I love creating a gorgeous page using just the basics! I used a scalloped piece of 12 x 12 and then sponged across the page using different coloured blues from a Sea Scape inkpad I won at a scrap retreat by Scrap Away in WA. Look what a plain white piece of 12 x 12 can turn into!

Of course the Peachy Keen Stamps had to feature (only two more nights!) and I played with a girlfriends Gypsy to make the Paper Doll and the boat!

*Tip* When using a Gypsy and you want to make all the layers fit together when making complex layered shapes like the paper dolls and boats, instead of resizing and layering, just set the height of each selection to the same number and cut pieces by colours.... like you would do with the Cricut. MUCH easier than trying to overlay and judge sizing.

Peachy Keen Heaven!

OOOOOOoooooppppsssss!!!!! I had a girlfriend come from Perth to scrap with me all day Friday and she brought her massive collection of Peachy Keen Stamps.... and SHE FORGOT TO TAKE THEM HOME!!!! YAY!!!!! (They were hidden under my scrapping table jungle of paper!)

I will be seeing her Wednesday so I have this gorgeous set of stamps to try and pump out lots of critters in the next few days before I have to hand them back! I'm on a mission to create!!!!

The page I did last night is awesome! I will share later today once scanned in. But here is one for now!!!  

I used the whale and seahorse from Create a Critter cartridge, gel pen, chalk and ink as per usual (fairly standard with my work) The waves were from Zooballoo and I just used Fit to Page function on the Cricut to help it fit across. Add in some Stickles and it's done!

I am the kind of scrapper who loves making sure the boys will have photos and pages that mean something to them when they are looking through their albums in 20 years time. It will be good for them to see the fun they had together, the imagination they used and be able to play the same kinds of fun games with their own kids.

But also so I can remember the joy they gave me... my brain is so mushy at the moment, I can't remember where I put my keys!!! These kinds of pages will help me retell their story to them.

I am so happy to wake this morning and find some more scrapping fanatics on my blog! (Not just my two friends who have seen all my work!) Welcome!!! Boy I have a treat for you today! Yesterday I had all the local scrapping group at my house for the whole day and we scrapped all day into the wee hours of the night. I just LOVE the layout I did!

I entered a sketch challenge competition on the Peachy Keen Stamps blog as I have recently purchased their awesome products which match all the cute characters you can cut out with the Cricut.

I unfortunately do not have any step-by step photos of how this page came to be, but will explain it all!

This was the sketch challenge.

I love that the Cricut can turn basic bazzills and plain paper into a colourful wild jungle!

I used the animals out of Create a Critter cartridge and the background jungle and tree from Zooballoo.

The font is a welded word from Give a Hoot Cartridge and I cut it into sections, inked it up a little, shadow layered it and then gave it pen accents to liven it up more.

With the faces of the animals, I used Peachy Keen Stamps. I couldn't find exactly what I wanted in the stamps so I used the 'masking' technique to just stamp eyes of one face, nose and mouth off another.

(Masking just means to put a scrap piece of paper in the way to block out some of the stamp you don't want to stamp).  Then white gel pen in the eyes and chalking for the cheeks really brings the faces alive!

So much more character than the plain faces you can cut on the Cricut cartridges.

We had a lot of fun doing this challenge last night!

Wish you were all there!

Welcome Debe!!! 

I've only just started this blog and am learning very fast about blogging so I am glad you have joined me and will be able to brag in a few years (when I'm a pro!) that you have watched me grow as a scrapper and blogger!!!

A few more pics for you - this layout was when I first got my cricut! 

Guest Blog appearance on Scrappy Go Lucky today!

Hi Everyone!!! My Robotz party stuff is featuring today on Scrappy Go Lucky's Australian blog... check it out!

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Welcome Mscarlene!!!! In honour of you being my first follower... I am putting up an world exclusive sketch just for you!!! lol.  (with no circle shapes that you dread).  :) I am scrapping it tomorrow! x

Hi everyone!!!! (hahaha... I have no followers yet!) My introduction and my story is too long to type in one sitting and so boringly normal. So I thought I'd just start off with a journey of my recent page layouts and you will get to know me when you follow.

So sit back, grab a coffee and a sketch pad and enjoy this adventure. Future layouts I will make sure I explain the production of them for you. As I am a huge fan of my Cricut, and all things Tim Holtzy. For now, be a little inspired and feel free to walk beside me (you don't need to follow me!) and join me on my big boy adventure through time. Enjoy!!!