Love Life.. Dream Big.. Follow your heart.. for Scrappy Canary

Hi Again!

Im back today with my last share for Scrappy Canary this month using the Leila Scrapbook kit .. I still have plenty of bits left in my kit to keep me going throughout January while we await the next yummy kit!!

When I saw this triangle paper by Pink Paislee, I just knew I needed to make a feature of it.   

Absolutely adore this photo of Leila. Sitting peacefully, pondering life.. I do wonder what she was thinking in that moment, but I couldn't ask her as she took off so quick, back to the park to play. 

I took inspiration from her pants, and went crazy with the triangles.. stuck them down, sewed them, stapled them and even raised a few with foam tape

I kept the embellishments to a bare minimum, so as not to distract from the triangles 

Ive used a vellum piece, and die cut word from the ephemera pack in the kit, along with gold letter stickers and a chipboard banner to make up the title

Thanks again for stopping by, 

I would like to wish you all a safe and very Merry festive season! 

Happy Scrapping.. 

Michelle xx

Crazy little Critter.. for Scrappy Canary

Hi Everyone!

Can you believe this year is almost over?? I certainly can't. Its gone way too quickly

Today Im sharing a new layout using the current Scrappy Canary Scrapbook kit - Leila and the Maggie Holmes Shine Add-on

Simple ripped paper layers, mini clusters of embellishments, machine stitching, a mixed alpha title, delicate doily and a splattering of inks... these are a few of my favourite things

This crazy kid... We often find her perched, or hear her meowing multiple times throughout the day. She thinks its hilarious!! I've added this into the journalling that is hidden behind the photo

I'm really liking the floral embellishments within the Shine collection, this one from the chipboard sticker sheet complimented the papers perfectly!

Thanks for stopping by today, 

Be sure to stop by again tomorrow for another layout share

Happy Scrapping

Michelle xx

Hello Happy Day.. for Scrappy Canary

Hello fellow Scrappers!

Im back today with another layout share using the current Scrappy Canary Scrapbook kit - Leila

I loved the bright, fun, happy colours of the triangular shaped paper within the kit. 

It matched perfectly with the colours in the photo Ive chosen to document

Leila often brings us plates of cakes and deserts from her play kitchen. On this day it was an extra special cake for her Uncle Tim as it was his birthday, and she was cooperative enough for me to take a photo to send to him. Bonus!

I know I say this about pretty much all of my layouts, but I LOVE how this one turned out!!

The colours, the embellishments, the happy little face in the photo (this was the week we both had a crazy head cold that had wiped out of energy to do nothing more than snuggle in bed, or on the couch. You wouldn't think it from the smile she gave me, but she was pretty miserable for the remainder of that day, and we missed out on seeing Uncle Tim for his birthday dinner)

Ive grouped the photo (and signature doily) together with tags and floral embellishments from both the Main kit and the Maggie Holmes Shine Add-On. Love the mix of colours, with the pops of gold throughout

The acetate tags are a cute finishing touch to the sides of photos, good for layering as they are see through and mix well with the other embellishments

LOVING this roller stamp! I think I've used it on each page so far..

I've created the title from the 'hello love' wood veneer that I cut down and layered behind the 'Happy day' die cut

Lastly some handwritten journalling and splatters of Gold colorshine to finish the page off

Thanks for stopping by today, more to share very soon

Happy Scrapping

Michelle x

Capture the Everyday.. for Scrappy Canary

Hello Everyone! 

Its been a little while between posts from me, the start to this month has been a little hectic to say the least! I've still found some time to get creative though, which is good for my soul! 

Here's the first layout Ive made with the newest Scrappy Canary Scrapbook kit - Leila. How sweet that its named after  my little miss Leila, it certainly suits my style of scrapping, and her cute little face!!

The photos Im documenting are more silly selfies that Leila and I took a few weeks back. I was making a mess in the craft room and she had wandered in to check what photos I was using. She loves looking at photos, so it makes this hobby even more special, knowing that she will treasure these pages for years to come. 

'Capture the Everyday'

I've seen a few layouts made lately using vertical strips to the sides of the page, so I thought why not try it out. That black and white striped paper was just perfect to layer together with the spotted papers

Ive used foam to raise the photos and pink flower to the right to give some dimension to the page

Love the florals in this collection, however Ive found that there just isn't enough for my liking! I need more!!

This quote, that can be found on the cut apart sheet, really jumped out as something I needed to use for this page. Its exactly how I feel about those photos and that moment!

How cool is it to have a roller stamp as part of the kit this month! 

Perfect little sentiments to stamp all over the page..

And lastly a little cluster at the bottom to finish the page off..

All the products used here, apart from the doily, vellum, ink and Gold colorshine, can be found in the current Scrapbook kit, which is available in store now 

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Scrapping

Michelle x

Santa's Little Helper.. Hip Kits November 2015

Hi Again!

Back today with another layout share using the November kit from Hip Kit Club

Another Christmas layout, this one of Leila's second Christmas. She had just turned 1, and oh my goodness she was too cute for words!

Not the best quality photo, didnt have a fantastic camera phone back then. But, its another photo and memory documented. So cute!

I mixed some alphas from my stash with the puffy ones that came in the kit, and added in a strip of black hearts washi tape, also from my stash

The little animal die cuts from the pack were so cute, and the tags and frames were just perfect for layering into a cluster with some enamel dots and a glittery 1

Even though we aren't in Winter here in Australia, the glittery snowflakes still look pretty cool on these layouts

Lastly, I've cut triangles from pattern paper for the corners as I felt there was too much white, crazy I know! A few splatters of Gold color shine and I called it done!

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Scrapping

Michelle x

Elf on the Shelf.. for D-lish Scraps

Hey everyone!

I'm back today with my last share for D-lish Scraps this month. 

Ive chosen a photo from last christmas to document (finally) and scrapped it in a non traditional way (not red and green) using a challenge from the November Cybercrop set by Sonia

I've mirrored the sketch, altered it slightly, and came up with this 

Side note: a few of the items that Ive used within the layout have been in my stash for a while, but there are many many more similar items within the D-lish Store

Last year we introduced the Elf on the Shelf to our house. We were living with my parents so everyone in the family was involved, and it was so much fun! The photo is of my nephew Lachlan, who loves that trampoline, but was not so happy that the Elf was trying it out. 

As I was only using 1 photo, Ive layered a Wood veneer frame (that I've had within my D-lish stash for ages) with some gold star Punchinella. The title is made up of Wood letter that Ive coloured with a red gelato and some black stickers from my stash. The black and white spots paper strip is actually tissue paper from a past Just add paper kit

I've scattered a few stars in different sizes and forms diagonally top and bottom of the photo stack.

Wood veneer stars, red mini sequin stars (which are actually hot pink, but look red) and a dyed wooden button star

Another dyed wooden button star, red mini sequin stars, wood veneer stars and a Star mesh charm (another hoarded d-lish item) along with a little veneer reindeer

Lastly a couple of minifetti strips as tabs above the photo stack to complete the layout

Papers used on the layout came from the Hip Kits November Scrapbook kit, more layouts to share using that kit very soon!

Thanks for stopping by the past few days. 

Happy Scrapping

Michelle x

Lego Explosion.. for D-lish Scraps

Hello again Fellow crafters!

I'm back today with another layout share, full of D-lish goodness!!

This is exactly how you will find our play room at any time of the day! Leila is obsessed with Lego, and is getting better at building things by herself. 

So fun to hear her when she's in her little lego bubble

I started the background with some left over texture paste, from the layout I shared yesterday, which I smeared across the page. Next I've added an extra layer of texture using some whipped spackle and a Dusty Attic stencil . (Embellishments shown here are from the Freckled Fawn glitter chipboard sticker packs)

I've mixed up some different embellishments for this cluster - a minifetti strip, D-lish flair button, Dusty Attic page pebble, Freckled Fawn glitter star, skinny washi tape strips, paper butterfly and some enamel shapes

a close up of how the minifetti strips can be layered as tabs 

And lastly another D-lish flair, page pebble, glitter star and sprinkling of enamel shapes to finish the page off 

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to check back tomorrow for my last layout share for the month

Happy Scrapping

Michelle x