Last LO's from May kits from Rachel

Hi Everyone, Rachel back again with 4 LO's I have created with the May kits, 35mm, Holga and bits and pieces from Brownie.

Remember LO - I used a file folder from the Brownie kit and inked it with worn lipstick distress ink.  I wanted to save the invitation, letter and handmade paper Aaron gave me for Mothers Day this year and this file folder was perfect for that.  (The tissue paper flower was decorating the wrapping paper and Aaron made it, so I used that as an embellishment.)

Rainbows LO - I had fun fiddling about with all these hexagons to create this rainbow.  I used distress inks for all the colours except the yellow, where I used a glimmer mist.  I used the same colours for the alphas too.

Family LO - This LO is a great way to use bits and pieces left over from previous LO's.  I also ran some of the scraps through my Vagabond with Tim Holt's tattered florals die.  Edges of the papers were inked with antique linen distress ink.

(This little button was from a previous Studio Calico kit.)

On Our Way to Christchurch LO - I used the memory file photo stack on this LO.  It's a good idea to get lots of photos on one LO!  :-)  Antique Linen and Pumice Stone distress ink used for chipboard buttons and alphas.

This bee stamp is from a previous Studio Calico kit.  Went well with the paper :-)

Here the the openings of the memory file photo stack.  (The little green/teal alphas were from one of the kits last month.)

 

The Roadtrip and Smile tags were cut from patterned paper from the Holga kit.  Washi tapes make it easy to quickly embellish!  :-)

Thanks for visiting.  :-)

Enjoy your kits and happy scrapping.

Rachel

Double LO from Rachel

Hi Everyone.  Rachel here with a double LO using May's Main 35mm kit and Holga add-on kit.  Everything except for the white cardstock which I used for the base and the journalling is from the kits.  I had fun playing with the hexagons and the patterned paper with the little cameras all over it is neat as well. :-)

LO together

Left side

Right side

Thanks for visiting.  Hope you are enjoying your kits as much as I am.  See you next Saturday :-)
Rachel

LO - Grandad's Jet Boat

Hi there.  Rachel back again with a LO from the May kits, 35mm and Holga.  I've used Antique Linen distress ink (again) :-) to ink the alphas, chipboard button and the edges of the papers.

The journalling is printed onto cream vellum from my stash.  Jute string is also from my stash.

Thanks for visiting.

May Kits - 2 LO's from Rachel

Hi everyone, Rachel again.  I got two beautiful kits again this month, they arrived yesterday afternoon and I managed to sneak some time last night to put these two LO's together.

"YEEHA" LO uses the main kit only - "35mm".  I just love this patterned paper, it looks exactly like a paint peeling wall, so realistic.  I clustered some of the embellishments in the kit and then tried out the Heidi Swapp Colour Magic alphas for the title.  I used Antique Linen distress ink on them.

"& Now to Unpack ..." LO uses both the 35mm and the Holga kits.  The Holga kit has an Element Deck from Cosmo Cricket in there which is really cool.  I am looking forward to using some more of them.  I used it here as a journal block.  Again I inked around the edges of most things with Antique Linen distress ink (seems to be my favourite at the moment!)  :-)

The bling (Prima) is a matte finish which was a nice change.

Thanks for visiting and happy scrapping :-)

Rachel

3 LO's from Rachel using April's kits

Hi again, Rachel here with my last three LO's using the April City of Lights and Montmarte kits with bits and pieces from the Versailles kit as well. 

I only have scraps of paper left and a few embellishments left from the City of Lights and Montmarte kits, but most of the papers still from the Versailles kit.  I have done 9 LO's, 1 card, 1 mini album (10 pages) and an altered box all out of mainly the first two kits :-)  They go a long way don't they!!  :-)

New Baby Doll LO - I had a real hard time choosing which side of the patterned paper to use here as the other size was a lovely dark woodgrain!  But in the end I decided to scrap this 5x7 photo of Maddison that I already had printed.  The cardstock base and thickers are from my stash, and the brown glittered ribbon is from a previous Studio Calico kit - the colour was perfect :-)  I used the backing sheet that the chipboard buttons and banner embellishments were attached to, to mount behind the tag as the shaped edge matched in with the patterned paper shape. I inked the edges of all patterned papers, cardstock and tag with antique linen distress ink.  I also used the same ink on the white thickers to make them blend in a bit.

Daffodils LO - Here I just used scalloped circle punch on all the scrap pieces of papers I had left, inked the edges with worn lipstick distress ink and added butterfly stickers, brads, buttons and twine.  Everything on this LO is from the kits.

I have a small collection of tissue tape - and the kits I got for April had another three rolls in them!   So I decided I would use them to create my own patterned paper.  I did add in the orange tape which is from an Amy Tangerine set (available at Scrappin Studio).  I just used plain white cardstock from my stash and folded the edges of tape over the cardstock rather than trim it off.

Here's the LO I made.  The orange cardstock is from my stash, twine, thickers and brad from the kits.

That's it from me for the April kits :-)  Hope you have had fun with them too.
Happy scrapping.
Rachel

Altered Box & Mini Album from Rachel

Hi, Rachel here with a couple of things to share using April's City of Lights and Montmarte kits. I used alphas from the Versailles kit as well.

First up I altered a cigar box for Maddison's hair clips.  I did one of these for her back in 2009 for all her hair accessories and it's overflowing now and so hard to find her clips in amongst her hairbands, so I decided to do another one so we can separate the clips.  (I am going to give this to her for her birthday in July :-)  Shhhh don't tell her!)

It was super simple to make - measure the sides and cut the patterned paper to suit and glue it on (I used mod podge).  I used Tim Holtz Sizzix dies - tattered floral and mini butterfly's. I cut out several sizes of the flowers and after inking the edges with worn lipstick distress ink layered them together and used the pink brads from the kits to keep them together.  Like I said - really simple! :-)

This is the front of the box.

Left side

Back

Right side

Top.  The top is also going to have a 7 Gypsies door knob on it for a handle, but I need my hubby to do that for me as it needs to be drilled and then recessed so the lid can still slide.

 Close up of the flower on the front.

Secondly, I made another mini album about our home here in KL.  We are heading back to NZ for a holiday during the summer break and I needed an updated album to show friends and family of our new place.  I used my Zutter to bind it together.


I'll let the pictures tell the story :-)  (I do like those wooden frames in the kit - they stand out slightly higher than the thickers which is awesome as I think it will protect the thickers from coming off when it's being handled a lot.)

 Had to use the bike stamps on the playground page :-)

 And don't forget Tom Turtle on the back page!

I still have 3-4 pages spare in the album actually, but I will fill them with photos of our friends here and pictures of Aaron & Maddison at school.


Thanks so much for looking.  Absolutely loved using the April kits and I am looking forward to working (playing!) with the May kits!  :-)


Happy Scrapping
Rachel

Two LO's from Rachel

Hi Everyone

Rachel here again with another couple of LO's to share using this months City of Lights and Montmarte kits.

I am enjoying using the tape in the kits this month. I have others in my stash, but haven't used them much. They are easy to create borders around your pics though :-) (I haven't journalled on this LO yet as I am waiting for some details from the school about this field trip.)

Brads are gorgeous and I do like those kraft journal spots.
and the butterfly stickers ... and the stamps hehee
I will confess that I used a LO from Stephanie Howell for inspiration for this LO. If you want to see her page click here and scroll to the bottom and it's her 'Love You More' LO.

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I loved how it was so simple but so effective. And what a great way to use up those journal spots! I also used some Mr Huey's Sunshine Mist on the edges of the page.

Thanks for looking. :-) Happy scrapping.

Rachel