ScrapPlezier - Clarens

It's the end of November and at the office we are all counting the days till we go on leave. Though we as a family are just going to be spending it at home it's always nice to remember times when we have been away. This layout is part of a trip my Mom & I took two years ago to our favourite place, Wyndford. Part of that trip included a day out in Clarens.

This is a Jowilna inspired layout with my definite spin on it. I used the Kaisercraft Hippy Girl Collection for my layout, specifically the Luna, Earth and Harmony papers. There are strips of all of them as well as the fussy cut flowers.

I added some Basic Grey letters for my title and then added a clock, stitching, buttons and bling to tie the whole page together. Lastly I typed up my journalling and cut it into strips to add to my layout.

Come and join us on the blog for a lot more inspiration each month.

Christmas layouts with Jow

The Saturday before my birthday I did an all day Christmas scrapping class taught by Jowilna at Shortcut Crafts.... what a glorious fun day. We made two stunning pages which I have even managed to finish with photos on!

This first page was such fun to do... we coloured the truck with various inks and then heat embossed it too.... it is truly a stunning element to add to a page.

This second page was super simple to make yet just as effective. The coffee journal card was an inspiration for the coffee we drank that day too... yummy Christmas inspired cappuccino.

Thanks to Jow and the lovely staff at Shortcuts for making this a truly fun day.

Scrap The Boys - November challenge

I found a new blog (at least new to me) this month and decided to try my scrappy hand at their challenge this month. Here's what I created:

The challenge was to be inspired by this moodboard

I used all the colours and a layout idea from Jowilna for my inspiration. I dug out some old brad stash and used up a few buts and pieces as well as doing some stamping.

ScrapPlezier - Journey

It's my birthday (hint hint nudge nudge and say no more!!! heheh) and what better way to celebrate than showcasing what I love to do... scrapping.This is my latest layout up on the ScrapPlezier blog.

This layout is inspired by Jowilna. It's one of those classes of her's that I wanted to do for ages and never did, so now I had the perfect pics and managed to even put my own spin on the layout.

I used lots of leftover strips from the Simple Stories travel range and stuck these randomly across the two pages. Once all stuck down I lightly painted some white gesso over and left it all to dry. Then I added my photos.

The globe I cut out on my Silhoutte machine and then embossed it in three different colours.

As I had more photos that the original layout had, I decided to turn the one photo into a waterfall album. Inside here I have my journalling as well as extra photos.

Lastly I added some scattered star stickers, some bling and a few hand stitches.

My Kaisercraft elelment on this is the word "today" which comes from the ScrapYard Collections collectables pack.

Hope you get inspired to play along with us at ScrapPlezier.

Christmas Angels

I am busy making a whole host of different angels for order just in time for Christmas and these are just a few for one of my orders.

They are going to make some little children very happy when they see them hanging on the Christmas tree. Wouldn't you like one too?

Let's Scrap Sketches - 15 November

Phew this month is flying past and I've done hardly any scrapping... yip I've been busy quilling up a storm... got a whole host of orders. (remember to see more on my other blog or facebook). Anyway, the main reason for today's post is there is another sketch reveal up on Let's Scrap.

Yikes I only managed to do a single page this week... I simply did not have enough photos on hand to make the double and so decided to downscale my layout. It still works and is just another option for using a sketch. I must still also just add my journalling to this layout.

I used some old "Art from the Heart" papers by Tracy Schimper for my layout... still must say that this is one of my favourite ranges.

So come and play along on the blog and see what the rest of the DT did this week.

A little threesome

Last week I was busy with a fun order... I made these three little creatures which will soon be jetting off to Cape Town.

3D - owl

3D - Rabbit

3D - Sheep

Each of these creatures started out as just an idea and then after searching pinterest they were born. Yes I am not totally original, I'll be the first to admit I work best from a pattern, but these three are definitely more my own than not.

So if there is something you are looking for and I haven't made it yet, don't be scared to ask... it might very well be the next creation made by me.

ScrapPlezier - Recycled

I have a new layout up on the ScrapPlezier blog

This layout is all about Aaron's Grade 8 art project that he had to make. They had to make an outfit out of recycled stuff. He choose a steampunk theme. He altered an old belt; turned a pair of pants into a waistcoat with old buttons and paperclip closures; made a pocketwatch out of a bedside clock; made a newspaper bowtie; and then made a hat from scratch using milk carton and foam. He had loads fun making this project.

To enhance the photos I used the Kaisercraft Barber Shoppe Collection (Aftershave) as well as a few of the cards from the Shave piece of paper. I added in a couple of stickers from the ScrapYard Collection sticker sheet. The layout includes lots of little details such as stamped dots, stars and words, ink splats, buttons and bling on photo corners. I also assembled my own rosette using leftover scraps and just layered everything together. Lastly I used a variety of black letter stickers for my title.

This is another Jowilna original inspired layout.. love putting my own twists on her awesome designs.

Come over to the blog and get inspired some more.

ScrapPlezier - November Moodboard

We have been feeling the summer heat here this last week, but it's always nice to be able to scrap a different seasonal layout..and today it's autumn for the moodboard challenge at ScrapPlezier.

On my layout I used a variety of Kaisercraft collections. I started with the Dear Santa Collection - Doll House paper for my background colour and this is where I matched the inspiration in the moodboard. I then added the Green Ruler which is the title strip from Cottage Rose Collection - Crochet. The other little strips are
Tiny Wood Collection (bar code strip) - orange leaves
Fly Free Collection - Bestie (bar code strip) - green leaves
Bows and Arrows Collection - Forest - blue and wood circles

To continue the autumn theme I cutout leaves from the Bombay Sunset Collection - Daybreak. I added a few dots through a stencil using some green crackle paint which I darkened by added some memento brown ink to. Lastly I added some stitching and scattered a few bits of bling around my page.

Thanks to Jowilna for the original layout idea that I worked from. Here's the moodboard too.

So come and play along with us on the blog.

Scrap Affairs competition

In most of the Scrap Affairs magazines there is a sketch competition with a theme of some sort attached. Well in the last issue (No 55) there was one again with the added requirement of adding lots of colour. So I chose to scrap some pantomime photos.

This was the original sketch:

So I did a few fun things on my page. For the background I mixed a whole host of different embossing powders into a tub of leftover clear.... that is I made my own rainbow embossing powder.

I then stamped through a star stencil with watermark ink before sprinkling the embossing powder over and heating it. Rather chuffed with how it turned out.

In the space of the big circle, I decided to cut a castle out on my Curio machine to add to the fairytale effect. I cut it out in black to ground the whole page. I used a piece of school themed Penelope Dee paper for the title strip as it picked up on the star and colour effect I was looking for. Next I added some glitter and colourful washi tapes for some of the strips, to keep with the bling effect.

The small photo above the title is actually a little booklet. I scanned the program in and printed out the cover, cast list,screens and the storyline. I also included my journalling in the little book.

Lastly there is a smattering of coloured bling scattered around the page plus the title made up of various sticker and chipboard letters.

Stick It Down - November Double Sketch

The new sketches are up on the blog and today is the double page team reveal.

This seems like rather a busy page but it actually works quite well. It's the ideal layout to stretch your supplies with too...I think I only used half a sheet of each of the papers except for the tent one across the middle which is just a full sheet cut in half.

I used different twines across the bottom and stickers for my title.

Come play along on the blog and get inspired by the rest of the team.

New creative outlet

UPDATED MARCH 2018:
Please see my facebook page rather... I've deleted the blog.

I have picked up my quilling tool again and am busy making little creatures for orders.... so I decided it is time that my quilling has it's own space... therefore I've created FACEBOOK page called:

So if you head over there and follow along, you will see some of my little creations. They are all available to order, so just leave me comment and we can chat about the details.

The address is: https://cathquillscrap.blogspot.co.za/ https://www.facebook.com/cathquillscrap

Christmas Quilling

It's nearly time for the silly season and so here's some Christmas themed quilling that I have made.

NATIVITY

This set is available at R250 each and can come full assembled or loose.

ANGELS 05

ANGELS 02

ANGELS 03 & 04

ANGELS 01

ANGELS 06-10

Each set of Angels are available as a full set or just individual angels. There are also available in a variety of colours. Individual angels cost R20 each, except for those in set 01 which are R10 each.

FATHER CHRISTMAS

This cute little Father Christmas costs R20. Is he on your list?

A few little creatures

I love to make 3d creatures and here are some of my creations...

BAT

BEE

CAT

DUCK

FROG

MOUSE

Each of these are available for order at R20 each (plus postage).

Let's Scrap - 1 Nov Sketch

Today's sketch is up and it's a "blast from the past" sketch.. revisiting an oldie.

I used photos of the last praise dance we did at church on Palm Sunday in 2016... choose to use lots of colours to pick up the colours in our skirt overlays.

Join us on the blog for some more inspiration and why not take part too.