'SUMMER' with Maja Design

Hello my friends, this is my final Saturday guest designing for   Maja Design   today I have a layout created with 'Life By The Sea' collection .  These papers have such a summery/ nautical feel and I had the perfect pic of my 'Grandie' with her two friends, all ready to go boating.     'SUMMER' 

Rarely do I use a patterned paper for my foundation, but for this particular creation I feel it really works and adds to the nautical theme

My photo is always so important to me .  I like to make it the focus on my creations, and blend in the colors and surrounds with the emotion and memories attached to my photo.  I use Black and White photos when I feel the colors don't blend in with my papers of choice.  Creating banners are fun and this one is made up of tags, hearts and strips.The thick cotton mimics the ropes used when sailing .

Above is a closie of my tags and heart .  I love to include the title somewhere interesting, my choice here is to write it on my tag.

A cluster of tags here, with lots of layering.  The top tag has a Tim Holtz metal piece and a Prima metal number 3.

 In order to balance out my design I wanted something simple and small to fill this corner.  I simply cut a circle and two thin strips which I tucked around the circle,  securing them with some decorative brads ... The metal circle in the centre, is something I have had for years and at last I found the perfect place for it .....sometimes I buy elements because I love them and it takes me ages to use them ... can anyone else relate to this ??  

  Maja Design collections : Life by the Sea / Landmark, Navigate, Regatta, the east coast, Bottle message .  Fika/ Bulle m Blabar ..(the heart and the large tag )

other materials used . 2Crafty chipboard, Tim Holtz metal/film strip, Prima Metal number, Prima stamps ,Tim Holtz Stamp, versa color ink , thick cotton .BoBunny brads, gesso.

Sharing another layout I created  with Maja Design Collections, 
Life by the sea 

'UNFORGETTABLE' 

above is a layout I created for CSI/2Crafty in early August.

I had fun with lots of gesso and layering.

the collection Life by the Sea suggests a nautical energy and I wanted to use this photo of one of our many sailing adventures. 

to me the ocean is made up of many layers and frothy white waves, which I re-created by swiping white gesso over the paper.

adding twine mimics the ropes used on sail boats and the muslin represents the waves. white gesso reminds me of the fluffy white clouds and the sails .

this is my final Saturday as a GD for MajaDesign.

a month of guest designing here has been a wonderful and exciting journey .

huge thanks to all of you x

 

Published Work - self portrait .

Hello my friends Today I am sharing a layout I had published in Australian Scrapbook ideas magazine  issue 22 available in newsagents now . we were asked to create a layout on ourselves. here is my creation  'CREATE '

One of the best things I have learned in life  is to be Me . To love myself as I am. Trust in the process of life and do what I love to do .  I am in harmony with my garden and its inhabitants, connecting with the beauty that surrounds me . For me Nature is so inspiring and a natural expression of my inner self . I especially love to create a dream and follow it through .

to see all the stunning 2Crafty chipboard pieces  

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Materials used

Prima paper/ Ledger Collection

Megs Garden paper /Spring Paisley collection / Spring Toile

Kaiser paper /365 Days  Collection /Schedule  

Green Tara Flowers

Glimmer mist /Sugar maple

Tim Holtz/ Alterations/sizzix/Alphabetical

Tim Holtz/crackle paint/rock candy.

Tim Holtz/ distress ink/ Rusty hinge

Tim Holtz /Alterations/ Distressed Dolly /Pediments

Tim Holtz stamp / Stampers anonomyous/K4-1251

Cottage Cutz/ leafy foliage

Ink/Versa color / black/Khaki .

Prima/junkyard findings/ metal filigree/Flowers/acrylic stamp -trellis.

2Crafty chipboard/chicken wire/border flourish /cogs.

Making memories/ brads

EK binding edge / Border punch

Die Namics/ file tabs

Washi tape

Making memories/ distress tool

Sponge /Imaginarium designs  

thanks for looking and leaving me some love

bye until next time 

MAJA DESIGN -TREASURE THESE MEMORIES

Hello my friends.  I am Guest designer for August,   and today I am showcasing some more Maja Design collections  Vintage Summer basics and Frojdefull  Jul  CLICK HERE  to see all the collections and inspiring designers . 'TREASURE THESE MEMORIES' 

 I  created a mini collage of papers at the top of my layout .

I began with a 2 inch strip, added a border punched strip, finished off with an even thinner strip of paper

which I machine stitched these together with black cotton.  

Adding more layers with chipboard, blooms and diecuts .

peeping out among the blooms are two pieces of 2Crafty Chippies 2Crafty   the mini frame and the dandelion .

These Christmas papers have a dominant red , but on the back side 

they are soft grey as pictured below .

girlanger and julklappar 

I combined the Vintage Summer collection with a couple of Christmas papers

These collections blend and mix together perfectly.

Thanks for looking and I am hoping you are inspired by these beautiful papers. 

until next time   

MEGS GARDEN AND CSI case file #85

Stacks of happy Hues  

Hello everyone , I am back with you again after being away on a short break from 

Megs Garden.

 I’ve certainly missed creating with these glorious papers .

Today I am showcasing a card with stacked embellishments ..Denise has designed these papers  to blend and flow together perfectly .

Process

1. My base is a deep purple cardstock which I cut into 12” x 6” and folded in half .

2. Cut another piece of cardstock slightly smaller than 6” x 6” , to create my front cover. 

3. I adhered the Christmas paper to the card and stitched around the edge .

4. Beginning with a Tim Holtz Die cut I mounted that onto my base piece. I used various Sizzix dies and began layering them . I included some cardstock to bring out the richness in the papers along with kraft  for contrast .

5. I completed my cluster with a bloom and two leaves .

6. The inside is embellished with a border punched piece on the left side and some washi tape on the right. Finished off with a tiny strip of paper and a tab folded around the edge of the card. Use a stamp if you desire .  

Handy tip  

Sometimes with this technique only tiny sections of the pieces can be seen but this adds to the magical appeal.  In my opinion embellishing the inside really completes a card with style. 

These are such quick and easy cards with lots of dimension and texture.

 

Megs Garden Items used

Copper paper leaves

Leafy foliage diecut

P6326 - Christmas Music

P6329 - Christmas Berry Stripes

Other items

Deep purple cardstock

Kraft cardstock

Washi tape .

Flower.

hope you are inspired to pop over to Megs Garden and have a play with these enchanting papers. 

Now for my next case file over at CSI 

Double agent for case file #85
2Crafty/CSI 

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'BLING'

 Deryn Mentock artist and owner of Something Sublime, creates these magnificent , unique, earthy, Exquisite, creative original works of art.
Deryn kindly gave me permission to use some photographs of her spectacular jewellery.
 They make a heavenly subject for my scrapbooking pages.
Thanks so much Deryn, you are a doll.. hugz x
Deryn also has online classes , which sound like a lotta fun.
pop over to her blog to find out more.
CLICK HERE

film-strips nellas frame The nella frame is trimmed along one side to act as a flourish border.   I have inked with Turquoise Versa Color Ink, and applied some gesso .  The remaining section of the nella frame is pictured below , where I repeated the same process and poked it under the mounted photo .

 2Crafty chipboard pieces frames-tiny-victorian  ( pictured above , altered with ink, crackle paste and the title and brad added ) 

EVIDENCE

tags, Numbers, metal, something clear(crackle paint) , frame, string 

TESTIMONY  

make a number list of interesting things about my photo.

Earthy

Spectacular

Sublime

exquisite

Breathtaking

Chunky 

 thanks for popping by and leaving me some words to warm my heart.

until next time 

Guest designing for Maja Design with Glorious Summer and Spring collections .

Hi everyone.

today I am showcasing the Glorious Maja Designs papers 

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to see the complete set of collections and the inspiring work from the designers. 

'Remember this Moment '

 These papers are from two different collections and I wanted to demonstrate just how versatile they are.

perfect for blending and moulding together .

My background is from the Vintage Spring Basics 

and the remaining Papers are from the Vintage Summer Basics Collection 

the delish photo of Miss T  was taken by 

Tara of Simply Photographic .

 I created the title with  Kaisercraft stamp 

quick and easy .

here I have created a cluster of Blooms and added some 

glorious 2Crafty chipboard to create interest and texture .

I love to ink my chipboard and for this LO I have cut the Parisian border and used only one small section .

dandelions

parisian-border

I thank you for popping by and hope you are inspired to use some of these amazing paper collections .

 Vintage Spring Basics May 4th 

 Vintage Summer Basics collection  1922 

 I used the front and back side of this paper .

have a look a these collections, I am sure you will love them 

thanks for looking and until next time 

big hugz from me x

MIXED MEDIA/ GRUNGE/ DISTRESSED themed projects .

2Crafty and CSI have joined forces to solve case files .

this layout is case file #83 

 I am on both teams, therfore I am a double agent this month !!

2Crafty

CSI 

I loved these colors and wanted to showcase the chippies

 with a masculine /mixed media themed feel and look. 

These colors have such a nautical energy to them and reminded me of our many sailing adventures.

'UNFORGETTABLE'

  

2Crafty items used  fencing-wire-panel unforgettable polaroid-frames-unit punctuation case file #84 another layout combining 2Crafty and CSI as a double agent .

I followed Em's sketch and added a thin strip of rich rust fabric to the color theme .    'BEACH' 

 polaroid-frames-unit

cluster of chippies, blooms, twine and fabric.

closie of the cluster
lavendar-shrub 

inked in paprika and sage. 

mini-watches

the watch face is also inked with paprika and sage.

 I added some metal time pieces and painted crackle paint in order to secure these tiny pieces 

 film-strips

grass-clumps 

altered with gesso, ink and crackle paint .

I twisted the frayed fabric and machine stitched to the page.

My final layout for this month is also grunge, showcasing a pic I adore . My Grandie Ella Jai with her Dad , on the mighty motorbike . 'HAPPINESS'

 I just adore this pic of Ella Jai and her Dad, Jair

2Crafty items fencing-wire-panel cute-cogs-unit The chippies are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink /rusty hinge , and dabbed with turquoise Versa color ink when dry . Finally I coated all chipboard with Tim Holtz crackle paint  to create an old rusty look and feel to the items.

thanks for popping by and having a look at my work  bye for now until next time