stamp.

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Crafty Hugs xx

Hanging Out Today!

One of the sheets of patterned paper in the January '14 half tart kit from Lime Tart is full of polaroid frames. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to highlight them in some way for a layout. 

I started with a sheet of textured blue cardstock from my stash and thought I would experiment with a few mixed media techniques. After deciding where the photos would go I sprayed the background with a blue Chalkboard mist over a Kaisercraft chevron mask. Once this had dried I used some texture paste over a Studio Calico circles mask and also wiped some in the top right and bottom left corners. I then used a Glitz arrows roller around the edge of the photos and over the wiped texture paste.

I cut out four of the polaroid frames from the paper then attached my photos to three of them. I wanted to highlight the picture on one of the polaroids so I added some of the coloured pearls from the kit. I then attached these polaroids to my page using dimensionals.

I cut out come of the labels from another of the paper sheets and layered them to make a title.

The blue sequin arrow is a highlight of the page! I also cut out and added some other labels and images from the papers, and added a journalling sticker at the bottom right.

In addition to the Jan'14 Half Tart kit from the Lime Tart store I've used Stampin' Up! blue textured cardstock; Studio Calico wood veneer flowers and bird; Freckled Fawn wood veneer hearts; and a Pebbles roller date stamp.

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Crafty Hugs xx

Funny Little Elf!

I love documenting the adventures of our two Elf on the Shelf's in my Holiday SMASH* folio. On these 2 pages/days the Elves went racing on our reindeers and made some paper snowflakes! Jessica just loved getting up each morning and seeing what new activity the Elves were trying out! 

I've used a heap of fun D-Lish Scraps goodies on these pages. On the LH page I've added a gold paper doilie, a small velum bag, Freckled Fawn wood chips hearts and arrow, and white star mini sequins. I scatter the mini sequins across the page then dot glue next to them, then I use a Clever Sequin Pick-up Pencil to place the sequins on the glue - easy.

I also added some die cuts from Pink Paislee Snow Villiage collection; a tag from the Holiday SMASH* kit and used some stamps from Kellie Stamps - "Funny little elf" and "Elf on the ..." from the Elf mini 2013 stamp set. 

On the RH page I've used more fun D-Lish Scraps goodies. I've added another gold paper doilie, a shipping tag, a white bitty blooms, a micros feathers (sprayed with red Colorshine), Freckled Fawn dew drops gold arrow and silver arrow paperclip, a Christmas journal spot and red Hand dyed muslin.

I also added die cuts from Pink Paislee Snow Villiage collection; and used some stamps from Kellie Stamps - "cute" and "tricky" from the Elf mini 2012 stamp set. I used the SMASH* holiday roller date stamp, and I added some twine and enamel dots from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty Hugs xx