Monthly Archives: September 2014

Pitter Patter Baby Treasure Box

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Welcome

Hope this day finds you well.
I wanted to share with you one of my latest projects using Kaisercraft’s Pitter Patter papers.
I really enjoyed making this project and was very happy with the finished item.
I have used many materials and it took me a few hours to put it together.
 I started with 6×6″ chipboard squares to make the box.
I then covered each square using the Pitter Patter papers, alternating the patterns so each side was different.
I then used the Tim Holtz Distress Paint – Bundled Sage and made a light wash effect over the paper.
 I used pinecone ink to edge all the squares & colour the chipboard.

For the lid, I have used Dusty Attic Chipboard embellishments, flowers and leaves. Tim Holtz Filmstrip ribbon, mini staples and Decorative Knob. Kaisercraft Pitter Patter Collectables and paper. Some Kaszazz Washi Tape.

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After layering the elements over the lid, I then gave it a spray with the Tattered Angels Glimmer mist.
I used some gauze to add a extra dimension to the design.
After I had glued the sides together , I used some washi tape to hold it secure and this added another element to the design
 On this side I added Dusty Attic Adore Pebble, gauze, Tim Holtz filmstrip ribbon,
Kaszazz washi and Feet embellishments, so I could stand the box.
This side I have used gauze, Kaisercraft Collectables, Dusty Attic Chipboard Embellishments.
I really love their small rose buds, hashtag words and view finder wheels.
 

With this side I used the Kaisercraft Collectables, Dusty Attic hashtag word, chicken wire, flowers and leaves, viewfinder wheel and washi tape. I placed gauze behind the word to add dimension and break up the chipboard elements.

With this side I used some left over Dusty Attic – String of Hearts chipboard to cover the left hand side. I used gauze under it to add some softness.
I used washi and the filmstrip ribbon on this side, then layered a sentiment piece over the top, placed a viewfinder wheel under the sentiment piece and then placed flowers and leaves on top to add extra dimension. I attached the paper elements with the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.
       

To finish off the project I sprayed all the pieces with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist – Olive Vine.
I have not taken a photo of it but to attach the lid, I used some Butterfly Hinges from Kaszazz, so I am able to open the lid and place in little treasures.

    This was the end result, which I am very happy with.
I hope you have enjoyed looking at this project and find a little inspiration to think outside the box and challenge yourself, as this was really out of my comfort zone. It really helped me to just go with the creativity and don’t be so judgemental in my own work. I think it really is a beautiful piece that would take pride of place in any baby’s nursery.
Products used;
Kaisercraft : Pitter Patter papers and Collectables
6×6 ‘ chipboard squares
Dusty Attic chipboard embellishments : Viewfinder Wheels
                                                               : Hashtag words
: Chickenwire
: Small rose buds
: Leaves
: Adore/Cherish Pebbles
: String of Hearts (leftover from a previous project)
: Tim Holtz : Filmstrip Ribbon
: Tiny Attacher
: Distress Paint – Bundled Sage
: Twine
: Gauze
: Assorted Washi Tape
: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist – Olive Vine
: Helmer 450 glue
: Kaszazz : Washi Tape, Feet & Hinge Embellishments
This project was designed for Made with Memories
2014
Keep the Faith
JD
xx

Cherish Moments Together

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Welcome again.

Here is another layout using Kaisercraft Take Note range of papers.

This single page layout was inspired by the beautiful picture my daughter took of herself and her brother.

 I wanted to add some texture to the background, so I used a honeycomb stencil and some gesso.


I love the chipboard words, which are from ScrapMatts

        I used some script washi tape in the top right hand corner and some small Kaiser blooms to finish the embellishment off.
     Some Kaiser flowers with some Dusty Attic leaves to create the floral cluster.
I used the 6′ x 6′ paper pad to place behind the photo to create a photo mat. I love to place my pictures on a angle too. I am not a straight lines kind of girl.
I also like to print my pictures with the white border as it creates a photo mat effect.
Products used : Take Note papers from Kaiser.
: Kaiser Blooms
: ScrapMatts Chipboard Words
: Washi Tape
: Dusty Attic Leaves
: Twine
: Gesso
: Honeycomb Stencil
This layout was created for
Made with Memories
2013
Keep the Faith
JD
xxx

Exquisite – Take Note

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Welcome

This page was designed with Kaisercraft Take Note papers.

I used a sheet from the 6′ x 6′ paper pad for the photo mat. The word banner is the barcode cut from the bottom of the 12’x12′ paper.The scallop edge on the right hand side was a cut out embellishment used from the back of the 6’x6′ paper pad.

These flowers are from my stash. The brown tones really went well with the layout.

From memory they are Prima flowers and the layered paper flower is Tim Holtz.
 These chipboard words are from ScrapMatts.
I just inked around them with a little Pinecone ink.

This page designed itself really. I love the simplicity of it.
Products used : Take Note papers from Kaiser
: Prima Flowers

                           : ScrapMatts Chipboard Words
                           : Pinecone Ink
                           : Pearl Antique Brad
This layout was created for
Made with Memories
2013
Keep the Faith
JD
xx

Repurposed Stamp Block

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Hi There

I completed this project a little while ago but I hadn’t put it on my blog, so I thought I would share it with you.
I was recently sorting my stamp collection and took all my stamps from my wood mounted blocks and turned them into cling back, so they can be used on acrylic blocks.
So I had these wood blocks left over and didn’t want to throw them out, but didn’t know what to do with them.
  I wanted to repurposed them in some way and this was the end result.
I cleaned the block to remove the sticky from it and then I covered the block in some travel themed washi tape, I then took some clock embellishments and glued them to the front of the block with glossy accents.
I then used some little glass bottles and stuck them to the top of the block, placed some photo pin holders into the cork tops and took a piece of printed paper with the word journey on it and rolled it up and placed inside the clear bottle, to give me a message in a bottle effect.


This has now been repurposed into a cute little photo holder.

Products used : Washi Tape
: Glossy Accents
: Glass Bottles
: Clock Embellishments
: Tim Holtz mini cogs.

Keep the Faith

Designed by Jodie Digney

xx

Violet Crush

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Hi All

This layout was designed for Made with Memories Design Team. I used the Violet Crush range from Kaiser. I love this range….helps a little that purple is my favourite colour!!

I love the simplicity of this layout. The sentiment really went well with my photo’s.
I recently went to Sydney for a Bon Jovi Fan Club trip and we had a 80’s themed cruise on Darling Harbour.
The colours fit with the papers.
The butterfly is from the sticker sheet and was attached using foam mount tape.
I wanted to add a little dimension to my page, so I rolled back the corner of my paper and placed a butterfly from the sticker sheet
under the corner.
The only embellishments used were the butterfly stickers, as this particular piece of paper was already very busy with the flower pattern.
By using the black paper in the background, I was able to use it for journaling.
Designed by Jodie Digney
For Made with Memories
2014
Keep the Faith
JD
xx

Ready As I’ll Ever Be – Violet Crush

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This layout was designed using the Kaiser Violet Crush Papers.

This layout was submitted for consideration for Made with Memories Design Team 2014.
 
I really love this range from Kaiser, the colours are vibrant and blend well together.
I felt that with the script paper, I had to use a photo of myself.

When I designed this page, I had no idea what photo I was going to use,
but this self portrait was perfect.
   Might also of helped that I had purple in my hair too!!
The sentiments are all about self belief and being kind to yourself.
They really suit my personality.
The butterflies are from the sticker sheet and are attached using foam mount.
The butterfly strip is actually the barcode strip, just cut down to fit.
I also wanted to add a little stitching to pull the whole layout together.
I am very happy with the result.
Designed for Made with Memories
Jodie Digney
                        2014

Selfie’s Portrait Album

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I wanted to share a little project that I completed last year.
It was inspired by an article that I seen in a scrapbook magazine.
When my husband and I are out at a function or on holiday, I like to take pictures of us (selfies). Most of these pictures where taken on our holiday to the United States in 2012.
This is the front cover of my Simple Stories Album. I randomly stamped images over the cover and used paper scraps from my stash.

  On this page I used a range of embellishments from my stash.

Chipboard stickers, clock, tag, stamps, washi tape and my Dymo for the journaling.
On this page I created the little flag banner using stickers from Simple Stories. I mounted them on thin chipboard and then used twine to embellish.
I am not fond of the pic on this page, as I took it at the wrong angle. Double chin alert!! With this page I used lots of cog and clock embellishments. The angel wings are from Kaszazz’s embellishment range. The tag is from a stationary supply shop. I found the calendar embellishments in Big W.
On this page, I stamped the background with a range of travel stamps I have in my collection. I love the frame ( looks like an old polaroid camera). The tag has some journaling on it. The bling is from Kaiser and I have used their flowers in the bottom corner to tie in with the floral headband I was wearing.
For the embellishments on this page I wanted to keep it simple. I used twine and the compass embellishment from Kaszazz. The twine was attached with the Tim Holtz tiny attacher. The button is Simple Stories. I also used the twine to highlight the month the photo was taken.
This is the back page of the album. It was given to my husband as a gift. I have used part of the Simple Stories paper for the journaling and washi tape for the background, along with some stamping. The letter stickers are from Kmart. Clock embellishment is Kaszazz.
I also wanted to give the album a little project life feel. I love that it comes with these pocket pages. Great for pictures and journaling. The compass embellishment is from Kaszazz.
Papers are Simple Stories.

The frame border on this page is a chipboard square. I covered it with striped washi tape. I have used washi tape for the background, added some stamps and used the calendar embellishment behind the frame. The angel wings are from Kaszazz.
This page has more use of cog embellishments. These are from Kaszazz. I have again stamped the background with travel stamps and used twine to attach the envelope embellishment.
With this page I used washi tape, Kaiser flowers, calendar embellishment and the photo frame. Simple Stories paper pad and stamps for the background.
With this page I have added some hessian. The brad’s are from Bo Bunny Zoology range. Chipboard film frame is from my stash.

On this page I have used the other half of the chipboard film strip. The cog embellishment is from Spotlight in their jewellery section. Paper clips & angel wings are from Kaszazz. The heart chipboard embellishment is from ScrapMatts. Papers Simple Stories.

The embellishment words on this page are from Teresa Collins world traveller range.

The clock and compass are from Kaszazz.

To finish off the pages, I doodled around the edges of the page with my Memento pen.
I used Versa Pinecone Ink to ink the edges of my pages and the stamping.
I also used Memento Black ink for some of the stamping.
This project took a whole weekend to complete at scrap camp but I was so happy with it, because it really took me out of my comfort zone. All the pages were designed spontaneously.
It sits pride of place on my coffee table.
Items used in this project are from Simple Stories – Life Documented
Kaszazz Stamps and embellishments
Kaiser flowers and stamps
Teresa Collins – World Traveller range.
Kmart & Big W
Spotlight
Personal Stash
Keep the Faith
Designed by Jodie Digney
2013

DIY – Baby Shower with Lolly Buffet

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Welcome

I thought I would share with you all my sister’s Baby Shower that my daughter threw for her last October 2013.

My daughter asked if I would like to help her with the decorations.
I was more than happy to give her a hand.
She wanted to create something special as my sister was having a girl (her first).
She had waited a long time for her.
Crystal wanted to have a lolly buffet as a feature of the shower. So we went in search of some prices & companies to see if it could be achieved. Unfortunately the budget wasn’t going to stretch that far, so we decided, it can’t be that hard…lets do our own!!
So off we went to find the items needed to accomplish this.
I searched thrift stores, discount stores & our home to find the items needed.
We went to a warehouse called FAL to buy all the sweets to fill the jars.
Buying in bulk cuts the cost down.
This jar was a vase that we used to hold our Baby Teeth.
These were Cadbury Chocolate Bars that I covered in foil and decorative scrapbooking paper.
Wrapped with ribbon, Die cut scallop circle and sentiment.
 This gorgeous mirror I found in Thingz. It was part of collection they had on display. It really suited our theme.
Crystal found these little milk bottles at a discount store.
She talked to the owner and ordered them in and as she wanted quite a few, they were able to give her a discount.
This was the final setup on the day. Lots of pink…my sister doesn’t do pink!!
We found as many pink/red/white lollies to go with the theme.
These sweet jars were found at discount stores.
The ‘It’s a Girl’ plaque was from Thingz.
This was the end result.
BEAUTIFUL.
I also wanted to have something my sister could take away from the day as a memento of her baby shower. This is a memory tree. I repurposed an item that I borrowed from Made with Memories and decorated it accordingly. I used Kaiser flowers and some ribbon to decorate the stems of the tree. I found some cute little pink pegs to attach the photo’s with. I used my little instamax camera and then had the guests leave a message on their photo for Mum.
My daughter repurposed this large Baby bottle (it came with tiny baby bottle treats) and decided to used it for Baby’s First Shoe Fund….a girl needs her shoes right??
The end result was well worth
the time and money to DIY and the satisfaction that you did it.
The compliments from guests made it all worth while.
The look on my sister’s face when she seen the end result was priceless.
A job well done Crystal!!

Homespun Happiness

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 This layout was designed using the Simple Stories Homespun Paper Range.
I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and use a few different techniques and mediums. To create the background I used a script stencil and dylusions spray.
I then used black bazill to frame my pattern squares and make them pop.
I then found a page map I liked and started layering my squares in a pattern I liked. Making my photo the focal point.
I love black and white photo’s. They are great to use when you have a lot of patterns.

Once I had the placement, I then took a photo to refer back to and started to adhere in place.

I love these new #hashtag and arrow designs from Dusty Attic.
The heart is from the sticker sheet and to give it some dimension , I raised it up on some chipboard and then sanded the edges.
    I used some washi tape and hessian to help build the layers.
I am very happy with the finished layout and even happier that I can show off my gorgeous family.
Keep the Faith
JD
xx
2014

Our Little Girl – Miss Koko

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Hello again my friends. I hope this day finds you happy and healthy and loving life.
I wanted to share with you one of my latest layouts. It’s a bit cute. It features my fur baby.
Her name is Koko and she is a pure bread Chihuahua.
My husband and I adore her, so when I seen this paper range and I just had to scrapbook her.
The papers used in this layout are from Bo Bunny. They are from the Primrose range.
So pretty. It made it extremely hard to choose the papers to use.
I used the chipboard embellishments to add some details to the layout. The butterfly created wonderful wings on one of the photo’s where Koko was wearing fairy wings. To add colour to these photo’s, I used my copic marker and coloured Koko’s collar, to make the photo’s pop on the layout.
I then used some clear bling to create the butterfly trails. Once again I used my copic marker to colour the bling to match the colour on the photo’s.
The chipboard banner was a perfect fit for a title to this layout. It reads Our Little Girl.
Koko is just adorable and turns heads wherever she goes. We love her to bits and she is very spoilt. My husband is like putty in her paws.
This layout was designed for Made with Memories
2014
Until next time, take care and I hope you find a little inspiration to scrap your fur babies.
Keep the Faith
JD
xxx