August scrapbooking challenges

HOLIDAY FUN - CUCC19 at Soul Scrappers.

This is the layout I have created for my latest Designer challenge over at Soul.

The criteria is to:

• use the word Holiday in your title

In this instance I use the word holiday to mean School holiday but you could use it to mean travel also.

• use 2 photos
• use the colours blue, green and white as the dominant colours
• use the paper weaving technique. This is a really simple, yet effective technique. You can see my effort in the bottom left hand corner.

You have until 4 September to upload your challenge. If there are 8 entries or more I have a terrific RAK to give away.

Other challenges I encourage you to try are:

ARTastic where I am a Guest Designer this month. Here's the inspiration pic. 

Archiscraps Here is the inspiration pic.

From screen to scrap Here is the inspiration pic.




A real mixed bag. Something there for everyone.

Final DT layout for From Screen 2 Scrap

Leaver's Shirts

Sadly, this is the last month for From Screen 2 Scrap. It has just not had the support needed for it to carry on. I have really enjoyed my time on this Design Team and wish to thank Shazza Bishop for having me. It is a terrific concept and I would love to see it get back up in the future with lots of participation. There is hope for 2014.

This month's inspiration movie poster is from the movie Hoot. See here for more information on the movie.

This month is a free scrap with no added criteria except 3 points if you add an owl to your page. Easy, right? I think so.

My inspiration was drawn firstly from the people facing away. I knew I had a photo of Mark's Grade 7 class with all the kids facing away to show the backs of their special Leaver's shirts. I also drew inspiration from the colours and the overall busyness of the poster. I also have my little owl button so I got the 3 points. 

These shirts had special significance for me as I was the one who organised them for the kids. 

Thanks for looking and I hope you're motivated to give this challenge a go for their final month.

I would love to see LOTS of entries so as to go out with a bang.

UPDATE

Well, that's it. The challenge is over and every entry won a prize. Even I did. My other Designers picked my layout as the DT pick. Very surprised about that. Happy too.  Keep your eyes out next year for the return of this challenge. Til then, catch you in cyber scrappy world.

The Winning Team - a sports layout for FS2S based on The Fairy

Did the title tempt you to read a bit more?  I hope so.

I'm sure parents of girls will be thrilled with this month's inspiration movie poster, The Fairy for From Screen 2 Scrap's challenge. But, as a parent of boys, here is what I came up with.

So how did I come to do a football page you might ask? I knew I didn't have any fairy photos to use. I looked at the image of the girl and thought of leaping and then I thought of football. It's footy season in Australia at the moment.  My son Mark is a really good footy player. He joined in the School football team when he was back in Year 6 and they had a terrific year. The first game against Bateman was played in appalling wintery conditions. I goal umpired in my trench coat, wellington boots and a cap. The water was streaming down the front of my cap and down the back of my neck. Mark kicked 6 goals in those conditions, very admirable. Bateman's team contained 6 of his Booragoon Football teammates that he played with on the weekend. Much kudos that week for Mark.

This team photo that I took was put into the School newsletter.

The criteria this month is be inspired by the poster as usual, plus add clouds for 1 point, a white title for 2 points and lots of blue for 3 points.

I think you can see my inspiration pretty easily.

I hope you decide to join in. Poor old FS2S has not been well patronised lately. Please, please, if you can have a crack at this I'd really love it.

Cheers,
Dale

A sea faring layout

The movie poster inspiration at From Screen 2 Scrap for June 2013 is Oz The Great and Powerful. I saw this movie and enjoyed it. Not a huge fan of 3D and I don't think it added that much to the film. Still, the imagery was great.

The added criteria is:

1pt = a fence (the yellow strip on bottom right)
2pts = gold/yellow title (4 word title top right)
3pts = hot air balloon/s (I have 3, 2 are embossed on the background paper and the third is a Kaisercraft rub-on above the photo)

Let's see what you come up with.

The Great Court for FS2S

Here is my Design Team layout for this month's challenge for From Screen 2 Scrap.

Here's the movie poster : Perks of Being a Wallflower

I actually chose the poster this month.

The extra criteria is:

1pt = A bit of Green Cardstock somewhere on your page.
2pts = Black Title
3 pts = Bricks (Stencil, mask, handmade from pp, painted)

Here's a list of products I used to create this layout:

Kaisercraft cardstock Willow 12" weave

Prima brick clear stamp

AC Black fabric thickers - Doll

Webster's Pages (WP) Park Drive 6x6 pp

WP Transparency - holiday window

WP All About Me trim

WP Designer Threads - Spring Mix

FWAB Bella, Black

WP Perfect Accents - Palm Beach

Handmade halo metal accent green embroidery floss

I'd love to see you have a go at this month's poster.

Good morning all

It's a lovely warm day here. I've been out for a walk with my good friend Nicole.

Just doing some housework and enjoying a cuppa tea and catching up on the net goings on before heading off to do some food shopping.

Just some heads up if you're looking for a challenge.

Have a look at Archiscraps and From Screen 2 Scrap if you're looking for a photo inspired challenge with a little extra criteria.

Take a look through Soul Scrappers ning site for a lot of variety and a great community. My next challenge goes up on the 20th. I'm giving you some choices of crafting project this month with a theme that if you know my work you'll be familiar with.  Here is a little sneak peek.

Also, if you have the time could you please to to The Scrapbook Awards and vote for my layout Play Hard! Click on the link and it should take you straight to the layout of Mark playing footy.

Cheers.

Freaky Socks for From Screen 2 Scrap

I have created the following layout for this month's From Screen 2 Scrap challenge.  The inspiration movie poster is:

FREAKY FRIDAY

(Suggested by Jane)

1pt = Green and Purple cardstock
2pts = The word 'FREAKY' in your title
3pts = A cut out figure/s on your page

Here's my layout : Freaky Socks

It's really interesting when you see something different in another country. I'd find these uncomfortable but I'm sure that some people love them. Horses for courses.

Cooking with Shapes challenge for Soul Scrappers (includes Tutorial)

Here I go with my second Design Team challenge at Soul Scrappers.

I have chosen to do Cooking with Shapes. We all use shapes every time we create. I have chosen to focus us using a lot of them in one page.

Here's the criteria:

S -  Swirl

H - Half (I'm thinking half a shape, maybe an artisan paper or die-cut)

A - Arch or Arc (your choice)

P - Pie chart

E - Embellished shape of your choice

S - Shapes (I have used lots of scallops, some stars, swirl as required, zig zag and squares)

I started with a Creative Memories quick album page for School. It already had the yellow background with lots of circles, a scallop edge, a rectangle with curved edges and a zig zag pattern and a swirl. A great start. Then I cut a blue artisan paper with scalloped edge and added it to the left of the page. I laid out my photos and added the scallop sticker to the left hand side, then stuck down my photos.

Next I made my pie chart with my Creative Cutting circle system from Creative Memories. I also used a die-cut from the CM School quick cut, this is my arc shape which also has circles on it. I added some AC thickers with Swan. I added my title and a star sticker. I also added a Crate Paper Chipboard piece that had a star as well.

Lastly, came my journalling. This was a pretty quick page as part of the work was done for me. The pie chart took the most time with the measuring and cutting. Another School page for Mark's album completed.

I hope you can join me in this challenge. Just head over to here to join in.

P.S. Don't forget the challenges at Archiscraps and From screen 2 scrap. They both only have two entries so far. We'd love to see some more. Also, your chance to win a prize is very high.

My First Step for From Screen 2 Scrap

It took me a long, long time to create these 2 pages. I'm normally fairly speedy but this one took over a month. These are photos of me when I am 1 year old. It's my birthday and in the photo on the right that is my very first step. These are precious photos to me so I wanted to do them justice. I made a pretty little paper toile girl with chicks, a very fiddly bit of fussy cutting in that as the paper is quite then.

These pages are my Designer contribution for this month's From Screen 2 Scrap challenge.  The movie poster is The Secret Garden.

Added Criteria -

1pt = Garden photo/s
2pts = Flower cluster
3pts = A garden decoration 

(archway, seat, birdbath, gates, garden swing, hammock etc....)

Why not challenge yourself and have a go.

School layout

As a young girl I went to 2 primary schools. The second one was Byford Primary School. It was a bit distressing to say the least to leave your friends behind (and the love of my life who I fell in love with at first in Grade 2) and move to the country. They were also about six months behind on the curriculum and had nothing much to teach me for quite some time. I used to go and help the Grade 1's learn to read during maths.

Anyway, over at Soul Scrappers the theme for week 6 of scrapping your childhood memories is Primary School. Of course I don't have photos so I got the photo in the layout from Byford Primary's current website. It didn't look a whole lot different in my day, just had a hedge across the front.

Don't forget to try the following challenges where I'm a Designer.

 Remember also that February is a short month.

Cooking with ones at Soul Scrappers
Casino Jack at From Screen 2 Scrap
Challenge #8 at Archiscraps

I've been creating quite a bit lately so look for more from me soon.

Treasure Island - reveal for FS2S

This layout is of the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It's just one of the many on the strip that we saw when we went there in October 2011. I still haven't finished scrapping our 2010 trip entirely but the inspiration movie poster at From Screen 2 Scrap begged for these photos to be used.  It is Casino Jack. See pic below.



The criteria is:

1pt = Grey base card stock
2 pts = playing card/s
3 pts = money notes

Try to get all the points if you can. 

I have used light grey American Crafts cardstock. I tore up some Sassafras Lass paper that I had in my stash for ages because it had hearts on it and made it into the shape of an island. It also replicates the shoulders of the actor in the poster. Then I piled on the photos, the US dollar bills and some playing card patterned paper.

Hope you can join in. See http://screen2scrap.blogspot.com.au/ to view the other Designers' inspiring layouts.

FS2S reveal - Matilda

Look friends. I have created a baby girl layout (with me in). My cousin Lee and his wife, Kathryn, had a baby girl this year. This is the first girl born into our family since me. Therefore, definitely worth a layout. She was born in Sydney so I couldn't wait to meet her once they moved back to Perth. She's a darling little girl and so well behaved.

I've created this layout for From Screen 2 Scrap's January 2013 movie poster challenge.  The poster is a movie I haven't seen called Ted.

The criteria is:
ted

1pt = White base card stock
2 pts= Large BOLD one word title (any colour)
3pts = A teddy bear on the page (stamped image, sticker, embellie)

Here is the poster:

I really hope you have a go at this month's challenge. December's was a bit dismal. Remember, there are prizes and kudos to be had. If you haven't tried it before let Shazza know I sent you. Thanks.

UPDATE
I'm pleased to say that my fellow Designers from Screen 2 Scrap chose my layout as the Design Team winning layout this month.

A Christmas Layout - Santa's Helpers plus a RAK

This month's movie poster at From Screen 2 Scrap is "This Christmas" (see below for pic of poster). The criteria is:

1pt = Use the technique 'Tearing' on your page
2pts = Red Card Stock
3pts = Use a Family photo

Don't my boys look cute as Santa's Helpers?

To create the tree:

I have torn four different types of Christmas papers that were one-sided and had white as the core. This gave a bit of definition. I've used brown cardstock as the trunk and wrapped some red cardstock around it to make a kind of candy striping effect. I've used some Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage stitched fabric as the base. The star is a photo paper type embellishment that had a tearing effect around it which I thought suited my tree. To trim the tree I've used some Creative Memories glitzy embellishments which are stickers. Then, I have added some "fairy lights".

I have also provided a RAK this month. Here is a pic of what you could win. The last two I put together were quite girly so I have done a boy's one this time.

Just one of the many prizes. I hope you have a go at this. Tell Shazza if it is your first try at From Screen 2 Scrap and that Dale sent you.
Thanks.

I love Paris

There's a good chance that if you have been to Paris, you would like to go back again. It is that enchanting.  Is the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas? No, not even close but I've been there too.  These photos were taken in October 2011.

This is my Design Team example for From Screen 2 Scrap. The movie poster is "From Paris With Love". I have watched only the first half of this film. I think that the poster is very striking though.



The criteria to be used for creating your layout and which we use to allocate points for judging are:

1pt = White Background/Base Card stock
2pts = The word 'Love' somewhere on your page
3pts = An 'Eiffel Tower' image/embellie

My approach to this month's challenge was to use the colours in my photo throughout my layout. I have placed the photos in the shape of the poster image, where the Eiffel Tower is also in the same spot. My title is in the bottom right location too and contains the word Paris.

I hope you're inspired to create this month. Go to From Screen 2 Scrap to place your entry. Best of luck, you may win a prize. Don't miss checking out the Design Team's inspiring entries. They are stunning.

Reveal for From Screen 2 Scrap

Extra Criteria

 1pt = Leaves
2pts = Tree/s
3pts = A black and white Photo/s

Hi there.  Here is my layout inspiration for October 2012's challenge over at From Screen 2 Scrap. As usual there is a movie poster to draw your inspiration from. I liked the effect of all the leaves covering the whole poster.

What I've done is used two of the same pieces of paper, used one as my background and fussy cut loads of the leaves from the second piece and overlayed the same pattern underneath. I've used pop dots to raise them to create dimension.

I've added a Dusty Attic tree which I have painted in a complementary colour.

When I made the photo black and white the large leaf on the cafe plaque remained partly green, which I thought was a really cool effect. So, don't forget to add your black and white photo. The criteria really does count towards points when we're judging the entries.

Hope you can join us this month.

Halloween layout - updated

This is my layout for From Screen 2 Scrap this month. These are some of the (almost) finished decorating I did of my front lobby for Halloween. Coming back from the US just before Halloween made me very enthusiastic to organise something for Halloween. I invited lots of Mark's year 7 class to come over and then escorted them trick or treating, then ended up back at our house. I left my 15 year old son at home to cater to the trick or treaters coming over to us. There weren't many lollies left in the basket when we all returned. It was great fun.

Here is the movie poster for this month:



Shazza picked it. She loves a good horror flick. The criteria is:

1pt = Black Base c/s
2pts = A house somewhere on your page
3pts = Title must have one word in RED letters

I hope you choose to have a go at this. It doesn't have to be about Halloween. You can spin it how you like. I'm sure the DT layouts will be up shortly. If you do choose to have a go and are new to the blog challenge, please tell Shazza I sent you. Thanks.

UPDATE:  There are 7 prizes to be won this month. 3 of them are to go to newbies, people that have not joined in before. It's easy to win, the first newbie to uplink their layout gets the first prize, and so on. What are you waiting for?

Here's a pic of my RAK for this month. I've put together a girly kit.

Smile boys? Not likely

From Screen 2 Scrap turns 3 this month and are having a big birthday celebration. Each Design Team member created a sketch and layout for this event. My layout was Butterbeer and you will find the post for it here.

I thought I would have a go at one of the other DT members' sketches. I chose this one:



by Debi Clark.

I've done a humours layout of my boys. Now that they are older they don't co-operate when I want to take photos. Both of them turned their face from the camera when I did so and when I protested they just stared ahead at the TV with a grimace whilst I took another one.

I love to work with blue and green as a colour combo. It is so calming and suits boys so well.  This is the first time I have used gesso. I have also used a 6x6 Crafter's Workshop template with it. Here is my layout.

Butterbeer - a birthday layout for a birthday competition

From Screen 2 Scrap turns 3 this month.  I want to wish a really big happy birthday to the site and thank Shazza for hosting such a special and unique challenge blog. Also for having me on her Design Team. It makes me so happy to be a part of it. Truly.

So, as Shazza is really into putting on something special for birthday celebrations you have to go and check it out.

The challenge this month is to make a movie poster and customise it to suit a birthday theme of use one of the DT members' sketches for a birthday page.

My sketch and layout are here. In case you don't think it looks like much of a birthday page I will explain.  In 2010 I spend my birthday in Orlando, Florida. I chose to go to Islands of Adventure Theme Park for the day and I wanted, in particular, to see The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Mark and I had to try the Butterbeer and in one of the photos you can see us toasting my birthday. It all depends what a birthday means to you. This one was very special for me.

Here is my layout.

You can see us toasting. Plus, Disney love to celebrate too so I am wearing my special birthday badge.
I also got a henna tattoo done this day. So, my arm is not dirty, it's hennaed.

Here is my sketch.

The Queen - From Screen 2 Scrap

From Screen 2 Scrap's July inspiration poster was chosen by me. It's called The Queen and stars Helen Mirren. I thought it was appropriate as it is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this year and she is Australia's sovereign. I really admire Queen Elizabeth. She had such a lot of responsibility thrust upon her at such a young age and has carried them out with dignity and grace.

Here is the poster:

The extra criteria to earn points to help you win is as follows:

1pt = Pearls/Rhinestones
2pts = Two Word title
3pts = Cut out figure/person from a photo


I have created a layout featuring myself on my wedding day. I have silouetted my 5x7 photo. The title is two words : Enchanted Journey. I am wearing a strand of pearls and have added pearls and rhinestones to my layout. I loved creating this girly layout. My husband even commented how lovely he thought it was without my asking him what he thought. That's a first!

I have created the two lace and satin flowers featured. Here is a close up:

Don't you love Webster's Pages?

Here is the little girly kit I've created as a giveaway for my choice of winner at From Screen 2 Scrap. To be in the running for this and other RAK's just enter this month's competition. If you're new to the challenge and enter, please tell Shazza you were inspired to enter by me and I will earn some points in our own little DT comp.

Thanks for looking and if you make a comment do know that I love to read them and appreciate your time and effort.

A QUICK UPDATE

The DT submission winner this month is 
Dale Tiernan 
with her submission
'Enchanted Journey'

Yay, my fellow design team members voted my layout the best.

Also, if you were savvy enough to note that my RAK was not up for grabs in July you might like to know why. FS2S are having a birthday  celebration in August and I believe my RAK will be used for that. You'd best check it out.

From Screen 2 Scrap double pager

Hi everyone.

The winners for Memento are up already. Did you have a go? There are lots of winners.

Here is my Design Team example for June's challenge at From Screen 2 Scrap. It's a really fun one. Hope you will join in.

I have chosen some really colourful papers. I've added lots of paint and I made a border around 3 edges with a purple metallic pen. I had a lot of fun creating these pages and am pleased with how it came out.

The movie poster we have this month as our inspiration is Hairspray.

Extra criteria

1 point – multicolours

2 points – hair related photos

3 points – 10 squares

I hope that you choose to have a go at this month's challenge. If you do and you've been inspired to try it for the time time by me, please let Shazza know. Thanks and enjoy.

Products used:

KI Memories - Sparklers pp

WRMK Show and Tell - School Days pp

My Memories blue pp

AC cardstock - mustard weave

CM purple and red cardstock

paint - blue, purple and pink

AC metallic marker - violet

Prima Paisley Road notecard

CM purple pen

CM square punch

cherryArte Season - Summer surprise pp

WRMK chipboard - Tiffany's

EP Summertime element stickers