Scrap the Boys DT - Explore, Dream, Discover

It's the first of February and time for the new DT at 
Scrap the Boys 
to reveal their interpretations of this challenge.

I hope you will be inspired to play along with this month.

The theme is the Great Outdoors; the words can also be used to inspire, 

but you are not restricted to creating in blue - use any colour/s that suit your theme.  

 I chose to scrap a recent photo of our Grand Boys at Marion Bay.

They spent hours running in and out of the sea, jumping, squealing, laughing and occasionally pondering about life, the universe and more important matters such as when the food would be ready and what was happening at the Test Cricket. 

 My aim was to create a sense of space and freedom by extending the photo; 

blending it into the page and into the horizon.

The background painting was done on watercolor paper with Tim Holtz Distress Oxides.

I added some Marine themed Chipboard from Scrapmatts.  

The foreground was created with Prills, sequins and Mini Art Stones from Prima.  

The metal seahorse and the anchor are from my stash.

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Kraft+ DT February 2018 - Thank you for the music

Hello again Scrappy Friends, welcome; today I'm sharing a DT post for 
Kraft+

The challenge is to be inspired by anything related to ABBA.

I absolutely loved the graphic designed by the Uber talented Amanda Hall and had a lovely time strolling down memory lane, listening to all the Abba songs.   

I finally settled on “Thank you for the music” as it seemed to fit so well with my photo.

I used 7 Dots, “Paint Chips” paper to create the layers, adding some stamping and paint splashes.  Love that square stamp, it’s by Carabelle Studio  “Les Geometriks”   The patterned paper and the stamp are available from SCRAP MATRIX at Victor Harbour.  They are proud sponsors of Kraft+. 

The little wooden birds remind me of the way the children all come running when the food is served.  They are from Studio Calico, as are the cork chevrons.  

The flair is from Funky Flairs. It's a bit hard to read but it says "we are all meant to shine"

The enamel dots are from Doodlebug (yellow) and Prima (green)

Inspired again by Amanda's graphics, I made the acetate letters and coloured them with alcohol inks.

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

I was lucky enough to capture of photo of you with most of your cousins in the park recently. The big kids play so well together, chatting, chirping, laughing and just occasionally disagreeing.  They are fascinated by you and very gentle with you; they enjoy watching you learn and are delighted if they get you to smile at them.  The sounds of childhood are like music to my ears; a joyful sound which seems to signal hope for the future.   

Love Granny, 7th October 2017

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Scrap the Boys - DT reveal

Hello Scrappy Friends, I have some happy news to share with you.  

I'm delighted to be joining the team at Scrap the Boys.

With lots of Grand Boys to create for, I'm thrilled to be part of a challenge site 

which caters just for boys; big and small. 
  
If you'd like to read about the rest of the team, head on over to the
Design Team Announcement 

The team is headed up by 
Rachel Lowe
a supremely talented scrapper from
Western Australia.

A new challenge will begin on 1st February, so I hope you will come and join in the fun.

In the meantime - Boys rock O.K.

Stuck?! Sketches! DT - 15 Jan 2018 - Stay a little bit wild.

Welcome to my blog where today I’m sharing a DT layout for 

Stuck?! Sketches.

I followed the sketch closely, just substituting flowers for the stars 
and omitting the small border.

This paper range by Cocoa Vanilla, Bohemian Dreams, 
seemed just right to enhance the sweet photos of my DGD.

The page came together quite quickly, apart from the hand stitching, but that’s easy enough to do in front of the TV.  I love the variegated thread from DMC.

Journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-
I crocheted the purple ombre vest for your Birthday and some weeks later arranged to visit your home to take some photos of you wearing it.

You were happy to oblige until a little incident after lunch, when you and your Daddy had a misunderstanding, resulting in you flouncing off to your room and slamming the door as you departed in high dudgeon.  Left to your own devices, you emerged some time later wearing your pyjamas;
 you'd donned your comfort clothes.

Uh oh! I thought that was the end of any photography for the day.  However, with a change of topic and a recalibrating of your mood, we were able to capture a few lovely shots.  I'm impressed by the way you quickly recover from a disagreement and I admire they way you are a natural in front of the camera.  You create a mood, assume a pose and allow me to click away for ten minutes or more.  
I'm so lucky to have you in my life.
4th November 2017, Love Granny.

Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:-

 They are donating a $25.00 Gift Certificate.

They are donating a paper stack of the winner's choice.

They are donating an online class.

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Scrap Matrix Paper Artsy Challenge Dec/Jan 2018

Hello again Scrappy Friends, just a quick post today to share a tag which I made for the Scrap Matrix challenge.  

The idea is to use Paper Artsy Stamps anyway you wish; a card, an art journal page, a layout, a tag, OTP, or whatever takes your fancy.

I've chosen to make a quick and simple tag with these stamps which are available,
 along with loads of other Scrapping and Mixed media goodies from Vicki at
Scrap Matrix

I used an older Prima tag, because it's thick and sturdy, 
stamped with Ranger Archival ink in jet black and then coloured with Distress Oxides.
I was inspired by some of the wonderful stamping on the Paper Artsy Blog

The finer details were added with Posca and Signo pens.
The butterfly was coloured with Twinkling H2O's and has a lovely shimmer IRL.

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they bring a smile to my face.

Stuck?! Sketches DT Challenge January 1st 2018 - Juneau, Alaska

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

Stuck?! Sketches! 

The diamonds at the top of the sketch reminded me of mountains, so I flipped the sketch and created a page about a dog sled ride we enjoyed in Alaska.

The background paper I bought in Alaska; it's from The Paper Loft, Back Country collection, "Fly Fishing"; It seemed just right for these snowy pictures.

The snowflakes were created with a cut file from Silhouette and covered with Nuvo Glitter drops, "White Blizzard".

The mountains were fussy cut from a Pink Fresh paper, Escape the ordinary collection, "Explore".

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-
A holiday in Canada and Alaska was one of the highlights of our travel adventures.
This part of the journey included a cruise in the Inside passage to Glacier Bay. We disembarked at Juneau, among other places.  One of the optional tours from Juneau was a helicopter flight over the snow fields, followed by a dog sled ride.  How exciting to be so close to the earth, whizzing along with these strong dogs pulling the sleds! We had no idea what we were doing, but the intelligent dogs had everything under control and we were surprised to see that they wore fluorescent socks over their feet to protect them from the cold.  Photos taken, June 2009

I hope you will feel inspired to join in and be eligible for one of the lovely prizes.  

Our sponsors this time are:-

They are donating 2 pieces of large chipboard.

They are donating

The 3 January new releae sequin packs and 3 yards of the in stock May Arts Ribbon

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Kraft + January 2018 - Caffeine Hit

Hello again Scrappy Friends, welcome to January where today I'm sharing a post for 
Kraft+ which is all about coffee. 
The challenge is just be to be inspired by coffee, anyway, anyhow.

Take a look at what the Design Team have created for your inspiration.

When I first saw this challenge, the words of an old, old song popped into my head.  Some of you bright young scrappers may not have heard of it!

It's called, "You're the cream in my coffee"; it was published in 1928, featured in a film called, "Hold everything" in 1930 and made famous by the velvety voice of the incomparable Nat King Cole.

I made an anniversary card for my Bestie, because the words seem to appropriate

for the way we love and support each other.

I used some canvas Claudine Hellmuth Sticky back canvas to stamp the coffee stains with Kaisercraft stamps.

The cup and the tiny heart tag were cut with a die from Uniquely Creative.

The music paper is so old, that I've no idea about the manufacturer.

The love you stamp is from a set by Hero Arts.

If you are interested in the words from the rest of the song,

I've added them below, together with a link to NAT KING COLE & TRIO 

with their version of the song.

YOU"RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE

You're the cream in my coffee

You're the salt in my stew

You'll always be my necessity

I'd be lost without you

You're the starch in my collar

You're the lace in my shoe

You'll always be my necessity

I'd be lost without you

Most men tell love tales

And each phrase dovetails

You've heard each known way

This way is my own way

You're the sail of my love boat

You're the captain and crew

You'll always be my necessity

I'd be lost without you

You're the sail of my love boat

You're the captain and crew

You'll always be my necessity

Like a restaurant with a recipe

You're the lace in my shoe

I'd be lost without you.

Music by Ray Henderson

Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown

Please come and join in the fun at Kraft+, we'd love to see your take on the challenge.

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