Just For Fun

Hello again!

My mum cleaned out some things from her house and gave me a box of old crafty bits and pieces. In it I found some very old Creative Memories stickers. I remember using these when I first started scrapbooking over 20 years ago. I was about to thrown them in the rubbish but then I had an idea. Could I use 20 year old stickers in a modern art journal page? I accepted the challenge!

I thought the pink and the purple striped stickers were usable so I added them down the side of the page. I think they worked ok. The very dated tulips I could perhaps have done without though......

In keeping with the old stash theme, the only new thing on this page is the stencil. Everything else  I've had for years.


Happy scrappin'!


Heather

LOL at More Than Words!

Hi there! I hope that wherever you are, you are coping with the unusual situation we all find ourselves in.

I also hope that you're finding plenty of creative time cos it's Mini Challenge time again at More Than Words. The word to use on your card, tag, ATC or postcard is LOL. We all need a bit of a smile at the moment so show us what you can make!

I made a tag:

I went all out on the bright colours to portray a sense of happiness.

Will you join us this month? You can find the details here.

Happy scrappin'!


Heather

It's All About the Cuts

Hullo, hullo! I hope you are staying safe and well and are getting in lots of crafty time!

Have you seen the new challenge at Kraft +? You need to use Scissor Cuts on your kraft project. Hmmm, now that's a challenge! I'm not a big fan of fussy-cutting but I bit the bullet and did heaps of it on this layout. There are many bright sides to this lockdown and I wanted to document some of the great walks I've been on. It's a great way (in fact the only way!) to catch up with friends, even it's just one at a time and we have to stay 1.5 metres apart. :)

I stamped lots of small flowers onto painted cardstock and cut them all out. I also fussy cut some banners.

I scattered the flowers around the page. The butterflies are die-cut from the same paper. Cutting them out with scissors would be almost impossible!

I also fussy-cut the title from a sheet and the leaf from a napkin.

I hope you can join us this month! You can see more details on the challenge here.

Happy scrappin'!


Heather

Camouflage!

Hello and welcome back! How are you coping in these unusual times? One way our family stays fit when we can't go the gym/netball/karate and whatever other sports we play, is by going for walks. We've discovered many walks that we previously didn't know existed. In fact I didn't know that some of these parks and forests even existed so close to us!

One day we went for a walk where there had been fires a couple of years ago. There are still many burnt trees and my hubby found that they had black soot on them. It didn't take long before he and our daughter were painting camouflage stripes on each other!

The challenge at More Than Words this month is to be inspired by the word FUNNY and to use STRIPES on your project. I thought this photo was perfect. :)

I was on a mission to use up lots of the bits and pieces that were lying around on my desk from my last project or two, plus to use up some old stickers. It was great not having to fussy-cut things out as I'd already done that prior to this for another project then ended up not using them at the time.

I did lots of doodling. I love doing this to my pages.

Have you seen the amazing prizes we have at More Than Words? You can check out the challenge here.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Art Journalling

Hello again!

I've had more time to create lately and I've enjoyed playing around with art journalling. I made this one for the April challenge at Scrapping Clearly.

The background uses a fab technique by Lisa Oxley. She's the queen of art journalling and colour in my eyes. You can find her amazing work here.

My journalling says, "Lovin' sharing lockdown with you...." 

Our daughter currently has pink hair so I coloured the black and white stylised photo.

I seem to gravitate towards this stencil so much when I art journal. And it's always gold! From memory it's a Crafters Workshop one. I love these die-cut butterflies too.

Stay safe everyone.


Happy scrappin'!


Heather

Art Journalling at Scrapping Clearly

Hi again. Just thought I'd share the last of my projects for the Scrapping Clearly virtual online challenge. It's all finished now and we had a blast!

This challenge was to scraplift your favourite artsit. I decided to use Deb Weiers as my inspiration. Deb makes amazing abstract, wonky faces. You can find her work here. My face below isn't abstract really, but it's a bit wonky.

Even though it's been a VERY long time since I've suffered a relationship breakup, the song "Castles" by Freya Ridings, really resonated with me. The idea of buildings "Castles from the rubble of your love" is very uplifting. I literally made the foundations for my castle from the words "your love".

Thanks for dropping by!

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Creepy-crawlies!

Hi there!

Ooohhh, I've got a skin-crawling layout for you today! The new challenge over at More Than Words is to be inspired by the word 'Everyday' and to add 'Bugs or Birds' to your project.

I decided to create a layout about a very creepy experience. In Cambodia, we went to what is nicknamed the Spider Market. This was not your average everyday market. You could buy all sorts of creepy-crawlies here to eat! Particularly spectacular were the tarantulas. They're enormous. Yes, that's a live tarantula on John's shirt!

These tarantulas are deep-fried and eaten. A guy we were with tried one. My stomach heaved every time he took a bite. I think I'd rather starve.......

I've been on a mission lately to use up the stack of partly-created backgrounds that I have. This one was just a couple of swipes of metallic paint on white cardstock. I added stamping and lots of bits and pieces from my scraps drawer.

What does the word 'Everyday' inspire you to create about? Is there something you do every day? Or have you had an experience that isn't 'everyday', like me? Either way, we'd love to see your entry at More Than Words. You can find the challenge details here.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather