Sawyer's Place catch up...

I just realized that I have been a slack blogger..... there are entire layouts that have been shared with my design teams but not with you. So I will remedy that for the next couple of days. As you all know I am a huge lover of Sawyer's Place washi tape, it is my "go to" thing when I am planning a layout or trying to find that finishing touch. From time to time however I set myself little challenges to see what I can do with washi.

This layout is one of those.....

Not one piece of pattern paper has been used!!! I have laid out the washi on some white cardstock and lined up the pattern to make panels of "pattern paper" and then I have diecut them or made them into banners. Another thing to know about washi is you can stamp on it or sew over it, also if you want to make a plain colour darker try layering it.

"Sweet, Adorable"
Sawyer's Place washi  tape x 7,
MME stickers & Brads, Tim Holtz butterfly die,
Blingology Brads & Pearls, Thread.

Made With Memories.....

Its been awhile since I have posted any of my work from Made With Memories but that doesnt mean that I havent been working, its quite the opposite really, a massive amount of work hasd been done, 2 layouts for Sepetember and 5 for October, which I will share later on in the month, I need to play catch up dont I?

I was lucky for the month of September to work with For the Record 2 by Echo park, I must say I wanted to do a boys and girls layout this month because I feel I have been always doing pink lately..... and once again I am loving YELLOW!!!! it must be the warmer weather.

"Shhh!"
Echo Park pp, WoW chipboard, MME Alpha,
Kaiser Craft veneer

 

"T"

Echo Park pp, Sawyer's Place Washi tapes,
MME Stickers, Purple Pumpkin Buttons & Tags,
Whimys Farm Twine, Studio Calico Veener,
Crafters Workshop Template, Mr Huey's Mist.

 

Purple Pumpkin Challenge just by the skin of my teeth!!!

This happens to be an unusual month for me it seem, usually by the end of the month I am struggling to keep up with my design team deadlines and its always a made dash..... but this month as I said is an unusual month, I have managed in record time to create all my monthly layouts and do some scrapping for me and some challenges, now why cant every month be like this?

Purple Pumpkin do a monthly sketch and I though why not!!! I have the biggest jar of there beautiful buttons and I am getting a collection of there new Flair buttons...... and with the weather finally warming up over here in the west why not do a summer fun layout.

"Epic"

Purple Pumpkin; Doily, button & flair button,
 Sawyer's Place Washi tape, Bazzil cardstock, Mr Hueys mist,
Crafters workshop template, Echo Park essential pp, MME Stickers,
 We R Memory Keepers stickers, Heidi Swapp Epoxy Stickers.

The sketch has circle in it and rather than do an actual circle I thought I would imply it with a misted template so it looks like the sun and I must say I love this template.



Lime Tree Creations September Sketch

So like I said yesterday I was going to have a play with the yummy crochet bits that Lime Tree Creations make and sadly there's one more sale and they will be no more ( crocheting is hard on your hands). They have a monthly sketch competition and here's my interpretation of the sketch.



"Adventure"

Lime Tree Creations; Doily, Trim, Flower & Lollypop, Handmade Halo; Charms & mini Fimo Flowers, Basic Grey pp, Echo Park; For the Record 2 pp, Bazzil cardstock, MME Stickers, Heidi Swapp Epoxy stickers, Studio Calico; Clouds, Glimmer Mist and Mr Huey's Mist.

Lime Tree Creations give away

Thought I would share a little bit of love. I have been wanting to create layouts with some of the lovely products from Lime Tree Creations for awhile and that's what I am going to do today, so how bout you join me go and check out there monthly sketch and check out there sale and grab some of most beautiful crochet products ever!!! ohhhhhh and they have a little competition so you can win some of these;

How do I scrap this photo?

You know sometimes there is just a photo that you think "what can I do with it?", it is usually because its too perfect or theres not the right paper or embellishment, so it sits there waiting for your to do something with it. So my question to you is what photo has that been for you? how did you work past it? or is it still in your to do pile?

So here's my one, it was take for my sons 5th Birthday and he is a little lolly mad, so when I saw this lolly pop, I thought perfect what to get a boy that has almost everything he is going to love it. I was right he loved it and I loved the photo. To help me get past my little dilemma..... I used Sawyer's Place washi tape and just layed it down on an angle, can you see there's 3 different types? and I just flicked the matching Lolly pop colours to help close in some negative space. The only thing I think it needs is journalling but at this time I don't know where to put it. Any suggestions?



"Lolly Pop!"
Sawyers Place washi tape: Red spot, blue spot and Multi coloured spot,
Spellbinders dies, Bazzil cardstock, Mr Huey's Mist,
Kasier alpha and Basic Grey alphas.

Handmade Halo.....

Time to share something that is more masculine...... I forget the joy in creating something that is a simple layout that allows the photo to do all the talking and all you need sometimes is a little embellishment here and there. Handmade Halo has some of these things even though they do the most amazing handmade flowers, they also have the perfect bits for a boys page.

 And I have to share my favourite product at the moment, its Mr Huey's spray love it for boys its like paint and it has no shine. Perfect for those masculine photos.

"Just Chillin"
Handmade Halo; pebbles & charm, MME Brightside pp,
Bazzil cardstock, Mr Huey's mist.