Love - with Imaginarium Designs!

Today I have a scrapbook page to share using lots of gorgeous Imaginarium Designs chipboard. 

I've used some photos of my 2 girls cuddling, aren't they adorable! I love to take a sequence of photos to include on a page.

I've used the November/December scrapbook kit "Leila" from Scrappy Canary for this page - this black and white striped paper is a favourite of mine!

I started by using my Silhouette Cameo to cut out a background ("love card overlay" from the Silhouette store). I backed this "cut sheet" with a sheet I had sprayed with a few different ColorShine sprays (darker pinks in the centre and lighter pinks towards the edge). I then added a pink patterned paper mat so it would stand out against the black and white striped background.

I used my watercolour pan paints to paint the chipboard butterflies and words. I love the large size and font of these words, it makes them quite a feature on the page! I also added a cluster of embellishments in the top left and bottom right - ephemera packets are perfect for this.

I've used varying shades of pink to paint my butterflies - I love the mat effect of the pan paints. 

I love that the butterflies are available in a range of sizes - I can see me using lots of these on future pages :) 

Imaginarium Designs chipboard I've used includes 
Cherish love adore (large): Code IDW0036

Burretfly - large : Code IDS0002

4 small butterflies: Code IDT0014

I print my photos on an Epson XP-600 printer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

More Project Life Week 1!

Today I'm showing you part 2 of Week 1 for my "Schultz Family 2016" Project Life Album. I had so many photos that I've used 5 pages in my album! I love to have a half and half mix of photos and cards so I would rather spread it out more - else I wouldn't be able to use up all my scrappy goodies :) 

I've used the January Pocket Life kit Roy from Scrappy Canary for these pages. 

Here is a close up of the LHS. On holidays I always seem to enjoy the sunsets. I think that having a more relaxed schedule and bedtime plays a big part as well as the stunning location!

There are lots of fun diecuts in the KaiserCraft pack - perfect for layering on your cards!

I love the format of these Studio Calico cards - plenty of room for journalling without being too cluttered!

Where possible I like to add a hand painted/created card - makes it more personal.

Here is a close up of the RHS. I like to try and balance the number of photos, title cards, journalling cards and patterned/decorated cards.

Holidays mean silly photos - so I have to join in!

Black and white cards/papers are my favourite. I love all the different geometric prints and patterns. You can make them pop with just a few coloured embellishments. 

All of my photos have been printed on an Epson XP-600. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Project Life Week 1 - with Scrappy Canary!

Today I'm showing you Week 1 (part 1 actually) for my "Schultz Family 2016" Project Life Album. 

This week I've used the January Pocket Life kit Roy from Scrappy Canary. The photos are from our summer beach holiday, we had an amazing time!

Here is a close up of the LHS. I've included lots of handwritten journalling and some more painting as well as used lots of fun embellishments and cards from the kit!

I love the cards in this kit (Studio Calico Goldie journal cards). There plenty of space for journalling on each card. The other side of the card is a complete pattern if you prefer. 

A die cut heart and a puffy sticker is all the embellishment needed here. 

Here is a close up of the RHS. I chose a different pocket layout for this page for a change. 

More cute diecuts and puffy stickers. I was undecided whether or not to colour in the cup - I prefer the uncoloured look I think! 

I purchased these printables last year but never used them - perfect for the uncluttered look of this page. 

 The "#got this" sticker is actually gold on black - bit hard to photograph but perfect to use on the cards!

I've included more painting on this card, I want to try and remember to do this throughout my album if I remember. These lines and colours go well with the beach theme of my photos.  

All of my photos have been printed on an Epson XP-600. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Hello Today - with Imaginarium Designs!

This month I'm a guest designer at Kraft Plus Challenges, where Imaginarium Designs are the sponsors for the month! The challenge theme for February is "going postal" and we want you to be inspired by postage stamps!

I've created a scrapbook page using lots of gorgeous Imaginarium Designs chipboard and with a big emphasis on Kraft! 

In keeping with the postal stamp theme I've included some photos of Jessica looking through Dad's old stamp album, as well as some stamps from my childhood collection.

I've used papers and embellishments from the November/December scrapbook kit "Leila" from Scrappy Canary for this page - these colours go perfect with kraft.

I chose some chipboard words for my title and added lots of chevrons across my page - I've left them all raw to go with the kraft! 

I love this square pattern with the chipboard - adds a modern touch to go with the style of my page.

I used lots of the chevrons over a strip of paper at the bottom of my page. It was very fiddly but I love the overall effect.

In my old stamp collection I found these 4 consecutive Christmas stamps from 1981-1984. I thought it was interesting to see the price rose from 18c to 30c in that time! 

Imaginarium Designs chipboard I've used includes 
Everything Everyday Today : Code IDW0082

Love Grow Hello : Code IDW0083

Loolabelles chevrons # 2 : Code IDDL0022

Nat's square medium : Code IDD0038

Loolabelles callouts : Code IDD0046

I print my photos on an Epson XP-600 printer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Project Life Cover Page 2016 - with Scrappy Canary!

Today I'm showing you the title page of my "Schultz Family 2016" Project Life Album.

I've used the January Pocket Life kit Roy from Scrappy Canary. This is probably my favourite PL kit so far. I love that there are lots of cards, and lots of black and white - very modern and versatile colours. I also love the pack of Kaisercraft die-cuts in the kit - just adorable!

I decided on quite a different look for this page and kept it almost scrapbook style. I started with a sheet of 12x12 cardstock and painted some yellow lines across the page as shown. I used acrylic paints this time - just some from my girls art packs. I love the thickness and vibrancy of acrylic paints, I just added a bit of water so it would flow to my liking.

Once the paint had dried (which did take some time as it was quite thick in places) I added a strip of paper along the bottom of the page. This strip was from some paper in the January Scrapbook kit Andy - a barcode strip actually! Then I added some accents from the die-cut pack, the sticker pack and the puffy stickers from the kit. I love the variety of shapes of the puffy stickers!

Next I cut the 12x12 sheet into 3x4 cards and replaced one of the painted cards with a card from the kit embellished with diecuts. I watercoloured the pot plant for some extra colour.

I love the simplicity of this page with the pop of colour from the paints.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn