Thought for the week

"Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him." Proverbs 30:5


Tuesday 19 December 2023

Christmas Blessings and Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a Blessed Christmas and a
Happy and Healthy 2024.
May you be inspired by great projects.

Monday 18 December 2023

December - mmmMisfitmakeoverJournal

Hello everyone,
here is my last page for the MMMmisfitmakeoverjournal challenges.
Here are the Prompts we received.
Misfit: Shipping paper
Prompts: Brad, Sticker, Vintage, Flower

I have used a Digital print from an Etsy shop - BontikVintageDesigns - Vintage Christmas.
The shipping paper is under the lace.
I used a star brad and the snowflakes are glued onto my page.
The stickers are on the tag and the little gold flower stickers.
 The sticker with Josef, Maria, and Jesus are glued onto cardstock, 
and I glued some burlap under the image.
Here is my tag front
Here is my tag backside

Friday 15 December 2023

Christmas #5 - December

Hello everyone,
a new Challenge is live at Unique Art Expressions
This will be the last Challenge on this blog. 
We will run all the Challenges from January 2024 on the Scrapping4funChallenges blog.
 Etsy Sponsor - JubilantS - Digi image - God's Unspeakable Gift Bible Journaling Stickers Printable, Diversity, Christian Faith, Bible study, Bible tabs, stickers, instant download
Thank you for your Sponsorship.
I have created a double page with these lovely images. 
I used scrapbooking paper for the background and floor. 
Products used
πŸ’ Scrapbooking Paper - Background - Stash
πŸ’ Scrapbooking paper - Floor - Pion Design - Stash
πŸ’ Stickles - Gold and Cranberry
πŸ’ Nuvo - Glitter pen
πŸ’ Distress marker - pumice stone
πŸ’ Yono Acryl - Grey and Brown
πŸ’ Distress Ink - Rustic Wilderness

Friday 1 December 2023

Non Traditional Christmas colors - #230

Hello everyone,
and can you believe it, here we are, in December. 
The last Challenge for 2023 is now live on the Scrapping4funChallenges blog. 
The theme is Non-traditional Christmas colors. 
I created a Christmas card with beautiful paper from Prima Marketing - Christmas Sparkle.

Products used
πŸ’ Prima Marketing - Christmas Sparkle - Scrapbooking paper
πŸ’ Card stock for the card - Stash
πŸ’ Snowflake brad
πŸ’ Bling - stash - LFL
πŸ’ Distress ink - picked raspberry

Thursday 30 November 2023

November - mmmMisfitmakeoverJournal

Hello everyone,
here is my mmmisfitmakeoverjournal page for November.
The misfit is: Old Clothing
Prompts: Border, Crayons, Scraps, Map
I used an old T-shirt cut the seam off and added it to my border. 
I also used the old clothing on the tag. 
A piece of the map is also on as a border and on the tag. 
I use scraps of paper for the clowds. 
The two digital images are in the Product list. 
I used a white crayon for the raindrops and then used Oxide inks for my background.
Products used
πŸ’ Distress Crayons - Picket fence
πŸ’ Distress Oxide - faded jeans, villainous potion, iced spruce
πŸ’ Distress Ink - ground espresso
πŸ’ Tim Holtz - idea-ology - quotations

Wednesday 15 November 2023

Sweater Weather #4 November

Hello everyone,
a new Challenge is now live on the Unique Art Expressions blog.
The theme is Sweater Weather.
The Challenges is all about Mixed Media. (NO CARDS)
Come and join us in the fun!

We received lovely Clipart images from the Sponsor.
Etsy Sponsor - Jar of Whimsy - Clipart
Thank you for your Sponsorship.
Here is my double Mixed media page.
I love these images.
I have used a piece of scrapbooking paper to create a little side table for my stack of books.
Products used
πŸ’ Stencil - TCW 191 - The Crafters Workshop
πŸ’ Texture Paste - Opaque Matte - Ranger
πŸ’ Card Stock - A4 - White - fold in half - Stash
πŸ’ Digi Art Clip - Jar of Whimsy 
πŸ’ Distress Spray - ground espresso
πŸ’ Distress Mica Spray - tarnished brass
πŸ’ Dylusions Ink Spray - White linen
πŸ’ Distress ink -Vintage Photo
πŸ’ Table under the books - scrapbooking paper from stash
πŸ’ Faber Castell Pitt big brush - nougat
πŸ’ Uni Posca - Brown and White
πŸ’ Multi Medium Matte

Wednesday 1 November 2023

Mini Album Mania - November - Autumn fun #2

Hello everyone,
Here is my Design Team project for Mini Album Mania.
You can create a mini album no larger than 6"x 6".
Come and join us in the fun!

I have created this Autumn album and added pictures that my husband and I took last year. 
My Mini album is 6"x5".
I have used Scrapbooking paper, and embellishments from Simple Stories.
I have decorated each page and glued my pictures on the pages.
My husband and I enjoy taking walks in the nearby woods.
This was Milo's first hike in the woods. 
He loved it but was startled when his feet touched the cool water.
"That face says it all - it's freezing, Mom! So cute."
I will write something on this card about what we did on this day!
Products used
πŸ’ Simple Stories - Scrapbooking paper 12x12 collection kit - Simple Vintage Country Harvest
πŸ’ Simple Stories - Bits & Pieces
πŸ’ Simple Stories - Sticker book
πŸ’ Simple Stories - Chipboard Clusters
πŸ’ Simple Stories - Chipboard Frames
πŸ’ Brown Ribbon - Stash
πŸ’ Staedtler permanent marker - M . Brown
πŸ’ Stazon - Timber Brown
πŸ’ Distress Ink - ground espresso

Traditional Christmas Colors #229

 Hello everyone,

I can not believe that we are at the end of this year. The time surely has flown.

On Scrapping4funChallenges we have a new Challenge. The theme of the Challenge is Traditional Christmas Colors. You can create a Card, Tag, Layout, Gift boxes, Gift bags, explosion boxes, or any project with paper.

Our second Challenge blog, Unique Art Expressions, will showcase all mixed media art.
I have created a Christmas card.
The image is from AliceArtPrintsStore on Etsy.
Christmas Car, Truck, Trains Journaling Cards.
I love this set of images and enjoyed creating a card with one of the images.
Join us in the fun!
Products used
πŸ’ Tree - Scrapbooking paper Rayher - Winter 79-768-00
πŸ’ Scrapbooking paper - Red background - Stash
πŸ’ Accent Organdy Ribbon - Christmas Doodlebug Design Inc
πŸ’ Stampendous: Shaved ice
πŸ’ Ranger - Embossing Powder - Rainbow Sparkle
πŸ’ Ranger - Distress Stickles - dry glitter
πŸ’ Ranger - White embossing powder
πŸ’ Embossing stamp pad - clear - Emboss
πŸ’ Dual Pen - Emboss - clear
πŸ’ Posca Uni - White - Bullet Shaped

Tuesday 31 October 2023

October - mmmMisfitmakeoverJournal

Hello everyone,
here is my mmmisfitmakeoverjournal page for October.
The misfit is: Guest Check or Tag
Prompts: Colorful, receipt, calendar page, stencil
I used some tags from PollysPaper. The bigger tags are cut out from scrap paper. I used a stencil from Tim Holtz with the pumpkins. I clued the calendar and the receipt on the tags.
Products used
πŸ’ Colorful papers - Stash
πŸ’ Stencil - Tim Holtz - Mini layering - Set 22
πŸ’ I am Stickers - Gold Foil
πŸ’ Distress Oxide - Wild Honey, lucky clover, spiced marmalade

Sunday 15 October 2023

Orange Tree #3 October

Hello everyone, 

On Unique Art Expressions, we have a new Challenge. The theme for the project is Fruits. 
On Unique Art Expressions, you can create Canvas, ATCs, Tags, Mixed media albums, Notebooks, Mixed media pages, and Wall Art. However, it is not possible to make cards.
Come and join us in the fun!
The Sponsor for the October Challenge.
 
Yoon Creative - Image - Watercolor Sunny orange 
I have created a double-mixed media page. 
I have printed some of the images out and fussy-cut them. 
I love how these pages turn out. 
Products used
πŸ’ A4 Carton White - Stash (for my page)
πŸ’ Distress Oxide - Salty Ocean, Cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, spiced marmalade, iced spruce, wild honey
πŸ’ Faber Castell Pitt big brush - Nougat
πŸ’ Uni Posca - Orange, White and Brown
πŸ’ Spray Glue
πŸ’ Wax
πŸ’ Stencils - LFL - Clouds, Memory Box Alpha Crumbled, Circles (not sure)
πŸ’ Nuvo - Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer
πŸ’ Sentiment - Printed

Sunday 1 October 2023

Yummy Fruit #228

 Hello everyone,

The October Challenge at Scrapping4funChallenges is now live. 
The theme is Veggies and/or Fruit.
For my Design Team project, I have created a card! I have printed the images I have bought on Etsy from DigitalFileGraphics. Here is the link to the Fruit clipart set. I used Navy and burnt orange cardstock for the background. I have cut the Papaya and Lime out from a second print and stuck it with 3D foam. 
I used Distress Oxide - uncharted mariner around the image.
Twine from my stash and the gold sentiment "DankeschΓΆn" (Thank you).
Closeup 

Saturday 30 September 2023

September - mmmMisfitmakeoverJournal

Hello everyone,
here is my mmmisfitmakeoverjournal page for September.
The misfit is: Deli or Waxed paper
Prompts: Orange, Doodle, Lace, Green
I used the green Oxide for my background and did some doodling on the page.
I used different scraps of scrapbooking paper from my stash. The deli paper is behind the flower and in the top corner under the flower. The lace is also from my stash.
Products used
πŸ’ Tim Holtz - Quotations stickers
πŸ’ Arline Supreme Brush Pen - Green and Orange
πŸ’ Scraps Paper - Stash
πŸ’ Deli Paper - Stash - (behind the bird and in the top corner)
πŸ’ White Gelly Rol Pen
πŸ’ Black Permanent marker
πŸ’ Distress Oxide - Lucky Clover, Twisted Citron
πŸ’ Lace - Stash

Friday 15 September 2023

Birds #2 September

Hello everyone,

Where is the time going! I can not believe we are nearly in October. 
The Unique Art Expressions Challenge blog has a new Challenge. 
The September Challenge is to Add a Bird or Birds to your creation.  You can create Mixed media pages, Journals, Notebooks, Canvas, Wall Art, or ATCs.
Come have a look and join us in the fun!
Our lovely sponsor for the September Challenge is 
The lovely Clip art - Image the Design Team received.
My page is from thick A4 cardstock. I folded the page in half for a double page. 
I have placed some Modge Podge on the cardstock crinkled the brown paper and glued it on the page.
I have some musical note pages and used a piece to place behind the bird. I also used a small doily and placed it behind the bird. I used a sunburst stencil and yellow archival ink to go over the yellow sunburst stripes. The stencil with the patterns I used more on the button of the page. 
I have printed the page with the images and cut them out. I have resized some of the images and flipped the small bird in my photo program.  After everything was dry I used a Faber Castel big brush marker and went around all the images. I used a black marker for the borders and also around some of the images. 
Close up
Products used
πŸ’ Mod Podge Matte
πŸ’ Background paper - Brown Paper. Music note paper and a Doily
πŸ’ Digi images from Always Gratefulx2
πŸ’ Stencil - Texture Shine
πŸ’ Stencil - Pattern (stash)
πŸ’ Distress ink - Vintage photo
πŸ’ Archival Ink - fossilized amber
πŸ’ Uni Posca Marker - Black, White, and Coral Pink
πŸ’ Faber Castell Pitt big brush - Nougat
πŸ’ White Gelly pen
πŸ’ Staedtler permanent marker - Black M
πŸ’ I am Creative pen - Black - 0.2, 0.3

Friday 1 September 2023

Mini Album Mania - September - Creativity

Hello everyone,
I am a Design Team member for the new Mini Album Mania Blog
If you want to learn more about this challenge, come join us and have some fun!
I have decided to use up a lot of my stash for these mini-albums.
I have created a handbag mini album. 
I have decorated all the pages inside the handbag album differently. 
Each page is one of the things I love to create or to do. 
This is inside when you open the album.
πŸ’ Scrapbooking Paper - Bo Bunny - Primrose
πŸ’ Flowers - 49 and Market - Blossom Blends
πŸ’ Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
πŸ’ Handbag album - not sure, I have this for years in my stash
πŸ’ Brads - stash
πŸ’ Ribbon - stash
This is the first page
My 2nd double page is all about Scrapbooking.
πŸ’ Scrapbooking Paper: Photo Play - Crafting with my Gnomies
πŸ’ Ribbon - Stash
πŸ’ Plain Card stock - Stash
3rd page
Crochet and Knit
πŸ’ Scrapbooking Paper: Photo Play - Crafting with my Gnomies
πŸ’ Stickers - Photo Play - Crafting with my Gnomies
πŸ’ Wool - Stash
I crocheted the green string and knit a small white strip.
4th Page
Paint / Mixed media
πŸ’ Acrylic Paint - Red, Brown, Ochre, Gold, Green Light and Dark, Blue light and Dark, White, Black, 
πŸ’ Uni Posca Markers Green Light and dark, White, Black, Red
πŸ’ Stencil - Poppy - Donna Downey 
πŸ’ Stencil - Mini Microbial - The Crafters Workshop
5th page
Photography
My husband and I love taking pictures. 
I love Autumn with its vibrant colors, 
and taking a stroll in the woods and breathing the refreshing misty air.  
πŸ’ Stamp - Bo Bunny - Mama Razzi. clear stamp
πŸ’ Stamp - Camera and words - Stash
πŸ’ Tim Holtz idea-ology Remnant Rubs - TH93057 "Flim strip"
πŸ’ Scrapbooking paper - Bo Bunny - Mama Razzi
6th page
Sewing
When I was younger πŸ˜‚, I loved to sew clothes and curtains.
At this moment I use my sewing machine for something 
I have to fix it and also for my Scrapbooking.
Who would thought someday we would sew on Scrapbooking paper?
πŸ’ Scrapbooking paper - Carta Bella - Craft & Create
πŸ’ Stickers - Carta Bella - Craft & Create
πŸ’ Button - Stash
7th page
Embroidery / Stitching
When I have the time, I love to do embroidery. 
πŸ’ Scrapbooking paper - Photo Play - Crafting with my Gnomies
πŸ’ Plain Card stock - Stash
πŸ’ Stitching on a small piece of T-shirt, that I wrap around a round card stock and some bubble wrap. 
8th page
Baking and Cooking
I love to bake and cook. 
I love to try new recipes out. 
πŸ’ The Baking paper is from my Stash. I am not sure from whom it is.
I made a little lift page where I can write something.
πŸ’ The Cooking page - The images are from ShamanlwoArt - Watercoloring cooking on Etsy
πŸ’ Charms - I used two small charms on the side of the page. 
9th and last page
I placed a picture of myself with a coffee theme. 
My favorite drinks are Frappuccinos and Hot Chocolate.
πŸ’ Scrapbooking paper: Echo Park - Coffee and Friends
πŸ’ Stencil - Memory Box - Ring + Puddle