Rediscover Your Old Stash!

Welcome back! Ooohh, we've got a great challenge over at More Than Words this month. The challenge is to be inspired by the word "Discover" and to use up some "Old Stash" on your project. Using up Old Stash is something that nearly all of us need to do so I was keen to get stuck into this one.

I raided my, ahem, "extensive" supplies and came up with this:

Absolutely everything on this page is old and some is positively ancient! Remember how we'd sometimes get scrapping papers in magazines? I used some of those here. I don't think I've ever used these papers before. I must say, I rather like them! The alphas are similarly ancient, but by mixing the fonts, and with creative use of colours, I think I created a more modern look with them.

Old stamps and chippies jazzed up with stitching and colour.

Another old stamp given a modern look by fading out the stamping.

The yellow tab is actually the top of some old packaging. I like the funky see-through effect.

That was fun! I hope you can delve into your Old Stash this month and join us!

You can find the challenge here.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

It's All About You!

Hi there! I don't know what it's like where you live but it's absolutely freezing here at the moment! Brrrrr.

Have you seen the new Mini Challenge at More Than Words yet? The challenge is to use the word "You" on a card, tag, ATC or postcard.

I made a simple birthday card.

I think this challenge is a great excuse to get some birthday cards made. YOU can enter as many times as YOU like!

You can find the challenge here. Be quick - you only have a week to enter!

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Back at Kraft +

Hello again. I'm thrilled to be back designing for Kraft +. The ladies there are such a wonderful bunch and the challenges are cool!

Here's what I made for the June challenge.

And here is the challenge board:

The challenge is to "add patterns" to your project. I took inspiration from the patterns on the board as well as the colours. I rummaged through my paper stash until I found similar patterns. I found these colours quite challenging as they're not my 'go to' colours at all, however challenges are what make us grow! I also took inspiration from the grid-like design of the board.

I layered up paper squares and topped them with chipboard leaves tied on with string and backed with circles of cotton.

I stitched around every piece of paper on the layout and added a few embellies.

You can create any sort of project for this challenge. You can find more details HERE. I sure hope you can join us!


Happy scrappin'!


Heather

Scraplift Yourself at More Than Words

Hello there. I love this month's challenge at More Than Words. The challenge is to be inspired by the word "Favourite" and to scraplift yourself! How cool is that?

I took a "Favourite" photo of my daughter and created this:

And here's the layout of mine that I scraplifted.

I flipped the design to suit my photo and I jazzed the new layout up a bit, particularly around the edges. I also used patterned paper in the new layout whereas I used my own handpainted paper in the original. I think the vibrancy of the patterned papers matches the joy in the photo.

I raided my drawer of leftover bits and bobs. I'm determined to use these lovely pieces up!

I washed a top of mine the other day and the aqua-coloured tassles fell off the end of the ties on it. I thought they'd be perfect on a layout. I love how this one turned out - lol!

Some brighter papers added punch to the dark photo.

There are some amazing prizes availble to the winners of this month's More Than Words challenge. I hope you can give it a go! You can find the challenge HERE.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

I'm Back!

Hello there! Yes, I've been away travelling again. We went to Mexico. What a fabulous country it is! It's so full of colour and art and the people are so welcoming. We loved it!  But I'm back now ready to hit the scrap room.

My first project is for the Mini Challenge at More Than Words. I made this card for a family member who turned 60 recently. We had a very big party for him on the weekend.

The background is made from the roller runoff from gelli printing. I often love these pages more than my gelli printing pages! I simply added cogs, stamping, stitching, doodling and thread.

The word to use on your card, tag, postcard or ATC this month at More Than Words is LIFE. You can find the challenge HERE.

I sure hope you can join us this month. Be quick - you only have until the 31st!

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

My 2018 Faves

Hello there! If you're having a holiday at the moment I hope you're having a wonderful time!

I like looking back on my last year's favourites at this time of year. Here are my 10 fave layouts for 2018, in no particular order.

My fave card.....

My fave art journal page.......

And my fave textile project. (I made this in a class with DeeDee Catron).

Wishing you loads of scrappy fun this year!


Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Happy New Year!

Woohoo! Happy New Year to you all! I sincerely hope it's a fabulous one for you.

At More Than Words we realise that many people take a moment at the start of January to assess the past year and plan the future one, so our challenge for January is to be inspired by the word "Goals" and to add some Journaling to your project. The journaling can be typed, handwriten or take any form you like, so long as there is some form of journaling on the page.

I made an art journal page.

I used the word 'Goals' literally on this project. I love this quote and I think that way too few people pay heed to it. My kids especially don't seem to plan much so I journalled at the bottom of the page, "Dreams and wishes are fun. Pick which ones you want to see happen then plan and work hard for them.
Mum's words of wisdom #1"

I tore a page out of an old book to use as my base. I added paint, Magicals, stencilled patterns and stamps to the background. On top I use some cool trim and a few other bits and pieces before adding my quote. Of course, there has to be some messy stitching!

The sentence "It was a beautiful day" was in the text of the book page. I swiped my paint around that sentence, keeping it clear. It then picked up the colours of the Magicals, making the sentence stand out. I love this effect.

I hope you can join in the challenge this month. You can find the challenge here.

Happy scrappin!


Heather