Capture the Moment with Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush by Fiona Johnstone

Hello
More Sweet Rush, by Vicki Boutin this week, feeling the blues and greens for this layout:
Capture the Moment

For this layout I have taken the ready made background paper Under the Palms - and added some stamping using a Vicki Boutin stencil - I have added distress ink to the leaves, sprayed with water and then used as a stamp onto the paper. Next I added some stenciled dots to the background in a darker green distress ink. 

I layered up a few patterned papers, adding some tearing for texture before hitting the Sweet Rush co-ordinating embellishments to my layout. I've also dug deep into the stash for some extra embellishments - the flower and the cute camera button. 

before finishing off my page with a title from the Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush puffy phrase stickers. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionaxx

Products Used:Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Under the PalmsVicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Garden VarietyVicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Make your MarkVicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Sweet ToothVicki Boutin Sweet Rush IconsVicki Boutin Sweet Rush Journaling with Foil AccentsVicki Boutin Sweet Rush Puffy Phrase StickersVicki Boutin Making Waves Stencil

You Have All My Heart using Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden by Kerryn Fry

Good morning Crafters!Today I'm sharing my 2nd page using the collectionSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden.The range has worked beautifully with the two B&W photos of my Niece taken outsideon a visit to Brisbane back in 2012.

The base of the layout is Bazzill 12x12 Kraft Cardstock.

I have hand cut the heart from Love You More Paper

and marked out the heart with pencil on the cardstock.

Using Bundled Sage Distress Ink and a blender

I have added a shadow around the shape of the heart.

I have then watered down the Distress Ink

and flicked some ink onto the cardstock.

The final layer on the background is

Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink

and Crafters Workshop 6x6 Tiny Circles Stencil

randomly added to the page.

On both sides of the page, I have added pieces of 

the reverse striped side of Love You More paper.

Each strip has been outlined with a faux stitch

 line using a black gel pen.

The top cluster has been created with hand 

cut flowers from the Memories Made paper

and a sticker from the Combo Cardstock Sticker Sheet

To the top left section of the large hand cut heart

I have added words from a 3x4 Journal card

to use as a title for the page,

a hand cut butterfly from Fills My Heart paper 

and small heart stickers from the sticker sheet.

All of these elements have been lifted using foam tape.

To the right top section of the heart

I have added a journal spot from 

the Journal Elements paper,

the word and small butterfly sticker.

The small hand cut flowers are from the 

Made Memories Paper and 

they have been added with foam tape.

The  embellishment cluster on the left side 

of the photos includes the large hand cut

butterfly from Fills My Heart paper,

more hand cut flowers from Made Memories paper

and stickers from the Combo Cardstock Sticker Sheet.

Across the bottom of the photos are 

the words 'moments' and 'happy thoughts',

these are both from the Sticker Sheet

and have been added with foam tape

to create dimension and layers on the page.

I've also added more small hand cut flowers

and another large butterfly to 

the right bottom corner of the photos.

Thank you for visiting the blog today,

hopefully you have been inspired to sit 

at you craft desk and get creative.

We hope you enjoy your weekend, 

please join us again on Monday

for Fiona's next project.

Products used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Love You More

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Made Memories

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Journal Elements

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Fills My Heart

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - 3x4 Elements

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Combo Cardtsock Sticker Sheet

Distress Ink

Distress Oxide Ink

Crafters Workshop 6x6 Tiny Circles stencil

Loving This with Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I have been using the fun and fresh Sweet Rush collection by Vicki Boutin!
Lots of super bright fun papers in this collection:
Loving This

 Oh I loved this background paper the minute I saw it and knew it would be perfect for a scene style page! I went with a tropical photo of a sunset in Hawaii. The colours are perfect!
I've added some super cute embellishments from the Icon and Journaling card packs to create a little scene with palms and clouds on the sun paper. 

On the other side I have matted my photo in a darker paper and added some hints of orange with another paper and embellishments to complete the page, including a fussy cut tag to add some hidden journaling. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax

Products Used:Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Sunny Side UpVicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Sweet ToothVicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Love ThisVicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Make Your MarkVicki Boutin Sweet Rush paper - Shine BrightVicki Boutin Sweet Rush Journaling with Foil AccentVicki Boutin Sweet Rush IconsTwine

Cherished Moments using Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!This week I have started creating with the collection,Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden.The photo is a beautiful close-up snapof my Great-Niece taken in 2015.
The base paper is Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.I've used a blending tool and Distress Inks Crushed Olive and Forest Moss to colour the background.The next layer is a quick spritz of water and then mopped up with paper towel for a mottled finish.
The final layer on the background is the Echo Park First Day of School 6x6 stenciland gold ink pad for a lighter finish.

I've added the patterned papers, layering the torn edgesand using foam tape for the striped paper.
The cardstock sticker 'My Heart'has also been lifted with foam tape.
I've used a gold pen to outline some of the papersto highlight different layers and bring together thebackground and chipboard elements.

The photo has also been outlined goldfor clear definition amongst the paper layers.I've also roughly outlined one of the photo mats under the photo.

The embellishments on the top right cornerof the photo are from the Cardstock Sticker Sheet.Both pieces have been lifted with foam tape.

The embellishment cluster to the left of the 

photo is a combination of a journal element

and stickers from the Cardstock Sticker Sheet.

I've used foam tape on some elements.

The 2 Crafty Anthea Butterflies have 

been covered with gold ink and used as 

a background for the butterfly sticker.

The small hearts are also from the 

Cardstock Sticker Sheet added with foam tape.

To the right of the photo, I've used another

larger 2 Crafty Anthea Butterfly frame,

covered with gold ink.

The next layer is a hand cut butterfly from 

the reverse side of Memories Made Paper.

The small butterfly, heart and log 

are all stickers from the Cardstock Sticker Sheet.

They have been added with foam tape.

The 2 Crafty title Cherished Moments

has been covered with gold ink

and the sticker 'Hello Beautiful' on the photo

has been lifted with foam tape.

Thank you for visiting the blog today,

I hope you have been inspired by the page.

Have a happy, crafty weekend

and join us again on Monday.

Products Used:

Bazzill Kraft CardstockSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Fills My HeartSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - 3x4 ElementsSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Journal ElementsSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Love You MoreSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Memories MadeSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Cardstock Sticker Sheet2 Crafty title Cherished Moments2 Crafty Anthea's ButterfliesDistress InksEcho Park First Day of School 6x6 Stencil

Happy Days with Simple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Garden by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I have another page to share with the beautiful Simple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Garden collection:
Happy Days

I love this floral frame paper and chose this as the focus of my page. I have trimmed the paper slightly and mounted it onto some navy cardstock. 
Next step was to add some paper behind my photo and cut up one of the small frames to give me a slightly bigger frame around my photo. The gaps I covered in embellishments. 

For some added texture I found these stunning lace pieces by Uniquely Creative - they have a few different styles here. So pretty!

Around the frame I have added some beautiful flowers to co-ordinate with the flowers on the background paper aswell as some co-ordinating ephemera from the Simply Vintage Indigo Garden collection. I've used the round chipboard shape from the Chipboard Stickers sheet for my title. 

I've finished off the page with some fussy cut butterflies from the patterned papers:

Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax

Products Used:
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Gardens paper - DelightfulSimple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Gardens paper - Grace & BeautySimple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Gardens paper - 3x4 ElementsSimple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Gardens paper - Simply SweetSimple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Gardens Chipboard StickersSimple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Gardens Chipboard FramesSimple Stories Simply Vintage Indigo Gardens Bits & Pieces49 & Market Royal Spray Paper Flowers BashfulUniquely Creative Lace RosesKaisercraft Cardstock - Ink

Say Cheese using Carta Bella Believe In Magic by Kerryn fry

Morning all.Today I've created a fun page usingCarta Bella Believe In Magic.The photos of my Niece & Nephew were takenin July 2014 while on holidays in Brisbane.Love the way they interact.

The base is 12x12 Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

I've added some random highlights to 

the background with the Crafters Workshop 

6x6 Mini Tiny Dots Stencil

and gold ink from my stash.

I've used the Bazzill Raven Cardstock

to matt the photos and the 4x4 Journal card.

The photos have been lifted with

foam tape to add dimension to the page.

I've used a corner rounder punch

on some of the paper layers for a softer touch.

The speech bubbles have been hand cut

from the Fun Day Phrases paper.

I've outlined two of them with a black pen

and lifted them all with foam tape.

The 'Hello' word and stars are 

from the Element Sticker Sheet

The small journal spot has

been cut from a 4x4 Journal Card

and outlined with a black pen.

The main embellishment cluster

at the bottom right corner of the photos,

has been built with a 4x4 Journal card

and stickers from the Element Sticker Sheet.

The journal card has been outlined

with a faux stitch line, using a black pen.

The camera and some of the stars 

have been raised with foam tape.

The black lines with small stars

is also a sticker from the sheet.

Different papers have also been 

outlined with a black pen.

The title of the page is a sticker

from the Element Sticker sheet

lifted with foam tape.

Products Used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Bazzill Raven Cardstock

Carta Bella Believe In Magic - Firework Show

Carta Bella Believe In Magic - 4x4 Journaling Cards

Carta Bella Believe In Magic - See Stars

Carta Bella Believe In Magic - Fun Day Phrases

Carta Bella Believe In Magic - 

Carta Bella Believe In Magic - Element Sticker Sheet

Crafters Workshop 6x6 Stencil - Mini Tiny Circles

Bloom Beautiful with Simple Stories Simply Vintage Garden by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I am back with the Simple Story Vintage Garden collection to share this
page of my girls. I have gone with the Blues and Pinks from the range for this page:
Bloom Beautiful 

I just love these frames Simple Stories have been doing lately and they are the
perfect embellishment to take centre stage on your layout. I have used two 3x4 photos
behind the frame - you could also break up a 6x4 using this frame. 

Once I had the frame all picked I then layered up some patterned papers behind
it then added some simple embellishments to either side of the frame. 
I added a smattering of hearts to the plain white cardstock using Distress Oxide Ink
and a VB stencil. 

I then used a piece of ephemera for my title:

I finished off the page with some fussy cut butterflies from the Grace & Beauty paper. 
Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax

Products Used:
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Garden paper - Beautiful HeartSimple Stories Simply Vintage Garden paper - 3x4 Garden ElementsSimple Stories Simply Vintage Garden paper - 4x6 ElementsSimple Stories Simply Vintage Garden paper - Grace & BeautySimple Stories Simply Vintage Garden Bits & PiecesSimple Stories Simply Vintage Garden Chipboard FramesVicki Boutin Sweet Rush Stencil - Making WavesDistress oxide ink - Spun SugarKaisercraft Cardstock Snow 

Shine using Simple Stories Boho Baby by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!Today's page has been created with my remaining pieces of the collection Simple Stories Boho BabySome gorgeous photos of my Niece and my Great-Niece at her 1st birthday party.

The base of the page is a 12x12 

sheet of Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

Using some white ink and the Crafters Workshop 

6x6 Mini Tiny Circles stencil, I have 

added some interest to the background.

It is subtle, but works really well.

The two main patterned papers on the page

have been given a little sparkle 

using Stickles Glitter Glue.

The whites of the rainbows

on the Tiny Miracles paper

and the centre dots in the diamonds

on the reverse side of Dreams Big paper.

At the top left of the page,

I've added the two banners and two stars

from the 12x12 Element Sticker Sheet.

Each banner & star has been lifted

with foam tape to create dimension.

To the right of the photos

I've added the 'Little One' shelf 

and 'Play All Day' words from the 

12x12 Element Sticker Sheet.

I've added Stickles Glitter Glue to 

highlight different features on the stickers.

At the bottom of the page I've 

created an embellishment cluster with 

layers of patterned papers and stickers.

The journal spot has been cut from

the Journal Elements paper.

The teepee, mobile and shoes are all

from the 12x12 Element Sticker Sheet.

I've highlighted the dots on the teepee

with Stickles for a little sparkle.

The words 'little wild child' is

also from the 12x12 Sticker sheet.

The 'you make me happy' sticker

is from Cocoa Vanilla stash.

The title has been created with 

2 Crafty Fine Word Set 2 - Shine.

I've base coated the chipboard with

a layer of white ink.

Once dry, I have added a coat of

Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue.

This collection is beautiful,

love the end result.

Thank you for visiting the blog today,

I hope you have enjoyed the page.

Have a lovely weekend,

make some time to be creative

and join us again on Monday.

Products uesd:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Simple Stories Boho Baby - Tiny Miracle

Simple Stories Boho Baby - Hello World

Simple Stories Boho Baby - Dream Big

Simple Stories Boho Baby - Journal Elements

Simple Stories Boho Baby - 12x12 Element Sticker Sheet

2 Crafty Fine Word Set 2 - Shine

Crafters Workshop 6x6 Mini Tiny Circles Stencil

Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue 

White Ink