#100 day project - Days 17 -19

At the end of this post, I am officially ahead!  Quite amazing.  I think the secret is to KISS ..... but that is not always easy, either.

Day 17 - 20th April

Loved this bright yellow paper - so teamed it with clouds and sunshine.  The Project Life card has edelweiss and blossoms of snow wording - highly unlikely that I would have ever used it except as background.  I've used up some more Bazzill Basics Just the Edge strips.  Craftwork Cards Sentiments stamps and CTMH Canary Ink.  I love the Daisy! 

Day 18 - 21st April

Broke out a new mini-kit!  Project Life Heidi Swapp designed 'Sparkle'.  A bit girly for my pages, but lovely for a card.  Used some paper from the Hot Off the Press cardmaking book that my friend Jan gave me a white back.  Kept pretty simple.  I've found one of my corner punches nicely emulates the rounded corner of the old Project Life cards - they are square now - so much easier! 

Day 19 - 22nd April 

Using up some of my scraps - Punched the background from various grey and blue scraps.  I used a Project Life Sparkle quotation embellishment.  Flower from stash - the dark blue centre was a scrap on my desk from a previous project.  I opened up a fairly new purchase - a Prima "Zella Teal" beautiful gems - all shades of Aurora Borealis.  Just beautiful and irresistable, when I saw them in my local craft shop.  Adds such a different to the card IRL.  I had previously done the background, so it was very simple to add the rest for today's card.  

Day 20 - 23rd April 

So - ta da!  Here's tomorrow's card - back to a Project Life Picturesque card that I chose when I went through this kit.  The black shiny background was another page repurposed from that Myer One Catalogue from a few years back. The greeting is embossed with silver.  The grey cardstock matt for the PL card is outlined very finely in silver.  I thought the anchor was a lovely symbol of strength if someone was having a hard time and was cut out of black sparkly thicker paper, so I backed it onto cardstock before cutting out.  Very simple!  

A fifth of the way into the project and I am already pushing the boundary of what I am using.  Maybe I will just broaden the definition to term Project Life supplies .... but that may be cheating.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

#100dayproject - Days 15 - 17

I feel like I am doing well with this challenge, but it is a bit difficult trying to keep up.  Even though I am not working at the moment, this week has been full of "life administration" I heard it referred to on the TV.

I am starting a new volunteer role as Treasurer of the boys' school's P and C, so that will be quite a steep learning curve for me as well.  Never mind!  A busy woman always makes time, so they say ....

Day 15 - 17th April 

Using Project Life Tangerine

Of the three, I think this is my favourite - probably because of the colours and the ease with which it came together.  I love bright, zingy colours.

I broke out my Martha Stewart around the Page punches - not sure what this one is called - but I had to add lots of covering twirly bits to cover up my mistakes.  Same with all three cards, in fact!  

Day 16 - 18th April 

Using Project Life Tangerine

Day 17 - 19th April 

Unknown card - pink  

My birthday card client had a stack of old scrapbooking papers and not being at all crafty, she handed them over to me.  This card took forever to come together, as I kept making mistakes.  I am really happy with it in the end, but it took a LONG time.  

Full list of supplies:

American Crafts A4 Tropicals Cardstock - bases for cards 1 and 2 

A6 white card - base 3

Dies - Richard Garay Silver and Gold Marigold (leaves), generic button, Die-namics Leafy Flourish (card 3)

Prima Flowers (Wildflowers) butterfly and flowers

Gems, enamel dots

Sizzix Triplets Flowers ~3 by Stephanie Barnard (card 3)

Martha Stewart Around the Page punches - triple scallop

Close to My Heart  - Pacifica, Goldrush, Slate inks, Junebug Puffies Glitter Stickers

Stamps - Basic Grey (scallop greeting card), Craftwork Cards Sentiments, Stampin' Up!  Curly Cute

Crystallina Kindyglitz

So - if anyone is reading this, and is interested in purchasing some cards, please do let me know .... 

Thanks for dropping by.  :)

#100 day project - Days 11-14

Keeping on track and enjoying the challenge .... to produce a handmade card per day for 100 days, using a Project Life card.

Day 11 - 13th April

Project Life Picturesque

A move away from clean and simple - but that's ok.  Not one of my favourites, but that's ok, too.  I used a Tim Holtz Ticket Journey stamp and decided to stamp in the white background of the PL card.  CTMH Juniper and Slate inks, sequins and jewelled swirls. 

Day 12 - 14th April 

Project Life Picturesque

The background is grey shimmer cardstock.  The star is silver shimmer, with silver Shimmer trim from CTMH.  The ticket stamp is by Paula Pascaul.  I finally used a Puffy Glitter sticker from CTMH.  The grey circle was on my desk.  

Day 13 - 15th April 

Project Life Picturesque

A complete departure - I cut the scene from the Project Life card.  Silver embossing on the black greeting label.  I received a Myer One Reward catalogue in the mail a couple of years ago, and the background images are all lovely - high gloss photography.  Good for something a bit different for card backgrounds.  There is also black silk ribbon along with the silver Shimmer Trim and the grey washi.  I edged the grey journalling shape with black diamond Stickles.  I was imagining a disaster but it turned out quite well.  

Day 14 - 16th April 

Project Life Seafoam 

Today's effort - I decided for a change of colour way and used a 6 x 4 Seafoam card.  I decided to break out my trusty circle punches and stamped the star background using CTMH Juniper ink.  I have had the stamp for quite some years - I was pleased with the result.  

Thanks for stopping by.  :)

The #100 Day Project

She titles, as she blows off more cobwebs ...

Most people know that I am a very crafty person.  Have been for many years. Love it - don’t really get enough time to do it as I would wish - everyone who has kids knows this.

I found out about the 100 day project from my UK friend, Fiona - to create or do 100 things commencing 3rd April.  I just jumped in and said yes .... I am “currently seeking alternate employment opportunities” so what with Paul undertaking full time study, I am attempting to raise some funds to support the family, use some stash and take my mind and stress of being unemployed by selling my hand made cards.


I decided to use Project Life cards as a base and go from there.  Figured it was a good time to start posting on the old blog again. So without further ado ....

Day 1 - 3rd April.

Using strips of brown scraps and washi as a background.  

Day 2 - 4th April 

Very simple - using my Tim Holtz embossing folder on a black base, with lots of gold gems.  

 Day 3 - 5th April

I love to add shine and glitter.  On a tan base, I added a PL 3 x 4 "Seafoam".  Lots of brown scraps and then die cut the star.  

Day 4 - 6th April 

Using a 6 x 4 Kaisercraft "Basecoat" card and the Kaisercraft honeycomb die.

Day 5 - 7th April

Something a bit different - using a 6 x 4 PL card from the "Happy" collection.  I bought an unbranded die, and added some stamping to the card for the dirt tracks.  I stamped the sentiment but it was all wonky - so I cut out the individual letters and stuck them on the card.  I added washi and glitter tape at the top for some pizzazz.

Day 6 - 8th April.
Using PL 3 x 4 "Happy".  I glittered around the sentiment with Stardust Stickles.  Bright and happy.

That's it so far - more to upload, but it's been a process getting up to speed between Iphone, Ipad and the laptop - let's hope the impetus continues.

2015 Project Life album - Title Page

Well, it's the New Year, so best to start as I mean to continue! Less procraftination, more action ...

 

Not a brilliant photo, but taken at night so the page is now done and blogged, whilst very fresh.  It's not necessarily the crafting that is difficult to fit in, it's usually the blogging, so want to start on a different note ....

 

A very simple page which seems to represent me fairly well, I think.  A real combination of elements from a number of different sources, which hopefully gel together. 

 

Supplies:

Yellow Chevron Paper - Echo Park: Paradise Beach "Flip Flops"

Heidi Swapp: Favourite Things

CTMH: Chalk It Up

CTMH:  Brushed

Gold Foil Elements: CTMH: Year >>Noted

Black Cardstock

Heidi Swapp Sheer Stickers

Papermania Vinyls: Butterflies 2

American Crafts Thickers: Black Glitter Letter Stickers

 

The CTMH "Year >>Noted" mini collection is a bonus for January 2015 during National Papercrafting Month.  When a qualifying purchase is made of $75, then this $37 value kit can be purchased for only $10.  How immediate of me to use something so hot off the press!

 

I wouldn't have normally chosen this 4 pocket 6 x 6 layout design for the title page, but it was the Australian Project Life Forum on Facebook raving about the Heidi Swapp card which decided for me.  A good focus point, as it seems to embody the hopes and ambitions for this year ... I wondered how I was going to use it. Wonder no more and as an added bonus, I've sold the other one!   Thanks for stopping by.  :)

Project Life Week 2 - 2014

On Wednesday, we had a really lovely day with my sister's family at Mooloolaba, a beachside town about an hour north of Brisbane.  Nerida had a voucher from her entertainment book which allowed us to get one free ticket into "Underwater World" and after that, both families went to the beach and had a swim in their rented unit pool. 

It was the first time my boys had been to the beach and they loved it!  It was made even more special sharing it with some extended family because they added to the happy event.  Both boys relished the open spaces, went "wow" at all the sand and the ocean and were obviously delighted. 

I wanted to capture that feeling whilst it remained with me, so quickly got the day's photos processed locally and decided to tackle the beach photos first. 

Pocket scrapbooking for me is about the photos and the memories; I am not committing to a spread per week or any given time - just as and when memorable photos are taken or there is something to journal about.  As long as it is chronological, each little memory can then be preserved and cherished in my scrapbook. 

I bought quite a few PL style elements before leaving the UK so I have a few basics and this choice has been enough here. 

Left hand page:

 

Right hand page:

 

 

The top right hand card was a mix of the PL coloured card and a cropped journaling card adhered on top; with the red Pebbles sticker at the bottom.  I cropped out a person on the top landscape photo and matted it onto a Fancy Pants brag card with the pink washi tape running down the left hand side. 

 

Here's a close-up of the title "pocket" which took the most work:

 

 

The base was Echo Park "Splash" patterned paper, with a Simple Stories 3 x 4 journaling card on top, together with various alphabet and element stickers, and the washi running down the right hand side. 

 

I just took the colour theme from what we were wearing and I quite like the addition of the pink that was in Nerida's swim top with flashes in mine!



 

There will be at least another double spread from the earlier part of the day but I am very pleased that I have made a start and scrapped these really current photos. 

Supplies:
Echo Park "Splash - Diagonal Stripes"
Simple Stories - 4 x 6 Sn@p cards - "Just the Basics", "Urban Traveler" 4 x 6 pad, "24/7" journaling sheets
Studio Calico Classic Calico alphabet stickers
Pebbles Inc Sticker sheet
Office Works washi tape and magazine freebie pink washi
Project Life day stickers
Fancy Pants Designs 4 x 6 Brag Pad - "The Good Life"

Thanks for visiting!  I am happy with this start, and hope it continues ....