Scrap the girls January 2019

Time Travel

"Time Traveller

Visit the pin up board over on Pinterest with pins about the 1940s and 1950's- Pin Up

Pick a pin or two for your inspiration and tell us what inspired you.

I was inspired by the pin of the lady holding up a muscled arm with the tattoo "Girl Power"

 My mum certainly had girl power!

 In 1946, she and two girl friends headed from Perth to the Eastern States for a working holiday 

( Mum told us jobs were everywhere!)

 I chose the color scheme from another pin- Pin up Party.

I'm thankful that this lovely woman was my mum, who among other things inspired me to get out there and see the world!!

I used Maja Design "Vintage Baby" papers, Dusty Attic Chipboard and 49 and Market Flowers.

I coloured the chipboard and title with Tsuniko Brilliance Dewdrop ink

looking forward to seeing what inspires you!

Scrap the Girls December 2018

Pick one Dress and be inspired by it!

I was inspired by the blue dress with Santa and the snowflakes on it.

I started with a wreath from Created by Gwen - sponsor for this month.

I painted it with Prima's Opal Magic Acrylic blue-violet paint and them pounced over it with white

gesso to give that snowy look!

The photo was from quite a few years ago but I thought it fit the theme really well!!

I backed the wreath with paper from Kaisercraft's Indigo Blue collection.

The word Wish was also from Created by Gwen and I backed that with Christmas paper from Maja

Designs( the  particular paper collection was from quite a few years ago ).

The reindeer were diecut( Sizzix) and I sprinkled them with glitter!

Lots of choice with this month's moodboard!!

Pick your favourite dress and go for it!!

November Scrap The Girls 2018

the challenge this month is to get Lost and be inspired by your favourite fairy tale!

I was inspired by the lovely mauve toned dress and the story of Cinderella!

The photo of my daughter for her year 12 ball was perfect!!

( However there was no wicked stepmother on the scene!!)

I had some left over Papers from Blue Fern Studios - Courtship Lane.

I fussy cut the flowers and layered them in with the paper layers beneath the photo.

I sprayed some mixed media paper with Prima Color Bloom Iris and ran it through my trusty big shot machine with a die I bought at Woocraft(mandurah). Then made a stack of matching die cuts to adhere it to, to give it height( read that somewhere on the internet!)

Then I sprinkled glue and glitter on it!

I bought the mould for the Disney castle and Paper Clay at Woocraft in Mandurah. Once it was dry I painted it with Jane Davenport 's Acrylic Purple Paint, mixed with a little white acrylic paint. Then the glue sprinkle and glitter.

In the background I used Golden Texture Paste, mixed with Prima Art Ingredients Purple Mica Powder. I put it through the Dutch DooBadoo star stencil which I had originally bought for my Christmas cards!!

Every fairy tale involves stars somewhere I think!!

My chipboard title was from ScrapFX and I coloured it the same way as the castle

I can't remember where I got the glitter Dot for my journaling tag.

The glitter which I even sprinkled in the texture paste before it dried was from; Barbara Tromley Original Art Glittering System, Ultra Fine Azure Transparent ( from the United States but I have no idea where or when I bought it!! LOL)

I edged my papers and flowers with Tsukineko Brilliance DewDrop Pearlescent Purple ink.

Took me ages to settle on a design for this challenge but once it started to flow I really enjoyed myself!!

The sponsor for this month is the Resin Rainbow.

We all have our favourite fairy tale! It will be such fun to scrap about it and you may win the prize!!

Scrap The Boys October 2018 challenge

Scrap the boys challenge for October 2018 is to include pink!

I absolutely love Pink so I jumped at this opportunity!!

I had the perfect photo of my son in his borrowed pink bike helmet !!

He was and still is such a gorgeous young man!!

I had fun with Tim Holtz's oxide inks, and  also die cuts from  Created by Gwen.

I created this page while at a lovely retreat in Carmel, Western Australia -  Gumnuts Guesthouse.

The ambience there was so relaxing and supportive and I can highly recommend a visit. 

Zena even helped me play around with it a bit to get the balance right!

Craft weekends are reasonably priced and there is  lots of crafting space!!

Check it out and book your spot  as week ends fill up fast!! 

Or you can organise your own group!!

Scrap The Girls October 2018

Breast Cancer Awareness month "Fight"

I was inspired by the colors and the wording - be brave, be strong, be badass!

My daughter and I are definitely strong, and brave and I think we have the potential to be badass!!

Rikki Grazziani  (Justtoobsessed) taught me the background technique, using Dylusion Inks on a pre patterned resist board from Heidi Swapp.

When the ink is dry you rub over parts with a baby wipe which lets the pattern underneath show  through.

It was great fun!

The sponsors this month are Corbett Creations, CUT To YOU and the international sponsor is Accent Scrapbooking.

As Krisy says be breast aware !

Scrap the girls September sketch challenge 2018

sketch challenge this month at Scrap The Girls

                                                                         Grunge Princess

At first I struggled with this as I thought Grunge was definitely not my style and way out of my

comfort zone.

To my surprise once I'd had  some advice about "grunge"  I really enjoyed creating this DT page!!

(thanks Sue Plumb)

I had lots of fun with inking, stamping, draping chain, charms and washi tape!!

Papers used were from the Blue Fern Studios Chesterville Collection

-Barton, Hargrave, Chester and Buckley

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks-Vintage Photo, Black Soot and Iced Spruce

Stamps-  Kaszazz- Graffitti Mesh Background

Carabelle Studios -'Dood'l Art'

Finnabair heart(with the words within them)

Tim Holtz Film Strip( I've had that in my stash for years!)

Washi Tape

metal charms and chain (which I found at the Wise Old Owl in Barragup(W.A.)

Dr. Ph Martin's Bombay Black Ink

Dusty Attic Hashtag Sayings#2

Altenew Crisp Embossing Powder - Rose Gold

and Altenew Embossing Ink Clear

Accent Scrapbooking Flair (perfect moment)

I'm sure you too will have fun with this one!

Sponsors this month are  Colour Blast

and Accent Scrapbooking. Both have great products!!  

Scrap The Girls August 2018-

August 18 challenge

I was inspired by the Zebra, the colours and the exotic jungle feel of the mood board.

I love these two photos because at the time Sarah was right into lions and her imagination was so vivid I'm sure she really thought she was riding that lion out in the jungle with Simba!

As soon as I saw the Paper Arts papers I knew they were just the ones to complement the photos.

My Charms Creations Heart Embellishment was the perfect highlight!!

the Papers are    -Out of Africa 4

                           -Out of Africa 2

                                                     -Out of Africa 1 Acetate figures

Dusty attic Words

49 and Market Handmade Flowers Rustic Connection

Liquitex Light Moulding Paste

Plastic Paw Stencil(?brand-lost the packet it came in)

lastly the black heart on the tag on the side is Cocoa Vanilla Studios Wild at Heart Collection.

This was a fabulous mood board to work with, there are so many ways you can use it.

Thank you to Charms Creations for sponsoring this month.

why not have a go yourself - great prize on offer