Inspired Blueprints #84

Time for another Inspired Blueprints reveal. To be honest this sketch scared the pants off me at first, too much filled in space and too many photos. I then remembered my collection of 2x3 prints from Christmas and with the idea of shrinking the design area I was off!

Here's the sketch in question:

I teamed up my prints with a kit I purchased from A Piece of Cake Designs and here's what I came up with:

My friends were quite impressed at how quickly I managed to pull it all together. I am usually such a slow scrapper, taking my time to get everything 'just right' whatever that means lol I stayed quite true to the sketch in terms of the photo area, just shrinking it and moving to the right. I then added a small cluster of embellies to balance it up on the left.

Some close ups of the detail:

A big twine bow, some wooden stars and a little inking through the punchinella CW template.

Some more wooden shapes, Cherry Flair from the kit and the rhinestone circles I picked up in the $2 shop.

Mixed font title with some sparkly newsprint Thickers, about as close to glitter as this girl gets!

So if you need a kick start to get creative a sketch is a great place to start. There is a new one every Friday, simply upload your take on any from the month to go in the draw for the sponsored prize!

Hope to see one from you in the IB Gallery soon!

Thanks for stopping by
Star xx

Inspired Blueprints Sketch #82

Sketch #82 has been revealed over at Inspired Blueprints. There's a new sketch every Friday ... perfect timing for getting scrappy on the weekend! The designers are divided into 2 groups and we alternate providing inspiration for the sketches. This week was my groups turn and this is my layout:

Little Miss Impatient - papers are a mix of My Little Shoebox, My Minds Eye and Echo Park. I'm not usually a paper mixer kind of gal but it was the only photo that inspired me/fitted the sketch so I found myself rummaging my stash looking for just the right colours and this is what I ended up pulling together.

I've used lots of yummy goodies from D-lish Scraps; Wild Rose, Cosmos Daisies, Faceted Heart Beads, Heart pins, Resin Roses (from grab bag), Medium roses and a Resin Bloom.

More D-lish goodies in the top cluster too. Old fashioned Rose, another Cosmos Daisy, Resin Bloom and Resin Rose (both from grab bags).

I've been a little obsessed with hot pink 'paint splatters' lately. They're actually made with the Paint Splatter template from Crafter's Workshop. Perfect for OCDers like myself who like to look messy without getting messy! lol

Thanks for stopping by and I would love if you would join in the challenge. Once you've finished your take on the sketch you can upload it to the IB Gallery.

Star xx

Exciting news

I'm so excited to have been chosen to join the first ever design team for Memory Maze Chipboard.

You can see the announcement and the rest of the talented line up on their blog here.

Thanks for stopping by
Star xx

Mad About Scrappin - Scrap etc challenge

The monthly challenges have just begun for 2013 over at the Mad About Scrappin facebook page. Each month on the 1st there will be a new challenge available. Simply upload your project by the 25th to be in the running to win a store voucher.

The Feb challenge is:

Here's the layout I made:

 I have included 2 embellishment clusters, my chosen techniques were misting/masking & handstitching and my fave colour scheme yellow/pink. Papers are Amy Tangerine Sketchbook.

Some close ups of my embellishment clusters which include chipboard from Memory Maze, Violas, Medium Roses, Resin Blooms and Resin Butterflies all available from D-lish Scraps.

Be sure to add the Mad About Scrappin Scrap etc challenge to your list this month!

Thanks for stopping by
Star xx

Inspired Blueprints is back!

I am so excited to be a part of this awesome team of designers! Inspired Blueprints relaunched on Feb 1st with sketch #81:

For our designer reveal on the blog we were asked to create a page using any of the past sketches. I chose to use sketch #38:

Here's my take on the sketch, Princess Tea Party:

I used some old Sassafras papers that I have had squirreled away for quite a while. I used gesso, dylusions ink and stamping to create my background with.

My embellishment cluster of Old Fashioned Roses, Crochet Mini Doiley, large Resin Rose and Resin Big Bloom all available from D-lish Scraps.

Another embellie cluster using a D-lish Flair Button, Viola and another Resin Bloom, all layered on Washi Masking Tape. You can find all these embellies at D-lish.

A section of my title using Sass alphas.

Thanks for popping by and if you are in need of a mojo kick start, why not try a sketch from Inspired Blueprints!

Star xx

Birthday girl

So with the number 2 birthday coming around in the next few months I thought it might be good if I finally got around to documenting the first one! I've had this photo and papers packed in my {work in progress} folder since the April Bella Paperie retreat last year! Using such 'harsh' colours on a little girl page and also worried I wouldn't do the photo justice are probably the main reasons I've been putting it off for so long. In the end I decided to pull out the pinks in the paper too to soften the overall look and make it a little more girly girl.

I used Echo Park - Yours Truly papers and layered it all up with polka dot paper doilies from D-lish.

Lots of hand stitching too, both in the scallops and on the die cut doilies.

The chipboard words are Memory Maze ones that I got from Bella Paperie, at just 90 cents each they are a bargain! I simply misted them with black Dylusions Ink and added a rhinestone to the dots of the i's.

Just a few flowers on this page, I didn't feel it needed too much more. Some viola's and small white roses finished it off perfectly.

Thanks for stopping by
Star xx

Exciting news

Can you see my name??? That's me, second from the top! Pretty exciting hey?! 

As a self confessed sketch junkie, I am so excited to be given the opportunity to join this awesome team of scrappers! When I woke this morning I found that our first sketch assignment had been posted. I can't wait get started ... work first though ;)

The first reveal will be the 1st February, and then a new sketch will be posted every Friday! Until then be sure to follow the blog, Inspired Blueprints, the Design Team are being introduced from this week. I'll also give you a link to their ning site where you will find the layout gallery. 

Thanks for stopping by

Star xx