just posting

hi all 
feel free  to browse though i  do  write a manuscript sometimes so  grab a coffee  hehe
   i   created my  layouts  etc, i often think , i should just write the basic , but  wheres the fun in that i think, and was mentioned last year  by a friend that it makes it me by writing what im  feeling at the time  im creating

 there will be no  layouts etc  for another 11 days as im away relaxing . and  hubby says its my time to get away from crafting &  taking people to hospital and drs  and just relax, and i find that im refreshed again to start again  when i return

 you can find on the right hand side  years  click on  it and it will open to my challenges ive done over the years starting in 2014,    my friend and i used to do  25 challenges a month ,but i have slowed down a lot since then with family  commitments. &  just do a few here and there  I mostly concentrate  now  on mini albums  but still love to  create my layouts
good night all 
have a happy crafting time 

cheers
jacqui

 

happy craft august challenge

 hi ,
ive been doing some smaller layouts   8  x  8 inch to fit into  my heartfelt creations  mini albums  so much fun   to create
i  bought several years ago  scrapmatts   chipboard  kit for a  off the page project,  but now  upon  doing mini albums &  wanting to  get lots of photos into my mini albums  i have to start thinking outside the box so to speak  ive been  going though my drawers and finding lots of treasures that i have bought over the years  just waiting for that  opportune  moment for that  special photo . so  now have thought,   just use them .im getting  older  i still want to have the enjoyment of using  the stuff that i have  bought, 
 i  took out the  off the  page   kit of scrapmatts and  painted it  with black gesso. there are 3 parts to  the kits , so means 3 layouts for me  yaaa.
i then have  got my photos and added  and cut them to suit  the  sections
so here are   2 of the pages ive created ,
this  one is using  Kaiser   peachy collection  i have cut out  the flowers something i dont do but  needed  some flowers to add to the top of the  circle

this one below i  made in  late july  its using  Kaiser paradise found background papers  & Kaiser black cardstock

i only have the circle to go   now  have to think on that one was thinking of  doing the same technique as above ,but forgot to  mark out the  where the  markings were  so  may  think of another idea  with the spare one 

hope this inspires  you to  try something different  

until next time have a  happy crafting   week 

jacqui mccully 

1 2 3 AUGUST CHALLENGE

123 august  challenge
I see another  another great month of  1 2 3 challenge
the sketch from  Page Maps , 2 words  - Brilliant Idea, as soon as i saw the words i knew the photos i wanted to use , and 3 colours  blue , yellow and brown

When we go away  we always go to the same places, as my hubby has  relatives that live in new south wales as he did as a child
he  fishes as his father before him &  when they had too many fish would sell it at the Brunswick Heads  fish Co- C obut that was a long time ago now,  Now we  just buy fish from the fish co op that was until  2 years ago ,when it closed ,  what to become of this  there were rumors  to change it to  a car park, others wanted the fish co op to come back  but it still sits idle
but  in feb as we walked along the  road  some  changes  have been made  its been painted  i went to take  a photo and a lady came by and started chatting telling me that   its been painted for the    series of  Sea Change ( or movie they had not decided yet   if to  go for t.v. series and to watch it when it comes out as then you will see , around about now it should be coming out ,
so my layout   today  includes  the Brilliant Idea  as my words   as someone had the brilliant  idea to   make this a  movie set ,  we may even get to see it in action when we go away  later on this month,  will keep you posted  lol
   i always think ,im going to use different papers ,but always come back to  Kaiser  products , as i  have thousands,  im sure . 
Kaiser  Chocolate  cardstock . CD109.
Kiaser  film strip from   happy snaps  collectables
Kaiser  Beach Shack
Kaiser sandy  toes
kaiser wooden anchors  &   wheels
kaiser  blue bling
 Kaiser  the fish are from another of  kaiser  6 inch pad  (  i think   deep sea)
yellow  dew drop brilliance  yellowBD-000-011
gauze  from my stash 
my journaling says
                                   WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA ,
the fishing  village of Brunswick Heads, that used to be a thriving  with fishing trawlers, now sat  idle  for 2 years,  has now been transformed into  a movie called SEA CHANGE,
such a brilliant idea to make this sleepy town  come to life again

today i have  cut  my papers into  3   the sun was a  sticker on a sheet ,wondering i  would ever use so cut of part of it to make a circle  coloured it with Dew Drop Brilliance  yellow,  i had a  stencil out  with  splashes , so  i have made the rays with 
matted the photos with chocolate  cardstock , and matted my  journalling   as well.
i have placed my gauze over the top of my   brown  cardstock   
the filmstrip and  camera are out of the   happy snaps collectables, 
the blue and yellow arrows are form  the sticker sheet of  Happy Snaps  Kaiser collection and the same with the yellow scalloped edging

thanks for this great challenge , seeing ive done  this in 12  inch by 12 inch , now time to pull apart and re do it , so i can then place it into my  8 inch album as im now creating in  8 inch albums now so will do any  challenges in the proper size of 12 inch ,for entries 
after doing so , i realized ,that ive done all my 8  inch  pages  of my album and needed a  5 inch  by 8  inch  not to be out done a  snip here and there and it now fits into my  heartfelt creations  album 

thank you soo much had fun creating  my 12 inch page  anyway 
until next month 
have a wonderful  month creating
cheers
jacqui mccully