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Monday, January 30, 2023

Life's Good with Pinkfresh Simply the Best by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

Another share with the awesome Pinkfresh Simply the Best collection. 

Life's Good


I've used distress oxide ink in Rustic Wilderness watered down and using the plastic bag technique to apply to my background. Once dry I have used a Vicki Boutin stencil and more distress oxide ink to stamp the background. 



Next I used pinecone ink to lightly ink the 2Crafty Chipboard Brick Panel which I have cut into sections. I layered this over my distress background. 

I've then layered up some pattern papers to match my photos, and fussy cut some elements from the patterned papers. Finally I added some co-ordinating embellishments from the collection - chipboard flairs and cardstock stickers. 


I finished the page with 2Craftys Life's Good title which I have inked in Distress Oxide Chipped Sapphire and Tsukineko Ink in Atlantic. 

Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x



Products Used:
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best - Worth the Hype
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best - Iconic
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best - Happy Times
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best - Mood Booster
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best - Chipboard Flair
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best - Cardstock Stickers
2Crafty Chipboard Brick Panel
2Crafty Chipboard Title - Life's Good
Vicki Boutin Foundations Paper
Distress Oxide Ink - Rustic Wilderness
Distress Oxide Ink - Chipped Sapphire

Friday, January 27, 2023

Winter Wonderland using Simple Stories Simple Vintage Winter Woods by Kerryn Fry

Hello everyone!
The layout I'm sharing with you today 
has been created with the collection
Simple Stories Simple Vintage Winter Woods.
The photos of Mr H were taken in 2018
on our last trip to Lake Mountain in Victoria.


The base of the page is Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.
The background effect has been created in two stages. 
The first layer is Distress Oxide Inks 
Evergreen Bough and Salvaged Patina.

I've combined both colours on a plastic scrap,
sprayed it with water and mixed them together.
With a round paint brush I've added 
splashes to the outer area of the cardstock.

Once dry, I've used the Vicki Boutin Evergreen & Holly
Snowflake stencil and white paint to add
some random flakes to the background.


At the top of the photos I've added the smaller 
bird embellishment from the Page Pieces pack.
The embellishment has been lifted
with foam tape for extra dimension.


The 'Day to Remember' piece on the 
left side of the photos has been hand cut 
from 4x4 Elements paper. I've added it to 
a journal card cut from the Journaling Elements paper.


covered with white gesso and then
Salvage Patina Distress Paint.
Once it was dry, I've added
to some of the branches.


On the right side of the photos, I've used
more embellishments from the Page Pieces.
The 'Snow' card has been tucked under
the photo layer with the top edge lifted
with foam tape. The larger bird has been added
with foam tape and then a little Glitter
Glue to the star on the card.


At the base of the snow card I've added
and another hand cut embellishment.
The 'Love this most' embellishment was
hand cut from 4x6 Elements paper.


The title for the layout Winter Wonderland
is from the Page Pieces pack.
I've added it to the page with foam squares
and the decorated it with Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue.


Thank you for dropping by the Blog today.
I hope my page has inspired you to create
or at least cooled you down a little.
Have a great weekend and
join us again on Monday.

Products Used:
Bazzill Kraft Cardstock
Simple Stories Simple Vintage Winter Woods
Simple Stories Simple Page Pieces Winter Woods
2 Crafty Winter Twig Branches
Distress Oxide Inks
Distress Paints
Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue
White paint



Monday, January 23, 2023

Fav Photo with Vicki Boutin Printshop by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

Continuing this month with some more Print Shop layouts, such a diverse range!


I've used a Vicki Boutin stencil as a stamp for this background using Distress Oxide in Saltwater Taffy. I've stamped the ink on to the stencil, sprayed a little water then stamped the pattern onto my kraft cardstockl


 Next I have fussy cut multiple hearts from the Cross My Heart patterned paper and I have added some hand stitching to each heart. 



I've added some paper layers to my photo and adhered the hearts to either side of my photo. Next I have used the embellishments from the ephemera and sticker sheets to add extra details to my page.


Torn paper strips top and bottom of my page and the advertising strip off one of the papers used before adding my title - Vicki Boutin stickers from an earlier collection.

Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x






Products Used:

Vicki Boutin Printshop Ephemera Journaling
Vicki Boutin Printshop Cardstock Stickers


Friday, January 20, 2023

One of a Kind using Celebr8 Just Be You by Kerryn Fry

Hello everyone!
Today I am sharing another page created with the 
amazing paper pack Celebr8 Just Be You.

The photo of my beautiful niece was taken
on an adventure with her Mum in August 2021.
They were on the search for snow 
near their home in country Victoria.

The base of the page is my usual 
I've layered the patterned paper
pieces under the photo, balancing
the solid colours with the lighter patterns.

At the top of the page, I've added a torn strip
of the foliage paper and some hand cut pieces,
the Hive, the orange and some leaves.
Using a gold pen, I've add some
fake stitch lines to random elements.


I've created three main embellishment
 clusters on the page using with the 
hand cut elements from the papers.

The quote is from the barcode strip and 
has been cut into 3 parts and added to the
'blank area' of the photo with foam tape. 
Glue in Crystal to highlight each letter.


The hand cut hexagons in varies sizes
have also been lifted with foam tape
and the 'Unstoppable' tab.


On the the left side of the photo,
there are some patterned paper banner 
pieces that have been outlined with gold pen.

I've added a leafy corner piece
to frame the left side of photo and added
some Tim Holtz quote pieces.


At the bottom left corner of the photo,
there are larger hexagon pieces
and orange slices. More gold highlights
Love the sparkle! 


The third cluster is the bottom
right corner of the photo.
More orange slices, a hive piece,
leaves and the title piece.
All of the elements have been 
hand cut from the patterned papers.

The title 'One of a Kind' fits perfectly.
I've added a border with gold pen
and lifted the piece with foam tape.
There are a few more Tim Holtz pieces
added under the title.

As a finishing touch to the page,
I've add extra highlights with the 
Stickles Glitter Glue in the flower centres
and spots  on the patterned papers.


Thank you for visiting the blog today.
I hope you have been inspired by the page
and have a relaxing, crafty weekend.
Join us again on Monday for
Fiona's next project.

Products used:
Tim Holtz Small Talk Words




Monday, January 16, 2023

Floriade with Vicki Boutin Printshop by Fiona Johnstone

Hello

Back with another creation using Vicki Boutins Printshop collection:

Floriade


For this layout I've created a mixed media background using colours to match my photo and papers. I've used some Distress Oxide in Tumbled Glass and then some texture paste masking with Distress Oxide Seedless Preserve and a Vicki Boutin stencil. 

Next I've taken several strips of paper and layered them across my cardstock and added a strip to the bottom of the page. 


I've then done some fussy cutting of the flowers from the Flourish paper and I have added these to either corner of my layout, and some to the bottom strip before adding a mix of embellishments from the sticker sheet and ephemera packets. 


Another fussy cut flower and sticker embellishments combined with a Pinkfresh Studio chipboard flair. 


Finishing off the layout with these alphas from the Printshop collection, love them, so cool and fun! 


Thanks for visiting
See you next week!

Fiona
x


Products Used:

Vicki Boutin Printshop paper -  Flourish
Vicki Boutin Printshop paper - 3x4
Vicki Boutin Printshop paper - To the Point
Vicki Boutin Printshop paper - Shapeshifter
Vicki Boutin Printshop Ephemera Journaling
Vicki Boutin Printshop Cardstock Stickers
Vicki Boutin Printshop Chipboard Alpha
Vicki Boutin Stencil
Distress Oxide Ink - Tumbled Glass
Distress Oxide Ink - Seedless Preserves
Pinkfresh Life Right Now Chipboard Flair 
Kaisercraft Cardstock - Snow




Friday, January 13, 2023

Treasure This Moment using Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park by Kerryn Fry

Happy Friday!
Today I am sharing another page created with
the collection Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park.
Fabulous bright primary colours with
a great theme for this Australia Day photo.
Mr H in 2012 sporting his Aussie flag tattoo
and a beautiful cheesy grin.

This base of the page is a sheet 
The main patterned paper layer is the 
reverse side of Magical Day paper.

I've hand cut a scalloped strip of Gang's All Here paper
and added a strip of the Magical Day paper.


The top left corner cluster of the photo
is some hand cut Tags layered and some 
punched stars from Meet Me on Main paper.

The words are from Bella Blvd
and Cocoa Vanilla Studios.
The It's a Happy Day balloons were 
hand cut from the Tags Paper.


To the right of the photo are some
hand cut balloons from Worth the Wait paper.
The have been raised with foam tape
and then extra words added from Cocoa Vanilla.

The bottom right corner is a hand cut journal
card for the Journal Elements paper.
The 'Having a Blast' words and fireworks
were hand cut from a 3x4 Journal Card
on the 3x4 Elements paper.


Under the left bottom corner of the photo
is hand cut camera from the Tags paper
and journal piece from the Journal Elements.
The words are from Cocoa Vanilla Studios.


The title of the page is from the
Using the Treasure this moment stick
swiped with black ink to make sure
the words stay neutral and pop.

To finish off, I've used a black pen
to outline different elements on the page.


Thanks for visiting the blog today,
hopefully the process has inspired
you to set aside some crafting time.
Have a lovely weekend
and join us again on Monday.

Products used:
Bazzill Kraft Cardstock
Simple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Magical Day
Simple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park -Gang's All Here
Simple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Journal Elements
Simple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Tags
Simple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Meet Me on Main
Simple Stories Simple Stories Say Chees at the Park - Worth the Wait
Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - 3x4 Elements
Bella Blvd School is Cool - School Uniform
2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick Set 5 - Treasure this moment


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Monday, January 9, 2023

Game On! with Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best Collection by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

This week I'm using Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best collection to scrap this photo series of my dog Harry playing in the yard. 

Game On!


Love the cute circles on the Mood Booster paper, just perfect for fussy cutting or you can use a circle punch if you have a large one. I based my design on these circles, using the words around my photos and the patterns in the white space. 

For the white space I did some sploshes with some Distress Oxide Ink in Rustic Wilderness


After layering some patterned papers and my photos I have used shipping tags fussy cut from the Happy Times paper Truly Epic paper and tucked these around the photos on the right hand side, adding a mix of coloured and plain twine. 


I've used Cardstock Stickers and Chipboard Flair to embellish my page alongside the circle words. Love the finishing touch the chipboard flair give to a page. 


Thanks for visiting
See you next week!

Fiona
x


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Products used:
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best paper - Roll with It
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best paper - Mood Booster
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best paper - Truly Epic
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best paper - Happy Times
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best paper - Have Fun
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best Cardstock Stickers
Pinkfresh Studio Simply the Best Chipboard Flair 
Distress Oxide Ink in Rustic Wilderness

Friday, January 6, 2023

Todays moments using Bella Blvd School is Cool by Kerryn Fry

Hello crafters!
Happy New Year from me!

My first page for the year has been created
with the collection, Bella Blvd School is Cool.
The papers were picked for their colours, 
not the theme, they match the photo perfectly.

The photo of Mr H, at nearly 5 years old
and his cousin Nicole hanging in the 
then sandpit, now our veggie garden. 


The base of the page is my absolute 
The background effect has been created
with the Simple Stories Arrow Stencil
and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Ink.
It pops the small amount of orange
in the photo and patterned papers.


Across the top of the page I have added 
a strip of Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park
Meet Me on Main, a thin strip of Daily Details
and a scalloped sticker from the Cardstock sheet. 

The sun and clouds have been hand cut from
the Daily Details paper and the sticker is
from Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed Accessory Stickers
I've used foam tape to lift each piece.


The 2 Crafty Stars Pack was used to embellish 
the page and to create a journal spot.
The chipboard stars have been covered with
patterned paper and the extra stars are patterned paper.

The black chipboard dots on the page are 
the dot centres from the 2 Crafty Photo Corners.
They have been covered with black ink
and lifted with foam tape.

The 2 Crafty Mini Camera has been covered
with Spiced Marmalade Distress Paint.
After drying, I have then covered it with 
Spiced Marmalade Oxide Ink and hit it with a heat gun.
The final layer is Dimensional Magic
which had a great reaction with the Oxide.
Love the marbled finish.


The photo has been matted with Bazzill Raven Cardstock,
with patterned papers layers added underneath.
I have raised the photo and first two paper
layers with foam tape to create extra layers. 
I've used a black pen to add borders to some 
of the paper pieces and stars.

To the left of the photo I have added 
two more stars and words from both 



The title for the page has been created
Using 'todays moments, tomorrows memories'.
The chipboard has been swiped with black ink,
layering the colour without colouring the words.
I have cut the phrase into two pieces and
then added them to the page with foam tape.

The finishing touches are the small hearts
from the DooHickey Sticker sheet. 


Thanks for visiting the blog today.
I hope you have been inspired to spend 
some time crafting over the weekend.
Please join us again on Monday for 
Fiona's next project.

Products used:
Bazzill Kraft Cardstock
Bazzill Raven Cardstock
Bella Blvd School is Cool - Daily Details
Bella Blvd School is Cool - Paperclips
Bella Blvd School is Cool - School Uniform
Bella Blvd School is Cool - Wise One
Bella Blvd School is Cool - DooHickey Cardstock Stickers
Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Meet Me on Main
Simple Stories Hello Today Stencil - Arrows
Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed Accessory Stickers
2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick Set 5
2 Crafty Stars Pack
2 Crafty Mini Camera
2 Crafty Photo Corner Dots
Distress Paint
Distress Oxide Inks
Dimensional Magic


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