3oM DT August reveal

Hello there!
Wow, what a busy end to July and start to August I have had.  I have just commenced a new job, in a medical centre, and have been busy learning the ropes.  Top that off with a big weekend doing the tourist thing with one of my daughters friends from Germany and her family, and I haven't had any time to reveal my layout for the August 3oM challenge.  So here it is….

This month's criteria is Pockets/Envelopes.

My layout is quite a simple and fast one this month and doesn't use much more than paper!  I completed it in a little over an hour once I had decided on how to incorporate pockets on to the page, and I am very happy with how it turned out. :)

I created a pocket simply by using one of my Martha Stewart punches.  I punched a small section along the top of the green & white spotted paper, which gave me the perfect little pocket effect to put my journalling card.  I actually learnt this technique from a very good scappy friend of mine - Tina Ollett!  Thank you for the inspiration Tina xx.

Products used:

Paper - Echo Park Boys Collection Mini theme

Studio Calico wood veneer stars

Corrugated card

Martha Stewart Punch

Prima distressing tool

Brass Star (from stash)

I hope you draw some inspiration from it, just as I did from my friend.

Until next time,

Happy Scrapping,

Yvette x

A Perfect Moment

Hello again!  I'm back to share with you another layout featuring A2Z Scraplets chipboards.  My very dear friend Tina Ollett inspired my love of chipboard - I blame her for my addiction! LOL

Some close ups of the chipboard…

I cut the title up and spritzed the "A" and  "Moment" with glimmer mist and covered the "Perfect" with Liquid pearls.  I also covered the frame with liquid pearls.  

The frame can be found here and the title here.

Products used:

Paper - Pion: A Day in May & Grandma's School book

Chipboard - A2Z Scraplets

Martha Stewart Punch

Mist - Tattered Angels Glimmermist

Liquid Pearls 

Flowers - Prima & Petaloo

Dimensional Magic

Lindy's stamp gang embossing powder

Brown embroidery floss

Glass cabochon

Thanks for stopping by and until next time,

Yvette x

Could you be any cuter?

Hi all!

Just wanted to share with you another layout I have done for my guest design spot with A2Z Scraplets. This one features a photo of my gorgeous boy, taken some 13 years ago now.  Boy time surely does fly by so fast.  One minute he was a 6 month old baby, next minute he's turning 14 and still as gorgeous as ever!  (I may be biased though).

The A2Z Scraplets chipboard word can be found here.

Products used:

Cardstock - Bazzill

Paper - Echo Park Boys & BoBunny Prairie Chic

Book page

A2Z Scraplets title

Embossing Powder - Lindy's stamp gang

Prima Stitching Stamp

Sprays - Lindy's stamp gang & Heidi Swapp

 Prima Chalk Ink

Goosebumps texture spray

Dimensional Magic

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Until next time,

Yvette x

A2Z Scraplets guest design spot!

Hi again!

Today I am featured on the A2Z Scraplets blog with a layout I did as guest designer, as part of a prize for a challenge I entered and won.  I have created a number of layouts using products sent to me in my prize package that will be featured over the following month or so.  How exciting!!

Here is the first one up on their blog….

The A2Z Scraplets I have used are Dream like theres no tomorrow and Frame 17.
I simply embossed the frame with clear embossing powder after coating it with gesso and for the title, I first covered it with gesso then spritzed it with glimmer mist and covered it with dimensional magic for shine!

Products used:

Bazzill

A2Z scrap lets title and frame

Flowers - Manor House & Kaisercraft

Martha Stewart punch

Prima Butterfly resin

Dies - Memory Maze & Cheery Lynn

Kaisercraft Bling

Dimensional Magic

Gesso

Clear embossing powder

Stardust Stickles

Tattered Angels Glimmermist - Party Pink

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to stop by the A2Z Scraplets blog to check out the July challenge and maybe give it a go yourself!

Until next time,

Yvette x

New month, first challenge at 3OM!

Wow!!  How can it already be July??  Before we know it, we will be scrapping our Christmas photos!  Now theres a scary thought….

As it is now July, the first challenge for the 3 Or More challenge blog is now live!  As the name of the blog suggests, the challenge is to use 3 or more photos on your layout.  Each month an additional element is added to challenge you a little further.  This first month is to incorporate Frames on your page.

 Here's my layout!

I simply sprayed the raw chipboard frame with Glimmermist.  The inner frames were first painted with black paint, then spritzed with the glimmermist.  It looks much prettier when you see it - the photo doesn't do it justice.

Some close ups:

Products used:

Cardstock - Bazzill

Paper - Authentique Classique Collection

Chipboard - Dusty Attic, Memory Maze

Prima Junkyard Findings Resin

Cheery Lynn Fern Die

Flowers - Kaisercraft, Prima

Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmermist

Black paint

Dimensional Magic

Metal Butterfly charm - purchased from Bella Paperie

As usual, I have done a second layout this month.  The following layout was actually the first one I did using Frames but I wasn't sure I was absolutely happy with it….

Products used:

Cardstock - Bazzill

Chipboard - Photochips

Flowers - Kaisercraft, Green Tara, I am Roses

PortaCraft Rhinestone Numbers

Francheville Glitter Alpha Stickers

Black Sparkle Embossing Powder

Silver Embossing Powder

Stardust Stickles

I hope I have inspired you in some little way and hope you will play along with this new challenge blog!  Heres the link to Three or More

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time,

Yvette x

New Design Team member!

Hello there!  I want to share some exciting news with you...I was invited to join the design team at the new challenge blog "Three Or More"!   It's a fantastic challenge blog where you use at least 3 photos (more should you choose) on your layout with an additional challenge each month to make it a little more interesting and fun!  Great for those of you who like to use more than 1 photo on a layout.  The design team will have plenty of beautiful layouts for you to use as inspiration.

Pop over to the Three or more blog to check out the rest of the amazing design team.
The first challenge will be announced on the 1st July so be sure to check back in then.  I really hope you join in and I look forward to seeing some fabulous layouts.

Until next time,
Yvette x

Black with 2 Guest Design layout x 2

Well hello there!
This month I am guest designing over at Black with 2.  I actually created 2 layouts as I wasn't sure I was happy with the first one I did.  After finishing the 2nd one, I couldn't decide which one to submit so I left the decision to Eve at Black with 2.  She decided she would use both layouts!


So this is the mood board and sketch for the month of June:

The first thing that came to me when I looked at the mood board was chocolate!  And I had the perfect photos.  When my daughter & I travelled to Europe in 2009, we went to the Lindt Chocolate factory in Switzerland - as you do - and its safe to say we spent a little bit of money on chocolate.  I took some photos of her lying on the hotel bed surrounded by the haul, so I knew I had to use them for this challenge.   I rotated the sketch 90 degrees & flipped it upside down.   Well I better show you my layout….

Some close ups:

The 'chocolate' coloured pocket on the layout hides my journalling.

Products used:

Bazzill

Paper: Maja Design

Tim Holtz Kraft glassine pocket, metal arrow

Distress Ink - walnut stain, picked raspberry

Liquid pearls - dark chocolate

Dylusions & Tattered Angels mists

Texture paste

Gesso

Kaisercraft pearl flourish, mini alpha stickers

Prima zipper pull

Chipboard - Blue Fern, Studio Calico

Flowers - Prima, Petaloo, I am Roses

Dimensional Magic

Twine (from my stash)

Now for my second layout…again I rotated it 90 degrees.  My inspiration came this time from the raspberries in the picture.  Last year I took the kids to the strawberry farm to pick strawberries and decided that they are close enough to raspberries so I'd use those photos.  Again, my journalling is hidden in the pocket.

Products used:

Bazzill

Paper:  Maja Design

Tim Holtz kraft glassine pocket

Tattered Angels & Lindy's stamp gang mists

Picked Raspberry distress ink

Martha Stewart punch

Cheery Lynn & Bosskut dies

Chipboard:  Memory Maze & Imaginarium

Flowers:  Petaloo, Manor House, Prima & Kaisercraft

Kaisercraft pearls

Iridescent medium

Dimensional Magic

Thread & twine from my stash

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Until next time,

Yvette x