guest designing for blue bazaar...

A couple of months ago I got an email for Luise asking if I'd be interested in guest designing with Blue Bazaar kits... as you can imagine I was more than a little excited to say YES PLEASE!!! Blue Bazaar was one of the very first online stores I discovered when I started scrapping many years ago and has continued to be one of my favourite places to shop because it's always filled with all the latest scrapbook goodies and so many cool art and mixed media supplies.

The July kit was jam packed with so many gorgeous goodies and I loved that I was able to create a variety of different looks from one kit.

I really liked the contrast between the fun bright colours of the Simple Stories I Heart Summer paper and raw chipboard numbers for this layout. 

and then for something a little less bright I paired up this gorgeous Studio Calico Atlantic paper with more raw chipboard.

and loved the cute assortment of Basic Grey buttons to dress up the page. 

this next layout came only came together with basically just one sheet of patterned paper (Crate Paper - The Pier) which I used in a few different ways including cutting out some of the hexagon patterns to create my own mask. 

and I really liked the Basic Grey Metal words and Mambi chalkboard stickers

I loved this awesome KI Memories die-cut lace cardstock and used it to create this sunshine layout for my happy little guy :) 

and for something different I went for a layered look using a mix of pretty patterns 

and even though I don't use flowers very often on my layouts, I couldn't resist adding some of these gorgeous Prima fabric flowers to my page.

 Unfortunately this kit was only available for subscribers and can no longer purchased. The good news is that there are plenty more fabulous kits coming up, so if you have been thinking about getting yourself a fantastic Aussie kit that includes full step by step instructions for at least 5 layouts then I really recommend that you check out the great subscription offers available. Here's a little peek of what August subscribers will have to play with...

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{scrAp this!} with sketches...

I went through a bit of a scapping drought recently and as much as I wanted to get back into the swing of things, I couldn't seem to get a single layout to come together. But after doing a bit of shopping at Anna's Craft Cupboard I decided to give some of their sketches a go and it looks like it was just what I needed!

I really loved the design of the June sketch and have used one of the many beach pics I took over summer along with some of my brand new {scrAp this!} goodies to create this page.

I'll have a range of peek-a-boo journal cards, stitched word strips, glitter accents and lots of other new goodies available for sale soon, so make sure you have "liked" the {scrAp this!} facebook page to keep up to date.

 The gold embossed vellum and tiny sequins are from one of Kayla's gorgeous Polly Scrap Kits.
and I have added some of my favourite Give a Girl a...stamps from Kellie.

I went with another beach pic for the May sketch, this time using an older pic of little Cayden chasing after seagulls.

 I've added one of my {scrAp this!} feather stacks to the embellishment cluster.

I also had a go at the April sketch to create a bright colourful page for my happy guy :)

I've used a bright mix of Simple Stories Sn@p as well as a fuzzy felt arrow and heart jotter.

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by xx

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masters entries in may?

Hi there! I know it's been a long time since I posted, and even longer since I shared anything scrappy but life has been busy and I kind of fell out of my scrap routine once all of my DT commitments finished up. I have slowly been getting back into the swing of things though and have a few projects on the go that I will share soon, but in the meantime I've heard that the criteria is out for this years Scrapbooking Memories Masters Competition, so I thought it was about time I shared what I created for last year's entry.... and although I wasn't in the top 10, I ended up with two honourable mentions for my efforts which was pretty awesome too :)

The first task was to create a single layout using a 5x7" photo with eye contact and I decided to scrap a page using one of my favourite pics of my happy little guy ♥

I love this photo of my happy boy and wanted to create a ‘happy’ page to match Cayden's carefree personality and went with soft shades with just a few pops of bright colour.

I created a few clusters for added detail but mainly used the photo as my main focus.

I felt a bit out of my comfort zone for the 12x12" canvas challenge, but was very happy with the end result (this was one of my honourable mention projects)

I created my canvas to feature one of Cayden's favourite bedtime songs 'You are my Sunhine' and I went with a distorted chevron background that I pieced together from various materials.

I used a grey background to reflect the part of the song that says ‘when skies are grey’ and liked the contrast it gave to the bright turquoise and yellow. I created the raised polka dots with gel medium over a stencil for a bit of depth and used yellow nail enamel for the splatters.

Next up was another single layout that had to feature 3 or more photos, journalling of 25 words or more and one piece of memorabilia... easy right?

This page is all about Fluffy the Bear, who has been my Cameron's buddy since he was just 6 year old. The photos were taken at the Build a Bear Workshop where Cameron got to create his own bear. 

I added several felt elements and hand stitching to try and recreate the texture of Fluffy's fur

and included a copy of Fluffy's birth certificate as memorabilia which tucks into a pocket behind the main photo.

The last challenge was to create a double layout that reflected on your childhood... I hardly ever do doubles and rarely devote a page to myself not to mention that I have very few photos from my early childhood so I knew this was going to be a tricky challenge - but it all came together in the end and got me another honourable mention in the mag!

I managed to gather up a handful of pics but noticed that they were set on two completely different sides of the world and as the title describes I decided to tell my story of growing up on different sides of the world.

the left hand side of the layout highlights my early years of living in the heart of a busy city in Poland before moving to the beautiful Austrian countryside which I have described on a journal card tucked behind the first photo.

the other side of the page includes a photo of myself wearing a traditional Polish costume to represent my heritage, then shows my first experience of the gorgeous Aussie beaches and ends with an old school photo taken in the suburbs we now call home.

It feels a little strange going back to what I scrapped almost a year ago but I guess it is good to see how things have evolved... I can definitely see that my use of clean lines and detailed clusters hasn't changed although I might have made a few different choices if I had to do the same tasks over again ;) Thanks for stopping by!

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show us your stuff...

I'm very excited to be one of the sponsors for the February challenge at Show Us Your Stuff! 
If you're not familiar with the site - it's and Aussie based challenge blog devoted to all things handmade and it's wonderful to see some of my {scrAp this!} fuzzy felt goodies being used by the fabulous design team this month :)

Check out the fun inspiration piece for this month's challenge...

                                 

If this image inspires you to create something fun and fabulous then why not give the Feb challenge a go?
Just don't forget to include something handmade onto your layout :)

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February at scrap the boys...

It's been a l-o-n-g time since I've scrapped anything, so I was happy to have a challenge to get done for Scrap the Boys! Sadly this will be my last one as my DT term has run out :( it's been great to be part of such a wonderful team and I have really enjoyed all of the challenges.

This month's theme is to use a photo of you and your son and and create a 'boy' inspired love layout ♥ I've gone with a pic of me and my littlest guy to create this...

I know that pink isn't very a very 'boyish' colour but I loved the heart paper and think it works well with the greys so I decided to use it anyway ;)

I've also used a set of my {scrAp this!} XO Hearts in slate along with a pink two toned arrow - if you like the look of these then be sure to check out my giveaway over on the fuzzy felt blog ;)

Get your entries in by the end of the month to go in the running for some awesome prizes!

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january at scrap the boys...

Hello again :) it's a New Year and time for another challenge over at Scrap the Boys. 

The theme is to scrap a layout featuring your son's favourite holiday/summer activity

 and use that to inspire your layout! Here's mine...

My boys love spending time at our favourite beach at The Entrance on Sydney's Central Coast in summer so I new that's what I wanted to scrap and went with a picture of Cameron

 building a sand castle while having a break from the water.

I used the colours from the pic to inspire my layout 

and added a few of my {scrAp this!} fuzzy felt embellishments to dress up the page.

Get your entries in before the end of the month for a chance to win some awesome prizes!!

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