Stamps Ahead

I have finished the final two challenges at White with 1 plus their monthly challenge as well.  It is cold and wet here on The Central Coast so a perfect day to scrapbook 'some' of my holiday photos. Challenge 3 - We all have them in our stash - long saved collections from manufacturers no long around. Stop hoarding and get creating - we want to see these lovelies in your albums not still in your stash. I used Kaszazz - one of their last collections Beachy Boho!  Photo was taken on my last day in Florida when with my friends we visited Cocoa Beach and had lunch on the pier.  This is a companion piece to my layout in monthly White with 1 challenge. My colour was ice/sky blue (I hope you can see the stencilling behind the photo etc) and I used yellow as an accent.   Challenge 4 - was to use metal, metal and a bit more metal. Yep, brads, paper clips, eyelets, charms, vintage essentials, clocks, tags and mechanicals - it it's made of metal we want to see lots of the...

2nd challenge over at White with 1 cyber crop I completed this layout.  The challenge was to get out those gelatos, crayons/and or watercolour pencils and create an amazing background for your layout. The finished layout - Just as I was taking the photo today the sun went away!!! Below are some photos of the process I used.  I used my long forgotten Ranger Distress Crayons and first drew circles on my background.  I then applied Ranger Distress Collage Medium over these circles. I was wanting texture that could complement the Epcot tower. The collage medium acts like water diluting the colour. Look at all that yummy texture I achieved.  I added some bits and pieces from a Kaisercraft Collectables Act of Life that I had stored away.  My journalling is tucked under the photo and can be pulled out to view the story. I was going to leave it like this but felt it need more - so I diluted the crayons with water and then flicked them on to the layout and further reduce...

 I participated in a cyber challenge over at White with 1 - Everything old is new again. Here is my layout for challenge one. The challenge was to use up buttons from your stash - a minimum of 10 and hopefully more. I am definitely in the more mode. The photos were taken during a recent visit to Kansas City, Missouri to see friends.  I found a kids Alice in Wonderland exhibition - well this big kid decided to take "The Yellow Brick Road".  It was so colourful and lots of little things that kids could do along the way.  As I took the photos I thought, to myself, just in case one day there is challenge I am ready for it! Little did I know they would be perfect for this challenge.  In the button box I also found the button with a tag attached perfect! According to a goggle search Dorothy represents the goodness and the innocence of humankind. Thank you for looking, Margaret

 After a long time away from this blog I have decided to revive it to show some of my latest and upcoming projects.  Here is what I have just created. Yesterday, I found a YouTube video from Twisted Paper Studio (thank you) that really inspired me to create dangles for junk journals, using scraps of paper, lace, string - really anything you have close at hand.  I really like that you can also use embossing folders to add extra texture to the dangles. I look forward to creating more in the future.   Thank you for looking, Margaret.