Don't Let Go

Don't Let Go

This is a bit of a mix up for me as I've not really tried mixed media before.  I didn't really intend to do mixed media it just 'sort of' happened.  I ended up glueing my paper onto some scrap cardboard as until then it did not have the 'structural integrity' to hold up to the sewing and whatnot.

I've had lots of fun playing around with bits and pieces and slapping on paint and mist.  I just sort of went with the flow and saw what happened.  Let me know what you think!

I put the layout together with the help of Colour Stories Inspiration challenge #143 (below)
Scrap it with a Song Pop challenge - Demi Lovato's - Let it Go
I used the title of the song to inspire my title of Don't Let Go

 

Colour Scheme: All colours used

Evidence: Mixed Media, Pen Work, Cogs and Circles.

Testimony: Handwrite your story

I didn't use the sketch ahove - instead I used the one below from Show Us Your Stuff as inspiration. I rotated the sketch 90 degrees.

Here is a close up

and another

and another

and just one more!

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Products used:

Scrap Cardboard

Mambi 12 x 12 paper

TCW 6 x 6 Stencil - Coffee Splotch

TCW 6 x 6 Stencil - Metawork

Distress Ink - Faded Jean and Worn Lipstick

Cosmic Shimmer -  Lava Red and Ocean Sunlight

Craft TProducts - Lustre Rub ons - Russet

Stampers Anonymous Stamps - Classics #6

Liquid Pearls - Mint Green, Daffodil, Ruby Red and Ocean Blue

Maya Road - Mini Gears

That Special Touch - Stencil - Nuts Pattern

Adirondack - Dabber - Silver

Ranger Dylusions - Stamps - Bordering on the Edge

American Craft - Amy Tangerine - Ready Set Go - On the clock

Brand unknown - Cardboard Arrow

Dymo lettering

American Craft - chipboard dinosaur

Brads

Windsor and Newton - Gesso 

Twine

Uniball Signo - White

Magic Mesh - Red

Ain't it Fun

 Ain't it Fun

I hope everyone has had a easy week and will have a nice relaxing weekend.  I brighted up my week by creating this colourful layout with the help of Colour Stories Inspiration #142 and Scrap it with a Song - Rock Challenge song - Ain't it Fun.

Colour scheme - All colours used

Evidence: Arrows, Stars & Circles 

Testimony: Insp word - Team

I had great fun scapping this layout and reliving the memories from this photograph.

The photo is of my son and his 3 friends playing in a neighbours back garden. The four of them were 'as thick as thieves' growing up and playing together and used to get up to all sorts of mischief.

I love using masks and decided to use two on this layout and spongue ink through them. I also used something called 'Wordle' which creates 'word cloud' using the words you type in.

For the title I decided to include the little letters on the big letter of the word fun.

I plugged the holes of most of the buttons with liquid pearls in contrasting colours.

The multicoloured 'masked' bricks reflect the bricks in the photograph and the masked circles represent the sunshine they were playing in on the day.

Used - http://www.wordle.net/ to create the ‘word cloud’

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Products Used:

Wooden Star Buttons

Echo Park – A boy’s life – small orange alphas

Basic Grey – Lime Rickey – Large Alphas

Fancy Pants – About a Boy – Rub Ons

Scenic Route – Garden Grove – Die Cut Arrows

Making Memories – Boy Primary – Epoxy Shapes

That Special Touch Mask – Stone Wall

Clear Scraps Mask – Spiral Dots  

Craft Planet – Fuzzy cord – Yellow

Ink it Inkpads – Orange & Blue

Brilliance Ink Pad – Pearlescent Yellow

Washer Word – Adventure

American Crafts – Foam Arrow – Orange

Liquid Pearls – Key Lime, Daffodil, Pumpkin, Ruby Red, Ocean Blue

Embroidery Floss and loose threads

Journaling – MME – Bloom

Used - http://www.wordle.net/ to create ‘word cloud’

BOO!

BOO!

Scrapbook layout put together with inspiration from Challenge 141 from Color Stories Inspiration and Sketchabilities.

This photo was taken at Alton Towers on the Haunted House ride in 1995.  I just recently rediscovered it and had a good laugh at my face.  At the point the photo was taken a huge spider dropped down from the ceiling which is why I look so scared, strangly my husband looks quite amused!

Journalling Reads: 14th Sept 1995 - We got tickets for Alton Towers, so with Jason at school we headed off to have lots fun on all of the rides.

We hopped into the 'Haunted House' car and set off through the house. The main thing I remember was the absolutely 'HUGE' spider that dropped down from the ceiling (which is when this photo was taken) hence the very scared look on my face and the amused look on my husband Pauls face. Such a fun day.

 This is the colour challenge I used

 

I used all the colours in the scheme 

For the evidence I used: Cogs/Gears, Lots of Layers, Something Unexpected (postcard)

Testimony: Tuck your story between layers

I also used this fantastic sketch

124 from Sketchabilities 

I used white tulle to give the illusion of spider web which I tore and stretched and I decided to use cardboard which I cut into letters for the title and then 'spooked them up' a bit by adding green and orange liquid pearls.

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Love - You and Me

I'm on a Roll

I've managed to combine 8 challenges for this layout!!

~see challange list and details below~

First of all - this is what I created

After getting the layout 'more or less' how I wanted it I decided it was too 'clean'.   So I smudged some pale blue and pink Stickles glitter around the two photographs to mess it up a bit.

This is the 1st time I have managed to scrap a photo of our wedding.  I've always struggled on where to start so I am quite pleased hwo this turned out.  With a brother, son and grandson I am so used to doing 'boy' layouts, so it was fun to do such a girly layout.

I used a the September sketch from Stuck Sketches

Remaining Challenges

Scrap around the world: September Mood Board 

I took inspiration from the wings, pink and metal and used them on my layout.

Colour Stories Inspiration - Case File: 138

Colour Scheme - All colours used

Evidence – Woodgrain/Damask/button/Paint

Testimony – Tuck your story into an envelope

Scrap it with a Song

Song Title/Lyrics Challenge – Imagine Dragons – On top of the World

    inspired by lyrics: love somebody and title ‘on top of the world’ which is how you feel on your wedding day.  

Scrap it Girl – Use Stencils or Mask - I used a TCW – Mini Wood Grain Stencil on scrap white paper with shimmer mist.

Paper Wings – Use Ribbon Twine or Trim – Used bakers twine on journaling tag, l on love and wrapped around woodgrain heart.

Challenge YOUrself  - You must be included in your layout - the photograph used is of husband and myself on our wedding day.  The link to fall is that my husband and I got married on September 7th (we've just had our 18th wedding anniversary) so this is a favourite time of your for me.  Also we tend to visit the west coast or the islands of Scotland around this time of year which holds many happy memories for me!

ARTastic Challenge Blog – Use string or twine on your work

Thanks also to Scrap Challenge who provided a list of most of the challenges I have used on this occasion.

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What I used to put together this layout:

Products used:

Hampton Art – Ditto - 5x7 Envelope

Glitz Designs – Love Nest – Damask

Mulberry Street – Petaloo – Wild rose – Pink

Riff Raff Designs – Love – Wood die cut

My Minds Eye - Lime Twist – Happy Go Lucky – Perfect Activities

Tim Holtz - Distress Ink – Faded Jeans

Impress die ink pad – Chocolate

Cosmic Shimmer Mist – Ancient Copper

Ranger Stickles – Baby Blue

Ranger Stickles – Glam Pink

7 Gypsies – 97% complete – Journaling tag – Celebration

Core’dinations – Great White

Papermania – Bakers Twine – Blue/White

Metal butterfly – make unknown

Metal photo corners - brand unknown

Button - brand unknown

Tools used:

Tonic – Square Layering Dies

Martha Stewart - Heart Edge punch

Heart Dies

Tonic Corner punch – Fancy

Cuttlebug  - Embossing Folder – Damask

TCW – Mini Wood Grain Stencil

School Days

Time for 5 combined Challenges

Challenges from:

Squigglefly - Use Stars

Scrap Our Stash - Use school themed embellies/paper and create school themed layout.

Childs Play - Classic Craft Challenge - Sequins

Love to Scrap - create a project featuring something that flies (owl image from Squigglefly)

Once Upon a Sketch - Sketch Challenge (see sketch below)

This is what I created

 I had a lot of fun using embossing powders on this layout, which is something I should do more often.  I used an owl image from Squiqqlefly to signify learning and the stars represent how fantastic my grandson is and and how much he has learnt in the last year. (he is such a star!)

The used the sequins as they remind me of how 'sparkly' my grandson is each and every time I see him.

I also used: Ledger paper, paper clip, alphas, numbers.

(1) or more items from list A: 

Lined or ruled paper (striped paper does not count)

Chalkboard paper

Dictionary paper or a page from a book

AND…

(3) or more items from list B:

File Folder

Library Pocket and/or card

Pencil or pen

Paper Clip

Alphas

Numbers

Apple

Book

Ruler

Chalkboard embellishment

- See more at: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/love-you-from-to-z-layout-by-dt-kate.html?showComment=1410109094804#c7479320685633799863

(1) or more items from list A: 

Lined or ruled paper (striped paper does not count)

Chalkboard paper

Dictionary paper or a page from a book

AND…

(3) or more items from list B:

File Folder

Library Pocket and/or card

Pencil or pen

Paper Clip

Alphas

Numbers

Apple

Book

Ruler

Chalkboard embellishment

- See more at: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/love-you-from-to-z-layout-by-dt-kate.html?showComment=1410109094804#c7479320685633799863

(1) or more items from list A: 

Lined or ruled paper (striped paper does not count)

Chalkboard paper

Dictionary paper or a page from a book

AND…

(3) or more items from list B:

File Folder

Library Pocket and/or card

Pencil or pen

Paper Clip

Alphas

Numbers

Apple

Book

Ruler

Chalkboard embellishment

- See more at: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/love-you-from-to-z-layout-by-dt-kate.html?showComment=1410109094804#c7479320685633799863

I used a sketch from Once upon a Sketch as the basis of the layout but I decided to link the photos together and add the owl as an additional element (representing wisdom) on the top right of the page.

The stamps I used: Banana Frog Stamps - Super Stars and Sassafras Lass Stamps - Mini Boy Talk - All Boy.

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Products used:
Squigglefly - Digital Stamp
StazOn - Azure, Royal Purple & Jet Black
Whispers Ink Pad - Green Green
Versa Mark Ink Pad
Fancy Pants - School Days Chipboard
Glitz Designs- Kismet - Ledger
Little Yellow Bicycle - Head of the Class - Geometry
Embossing Powders - Clear, Silver & Yellow and Black Sparkle
Craftime Additions - Simple Stars (wooden)
Studio G - Alphabet Stamp Set - V4191
Tonic Studio - Layering Dies - Circles
Banana Frog Stamps - Super Stars
Get Stamping Free Stamps - Row of arrows
Core'dinations paper - Blue 
Sassafras Lass Stamps - Mini Boy Talk - All Boy 
Zutter machine
Sequins
Watercolour pencils

Friends

Triple Challange

I challanged myself to take part in 3 challenges - each one focussing on a different area.

Colour Stories Inspiration - Colour challenge with 'case file' requirements to attain (see attached colour/case file below)

Sketchabilities - Sketch challange #122 (see below for Sketch)

Scrap it with a Song - (Pop Gals lyrics Challenge) - Jackson Browne – Running on Empty - used the word 'Friends' for the title.

I also challenged myself to only use paper I had already cut into (scrap) - so the four different papers are all scrap.

This is what I created 

Friends

Layout with journalling tag on show

Journaling reads: 06/07/14 – Jacob handling an owl when he, Paul and I went to a car rally on the way back from our weekend in Berwick upon Tweed. He loved it!!

 

 Colour Stories Inspiration Challenge 137

For the evidence I used:                                For the Testimony I used:

Stripes (paper)                                             Tuck your story in an envelope                

Envelope (for journaling tag)

Dry Embossing (on metal shapes)

Metal (shapes)

 Sketchabilities - #122

 I pretty much followed the sketch for the challenge on this one

 

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Products used:

Core’dinations Great White 12 x 12 paper

AC Thickers Alphas – Niki Riki – Yellow Glitter

Brilliance Ink Pad – Pearlescent Yellow

Staz On Ink Pad – Azure

Tattered Angels – Glimmer Mist – Slate

Adirondack Lights – Alcohol Ink – Aqua

Adirondack Brights – Alcohol Ink – Sunshine Yellow

AC Amy Tangerine – Ready Set Go – On The Clock – Scrap

Graphic 45 – A Ladies Diary Collection – Afternoon Tea - Scrap

Blue/Yellow spotted paper – unknown – Scrap

Core’dinations – Spotted paper - Scrap

Darkroom Door Background Stamp – Splatter

Andy Skinner Stamps – Tempting Textures – Rings

7 Gypsies – 97% complete journaling tag – General Instructions

100% boy tag -

Brads – pink

Bottle cap – unknown

Photo Anchors – blue

Metal Shapes – Stars/Tag (used embossing folders for texture)

Fancy Pants – Swagger – Banner Die cuts - 100% boy tag

Winner - Yay

Woohoo 

I was picked as a winner for August with Scrap it with a Song

Hebs 2014

Enjoying another challenge 

with Colour Stories Inspiration and Show us your stuff

This is what I created 

This photo is from our trip to the Outer Hebrides - We were just pulling up at Scuribhal Campsite when I looked out of the window when I saw our cyles (which were attached to the roof) casting shadows but with this lovely view in the background.  I could resist taking a quick snap.

I really enjoyed making this layout and it just sort of evolved as it went along as apposed to me know what I am going to do ahead of time.

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Colour Stories Inspiration case file that I used

 

Evidence: Text Print, Floral Pattern, Butterflies, Leaves, Wet Medium (Moulding Paste), Wings.

Testimony: Document a solitary pleasure

Scheme: All colours used

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Show us your Stuff prompt I used

 The shapes I needed to include on my layout were - a square, a rectangle, bunting, a circle, a banner, a splash of paint or ink and of course, a handmade item. (It's not as hard as it may sound!) Each one of these items must be used at least once, and must be clearly visible. 

Square = Photogrpah

Rectangle = Seaside and Wayside 

Bunting = Hebs (title)

Circle = centre of butterfly

Banner = Scuribhal (subtitle)

Paint = used on butterflies and flower detail in bottom left corner 

Handmade item = cut flower shape from tissue used to blot stencil

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Fishbowl Fun

Fishbowl Fun

I used two challenges for this layout

The layout shows a photo of myself and my family on holiday in Faliraki, Greece.  We are enjoying a Fishbowl cocktail which is essentially a big cocktail in a bowl which you share with straws.

Colour Stories Inspiration - No. 133

(I am late in completing this challenge but I still wantedto  do it as I love the colours)

and

Kreative Koncepts Sketch Challenge #28 - August 2014

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S365-7 Dun Carloway Broch - Scrap 365

This a challenge in connection with Color Stories Inspiration and Scrap 365 magazine

This is what I created

This is the CSI case file I used:

 

Colour Scheme: All colours used

Evidence: Hot Air Baloon, Stripes, Patchwork, Polka Dots

Testimony: Document an adventure

The journalling reads: This is Dun Carloway Broch on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. The picutre was taken at 9.15 at night. This is one of the photographs we took as part of a 2 week adventure across all of the islands of the Outer Hebrides.

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Stuck Sketches/Scrap it with a Song/Color Stories Inspiration Challenges

Even More challenges!!!

This time I have combined 3 challenges 

A colour challenge from Color Stories Inspiration 

A sketch challenge from Stuck Sketches

A lyrics challenge from Scrap it with a Song

This is what I created

The colour challenge deails

The sketch challenge

Scrap it with a Song Challenge

Use the lyrics/title of the song as inspiration for your layout

This fortnights song is: Summer Nights by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John

I used the lyrics: summer loving - had me a blast

This is the second layout I have used the same song challenge for.

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Cute as could be - CSI 134 - Scrap it with a Song - Summer Nights

Time to take part in some more challenges....so here goes

This picture was taken at a vintage car/bike/bus show.

My grandson decided he was going to have a go at the archery with his nana (me).  This is him after he had taken is final shot.  He seemed quite proud of himself.

I used the following challenges to help me along

The first is from Color Stories Inspiration

This included a colour challange, sketch and also to include certain products on your layout.

and 

Scrap it with a Song

Summer Nights by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

 I used the lyrics ' I met a boy, cute as could be' for my title.

I used the following products for my layout:

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Pumpkin

American Crafts - Ready Set Go - Amy Tangerine - On the Clock

Core'dinations - Blue, Orange and Yellow

Prima - Stencil - item 564261 (dots for journalling)

Sassafras Lass - Monstrosity - Framed

Metal Frames

Studio G Stamps - Alphas 

Dulux Colour Strips 

White Gesso

Ink pads - blue, red and black

Tonic Die - Round (14 pack)

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OOoooh Blog Candy - Scrapbook Garden

Take a look at the blob candy for August from

Scrapbook Garden

You could be in with a chance of winning it too

Just click on the link below and follow the instructions 

Scrapbook Garden

Happiness is the Truth - Color Stories Inspiration #S365-7 - Scrap it with a Song

Happiness is the Truth

I decided to take part in two challenges today.

Colour Stories Inspiration -Case #132

Scrap it with a Song - Happy

For the evidence I used:

• Leaves and a branch
• String
• Pour something on to your layout - Embossing Powder 
• Hexagons

For the testimony I used:

•  Write a haiku
•  Handwrite and scatter your story

I used the current challenge from Scrap it with a Song which is to use the Pharrell Williams song 'Happy' as the inspiration.

Therse are the products I used:

Crafters Workshop – 12x12 – Chicken Wire Reversed Stencil

Crafters Workshop – 6x6 – Mini Confetti Stencil

Claudine Hellmuhth Creative Layers  Bloom Clear Stamps – Bloom

Claudine Hellmuhth Creative Layers  Bloom – Foam Stamps

Cosmo Cricket – Tiny Type alpha stickers

Glitz Designs – Cashmere Dame Honeycomb

Tsukinko Brilliance Pearlescent Yellow inkpad

Tsukinko Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue inkpad

Tsukinko Brilliance Pearlescent Galaxy inkpad

Tsukinko Memento Lady Bug inkpad

Versamark Watermark Stampad

Personal Impressions Embossing Powder – Candy Red

Craft & Craft Embossing Powder – Pastel Yellow

Heat it Up Embossing Powder – Clear

Heat it Up Embossing Powder – Black

String

Cosmic Shimmer Spray – Mango Blaze

Bazzill Bling 12x12 cardstock  - White

 
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Birthday Card - Scrapping Everyday Miracles

This week I have decided to take part in a card sketch challenge from Scrapbook Everyday Miracles 

The card sketch this month comes from our friends at Page Maps! 

This is what I made of it

I am primarily a scrapbooker so it was interesting to use a sketch for a card.  I really enjoyed using the sketch and look forward to doing it more often.  I hope you like me take on the sketch.

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