Scrap Africa Challeng No.35

Hi everyone! There's a new challenge at Scrap Africa and it's a Vintage Theme!
Create a card, layout or OTP project in vintage theme and link your entry up by the 30th of September to stand the chance of winning an awesome prize.  For more details and to see the rest of the DT and Guest DT's beautiful examples, have a look HERE.
My example using the FabScraps 'Industrial Chic' collection.  The photo is of my mum and I and was taken on my christening day in 1967. :)  All products used are from The Scrapbook Store.

A cluster of flowers using old and new Prima flowers and Green Tara mini roses and flower stems.

I've used the Crafters Workshop Mini 'Art Is' template with some texture paste on my background and the 'Love' chipboard word is from Scrap FX.

 More close ups of some of the smaller details.

 

 The lamp post is a TSS Chipboard piece.

I hope you get a chance to play along. I would love to see your entry.

That's all I have for today! Thank you so much for visiting. Hope you have an awesome day.

Until next time!

M xox

September Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store

Hi everyone and happy Friday to you all.  Today I want to share the September Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store with you.  For my take on the sketch I've used the gorgeous Carta Bella 'Moments & Memories' with a photo of my mum and her sister.  They are both in their 80's now and have always been best friends. :)

A close up of some of my fussy cutting. The alphas are from an older Prima collection.

I've used some white Prima flowers and mini roses from Green Tara. Just dabbed on a bit of mist with a brush at the centres and tips for a two-tone effect..

 Another close up of one of the clusters.

Almost everything on this layout comes from the Carta Bella 'Moments and Memories' collection.  I really LOVE it and can see myself using it for another layout soon.

And finally, the sketch. :)

I hope you can join in this month.  I would love to see your entry and there's a $40 store voucher up for grabs.  The winner gets determined by random draw, so anyone could win!  Why not give it a go?  You have until midnight, 30 September to get your entries in.

That's all I have for today.  Thank you so much for popping by.

Have a great weekend!

Until next time.

M xox

Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge No 34 and FabScraps 'Industrial Chic'

Hi everyone! Happy Spring Day to my fellow bloggers/followers in the Southern Hemisphere. It's slowly getting warmer around here, but I kinda like the Spring weather and wish it would hang around forever! :) 
Today I want to share the new Sketch Challenge at Scrap Africa with you.  It's a gorgeous sketch designed by the fabulous Denise van Deventer and a great sketch to work with whether you're a card maker or scrapbooker.  To get more details and to see the rest of the DT members and fabulous Guest DT members' wonderful creations, go HERE.

 

Here is my example layout using the beautiful FabScraps 'Industrial Chic' collection. I've started of with a 12 x 12 piece of chipboard for my background which I painted in 2 coats of white gesso.  All products used on this layout are available from The Scrapbook Store.

The chipboard clock face is from FabScraps too. I've heat embossed it using Stampendous Frantage embossing powder in 'Aged Shabby Blue'.  The bigger blue roses are from Manor House and the smaller ones were white Green Tara mini roses that I've coloured up.  I have also used blue Green Tara flower stems.

The texture on the background was achieved with a damask stencil and texture paste.  Also did some stamping using my Kaisercraft 'Script' stamp and brown ink.

A birdie house and birdies that I've fussy cut from the patterned paper and added some light blue pearls to 'hang' the bird house from.

More fussy cutting and stencil work using my Crafters Workshop Mini 'Art Is' stencil with some texture paste.

I hope you will play along. I would love to see your entries!

Thank you for visiting. Hope you have a wonderful week!

Until next time!

M xox

Scrap Africa - 'Travel' Challenge

Hi everyone! Scrap Africa has a super new challenge and its all about 'Travel'.
'Tell us about your travel adventures... perhaps your favourite location, or the most memorable trip.... anything related to travel.  Please include journaling, even if hidden and tell us where it is.'
To get all the details and to see the rest of the DT's fabulous examples, have a look HERE.

I have decided to do an 8 x 8" canvas of some of the wild animals in the Game Reserves in Africa.  All the little photos are from a postcard we bought when we were holidaying there a month ago.  It is one of our family's most favourite places.

I have used 'Mini Gum Trees' and 'Teagan's Twig' chipboard pieces from Scrap FX.  All products, including the metal charms are available from The Scrapbook Store.  I've started with a few strips of paper from the Kaisercraft 'Mister Fox' collection and also added some texture paste using the Crafters Workshop 'Tile Texture' template.  My family love this little canvas and it has little spot in our lounge where its on display.
I hope you get a chance to play along.  There is some awesome prizes up for grabs and I'm sure we all have a few travel photos that need scrapping.  Why not give it a go?
I hope to see you again around here soon.  Thank you for visiting and have an awesome week. :)
Until next time!
M xox

Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge No 32

Hi everyone! It's been a long long time since I've last been in blogland.  We've had a fantastic 4 week break, but now it's back to normality... not that it's a bad thing. :)  I hope you've all been keeping well.
Today I want to share the latest sketch challenge over at Scrap Africa with you.

 My take on the sketch using the Heidi Swapp 'Dreamy' collection.

I've used a variety of Manor House flowers, Petaloo blooms and Green Tara flower stems.  The butterflies are from Collections Elements.

I've used The Crafters Workshop 'Chicken Wire Reversed' template on my background with some texture paste. Then rubbed some ink over it using my fingers.  All the transparency elements are from the ephemera pack from the collection and all products used are available from The Scrapbook Store.

I hope you get a chance to play along with us.  We would love to see your entries. For more detail and to check out the rest of the DT's fabulous examples, have a look HERE.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope to be back soon with more layouts to share.

Have a great week!

M xox



'Love your Life' using Authentique 'Harmony' for The Scrapbook Store

Just a quick post to share a layout I did for The Scrapbook Store using the Authentique 'Harmony' collection. The colours in this range are amazing!  The pic is a selfie of my daughter (taken 2 years ago), that I 'pinched' from her FB page. :)
I've used a Memory Box stencil with Golden 'Light Molding paste' and inks on my background.

All papers are from the Authentique 'Harmony' collection and the die cut sheet.

A few Green Tara Mini roses to finish it all off.  The little wooden heart is from the MME Necessities range.

 ...and a bit of washi tape here and there. :)

 A close up of the stencil work.

The chipboard word 'Beautiful' if from the TSS chipboard range.  I've changed the colour by rubbing a blue inkpad over it.

My title was made using a 'Love' Scrap FX chipboard wordlet and some random stickers from my stash.  The birdie was fussy cut from one of the patterned papers.

 This will be my last blog share for a while.  We are taking a little holiday to visit family overseas and I will be absent here and everywhere else scrapbooking related for about a month.  I might have internet access at some points during our trip, but nothing permanent.  So if you don't see me around, you will know why. :)
As always, I very much appreciate you visiting my blog and for your continued support.  I wish you all a very happy and creative July.
Until next time!
M xox

June Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store

Hi everyone! I know, I am VERY late sharing The Scrapbook Store's Sketch Challenge this month.  You still have until the end of the month to enter our June Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch:

My take on the sketch. The photo is of my 2 kids with my mum and dad in the background (taken in January 2008).

I've used the 'Gingers Dreams' sheet from the new Blue Fern Studios 'Ombre Dreams' collection as my background paper.  I added dimension, using a Prima template and Memory Box stencil and texture paste, before adding mists and inks.  The chipboard are Blue Fern  Studios 'Graduated Circles' and Dusty Attic 'Scroll Border #3'.  All chipboard pieces were first covered in gesso, before I added mists and inks to colour them up.

The flowers are from Petaloo, Kaisercraft and Green Tara and the title is a wordlet from Scrap FX.

 Another few close ups of the background. The butterflies are Heidi Swapp epoxy stickers.

So why not play along?  There's a $40 Store Voucher up for grabs and you also get free postage!! That's a pretty awesome prize. :) The winner gets determined by random draw, so anyone could win!  Just upload your entries in the Gallery before the end of the month to stand a chance.
Okay, that's all for today.  Hope you have a fabulous week and once again thank you so much for visiting my blog.
Until next time!
M xox

 

Scrap Africa Challenge No 30 - 'Scrap your Stash'

Hi everyone! I've just realised how long ago I've last been here.  Life has been very hectic lately, but I've been having loads of fun! Today I just want to pop in quickly to share the latest Scrap Africa challenge with you.  The challenge is hosted by fellow DT member, Erica Houghton. 
Here is what Erica has to say:  'Challenge No. 30 is all about Scrapping Your Stash! Dig deep and pull out those collections that are 3 years or older; if you're newer to scrapbooking and don't have paper older than 3 years just use your oldest paper. We'd also love to see you use some of those older products that are possibly not so "in" at the moment e.g. rub-ons, eyelets, etc. Get creative, have fun, and use up some of your stash!'

Now isn’t this a challenge we can all play along with?!!

For more information and to see all the beautiful examples of the rest of the DT and Guest DT members, go HERE.

Here is my example.  Everything used on this card (except for the flowers) are from a very old Kaisercraft collection, called ‘Chapter One’.  I gave the card to my daughter who is currently writing her uni exams.

A close up of my flower cluster.  The big roses are from Kaisercraft and the smaller roses and leaves are from Green Tara.

The rubon in the corner as well as the butterfly are from the Chapter One collection.  The rhinestones are from Kaisercraft too.

Another few close ups for good measure. :)

We would love for you to play along with this challenge, as I'm sure we all have old stash waiting to be used. :)  You have until the 30th of June to get your entries in!

I'll be back in a few days with more to share.

Have a great week everyone!

Until next time.

M xox

Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge #30 and Prima 'Time Traveler'

Hi everyone!  Just a quick post to share the new Sketch Challenge over at Scrap Africa with you.  It's another gorgeous sketch designed by the very talented Denise Van Deventer.

My take on the sketch using the beautiful Prima 'Time Traveler' collection.  I was lucky enough to receive this collection in my May DT kit from The Scrapbook Store.  The photo was taken on my parents' wedding day in 1959.  I have added my journaling on the back of the layout.

A close up showing some of the stencil work. I've used the Crafters Workshop Mini 'Live Love Laugh' and Mini 'Art Is' templates together with texture paste mixed with black Shimmerz Paints.

 I love the little Prima resin angels. :)  All the flowers are from the 'Time Traveler collection.

 The title is a wood veneer word from WOW.

The chipboard leaves and word strips are from the TSS chipboard collection.

I hope you get a chance to play along with the sketch.  I would love to see your entry!  To get all the details and to see the rest of the Design Team's gorgeous examples, take a look HERE.


I have also created another layout using the Prima 'Time Traveller' collection.  This time I teamed it up with photos of Thandi, our Dachshund puppy taken in 2007. :)  I've cut one of the patterned papers into strips and used it to weave a background for my photos.

 A close up to show more of the weaving.  If you were wondering... Thandi is the Zulu word for 'precious'. :)

The leaves were cut using the Poppy Stamps 'Small Marianna Vine Outline' die.

All the flowers are from the 'Time Traveller' collection.

That's all I have for today.  I have just returned from the TSS retreat this past weekend and I'm leaving again on Friday to attend the Craft Expo in Brisbane.  So many exciting things happening right now!  Better go and get some sleep. :)

Thank you so much for popping by my blog.  I appreciate it.

Until next time!

M xox