Stuck?! Sketches! DT - 1st Feb 2018 - Wild Child

One more share today, as it's the start of the month. 
A design team layout for 

STUCK?! SKETCHES!

 My favourite paper collection at the moment is by Cocoa Vanilla and I've used "Bohemian Dreams" again for these sweet photos of my DGD.

The collection has ephemera and a sticker sheet, for easy co-ordinating.
I love how the butterfly matches her top so well.
I added a bit of zig-zag stitching the join the floral and pink papers.

The cut file is "Hello Hearts, from The Cut Shoppe; a popped a few sequins on to add a touch of shimmer.  They are from Pretty Pink Posh, "Spring time mix"


Thanks for calling in, I hope you will play along and be eligible for one of these lovely prizes.  

Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:-

They are donating a 20 Gift Certificate

They are donating a goodie bag filled with gorgeous creations.

They are donating a 25.00 Gift Certificate

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Scrap the Boys DT - Explore, Dream, Discover

It's the first of February and time for the new DT at 
Scrap the Boys 
to reveal their interpretations of this challenge.

I hope you will be inspired to play along with this month.

The theme is the Great Outdoors; the words can also be used to inspire, 

but you are not restricted to creating in blue - use any colour/s that suit your theme.  

 I chose to scrap a recent photo of our Grand Boys at Marion Bay.

They spent hours running in and out of the sea, jumping, squealing, laughing and occasionally pondering about life, the universe and more important matters such as when the food would be ready and what was happening at the Test Cricket. 

 My aim was to create a sense of space and freedom by extending the photo; 

blending it into the page and into the horizon.

The background painting was done on watercolor paper with Tim Holtz Distress Oxides.

I added some Marine themed Chipboard from Scrapmatts.  

The foreground was created with Prills, sequins and Mini Art Stones from Prima.  

The metal seahorse and the anchor are from my stash.

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Kraft+ DT February 2018 - Thank you for the music

Hello again Scrappy Friends, welcome; today I'm sharing a DT post for 
Kraft+

The challenge is to be inspired by anything related to ABBA.

I absolutely loved the graphic designed by the Uber talented Amanda Hall and had a lovely time strolling down memory lane, listening to all the Abba songs.   

I finally settled on “Thank you for the music” as it seemed to fit so well with my photo.

I used 7 Dots, “Paint Chips” paper to create the layers, adding some stamping and paint splashes.  Love that square stamp, it’s by Carabelle Studio  “Les Geometriks”   The patterned paper and the stamp are available from SCRAP MATRIX at Victor Harbour.  They are proud sponsors of Kraft+. 

The little wooden birds remind me of the way the children all come running when the food is served.  They are from Studio Calico, as are the cork chevrons.  

The flair is from Funky Flairs. It's a bit hard to read but it says "we are all meant to shine"

The enamel dots are from Doodlebug (yellow) and Prima (green)

Inspired again by Amanda's graphics, I made the acetate letters and coloured them with alcohol inks.

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

I was lucky enough to capture of photo of you with most of your cousins in the park recently. The big kids play so well together, chatting, chirping, laughing and just occasionally disagreeing.  They are fascinated by you and very gentle with you; they enjoy watching you learn and are delighted if they get you to smile at them.  The sounds of childhood are like music to my ears; a joyful sound which seems to signal hope for the future.   

Love Granny, 7th October 2017

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