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weekend inspiration: we r memory keepers

 

How cute is this collection Friend’s Furever by WeR memory keepers. When Leeann saw the little 4 x 6 pad she decided that this was going to also be the starting point of inspiration – a mini book. . This mini album was also for her daughter Storm. One of storms dreams has been to own a dog.

Now that they lived on a farm her little dream came true. Inside the mini pad, is a mixture of pattern papers and a check list of doggy activities. Perfect for Storm to teach Lexi a few tricks. Leeann has given this mini to Storm with a few extra embellishments she can add when she starts to fill this in. It’s now her little keepsake of a beautiful friendship.

 

Jane loves these We R Memory Keepers 4x6in paper pads as they are perfect for making cards, she used the matching stamp set 'arrow' to enhance the paper then use the speedometer image to create an embellishment. The building background was hand drawn by Jane and the cars were cut from one of the papers.

 

Jane has shown us a very easy way to create a flower for your card using the We R Memory Keepers small stamp set, just select a light coloured ink pad for the solid circle image then stamp the circle motifs on top with a selection of ink pads that match the papers, trim with a circle punch, layer them on top of each other as shown and add one of the fancy metal flower brads in the centre and viola!

 

 

Pamela Young shares a few projects with us who also has used the "friends furever" collection. We love how the embossed tag embellishments are used to help tell the story.

 

 

On this card Pamela Young has also used the sew easy stitch piercer - hearts by WeR Memory Keepers. We love how this adds the finishing touch to this friends furever card.

 

Finally, we also love this simple but totally cute idea of embellishing a jar fill with doggy treats using the "Friends Furever" collection. Thank you so much Pamela for letting us share, more of your amazing work.

weekend inspiration: pink paislee

 

The colours theme of the Vintage Vogue line from Pink Paislee is such a delight! It takes you right back in time but still perfectly blends in with today's photos. In this layout, Iris simply takes a few pieces from the ephemera pack and combines it with a few other elements such as a wooden bike shape and a few gems plus a butterfly and she already has a quick and easy but colourful and detailed layout for her daughter.

 

 

Here is another example from Iris on how easy it is to make a layout with the Vintage Vogue line from Pink Paislee.

 

 

 

Pink Paislee Nantucket could be considered a feminine beach/summer range with the large amount of pink that is used in this range. However, Kim has shown that being more selective about the elements used, it is definitely suitable for the boys and men in our lives too. Kim has used a large selection of the Ephemera to create the cluster on the right of the photo, carrying it across with two layered elements on the left side to bring focus to the photo strip.

 

Also from Kim, also using Nantucket but here she explores the more feminine side of the range as she documents her amazing weight loss journey. 

 

 

This beautiful layout was created by Jessy Christopher - a preschool teacher & an avid scrapbooker in Malaysia. According to Jessy, what she loves the most about scrapbooking is that it allows her the freedom to express herself in a creative form. We think she did that beautifully in this Pink Paislee layout where she created a background with lots of misting. For the journaling, I created lines using paint and also corrugated board.

 

 

Pink Paislee design team member created this stunning layout using the Sweetness range.  We love how she has reproduced a stylised version of the photo on the page with the heart outline and the strips representing the brick walls.  This is one of those layouts where the more you look the more you see!

weekend inspiration: cosmo cricket

 

Georgia has used Cosmo’s Clementine patterned paper range to create this ‘Silly’ layout.  She has cut out flowers and matted her photos with black cardstock to create her trademark look.

 

 

 

 

Sue's recent visit to Underwater World with her family resulted in many photos. In order to scrap lots of photos on the one page, Sue created an 8x8 inch photo collage in Photoshop Elements and had it printed as an 8x10 photo. The Cosmo Cricket Salt Air collection was the perfect accompaniment for the aquarium photos. The collection contains a cute chipboard pack and sweet buttons which were all that the layout needed.

 

 

Amy Parker is the clever designer of this lovely page. This is what Amy had to say about it. I made this page after being inspired by the photo on the layout. That photo was actually taken by my husband of some clovers in our front yard, and the dew drops on them were just perfect! I have always been pretty keen on wanting to believe that a magical world exists out there, and when I saw this photo it just brought to mind all those images I've seen in books of faeries and sprites playing amongst flowers and grasses. It may seem so silly to some to do a layout just about how that photo makes me feel, but I really did have fun making this layout, and documented a very real (be it ever so silly!) part of who I am!

Finally, some stunning card inspiration for you with thanks to Debbie Olsen, design team member for Cosmo Cricket.  Here she uses the new Evangeline line to create these beautiful, nostalgic cards.

2012 trends: feathers

 

 

10 reasons to send a card: getting married

 

 

weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

 

Georgia combined paper from Crate Paper's Random range with embellishments from the Farmhouse range. The ranges compliment each other perfectly and look fabulous together. This layout is a perfect example of how a range with a strong theme can be used for just about any sort of project. The papers and embellishments of the Farmhouse range largely have to do with have cooking and fresh produce and yet Georgia has used them to create a fun and funky layout about herself.

Georgia has backed the two chipboard frames with lined paper from her daughter's exercise book, placing a layer of foam tape between them to give them some added dimension. She has used more foam tape to raise the rest of the embellishments at various heights to make them really leap off the page. The ink splatters and pieces of kitchen string give Georgia's otherwise clean layout a bit of a messy feel.

 

Christmas photos tend to be very busy and Kim has dealt with that well by using a single quite neutral paper from the Crate Paper Peppermint range and then finishing the layout with clusters of chipboard and sticker embellishments. To give the hanging ornaments a more realistic look, Kim has added twine hanging down from the top of the page and tucking it under the ornament.

 

Danielle created this eye catching page using Crate Paper’s Portrait range and turned it into something uniquely hers.  The 'Something Blue' patterned paper formed the background for her own hand drawn vinyl design, which was easily transferred using the Silhouette's transfer paper technique.  She added Crate’s chipboard accents and eclectic buttons to finish off this keepsake page of their travels.

 

Nicole Nowosad has created this absolutely stunning project using Crate Paper's Random range. Nicole has combined the chipboard elements with the sticker sheet containing he same designs to fabulous effect. The little details such as the stitching over the title, the white paint and the string around the photo give the whole layout a really fun, quirky look.

 

 

Stila has created a beautiful, fresh page using Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe range. The simple grid design of the photos on the bright, cheerful background is lovely and offset perfectly by the fun little embellishments scattered around the page.

 

Geralyn has done an amazing job using the Random range for this layout. We loved how she has fussy cut the pink flowers and layered them around the bottom and right of her photo. Geralyn has also created an eye catching cluster to the top right of her photo by layering die cuts, patterned paper and dimensional stickers.

 

 

Finally, Geralyn has also used the Farmhouse collection to scrap a pending arrival of a baby - what a great use for this range and Geralyn has done it beautifully. We loved how she created  the clsuter of embellishments next to the photo and then how the little butterfly and its trail leads our eye from the photo to the title.

trends 2012: orange

Every year colour experts Pantone nominate a colour of the year, and 2012 has been declared the year of Tangerine Tango.  It’s a gorgeous reddish-orange, but we’ve spotted this trend and there’s all shades of orange everywhere.

Check out these wonderful samples from our Design Team and beyond.  Speaking of design teams though, we’re thrilled to announce a new member of the Aussie Scrap Source team – Jilly Van Iparen!  We’re delighted to have her aboard and love the additional mixed media element that she brings to the team. She starts our exploration of tones of orange with this breathtaking mini album. 

 

 

 

10 reasons to send a card: happy birthday

One of the most popular reasons to send or give a handmade card, and probably the ones we turn to most often, birthday cards obviously come in all shapes, sizes and themes.

 

 

weekend inspiration: october afternoon

 

 

Georgia and her husband spent three weeks in Italy earlier this year and she still has a mountain of layouts she'd like to scrap. She decided to use October Afternoon's Boarding Pass range as suits both her scrapping style and her subject perfectly. The focus of the layout is a photo of her husband Bill so Georgia chose the more masculine papers and added a lot of inking and distressing to the page.

 

 

October Afternoon have done it again with another beautiful range perfect for scrapping a large variety of topics. Kim has chosen to document some day trips with family using the Sidewalks range. The background was simply, but effectively, created by painting a frame around where the patterned paper block would be placed and the spraying it with white mist to soften the effect.

 

 

Jaime Warren has used the Sidewalks range from October Afternoon beautifully in this layout. I love Jaime's style of random little clusters of patterned paper and embellishments. I particularly like how she used the Little Flyers from October Afternoon to create the banners under the photos. Thanks for sharing this beautiful layout with us Jaime.

 

 

Finally, check out this cute layout from Marcy Penner on the October Afternoon design team.  She has devised an inspired pie chart detailing how her family spent their time on their last holiday.  You can see a tutorial for this layout here.

weekend inspiration: memory works–simple stories

 

The Memory Works Baby Steps range proved irresistible for Janine! She loved the hues of green, brown, yellow, blue and pink to compliment her cute baby photo of her 5th child. The muted and distressed effect on the pages is a perfect fit for her style and she concentrated on the yellow, green and blue for this adorable baby boy page. This range is fabulous for recording your baby month by month as there are gorgeous blocks in the paper dedicated to the first 12 months of a baby's life.

Janine added further distressing to her page by using the new Prima Distress Tool by Ingvild Bolme, to not only distress her paper edges but also add distressing to the edges of her photograph to keep it all in a shabby distressed theme. She finished off the page with cute stickers from the range, the balloon and the title and pop dotted them up for added dimension on the page.

 

Louise W used a plain kraft card base for this Christmas layout using the Simple Stories kit. She combined diecut stickers with patterned papers and used foam tape and dimensional paint to add detail. To create the icicles she ran a hot glue gun across a teflon sheet and created the icicle shapes before allowing the glue to set before removing and detailing with glitter.

 

Louise adored this layout form Kristine Davidson using the Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer range from Memory Works. The subtle black outlining around all the elements and dimension of the layering attracts your eye but stops the patterns and colours from being overwhelming.

 

The Year-O-Graphy range from Simple Stories was perfect for this lovely layout from Nicole Doiron. The stitching and colours work together to add a homespun charm that is accentuated with soft punched borders and sweet chipboard touches. The kite adds a whimsical touch and is finished beautifully with a hint of bakers twine.

trends 2012: chevrons

It’s been a while since we’ve had a look at scrapbooking trends, and they are so much fun at the moment!  Freshly back from CHA, there’s some wonderful products and design ideas coming up.

 

One of the most pervasive currently is that of chevrons.  Check out the projects below from our design team and beyond!

 

 

 

10 reasons to send a card: i love you

We’re starting off the new design/school year with a new card series here on the Aussie blog, called 10 Reasons to Send a Card, and each week we look at one of those reasons!  February is of course the month of love and tomorrow is Valentine’s Day so it’s only fitting that we start with Valentines cards. 

 

 

 

2012 cha release: sizzix

We’ve got a lot of fabulous to look forward to from Sizzix this year, whose designs and dies just keep getting better and better!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 cha release: tattered angels

Tattered Angels introduces a brand new product in this release, because apparently we don’t always want glimmer in our mists!  Plain Jane is their fabulous new product that contains the same pure vibrant colours as all Tattered Angels products, but without the sparkle.

Baseboard is opaque and intense, like Chalkboard with the glimmer.

 

 

 

Simply Sheer is a new range that, like Glimmer Mist starts off translucent and can build in intensity the more layers you spray, but like the baseboard, is pure colour with out the glimmer.

 

 

 

And then the Plain Jane Stained Glass is again the non-glimmery Glaze and the first release comes in these intensely beautiful colours.

 

 

 

And now back to our regular Glimmer-filled products!  There’s some beautiful and exciting new shades this season..

 

 

 

 

2012 cha release: jenni bowlin

 

 

Introducing Magpie! A delightfully eclectic mix of patterns such as vintage vehicles, botanicals and bank checks in a soft spring palette.

 

 

Quilted Stickers:

Chipboard Elements:

 

Printed Pockets:

 

Die Cut and Perforated Papers:

 

Printed Tags:

 

 

Hodge Podge Stickers

 

Clear Stamps:

 

Mixed Media Products:

 

2012 cha release: quilled creations

More products from Quilled Creations to make quilling even easier and more accessible for the beginner and beyond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 cha release: adornit carolee’s creations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 cha release: canvas corp

We have added yet another fabulous company to our suppliers list as a result of this CHA and that is Canvas Corp.  Their products run from stretched canvases, to fabric swatches to gorgeous patterned and textured papers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 cha release: my little yellow bicycle

2012 cha release: glitz designs