A Little Dirt Never Hurt with Simple Stories Full Bloom by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I've used the Simple Stories Full Bloom collection for this fun page of my cute great niece:
A Little Dirt Never Hurt

Love this photo of her playing in the mud and the garden theme of this paper collection was perfect! The neutral colours in my photo gave me a lot of freedom colour choice wise and I went with the dominant orange as it was so bright, sunny and fun!
The neutral tone of Kraft cardstock worked best with these colours and I added the orange border to give a boost of colour as well as adding some masking in the dominant orange with a little green thrown in. 

I've used the floral patterned paper as a strip across my page for the garden theme, then added a border to the bottom, made using a circle punch and then cutting the circles in half. 
To embellish I've used the sticker sheet for it's cute gardening embellishments - watering can, gloves and spade. I've added a plain journaling shape to the left of my photo so my stickers don't get lost on the busy floral background and I also added some foam tape for dimension. 

I've finished off my page with a mix of Simple Stories Colour Vibes thickers and Pinkfresh alpha stickers. 

Thanks for stopping Till next weekFionax

Products Used:Simple Stories Full Bloom paper -  Simply SpringSimple Stories Full Bloom paper - Bless my BloomsSimple Stories Full Bloom paper - Snailed ItSimple Stories Full Bloom paper - Journal ElementsSimple Stories Full Bloom Sticker SheetThe Crafters Workshop - Mini Tiny CirclesVicki Boutin Stencil Simple Stories Color Vibe Foam Alphas  - OrangeKraft Cardstock

Selfie Time using Celebr8 #YOLO Paper Pack by Kerryn Fry

Good morning everyone!

My page today has been created

with the cool collection Celebr8 #YOLO.

The B&W photo is a rare finding, it's me 

attempting a selfie and playing with filters.

The base of the page is a 

combination of patterned papers 

XOXO (Pink Paper) & BFF (Flower Paper).

I've torn the edge of BFF paper

and added it to the base of the page.

The reverse side of BFF (Stripe paper)

is the strip along the bottom of the page.

I've used the reverse sides of the

barcode strips with the scalloped border

and added them to the top and

bottom of the page.

The top scalloped strip has been

highlighted with Ranger Stickles Glue.

Then the strip has been embellished with

cut-outs from the patterned papers.  

The banner flag has been hand cut

from the Bonus Fussy Cut Sheet and 

added to the page with foam tape.

I've highlighted the white parts

of the banner with Stickles Glitter Glue.

Under the photo, I've hand cut the

 'people' border from the patterned papers

and added it to the page with

foam tape at either end of the strip.

The photo has been double matted with a 

journal card from the Paper Pack

and a piece of Raven Cardstock.

The Journal card 'Imperfection' has been

punched along one edge and added

to the left of the photo with foam tape.

The journal card has been embellished

with hand cut elements from the patterned papers.

The camera, stars and flowers

have been added to the page with foam tape

and then highlighted with Stickles Glitter Glue. 

To the right side of the photo is 

a hand cut tag, a star and more flowers,

all elements from the papers.

I've added string to the tag

and embellished with some words

from Tim Holtz.

The title of the page 'Selfie Time'

and sub-title 'Just Chillin' are both

hand cut elements from the papers.

They have been raised with foam tape.

A fun page with loads of fussy cutting.Thanks for visiting the blog today,I hope you have enjoyed the steps.
Have a great weekend, stay warmand enjoy some craft time.Please join us again on Monday.
Products used:Bazzill Raven CardstockCelebr8 #YOLO Paper PackRanger Stickles Glitter Glue

Pretty as a Picture with Echo Park Let's Create by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I have another layout to share with the beautiful Let's Create paper from Echo Park:
Pretty as a Picture

Love this collection and the B sides are perfect for scrapping day to day photos and not necessarily "crafty" themed pages. 
I love that the pink dashes pattern which matches my daughters dress surprisingly well - and no not planned!! So I have used this to soften the woodgrain background and added a little to my page. 
The floral paper - Fresh Flowers is perfect for some fussy cutting and I have used these as a cluster with some from the sticker sheet:

and balanced with this sticker cluster:

I've added my title - 2Crafty chipboard - Pretty as  Pictured, inked in green and sprayed with sparkle spray with some Cocoa Vanilla word stickers to complete the layout. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax

Products Used:Echo Park Let's Create - Craft Room paperEcho Park Let's Create - Stash of StemsEcho Park Let's Create - Multi-Journaling CardsEcho Park Let's Create - Fresh FlowersEcho Park Let's Create - Stunning StampsEcho Park Let's Create Element Cardstock StickersCVS Daydream Accessory Stickers2 Crafty Title - Pretty as a Picture

With you anything is possible using Cocoa Vanilla No Limits by Kerryn Fry

Hello everyone!  Today I am sharing my first pagecreated with the fabulous collection,Cocoa Vanilla Studios No Limits. 
The photo of a younger, 6 year old Mr H,was taken on a holiday to Brisbane in January 2010.Harry was sitting outside his Auntie's house,patiently waiting to head into the cityfor a visit to the Museum.

The main background 'woodgrain' paper 

is the reverse side of the Big Bang Paper.

I've cut it down to 29x29cm and then anchored

it to a frame piece of Bazzill Raven Cardstock.

The square photo has been backed with 

multiple colourful layers of patterned papers

and a piece of Raven Cardstock.

I have raised the photo with foam tape

to create dimension on the page.

The hand cut stars are from the Nebula paper

The stars have been highlighted with 

Ranger Stickles Crystal Glitter Glue 

and added to the page in 3 clusters with foam tape.

The strip of Latitude paper creates some colour 

horizontally across the page and has then

been outlined with a black pen to frame the colour.

There is a smaller strip of the reverse 'yellow' side

that has been scalloped with a border punch and 

then tucked under the bottom of the Latitude strip. 

I've created a tag from the Spark paper

and added it to the left side of the photo.

The embellishments around the tag 

are from the Accessory Stickers

and the Universal paper.

The quote under the photo has been hand cut 

from a 3x4 journal card on the Universal paper.

The white letters have been highlighted

with the Glitter Glue and then added 

to the page with foam tape for extra dimension.

The word stickers have been backed

with Raven Cardstock and added 

to the page with foam tape.

The circle frame piece around the photo 

has been cut from Raven Cardstock 

and then outlined with a white pen.

The 2 Crafty title With you anything is possible

was base coated with white gesso, 

then covered with white ink and allowed to dry.

The final coat was a light layer of Stickles Glitter Glue.

Thank you for visiting the blog today,I hope you have enjoyed the page.Have a great weekendand join us again on Monday.
Products used:Bazzill Raven CardstockCocoa Vanilla Studio No Limits - Big BangCocoa Vanilla Studio No Limits - LatitudeCocoa Vanilla Studio No Limits - NebulaCocoa Vanilla Studio No Limits - SparkCocoa Vanilla Studio No Limits - UniversalCocoa Vanilla Studio No Limits - Accessory Stickers2 Crafty title With you anything is possibleRanger Stickles Glitter Glue

Good Things with Echo Park Let's Create by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Back from an awesome scrapbooking retreat weekend which has given me the chance to play with lots of recent releases which I will share over the coming weeks!
First up, I have a couple with this gorgeous collection - Echo Parks Lets Create! At first glance this might look like a very craft themed range, but it contains lots of papers that will work with anything and the colours are stunning!
Good Things

As you can see from my page, I've used quite a few papers that are not specifically crafty themed. I have started my page with a few paper layer tears before mating my photo with 2 papers and adding a doily for added texture. 
Below those layers I have added a little colour with a Vicki Boutin art crayon using the plastic bag technique - just along the edge for a subtle colour. 

The large flowers on the Just Floral paper ae perfect for cutting out and adding to the layout along with some stickers from the Element Sticker Sheet. 
I've used a few bits and pieces from my stash before finishing the page with the gorgoeus Vicki Boutin thickers:

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Echo Park Let's Create paper -  Stash of StemsEcho Park Let's Create paper - Stunning StampsEcho Park Let's Create paper - Fresh FlowersEcho Park Let's Create paper - Multi Journaling CardsEcho Park Let's Create Element Sticker Sheet 

Amazing Day using Simple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden by Kerryn Fry

Hello everyone!Today I am sharing another page I've created with the beautiful collectionSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden.The B&W photos are my sweet niecetaken on a visit to Adelaide in January 2013.

The base is a clean 12x12 sheet 

of Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

I've layered the patterned papers 

and used a punch along one edge.

There are two journal cards cut

from the Journal Elements paper

that I've used as additional 

layers under the photos.

The 3D butterflies have been hand cut

from the journal cards found on

Journal Elements and 3x4 Elements papers

I have layered the two different

size butterflies together with a small amount

of glue on the body section only.

The flowers have been hand cut

from the Made Memories paper.

I've added the flowers to the page 

with some foam tape to create dimension.

The heart with the quote was cut from

 a journal card on the 3x4 Elements paper

and also added with foam tape.

The word tabs, small heart and circle sticker 

are from the Cardstock Sticker Sheet.

I have hand cut the word quote

and the small butterflies from 

the 3x4 Elements paper.

The quote has been added to the

white space in the photos with foam tape.

The small butterflies have been

spread across the page.

The 2 Crafty title Amazing Day

has been covered with Gold Ink

and added to the page with foam tape.

I've used a gold pen to outline

the main 'green flourish' paper layer,

the reverse side of the 3x4 Elements paper.

Thanks for visiting the blog today,I hope the page has inspired you.Have a lovely weekend, stay warmand enjoy some creative time.
Products used:Bazzill Kraft CardstockSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - 3x4 ElementsSimple Stories Simple Vintage Weathered Garden - Fills My HeartSimple 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 - Combo Cardstock Sticker Sheet2 Crafty title Amazing Day

The Sweet Life with Pinkfresh Studios Life Right Now collection by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I am starting on some layouts using Pink fresh Studios Life Right Now collection:
The Sweet Life

Love this cute teacups patterned paper and it inspired my page of a cuppa and a cake! I've used the paper as the focus and after adding a couple of paper layers have tilted my photo off centre to give more attention to the paper. 

The cute chipboard flair buttons make the cutest accompaniment to the page, I've teamed them up with some flowers that I've dabbed with a ink pad with distress oxide on it to give me some yellow to tie in with the paper and the lemon curd on the cheesecake. 
Puffy stickers from Cocoa Vanilla and Vicki Boutin and some cut up 2Crafty chipboard leaves to finish off. 

This title from the Vicki Boutin Color Range collection was the perfect fit!
And then I finished off with some of the dots and a heart from the range. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax

Products used:

Happiness with Pinkfresh Studio Happy Heart by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Back with another layout created with the beautiful Pinkfresh Studio collection - Happy Heart. 
Happiness

The windows on the Favourite Place paper were the inspiration for this page, they were just begging to be fussy cut! I then teamed them up with some of my remaining papers from the collection and used the windows as embellishments. 
I've used a mask, some distress oxide and spray water to add some very light and subtle dots to the background of my page, and then a few added splatters. 

I then added a mix of puffy stickers and regular stickers from the collection to embellish my layout - love the little plants in the window!

The words set makes for the perfect title and subtitle too! 

Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax

Pinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Favourite PlacePinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Beautiful MomentsPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Keep GrowingPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Sunny & BrightPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart Puffy StickersPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart Cardstock StickersPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart Title EphemeraVicki Boutin Foundations PaperVicki Boutin Color Study StencilDistress Oxide Ink - Kitsch Flamingo

Lovely you with Pinkfresh Studios Happy Heart by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Back with another layout using the super pretty Happy Heart collection by Pinkfresh Studios. 
Lovely You

For todays layout I have chosen the Happiness Blooms paper with its lovely floral wreath design to be my base paper - love a ready made background. To add a little colour I have used another paper - Favourite Place to add a border. 
I've used a small photo for this page that sits inside the wreath but first I added a quote from the Reasons to Smile paper and cut it and my photo to match before mounting them together onto some printed paper, then adding some extra paper layers. I even got out an old border punch to add a little texture to my page. 

Next step - embellishments. I've fussy cut a butterfly and also used some of the butterflies from the accessory sticker sheet Lots of stickers to embellish and some of the puffy stickers also in the range. A tag and twine from my stash to complete it. 

Love these ephemera words from the Title Ephemera pack - I've used it for my title and one of the smaller words - cute - above as an embellishment.

Thanks for stopping by Till next weekFionax



Products Used:
Pinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Happiness BloomsPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Favourite placePinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Reasons to SmilePinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Keep GrowingPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - Beautiful MomentsPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart paper - New BeginningPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart Cardstock StickersPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart Puffy StickersPinkfresh Studio Happy Heart Title EphemeraShipping TagTwinery Twine