Laura Rumble - Crafter

Still going with the unshared layouts found in my drafts folder.  2018 me is such a bad blogger! I think pretty much all of the supplies are from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. The blue looks like Dazzlerz from Shimmerz.  I no longer have any as it takes eons to dry... but it does look good! Thanks for stopping by!

I have a LOT of stencils.  My friend has just opened a new website selling stencils.  I don't use a lot of stencils.  I want a lot of the stencils on my friend's new website.  These four things don't sit all that well together... I need to have a sort through my stencils.  I have a theory that I buy what I like the look of without thinking about how I will use it.  I did this with paper at the beginning of my crafting adventure too, and it led to a huge cull!  Any way, this layout uses one of my stencils... along with a whole bunch of blue goodies dug out from my stash.  I love these kinds of layouts - they are not made with a collection or big brand supplies.  Rather they are a collection of tags from clothes I've bought, packaging, off cuts and snippets, doilies and labels with a few ribbons thrown in for good measure. Thanks for stopping by!

 Next up in my run of scraplifts is this one based on a Kerri Thomas original. It is very simple but it packs a lot of sparkle!  The sequins are Lisa's Starry Night from the latest SpiegelMom Scraps release - and they are gorgeous! The only other thing I did was tuck some black ric rac under the photo.  Perfect. Thanks for stopping by!

Another scraplift from the Mind The Scrap community... this one is based on Lisa's original . These supplies are mainly Hello Heather by Pretty Little Studio.  I love the vibrant colour palette teamed up with bold black foam letters and, of course, my crisp white background! You see the S's in Jesse?  They used to be ampersands!  A few snips and a little shaping and they turned out OK.  Another alpha hack to tuck up my sleeve! You can see in an extreme close up that they have been doctored.  I think it would be easier to hide if they were not dimensional and I'm keen to try this again on cardtock alphas. I also think I need to work on my doodling!!  Haha! Thanks for stopping by!

Here is a recent layout made using Cocoa Vanilla Studios goodies for Mind The Scrap's Summer Challenge. I didn't think through anything before starting so the process video is a little longer than usual but I thought it was interesting nonetheless. I'm giving myself brownie points for using more arrows and more stash.  If I carry on like this I will be able to buy the new release when it arrives in stock at Lottie Loves Paper! Thanks for stopping by!

Have you seen the new collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio?  Of course you have, it was all over the scrappy world in minutes of being debuted!  I *want* all of it.  But I have so much stuff, especially CVS stuff, that I need to make a good dent in what I have before I am allowed to buy more! So this will be the first of a run of CVS layouts!  I can't tell you what bit came from what collection but it all CVS other than the white alphas, doily and ribbon. I struggle with using arrows, they never seem to make it on to the final page for me.  I got three on this layout... which of course means I can buy the new CVS ephemera pack as I am now low on arrows! I love a bit of bunting.  This string is tied on to and held up by a skewer. And I used a proper long title too.  I'm torn in two.  I love the very minimal style but I need to get some stash used up.  This still has white space but uses more materials than I usually use....

I love tulips.  I especially love the petals that are a little bit wrong!  Let me explain... the petals that have had a hole eaten in them by a caterpillar, the petal that got bruised it transit and is a different colour to the others, or the petal that has a streak of green in them like the weren't sure if they were meant to be a petal or a leaf! So that is what these photos are!  The layout is a combination of challenges.  It fits the Mind The Scrap summer challenge but I was working with the Cuts2Luv challenge in mind. I've used 2 of the same photo, chevrons and the sketch... loosely!  And of course some of their flair . I've also used sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps , and a tonne of pink hearts from my stash.  Sometimes I have to put all the pink on one layout to use it up!! Thanks for stopping by!

I'm taking part in Mind The Scrap's Summer Challenge to try and kick start my scrapping.  I'm starting with this one - less pressure and more freedom for this as it is not an important photo. I've incorporated turquoise and journalling to earn some points for the challenge. I've thrown in some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, washi from my stash, clear alphas from Pretty Little Studio and some Shimmerz from SpiegelMom Scraps. I just let loose and tried not to think - good for the soul! And it is another story down on paper - big cheer! I'm hoping to get back to a happy scrappy groove now...

 I took part in Mind The Scrap's Chinese Whispers.  This was the layout that I made to start of my round... It's all Cocoa Vanilla goodness! I love how it turned out - and look!  I used a patterned paper background!!  Go me!

I took part in a round of Chinese Whispers (Scrapbook Style) over in the Mind The Scrap facebook group.  You can see my first layout here . For this layout I was scraplifting the lovely Claire.  I switched up the colours (no pink for me!) but other than that stayed pretty true to Claire's version.  I loved what she had done. Most of the supplies are from an old Lottie Loves Paper kit, with the mixed media stuff from my stash. It makes a change for me to work on black.  I love the effect, it really pops. I coloured up some SpiegelMom Scraps cork stars with ink and gesso and dotted them around the page. I find puffy stickers hard to use.  I'll whisper this... {I don't really think I like them}  Are we still friends?! Here is the video... Thanks for stopping by

I took part in a series of Chinese Whispers challenges with the Mind The Scrap Facebook group. This is my original: that was sent around the group of four for the other scrappers to lift. I based it on a sketch I made for like for ever in January. Here is the process: And some close ups:  Thanks for stopping by!