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weekend inspiration: cherryArte

 

Flowers Flowers everywhere - Jaimie trimmed the flowers from the cherryArte Corrine paper and used it to frame her page. With the addition of buttons as flower centres and letters from the Sheri paper & Princess alpha rub ons for a title this simple page comes to life.

 

 

 

Jaimie loves the way cherryArte paper is able to be cut and trimmed down to fit any and every theme. The Princess range compliments beautifully the focal photo on Jaimie's page.

 

 

  

The new cherryArte poolside range is bright, bold and very striking. It has the perfect colourings for both boy and girl layouts, making them a welcome addition to any scrapbookers stash. Maxine used a mixture of the poolside patterned papers and rub-ons to create a funky border on the left side of the layout. She then used the large 'FUN' lettering and tall flowers also cut from the poolside patterned paper to balance the layout.

As with past cherryArte rub-ons these new ones are as easy to use and make the perfect add-on to the chipboard embellishments.

 

 

Suz used the new cherryArte Morocco line to showcase this stunning shot, taken by photographer extraordinaire, Raylene Wilkinson.  Suz silhouetted the subject so that the strong rusts and turquoises of the papers are reflected in the photograph. 

 

 

As soon as we saw this layout by Corinne Delise we knew we had to have it for ourselves. The colours in the cherryArte papers seem to reflect into the photograph. The layout is dramatic and breathtaking. The addition of the rub-ons just sets the layout off without being overbearing. We all wish to thankyou for sharing your talents with us Corinne.

 

 

 

Tania Davey makes no secret of her love for all things cherryArte and its easy to see why, she works with them perfectly. Her layouts always draw one into them to look further. This layout has style and movement, seeming to flow from the top left corner all the way to the bottom of the page. Its bright and its funky. Thankyou Tania for allowing us to share your layouts.

 

 

  

And yet another wonderful layout by Tania Davey. The way she has used the chipboard hearts hanging on the branches, seem to reflect growing love, very clever indeed. The woven strips of paper seem to ground the layout. Thank you Tania for allowing us to share your beautifully designed layout.

 

 

 

Aussie would like to extend a huge thankyou to Luise Smith of cherryArte for allowing us to showcase the fantastic work from two of her Design Team - Corrine Delis & Heather Thompson - who have created these eye catching Layouts using the Poolside and Princess ranges. Beautiful work - thankyou.

Corrine Delis has used the Poolside range from cherryArte to perfection - the rich colours are the perfect background for these fun photos on her page. The deep greens mixed with pale blue and the touch of red - give a sense of calmness which has created a LO with a subtle wow factor.

 

 

The subtle prints on the back of the double sided Princess paper highlights the girlie feel of Heather Thompson's LO. The lovely embellishments and versatile alphas finish off this eyecatching page

 

 

 

Who says beach themes need burn your eyes out bright paper!! Another beautiful LO from cherryArtes Heather Thompson - the rich reds and deep blues of the Poolside range is a gorgeous backdrop for this Layout and matches beautifully with her subject. The addition of small rubon title and tag embellishment make sure that her photos remain the focus.

design team challenge: we r memory keepers taglines

 

The Hippo Tag-Line tags work perfectly with the Basic Grey Recess range of papers, which Mel discovered here with her layout. The flowers were handcut from Hippo Flowers patterned paper and then scattered across the layout, combined with a splash of buttons and then the main tag 'sweet and simple' was used for a layout title. One of the smaller tags in the pack was then trimmed down considerably to create a mini accent for the layout in the top left hand corner (pure joy).

 

 

For this layout Mel has used one of the Hippo Tag-Line tags as her main heading, adding some extra alphabet stickers to create a larger title (your favourite things about Qld). The tag has also been used as a prompt for Mel's journaling - fabulous for those left over photos when you can't quite think of a title for the photo/s, simply grab your pack of Tag-Lines and away you go!

 

 

Donna was taken with W R memory Keeper's Nettie Tag Lines - the bold colours and bold fonts make them perfect as a title or part-of. To make the large 'girlfriend' tag work for her and fit her title, Donna covered the word "friend" with ribbon leaving her with the title she had originally envisioned - 'that's my GIRL'.

In keeping with the tag 'theme' Donna also incorporated SEI's new Ally's Wonderland tags. The two ranges are a perfect fit and compliment each other brilliantly.

 

 

    

Chris created this beuatiful little mini canvas for her friend Leisa using the We R Memory Keepers Nettie range. She tied the Nettie tag across the front of the canvas for a simple embellishment.

 

 

It doesn't have to be time consuming to be effective and products such as these Taglines can help make life (or handmade gifts) quick and simple. Here Chris created this Easter Goodies bag from the Nettie range of papers and wrote on the tag to describe the purpose of the goodie bag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then again, if you enjoy a time consuming project, see Suz here!  This double layout is packed with detail, but the We R Memory Keepers Fairy Tales Taglines form the backbone of the layout.  They were perfect for these gorgeous photos of Phoebe who really does, unprompted, change into a tutu and prepare herself a teddy bears picnic on the front lawn, although Suz admits she might have had some help with the fruit salad.

Because the Taglines are double sided they give you plenty of options, with well chosen words or phrases on one side and co-ordinating patterns on the other.  Suz gave hers a subtle glitter treatment with Lil Davis Glitter Glaze as an accent on elements of the Taglines, as well as painting and covering Lil Davis chipboard and cherryArte alphas.  SEI Morning Meadow co-ordinated beautifully with the three different BasicGrey patterned paper lines Suz combined as well as the subtle Luxe Designs Cashmere Sweater papers used as the background cardstock.  A touch of Heidi Swapp Decorative Tape joining the two ranges provided the perfect shabby finishing touch.

meet the design team: scrap space: jaimie emmerton

 

 

My scrapspace has evolved from one end of our dining table to my very own room … ok not entirely my own room but its one I share with my children, which works perfectly as I'm not locked away from the family and am still able to have input (read: referee) in daily happenings. We are fortunate to have a home large enough to accommodate all my ‘bits’ and I am ever grateful for a husband who understands just how addictive and important this craft is to me. My computer is always on with Photoshop running in the background – I'm constantly wheeling from my desk to the computer and have to remember to warn unsuspecting children to watch their fingers and toes – no amputations yet but Im sure its just a matter of time. I prefer the open bookcase design when it comes to storage so everything is in plain view. My new toy is the Clip-it-up and I have no idea how I kept track of what I had in my stash until I got one of these little beauty’s!! One of my favourite things in my space is a Cropper Hopper Inspirational Wall transfer. I would have one in every room if I could – they are a tasteful and simple embellishment that becomes a great talking point.

 

 

I thrive on order and routine and my home is one of those painful ‘a place for everything and everything in its place’ houses - that is until you venture into my scraproom. Normally its clutter free and tidy unless Im scrapping then I tend to spread out. I pull my desk out to its full length and cover it with paper and product till Im scrapping on a tiny corner of spare space. Generally I know where everything is on my desk but will always spend a good amount of time searching for my ruler that’s normally right in front of me OR in my hand.

 

My home décor is quite modest with splashes of colour here and there. My favourite piece is our much loved “Sniffing Dogs” painting by Australian artist Helen Norton which has pride of place in our living room – I am totally drawn to the rich Pilbara/Kimberley colours that are representative of her work. I admit to having an obsession with coffee cups and the occasional pointless knick knack that tend to live in clusters of three or five throughout my home. While my home will never make the pages of BH&G its home and it makes me happy.

 

 

 

weekend inspiration: paper trunk

for a small company that launched with only two paper lines and a handful of stamps, the Paper Trunk has made quite an impact on the scrapbooking world.  Not only are the designs beautiful, and the paper exquisitely textured, but it's also recycled! 

and here are some of the incredible possibilities created with it.

 

 

 

 

Mel has used the Batik range of patterned papers and stamps from Paper Trunk to create this warm, rich layout. Some of the circles have been handcut from the 'marvelous, ravishing and divine' patterned papers and a splash of black machine stitching has helped to tie the entire layout together.  Yay Mel - we love that you're scrapping yourself too!

 

 

 

 

 

Suz had the same idea handcutting a line of circles from the patterned paper to frame the bottom of her photograph.  This shot of her children looking up at the Christmas tree on Christmas morning and the stockings stuffed with presents beyond was overexposed, but their expressions were still priceless.

Suz added an embossed and handcut line of stamped circles to this the border and a subtitle using the beautiful alpha stamps.  She also stamped and embossed on a Pressed Petals Chip Chatter word for the title, and loved that the alpha stamps also contained smaller numbers enabling her to record the year in a little bookplate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

The colours, texture and quality of the new Paper Trunk patterned papers are fantastic. Each page in the range blends perfectly together with the next. The red border you can see under the photograph has been stamped with the Paper Trunk new 12" border stamps, how cool is that, and being stamps you can make them any colour you desire.

The alphabet stamps are a winner in our eyes too as having a 12" stamp block you can stamp them horizontally and vertically, there are even double-ups of some of the letters making them even easier to use.  Maxine has also used the stamps to make centres for her flowers. If you look closely you can see how she has shaped them to make them 3D, very clever!

The corner at the top left is also stamped using Heidi Swapp and Hero Arts stamps. We love the way Maxine has used decorative scissors to cut the edges.

 

 

We could not go past the opportunity to display this stunning layout by the talented Carrie Postma owner of Paper Trunk. From the stunning photograph and usage of the 12x12 stamps to the beautiful tones of the Batik collection papers, this is one layout overflowing with pure eye candy. We have our suspicions that this whole paper range was designed just for this photo!! 

Thank you Carrie for your creativity and kindness in allowing us to share your layout.

 

 

We'd like to thank Laura Achilles for sharing her Ruby Beach layout with us. The photos are magical and we loved the circles, bracket and little splash of flowers that Laura has used for the layout.

 

 

We were immediately drawn to the design of Amanda Laboy's Hand In Hand layout. The use of the circles cut from the Gigi papers and the overlay of the small circle on the photograph seems to draw the viewers eye directly to the image. Thank you Amanda for allowing us to share your layout.

 

 

We are sure you will agree that Kimberly Moreno's layout just pops right out of the computer screen. Her gorgeous photos leave us all smiling and her use of the Paper Trunks patterned paper just add to the overall appeal of this gorgeous layout. Her use of circles and the linear blocks of paper combine for a very stylish layout. Thank you Kimberly for allowing us to share your terrific layout.

 

 

Yummy not just the adorable mess in the photographs but also for the funky feel to this layout by the talented Katrina Huerta. The layering of the patterned papers and the placement of the photos makes this one layout that brings a smile to all of those that view it. Thank you Katrina for allowing us to share your delicious layout.

design team challenge: we r memory keepers - tag lines

For the next few weeks we'll be sharing the results of our latest design team challenge using the fabulously cool chipboard tags by We R Memory Keepers.  Some of them co-ordinate with their patterned paper lines, others are themed and work with lots of other papers of choice, all of them have versatile words and phrases that go beyond the usual cliches.

The talented Maxine just had so much fun with her Boho Chic pack so we start with her amazing work.

 

 

The Boho Chic taglines are quite varied in topics so rather than use them all on the one layout Maxine chose to give them all pride of place on her creations. She just kept on creating with them ending up with these three wonderful projects.
In this her first layout she used a combination of the Boho Chic and Homemade patterned papers. Still in keeping with the We R Memory Keepers range, she added some Precious Metals Silver lining rub-ons and Boho Chic alphabet.
For some finishing touches she used Hambly & Basic Grey rub-ons and splashes of Heidi Swapp Icee Jewels.

 

Keeping the same range of papers Maxine overlapped not only her patterned papers but also the Boho Chic tags. A touch of Basic Grey, Hambly and Crate Paper rub-ons and it all falls together into one stylish layout. Changing the photographs to black & white Maxine was able still have them prominent in the layout.

 

Maxine created this hanging canvas as a gift for a friend who is moving house. The Movin' On Up is the perfect tagline, especially considering her friend is moving into a double story home. She cut one of the tags in half and used each half to hang the canvas. She threaded the ribbon through the eyelets, because they are so strong and re-inforced with an eyelet they are perfect for such a purpose.

Don't you just love the owl sitting on the twig with the patterned paper leaves. Maxine rubbed the owl onto the reverse side of one of the patterned papers and cut around it, she then stuck it on the end of the twig. For the leaves she cut them out of a Scenic Route piece of paper, curled the ends and attached them to the twig also.

The sun is from the cherryArte chipboard labels sheet which has been covered in We R Memory Keepers patterned paper with a Queen & Co Bold Round Brad and some dots of paint to finish it off. Such a funky project to hang up in her friend's new home.

 

Now a wonderful idea from Jaimie Emmerton, by layering the We R Memory Keepers Tuscan Meadow tag lines on her page, Jaimie embellished this LO to give plenty of depth and texture. The quotes on the tags made a perfect title and with the addition of other simple embellishments such as rubons, journaling spots and stamps finishes off this page and showcases this stunning photo perfectly.

 

Caz has used one of the taglines on this page about her latest delivery of woodchip. She found the shoveling and wheeling great therapy to take her mind off arguing children and scrappers block. And even though all he muscles ached, the end results were so satisfying.

 

Caz covered some of the Sunshine taglines in cold laminate. She then mounted a photo of her daughter and her friends on 2 different coloured cardstocks and laminated this as well. Caz applied ribbon-stiff to a strip of matching strano ribbon to protect it from fraying and tied the whole lot together with a plaited length of the cord that comes with the taglines to make this funky school bag tag.

Check back next week to see even more fabulous ideas for using these Taglines from the design team.

meet the dt: caz mclachlan

 

 

My scrap space occupies one end of the upstairs of our house. It is a cosy area with huge bookcases full of books, a couple of lounges, my Dad’s old games table, my desk and a storage unit I bought from Ikea. My desk is set into the dormer window recess overlooking the backyard, perfect for opening the window to yell out “everyone get off the shed roof, now”, “I don’t care who had it first I am sure the neighbours are sick of hearing about it” and other such pleasantries.

 

My space is full of little scrapbooking thingies – jars of ribbon and flowers, mini albums in baskets and other assorted stuff that visitors like to browse through.

 

 

 

My desk is a mess. Totally overflowing with papers, half finished projects, beanie kids, coffee mugs, cameras etc etc. Funnily enough I know where everything on it is though. The thing I am most likely looking for is probably under a cat. This one likes to chew on the corner of any paper he happens to be lying on, the other cat just likes to spread out and push everything off the edge of the desk onto the floor.

 

 

Under my desk at night you are more than likely to find this small boy. He doesn’t fall asleep well by himself and now that Wayne is working away from home and can't lay down with him, this is the only answer we can come up with, a bed under my desk. I tried being the one to lay down with him but this just meant we were all snoring at 8:30, not good for deadlines. Lol.

 

 

One of my favourite bits of furniture in my house is this unit I bought from Ikea. Although when I was carrying all the heavy pieces in from the car and up the stairs I was wondering what had come over me, did I have to pick a solid wood one? What is wrong with plastic and chipboard exactly? It has all these fabulous drawers, 2 large cupboards and a lovely big display area on top. And you guessed it, it is full of scrapping products.

 

In the cupboards on one side is my Cropper Hopper Vertical Storage holding all my patterned papers sorted by Manufacturer. Well, that is except for the 3 folders dedicated to BasicGrey which are sorted by paper range, earliest releases to latest releases. Sad I know. Such is my fondness for BasicGrey.

In the cupboard on the other side are my beautiful We R Memory Keepers albums. My scrapping friends bought them for me for my 40^th Birthday. They match the cushions on the lounge perfectly and ummmm, they are all still empty.

My layouts are in cardboard boxes. And I am still procrastinating over how to sort them into the albums. Should I do it by date? Of when I scrapped or when the photos are taken? Should I do it by child? I know, I should probably just do it…

Maybe tomorrow.

weekend inspiration: luxe designs

 

 

Suz has created this memento of an outing earlier in the year using the 'Sarong' line of patterned papers.  Gorgeous deep reds combine with olive and white in this line and the die cut alphas are a handy size. She has used both alpha rubons and some of the design rubons on her page, and of course a Jenni Bowlin chipboard butterfly would make the perfect accent.

 

 

The Luxe Classic Black line of patterned papers teams up with accents of Lime Green Strano ribbon and Heidi Swapp Floral centres here for a striking look by Suz.  With big thanks to Raylene Wilkinson for providing both the photo and Gus, the birthday boy!

 

 

Chris put the lovely pastel colours of the Cashmere Sweater papers to great use when creating this page of herself and her girlfriends. For contrast she embellished the page with the Dots border rub-ons, she cleverly manipulated the rub-ons to create some small swirls with the dots showing how versatile the product is. Chris stamped the Hero Arts Doodle Leaf flower stamp onto the Cashmere Sweater papers and created extra petals for the flowers on her layout.

   

 

 

Deanne Schermerhorn used the fab Luxe die cut sheet to make up this gorgeous little bag with the Cashmere Sweater papers in a flash.  She has fashioned a simple but lovely mini album bound with a key chain and used the Luxe die cut monograms as a quick embellishment for each page.   

 

The talented Lynn Whelan has shown us in this layout how amazing the Classic Black range combines with Kraft cardstock to create this fantastic layout. Thank you Lynn for sharing your talent with us.

 

 

Check out this super cool layout from Emily Adams! Emily is the marketing director of Luxe Designs and she certainly has shown us how to work the Classic Black range in this fun and fabulous layout!

 

We have Charity Hassel to thank for this eye catching layout using the 'Cocktail Dress' range.  We love how she has angled the paper design, her superb close up, even her journalling and still managed to keep the layout balanced.  Simple yet striking.

 

   

Finally, we were thrilled to be able to show off this gorgeous mini album by Charity Hassel as well.  Still using the Cocktail Dress papers on a completely different theme shows just how versatile these papers can be.  Charity has combined them with Scenic Route chipboard circles to create a stunning little keepsake.

design team challenge: black & white

is black and white the new black?!    Regardless, it's big right now, with so many of the paper manufacturers bringing out ranges of black with either a pure white or cream/off white.  It can be the perfect combination to use with black and white photos, or to offset or allow the focus to remain steadfastly on a brightly coloured photo.  We challenged our design team to showcase ways of using this simple but striking colour scheme, and the results are stunning.

 

 

 

 

Donna loves colour and lots of it, so this challenge had her thinking pretty hard. Once she pulled out the Heidi Swapp clock overlay and Tinkering Ink patterned paper however, the layout seemed to come together, almost by itself! The strong contrast and drama created by this colour combination really highlights the strong bond between Donna's two gorgeous girls!

 

 

 

Jaimie set off this stunning photograph on a backdrop of Scrapworks Formal Affair papers to make a striking page.  The delicate touch of pink from the Heidi Swapp stickers gives an otherwise high contrast page some softness.

 

 

 

It's no secret Suz loves her Tinkering Ink, so if she had to play without colour then these would be the papers for her.  A tough photo to scrap from the Royal Melbourne Show last year became the perfect subject with the design of the horse attendants shirt reflected in the Tink patterned paper, whilst the orange from the photo, Hambly rubons and Queen & Co brads gave the layout a much needed splash of colour.

 

 

 

  

    

Well not exactly black and white in colour, but Maxine was looking for an excuse to have some fun with these Junkitz Extreme Boy patterned papers. So just for her, we'll call these black and cream papers....black and off-white. Throw a little bit of red into the mix and you have some pretty cool stuff. Maxine reckons this range of products just falls together, everything combines so well together, there is no way a layout couldn't look fantastic.

The transparent ribbonz make the perfect embellishment, they have that wow factor and yet they remain subtle too. Add to that the chipboard titlez and rhinestone stars and you now have a layout with added texture too.

 

 

 

The Jenni Bowlin range of black/off-white patterned papers were perfect for this challenge. Mel has hand cut out the bird (from Vintage Black Bird paper) and added a few layers of different papers, including a small splash of red to help hightlight the photograph. The Heidi Swapp raw chipboard letters have been painted cream and outlined with a black pen to allow them to stand out nicely on the page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Aussie Scrap Source Bare Board Books are another easy way to combine a black and white theme. Mel has kept the board book a crisp white and simply added a mix of photos, black embellishments, rubons, stamps and lettering for a really quick, easy and effective mini album. Such a great way to use up left overs from your scrap stash!

meet the design team: my scrap space - donna wild

My husband and I recently built a home. What an experience that was! We didn't go overboard though - we were very careful and very budget conscious. For that reason alone, we didn't build a scrap space that could only ever be that. Instead, we built a room that could easily be converted to a bedroom, but serves as a lovely space for me to store my stash and enjoy a little peace and quiet away from the kids, in the meantime.

I do love this room though. The window overlooks the kids outdoor playground so I can scrap while keeping an eye on the 'goings on' out there. Makes me smile to look out and see my girls enjoying the sunshine (when there is sunshine, that is!).

 

As you can see, no hooks on the wall yet so the room does look a little bare - instead, I keep plenty of products around in baskets and on my workspace to add a splash of colour and keep me inspired.

 

As I already mentioned, we didn't create a custom-built space for my scrapping room - it doesn't seem to make too much difference. Sure a wall full of shelves and pretty catalogued storage boxes would be nice, but these Cropper Hooper vertical paper holders make a pretty and functional alternative. Love seeing all the colours mixed up and random. I'm definitely not one to colour coordinate!

 

I also love to see these W R Memory Keepers albums all lined up with bits and pieces of ribbon and tags spilling out over the top.

 

My tools are always on hand - right on my work table. I feel the need to group items and allow them to work as a decorative focal point and not just a gaggle of tools.

 

Probably my greatest inspiration and a huge source of happiness for me is my collection of Strano (and other ribbons). Pretty and colourful they never cease to make me smile.

 

 

I like to see my products constantly and I also like to be mobile. While I love my room, I also feel the need to be around people often. I like to be able to take my supplies into the family room and scrap at the dining room table occasionally, especially when my dh is watching the footy. It allows me to hang out with him and at the same time indulge in one of my favourite past times.

 

 

This layout says a lot about how I feel about my space. The colours are calming and refreshing - totally how I feel when I'm in my scrap room. My journalling reads: "I'm not sure if I'll always have this space. BUT, while I do, I will definitely continue to make the most of it. This is my place to be me!"

 

 

 

 

And finally, all of this logically leads to my choices in colour. Have you spotted a recurring pattern? You'd be forgiven if you haven't - I do tend to chop and change a little, but more often than not my layouts do contain a lot of colour. Multiple colours with just a splash of black and white for some added contrast. Primarily, pink, teal, green and orange grace my pages as they do my scrap space. Happy, bright and girlie!

 

 

 

weekend inspiration: jenni bowlin

 

 

 

Jaimie has used the Jenni Bowlin range of Vintage red and black in tandem for this LO of her daughter on her 7th birthday. Jaimie said she had been waiting for the perfect paper to scrap this treasured photo.

There was very little work that went into this page, as both lines complement each other and go beautifully with the added HS large floral for a beautiful page with a classic feel.

 

 

Suz loved using Jenni Bowlin's Spring Picnic line on this layout.  The colours are wonderfully soft and pretty and worked perfectly with the stunning photo taken by Raylene Wilkinson of her daughter Tess's toes!

Suz covered one of the Jenni Bowlin chipboard birds with patterned paper to use as a page accent and sanded and inked the edges of all of her elements.  Matting the layout on kraft paper made even colours this soft 'pop'.

 

 

Another layout by Suz using the Jenni Bowlin Vintage Black line.  She added hot pink elements including Queen & Co Bold Sequins and Jewels, Hambly Screen Prints Rubons and Lil Davis Rockstar alphas which just shows how versatile these papers are.

 

Charlene Teo allowed us to share this beautiful layout featuring Jennie Bowlin products.  She has cut out the larger black flowers layering them on the text background, giving this layout movement and a busy but not cluttered feel. 

 

Katie Watson tells us she loves this Jenni Bowlin paper, and we love what she has done with it.  She cut out the birds and the flowers and chalked the colours in.  She says she feels like she was back in art class again!  We thank Katie for allowing us to share her lovely work here.

 

Meredith Taylor created this gorgeous layout of her wedding cake because the Jenni Bowlin Spring Picnic papers matched so well!  She has used one of the journalling cards to mat her smaller photo and also made good use of the very cute felt flowers.  Thanks for allowing us to share Meredith.

Finally we found this beautiful layout by Sherry Wright, who has combined the Jenni Bowlin Vintage Black and Vintage Red series with layering, Jenni Bowlin journalling cards and lots of little details.  We especially love how she has worked the Queen & Co felt into bordering her beautiful photo.

been there done that

Aussie Scrap Source are proud to introduce our very own exclusive brand new range of patterned papers designed and printed here in Australia.  Produced specifically for the australian and tourist markets, we have launched with a perfectly designed and colour co-ordinated line for each Australian state, along with themed and alpha rubons.

There are six stunning patterned papers to each line which showcase specific aspects of each state including place names, the state flower, events and landmarks.  To add to their versatility though, they're also double sided, with a subtle, slightly distressed contemporary pattern on the back of each.  Each line also comes with its own sheet of themed rubons, which incorporate some general icons as well as more state specific ones, and a sheet of alpha rubons in three different colours.

The DT can't wait to get their hands on them, for the perfect complement to both travel and general photographs.  Retailers - they are available for pre-order now, expected eta is October.  Get them in not just for your dedicated scrapbookers, but for the school kids looking for materials for their next school project, these are ideal.  Scrappers - if you love the look of them, ask your local scrapbooking store if they are getting them in for you!

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meet the design team: my scrap space - mel goodsell

 

I have used my two favourite Hero Arts alphabet stamps (Classic Lowercase and Playful Lowercase) to list some of my all time favourite scrapbooking supplies on this layout.  A little splash of Heidi Swapp tape combined with the funky Hambly Screen Prints rubons finish it off.

 

 

My favourite storage piece in my scrap area would have to be my white Cropper Hopper drawers that I use to store embellishments and alphabets in. Seriously good. I love that you can stack these on top of each other or sit them side by side.

 

It's no secret that I adore Heidi Swapp Tape! This wooden rod stores all of my tapes perfectly and I can just tear off little pieces from each tape as I need it.

 

Little glass jars and old jam jars are wonderful for storing buttons. Blues, reds, greens. Different shades of yellow. Clear buttons and novelty buttons! My special buttons (scrummy packets of SEI buttons) hang up seperately in my scrap area, tied together with a ribbon.

 

   

Another one of my favourite storage solutions (for my scrap space and my home) that I have is to use baskets to hold stamps, paints and any other boxed embellishments/­­alphas that I have.

 

Lastly, my ribbon storage. I have lots of beautiful Strano, Heidi Grace, Basic Grey and Lil Davis ribbons that I store in my leather basket. My friend Cathy created the little cardboard dividers in the basket for me and it's fabulous for keeping the ribbons pretty much in their colour stories.

 

 

Dipping into her Strano Ribbon stash, Mel has highlighted a few of her favourite colours to scrap with here. Lime green, hot pink and blue! The journaling however, reads that although Mel does love to scrap with these three fun colours, she also adores rich red, black, chocolate brown and shades of green.