All Needles and Pins at Kraft Plus

Welcome to December and to a new challenge at Kraft Plus! This month, your challenge is to use Needles and Pins somehow in your kraft-based project. You can use the needles and pins themselves or you can add stitching or even just punched holes!

I came up with this:

I took some fun photos of my bestie and I one day when we were travelling together and they've been great to scrap.

I used the Needles and Pins theme in a few different ways. I stitched the title using my sewing machine. I'd never tried to do this before and it certainly was challenging, but I got there in the end. Note that I used a very short title to lessen the chance of a serious mistake! It didn't turn out perfect but it worked. I also used a pin on the butterfly beside it.

I also stitched a fancy border around the edges of the page. I made this by increasing and decreasing the size of the zig-zag stitches.

I had this pack of Kaisercraft embellishments sitting on my desk for a while. I wanted to use them but they were very little-girl themed and I have no little girls in my life at the moment. By only using certain items I was able to use them for a big-girl page instead!

I also dug out my old brads for this. I seem to be reaching for them a lot lately.

I hope you can join us at Kraft Plus this month. You can find the challenge here.

Happy scrappin'!


Heather

Lionfish!

Hello there! Have you seen the challenge at Kraft Plus yet? Let the word 'Mosaics' inspire you. Oohh, now that's got you thinking hasn't it?

Firstly, I'd like to thank the ladies at Paper Flourish for sending me an amazing package when I won a challenge. Guess what was inside? Mosaic patterned paper! To top it off there were also mosaic tiles and lots of other bits and pieces. With the exception of the alphas, I made this page entirely from the prize.

Unusually for me, I've scrapped on A4 sized paper because I think the album for this trip is going to be A4 sized. These photos were taken on an island in Indonesa called Seraya. I've never seen so many lionfish before. They were truly amazing!

I alternated between topping my squares with photos and mosaic tiles. I adore those tiles!

The blues and greens of the mosaic paper went perfectly with my underwater photos I thought.

Can you join in the challenge with us at Kraft PLus this month? You can find the challenge here..

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Guesting at Kraft+

Hello there. I was thrilled to be asked by the absolutely fabulous Sandra to be a Guest Designer over at Kraft+ this month. I was also a bit concerned at first though cos kraft scares me a bit! My style is very colour-driven and I struggle to get them to work on kraft background sometimes. My solution was to use my gorgeous Colour Crush powders on white cardstock then cut out shapes and layer them onto the kraft. I love the result!

I'm also a little bit hooked on book paper at the moment and I loved that I could incorporate this into my page. The other great thing about working on kraft is that I can leave my chippies raw and they match the page. Too easy!

Another fave product I've used on this page is my Kaisercraft stitched circles stamp and die set. The banner stamp happens to be a Kaisercraft one too.

I hope you can play along at the Kraft+ challenge this month. Here's the challenge board:

You can find the details here.

Happy scrappin'!


Heather

A Tribute to Lost Art

Hello and welcome back! Today I have a layout to share for The Dusty Attic that I made as a tribute to an amazing man and his art.

Bruno is an incredibly talented artist and sculptor in Marysville, Victoria. We saw his work years ago and all our family loved it so much that we bought a statue that was a replica of a huge one in the main street of Marysville. A few years later, fires swept through the area killing many people and destroying much of Bruno's work, including the original statue. We are so glad that our little statue of the old bushwalker and his grandson continues to sit in our garden, forever watching the country around it.

Don't you just love these funky new frames from The Dusty Attic? I can see myself using a lot of these! That poppy is a fave chippy too. Poppies are my favourite flowers.

To make the background I scraped on a little Dusty Attic Navajo White paint then added some splashes of Tinby Designs Colour Crush and some stamping. 

Here are a few closies:

The Dusty Attic products I used are:

Whimsy Frames #6 DA1562

Poppies DA1289

Dusty in Colour Paint

in Forrest, Navajo White

and Soot.

Dusty in Colour Clear

Gloss Varnish DA 0901

Happy scrappin'!

Heather McMahon

More Than Words in May

Hello there! Welcome back to my blog.

Today I'm sharing the layout I made for the new More Than Words challenge. The challenge word this month is "Moment" and the creative challenge is to use clocks, or parts of clocks, in your project. You can find the challenge here.

Here's what I made:

I was inspired by both the word and the creative challenge to use a photo of my daughter when she was going through a phase of dressing up in Japanese-inspired costumes. She had a lot of fun with this.

That chippie under the photo is a gorgeous Dusty Attic flourish. I simply painted it white. The clocks are a die.

The title is a Dusty Attic one. I painted it in two colours in a random way, just to be different!

I hope you can join our challenge this month! Here's the challenge board:

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

A Scrappy Chat Designs Card

Hello scrappy friends! Today I have a card to share for Scrappy Chat Designs. Yes, we don't always just make layouts! I've made this card using the absolutely gorgeous Enchanted Garden kit. This kit contains some yummy papers, cardstock, a full-sized stencil, Shimmerz Creameez, funky flowers, twine and more!

Here's my card:

You'll never guess how I made those gold flecks! Head over to the Scrappy Chat Designs blog HERE for a full tutorial and to find out my little secret!


Are you a Scrappy Chat member yet? If not, here are the details:
Joining Scrappy Chat Designs is like doing 3 classes each month - all in the comfort of your own home!

Each premier kit comes with:
Video AND instructions to complete the three layouts and feature many techniques with product to be used well after the life of the kit. (With all of our kits you will have plenty of product and knowledge to add to future projects)
Photos of each project including close up detail pictures.
All the product needed to complete the project with a list of additional basic items used such as ink/ paints/gesso/texture paste and colour sprays you will need out of your supplies.
The kits focus on how to use various products teamed up with some pretty paper to compliment them, so there is always less or non-consumable products in our kits, to not only help you complete some beautiful projects, learn many techniques and ways of using the different product as well as taking them well beyond the kit projects.
Kits are $39 + postage and come out monthly. Please e-mail us at orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com if you would like to order this kit

For more kits and other products visit our website www.scrappychatdesigns.com.au

Scrappy Chat Designs Kit club Membership (e-mail us to purchase):
This lasts for 3 months is $135 and includes 3 kits at 5% off and postage for all 3 kits (they are released monthly). As a member you also get ‘insider’ info on what is coming up in the next kit – sometimes even a pic! You get additional 'Technique sheets' showing you more techniques you can nail with the product in the kit from the talented Arty Chic's. You are also guaranteed the kits which do sometimes sell out VERY quickly. If you are interested in membership, you need to pay the membership fee by the 30th of the month prior.

Just email for this deal orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com 

Happy scrappin'!


Heather

Dusty in December

Hello Dusty friends! I'm back with you today with my layout for The Dusty Attic  for December. Before I show you, did you know that you can win a $100 Dusty Attic voucher? Wouldn't that come in handy at this time of year? All you have to do is enter this month's challenge and be the winner!

Here's what I made:

I used the inspiration board in several ways. Firstly, here it is:

Isn't it beautiful? I used the word Bliss on my layout and took my cues for my photo choice from the cosy, relaxing scene. I started off using only the colours from the inspiration board, but I'm a teal fan and I just couldn't help adding a bit, then a bit more!

That long wriggly piece behind the photo is a waste piece! Never throw out any interesting shapes - you never know when they will come in handy!

I layered up the background with Dusty Attic texture paste, some Dusty Attic stencils and, of course, Dusty Attic paint! I added some Magicals for extra pow. I've used Tinby Designs Metallic Melts on the frame, words, squiggly waste piece and hearts. I love this effect! 

Do you like the frame? - that's my own design! I love the funkiness of it.

Don't you just love these little hearts? They come in a pack of a mix of shapes and are fantastic value. You can use them on just about any project.

The triangles were made using a Dusty attic stencil that was made specifically for the escape2create retreat last year. I use it a lot!

The Dusty Attic products I used are:

Winged Frame Set DA 1343

waste piece from Lacy Border #3 DA 1344

Mini Hearts #2 DA 0990

Bookman ABC Set DA 0666

Mini ABC Set Lower DA 0862

Fan Stencil DA 1320

Texture Paste DA 1218

Dusty Attic paints in Oceania, Bisque, Pesto and Cranberry.

And of course, my ever-faithful....

Clear Gloss varnish DA 0901

(I use this to glue everything!)

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Friends Forever at Scrappy Chat Designs

Hello again! I have a layout to share today that I made with the "Enchanted Garden" kit from Scrappy Chat Designs. This kit is filled with gorgeous Kaisercraft papers, a full-sized stencil, some Shimmerz, string, some blingy bits and more!

I really love the layout I made with it but you'll have to pop over to Scrappy Chat Designs here to see the full layout.

Here's a sneak....

I sure hope you can take a look at the full layout cos I really like this one! Lol!

Are you a Scrappy Chat member yet? If not, here are the details:
Joining Scrappy Chat Designs is like doing 3 classes each month - all in the comfort of your own home!

Each premier kit comes with:
Video AND instructions to complete the three layouts and feature many techniques with product to be used well after the life of the kit. (With all of our kits you will have plenty of product and knowledge to add to future projects)
Photos of each project including close up detail pictures.
All the product needed to complete the project with a list of additional basic items used such as ink/ paints/gesso/texture paste and colour sprays you will need out of your supplies.
The kits focus on how to use various products teamed up with some pretty paper to compliment them, so there is always less or non-consumable products in our kits, to not only help you complete some beautiful projects, learn many techniques and ways of using the different product as well as taking them well beyond the kit projects.
Kits are $39 + postage and come out monthly. Please e-mail us at orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com if you would like to order this kit

For more kits and other products visit our website www.scrappychatdesigns.com.au

Scrappy Chat Designs Kit club Membership (e-mail us to purchase):
This lasts for 3 months is $135 and includes 3 kits at 5% off and postage for all 3 kits (they are released monthly). As a member you also get ‘insider’ info on what is coming up in the next kit – sometimes even a pic! You get additional 'Technique sheets' showing you more techniques you can nail with the product in the kit from the talented Arty Chic's. You are also guaranteed the kits which do sometimes sell out VERY quickly. If you are interested in membership, you need to pay the membership fee by the 30th of the month prior.

Just email for this deal orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com 

Happy scrappin'!


Heather

A Rich, Luxurious Scrappy Chat page

Hello there! I'm back today to share my first layout using the totally amazing "A Time to Dream" kit for Scrappy Chat Designs. Oh my gosh, I adore this kit!. The products in it just blew me away! There are stunning papers from Ken Oliver which have a very cool shiny surface and amazing designs. There is a stencil and the most beautiful beads I have ever worked with. There is a very cool product called Color burst as well as ephemera, book paper and cardstock. Wow!

Here's a sneaky peek of what I made. To see the full layout head over to the Scrappy Chat Designs page HERE.

If you're a Scrappy Chat Designs member, you'll be oohing and ahhing over this kit, I can guarantee it! You'll be receiving a Tech Sheet shortly showing how to make this project, step by step. Drop in next week to see some of the other awesome products being used.

Happy scrappin'!



Heather