Male Scrapbook Layout

Today I have a male scrapbook layout to share with you. I don't do many male scrapbook layouts as it's out of my comfort zone. So I challenged myself to use the photo of my partner Michael on this page. Had no idea of what I was going to do. The following is what I came up with.

I didn't want to drag out my eCraft machine, so I hand cut the cogs. Overall I think I like the page.

The second photo shows a close up of the Gold Shimmer Mist that I flicked on to the page.

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Scrapbook Layout

For today, I have a scrapbook layout that I finished yesterday. I just love the photo of Emma - she was such a happy baby....

I've used doilies, and flowers that I had in my stash. The word "beautiful" is from Heidi Swapp.

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Angry Birds....

I'm back after a small break. A few things were going on that took me away from blogging.

Anyway....

Today I have a scrapbook layout to share with you. I took a photo of my partner and daughter on an Angry Bird ride at our local shopping centre a few months ago. After seeing how it turned out I knew that I wanted to scrapbook it.

This is what I came up with. I like the way it has turned out.

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Smile....

Today I have a scrapbook layout to share with you. With the photos, I was trying to get a nice photo of my daughter Emma smiling. Well it took awhile....  I decided to use the three best photos on this layout.

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A moment captured forever.....

Today, I have another scrapbook layout to share with you. The photo is of my parents on their wedding day. I really like the way that this layout has turned out. I have used Kaisercraft Antique Bazaar Collection Bronze paper and Green Tara Fantasy Blooms Ochre flowers.

The saying on the photo reads "These memories will last a lifetime".

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Pelicans

Today I have layout that I put together at a class yesterday at Craft Inspirations. Chantalle McDaniel taught the class - she is a wonderful teacher.

I chose to use photos a friendly pelican that I saw when we were on holidays at Hervey Bay earlier this year.

Here are a couple of close photos of parts of the layout.

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Simple Stories - SNAP Happy Pack

A couple of weeks I ago, I attended a scrapbook class at Craft Inspirations, where Chantalle McDaniel was teaching. We were using products from the Simple Stories SNAP Happy Pack. It was a fun day.

This is what I created -

We also made a notebook. There were plenty of other items left so that we can use on other projects. When I have used them, I'll share what I have done with them.

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Where's Emma?

Today I have scrapbook layout to share with you. This was Emma's out fit for last years Book Week - well it was supposed to be - she decided about 5 minutes before she was due to leave to change her costume. I was able to snap a couple of photos before she changed.

This photo shows the flaps closed.

 This photo shows the flaps opened.

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Butterflies and shapes

Today I have a scrapbook layout that I did of my daughter, Emma. It is inspired by a layout I saw on pinterest.

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A perfect day at the Beach....

Today I have a very basic layout to share with you. It was a perfect day at the beach.....

The photo is my partner, and our daughter Emma.

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I wish....

Today, I have to share with you a very special layout that I put together. A few years ago at the Craft Show, I saw a layout (sorry I can't remember who did it) and they had a list of things that they wished for.

My mum had passed away and I was ready to do this layout. It has a few things that I wished for listed........

 This photo shows a close up of the stamped and layered flowers.

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Ngaire's Class

I was fortunate enough to attend a couple of Ngaire Bartlam's classes a few years ago. Today, I have two layouts to share with you.

The feature on the first layout, has a paper frill. I really love this effect.

The second layout, we had to hand cut the title.

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Who's Cheeky.....

Today I have another layout to share with you. My Mum nicknamed our daughter "Cheeky". For me this photo of Emma shows her cheeky nature.

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Stitched Stickers on a Layout

A few years ago, I was asked to teach a scrapbook class, and use the flower stickers that you can stitch on. The funny part is, I was terrified, as I didn't think I was good enough to teach a scrapbooking class - only good enough to teach cards.

This is what I came up with ....

 You pull the ribbon on the photo at the top right hand corner and it reveals 2 more photos.

The stitched flower stickers are on the top left and bottom right hand corners.

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Scrapbooking at a Retreat...

I was fortunate to attend a Scrapbooking Retreat a few years ago. Ngaire Bartlam taught us a layout. Must admit that I really struggled with putting them together.

Today I have the layout to share with you.

We used packaging from the rubons on the layout as well.

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Back again....

I'm back again, from a short break. I have still been doing a little of craft, as well as spending time with the family.

Over the next few days/weeks, I will be sharing with you some of scrapbook layouts. The first few that I'll be sharing are some of my early layouts. Looking back at them now, I see how far I have come and I have a few special ladies to thank for sharing different techniques with me.

So today, I have to share with you my very first ever layout. We had professional photos taken of our daughter (she was born at 27 1/2 weeks).

This layout was done at a retreat, where we were told what to take, but didn't know the layout. Instructions were read out to us and we had to decipher the instructions. This is my version....

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Kraft Scrapbook Page

Today I would like to share with you another scrapbook page that we did at Craft Inspirations. For this layout the base is kraft card which we added paint to it. It was a fun page to put together.

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For my Mum

Today I would like to share with you a scrapbook page that I did of my Mum. At my mum's funeral we used the poem "Rose beyond the wall".
 

The Rose Beyond The Wall - A. L. Frink

Near a shady wall a rose once grew,
Budded and blossomed in God's free light,
Watered and fed by the morning dew,
Shedding it's sweetness day and night.

As it grew and blossomed fair and tall,
Slowly rising to loftier height,
It came to a crevice in the wall
Through which there shone a beam of light.

Onward it crept with added strength
With never a thought of fear or pride,
It followed the light through the crevice's length
And unfolded itself on the other side.

The light, the dew, the broadening view
Were found the same as they were before,
And it lost itself in beauties new,
Breathing it's fragrance more and more.

Shall claim of death cause us to grieve
And make our courage faint and fall?
Nay! Let us faith and hope receive--
The rose still grows beyond the wall,

Scattering fragrance far and wide
Just as it did in days of yore,
Just as it did on the other side,
Just as it will forever-more.

 This poem was the inspiration for this page.

Here is another version - this one has the poem on the left.

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Christmas Mini Album

Hi, today I would like to share with you a Christmas Mini Album that I made at a class at Craft Inspirations with Chantalle McDaniel.

The first photo shows the album all together. The second photo shows the individual pages. It was fun putting it together.

Check out Chantalle's blog for more inspiration.

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Welcome...

Welcome to my new blog "Crazy World of Craft & Things".

Over the upcoming days, weeks and months I will be sharing with you various projects that I have completed. I will be hoping to also include tutorials for some of the projects that you will be able to download.

For today, I would love to share with you a scrapbook page that I put together at a class at Craft Inspirations with Chantalle McDaniel. It has many mixed medium techniques on it as well as many layers. We used gesso, texture paint, paint, spray mists.

Check out Chantalle's blog for more inspiration.

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