Laura Rumble - Crafter

Scraptember are holding a cyber crop this weekend and one of the prompts was to make a rainbow laout.  I didn't need to be asked twice, rainbows are my favourite! I always think of Sarah Costain when using a black background.  She really is the queen of black backgrounds. The rainbow splatters are all made with Shimmerz products.  I love that these paint pots can sit unsed for more than a year and then rehydrate to their shimmery best in less than 10 minutes!  The hearts are from Colour Cast Designs.  (Like Shimmerz another fabulous company run by lovely people on the other side of the world... and makes me hate postal charges!)  I only order from Colour Cast once every 12-18 months... which come to think of it is probably a good thing!!  Because of this I tend to think of these acrylic pieces as precious and hoard them, so I'm pleased to get these big hearts used within a month of recieving them. The everyday moments is cut from a PL...

I don't have many photos of my Nanny and Gramps together so when I came across this one I wanted to scrap it straight away.  I have no idea of the date and I'm not fussed either. I chose to use the one and only patterned paper I allowed myself to buy from the latest Paige Evans collection.  These diamonds remind me of quilting and my Nanny is a quilter (or was when she was able).  I was selective in which diamonds I cut out ignoring the pink ones.  I arranged them in 3 starbursts and added sewing to hold them in place. The title is an acrylic piece from Colour Cast Designs.  I must have had it for 3 or 4 years?  Crazy hoarder!  The mist in the background is Mint To Be Spritz from Shimmerz.  It's my new favourite but I've said that about all of the other colours too! As the layout progressed I realised I wanted something over to the left of the page so added a strip of the diamond paper.  This time I couldn't avoid all the p...

Pop over here for more details about these layouts!

I hope you'll be tuning in to Hochanda at 4pm today to watch Emily from Skull And Cross Buns - I will!  You can play spot the sample along with me!  My teammates are VERY talented so there'll be lots on show.  Here are my contributions: A fun stencil/acrylic embellishment combo with a stamped sentiment to complete the SACB trio! Channelling Amy R and stamping inside too. This Craft Supplies stamp set is a real gem! Stamped wrapping paper and matching tag with washi tape bow.  A tropical layout... But UK tropical!  A classy kraft layout... And a couple of cards to finish... Thanks for stopping by and be sure to tune in at 4pm!

Very exciting!  Emily from Skull And Cross Buns will be demoing on Hochanda on Thursday this week.  Here's your invite... Made with products which will be featured on the show. Set your reminders for 4pm this Thursday and sit yourself down with a cuppa! Thanks for stopping by!