White with.....Toffee Crunch

It's a brand new month and that  means a new colour challenge at White with 1. This month the colour of choice is Toffee Crunch (doesn't it sound delicious).

An added bonus we get a sketch to work with from Page Maps

I stuck very closely to the sketch. It takes all the guess work out of it.

I decided to go with an outdoorsy theme to scrap these pics of my little guy and my sister's puppy exploring while we set up camp.

The wood veneer frame is from Amy Tangerine and the leaves are from Kaisercraft.

The cute little tabs and word strips are from Flutterby Designs.

I hope you play along with us this month at White with 1.

Happy scrapping

Kraft Plus Guest Designer

I am so excited to be Guest Designer at Kraft Plus this month. I love their challenges and try and play along most months.

Here is the amazing sketch we got to work with

Here is my layout "Us":

I created my background with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Faded Jeans and Pistachio. I added some stencilling with white texture paste and Whipped Spackle from Faber Castell.

Then some stamping with a Kaisercraft texture stamp.

I started each cluster with a large white doily.

My fussy cut flowers came from the Kaisercraft Wandering Ivy Collection. The colours in this collection were perfect to go with this photo of my hubby and I.

I hope you play along this month at Kraft Plus. As always there are some fantastic prizes up for grabs from the amazing Sponsors.

Happy Scrapping

Lisa J

My Crew - Show us your Stuff Feb Challenge

Hi there,

I am sharing my entry for the Show us Your Stuff Feb Challenge today. Here is the gorgeous sketch we had to work with.

And here is my layout "My Crew"

I created my background with spray inks applied with the packaging technique. The circular element used drizzled black pant.

My handmade item is the cute teal heart from Charms Creations.

Thanks for checking out my layout.

Happy scrapping

Lisa J

Stuck Feb 15 challenges

Hi scrappy friends,

Stuck sketches have two sketches for the mid month challenge in Feb. It was too hard to choose...so I didn't and I did both.

I am still stash-busting my kit from Anna's Craft Cupboard (March 2017) but after these two layouts I am calling it done and moving on to the next kit in my stash.

Here is the first sketch

I thought this sketch would be perfect for highlighting a pretty paper across the bottom strip.

And here is sketch number 2 (so gorgeous - how could I choose)

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa J

Stuck Sketches Feb - Hello Gorgeous

I am currently working my way through some old kits in my scrappy stash so for the February Stuck Sketches I am using the March 2017 kit from Anna's Craft Cupboard.

Here is the Feb 1 sketch

And my layout

I stuck fairly closely to the sketch but switched out the two small photos for one 4x6.

I have tucked in lots of floral diecuts and cut some hearts from the gorgeous patterned paper.

Thanks for checking out my layout.

Happy scrapping

Lisa J

Rediscover your stash - Week 3 Sketch "Sail Away"

Hello scrappy friends,

I am loving the challenges in the #Rediscoveryourstash Round 3 Facebook event. This time I am playing along with Challenge 14 the week 3 sketch. 

I am still stash bashing my Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine collection - such gorgeous bright colours with a touch of woodgrain. I used scraps from the collections and used a Kaisercraft woodgrain from the Basecoat release for the background (I bought so much of this paper -

still love it).

I stuck very closely to the sketch with my layout "Sail Away"

The little anchor geotag is pointing at the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background of the photo.

I love the camera motifs in this collection - just perfect for travel photos.

Happy scrapping

Stuck Sketches Jan 15 Challenge - Everyday Happy

Hi there scrappy friends,

I am sharing my take on the Stuck?! Sketches 2nd challenge for January based on this amazing sketch:

I am busting my way through some older Hip Kits, so chose I chose one that featured lots of Amy Tan papers and diecuts. The rubber elements were from Dear Lizzy.

I wish I had stopped before the splatters but hey can't win em all. But it was an interesting experiment. I originally splattered with black liquid ink and it was gray and bleugh so I borrowed some Liquitex Carbon Black and oh my goodness the difference is amazing. Guess what is on my shopping list now.

 I have used some flair from Funky Flair Studio in some bright happy colours to finish my embellishing.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy scrapping

#30daysofsketches Day 2 Adventure

Have you checked out Christy's Beautiful Life on you tube yet?

I am loving the sketches so far - she is up to Day 15 today so I have some catching up to do.

Day 2 was another Laura Whitaker sketch (love her style)

And here is my version using the You Rock collection from Cocoa Vanilla to scrap some cruise photos of my hubby and I.

I added some stamping in black Archival ink using a stitched circle stamp from Kaisercraft.

I cut some elements from cut apart sheet to create my title cluster.

The final touch was some sprinkles with a Mr Huey Mist in Sherbet.

Loved how bright and fun this layout turned out. 

Happy scrapping

30 Days of Sketches No.3 - You are my World

Following on from Sunday's post on Christy's 30 days of sketches project, here is my version of sketch No. 3 by Laura Whitaker. I love Laura's sketches so much.

I started with white cardstock and added some colour with the "packaging technique" and Mr Huey's mist in Sherbet.  I am still playing with the Cocoa Vanilla "You Rock" collection from my Design Team pack from Scrapping Clearly (did I mention how much I love this collection?), so all I needed to add were some sweet heart wood veneers from Flutterby Designs and some enamel dots from my stash.

Just look at that wonky stitching - no wonder I barely passed Textiles and Design at School. My skills have clearly not improved.

This layout came together really quickly. That is the magic of a good sketch.

Happy scrapping.

30 Days of Sketches Day 1 "That's My Boy"

Christy from Christy's Beautiful Life on You Tube has a great project happening this month with 30 days of sketches.

Each day she releases a new video using a new sketch and she has some great guests along the way too.

The first sketch by Laura Whitaker really caught my eye.

I am still using the remains of my Cocoa Vanilla You Rock collection from Scrapping Clearly. This collection is so versatile and I have really enjoyed working with it.

I loved the strips and fun circle elements on the sketch. I added in some teeny wood veneer stars from Flutterby Designs. They are so cute and just perfect for sprinkling about on a layout.

I also added some sprinkles with mist Heidi Swapp Colorshine in Navy and Studio Calico Mr Huey in Sherbert) and a wee bit of stamping in black ink with a texture stamp.

Are you playing along with Christy's 30 days of Sketches?

Should be a month full of inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy creating