Scrapbook Socialites

Stars and Stripes - Red, white and blue - USA ..hmm when I hear those words for some reason I think of Captain America!  Given that my daughter has asked for a super hero themed birthday party this year maybe I just had super hero's on my brain!  Either way I had loads of fun completing this card for the latest challenge over at  Let's Craft and Create . And because super hero's have special powers and like to keep their identities hidden, I made this as a double slider card.  Boom! I'm loving this MFT stamp set - I can see it getting a lot of use! Supplies used: MFT - 'You're Super' Stamp set AC Cardstock - Marine AC Cardstock - White AC Cardstock - Crimson Red & White twine Kaiserkraft Star Die Half moon die cut Stampin-up - Stars stamp Archival Ink - Jet Black Reno Marker - 242 Ultra Blue Reno Marker - 139 Crimson Reno Marker - 3 Honey Adhesive Happy crafting everyone!

Tic Tac Toe! So many choices and ways to go...... I went with a diagonal selection for my layout - Stamp, Ink and white.  And here is my inspiration piece for Team Lou at  Southern Girls Challenge   'Picture perfect'. I have used a Darkroom Door Dot texture stamp to give it a bit more depth.  I've used two different inks for that extra depth - Archival Ink jet black and also Crisp Cantaloupe from Stampin up.  Finally for the white element.  I've used a few white flowers to help lighten the layout up but I have also white embossed the lattice chipboard. To create this layout I have used: Kaisercraft - Always and forever papers -For Keeps -Loveable -Romance -Eternal Darkroom Door stamp - Dots texture stamp Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Stampin Up - Crisp Cantaloupe ink Medium Gel Kaisercraft -Coconut flowers Kaisercraft Die - Be yourself Lattice stencil 2Crafty Chipboard White Embossing Powder Todays challenge has kindly b...

And....welcome back to another reminder post for  Let's Craft and Create  challenge! Here in New Zealand the weather has just started to get a bit chilly - which for me is perfect crafting weather as it gives me an excuse to be indoors more often. So anyway on with the real reason you are here......your inspiration piece for challenge 138. I have a thing for all things unicorn at the moment - I just can't seem to help myself. In this wee beauty I have used: Stampin up - Boho flower punch Pinkfresh - Magical unicorn stamp set Happy creating and thanks for stopping by.

Welcome to the  Southern Girls Challenge  - Anything goes!!  The choice is all yours this fortnight. I noticed that I'm a bit behind in some of my memory pages and so for this challenge I've created a Christmas Layout Christmas in our house always seems to be split - as in part of Christmas at our house and then we are off visiting family for the other half of the day.  So I really love that special time in the morning when the kids get to open their gifts and it's just the four of us - I love watching their reactions as they can be quite different at times. I love a bit of mixed media and a bit of a grunge look so figured I'd grunge up Christmas a bit lol. I started with my base paper layer and then added my paints. After adding my splatters I have used some water on a paintbrush to spread this around a bit. Supplies used: Kaisercraft Holly Jolly Papers -      1x Hearty (Kraft paper with stars) -  ...

So the challenge over at  Let's Craft and Create  has been running a wee while now so this is your reminder post!  This month's theme is ribbons, lace or twine..use one, two or all three it's up to you. For this reminder post I have created 'Just be you' I have opted to use a fine twine to add some texture and interest between my layers. I have recently started venturing into making my own Scrapbook layout kits - so if you like what you see feel free to visit my facebook page - The Overthinking Crafter  (NZ residents) https://www.facebook.com/TheOverthinkingCrafter/ Thanks for stopping by!

Time for another Team Lou challenge over at  Southern Girls Challenge !  This month's theme is 'Sparkle and Shine'. My inspiration piece is titled ' You were born to sparkle ' For this layout I have used a Kaisercraft range called Mermaid Tails - including papers, collectables and wooden flourishes. To add a bit of bling to it I have added some sequins and some bling dots. This months Team Lou challenge has some great sponsors including: My Favourite Things       And   Sasayaki Glitter Thanks for stopping by!  If you like what you see then please also visit my facebook page ' The Overthinking Crafter ' where I have a limited number of kits available for sale. Thanks!

It's time for a new Team Lou challenge over at the  Southern Girls Challenge Blogspot  - this time we are looking at Fairies, Fantasy and/or flowers.  We have got some great sponsors for this challenge including  Technique Tuesday  and  Hannah Lyne Art . I have chosen to use a great digi stamp from Hannah Lyne Art -  Bookwork Fairy , it reminds me of my daughter, she loves to read and to write songs!  With this being my inspiration I have made a notebook for her.    This is something that I haven't done before so there was a bit of trial and error.  I used a notebook that I purchased from a store, making sure that it had a sturdy cover for my base.  I then added some sheet music and some other lightly patterned pieces of paper. From there I added my circles for the bubbles and tried a few different mediums to get them white....gesso was the winner in the end! I've added a bit of extra colour using gelatos.....I di...