These Girls Shine 

Layout number 3 this week - woo hoo! I'm hoping that my plan to print my photos at the end of each month will mean I scrap more - the fresher the memories are in my head, the more inclined I (hopefully) will be. Here is Tabitha with her bestie, off to their Wakakirri performance - they are a couple of crazy girls & so well suited to each other.

Materials used:

Cardstock: Kaisercraft, Bazzill
Paper: Kaisercraft My Year My Story - Raspberry, Heidi Swapp embossing folder, Distress Glitter - Picked Raspberry, Heidi Swapp mini stencil, Kaiser Mists - Denim, Colour Shine - Pink, Thickers - Jewelry Box

Thanks for having a look, Tanya X

Pals

Well, I must be on a roll! I have managed 2 layouts in 1 week - insert happy dance ;) This layout is for this month's challenge over at Scrap The Boys. I love the fact that I have both a boy & girls, so I can mix up my style according to how I feel. Sometimes, I want to get a bit grungy & sometimes, I want pink & flowers. As this challenge was a sketch, it was a bit easier to get my head around. I do find, however, that I tend to stick to the sketch & not deviate too much. Here, Jared is off to his first school camp with his best mates. I have hidden the journalling under the photo.

Materials used:

Cardstock: Bazzill
Paper: Kaisercraft Attitude
Embellishments: Crackle texture paste, Kaisercraft stencil, Dylusions ink spray - Melted Chocolate, Colour Shine - Gold, Bronzer, Distress Ink Spray - Forest Moss, Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap, random stamp, metal word plate, Sizzix dies, wood veneer word & embellishments, flair, brads, staples

Thanks for stopping by, Tanya X

At The Ballet

Well, it's been a while... sadly, I go through phases of creativity where for a few weeks I am on a roll, then all of a sudden there is nothing.. I had a 'need' to scrap & it was starting to frustrate me that nothing was coming to me whenever I sat down at my desk. I was determined to get my act together this week, and knew exactly where I should start. My awesome friend, Tania Ridgewell had showed me how to do a gorgeous mixed media canvas some time back, so I got it down from my shelf & let it inspire me to create this layout. I have made this for the White With 1 December challenge, the colour being Majorca Blue. Like every colour challenge, I pop into Google to get a good idea of what colour I need. However, Google did not know what this was...! I found a Hotel somewhere in the world with a similar name, but no Majorca. I just went with blue & came up with this. I personally love it! The fact that my daughter & Mum share the same blue eyes & their favourite colour is blue, made this the perfect photo to use.

Materials used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Embellishments: Maya Road & Prima stencils, Crackle texture paste, Dylusions Ink Spray - London Blue, Colour Shine - Ocean, Kaiser Mists - Denim, WOW chipboard, Resin Rainbow embellishments, paper & fabric flowers, charm, Flair Studio flairs, pearl embellishments, Vintage Market alpha die, Dymo labeller

Thanks for stopping by X

Don't Forget to Always Smile

This is what I've been working on today - this week's challenge from Scrapsidaisy Scraplift Challenges. I was feeling a bit stuck, so I pulled out my Kaisercraft co-ordinating packs & just went with the flow. 

Products used:

Cardstock: ?

Paper: Kaisercraft Happy Snaps - Photobooth, Snap Shot, Instant, Click Click

Embellishments: Happy Snaps die cuts, Heidi Swapp stickers, Kaisercraft alphas - La-Di-Da, felt hearts, flair, Typo wooden embellishment, Dylusions ink spray - London Blue

Thank you for stopping by.

Tanya :)

Life is Better with a Dog

It's been a little while since my last post, but here I am sharing my entry for The Flair Studio challenge group. The challenge was the colour grey, a funky flair & lace. This is my first entry for this challenge group & after collecting a few flairs, I decided it was time to join in. I tried to use some different techniques & I am always looking for new ways to use up my stash. So, everything gets pulled out until I find something that I may be able to use. I enjoyed using some of my stamps for a change - I seem to own a lot, but very rarely use them. 

Products used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Paper: Random scrap from my stash

Embellishments: Crackle Texture Paste, TCW stencil, Tattered Angels Chalkboard mist - Monolith, Colour Shine - Black Velvet, lace, metal, staples, hinges, brads, Charms Creations, Funky Flair, charm, Stamps - Kaisercraft, Paper Xtra/Sullivans, Bella chipboard alphas, Kasiercraft mini alphas, Making Memories alphas

Thanks for stopping by X

It feels so good getting into the swing of regular scrapping. I get frustrated when I lose my mojo & let things get in the way of 'me' time. Today, I created this for Scrapsidaisy Scraplift Challenges number 143, the challenge being 'The Strip Challenge', where you had to use a 2 x 12 inch strip cut into 3 pieces. I used the striped paper for this & had the papers left over from a different challenge, which I love! 

Products used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Paper: Kaisercraft Shine Bright - Golden & Marigold

Embellishments: Kaisercraft Game On! sticker, Porta Craft decal, American Crafts letter stickers, Thickers - Marquise

Thanks for stopping by,

Tanya X

Have you ever had a vision of how you want a layout to look? You know what techniques you want to use to achieve the overall feel? Yeah, well it didn't happen this time... I understood fully the whole concept of a 'challenge' with this one. This month, over at Kraft Plus Challenges, the challenge was a sketch & it was titled, the Tri-Hard challenge. Well, it was hard! Although it was not progressing the way I was hoping it would look, I continued on with it & challenged myself to 'go with the flow'. So, here it is - done but I'm not necessarily happy with the end result. Thanks for stopping by :)

Products used:

Cardstock: Kraft, Bazzill

Paper: Scraps 

Embellishments: Kaisercraft stencil, texture paste, gelatos, Dylusions Ink Spray - London Blue, Making Memories rub-on alphas, paper clip, Project Life overlay

Until next time,

Tanya X