tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55692738512980386802024-03-13T17:06:18.701+08:00My Creative FootprintsMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-58406736370505382832022-10-23T14:17:00.000+08:002022-10-23T14:20:53.377+08:00I'm doing it right now!!!I must be the world's worst 'blog award passer onner' (I'm sure there is a word like that?) I just never seem to be able to sit down, think about it and then actually blog it. I've got a layout to share but its overcast here in Perth, so I can't photograph it yet. So, I've decided NOW, I have to do it NOW! So wish me luck, before I find something else that I need to do instead... Oh, I'm hopeless!!
First up: <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>A Cherry On Top Blog Award</em></strong></span>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOexk8OBkAuQsiIM6tCfgG_ORtWnTeOku_D9VkWutYXPuN8fG6X7-UktdYSR2LB4bGEDc4Lj-Z71apmI26BXW9Zl-K5TmLaCu-vbum5IlqI7UKecJqoZd1ul84qgTtMAhYWqexewS82CWt/s1600/cherry_on_top_award%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537726801580758386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOexk8OBkAuQsiIM6tCfgG_ORtWnTeOku_D9VkWutYXPuN8fG6X7-UktdYSR2LB4bGEDc4Lj-Z71apmI26BXW9Zl-K5TmLaCu-vbum5IlqI7UKecJqoZd1ul84qgTtMAhYWqexewS82CWt/s400/cherry_on_top_award%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a> I've received this one from 3 (yes you've heard right, 3) gorgeous ladies over the last 2 and a half months. Okay, 2 of them were in the last 2 weeks. Thank you to<strong><em> </em></strong><a href="http://chloescreativecorner.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em>Chloe</em></strong></span></a><strong><em>, </em></strong><a href="http://scrappinwitht.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em>Trudi</em></strong></span></a> and <a href="http://samnadia.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em>Nadia</em></strong></span></a>. You are all wonderful and I'm very flattered that you have thought of me when passing on this lovely award. You guys are the best!
So, the rules for this award are:
1. Thank the person (in my case persons) that passed it to you. Thank you Chloe, Trudi and Nadia! You guys rock!
2. Copy the award to your blog.
3. Share three things about youself that you enjoy doing.
4. Pass the award to 5 others.
Now for 3 things about me that I enjoy doing.
I think the first thing will have to be 'sleeping in'. I'm a bit of night owl and have no problem to stay awake until all hours of the morning but boy, do I struggle to get up in the mornings!
I love being a mom and I will honestly be lost without my kids when they move out of home one day. That day is coming closer as DS is 17 and DD 15. It feels like just the other day they were only babies.
I love spending time with my friends. We are a close group of friends who regulary get together for morning tea, lunch or weekend barbeques. I also love the occasional restaurant meal when its only DH and me.
I want to pass this award on to the following gorgeous ladies who always inspire me to do better with their continues lovely comments on my blog.
<div align="center"><a href="http://happyscrapspace.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><em><strong>Belinda</strong></em></span></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em><strong></strong></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://judith-pagesofmemories.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><em><strong>Judith</strong></em></span></a></div><div align="center"><em><strong></strong></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://jennifer-shaw.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><em><strong>Jennifer</strong></em></span></a></div><div align="center"><em><strong></strong></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://wendyturner27.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><em><strong>Wendy</strong></em></span></a></div><div align="center"><em><strong></strong></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://leonieslife-leonie.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><em><strong>Leonie</strong></em></span></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><em>
</em></div><div align="left"><em></em></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em></em></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em></em></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em></em></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>The Bonny Blog Award:</em></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BcUrRpztuXvLkWanQPmE6NzvIaByYdEHarZjcFksRXpWqRn-POF9CtHkTQ8SWGpu-Svm6RmhtqOxmi_hmglcdjJUo82CUjrxRczTuJVSDFvPnv1NUd-yGxU0y1w5dQg25HnGDqOvoIlM/s1600/bonnyblogaward.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537726797753926626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BcUrRpztuXvLkWanQPmE6NzvIaByYdEHarZjcFksRXpWqRn-POF9CtHkTQ8SWGpu-Svm6RmhtqOxmi_hmglcdjJUo82CUjrxRczTuJVSDFvPnv1NUd-yGxU0y1w5dQg25HnGDqOvoIlM/s400/bonnyblogaward.jpg" /></a>This blog award was passed on to me by the very talented and inspirational <a href="http://kathielink.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em>Kathie Link</em></strong></span></a>, way back in June (told you I was bad!). Thank you Kathie!
The rules for this award are:
1. Put the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award on my blog.
2. Share 5 things about myself.
3. Pass the award onto 5 other Bonny Blogs.
4. Add links to my 5 chosen Bonny Blog Winners.
5. Let them know they have been chosen to win the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award by leaving a comment on their blog.
Ok, so 5 things about me. Something you don't already know....
1. I am very tall (1.8 m to be exact), but I'm only the 3rd tallest in our family of 4 as DS was very proud to outgrow me about a year and a half ago. He now is the tallest, followed by DH, myself and then DD who is only about 5 cm shorter than me.
<p>2. I studied fashion design and designed wedding gowns, etc for many years until my responsibilities as a mother became more important than having a satisfied client.</p><p>3. I recently got my first pair of reading glasses (as old age caught up with me).</p><p>4. I started playing netball again last year after about 20 years of not playing at all. My team consist mainly out of uni students. Lol! They keep me fit and young.</p><p>5. I've been married for 20 years and can't imagine life without my DH. He is my best friend and we have dreams of travelling the world together. Lol! We also have dreams of winning the Lotto! :)</p><p>I would like to pass this award on to 5 beautiful ladies who are always leaving lovely comments on my blog. Thank you girls. You are awesome.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://aussiescrapper68.blogspot.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Mel</span></strong></em></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://minseverydaymoments.blogspot.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Melinda</span></strong></em></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://glasshalffull-kim.blogspot.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Kim</span></strong></em></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://soupie75.blogspot.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Sue</span></strong></em></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lizscardsandlayouts.blogspot.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Liz</span></strong></em></a></p><p align="left">Now, there are more than just these few girls that visit my blog and leave comments. :) I wish I could pass this on to all of you. I hope I haven't offended anyone...</p><p align="left">Wish you all an awesome day!!</p><p align="left">M xox</p>Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-29309431280709160892017-03-06T13:12:00.000+08:002017-03-06T13:19:18.230+08:00More Lemon Craft 'Heart Painted' layouts for The Scrapbook Store Hello there crafty people! It's been a very hot weekend in Perth and no exception today. Perfect crafting weather. Before anymore crafting can get done, I have to get my blogging up to date, so today I'm sharing the rest of my February design team layouts for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. I have used the gorgeous <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/lemon-craft/heart-painted.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Lemon Craft 'Heart Painted' collection</span></a> and had so much fun using different styles with all of them. Here is what I've done. All products used are available from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>.<br />
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This one is of hubby and I, the photo was taken about a year ago when we were leaving for our holiday to New Zealand.<br />
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Lots of torn layers of patterned paper, gorgeous Prima flowers and a perfect title from Scrapmatts.<br />
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I have used several techniques to create texture on the right side of my layout... painted chipboard, stencilling with thick gesso, stamping, washi tape and word stickers.<br />
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The chipboard was first painted with a layer of gesso, then got some pink mist and finally some black script stamping on top.<br />
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My next layout is with 2 of my dear friends at a 'pink party' in aid of Breast Cancer. I kept this one nice and feminine with lots of added pink.<br />
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The gorgeous chippy is <span style="background-color: #f3f2ed; font-family: "verdana" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;">2Crafty 'Parisian Border' chipboard. I have painted it white and then glued some Diamond Dust to give it some sparkle.</span><br />
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The title is American Craft Thickers alphas from my stash.<br />
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Added a small doily from Bo Bunny and splatters of mists to complete my layout.<br />
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The last layout is of my friend's adorable little girl. The photos were taken 7 years ago. The star of the show (besides the photos) is the beautiful Tim Holtz 'Roses' layering stencil which I used with a thick white gesso to make it nice and crisp.<br />
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A few close ups of the finer details.<br />
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Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-20999309698513223772017-02-09T23:47:00.000+08:002017-02-09T23:48:59.068+08:00LemonCraft 'Heart Painted' for The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone! Thank you to all my scrapping friends that are still patiently sticking around. It has been a very long time since my last blog post. I haven't done a lot on the creating front during the last year, but I hoping to change that this year. First of all, I am designing for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> again this month. I really haven't ever left, just haven't been producing much.<br />
I was lucky enough to receive the beautiful <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/lemon-craft/heart-painted.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Lemoncraft 'Heart Painted' collection</a>. Here is my first creation. <br />
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A few close ups of some of the finer detail. :)<br />
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M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-1313438018525533372016-03-22T22:48:00.000+08:002016-03-22T22:57:08.514+08:00Blue Fern Studios 'Timeless' for The Scrapbook StoreJust wanted to grab this short break in my schedule to share my February DT work for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. Wow! It's almost the end of March I hear you say!! I know, the first few months of 2016 have been so very busy already and I've got so much more planned for the rest of the year! :)<br />
Okay, straight to the point then. ;) I got to work with the stunning new <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/timeless.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studios 'Timeless' collection</span></a>. The first layout is of my gorgeous girl and I. She was busy taking selfies of the two of us during our recent holiday, when my husband snapped this pic of us. :)<br />
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I simply love this <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/your-creative-wings-chipboard/your-creative-wings-chipboard-shape-floral-arrows-crossed-small.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Floral Arrows Crossed' chipboard</span></a> from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/your-creative-wings-chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Your Creative Wings</span></a>. I've coloured it up using my ink pads and then added some muslin and a few mini roses to the mix.</div>
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Here I've built a little cluster using more of the same elements and the same chipboard set, but also added a charm and a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/paper-blooms.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kaisercraft bloom</span></a>. I've added some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/art-ingredients/prima-marketing-art-ingredients-micro-beads-bronze.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima 'Micro Beads'</span></a> in Bronze using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/art-basics-mediums/prima-marketing-art-basics-3d-matte-gel.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima '3D Matte Gel'</span></a>. The butterfly was cut from one of the patterned papers.<br />
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The title is from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard/dusty-attic-mini-captions-3.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic 'Mini Captions #3'</span></a> chipboard set. I love these gorgeous small titles.</div>
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More roses in all forms and sizes, repeating elements from the other clusters.</div>
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The following layout is of my dear mum and I during our visit to them in December. We live more than 9000 km apart and every moment spent together is perfect and very precious.</div>
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My cluster are made out of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo/petaloo-forget-me-nots-antique-mauve.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo 'Forget Me Nots'</span></a> in Antique Mauve and a big <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/azaleas.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara 'Azalea'</span></a> in Antique Pink. I've also added <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/craft-consortium-resin-florals-rose-blush.html"><span style="color: blue;">Craft Consortium resin florals</span></a> </span><span style="color: black;">in 'Rose Blush' and a few white <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>. I've cut the leaves from one of the patterned papers using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/memory-box-co/dies/memory-box-co-fresh-foliage.html"><span style="color: blue;">Memory Box 'Fresh Foliage'</span></a> die.</span></span><br />
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I've fussy cut some flowers from one of the papers to add to the bottom left corner. Also added a strip of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/ribbon-trims/green-tara-18mm-lace-white.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara lace</span></a> and a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/rhinestone-pearl-strips.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kaisercraft pearl strip</span></a> underneath the photo. :)<br />
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One of my favourite doily dies must be this one from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/cheery-lynn-designs-dies/cheery-lynn-designs-doily-dies-french-pastry-18357.html"><span style="color: blue;">Cheery Lynn called 'French Pastry'</span></a>. It complemented the rest of the design and all I had to do was add the title.<br />
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This card was made using some of my left overs. I love adding corrugated cardboard to my projects and it perfectly matched these papers and the gorgeous <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/ribbon-trims/green-tara-38mm-linen-look-wheat.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara 'Linen Look' trim</span></a>. The sentiment was cut using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/elizabeth-craft-designs/dies/elizabeth-craft-designs-dies-happy-birthday-30243.html"><span style="color: blue;">Elzabeth Craft Design 'Happy Birthday' die</span></a>.</div>
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That's all I have for now, but will be back to share my March layouts soon. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog. Wishing you a wonderful Easter.</div>
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Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-77845580289804494672016-02-04T14:38:00.002+08:002016-02-04T17:33:57.291+08:00Lemoncraft 'House of Roses' for The Scrapbook StoreHi there scrappy friends. I haven't been around for a long time now, but I think it's time to start blogging again! I have been busy with all sorts of 'life' things and scrapbooking and blogging had become a bit of a 'time luxury'. This year will definitely bring some changes for me and I hope it will be mostly good changes. My motto for 2016 is to 'live everyday with intention'. :)<br />
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I have had the fortunate opportunity to design with the gorgeous new <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/lemon-craft/house-of-roses.html"><span style="color: blue;">Lemoncraft 'House of Roses' collection</span></a> </span>for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> last month. I absolutely adore this range... it's so feminine and pretty.<br />
I'm sorry, but I have to warn you... this is a looong post! :)<br />
All my photos were taken during our holiday in December. Nothing like new photos to make you feel like scrapping hey?!<br />
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My flower cluster consists out of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo/petaloo-darjeeling-teastained-cream.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo Teastained Cream Dahlias</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/azaleas.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara Antique Pink Azaleas</span></a>, and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>, I've also added some fussy cut flowers and leaves as well as small pieces of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard/dusty-attic-wrought-iron-fence-border.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic 'Wrought Iron Fence Border'</span></a> into my clusters</div>
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I have used a beautiful <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-be-your-own-kind-of-beautiful.html"><span style="color: blue;">chopboard title from 2Crafty<span style="color: black;">.</span></span></a><br />
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The background was prepared using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-art-is.html"><span style="color: blue;">Crafters Workshop 'Mini Art Is' template</span></a> with <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/golden-paints-mediums/golden-mediums/golden-artist-colours-light-molding-paste-8-floz.html"><span style="color: blue;">Golden Light Molding Paste</span></a>. I like how subtle it is.<br />
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I love the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/scrapmatts-chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Scrapmatts 'Lamps 11' chipboard</span></a>... it created just the right 'atmosphere' that I was after. All that was left to do was to add a few pieces of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/ribbon-trims.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara lace</span></a> and I was done with this one. :)<br />
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The following layout futures my beautiful girl again. So easy when you've got a gorgeous subject. xx </div>
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My title is a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/words-or-whatever/mini-wordlets.html"><span style="color: blue;">WOW mini chipboard word.</span></a></div>
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My flower clusters consist out of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/fantasy-blooms.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara 'Fantasy blooms'</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-mini-branches.html"><span style="color: blue;">2 Crafty 'Mini Branches' chipboard</span></a> and I've also added some <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-shabby-brick-bits.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern 'Shabby Brick Bits' chipboard</span></a> <span style="color: black;">that I covered in one layer of gesso.</span></span> </div>
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A sweet little tag from the collection featuring a butterly and some natural twine. </div>
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Two more flower clusters and a bit of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/ribbon-trims.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara lace</span></a>. </div>
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My third layout featuring my daughter, my mum and myself. Very special times. :)</div>
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I've created some texture on my background using a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/prima-stencils.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima stencil</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/golden-paints-mediums/golden-mediums/golden-artist-colours-light-molding-paste-8-floz.html"><span style="color: blue;">Golden Light Molding Paste</span></a>.</div>
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My title is from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard/dusty-attic-mini-captions-3.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic 'Mini Captions #3' chipboard</span></a> set. I have heat-embossed it using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/stampendous/embossing-powders/stampendous-frantage-embossing-enamel-aged-shabby-pink.html"><span style="color: blue;">Stampendous 'Frantage Shabby Pink' embossing powder</span></a>. </div>
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My clusters feature <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/flowers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima flowers</span></a>, Green Tara <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/leaves.html"><span style="color: blue;">leaves</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;">mini roses</span></span></a>, as well as <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-chelsea-vines.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern 'Chelsea Vines'</span></a> which I coloured up using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/luminarte/silks-paints.html"><span style="color: blue;">Luminartes Silks Acrylics Glazes</span></a>. <br />
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I have also added some of the Blue Fern 'Jeweled Page Dangles' chipboard which I heat-embossed using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/stampendous/embossing-powders/stampendous-frantage-embossing-enamel-aged-shabby-white.html"><span style="color: blue;">Stampendous 'Frantage Shabby White' embossing powder</span></a>. <br />
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The piece of chippie under the photo is the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-formal-flourish-3.html"><span style="color: blue;">2 Crafty 'Formal Flourish 3'</span></a> which was also heat-embossed using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/stampendous/embossing-powders/stampendous-frantage-embossing-enamel-aged-shabby-pink.html"><span style="color: blue;">Stampendous Frantage Shabby Pink' embossing powder</span></a>. </div>
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I also made 3 cards with the left-over papers and tags. The sentiment on the first one was cut using a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/elizabeth-craft-designs/dies/elizabeth-craft-designs-dies-thank-you.html"><span style="color: blue;">Elizabeth Craft 'Thank You' die</span></a>. I finished it off using natural twine, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/distress-markers-stains-inks/tim-holtz-distress-inks.html"><span style="color: blue;">Tim Holtz Distress ink</span></a>.<br />
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I tried to create a patchwork effect on my second card. I added a sentiment using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/elizabeth-craft-designs/dies/elizabeth-craft-designs-dies-happy-birthday.html"><span style="color: blue;">Elizabeth Craft 'Happy Birthday' die</span></a>, and also added natural twine, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/charms/charms.html"><span style="color: blue;">charms</span></a> and a button.</div>
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The last card was pretty simple as I used one of the tags as my main element and just add a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini rose </span></a>and natural twine. I distressed the edges of the background paper before adding a piece of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/ribbon-trims.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara lace</span></a>. The sentiment was stamped using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/hero-arts/stamps/hero-arts-poly-clear-stamps-4-x6-its-your-day.html"><span style="color: blue;">Hero Arts 'It's your Day' stamp set</span></a> before adding it the background paper.</div>
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Phew! What a massive post. I hope you could make it to the end. If you did, I have to congratulate and thank you for your endurance! I really appreciate your support and hope that I could inspire you in some or other way.<br />
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<br />Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-12854220885899081812015-11-10T23:13:00.000+08:002015-11-10T23:13:33.652+08:00Ultimate Crafts 'Australiana' for The Scrapbook StoreHi there scrappy people. Today I want to share my October DT work for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> with you. I was lucky enough to work with the gorgeous new <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/ultimate-crafts/australia-collection.html"><span style="color: blue;">Ultimate Crafts 'Australiana' collection</span></a>. This collection was ideal for my local travel photos and all those country shots we always take.<br />
Here is my first layout. The photo was taken on the way between Perth and Kalgoorlie earlier this year. <br />
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I used a chipboard flourish from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-flourish-adornment-set-1.html"><span style="color: blue;">2Crafty 'Flourish Adornment Set 1'</span></a>. I painted it in dark brown and then heat embossed it randomly using gold embossing powder. The white flowers were fussy cut from one of the patterned papers in the range. The other flowers are from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>.<br />
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I added some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard/dusty-attic-12-x12-corrugated-card-raw-2-sheets.html"><span style="color: blue;">corrugated cardstock</span></a> to add to the rustic feeling. ;)<br />
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And a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/charms/charms/vintage-charms-vintage-watch.html"><span style="color: blue;">vintage clock charm</span></a> and some twine to round things off. <br />
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I've also coloured up some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard/dusty-attic-mini-dragonflies.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic 'mini dragonflies'</span></a> with my <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/distress-markers-stains-inks/tim-holtz-distress-markers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Distress markers</span></a>.<br />
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My next layout has a bit more colour to it. This was the first holiday home we rented in Margaret River 10 years ago when my parents came to visit us. It really was the perfect 'little' house and we still think very fondly of this holiday. All the background stenciling were done using the gorgeous new <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-tuscan-wall.html"><span style="color: blue;">Crafters Workshop 'mini Tuscan Wall' stencil</span></a>, designed by the very talented Gabrielle Pollacco.<br />
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The bigger flowers in the cluster are <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/paper-blooms/kaisercraft-paper-blooms-amethyst.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kaisercraft paper blooms</span></a> and the little ones are from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>. I've added another chipboard flourish from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-flourish-adornment-set-1.html"><span style="color: blue;">2Crafty 'Flourish Adornment Set 1'</span></a>. <br />
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This beautiful corner piece is <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/paper-blooms/kaisercraft-paper-blooms-amethyst.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic 'Floral Corners' chipboard</span></a>. I coloured it up using my <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/luminarte/silks-paints.html"><span style="color: blue;">Luminarte 'Silks' paints</span></a> and then added a few more <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo blooms</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>.<br />
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For my title, I inked up a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/words-or-whatever/mini-wordlets.html"><span style="color: blue;">mini WOW chipboard word</span></a> and added some stickers from my stash.<br />
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For my last layout I used photos of an old rusted car we discovered on a recent road trip. <br />
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I used another new Crafters Workshop stencil called <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-organic-matter-mask.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Mini Organic Matter mask'</span></a>, also designed by Gabrielle Pollacco (one clever lady I'd say). This time I teamed my stencil up with <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/art-basics-mediums/prima-marketing-art-basics-texture-paste-copper-crackle.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima 'Copper Crackle' Texture paste.</span></a> I lightly sprayed my piece of background paper with water and crumpled it up. Once it dried, I just smoothed it out and inked the bumps and edges for some instant rustic texture. :)<br />
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Some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard/dusty-attic-12-x12-corrugated-card-raw-2-sheets.html"><span style="color: blue;">corrugated card </span></a>and an old car I cut from one of the patterned papers.<br />
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Some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo blooms</span></a> again and this time teamed up with <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard/dusty-attic-foliage-3.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic 'Foliage #3' chipboard</span></a>.<br />
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I just love the old fuel pump to the right of the car that says 'Last Fill'. :)<br />
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I hope you made it through the whole post. It seems to be my thing lately to leave everything for one post. If you are here, I thank you for visiting and for any comments you might leave. It's always very appreciated.<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-8816193533243266262015-10-28T22:48:00.001+08:002015-11-03T22:26:46.544+08:00Layout for Blue Fern Studios' October Sketch ChallengeHi there scrappy friends. I really love the October sketch on the <a href="http://bluefernstudios.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/its-time-for-our-october-sketch.html#comment-form"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studios blog</span></a> this month, so decided to play along. Here is the awesome sketch.<br />
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<span style="color: #0000ee;">And h</span>ere is my layout using the awesome <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/frolic.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern 'Frolic' collection</span></a>. The 3 frames around my photos were cut from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/frolic/blue-fern-studios-frolic-12-x12-double-sided-patterned-paper-amoroso.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Amoroso' sheet</span></a> from the collection. The photos are of my daughter's 3rd birthday party in 1998. Oh, how I miss those days... xx</div>
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I decided to use 3 photos instead of one, but otherwise I pretty much stuck to the sketch (I think). </div>
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I have used <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-grid-pieces.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern chipboard 'Grid pieces'</span></a> under my photos and the butterfly and bird were cut from one of the patterned papers from this collection. </div>
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The word 'Precious' was cut from one of the patterned papers in the collection too and the little resin angel was from an older Prima release.</div>
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And finally, my <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-wordlet-little-angel.html"><span style="color: blue;">'little Angel' chipboard</span></a> title... also from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studios</span></a>. :)</div>
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All products used to create this layout are available from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. </div>
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Well, I hope you like my layout as much as I enjoyed creating it. Thank you so much for popping by my blog today. I always appreciate it.</div>
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Until next time.</div>
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Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-21296680227867421142015-10-06T15:02:00.000+08:002015-10-06T15:02:37.919+08:007 Dots Studio 'Lost and Found' for The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone. I have one BIG post today to share what I've done for The Scrapbook Store during September. I loved working with the new <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/7-dots-studio/lost-found.html"><span style="color: blue;">7 Dots Studio 'Lost and Found' collection</span></a>. The earthy colours of this range was right up my street as I was dying to use some photos that I knew would fit perfectly. For my first layout I used a photo that my hubby took of the Richmond Bridge, during out recent holiday to Tasmania. It was built in 1823 and is the oldest bridge in Australia that is still in use today.<br />
I have layered lots of tags from the tag sheet here. More layers were added using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-rock-wall-bits.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern 'Rock Wall Bits' chipboard</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-mini-branches.html"><span style="color: blue;">2 Crafty 'Mini Branches' chipboard</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo blooms</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>, together with plasterer's tape and some stamping. <br />
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For the next layout I used photos of a place very dear to my heart... the farm where I grew up. It's been in the family for many generations and my brother and his family currently lives there. I've backed my photos with pieces from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/7-dots-studio/lost-found/7-dots-studio-lost-found-12-x12-double-sided-patterned-paper-sticky-notes.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Sticky Notes' pattern paper</span></a> and added a few tags. <br />
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The windmill has been in my stash for quite some time waiting for the right layout. :) I think it's from Kaisercraft. I've given it a few layers of paint to give it a rusty effect. <br />
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The arrows and tickets are all from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/7-dots-studio/lost-found/7-dots-studio-lost-found-6-x12-die-cut-sheet.html"><span style="color: blue;">Die Cut Sheet</span></a> and the word strips from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/7-dots-studio/lost-found/7-dots-studio-lost-found-6-x12-word-sticker-sheet.html"><span style="color: blue;">Word Stickers Sheet</span></a>.<br />
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I've added some texture to my background using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-chicken-wire-reversed.html"><span style="color: blue;">Crafters Workshop 'Mini Chickenwire Reversed' template</span></a> with texture paste.</div>
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The fence and leaves have also been in my stash for a while. I've teamed it up with some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo blooms</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/flowers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima flowers</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>. <br />
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The hearts are from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/7-dots-studio/lost-found/7-dots-studio-lost-found-6-x12-die-cut-sheet.html"><span style="color: blue;">Die Cut Sheet</span></a> too.<br />
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I've also made a card with some of the left overs. :)<br />
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A close up to show some of the layers.<br />
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My last layout is of hubby and I at a concert in Kings Park about a year ago. It was such a great evening and the weather was perfect. I love the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/7-dots-studio/lost-found/7-dots-studio-lost-found-12-x12-double-sided-patterned-paper-typewriter.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Typewriter' pattern paper</span></a> with all the sums and number words. In this case 1 + 1 = 2 made perfect sense. :) <br />
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I've used a variety of stamps on my background and added a few strips of washi tape. <br />
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The <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-grid-pieces.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studios 'Grid Pieces'</span></a> worked perfectly here.<br />
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I've added texture to the background using various parts of the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-specimens.html"><span style="color: blue;">Crafters Workshop 'Mini Specimens' </span></a>stencil with texture paste. After drying I then highlighted the designs using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/luminarte/twinkling-h2o-s/luminarte-twinkling-h2os-sunflower.html"><span style="color: blue;">Luminarte 'Sunflower' H2o</span></a>. <br />
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The title is one of the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-selfie-word-pack.html"><span style="color: blue;">2 Crafty 'Selfie Word pack'</span></a>.<br />
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A few <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo blooms</span></a> for the final layer. :)<br />
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Phew! I'm exhausted. Lol! I always plan to do more regular shorter posts, but I seem to run out of time and then this is what you get. I hope I could inspire you in some way to give this collection a try. <br />
That's my bit for today. Hope you are all doing well and are enjoying the warmer Spring weather (if you live in the southern hemisphere). <br />
Until next time.<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-71668431337004747262015-09-15T22:39:00.001+08:002015-09-15T22:39:25.667+08:00September Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone. Today I would like to share the September Sketch Challenge at <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> with you all. You still have 2 weeks left to get your entries in. There's a $40 Store voucher up for grabs as well as free postage! The winner gets determined by random draw, so anybody can win. :) Why not give it a go? I would love to see your take on the sketch. :)<br />
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My take on the sketch, using the gorgeous <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/garden-fable.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima 'Garden Fable' collection</span></a>. <br />
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The birdie is a wood veneer piece from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/garden-fable/prima-marketing-garden-fable-wood-icons.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Garden Fable'</span></a>. I have added a bit of white and black details. I've cut the nest and leaves from one of the patterned papers and the branch is from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic</span></a>.<br />
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The butterflies were painted with <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/luminarte/silks-paints.html"><span style="color: blue;">Luminarte Silks</span></a>. I love the gorgeous shiny colours. :) The house and some of the flowers were cut from the patterned papers too. The rest of the flowers are from the collection with a few <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>. The keyhole is also a wood veneer piece from the collection. :)<br />
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I've added some texture using my Tim Holtz 'Tiles' stencil and some texture paste. More colour was added in the form of Glimmer Mist 'drips'. :)<br />
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That is all I have for today. I hope to be back soon, with more 'creativeness' to share. :)<br />
Thank you so much for popping by. Hope you have a wonderful week.<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-77425274333725701772015-09-01T23:35:00.002+08:002015-10-22T12:41:14.757+08:00Simple Stories 'So Fancy' for The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone! I have a huge post today. I was so lucky to receive the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/simple-stories-by-memory-works/so-fancy.html"><span style="color: blue;">Simple Stories 'So Fancy' collection</span></a> in my DT kit from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> last month. It's a gorgeous girly range, just perfect for my young adult daughter. So without further delay, here are my creations using it.<br />
The first one is of my DD pulling a face at the camera. I have mainly used papers and frames from this collection. The flowers are from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima</span></a> and the butterfly from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo/petaloo-darjeeling-teastained-mini-butterflies-pink.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo</span></a>. I have also added burlap, twine as well as a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic</span></a> chipboard title.<br />
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A few close ups of some of the details.<br />
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And here is a card I made using the papers and adding a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/bo-bunny-press/doilies.html"><span style="color: blue;">Bo Bunny paper doily</span></a>, a strip of burlap and a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini rose</span></a>. I have cut the butterfly using a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/cheery-lynn-designs-dies.html"><span style="color: blue;">Cheery Lynn</span></a> die.<br />
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My next layout is about my DD's love for Instagram. The background was done using a stencil and texture paste and the rest of the products are papers, stickers, frames and enamel dots from the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/simple-stories-by-memory-works/so-fancy.html"><span style="color: blue;">Simple Stories 'So Fancy' collection</span></a>. The word '#insta' was cut using my Silhouette machine. </div>
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And again, a few close ups to show more of the detail.<br />
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For my last layout I used <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/bazzill-basics/simply-smooth-kraft/bazzill-12-x-12-cardstock-kraft.html"><span style="color: blue;">Bazzil kraft cardstock</span></a> as my base. This is DD and her best friend. They have been friends since early high school years and are also studying together at uni. Some flowers were fussy cut from one of the papers and the rest of the flowers are from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/flowers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima</span></a> as well as <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>. </div>
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More close ups again. :)<br />
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Phew! Now I definitely need to go to bed. I hope you are all well and enjoying the change of season wherever you are. We had the coldest day in Perth since the start of winter. Luckily the sun was shining and they are forecasting some lovely warm spring days for later in the week. :)<br />
Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a lovely week.<br />
Until next time.<br />
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Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-32482207082667699012015-08-17T21:07:00.000+08:002015-08-17T22:15:30.522+08:00August Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook StoreToday I want to share the August Sketch Challenge at <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> with you. Even though I left it quite late, you still have plenty of time to enter. Lucky for me, August is a long month! ;)<br />
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My take on the sketch, using the new <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/maja-design/summer-crush.html"><span style="color: blue;">Maja Design 'Summer Crush' papers</span></a>. I've added some texture to my background using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-art-is.html"><span style="color: blue;">Crafters Workshop 'Art Is' stencil</span></a> and texture paste followed by Glimmer Mist for some colour. I then added more interest by using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/clear-stamps/textured-clear-stamps.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kaisercraft Texture stamps</span></a>. <br />
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The flowers are a mixture of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/flowers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a> with a bit of added seam binding.<br />
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The paper doilies were originally white and I coloured them up using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/distress-markers-stains-inks/tim-holtz-distress-inks.html"><span style="color: blue;">Distress Inks</span></a>.<br />
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I've used a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-my-happy-place.html"><span style="color: blue;">2 Crafty chipboard title</span></a> as it was perfect for my photo. :) <br />
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All products are from<b> </b><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>.
I hope you get a chance to play along. I would love to see your entries. There's a $40 store
voucher up for grabs and it includes free postage. The winner gets
determined by random draw, so anybody can win. You have until the end
of August to get your entries in. :)<br /><br />
That's all I have for today. Thank you so much for visiting. Have a beautiful week!<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xox
Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-87561814484368276812015-08-02T23:54:00.001+08:002015-09-16T21:54:53.832+08:00Bo Bunny 'Boardwalk' for The Scrapbook StoreHi there scrappy friends. I have miserably failed at my attempt to blog more often. I have therefor decided not to make any promises anymore, but just to go with the flow. So, with that in mind I am going to share my July DT work for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store,</span></a> using the awesome <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/bo-bunny-press/boardwalk.html"><span style="color: blue;">Bo Bunny 'Boardwalk' collection</span></a>.<br />
The first layout is of my hubby and two of our friends on the beach. It was taken nearly 9 years ago while we were away for a weekend together.<br />
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The flowers are from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo</span></a>. Just looove them. :)</div>
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from the collection for this background 'wood'. After cutting it into
'planks', I've cut the edges so it would look like it's broken with split
ends. Then I smeared gesso over the background page before sticking the 'planks' down and
followed with a bit of colour and some stamping.<br />
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I have used the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-notebook-frame.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studios 'Notebook Frame' chipboard</span></a>, which I painted first and then stamped over it using a script stamp from Bo Bunny.<br />
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A close up of some of the detail. Most of the elements on my layout are from the sticker sheet or the noteworthy die cuts.<br />
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The chipboard grass, anchor, shell, birds and ship's wheel is from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/scrapmatts-chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Scrapmatts</span></a>. The were all painted in different colours to suit.<br />
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Then I made two cards using some of the pattern papers, stickers and die cuts. The enamel dots are <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/doodlebug-design/sprinkles/doodlebug-design-sprinkles-glitter-tangerine.html"><span style="color: blue;">Doodlebug Sprinkles 'Glitter Tangerine'</span></a>.</div>
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For this one I cut out six squares from the<a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/bo-bunny-press/boardwalk/bo-bunny-boardwalk-12-x12-double-sided-patterned-paper-boardwalk.html"><span style="color: blue;"> 'Boardwalk' sheet</span></a>. </div>
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I was really digging in the archives for the next layout. The pic is of my two kids in 2005. They were still so young! <br />
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Just added a bit of hessian and muslin and the rest are from the 'Boardwalk' collection. </div>
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The 'sand' is <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prills.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prills "I'm A-Maized"</span></a> which I stuck down using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/adhesives/glue/x-press-it-clear-gel-glue-125ml.html"><span style="color: blue;">X-Press It Clear Glue Gel</span></a>.<br />
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Still delving in the archives with the next one! My lovely daughter playing on the beach in 2007. :)<br />
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I created the banner using stickers from the sticker sheet and all the other elements on the next pic are from the sticker sheet too. </div>
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More stickers, twine and a button. :)<br />
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Two little chipboard sailboats from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/dusty-attic/dusty-attic-chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Dusty Attic</span></a>.<br />
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... and a chipboard <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/adhesives/glue/x-press-it-clear-gel-glue-125ml.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Radiant sun'</span></a> from Blue Fern Studios.<br />
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Not doing regular blog updates certainly result in very loooooooong posts when I eventually get around to it. Phew! I hope you made it this far. If you did... well done and thank you so much for visiting my blog.<br />
Until next time!<br />
<span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">M xox </span></span><br />
<br />Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-46473022902962821422015-07-12T22:51:00.000+08:002015-07-12T22:51:21.188+08:00July Sketch at The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone. Just a quick post to share the July Sketch at <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></a></span>with you. <br />
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And here is my take on it. The photos were taken on Cottesloe Beach. Every year they host the 'Sculptures on the Beach' exhibition. We always try and make an effort to go and take lots of photos. I've used some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima papers</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern chipboard</span></a>. <br />
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I've also added some paint 'splats' using a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop.html"><span style="color: blue;">Crafters Workshop template</span></a> and lots of background stamping using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/clear-stamps/textured-clear-stamps.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kaisercraft</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/prima-stamps.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima</span></a> stamps.<br />
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The flowers are a mixture of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/flowers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima</span></a>, <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/mini-paper-blooms.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kaisercraft</span></a> and the plasterers tape is from the local hardware store. ;)<br />
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I had fun going trough my stash to find a variety of alphas for my title. <br />
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All products are from<b> </b><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>.
I hope you get a chance to play along with us. There's a $40 store
voucher up for grabs and it also includes free postage. The winner gets
determined by random draw, so anybody can win. You have until the end
of July to get your entries in.<br />
That's all for today. Thank you so much for visiting. Have an absolute wonderful week!<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xox
Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-88853209161292020502015-06-30T19:07:00.003+08:002015-06-30T19:07:27.938+08:00Blue Fern Studios "Deja Vu' and a video tutorial!Hi there scrappy friends. All my intentions of updating my blog more often haven't really materialised. Life just doesn't want to play along. <br />
This month I worked with the stunning <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/deja-vu.html">Blue Fern Studio 'Deja Vu' collection</a></b> </span>and I have something exciting for you... my very first Video Tutorial! It took me a while to get it right but I am over the moon to have done it. It's a very cool technique on how to create a metal effect on chipboard. Here it is. <br />
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All products are available at <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/">The Scrapbook Store</a></span></b>.<br />
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I have used a variety of Petaloo, Prima and Green Tara flowers. I have also added some muslin to soften the effect. </div>
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The chipboard is the <b><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-royal-gate.html">"Royal Gate' from Blue Fern</a></b>. The 'bricks' were created using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-bricks.html"><span style="color: black;"><b>Crafters Workshop 'Mini Bricks' template</b></span> </a>and some coloured texture paste.<br />
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Some butterflies and a bit of <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/couture-creations-dies-embossing-folders-paper-collections/gemstones.html">bling</a></b></span>. :)<br />
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More flowers. :)<br />
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That's my project for now. Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you like my video. If you did, I would love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. :)<br />
Until next time!<br />
M xox Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-76218931968843927122015-06-20T00:41:00.001+08:002015-06-20T00:41:56.137+08:00Websters Pages 'Dream in Color' for The Scrapbook Store<div style="text-align: left;">
Hi everyone. Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since I've been here. My poor little blog has been very neglected. Life just seems to get in the way of crafting (and blogging) sometimes. </div>
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I have no dream of catching up as such, as that will just be too unrealistic and add way too much stress to my day! Lol! Instead, I am just going to share my DT work for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> for May. I worked with the very vibrant <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/websters-pages/dream-in-color.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Websters Pages 'Dream in Color'</span></a>. To be very honest, a bunch of bright colours together scares the living daylights out of me, but nothing like a challenge hey?!</div>
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My first layout was probably the one that's the most in my usual style. The photo is from a picnic we had during a family holiday last July. I've added some Blue Fern chipboard and texture paste through a Crafters Workshop stencil.</div>
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The next layout became a bit brighter, so I started to play along. :) The photos are from our recent holiday to Tasmania. We visited a marble shop in a little town called Sheffield and witnessed a beautiful marble being made from scratch.<br />
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With my last layout I started to get brave and went all out! Lol! In this case it was the photo that inspired me. The photo was taken in the marble shop and was a canvas by the very talented owner herself. I added some colourful 'paint splashes' on a white background to keep the focus on the beautiful art itself.<br />
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Still not sure if lots of brights are my kind of thing, but I think it might be growing on me a bit. ;)<br />
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I am going to try my hardest to keep this blog thing going, so will add my TSS June Sketch challenge example in the next day or two.<br />
Thank you for visiting and for not abandoning me when I was MIA. :)<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-30707956252277901562015-04-28T23:19:00.004+08:002015-04-28T23:19:39.833+08:00More Jillibean Soup 'Summer Red Raspberry Soup'Hi there everyone! I am on the fly today, so just wanted to quickly pop in to share more of my DT work for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> working with the beautiful <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup.html"><span style="color: blue;">Jillibean Soup 'Summer Red Raspberry Soup' collection</span></a>. The layout below is about 2 very cute 'muffin monsters'. We met with some friends for breakfast a few weeks ago and these two little rascals consumed a whole lot of muffins between the two of them. I thought that these papers had just the right amount of fun to match the photos. :)<br />
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The flowers are from Prima and the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup/jillibean-soup-summer-red-raspberry-soup-wood-veneer-shapes.html"><span style="color: blue;">wood veneers</span></a> is part of this collection. <br />
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This photo shows the heap of empty muffin casings/wrappers. Lol!<br />
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More wood veneer butterflies and flowers, which I coloured up using my new <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/watercolor-pencils.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima Watercolor pencils</span></a>. I've also added a few enamel dots from my stash.<br />
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More wood veneer as well as some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup/jillibean-soup-summer-red-raspberry-soup-pea-pod-parts.html"><span style="color: blue;">Pea Pod Parts</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup/jillibean-soup-summer-red-raspberry-soup-soup-labels.html"><span style="color: blue;">Soup Labels</span></a>.<br />
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I've also made two cards using my left overs. I am not a great card maker, but do enjoy creating the odd card now and again. This first card features few Green Tara mini roses, a Prima flower and butterfly as well as a gorgeous border that was cut using a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/joy-crafts/joy-crafts-cutting-embossing-dies-edge.html"><span style="color: blue;">Joy! Crafts die</span></a>. Finished it off with a bit of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/ribbons-trims/seam-binding.html"><span style="color: blue;">seam binding</span></a> and a wood veneer heart. :) <br />
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For the next card, I've used another <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/joy-crafts/joy-crafts-cutting-embossing-dies-square-and-chandelier.html"><span style="color: blue;">Joy Crafts die</span></a>. Everything else, except for the epoxy shapes and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/ribbons-trims/seam-binding.html"><span style="color: blue;">seam binding</span></a> are from the<a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup.html"><span style="color: blue;"> 'Summer Red Raspberry Soup' collection</span></a>.<br />
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That's all for today, and as hubby and I are leaving for a 12 day trip to Tasmania tomorrow night, it will be my last post for a short while. I hope you are all having a beautiful week and thank you so much for popping in.<br />
Until next time!<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-51378775827498740252015-04-18T23:39:00.002+08:002015-04-19T14:47:53.369+08:00Jillibean Soup for The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone! Hope you are all doing well and enjoying a lovely weekend.<br />
Today I want to share a DT layout I've created for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. I am working with the super cute <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup.html"><span style="color: blue;">Jillibean 'Summer Red Raspberry Soup' collection</span></a> this month. The photo is of my friend's gorgeous little girl and was taken about 5 years ago. <br />
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I've added a bit of texture using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/prima-stencils/prima-marketing-finnabair-elements-stencils-6-5-x10-5-bubbles.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima 'Bubbles' stencil</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/liquitex/mediums/liquitex-super-heavy-gesso-237ml.html"><span style="color: blue;">Liquitex 'Super Heavy Gesso'</span></a>.</div>
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A close up of some of the cute little <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup/jillibean-soup-summer-red-raspberry-soup-pea-pod-parts.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Pea Pod Parts'</span></a> that's part of this collection. </div>
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More <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup/jillibean-soup-summer-red-raspberry-soup-pea-pod-parts.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Pea Pod Parts'</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup/jillibean-soup-summer-red-raspberry-soup-soup-labels.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Soup Labels'</span></a> teamed with a few <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/jillibean-soup/summer-red-raspberry-soup/jillibean-soup-summer-red-raspberry-soup-wood-veneer-shapes.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Wood Veneer'</span></a> flowers.<br />
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And another close up for good measure. :)<br />
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This is all for today. I have another few projects to share using this awesome collection, so I'm hoping to be back soon. Thank you so much for visiting.<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-23905166048997902702015-04-12T21:30:00.000+08:002015-04-12T21:30:30.987+08:00April Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook StoreWhere has the time gone? My boy is home for the 2 week uni holiday and my girl and hubby are home too, so I think there are too many distractions and lovely things to do. Hubby and I also celebrated our 25the wedding anniversary on Tuesday and a few friends and I organised a surprise 50th birthday party on Saturday for another friend. With all the extra activities, no wonder I'm not getting time for blogging. :)<br />
A bit on the late side, but today I want to share the April Sketch at <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/">The Scrapbook Store</a></span></b> with you.<br />
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Here is my example, using the gorgeous new <span style="color: white;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/bo-bunny-press/garden-journal.html"><b>Bo Bunny 'Garden Journal' collection</b></a></span>. You might recognise some (or all 3) of the lovely ladies in the photo. :)<br />
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The fence is from Dusty Attic and I've treated it with a layer of brown acrylic paint followed by a layer of white crackle paint.<br />
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The banner was fussy cut from one of the patterned papers in this collection and the title is an older Heidi Swapp alpha set that I coloured up using Distress ink.<br />
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I have used a variety of Prima flowers and Green Tara mini roses. The leaves were punched from cardstock using a Martha Stewart punch. </div>
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All products are from <span style="color: white;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><b>The Scrapbook Store</b></a></span>. I hope you get a chance to play along with us. There's a $40 store voucher up for grabs and it also includes free postage. The winner gets determined by random draw, so anybody can win. You have until the end of April to get your entries in. Good luck!<br />
That's all for today. Thank you so much for visiting. Have an absolute wonderful week!<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-13736683239064093452015-03-30T23:20:00.001+08:002015-03-30T23:20:33.416+08:00Authentique 'Classique Beauty' for The Scrapbook StoreHi, I'm back to share another layout using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/authentique-paper/classique-beauty.html"><span style="color: blue;">Authentique 'Classique Beauty' collection</span></a>. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with this collection this month for <a href="http://www.thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. This time I've done a very clean and simple page using a beautiful photo of my daughter. <br />
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These <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo flowers</span></a> are some of my favourites and come in great range of colours. I just added a few <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a> and some <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-summer-leaf-stems.html"><span style="color: blue;">2Crafty chipboard leaves</span></a> to complete my cluster.</div>
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I've used a <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/s-scrap-fx-wordlet-beauty.html"><span style="color: blue;">Scrap FX chipboard title</span></a>, which I inked in black before giving it a coat of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/ranger-glossy-accents.html"><span style="color: blue;">Glossy Accents</span></a>. The <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-garden-daisies-small.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Small Garden Daisies'</span></a> chipboard is from Blue Fern Studios and I've given it a similar treatment as my title by using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/distress-markers-stains-inks/tim-holtz-distress-inks.html"><span style="color: blue;">Tim Holtz Distress Inks</span></a> to give it some colour and finishing it off with a coat of Glossy Accents. </div>
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That's all for today. Thank you once again for visiting and have a lovely (short) week. Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed Easter break.</div>
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Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-36016863747594252462015-03-26T00:06:00.000+08:002015-03-26T00:06:16.626+08:00More of Authentique 'Classique Beauty'Hi everyone! I'm back with another share working with the gorgeous <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/authentique-paper/classique-beauty.html"><span style="color: blue;">Authentique 'Classique Beauty' collection</span></a> for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. As the name would suggest it is primarily a feminine collection, but nothing like a challenge hey? I've decided to use a photo of my son and I and wanted to try and keep the layout masculine as far as possible. I thought I could get away with a few flowers because I was in the photo too. ;)<br />
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A close up of my little cluster of Petaloo flowers, Green Tara Mini roses and stickers. I had great fun tearing some washi tape into thin strips to add a bit of red to my layout.</div>
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I've created my background using a Tim Holtz 'Dot Fade' stencil and texture paste and then added layers with different stamps from Tim Holtz and Prima. The 2Crafty 'Interlocking Grid Panel' chipboard looked great with just a layer of black ink.</div>
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I was inspired by the gorgeous mood board at <a href="http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Scrap Around The World</b></span></a>. The quote is pretty much how this photo makes me feel and the yellow just matched perfectly. I also thought that the arrows were a nice touch. </div>
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That's all I have for today, but will be back soon with another creation or two.<br />
Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful day.<br />
Until next time.<br />
xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-22372119284622116672015-03-18T23:41:00.000+08:002015-03-18T23:51:09.227+08:00Authentique 'Classique Beauty'I am working with the gorgeous new <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/authentique-paper/classique-beauty.html"><span style="color: blue;">Authentique 'Classique Beauty'</span></a> for my DT work for <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a> this month. Here is my first layout. I've used a photo of my DD and one of my best friends, taken on Christmas Day 2014.<br />
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I've used a piece of the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-roman-clocks-small.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studio 'Roman Clocks Small' chipboard</span></a> and some delicious <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo 'Burlap Wild Sunflowers'</span> </span>and <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo/petaloo-darjeeling-teastained-yellow.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo 'Dahlias</span>'</a></span>. The <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo/petaloo-darjeeling-wild-butterflies-craft-brown.html"><span style="color: blue;">butterflies</span></a> are also from Petaloo and the mini roses are from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara</span></a>.</div>
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The <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-a-moment-captured.html"><span style="color: blue;">chipboard title</span></a> is from<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard.html"><span style="color: blue;">2Crafty</span></a></span>. After covering it with a thin layer of gesso, I gave it some colour using my <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/distress-markers-stains-inks/tim-holtz-distress-inks.html"><span style="color: blue;">Tim Holtz Distress Inks</span></a>.<br />
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A close up of the other little flower cluster, showing off another gorgeous Petaloo burlop flower and a few <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara Mini roses</span></a>. The rhinestone flourish is an old Prima flourish from my stash.<br />
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Another close up, just for good measure. :)<br />
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I've decided to play along at <a href="http://scrapafrica.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/mood-board-challenge-no47.html"><span style="color: blue;">Scrap Africa</span></a> this month, as the colours from their mood board are just so inspiring and perfect for this collection. They also have some amazing inspiration up on the <a href="http://scrapafrica.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/mood-board-challenge-no47.html"><span style="color: blue;">blog</span></a>, so why not check it out and play along?</div>
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That's all from me for today. I'm busy working on another layout using this collection, so will hopefully be back to share soon. Thank you so much for popping by my blog. Have a lovely day.<br />
Until next time.<br />
M xox<br />
<br />Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-77729371728991496572015-03-07T16:43:00.000+08:002015-04-23T16:30:21.512+08:00March Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I apologise for my long absence. I've taken a little break from most things crafty as I had a few things that needed my attention. It's the first time I took time away from scrapbooking in 12 years, but now I am back and hopefully ready for another 12 years!<br />
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The first thing I want to share with you is the March Sketch Challenge at <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/">The Scrapbook Store</a></span>. <br />
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Here is my take on it. I've used the gorgeous new <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/simple-stories-by-memory-works/i-am.html">Simple Stories 'I am' collection</a></span>.<br />
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A close up showing some of the texture I've created using the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/layering-stencils/tim-holtz-layering-stencils-dot-fade.html">Tim Holtz 'Dot Fade' stencil</a></span> and texture paste.<br />
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I've cut the flowers from one of the patterned papers and also added stamping using the<span style="color: blue;"> <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/kaisercraft/clear-stamps/textured-clear-stamps/kaisercraft-textured-clear-stamps-grid.html">Kaisercraft 'Grid' texture stamp</a></span></span> with black Staz On ink.<br />
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The butterfly is from the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/simple-stories-by-memory-works/i-am/simple-stories-i-am-bits-pieces.html">'Bits & Pieces' packet</a> </span>from this collection. I've added some <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/clearsnap-smooch-inks.html">Clearsnap Smooch Glitz 'Frost'</a></span> to create a bit of shine.<br />
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I hope you get a chance to play along. There is a $40 store voucher up for grabs and it also includes free postage. The winner gets determined by random draw, so anyone can win.<br />
That's all I have for now. I promise to be back soon with another share.<br />
As always, thank you so much for visiting. I appreciate it.<br />
Until next time!<br />
M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-12270491133731207872014-11-17T22:15:00.000+08:002014-11-17T22:20:52.836+08:00Altered Cigar Box Hi there blog friends. It's been a long time since my last blog post and I apologise. I really have no excuse, except for that life has been getting in the way of my scrappy time lately. A few niggly health issues and a few other issues... nothing too serious.<br />
So without further ado, here is my latest project.<br />
This month I received the gorgeous <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/couture-creations-dies-embossing-folders-paper-collections/vintage-rose-garden-collection.html"><span style="color: blue;">Couture Creations 'Vintage Rose Garden' collection</span></a> in my DT kit from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. I've decided to alter a cigar box which I intend using as a
jewelery box.
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This is a view of the lid. I've used the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-bordeaux-layered-frame.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studios 'Bordeaux Layered Frame'</span></a> chipboard which I painted in <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/paints/delta-creative-ceramcoat-acrylic-paints-2oz-eggshell-white.html"><span style="color: blue;">off-white</span></a> and then inked the edges using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/distress-markers-stains-inks/tim-holtz-distress-inks.html"><span style="color: blue;">Tim Holtz Distress inks</span></a>. The background has been treated with a bit of texture paste using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/crafters-workshop/6-x6-templates/the-crafters-workshop-6x6-template-mini-art-is.html"><span style="color: blue;">Crafters Workshop mini 'Art Is' stencil</span></a>. The flowers are <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo/petaloo-burlap-blossoms-ivory.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo burlap blooms</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, </span><a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/petaloo/petaloo-mini-wild-roses-antique-rose.html"><span style="color: blue;">Petaloo mini wild roses</span></a>, Prima flowers and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers/mini-roses-1-5-2cm.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara mini roses</span></a>. The <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/leaves.html"><span style="color: blue;">leaves</span></a> are also from Green Tara.<br />
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A close up of the front. I've added some lace around the edge of the lid and repeated some of the same flowers in the left bottom.<br />
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The inside of the box. I've lined the bottom with felt and the added a little saying from one of the pattern papers.<br />
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A close up of the inside of the lid. More Petaloo blooms and Green Tara mini roses and leaves.<br />
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Another close up of the top of the box. The word <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/words-or-whatever/mini-wordlets/words-or-whatever-chipboard-wordlets-mini-dream.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Dream'</span></a> is a mini chipboard wordlet from WOW and I've heat embossed it using <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/stampendous/embossing-powders/stampendous-frantage-embossing-enamel-aged-shabby-pink.html"><span style="color: blue;">Stampendous Frantage 'Shabby Pink Rose' embossing powder</span></a>.<br />
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That's all for now. I am currently working on another project using these gorgeous papers. Will hopefully be ready to share soon. Thank you so much for popping by. Have a wonderful week!<br />
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M xoxMarelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-71818503543725698592014-10-09T14:15:00.000+08:002014-10-09T14:16:43.036+08:00October Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook StoreHi everyone! Today I want to share the October Sketch Challenge at <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/"><span style="color: blue;">The Scrapbook Store</span></a>. Here is the sketch. Hope you like it!<br />
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And my example using the beautiful <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/maja-design/vintage-spring-basics.html"><span style="color: blue;">Maja Design 'Vintage Spring Basics' collection</span></a>. The photos are of my friend's gorgeous little girl, taken a few years ago. :)</div>
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The chipboard circle is the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios/chipboard/blue-fern-studios-chipboard-shapes-circle-flourish-small.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Small Circle Flourish'</span></a> from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/blue-fern-studios.html"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Fern Studios</span></a>. I gave it a coat of gesso and then coloured it up using various inks<br />
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The background texture was achieved using the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz/layering-stencils/tim-holtz-layering-stencils-bubble.html"><span style="color: blue;">'Bubble' stencil</span></a> from <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/tim-holtz.html"><span style="color: blue;">Tim Holtz</span></a> and some texture paste. The flowers are a mixture of <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/prima-marketing/summer-2014-releases/flowers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prima</span></a> and <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/green-tara-flowers-ribbon-etc/flowers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Green Tara</span></a> Cheery blossoms and mini roses. <br />
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Another little cluster in the corner. The leaves are <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/2-crafty-chipboard/2-crafty-chipboard-summer-leaf-stems.html"><span style="color: blue;">2Crafty 'Summer Leaf Stems'</span></a> chipboard.<br />
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That's all for today. Please check out the <a href="http://thescrapbookstore.com.au/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=610"><span style="color: blue;">Gallery</span></a> for more awesome inspiration from the rest of the DT. And then play along! You have until the end of October to get your entries in. There's an awesome $40 store voucher up for grabs with free postage and the winner gets determined by random draw, so anyone can win! I would love to see your entries. :)</div>
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Marelizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514910584284301308noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569273851298038680.post-64905769046062463882014-10-01T23:09:00.000+08:002014-10-01T23:09:20.988+08:00Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge No 36Hi there everyone! Just a quick post to tell you about the new sketch over at <a href="http://scrapafrica.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/sketch-challenge-no36.html"><span style="color: blue;">Scrap Africa</span></a>. You've got to check it out. We have some awesome Guest Designers this month and some beautiful examples by the whole of the DT. Below is my take on the sketch. I have used an old collection from Kaisercraft called 'Tropicana'. I thought that it was perfect for the sketch. The photo is of my DD and her best friend having cocktails while holidaying in Bali.<br />
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I have used an overlay from the collection that provided me with the palm trees and island feel that I was after. I've cut some of the transparency away so I could still add more layers and dimension to my layout.<br />
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All the bits and pieces are from the collectables pack with only a few little extras. :)<br />
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Here is the gorgeous sketch!<br />
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I hope you can play along with us this month! Just link your take on the sketch to the Scrap Africa post <a href="http://scrapafrica.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/sketch-challenge-no36.html"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a>. You have until the 14th of October to get your entry in.</div>
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