Life.Paper.Scrapbook | August Mood Board

I had some time this morning to scrap again and this time I used the Life.Paper.Scrapbook August Mood Board for inspiration.

I loved the chevron pattern on the blanket - I am currently crocheting a chevron blanket too! I used patterned papers from the Studio Calico Atlantic Collection that featured chevron as well as some of the mood board colours. I also loved the pattern on the rug and used a stencil with a similar pattern with gold mists on my layout.  

]And yes, I made a 8.5" x 11" page.....I love the smaller format for a change once in a while :-)

Life.Paper.Scrapbook. | August Sketch

I was in the mood to scrap but the mojo wasn't flowing.  I needed a sketch so of course I headed over to Life.Paper.Scrapbook for inspiration!

Here is their August sketch.....

I grabbed some photos of Heidi Swapp and me from her trip Down Under last year and together with some of her yummy products I had leftover from her workshops, I came up with this.....

I am so glad I was able to scrap today- it's been too long!

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | July Sketch

I think I've just squeezed in my entry for the LPS July Sketch.  Today I was looking for some inspiration in the form of a sketch and I knew exactly where to look :-)

I had some small scraps left from Boys Rule by Crate Paper - boy I love love love that collection- and came up with this.....

I simply added some Thickers for my title, some splats of Mister Hueys, twine and machine stitching to embellish :-)

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | July Mood Board

Sadly my term on the Design Team at Life.Paper.Scrapbook has come to an end but that doesn't mean I won't be playing along with the challenges from time to time!  The July Mood Board is another gorgeous board with bright colours but a warm and cosy feel.

I was immediately drawn to the pinks and greens as well as the different textures.  I decided to combine these colours with loads of texture by using a huge cluster of embellishments, some heat embossing on my background and gold thread.

The journalling is very personal.  It's a story that needs to be recorded but I didn't want the story to be the dominating feature on the page.  Rather, I wanted it to be another decorative layer on the background.  If the viewer looks closely it's readable but if you are just flipping through my album you might skip over it. 

I used products from Dear Lizzy's 5th&Frolic Collection along with some twine, ribbon, heat embossing using a stencil, spray mists, Thickers and a Silhouette cut file.

Thanks for looking and be sure to check out all the inspiration over at Life.Paper.Scrapbook.

Life Paper Scrapbook | June Mood Board

It's time for our June Mood Board challenge and this one is sponsored by Um Wow Studio!

UmWowStudio is a family owned business out of Las Vegas, NV. Their production is specialized in laser cut chipboard embellishments and masks for the paper crafting and mixed media community.

They are providing an awesome prize for the winner of this challenge!

Here is the gorgeous board sure to inspire you.....

I wanted to use the navy, aqua and red from the board and the layers of ledger paper inspired me to bend all the edges of my papers up.

I set to work with October Afternoon Daily Flash All Boy papers and some photos of Master 3.

Be sure to head over to the LPS Blog for all the challenge details and to see all the DT's super layouts.

Have fun creating, we can't wait to see what you all come up with. If you share your work on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter make sure you tag us #lpsmag.

Life Paper Scrapbook | June Sketch

We have a new sketch challenge at Life.Paper.Scrapbook......

I set to work with papers and embellishments from Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic and a photo of the removalists' truck on the day we moved out of our family home of twelve years.  Sadly, it was one of very few photos taken that day- I guess we had our minds on other things!  I loved this sketch so I followed it pretty closely.

Be sure to stop by the LPS Blog for all the challenge details and to see all the gorgeous DT layouts.

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | May Mood Board

Our Life.Paper.Scrapbook Mood Board is just devine!

Our sponsor this month is Polly! Scrap Kits and they will be providing $30 worth of goodies to our winner.

Polly! Scrap Kits was founded in mid 2011 by Kayla. In 2013 it was bought by Ruth Bonser, and is now based in Sydney Australia.

There is a monthly kit released on the 15th of each month. Polly! kits often include exclusive Polly! products like stamps, letterpress or wood veneers, designed by us.

Polly! has it's own store at www.pollyscrap.com.au and you can find the Facebook page, Instagram, Pinterest page &Twitter.

As soon as I saw the mood board I knew that I wanted to use papers from Crate Paper's Boys Rule Collection with this photo of my littlest boy.

Be sure to pop over to the LPS Blog for all the DT projects and for all the challenge details!

Life Paper Scrapbook | May Sketch

It's time for another Life.Paper.Scrapbook Challenge and this time we're playing with this sketch.....

Our sponsor is Create Indie Stamps who are a  small company based in the NJ/NYC Metro area, that loves crafting products. They carry high quality photopolymer clear stamps and mylar stencils all made in the USA. Trendy tools that can be used in your scrapbook layouts, hybrid scrapbooking or project life pages, cardmaking, and mixed media projects, over and over again. Be sure to check out their YouTube Channel for free video tutorials, inspiration, and ideas. 

You can find them here:

Blog and Shop: http://www.createindie.com
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/user/CreateIndieDesigns
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/createindie
Instagram: http://instagram.com/createindie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CreateIndie
Shop: http://createindie.storenvy.com/

The challenge winner will receive a gift card valued at US$50 to spend at Create Indie!

Create Indie is also offering LPS readers 20% off their orders when they use the code LIFEPAPERSCRAPBOOK at the check out.

I pulled out one of my fave collections, Boys Rule by Crate Paper and scrapped this photo of my hubs and our eldest son with our race car (nicknamed Betty White) during the Targa West event last year.

Make sure you pop over to Life.Paper.Scrapbook for more inspiration from the fab DT and for all the challenge details :-)

Life Paper Scrapbook | April Mood Board

It's time for our next Mood Board Challenge at Life.Paper.Scrapbook and our challenge sponsor is Sassy Scrappers.

Sassy Scrappers is an Australian based online scrapbook boutique offering a wide range of products and stocking major brands such as Prima, Heidi Swapp, American Crafts and Project Life. Their aim is to inspire you to create and preserve your memories affordably. Offering flat rate postage throughout Australia, Sassy Scrappers is your one stop shop for great scrapping supplies. The design team provide lots of inspiration on the blog: http://sassyscrappers1.blogspot.com.au/ or follow them on Facebook for more inspiration and specials:https://www.facebook.com/sassyscrapper1.

The prize is a AU$25 gift voucher if the winner is from Australia or a goodie bag to the value of AU$25 for an international winner. 

As soon as I saw the image in the top left corner of the board I knew which paper collection I was going to use.

I pulled papers and embellishments from the Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Collection and a photo of my son on the day our For Sale sign went up at our house.  Selling our family home became very real all of a sudden but I reminded myself of why we were selling and got a wee bit excited....quite the rollercoaster of emotions!

Be sure to pop on over to the LPS Blog for more inspiration and all the challenge details.