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Friday, July 31, 2020

Beyond Words Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves by Kerryn Fry

Hello Everyone!
Today I'm sharing my first project 
created with the collection,
Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves
I absolutely love this range.
The photos are from the archives,
Mr H when he was two years old.
Oh how he loved playing in the leaves!

The base paper is, of course, Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.
I have used multiple stencils and Distress Inks
to create the background effect.
Some of the stencilled leaves have been outlined with a gold pen.
I've also used the pen to outline the main patterned paper layer
and the trim across the top of the page.


The journal spot has been hand cut from the Cosy Corner paper,
I've added it to the page with foam tape
and created a sub-title with words from Winding Roads.
The embellishments are 2 Crafty Maple Leaves covered with Distress Paint
The heart is from the Collectables pack
and has been outlined with the gold pen.


I've hand cut the leaves from Morning Dew 
to create the two embellishment clusters.
The smaller leaves are from the Collectables
and the wooden bird is from the Flourish Pack.


The Collectables pack also provided the extra words
and I've added more 2 Crafty Maple Leaves.
I've used foam tape to create some dimension under the leaves
and to lift the quotes from the Collectables. 


The 2 Crafty title Beyond Words has been covered
with gold Ink and attached to the hand cut leaves.
The Sticker Sheet has been used for the date.
More wooden leaves added to embellish the page.

Thanks for visiting the blog today
and I hope you have enjoyed the process.
Have a fabulous weekend
and join us again on Monday.
Producst used:
Bazzill Kraft Cardstock
Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves - Great Escape
Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves - Morning Dew
Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves - Warm Breeze
Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves - Winding Roads
Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves - Cosy Corner
Kaisercraft Fallen Leaves - Collectables
Kaisercraft Lucky Dip Wooden Flourish Pack Fallen Leaves 
Kaisercraft Textured Stamp Tiny Dots
2 Crafty title Beyond Words
2 Crafty Maple Leaves
Distress Paints
Distress Inks
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Monday, July 27, 2020

#stayhome with Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

In keeping with last weeks quarantine inspired page, I have another to share today using Pinkfresh Studios Noteworthy this time.  I adore the pink and mauves in this collection!

#stayhome


Love the ephemera in this pack of the furniture and knew it would be perfect for an iso page! Then I had this little house die-cut combined with the selfie and presto! I added some ephemera outside the house with a bike, pot plant and some flowers - adding an enamel dot for the door handle and a little enamel shape on the roof. 



I did a light watercolour background to break up a bit of the white, then mounted my photo in a light paper, adding it alongside my house. 

The sofa and armchair add the perfect touch, with a few more embellishments to finish it off. 



#stayhome is one of the recent 2Crafty releases, I've inked it to match the predominant mauve colours. I've added a few stickers along my photo - they cover all the empty space in my selfie and bring the focus onto the main part of my photo. 

Perfect little scene page!


Thanks for stopping by

Till next week
Fiona 
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Products Used:
Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy paper - All the Goodness
Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy paper - Enchanted Blooms
Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy paper - Happy Thoughts
Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy paper - Right Now
Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy Ephemera Die-Cuts
Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy Mixed Embellishments
Pinkfresh Studio Noteworth Cardstock Stickers
2Crafty - Covid 19
Doodlebug Cardstock
Kaisercraft Cardstock Snow
Distress Oxide - Tumbled Glass

Friday, July 24, 2020

Embrace Today using Carta Bella School Days by Kerryn Fry

Good morning Crafters!
Happy Friday to you all.
Today I've created a 2nd page with the collection,
Carta Bella School Days.
I absolutely love the quality and texture of their papers.
The photo of Mr H was taken last year at the Gold Coast
when he represented SA for School Soccer.
He had a great week and come home with a bronze medal.
The 12x12 Kraft cardstock has been decorated
with Distress Inks and stencils.
Using Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink 
and the Tim Holtz Stencil, I've added the ink to 3 main areas.
The second layer is Candied Apple Distress Ink
 and the Crafters Workshop Mini Tiny Circles,
overlapping the first layer of stencilling.

The sub-title of the page was been created 
with a chalkboard sticker from the Elements Sticker.
I've hand cut the letters from Alphabet paper
and added to the page with foam tape. 


The 2 Crafty Word Bubbles have been covered
with Wild Honey and Peeled Paint Distress Paint.
I have used the reverse side of 3x4 Journaling Card paper
to back the word bubbles and then outlined with a black pen.
The photo has been matted with black cardstock.


The Believe & Achieve has been cut from the 3x4 Journaling card,
I've outlined it with black gel pen
and added a sticker from the Element sheet.


The 2 Crafty Stars were covered with Tumbled Glass Distress Paint
and finished with a coat of Dimensional Magic.
The 2 Crafty title Embrace today was perfect for the page.
It has been covered with Chipped Sapphire Distress Paint.
The tag was created from the reverse side of the 3x4 Journaling Card paper
and then outlined with the black gel pen.


Thank you for visiting the blog today,
I hope the process has inspired you.
Have a fabulous weekend
and may there be plenty of crafting.
Join us again on Monday.


Products used:
Bazzill Kraft Cardstock
Bazzill Raven Cardstock
Carta Bella School Days - 3x4 Journaling Card
Carta Bella School Days -  Alphabet
Carta Bella School Days - Chalkboard Cursive
Carta Bella School Days - Colourful Crayons
Carta Bella School Days - Scattered Pencils
Carta Bella School Days - School Circles 
Carta Bella School Days - Ephemera Icons
Carta Bella School Days - Cardstock Element Stickers
2 Crafty title Embrace Today
2 Crafty Stars
2 Crafty Word Bubbles
Crafters Workshop 6x6 Mini Tiny Circles 
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil
Dimesional Magic
Distress Paint
Distress Inks
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Monday, July 20, 2020

Toilet Paper Shortage
with Pinkfresh Studio Let's Stay Home
by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

This week I've got some iso inspo, scrapping a layout from the current covid climate, using the new Pinkfresh Studio Let's Stay Home and some new 2Crafty titles. 

Toilet Paper Shortage


This weekend I have just come back from a scrapping retreat, this was one of the challenges. The challenge being to use Toilet Paper on a layout. I already had the photos ready for some isolation inspiration and loved the idea of adding some actual TP to the page. 

I've layered up my papers, fussy cutting the scallops from the bottom of my paper.  Next I added my photos - love the check in from FB which I printed out. Haha!

I've used the sticker and ephemera pieces to embellish my page. Love the "That's how we roll" which I cut from my background paper!


How cute is the 2Crafty chipboard title - with the cutest toilet paper rolls!!



And my toilet paper tissue flower! Haha! I just did a concertina fold on the piece of paper and then folded over and separated the layers. Finished off with an ephemera stem. 

I found the perfect finishes in my stash - a flair badge "Reality Sucks" and a sticker "You have got to be kidding". 


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
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Pinkfresh Studio Let's Stay Home collection 
(more stock available really soon!)
2Crafty Chipboard - Wash those Hands

Friday, July 17, 2020

Birthday Boy using Simple Stories Birthday Blast by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!
Today I'm sharing my second page created with the collection,
Simple Stories Birthday Blast.
The multiple photos were taken of Mr H 
on the morning of his 6th birthday.
The colours in the photos were a great match for this range
and even matched his present perfectly.
The base is my favourite 12x12 Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.
I've used primary colours of Distress Oxide Inks and the 
Simple Stories Magical Birthday 6x6 Stencil
to create the colourful confetti background.
The 2 Crafty Stars have been covered 
with Distress Paint and then once they were dry, 
I've added a stitched border with a white gel pen.
The smaller photos to the left 
have been given a double layer of patterned papers.
The first layer is the reverse side of Have a Blast paper,
I've used it to highlight the red in the photos
and then the reverse of Good Times paper
to compliment the blue.


The paper chevrons have been punched 
from the reverse side 3x4 Elements paper,
they have been added to the page with foam tape.
I have used them to frame either side of the larger photos.
The birthday presents are a mixture of the Bits & Pieces Pack
and some are hand cut from the 3x4 Elements paper.
I've used foam tape to give them a pop.


The space rocket was also hand cut from the 3x4 Elements paper.
It has been added to the page with foam tape
to highlight the window of the rocket.


The happy birthday was cut from the 2x2 Elements paper,
I've matted it with a scrap of black cardstock
and added some more Stickles to highlight the the letters.
The smaller paper stars on the page have been
hand cut from the Have a Blast paper.


The title for the page has been hand cut 
I have decorated it with Stickles Glitter Glue
and added it to the page with foam tape.
Simple but it sparkles.


Thanks for visiting the blog today.
It's not often I will squeeze five photos on to a single page,
but I hop you have enjoy the steps.
Happy crafting
and enjoy your weekend.
Please join us again on Monday.

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Monday, July 13, 2020

Sweetheart with Kaisercraft Little Treasures by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

This week I have another layout with the adorable Little Treasures collection by Kaisercraft. 

Sweet Heart
This was a quicker layout, utilising the awesome background work on the Mothers Love patterned paper - no work required! Next I have layered up some patterned papers to frame my photo and utilised the collectables pack for the flowers and the cute bunnies!

Love these rabbits, just too cute!
I added some puffy stickers from PinkFresh studio that were the exact colour and finished off with these older foam stickers that had the perfect sentiment!
Thanks for stopping by
Till next week
Fiona
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Kaisercraft Little Treasures paper - Mothers Love
Kaisercraft Little Treasures paper - Little Gem
Kaisercraft Little Treasures paper - Sweetheart
Kaisercraft Little Treasures Collectables
Pinkfresh My Favourite Story Puffy Phrase Stickers
AC Thickers - Foam Stickers

Friday, July 10, 2020

Back to School using Carta Bella School Days by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!
Today I'm sharing my first page created with the collection.
Mr H most recent school photo
and I absolutely love it.


A 12x12 piece of Bazzill Kraft Cardstock has been used as the base.
The background effect has been created with Antique Linen 
and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks.
I've used the inks with two different stencils,
and a miscellaneous number stencil.
I have applied the inks in random places on the page
and overlapped the colours in some places.


The photo has been matted with Bazzill Raven Cardstock
and I've used more of the Black Cardstock for additional trims on the page.
I've used the reverse side of School Circles under the photo
to co-ordinate with the photo.
And then love the reverse side of Scattered Pencils underneath,
the multi coloured stars tie all of the papers together.


I have embellished the page with plenty of 2 Crafty chipboard
and different stickers from the 12x12 Element Stickers.
The 2 Crafty Funky Frame has been covered with Peeled Paint Distress Paint.
I have backed the frame with a journal card from the 3x4 paper. 


The 2 Crafty Smiley Face has been backed with School Cirles.
The face has been covered with Wild Honey Distress Paint
and finished with a coat of Dimensional Magic


I traced a scallop template on the Black Cardstock
and hand cut the trim, love the pop of black.
Most of the stickers have been added to the page 
with foam tape for dimension and depth.


The chipboard title is from the 2 Crafty School Icons pack.
I have also included a 2 Crafty 2020 for the date.
I covered the chipboard with Candied Apple Distress Paint
and once dried, finished them off with Dimensional Magic.


Thank you for visiting the blog today,
I hope you have enjoyed the process.
and have a great weekend
May there be plenty of crafting.
Join us again on Monday.

Products used:



Miscellaneous Number Stencil


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Monday, July 6, 2020

Summertime with Echo Park Dive into Summer by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

Todays layout is created with yet another summery collection - Echo Parks' Dive into Summer collection. This one is super cute with some fun patterns and embellishments. 

Summertime
For this layout I've attempted to use Vicki Boutins bubble technique for my background using distress and Dylusions ink sprays. 

Next step was to layer up some patterned papers, adding some torn pages for extra texture. 

Love the sticker embellishments, very easy to layer up around the page. I added some journaling from an older Simple Stories collection as well as the Echo Park collections Sticker book. 

My tile is another one using the foam thickers from the Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse collection. 
Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
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Products Used:

Echo Park Dive into Summer Paper - 3x4 Journaling
Echo Park Dive into Summer Paper - Fabulous Floaties 
Echo Park Dive into Summer Paper - Sandcastle Kingdom
Echo Park Dive into Summer Sticker Book
Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse Foam Phrase Stickers
Kraft Shipping Tag