Love Japan

It's a busy time of the year but managed to get my entry for the December Kraft+ Challenge completed. We have just returned from an amazing 3 weeks in Japan so have featured one of my panorama photos on the layout. Hope you like it.

Papers and tags from Kaisercraft

Map from an unknown paper.

Canvas paper coloured with Dylusion Sprays

Natural Burlap

Resin Leaves from Prima

Micro Beads

'Love" chipboard from Scrapmats

Kaiser Postage Stamp

Inka Gold on chipboard title.

Qantas Boarding Pass

Kaisercraft November Challenge

This is my entry for the Kaisercraft November Challenge using the Blue Bay Collection I thought this was a very versatile collection as it suited multiple themes including antique, beach, boys and much more. I have also included some Kaisercraft chipboard and used the Kaisercraft mask to create the roses in the background. Hope you like it.

Absolutely Unforgettable

This is my LO for the November White With 1 challenge. The colour for the month is GRAPE. The photo is my daughter Angie on her wedding day.

White cardstock

Dylusion ink/spray

Modelling paste

Zing embossing powder - Metallic finish Grape

Dusty attic cardstock

Kaiser music stamp

Stick pin embellishment from My2Angels

Beads, flowers, gauze from my stash.

You Two

This is my entry for this months Scrap the Boys challenge showing our boys eating and what little boys do not like icecream. When I take Tom and Percy swimming the only way I can get them out of the water is to offer an icecream.

White Cardstock

Lime Rikki Papers

Scrapmats Cardstock Circles and Title

Dylusion Paints

Button and Heart from DLish Scraps

Cherish

What a gorgeous sketch by Rikki G. for this months Scrap the Girls challenge. I don't have many girls in my life so this was a lovely challenge for me.

How many of us have a box of stamps and never use them?  Well I have decided to concentrate on using my stamps this month so hope you like what I have done. The photo is the only one we have of my mother as a young girl. c.1925

Stamps of scrolls and flowers from my collection.

Chipboard from Scrapmats and Dusty Attic

Modelling Paste

Gold Beads

Flower lace and doiley from my stash.

Sparkle Medium - Golden Brown

Inka Gold - Brown Golding

Zing Embossing Powder - Black

Mica Powder - Gold

BOO!

The Scrapping Outback  "White with a Twist" November challenge was to use all the colours in this photo as well as the usual piece of chipboard.

I thought these colours  were really suited to a Halloween LO so I searched through my photos  and found this one taken in America in 2002. 

Teresa Collins Haunted House Paper

Scrapmats Chipboard

Dylusion Ink Sprays - Lemon Zest, After Midnight, Fresh Lime

Gel Dots from D-Lish Scraps

Other embellishments from my stash.

For The PINK Ladies

For the Kraft Plus November Challenge we were to be inspired by Pink, the artist. I did some research on her tattoos and found that she has 25 plus and that each one tells a story. So I used her tattoos as my inspiration as well as a title from one of her albums to complete this entry. The photos were taken in Japan on our recent holiday and sent to Shelley McLean and Tracy Kielty as gifts, as you all know they just love the colour pink.
Making the tattoo background was a great way to use up all those old rub-ons in my stash.

Kraft Cardstock

Pink and Black Cardstock

Dusty Attic Chipboard Frame

Water Pastel Colouring Pencils

Dimensional Magic

Heart Charm

Kaiser Flowers

Black Micro Beads

Black Rub-ons from my stash.

Scrap the Boys 2015 September Sketch Challenge

Loving this sketch by Rikki for the September challenge.

And this is what I did with it. Photo is my Dad.  Hope you like it.

Dusty Attic Chipboard Frame

Heidi Swap Colour Shine Mist - Teal

Inka Gold - Steel Blue

Stampendous Embossing Powder - Shabby White

Zing Embossing Powder - Denim

Book Page

Burlap

Hand made Embellishments from My2Angels

Other embellishments from my stash.

Scrapping Outback "White with a Twist" September Challenge

I have been getting my mojo on with inspiration from this Scrapping Outback September Challenge. 

Great colours for the beginning of Spring!

And this is my entry. Hope you like it!

Completed with

Dazzeleiz Dimensional Paste -Lemon Drop

Ken Oliver Colour Burst - Terra Verde

Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence

Heide Swapp Colour Shine Mist - Citron

Scrapmatts Chipboard Frame and Flourish

Indigo Gold - Jade Green

Oddments of flowers

Mum, Dad and Me

This months Kraft+ Challenge was to be inspired by triangles and the following sketch.

And this is my entry. Hope you like it.

Dream

Last weekend I attended the My2angels annual Scrapbooking Retreat where I was surrounded by very talented ladies. Several of us decided to enter the  Scrap the Girls July challenge. The inspiration was this mood board and sketch.

This is my take.

My Brother

I decided to create my own background using mixed media and the colours of the July challenge for Scrap the boys. This is my first attempt at mixed media and I am pretty chuffed with the results.
I began by using a variety of the gelato orange and yellow tones which I slightly melded with a damp brush. I then added a pieces of lace, ribbon, paper, washi tape, doilies, tissue paper and gyprock tape to create texture. This was then sealed with a coat of gel medium. I added some masked dots with texture paste and sprinkled them with two tones of orange embossing powder and dried with then heat gun. I light mist with Heidi Swap  Rose, Peach and Citron colour shine completed the background. The papers are from Basic Greys May 2010 Page of the Month Kit.
Photo: Grandsons Lucas and Noah.

Play

The Kraft Plus July challenge requires a 'Mustard Explosion' using a Kraft background, inspiration from the photo and yellow paint. I chose the photo because of the distinct colour match. Yellow paint was mixed with the texture paste used to create the dotty background.

Yellow paint

Texture paste

Micro Beads

Assorted papers

Black gesso

Scrapmatts chipboard

Bakers twine

Funky Flair

Big Boys and their Toys

Don't you love the way grown men love playing with the kids toys. This is my entry for the July White with 1 and I am sure you can guess the colour for the month.

and this is a close-up.

Texture paste

Acrylic paint - Burgundy

Scrapmatts Chipboard

Black gesso

Bits & bobs from stash and garage

Special Boys

This is my entry for the Whitewith1 June Challenge. I love the choice of Blue for the challenge as it is easy for scrapping my grandsons,  Lucas and Noah.

Amazing Journey

I love the June Blog Challenges hosted by Charms Creations. It is so easy to scroll through and choose your challenges for the month.I chose something different  when taking on the http://http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com.au// as I had no idea what Kraft paper was. I had to get a lesson from Anne Patterson and also found it difficult to buy. However I managed to get some and here is my take on their challenge:

• Must be on a Kraft background
• Circles
• Animal prints

Kraft Cardstock

Chocolate and Craft Zebra Cardstock 

Scrapmats Chipboard and Butterfly Slide

Fabscap Travel Title

3D Stempel-Farbu - Walnut

Crafts Tool - Metallic Gilding Flakes

Raffia

Lucky Boy

It is a long time since I have entered any challenges so I hope you like this one of Tommy done for June's  "Scrap the Boys"  We look after Tom each Tuesday and when the weather is warm he loves a swim at Southbank and the only way we can get him out of the water is to bribe him with an
icecream.