be the change , sketch - happy craft challenge

Hi  Crafty friends,
At  last i  hope the clouds have gone,  here in Queensland, my headaches are finally subsiding  and i can think  more clearly                                                                                                                                            Yesterday,  i decided to play along with Happy Craft  Sketch Challenge, BE THE CHANGE
I have changed my size of my layouts  instead of 12 x 12  inch, i  want to do  a smaller size, (  my hubby  & his brother  said  the other day,  why dont we throw away all your albums, what does he want me to have a heart attack , i thought  NOOO.) so i have  thought   to down size  my albums as then , if we ever move they are easier to handle

At spotlight   2 days ago ,  I saw these  11 and half by  eight and half , by  We are Memories sleeves,   so  like to give these a try, so in future you will see my layouts in this size format and with  Happy Craft   Challenge, Anything Goes,
I love  sketches that have  room to add lots of photos, as i   have lots of boxes of photos

My friend Sonya, had a dress up in  the  rock and roll  theme or 50's theme,   for her 45th  birthday instead of having it at  her 50th where everyone  has parties

So  I have done a double layout with  my new size of pages,

I've had these  pompoms  for years , that i bought at a craft show,  i have sprayed it with  Mereiot  spray, to  the colour to match Sonyas   jumper
Also  at the  same time I bought 2 years ago some dies   ,im going to use them one day, and when i saw the challenge i thought, why not , they are Cut, Mat &  Create dies,  1 a ,1b  2 a  and 2 b  dies, there are  papers to  go with it ,but i havent used them today,  instead going for Kaiser  Golden Grove collection
I have used  Kaiser  Scarlet card stock
Kaiser   Golden Grove   papers
pompoms
BE THE CHANGE  wording in my title
the ladies are  3 d decoupage  sheets ,
I have changed one of the photos around  on the right hand side of the sketch,

hope you are inspired  by my layout today, 
see you next time
happy crafting 
Jacqui

The Happy craft challenge

The Happy Craft Challenge  - Flowers
Hello, thanks for  having a look  today ,  this weeks challenge - is  FLOWERS
Which to use , i have so many colours , paper. material ones  big ones small ones,  stamps,  dies,  patterned papers
When im undecided , i usually go with the photo then let the juices flow from that as i did  today, bring out all that i think i need,

products used , 
Sopeso Transparente orchid  flowers, Series  2.06  Green Orchid
candle and  molding tools for flowers
Sospeso  transparente  crystal glass
Heartfelt  Creations Botanic orchid   stamp & die set
Heartfelt creations  Botanic orchid  Paper Collection
Kaiser  Flourish  which was a R. A .K ( random act of kindness )  from  Maureen  Wood
Kaiser  black, white and purple cardstock
 Embossing  folder  - Swiss Dots
Inks ,  - Brilliance  Mediterranean  blue,  yellow
           Staz on opaque  cotton white   ( for lace stamp)
Kaiser  Lace Stamp
Close to my Heart   glitter  pen
water colour  paints

 Cutting out , this is not the fun part for me   For those of my friends who know me , i dont do fussy cutting  much, so today this  is rare , this is why its raining here in sunny Queensland lol

Cutting out ,  Heartfelt creations  paper orchids,  Sospeso Transparente orchid  flowers,  the  Botanic Orchid   stamp & Die set

For those who dont know about these Sospeso flowers,(  picture at the bottom ( flat and close up  molded)  they are on a sheet which you cut out , then  shape with  a candle, ( please make sure you dont burn yourself )  molding  tools and a  soft  mat i get  mine from  Auzz Trinkets & Crafts
www.atcraft.com.au - you should check these out  have seen they are  on special at the moment

The molding only takes a few seconds,  so  have everything ready  on the table as you have to work quick &
place the  flower and  shape it with the tool (  there are several sizes ) onto the mat   this gives a depth  and shapes  the  flowers,  I have lots of designs, to choose from,    will go  with the  orchids today,
Next was cutting out the  orchids from the papers collection , Also the bird,  i dont usually add birds to my layouts , but it did look nice,  hovering amongst the flowers ,
  now for assembly time
i always love to work  in a triangle as if im making a flower arrangement , my biggest  flower in the corner  i have placed down the bling,  leaves,  and then assembled the flowers  on top

 Hope you like my layout ,

I had cut  all mine out  of the ones i used today, then thought of  a photo,  this is only a sample of another one  i have  

i think this is 

Symmetrical i work with my flower arrangement 

Thanks for stopping by .
jacqui

now to go and put unused  goods back into the cupboards  but first  afternoon tea, see ya  next time

the happy craft challenge community group

 hello  how are we today, how was your weekend ?
 
The Happy  Craft Challenge  Community Group
This  weeks  mini challenge is  Maureens  using Stencils,                                                                            I  just love stencils & the things one can do with them , so many choices  to choose from
ive been working on my primary school photos & today was   my last  one to do ,
My first day at school
  Products ive used ,
TCW  6 x 6  stencil  clock
Dots  stencil
Amy Tangerine Stencil
Kaiser  mini  Designer Template - Foliage  IT 005
chipboard for fence ,
Kaiser  Chocolate cardstock
Kaiser  base coat collectables
Kaiser    spray mists  -denim

To begin with,  which stencil should i use,  when im undecided. i get out my small dots  i use this a lot. its so versatile
then  thinking  school , so clocks,  ive picked the smaller one of my 3 that i have , it has  words on it as well,  Time
umm  now what,   it needs another name  FUN  yes, this i have on a  Amy Tangerine  stencil, it has 4 words  on it  but  i dont need them all
FUN TIME  yes thats it
i started with gesso, i find this is sometimes a  bit too  thin when i  want it thicker .   the word fun is  done with  gesso,  then with the TIME , i got out my   texture  paste and while i had the clock  in place ,then sprayed   with my Kaiser  sprays   here i have used  Denim
of course  i have to mat the photo  so this is  in Kaiser   Chocolate  cardstock
 now dont you hate it when everything is running good, then  cause im trying to use stuff i found this blue  glue,   that i bought  on a bus trip in toowoomba,  you know i just  had to had it ,but come home get back into routine  then wonder what to do with well,  3 years  later im  going to do something even just glue down  but as i start , its clogged isn't it , so i squeeze the bottle , you know what happened hey,  yes  over  my painted fence,  now what  ! ! !! i dont have a spare fence  lying around, lets make use of it , a few dabs with my hand ,smear here and there , looks  vintage now ,  looks good , ( you know the  saying theres never a mistake   with scrapbooking , only opportunities )  and i quite like it

I  love A Mothers Art  Butterflies,  by  Kelly-Ann Oosterbeek she has designed 10 colours, but today, im using brown, i dont use the browns  ones much

i didn't want to just throw  away mums writing  on the photo , so have included it  on the page, and  at the top have  added   tabs   and Smile Today from Kaiser  Base coat  collectables

Thinking it needed just a touch  more , i have  got out another  of Kaiser's stencils mini   designer  template  Foliage & with my  white gel pen have drawn  in the  spaces,  so it looks like part of a  garden  from the left hand side of the layout
i have just added  3 punched holes at the top, as its going into a  Kaiser  album  for safe keeping ,

Hope you are inspired to   create  something using stencils  this week
I have used  4  techniques  with 4  stencils for this layout

dont forget , Maureen  challenge runs out on Thursday,
Happy Scrapping
jacqui