Sleeping Beauty ...

Playing along with Unstampabelle's this month with their Magic theme tied to a Disney film.

I've selected Sleeping Beauty ...

thanks for looking,

Jane xx

QVB ...

Playing along with Archi-scraps this month using this photos as inspiration and the criteria of "domes".

Hmmm, domes I thought.  I've done all my vacations which featured domes and then I suddenly remembered I had some great snaps of the Queen Victoria Building (affectionately known as the QVB) in downtown Sydney.  This building is stunning both inside and out and is heritage listed.  Designed by the architect George McRae it was completed in 1898 and has undergone massive renovation in recent years to become the masterpiece it is today.

It is a beautiful building filled with amazing stained glass windows, decorative tiling, wrought iron balustrades and some outstanding architectural features.

Thanks for looking,

Jane xx

Soul Scrappers in June ...

Playing along with a number of Soul Scrappers challenges this month.

PICK 3

Using yellow, buttons and stickers

TTT59

5 word title, floral patterned paper and enamel dots

thanks for looking,

Jane xx

What's in the Bickie tin? for June ...

Welcome to our June challenge for What's in the bickie tin?

This month's requirements are:

Colours: Black & White

Add a banner

Doodle

This month I decided to delve into my stash of project life cards along with the off cuts of patterned paper I keep in a A4 plastic page protector to source some black and white for my page.

I've used an older vintage black and white photo and have run vertical lines alongside the edges of the cards in black pen to frame the space of the blocks.  I have created a little banner on my title card.  Black rhinestones and white enamels dots finish it  all off.

Hope to see all your layouts in our gallery.  

Happy scrapping,

Jane

A little blue card ...

It has been a while since I played along with a challenge with UnstampaBelles so there is no time like the present!

This month it is all about Wind and/or Wings and Blue and White.

Apparently you can't use the same link twice so I need to have the card as a separate blog post.

So Card Part 2

I then used what I had left over from my layout to create a little card with appropriate blue ladybirds for the "wings".

thanks for looking,

Jane xx

A little blue layout ...

It has been a while since I played along with a challenge with UnstampaBelles so there is no time like the present!

This month it is all about Wind and/or Wings and Blue and White.

I decided to do it all and have used whatever blue patterned paper I had in my off cuts basket to put this page together also using a butterfly cutoff strip to add in some physical "wings".  The photo is a lovely scene of clouds and mist rising among the mountains (Blue Mountains west of Sydney) in the early morning. 

I then created a little card which I will put into another post.

thanks for looking,

Jane xx

Soul Scrappers for May ...

Playing along with a number of Soul Scrappers challenges this month ... very happy to be scrapping again!

MBC#26 - Mystery Bag this month is anything Easter.

Always fun to document the consumption of chocolate!

RW42 - Random Word

I selected STYLISH from the list.

Always loved my daughter in this coat ...

International Scrapbooking Day Challenges

iNSD#1 

Use words, title or phrase from supplied poem.

 I used  ... Just as cool as you please ...

I use this technique a lot when I have more photos to add to a page but don't want to do a double layout.  I add 2 or 3 more to a 6x12 pocket page protector.

iNSD#2

Photos on your layout must be a circle shape.

I have had this paper in my stash forever - time to use it up!

iNSD#3

Feature a tag you have created.

Ahh the end of school when one door closes and the world awaits ...

GDApril

Taking inspiration from this moodboard ...

I was inspired by the butterflies and the striking blue of the cushions to finally use this lovely photo of my MIL.

Thanks for looking,

Jane xx

                                         

What's in the bickie tin? for May ...

Welcome to our May Challenge for What's in the bickie tin?

This month's requirements are;

The colour GREEN (as little or as much as you like)

Add some STRING

Use A STENCIL/MASK 

This month I have gone with a very retro feel to showcase a (dare I say it) retro photo. 

TIP

This green background paper has been in my stash for a very long time and is the thin paper variety - a clear indication of its age.  To give the paper more stability I adhered it to a piece of card stock from my stash in a ghastly colour I knew I would never use.

Hope to see all your layouts in our gallery.  

Happy scrapping,

Jane

Soul Scrappers ...

I am playing along with a few different challenges at Soul Scrappers at the moment ...

First challenge completed is for Survivor for April where we are asked to create a layout with stars, lots of stars!

I used ink pads to blend onto several pieces of white cardstock in a colour-way to work in with the star patterned paper I had chosen for my page.

I then punched out a lot of stars!  These were added onto the patterned paper to cover the existing stars with glue dots to raise them slightly above the paper - hard to see in the photo but the effect is quite dimensional.

thanks for looking,

Jane xx

What's in the bickie tin for April ...

Welcome to our April Challenge on What's in the bickie tin ...

This month's requirements are:

The colour Yellow - as little or as much as you like!

Add some Misting

Do some Embossing

I love using yellow so this was a good opportunity to do a bright and happy layout of some cute school memories for my son - gosh this was Kindergarten and he's now at University so a little overdue I think.

I am using yet another older paper range - this one from Theresa Collins and I've added in some embossed card behind the photo.

Hope to see all your layouts in our gallery.  

Happy scrapping,

Jane

STG for March ...

Playing along with Scrap the Girls for March with this bright but rather unusual moodboard ...

My first thought was to run with the colours rather than the content so I pulled out the orange, red and green and worked with that.  I found a designer specialty paper that has been in my stash for so long and I never really knew what to do with it, fussy cut out two flowers from the area behind the photo and then added some additional elements to create my page. 

thanks for looking,

Jane xx

What's in the Bickie Tin for March ...

What's in the Bickie Tin for March ...

The colour Pink

Add some Paint

Do some handwriting

Continuing on my theme of using up older paper lines and supplies that have been sitting in my stash mostly unused, this month I pulled out a white Adirondack Lights paint dauber, a few project life cards, a few pieces of patterned paper from my offcuts box and a paper doily and set to work ( I even found some very old Basic Grey feltees in a bottom draw).

Hope you can find time to play along with us this month.

thanks for looking,

Jane xx