Bell Family Cousins

Our kids love catching up with their cousins. They don't get to do it very often because of distance but when they do, it's like they only saw them yesterday. They are all growing up way too fast so when all the cousins were together on New Years Eve, I got them to pose for a photo. I just love the way the boys have their arms around each other. :)

This is my layout for the January 1st sketch at Stuck?! This is the sketch:

As you can see, I have changed it a little by swapping paper for where the photos should be and a photo for the paper. I have used some October Afternoon 'Farmhouse' on this layout. And I've used my sewing machine again!!

I love the mix of colours and patterns in this paper range. It matched these Thickers perfectly.

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Inspiration

I have signed up for Nathalie Kalbach's Summit 2012 Creative Jumpstart. I am loving all the new inspiration I am getting from some AMAZING artists. The video that has inspired me the most was the first one by Dina Wakley - her art journal pages are awesome. I don't consider myself to be all that 'arty' but, after seeing Dina's warm ups, I was inspired to get messy with paints, mists and stamps. And while art journals aren't really my thing, I decided to incorporate the techniques on my scrapbook pages. I had a piece of cardstock on my desk that I had sprayed with some mist for another project. I didn't like the way it looked so had started another. Once that layout was finished, I went back to the original piece of cardstock sitting on my desk, and started having a 'play'. And here is the finished product (with a little bit of Lou Nelson inspiration there as well).

I'm not sure that I am all that happy with it, but for a first attempt, I think it's ok. The colours don't really go all that well together. I don't have many supplies such as stamps, inks etc but I think I might need to change that! lol And here are some close ups:

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Do You Love Washi Tape?

I do! I am using it on just about everything lately! lol And while scrapping a layout for the Little Scrapbook Shop, I came up with a new way to use it!

I had some wooden letters from Pink Paislee - you can find them in the LSBS shop here. I then covered them with strips of tape - a bit like wallpapering, I guess!

Turn it over and trim around the edges.

It doesn't matter if you can't trim right up close to the edge - just fold it over!

And voila! You have a new look for your letter:

You could also use this technique on chipboard too. Here's a little sneak peak of how I've use them on a layout - all will be revealed shortly ;)
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I Dare Ya!!

As you know, I had a bit of a clean up of my scrap space last week. I had thrown out my old box of paper scraps because I never used them. But I did start a new scrap box with some of my recent papers. When I saw the challenge at the new challenge blog Daring You To Scrap, I knew almost instantly what I wanted to do. The challenge is to use paper scraps as your background. So here is my layout:
I roughly cut strips of paper and then layered them on the cardstock. I then pulled out my sewing machine and added some stitching. The kite is from A Lil Somethin.

And I've used some some of my older alphas - some Thickers and Cosmo Cricket tiny alphas:

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Hellloooo Mojo!!

I started cleaning up my scrap desk after the Savvy CC and noticed that some of the things on my desk were the perfect colour for this months White With 1 challenge - white + lime + buttons. I went digging for a few more things and came up with this layout:
It was my New Years Resolution this year to take more pics of us altogether as a family. I got out the tripod, set the timer and took some snaps. And of course we had to do a silly one! Not sure what happened to Michala - perhaps she knows how crazy we are and didn't want to be a part of it! lol So here's some close ups - I've used up some old BG chipboard alphas and Sass Lass alpha stickers for the title:

I found some twine in just the right colour and wrapped it around the buttons (thanks Lou Nelson for the inspiration):

I have used lots of paint that I flicked and stamped with bubble wrap. And I've used some Pink Paislee tissue paper in the background. There is such a mix of manufacturers on this layout. I don't think I have done that for a while. Using up my old stash has really kicked started the mojo.

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More Savvy CC Layouts

I have managed to get the other 2 CC challenges completed from the Scrapbook Savvy Cybercrop. This is my layout for Sara's challenge - to use the colours red, blue, green and white.
While cleaning up my scrap space the other day, I realised that I need to start using up some of the older stuff in my stash. I have used some Doodlebug alpha stickers and some BG chippy alphas for my title.

And this is my layout for Kerryn's puzzle challenge. The puzzle pieces were a star, a bow, a christmas tree, a music note and a ticket.

I have used mostly OA Holiday Style on these layouts. And here's another close up:

And once again, I've used up some more of my older stash:

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First Layouts For 2012!

It's the first day of the New Year and I have been scrapping already! I've been having a bit of a clean up of my scrap space. Now that that was finished I decided to make it messy again! lol This is my take on the January challenge at Scrap The Boys - scrap a layout about your boys favourite summer past time. At the moment for Lachlan, it's swimming!

After having a week block of swimming lessons he has gone from having no confidence in the water to being a little fish! We have been swimming a few times since then and he has gone ahead in leaps and bounds. Here's a bit of a close up:

This next layout is for Tara's challenge over at the Scrapbook Savvy cybercrop. It's a sketch challenge:

I've used some October Afternoon 'Holiday Style' on this one. I took this photo of Darcie on Christmas Day in her new dress. I can't believe how grown up she looks in this pic - she certainly doesn't look like a 2 year old to me!! :(

I've used some more Dymo tape for my journalling.

I hope you all had a great New Years. We just had a quiet one at home. The kids stayed up to watch the 9pm fireworks - they thought that was a bit of a treat! lol We were in bed by 10.30pm! How exciting are we?? lol

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