Project Life Weeks 42 & 43

I'm back with another two pages and I've used the Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party Mini Kit.  As usual, all the elements were created digitally in Photoshop before printing with my Epson Picturemate printer.

Here is Week 42.....

And here is Week 43.....

Although Halloween is not a huge celebration here in Australia, our neighbourhood kids love to dress up and go Trick-or-Treating.  Most people are prepared and have treats ready for them and it's always lovely to walk the streets and see our neighbours out and about.

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Kraft Plus | November Challenge

I'm playing along at Kraft Plus again and the November challenge is a doozy! The challenge is to be inspired by P!nk, the artist.

I drew my inspiration from her song "Perfect" and turned my layout into a message to myself.  I have had a difficult time this past couple of years with mental illness and I wanted to remind myself that I am just perfect the way I am.

Her "I'm Not Dead" album cover inspired my use of floral patterned paper on my layout- more fussy-cutting than I would normally do, but worth it I think.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to create the song lyrics on the left hand side, removing random letters to let the paper underneath peek through.  When I got to the part I felt was the most important message, I removed all of the letters to make it stand out.  I used patterned papers from Crate Paper's "Random" Collection and the "Things I Know" stamp is from a really old set from 7gypsies.

The team at Kraft Plus sure do know how to get the creativity flowing- their challenges always push me out of my comfort zone and I love it!

Feeling Sketchy | Sketch #132

I'm playing along at Feeling Sketchy today and instead of using the sketch for a card, I have made a layout.

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees anti-clockwise and used a very old collection from Studio Calico.  I am continuing my mission to use up older collections whenever I make a page :-)

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"His View" | Kaisercraft Base Coat III

My boys are out Trick-or-Treating and I am at home enjoying handing out treats to all the kids that visit.  I thought I'd share another "Just For Fun" layout in between answering the front door :-)

This is another 8.5"x11" page using a collection from Kaisercraft called "Base Coat III".  I added some extra bits and pieces like puffy stickers, wood veneer, tissue paper, spray mist and stitching.

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"Stairs" | Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic

I'm back with another "just for fun" layout and this time I have used the 5th & Frolic Collection by Dear Lizzy.  It's an 8.5" x 11" page and once again I have used patterned paper to cover my entire background.  I have been using the "messy thread nest" that is so popular right now in my cardmaking, so I decided to try it on this layout.

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"Comfy?" | Fancy Pants Designs

I've been doing a little bit of scrapbooking "just-for-fun" and I realised I haven't been sharing anything! I am trying to use up older product- goodness knows I have enough of it- and for this layout I have used the "Be Different" Collection from Fancy Pants Designs.

My layout is 8.5" x 11" and features way more patterned paper than I would normally use. I decided to create an entire background from papers that complemented my photo, and then use stickers, die-cuts, buttons and a pocket all from the "Be Different" Collection.

I added machine stitching and some splatters of Heidi Swapp Colour Shine in Navy to finish things off.

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Project Life Weeks 40 & 41

Hi there!  I'm back with another two weeks worth of PL and Weeks 40 and 41 are both single page layouts using the Midnight Edition.  Midnight is very clean in style and features black, white, grey and yellow, but for these pages, I chose to only use the black and white elements in the kit.  I don't know why I did this- maybe I'm feeling a bit "Monochromatic"- but I am happy with how the pages turned out.

Here is Week 40.....

And here is Week 41.....

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Project Life Week 39

I'm on a roll and have completed another week of PL!  Week 39 is another two page layout and this time I've used the Kraft Edition.  It was school holidays and the boys went to the Perth Royal Show so there were a lot of photos to choose from.  I added a wood veneer to one of the filler cards but the rest is just my usual "straight-out-of-the-printer" style.

Here is the LHS.....

Here is the RHS.....

And here is the whole week.....

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Project Life Week 38

I'm back with another Project Life week to share and since it was a photo-heavy week, I've done a double-page layout using the Jade Edition.  Since I had space for a couple of Filler Cards, I decided to add some wood veneer to two of them, but I can't recall where they came from.  I think the geotag might have been from Studio Calico, but that's a guess!

Here is the LHS.....

Here is the RHS.....

And here is the whole week.....

I still love the Jade Kit- lots of colour without being too bright and some great patterns and words.  Hopefully I will be back soon with another week caught up!

CAS-ual Fridays | CFC144

I decided to play along with CAS-ual Friday's TicTacToe Challenge this month, and I made a card featuring stencilling, die-cutting and embossing.

I started with some watercolour paper and a Stampin' Up star stencil.  I applied Versamark Ink through the stencil and then white heat embossed the stars.  I then watercoloured the background with Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio and Fossilized Amber.

I die-cut some balloons from plain white cardstock with dies from MFT and then coloured those with the same Distress Inks using a foam ink blending tool.

I took a sentiment from Avery Elle and white heat embossed it on some vellum before trimming it to a banner shape.

Some silver thread for the balloon tails were the final finishing touch.

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Project Life Weeks 36 & 37

We're coming to the end of school holidays here and I thought I would have had more time to catch up on PL than I actually did!  Hubs was home for part of the break and so he was able to take the boys on some outings and enjoy some quality time with each of them individually as well.  As I type this I have two burst eardrums (don't ask) so with broken sleep and pain I haven't felt much like doing any scrapbooking at all.  I have managed a couple of cards and some colouring in my Secret Garden book, as well as Weeks 36 and 37 using the Honey Core Kit.  Apologies in advance for the glare on these photos!

Here is Week 36.....

And here is Week 37.....

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Feeling Sketchy | Sketch #130

Although I'm no longer on the DT at Feeling Sketchy, I do like to play along when I can.  I needed a birthday card for a special lady so I decided to use Sketch #130 for inspiration.

I started by stamping, making and heat embossing a floral image from Hero Arts.  Then I watercoloured the flowers and background with a cheap set of pearlised watercolours I got from Spotlight.  I was pleasantly surprised that I could blend them to achieve some shading and they behaved quite well when I coloured the background.

I then stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Avery Elle and matted that on some black cardstock before adding baker's twine and scattering some sequins here and there.

I will be sure to use these watercolours more in the future- the subtle shimmer is lovely in real life!

Just Add Ink | #283

I'm playing along with Just Add Ink again as I needed a birthday card and I spotted their sketch to inspire me.

I started with some Tim Holtz Watercolour Paper and a Heidi Swapp stencil through which I applied some Texture Paste in a random fashion.  Once that had dried I used various pink and mauve shades of Distress Inks to watercolour around the dried paste.

I then took a piece of white cardstock and gold heat embossed a background stamp from Hero Arts and cut it to a banner shape.

Using the same Distress Inks I used on the background, I stamped and diecut images from Stampin' Up's Flower Patch set.  After applying the ink, I spritzed the stamps a couple of times with water to create a looser look to my stamping.  

I gold heat embossed a sentiment from the Flower Patch set and cut it into another banner shape.

A loose nest of gold thread and some gold sequins were the final finishing touches.

This was a fun card to make as it's not my usual clean and simple style, but I know the recipient will love it :-)