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Monday, October 27, 2025

It's the Season to Sparkle with Graphic 45 Deck the Halls by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

This week I have another Christmas share with  Graphic 45 Deck the Halls:

It's the Season to Sparkle



This layout uses the same Graphic 45 collection as last week, but this time focusing more on the reds. I've used a red candy cane paper as my border paper and scrapped on some white cardstock as my base. For my blue toned photo I have matted in blue, then a white with blue before adding the large floral paper and highlighting with a red Merry Christmas banner



I've used the ephemera again to embellish and some fussy cutting from the patterned papers. I used these cute leaves and berries from my stash - love the pretty glitter to add some sparkle



My title is 2Crafty - It's the Season to Sparkle, I have inked it in red then sprayed with some shimmer spray. Then I have finished off my page with some cute little snowflakes which I have mounted onto the page for added dimension. 



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x



Products Used:

Shimmer Spray - Sparkle
Prima Holly Leaves


Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Grateful
49 & Market Curiosities in Willow Grove
Kel Moore

Welcome to the blog today!

It's Kel back today sharing another layout I created with the 49 & Market Curiosities
 in Willow Grove collection.
This page documents a photo of my oldest son and I from his 17th birthday last year.
 Here it is...




I started my page with a piece of white cardstock and some Distress Oxide in Kitch Flamingo which I watered down and added to the page. I then used an older Vicki Boutin stencil to add some detail.


I matted my photo in two different papers from the 6x8 paper pad then added some pieces from the journalling ephemera behind my photo to create the base.

I really loved the floral paper from the Starters Paper Pack so I used it as a border around the whole page then fussy cut the rest of the florals to use as embellishments on my page. I tucked the florals around the photo.


Next I used some 2Crafty chipboard called Grid Panel which I painted in gold and tucked
under both sides of my photo.


I then created my title using the chipboard bits for the word 'Grateful' ...Doodlebug Puffy
 Alphas for the word 'For' and a diecut for 'The Simple Things.'


I finished the page adding some ink splatters in black and gold.

I hope you enjoyed my page today and check out this collection in the shop...I Love it!

See you next time!
Kel




Monday, October 20, 2025

Merry & Bright with Graphic 45 Deck the Halls by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas...

The start of some Christmas layouts, I have used Graphic 45 - Deck the Halls:

Merry & Bright



I chose this range for the colours as my photos last year had blue and that is always a tricky colour but this snowflake paper was perfect for my photo of my girls with my snowy candy cane background. 

Using this as a base I then added some blue paper layers to my photo and added the candy striped paper to stand out and match the candy canes. 




Love the ephemera in this collection - the perfect heart candy canes and the cutest snow globe. I added lots of foam mounted snowflakes to fit the theme and added some doilies from my stash to break up and soften the background. Finishing off embellishments with some enamel dots. 


I finished off the page with a large 2Crafty title Merry&Bright which I painted white then added lots of stickles to bling it up. 



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x





Products Used:

Doilies
Enamel Dots - White



Monday, October 13, 2025

Hello Sunshine with Echo Park Summer Break by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

Another boy page this week with more Echo Park Summer Break. 

Hello Sunshine


I had a bunch of paper left over from my last layout and put this one together right afterwards - without a photo which I never do! 

Anyway I liked the cute journaling Play All Day and decided to use it with a smaller 3x4 photo for my design , then created a sky background with the sun paper then some matching blue and adding a cute sun which I fussy cut from the paper to make as an embellishment. 



I've the fussy cut the tag here and added a Cocoa Vanilla Studio sticker. Then used a few of the stickers from the Echo Park Summer Break Sticker Sheet. 



I also used the sticker sheet for my title Summer Break and finished off with some extra words with the Cocoa Vanilla Studio stickers. 


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x



Products used:

Echo Park Summer Break paper - Sunny Day Sky
Echo Park Summer Break paper - 3x4 Journaling
Echo Park Summer Break paper - Pick Your Ice Pop
Echo Park Summer Break paper - Cardstsock Sticker Sheet
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Great Escape Stickers

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Enjoy The View
49 & Market Curiosities In Willow Grove
Kellie Moore

Welcome to the blog!

Its Kel back today sharing a page with the new collection from 49 & Market called
 Curiosities In Willow Grove. 
There is so many fun pieces in this collection from diecuts, laser cuts to rub ons and stickers. 

Today I'm documenting some photos of my son that I took during our latest holiday to
 Koh Samui last month when we visited this waterfall. 

Here is my page...

I started by choosing this paper from the 12 x 12 paper pad that has a green watercolour
look... I love that it looks like mixed media has been done on it when it hasn't...takes out
 the extra work which is a tick in my book! I then used the floral print also from the
 paper pad to add a strip down the left side to anchor my photos to the page.

The photo of my son is around 4x6 and I have used some pieces from the journalling
 die cuts to layer behind my photo.


On the right photo of the waterfall which is around 3x4 I have used a large camera die cut
above the photo with some laser cuts and die cuts on the right side.


For my title I have used a piece from the Icon and Title Ephemera Set.
 Under the title I have added some rubs ons and word sentiments.


I hope you are inspired and have a look at this collection in the shop.
Stay Scrappy!
Kel 








Monday, October 6, 2025

Hachiko
with Bella Blvd Bow Wow
by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

More holiday scrapping this week, a photograph with Japans famous dog:

Hachiko 

For this layout I chose to go with the striking colour combo of red and black with a light grey/white background and some smaller pops of colour. I have used the super cute Bow Wow collection by Bella Blvd.  The bones paper a cute background with small bones, then I added the red around the paper to add some colour. Next a few paper layers - cute pawprints and some stripes and colour. 


2Crafty chipboard paws and bones coloured with a sharpie for the perfect little embellishments. I cut the tags from the Daily Details paper and then fussy cut a few words from the Top Dog paper. 



Flowers  either side for that extra colour, I love these large black Green Tara flowers, teamed up with the smaller red cherry blossoms. In my stash I found this supe cute Dog button. 

I have finished off my layout with the title Hachiko using some alphas from my stash - I love this mismatched vibe of these alphas, so fun!



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week 

Fiona
xx




Products Used:

Green Tara Red Cherryblossoms
Alpha Thickers





Monday, September 29, 2025

Redwood Treewalk with Uniquely Creative Field Notes by Fiona Siegel

 Hello everyone

Back this week with a double page using papers from Uniquely Creative Field Notes and embellishments from Mintay Wildwood Secrets

Redwood Treewalk



I have a tonne of photos from our nightwalk trip through the redwoods and when I saw this Tree Ring diecut paper I knew a double page would be perfect. The design also works as a single page layout. I've done close-ups of each page single as well. 



I have gone for a similar design on each side - splitting the die cut between both papers, using a different halves of each side of the background paper but then tying it all together with the neutral green paper. 

I've fussy cut the tags on the Wild Terrain paper and added my photos over those, adding a cute hessian bow to the tops. 


I've used the embellishments from the Mintay Wildwood Secrets as the small tree ring diecuts match perfectly! I added some fun embellishments such as the owl and mushrooms and finished with some words from the sticker sheet of the same collection. 



Some cute mini floral florets from 49 and Market teamed for a finishing touch. And a cute Pinkfresh button. 


These woodgrain thickers from my stash finish my page off and again tie the pages together. 



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x


Products Used:

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Love This Life
Bella Blvd Documented
Kellie Moore

Hi Everyone!

It's Kel back today sharing another page using the Bella Blvd Documented collection.
 As I said in my last post I absolutely love this collection for its bright colours and ability
 to document so many different subjects. 

My page today is documenting a photo of a dear friend of mine.
 Here is a look...



I started my page with white cardstock, then added a large piece of the 'Captured' paper to
the cardstock. The blue grid reads as a solid so its a great piece to use as a base.

I have a larger photo so I placed it to the middle of my page. Under my photo I have used
 a strip of paper and a scalloped sticker from the sticker sheet.

My title is made from 'Cut Outs' that Bella Blvd make...they are a great option if you don't
own an electronic cutting machine but want the look of a cut file. They make such a
statement to a page.  I have backed the cut out with different papers from the collection,
 popping the 'Life' word up on foam to give it some dimension.


To finish my page I have created some clusters using different embellishments.... 
die cuts, epoxy stickers, cardstock stickers.


I hope you are inspired, and you have a look in the shop at all the new goodies available.

See you next time
Kel




Monday, September 22, 2025

Live in the Moment with 49andMarket Botanical Buzz by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

Back with another 49andMarket Botanical Blooms share. Love, love this collection!

Live in the Moment



For this layout I wanted flowers to match the photo and to bring in the yellow. I have used one of the more neutral backgrounds and then added some paper matting around my photo, then used the fencing piece to create interest and add my embellishments around.



I've used more of the adorable honeycomb pieces to add layers and then added flowers and cute embellishments like the watering can  from the laser cut elements and diecut elements. 


A super cute flower box to match the one on the paper (left hand side) and a base to layer my title Live in the Moment from the chipboard set. I finished off with some journaling from CVS Bloom and Grow collection stickers


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x


Products used:

49andMarket Botanical Buzz - 12x12 Collection Pack
49andMarket Botanical Buzz - Die Cut Elements
49andMarket Botanical Buzz - Laser Cut Elements
49andMarket Botanical Buzz - Chipboard Set
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Bloom and Grow Accessory Stickers


Monday, September 15, 2025

Born to Ride with Echo Park Summer Break by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

Super cute boy page today using Echo Park Summer Break

Born to Ride



For this layout I chose the bike and summer themed paper as my main paper and added some coordinating colours. I decided to matt the white cardstock in pale blue to match the top and then added some sploshes of ink to the background. 


I've used the  Echo park Summer Break sticker sheet embellish my layout along with some enamel stars and a pinkfresh sticker from my stash.

The cute 2Crafty Chain is a fun element to run across the page with the arrows from the sticker sheet and then the perfect element a little bike sticker. 



Finishing off with my title using a mix of thickers and some extra enamel stars!


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona 
x



Products Used:

Echo Park Summer Break - Sticker Element Sheet
Echo Park Summer Break - Summer Break Activities
Stars