Merry Christmas

Hello there Crafters!

I hope you are finding some time to craft in this busy month.
Remember our fabulous December Challenges!

Today I am sharing my last lot of Christmas cards using my SC stash ....

I used some more papers from the 6 x 6 Heidi Swapp Believe paper pad,

these are just perfect for cards - there are so many different looks you can get from the same paper pad! 

Adding some gorgeous die cut ephemera makes things

super easy for coordinating embellishments.

Super easy cards - I love how effective just a simple strip of washi tape, a glitter cardstock die cut,
and a Heidi word (they come in such great varieties!) can be. 

This last card was created using some journal cards from My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards.
Using journal cards is one of my favourite things to do on cards - it makes creating easy,
and there are so many different colours and styles to choose from!

This is my last Christmas card post - I hope you have enjoyed them as I loved making them!
See my other posts HERE and HERE.

Do you make Christmas cards?
Do you use non-Christmas ranges?
I'd love to see some!
Come over and share your creations in our Facebook Group.

Til next time,

Happy creating :)

Chloe

Story of Today - A Scrapbook Layout with Emma.

Hi ScrappingClearly fans,

Hope this crazy month will allow some crafty fun for you all. 

Today I decided to use up some letters that I’ve had. 

They are Studio Calico gold alpha, 

And I’ve used them on my background instead of a stencil and texture paste. 

I did start with a gold texture paste though just painted on my On Trend2 paper like I would usually use gesso,
and then applying Distress Oxide Antique Linen and Faded Jeans. 

Some stamping, then using my photo as a guide, created a background for my photo to nestle into. 

Then I used a few scrap pieces left over from the
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane  range and ontrend2 range behind my photo. 

I tucked in a couple of Heidi Swapp paper clips to help build layers, and cut out a pineapple from one of the Ontrend2 journal cards. In my layers I also used my last Heidi swap muslin tag. I’ve loved using these. 

I also used a few Heidi swapp gold puffy stickers around the page. 

Finally, my last little touch is the Liquitex ink, in black and white. 

This was a quick layout and a great way to use up odds and ends from your collections.
I hope you have a great few days and will catch you on Thursday. 

Till then, Em xx

Stash busting Christmas cards!

Hello there Scrappers!

If you are anything like me, you have a rather large stash of older products,
collections that are mostly used but you still have bits and pieces left,
and you can't throw anything away - ever!
Because you never know when it will come in handy!

Well, I decided to make some Christmas cards with what I have on hand.
Preferably not Christmas ranges - there's nothing like challenge, right?!

First up, I saw my sheet of Pebbles – DIY Home Collection – Washi Tape Paper ...
this was perfect for a washi background!

THIS PAPER from the Pebbles DIY Home collection even featured a deer head that I cut out with a paper punch.

For my second card, I used some journal cards from My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards.
Using journal cards is one of my favourite things to do on cards - it makes creating easy!

I added some Heidi Shine on the background for some shimmer
and diecut the deer out of glitter cardstock.

Do you make Christmas cards?
Do you use non-Christmas ranges?
I'd love to see some!
Come over and share your creations in our Facebook Group.

Til next time,

Happy creating :)

Chloe



WK13 2017 - with Melinda Sweetman

Hey ScrappingClearly fans, it's Melinda here with you today sharing my latest DT make!

Today's post is a relatively short and sweet Project Life share!
I've used the My Mind's Eye On Trend 2 collection and kept it fairly simple and calling it done!
(Product links at bottom of post)

Here is my title card for the week

Like I said, pretty simple but I'm really happy with how this spread came together. Everything is from the MME collection except the "WEEK 13" alphas which came from my stash.

Here is the left hand side

And the right hand side

And here are a couple of close up's of some of the cards.

I've used one of the 12x12 papers in my WRMK typewriter for all of the journalling and just trimmed it down into strips as a lot of my words would get lost on a quiet a few of those cards. Also, I wasn't convinced that I could write too successfully over the top of the gold foiling!

The blue foiled card was actually one of the 6x4 cards on the cut apart sheet and REALLY wanted to use it so I trimmed it down and it fit beautifully!

I had fun with all those brads - not something I use a lot of but they look really good!

I hope that I have inspired you to get some stories told and into an album, no matter what kind of supplies you have or "how" you scrapbook. I am struggling to keep up with my project life but happy that I am getting my stories told and in the album!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Melinda

Products used:

MME - On Trend 2 - 12x12 Paper Elegant

MME - On Trend 2 - 12x12 Gala

MME - On Trend 2 - 12x12 Minted

MME - On Trend 2 - 12x12 Little Things

MME - On Trend 2 - Cardstock Stickers

MME - On Trend 2 - Decorative Brads

Pebbles - Spring Fling - Ephemera

Hooray - cards by Chloe

Hello there!  I have some card inspiration for you all today. 

I have used more of my On Trend 2 stash ... I love the quirky cactus elements and the succulents! <3

I tried out some fringes!  It was fun, only took me a little while ;) ;P

Hope you can join in our October challenges!!  I am currently working on mine :) :)

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Love, love, love with Melinda

Oh my stars!! Can you believe it is already the 27th September?! Where has this last 9 months gone?! I am here today to share my take on the September sketch challenge and I have used the gorgeous My Minds Eye On Trend 2 collection available in store.

Here is a little sneaky at my take on the sketch

And here is the sketch if you have not yet seen it

And here is my page in full!

I really loved the ripped strips on the right hand side so without too much thought I RIPPED 3 strips off 3 papers before I could re-think my decision!! I have used the Elegant, Minted and Graphic 12x12 papers for my strips but my favourite and the HARDEST to rip into was that stunning navy and gold print (Elegant).

I decided to scrap these 5 smaller photos as my birthday story for my 32nd birthday as I knew I had a bigger-ish story to tell to fill the left hand side where all the journalling is on the sketch.

I have used a bunch of the stickers from the MME On Trend 2 sticker sheet including the diamond shaped stickers at the bottom as a banner on the top left hand side. 

Those cacti stickers were simply too adorable to not use and with all that journalling and all the pattern on the right hand side I added a title using a combination of the MME sticker sheet and the "Sentiment" thickers.

There is stitching on the sketch all the way around the page and I am still undecided if I want to add any stitching. I am thinking that if I do go back and add it will be on the strips on the right hand side in gold but for now, my page is done, my story is told and I am happy with the end result.

You do still have a few days left of the month to get your entries in for an awesome gift voucher to spend in the store so head over to the FB group here and load your entries up into the correct albums!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Melinda

xx

On Trend 2 - with Chloe

Hi there!

I've been playing with more of my On Trend 2 stash... I needed some cards so I whipped up a couple ...

I received a pack of the Journal Cards in my DT kit and I LOVE using them on cards - it makes the whole process easy and quick!

I've added a doily and flower from my stash to give some texture... so pretty ... I actually really love these colours together :)

This one is just journal cards!  So easy, right?!

Products used:
My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards
My Minds Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Cardstock Stickers – Alphabet and Word


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The best day - by Chloe

Hello scrappers, it's me again!  This time I'm sharing a page created with the On Trend 2 collection by My Mind's Eye.  Such a beautiful range!  I love love love the pops of gold in it!

My daughter attended a children's floristy class on the school holidays recently.  She loved it - came home and added FLORIST to her wish list of things she wants to be when she grows up ;)

I created some stripes on my white background using Gold Screen Print Ink - I just applied it with a scraper tool for some messy thick lines - love the way they turned out :)

I love the flower stickers in this range - they make clustering a breeze :)

I've added another of my fav Designer Desktop Essentials Clothespins – Beautiful .  This time, I didn't want the bulk it added to my layers, so I took it apart and removed the back bit - perfect!

Have a happy scrappy day! :)

Products used:
My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards
Sequins - Studio CalicoDesigner Desktop Essentials Clothespins – Beautiful
Gold Metallic Screen Print Ink
Pink Paislee – Take Me Away Collection – Thickers with Foil Accents – Phrases – Foam – Dream
My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards
My Minds Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Cardstock Stickers – Alphabet and Word

Where to next? - by Chloe

Hello there scrappers!  How are you liking our fabulous September challenges?  I loved the colours of the mood board this month ...

I love pinks and yellows together - and adding green just seems perfect for Spring :)

I'm still scrapping photos from our trip to the Zoo last year! LOL 
I love this candid moment of map checking ... we had to make sure we saw everything!

I have used a mix of a couple of ranges for this page:  Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss and My Mind's Eye On Trend 2. 

The flowers from the board inspired me ... what element inspires you? Hope you can play along!

Products used:
My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards
Sequins - Studio Calico – Green
Designer Desktop Essentials Clothespins – Beautiful

Smile with Amy Prior

Hi there Scrapping Clearly fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing a quick layout that I created using the gorgeous My Minds Eye On Trend 2 Collection to showcase a photo of my mum and step-dad during their recent joint surprise 60th birthday party. 

This layout came together super quick thanks to fantastic coordinating products! To start this layout off, I have smeared some Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Bling over a piece of My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned Paper. As you can see, there is no real method to this you just need to quickly smear the paste where you want it to show and be sure to work quickly to avoid the look of trying too hard to be perfect.

Once the colour paste was dry, I have added lots of gorgeous layers of My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Journal Cards and My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned Paper underneath my photograph before embellishing the rest of the layout with some flowers, My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - 12x12 Chipboard elements,  My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Flair, and My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers. 

Checkout the difference in colour when that gorgeous colour paste is dry. It is important to know that all Colour Blast colour pastes dry much darker then they appear in the jar. The best idea is to make yourself a swatch so that you can easily colour match when creating. 

There is so much gorgeous gold on this page that it was so hard to photograph unfortunately. Gold makes me so happy and I hope my mum and step-dad love this layout as much as I do.

Full product list for this layout includes...

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned Paper

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - 12x12 Chipboard elements

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Journal Cards

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Flair

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Bling

Well that is it from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx

Project Life spread with Bernii Miller using My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 collection.

Heeellloooo

It's Bernii Miller here with you today to share with you a Project Life spread that I have made using some of the left over pieces from the On Trend 2 collection.. 

It's a project life blog post today for my 2014 album... I thought that I would use up my My Minds Eye "On Trend 2 " collection that I grabbed from the Scrapping Cleary store HERE. 

I have managed to create a few layouts already with this collection..

They are all here on my blog if you wanted a closer look..

So I managed to create this project life spread using what I had left over from this collection.. 

So let me show you what I created..

Here is the right side of my spread where I used up as much of the ephemera from the Mixed Bag pack where you can pick up HERE. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today..

Till next time 

Much love 

Bernii xx

Sweet & On Trend with Amy Prior

Hi there Scrapping Clearly fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing my take on the January Sketch Challenge. You can view the details over on the Scrappingclearly facebook group which is where all entries must be loaded as well.

Here is the sketch designed by the fabulous Peg Hewitt!

And here is my take on the sketch using lots of goodies available from the Scrapping Clearly store.

Here is a quick step-by-step on how to create this background effect...

Step 1: Place a stencil over some American Crafts 12x12 Double Thick White Cardstock.

Step 2: Scrape a few blobs of both Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Snow White and Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Bling randomly over the stencil. 

Step 3: Carefully and quickly, smear the colour paste around then remove the stencil  and clean. Do not act slowly or pedantically because you will simply mix the colours together. Acting quickly and roughly creates a more authentic looking marbled effect.

Step 4: Cut random pieces of  My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned Paper to mount underneath the photographs. Avoid cutting any pieces that are larger than the photographs combined to keep the layers neat. I have also included some My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Journal Cards in the layers and I have used some fringe scissors on a piece for the bottom of the page.

Step 5: Finish off the layout by using various pieces from My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Acrylic Words, My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers Alphabet & Word, and My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers.

Products used for this layout include:

American Crafts 12x12 Double Thick White Cardstock

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Patterned Paper

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - 12x12 Chipboard Stickers

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Acrylic Words

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Journal Cards

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers Alphabet & Word

My Minds Eye - On Trend 2 Collection - Cardstock Stickers

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Snow White

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Bling

Well that is it from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget that you can purchase all these products and more by visiting the Scrapping Clearly shop here. Until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx