Prima Inspiration with Robbi

I know I am jumping out of turn ..... but I wanted to share with you some layouts I have created for 2 classes I run down here last weekend.

There was 14 Ladies in Dunedin on Saturday and 12 Ladies in Balclutha on Sunday, so a full weekend of scrapping....



Goodies Used were-
Prima - Botanical - Beloved
Kaisercraft - Chanteuse - Vivo
Tim Holtz - Mini Bird Cage and Bird Die
Tim Holtz - Hardware Findings Die
Collections Elements - Butterflies
Bazzill - Cinnabar
Handmade flowers using Tim Holtz - Tattered Florals Die
Misc Paper Roses

And this is the 2nd Layout



Goodies Used for this Layout were:-

Prima - Madeline - Pistachio
Bazzil - Teal
Tim Holtz - Hardware Findings Die
Graphic 45 - Once upon a springtime postcard
Handmade embellieshments - envelope, tag, flowers
MIsc - Flowers, lace, trinket pin and metal butterfly, doilie, book paper

and here is a photo of one very happy scrapper (Peewee) who was at the Balclutha class


and I'm sure shes happier than she looks!

NOTE If anyone would like to come to a class either in Dunedin or in Balclutha please PM me and I will sort you with the date of the next classes.

Thank You to "Tanya Watson" for her inspiration for the 1st layout, it was a nice easy layout for the Ladies to get their heads around before tacking the harder "Memories" one

Happi Scrappin
Robbi

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Wednesday Inspiration with Hannah

Hi girls,

It's time to post some more inspiration, and today I want to share 2 layouts featuring Crate Paper "School Spirit". These papers are obviously fantastic for school layouts, but they are very versatile and can be used for other themes as well (as you will see).

In this first layout, I teamed some of the School Spirit papers with Kraft cardstock and Prima autumn leaves to scrap this photo of Tyler at the "Amazing Maze in Maize" last Easter. I cut the "Geometry" paper into coloured blocks - the colours were perfect! In keeping with our "Along the Lines" theme for the month of May, I've used a black journalling pen to doodle a fun & easy lined border around the edge of my page.



Products used:
Crate Paper School Spirit "Geometry"
Crate Paper School Spirit "Grade Card"
Kraft cardstock
Prima "Say it in Pearls" black fern
American Craft Thickers "Bones"
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alphas
Prima autumn leaves
Prima flowers
buttons
journalling pen
ink

Here I've used the School Spirit papers to scrap more of those school photos! I wanted to capture how much Ethan has changed over the last 5 years, so I used a photo from each school year to show the transition. I cut out numbers from the "Chalkboard" paper to represent each year. I utilised the grid paper to keep with the "Along the Lines" theme, and also added strips or "lines" of overlapping patterned papers and tape across the middle of the page.



Products used:
Crate Paper School Spirit "Grade Card"
Crate Paper School Spirit "Study Hall"
Crate Paper School Spirit "Chalkboard"
Basic Grey Basics "Kraft Poll"
Sassafrass Lass Me Likey "Refreshed"
Heidi Swapp tape
old book page
misc. buttons and charm
My Minds Eye Life Stories "Team" journal card
Prima Alphabet Stickers "Tan"
journalling pen
ink
corner punch

*** EXTRA, EXTRA! ***

Yesterday a few of you were talking about challenges and how you couldn't wait for the June ones (next week), so I am offering a little "extra" challenge. Hopefully you've been inspired by these layouts, so I'm challenging anybody who wants to play along to create a layout based on this post. You can scraplift one of my layouts, use one as a "sketch", use the same colour palette, take inspiration from the titles, or create your own "recipe" based on some of the ingredients I have used.

Upload to this folder in the gallery: http://scrappinpatch.co.nz/coppermine/t ... ?album=418

I will offer a small RAK, and I will randomly draw a winner on Sunday afternoon.

Happy scrapping!

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Tim Holtz- New Products

You may have seen that Adrienne has recently uploaded some of Tim's new goodies to the shop
I have been lucky enough to have a play with some of them and have created these layouts for you....

this 1st one is of the lovely Delilah, who is definately the apple of her Mum and Dads eye



in this layout i have used this die:-

Tim Holtz - Mover/shaper - magnetic Mini Bird and Birdcage

and along with these other goodies:-
Kaisercraft - Flowers - Coconut
Kaisercraft - Flowers - Pink
Prima - Jack and Jill - Sugar Skies paper
Prima - Vine

I have not used these 3 following words but used the "DREAM" one instead, these are just to show the ones that are available at present in the shop.
Tim Holtz - Mover/Shaper - Friends
Tim Holtz - Mover/Shaper - Imagine
Tim Holtz - Mover/Shaper - Journey

and another Layout - This one was used for Tanya's Sketch challenge



and some of the goodies used in this one were:-

Tim Holtz - Hardware Findings
Tim Holtz - Mover/Shapers - Magnetic - Bird and Birdcage

along with
Kaisercraft - Paper Blooms - Olive
Pink Paisley - Butterfly Garden - Nature Sanctuary

Thanks for looking at these layouts I hope they might give you a little inspiration on different ways to use the products, but keep watch for more of Tim Goodies to appear in the shop.....

Robbi

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Crate Paper - Toy Box Range

Adrienne gave me these gorgeous photo's of her grandson (Regan) to scrap, sometimes it's nice to scrap male pages especially when I never get to scrap male layouts,

When I saw the Crate Paper Toy Box range of papers I just new these would be perfect for a male layout.



On this layout I have used, the Build pp and and Games pp together with a Teal Blue Bazzill cardstock. To embellish I have used the fabulous Eclectic Buttons which come in a pack of 14 different / arty buttons and have even added a home made Tim Holtz accordian flower - who says you cannot use a flower on a male layout.

With the left overs I created this layout, Adrienne told me about a Regan's kite which flew away and Regan kept telling her that "his dad is the best DAD because he can do anything", so that's why I have used those words on this layout of them together, such a special photo.



I have used the Pink Paislee Hometown Summer Border stickers, together with October Afternoon Mini Market Alpha stickers and Sassafrass Lass Alphabet Stickers.

Hope I have inspired you with these FABULOUS papers.

TFL & happy scrapping
HEIDI

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Wednesday Inspiration with Francine

Hi Ladies and welcome to another Inspiration Wednesday.

This week i have been playing with the gorgeous VICKI B line- lots of green- orange- maroon and browns and pinks- another fantastic collection from BOBUNNY. I have fallen in love with BOBunny and they are now in my top 3 ranges of papers! This collection has all the extras that you could want with buttons and metallic trinket buttons- alphabet and sticker embellishment sets and glitter stickers too - to name just a few. This range was so versatile for either boy or girl layouts- you could go pink- you could go green and browns and oranges for boys- something for everyone.

This first layout i did was a typical girly one - since i have girls afterall- using one of their fabulous diecut papers.This range also has some papers that are great for fussy cutting - flowers and shapes too- like the large flower shape that i cut from one of the papers and tucked behind the photo.



Products Used

Vicki B - Buttons
Cutouts paper
Plethora
Vicki B- Alphabets and Sticker Sheet
Vicki B - Dimensional Stickers'
Prima ribbon
-Eline Pink pearls
Brown Bazzill

The next layout i did using the more masculine colours of green and browns but ended up adding a touch of pink in there- documenting the battle of the fringe with my eldest daughter.




I hope that you will have a go with these ranges- there is a colour and style for everyone in this range.

Products Used

Vicki B- Bubbly paper
Cutout paper
Floralicious
Vicki B
Buttons
Bazillion
Vicki B- Dimensional Stickers
Vicki B Alphabet and Sticker Embellishment set
Brown brads
Ribbon
Brown Bazill

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Scrap Tech Tueday - Make a "TAG" Banner

Hi girls,

So, everybody knows that banners are a recent, hot, scrapbooking trend. Most of the time they are the triangle "bunting" style banners, but today I'm going to show you how to make a different kind of banner. A "tag banner". And we are making our own tags, too.

Here's the layout I used my tag banner on:



Products used:
Crate Paper School Spirit "Grade Card"
Crate Paper School Spirit "Study Hall"
white and blue Bazzill
Jillibean Soup Beanstalks twine
Tattered Angels Glimmermist "Twilight"
Basic Grey Origins diecut shapes
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alphas
American Craft Thickers
Basic Grey Hopscotch mini mono stickers
Kaisercraft pearls
chipboard cog
paint
ink
crackle glaze
journalling pen

Here are a couple of close ups showing the banner in more detail:





And here's how to make your own!

1. Take an existing journalling tag to use as a template (or draw and cut your own).
2. Cut your patterned paper into sections, if required. I used the "Grade Card" paper which has lots of individual grade cards in various colours. I wanted to create my own tags using the different coloured grade cards, so I cut them out first.



3. Trace around your template (use the back side of your paper).



4. Cut out your tag and punch a hole through the top.



5. Ink the edges.



6. Thread several tags together using twine, string, embroidery thread, ribbon, ric-rac or similar.



I hope you enjoy this idea. If you do decide to give it a try on your next project, be sure to share it with us!

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Colour Challenge - ends 31st May 2011

Time for the second of our fortnightly challenges for the month of May!

This time it's a colour challenge, using the colours BLUE and YELLOW. You can use other colours too, but your layout does need to be predominantly blue & yellow.

And don't forget our theme for May is "Along The Lines", so you will need to incorporate that into your layout as well.

Here is my example:



As you can see from the following close ups, I've used lines in a few different ways:
Down the right hand side, I have added a strip of horizontally lined paper with a quote printed in a vertical wavy line.
My journalling is done in strips, or "lines".
I have used 2 different lined/grided papers; one is the pale yellow piece and the other is the white one behind my photo.
I've also used some blue & yellow strips of sticker scraps (those little "off cuts" from the edges of your sticker sheets that you normally throw away) to create some interesting embellishments.







Products used (mostly old stock, so not many links I'm afraid):
Pink Paislee 365 Degrees "Daydream", "Think Big"
Fancy Pants The Daily Grind "Break Time"
Bella Blvd Carla Midnight Alphas
Basic Grey Origins stickers
misc. stickers
American Craft Thickers
Color Box Chalk Ink "French Blue"
buttons
thread
journalling pen

You have until midnight, Sunday 29 May to upload your layout to the gallery here: http://scrappinpatch.co.nz/coppermine/t ... ?album=417

And remember, if you complete all 3 challenges during May (the sketch challenge and the 2 fortnightly challenges), you might be chosen to be "In The Spotlight" next month!

Happy scrapping,
Hannah

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Wednesday Inspiration with Hannah

Hi girls,

I wanted to share a couple of layouts I did using the Basic Grey "Hopscotch" range of papers, stickers and alphas.

Initially, I considered this to be a pretty "girly" range due to the pastel colours and feminine designs, and I was going to hunt around for some photos of me as a little girl. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the colours are quite versatile, and can be used for both girl and boy pages.

I particularly loved playing with the combination of brown, mint green and lemon. I had fun using this combo, with a touch of orangey-pinky-red, to scrap a photo of my boys and I. The other page is of my niece Georgia, and I must admit I enjoyed going a bit crazy with pink and flowers for a change!



Products used:
brown Bazzill
Basic Grey Hopscotch "First Dance"
Basic Grey Hopscotch element stickers
Basic Grey Hopscotch Bloomers
Basic Grey Hopscotch mini mono stickers
misc. paper scraps
Versamagic ink "Pumpkin Spice"
pop dots
journalling pen



Products used:
tan Bazzill
Basic Grey Hopscotch "Mash Game"
Basic Grey Hopscotch "Potsy"
Basic Grey Hopscotch element stickers
Basic Grey Hopscotch Bloomers
Basic Grey Hopscotch mini mono stickers
Carolee's Creations tiny alphas
Prima flowers
brads
journalling pens

I hope these layouts inspire you to grab some Hopscotch papers and have fun with them!

Thanks for looking, and happy scrapping!

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Happy (Inter) National ScrapBooking Day

Happy {inter}national scrapbooking day!!


Okay, so I hope you are ready to play along with some pretty cool challenges?

To celebrate all things scrapbooking, the design team have come up with five different technique challenges which follow along the same theme.

The theme is All ABOUT YOU and your SCRAPBOOKING HOBBY.

I will let the design team explain their own challenge in more detail but briefly, the five challenge topics are:

A Snapshot of you.
Where you scrap
Your favourite things
Scrapbooking goals
Your Style

The idea is that if you complete all the challenges then at the end of the weekend you will have a series of layouts all about you and your scrapbooking hobby!

You can create your layouts any size or shape -- one option could be to scrap 6x6 inches and put them together and create a mini book about your scrapbooking.

As I mentioned above, the challenges are technique based and therefore each of the design team’s layout showcases a different scrapbooking technique which you must also include on your challenge entry.

And seeing as we are celebrating… one lucky challenge participant will win an amazing prize - a wonderful product prize pack (valued at $70!!)

To be eligible to win this prize, you must complete 4 out of the 5 challenges with the respective technique showcased and upload them to the gallery.

Also, each design team member will also choose one participant from each challenge to receive a RAK from them.

You must upload your layouts to the gallery by midnight on Monday 9th May to be eligible to win these prizes.

So, celebrate with us and I hope you enjoy participating in these challenges as much as the design team has enjoyed creating them for you!!

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Mother's Day Card Challenge

Today I have for you a very quick Card Challenge to celebrate all the Mum's in our Scrap Land

This card challenge involves making and uploading a Mothers Day card by
Midnight on Sunday 8th May and I will randomly choose a winner to win a prize pack from Me....

the only criteria is that is must have Flowers and Bling on it somewhere, as we all know Mums love flowers and bling of any kind

Here is my 2 examples for you,



on this card I have used some of the Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime papers
which due to Adriennes sale are now all gone! and the frame is a Stella & Rose one from the My MInds Eye Company
MME - Stella & Rose - Hazel - special cardstock frame
Cardstock - Emma
Pink Paisley - Butterfly Garden - Nature Sanctuary
Misc - Metal heart, chipboard circle, ribbon, bling, flowers

On this 2nd Card, I have used Prima



and the goodies used were:-

Prima - Botanical - Journal Notecards
Prima - Jack n Jill - Sugar Skies
Prima Botanical - Far Far Away
Tim Holtz new Banner Die
Misc, lace, bling and flowers

Thanks so much for looking and I hope these 2 little cards give you some inspiration to get creative for that special "Mum" or "MIL" in your world, - Mines gone now, so these little cards will get tucked away in a box, but I do look forward to seeing what you come up with

Robbi

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Inspiration Wednesday - Making Memories with Francine

Hi Ladies and welcome back to Inspiration Wednesday. This week i wanted to showcase some of the gorgeous Making Memories- Reverie Collections. There are four lines within this range on sale in the store- Sienne, Metallique, Brun and Noir. They vary from the Sienne which is a burnt rust coloured brown and sepia to the Metallique in silver blues to the obvious Noir in blacks and greys. All the ranges come with a stunning array of matching embellishments- ribbons and trims, butterflies, gems and brads, stickers, journal cards, baubles and glittertape to name just a few. I have done three layouts using the Sienne, Metallique and Noir ranges.

The first one that i wanted to share actually features me for a change - in a candid camera moment taken by my 3 year old!! Using the gorgeous Sienne line - i just adored these colours!



Products Used

Making Memories- Sienne- Ledger Silhouette
Dictionary Collage
Metallique Trims
Prima Flower
Small Alphas
Brown Flowers
Sienne Butterflies


The second layout i used the Noir Line and had a play with some Transparency sheets that Adrienne had in store for only $4.95 for quite a big sheet.

This is my layout
of my daughter having a moment



Products Used
Noir-Ledger
Noir diecut
Transparency
Black Buttons
Flowers
Prima Alphas
Prima Swirl
Prima Ribbon

The third layout will be posted on Monday next week !

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Step by Step - Altering a Picture Frame

Hi everyone,

I had some cute 5 x 3.5 inches white photo frames that I inherited from my sister. They had a couple of chips in the wood but I thought they would be a perfect size to do a little project for Taylor's room.

These were the frames in their original state. I quite liked the cute little trees that came with them!! Shame they had to go.



First I prepped the outside of the frames by giving them a little sand with a piece of sandpaper - mostly to smooth out the little chips to give a more even finish. Next I gave them a small sponge of white paint to ensure that the glimmermist would stick a bit better to the white frames. You could use white gesso which is a primer for this job but white paint works just as well if you have it lying around. The misting may have worked without this step but I wanted to ensure the mist would run as little as possible. After painting the frames, I used a piece of scrap paper and placed it over the glass to protect it from the treatment I was about to give the frame!



Next, it got a bit messy. I decided I wanted to use my Prima leaves mask as it is just DEVINE!! so I held it onto the frame and sprayed away. I was a bit impatient but I would recommend waiting for the mist to dry a bit before moving on to the other sides of the frame. This was the result...



Once all the sides were done and dry (I used my heat tool to help speed up the process here), I added Tim Holtz Rock Candy Crackle Paint to the frame to antique it a bit.



I then went and created two little picture layouts. The first one is placed under the glass. I used a piece of my left over Prima to create the 5 x 3.5" background, added a cute mat for the photo, some Cosmo Cricket Butterflies and my MS Doily Punch. The second one I created on top of the glass as I wanted it to be more dimensional.


Products used: Prima Fairy Flora, Prima Alphas, Dusty Attic Chipboard Fence, Prima Butterfly, Cosmo Cricket Butterflies, Tim Holtz Rock Candy Crackle Paint, Misc Buttons, Mini Alphas, Pink Glimmermist Prima Leaves Mask

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