More 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 The Scrapbook Store.  I have used the gorgeous Lemon Craft 'Heart Painted' collection and had so much fun using different styles with all of them. Here is what I've done.  All products used are available from The Scrapbook Store.

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.

 Lots of torn layers of patterned paper, gorgeous Prima flowers and a perfect title from Scrapmatts.

 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.

The chipboard was first painted with a layer of gesso, then got some pink mist and finally some black script stamping on top.

 

 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.

The gorgeous chippy is 2Crafty 'Parisian Border' chipboard. I have painted it white and then glued some Diamond Dust to give it some sparkle.

 The title is American Craft Thickers alphas from my stash.

 Added a small doily from Bo Bunny and splatters of mists to complete my layout.

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.

 A few close ups of the finer details.

That's all I have for today.  Thank you for popping by and I hope you have a fantastic week.

Until next time.

M xox

LemonCraft 'Heart Painted' for The Scrapbook Store

Hi 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 The Scrapbook Store again this month. I really haven't ever left, just haven't been producing much.
I was lucky enough to receive the beautiful Lemoncraft 'Heart Painted' collection.  Here is my first creation.

 A few close ups of some of the finer detail. :)

If you are reading this, thank you for visiting and for any comments you might leave. It's always much appreciated.
Until next time.
M xox

Ultimate Crafts 'Australiana' for The Scrapbook Store

Hi there scrappy people. Today I want to share my October DT work for The Scrapbook Store with you.  I was lucky enough to work with the gorgeous new Ultimate Crafts 'Australiana' collection.  This collection was ideal for my local travel photos and all those country shots we always take.
Here is my first layout. The photo was taken on the way between Perth and Kalgoorlie earlier this year. 

I used a chipboard flourish from the 2Crafty 'Flourish Adornment Set 1'.  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 Petaloo and Green Tara mini roses.

I added some corrugated cardstock to add to the rustic feeling. ;)

And a vintage clock charm and some twine to round things off.

I've also coloured up some Dusty Attic 'mini dragonflies' with my Distress markers.

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 Crafters Workshop 'mini Tuscan Wall' stencil, designed by the very talented Gabrielle Pollacco.

The bigger flowers in the cluster are Kaisercraft paper blooms and the little ones are from Petaloo and Green Tara mini roses.  I've added another chipboard flourish from the 2Crafty 'Flourish Adornment Set 1'. 

This beautiful corner piece is Dusty Attic 'Floral Corners' chipboard.  I coloured it up using my Luminarte 'Silks' paints and then added a few more Petaloo blooms and Green Tara mini roses.

For my title, I inked up a mini WOW chipboard word and added some stickers from my stash.

For my last layout I used photos of an old rusted car we discovered on a recent road trip.

I used another new Crafters Workshop stencil called 'Mini Organic Matter mask', also designed by Gabrielle Pollacco (one clever lady I'd say).  This time I teamed my stencil up with Prima 'Copper Crackle' Texture paste.  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. :)

Some corrugated card and an old car I cut from one of the patterned papers.

Some Petaloo blooms again and this time teamed up with Dusty Attic 'Foliage #3' chipboard.

I just love the old fuel pump to the right of the car that says 'Last Fill'. :)

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.
Until next time.
M xox

7 Dots Studio 'Lost and Found' for The Scrapbook Store

Hi 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 7 Dots Studio 'Lost and Found' collection.  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.
I have layered lots of tags from the tag sheet here.  More layers were added using Blue Fern 'Rock Wall Bits' chipboard, 2 Crafty 'Mini Branches' chipboard, Petaloo blooms, Green Tara mini roses, together with plasterer's tape and some stamping.

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 'Sticky Notes' pattern paper and added a few tags. 

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.

The arrows and tickets are all from the Die Cut Sheet and the word strips from the Word Stickers Sheet.

 I've added some texture to my background using the Crafters Workshop 'Mini Chickenwire Reversed' template with texture paste.

The fence and leaves have also been in my stash for a while. I've teamed it up with some Petaloo blooms, Prima flowers and Green Tara mini roses.  

 The hearts are from the Die Cut Sheet too.

 I've also made a card with some of the left overs. :)

 A close up to show some of the layers.

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 'Typewriter' pattern paper with all the sums and number words.  In this case 1 + 1 = 2 made perfect sense. :) 

I've used a variety of stamps on my background and added a few strips of washi tape. 

 The Blue Fern Studios 'Grid Pieces' worked perfectly here.

I've added texture to the background using various parts of the Crafters Workshop 'Mini Specimens' stencil with texture paste.  After drying I then highlighted the designs using Luminarte 'Sunflower' H2o.

 The title is one of the 2 Crafty 'Selfie Word pack'.

 A few Petaloo blooms for the final layer. :)

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. 
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). 
Until next time.
M xox

August Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store

Today I want to share the August Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store 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! ;)

My take on the sketch, using the new Maja Design 'Summer Crush' papers.  I've added some texture to my background using the Crafters Workshop 'Art Is' stencil and texture paste followed by Glimmer Mist for some colour.  I then added more interest by using Kaisercraft Texture stamps.

The flowers are a mixture of Prima and Green Tara mini roses with a bit of added seam binding.

The paper doilies were originally white and I coloured them up using Distress Inks.

I've used a 2 Crafty chipboard title as it was perfect for my photo. :)

All products are from The Scrapbook Store.  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. :)

That's all I have for today. Thank you so much for visiting. Have a beautiful week!
Until next time.
M xox