It's with a heavy heart that I write my last post for Scrappy Canary. It's been a fabulous past 12 months working firstly with Ruth in the Polly days, and now Manda. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the team, and I know the new team members will "bring it" in 2015. But first, let me share one last page, using December's scrap kit Sunshine and Lollipops and only a few little extras from my stash.

The Amy Tangerine Repeat paper is one I could use over, and over, and over again. I love the pop of red, and although I'm not usually a fan of too much repetition, it's been designed in a way that it doesn't come across as boring because there's not too much white space. I truly do "love" it {sorry, I couldn't help myself there!}. And paired with the Bo Bunny Candy Cane Lane, it gave me a Christmas-y colour palette that is right on-trend.



My favourite part of the layout is of course the shaker pocket, especially the {rein}deer and his little red enamel dot nose (I did steal this from Scrappy Canary's November scrap kit, Memorandum).


You'll notice that the kit doesn't come with the sequins or rhinestones, but if you're looking to scraplift this page and don't have any, you could easily replace with confetti (so hot right now!), mist splatters, texture paste, paint, glitter glue, embossing powder or plain old glue and glitter... the sky is the limit really, and I know you're all creative and would come up with something perfect.
Tip: When I make shaker pockets, I do glue a couple of the sequins down so that they don't all fall immediately to the bottom when your album is upright.


There are still a couple of the December kits available in the store, and it comes complete with my favourite patterned paper of 2014 from Heidi Swapp's September Skies collection. And no, I don't say that lightly, I always fall in love with new collections, but for some reason (maybe because it is THAT awesome) I just can't crown anything else a "favourite" since having laid my eyes on it ;)

Thank you all for checking in with my layouts this year, and for all your kind words along the way. See you over the rainbow ;) ... and of course I'll still be around in the VIP Lounge. Maybe Manda will let me write a guest post here or there, hey?

Love and light,
Sandra xx

It's Christmas Eve and I can barely contain my excitement! If you celebrate the season too, I hope you are more organised than I am... I still have a *little* bit of shopping left... mainly because I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I just need everything to be just right. That, and I am very much in a giving mood this year, so I've gone a little overboard with the gifts (which I promised I wouldn't do)... whoops!

But before the real madness starts, here's a new layout of mine using December's Sunshine & Lollipops scrapbooking kit, which I just adore for this time of year with it's fun, bright colours. There are still a couple left in the shop - they are perfect for documenting Summer outdoor play, which is what I've done this week.


Truth be told, this layout has changed somewhat from my original version of it. That's because just as I was adding some ink splotches to the original background (which was the aqua ombre Amy Tangerine paper), I spilled my Mister Huey's white mist all over it. Massive sad face :( BUT... testament to how well Manda puts her kits together, I simply chose another paper from the kit and switched it out. Unfortunately it meant I lost a couple of the stickers (I did try to salvage them but man, those Amy Tangerine stickers are sticky!).


The Amy Tangerine stickers are so lovely and dainty. To help the watercolour effect pop a bit more I stuck them onto white cardstock and fussy cut around them. This has the extra bonus of adding dimension as they aren't sitting flat on the page. Because I did have to change the background paper to a busier one, I added some small paper doilies to help them stand out better.


The Studio Calico cork cameras are gorgeous, and I love that they include various shape and size cameras in the one pack. I chose to cover the camera with some gold glitter medium, to continue the gold throughout the layout. There are also little pops of gold throughout the Amy Tangerine stickers also, which makes for a cohesive, flowing layout.

Before I go, I can't leave without saying how much I adore the Heidi Swapp September Skies paper I used as the photo mat. It is SUCH a beautiful palette and very easy to use and coordinate with so many other collections. And the Maggie Holmes Open Book glitter accent Thickers. All in all, I adore this December kit, and if you haven't got yours yet, I encourage you to do so - this is one I know you will enjoy!

Have a MERRY Christmas everyone, and if you don't happen to celebrate it, I hope you enjoy a lovely break also. I will (hopefully) be sipping cocktails by the pool! {It's highly unlikely it will be that easy, but that's where my heart will be anyway!}

Love and light,
Sandra xx

Good morning Canaries!

It's Sandra here today, with an attempt at the December sketch...that doesn't look at all like the December sketch! I will plead that I made every effort to stick to the sketch... at least with the first round of photos, which were actually from my recent beach holiday. And as bright as some of the papers from November's Memorandum scrapbooking kit were, I am a bit of a perfectionist and I just couldn't get to the point where I was perfectly happy with the result. So my first step was to change up my papers, but in the end I realised it was my photos, so by the time I'd finished "pushing paper", I was down to one photo and using a design that barely reflects the original sketch.... whoops! I promise I had full intention of using it, but sometimes the hands do what the hands gotta do! And when this colour scheme ended up on my workspace, I looked no further and went with the flow!


As you can see I chose a black & white photo of my son and I from our photo shoot TWO years ago - yikes! This photo already exists in his pocket style baby album (using Project Life Baby Boy Edition), but I often intersperse 12x12 layouts in there too.


The only thing I didn't use from the Canary November scrapbooking kit, Memorandum, was the Amy Tangerine '&' stamp, which I bought from the Canary shop a few months ago (they're all sold out now, sorry). I had previously been using mostly Stazon ink, but was recently recommended Archival, and have to say I have not been disappointed - I couldn't believe how crisp this stamp turned out!


If you look closely, you'll see some elements of the original December sketch. I have grossly enlarged the border by cutting down the blue and white stripe paper. I also kept two of the photo mats, although with just the one photo, they show more 'white' space than the sketch. Essentially I still have my 4 main squares (1 photo, 1 journaling card, and the two 6x6 papers), they're just not in the same format... (or is that just me trying to convince myself?!)



Either way, I absolutely adore the colour palette, and only wish I had more of these papers - I may have to pick myself up the extra November papers from the Scrappy Canary store.

As you can see, just because a sketch has certain elements to it, they are always just inspirational starting points. If you've always felt you can't work with them, perhaps it's time to try again, especially at this time of year. I find sketches and a kit, help me get so much further in a quicker amount of time. We'd love to see how you interpret the sketch also!

Till next time, and oozing with love and light,
Sandra xx

Happy Monday canaries, it's Sandra with you today. I've been playing with my November Memorandum scrapbooking kit (of which there are still some available!). And as you will see, there's an abundance of journaling on this layout.

This is a photo of my Dad and myself at his 60th birthday. The tie dye shirt was a gift from a friend, and it was so perfect for for my effervescent dad. I had forgotten my DSLR camera that evening so I was stuck with my phone camera, which unfortunately doesn't produce great quality photos at night in dark restaurants. But I remind myself that any photo is better than no photo, and I really do treasure this photo, as I don't have too many of him.I brightened and cleaned it up a little bit in Lightroom, and cropped out some of the distracting background after I'd printed it.



I had written the journaling and chosen the title about a month ago, waiting, with the photo, for the right paper to come along. When I saw the reverse of the Elle's Studio Autumn paper (with the 6x6 patterns), it reminded me of a rainbow which was perfect. I didn't use the grey strip, and the only colour missing was orange, but thankfully the Creative Agenda paper was in the kit, and would show the journaling but not let it overpower the layout. Writing the journaling on the paper was the very first thing I did. There are mistakes, but I'm not one to worry about them (especially when it takes so long to re-do this amount of journaling!), so I just continued and cleaned it up as best I could as I went along.

I created a bit of a mini-layout within a layout, by backing the photo and rainbow paper strips with some of the other papers, and "filling the frame". The layout was already quite busy with colours and words, so I kept the embellishments simple. The Amy Tangerine acrylic speech bubble worked perfectly, as the journaling was my thoughts and words, which were very heartfelt. I also used some of the Thickers to create little accents to flow throughout the layout.


I finished it with the title and a couple of strips of the washi, to repeat the colour strips from the "rainbow". Simple black alphabet stickers are so versatile, making them some of my go-to products.


I am so happy I was finally able to scrap this photo and move it from the to-do pile into an album! If you're like me and often have journaling and a photo ready to go, why not make it your goal in the the next couple of weeks to do the same. Good luck!

Before I sign off, I want to remind everyone that the Scrappy Canary 2015 Design Team call is closing THIS Sunday. If it's something you're considering, please hurry to get your submissions through, as I know you will have so much fun on this team!

Love and light,
Sandra

Hi canaries, it's Sandra here today showing a simple but effective hybrid layout for portrait style photos using Scrappy Canary's October Wild Roses main kit and Heather add-on kit. Teresa Collins' Nine & Co collection is so lovely and clean to work with. I kept the page and embellishments to a minimum, and instead spent some time in Photoshop to create a time-lapse effect of my son being thrown into the pool.


I had so much fun taking these series of photos. And for once, my son was only happy to oblige, given it involved him continuing to be thrown into the pool by his uncle! I took Traci Reed's So You Wanna be a Design Star? course last year, and the Photoshop skills I learned were priceless. I was lucky that the background on this photo was busy, so my digi "fussy-cutting" didn't have to be perfect. But don't get me wrong... it still took a while to get this effect, but my kids were amazed by the result {and I'm secretly thrilled too!}.




I recently bought gold thread for my sewing machine ahead of my Christmas projects. I chose to use it to hand-stitch through the Studio Calico wooden word 'Shine' to help repeat the gold throughout the page. Normal thread, I'm sure, would have been much easier, but this stuff is surprisingly slippery!


By now you've probably noticed that I love using pocket scrapbooking cards in any type of paper project - layouts, cards, you name it. So the layout came together quite quickly using the Teresa Collins cut-apart and other papers. I haven't used rub-ons in quite a while, but once I started using them on this layout, I didn't want to stop! They just add a little more character to the already-gorgeous papers, but they blend in so perfectly.


{You might note that there's a sole "C" Pretty Little Studio alpha sitting toward the top left. You see, both my sons look SO similar, and although there's 5 years between them so it's easy to tell them apart now... in many years to come, and as memory fades, I am aware that we may forget who's who between the photos. Yes, this will go straight into my son's album, but that's not to say it will stay there forever - they may end shuffling things around to share between them. So to avoid the confusion I am contemplating putting an inconspicuous C or O on the page. I often write it on the back also, but hey, it's just something new I'm experimenting with for now, and these vellum alphas are perfect.}

I truly can't wait to use this Nine & Co collection again, and I'm loving see all of your work and the other DT ladies pieces also. The colours are lovely and calming with some little pops of orange, but it's also organic, modern and clean - perfect combinations! There are still a few of both kits available in the store, so I do hope you have already got yours or that I've encouraged you to get one ;)

Well, I'm off on a little holiday, but I will pop in on and off in between my cocktails by the pool (and kid-wrangling 6 children!). Be good, scrap hard, love and laugh much.

Love and light,
Sandra

It's Sandra here today, sharing the same layout 2 ways. Whether you're a beginner or someone who likes to keep things simple and clean, you'll probably gravitate more towards the first layout. But if you like to add a bit of BAM to your pages, read on, because he second might suit you better.

I used only the September Penny Lane Scrapbook kit for version # 1. I started out with my usual white cardstock as the background and the full 4x6 photo of the girls, but the dark greenish looking wood in the background was irking me, so I used my circle cutter to crop in as close as I could to the girls. The colours in the Shimelle collection worked perfectly with their dresses, so I used some of the cut-aparts. I gave up on "Project Life" (the weekly deal) a long time ago, but I still collect kits... a) because I still do some pocket scrapbooking and b) because  they offer such a good variety of already-coordinating cards that I use on my 12x12 layouts.



From there, I chose to continue the circles, to give some variation and contrast between the soft curves of the circles and the hard edges of the rectangles. As you can see, with taking a few circle punches to the front and back of the remaining Shimelle cards, I could whip up a simple enough layout in very little time. So long as you place things randomly enough on the page, and stick to some basic design principles (refer to Linda's fabulous recent post), you can't really go wrong.




I could have easily left the page as it is. But only having that one bit of gold, was making my designer heart hurt. Ok that, and I had just purchased my new favourite scrapbooking product that I was just dying to tell you all about! Firstly, the watercolour background though. I chose to accent my invisible triangle with some soft watercolours, that would enhance the page, but not distract from the photo or the cute embellishments. I grabbed a few watercolouring supplies. I often don't use anything fancy for my scrapbooking pages - I think I may have even got these paints from a dollar store (gasp!), but they do the trick.


I traced gently with a pencil around the main background papers so I knew roughly where to paint. I experimented with different colours and effects, and ultimately decided on some pink, with green splatters.

And now for my favourite part. At the Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair a few weeks back I saw a demonstration of these Sparkle Mediums, and instantly fell in love. They came in a whole bunch of colours but of course, gold was singing to me :) {I wish I could remember the name of the store selling them so I could buy more colours, so if anyone happens to know, please let me know!} I chose the Heidi Swapp stars to use as a stencil, and grabbed an art knife. Again, I put them near the invisible triangle points.


Now for those who didn't happen to see it on my Instagram feed, here's a little story. It was during the "drying time", as I was going about my Mummy duties, I noticed my toddler was awfully quiet. And about 2 seconds later my older son yelled out "Mummy, he's gotten into your glitter!". You could imagine my horror (and expletives) as I ran to my studio to find most of my brand new glitter medium ALL over my desk, chair, carpet and his torso. Oh yeah, and of course there were extra creative bits all over my layout too. Now this stuff dries fast enough (within 5-10 minutes), so for about 10 minutes there were 4 of us scrubbing my studio, and hosing off my son. My husband was not impressed that he was woken from his once-a-week sleep-in (awww...poor baby... not!).
So of course, I had to redo the background, and here is the final background, all ready for the photos, paper and embellishments.


Once I had all the extras laid out, I still wanted more bling... so I dipped my finger in what was left of my sparkle medium, and ran my finger along the edge of some of the embellishments to give a glittered edging. This was such an quick and simple effect, and not that messy either, as it comes off hands quite easily (leather chairs, not so much).


So here is the final page, all shimmery and sparkly. And yes, as well as a background change between the first page and the second, there was also a title change. My daughter "refused" to let me publish this online with such an offensive title as the original "Posers". (You gotta love 8 year old princesses.)



As you can see, the same page done in 2 different ways. A simple and clean way, that just uses the September Main kit. Then with a few extra techniques you can really add a bit more fun to the page.

 

And finally, just a little note regarding those practise runs with the watercolours and the first "ruined" layout... you'll be glad to know they were put to good use by cutting them up as some pocket life cards. Here's the coordinating page.



This was a perfect way to use the rest of the cute photos from that session, so they sit in my album side by side, a little like this.



Some scrapping mistakes lead to some fun results!

PS. In case I haven't done enough to convince you, please try and source that  Sparkle Medium for yourself - you'll be glad you did!

Love and light,
Sandra

It's Sandra here with you today, with a Shimelle layout! Now if there is one collection I've been waiting for {stalking Manda, would be a more accurate way of describing it} it's been Shimelle's new collection with American Crafts. I adore her style, intelligence, humour and quirkiness, and religiously watched Glitter Girl videos for years. And so I've been dying to have a play! So I was thankful that I got home from a movie day with the kids, (and with some brand new photos) to find my September Penny Lane Scrapbooking kit had arrived. And with such soft tones in the included Crate Paper Notes & Things line, I knew I had to have the best of both worlds.


We were in a park when we took this photo, so I was immediately drawn to using the woodgrain paper as my background. I find if I layer my papers, as ragged "frames" around the photo, I can pump out a layout quite quickly. My tip when doing this, though, is to be careful of the order in which you're layering. You're looking for "coordinating contrast" (I don't expect this is an official term, just one that I made up as I'm typing this). It's typically not good to have a plaid/checked background right next to a stripe. But a thick stripe and a delicate spot may work ok. And a patterned paper up against a plain would be even better. Now when I say "plain", that includes papers that don't have stand-out designs on them, or those typically more organic, often monochromatic (one colour, different shades). For example, the woodgrain paper could pass as plain or lightly patterned - it's the perfect kind of neutral that you need in any kit. If this paper matching is a new concept for you, the best way to learn is to play around with what you've got. Stack your papers in different orders, and check out the difference it can make! This goes for your photo too - you will often find a lighter paper looks better against darker photos, and vice versa. Coordinating contrast :)


To make the Notes and Things butterfly stickers pop a little more, I put some baby powder on the backs of them to make them not sticky anymore, then I just glued/pop-dotted the centre of them, and pulled up their wings. To further enhance the more organic feel to the layout, I wanted to use the cork paper here and there too. I punched butterflies to match the Notes and Things butterfly stickers. And I love the effect of having two different alphabets in the title, so I cut the "perfectly" part out of the cork paper with my Silhouette. I have a Wacom tablet that I used to handwrite the word, then imported it into Silhouette Studio to cut. So now I have a title that perfectly matches my journaling! {If anyone wants the file just let me know, I'm happy to share.}



I was so pleased that Shimelle's line had some great coordinating products for this story, and with that gentle pop of colour against the soft Notes & Things papers and vellum, I think they worked well together. Thanks for taking a look, and be sure to grab your own Scrappy Canary Penny Lane kit soon, cause there are just a couple left.

Love and light,
Sandra

Hello everyone!
Well my August kit box is looking quite depleted now. I still have plenty of embellishments left (which I will definitely use on other layouts), but only half a piece of paper!

I've already posted a couple of my layouts - a nice bright layout, and a more subdued one. And here's how I used up the rest of the kit...



This was actually the first layout I created with the August kits - the Bohemian Main and
the Embellishment kit. I adored all the bright ephemera pieces, but I am very fussy when it comes to which ones I use on my layouts. Luckily Manda had me covered by including the Grand Bazaar Constantinople paper, so this fussy gal got to fussy cutting! I must admit, it's not something I have the patience to do all too often, but I always enjoy the outcome!

I could have used the Persia (orange) paper on this layout, but as it's so busy, I decided to substitute using papers with some watercolour to soften it, and strips of the gold washi and the ribbon to add interest and texture.



For the next layout, I used the softer (although still bright) colours in the Chic Tags range. I had a small problem in that I loved both sides of the Celebrate paper (the one with confetti sequins), so I had to be careful how I cut the paper up. Again, I did some fussy cutting to get a unique edge. I love how the sequins give a colourful, playful feel, and they're a little representative of the bath bubbles too.


Chic Tags were so clever in designing this paper to use the reverse of the manufacturer's barcode strip to add little tags. I've noticed a lot of other people using those tags as well, either all in a line, or as flags... seriously cool, Chic Tags! Now that you know how fussy I can be, you won't be surprised to hear that I cut up all of those tags, just to find exactly the right ones I wanted to use. Thankfully, all the pieces I wanted fit back together nicely to stretch the full 12". Before gluing them down, I ink distressed around the edge of each of them, along with all the other papers. I used a cement grey that I like to use on lighter coloured layouts - it just gives a softer touch than a black, which suits this layout better.


Here's a recap of my 4 layouts using the August kits. They're all so different, which just goes to show the versatility of the kits Manda puts together. If I'm not mistaken, there may still be a couple left in the store.
Thanks for looking. I am already having lots of fun with September's kits, so I'll be posting those soon.

Love and light,
Sandra xx

In contrast to my previous soft layout using August's Bohemian kit, I went to the other end of the spectrum and embraced the beautiful earthy colours of the kit! And as it turned out, it was perfect for the two people in this photo and the type of story I wanted to tell. Raw and heartfelt.



I adored the Webster's Pages Field of Gold paper, which inspired me to fill the rest of the page with plenty of gold, including using the washi from the August Embellishment kit (sold out, sorry). {If you knew this girl, you'd know she's going through a massive gold phase at the moment, so it was perfect!} Those coral and gold Pink Fresh Studios alphabets are just so gorgeous, and I backed them with thread and outlined them with a Sharpie pen just to help them stand out from the washi.


I've been using a lot of white/cream backgrounds lately, so it was fun to change it up. Overall, the page is rich and bright. I chose just a few of the Basic Grey Grand Bazaar embellishments to finish off the page - with the amount of colour already on the layout, it really didn't need too much more.


I have used up just about all of my August Bohemian kit now - a total of 4 layouts. I still have plenty of embellishments left over, just not much of the papers. Stay tuned for the other layouts coming up soon on the blog. And in the meantime, if you haven't grabbed your kit already, do so now, there are still some left in the shop!

Love and light,
Sandra xx

I have been loving the inspiration from the other DT girls and you lovely canaries using the August kits - you all blow me away with all your variations on the same kit! One of my favourite things about kit clubs is that you never know what you're going to get each month. When I first saw the sneaks for the August kits I was so excited to play with some bright colours! But when I got it in my hands, I have to admit, I suddenly suffered from colour overload, and I realised those Grand Bazaar colours aren't my usual colours! So there was my challenge for the month (and I really do love a good challenge!)... You'll be happy to know I did embrace those new colours, but you'll have to wait a couple of weeks for my next blog post to see how I used them ;) Because for my first piece, using Bohemian (main) and Nomad (embellishment) kits, I've decided to take an entirely different spin, and use the lighter colours in the kit!


It was very much inspired by the Chic Tags die cut circles in the Bohemian kit. and paired with Elle's Studio die cuts in the Nomad embellishment kit, I had a pretty simple page, fairly quickly. I simply mounted things onto white cardstock, then sewed my little heart out. I have been sewing for all of about 2 weeks now, but I love it! {Side note: my husband initially told me he thought it was hot that I was sewing. Now that I've been doing it so very often, he's over it and would much prefer me to spend my time scratching his back...now you all know why I don't bother trying to be a domestic goddess! And those who know me well, would know that comments like that have the reverse effect, so that poor man's back hasn't seen much nail action lately!}

My favourite part of the layout is the hand-made (by Manda) pocket with all the hearts bursting out! It's an effect I've been wanting to try for a while, so those Elle's Studio hearts were put to good use, as was a Martha Stewart punch. With the left over Chic Tag circles, I punched hearts out of their coloured edges and filled the page with them. And rather than leaving the tag string float, I turned that into a heart also!


For those interested, the mist in the background is Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Primrose and Mint Green - they matched perfectly ;)

I love that Manda included both bright colours and toned down colours in the one kit... isn't she clever?! Now I've been hearing some special things about September's kit, so I'm very much looking forward to some sneaks soon - who's with me?!

Beaming loads of love and light your way,
Sandra xx

Bah! Did someone say colour? Did someone say grey? Manda nailed her first scrapbooking kit, mixing the neutrals and colour so perfectly, don't you think?!

The Studio Calico 'Turnip the Beet' paper (my background) - one could say a soft brown, another could say grey... I say STUNNING! It was definitely the inspiration for me in selecting this photo of my son from our summer holiday on Moreton Island, that I've been saving for just the right papers. And with so much white space in this photo, it was the perfect opportunity to use the frames in the July scrapbooking kit too.

Our last day on the island was actually really grey and rainy, so I had already enhanced my photo a little digitally. But to draw out the aqua in the water even more, I used the aqua packaging behind the photo. It was already a little crumpled, so I didn't want perfect edges, so I simply used my steel ruler to slice around the edges - this way, I get to use it on two projects!



I initially had contemplated going monochrome with this layout, but with such fun colours in the main kit, I couldn't help but to layer it up with these gorgeous bright papers! And as I often do, I used a visual triangle and colour repetition to achieve interest and balance, using pieces from the Chic Tags Tid Bits and from the July Embellishment kit too. I clustered some appropriate Chic Tags Label Stickers behind the small frame to create a custom embellishment. I also altered my tag by bordering it with washi, which helps it tie in with the other embellishments.


I chose not to add any journaling to this layout, given that it will be amongst our other holiday layouts (both 12x12s and pocket pages), where there is already plenty of journaling. Instead I used both alphas supplied, along with the "A Bit Random" Chic Tag piece to form a custom title.



 Well that's it for now - stay tuned as I hope to get a layout done for the sketch challenge!

Hi there everyone, it's Sandra with a new layout using pieces from various June kits. I loved every single one of Ruth's final "hurrah" kits, so I may have indulged in many kits during June :)

One of the things that stuck in my mind from all the talk in the Scrappy Canary VIP Lounge was that the June kits were quite girly. That's about all I needed to hear for my stubborn self to try and prove those people wrong (sorry ladies!!) and show that any kit will also work for male layouts. As I have already mentioned, I LOVED the June kits, but I have 2 boys as well as my girl, and none of them were missing out on having a layout made for them this month. What I love about these kits is there is so much in them, so I can make a whole bunch and still have left-overs!
Firstly, I cannot express how deeply my love runs for Wilna Furstenberg's script pieces and stencil. The stencils especially, I know will get a work out! The script words will have to wait for the "perfect" layouts, because those my friends, aren't just for any layout :) I chose to use the "Love you to bits" mini stencil as my title. I pulled out my black watercolour paint and splashed myself a messy background over the stencil and extending around the photo. You do have to be careful around the stencil so that the paint doesn't slip too far under the stencil and make it difficult to read. You can use a temporary adhesive if you like. While the paint was still wet and pooled, I "sponged" over sections with a paper towel to make it look that bit more grungy.


I used another Wilna exclusive, this time a wood veneer in a cluster at the bottom left of the page, over the {scrAp that!} gold dipped speech bubble.


I did a similar thing at the top of the page, using the hearts and leaves Wilna stencil. Even though the stencil is quite girly, I don't think it looks out of place in black on this masculine page ;) The vellum piece in the Coffee and Bacon scrap kit works perfectly for boys, so that was a must. Other than that I just used a couple of strips of paper here and there just to give it some colour, and then more gold with the glitter stars and string. I then punched out some stars from the same paper and scattered them around the page.

I have been thoroughly enjoying seeing what the other DT girls and the canary VIPs have been coming up with using the June kits. Thank you so much for sharing. The support in that group is amazing, so if you've been thinking about uploading but a little shy, I highly recommend taking the plunge in that group :)

Love and light,
Sandra xx