Australia Day scrapping

I'm joining in the annual AUSTRALIA DAY CROP at Scrapping Clearly - always a fabulous online event with fun, creative challenges!

Challenge 1 - Backyard Australia
I had to shuffle through some old packets of photographs to find a 'backyard' photo. This one jumped out at me, and I also knew exactly which papers to use {Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety collection}. The seed packet is real - a saved piece of ephemera from the same era.

Challenge 2 - Roadside Australia
Ohhhh... so many choices of photographs to scrap for this challenge! I went with another photo from our North Burnett road trip. Another dip into the old paper stash {K & Company Que Sera Sera - Ocean Voyage} - I adore the mix of colours in this one.

Challenge 3 - Australia on the table
I cut up an old waffle-weave tea towel for my background.

Challenge 4 - What we call it
I really loved putting this together! I chose the background paper for both the amazing outback-inspired colour and the subtle text design {Kaisercraft 365 Days - Event patterned paper}. The mixed-font title was created from stickers {Cocoa Vanilla Made of Awesome stickers - two styles in this collection - and the 'bakka' ones are unknown origin}.

Challenge 5 - Aussie Makers & Doers
I created a double layout, using 49 & Market {Colour Swatch - Eucalyptus patterned papers} and an assortment of very old stash. Hardware = Kaisercraft Loire Valley brads + Creative Impressions Fastener brads. Title = MME Front Porch - Picket Fence alphabets.

Challenge 6 - From Where I Stand
One of my favourite photos from this trip! 

So thrilled to complete all the challenges!

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Jess on tour!

I really miss our beautiful Jess-dog, but I have lots of photos to scrap to keep her memory alive. These pages are for our 2021 road trip album:

Page design inspired by these challenges:

* Scrappy Friends ~ Rochelle's sketch

* Scrappy Friends ~ Stacy's Tic Tac Toe
I used the top row:

- word stickers {Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Small Talk stickers}
- tag {handmade from scrap paper}
- twine

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Burnett Region, continued

I'm sharing this page at:

* Crazy Craft Obsession - Colour palette
I used papers from Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days collection.

Image source: Design Seeds

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Burnett Region

I've been working on my 2021 travel journal this week. I've got a bunch of photos to scrap and I'm in love with 49&Market paper pads. I love how the background work is already done AND the papers are double-sided and thick/sturdy enough to scrap on both sides.

I'm sharing this page at:

* Life is Art ~ Favourite Things online crop - Sketch
Single page - love the grid design!

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* Life is Art ~ Favourite Things online crop - Colour Palette
I love the greens and blues!

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Explorations...

Burnett Region (2021) ~

Page design inspired by:

* Life is Art ~ Favourite Things online crop - Colour Palette
All of the colours are present in the lovely 49&Market Birdsong patterned paper.

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Springbrook (2020) ~

I'm sharing this page at:

* Life is Art ~ Favourite Things online crop - Colour Palette
I focussed on the greens.  The base and fussy cutting pieces are Kaisercraft Botanica - Pollen patterned paper.

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Anything Goes
Thank you for the nudge to include photo of me!

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Explore with wonder

I'm sharing this page at The Hut Creative December/January mood board challenge, with the additional requirement to use butterflies. I made the butterflies with thin cutting dies and my Cuttlebug. Also pleased with my stashbusting effort, using the last of a long-hoarded Heidi Swapp mirrored butterfly!

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Travels, revisited

More travel journal pages:

Einasleigh (2020) ~

Page design inspired by:

* Life is Art ~ Favourite Things online crop
I took the card sketch and created a layout.

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Burnett Region (2021)

I'm sharing this page at ~

* Life is Art ~ Favourite Things online crop
I used the 'central panel' of the sketch to design my page. I used Kaisercraft Stargazer patterned papers, Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags ephemera tag, and Creative Embellishments wood veneer clouds.

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Anything Goes

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ATC challenge - the last one!

This is my final ATC for the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge.

Week 52 - Handwriting

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Mood board

Just a simple filler page to add to my Winton travel album, using up some photos and some random bits and pieces. I'm sharing this page at Scrapbook Fantasies December mood board challenge.

Mood board inspiration = OLD BOOKS image. I used a vintage book page for my background.

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ATC Challenge - December

On the home stretch now! These are my ATCs created for the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge - December prompts.

Week 49 - Resist Technique
Old-school simplicity!  Wax candle swirls, with a waterpaint wash over the top. This is what the background looks like:

I added some diecut ephemera {Simple Stories Simple Vintage Coastal - Bits & Pieces} to finish it off:

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Week 50 - Bubble Wrap
I had fun with this one, using three colours of distress inks for the background.

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Week 51 - Sheet Music
I used some sheet music in the background, with music themed die cuts {Basic Grey B Side and Kaisercraft Off the Wall collections}, and some paint smeared over the top.

I'm sharing this ATC at:

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ December
Theme park inspiration = Freestyle Music Park (South Carolina, USA)

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Happy Birthday

I made this card for my Mum's birthday, featuring a cheeky vintage photograph of her (1940s).  I'm sharing this card at:

* Archi-Scraps - Use a bordered paper to centre your photo.

* Beautiful Blossoms ~ Anything Goes
As requested by the challenge rules, I'm sharing my products: Anko Timeless mini stack patterned papers, unbranded cutting die, Tsukineko Versacolor - Gold ink pad, small heart punch, pink textured cardstock (in my stash forever, best guess is Bazzill but could be Coredinations), gold ribbon from my habby stash.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ December
Theme park inspiration = EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival

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Detour

Page design inspired by these challenges:

* Scrappy Friends ~ Rochelle's sketch
A great design to use up a bunch of patterned paper scraps.

* Scrappy Friends ~ Stacy's Tic Tac Toe
I used the middle row:

- chipboard {Dusty Attic Mini Trees + Creative Embellishments Travel Word Set2 - Detour}
- circle
- paperclip

* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ Anything Goes
Included a photograph of myself

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Christmas-not-Christmas

I'm sharing this page at:

* Crazy Craft Obsession - Use non-Christmas supplies to create a Christmas page
No Christmas supplies were touched in the creation of this layout! I used: DCWV Peri & Peach patterned papers, Rosie's Studio Arabesque foam stickers (silver title and bows),  Freckled Fawn puffy stars, pom pom trim, mini star punch.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ Christmas

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New Year's Eve 2024/25

I'm sharing this page at Soul Scrappers for the December Tic Tac Toe challenge.  I used the prompts: 
SEQUINS + NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS + STARS

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Double sketch

This double page travel journal spread was inspired by Soul Scrappers December sketch challenge.

Image source: Page Maps January 2018

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Picnic

This layout was inspired by the Scrapping Clearly December sketch.

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Adventure

A quick, simple page with the paper doing all the work {49 & Market Eucalpytus 6x8 paper pad}.

I'm sharing this layout at Soul Scrappers for the December One Word challenge, using the word Adventure in my title {2Crafty Word Disc Set - Travel chipboard}.

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White with SUMMER

This is my layout share for the final White with 1 challenge for 2025.

Here's the mood board and challenge criteria ~

BLUE, YELLOW and SAND on a WHITE background to create a happy vacation layout.  I started with a simple mixed media background {Ranger Tim Holtz - Peacock Feathers distress ink} and added small pops of the other colours. I coloured the chipboard title with white paint pen {Dusty Attic Hello April chipboard set + Pilot Pintor -White 8mm pen}.

I'm sharing my page at Simon Says Wednesday for the Anything Goes theme.

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ATC Challenge - November

These are my ATCs based on the Scrapping Clearly 2025 ATC Challenge - November prompts.

Week 45 - Neon Glow

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Week 46 - Collaging
I collaged the background using a bunch of torn scraps - patterned paper, book pages, map, postage stamp. Added a cutout from product packaging {Urban Brew}.

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Week 47 - Dingle Dangles
I used a broken pendant.

I'm sharing this ATC at:

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ November
Theme park inspiration = Wings of Wonder ride at Silver Dollar City

* Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Week 48 - Transfer Techniques
After a few failed attempts at image transfers using tape or gel medium, I defaulted to a stash-bust of some old rub-ons!

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New car

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* Scrap Challenge YOUrself ~ A favourite family memory
Getting our new car (in 2017) - not just a big financial decision; it was also a significant lifestyle decision. A 4WD vehicle to extend our adventures to previously inaccessible destinations.

* Park Hopping My Happy Place ~ November challenge
Theme park inspiration = Cars Land at Disneyland California

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