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Monday, February 2, 2026

This Life
with 49 and Market Echoes of Time
by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

This week I have been creating with the beautiful Echoes of Time collection
 by 49 and Market

This Life




Love this cute framed paper . I decided to cut out the centre to frame my photo. I added some cardstock behind the paper to make the purple pop and some doily bits to soften the page and match the frame. 



Next I have used the beautiful Wildflowers cut outs from the collection to add some more flower clusters , butterflies and cogs. For the journaling I went to my stash and used some Prima journaling stickers. 




To complete my layout I wanted a title that popped so went looking for something in a dark font. These Vicki Boutin alphas were perfect, the black to stand out but the font is soft to match the page. 




Thanks for stopping by
Till next week
Fiona
x





Products used:

49andMarket Echoes of Time Collection Pack
49andMarket Echoes of Time Laser Cut Outs - Wildflowers
Prima Aquarelle Dreams Chipboard
Vicki Boutin Thickers
Kaisercraft Cardstock - Periwinkle
Doilies

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Lil Champ
Uniquely Creative Written In The Stars
Kellie Moore

Hey Scrappy People! 

It's Kel here today sharing a page using the Uniquely Creative Written In The Stars collection.

When I first saw this collection I immediately loved it as stars are one of my
favourite shapes to use in scrapbooking.

 Here is my page.


I have 3 photos... one is 4 x 6 and the other two are 3x4. I have used my 4x6 to the top
left of my page and the 2 smaller photos to the bottom right.

For all of my photos I have layered up a bunch of the patterned papers, including some
of the solid papers. I have also used some 2Crafty film strips which I painted black.


For my title I used a die cut and some of the chipboard alphas.


My background is mainly using some stars cut from the patterned paper and some
2Crafty chipboard stars.


I hope you are inspired today and your fitting creative time in to your days.

See you next time..
Kel 




Products Used :


Monday, January 26, 2026

Happy Birthday
with Uniquely Creative Written in the Stars
by Fiona Siegel

Hello

This week I have created with the super fun Uniquely Creative collection - Written in the Stars collection. Just love this range, nice to see something a bit different from their usual pastel florals. 

Happy Birthday 


As soon as I saw this collection I knew I wanted to create a layout with lots of the stars from the Creative Cuts pack. I love how it also has come florals too a perfect combo.  I decided to used the plain words background as a base but add some matting behind for extra colour. I really like the black check to make the layout pop and added a thinner matte of yellow as well. 

Next I did used the plastic bag technique and Distress Oxide inks to add some yellow to my background then used a darker yellow to add some splotches.
 

Then on to the fun part of teaming up some stars and florals to make a spread of stars across my page with my photo centred between. I've then added some of the flowers to the mix. 



A cute cluster at the bottom of the page - stars, flowers and a journaling quote



I've used the Creative Cuts for my title as well and added some more flowers and cute shooting star underneath. Then I have finished it off with one of the chipboard stickers. 


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week 
Fiona
x



Products Used:

Uniquely Creative Written in the Stars - Guiding Light 
Uniquely Creative Written in the Stars - Starlit Garden
Uniquely Creative Written in the Stars - Star Shine
Uniquely Creative Written in the Stars Creative Cuts
Uniquely Creative Written in the Stars Chipboard Stickers
Distress Oxide Inks - Scatter Straw
Distress Oxide Inks - Mustard Seed

Monday, January 19, 2026

Make it Merry with Simple Stories All Wrapped Up by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

Today I have another Christmas layout, created with Simple Stories All Wrapped Up.
The last Christmas share for now. 

Make it Merry 



A fun Christmas photo I have used some busy patterns from Simple Stores All Wrapped Up collection and kept my background as a clean white cardstock. After layering my papers I have embellished with both the Bits and Pieces and the Sentiment Bits. 

A large bauble in the corner to match the bauble focus in my photos :)



I've made a cluster with some trees from the Bits and Pieces range and some journaling from the Sentiment bits.



Loving the large titles in the Sentiment bits - I have used some mounting tape and a more neutral paper so my title stands out. Then I finished the layout with a smattering of stars. 



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x



Products Used:

Simple Stories All Wrapped Up paper - Twinkle Lights
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up paper - Good Cheer
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up paper - Magical Season
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up paper - Journal Elements
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up Sentiment Bits
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up Bits & Pieces

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Wonder
49 & Market Whispering Way
Kellie Moore

Hey Everyone!
It's Kel here today sharing my first page for 2026.
 I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break and maybe some fun scrappy time!

Today I'm using the new collection from 49 & Market called Whispering Way.
 This collection has a farm/country vibe with animals, flowers and plants.

I decided to document these photos from a few years back when we visited Paradise Country on the Gold Coast. My boys really enjoyed interacting with the animals.

 Here is my page...


Here are the close ups



I have used a paper from the 12 x 12 pack that already had a design on it and added everything on top. This makes your pages look like you have done a lot more to it than you really have! 
I decided to use circles as a design element so have used a large laser cut rope piece for my main photo in the middle of the page, then chose two chipboard circles for the top and bottom photos. The main photo is popped up using foam tape to add dimension and allowed me to tuck embellies around it.


I then went through the chipboard, laser cuts, rub ons and fabric tape to embellish my page.


The title 'Wonder' comes from the chipboard pack.


I love this page, and I hope you do too!
 Check out Whispering Way in the shop, links will be below.

See you next time!
Kel


Monday, January 12, 2026

Christmas Memories with Graphic 45 Deck the Halls by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

Back playing catch up with some Christmas layouts from last month. This week I have used more of my Graphic 45 Deck the Halls collection:

Christmas Memories



My base woodgrain paper is from an older 3Quarter Designs pack but there are similar here. I have then added some paper layers from the Graphic 45 Deck the Halls collection pack. I have then added some ephemera from the Deck the Halls collection  - my favourite is this large nutcracker 


I've used a Prima flower set of poinsettias around my page and added some journalling words from the Simple Stories All Wrapped Up Sentiment Bits



I've finished off my page with some Gold Letters from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. 


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x


Products Used:

Graphic 45 Deck the Halls 12x12 Paper
Graphic 45 Deck the Halls Ephemera
3 Quarter Designs - Woodgrain paper
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up Sentiment Bits
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Deck the Halls Alphas
Prima Flowers

Monday, January 5, 2026

Owakudani with Ciao Bella Land of the Rising Sun by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone 


Happy New Year!

I'm kicking off the New Year with a travel page using Ciao Bella Land of the Rising Sun:

Owakudani


For this layout I have used the 12x12 Land of the Rising Sun paper pack 8 pack as well as the 12 pack of papers - they do vary slightly. I have chosen a neutral background for my base paper and teamed it up with the black to match my photo and some pops of red and gold. 


I have used one of the Plain Easter Eggs from the 2Crafty range, inking it in black and then adding white paint splotches to match the black egg in my photo. I have further embellished my layout with a stamp cutout from the patterned paper and some red paper flowers by 49and Market.
 


My title is created with some Thickers from my stash - choosing gold to co-ordinate with the floral paper. I then finished off with some journaling printed on to some smooth white cardstock then inked in black. 


Thanks for stopping by 
Till next week

Fiona
x


Products Used:

Ciao Bella Land of the Rising Sun 12x12 paper pack - 12 pack
Ciao Bella Land of the Rising Sun 12x12 paper pack - 8 pack
2Crafty Plain Easter Eggs
49andMarket Flowers - Florets - Salsa
Gold Foam Thickers


Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Top 4 for 2025
Kel Moore

Hello Everyone!

It's Kel here today sharing my Top 4 layouts of 2024.
It's nice looking back at all the memories I have documented this year, that's why we scrapbook right?





In no particular order here they are close up...

Snapshots.. using Mintay Photographer collection

Bali 2023.. using Simple Stories Happy Travels.

Happy Heart... using 49 & Market Flower Emporium



Determined... using 49 & Market Rust and Revs 2.0


I hope I have provided you with inspiration in 2025 and you are looking forward to 2026.

See you soon!
Kel

Monday, December 29, 2025

Monday, December 22, 2025

Joy with Simple Stories and Uniquely Creative by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

This week calls for a Christmas Themed page!

JOY


For this layout I have used the awesome Uniquely Creative Christmas Tree overlay, and painted it gold then added a LOT of gold stickles.  I've then backed it with assorted papers from Simple Stories All Wrapped Up collection. Once my papers were down I added some journaling strips from the Simple Stories All Wrapped Up Sentiment Bits.



I added a cute grouping of presents to the bottom of the tree from the All Wrapped Up Bits and Pieces


I added some paper layers to my photo and tucked the papers behind the tree with my photo poking out over the Christmas Tree overlay. I've added Oh What Fun! to the top corner with a Sentiment Bit and cut a tag from the Elements paper, and added a hole punch and some twine. 



My main Title is JOY from the Sentiment Bits, then I finished the layout with some assorted stars from both embellishment packs and some gold glittery enamel dots from my stash. 



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x




Products Used:

Uniquely Creative Christmas Tree overlay
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up paper - Magical Season
Simple Stories All Wrapped Up paper - Good Cheer
Enamel Dots
Stickles