Jot Magazine | February Mood Board...

Hello Friends!  Have you seen the latest mood board created for the JOT Magazine blog?  It is such a beautiful colour palette and totally suits February!

 

 

I found plenty of inspiration from the image but I started with the bright pop of red heart and the black and white stripes!  The bold stripes were toned down using Bella Blvd's new clear cuts transparency.

 

"dream"

 

products used: cs - American Crafts, Bazzill; pp - Crate Paper, Fancy Pants, Bella Blvd; other - Dear Lizzy water color word, Studio Calico gold stars, Maggie Holmes stickers, October Afternoon die cuts, enamel dots, Scraptastic Club flair/badge, Bella Blvd: transparency, label sticker; sequin; tools - machine stitching, paint, Heidi Swapp colorshine.

 

I love the heart string layers as well and just knew I needed to used them on my page in some form or the other.  I cut several heart shapes from both red cardstock and floral pp via my silhouette.  I then simply stitched the pp to the cardstock and folded the heart along the stitching line.

 



 

The Dear Lizzy water color word was coated with Heidi Swapp colorshine, which helped me bring some of the gold elements from the mood board onto my page.

 

 

If you would like to join along with our challenge, you can find all the details here!! There's already some amazing inspiration from the Jot Girls up on the blog with more to come throughout the month!  Scrappy Canary is this month's generous sponsor giving you a chance to win a $20 gift voucher.  I hope to see you there...x

 

 

 



Bella Blvd | Pinterest Inspiration...

Hi Everyone!  I have a layout up on the Bella Blvd blog today sharing the monthly Pinterest Inspiration challenge.  Here is the photo the design team was provided with...

I fell for the gold.  And the glitter.  Well... It was the gold glitter full stop! *grin*  I loved the shimmery vibe and even though we are experiencing Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, I loved the lightness and magical feel this Autumnal photo portrayed! This is where that inspiration led to.

"Hello Peter Pan"

products used: cs - American Crafts; pp - Bella Blvd (Hello Autumn); Alpha - Bella Blvd; other - Bella Blvd: stickers; gold embossing powder, gold thread, gold colorshine; tools - typewriter.

The leaves and larger alphas were given a gold dipped effect.  And a part from some fussy cutting, I have left a lot of white space.



 For a simple how-to, head on over to the Bella Blvd blog.

Thanks for visiting...x



Scraptastic Club | Pinterest Monday...

Hi Friends!  Today I wanted to share with you a layout I created for Scraptastic Club recently.  It was for a Pinterest challenge/Moodboard that Kim Jeffress and I put together.

 

 

 

Plenty of fun & funky stripes!!

 

This is the layout I was inspired to created...

 

"Loving This"

 

products used: cs - white Kaisercraft; Scraptastic club - Either Way kit, Either Way add-on, Either Way Cut aparts, Either Way Flair Badges; other - watercolour paint, typewriter, Heidi Swapp colorshine (gold).

 

 

I wanted the stripes to go in different directions  to create a little bit of interest on my page.

 

 

I fussy cut some of the larger blooms from one of the patterned papers and threw in some spots for good measure! *grin*

 

 

But before I added all my layers to my white cardstock, I decided that I wanted a subtle hint of colour wash using my water colour paints.  For.the.first.time.ever! LOL!  I wasn't very bold with it.  In fact I was quite timid! LOL!  Maybe next time.  And I will be a little more patient with the drying time too!

 

 

I hope you get a chance to visit the wonderful team over at Scraptastic (ps - There's a DT call going out over there).  There is always plenty of inspiration from the team.  Thanks for visiting me today..x

 

 

Scraptastic Club | Pinterest Monday...

Hello wonderful friends!!  Today I am sharing with you a layout, created for Scraptastic Club and the Monday Pinterest Moodboard, put together using the 'Best Day of my Life' kit.

 

 

I've teamed up with fellow design team member, Brittany McLeod for this whimsical and ethereal Moodboard combination.

 

This is the layout I was inspired to create...

 

"Performance Team"

products used: Scraptastic Club - Best Day of my Life, add-on, stamps, cut-aparts; cs - Kaisercraft; other - colorshine (blush), ink; tools - typewriter.

Plenty of transparencies, bows, butterflies and all things girly!  *grin*

 



 

If you would like to know more about the details, please head on over to Scraptastic Club for a closer look.  Thanks for visiting..x

 

 

Jillibean Soup | Make it Happen...

Hi Everyone!  Just popping in here very briefly to share with you a card that I created using Jillibean Soup.  Up on the blog today it looks like the designers all coordinated our products!  *grin*

I wanted to make a masculine birthday card.  I always struggle to create this type of card and more often than not I have to go out and buy one because my attempts usually end up being too girly!

"Make it Happen"

products used: cs - kraft, Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup (Sightseeing Stew/Geocache + Soup Staples II/orange salt); alpha - alphabeans; other - Jillibean Soup: soup labels; mist; tools - machine stitching.

The number "11" was created using the Roasted Red Alphabeans adhered to kraft cardstock.  I then peeled the top layer of the 'red' off to get the white numbers.

 

A couple of splashes of colorshine mist onto white cardstock and I'm pretty much done.  And the 3D stars are my little touch of whimsy! LOL!

 

Thanks for visiting today...x