MAY NEWSLETTER

 The May Scrappingclearly Newsletter has arrived… and this issue is all about celebrating a wonderfully busy month of creativity, community and curious adventures. 

Inside we’re taking a look back at our magical Down the Rabbit Hole Retreat, showcasing the beautiful new Alice-inspired Luckyfindings Fragments released during the weekend, and sharing a little peek at the upcoming Vivid & Vintage Retreat.

We’re also celebrating World Scrapbooking Day, reminding everyone to keep sharing their gorgeous creations in the Scrappingclearly Share & Inspire Facebook group, and shining a spotlight on this month’s vibrant Spectrum Stories kit.

So grab a cuppa and settle in for a little recap of a month absolutely filled to the brim with arty goodness, friendship and creative fun. 

Click on May’s installment of creative goodness below to download your copy of this months newsletter

Cusco by Tracey B

 Good morning everyone.

I'm still suffering from Down the Rabbit Hole retreat hangover!   

An absolutely fabulous weekend.   So looking forward to the next one.

Here's another take on this month's mood board

 I started with a Waste Not page with lots of Dylusions inks, stamped the title with Art By Marlene Creative Alphabet in Dina Wakley paint (Ruby) Added a little stamping with Art By Marlene Boho Chic stamp in Distress ink (Mustard Seed) and then some retro plastic beads, washi, enamel dots and ribbon from my stash.

Still plenty of time to enter this month's challenge.

TFL

Cheers

Tracey

 

paint, sip by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

Here's another LO inspired by this month's moodboard.

Products I've used include

Brick stencil (maybe Kaiser Craft)

Dylusions Ink spray Cherry Pie

Dylusions ink sprays London Blue & Chopped Pesto mixed together with 13@rts gel medium and scrapped through a stencil.

Lucky Findings Foundations (Reverie and Blue Blooms)

49 & Market Alena ephemera bits

49 & Market Art Options Rouge chipboard

49 & Market Ticket Essentials

Wire, beads and more gel medium

Jane Davenport stamp

Distress Ink (Mustard Seed)

TFL

cheers

Trace

And now for something comPletely different

Hello everyone, Georgia here and I am back up on the blog today using so many gorgeous paints and stencils from Dina Wakley. 

All the DW paints and stencils can be found on the Scrappingclearly website, Kylie has an enormous range to purchase from. This image is from the AALL & Create stamps which was used from my stash, it also has a great title stamp in this set too. 

I love creating backgrounds by layering colours and stencils to complete my page. I coloured my image using watercolours then fussy cut him. This was a fitting image to go with this month's mood board representing a vintage circus and a whimsical fun page. Love how this page turned out and I hope you get inspired to create this month using the mood board. 

Death Road Survivors by Tracey B

 Good morning everyone and happy scrapping Tuesday

Here's my take on this month's retro moldboard.

I started by sponging on some Dina Wakley paints (Lemon, Ocean and Ruby) through a Tim Holtz diamond stencil.   Then some Black Dina Wakley paint through another stencil.   

Added some diamond stamping (in black for contrast)

And some ephemera including

49 & Market film strips (Lagoon)

49 & Market Starburst frame

49 & Market tickets

49 & Market Alena ephemera bits

eyelets

ricrac (how retro!)

Teresa Collins Wonderlust chipboard

TFL

cheers

Trace

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MAY challenges

  Welcome to our MAY 2026 Challenges!

As the year hits full swing, this is the month to take some time out and create. We hope you are inspired by our May challenges. 

MAY CHALLENGES

Our MAY Moodboard: Retro Carnival

This visual mood board - be inspired by these colours, vibes and techniques.

ALL Papercraft projects are welcomed: Scrapbooking, to art journalling, to tags and cards. We wanna see it all! :)

Colours: Use shades of mustard, teal, tomato red and chalk white

Vibe: Vintage circus, quirky, whimsical fun

Technique: Harlequin patterns, banners, retro ephemera

MAY - Book of Me

Our "Book of me" continues with this month's prompts. Use it to document memories, record reflections, and express yourself creatively. This month we focus on The roles I play: identity, balance & expectation.

Weekly Inspo Prompts : Mini-works of art

Every Monday, we will release a unique inspo prompt. Create your very own....Mini works of art
You create ATC or Index size cards created for your enjoyment, not to be swapped or traded. By the end of 2026, you will have your own collection of 52 cards that incorporated the weekly colour, quote, theme or technique.

Check out this {link}, to see the current list of weekly inspo prompts.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Participants must upload their completed projects into the MAY Albums in the Scrapping Clearly Share and Inspire Facebook Group.

Please load your entries to the albums by the end of the month. Please note: Please edit your photo caption in Facebook to give us information about your project and inspiration.

Prize boxes and gift vouchers will be up for grabs at different times during the year, but mostly we hope you are here for inspiration not the prizes!

And for all your Mixed Media and Paper Craft needs, make sure you head to our website at: https://scrappingclearly.com.au/

Thank you,

Amanda

On behalf of the Scrapping Clearly team

She drew new lines

Hi everyone, welcome back to the SC blog. Today I am sharing a simple journal page in my ABM journal that can be found on the SC website.

I always gesso my pages as it helps the next layers of colours to pop on my page. Stencil used is the DW Triangle Fence to create some bold line work and to keep the colour theme for this months mood board. Dina Wakley paints are so easy to use to create background layers.

I completed this journal page with a quote on tissued paper adhered with some DW Gel Medium and a tissue printed LF image that I had in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by.