Stamps Ahead

 Here is a layout I have completed for ARTastic May challenge.   Here is the inspiration image which we could interpret anyway we liked  I was drawn to the top on the display model, the background of hanging pots and the house reel. The photo of me was taken this year against a hanging basket I have on a tree. I knew I had a set of Kaszazz stamps of hanging baskets and I have used those (as well as a pot plant) and coloured with my alcohol ink markers.  I went with orange strips to match my top.  I hope I have met the brief this month.  Whilst ARTastic Challenges are not holding any specific International Scrapbooking Day (ISD) challenges they are encouring all to enter their May challenge.   Thank you for looking and by-the-way we are expecting rain, once again, this weekend so we should see our flowers growing even more in the days ahead.   Margaret

Today is International Scrapbooking Day (ISD) and I am participating in several challenges over the web.  Here is a layout I have created for White with 1 challenges .  Whilst, it is not technically a challenge for ISD they have combined with their sister site ARTastic challenges to incorporate their monthly challenges, for this month, for ISD. Here is the White with 1 challenge Mood Board for this month - we were to be inspired by the board and to incorporate items seen and inspire you - perhaps a grid pattern, see circles or rectangles or  watercolours or inky backgrounds, inspired by threads or leaves or glass beads?   Use any colour blue with white. My photos of a recent beach walk, whilst on holidays, on Coolum Beach in Queensland.  I was, of course, inspired by the grid pattern.  I was inspired by the grid pattern. I have used many bits and pieces from my stash - Unmistakeable Creations Cruise Collection for papers and die cuts, Mintay Papers Sea...

Layout I completed for challenge at Cocoa Vanilla Studio International Scrapbook Day 2020 Celebration.  The challenge was to be inspired by a layout by one of their design team. I was inspired by a layout by Anna Komenda from 28th January, 2020.  Thank you Anna. For sometime I have wanted to do a circle type layout, a few times I have got my bits and pieces out to make a layout - in fact the white cardstock (CS) I used in my layout was creased as it was in the bag with the said bits and pieces.  I got my iron out and gave it a good iron to get it straight!!  Is that dedication to a task? My first thought was to use some blue Nuova mousse that I have....whoops go get it, open and it is so hard not even water will get this baby going again - ever!  Look at the knife (well, actually scissor edge) it will not penetrate that surface.   So off I went to get my paints and paint a somewhat round circle and spread some drops over my CS. The pape...

I am participating in challenges over at Cocoa Vanilla Studio this weekend.  The first challenge was to be inspired by a mood board.   Here is my layout with a photo of my great nephew who is growing up so quickly - 2nd birthday shortly: And here is the mood board - we could draw on images, colours, patterns, texture or the quote - whatever grabbed you.  I loved the quote, butterflies and the pastel colours. I only own 4 12" x 12" patterned papers (pp) by Cocoa Vanilla but reassured we could use any of our stash I proceeded.  What have I used: One of my sheets of pp from their Wild at Heart collection - Artisan I lightly sprayed Distress Oxide Sprays - picked raspberry; broken china; fossilized amber. Then search my stash for co-ordinating papers (both retired Kaszazz papers) that match the photo I selected and then sprayed with fossiled amber and distressed the edge. On to my craft mat sprayed the 3 colours, and a little water,then stamped Kaisercraft Mage...