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I created this layout using this week's colour palette over at The Color Room. I really love doing colour challenges because it makes me look at colours and combinations I would probably never reach for. This palette did just that - red, orange and pink together? Never! Well, maybe not never. At least not after today. Here is the prompt:

- Kim

Boodjamulla

I created this layout as a memento of our holiday spent in outback Queensland at a place called "Boodjamulla" which means "rainbow serpent". These photographs really don't do this place justice at all. It's a desert oasis, there is very little around the area until you come across this area which doesnt really seem to belong there. And the water really is that green - it's spectacular.

I chose an archived palette from The Color Room and followed the sketch to create this finished layout - and enjoyed every second of the process.

-Kim

No Need For Words

I created this page of my daughter using a combination of digital and traditional scrapbooking elements from a variety of Websters Pages themed collections. After I had arranged and rearranged, added, subtracted and rearranged again, I decided the layout didn't really need a title or journalling, that the page really spoke for itself. This is the only layout I have created which doesn't use any kind of lettering, and it's still one of my favourites so I wanted to include it in my new blog. Enjoy!

-Kim

She Captivates

I created this layout using The Color Room palette and sketch for this week's challenge. The plain vanilla cardstock base was painted using watercolour crayons and the title is written in my own handwriting and coloured with Copics.

I have also created many of my own embellishments using dies and punches, adding some doodling for definition and that individual touch. Here is the sketch and palette from this weeks challenge:

Thanks for stopping by.

-Kim

Creative Spirit Card

This card was made with this week's Card Patterns map in mind, as well as the challenge over at The Pink Elephant blog to use buttons on your card.


I created the background image and card base texture using watercolour crayons on watercolour paper, adding detail with an ultra fine permanent marker and mounting them over some torn cardboard box. I added more texture by using gauze instead of a banner and placed my buttons randomly around the edges. I then coloured the girl image using Copics then fussy cut and glued her into place using dimensional stickers to create more depth.


Here is the sketch this week from Card Patterns:

Father's Day Card

I've created this Fathers' Day card using lots of fussy cutting for that super layered look and feel. I dug deep into my stash for most of the images used here, including some real recycled postage stamps which I picked up in a junk shop for next to nothing - they were that perfect touch and coordinate beautifully with the rest of the card. The Simon Says Stamp blog is holding a Fathers Day Card challenge so this was the perfect opportunity to get a head start on my cards, even though we don't celebrate Father's Day until September in Australia.

Thank you for stopping by.

-Kim

Princess

The challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp blog is to create a clean and simple card - nothing fussy - using La La Land or Lawn Fawn stamps. I love this little ballerina stamp from La La Land, so I set about creating this little card. I coloured her image using Copics, using shades of red on her tutu. And if you have tried to colour and shade with reds before you will know it can be a challenge. But, I'm quite happy with how she turned out and this tiny card is just adorable.

Thanks for visiting.

-Kim

Creative Wings

I really enjoyed creating this tag card from start to finish. The inspiration photo from the Case Study blog, created by  Agnieszka Malyszek, practically sung to me when I saw it! The colours are amazing and the butterfly image is perfect. I couldn't wait to get my hands dirty. Here is the image we were given:

As you can see, I was completely drawn to the vibrant greens used in the butterfly images. I used a manilla tag as my starting point, creating colour and background with watercolour crayons in various shades of blue, green and yellow, distressing it with black ink. I then created a few layers of distressed cardstock, again coloured in watercolour crayons, added a stamped image and some embellishments from my stash. The butterflies were stamped onto cardstock, embossed and coloured, fussy cut and applied to the tag base. To finish, I just added a large eyelet to the tag and the creative wings tag.

The title is particularly appropriate to me since I have not long returned to papercrafting after having a long break - you might say I have recently again found my "creative wings".

Use It Tuesday is also holding a challenge to use some of your hoarded stash to create something. I have had these watercolours in my stash for what must be five years now and rarely used them, so along with the large eyelets which have also been floating around for quite a long time with little love, I have managed to dust off and use two products which hardly ever see the light of day! What a great challenge!

Thanks for stopping by.

-Kim

Let's Play, Mummy!

I wanted to create a fun layout for this photo of my youngest daughter taken when she was four years old. I was lucky enough to be able to combine three different challenges on the one page - a colour challenge, a sketch challenge using some journalling, and a challenge to use artists' gauche on your creation.

The above palette is this week's challenge at The Color Room. Oh, and btw, if you're wondering why I spell the word "colour" two different ways - when I am using the word in a sentence I use the Australian spelling, but when I am referring to a web name or a challenge that uses the alternative spelling then I use that version. So, back to the topic, I adapted my page using the colour palette from above. Rather than use the sketch from this challenge I chose to use the sketch and journalling challenge from Once Upon A Sketch for the month of May.

And lastly, but not least, I used some artist's gauche to colour my chipboard title. This is the current challenge over at Paper Issues blog .  Paint is one of my great loves - its a fabulous medium to experiment with, and gives amazing results.


- Kim

Sew Sweet

I couldn't resist the next sketch challenge over at the CardPatterns blog and decided on a sewing theme. My crafting existence started many years ago now when my babies really were babies and I began to learn hand embroidery. I explored many styles of embroidery over the next few years and this led to my first job in the craft industry where I worked and taught in a great little embroidery shop in Canberra. Creating this card made me think back to those times and brought many memories back to my mind.

Thanks for visiting me

- Kim