White with one challenge - August 2018 - Sunny Yellow

Hello!!

It's been awhile since I've had some 'spare' time to do some challenges...

so, 

I made some spare time!!

We had a spare page at the shop,

and I found some spare Imaginarium Designs chipboard,

I gathered some spare bits and pieces,

and added some spare Sunny Yellow (well, really a mixture of Seeded Mustard Oxide & Distress)

Celebrate Today

I've had this cute photo of our great nephews and niece for some time in my stash, and I liked the contrast of the yellow with the blues in the photo so I am pleased I found some spare time to scrapbook this memory for our Niece's family album!!

Thank you for visiting,

Alison xx

ps, all products available at my favourite store, The Crafty Chain 

Masculine group post for Imaginarium Designs - September 2017

September in Australia means Fathers Day,

our group post this month is to create a 

Masculine project

I didn't want to create a card,

I thought maybe a page about my wonderful husband,

and then I came across these mini prints of my Brother and his wife...

I only have one brother and one sister-in-law

and this page is for them both!!

Photos are always the easiest way to document your memories,
Print them,
Put them in an album,
write the details (you'll probably forget!)
and then you can take a trip down memory lane whenever you choose!!
#makingmemories

Thank you for visiting,
Alison xx

Wonderful Wednesday - Imaginarium Designs DT

Hello!!

 and Welcome to my September blog post - 

tentatively titled,

Wonderful Wednesday!!

Well, okay I obviously couldn't think of something better so kept it - 

as Wednesday are a wonderful...

I was going to make Christmas cards, bought some beautiful red papers,

had some fabulous chipboard pieces ready and then...

I was at a scrapbook store and saw a small paper pad with lovely images and soft colours, so

here you have the cards created from those papers with just a little chipboard - 

I can never have too many CARDS
 - it's always handy to have a variety ready at short notice!!

they are all very simple,

Inked chipboard to add some colour

this title inked with Oxides and then sprinkled with water - love that effect!

The paper was so lovely I just added a chipboard frame for the sentiment -

...and a little camera!

How lovely are these little frames on cards - such a good size!!

The frames hold a little flower perfectly on a bed of crackle medium - 

A little bonus stamping for the background

Do you love Oxides for colouring chipboard?

It just looks so good!!

I was loving these funny photos,

so did a bit of scrapping too!

The Great Escape... from reality?

Take 2 silly photos

2 beautiful daughters,

add a doiley, or two, 

a couple of handmade embellishments (Thanks Shaneen)

a sprinkling of blooms

and

some beautiful flourish chipboard pieces to go with the title

done!!

I recently visited SENZ in New Zealand, while I was there my friend Melissa and I had a little adventure on Sunday morning, we had a civilised coffee and cake in Centrepoint - 

we enjoyed the 360' views of Auckland and,

then there was an opportunity for some photos with an optical illusion,

of course Melissa had to get a funny photo...

and I documented the 'green screen' action - 

I even included a squashed penny we rolled while we were there as a memento!!

  

The Great Escape        Margaret Flourish

 

Merrilee Flourishes

 

Rufus Embellishments                    Leah Frame

 

2 Frames on a Board           Brackets on Oval Frame

 
Chevron Border                   Forever and Always

Chipboard is so easy to include on any papercrafting projects,
what piece will you choose for your next project?

Perhaps next month I'll get those Christmas cards completed?
Hope you'll come back to check...

Thank you for visiting,
Alison xx

Are you a Tag Swappper?

Scrapbook Club Tag Swap Group

I've been participating in a tag swap with some of the lovely local ladies - 

Each month there is a theme

The theme for September is 

TEXTURE

... and my swap partner is Tanya

Gosh I sure hope she likes flowers!!

This is my tag to swap with Tanya

I started with a Prima chipboard tag and sprayed a layer of Marker Maniacs mica mist - 

I was creating a layout at the same time (spare time?) and covered some Imaginarium Designs Honeycomb in white gesso, then stamped off the excess onto the tag -

I swiped over a little Decoart white crackle - don't you love how it tinted itself from the spray!!

Then it was easy to adhere some more chipboard, a floral spray and a little title from Scrapmatts - 

A sprinkle of pearls,

and a seam binding ribbon bow to finish it off!!

The plan is to get this one to Tanya before the end of September...

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xx

My Friends...from SENZ

It's been TOO long since I participated in the

Scrapping Outback challenge

so,

I collected some bits,

printed some photos,

prioritised an hour

and...

My Friends....from SENZ

Some beautiful IMAGINARIUM DESIGNS

And some pieces from The Resin Rainbow

Some butterflies

...and the Inspiration picture looked like this

Think I did pretty well with the colours?

I took into account lots of white, grey and a spot of yellow too!!

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xx

Let's take a selfie... my first... ever!!

Hello!!

Do you take SELFIES?

Well, I can tell you that this is my FIRST!!

Yes, our daughters and son are quite adept at holding their phones at an awkward angle while making sure they are smiling on a completely different angle... but this is not really my thing?

So, the group challenge this month is

I picked up a couple of sheets of Graphic 45 'Midnight Masquerade' papers at The Stampers Hut - which matched the shirt I wore to Katelyn's Birthday breakfast earlier in the month!!

A little fussy cutting... and some paper layers... and a few pieces of chipboard too!!

Will have to add some journalling to tuck behind the photo...

Alison xx

Masculine Cards - Imaginarium Designs

Hello!!

...and Welcome,

It's Alison here today and I just have a few projects to share with you,

I did have a couple more planned... alas our recent relocation and family 'stuff' mean my 24 hours each day had significantly reduced 'spare' time!!

I like to give myself a little theme and chose Masculine,

so I've created a couple of quick and easy cards for the Men in our life.

Masculine Cards

The cards are all made with the mini paper pack from Feature Arts Paper and is a great range about Cruising.

I simply cut some squares of patterned paper and layered it with some cork sheet, a canvas star and a couple of pieces of inked chipboard.

Another quick and simple design - a couple of squares of patterned paper, inked and adhered to the centre of a card base. Trim a striped piece into a banner, and a cluster of embellishments - chipboard cogs have been inked and then coated with Glossy Accents or similar to finish.

Chipboard pieces are such a great way to add a bit of jazz to a simple card. The negative or rubbish from a cog set is inked and then used as a cute frame on a focal point.

A couple of squares of patterned paper, cork sheet, clear stickers and a few pieces of a great mixed cog design roughly inked to add a bit of a weathered look. A couple of extra pieces of metal to finish.

It isn't always easy to create cards for the men but maybe try some simple designs for you next cards?

Alison xx

Kraft Plus - Out of the Box - May challenge - Imaginarium designs sponsoring

Imaginarium Designs
is one of the fabulous sponsors at 

KRAFT PLUS
challenges this month

so I had a sneak peek at the 'theme'

Out of the Box

I do remember a few years ago, okay ...almost 20 - that I loved to 'chop up' photos and shape them to 'match' the page - people were slightly horrified at the thought... it's a 10cent reprint nowadays - bonus!!

So I found some choppable photos and some Imaginarium Designs chipboard and this is what happened -

Don'y forget to get your entry in this month!!

Magical Moment



Echo Park paper co has a fabulous 'Magic and Wonder' Collection which has the colours and imagery of 'Minnie, Mickey and Disney' - so much fun!!



How lovely is this 'Lamp post' chipboard from Imaginarium Designs, I've simply inked it with pearly white ink and made it part of the supplementary title - you could also print a small photo to fit the circle frame - it has a great tapered design.

Photos are from when Phoenix celebrated her FIRST birthday - her Mum and Dad dressed up as Minnie and Mickey... so cute!!
Alison xx

Imaginarium Designs - 'Mothers Day' group

May...

the fifth month of the year...

in our family, so many birthdays!!

It's also when we celebrate 

Mother's Day

On the 

Imaginarium Designs 

blog today, there is a lovely selection of projects celebrating the women in our life

I made a card for a special Aunt

A layer of Heartfelt Creations paper, left over from a recent class kit -

A set of Morroccan corners inked with pale pink metallic ink -

AUNT actually is snped from a 'I believe in Santa' - an A became a U with 2 snips - easy!!

a couple of flowers and, 

my favourite 'skeleton leaves'

they are so versatile - adhered onto patterned paper or cardstock,

ink or heat emboss,

this one has been laid onto acetate then each area filled with Liquid Pearls in a couple of shades of green, mixed with some Kindyglitz - leave it to dry and then peel  off the acetate.

This card is especially for Aunty Sandra

Alison xx

More than Words challenge - April 2017

Hello April, and almost goodbye April, 

couldn't miss the challenge over at 

More Than Words

Black, White and PEACH

and the word DREAM

...sounds like a bit of fun to me!!

It's been super busy this month, with signing a contract to sell our home, children, Easter celebrations etc

but I snuck in a little time while Jane Tregenza was teaching at The Stampers Hut - 

 I picked up a lovely sheet of Authentique paper and started fussy cutting the flowers...

Jane found this lovely sheet of Prima paper in peach and I watercoloured the flowers with her Inka Gold.. and the 'brick' chipboard.

Added some Imaginairium Designs chipboard title 'Happy Days' and the 'clock' inked black - leftovers from her class!!

Came home and found this photo... simple!!

Dream.... Happy Days

 

 

Title has been inked 'Pearl' and while still wet and light sprinkle of glitter

I know some people think fussy cutting is a lot of effort but I just love the finish effect!!

Photo is my hairdresser Tammy, her partner Jesse and their gorgeous girl Phoenix - we have known Tammy since she was about 2 (Anthony worked with her Dad Peter and we became friends) it has been lovely visiting her every 6 weeks to have my 'skunk' removed! hahah

The bonus is she regularly gets professional photos taken, so I scrap them for her album!!

Alison xx

Thursday the Thirteenth.... a day for ... THIS....

Welcome, Hello. Greetings, Hi  and G'day to you all...

as we prepare for Good Friday and Easter 

it seems like a great time to send or give your family and friends a card!!

I gathered some bits and pieces,

 and fussy cut some Bunny images,

stamped some Easter sentiments,

and ended up with a bunch of cute cards!!

The 'Mallory Flourish' chipboard has been given a coat of Distress Oxide ink - the sentiment simply stamped and trimmed - added a few tiny flowers (Prima, Green Tara etc) - done!

The 'Edward Relief' corners were all used in this set of cards - one here just inked with 'purple' - Bunny image - flowers - a sticker and a stamp combined to make a sentiment - easy!!
Kelly-ann's giant butterfly stickers covers the tag hole - trim from Bella Paperie - Prima, Kaisercraft and stash flowers!!

The 'Phillis Frame' was heat embossed - the 'Happy' from a Happy Birthday chipboard set, simply inked and layered over the stamped 'Easter' - bit of floristry - simple!!
A simple paper doiley is a pretty base..

Another corner from the 'Edward Relief' set of chipboard - some stickers for the 'egg' and I snipped the 'day' from the 'Happy Birthday' set (So now I have a 'Birth' for a baby's occasion?) - slightly more masculine... but still easy to do!!

The birdcage is actually about an inch shorter, but I snipped it across and 'stretched' it to fit on the tag - it was also heat embossed for a glossy finish - there is no birdacge for that little chicken running away!!
The little ribbon knotted at the top is from anew shirt, just trim off the ribbon loops and keep them close at hand - budget tip!!

The final two pieces from the 'Edward Relief' set and also one of the centre flourishes (still two spares for another project!!) all heat embossed - stamped and snipped the sentiment - flowers and it's good to go!!

How lovely is that 'Oval Frame'!! I had actually thought it might be nice as a photo frame on a layout... for an Easter photo, of course! But it fit so nicely around the basket of bunnies so it was inked in a pearly white and adhered - the basket is an old stamp, coloured with a waterbrush and ink - stamped sentiment - and the last two of my stash of Kelly-ann's butterflies!!

I thought I'd share part of our Easter display this year, this is for the little kids to play with, there is a buuny marionette, jumping rabbits & chicks, little bags & baskets and a collection of Easter books to read and some to colour too!! I also included an extra 3d Train set with a bunny driving the train to bring some eggs to town - 

I had coloured the train and carriages with marker but it was way to bright, so some white pearly ink was smudged across the surface - there is a little Green 'Flower Soft' on the rolling hills and a sprinkle of green beads under the track for some grass - the background 'grass' started off as a small piece of white glitter paper with various green inks blended then some hills were torn and then adhered to the chipboard back - bit fiddly but easy, and fun too!!

   

Birdcage x2                 Happy Birthday                          

   

Phillis frame                              Double Oval Frame with Butterfly

   

Edward Relief Corners                      Mallory Flourish

Billboard - Train

If you're wondering about all of the pastel coloured mats, frames and corners... they are from a 'baby' scrapbooking kit, just a super cheap one, I bought from Scrappin with Style at TJ's and decided it would look better for Easter cards - some pieces even came with a bit of glitter here and there as a bonus!! (I am not a glitter fan, sorry?)

Thank you for visiting...

I hope each and every one of you has an 

EGGcellent Easter..

That you get to spend some time with the people that bring joy to your life,

and possibly get a little time to create some Easter projects too!

Remember to take some photos, document your story and preserve your memories!!

Alison xx