Aussie Scrap Source

inspired by: jewellery

 

Nic has been travelling the East Coast this year working at the craft shows and seems to "acquire" a new Pandora-style bracelet from each show. What better source of inspiration to scrap about travelling to these shows than the very bracelets she collected at them?

All of Nic's bracelets are silver, so she started with the grey base and added black and red bling and buttons, mimicking the colour scheme of each of her bracelets!

    

Pearls are no longer considered jewellery from yesteryear, these days they are making a comeback. Jaimie used pearls as an inspiration for her page - she remembers being fixated on her mothers precious strand of pearls and used Basic Grey Opaline half pearls to depict them. Added in tiny swirl designs keeps the embellishment interesting without taking away from journaling or photo. A small cluster of buttons, bling and chipboard tag keep the page girly and sweet as was intended.

While Inking over stickers has created an eye-catching title.

inspired by: home decor

Steph lept for joy when she found out she had been assigned Inspired by Home Decor. Being a former Interior Decorator she had a chance to showcase some of her favourite home decor items and then make the translation through scrapbooking products. Steph has always loved French Provincial Wares, and the dress form, peacock, roses, chic stripes and parisian whimsy comes through on this layout using Webster's Pages, Postcards from Paris story.

   

Carole created this super cute shelf to hold Sarah's Russ Design Collectables using Pink Paislee Cupid Collection. Carole's inspirations came from the beautiful advertisement in the handmade magazine showing a gorgeous quilt draped over a chair with the beautiful gingham and lovely soft colour scheme.

inspired by: advertisements

 

This advertisement found online had so much to offer in the way of inspiration, from colour to design, there was so much to spark Nic's creativity. Nic chose to take the basic colouring of the advertisement, and portray that in her layout. Once she started choosing products she realised the general design of the advertisement was inspirational in itself, and that become the focus as well.

Nic used Heidi Swapp papers to create a base of blue and white. She then wrote extensive journaling on the blue, reflecting the design of the small paragraphs in the advertisement. Twiddleybitz shapes were used to emulate the flowers in the advertisement with extra touches from Webster's pages.

 

  

Suz has had this ad hanging on her ‘inspiration wall’ since last christmas, and this was obviously the perfect time to use it.  More of a scraplift than an ‘inspired by’ Suz drew from the colour palette as well as the design and the result is a clean simple and balanced page.

She has used beautiful Rouge de Garance patterned papers, SEI chipboard die cuts and a mixture of alphas, including SEI ChickADoo and BasicGrey White Chocolate.

book of me: design the cover of your autobiography

 

We’re thrilled to have Ngaire Bartlam come play as a guest designer for a few posts, and we were blown away by this project.  How apt would this title be for so many of us?!

Ngaire has played with Heidi Invisibles in this project and the new range of Glimmer Mist colours on both the invisibles and even the beautiful lace adorning the side of the page.

 

Here's a word from Chris's Editor (her husband): In Chris's life, as in many others we are, whether we like it or not, exposed, bashful and vulnerable to the worlds eyes and fearful rejection. But just as the secret to an actors prowess lies in their ability to immerse themselves in a role, Chris throws herself at her endeavours without the aid of a script or director and without the benefit of cue cards or teleprompters. This she does with grace and humility. Encore!

And here's a word from Chris: “This was quite a challenge! Deciding on a title was a lot more difficult than I had anticipated. I went with this phrase, the beginning line from a famous Shakespeare monologue which compares the world to a stage and life to a play. I am the star of my play, I appear live and unscripted!!” (you'll have to buy the book to find out more!)

Chris stamped the Hero Arts Old French Writing on white cardstock to create her background and then shaped some curtains from Sassafras Lass Crimson Dot paper. The letters to Chris's title are left over Basic Grey alphabet stickers that Chris had in her stash that she has coloured in with a black sharpie pen.

 

   

Suz found this assignment more difficult than she’d imagined – starting even with finding a photo of herself that she liked.  She knew she had to incorporate pinks and greens and loves the Sassafras Happy Place patterned paper range.  It still needed something so she decided to back it onto a fully sheet of Hambly transparent circles.

 

Carole created her bio cover with a feminine creative feel, lots of layers and cutting out, with tabs for parts of the album that are most important. Carole used Collage Press "Jackson Lodge pattern papers, diecuts and alpha stickers, and a little distressing and inking.

What would your autobiography cover look like?

scraplift: kim archer

 

Kim’s original:

 

Jaimie’s scraplift:

 

Kim Archer has been a constant within the Australian scrapbooking industry since its conception. As the scrapping industry and changed and grown so has Kim, going from strength to strength. Kim’s eclectic grouping of paper, embellishments, fabric and ribbon make her shabby chic style easily recognizable.

Jaimie followed the design of Kim’s original LO closely with only a change of colour theme and an addition of Glimmer Mist and stamping on the book page bringing out the green print on the BasicGrey paper thereby toning down all the pink on this page to balance out the LO.

 

Kim’s original:

 

 

Chris’ scraplift:

  

Here is what Chris had to say about scraplifting Kim. "I had so much fun playing with Kim’s style. Kim has a very playful style which includes lots of stitching, painting, tearing and cutting. I'm not one to use much paint on my layouts but I used the LuminArte Radiant rain daubers and they are so easy to use, minimal mess and you don't even need a paint brush!

I used the Mediterranean Blue dauber on the Heidi Swapp chipboard letters and around the edge of the layout combining it with the Pink azalea dauber.

The Sassafras Lass papers were fun to use for this challenge as well as throwing in some Basic Grey buttons.
Thanks so much Kim for letting me dabble in your wonderful style!  Oh, and that's Kim (bottom right) in my photo from a retreat a few years ago!"

 

Kim’s original:

 

Suz’s scraplift:

  

Kim Archer was probably Suz’s very first major ‘crush’ when she started scrapbooking back in the day.  And though her layouts always look current and fresh, Kim has remained true to her own style all along and Suz still loves them as much as she ever did.  So it’s no surprise to find her here, keen to scraplift one of her original idols.

Suz has copied the concept of the layout by basing it on a Hambly Grid transparency. She has handcut her title from Queen & Co self adhesive felt giving the page a rustic handmade look that kim is so adept at, as well as layering strips of Felt Fusion to simulate the look of a die cut, but with texture.

Thanks Kim for allowing us to share and scraplift you!

book of me: what bugs me…

   

Sometimes you might have a coloured photo that you want to use on a layout, but the colours are just woeful with the selection of patterned papers you had picked out. An easy solution is to change the photo to black and white and add a piece of black cardstock as the background, which will give the photo a lovely, extra lift. Combining patterned paper from Basic Grey and Pink Paislee, Mel created this cute addition to her BOM album. A Hero Arts journaling stamp (quotes background) was used on a piece of kraft cardstock to hold the 'what bugs me' journaling and some gorgeous Basic Grey buttons were hand stitched to complete the layout.

 

Suz decided to use the brightest, happiest papers and images she could to juxtapose and counteract the potential negativity of the content of her page (truth is, she just wanted to use some of the gorgeous new Sassafras and this seemed like a vaguely plausible excuse).

Suz used Heidi Swapp journalling spots to list her woes (and this means she can add to the page as she thinks of things) and new Carolee’s creations alpha stickers in between handwriting.  If you look closely you’ll also see she has unearthed her sewing machine – each rainbow ray has been stitched for added texture.

 

 

Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy collections was perfect for Carole's layout of her children, such fun papers to create with, and it worked really well with the theme "What Bugs You".  Carole cut out many of the elements from the themed papers - the trees, cars and caravans and foam taped them up and also inked around the edges, to give them a more distressed look.
Most times Sarah loves her brother, but there are those occasions where brothers will be brothers lol !!

scraplift: kelli crowe

 

kelli’s original

 

steph’s scraplift:

Steph couldn't wait to lift Kelli Crowe. She absolutely adores her playful, fun style and the way she uses colour. Here Steph had the chance to use all of her scraps by punching them into circles from four different circle punches. Kelli's instructions were to adhere the photo to the base and start sticking down circles around the outline of the photo. From there you just work your way out.

As you can see the result is bright and fun, and although Steph tried to think of another title, "Goof ball" just seemed to be perfect.

 

kelli’s original:

 

caz’s scraplift:

Caz has long been an avid reader of Kelli's quirky blog and admirer of her work so she jumped at the chance to participate in this scraplift post.  When she saw the rays on Kelli's layout she decided to scrap a quick layout of her daughters 14th Birthday which was yesterday. Darcy has long been know as their Ray of Sunshine, so the theme worked perfectly.

Caz dug into her stash of Dawson, one of the very first releases by BasicGrey to come up with the perfect papers. Just goes to show that hoarding is a good thing. lol.

 

kelli’s original:

suz’s scraplift:

    

Suz loves kelli’s style – loves her colour palette, loves the playfulness and humour she injects into her layouts, loves her artistry – she even love her taste in boy’s names!    But what Suz loves most about kelli’s scrapbook pages is that every one of them adds another piece to the jigsaw that is their life – she never fails to include little details, real life snippets on each page that allows you to get to know her family a little bit better.

Suz chose to base her page on one of the funny quotes her own Alex comes out with every now and then – he loves the tv show Wipeout Australia and out of the blue observed to her one day that ‘if the earth had no gravity, wipeout would be really easy..’   The simplicity and style of Kelli’s page was the perfect showcase for a one off quote and Suz pretty much directly lifted it, only choosing to use  Carolee’s Creations patterned paper instead of Heidi Swapp Journalling spots.  Truth is, she would have even copied the round corners if she could have found her corner punch in time!

book of me: nobody knows…

 

Here's what Chris had to say about this challenge - "I decided to make this challenge about my husband and his recent excitement about finally registering his project car he has been restoring for the past 4 years.  It definitely fitted the requirements of the challenge because even though I've watched and at times helped with his project I still can't fully appreciate the elation he is feeling now that he has finished his dream car."

Chris has used the SEI Oasis range to create this layout.

 

The challenge to create a page "Nobody knows that .." was perfectly timed with a little known anniversary in Nic's life. Many of us celebrate our wedding anniversary but how many of us still remember the actual date of the first time we went out with our partner? April 13th was a date that was long forgotten until we set Nic this challenge.
Nic had been dying to use some of the new Pink Paislee Winsome collection and chose papers from the Captivating and Fetching collections in her layout.

The Pink Paislee papers have been paired with some older Heidi Swapp Alphas and a newer Hambly transparency. Add this all to new Pink Paislee alphas on Aussie Scrap Source Kraft cardstock and Nic has ensured the moment will always be remembered.

Suz started off planning her page about the fact that nobody but her knew that she hadn’t backed up her photos since she bought her external hard drive, nearly three years ago.  It was supposed to be the backup but it’s turned out to be her only storage for over 45,000 images.  But then she got thinking about other little secrets, the small stuff, little quirks that probably nobody knows.  Like that she hates her nose even more than she hates having her photo taken so she’ll always face the camera rather than risk a permanent record of her profile. Or that the lone bugler sounding out the last post will always make her cry.

So she went off on a bit of a colour-blocking tangent, mixing up some of her favourite patterned papers from Sassafras, BasicGrey and SEI to create a list of her secrets.  For all to see!

scraplift: heidi swapp

 Heidi's original:

Nic H's scraplift:

It was at a class in Brisbane where Nic Howard was first inspired by Heidi Swapp's masking techniques so she was thrilled at the chance to do her best at lifting a Heidi Swapp layout. Nic created her own 'spotty' background by using the negative leftovers of a 'glossy extras' packet and using the space where she had popped out some large dots, she created a pattern with Tim Holtz distress inks.

Nic has always admired the way Heidi always embellishes her layouts with minimal perfectly placed embellishments and it was this look that Nic wanted to make sure she maintained. She chose several small frames and diecuts and placed these carefully alongside glossy extras, stamped embellishments and a ghost clock. The result was a layout that was decidedly Heidi Swapp with that little bit of Nic as well.

 Heidi's original:

Jaimie's scraplift:

      

Jaimie first became a fan when she attended classes with Heidi back in 2005 - her fast and fun, straight to the point style makes her style instantly recognisable and is the reason Heidi remains so popular. Heidi's favourite scrapbooking format is 9x9 and while Jaimie thought of creating this LO in that size she decided to go with HER favourite format of 12x12.

Heidi says that most scrapbooking product is scaled proportionally better on a 9x9 format and while scrapping the orginal LO to 12x12 Jaimie found that several changes had to be made in order to make the lift work. For instance there was too much open space that made the LO look unfinished so Jaimie sewed a border on her page with her machine, while this seems a simple thing to do the addition of this frame immediately broke up the blank space finishing off the page nicely.

Jaimie has also added Heidi Swapp decorative tape – it’s something that can be used over and over on any project and never goes out of style.

Heidi's original:

Steph's scraplift

Heidi has a very clean, crisp style and Steph has always admired the way she places her embellishments and makes them look really funky. Steph took a soft, feminine approach to the layout that Heidi created, and used her Fresh and Free line, with gentle pinks and blues mixed with delicate whites. She added the little frames from the Sassafras Lass new release to give her layout a vintage, eclectic feel and add to the freshness of it.

book of me: our five senses

Caz has chosen to base her layout on which sense she would miss the most should one be taken away from her. On the way in her journaling you discover what she loves the most about each of the 5 senses.
The softness of the photo is enhanced by the colours and textures in these papers, rub-ons and chipboard shapes from the Basic Grey Urban Prairie and Offbeat ranges.

She writes -  "As a way of choosing my favourite sense I started out by thinking about which one I would miss the most if it was taken away from me.

Sight - I would miss seeing my children grow up, watching them change, grow taller, mature. I’d miss seeing their faces as they excitably told me what they had been up to. I’d miss seeing all that was familiar and loved in my life. I’d miss seeing all those new things that I have yet to encounter.

Smell - I’d miss the kids smells. Impulse, shampoo and hairspray from my dancing girls. Grass, mud and little boy sweaty hair smells from my footy player. Fresh coffee, the perfume of flowers, newly washed clothes, rain as it hits the ground in summer.

Taste - Good food, great wine, the combination of both, made more enjoyable when shared with friends. Coffee, chocolate, freshly made bread, cheese, fresh fruit.

But the sense I would miss the most is Touch.  Jordan holding my hand to walk into school even though she is in year 6. Jesse hugging me fiercely while he sleeps next to me, getting tangled in my hair, waking me so I have to untangle him and try and claim back a small portion of the bed. Darcy subconsciously leaning against me playing with my hair while she talks to me, now 14 and probably too cool to admit that she ever does it. Stroking the kittens soft fur, the rain on my face, the suns warmth on my skin.

Touch is the one thing I would miss the most.

One of Mel's favourite tactile experiences as a child was to play in paint. Whenever the activity was setup at her primary school, it was the messy play area that Mel always headed to first. Unfortunately there aren't any photos of this from when she was young, so Mel used some pictures of her niece and recorded journaling suitable for her 'Book of Me' down the side, explaining her love of touching the paint when she was small.

To create the layout, the background was sprayed with glimmer mist, directly onto the kraft cardstock and then large circles were added from various patterned papers. A strip of Jenni Bowlin crepe paper was machine stitched into position for the title to rest on and a scattering of Hero Arts bling was then adhered around the circle shape.

A very Autumn coloured layout from Nic Howard. Nic captured the five senses theme very literally, taking a day that was truly autumn in nature and taking photos of things on that day that represented each of the five senses.

The colours of the new Pink Paislee Winsome collections were perfect for this layout. When paired with a little copper colouring from SEI and Aussie Scrap Source cardstock in both white and kraft, the senses from the day are captured perfectly in tone with the season.