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SHARING MY MEMORIES ON MONDAYS

I know exactly the photos I plan to use on this page. They were taken in 1994, when we were living in Bargara. My sister and her husband were visiting us. Our daughter was only 3. One afternoon, she and my brother-in-law were relaxing in the backyard overlooking the rocky foreshore.

They were just lazing about, soaking in the sun, laying under the pandanus palms. I hope you can imagine the scene.

It was a great example of LAZY DAISY DAYS.

I was inspired by a Facebook Live by Patty Bennett a couple of days ago. She showed how to make tulips using the Tulip Dies. She used Designer Series Paper rather than cardstock. Just like her, I used the Simply Marbleous 6″x 6″ DSP and the New Horizons 6″x 6″ DSP.

The flowers were cut from two sheets of the Bumblebee Simply Marbelous DSP. I used one of my Blending Brushes to add Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry ink.

The stems and leaves were cut from one of the New Horizons sheets.

After I assembled the flowers, I positioned and attached the flowers on this black and white Daffodil Afternoon 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper.

Then I cut two Crushed Curry layers for the photos to be attached to.

I added Adhesive Sheet to the back of a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock and cut the letters for the title. The Playful Alphabet Dies are perfect for scrapbook pages.

My final step was to create two journalling tags, using the Tailor Made Tags Dies. I took some lengths of white twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack to create the bows.

Adding additional colour to DSP using ink and Blending Brushes is such a great technique.

Tomorrow is Technique Tuesday but I will have a different technique to share with you. So until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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MONDAY MEANS IT’S TIME TO SCRAP SOME MEMORIES

Monday Memories is today’s scheduled post. I knew that I would use the Flowering Fields Suite for the photo I chose.

The photo was taken in 2018 when I travelled to Orlando, Florida for the Stampin’ Up!® On Stage Live. It was an amazing experience and I met so many wonderful new demonstrator friends. I also had the opportunity to meet other inaugural Demonstrator Council members who were attending the event.

It was at this event that I first met Lotte Noordzij-Walther, a demonstrator from the Netherlands. She was also a new Council member and we both applied to be volunteers at On Stage to help distribute catalogues and prize patrol goodies. We had such a fun time together.

When I attended the 2019 On Stage Live event in Dortmund, Germany, I was able to enjoy Lotte’s wonderful company again. We were both volunteers again. Hopefully, we will be volunteers again together this year in Vienna.

As you can see the Flowering Fields Suite is perfect for a layout featuring my delightful Dutch friend.

I stamped the triangular flowers image in 7 of the colours found in the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper.

I cut, layered, rotated and glued four pieces of DSP and cardstock before adding the photo. Although I cannot remember all the demonstrators’ names, Wendy (third from the right) was also on the New Zealand/Queensland Demonstrator Council with me.

The three windmills were cut using the Windmill Fields Dies. The cardstock I used had Adhesive Sheet attached to the back to make it easier to layer and place on the page. The bike was created in the same way.

The Playful Alphabet Dies were perfect for the page title. The DSP used for the title also used Adhesive Sheets.

I used a ruler and light pencil line to help me maintain a even and straight distance for my journalling.

Creating this scrapbook page was a truly lovely experience. The beauty of this craft is that it is MEMORY KEEPING and remembering life’s special moments.

Tomorrow is Technique Tuesday and I have yet to decide which one I will use and share.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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MORE MEMORIES on MONDAY

For my scrapbooking pages today I went in search of some beachside photos because my background paper is from the Artfully Composed 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The paper I’ve chosen is the second from the right, on the top row.

ARTFULLY COMPOSED 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

Rob and I visited Sydney in April, 2018. The main reason we were there was because April Stampin’ Up!© On Stage event was being held at Luna Park. We stayed in an Air BnB in Kirribilli and it was a lovely, short walk from the venue. Rob did some of his own exploring while I attended the event.

We also spent a few extra days visiting some places we haven’t been to before.

The 12″x 12″ Bumblebee cardstock was a perfect match for the colour of the deck of the Manly Ferry – and, it is one of the colours in the chosen Designer Series Paper. I tore the DSP roughly across at the diagonal.

Each of the photos was adhered to a larger piece of the new Vellum Layering Designs as matte layers. I was able to add some brief journalling to the vellum.

The Tropical Layers Dies were used to cut some leaf accents for the page. The solid leaf die cut was also used for some journalling.

Still working on taking a straight photo of scrapbook pages and using straightening tools.

I used the remaining piece of torn DSP on the second page of this layout.

For this page I used the small spots DSP as the matte layer for the photos and journalled under each image.

More of the die cut leaves were added to the page as embellishments.

It is fun scrapbooking again. Each week will be different as I work my way through some of the new 2022 January – June Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration Brochure products. I will try to find photos to coordinate with the stamps and Designer Series Paper. If I can’t find the right photos I will just add some ’empty’ photo mattes on the pages.

Tomorrow is Tuesday and that means it’s time to share a technique with you.

Until tomorrow, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00