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’

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

Head Over Hills - Scrap it with a Song

It's February and they're in the mood for love over at Scrap It With a Song. They've got a whole month of romantic tunes to add to the playlist and spark some creativity in your scrapbook. 

The third offering this month is Head over Heels by Tear for Fears.

  

I used the lyrics 'head over heels' and changed it to 'head over hills' as the photo is of my husband and myself on our first wild-camp on a hill called Yeavering Bell in Northumberland.

See what I created below

Head over Hills

I stamped (Ranger - Dylusions - Background Love - Swirls Stamp) onto bazzill basics cardstock with Versamark ink and used clear embossing powder then inked around the edges.

There are hearts all over this layout.

I also used the following colour challenge from Colors Stories Inspiration #57

  

For Evidence I used:      hearts, flower, birds, solid background, die cuts, fabric brad & border punch.7

For Testimony I used:    Add hearts to your journaling spot, Inspiration words - Soar, Love, Reflect.

For the layout I used the following products:

Martha Stewart - Scroll heart deep edge paper punch
Tim Holtz- Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick
Heat it Up Embossing Powder - Clear
Inkssentials - Glossy Accents
Versa Mark - Watermark Stamp Pad
Tonic Studios - Heart Punch
Ranger - Dylusions - Background Love - Swirls Stamp
Cricut Cartridge - George & Basic Shapes - Flowers
Fabric Brad
Bazzill Basics - Peach Cardstock
Hobby House - Heart Pin
Doodlebug Designs - Bouquet Impressions cardstock
Craft Stamper - Free Heart Stamp
X-cut Alphabet Die - Abracadabra
Prima - Bold O'lay - Fly Away Clear Stamps - Spotty Corners/Bird
Hobby House - Elegant Heart Pins
Color Stories Inspiration - Cordinates - #58
Marianne Design Creatables Die - Decorative Hearts
Fancy Pants - Photo Fun Biggest Board Chipboard - Big Heart
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