Scrap the Boys and Anna's Craft Cupboard Sketch

Well, what a hectic couple of weeks have I had! The Scrapbooking Convention was on again at the Brisbane Convention Centre over the Queen's Birthday long weekend and I was lucky enough to be a part of it this year. Ang and I helped out Nicole who owns Craft Queen and what fun we had! We were there from Friday for set-up until Monday night to see it all packed away again.

Then this weekend just passed, I was lucky enough to spend with my crafty bff's, crafting and laughing and eating all weekend! This weekend was very productive as far as challenges went! I think I managed to complete four. But I won't bombard you with all of them at once! Aside from that I managed another seven pages! And that was despite the procrastination and distractions!!

So let's get to it. First up, Scrap the Boys. This month the brief was to use a photo 5x7 or larger. I decided to go big, 8x10 big and I experimented to by printing onto vellum! So here is the finished result:

I kept if fairly simple and neutral, to let the photo shine. I love this photo of my brother with his son, I managed to be in the right place at the right time to catch this moment!

The next page for now is for Anna's sketch. This month the sketch looked like this:

And this is what I finished with:

I had some fun playing around with cut files from my Silhouette and then colouring them with watercolour paints.

Well, I think that will do for now! But rest assured there is more to come!

Til next time,

Katie x

Playing with Anna's Sketch

I decided that I needed to play some more, all a result of the many videos that I have been watching lately! There is so much talent and inspiration out there and it is all very infectious! Anyway, I decided to try my hand at Anna's Craft Cupboard May sketch which looks like this:

And this is what I ended up with:

I am really enjoying creating interesting watercolour backgrounds and I have just ordered myself a set of watercolours and brushes that I cannot wait to get my hands on. I am also loving using my stamps too, I have a rather large collection of stamps, so it is nice to put them to use!

Katie x

Challenges - Anna's Craft Cupboard and Scrap the Boys

A quiet Easter Saturday spent watching catch up TV and scrapping, who could ask for more than that?!

The first challenge on my list for my day of scrapping was the new sketch over at Anna's Craft Cupboard. I must say when I first saw the sketch I was a little "scared off" by the big burst background, but I found a piece of paper in my stash that I new would work and gave me a base to start with. So, firstly here is the sketch:

See what I mean about the big burst?! This is what I came up with:

I am usually not one for adding stitching, but I think this helped tie in the background with the page. After the initial panic, I am really happy with the outcome, and I just love these photos of my little niece on her first day of kindy. I have taken to pulling photos my family put on FB into a collage making app and printing a 6x4 with them. This means that "small" photo files on FB come out good enough to scrap!

I also completed the Scrap the Boys April challenge. This month the challenge was simply to "use flowers on a boy page", now this was a double challenge for me as I am not much of a flowers person usually anyway. So with that in mind I found an appropriate  photo and set to work. The flowers are subtle - a few die cut ones and on some background paper - but they are there! Here is the result:

Well I am hoping to do a repeat of yesterday, so hopefully more pages to come soon!

Til then, Happy Easter everyone!

Katie x

March Sketch - Anna's Craft Cupboard

Back so soon! Nothing like a sketch to help you whip up a page quickly! And Anna's Craft Cupboard always have a great sketch each month! This is March's sketch created by Kylie:

 And this is my interpretation of the sketch:

I have has these photo's of Liam sitting around for a while just waiting to be scrapped and just so happened that there were three of them, just like the sketch! Perfect match I say! I love it when a page comes together quickly!

Still some time to do the sketch too if you are wanting some inspiration!

Katie x

D'Lish Scraps - March Inspiration Board

Wow, is it just me or is March flying by?! Well I have managed to do one challenge so far, still sorting and cleaning my scrap area so it has been harder to find time to sit and play, not to mention remembering where I have put everything!

I have decided to play along with D'Lish Scraps inspiration board. I spent six lovely months on the Creative Team for D'Lish and really enjoyed the boards that Amanda came up with each month, now I get to join in on the other side! This month's board really spoke to me, especially the colours which are so vibrant!

Aren't the colours just divine?! So my inspiration came first and foremost from the colours, then the flowers and lastly the little bit of gold in one of the pictures. So here is my result:

This was a fun page to create! Firstly I cut the dandelion flower pattern with my Silhouette using acetate to create a re-usable mask. I was so impressed with how well it cut the intricate detail! Have I mentioned lately how much I love this machine??!! With the mask in place I used some Faber Castell glaze medium over the mask which dries with a gloss and resists the ink which I added next. I used the bright Dylusion spray mists with a paintbrush, and when it was dry I wiped over the pattern to remove any excess ink.  A few splats of Mr Huey's Passport for some contrast, my photos, bits and pieces from D'Lish, gold flowers cut from gold foil paper, a title and my journalling and we're done!

Well, hopefully I can get some more challenges done before the end of the month, but if the first 3 weeks is anything to go by my chances are small!

Oh, did I mention that I was the lucky winner of the Anna's Craft Cupboard sketch challenge for February! I was stoked to hear about that one! You can see my entry in this post here.

Until next time!

Katie x

Anna's Craft Cupboard - Feb Sketch

So, I have been playing at my craft table again. Thought I would do another challenge, and one that I have not done before! I have decided to play along with the Anna's Craft Cupboard monthly sketch. I do enjoy using a sketch as a starting point for a page! So here is the sketch:

A kind of Project Life style of sketch. I decided to rotate to suit my landscape photos, but otherwise kept pretty true to the sketch. So here it is:

I have used some of my older photos that I have in my stash. My little Erin on her 5th birthday! Funny, because it is her birthday tomorrow and she will be 13! My how the time flies! I am really enjoying playing around with watercolour techniques at the moment, and most of the time I am using my spray mists instead of actual paint.

Well, that is it for me for today. Til next time,

Katie x