Clean and simple: Hexagons

Not my usual style, the clean and simple pages that I am producing at the moment! Partly, I am swayed by what my groups want to try and challenges that I see, but also I like them! And so quick! But I still couldn't resist inking the edges of the papers and photos :)

Pas mon style habituel, les pages 'clean and simple' que je produis en ce moment! En partie, je suis influencé par ce que mes groupes veulent essayer et par des défis que je vois, mais aussi je les aimes! Et si rapide! Mais je ne pouvais toujours pas résister à encrer les bords des papiers et des photos :)

Scraplift

The association at Tourc'h did a scraplift of a page by Nini : Here is my version with photos of a day out at Legoland (Windsor, UK).

Les participants de l'association à Tourc'h ont fait un 'scraplift' (pris inspiration) d'une page par Nini. Voici ma page après une journée à Legoland, Grande Bretagne. 

With the tag and opening flaps, I have used 8 photos on there. 

The papers and stickers are Echo Park's 'Everyday Eclectic'.

Inclut l'étiquette et les rabats, j'ai inclus 8 photos. Les papiers et autocollants sont d'Echo Park 'Everday Eclectic'.

Twins

Here's one scrapbook page I think I've finished! First photo of the latest grandchildren: Love the woolly hats!
Might tone down the pink...some white acrylic round the edges? What do you think? Did most of the page at the Tourc'h assocation over a week ago using a sketch by Snoopie then added/changed little bits.
I certainly love the papers: They are all from 'Homespun Chic' pack by GCD Studios: All double-sided so there's lots of choice.

Une page fait à l'association Tourc'h2Scrap: Nous avons utilisé un modèle de Snoopie.
J'ai utilisé les papiers 'Homespun Chic' de GCD Studios (toutes sont recto-verso).

Fête Déguisée (masked ball)

Wow, have I been busy! Had to hit the ground running this week: 4 different scrapbooking events in 5 days! More of that and other things I've been up to soon...but here's the only thing from this week that I've managed to finish so far!

Used scraps of paper; the Cuttlebug with D'vine Swirls and Spiderweb embossing folders; 'Not the Boss' alphabet and Spellbinders 'Flower Creations 3'; Making Memories buttons and Hampton Art 'Love Circles' stamps.

Does size matter?

Don't feel the need to answer: I only ask because my entry for the Compendium of Curiosities #9 is rather small. I am pleased it with it though, whereas I am not at all sure about the page overall. A very shabby chic style: I made the base layer at one of the association workshops, following magazine instructions, and I have to admit it's not really my style. And as I type that, my husband has just seen it and said he really likes it: "One of your better pages"! LOL - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
The base is white Bazzill with torn book pages and plaster's mesh (as a mask) stuck on to it. It was then part-painted with walnut inks, inked in places with Distress Walnut Stain and stamped and embossed before having the plaster's mesh lifted. I have finished it off with some tulle and VERY old flowers (like 15+ years old!) with bits and pieces left from Basic Grey 'Sugared' kit (all inked with Walnut Stain Distress) + rub-on. It commemorates my neice who died last year and particularly the beautiful quilt made for her by 'Quilts 4 leukemia' in 2008.

For the grungeboard label I used Distress Crackle Paint (Antique Linen) with Walnut Stain Distress ink and the technique described on p42 of Tim Holtz's Compendium of Cursiosities book for the challenge on Linda's Studio L3 blog. I also used pearls (PaperMania brads), so the page also enters the Basic Grey challenge, and cork with Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

Blue and silver scrap page - Hugs

Another page made for the summer 'game' I'm playing with the Tourc'h2Scrap scrapbook group - Only one more to go! Again, a sketch from the French Temporelles blog, plus the demand that the base page be 'handmade'. I have made mine by sticking plasterer's tape down randomly on to the Bazzill and then spraying silver Cosmic Shimmer over it and darkening other parts and the edges with Distress Ink 'Stormy Sky' before peeling the tape back off.
Also used: Cuttlebug with Nestabilities Circles and Sizzix 'Wingo Zingo' and Cuttlebug 'Not the Boss' alphabets; papers from different PaperMania ranges and scraps; DCWV Border Strip; Stamps by 'Art Warehouse'; Doodlebug button; photo hinges (which I coloured with alcohol inks) and silver jute.

Une autre page faite pour jeu d'été chez asso Tourc'h2Scrap - il reste une à faire! Encore une fois, une esquisse du blog Temporelles, avec la demande que la page de base est "fait à la main". J'ai fait mienne avec le scotch plâtrier j'ai collé sur le Bazzill, puis j'ai pulvérisé 'Cosmic Shimmer' argenté sur elle. Puis, j'ai l'assombrissement des autres parties et aux bords avec l'encre Distress "Stormy Sky" avant de les peler la bande reculer.

First scrapbook page of the twins

Focusing here on Aaron, as I am planning to do a different page for Daisy. This page is part of a summer challenge I am taking part in and had to follow a given sketch, had to be monochrome blue or pink and had to have 5 buttons and real stitching! When I saw the Basic Grey challenge was stitching I reached for the old 'Boxer' collection for my page base and I'm also entering this in the PaperPlay 'anything goes' challenge.
Used: Papers - Basic Grey 'Boxer', PaperMania 'Henbury'; Transparency - PaperMania 'Sweet Nothings'; EK Success border punch; Making Memories buttons; Hampton Art stamps; Distress Ink - Stormy Sky; Tim Holtz Grungeboard; Brilliance Ink - Platinum; Cuttlebug alphabet 'Harmony; rest from stash.

Mettre l'accent ici sur Aaron, que je me prépare à faire une page différente pour Daisy. Cette page fait partie d'un défi d'été d’assoc Tourc’h2Scrap et on doit suivre un sketch donné, ont dû être monochrome bleu ou rose et devait avoir 5 boutons et les coutures réel! Quand j'ai vu le défi Basic Grey a été couture je suis arrivé à l'ancien collection «Boxer»  pour ma base de page et je suis aussi en participant chez PaperPlay défi 'anything goes'.

Birthday page

I was challenged (can't say who by!) to make a page using a sketch from the Temporelles blog + summer colours + rolled paper + splashes/spots: Not a short order! I was inspired by this page on the GCD Studios blog to use my Homespun Chic papers and a birthday theme to do it:
Un petit jeu me demande de faire une page avec un sketch du blog Temporelles et j'ai été inspiré par cette page sur le blog chez GCD Studios à utiliser mes papiers Homespun Chic et un thème d'anniversaire pour le faire:

GCD Studios Homespun Chic papers inked with ColorBox chalk inks to which I added: Real paper streamers, big brads, felt number, metal wired cord, blue cotton thread from stash; Cosmic Shimmer ink; Crafty Bitz star charm; and 'Harmony' Cuttlebug alphabet with DCWV glitter border strip.

For the home - Memo board

The PaperPlay challenge #10-23 'Home' and 'Spoon Full of Sugar' challenge 'Floral delights' spurred me to get this memo board finished that I started a week or so ago. My grand plan is to make things for my still-being-converted craft space and it was love at first sight with the GCD Studios 'Homespun Chic' papers so this board matches the tin I covered last month.

I started the board at the Tourc'h craft group. For scale, the recycled cardboard base is about A4 size (approx 8 x 11.5"). I gave it a thin coat of white acrylic and then layered the papers making sure there was good support behind the notepad so the brads holding the ribbons wouldn't rip through. All the papers, including the bird, are the same GCD papers and I love the different textures - flocked, glittered, laminated - found in there. I just added the die-cut flourishes and the Doodlebug sticker letters which I bordered with a Whispers green pen to make them stand out better. I made the 3D flower in the same style as the one on my card here (tuto en français) and cut and shaped the leaves by hand.  Now we've just got to get the room finished....  ;)

Masked and sprayed scrapbook page

I love this photo of my son trying to get as much of that chocolate mousse in as possible! The title 'gourmand' is French for greedy :)
It was difficult trying to get a decent photo of the page as it wouldn't stand up straight but I think you can see the background: Masked and sprayed with silver, painted with silver acrylic over another mask and then stamped with Hampton Art 'Love Circles' and silver Brilliance.

Also used, besides some paper scraps, Cuttlebug alphabet 'You're Not the Boss...', Inkadinkado 'date' stamp, Pentel silver ink pen and Making Memories buttons.

Scrapbook Page with embossed background

This page was created with transparent ink and powder embossed on Kraft card before adding DCWV 'Spring' paper and ribbons, scraps of Bazzill and some Jillybean soup journalling sprouts. Also cut in to the page with EK Success Waves and dots border punch, gave it a good dose of Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and cut the title with Cuttlebug 'Not the Boss' alphabet.

Une page avec fond embossé: Avec l'encre et la poudre transparentes ils donnent un effet de ton sur ton. J'ai ajouté un papier et les rubans de DCWV 'Spring', chutes de Bazzill, 'Journalling Sprouts' de Jillybean Soup, Encre Distress (Frayed Burlap), et j'ai utilisé une perforatrice 'Waves & Dots' d'EK Success et la Cuttlebug avec l'alphabet 'Tu n'es pas mon patron'.

Scrapbook page

Really want to make some cards but can't find the motivation, or the space, at the moment. We are converting the stable that joins on to our very small house and have had to empty it completely to get the floor laid in there: Nightmare! I've also had a bad eye which has made things blurry for a few days but seems to have sorted itself now. So, here's a page created at the Tourc'h association on Monday using a 'Page Map' by Becky Fleck from October 2009.

Used: MME Bloom & Grow papers with 'Wild Asparagus' adhesive ribbon, Bazzill 'capers' card, PM adhesive velvet, Cuttlebug Harmony alphabet, VersaMagic 'Olive green' chalk ink, flowers by Prima and Making Memories, PM Whispers marker, and a needle and thread!

Je voudrais faire quelques cartes mais avec le boulot chez nous, je n'ai pas l'espace! Alors, voici une page j'ai créé le lundi à l'assoc Tourc'h-2-scrap. Il suivi une modèle de 'Page Maps' par Becky Fleck.

J'ai utilisé: Papiers de My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'; ruban auto-collant de MME 'Wild Asparagus'; Bazzill 'capers'; PaperMania 'velvet' auto-collant avec Cuttlebug Harmony alphabet; encre verte 'olive' de VersaMagic; fleurs de Prima et Making Memories; stylo de PM, et des couture!

Scrapbook page - Play

I currently have a little exhibition of some scrapbook pages and mini-albums in the local library just to raise awareness of what scrapbooking is about and of the course I started in the village last month. Here is another page I created yesterday with the Association at Tourc'h. I'm looking forward to making a slate hanging there on Friday night.
Background and photo mount: Embossed Bazzill; Papers: Basic Grey 'Boxer - Commando' & DCWV 'Spring'; Papermania ribbon; Jolee's 'Lighthouse' stickers; Doodlebug alphabet; VersaMagic inks.
J'ai une petit expo à la bibliothèque à St Yvi (29) jusqu'au Téléthon pour faire mieux connaitre cette passion du public et parce que je propose des cours scrapbooking à la maison des associations les jeudis après-midi chaque 15 jours. Voici, une page j'ai fait hier avec l'association Tourc'h 2 scrap. Le vendredi prochain nous travaillerons sur ardoise.
J'ai utilisé: fond de Bazzill embossé; Papiers de Basic Grey 'Boxer - Commando' et DCWV 'Spring'; ruban de Papermania; Stickers 3D: Jolee's 'Lighthouse'; alphabet: Doodlebug ; encres: VersaMagic.

Another double scrapbook page

And more Basic Grey (I'm becoming obsessed)! This time it is the 'Cupcake' papers I have used...Catching up on recording moments with old photos, and I've used the originals here which I don't usually do. The pages fit together beautifully but were easier to photograph singly.Butterfly cut with the Cuttlebug, big tag cut by hand, ribbons and buttons from stash, primas coloured with ColorBox chalk ink and everything else (I think) from Basic Grey 'Cupcake'.

Scrapbook Page with stamped background

I created this page last night at the association in Tourc'h with a photo taken Wednesday: We are having glorious weather at the moment! The background started as an almost plain pale blue sheet from Basic Grey 'Periphery' and I stamped it and coloured it, then added layers including a white sheet typed on the computer coloured with distress inks, and a printed label.Used: Basic Grey 'Periphery' papers and alphabet; U-mount Create-a-scene 'Coast'; Distress Inks - Faded Jeans and Burlap; VersaMagic - Agean Sea; Glossy 3D; EK Success 'dotted wave' border punch; PaperMania ribbon; digital label from ScrapGirls.

Step card - Carte d'escalier

Still preparing examples for a workshop next month: Here's another step card:
Un autre exemple d'une carte d'escalier en préparation d'un atelier en octobre:
Used: Dovecraft square card blank with extra folds; My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow papers and decoupage pack with ColorBox chalk inks, leaves cut on the cuttlebug, Fiskars border punch, prima flowers, gems, pearls and 3D pearl paint.
Utilisé: Une carte carré de Dovecraft; Papiers et kit découpage de My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow, encres craies de ColorBox, feuilles découpé avec la Cuttlebug 'Leaves', perforatrice bordure de Fiskars, fleurs de Prima, pierres et peinture 3D.

Basic Grey challenge - Scrapbook page

The latest Basic Grey challenge uses a photo as inspiration so I've picked out the colour scheme of green and white with warmer tones, scallops on the bedspread with overhanging flowers: All papers are from BG 'Sugared' kit as well as the letters, accents and borders and I added the matching rub-ons plus Prima flowers, 3D glossy, PM gems, Inkadinkado stamps and chalk inks from ColorBox queue 'Pumpkin Patch'. DT member Jo also has yet-to-be-released BG candy!Une page pour le Basic Grey challenge selon une photo pour inspiration: Des couleurs de vert, blanc, tons plus chaud, couverture festonnée, fleurs... J'ai utilisé des papiers, alpha, fleurs et arabesque de le kit 'Sugared' de Basic Grey et j'ai ajouté des rub-ons de BG, fleurs de Prima, 3D glossy, PM gems, tampons de Inkadinkado et encres craie de ColorBox queue 'Pumpkin Patch'.

Another scrapbook page

This page is my 'homework' for the Tourc'h Scrapbooking Association I am part of: We all had to hand in a photo of ourselves and these were put in envelopes, mixed and handed out randomly to scrap over the summer: My poor unfortunate is Chantal and we have to hand over our pages tomorrow night. The pressure! What if she doesn't like it? ETA: Big sigh of relief - Chantal loved her page ! And it got other admiring comments too. Thanks for your comments :)I copied, reprinted and cut out the photo. Took the idea of the ties from the lacing on Chantal's top...
Mon devoir l'été de Tourch'2'Scrap association: Nous avons donné une photo de nous-mêmes et reçu une au hasard: J'ai fait cette page pour Chantal :)
Used: Bazzill 'Palo Verdi' and 'Parakeet' embossed leaves (I drew and cut all the shapes by hand); PaperMania 'Olivine'; MME 'Bloom & Grow' ribbon; ColorBox queue 'Pumpkin Patch'; PM foam alphaminis; Dovecraft 'Wild Blossom' chipboard shapes.

Mini-album: Une petite maison

The Tourc'h 2 Scrap group met again on Friday night and created little mini-album houses. We were following the instruction given by Manou here (in French). Here is mine as far as I got on Friday - lacking photos and with minimal decoration at the moment but cute:Mon interpretation, realisé avec Tourc'h 2 Scrap, de la petite maison: Fiche de Manou est ici.
Used: Co'redinations Gemstones card; other card, cord and cotton ribbon from stash; cardboard; Brilliance inkpad - copper; Distress ink - Frayed Burlap; EK Success 3" flower punch; Compagnie d'Elves (?) stamp.