~ Traci Reed Designs: On Display ~

Here are some pages made using kits by Traci Reed Designs. Some of them are collaborations with other designers.

Here's a page using a collaboration kit between Traci and Julie Billingsley entitled A Simple Kind Of Man.

Supplies:

Traci Reed & Julie Billingsley: A Simple Kind Of Man
Font: Clipper Script Fat

Another page using a collaboration kit between Traci & Jenn Barrette called Get Artsy: Get It Together. I love it when these two do a collab kit!

Supplies:
Traci Reed & Jenn Barrette: Get Artsy - Get It Together
Font: Sue Ellen Franciso

Finally, a solo kit by Traci called F

Supplies:
Traci Reed: Fit To Burst, Clip It To Me Vol1, Blondies Vol1
Font: Pea BMad

The above kit is available at Traci's store in Sweet Shoppe Designs. TTFN!

~ Pink Reptile Designs: On Display ~

Some LOs done with Mirjam's products (Pink Reptile Designs), available at The Lilypad.

The first is a page done using 3 kits from Mirjim, Under A Glass Moon Papers, Mark My Words alphas and Naturally kit. I also used a template from Simple Tiffany Studios, Love's Delight Templates.

Supplies:

Pink Reptile Designs: Under A Glass Moon Papers, Mark My Words Alphas, Naturally

Simply Tiffany Studios: Love's Delight Templates 

Font: RutmerHand

In this page, I use a For You Mom kit.

Supplies:
Pink Reptile Designs: For You Mom

Finally, this page uses kits from Owl Basics, Owl My Love and Spring Talk wordart.

Supplies:
Pink Reptile Designs: Owl Basics, Owl My Love, Spring Talk
Fonts: Christiana & Chalk Hand Lettering Shaded Dem

All the above kits are available at The Lilypad in Pink Reptile Designs' store. TTFN!

~ Get It Scrapped Articles ~

A couple of GIS articles which featured my LOs. 

An article on scrapbooking the weather as seen here. Here's my page: 

Supplies:

Paula Kesselring: Purple Rain

Pink Reptile Designs & River Rose: Scraparazzi

Font: Pea Chickie Shannon

An article on using colours found in nature to deepen scrapbook pages as seen here. 

Supplies:
Anna Aspnes: Art Play Palette Poppy
Rosey Posey: Never Forget
Font: Pea Jazz Skinny

Another article on using square photos on pages as seen here. 

Supplies:
Viva Artistry: Confuscius Says, Sheng Xiao, Silk Road
Maya de Groot: Stamped Alpha
Font: Pea Jannda

TTFN!

~ Jenni Bowlin Studio: On Display ~

Backlog of LOs done using Jenni Bowlin products. 

Our Family as seen here.
Supplies:
Jenni Bowlin Studio: Mercantile Mix Paper Collection 4, Butterfly Rubons, Floral Hearts, Classic Border Shapes, Chevron Stencil Cut, Mercantile Labels, Memo Embellishment Kit, School Days Alphas, Chalkboard Alpha Red On Cream
Anna Aspnes: Doily Edge Overlays No1 (overlay)
Captivated Vision: I Became Someone Else (doily)
Font: Sue Ellen Francisco

Cheeky Li'l Boys as seen here.

Supplies:

Jenni Bowlin Studio: Magpie Paper Collection, Magpie Embellishment Kit, Feather Stencil Cuts

Mary Ann Wise: Painted Overlays (overlay)

Ju Kniepp & Jenn Barrette: Seas The Day (paint)

Katie Pertiet: Painted Flourishes No2

Maya de Groot: College Years (paint)

Pink Reptile Designs: Note (paint)

Mye de Leon: Off We Go (stitch)

Fonts: Sue Ellen Francisco & Tangie AJF Mock Turtle

Glamping as seen here.
Supplies:
Jenni Bowlin: Mercantile Mix Paper Collection 2, Jeweled Butterflies, Journaling Basics, Chalkboard Alpha
Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette Easter Bunny, Doily Edge Overlays No2, 12x12 Edge Overlays No5
Font: Sue Ellen Francisco

I simply luv JB products! They are so easy to use and play with and even easier when combined with grungy textures, paints and overlays! Just realised I used the same font (Sue Ellen Francisco, free @ dafont) for all 3 of these LOs. Can't help it as it's currently one of my favs. TTFN!

~ 365 Cards: Day 106 ~

Today's challenge is 'Welcome Spring'. You need the word 'spring' in the card. Here's mine:

Supplies:
Simple Crafter: Spring Subway Art
Rebecca Mcmeen: Waverly
Val C. Designs & Cilenia Curtis: Fly With Me
Own stash: ribbon

Found this wordart in my stash and decided to make use of it. The rabbits signify Easter. 

~ Back Home! ~

Took a week's break and headed to Cornwall to stay in this:

We went 'glamping'. Rather than stay in a tent, we lived in a tipi. It was big inside but due to the chilly weather we have been having, it was kinda cold. Luckily there was a wood burner inside which we used to the max! There was a cooker inside too which we cooked for most days. There was also a double bed and two 3 more single mattresses (so you can imagine the space inside). We didn't hang around during the day as we went exploring different parts of Cornwall. We visited quite a few places such as Falmouth, Newquay, Padstow, Penzance and St Ives. My favs were St Ives & Padstow. We even did the Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Padstow on our bikes (yup, we brought 4 bikes with us).

The tipi is located on a farm and the farm has also another site, Orchard Yurt, again equipped with the necessary stuff for camping. Hence the word 'glamping'... camping with glamour! There is an indoor area with electricity and all the mod cons inside. We could get wifi too but it was extremely slow. Don't even try to download anything! 

Would I recommend it? Most definitely but in much better warmer conditions. When we arrived, that night we stayed, it was extremely cold. We survived and we had a lot of fun. I didn't think I could stand extreme cold but my body coped! Thank god for thermals! TTFN!

~ 365 Cards: Day 99 ~

Today's challenge is called 'Shapely' i.e. making a card which isn't a square or rectangle. Well, inspiration struck and I came up with this: 

Supplies:
Beth Rimmer: Junque Journal
Font: Hole Hearted

I had this image in my digi stash and though it would make a great shapely card! TTFN!

~ 365 Cards: Day 92 ~

Today's challenge is "Blog Inspired". Which blog.... 365 Cards blog of course. I was particularly inspired by the yellow background so here's my card: 

Supplies:
Val C. Designs & Cilenia Curtis: Fly With Me
Anna Aspnes: Birthday Wordart No1

TTFN!

~ 365 Cards: Day 85 ~

Today's challenge is called 'Throw Back'. Basically think back when I started papercrafting and use a trend from there. Well, when I started card making in particular, I was introduced to stamping. I fell in love with it and started an enormous collection of stamps (which I hardly touch now!!!) I was also interested in mixed media and came across the Zettiology dolls and got myself a few of them. So my card combined both of them! 

Card created using Angie Young's Dare To Nurture Your Inner Self kit and doll image from Zettiology. Font: A Wolf At The Doll.

Have to admit, it was fun to get back to stamping! TTFN!

~ Art Journal Caravan 2013: Itineraries #3 & #4 ~

Started catching up on my AJC 2013 Album. As usual, I'm wayyy behind! Anyway, I know I will eventually catch up. 

For Itinerary  #3, I work on the quote and came up with page:

Supplies:
Rebecca Mcmeen: Cyan
Fonts: QK Maggie & Ultra

Mindful that the port of call was still in the UK, I tried to find images that relate to the UK, hence this lady dressing up in a very British era. 

For Itinerary  #4, I worked with Word of the Week (WOW) and it was 'Open'. I found this particular quote and came up with page:

Supplies:
Rebecca McMeen: Violet Ink
Font: Bubble 1

Both my pages were created using kits by Rebecca Mcmeen (@ Scrapbookgraphics). She is one of my fav designers as her doll images are mostly hand-drawn and very unique! I'm find fun creating with the new format of AJC 2013. Tangie certainly knows how to run her AJC programmes! TTFN!

~ On Display ~

Some LOs that I've created but not displayed yet. (I so seriously need to keep on top on blogging. Life's getting busier each day! So much to do and so little time!)

Supplies:
Jen Maddocks Designs: Vintage Templates Freebie, Owl Magic
Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette Siblings, Script Tease Family No1
Fonts: Pea Kadee & Dead Secretary

A LO done for a challenge when Jen Maddocks was having a spotlight at Oscraps. 

Supplies:
Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette Savor, 12x12 Polka Dot Edges No1, Stained Glows No1, Canvas Textures No1, Chevron Textures No1
Font: Pea Daisy Doodles

A speed scrap challenge done during Oscraps 7th birthday celebration. Have to say, one of the fastest LO ever done in less than half an hour. 

Supplies:
Pink Reptile Designs & River Rose: Scraparazzi
Font: Pea Dacia

A LO done for Pink Reptile Designs using a collaboration kit between Mirjam and River Rose entitled Scrapparazzi. Fun kit. TTFN!

~ Traci Reed Designs: On Display ~

Playing catchup. My LOs done for Traci Reed Designs.

Name of kit is listed below each LO. Traci has done a few collaboration kits with other designers.

Supplies:
Traci Reed & Kristin Cronin-Barrow: Frankly My Dear
Font: Pea Christy

Supplies:
Traci Reed & Julianna Kniepp Designs: Hello, Handsome
Fonts: Xerography & Pea Alyssa

Supplies:
Traci Reed: (Extra)Ordinary
Font: Pea Haylie

Had fun designing these LOs! TTFN!

~ Woot! I've Done It! ~

I'm in seventh heavens! I finally completed my Art Journal Caravan 2012 Album early this morning. I finished off the last itinerary which had been plaguing me. Anyway, I had a look again and suddenly, inspiration struck. Rather than going for the quote, I went for 'The Inner Compass' which was to describe how one looks at 100 years old and what one would be doing. I recently bought a kit which I thought would be a good fit for this itinerary. So here's my page:

I can't tell you how pleased I am to have completed this album. Yeah, I was a little slow but I was slowly but surely completing them. Finally, it's done. The whole album can be seen here:

Alternatively, the entire AJC 2012 album can be seen here. Now to continue with my AJC 2013! TTFN!

~ Scrap Art Studio: On Display ~

I've been playing with some new kits that came out recently from SAS. From Angie Young is an art journaling kit called Dare To Feel Alive. 

Here are 2 art journaling pieces.

 Itinerary #49

 Itinerary #50

Now I've been slowly but surely trying to complete my Art Journal Caravan 2012 Album. Have to say I've nearly done so I'm quite pleased with myself. The above two are part of the album. 

The second is a kit by Courtney's Digiscrapin & Outside The Box Design Studio called Big Ideas. 

This kit is amazing! There is so much in it! Here are my 2 pages.

AJC2013 Itinerary #02 

AJC2013 Itinerary #08

The above 2 pages belong to my new Art Journal Caravan 2013 Album. Yup, I started another year of it and as usual, I'm behind again but I'll will catch up. TTFN!

~ Monthly Challenge @ Scrap Art Studio ~

I almost forgot that I'm hosting a challenge at Scrap Art Studio (SAS). I've been running a series of challenges called Inspired by.... This month's challenge is Inspire by Wordart which can be seen here. I love using Wordart on my pages. Here's my page: 

Supplies:
Aria: Winter Magic, Country Road
Cilenia Curtis: Art Dolls 2

You have till the end of the month to participate. TTFN!

~ Jenni Bowlin Studio: On Display ~

Playing catchup on my blog. Here are some LOs done using products from Jenni Bowlin Studio.

I played with Vellum Butterflies.

Vellum Butterflies

Here's my LO: 

Supplies:
Jenni Bowlin Studio: Vintage Patterns, Vellum Butterflies, Classic Border Shapes, Pets Bingo Cards, Printed Tickets Expressions, Reader Buttons, Town Square Collection, Be Our Guest, Definition Labels, Vintage Cream & Black Collection, Rhinestone, Buttons & Bows, School Days Alphas
Julianna Kniepp Designs: So Sweet (lace)
Fonts: Pea Danley & Pea Daisy Doodles

I scattered the vellum butterflies about on my page. I've also made used of other JB stuff for my page. 

My second LO showcased Be Our Guest Collection:

Be Our Guest Collection

Here's my page: 

Supplies:
Jenni Bowlin Studio: Be My Guest Collection, Jeweled Butterflies, Vintage Whimsy, Feather Stencil Cuts, Transferware Flowers, Chalkboard Alphabet Red On Cream
Traci Reed & Kirsty Cronin Barrow Frankly My Dear
Fonts: Pea Friend, Snap ITC & Pea Erwin Script

Have to say, I do love this collection. Luv the colours here. 

Finally, my last LO involved using Memo Embellishment Kit. 

Memo Embellishment Kit

Here's my LO:

Supplies:
Jenni Bowlin Studio: Front Porch Collection, Labels & Seals, Memo Embellishments, Classic Border Shapes
Pink Reptile Designs: Stunning Stitches (stitch)
Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette Enamored (lace)
Traci Reed & Jenn Barrette: The Bad (paint)
Font: Pea Emmie & Ultra

I've always enjoyed using JB's stuff and I'm so glad for this opportunity to play with them! TTFN!

~ Pink Reptile Designs: On Display ~

Mirjam brought out two new kits today at The Lilypad. 

Under A Glass Moon

Mark My Words

Luv the black and white theme here and here's my page: 

I made use of embellishments from Naturally kit and a Love's Delight template from Simply Tiffany Studio.

TTFN!

~ 365 Cards: Day 78 ~

Today's challenge is 'A Matter of Twinches'.  Basically have four 2x2" on the card with similar themes. I wasn't sure what twincies are but a check on the net showed me samples and here's my card: 

Card created using Rosey Posey's You Are Unique kit.

Recently bought a new kit from Rosey Posey, You Are Unique and I couldn't wait to use it. The card was easy to create using the various elements and I fulfilled the similar theme. This card was be sent to my SIL for her birthday. TTFN! 

~ Val C. Designs: March Challenge ~

Val is hosting a challenge over at Oscraps as seen here. You can pick up the free Happiness add-on as well. The challenge is based upon using this quote: 

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

Here's my page:

You have till the end of the month to play. TTFN!

~ Val C Designs: Art Book Collection - My Star ~

Val brought out a new kit, Art Book Collection - My Star, available at Oscraps. 

Here's my page done with this kit. Went for an art journal:

This was a cool kit to play with! TTFN!