scrapbook fantasies star page

Welcome to a new month  of May.
How are you all going with the restrictions . 
I  noticed  a while  ago that  someone  put up in their weekly challenges to use stars  , at  the time  i didnt think i still had  my star punch ( which i dont  ) and didnt wantto get out the big  cricut just for a few stars ,so
Today i  while sorting out  unfinished layouts i find  one  that has stars in  the bag ,
i started this a few years ago ,why i hadnt finshed is anyones guess, but here it is
one layout  Balance,
2nd layout  mums sewing  ( on back of first layout )
Here i have used  my embossing folders on Acetate  sheets for a change instead of paper  to get a different effect,  At the time i   started this layout  I only had a small embossing  machine, but now have a  a4 one which is  great for larger  projects
so  i have embossed  with 6 different designs (4 x6 embossing folders) , depending on your  size of your machine as to the size if you  have a a4 you may only require  4 this can be halfed if you only want single sided  layout , but remeber you are going to see the back of your photo on the other side . so i found 2 photos
then  have  cut out stars & circles .This is Kaisers lulaby or pitter patter. as i said i had  started this years ago so the   strips are  not with the  papers  so only   guessing the papers  are either lullaby or pitter patter  I do know they are Kaisercrafts 
the photos  are  glued between   the embossing  sheets as well as some of the circles
trim  8  peices   1.5 cms for border to hide any glue or tape marks
arrange your stars &   circles around your photo
add borders to  the edges of your page
mum  sewed all our clothes  so we have to get photos  with all  new  clothes mum   made ,even pajamas  mum said 
have a wonderful day , 
happy crafting while you can

cheers
jacqui

1996 12inch album to mini album

hi everyone, hope everyone is staying safe

for the past week  i have been making a mini   album  i would dearly love to show you ,but  i really havent figured a way yet to  get from my mobile phone the video to here.

my friend vicky, said that i  needdrop box, got  it on the computer but havent managed the phone just yet,   i suppose once i link the 2  it might work ,
but for  now im just trying to figure things out .

cheers
jacqui
happy crafting while we stay at home

aprils news ,

well here we are in another month , gosh the times seems to be passing by with not much happening wit going out  as we  know it

 i have been doing some  layouts but not for online challenges someone asked me last month about placing  my mini album  instructions on here , but i yet to do ,  maybe over the weekend maybe the time to do it ,

 so   im just trying to  go though my many  kits that i have bought over the years the earliest one is  2012 
 These  are what i have done for the month of april  so far , 
enjoy ,
stay safe , 
cheers
jacqui mccully

march news

hi all,
i know its been a while since ive been on here.  but will  come back on soon  once i  find my camera to take some more pictures,

 i have created a  special album  at the beginning  of march but  its for someones present and so  i am unable to show  it n here  as  people will reckonise the photos  in it ,   ive used  Uniquely Creative   Urban Garden papers  ,but  i have been asked for those who have seen it in person about the making of the album, which i may be able to do and show you another album  made in the same technique,

 I was to go to a retreat  from the 27th - 29 th  march ,but this has been  post phoned til later  so  after i work out the  sizes  in all the pages i will endeavour to  show you this  im not sure if i can  add videos to this  site ive never tried  but  its all a learning  hey.

I have  a few  doctors/hospital appointments,  this week ,im  not sick , im only the driver to take  family  to   and i  put  away i have  kits and  paper packs  all over my tables  so once  i have returned everything to its rightful places  i will endeavour to   write out the sizes  of the  mini album i will call it  Mickey Mouse album to show you that one i have created .  its a beautiful album as well
 
but for now ,  seeing i have these kits  made up, im gonig to   be doing some traditional  pages  only in a smaller format.  im now creating my pages in   8 x 8  inch  size instead of the 12 inch pages  which only allows me to enter some challenges,  i  just needed a change from  large pages,  as  i was getting too many albums and my hubby said that if we ever  move, that what i can fit in my car  is all that goes  so  thinking if i work with  8  inch more will fit into the car  good thinking 99. lol 

well thats all for tonight,  i will go and sort out some more table 
chat soon 
jacqui mccully
  

DT AT MIXED GYPSYS

Lifes a Beach  


Welcome   to a new year  2020 its come around so quick   do you have new years resolutions  or just  taking each day as it comes
ive had  the pleasure of again being on the design team  for  Karen  Dixon  at Mixed  Gypsys  scrapbooking  &  arts  shop to bring you lots of  ideas   to use

Today   we will be working with the beautiful range of  Lifes a beach
pattern  papers
exhale  # Bap00111
sttrip of sand off the bottom of a page
Blissbap 00109
senenity word
colour blast  texture paste ,  - singing in the rain  and Deep  Water
pinata  colours  lime green &  sapphire blue
Bassall , cartuna,  senenity
Acetate
all products  can be bought from mixed gypsys ( except the helicopter   on page )

do you have lots of photos that  you can not choose which one to  use,  im always taking lots of  photos  & then having to decide what to use,
 My photos   this time  on my double layout are from a friend of mine  who was in  my brothers class at primary school, i saw  his photos & instantly wanted to create a layout  using  the photos  after getting  his permission to  use them. again  which photos to use   they are all so wonderful , why not try to get as many as possible  on a page .Here i have  used 18 photos  on one side, but you can add more ,  and 2 on the other  page i still have more photos left

• With my  double layout  i have  done some  mixed  media , using  Colour Blast  texture  paste  and using a stencil  Be Arty stencil
• Also playing with   something new for me  is  jacquard  pinata colour  lime green and sapphire  blue alcohol   inks  seeing i didn't have  the blender, i thought i would try  Isocol  which allowed me to blend the colours  onto a acetate sheet  with  a blending tool . i have only place  a bit on the first page  it only takes a minute  to dry . so you have to  work quickly  with this
• I have distressed  all the edges of my  papers
• 
  
• my next  thing i did was to use my be arty stencil,  with the waves and the dots. so using  Colour Blasts   texture paste , (i just love the smell of this stuff ,)  maybe i shouldn't smell it a lot  dont know   health  issues on it   but using my finger , you can use a paint brush or  spatula i  just smeared though the stencil  i did both at the same time  while still wet , you can  leave one to dry and then go  over  its ok  what ever  works for you .
•  while you have your texture paste and   ocean papers   create  a strip of  waves and dots to cover at  least  3 inches wide  as this will become your second page

Karen gave me a sheet it had no name  so have  fussy cut out  the  flowers. you can  cut  only the centres  if you like  to make them  look like sea  urchants

• while  that is all  drying we will go cut the papers 
•  I have free hand cut  each of the papers  at different  levels to represent   the ocean  waves.     and have distressed  it and  have  also with the texture paste  ran along each edge  to give it depth
• cut  at  3 1/2  inches  the one with  the  texture paste on. next one at 3 3/4 and last one at 4 inches  place  the 4 inches down first then work up  
• add  your   string like  ribbon  around half way on the page 
• the  acetate sheet   you can  cut  to size you like i  just added about half an inch and glued it  under the  papers as  some  glues   show  and  its not a good look .

 the helicopter  is from  one of my cricut cartridges ,as   the photos were taken  in a helicopter  so  only fitting to add it  to the page

• i have used 2 -   5 x 7 photos  but have shorten the sides to 4 inches & placed a bit under the  papers so only that  6  inches or  a little more is showing 
•  add your  cut out  flowers to the page 
• add your title ,  i have written on  my computer and printed mine out and then matted it 

this is   page one complete

page  2 .

• with your   serenity (   fawn sheet )  you need 2 sheets ,  8 pieces  when finished ,  i have cut  at this way  to make the most of my paper ,
• trim    2 sheets  of  fawn cardstock. to  10 1/2 inches  one edge, left over   bit can be used for  journalling if you like 
• then  cut at   3 & half inch  off  one  side .  trim  this  short  one again  on other edge at 7 inches. put aside we will be using it 
• with the 7  inch piece, turn  &  cut 3  - 3 1 /2  inches  ( 3 )   7 inches by three and  half  .do with second sheet   so  you will end up with  8 pieces   

• fold  the long side over to make a folder   on each  of your  8  papers,  so that  its   3 1/2 x 3 1/2 
• trim   8 pieces  of  green  cardstock  3  1/4 x  3 1/4 
• trim   7 pieces light blue cardstock  the same as above
• trim one sheet of white cardstock to  3 1/2 x 3 1/2 this goes in the middle of your page
• trim  mottle paper  the  3 inch  x 3 inch  these can go where  you dont have photos 

trim your photos  to  3 x 3 inch  and i have distressed  them also
trim your  dried  texture  papers to  3 x 3 inch and place  on  3 places at the front of  2nd page

pages opened up

enjoy

cheers
 jacqui mccully

123 challenge blog January 2020 challenge

Happy New Year
well all  i can say is lucky i didn't  tell anyone of my new years resolutions as i have broken it already on day one with  creating 12 inch  layout lol

This year i  am  going to try to work on my 8  inch albums  but saw this  sketch  this morning  1.2.3 challenge &  knew i  was meant to make it so after I  am  finished  loading  up i will endeavour to pull  it apart ( hate undoing all my good work  LOL )  to   still put  into my 8 inch album that i started last year , i want to finish albums before  starting another i have bout 5 unfinished albums so  like to do them  before i get too far in  to the year  (  heres hoping anyway ) 
so  123 challenge  is
1  being a sketch,  from  Page maps
2  is the words which are  Summer Time
3 is colours  , which are white, blue and we get to pick our 3rd colour , which mine is going to be red . as im wearing a red  and black shirt

after tidying up   and having a clean table at  midnight last year , im now going to  put stuff on it again  .it looked so neat this morning when i came in to craft  room  now has stamps,   inks , punches .papers  chipboards , string , hessian . nuts  ohh they are for eating not on the layout   sticker sheets
 
 products i used  for my layout ,
Cardstock ,  Kaisercraft   marine , Kaisercraft  white ,  Kaisercraft    red
Pattern papers  Kaisercraft Seaside.
Kaisercraft  Beach Shack  collectables
Kaisercraft Nautical wooden Flourish Pack  i have used the  lighthouse .
kaisercraft -Check in borders   sticker sheet
Creative Memories  Tag  punch
acetate sheet that has  Summer holiday  which i have added TIME to
White gel pen for lines and  writing journalling
Black Staz  on for  stamping  thongs
Kaszazz   stickles   - Star Dust 
string  ,gauze , thong stamp from   my stash

well thats it for now, i best go and do what  i  am  supposed  to be doing today and writing  on my blog about my  dt work  thats heading for the shop tomorrow ,that i haven't started yet 

Happy Crafting - what ever you do  as long as it makes you happy, then its  worth doing
.Keep Smiling 

Decembers posts

hi all ,
well,the months re flying by ,hey,  i dont know whats happened to the last few months ,when i   thought i  had  a few months of just crafting yet ,here i am   not  finished my mini album like i thought i would by now.  but as the saying goes ,family come first

In November i noticed a message from  one of the craft shops requiring  a person to  help, at the craft alive so i  thought , why not .i may be able to do something ,

 so i replied  the lady ,neha said she would get back to me Neha said that she  was waiting on another lady to reply,
 
so i had an experience, that i never dreamed i  would be able to do or thought would ever happen
 i did demonstrating. at the Logan Craft  Alive

here i am  at the show

a wonderful experience, a bit scary at first  im usually  the one looking to see what i  can learn 

but after nerves. had a good time . 

i now have lots of catch ups  with people that want to have Christmas  lunch with me , so  think i will leave   my mini albums til after Christmas

also i have been asked if im selling  my cricut cartridges ,which i  have a lady that im meeting on Friday to sell to, i have lot so f dies  that i haven't used in years so  gonig to try and sell them somewhere some time 

Seeing  that  i a now  creating mini albums i will have lots of   12 inch Kaiser and other albums for sale ,hoping that  i can sell them somewhere 

but  for now, i best hop off the internet as a storm is brewing outside ,

good night all 

cheers

jacqui

p.s.  if you are interested  in buying  any dies,  albums  you can pm  me  on Facebook.and in my spare days , i think i still have a couple before Christmas  more after Christmas  please do not hesitate to  message me    

thank you