Laura Rumble - Crafter

The last three projects I've yet to blog...  First up is a mini album for Pretty My Page. You can read about this here . I was asked to design a sketch for UK Scrap Addicts and also to guest design for them. Here is my very literal take on the sketch! You can pop over here to get my take on sketches. And finally I seem to have missed blogging this cutie... Made with various Skulll And Cross Buns products and some Doodlebug papers.  Sequins, as always, from SpiegelMom Scraps. Thanks for stopping by!

Don't you just love a set of ridiculous photos?  Ha! Here is my layout for Stick It Down ... I was pretty faithful to the sketch... The photo sequence shows me attempting to get a new headshot.  Utter madness!  My face makes weird shapes... The teeny tiny paperclips are from Doodlebug, mixed media stuff from Shimmerz and Liquitex.  The borders a re a free cut file from UK Scrap Addicts. Fancy joining us at Stick It Down this month? See you there...

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I'm on the UK Scrap Addicts blog and YouTube channel today... be sure to pop over for the full layout.

I'm on the UK Scrap Addicts blog/YouTube channel today... here's a sneak; Hop over for the full shebang!

I'm on the UK Scrap Addicts blog today.  Here's a sneak... I hope you pop over for a looksee!

I am over on the UK Scrap Addicts blog today.  Here is the sneakiest peek... We are working with sketches this month.  I've condensed a double page sketch down to a single page layout. I hope you'll pop over for a look-see!

UK Scrap Addicts final challenge of the day is to make a layout inspired by this moodboard. I started off very fixed on the moodboard but it seems to have strayed quite a lot!!  I guess you still have the basic colours and the watercolour feel, it also features a drink which is apt but I threw in a load of copper too.

Happy NSD!  UK Scrap Addicts have a few freebie cut files today.  One is designed by me and called 'Ornate Fleur de Lis'.  You can pop over here to download it and find out how to join our challenge. I've made a monochrome layout with the cut file.  Most of the supplies are from March's like for ever kit, with added sequins. This was my first attempt at a wonky two sided border.  In hindsight I think I could have gone for even more of an angle. I love the detail of tying the loose sewing threads in to bows. I love this layout, probably because it uses 'that blue rose paper' from Maggie Holmes!  I really should have bought a couple more pieces!!

You know I am a big fan of ribbon and using ribbon in scrapbooking... so I was delighted when Crafty Ribbons agreed to sponsor a challenge UK Scrap Addicts are running to cleebrateNational Scrapbooking Day.  You can find the details over here but have a little look at this first... I made this layout for barely any money.  People (me included!) get so caught up in the new products and pretty supplies and sometimes the consumerism takes over the scrapping.  This is made from the front cover of a catalogue (Sea Salt), tissue paper (that came around some china trinkets), a few sequins, a paper clip and a bit of ribbon. The embellishments are fussy cut from the paper. As is the title.  I attached it with a couple of stitches. Isn't the pattern fabulous? The ribbon comes in the form of 3mm grosgrain tied to the paperclip and cotton twill used as a layer behind the photo - both from Crafty Ribbons. Thanks for stopping by!

NSD madness!!  I love it!  Here is a layout made for UK Scrap Addicts using a free mandala cut file . I've used a Lottie Loves Paper kit featuring Cocoa Vanilla Studios Wild At Heart. You can watch the process video here! I used the age old 'back each section with a different pattern' method!  It's not speedy but it always gives great results. I backed a few sections with sequins too - SpiegelMom Scraps new mix ' ' is a perfect match! Join us on the UKSA blog for tonnes of challenges and prizes today!

If I've got my tmingsright SpiegelMom Scraps current IG challnege is to use spring colours on a layout... For me, it doesn't get any more springier than daffodil yellow! I've used a load of Shimmerz products to colour behind my cut file including Sour Apple green Dazzlerz , Yell-O it's Me Paste-eez and half a dot of Ruby Spritz to orange up the Yello-O.  The cut file is from UK Scrap Addicts and you can download it for free here . The stripe of Summer Paradise sequins are held on with super sticky red backed tape... feeling the urge to do a stripey layout soon! Do hop over to IG and join the SMS crew!

UK Scrap Addicts gave away a cute free cut file on Thursday.  It's designed by my friend Emma and she called it Bunny Butt - what's not to love?! I set my Silhouette Cameo to cut a warren of rabbits and set about making some bunting for Easter. I started off with my ribbon - Swiss Dots Organza ribbon in a colourway exclusive to Crafty Ribbons.  I matched my watercolours to the dots on the ribbon and messily splashed paint over the bunnies.  When that was dry I splattered a load of gold ink over them.  It kind of looks like the mottled eggshells on Mini Eggs! I pulled a few felt hearts from SpiegelMom Scraps and a handful of paperclips and clipped the bunnies at a regular-ish distance apart across the ribbon.  Really simple.  Well, I struggled with a few of the paperclips, actually, but it should have been simple!! I don't have a good place to hang bunting to photograph it, so this is the best I can offer for a hanging photo... You...

I'm up on the UK Scrap Addicts blog today... please hop over and have a read

UK Scrap Addicts had a freebie cut file last week... pop over here to see it and download it!  I've had a play and come up with this... I coloured the cut file with Mister Huey's - the green is called 'Doris'!  It is, without a doubt, the best named ink spray in my collection!  Sequins and felt hearts from SpiegelMom Scraps. I've had this photo ready to scrap since 2015 and I thought the daffs matched it perfectly. The spoon and fork are part of the date stamp.  As soon as I'd stamped it I regretted it - it was so black.  I usually use a grey ink pad.  To balance out the black and make it look like it belonged I added some more stamping, a label and a black pen doodle border. When I stood back and had I look I realised everything was skewiff so I trimmed the white to make the title horizontal and backed the page with black. It's not what I intended to make but I love it nonetheless! Thanks for stopping by!

I am over on the UK Scrap Addicts blog today.  Here is a sneak... But you'll have to go over to see the rest !  It's very exciting to see my little venture growing...