Light

Good morning everyone.   Today I'm sharing a layout created for All About Scrapbooks about my One Little Word for 2017.....Light.  

  Each year I participate in Ali Edwards' One Little Word.  For more information go HERE.  I select a word each year as a guide, as something to focus on and keep me grounded. This year it's Light.   If you would like to read more about why I selected that word, you can go to my blog post HERE.   This page consists of lots of layers.  

  I really wanted to add some journaling, so I didn't do any mixed media on this layout! I know! Amazing!   I added some 2Crafty Chipboard, painting it first.  

  I then added lots of little inspirational sayings and quotes that suited the theme of the layout, and finally my journaling down the left hand side.  

  I'll be back again soon to share some more.

Study Study Study......

Hi everyone, well it's the end of the week already, which means it's my turn to share my latest scrappy creation for All About Scrapbooks.

 

This week I had a play with the new gorgeous Bella Boulevard Addison ranges. 

I also added a splash or two of Jillibean Soup Chit Chat Chowder.

I adore these new ranges - so bright and colourful, perfect for my teenage children!

 

 

Because of the bright colours, I chose to go with a white background.

I added a few splashes of watercolour, and then began layering up my papers.

 

I always add black when using bright colours -  I think it 'grounds' everything, and also I think it makes the bright colours seem a bit more 'teenagery' (is that a word?! Lol)

 

I added a few strips down one side - I love that they have a paper designed for this.

I also cut and tore into a few papers to use as layers around my photo.

 

I added some 2Crafty triangles, covering some in the bright scraps on my desk,

and also using the negative of the chipboard to trace some triangle shapes directly onto my background paper using a black pen.

 

I like the 'fun feel' this gives the layout, and I think it works well with the story of the layout

 - it's all about how my 15 year old daughter - gorgeous creature that she is - studies.

It's something I always want to remember about her.

 

 

I then added some lettering for my title, and included some cute embellishments and stickers as well as the most important part - the journaling!!

 

Well that's it from me this week.

I'll see you all again next week.

 

She has superpowers....

Good morning everyone!
Today I'm sharing a page created for All About Scrapbooks.
 

Can you believe it's already Friday?

And can you believe it's the middle of November?! Eeeek!

 

This week I've been playing with a stack of Bella Boulevard.

A bit of Addison and a bit of Illustrated Faith.

 

All the bright colours make me so happy!

I love how they co-ordinate so well.  I love mixing them up a little!!

 

 I began this page by selecting the background page.

This one jumped out at me as it's my teenage daughter's favourite colour, plus this page already had flicks of paint on it - and in my 'go-to' paint flicking colour, black - PERFECT!

 

 

I then added a couple of strips of paper and a few matts around the photo.

I selected word papers for the matts - those of you who know my work know I LOVE words, and this page involved a story about words, and how they are my daughter's superpower.  So the word paper totally goes with the theme.

 

I then added a few embellishments in co-ordinating colours,

my title and journaling and ta-da I was done!!

Didn't even finish it off with a few flicks of paint - they were already there!!