Live for today ( Maureen W ) AUST

 Morning all

The weekend is over. Time just seems to fly by these days.

The sun is shinning and looks like it will be another beautiful day. 

Today's layout I am entering in to two challenges

http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/, 

Not entered this one before.  Started to follow them just before I had surgery.  I decided to do their Remix or scrap lift challenge this month, as i thought it would be a good way to use up some of the scraps in the bags of collections.   Need to use 5 different Pattern Papers. I had to piece together the check piece so I could get the rectangle I wanted.

The second challenge page is for " The Studio Challenge "

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com/

I normally enter this one but haven't done so since surgery 

There is a Recipe Challenge to use: Paper Strips , Flowers ,Gems, Paint or Ink (I have inked all the edges of the paper Strips) and butterflies. I thought it matched in well with the remix Challenge.  I hope you like my take on it

MY LAYOUT:

REMIX LAYOUT:

THE PRODUCT:

Kaisercraft "Secret Garden  Collection:- Overgrown, Overgrown Reverse, Posy Reverse, Wild Flower Reverse, Path Reverse, Roses, Roses Reverse, Wild flower,  Positive and Sticker Sheet.

Uniquely Creative Pink Gems

A Mothers Art Butterflies Medium.

Butterfly from my stash

4" x 4.75" Photo landscape 

CUTTING:

Cut "Overgrown " Reverse 11" x 8.50:

Cut  2 "Posy" Reverse 1.25 " x  3" 

Cut " Path " Reverse 1.25" x 3" x  2

Cut 3 x "Wild flower" 1.25" x 3"

Cut " Roses " Reverse 2 x 1.25 " x 3"

Cut " Roses" 2 x 1.25 " x  3"

Cut " Wild flower Reverse" 2 x  1.25 " x 3 "

Cut "Posy: 1" x 3"

Cut " Posy Reverse" 5" x  4.25"

Cut "Wild Flower Reverse" 5.25" x 4.50"

Cut " Overgrown " 5.50" x 4.75 "

ASSEMBLY:

Use "Overgrown" as your base 

Add "Overgrown " Reverse  0.50 " from the top and 1" from left hand side

Make up photo mats 

Add  " Posy to "Wild flower " Reverse leaving a  .25" on top and right hand side

Add " Wild Flower" to " Overgrown" 

Add photo to "Posy Reverse "

Sort the 15 assorted 1.25 " x 3" into rows of 3 with 5 pieces to a row

Add to "Overgrown " Reverse one  and one eight of an inch from left hand side and 0.75" from the top leaving a 0.25 " gap between rows .

With the last piece 3.75" from the right hand side 

Add photo mats 3.50 " from the top and 2" from left hand side 

Add row of daisy stickers from sticker sheet underneath photo mat

Add Rhinestones , Butterflies and words from the sticker sheet to page as per photo

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY MONTH 

MAUREEN 

Family

 Good Morning everyone 

Another perfect Winters day feels like Spring thou. The smell of Jasmine through the front door and Sparaxis flowers coming out in bloom with their perfume makes you think its Spring. Only another week and a bit and it will be

Yesterday I did a challenge layout to enter in "The Studio Challenge" sketch page.

I have not entered this one for many months, now I am back on track and feeling nearly 100%.

I will hopefully get a lot more pages done as I have had over 500 photos printed, not like me to be get this many done at once but need to make a couple of memory books for the grand kids and have bot scrap for nearly six months due to illness.

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com/

The studio challenge usually have a fortnightly challenge which is good. More photos to get scrapped.

I hope you like my interpretation of the sketch.

MY PAGE

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft Flower Shoppe Collection: Glass House, Garden Path, Garden Path Reverse,  Afternoon, Weatherboard, Weatherboard Reverse and Collectables

Photo 3.25" x 5.50 "

CUTTING:

1: Cut Garden Path 5" x 12"

2: Cut Garden Path Reverse 3.50" x 10"

3: Cut tag top from " Afternoon"

4: Cut Weatherboard 2.50" x 1.25"

5: Cut Weatherboard 5.25 " x 7"

6: Cut Garden Path Reverse 6" x 0.75 "

7: Cut Weatherboard Reverse 4.50  " x 6.50"

8: Cut Afternoon  4" x 6"

ASSEMBLY:

Use "Glass House " as base

Add No 1 to base 2" from left hand side and to top of page 

Add No: 2, 0.75"  from top and 3.25" from left hand side 

Add No: 3, 1.50" from the top and 4.25" from left hand side 

Add No: 4,  2" from the top and 5" from left hand side 

Add No: 5, 2.50 " from the left hand side and 3.75 " from the top 

Add No:6, 3" from the top and 4.25 "  from left hand side 

Add No:7, 3" from the top and 2.75" from left hand side 

Add no: 8, 3.25 " from the top and 3" from the left hand side 

Add photo to No: 8

Add title and Emblishments as per photo

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK 

MAUREEN 

Good things (Maureen W) AUST

 Morning all 

We're in for another warm day, presently we have a cool breeze which is keeping the temperature down although it's still early

Meant to blog this yesterday but time got away, had a couple of appointments which took the morning away  then I had a snooze as I did not get up from my chair after lunch.

Todays layout is for a challenge over on "The Studio Challenges" blog.

The criteria is out with the old in with the new

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com/

I have used the last of "Mother Nature" I had lots of strips the paper s from June 2019, My something new is the doilies which Uniquely has just starting to produce this year and my new Alcohol Markers from Kaiser and my packet of Anko Pastel Cardstock which I received for Christmas. I have not purchased any products so far this year except for my monthly Uniquely Creative kit.

I hope you like how i have used my scraps up hate waste.

MY PAGE:

PRODUCTS USED:

Anko Cardstock in pastel Blue

Uniquely Creative "Mother Nature" Collection :- Protective, Strong, Ever Selfless, Reverse, Totally Devoted, Fussy Cut Florals,  Creative Cuts,  Cut Apart Sheet and Water Colour Cut Apart Sheet

Uniquely Creative 3" doilies .

Sullivan's Flower Border Punch

A piece of Darker Blue Card Stock for Photo Mat

5.75" x 4" Portrait Photo

CUTTING:

Cut "Protective" 12" x 1" x 2 Border Punch one side of each strip

Cut "Strong" 2" x 12" x 2 

Cut  "Ever Selfless" Reverse 12" x 1.5" x 2 and  Border Punch one side of each strip

Cut "Totally Devoted" 4.5" x  4" and 

Cut Photo Mat 6" x 4.25"

Fussy cut flowers from "Totally Devoted" and  "Fussy Cut Florals"

ASSEMBLY:

Using Pastel Blue Card stock as Base add  strip of ""Protective" 1.25" from Left and second strip 1.25 from right

Add "Strong"1.75" from left and  second strip 1.75" from right

Add  "Ever Selfless" Reverse 3" from the left and  second strip 3" from right

Add  "Totally Devoted" 4.5" x  4", 4" from left hand side and 3.50" from the right

Add  "Totally Devoted"4.5" x 3.25", 3.50" from the right hand side

Add photo to mat add to page 3" from the top and 4" from left hand side using foam tape in the middle

Add Doilies under photo mat

Layer embellishments as per photo

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

HOPE YOUR ALL SAFE AND WELL

HAVE A CRAFTY MONTH

MAUREEN

No Party (Maureen) W AUST

 Morning all

Another overcast day with tops of 30 which means high humidity. 

Firstly I would like to thank each and everyone of you for looking at by blog. I have reached 12 thousand hits which is amazing in the three years since i started. 

Our family would like to wish each and everyone of you a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year. I hope the virus vaccine works and that we can get back to some normality in the New Year.  My thoughts and prayers go out to  all that have lost someone. I know many have.

The page today is for the "The Studio Challenge blog"

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

The challenge is to create a layout looking back on something we learnt or something we would prefer  to forget from 2021.

I create a layout of our Great Grandson when he turned 3 and he was so upset when he could not have his friends or cousins come to his Birthday Party. It was at the begin of COVID19 when we first went into hard lockdown.

All he wanted was a jet ski and a party like his brother at Day Care.

The jet ski ( A TOY ) I found after ringing around shops for one and it was sent to N.S.W just in time for his Birthday.

I hope you like my layout, lots of hidden journaling in the fold out book at the bottom of the page.

MY PAGE :

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft "Party Time" Collection:- Streamers Reverse,  Streamers, Hooray and  Scoop Reverse.

Kaisercraft "Sugar, Sugar, Collection:- Icing

Kaisercraft "Fine & Sunny" Collection:-  Sunshine Sticker Sheet 

Kaisercraft Alphas 

Balloon and String  From my stash

3 Photos 3" x 3.50"

Scraps of white paper for journaling 

Uniquely   Creative Script word dye "Happy Birthday:

Scraps of Blue cardstock

CUTTING:

"Streamers"  Reverse 4" x 12"  plus Salvage

Strip of "Candles "from "Streamers" 1"× 12"

" Icing" 2" x 12" and folded in half

 Cut the Party On words and Presents from " Hooray"

Dye cut "Happy Birthday"

ASSEMBLY:

Using "Scoop" Reverse as the Base add the 8" strip of flags from the Sticker Sheet 

Add "Streamers " 5.50" from the top

Place the row of candles above 4.50" from the top

Add the row of Yellow from the Sticker sheet above this ( see photo for further detail)

Underneath the salvage of "Streamers " add the blue polka dot strip

At the bottom of page add the Green  Strip

Fold "Icing" in half add your journal in the middle add to page  9.75" from the top and 0.75" from left hand side

Add the dye cut and the yellow piece of Salvage from the Sticker Sheet 

Add Photos 0.25 from top of "Streamers" and .05" left and right sides with 0.75" in the middle

Add Balloons and String as per photo.

Add presents and cut out a tab and add to journal book and write the words  "Why"

Cut the word On and turn it so it makes "NO"

Add the Title 

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

MAUREEN 

YOU MAKE ME SMILE (Maureen W) AUST

 Hi guys,

Finished this one a couple of days ago, thought I  had uploaded it, but I hadn't so here it is.

Late last week and this week have been tidying up my scrap bits and pieces and when I saw The Studio Challenge blog, I thought the sticker sheets where ideal for this challenge , I have a number of sticker sheets that come with the Collection that had only one or two stickers left so decided to use them on this page. I now have a few sheets less.

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

I hope you like my take on the sketch challenge

MY LAYOUT:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft  Sticker Sheets from the following, Collections:- Grand Bazar, Base Coat IV,  Mountain Air, Scrap Yard, 

Uniquely Creative  Tyre Cluster Dye Metal Cogs  and Black Pearls 

Kaisercraft "Scrap Yard " Collection:- Rusty, Blue Print Garage Reverse, Loft and Warehouse  . Wooden flourishes

Kaisercraft "Base Coat IV"  :- Cut and Paste 

THANK FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK

MAUREEN

Dream Big. Maureen W (AUST)

Morning all

Its a glorious Saturday morning, the sun is shinning and the crows are squawking  after two days of showers on and off

This post is the second fortnightly layout for the Studio Challenge blog

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

The challenge is to create a layout on a slant, i have used Uniquely Creative "Wise and Free" paper. The colours are so soft.

I decided i would fussy cut a sheet so that i could angle the centre on to a base sheet (from the top left to bottom right)

I am please with the way it turned out, and such an easy layout to put together . I hope you like it.

MY LAYOUT:

PRODUCTS USED:

Uniquely Creative " Wise and Free" Collection :- Bouquet, Fearless, Potential Reverse, Dream, and Creative Cuts

Uniquely Creative "Sew Lovely " Die

Uniquely Creative Glass domes (medium size

Photo Portrait 5.50" x 3.50

CUTTING:

Fussy cut Middle flowers from " Bouquet" 

Dye cut 6 hearts (assorted sizes) from " Bouquet"

Fussy cut flowers from "Fearless"

Fussy Cut Words, Feathers and Flowers from "Potential" Reverse

ASSEMBLY:

Using "Dream" as your base,

Add the fussy cut centre from "Bouquet" starting at 2" from  the top left hand corner using foam tape in the middle.

Filling in gaps from the Creative Cuts , fussy cut words , feathers and flowers 

Once happy with the dimensions add photo

Add domes to flower centres and flag to top right hand corner

Check photo for placements of emblishments.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

STAY SAFE AND WELL

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK.

MAUREEN WOOD

Love your Smile Maureen W (AUST)

Morning all

It has rained overnight, which is good for the garden. It is fine but cloudy today.

I thought i would do the two challenges for The Studio Challenge blog.

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

It has taken me a few days to complete with the first one using some 2017 papers and their sketch

I have now started to use some of the 300 odd photos i had hubby get printed.

I hope you like my page and the use of my scraps from the collection. The two larger pieces both had bits cut out of, but where the two largest pieces i had .

MY PAGE:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft "Golden Grove" Collection:-Gold Dahlia, Grateful,   Grateful Reverse, Sweet Pear Reverse, Canola, Collectables and Sticker Sheet. 

Uniquely Creative Cut Apart Sheet

Kaisercraft Spearmint Card Stock

3 x 4.50" x 3.25" Portrait Photos

CUTTING:

Cut "Gold Dahlia " 11" x  5.50" , 4.50"  x 1.50" and 2" x 1.75"

Cut "Grateful Reverse" 8"x 9"

Cut  "Sweet Pear Reverse" into 3 Photo mats 5" x 4" 

Cut "Canola" 1" x 2.25" , 1.25 " x 2.75", and 1.50" x 1.50"

Cut the flower strip from" Grateful" 12" x 0.75"

Fussy  Cut flowers from " Gold Dahlia" and a few butterflies

Fussy Cut tags as per photo from "Uniquely Creative " Cut apart Sheet

ASSEMBLY:

Add photo's to mats of " Sweet Pear" Reverse

Add the strip of flowers from "Grateful" to bottom of the "Spearmint" card stock

Add the "Gold Dahlia" 11" x 5.50" to the "Spearmint" Cardstock 0.50" from the top and 0.50" from the left hand side 

Add "Grateful Reverse" 0.50" from the top and 1.50" from the left hand side

Add first photo mat using tape in the middle only 1.50" from the top and 4" from left hand side

Add 2nd Photo Mat " 2.50" from the left hand side and 5" from the top (it overlaps photo number 1.

Add 3rd Photo Mat 5.50" from the left hand side (it does overlap photo's 1 & 2) and 5" from the top

Add the 1.25" x 2.75" 2.50" of "Canola" from the top and 2.75" from left hand side

Add the 2.25" x 1.25 of Canola, 1.50" from the left and 7.50" from the top, tucking under photo mat

Add the 1.50" x 1.50" of "Canola" 3.75" from the top and 2.75" from the right and side

Add the 4.50" x 1.50" of  "Gold Dahlia" 3" from the top and 1.75" from the right hand side

Add the 2" x 1.75" of "Gold Dahlia" 7.50" from the top and 2.75" from the right hand side tucking under photo mat

Add cut tags and clusters of flowers and butterflies as per the photo 

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

YOURS IN CRAFTING

MAUREEN WOOD.

Your Potential is Endless (Maureen W) Aust

Afternoon all

Hope your all keeping well in self isolation , and that your staying occupied and happy.

This morning I spent a few hours fussy cutting flowers for a challenge over on the Studio challenge blog. The challenge was to use floral papers and flowers on your layouts. I cut my floral paper to bits to make it my background to sit my photo on top of it.
I am just hoping this fits the criteria. It was any easy layout to put together

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com/

 MY PAGE:

PRODUCTS USED:

Mepxy Alcohol Marker in Pale Green
Kaszazz Alcohol Marker in Coffee and Dusty Pink
Kaisercraft Background Stamp, and Black Ink
Uniquely Creative Vintage Text Stamp and small feather dye
Uniquely Creative Wise and Free Collection: Fearless, Dream Reverse, Love Reverse and Potential Reverse
 4" x 4" photo
Silvers Pearls from Stash


CUTTING:

Cut "Dream" Reverse into strips following the grain line, leaving the flowers on the reverse side intact as one will form photo mat the other put aside for later use
Cut each strip to 2.5", 3", 3.5" 9.50", 9", 7.75", 6.75, 5.75" ink all edges edge using coffee marker. Leave the remainder to use to build up the layers
Fussy cut flowers from "Fearless"
Fussy cut words and feathers from " Potential" Reverse
Dye Cut feather from left over bits of” Dream" Reverse

ASSEMBLY:

Add the strips of "Dream Reverse" to "Love" Reverse using foam tape, leaving the green strip visible as per order of cutting
Using the Background Stamp, and Black Ink, stamp 1.50" from the left and 2.25" from the top, using the same stamp move it to the right so it lines up again
Using the Text Stampand black ink stamp underea-neath the back ground stamp on both sides using black ink
Add your Photo to the bottom flower from” Dream” leaving the bottom pink flower, the mat should be 4.75" x 5"exposed (which was put aside when the strips from the reverse where cut.)
Put the photo mat on the page mine sits at 2.75" from the top and 3.25" from the left-hand side
Add your flowers in a circle around the photo until your happy with the outcome.
Remove your Photo mat and add your fussy cuts to the page using mount tab and the left-over strips with mounting tape to add depth to your floral circle
Add your Photo, then the fussy cut words, feathers, dye cut feathers and other embellishments as per photo
Run the "Coffee" Kaszazz Alcohol Marker Down the left side of the page

DORA (Maureen Wood)

Morning all


Its another quite day here in self isolation. The street is quite no traffic noise only the birds.

I am so proud of myself this month i finnished of my bag of " Tea Party, just a few Alpha's left on the sticker sheet.
The Collections was from 2013,  I had no full sheets, just bits and peices.
The sheet of "Vanilla Cookie" already had one end boarder punched must  have  been going to do something with it.

The challenge i choose to use the paper for is " The Studio Challenges ". This month it is a sketch.

They have a Design Team call also. Love to put an application in but with surgery at some stage when this Coronavirus is  easing and they allow surgery that isnt urgent  to go ahead, would put me out for a month or two, BUT there is always next time.

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

MY TAKE ON THE SKETCH:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS:


Sullivan Boarder Punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestones Silver
Kaisercraft "Tea Party":- Vanilla Cookie Reverse, Rasberry Tart Reverse , Tea Cake, Macaroons, Macaroons Reverse,Swirl Reverse,  Peppermint , Peppermint Reverse and Sticker Sheet.
Kaisercraft Velvet Ensemble Sticker Sheet and Lakehouse Sticker Sheet
Kaisercraft Card stock  "Carnation"
Blue Flower Gemsfrom my Stash



CUTTING:


Cut " Vanilla Cookie " Reverse 7.5" x 5.75"
Cut "Rasberry Tart  Reverse "  9" x6" and 4.25" x 5"
Cut "Tea Cake" 5.25" x 8 "
Cut "Macaroons" 3.25" x 4.75"
Cut "Peppermint Reverse" 5.25 x 3.50"
Cut "Swirls" Revnerse 2" x 0.75"
Fussy cut heart  and flowers from scraps of " Macaroons Reverse"
Boarder punch "Vanilla Cookie " Reverse on both ends

ASSEMBLY :


Add "Vanilla Cookie" reverse 1.50" from the top and 1 " from left hand side to "Carnation" Card stock
Add "Rasberry Tart" Reverse  to Vanillia Cookie " Reverse
Add "Tea Cake" to "Rasberry Tart Reverse "
Add "Swirls Reverse"  7.25" from the top and 6" from left hand side
Add photo to mat of " Rasberry Tart Reverse "
Add to page 4.75" from left hand side and 3" from the top
Add "Peppermint Reverse " 3" from the top and 1.25" from left hand side
Add  "Peppermint Reverse" 0.25 left hand side and 0.25 from the top
Add the strips from the sticker sheet to right hand dide of "Carnation"
Add three flags from the sticker sheet on both left and right top corners
Add embellishments as per photo.



Thanks for looking
Hope you like it
KEEP SAFE AND WELL
HAVE A GREAT CRAFTY WEEK

Love is a Moment that will last forever - Maureen W (AUST)

Morning all

It's a beautiful day, but so eerily  quite no school bells, no traffic in the street.
I have just had a video  conference with my doctor so unusual. I just need a re fill of  prescription . Its going to be mailed out so i don't have to leave the house.

I attempted the second challenge for the month, for The Studio Challenge blog It was quite hard to only us one of something or five of something else. This is also a blind crop the Crafty Chain (Our Local Scrapbooking store postef  for some inspiration )  I used their basic instructions but changed it to fit this challenge.

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

The criteria was to create a layout using 5 of one thing, 4 of another, 3 of another and 2 of another  then 1 of something else.

MY PAGE:

ITEMS:

1: Curio
2: Wooden Flourishes, 2 Doilies
3: 3 x Clusters of Flowers
4: Clocks,
5: Rhinestones,  butterflies




PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft "Provincial " Collection:- Toile Reverse, Willow Reverse, Hampton, Willow, Hedge and Collectables.
Kaisercraft "Memory Lane"  Morning Frost Reverse  Scrap Paper Reverse
Kaisercraft "Antiquities" Curios
Kaisercraft Wooden Flourish
Lace from my stash
Kaisercraft Clear Rhinestones
Kaisercraft Doily Dye and Butterfly Dye
Sullivan Boarder Punch
Photo 1 x 6 x 4 landscape  and 1  3" x 4" portrait



CUTTING:

Cut " Willow " Reverse 6" x 12"
Cut "Morning Frost " Reverse 2 x  1" x 12"  and tear the top
Cut "Scrap Paper" Reverse 2 x 1" x 12" and punch at top of each
Cut Photo mats 1 x 6.25" x 4.25" and 1 x 3.25" x 4.25" from "Toile" Reverse. I was using scraps it had been inked with green from another project
Cut  1 x 6.50" x 4.50"  and a 1 x 3.50" x 4.50" from "Hampton"
Dye cut 2 Doilies  from " Toile"
Dye cut 5 Butterfles from green cardstock
Fussy cut Flowers enough for 3 layers from "Hampton"
Fussy cut 5 Clocks from "Hedge"
Fussy cut flowers and leaves from Willow I used the paper pad as I did not have a larger piece
Cut 2 x 14" lengths of lace



ASSEMBLY:

Add "Willow" Reverse  3.50" from the top using strips of tape in middle only to "Toile"
Tuck "Scrap Paper" which has been punched under neath "Willow" Reverse at top and bottom (see photo for detail)
Add the torn strips of "Morning Frost" under "Srap Paper"
Add photos to smaller mats of "Toile"
Add the large mat of "Hampton" 0.25" from the left and at the top of  "Willow" in a portrait position
Add the small  mat of "Hampton" 0.25" from the right hand side  and 4.75" from the top
Add photo mats, landscape picture 0.50" from the left hand side and 4.50" from the top
Add portrait photo 0.50" from the right hand side and 4.50" from the top
Add emblishments as per photo.



THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY
STAY SAFE AND WELL
HAVE A CRAFTY MONTH
MAUREEN