The Scrapbook Store DT - Sweet Memories

Hello hello!!

Boy am I running late with my blog posts!

Today I am sharing the first of five layouts for The Scrapbook Store in a mad attempt at catching up on my blogging! I have been a very bad blogger. I blame the weather. I hate hot weather and the summer is dragging on and on and on with no rain in sight. The cattle need a lot of extra feeds of hay, brown snakes are around, our stock plants are requiring a lot of watering and we need to get water trucked in for a second time this season. Bugger off already summer and gives us autumn and rain!! Anyway, enough whinging already. LOL

I was thrilled to be playing with the new stunning Simple Stories I Am collection for the month. It is the most beautiful range with gorgeous elements. 

Now just before I started working with this collection my heat gun died. So for something different I tried non mixed media backgrounds! Mostly because I am super impatient and I could not bring myself to wait for things to dry. So for this layout I simply used the roller stamp in the range and stamped all over the background in co-ordinating inks. I really liked how quick this was! Might even do it again.

I added a sweet chipboard title by The Dusty Attic that I coloured with a white Sharpie Paint Pen. This is another quick, mess-free way of altering chipboard and my preferred option. Who has time to clean paint brushes. Not me!! And because we have a septic system here I cannot wash my paint brushes inside. So it's a hassle to go outside to wash them making sure I don't drop any because my jack russell would be off like a shot with them!! Little bugger.

Here's what I used:

SIMPLE STORIES I Am:

- Loving Life

- Living Vibrantly

- Staying Positive

- 3 x 4 Elements

- Focusing on the Good

- Washi Tape

- Roller Stamp

- Chipboard Stickers

- Bits & Pieces

- Stickers

- Combo Cardstock Stickers

THE DUSTY ATTIC Chipboard Mini Captions # 10

YOUR NEXT STAMP Gumdrops Magical Pastel

49 & MARKET Floral Mixology Cosmopolitan

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

TIM HOLTZ Distress Oxide:

- Broken China

- Wild Honey

- Worn Lipstick

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Cheers

Belinda

Kraft Plus DT - Something Old Something New

Hello!

Today I am sharing my take on the fabulous new April challenge at Kraft Plus Challenges.

It's a recipe challenge based on kraft!! So cool.

Here's what I used for the recipe.

Something old = Melissa Frances resin flower that has been in my stash for a very long time.

Something new = Carpe Diem Roller Stamp from the Simple Stories I Am collection (It's the 'so happy' stamped on the background with white ink.

Something borrowed = blue gel pen borrowed from my daughter to add some journalling. (This had me stumped for a while until I need a pen for journalling and my daughter just happened to have the exact colour I needed.)

Something blue = Cocoa Vanilla Studios blue patterned papers and chipboard frame as well as a tiny blue rose.

I do hope you will get a chance to play along with this super fun challenge. You can check out all of the details and inspiration over HERE.

Make sure you share your beautiful work with us in the Kraft Plus Challenges Facebook Group so we can leave some love.

Cheers

Belinda

Flutterby Designs DT - My Sunshine

Hello Flutterby lovelies!

I am back today to share my first layout for April for Flutterby Designs featuring the fabulous new Good Vibes Only collection.

'My Sunshine' Layout

I used the 'Good Vibes Only' 12 x 12 patterned paper for the base of my layout and added a few squirts of Flutter Colour paint in Orange Goldfish and Sunshine Yellow. I then swiped it across the paper using a Prima Silicone Brush and set a side to dry.

Once the paint was dry, I diluted some Green Limousine paint with a little water and flicked it over the layout.

My daughter just so happened to be wearing her pineapple dress to the zoo on Easter Sunday. Alright I made her wear it so I would have a photo for my layout. I didn't have to twist her arm too much though as she wanted to wear it. LOL

Anyway I chose as many pineapple inspired bits from the collection as I could starting with the photo cards and filler photo cards. I cut them to size and added across my background.

I mounted the photo on white cardstock first and then a strip of the Ray of Sunshine 12 x 12 patterned paper.

I just love the wood veneer bits in this range!! So I added some of those across the layout including the 'sunshine' title. How cute are those leaves?!!

I cut the pineapple die cut from white cardstock using a Kaisercraft die and slipped that under the right hand side of the photo. I then added the cute cluster of embellishments.

I finished with a couple of page tabs from the collection. The page tabs have to be one of my very favourite Flutterby Designs elements.

Here's what I used:

GOOD VIBES ONLY:

- 12 x 12 patterned paper Ray Of Sunshine

- 12 x 12 patterned paper Good Vibes Only

- Everyday Etc Photo Cards

- Everyday Etc Filler Photo Cards

- Sticky Quick Quotes

- Wood Veneer Bits

- Page Tabs

Flutter Colour Paint:

- Green Limousine

- Orange Goldfish

- Sunshine Yellow

Enamel Dots Neon

Have you had a chance to play with this collection yet? If so, we would love for you to share your projects in the Facebook Inspiration Group.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers
Belinda

The Scrapbook Store DT- Remember Today

Hello!

I am back with my last layout for The Scrapbook Store featuring the stunning Prima Lavender collection.

'Remember Today'

Products used:

PRIMA Lavender:

- Communication Through Love

- Ephemera

- Flowers

- My Love in a Bundle

- Say It In Crystals

- Through The Years

DUSTY ATTIC Chipboard Mini Captions # 10

TIM HOLTZ Distress Ink Seedless Preserves

KAISERCRAFT Kaisermist Seedless Preserves

Cheers

B

The Scrapbook Store DT - Sweet Ziva

Hello!!

Today I have a layout to share for The Scrapbook Store featuring the stunning Prima Lavender collection.

'Sweet Ziva'

Products used:

PRIMA Lavender:

- 3" x 4" Notecards

- Butterflies

- Communication Through Love

- Ephemera

- Flowers

- I'll Fly With You

- Say It In Crystals

- Stickers

DUSTY ATTIC Chipboard:

- Chicken Wire Panel

- Mini Captions # 10

AMERICAN CRAFTS Thickers

KAISERCRAFT Kaisermist Wisteria

TIM HOLTZ Layering Stencil Roses

TIM HOLTZ Distress Ink Seedless Preserves

gesso

TYPO Bulldog Clip

Thanks for stopping by.

B

Flutterby Designs DT - Summer Vibes

Hello Flutterby fans!

Today I have a layout to share for Flutterby Designs featuring the awesome Good Vibes Only collection. I absolutely love the sweet watermelon elements in this range so I have based my layout around this.

'Summer Vibes' Layout

I just happened to have a photo of my darling daughter when she was much younger pretending to eat a chunk of watermelon like a rabbit. You can't see in the photo but she was wearing fluffy pink bunny ears at the time.

I chose the Neapolitan Notes paper from the 12 x 12 Paper Pack for its gorgeous pink colour for my background paper and swiped some Raspberry Punch Flutter Colour Paint over it using a silicone brush. I added some stamping too using a Darkroom Door stamp that was just perfect for this layout.

Once dry, I added some sweet subtle stencilling using the Little Big Love Stencil and some Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide.

To give my layout a more summery feel I swiped some texture paste over the Aloha Stencil to add some stunning frangipanni flowers. Once dry, I coloured over the top of the flowers using a white paint pen to make them more of a crisp white.

I fussy cut the word Hello from the Hello Summer Photo Card. I love adding fussy cut elements to my layouts as I find fussy cutting quite relaxing. I especially love fussy cutting the photo cards as the knife just glides through the photo paper making it so much easier.

How cute is that little watermelon wood veneer?!! So cute! I added some cute little wood veneer hearts too as well as the the word 'vibes' that I punched out of the Good Vibes Only wood veneer piece.

I finished with some watercolour sticky quotes, a page tab and a sprinkling of the Christmas Enamel Dots. These are my favourite enamel dots as they have a lovely matt finish.

Here's what I used:

GOOD VIBES ONLY:

- 12 x 12 Paper Pack

- Everyday Etc Photo Cards

- Everyday Etc Filler Photo Cards

- Page Tabs

- Wood Veneer Bits

- Aloha Stencil

- Raspberry Punch Flutter Colour Paint

- Christmas Enamel Dots

- Watercolour Sticky Quotes

- Flair Buttons No 414 

Have you had a play with this stunning collection yet? Make sure you share your beautiful work with us in the Flutterby Inspiration HQ Facebook Group so we can leave some love. 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - March Projects

Hello Dusty Attic fans!

Today I have two layouts to share for The Dusty Attic using fabulous Dusty Attic products. Two BOY layouts!! Boy layouts can sometimes be hard to create but The Dusty Attic makes it super easy with so many designs perfect for masculine layouts.

'Beach Time'

This layout is chockers full of beautiful beach inspired chipboard pieces. I just love all of those sea grass and coral pieces! I have added my chipboard in layers on this layout starting with the raw, unaltered seaweed from the Seaweed # 4 set.

I created my watercolour look background using my favourite ever Dusty In Colour paint; CAPRI! Such a stunning colour. I have diluted it here and added to my background with a soft wet paintbrush. I flicked some droplets over the background too. 

I used the Glass Stains Stencil with some white gesso to create the look of bubbles on my layout. This is such a cool stencil!

To keep things co-ordinated I used the leftover Capri paint to colour the Seaweed # 2 pieces as well as the Geo Tag and Word Arrow.

I used a UNI Posca Pen in white to alter the Mini Caption, Page Pebbles and Mini Tag.

Here's what I used:

DA0915 Dusty In Colour Capri

DA1088 Geo Tags

DA1111 Page Pebbles # 6

DA1498 Glass Stains Stencil

DA1814 Mini Tags # 3

DA1819 Word Arrows # 1

DA1835 Mini Captions # 12

DA1911 Seaweed # 2

DA1916 Seaweed # 4

'The Good Life'

For this layout I co-ordinated my chipboard with the photo of my son feeding our deer on our farm. That chipboard Deer Head could not be more perfect for the photo and for the patterned paper I had in my stash. I covered the deer head in patterned paper to resemble the deer head image on the background paper. I sanded the edges of the deer head and antlers once it was covered to rough it up a bit and create a rustic look. It works well with the 'rustic' place I call home.

Here's a closer look.

I used the gorgeous Sunshine Dusty In Colour paint on my background. I used a Prima silicone brush to swipe it over the background. Once the paint was dry I used a latex make-up wedge to apply Storm Cloud Dusty In Colour over the Chicken Wire Stencil.

I chopped up the Chevron Panel into strips and painted the pieces with the same paints. I applied a couple of coats of white gesso to the Mini Tabs. Once dry I painted carefully over the top with the Dusty In Colour paints making sure that the words still appeared white.

I decorated the Deer Head with a small Geo Tag, Hashtag and the title that I had painted white using a Uni Posca Pen.

Here's what I used:

DA0905 Dusty In Colour Sunshine

DA0924 Dusty In Colour Storm Cloud

DA1068 Chevron Panel

DA1088 Geo Tags

DA1093 Hashtags

DA1463 Mini Tabs # 2

DA1728 Deer Head

DA1825 Chicken Wire Stencil

DA1834 Mini Captions # 11

I hope you are feeling inspired to create some boy layouts with your own Dusty Attic stash. Make sure you share them in the Dusty FANattics Facebook Group HERE so we can leave some love.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda