The Scrapbook Store DT - Maja Design 'Summertime' Collection

Hi Everyone,

Sharing my 2nd layout created for The Scrapbook Store using the beautiful Maja Designs 'Summertime' Collection.

"Summer Fun"

I went through some old photos of Luke and Brittany a few months ago and came across this sweet photo of the 2 of them when they were little, splashing around at the Beach in Caloundra and thought the pretty blue tones in this collection would be perfect for this beach themed photo.

I had fun playing around with the background on this layout.  I sprayed the background paper with Kaisercraft Aqua mist, Lindy's Whale Watch Blue and Azure Sea Asters starburst mists, then stencilled with Prima bubbles template and Prima white crackle paste.

Once dry and crackled, I highlighted with Gold Viva Inka Gold medium and applied a bit more misting.  I then stamped with Kaisercraft tiny dots texture stamp and Ranger Cobalt archival ink.  To add a bit more texture I randomly applied I'm A Maized Prills, then lightly sponged over the background with gesso to create a bit of softness.

I'm A Maized Prills

To create the darker flicks of colour, I mixed cobalt ink with water on a non-stick craft mat and flicked over by background.



How gorgeous is the Blue Fern Chipboard Seashell Frame!!  I altered the frame by applying a coat of  Gold Viva Inka Gold, randomly applying Stampendous Aqua Aged Embossing Powder, and then highlighting with Aquamarine Viva Inka gold.

Blue Fern Chipboard Seashell Frame

 

The clusters were created by cutting up the Prima French Riviera Flower Vine and tucking distressed pieces of Green Tara Jute Twine underneath to look like fishing net.

To make my glass pebbles pop, I coated the back of them with Aquamarine Inka Gold.

For a bit of shimmer the Summer Words Decorative Die was diecut from Kaisercraft gold glitter cardstock.

Kaisercraft Summer Words Decorative Die

TSS Products Used:

Maja Design – Summertime - 12x12 Paper -  Glittering Water

Maja Design – Summertime – 12x12 paper – Watch the Boats

Kaisercraft Glitter Cardstock – Champagne

Blue Fern Studios – Chipboard – Seashell Frame

Prima Marketing – French Riviera - Flower Vine

Prima Marketing – Bubbles Stencil

Prima Marketing – Art Basics – Texture Paste - White Crackle

Lindys Stamp Gang – Starburst Mist – Azure Sea Asters

Lindys Stamp Gang – Starburst Mist – Whale Watch Blue

Kaisercraft – Kaiser Mists – Aqua

Kaisercraft – Kaiser Mists - Denim

Kaisercraft – Decorative Dies – Summer Words

Stampendous – Frantage Embossing Powder – Aged Aqua

Viva Décor - Inka Gold – Aquamarine

Viva Décor - Inka Gold - Gold

Prills – I’m A- Maized
Kaisercraft - Texture Stamp - Tiny Dots
Ranger - Archival Ink - Cobalt

Green Tara – 50mm Jute Lattice

Liquitex -  Surface Prep Gesso – 118 ml

X-Press It – 12mm Hi-Tack Foam Mounting Tape

X-Press It – Clear Gel Glue

Other Product:  Prima metal embellishment, glass beads, border punch, metal beads, Prima flower

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The Scrapbook Store - Bo Bunny Secret Garden Collection

 Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing my final layout for the month for The Scrapbook Store created with the beautiful Bo Bunny 'Secret Garden' Collection.  Why not pop in to the The Scrapbook Store and check out this gorgeous collection of papers while they are still in store.

Take Time to Smell The Roses

I love to look through Pinterest for inspiration photos and came across this lovely pic which I thought would go beautifully with the Bo Bunny Secret Garden range.  I have fussy cut the pretty flowers from the 'Roses' pp and layered them with a couple of Doodlebug mini paper doiles to frame my photo.

I have to admit that I adore Blue Fern chippies and have used the gorgeous Collage Border which I cut up into 3 separate pieces.  I sponged the pieces with Liquitex surface prep gesso and whilst still wet I applied a mix of Stampendous aged shabby pink and aged rose embossing powders.  I love the vintage/shabby effect you can create with these embossing powders!!

The colours in this range a really vibrant, so to achieve a softer and dreamier effect I have lightly sponged over the background papers with Liquitex gesso, and used the Tim Holtz latticework stencil with Prima Modelling Paste.

The Scrapbook Store Product

Bo Bunny Secret Garden 12x12 – Roses

Bo Bunny Secret Garden 12x12 – Planted

Bo Bunny Secret Garden 12x12 – Lovely

Bo Bunny Secret Garden 12x12 – Secret Garden

Bo Bunny Secret Garden 12x12 - Garland

Bo Bunny Secret Garden – 12x12 Combo Stickers

Bo Bunny Secret Garden – Brads

Blue Fern Studios – Chipboard – Collage Border

Tim Holtz – Layering Stencils – Latticework

Doodlebug – Mini Paper Doilies – Cupcake

Stampendous – Frantage Embossing Enamel – Aged Rose

Stampendous – Frantage Embossing Powder – Aged Shabby Pink

Liquitex -  Surface Prep Gesso – 118 ml

Prima Marketing - Art Basics - Modeling Paste

Kaisercraft - Sanding Block 2 pack

X-Press It – 12mm Hi-Tack Foam Mounting Tape

X-Press It – Clear Gel Glue

Other: lace flowers, mini brads

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The Scrapbook Store - Maja Designs Enjoying Outdoors

Hi Everyone,

This month for The Scrapbook Store I am creating with the beautiful Maja Designs "Enjoying Outdoors" Collection.

There are some pretty soft green pp's in this Collection, which I decided to use to create my layout.   I highlighted the pp's with peach accents for a pop of colour and cream accents to soften the overall look of the layout.

The beautiful Blue Fern Bird Ornaments chipboard piece was cut into 2 sections, altered with a coat of    Eggshell White Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint then stamped with Kaisercraft script texture stamp in Abandoned Coral Distress Ink and tucked in between a couple of flower cluster created with Petaloo Textured Blossoms and TSS mini flowers.

To create my background I masked with Crafters Workshop Tiny Dots and Faber Castell Whipped Spackle, then stamped with Kaiesrcraft Script texture stamp in Olive Ranger Archival Ink as well as the Kaisercraft Flutter texture stamp in Abandoned Coral Distress Ink, the flicked all over with Kaisercraft Peach Mist, and Lindy's My Mojito Green Starburst Mist.

Maja Designs "Enjoying Outdoors" Collection 

TSS Product Used

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors - Beautiful Trees

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors - Woodlands

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors – Having Tea in the Sun

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors – Tags and Journaling Cards

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard Shapes – Bird Ornaments

Petaloo - Mixed Textured Blossoms - Moss Green

The Scrapbook Store - 1.5cm Mini Flowers 10pk - White

The Crafters Workshop - 12x12 Template - Tiny Circles

Lindys Stamp Gang - Starburst Mist - My Mojito Green

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Fasteners - Yuletide

Kaisercraft - Kaiser Mists – Peach

Kaisercraft - Textured Clear Stamps – Script

Kaisercraft - Textured Clear Stamps - Flutter

Kaisercraft - Clear Stickers - Delicate Words – BLACK

Ranger - Archival Ink Pad - Olive

Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Abandoned Coral

Delta Creative - Ceramcoat Acrylic Paints 2oz - Eggshell White

Faber-Castell – Whipped Spackle 100ml

Faber-Castell – Gesso 100ml

Other: berry picks, Prima Flowers & Stamp, Butterfly Die

Thanks so much for stopping by :) 

The Scrapbook Store - Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings Layout

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing my final layout for the month at The Scrapbook Store using the beautiful Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings Collection.

Most Wonderful Time of the Year Layout
For this layout I decided to mix a bit of lime green and pink hues with the traditional colour palette of this collection to give it a more youthful look to tie in with this cute photo of Luke and Brittany when they were much younger, capturing the excitement of opening their presents on Christmas day. 

Lemoncraft - Christmas Greetings Collection

 The background was created by cutting up various sized sections of the cover sheet from the Lemoncraft Basics Collection which has a pattern on the reverse side, and sanding the edges with Kaisercraft sanding block, leaving you with a lovely crisp white borders.  I then overlapped and adhered the pieces to create a base for my photo.  

The layers were masked with Faber Castell whipped spackle and Tim Holtz flourish stencil, then randomly stamped with a cute snowflake image.  I mixed various flowers, red glittered berries and diecut pine sprigs to frame my photo, then added some pretty lime green sequins for a bit of sparkle and finished off by using a brush to flick the background with lime Kaisermist.

Green Tara - Mini Blossoms Rose

To alter the Blue Fern Santa's Sleigh chipboard piece, I coated with Faber-Castell whipped spackle then used a palette knife to create peaks by laying flat on the whipped spackle and lifting up the knife.  Whilst the whipped spackle is still wet I sprinkled with Zing leaf green embossing powder and set with a heat gun.

Blue Fern Studios Santa's Sleigh Chipboard

Product List

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - A Lot Of Hope

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - Let Your Dreams Come True

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper – Basic Collection

Kaisercraft - 12"x12" Textured Cardstock – Fern

Bazzill - Card Shoppe 12"x12" Heavy Weight Cardstock - Caramel Apple

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard - Santas Sleigh

Green Tara - 2.8cm Mini Blossoms - Rose

The Scrapbook Store - 1.5cm Mini Flowers 10pk – Red/White

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Fasteners - Yuletide

Tim Holtz - Layering Stencils – Flourish

Couture Creations - Christmas Emporium - 4x6" Stamp Set - Seasons Greetings

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits Dies – Holiday Greens

Kaisercraft - Kaiser Mists - Lime Green

Kaisercraft - Sanding Block 2 pack

American Crafts - Zing Embossing Powders - Opaque Leaf

Faber-Castell - Whipped Spackle 100ml

Ranger - Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black

Martha Stewart star border punch

Inkadinkado Christmas Characters Stamp Set

Other:  sequins, berries, flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The Scrapbook Store - Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings Collection

Hi Everyone,

I can't believe it's only 7 weeks until Christmas, and with that in mind, this month for my Design Team proejcts for The Scrapbook Store I get to create with the gorgeous new Lemoncraft "Christmas Greetings" Collection.  This range has a beautiful vintage feel with a traditional colour palette in green, crimson and cream hues.  There is also a basics range set of papers which ties in beautifully with this fabulous Christmas Collection.

"Believe" Layout

To make the crimson tones of the pp's really pop I used American Crafts white cardstock for my background, which I masked with White Croco Crackling and the new Kaisercraft Geo Tiles Template.   Once the crackle medium was totally dried, I spritzed with water then applied the Lindy's Edleweiss Moss Green Mist with a brush, dried this off, then applied the Cest La Vie Cerise from the Lindys Tres Chic Magicals Set by mixing with water on a craft sheet, then applying with a brush to background.  I stamped little snowflakes from the Prima Victorian Christmas Stamp Set with Carnation Red Archival Ink randomly over the masking and topped the snowflakes with Kaisercraft split pea rhinestones to add a little sparkle.

The bauble was fussy cut from the reverse side of the Let Your Dreams Come True pp which has lovely christmas tags, labels and christmas accents.  I sanded the edges of the bauble and added stamped accents with the Prima Victorian Christmas Stamp Set.  I have used one of the Blue Fern Chipboard Flutter Page Dangles to hang my bauble and embellished the dangle with Green Tara flowers, berries and Tim Holtz Festive Brads, then topped with a Snug Hug binding ribbon bow in moss green.

Product List

Lemon Craft- Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - A LotOf Love

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper -

LetYour Dreams Come True

AmericanCrafts - Smooth Cardstock 12" x 12" – White

Blue FernStudios - Chipboard Shapes - Flutter Page Dangles

Green Tara -Cherry Blossoms - White - 10 Pieces

Green Tara -4.5cm Azaleas – White

Tim Holtz -Idea-ology - Fasteners - Yuletide

Lindys StampGang - Starburst Mist - Edelweiss Moss Green

Lindys StampGang - Magicals Sets - Tres Chic

Kaisercraft - 12" x 12" Templates - Geo Tile

Kaisercraft- Rhinestones - Split Pea

PrimaMarketing - A Victorian Christmas - Clear Mini Stamp – 582654

Ranger -Archival Ink Pad - Jet Black

Ranger -Archival Ink Pad - Wendy Vecchi Designer Series - Carnation Red

Viva Decor -Croco Crackling Color – White

Faber-Castell- Gesso 100ml

Snug Hug - SeamBinding 1/2" - Moss Green

MME Christmas Stamp Set

Other:  glitter berries, washi tape

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The ScrapbookStore - Graphic 45 Mon Amour

Hi Everyone,

I have my last layout for the month created for The Scrapbook Store using the Graphic 45 Mon Amour Collection.

The Mon Amour Collection has an overall wedding/love theme and my 3 previous LO's were created with this in mind, but for this LO I wanted to show you that it can be used outside of this theme and went for a pretty feminine page.

All Natural Beauty- Graphic 45 Mon Amour Collection

To create my background I coated the AC vanilla cardstock with clear gesso, then masked the Tim Holtz Gothic Stencil with Faber Castell whipped spackle mixed with Lindy's Chateau Rose mica powder from the Tres Chic Magicals Set.  I then sprayed the masked area with Lindy's Cape Code Coral Starburst Mist, dried off, then sprayed with Lindy's Clam Bake Starburst Mist and finished off by flicking with Dylusions White Linen mist.

I have torn a section of the Dearest Darling pp to go down the centre of my page.  My photo was framed with a frame fussy cut from the Mon Amour pp, and then layered with pieces of the My Beloved pp and peach pp from the Paper and Solids 6" paper pad, which I distressed and inked in Tim Holtz Festive Berries.

I add a bit of dimension to my layers I have tucked in some of the Chipboard Tags 1.

I cut off a section of the Blue Fern Floral Spray chipboard and altered by coating with Faber Castell gesso first, then applying Lindy's Cape Cod Coral and Clambake as well as Olive Vine Twinkling H2o's with a brush.

I used the alpha stickers from the 12x12 Sticker Sheet to create my title and distressed them with the Kaisercraft Sanding block to add to the shabby chic look of my page.

Green Tara Azeleas and roses were flicked and brushed with Lindy's Cape Code Coral mist

Product List

Graphic 45 - Mon Amour -12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - Dearest Darling

Graphic 45 -Mon Amour - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - Mon Amour

Graphic 45 - Mon Amour - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - My Beloved

Graphic 45 -Mon Amour - 6"x6" Paper Pad - Patterns and Solids

Graphic 45 -Mon Amour - 12"x12" Cardstock Stickers

Graphic 45 - Mon Amour - Chipboard Tags 1

American Crafts - Textured Cardstock 12" x 12" - Vanilla 

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard Shapes - Floral Spray

Green Tara - 3cm Mini Roses - Ivory - 10 Pieces

Green Tara -4.5cm Azaleas – Red

Green Tara - 18mm Lace - Cream

Petaloo - Darjeerling Teastained Butterflies - Spice

Tim Holtz - Layering Stencils - Gothic
Lindys Stamp Gang - Magicals Sets - Tres Chic

Lindys Stamp Gang - Starburst Mist - Cape Cod Coral

Lindys Stamp Gang - Starburst Mist - Clam Bake Beige

Luminarte - Twinkling H2Os - Olive Vine

Ranger - Dylusions Ink Sprays - White Linen
Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Festive Berries

Snug Hug - Seam Binding 1/2" - Melon

Faber-Castell- Whipped Spackle 100ml

Faber-Castell- Gesso 100ml
Kaisercraft - Sanding Block 2 pack

Washi Tape

Thanks so much for stopping by:)

The Scrapbook Store - Blue Fern Frolic LO No. 2

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing my 2nd layout created for The Scrapbook Store using the delicious Blue Fern Studios "Frolic" Collection.

A Perfect Day Layout

 For this layout I was inspired by the beautiful teal green and blue patterned papers from this collection.

The gorgeous chipboard Circle Flourish is also from Blue Fern Studios and was altered by coating with Dina Wakely Gesso first, then colouring the flowers with Viva Inka Gold in Jade Green and Aquamarine, which I applied with my fingertip, blending the colours together in random areas to add more depth.  The flower centres were accented by applying glue then sprinkling with Stampendous Multi Crystal Glitter Mix.  Pretty Petaloo flowers were clustered around the chipboard to create a bit of texture and draw the eye to my photo.

I fussy cut the little birds from the "Friendship" pp and applied with foam tape to create dimension.

The background "Dans Le Jardin" pp was altered by stenciling the Tim Holtz Flourish Stencil with Prima Modeling Paste.  Once dry I stamped over the top with the Blue Fern Garden Frolic Stamp in archival ink then flicked wtih some Cobalt and Soft Pastel Teal Prima Color Bloom Sprays .

I coloured random spots on the lace trim with Prima Soft Teal Color Bloom Spray.  The packaging from the Blue Fern Chipboard was so pretty and matching in perfectly with these pp's, so I punched the edges with a border punch and added it to my layers.

The Scrapbook Store Product:

Blue Fern Studios - Forlic - 12"x12" Double SidedPatterned Paper - Friendship

Blue Fern Studios - Frolic - 12"x12" Double SidedPatterned Paper - Dans Le Jardin

Blue Fern Studios - Frolic - 12"x12" Double SidedPatterned Paper - Calling Cards

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard Shapes - Circle Flourish Small

Blue Fern Studios - Stamp Set - Garden Frolic

Petaloo - Mixed Textured Blossoms - Teal

Petaloo - Forget Me Nots  - Teal

Prima Marketing - Color Bloom Sprays - Sultry Shimmer Cobalt

Prima Marketing - Color Bloom Sprays - Sparkling Pastel Soft Teal

Prima Marketing - Art Basics - Modeling Paste

Viva Decor - Inka-Gold - Jade Green

Viva Decor - Inka-Gold – Aquamarine

Tim Holtz - Layering Stencils - Flourish

Dina Wakley Media - White Gesso 4oz 118ml

Stampendous - Multi Crystal Glitter Mix
Tombow - Aqua Liquid Glue

Other Product:  washi tape, Martha Stewart lace flower punch, lace, Manor House flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Exciting News - The Scrapbook Store + Sept Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone,

So excited to be able to share my news that I am now part of the fabulous Design Team for The Scrapbook Store!!

Today I am sharing my layout created for this month's Sketch Challenge designed by the talented Marelize Frisby.  

A Winner is drawn at random... to enter upload your entry to the 

September 2015 Sketch Competition folder to win a $40 store voucher & free postage in The Scrapbook Store Gallery before midnight 30th September 2015. 

"Beautiful Inside and Out"

For my take on the sketch I have rotated the sketch once to the left and used Prima's Bella Rouge" Collection and gorgeous Blue Fern chipboard, which is available instore.  Check out my list of products linked to the store at the end of this post.

 To create my background, the Belle Fleurs paper was altered using the Crafter'sWorkshop mini honeycomb stencil with Prima Art Basics Modeling Paste, then added some Lime Kaisermist splatters.  Once dry I stamped over the top with Kaisercraft Script stamp and Tea Dye Distress Ink. 

How delicious is this Blue Fern chippie.  I have cut this into 2 pieces and altered with Prima Art Basics - Texture Paste - White Sand.  Once dry I have coated with Viva Decor Inka Gold in Apricot for the flowers and a coat of Jade Green and Aquarmarine.  I also added some Peach Kaisermist to the flower sections then highlighted both pieces with Champagne Inka Gold.

Hope to see you play along... good luck!!

Materials List

Prima Marketing - Bella Rouge - 12"x12" DoubleSided Patterned Paper - Belles Fleurs

Prima Marketing - Bella Rouge - 12"x12" DoubleSided Patterned Paper - Melange

Prima Marketing - Bella Rouge - 12"x12" Doublesided Patterned Paper - Sentiments

Prima Marketing - Bella Rouge - 3"x4" JournalingNotecard Set

Prima Marketing - Bella Rouge - 4"x6" JournalingNotecard Set

Prima Marketing - Bella Rouge - Wood Icons

Prima Marketing - Timeless Memories - Flower Embellishments - Classical

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard Shapes - Rose Collage

Kaisercraft - Time Machine - 12"x12" Sticker Sheet

Kaisercraft - Textured Clear Stamps – Script

Kaisercraft - Kaiser Mists - Peach

Kaisercraft - Kaiser Mists - Lime Green

Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye

The Crafters Workshop - 6x6 Template - Mini Honeycomb

Prima Marketing - Art Basics - Modeling Paste

Prima Marketing - Art Basics - Texture Paste - White Sand

Dina Wakley Media - White Gesso 4oz 118ml

Viva Decor - Inka-Gold – Apricot

Viva Decor - Inka-Gold – Aquamarine

Viva Decor - Inka-Gold - Jade Green

Viva Decor - Inka Gold - Champagne

Peach Mini Roses - 2cm 

Thanks so much for stopping by :)