Kraft + DT September - Hello

Hello again Scrappy Friends, welcome to Spring, where today I'm sharing a page for 
Kraft+ 

The theme is...What's the Buzz...Be inspired by BEES. 
You could use a bee element..or honey colour..or honeycomb..or yellow & black stripes. 

I love the graphics and was inspired to use many of the elements on the mood board.

Although the photo is not great, it tells the story of our latest Grand Baby meeting her big cousins, on Mother's day this year.  How exciting to have everybody home for Mother's Day. 
The papers are from Kaisercraft "Golden Grove."

I used a Scrapmatts stencil with crackle paste to make the big hexagons.
Inspired by the "flight paths" on the graphic, I stitched a few on my page.
The yellow stamping was done with a Darkroom Door stamp, "Arty Hexagons." 

The little bee is a button and the stamped border 
was created with a Viva Las Vegas stamp, "Punchinella."

I found the metal bee embellie at a craft fair.
The inking was done with Tim Holtz Distress Oxides; Spiced Marmalade,
 Fossilized Amber and Peeled Paint.

The chipboard title is from Scrapmatts.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-
I was in the kitchen when one of your Aunties came to me saying, "Can you please come to the play room now Granny; you won't want to miss this"!  You had just been fed and changed and all your cousins gathered around in awe at how small you were.  They were fascinated by the fact that you could not talk, or walk, or move very much and that you didn't know who they were.  One of your other Aunties suggested that they introduce yourselves and explain things to you. One by one, they said their names and "Hello and I'm...this is your little hand", "Hello, I'm...this is your little leg" and so on. They were so lovingly tender and you just grabbed their fingers and smiled. With the sun streaming in the window illuminating their faces, it looked a bit like the Adoration of the Magi; a Sacred moment, in the middle of an ordinary day.   
Love Granny, 15th May 2017

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Masculine cards

Hello Scrappy friends, welcome back.

Just a quick post today sharing two Birthday Cards.

I've been playing with my new favourite product; Tim Holtz Oxide distress inks. 

The stamp is by Viva Las Vegas and I used 
Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint and Walnut stain inks.

The background mat paper is from Kaisercraft "Factory 42."

The ink colours are, Fossilized Amber, Fired Brick and Vintage Photo.

The background mat paper is also from Kaisercraft "Factory 42."

I love the way these inks blend so well, they give a creamy, intense, matte finish

and respond to water beautifully.

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Stuck?! Sketches! DT 15th August - Dreamy Diva

Welome back to my blog today where I'm sharing a DT page for

Stuck?! Sketches! 

I splurged on some new papers for this inspirational sketch. 
They are from Scrapberry - The "Elegantly Simple" collection.

The gorgeous flower and butterfly chipboards are from Scrapmatts,
 one of our generous Sponsors this month.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-
You were only a little girl when you came for your first sleepover with Granny and Pa.
You coped really with without Mummy and Daddy as long as we kept you busy and had plenty of outside time.  We have lots of bees in our garden and keeping your shoes on your feet proved to be a bit of a problem, but other than that, everything went well.  Can you spot the difference in the photos?  The first one was taken when you needed a sleep and the second one after you hopped up, full of the joys of life and ready to strike a pose!   
It was just a joy to have you stay overnight.   Love Granny.
Photo taken 11th November 2017

They are donating $20.00 Gift Certificate.

They are donating 2 large pieces of chipboard.

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Scrapmatts August creating with Helen.

Today I'm sharing three projects for the SCRAPMATTS design team.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Sofia & Andrew, the owners of Scrapmatts,  

at the Craft fair in Adelaide.

It was fun to get to know these generous people and 

be part of the hustle and bustle of a busy stall.

First up is a layout about one of my Grand daughters.

The paper collection is from Cocoa Vanilla, "Wild at Heart".  A bit like my girl!

I enjoyed using one of the newer stencils, ST9012 - A5  patterns,  to create interest down the right side of the page, before splashing on some Tim Holtz Oxides distress ink.

This cluster at the bottom consists of:- 

Flowers - CB1161 Flowers 11

Leaves CB4070 from the string Circles 06 Roses, treated with gesso, 

before adding water colour paint and some tiny beads to the centre of the flowers.

CB1038 Dragonflies 06 was heat embossed with gold.

The sweet title is from CB6117 Assorted words 30, just a touch of white paint to make it pop against the navy floral paper.

The pink and white twine and the locket are also available from Scrapmatts.

Can you see the little birds at top left?  I pushed several thick layers of texture paste through 

ST9020 - A6 Bird Stencil.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

These photos were taken during the school holidays when you and your three cousins spent the day with us.  You adore getting together with the boys, playing outside, going to the playground, baking, crafting and telling corny jokes. 

You had already hopped into the bath, when the I started a photo session with the boys and you were a bit miffed when you thought you were going to miss out, as you love to have your photo taken. You dashed inside, pulled on a Tshirt  with your pyjama bottoms and hopped up on the stool as soon as there was a vacancy!  You borrowed one of my hair clips to get your hair out of your eyes and said. "I'm ready Granny" 

I love the two different expressions; from demure to cheeky in a split second.

Love Granny - 27th April 2017

Next is a vintage style card for a friend's Birthday.

The vintage image called for some vintage embellishments and I created the peach background with a stencil similar to This one ST9025 - A6

The leaves looked lovely with the At Deco theme, I used Distress Oxides and Wink of Stella to dress them. CB1235 Leaf Spray 14

I scattered a few Prills at her feet and the 

 trim across the bottom was treated with crackle medium and gold paint.

CB2001 01 Page Border

The tiny butterfly is from CB1028 Butterflies 18

Finally a Father's Day card for a special event coming up soon.

The background was created with texture paste through another new stencil, 

ST9024-A5 - Bricks

Then I added Tim Holtz Oxides Distress inks, to create a patina on the bricks.

The gears were already painted black, as were the words.

CB1072 Gears 01

CB1191 Scrapwords 03

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Stuck?! Sketches! DT 1st August - Boy oh Boy

Welome back to my blog today where I'm sharing a DT page for

Stuck?! Sketches! 

One of my favourite paper collections is Cocoa Vanilla - "You Rock"

Just the thing for these two Scallywags!

The hessian heart is from Charms Creations.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

These pictures were taken at your big cousin's 18th Birthday Party.

We had lunch outside in the sunshine and you both relished the party food.

Although you have quite different personalities, 

you both enjoy playing football and patting the pets.

We stayed late into the evening and enjoyed listening to your cousin and Uncle playing their guitars, while all the rest of us sang along.

A little snippet of everyday life recorded when you were 6 years old.

Photo taken 4th March 2017

Love Granny

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Our sponsors this time are:-

They are donating a $25.00 Gift Certificate

They are donating a $20.00 Gift Certificate

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