Love that and Masculine Card

Thanks for joining me today, to see my Scrapmatts blog for June.
I really enjoyed playing with one of the new Stencils ST5030 Flowers to create some texture for this layout.

I used heavy water colour paper for the background, knowing I wanted to get it wet with sprays and texture paste and it performed really well.



I used a sketch by Laura Whitaker, with her permission. She created it for ScrapMuch. 

Thank you Laura.



I added some tiny beads to the centre of the stencilled flowers.
The small flower buds are from Scrapmatts. They come in a pack of 25.
The paper is from Lemon Owl, "Forget me not".



Scrapmatts chipboard used:-
CB 5131 Bubbles 01 and the arrow title CB6095
Assorted Words 18, all were heat embossed.



The stamps are from Prima.



The photo was taken during the school holidays, when we had all four Grandchildren for the day.

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

It was fun seeing you all play together and getting along so amicably. Esther, you were patient all morning and went along with the boys Star Wars Lego games. You did try clapping your hands together at one stage and saying, “Listen up Boys”, but when you got no reaction at all, you gave up on that approach. Eventually, after lunch, you managed to coax your cousins outside with the idea of mud play, although somewhere along the way, the playing evolved into a skirmish, with mud flying in all directions. You got your wish, which was to “Get filthy with mud up to my eyebrows”!

26th April 2016. Love Granny

My second project is a masculine card for any occasion.



Scrapmatts chipboard used:-

CB 1188 Birds 06
CB 1204 Ribbon Banner 01
CB 1221 Nautical Designs 04
CB 1189 Scrap Words 01

The papers are from Maja

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Always Imagine - CSI/Scrapmatts Guest Design

Hello Scrappy friends, welcome to my blog today.

I have a combined CSI case file 202/Scrapmatts page to share.
This challenge is open for the entire month of June.



The Scheme
All colours used



Evidence

Solid white background
Grid pattern with the white texture paste
Speech bubble
Heart
Border punch
Stars
Diamonds
Stamps
Enamel dots



The Scrapmatts chipboard pieces are:-

CB 1232 Film Strips 05
CB 1237 Scrap Words 23 A



The green word is from Heidi Swapp

The texture was created with a Scrapmats Stencil ST 1003



Testimony

I journalled about a building constructed by these two kidlets.
The story is on the back of the page.

It was a cold and rainy day during the school holidays and you were restless because you couldn’t play outside.

We decided to build a garage with toilet roll tubes. You glued the rolls together in a pyramid shape and stuck them onto a heavy piece of cardboard. Working in harmony, you debated each move in the process, deciding together, what would fit where. The final step was to paint the whole structure green and see which match box cars would fit inside. You joined a box on the end so the planes could land on the roof. You were so proud to take your building home to show Mummy and Daddy.

Love Granny - 3rd May 2016

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Family - Guest Design spot at Kraft+

Thanks Sandra, for the chance to Guest Design with Kraft+.
What an honour to play with this talented group of Artists.



Click on Kraft+ to see how to enter and see what the DT have created to inspire you.

It's really simple, you must use Kraft as the base of your layout and for the challenge, use jigsaw puzzle pieces in whatever way you fancy.

As soon as I saw the topic for this month, I knew what I wanted to journal about, then it was a matter of trying to design a page to go with my memories. It was a difficult, but cathartic topic to record, so if you are struggling with grief and loss, feel free to stop reading now.

I turned the photo into a jigsaw puzzle in Photoshop, then pulled one piece out and let it fall.



The heart shaped puzzle was made with a Silhouette on

Maja paper and backed with Kraft.
The flair from Studio Fourteen 40 says,
"if I had one more minute with you"



A few pieces of Scrapmatts chipboard trimmed the edges.



The arrow title is also from Scrapmatts. Prima and Green Tara flowers are from my stash.



I added a bit of stamping and splashed paint. The lace flower and the Crystals are from Prima.
The photo was taken at the wedding of our youngest Son.

The journalling is on the back and it reads:-

A time of great celebration, a time of joy and laughter, of togetherness and belonging. A time to reminisce about childhood, to strengthen the bonds of family, to welcome new beginnings and threaded through it all, for me, a time tinged with sadness. I can’t help but wonder what might have been, if our daughter had lived. Would she have been like any of her Brothers; what career would she have chosen, would she be married too, with children of her own? What would it be like to have an adult daughter to share women's issues, to discuss feelings and transpersonal themes.

Years since her death, the slash of severance has healed over, but the scar remains, vulnerable to the slightest knock.

It was not meant to be; I try not to dwell on the poignancy of loss, on the missing part of my heart and I’m truly grateful for the caring, thoughtful men in my life. But at these special times,

I wish Kirsty was still here to make our family whole.

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Celebrate

Thanks for calling in to say ‘Gday.

I hope you will find something to persuade you to take a chance with some vibrant colours and a join in with the Kraft+ challenge this month.



I was inspired by the vivid colours, the stitched circle and the "live out loud", exuberant feel of the image.



The paper is all from a 6x6 pad by Studio Calico, "Lemon Lush"
Some texture paste through stencils.



The yellow flowers were made with a new Scrapmatts stencil - ST5030



The title is by Heidi Swapp .
Some flairs by Basic Grey, circle stamps from Prima.



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

These three family members all took up the challenge to have a
“Girls night out” for another Son’s special birthday.
None of them ever seek the limelight, nor do they like standing out from the crowd, so to have evidence of them getting in touch with their feminine side is quite a coup.
 

What a fun weekend, good food, music, dancing, stories from childhood, previously not revealed and a chance to play the fool. Should be more of it.

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You & Me makes me Happy. Scrapmatt DT

Welcome to my May Scrapmatts projects.

They are both created with soft, feminine colours 

which I enjoy working with. 

I thought the ornate frames were perfect for the shabby chic style of the page. They were not quite the right size for my photos, 

so I trimmed off the sides and just used the tops.  

The paper is from Prima, as is the sweet flair and the lace.

The Metal Filligree corners tied in with the soft gold of the heart sprays

and I used black texture paste through the Stencil Bubbles to enhance the title. 

The heart sprays are perfect for tucking into clusters to soften the edges.

JOURNALLING - on the back of the page.

These three photos show how quickly your expressions change and how happy you are to have your photo taken - as long as I’m quick about it!   After all there is lots of crafting, bike riding, gardening and mud play to grab your attention.  Like a little honey eater, you flit from one activity to another, eager to slurp the essence out of every experience.  We love your company, your sunny nature and your quirky sense of humour.  

Photo taken 17 August 2015.  Journalling 7 May 2016. Love Granny  

CB 6103 Scrap Words 21 - left untreated

CB4056 Ornate Frames 13 - treated with 

Stampendous embossing powder - Aged Ivory

CB5054 Heart Spray 02 - painted with gesso and Gold silks glaze

CH017 Filigree Corners #2

ST 1004 Stencil Bubbles

The Birthday card was made with Maja papers.

I love the CB 6090 Ornate Frames 18 

which formed the centre of this easel card,

Frame treated with Stampendous embossing powder - Aged Ivory

I treated the CB 1202 Roses 02 with twinkling H2O's and added the 

Happy Birthday with CB 1244 Scrap Words 30

The words were left untreated.

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All the products used here are available direct from 

SCRAPMATTS 

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Capture Life's Moments - Kraft+ April challenge

Hello, hello, thanks for calling in to say G’Day

I was inspired by the Kraft+ April challenge, 

which is to use black and white.

This  old photo was taken in 1937 and shows a style of
farming that no longer exists.

The journalling reads:-

The journalling memories are gathered from many conversations around the dinner table in later years; the work was very much the same as it had been in the 1930's.  I remember seeing the uneaten, dried up sandwiches in the bottom of the kitbag when Dad walked in the door; his face and arms absolutely black with dust and sweat.  He was a tough and resilient man, but when he trudged in the door at night, he was exhausted.

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Simples Pleasures in life - More than Words April Challenge

Hello Scrappy Friends - today I’m sharing a layout created for the More than Words April Challenge.



I was inspired by the vibrant colours and the flowers of the mood board and used the word “Escape” in my journalling, which is on the back of the layout.

The journalling reads:-

When you come to spend the day with us each week, you always have a jam packed agenda of fun things to do. One of these includes dressing up for a photography session. You bring your favourite dresses, pick some flowers and we both escape into our fantasy worlds. You, as a model and me as a photographer. You assume all sorts of poses and facial expressions without any direction from me. Together we capture the innocence of childhood and the joy you find in everyday moments. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing". George Bernard Shaw



Products used

BoBunny - Secret Garden collection “Secret Garden Trellis”
KaiserCraft - Secret Garden Collection “Bloom”
Ranger distress ink - Spun Sugar and Shaded Lilac
Scrapmatts Scrap Words CB 6103 Words 21

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