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

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

September Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store

Hi everyone.  Today I would like to share the September Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store 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. :)

My take on the sketch, using the gorgeous Prima 'Garden Fable' collection. 

The birdie is a wood veneer piece from 'Garden Fable'.  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 Dusty Attic.

The butterflies were painted with Luminarte Silks. 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 Green Tara mini roses.  The keyhole is also a wood veneer piece from the collection. :)

 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'.  :)

That is all I have for today. I hope to be back soon, with more 'creativeness' to share. :)
Thank you so much for popping by. Hope you have a wonderful week.
Until next time.
M xox

July Sketch at The Scrapbook Store

Hi everyone. Just a quick post to share the July Sketch at The Scrapbook Store with you.

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 Prima papers and Blue Fern chipboard. 

I've also added some paint 'splats' using a Crafters Workshop template and lots of background stamping using Kaisercraft and Prima stamps.

The flowers are a mixture of Prima, Petaloo and Kaisercraft and the plasterers tape is from the local hardware store. ;)

 I had fun going trough my stash to find a variety of alphas for my title. 

All products are from The Scrapbook Store.  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.
That's all for today. Thank you so much for visiting. Have an absolute wonderful week!
Until next time.
M xox

More 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 The Scrapbook Store working with the beautiful Jillibean Soup 'Summer Red Raspberry Soup' collection. 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. :)

The flowers are from Prima and the wood veneers is part of this collection.

This photo shows the heap of empty muffin casings/wrappers. Lol!

 

More wood veneer butterflies and flowers, which I coloured up using my new Prima Watercolor pencils. I've also added a few enamel dots from my stash.

More wood veneer as well as some Pea Pod Parts and Soup Labels.

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 Joy! Crafts die. Finished it off with a bit of seam binding and a wood veneer heart. :)

For the next card, I've used another Joy Crafts die. Everything else, except for the epoxy shapes and seam binding are from the 'Summer Red Raspberry Soup' collection.

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.
Until next time!
M xox

Altered 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.
So without further ado, here is my latest project.
This month I received the gorgeous Couture Creations 'Vintage Rose Garden' collection in my DT kit from The Scrapbook Store.  I've decided to alter a cigar box which I intend using as a jewelery box.

This is a view of the lid.  I've used the Blue Fern Studios 'Bordeaux Layered Frame' chipboard which I painted in off-white and then inked the edges using Tim Holtz Distress inks.  The background has been treated with a bit of texture paste using the Crafters Workshop mini 'Art Is' stencil.  The flowers are Petaloo burlap blooms, Petaloo mini wild roses, Prima flowers and Green Tara mini roses.  The leaves are also from Green Tara.

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.

The inside of the box.  I've lined the bottom with felt and the added a little saying from one of the pattern papers.

 A close up of the inside of the lid.  More Petaloo blooms and Green Tara mini roses and leaves.

Another close up of the top of the box.  The word 'Dream' is a mini chipboard wordlet from WOW and I've heat embossed it using Stampendous Frantage 'Shabby Pink Rose' embossing powder.

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!
Until next time.
M xox