You Are My Happy

Hi again! 

Today I'm sharing a layout using the perfectly appropriate You Are My Happy scraplet. It was coloured with Derivan Matisse Red ink - this ink is freaking fabulous, it's permanent, vibrant, and it doesn't reactivate if you were to add another colour on top! (tutorial for this coming up soon). After the ink dried, I outlined the chippy with a white gel pen to make it pop. 

This layout was inspired by a sketch over at Sketchy Boards Challenge, using the Hello My Name Is collection by Teresa Collins with blue cardstock.

This scraplet is perfect, he really IS my happy! And look how lovely and bright the red is!

And top it off with a button cluster!

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Before I go, I'd like to share this layout (also inspired by a sketch at Sketchy Boards Challenge). The Cogs on the bottom left were inked with Pumpkin and Olive Staz On inks, the Cogs on the top left were wrapped in Washi tape to give a funky effect. Both were outlined with a white gel pen.

I hope you like them! And as always, keep calm and craft on!

Scrapbooking Your Memories

Do you have a pile of photos that are waiting "to be done?" Mine is huge and I'm not sure I'll ever get through it but the journey is enjoyable. I have pulled out an older photo from my daughter's Pre-School days.

In this photo we were at the famous Beechworth Bakery and the kids made their own biscuits. I have used the word #cookingupastorm from the set of Hashtag Travel Set Wordlets.

Here's a close up of the finish on the Scraplet. I inked the chipboard with chalk ink first and then gave it a coat of Opalite ink. 

Each month A2Z Scraplets are releasing dozens of new designs catering for all facets of scrapbooking. There are chipboards simple titles to the more accessory styled design.

Until next time,

Happy Scrapping

Memories ...........

Deb here with you today. 

How do you sort your photos out to scrap them? I wander back and forth from the past to the present. I have so many to do that I guess I just choose what inspires me at the time.

The first page is one of a portrait of my youngest daughter. The photo was taken about 15 years ago and is fairly dominated by purple. I decided to run with the color and enhance it rather than try and make it passive.

 I used two new scraplets on this page 'memories' from the Rustic Moments and Memories set and 'Flourish 105'. Memories is simple painted while the flourish has been given a covering of gesso, paint and pearl paint.

The next page is a simple, fun one of a day out with family Go Karting.

The title 'GoKart' has been painted and outlined with black pen.

 Until next time,

Happy Scrapping 

Deb

Special Releases

Hi, Deb here today. I've been enjoying designing some special requests as well as putting together a huge bundle of New Release designs. 

This page is a really simple one of my grand-daughter having some fun at the park with our little dog.

 The title 'A Girl and her Dog' is just painted in line with the simplicity of the page.

I love how this page turned out and the title, 'A Girl and Her Dogs' is so cute. My little grand-daughter just loves these two and they her.

 To color the scraplet I painted it with a thin coat of gesso before using gel pens and a paint marker. The gesso helps keep the color accurate.

 I added some 'Chicken Mesh' and a 'Dotted Circles' Frame to the page, adding color, texture and definition.

 A bit of bling and a beautiful butterfly added to the 'girly' look of the page.

Thanks for stopping by,

Until next time, 

Happy Scrapping

Deb

Guest Designer on today

Today we have a guest on the blog - Debbie Ellis. Debbie is an avid scrapbooker and enjoys creating pages of her family, in particular her grandchildren. 

On the first page, Debbie has used 'You're a Star' and cut it apart to suit the page. Cutting your scraplets is a great way of making them even more versatile.

 I love the way Debbie has used chipboard to add texture and dimension to her pages. She has used the Scraplet 'Dad Dad Dad' as the title for this page.

I'd like to thank Debbie for sharing these pages with us and you'll see a few more over the coming months. 

Until next time,

Happy Scrapping

Deb

Guest Designer with us today is ......

.............. Yvette McDonald.

Yvette entered one of our challenges and as the winner received a parcel of Scraplets and a guest position on our Design Team. I am thrilled to say she accepted with great excitement and has sent us some fabulous pages to share with you. 

This is Yvette's first page. 

She has used the Dream Like There's No Tomorrow title and ingeniously cut it apart to suit her project. Yvette has also used Frame 17 to border her photo. 

Many thanks to Yvette for sharing her beautiful page and we look forward to more over the coming month. 

Until next time

Happy Scrapping

Deb

Remembering our brave .........

 Hi, Deb here on the blog today. Earlier this year I designed some Military Scraplets and have been able to use them on a couple of pages of our trip overseas. The first one is an area in Vietnam where a network of tunnels had been set up during the Vietnam War.

I have used a couple of men from the set 'Army Men', a arrow from 'Arrows x 3 Small' and a piece cut from 'Bamboo 1'.

 

'Bamboo 1' is a long piece and I cut a section of it to fit the page.

 The Scraplets have been painted and once dry, I dabbed ink black paint around the edges to give them a more scruffy look.

I thought the 'Lest We Forget GR' title appropriate for this next layout. We visited the Australian (and Allies) cemetery in Thailand where the remains of many POW's who worked on the Burma Railway lie. It is an incredible and beautifully kept lawn cemetery, tended carefully by a group of Thais. This photo is the plot of the unnamed soldier.

The keep with the feel of the page, I lightly dabbed paint over the Scraplet and then using a darker charcoal/green ink, edged the chipboard to make it stand out a little more. 

Until Next time, 

Happy Scrapping

Deb

Hi Deb here again and yes, still scrapping the holiday photos. 

It's been interesting to see what the kids had on their ipods and I found this 'window shot' which I just love. 

I've used part of a new set of Project Life Styled Scraplets on this page plus a suitcase, which is coming out soon.

 The Suitcase is an engraved piece and I've painted it black then outlined the engraving with white gel pen. For some added detail I got the sewing machine out and stitched around the page here and there, even over the Scraplets!

 A close up of one of the Scraplets, simply painted white.

 Another close up, again simply painted white.

Until next time,

Happy Scrapping

Deb

Hi, Deb here with you today. I've been so inspired to create scraplets for so many of our holiday photos although they are suitable for a wide variety of pages. 

I used the border word 'amazing' on this page along with one of the words from the set 'moments, memories'.

I started playing with some textures for these chipboards. Using gesso as the base, I applied it with a spatula to texturize the scraplet before adding paint.

To color the scraplet I used Tim Holtz distress paints in 3 colors, dabbing them on and then spritzing with water to blend lightly. The effect is a stunning and outstanding title.

One of the places we visited was an animal shelter. While these places may not be perfect, they do serve a purpose. The animals here were clean and well cared for and all had been rescued from the wild after accidents which had resulted in them being maimed and unable to fend for themselves.

Again, having fun with the gesso and using it with a stencil to create a background on the paper before building the rest of the page. A variety of techniques were used on the chipboard on this page. The 'lucky you' scraplet was painted white and finished with Rock Candy crackle paint. The background piece 'leaf litter' was painted with a mix of 3 different distress paints.

I love the versatility of these little arrows.

One last one for the day. An older scraplet was used here and the perfect title for the page.

Some of the Scraplets used on the above pages.

You'll find our catalogue of designs at A2Z Scraplets

Until next time, 

Happy Scrapping

*Deb*

Hello again ...............

Hello again, I am just loving doing my holiday photos so bear with me as I travel through Thailand again. This page is of an unusual and very unique market area where the train passes through the stalls. 

I have used an older scraplet - the train set - as a border and simply added some ink and outlined some windows on the carriages.

I didn't use distressing techniques as such but used a punch to cut pieces out here and there.

I just love the bright little face on my grand-daughter in this photo and have scrapped the colored and black and white version of it on one page.

I framed the photos in the double Polaroid frames and used the words from the 'love this life' set. The frames have been painted with crackle paint while the word has been painted and then finished with Rock Candy crackle paint.

I love these hummingbirds and have used them to add dimension and embellishment to the page. They've been simply spritzed with a chalkboard mist to give some character and a little color to them

Our chipboards can be found in your local scrapbooking store or online store. If they don't stock them, ask if they'll get them in. Or check out our website A2Z Scraplets for more stockists. 

Until next time, happy scrapping

*Deb*