Remember - Kraft+ DT January 2017

Welcome back Scrappy Friends and thanks for visiting today.
A brand New Year with no mistakes in it!

I’ve been a long time admirer of Kraft+ and was delighted to be invited to join the team.  

I feel like I’m standing on the shoulders of giants; 

as I’ve learned so much from these artists.

Thank you for the opportunity Sandra. 

To be eligible to win one of the many prizes, 

make sure that your work is on Kraft cardstock.

Use the phrase "On your bike" to inspire your page.

I thought this was a cracker of a challenge.  I was inspired by the blue shutters and the white washed feel of the mood board, as well as the theme, "On your bike"

Because I chose travel photos, I wanted to keep the layout simple.  The circle shape and the upside down figures hint at travel around the globe. 

The Kaisercraft paper, Base Coat Collection, "Cracked" matched my photos perfectly.

The bike charm is from Sirrah Sirrah. 

The wooden figures are from Freckled Fawn. 

And the gorgeous flair is from Studio Fourteen40

Here's the journalling, if you are interested and unable to read it on the page.

You have a whole month to join in the challenge 

and have a chance of winning one of the fabulous prizes from our generous sponsors.

Your kind comments make me smile; thanks for leaving some love.

Hello - DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

Welcome back today, it's lovely to have you come and visit.

Today I have a project for Stuck?! Sketches.

As a young girl I was not a big fan of pink in any hue, but I find myself using it a lot 

with a Granddaughter to scrap about.  Her favourite colours are pink, purple, gold and silver.

The pink spotty background paper is from Upikit.

The floral paper is a newer one from Cocoa Vanilla, Make a wish collection, "Fresh Cut."

I used a Scrapmatts stencil to create the daisies in the background.

ST5030 stencil flowers

The chipboard flowers and leaves are also from Scrapmatts.

CB1022 Flowers 02
CB1153 Leaf Spray 08
The little heart brad is an oldie from Prima.

The title, the banner and the butterfly are all from WeR memory keepers.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

We were almost at the end of a photo session when this one was snapped and you were getting bored with it all.  No wonder really; you'd brought three dresses and wanted to be photographed in each of them.   We had all your usual repertoire; funny faces, cheeky grins, head on the side, eyes a'poppin, duck lips and the whole catastrophe, but then, when I was about to call it a day, we got this; completely natural and completely you.    Photo 28th September 2016.  Love Granny.

We have two generous sponsors for this sketch, why not enter and be eligible to win a great prize.

Scrapmatts are offering two large pieces of chipboard.

and The Scraproom are offering a $20.00 Gift Certificate for their on line store.

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment; I do enjoy reading them.

Wish and a Christmas Gift Box - Scrapmatts DT December

Welcome back today, it's lovely to have you come and visit.

Both items are showcasing Scrapmatts products;

they are very versatile and add wonderful texture and embellishment for any project.

A bit about the papers I've used.

The denim border is an oldie from Simple Stories.

The turquoise background is from Crate Paper.

The triangles paper is a new release from Cocoa Vanilla, "Endless Summer"

I like the way they all played nicely together!

The layout was inspired by a sketch from mascarinashirley.blogspot.ca

I chose the chipboard  Triangles to complement the triangle paper.

I coloured them with Heidi Swapp Color Shine, "Coral" and some Ranger UTEE, "Gold"

I scattered some other words around - CB 1189 Scrap Words 01

In keeping with the triangle theme I used Alphabet flags as the title.

I have some journalling on the back of the page.  It reads:-

You two little scamps came with your big brother for a sleep over in the school holidays.

It's about the only time I can nab you together and get a couple of photos.

Out of the dozens I took there was not one with both of you looking good.

You love to joke around, flick your hands in the air, wrestle each other to the ground, 
poke your tongues out, close your eyes, screw your noses up
 and make and all sorts of crazy faces.

  So this photo is a composite of two images - the best of a terribly bad lot!
Love Granny 

Because we are in the count down to Christmas I created a gift box 

with a mixture of papers and of course lots of Scrapmatts yummies.

Why I chose December to experiment with making a video is beyond my comprehension, 
but I wanted to show you the mechanism of the box.   Bad idea!   It's taken me days and I'm not sure it's something I would care to do again, but here it is, 
with my long suffering husband's help. Ta Dah!!!

Christmas Gift Box from Helen Wallace on Vimeo.

It has lots of flaws, but in the spirit of Christmas, 
I know you will be tolerant of my first effort.

Thanks for calling in and for any comments you care to leave,  I love reading them.
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