SAssy Scrapper | Project Life Week 52...

Hi Everyone!  I just wanted to let you know that the final instalment of my PL 2014 is now live on the Sassy Scrapper blog.  I am so excited to have finally completed a year of Project Life after a few failed attempts. *grin*  And believe it or not, I am excited about beginning my 2015 journey.  I hope you will join me over at Sassy Scrappers throughout the year...x

 

 

Here's a little sneak peek.

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting..x

 



He's nine today...

So... I have a birthday boy in the house today.  He's sweet and cheeky, and the most loveable nine year old you will likely to ever come across.  We love our boy very much and I thought I'd celebrate him today by sharing a few layouts I've created about his quirky traits.  Because after all, he's provided some good fodder for scrapping over the years. *grin*

 

 

 

yep.  That's my boy.  Happy Birthday sweetheart...x

 



Jot | January Moodboard...

Happy New Year Friends!!  I hope your celebrations were full of joy and laughter!  My little family and I sat on the beach and shared the fireworks view with many, many others, who were ready to say hello to 2015.  Not a bad way to start the year, that's for sure.

 

I am also very happy to be starting off the year with a new Design Team.  In 2015 I am completely honoured to be a JOT Girl - fully fledged member of JOT Magazine! I'm so very excited!!! And wouldn't you know it, our first assignment is up on the blog already. Yay!

 

January | Moodboard

 

I've created a PL spread inspired by the colour palette above.  And in creating this spread, I've filled the gaps in my 2014 Project Life!  *insert HAPPY DANCE here* I was walking around the house in a state of "OMGosh!  I can't believe I have completed a full year of PL!!" Trust me.. This is a massive achievement! LOL!  Every. Other. Attempt. FAILED. *grin*

 

 "Weeks 47 + 48"

 

I chose to combine these two weeks just to make life easier.  In the weeks leading up to December everything is rather a blur and even though I've made notes, there wasn't much to distinguish between one week or the other.

 

 

The majority of my photos in this spread were altered to black and white.  They became the charcoal base, as in the moadboard and then splashes of colour were added to highlight and play with my stories.

 

 

From this moodboard in particular, I was definitely drawn to the lime green and turquoise.  But also from the inspiration photo, I have included hints of confetti on both pages. Note the small coloured triangles above and the enamel dots below.

 

 

Of course, I couldn't go past actually creating a confetti shaker pocket.  Here I've used two Becky Higgins Project Life Cards, trimmed the pink speech bubble to layer on top of the grey "Hello" card and then added sequins, paper circles and a gold foil die cut.

 

 

Now that I've shared my pages, don't forget to join in with the challenge Moodboard for this month.  It runs until the end of January.  Check out all the linky details and the other Jot Girls amazing work on the JOT blog.

 

And... If you would like to see all of my pages for 2014, please visit here.  Thanks for joining me today.  Happy New Year...x

 

 



Bella BLVD | New Year's Resolution...

It's Designer challenge time over at Bella BLVD again and Nicole and I have been assigned to share our New Year's Resolutions.  Kind of appropriate that I post today, right?! *grin*

 

"Hello Everyday"

products used: cs - American Crafts; pp - Bella BLVD (Molly, Lucky Starz); other - Bella BLVD (Treasures & Text, Candid Cards); tools - typewriter.

 

Anyway...! If you would like to learn more about the details, please visit here.  Thanks for joining me today..x

 



Scraptastic Club | Heartbeats...

Hello Everyone!  It is almost the end of the year and  today I want to share with you a little super fast inspiration, using the gorgeous December Heartbeats kit from Scraptastic Club.

 

 

December is a really busy month in my household, but it doesn't necessarily mean I stop being creative!  To keep myself from going a little nuts during the holiday season, I love to play with pretty paper and shiny things!! And the Heartbeats kit has plenty of both.  But remember that part where I said December is really busy?  To keep myself from stressing even more (by starting something I can't finish!) I often take inspiration from a layout, to also create a card.  It's a two for one deal!

 

 

I've kept my layout simple, highlighting my photo with embellishments and layers.

"Love What You Do"

products used: Scraptastic Club Kit - Heartbeats; Add On - Heartbeats; Stamp Set - Heartbeats; Cut Aparts - Heartbeats; tools - hand stitching, typewriter.

 

The patterned paper guided my placement for the photo with it's vignette.  The darker grey around the outside edges, frames the photo.  Using a black and white photo takes away all the guess work when it comes to selecting a color palette.  I have chosen a complementary teal to work with the grey and then added bright pops of yellow for fun!

 

 

Hand stitching can sometimes be time consuming, but by using the Heartbeats clear stamps as a guide, I can quickly make the stamped image a feature.

 

I've finished my layout by journaling directly onto the Heartbeats cut aparts and mounting it onto foam dots for more dimension.

 

 

The clear stickers have been placed directly onto white cardstock and then embellished with puffy stickers from the kit.

 

 

After creating this layout, I had plenty of leftover supplies already sitting on my desk.  Instead of putting them away with my kit, I quickly used them to my creative advantage.

 

products used: Scraptastic Club Kit - Heartbeats; Add On - Heartbeats.

 

I've stayed true to the layout by using the same color palette and patterned papers.  But I've also adapted similar techniques, such as hand stitching, placing the clear stickers onto white cardstock and adding a triangle to the corner of the card. 

 

To create the hand stitched flourishes, simply draw some elegant swirls with a pencil and then pre-pierce the paper.

 

Thanks for joining me here today.  I hope I have managed to share a few simple ideas to keep you creative during this busy season..x

ps - all this information has just been repeated over at Scraptastic! Ha!  Word. For. Word.  I told you it was a busy, time consuming month and at the moment, I'm all for taking short cuts! *grin*  I hope you don't mind.
 

 



Sassy Scrapper | Project Life Week 51...

Hi Everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!! Today I am popping in very briefly to share with you my Project Life | Week 51.  It went live over at Sassy Scrapper earlier last week.

 

 

Yep.  There's an eclectic mix of ideas, but all put together using the gorgeous December PL kit found here.  Thanks for visiting...x

 

 



Scraptastic Club | December sketch...

 Hi Friends!  Last week Scraptastic Club shared their December sketch.

 

And I decided to create a non Christmas themed page with it!  *gasp!!*

 

 

"Grin"

products used: Scraptastic Club Kit - Heartbeats; Add On - Heartbeats; Stamp Set - Heartbeats; tools - machine stitching, typewriter.

I really enjoyed playing with the triangles and the fun pops of yellow!  Head on over to Scraptastic to enter your version of the sketch.  Thanks for visiting..x