Stamp-A-Memory Challenge

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying the post Christmas peace. I love the period between Christmas and New Year so many pyjama days and nowhere to be at any given time. So relaxing.

I just wanted to share a little gift I made for my hubby's brother and his lovely partner. I used this year's Christmas photo of my boys to decorate a calendar for them.

I picked these calendars up for a few dollars at one of the cheap shops in town. They originally have a little whiteboard on top and I have used sticky strip to attach a little layout over the top and then repunched the hanging hole with my trust crop-a-dile. I added an eyelet as well for strength.

I used my Sizzix to cut out the numbers for the year.

This month's challenge at Stamp-a-memory is to scrapbook about a gift or make a gift so I think this fits the criteria.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Supplies:

DSP - Celebrations

Real Red Cardstock

Pacific Point ribbon (retired)

Photo Corner punch

Sizzix and Timeless Type Alphabet

Sticky Strip and Glue Dots

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Just add Critters!!

Due to all my computer and camera issues it has been so long since I have played along with one of the challenges at Just Add Ink so I was determined to have a go this week.

The challenge is to just add critters...how fun is that!

My first though was to use the fabulous Fox and Friends stamp set but after spending two days searching for it on my bombsite of a desk I decided to do a scrap page instead using a retired Simply Scrappin Kit because I knew it had the cutest little turtle sticker.

When I got the kit out I found that the papers were a bit bright for my photos so I have kept the sticker and substituted papers.

The title, journalling spot and turtle came from the Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin Kit from last year's catty.

The rubons are called Anchored and are from two years ago and I have also used some retired Antique Brass Hodgepodge including a label holder, photo turns and brads.

The papers I have used came from the Urban Oasis Designer Series paper set. I have used Chocolate Chip and Kiwi Kiss cardstock and of course the Top Note die (love it).

To make the cute border I have used the Curly Label punch and only punched off a small section and worked my way along the edge. This is a great alternative for a boys page when the scallop and eyelet border look a little too pretty.

So as you can see I have used a lot of my retired stash on this layout.

How about you, do you have a pile of retired products you haven't used. How about I challenge you to get out your old product and create. Leave me a comment and link to your creation. I would love to see what you make.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

All materials Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.

Scrap the Boys Challenge 2

Here is another layout from camp last weekend which is my entry for the second Scrap the Boys challenge this month, which was to use ribbon in a unique way. I have used 5 ribbons across the bottom of my photo as a background.

The cute little bird was from a pack of SEI chipboard pieces, there are Finishing Touch Ideas rubons, Making Memories Fabric brads, papers from Stampin Up and I can't remember where the diecut paper came from but it is fairly new.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Scrap the Boys August 1

Well it has been a week since we arrived at Lake Keepit for Deb's awesome Paperarts retreat and I am now recovered. We had the best time and Nerd Night was a blast...unfortunately I have to report that I am the nerdiest of them all and apparently by quite a way. My boys will be so proud of their mumma ..mmm maybe not.

At camp as well as doing four classes with Ngaire and Jill...I scrapbooked, and ate and chatted and scrapbooked some more. It was amazing..so great to recharge the spirit even if the body came home very very tired.

This is the first layout I have to show you. It is for the Scrap the Boys challenge to use flowers on a boy layout.

My flower was handcut from some denim fabric and layered with a Making Memories canvas flower and vintage button.

I thought this challenge would be hard but I ended up using flowers of some description on almost every layout from the weekend.

Photo is my gorgeous Matman looking angelic (ha ha). Used up an old fabric frame and rubons on here too and that cute fabric tag is from Junkitz.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Mattman and Beanie

The 1st challenge at Scrap the Boys this month is to record your boys vital statistics right now using a portrait shot. Full details of the challenge are on the blog here.

Sam, decided to "help" me take photos of my layouts lol.

I have done a couple of these pages, first one is Matman aka Matt

and second we have Beanie aka Ben

How cute is that dinosaur!! Beanie's page is all Basic Grey Archaic and Matman's uses Kaiser - finally more of my stash of older papers is being used. Feeling very proud of myself now.

I have a page of Zac on the go - I just need to pin him down for some help with the journalling and Sammy, well I need to pin him down so I can get a photo that isn't blurry...he moves so fast these days.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

My Boy

Scrap the Boys has some great challenges at the moment and since I have not one but four boys to scrapbook I thought I would play along.

The first page I have is for the "Devil is in the details" challenge and is of my eldest Zac.

Believe it or not I didn't have a stamp that I liked for this layout so I actually inked some non-slip rubber matting and stamped on my background with that. I am really happy with the effect and will definately be using that again. The ink I have used is Night of Navy. The papers and embellishments are way old ones from my stash and it feels so good to have finally used them. The only fairly new item is the ticket that my Mum gave me a bunch of when I was admiring the collection she had (thanks Mum).

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget you have until the end of the month to enter the challenges at Scrap the Boys.

Cheers

Lisa

JAI9 First Giggle

Has it been a week since my last post already. I really don't know where the time goes.

Well actually I have an idea that it might be this little person.

When I was taking photos of my challenge entry I turned around to discover him doing a little computing of his own. He is such a character. (Excuse my very messy desk in the picture there too).

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is a sketch. You have until Wednesday to enter so if you haven't already be sure to give it a go.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my Scrapbook page:

I am really having trouble getting a decent photo of this layout..

I have used the Rock-a-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin Kit from Stampin' Up!.

Here is a close-up of my journalling and the sticker I have used for the title.

Thank for stopping by.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Rock -a-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin Kit

Ink: Bashful Blue

Ribbon: Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain

Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch, Spiral Punch, Stampin' Journaller, Button Bouquet

JAI8 Bunny

This week at Just Add Ink the theme is to "Just Add Easter".






What says Easter more than a cute bunny (well except chocolate maybe).

Obviously, I must have liked the colour challenge last week as I have used the same colours again this week (they just happened to match the bunny my Sam is holding in the photos).




Here is a close-up of the punch art bunny. I have sponged all the separate pieces to give him a little depth.

The base of my layout is Tempting Turquoise cardstock topped with a sheet of paper from the Windsor Knot DSP set. I have cut a circle from Green Galore cardstock and stamped this with the Polka Dot background stamp.

I have used my Scallop border punch and Curly Lable punch on some cardstock strips and added some So Saffron ribbon for a bit of detail. The flowers come from the So Tweet chipboard set and have just been sponged with ink.

Don't forget to check out all the other entries at Just Add Ink.

Happy stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Card: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, So Saffron, Summer Sun, Pink Passion

Paper: Windsor Knot

Stamps: Polka Dot Background, A Good Egg

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, So Saffron, Pink Passion

Other: So Saffron Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensionals, Timeless Type Chipboard, So Tweet Chipboard, Crop-a-dile

Punches: Large Oval, Small Oval, 3/4" circle, 1 3/8" circle, 1/2" circle, Boho Blossoms, Scallop Border, Slot, Curly Label

JAI7 Bloom

This week at Just Add Ink they have a colour challenge.

These colours just make me feel happy..so bright and fresh.

Here is my entry:

I started with a base of Tempting Turquoise and swiped with my white craft ink pad.

I then added paper from the Kaleidoscope DSP from the Summer Mini Catalogue. My embellishments have been cut from the papers from this range. This is one of my favourite ways to use patterned papers.

I covered my chipboard letters with White Craft Ink and then applied a layer of crystal effects and chunky glitter. I left these to dry overnight before adding to my layout.

Some of the flowers have been popped up on dimensionals.

I also used the double slot punch to thread Tempting Turquoise ribbon along one edge of my layout.

Be sure to check out all the entries at Just Add Ink.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Stamps: Embrace Life

Ink: Whisper White Craft, So Saffron

Card: Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, So Saffron

Paper: Kaleidoscope DSP

Punches: Double Slot, Scallop Edge

Other: Tempting Turquoise Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals. Crystal Effects, Chunky Glitter, Timeless Type Chipboard Letters

Stampin Addicts Challenge 30

I am on a roll with the scrapbook pages lately...and it is challenges I have to thank. There is something about it that narrows all the choices and lets me just create rather than staring at my enormous craft stash and wondering where to start.

If your mojo is missing I would definately suggest attempting a few challenges. I recently discovered another scrapbook challenge. This time it is at Stampin Addicts.

This week the challenge is to use your ribbon scraps and I soon as I read it I new exactly what I was going to do.

There was a card featured in the Summer Mini catalogue that used the negative space from the Heart to Heart punch and had ribbon behind it. I had stored the idea away to use one day and this was the perfect opportunity.

I started out with a strip of Tangerine Tango cardstock and punched out small and large stars. I then turned it over and stuck on my ribbon scraps turned it back over and voila a cute textured border. I added some extra small stars that I had doodled around and popped them up on dimensionals.

I used the Curly Label Punch and another star together with a Designer Brad to make a matching embellishment.

These photos of my gorgeous Sam were taken by my friend Deb Godley and the Art by Design stamp set has a stamp just perfect for giving her credit. I thought that was very cute when I found it.

My chipboard letters for the title were sponged with black ink and I also stamped the "Wild about you" from the Wild About You stamp set in black ink. My photos were all edged with Stazon to help them pop off the background.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Stamps: Art By Design, Wild About You

Card: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss Textured

Paper: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss Patterns Designer Series Paper

Punches: Large Star, Small Star, Scallop Edge, Curly Label

Other: Star Designer Brad, Timeless Type Chipboard, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango ribbons, Stampin' Dimensionsals, Black Stampin' Write Marker

Just Add Ink Challenge 6

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is a Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

and here is my entry:

These photos were taken of my bubba last Easter. The journalling reads:

This was Samuel’s first Easter and he was totally in awe of the shiny foil wrapped Easter Eggs. For the Easter break we camped at Lake Keepit and early Sunday morning the Easter Bunny left one of these eggs in Sam’s cot. Imagine my surprise when I woke up that morning and looked in his cot to see the chocolate egg still intact up one end of the cot and the foil wrapping rolled up in his fist. I have no idea how he managed to do it without breaking the egg (or the wrapping for that matter) but he was certainly pleased with his treasure.
April 2009 5 ½ months old

Here is a close-up of the flowers and little chick from the A Good Egg Stamp Set.

I have cut flowers from my patterned paper and then used Build-a-brads with co-ordinating paper for the centres. I have also use the same paper for the little chick's shell.

The ribbon was from a freebie ribbon bundle that was available last year and co-ordinates perfectly.


For my title I have used Chipboard letters sponged with Riding Hood Red Ink.





I printed my journalling on Very Vanilla card and then sponged over the top with So Saffron ink.

Be sure to check out all the gorgeous creations at Just Add Ink.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

All supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise mentioned:

Paper: Washington Apple

Card: Very Vanilla, Pacific Point

Ink: So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Black Stazon

Stamps: A Good Egg

Other: So Saffron ribbon, Timeless Type Chipboard letters, Build a Brads, 1/2" circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pumpkin Pie and Barely Banana Markers

JAI5 Sports Nut

This weeks challenge at Just Add Ink is to:

Just Add DIMENSION

Stamp it, colour it, dye it, punch it, stick it on, stand it up - it's up to you!
Your creation can be a card, scrapbooking LO or a 3D project.
The most important thing is to
THINK OUTSIDE THE SQUARE

So here is my entry...a scrap page of my eldest Zac and his sport obsession. My husband and I joke that he only goes to School for the sporting opportunities.

Most of my scrap pages have dimension but the ways I have added extra dimension to this page are:



* I have heat embossed some of my images which adds some great depth.



* I have also used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up some of my squares on the layout.





* Ink the edges. I have used my Black Stazon ink to edge everything on the page including my photo. Swiping the edges of your photo with Black Stazon adds great depth (especially when you are not matting your photo).

I have gone for a bit of a grungy look with all the black ink on the page. I am not quite sure about all the crazy sponging around my title ...maybe it will grown on me. I traced around a template of a Top Note die from the Stampin' Up website using my Black Stampin' Write Journaller around my title as well.

I used some of the stamps from the Just Rugby and Just Cricket sets for a random border stamped with Black Stazon across the bottom of my page. These stamp sets are just perfect for scrapbooking and making cards for my boys.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out all the awesome entries at Just Add Ink.

Lisa

Supplies:

Cardstock: Kraft, Basic Gray

Ink: Versamark, Black Stazon, Basic Black

Stamps: Just Rugby, Just Cricket, Defining Alphabet, Big Deal Alphabet

Paper: Urban Oasis

Accessories: Stampin Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponges, 1 3/8" square punch, Corner rounder

Just Add Ink Challenge 4

This weeks challenge at Just Add Ink is a colour challenge.

At first I was a little hesitant about the colour choices...none of my favourite Designer Series Papers came in these colours so I was a little stumped until I discovered a sheet of Bella Bleu paper that had a soft yellow swirl on it. When I sponged this paper with More Mustard Ink I was delighted with the effect it produced and that became the pleated feature of my layout.

Here are some close ups:

For the script flowers, I stamped onto the Bella Bleu DSP with the En Francais Background stamp in Basic Gray ink. I then punched out scalloped circles and scrunched them before adding to my layout. I was inspired by the vintage book paper I have seen used elsewhere but I wanted a more scrapbook friendly version.

The double stitched ribbon makes it so easy to create a ruffled look on your page. I have just pulled the stitching tight and secured at the back of the ribbon.




Here is a closeup of the sponged DSP. I was so happy with how this looked. I can't wait to try it out again on some of my least favourite papers.

Photo credits for the gorgeous photo of my niece Tammisha go to my sister-in-law Shelley Wendt. She takes the most amazing photos.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa


Supplies:

Stamps: A Rose is a Rose, Friends 24-7, En Francais, Frames with a Flourish

DSP: Bella Bleu

Cardstock: Kraft, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray

Ink: Basic Gray, More Mustard, Rose Red, Sage Shadow

Punches: Scallop Edge, Scallop Circle

Other: Rose Red Double Stitched Ribbon, Basic Gray Marker, Mat Pack, On Board Timeless Type Chipboard , Sponge Daubers

Just Add Ink Challenge 2

The Just Add Ink Challenge this week is to use hearts and I have certainly done that with this page lol.

My mum snapped these pics of hubby and I at my brother's New Years Eve bbq. I love how casual and happy we look together.

Here is a close up of some of the hearts:

I am really loving my heart punches at the moment. Actually I love all my punches.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Supplies:

Designer Series Paper: Candy Lane

Stamp Sets: Friends 24-7, Big Deal Alphabet

Cardstock: Close to Cocoa

Punches: Heart to Heart, Full Heart, Curly Label, Scallop Border

Other: Close to Cocoa Ink, Chocolate Chip Marker

Just Add Ink Challenge 1

There is a new Australian Stampin' Up! challenge blog Just Add Ink.

They are up to their second challenge now but I was a little slow off the mark and have only just finished the first challenge.

It was a colour challenge to use the colours of their blog on a card, scrapbook page or 3D project.

I chose to do a scrapbook page. I love the colour combination and would never have chosen it without the challenge.

Here is a close up of the big bird from the So Tweet Chipboard.

My journalling strips:

And finally the page. Two of my boys (Matt and Ben) looking angelic.

Supplies used:
Baroque Motifs Stamp Set
On Board So Tweet Chipboard
On Board Timeless Type Chipboard
Whisper White Textured Cardstock
Taken with Teal Cardstock
Many Marvelous Markers
So Saffron Patters Designer Series Paper
Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper
Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper
Chocolate Chip 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Chocolate Chip Ink Pad
Stampin Sponges
Scallop Edge
Crop-a-dile

Now on to their second challenge....

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa