My Beautiful Friend | The Scrap Suite Cybercrop Challenge

Hi there!

This month it's my turn to set one of the challenges in the D-lish Scraps Facebook group The Scrap Suite! Each month we have four Cybercrop challenges running that are set by the D-lish Scraps design team members. It's lots of fun and for each challenge that you play along with, you have the chance to win a $10 D-lish Scraps voucher! If you're not yet a member of the group, we'd love you to join us!

So here is the challenge that I've set this month...

And here is the layout that I created for this challenge...

"My Beautiful Friend"

This is me with my best friend Rachael! She is amazing... She's supportive, encouraging, kind and generous. And she's been there through everything, the ups and the downs. This quote that I found on Pinterest perfectly describes our friendship... Not only does she know all of my life stories, she has been there to experience them with me! So glad that I have scrapped this photo of us when we went out to dinner for her 30th birthday!

My layout features gorgeous patterned papers from the Maggie Holmes Shine collection and lots of D-lish Scraps embellishments!

I decided to do something different and used a diagonal design for my layout and I really like how this turned out. Along the pieces of patterned paper I added strips of washi tape including the gorgeous new glitter gold tape, which I love!

Here are some closeups so that you can see all the details...

To the left of my photo I created a cute little cluster that includes a tag from the Maggie Holmes Open Book collection teamed with some super pretty D-lish embellies. I've used an arrow paperclip to attach a word from the black minifetti sheet as well as a gold glittery heart from a previous Just Add Paper kit. I also added a cute little pink paper flower.

To the right of my photo I created a lovely flower cluster using a wild rose (my fave!), a large hot pink rose, and two white Kaisercraft blooms. You can also see here the paper doily that I tucked behind my photo.

I used another tag from the Maggie Holmes Open Book collection to write my journalling and finished it off with some black and white twine and a flair button.

I created one final little point of interest in the top right hand corner using a white pastel petal and a pink sweetheart bloom (no longer available).

I hope that you'll join us over in The Scrap Suite and play along with our Cybercrop Challenges! You've got until 13th May to upload your project (it doesn't have to be a layout... You can create a card, PL page or OTP project if you prefer!).

Thanks for visiting my blog and taking a look at my layout! Thank you to those who leave a lovely comment as well - it is always very much appreciated!

Mandy

Fun | Stuck?! Sketches Design Team Layout

Hi there Scrappy friends!

It's time for the reveal of the mid-month sketch challenge over at Stuck?! Sketches and Laura has once again designed a fabulous sketch for us! Let's take a look...

 

I love the layers behind the photo on this sketch! Here's my design team layout...

"Fun"

We bought Eleanor a "bike" for Christmas last year and this was the first time that we took her out riding on it. She had so much fun (as you can see from the smile on her face!)

My layout features patterned papers from the Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss collection.

Behind my photo I added some paint which I stamped using bubble wrap. I really like how this turned out, and best of all it was quick, easy and cost effective!

Here are a couple of closeups of my layout...

To the left of my photo I added a little cluster of D-lish Scraps embellishments including a journal spot, a word strip (wordfetti), a flair button, and a wooden heart button. How pretty is that flair button?!!

To the right of my photo I added a Corbett Creations wood veneer word which I used as my title. Then I created a little cluster above my title that includes a Charms Creations heavenly heart, and a rose and resin flower from D-lish Scraps. I finished my layout off with a few enamel dots.

If you haven't done so already, I hope that you'll head on over to the Stuck?! Sketches blog and take a look at the gorgeous layouts that my fellow design team members have created! We would love YOU to play along with us by creating a layout based on this sketch! Link up your layouts on the Stuck?! Sketches blog by April 29th to be in the running to win a prize from one of our very generous sponsors:

We will also be choosing a scrapbooker from each of our challenges to be a guest designer with us at a later date!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and taking a look at my layout! Thank you to those who take the time to leave a comment as well - it is always very much appreciated!

Mandy

Easter Morning | Stuck?! Sketches Design Team Layout

Hi again!

I'm back to share with you the Stuck?! Sketches April 1st challenge! But firstly, I want to tell you some exciting news... I will be staying on with Stuck?! Sketches for another term!! I love creating with Laura's awesome sketches, so I am thrilled!

So here is our latest sketch...

I LOVE this sketch and the new design team have come up with some super amazing and inspiring layouts for this challenge! Here's my layout...

"Easter Morning"

I was in the mood to scrap an Easter photo so I pulled out a photo from last year! It is one of my absolute favourite photos of my three kids together! 

I've combined patterned papers from both the Maggie Holmes Shine collection and the Crate Paper Hello Love collection. I love how well these two collection co-ordinate!

My layout also features some awesome cut files from The Cut Shoppe. I used the The Chevron in a Triangle background file and the Hoppy Easter cut file set for my title.

Here are some closeups...

I created a pretty little cluster to the left of my photo that includes a couple of flowers from D-lish Scraps and a Charms Creations heavenly heart. Love how pretty these colours look together!

 I cut the word 'easter' on my Silhouette Cameo and added some foam tape to the back to create some extra dimension!

I fussy cut the frame on the right hand side of my photo from one of the patterned papers in the Shine collection. I used this in place of the smaller photo on the sketch.

If you haven't done so already, I hope that you'll head on over to the Stuck?! Sketches blog and take a look at the fabulous layouts that my fellow design team members have created! We would love YOU to play along with us by creating a layout based on the sketch! Link up your layouts on the Stuck?! Sketches blog by April 29th to be in the running to win a prize from one of our very generous sponsors:

We will also be choosing a scrapbooker from each of our challenges to be a guest designer with us at a later date!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and taking a look at my layout! Thank you to those who take the time to leave a comment as well - it is always very much appreciated!

Mandy

Ballerina | Scrap the Girls Design Team Layout

Hi scrappy friends!

It's the start of  April already and that means that it's time for some new challenges! This morning I'm here to share with you the new challenge over at Scrap the Girls and this month we have a lovely mood board to inspire you...

I took inspiration from the beautiful soft pastel colours of the mood board. Here's my layout...

"Ballerina"

I love this photo of my beautiful girl that I took before her first ballet lesson this year! She's been taking jazz classes for the past 2 years and this year was keen to start learning ballet and modern/contemporary as well. I'm so proud of how well she is going with her dancing!

My layout features beautiful patterned papers from the Dear Lizzy Fine and Dandy collection and gorgeous embellishments from D-lish Scraps.

Here are some closeups...

If you haven't done so already, I hope that you'll pop on over to the Scrap the Girls blog and take a look at the fabulous layouts that my fellow design team members have created with this mood board! Link up your layouts on the Scrap the Girls blog by April 30th to have a chance of winning a prize from one of our very generous sponsors!

Thank you for taking the time to visit and for your lovely comments also! I will be back later today with my design team layout for Stuck?! Sketches!

Mandy

Our First Home | Charms Creations Guest Designer

Hello friends!

Today I'm sharing my final layout as guest designer for Charms Creations this month. My layout features a Charms Creations Bright Hessian Heart...

"Our First Home"

These patterned papers from the Dear Lizzy Fine and Dandy collection were just perfect for scrapping a photo of our first home.

I wanted to make sure I didn't scrimp on the journalling on this layout as it was important for me to document all the details. So that I could keep the focus on the photo and journalling, I used minimal embellishments. The Charms Creations bright green hessian heart was a lovely finishing touch! I love the texture and the pop of colour that it adds!

Here's a closeup of the heart...

I finished it off with a flair button and a flower from D-lish Scraps. Charms embellishments are perfect for layering and clustering!

Thanks so much to Charm for inviting me to be a guest designer this month! I have loved creating with her gorgeous embellishments! If you haven't done so yet, I recommend popping over to the Charms Creations store to take a look at her lovely handmade embellishments! There are some fun new embellishments in store this week too!

Thank you for popping in to take a look at my layout, and for any lovely comments that you leave also!

Mandy

Family | D-lish Scraps Design Team Layout

Hi everyone!

I'm back with my final D-lish Scraps share for the month. This layout features a sweet photo of my three children with two of their cousins...

"Family"

The three children in the middle are mine, and the two little cuties on the left and right are my nieces on my husband's side of the family. I wanted to share this layout today because my niece Phoebe (the sweet little bubba on the right) is turning one!!

Let's take a look at some closeups...

For my title I used one of the new Corbett Creations wood veneer words. I stocked up on these when they were added to the store... I love that they make it super easy to add a lovely title to your page without any effort (I've left mine raw, but you could certainly add colour to them if you fancied). On the bottom right hand corner of my photo I created a pretty flower cluster that includes a white wild rose, a pink gardenia, and a blue medium rose. You can also see a flair button and a sequin bow tucked in there as well. Underneath the flower cluster I've added a phrase from the Sugar & Spice Wordfetti sheet.

Above the photo I added a sub-title using the new Kaisercraft Alpha Stickers. Have you seen all the new Kaisercraft goodies that are now available from D-lish Scraps?

Under the top right hand corner of my photo I tucked a dip dye tag. These are sooo pretty! I also added a wooden fancy butterfly button to the right of the photo.

I created another smaller flower cluster on the bottom left hand corner of my layout using another pink gardenia and blue rose.

I just love how many pretty embellishments you can find in the D-lish Scraps store. Whatever your style, you'll always find the perfect embellishments for your layout! Have you been shopping over there lately? There have been some new arrivals in the store over the past month, so head on over there to check them out!

Thank you so much for popping in and taking a look at my D-lish layouts over the past few days! And thank you to those who leave lovely comments as well!

Mandy

Jam Session | Charms Creations Guest Designer

Hi there!

I'm back again today to share my next layout as guest designer for Charms Creations! Have you popped on over to the store to check out all the fabulous homemade embellishments that Charm sells? On this layout I used one of the music note embellishments...

"Jam Session"

The music note star was the perfect embellishment to add to this layout about my son learning to play the guitar!

Here are some closeups of my layout...

I used Distress Inks to add some colour to the star to tie it in with the other orange embellishments. That's the great thing about these embellishments... They look fabulous as is, or you can add colour to them for a unique look as well!

How awesome is this cut file from The Cut Shoppe?! I used the one file to cut the title, the strip of orange stars, and the music notes!

I finished my page off with some glittery gold stars and a gold treble clef (from the Maggie Holmes Shine Thickers pack).

The patterned papers that I've used are also from the Maggie Holmes Shine collection.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my layout. Thank you for any lovely comments that you leave also!

Mandy