Bella Blvd | Summer Superhero...

Summer is about to start here in Australia and honestly, I can't wait for the warmer weather! Here's a little flashback to one of our fave times at the beach.

"Superhero"

products used: cs - American Crafts; pp - Bella Blvd Splash Zone; alpha - Bella Blvd; other - Bella Blvd: die cuts, puffy stickers; tools - typewriter.

You can check out all the details here. Thanks for visiting!

Bella Blvd | Family Fun..

Want to create a large title for your layout? Here's a fun idea.. Check out my page created for Bella Blvd using their Silhouette Design Store cut files..

I've used the new Splash Zone collection as inspiration but the cut file is perfect for my title. To make it really stand out, go big! Check out all the details on the Bella Blvd blog.

Thanks for visiting!

Bella Blvd | Secrets of the Sea mini album...

Hi Everyone! Today I want to share a project that I featured over on my Instagram for Bella Blvd. It's a mini album created using the Secrets of the Sea Boy collection. I love this 4x4 mini album size, as I can slip my Instagram photos straight in with minimal fuss!

I found my album's title quote on Pinterest and I think it suits this project perfectly!

"Bare Feet & Salty Hair"

products used: mini album - We R Memory Keepers 4x4 (black); pp - Bella Blvd (Secrets of the Sea Boy); alpha - Bella Blvd: Secrets of the Sea Boy Fundamentals; embellishments - Bella Blvd: Secrets of the Sea Boy Designer clips, paper pieces, puffy icon stickers; other - cardstock, machine stitching, typewriter.

Each 4x4 Instagram photo was mounted onto patterned paper and off set on the opposite page insert with a die cut paper piece, puffy sticker icon or a few notes  of journaling.

Some of my photos were posed but most of them are a capture of our family holiday in-the-moment snapshots.

The Bella Blvd Secret of the Sea boy collection was simply ideal for documenting our Summer holiday. I hope I have inspired you to also create a project using this collection the next time you pull out beach photos to scrap! Thanks so much for visiting..x

Bella Blvd | Project Life...

Hi Everyone!  I just wanted to share with you my Project Life spread | Week 39.  It is up on the Bella BLVD blog today with a few details as to how and why I chose to use the Candid Cards and Paper Pieces from several Bella collections.

 

"Week 39"

 

products used: pp - Bella Blvd; alpha - Bella Blvd (High Five Alphabets: Black-White); other - Bella Blvd: Candid Cards, Trinkets, Paper Pieces; Treasures & Text; Miniatures, Chipboard Icons;  Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts; tools - machine stitching, typewriter, photo flip pocket.

 

Of course, my Project Life is never complete without a weekly run-through of journaling.  But with this week being the start of the September school holidays, I had a high number of photos to include in my spread and no place to add my words.  The simplest solution is to add hidden journaling with a flip pocket.

 

 

Don't forget to visit Bella Blvd to check out what the team has been up to lately.  Thanks for visiting..x

 

 



Jillibean Soup | Everyday Adventure...

Hi Everyone!  I'm back again today with another Jillibean Soup share.  And guess what?!  There is even a photo with me in it!  *grin*  It is a bit of a crazy day in my household today so I'll leave you with my layout and some detail photos.

 "Everyday Adventure"

products used: cs - kraft; pp - JillibeanSoup; alphas - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: wooden sprinklers, wood grain mini bag, label stickers; paper clip, Heidi Swapp colorshine; tools - machine stitching, white gel pen.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for visiting..x

 

 



Jillibean Soup | Best Day Ever...

Hello Friends!  Today I wanted to share my layout created for Jillibean Soup.  I was totally inspired by our Christmas being celebrated in Summer and wanted to convert it onto a page.  The stitching on the stars and the beach theme really make me happy! *grin*  It is a long way from the traditional red and green theme of Christmas but who's to say we can't change it up every now and then!  :)

 "best.day.ever"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup (Cold Avocado Soup); other - Jillibean Soup: wooden button, stampable frames, flash cards, soup labels, wise words; mist; tools - typewriter, silhouette portrait.

 

Stars are quite universal at Christmas time, don't you think? Stitching over them like this reminds me of those banner/strings that are popular to wrap around gifts.  I've seen quite a bit of fancy gift wrapping over on Pinterest! LOL! Anyway...  I would probably label this type of gift wrapping under "the little things, my little people wouldn't appreciate!" *grin*  After all, at the moment they are only interested in what is on the inside of the package!

 

So, what's inspiring you these days?  Blogs? Pinterest? Christmas? Thanks so much for visiting...x

 

 



The Scrapbook Store | October Sketch...

Hi Everyone!  Today I am sharing this month's sketch from The Scrapbook Store.  It is another gorgeous design created by my talented friend Melinda Spinks. 



I've added my own touches to it - like rotate it to the right and of course shrunk it down to 8.5" x 11".  *grin*

 

"Treasure Hunt"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Carta Bella (Rough & Tumble); alpha - Dear Lizzy, Jillibean Soup; other - Carta Bella: cardstock stickers; Echo Park: Decorative Brads; Jenni Bowlin butterfly stickers, twine, mist (Mister Huey's, Glimmermist), Colorbox ink (pool); tools - black pen, hole punch, Amy Tangerine clear stamps.

 

I put this layout together using my The Scrapbook Store dt kit for October.  It is full of lovely Carta Bella collection featuring Rough & Tumble.  These soft blues/aquas/yellows were perfect for the beach scene in my photos.

 

 

The element stickers from Carta Bella are absolutely gorgeous and I have teamed them up with the decorative brads from Echo Park. I kind of went a little over board when using them together! *grin*

 

I hope you will join in with this challenge over at The Scrapbook Store.  There is already a huge amount of inspiration from the DT flooding the gallery.  Thanks for visiting..x

 





Bella Blvd | Punch Challenge...

Hello Everyone!  Today over at the Bella BLVD blog, some of the DT members have been challenged to create a layout, by breaking out our stash of punches!  I love using punches, but I must admit, now that I have a fancy die cutting machine, I tend to forget they are sitting on my shelf!  whoops!

 

"Seaside Magic"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella BLVD; alpha - Bella BLVD; other - Bella BLVD: cardstock stickers (Sand&Surf), designer tape; glimmermist; tools - black pen, small circle punch, pinking circle punch, arrow punch, office supply hole punch.

As you may have noticed.. I have a few circle punches in my collection.  And when I use them, I like to use the negatives from the sheets of patterned paper, as layers.  The "Freestyle Sophisticates - Freestyle Salt Water" paper (blue chevron), was created by punching around the outside edge.  I placed the photo directly over the top of the area where the punch couldn't reach to give the illusion that the entire sheet of paper has been cut out with circles.

In the meantime, the actual circles have been repurposed on my layout as splashes of light and water.  *grin*  To add extra depth to my layout and the "splashes", I have used an ordinary, office supply hole punch as a smaller sized circle. 

If you would like to see more, don't forget to head on over to the Bella blog to check out what the other DT members created!  You won't be disappointed.  Thanks for visiting..x

 

LPS + Greatest View | Colour challenge...

Hello lovely friends!  Today I have double the fun sharing with you the latest colour challenge from Life.Paper.Scrapbook and announcing that the sponsor for the challenge is Greatest View. How exciting is that!  The winner of this months challenge will receive a $15.00 gift voucher to spend in the store and there are SO many great things in the store at the moment!!!

Here is the colour palette...  A beautiful selection of soft grey, brown and yellow hues.

 



"Beach"

products used: cs - kaisercraft, best creations; pp - Crate Paper, Authentique, Kaisercraft, Echo Park, American Crafts (Amy Tan), Bella BLVD, Ruby Rock-it; alpha - silhouette portrait; Greatest View - Fresh Style badges/flair; other - American Crafts clear stamps (Amy Tan), Crate Paper border stickers, home made flower, kaisercraft mini bloom, October Afternoon sprinklers (token), Close To My Heart (chocolate) ink; tools - silhouette portrait (stars + arrows/alphas), typewriter, hole punch, machine stitching.

I have chosen to scrap a Summer photo.  Not something traditionally suited for beach themed snapshots but I wanted to showcase the beautiful colours of the ocean that were captured with my iPhone camera.

The alphas were cut using glittered card stock (Best Creations) and my silhouette portrait.  The name of the beach we stayed at, on our mini holiday, was called Golden Beach.  To subtly link or mesh two elements together is always something I challenge myself to do on each layout.

If you would like to learn more about my layout, please visit Greatest View where I am sharing the details and story. 

And don't forget to play along with us at Life.Paper.Scrapbook.

Here are the details:

- You can submit ANY kind of project - cards, minis, layouts, PL pages or any paper project.

- You can include any neutrals you like - black, white, grey, kraft

- You can use the sketch and colour challenge together just make sure you link it up to each so you have a chance to win in both.

- Colour challenge #2 runs until 11.59pm 05 April. (Don't forget we are in Australia)

- The winner of the prize will be randomly drawn

- We will also feature three of the favourite layouts and the selected layouts will be asked to guest design for the next colour challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting..x

 

Bella BLVD | Saturday Sketch...

Just a quick post here to let you know that Bella BLVD has the first Saturday Sketch for March, up on the blog today.

 

"Beach Party"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; Bella BLVD - Sand & Surf: Borders, Surfs Up, Paradise, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Miniatures, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Ciao Chip Icons; Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Saltwater; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Oyster; High Five Alpha Stickers: Gulf; Designer Tape: 12mm combo; tools - machine stitching, black pen.

I've played with the beautiful Sand & Surf paper collection.  Absolutely ideal to document my daughter's beach themed, swimming carnival.

 

 

Head on over to Bella BLVD today to check out which amazing DT members played along.  Thanks for visiting..x

 



The Scrapbook Store | December Sketch..

Hello Friends.  I'm slowly getting back to my regular scheduling program of blogging.  and scrapping.  maybe... LOL!  The kids are now on school holidays so I have to squeeze it in when I can.  Like today!!

Today I want to share with you my interpretation of the December sketch over at The Scrapbook Store.

Here is the sketch...

 

And my version...

 



 "Let's Have a Great Day"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Echo Park (For the Record 2), October Afternoon (Midway); other - Echo Park (For the Record 2) decorative brads, chipboard stickers & coordinating stickers, Greatest View sequins, October Afternoon packaging, washi tape, versacolor ink, button; tools - MS pinking circle punch, Amy Tangerine clear stamp, black pen (sharpie).

Noticeably I've turned it on its side and replaced the artisan shape with the banners. I've moved the title and journaling to the bottom corner to balance the photo and layered paper cluster.

All of these delicious patterned papers came in my DT kit and are available in the store.  So are you inspired?  I'd love to see your interpretation of the sketch.  Please come and join us over at The Scrapbook Store. 

Thanks for visiting..x
 

The Scrapbook Store | Summer...

Hi Everyone! Just popping in briefly to share a layout created for The Scrapbook Store using my gorgeous DT kit.

This time I pulled out October Afternoon - Midway.

"summer"

products used: cs - kaisercraft; pp - October Afternoon (Midway); alpha - Jillibean Soup; other - OA: sew fun banners, tid bits & sprinklers mist (Token), twine, Greatest View chevron badge/flair, versacolor ink; tools - typewriter, machine stitching.

Head on over and check out the rest of the collection!  Definitely fun and a little bit Summery!! hee hee..  Thanks for visiting..x