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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Wings

This week I decided to combine 5 challenges to see what fun I could have. 

 Inspiration has come from various sources for this layout - one of which is the sketch below from Creative Scrappers - Sketch #244

  I also used the following challenge blogs and their fun ideas within my layout.

Punky Scraps 

Your challenge is to create about YOU and the things you love about you.

On my tag I have added things that give me wings - Husband, Son, Grandson, Scrapbooking, Photography and generally being creative.

True XO XO Scrapbooking 

Show us your houndstooth!  Shown behind photo and pleated underneath too.                                 

Clear it Out Challenge Blog - Theme: Circles         Stash: Anything Goes

(using this layout as a submission for their deisgn team)  I have used Core'dinations Core Impressions - Dots.  I also used a Martha Stewart border punch to punch lots of cirle in it.  I added some of the confetti from this to use elsewhere on the page.

ARTastic (Inspiration Challenge Blog) 

The use of chalk or the addition of wings on your entry.  I used Tim Holts grungeboard wings to my back and rubbed some Luster rub on in Amber to it.

 This is the layout I created

And a focus on some of the details

I used some of the confetti left from punching the Core'dinations cardstock elsewhere on the layout

 I used Cosmic Shimmer to mist and colour the leaves and flower.

To alter the American Craft Thickers I used a green Sharpie pen to add dots.

I used the following for this layout:

Papermania Cardstock - Peach
DCWV - The Guilded Orchid (from a stack)
October Afternoon - Hometown - Norm's News
Core Impressions Jenny Bowlin Collection - Red Spots
Stampers Anonymous - Classic#6
Imaginisce - Snag 'em stamp  - Camera
Kars Tiny Wooden Shapes - Floral Fantasy (flower and leaves)
Prima Printable Clear Stamp (on flowers)
PDQ Chip Shapes - Rad - Photo corners
Tim Holtz Grungeboard Elements - Harlequin
Craf - T Products Inc - Luster Rub-0ns - Amber
Ranger Glossy Accents
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
Thickers - Giggles - White
Sharpie Pen - Green
Sharpie Pen - Black
MME Ticket - Savvy - Never Enough
Making Memories Tag
Cosmic Shimmer  - Peacock Green
Martha Stewart - Bubbles border punch
Printable Canvas 
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Shake the Excess - Scrap it with a Song

Scrap it with a Song - are already halfway through the first month of 2013, so let's continue our "Year in Review". All this month we're scrapping along to some of our favorite tunes from 2012...

The next song on the Scrap it with a Song 2012 Playlist is "I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons

I chose the lyrics "Shake the Excess" for the title of my layout.

I used the following for my layout:

Kanban - The Textile Collection - Tudor - Transparancy 

AC Thickers Niki Riki Yellow Glitter Alphas

Do Craft - Tea Party Bakers Twine - Blue

Sugarloaf Whispers Pen - Dark Brown

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy

Anna Griffin Designer Die Cuts Sheet- Blue Butterflies

MME - Patterned Paper - Miss Caroline - Dolled Up - Butterflies

MME - Patterned Paper - So Sophie 'Best Thing' Ledger Girl

MME - Patterned Paper - Follow Your Heart 'Be Happy' Your Song 

Sassafras Lass Patterned Paper - Amplify - Enhanced

AC Felt Arrow - Blue

Craftwork Cards - Card Candi - Blue 

MME scraps


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Bryan's Happy 50th Birthday Card

This is the card I made for a colleague at work for his 50th Birthday.  He is mad on Harley motorbikes and guitars so I used these two things as inspiration for the card.

I found an image on google for the motorbike and also found a piece of guitar music for the song happy birthday.

I used the following products:

Tim Holtz - Paper Stash - Lost and Found (Licence Plates)
American Crafts - Alphas - Light Blue (darkened with dark blue Sharpie pen)
Sharpie - Dark Blue
Ink it Up - Ink Pad
Ranger Archival Ink - Black
Glitter numbers - £1 Shop
Peel Offs - Alphas small - coloured using Sharpie
Card base - Scallop cardstock.

Bryan loved his card and is still talking about it - bless!

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Here in my Heart

This is a photo of my husband on one of our many visits to the Lake District (UK).

I wanted to scrap this photo as he has such a relaxed and wistful look on his face. He is looking across a lake with is back against a tree. The inspiration for this layout was a challenge from Scrap it with a Song
using lyrics from the song - My Heart will go On by Celine Dion.

I also used the following sketch from Page Maps.

as well as the following challenge from CSI - Color Stories Inspiration
I just love their challenges

I used the items highlighted:

EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2)

• Use stars - embellishments, paper with stars, etc.
• Use glass or transparent elements or glass-like elements.
• Use liquid mediums (e.g., paints, mists, Glossy Accents, inks, etc.).
• Add something that sparkles or shines (or use glitter or Stickles).
• Use a solid color in the background.
• Use the composition of the image to inspire the design of your page.
• Cut a slit in your embellishment to let it sit on the edge of an element.

TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1--You need to have some sort of journaling for your page; not just a title, please)

• The Star of the Show: Who's the star of the pictured event and why?
• Stars: List the cast and identify their roles in the event.
• Tell three quirky factoids about your subject (as inspired by the 3 drinks).
• Write your journaling in the form of a recipe.

Inspiration words: stellar, indulge, effervescent -- these are meant as jumping off points for your journaling--not just titles (though you certainly can use these as your title; just please also have a story of some sort for your page).

I hope you like my creation and remember...

A day without scrapping is like a day without sunshine!

Lynn

Page Boy

This is a layout I created using CSI Case File No.6 which can be found over at Colour Stories

 Inspiration

The journaling reads: This is the best paige boy in the world.  He looked like a mini version of his dad.  At the reception everytime I saw him he had a different glass of sherry in his hands.

Jason - Aged 8 - Paige boy at his Mam & Dads wedding.

Below is the Evidence & Testimony shown in the picture above with the items I chose highlighted.

EVIDENCE DETAILS
Choose two (or more)of the following elements to include on your layout:

• glass or transparent elements
• wood or wood-grain accents
• combine two different patterns that have the same colors
• fabric
• pleating
• metals

 JOURNALING DETAILS (TESTIMONY)
Choose one (or more)of the following to inspire your journaling:

·         Tell three things about your subject.

·         Use a transparency or vellum "container" to hold your journaling.

·         Illuminate your subject: shine the light on something the viewer wouldn't know by just looking at your picture.

·         Inspiration words: clear, comfort, shine. --Use one or more of these words as a jumping-off point for your journaling.

  
Along with:

Sketch 195 (see below) over at Creative Scrappers 

I used the following:

MME - Lost & Found Madison Avenue Alphas
American Crafts Thickers Foam Alphas White - Giggles
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy
7 Gypsies - Lille Paper - Abundance
Glitter Paper - Brand unknown
Collage Press Journaling Cards - A Day in the Life
Crafters Workshop 6x6 template - Mini Woodgrain
Paper Pizazz Vellum- Vellum Hearts
Pink Paislee Paper - Office Lingo - Outside the Box
Ranger Glossy Accents
Sassafras Lass - All boy clearn stamps
Papermania Kraft Cardstock
Pearlescent Shaped cardstock
Transparency - Green Swirls

I really enjoyed putting this together and would most likely not have normally chosen this colour combo to scrap this picture, but using the prompts from CSI is really helpful for me and I get my layouts done much faster.

Hope you like it!

Lynn

When I Was Just a Little Girl

I used a sketch from a fun new sketch blog Lets Get Sketchy

I also used a challenge from blog Scrap it with a Song which encourages you to use the lyrics of a given song as inspiration for your scrapbook layout title or theme.

I used the following:

Crafters Workshop – Template – Flower Frenzy

Bakers Twine - reused from present wrapping

Tim Holtz – Tissue Tape

Authentique – Petite Type Alphas

Teeny Words – Download from Scrap 365

Cosmic Shimmer Mist -Candy Pink

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Irridescent Gold

Sakura Glaze Pen – Black - for the hand drawn flowers in the corners

Doilies

Tissue Paper – reused from present wrapping

Red Mesh - source unknown (or I forget)
Bazzill Basics Cardstock

Hope you like it.

Lynn

Blooming Lovely

I havnt been scrapping much of late, mainly down to the fact that I started a new job a few months back and I have been working totally different hours and just seem to have gotten out of my normal rhythmn.

I bought some new acrylic stamps from my local craft store (Papercuts Ltd) which were Stampendous stamps which have individual petals so you can build different flowers and the Paisley stamps by Smoochie Manoochie(Tracey Grundy) I have 3 sets so far and I love them.

I didnt use a sketch for this layout but just quickly put it together and went with what felt right.