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Many in the Bed

Just a quick one I whipped up this morning. And I do mean quick. I started and finished it before Elisha got out of bed.





This is another one for Little Scrapbook Shop, so most if not all of the products used to make is will be available there.

LSBS Products used
* Around the Block 12x12 Paper - Spunky
* FTI Medium Brads - Tropical (25)
* Vellum Stickers - Red/Orange Swirls
* Doodlebug Design Rub On's - Alpha, Party Mix Lily White
* American Crafts Stickers - Thickers, Champagne Light Green
* American Craft Rub Ons - Mini Marks, Flourishes Two Multi Color
* MM Kids Trim
* Reminisce Stickers - Boys Gone Wild epoxy stickers
* Urban Lily Rub On's - His

other - black pen

In My Arms @ Last

This layout was created for the Little Scrapbook Shop Design Team Challenge. Cath challenged us to attach flowers in a different way to normal.



I used a lot of small primas and attached them originally using a little bit of dimensional magic, but then sewed over them with the sewing machine.

A couple of close ups for detail.





Products used:
*bazzill - pink and green
*small primas
*prima hydrangeas
*FTI Rub Ons - Designer Skinnies, Flowers Pastel
*brad
*American Crafts Chipboard - Alphabet Thickers, Hat Box Pink
*prima leaves

Most of these products are available at The Little Scrapbook Shop.

Memories

This is a layout for the monthly competition over at Scrapbooking Top50 Australia. The theme this month was nature. No photos of people allowed. And although this photo doesn't have any people in it, the journalling is about my Oma, who has pretty much lost her ability to remember and to communicate. This photo was one among many that the story behind is most likely lost forever. I hope that my scrapbooking will save some stories for future generations to enjoy.

Products used
*all three pp are very old papers from the bottom of my stash, I have several of the mulberry/fibre type paper with the metallic embossing on them and I love them.
*gold brads
*flowers are from scrapsadaisy june kit
*Tim Holtz distressing ink
*font is foofala

Chipboard Tiles

Well it was my turn to do the step-by-step for Little Scrapbook Shop, and having seen some very cute chipboard tiles done around the place I asked Cath if she was able to get them in.

And she was. I did a non-swap swap with the other Design Team members and... wow



And now I'm hosting a chipboard tile swap. Why don't you come on over and join in.

Again a big thank you to the other Design Team members for their help in getting this done so quickly.

Sweet

I just loved this photo of Elisha cuddling up with his teddy bear Cookie. But it was not a well taken picture. A bit of fiddling around with it in GIMP made it passable.

Had a lot of fun with this layout for Little Scrapbook Shop.







Little Scrapbook Shop Products Used
* Urban Lily 12x12 Paper - Baby Lily, Denim
* Junkitz Buttons - Friends
* American Crafts Buttons - Round, Brown
* American Crafts Stickers - Thickers, Eggnog White
* Kindy Glitz - Crystalina
* American Craft Rub Ons - Mini Marks, Flourishes Two Multi Color
* White brad
* Bazzill Blossoms - 3" Stonewash
* Bazzill Bitty Blossoms - White
* Maya Road Sheer Collection - Blossoms
* MM Brad Value Pack - Crystal Circle
* Basic Grey Elements - fibres
* bling
* swirl clip

other
Heart sticker,

Text Message

I dared!



This week's challenge over at Daring Card Makers - We'd like you to somehow incorporate text into your cards this week - not just one word - but a portion of TEXT...

Quite happy with the resulting card from this challenge. And everything I have used is old, very old stash. So doubly pleased with myself.

Oh So Sweet Butterfly

Another card using the Oh So Sweet patterned paper.



Materials:
Oh so sweet patterned paper from bulk paper pack
Prima Got Flowers! small pink
Glue Dots adhesive butterfly
Glitter
Crystalina Kindyglitz
Silver gel pen
FTI white brad
FTI heart eyelet

Under Construction

Did something by accident, but think it is quite effective. I didn't want the brads to be nice and shiny seeing as everything else has been distressed. So I filed them a bit. Then when I put a bit of paint on them. And then accidently added a bit of Tim Holtz distress ink...

... then being the impatient person that I am I tried to add the rub ons before everything was completely dry.

They wouldn't stick... BUT they pulled the paint and ink off and now it has a masked effect. Not sure that it would work every time though.



LSBS Products Used
* MM Foam Stamps - Misunderstood
* White paint
* 3 Bugs In a Rug 12x12 Paper - Spicy Cardamom
* 3 Bugs In a Rug Die Cut Tags - Spicy
* Urban Lily Rub On's - His
* FTI brads
* Bazzill Really BIG Brads - Silver
* American Craft Rub Ons - Mini Marks, Ned Jr
Black
* Tim Holtz Distrtess Ink - Weathered Wood
* twill
* white bazzill

Other
*provocraft paper

Oh So Sweet

Just a quick card I've made with some leftover patterned paper.



Materials
White cardstock base
White bazzill
Oh so sweet patterned paper from bulk pack
Ribbon
Silver pen
Squares?

Duck

My parents had a duck visit them and so we visited the duck. Elisha thought it was fabulous.

This layout done for the 1,2,3 June Challenge which required a bird, acrylic stamp and polka dots. Check, check and check.

Materials
bazzill
heidi swap iron on letters
chatterbox patterned cardstock
heidi swap bling circle
scrappin bug daisy stamp
versamark ink
ribbons and chipboard unknown
machine sewing

Hard Hat Shuffle

This was for a bit of a challenge at Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia. Sharnook challenged us to scraplift a layout from a recent magazine. I lifted a layout from For Keeps... d'oh, I've lost the information about what I scrap lifted. If I find it I'll fix this up. Apologies.

Sweet Baby Cayley

Did a layout just to please myself, but it just so happened to also fit the Scrapbooking Top 50 monthly layout challenge of Bling! again.

Had a bit of an accident while creating this layout. I dropped the butterfly onto the page where I did not want it, but couldn't get it off, so there it is, and I had to work around it.

Don't think I was completely successful at getting the page balanced, but it's not too bad.


The colour in this is not quite right, but the close ups show it a bit better.


That darned butterfly in all its glittery glory.


Stickers and rub ons for the title.


Embellishment cluster.


Most of the flowers on this layout are from Scrapsadaisy. Mmmm, love those flowers.

Products Used on this layout
Bazzill - Pink, White
Most flowers from Scrapsadaisy May and June collections
Fruit Punch Hydrangea blossoms
Double Satin Two Toned Pink/White ribbon, 7mm wide
Prima Got Flowers Small - Pink
Tiny Heidi Swapp bling flowers (?)
Hero Arts bling
American Crafts Chipboard Alphabet Thickers, Hat Box, Pink
Sei - So Bold Cardstock Alphabet Stickers, Pink
Making Memories Rub Ons, Circus, White
Glue Dot Butterfly
Glitter
Black pen
Oh so sweet patterned paper from bulk pack
Corner rounder for scalloped edge

Welcome Cayley

This layout is for the monthly challenge over at Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia. This month's challenge is "Bling is the thing!"

I just love the expressions on Elisha's face. Pure innocence and cheeky devilishness. All within a matter of seconds.



Products used:
Bazzill, blue
Ribbon, blue with gold edges (from a swap I think)
Basic Grey SweetPea Jack Letter Stickers
White Gel Pen - drew halo and horns on photos
Kindy Glitz - added a bit of sparkle to the doodles on the photos
Remnants of maya road and fti? ribbon
Secret journalling on back of another copy of the "devil" photo, tucked in behind... pull out using ribbons.

Nan Goes Up and Nan Goes Down

It has been cybercrop weekend over at The Little Scrapbook Shop this weekend. The DT were challenge by Narelle to create a layout combining patterned papers from three different manufacturers.



This layout is a photo of Elisha at my nanna's house while we were in Melbourne. She has a chair that reclines and also tips you out at the press of a button. After his initial fear of it, there was no stopping him, and poor nan was up and down like a yoyo. She loved it though.



Not the very best of photos, this close up shows it a little better. It really was very special to me that my children have been able to meet both of their great grandmothers.



I added some micro beads to the centres of the flowers with dimensional magic, and I am really pleased with the way that it came up.

Product List, almost all of these can be purchased from The Little Scrapbook Shop.
* Fancy Pants 12x12 Paper - Mulberry Road, Love Letters
* Basic Grey 12x12 Paper - Urban Couture, Lux
* My Minds Eye 12x12 Paper - Bohemia 'Blossom' Angel, Small Samask/Pink
* Bazzill - brown, white
* White mini brads
* Striped Grosgrain - Pink Chocolate
* dimensional magic
* Tim Holtz distressing ink
* Gold micro beads
* Stapler

Clearly I Had Fun

Yes, obviously I had too much fun with the "clear" dare... I made a couple more cards.

Dream


Side view


Close up of flower


For you


Side view


Close up of flower


Ingredients are pretty much the same...
Products Used
* MM 12x12 Paper - Cheeky Emery, Flower
* MM 12x12 Paper - Cheeky Emery, Numbers
* MM 12x12 Paper - Cheeky Emery, Red
Making Memories Cheeky Range @ Little Scrapbook Shop
* White cardstock
* Heidi Swapp Ghost Letters
* Prima flowers
* White brad

Just add baby

A design team layout for The Little Scrapbook Shop. These photos were taken about three weeks before Cayley was born. Getting all the baby clothes washed was the last thing I had to do before I really felt ready for her arrival. Got the idea of taking photos of the washing on the line from my own baby album. Thanks Mum.



Products Used:
Sweet Little One at Little Scrapbook Shop
* MME 12x12 Paper - Signature Suite 'Sweet Little One' Dots
* MME Signature Suite Accessories - 'Sweet Little One'
* MME Signature Suite Mini Frames - 'Sweet Little One'
* MME Signature Suite Quote - 'Sweet Little One'
* MM Rub On Alphabet - Heidi Small Upper & Lowercase BLACK
* Rebekka Erickson Boxboard - Play, Boy, Blue, Baby
* Prima flowers
* Grey, yellow and white paint

Clearly Happy Birthday

Created on a whim for the challenge at Daring Card Makers, I just love how this has turned out.

As you can see I've also used this card for the banner of the blog. Know it's fairly simple, but I'm relatively new to the world of digi image manipulation, though excited about learning more.



A close up of the layered flower.


A close up of the ghost letters.


Products Used
* MM 12x12 Paper - Cheeky Emery, Flower
* MM 12x12 Paper - Cheeky Emery, Numbers
* MM 12x12 Paper - Cheeky Emery, Red
Making Memories Cheeky Range @ Little Scrapbook Shop
* White cardstock
* Heidi Swapp Ghost Letters
* Prima flowers
* White brad

I have used the sewing machine to sew each of the layers onto this card, and also sew the ghost letters on.

It was time

I decided it was high time that I created a separate blog for my creative stuff only, just in case some people would rather not read all the trivialities of my day to day life.

These posts will also contain more information about products and techniques used.

So, without further ado, here it is: Tara Creates.

Hope you enjoy.

Will not be posting older stuff, just taking it from here.