Twinkle Twinkle LO - The Scrapbook Store

..and another layout for The Scrapbook Store, using the Graphic 45 - Mother Goose Paper Collection.  Jesse actually helped me create this layout, telling me where he wanted which parts of the main paper Mother Goose to go - he also picked his very favourite nursery rhyme as the title, and aided in putting the whole layout together.

At 3, I think my son is a designer in the making! :-) 

 

He so wanted to get into the fussy cutting side, but I'm afraid I had issues cutting all those flowers out - must go get an eye-check! LOL We added in a Toby (dog) and a Malinki (Burmese cat), but sadly there was no orange cat in the papers, to add a Gizmo.  Jesse kept looking through every paper to find a Gizmo cat.... will have to find one and surprise him.

I've enclosed some close ups below, of the dimension - we had a boo boo with Jesse getting a little bit excited in where to stick magic mount at times, and a couple of places on the photo where I had to scratch the sticky off.  Nothing like a copic marker to cover errors such as that.

This is a really beautiful paper range....

Have a wonderful day!

Sandie

Materials:

Graphic 45 - Mother Goose Paper Collection

- Little Boy Blue

- Spot On

- Ring Around the Rosies

- Die Cut Flowers

- Chipboard Tags 1 

- Twinkle Little Star

- Mother Goose

8 X 8 Paper Pad

Ranger - Black Soot - Distress Ink

Glossy Accents

Green Tara - Black - Raffia String

Stamp-It, MiniWhite 2mm Squares

Helmar 450 Adhesive

ATG Gun and Tape



Hidden Treasures and Basecoat III - Kaisercraft - Storage Units and Card

 

Lots of creative fun putting together a couple of the larger Beyond the Page items available through Kaisercraft this month.  Firstly, I used the newly released 'Hidden Treasures' paper collection to do this Storage Hut.  

I also created a Tuesday Tip on creating sturdy drawers for this unit, and many of the other BTP storage cupboards available through Kaisercraft - You can find the details 'HERE'.

...and also a card, using many of the papers and elements in the Hidden Treasures collection.  I used the 6.5" paper pad for this card mostly, and many of the papers are highlighted with gold.  It really is so pretty....(see lower photograph to see the gold highlights).

Basecoat III was released this month by Kaisercraft too.  A very popular paper collection using textures - I personally love them.  I used Basecoat III to cover the Carry Tray, and some of the sticker elements from the same collection to create a usable paints and mists storage tray.  I am itching to use this!! LOL 

For further inspiration from the design team, do call on over to the Kaisercraft Blog.

Have a great day
Sandie

Friends Layout and You are Loved Card - Lady Rose - Kaisercraft

 ...and another glorious, elegant paper collection by Kaisercraft called 'Lady Rose'.  A full list of all products and further design team inspiration can be found over on the Kaisercraft Blog, highlighting all the new paper collection this month.

This certainly is an elegant paper collection, with such pretty colour hues.  I opted to do a large floral arrangement, adding in some of the Kaisercraft Pearl Flourishes, and blooms.  My sewing machine refuses to work at the moment (stuck in reverse) so in obvious need of a service. So I hand-stitched the outer edge of the layout just to add a little more visual texture.  

The Lady Rose paper collection has some beautiful sentiments to use in layouts and cards, especially for friends.... this particular photograph is not a family member, but simply a beautiful vintage photograph I adored.   My journaling on the back of the layout includes the special cats I have been lucky to have shared my life with, at some point, and their stories.....

Thanks for calling in ...
Sandie

Card Base

Christmas 2010 - Gingerbread - Kaisercraft

Morning everyone,

Today I am showcasing the beautiful paper collection "Gingerbread" for Kaisercraft - another beautiful Christmas range, that I used to scrap some of Jesse's first Christmas photographs, and a card.  

We had only arrived in Geraldton, from South Australia 3 weeks previous to Christmas, and being Jesse's 1st Christmas I made a real effort to make Christmas special for him.   John had to work, but was home late that evening to celebrate.  I took a series of photographs of Jesse sitting in his bumbo seat using my mobile phone as I still had not found the camera!  

In this particular photo, Maliniki is in the background, her eyes glowing in the tree like one of the lights LOL.  It was a little on the nightmarish side with the Christmas tree, with Jesse and Malinki plucking baubles of the tree, and as soon as the day was over, I pulled the tree down. I found baubles for the next week between boxes as I was unpacking!!

The design team have created some amazing creations with this paper collection and the other new releases this month.  Wonderful inspiration for Christmas just around the corner.  Pop on over to the Kaisercraft blog for further inspiration, and a full list of products used...

Thanks for visiting,

Sandie

Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes LO - The Scrapbook Store

 An arty layout, created using the Graphic 45, Mother Goose, Humpty Dumpty paper.  My DT pack from The Scrapbook Store this month included some of the lovely blooms by Peetaloo, so thought I would design a layout around the moss green colour.

I've enclosed 2 photographs of the layout, the 2nd one shows off the gorgeous shimmer and shine in the  Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists.   I used the Random Star's Stencil by WOW as the background and highlighted some of the stars using a black pen (I hate doodling as I always muck them up and if I could, I would remove the black LOL).

 The title is a gorgeous chipboard piece by Scrap FX called Tiny Fingers and Tiny Toes, it was perfect for this LO - I have an envelope stuck to the reverse side of the LO, and enclosed is a series of photographs of Jesse's hands and feet as a baby. I used various mediums to paint the title, and then highlighted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists.   

 One of the larger Prima Marketing, Mechanical  Washers was cut in half, and used to edge the photograph.

Jesse looks so adorable in this photograph, so tiny... where have those years gone?

Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting..

Sandie

Materials:

Graphic 45 - Mother Goose Paper Collection

- Humpty Dumpty

8 X 8 Paper Pad

Scrap FX Wordlets - Tiny Fingers, Tiny Toes Chipboard

Peetaloo - Mixed Textured Blossoms - Moss Green

Baroque Art - Gold Gilders Paste

Prima Marketing - Mechanicals - Washers

Ranger - Distress Ink - Peeled Paint and Vintage Photo

Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist - Firefly and Cornflower Daze

Dylusions - White Linen - Ink Spray

Ranger - Peeled Paint - Distress Paint

Adirondack - Gold Acrylic Paint Dabber

Texture Magic

Gesso

WOW - 12X12 Random Star's Stencil

Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists:

- Treasure Island Turquoise

- Silhouette Silver

- Landlubber Green

Green Tara - Blue - Flower Stems

Green Tara - Black Raffia Twine

Printable Butterflies

Manor House - Yellow - Flowers

Misc Leaves

Black Pen

Do More with Less - Guest Design - Altered Mouse Trap Tutorial and Challenge

Hello Everyone,

I am guest designer for ‘Do More With Less’ this month. Thank you Yvonne for inviting me.  

Today, I want to share with you a quick, and easy tutorial on how to create a note or photo holder fridge magnet, using a mouse trap. Now, I do not think I need to stress how important it is to use new mouse-traps (LOL).  Recycling is wonderful, but perhaps not with mouse-traps!  These little note holders would be perfect little gifts with Christmas around the corner, and are something unique and certainly an entertaining, conversation piece. 

Altered Mouse Trap

Materials: Mouse Trap, Pliers, Paint, Misc. Paper Scraps, Quick Dry Adhesive, Lace Remnants, Silk Ribbon, Small Roses, Buds and Leaves, Distress Ink, Magnetic Strip, and Wording.

1. Remove wire catch with pliers.

2. Paint trap white as in Photograph 1.  I find it best to use spray paint, as this adheres to the metal elements of the trap perfectly, and gets into all grooves and crevices.

Photograph 1

3. Insert a small paper piece as shown in Photograph 2. This eliminates a gap of white in the centre when completed. I find it best to use a quick dry adhesive rather than tape, as glue allows for manipulation to get the paper into the correct position.

Photograph 2

4. Measure and cut 2 pieces of pattern paper to fit both the top and bottom portion of the trap, as shown in Photograph 3. Ink paper edges, and adhere into place on the trap.

Photograph 3

5. Affix wording of some sort across the top part of the trap - part without latch across it.
 6. Arrange flowers, buds and leaves and adhere into place, around wording.  Use Photograph 4  as a guide for placement.

Photograph 4

7. Create a bow from ribbon, and adhere to middle trap mechanism.

8. To complete, affix lace to outer edge, on back of trap, and adhere magnetic strip.  

See Photograph 5.

Photograph 5

I do hope that my tutorial has been inspiring and an appealing idea to some of you to make simple, adorable gifts for Christmas.  My challenge for you, is to get creative with something unusual laying around the house.  Examples:  Coffee jars, boxes, containers, old tins, plant pot, paper towel cylinder, paint brush (all the rage at the moment), chipped tea cup, anything that you can revamp, that would normally end up in the bin.  Bring new life to the piece you have picked, create up a storm and give the item a new place in your home..... I cannot wait to see what you come up with!

Upload your project to the correct post at the Do More With Less Blog to be in the running to win a RAK of a Shadow Box from Imaginarium Designs. 

Bedtime Story LO - The Scrapbook Store

This month for The Scrapbook Store, I am working with the gorgeous Graphic 45, Mother Goose paper collection, and elements.  The paper collection is seriously gorgeous, with not only brighter colours, but also the more muted too - not to forget the most magical nursery rhyme images.  

I used the Ring Around the Rosies paper, and done some major fussy cutting of various flowers and leaves.  Flowers were created using the Die Cut Flowers - they are simple to construct and always look pretty, especially when teamed with layered fussy cut elements.  Yellow adhesive pearls were added to some of the flower centre's to highlight.

I doodled some stitching, really wanted to be more creative in the doodling side, but each time I attempt a doodle, I detest what I have done and have to cover it. Several LO's have ended up in the bin because of my doodling attempts.

 The photograph is of me as a child, and the journaling side of this layout is on my favourite story book - written on back of layout.  From a very  young age, my Mother used to read my favourite book to me each night (and often through the day too) - actually I am sure I pestered her to read it constantly.  I was mesmerised with it.  It is called "Pookie Puts The World Right", and it is a beautiful story, and I adored the little creature Pookie.  I still do.  There is a series of Pookie stories, and I am collecting them for Jesse.

Thanks for calling by for a visit...

Sandie

 

Materials:

Graphic 45 - Mother Goose Paper Collection

- Little Boy Blue

- A Pocket Full of Posies

- Spot On

- Ring Around the Rosies

- Die Cut Flowers

- Chipboard Tags 1 

- 8 X 8 Paper Pad

Kaisercraft - Cherry Red - Alpha Stickers

Kaisercraft - Yellow - Adhesive Pearls

Ranger - Walnut - Distress Ink

Green Tara - Black - Raffia String

American Crafts - Black - Precision Pen

Prima Marketing - Distress Tool

Stamp-It, MiniWhite 2mm Squares

Helmar 450 Adhesive

ATG Gun and Tape

October Sketch - The Beauty Of Yesteryear LO - The Scrapbook Store

October is here, and I have no idea where September went (flashed by so quickly)!!  Another new sketch is up on The Scrapbook Store Gallery, with a fabulous random prize to be won - entry is via the Gallery and all you have to do is create.  

A gorgeous sketch, by Melina Spinks - really adore those branches and had the perfect 'twigs' to use which are The Scrapbook Store's own brand of chipboard.  I opted to segregate the photograph into 3, as per the sketch - it is rather different, and I have seen this done by a few (especially lately) in my blog visits -  I actually really like it. 

The Silhouette Cameo was used to create my own splatter stencil - using a SVG file, and acetate.

At the moment I am going through my 'old stash' and seeing what I can use within my layouts and creations.  It is dwindling slowly, and it is a nice feeling seeing my 'old stash' pile go down.

Hope you'll consider coming and joining in the fun of this months sketch challenge!
Sandie

Materials:
American Craft - Black Textured Cardstock 
Prima - Tea Thyme Collection - Charmante and Cypress Rose
FabScraps - Beauty Chipboard Title
The Scrapbook Store - Roses, and Leaves
The Scrapbook Store - Twigs - Chipboard
Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists - Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold
Ranger - Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Kaisercraft - Cream - Alpha Stickers
Kaisercraft - Crackle Clear Stamp
Kaisercraft - Rhinestones
Acetate Sheet
Printable Butterflies
Green Tara - Flowers
Prima - Flowers 
Cheery Lynn Designs - Dies
Sihouette Cameo - SVG Files to create Splatter Stencil
Prima Marketing - Distress Tool
Stampendous - Aged Silver Embossing Powder
Papermania - Heat Tool

Stamp-It, MiniWhite 2mm Squares

Helmar 450 Adhesive

ATG Gun and Tape