For the first time in 2013 I decided to have a go at entering the "Scrapbooking Masters" competition run by Scrapbooking Memories magazine- I have always wanted to but never made time, until one quiet Sunday I woke up and decided to do it. Only left myself a week to get the 4 projects entered- ha! Nothing like working under pressure!
Anyway, Top 10 scrappers from around Australia are chosen. I didn't win but I am pleased I had a go at it! And I was so pleased to see some of my FAVOURITE Scrapbookers named this year (
Raquel,
Sophie,
Natalie and
Chantal)... can't wait to see loads more of their work in the MAG this year.
Anyway, now it is all done and done, I thought I could share my entries... You'll find a photo of the project as well as my explanation and material lists (which had to be provided with the entry).
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1. SINGLE
LAYOUT – 5X7in PHOTO
Project
Name: On this Day
About
this project: This single page is a perfect
example of my style – lots of patterned paper and clusters of interesting and
well-balanced embellishments. And even though we have been married for over 13
years and I have been scrapbooking for over 12 years, I had never scrapbooked
our wedding day! So scrapping this photo of my husband was inspiring, and reminded
me why I love him so much. That’s what I love about scrapbooking! AND that’s
why I rarely scrapbook in chronological order, preferring to scrap OLD and then
NEW photos out of order. I just enjoy every memory attached to every photo, and
I love remembering it all as I create the page!
Material
List:
Papers:
Fancy Pants, Echo Park.
Letters:
October Afternoon, Studio Calico.
Embellishments:
Freckled Fawn Wood chips, Studio Calico Wood chips, Finding nana badge,
Greatest View badge, Green Tara paper roses, Pebbles black tag, Jillybean Soup
canvas scalloped circle, Cosmo Cricket stickers, sequins, twine.
2. 2014
CALENDAR
Project
name: 2014 Journey
About
this project: Making a calendar for the Master’s
competition seemed daunting and a real challenge. But then one day I woke up
inspired… I remembered some old things hidden away in my stash – The board book,
which I had bought from a second-hand scrapbook swap day and some month clips I
had bought at an Office Depot in Los Angeles. I love digging
deep into my well-organised stash and finding such treasures… So from that
moment, the calendar came together so easily(with the help of washi tape of
course!). There is nothing like that
creative buzz and flow! When completed, I was so pleased with the simple yet
effective design of my calendar.
Material
List:
Urban
Lily Secret Keeper Board Book, Months printed on Vellum paper, Office Depot
month clips, washi tape, Delish badge, Freckled Fawn enamel dew drops.
Letters:
American Craft Thickers, October Afternoon, Fancy pants, Motex embossed tape.
Stickers:
Cosmo Cricket, Little Yellow Bicycle, October Afternoon, Basic Grey, My Minds
Eye, Studio Calico, Simple Stories, Collected&Co, American Crafts, Crate
Paper.
3. SINGLE
LAYOUT – UNIQUE BACKGROUND
Project name: Disco Bunny
About
this project: Multi-media backgrounds are
outside my usual style….. I don’t usually do “messy”. However, I was lucky
enough in 2013 to go to a retreat with some amazing women who do this style
really well. So, inspired by them and our time together, I got messy with gesso,
washi and mists! The tulle on the background provides fantastic texture and I
loved using bright colours and sequins. It is very rewarding to sit back and
look at your latest creation, especially one that has made you step outside
your comfort zone! Maybe I can do “messy” after all… as long as I get to clean
up quickly afterwards!
Materials
List:
Background created with:
12X12 Canvas, Tulle, Gesso, Washi tape, Mister Huey Mists & Smooch Spritz, Mister
Huey Masks; Glitz Designs roller stamps, Versamark inks, Claudine Hellmuth
gloss medium
Letters:
American Craft Thickers; Simple Stories
Embellishments:
Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Cosmo Cricket stickers, Simple Stories
stickers, Studio Calico diecut, {scrApthis!} felt, A Piece of Cake Designs
Flair, Greatest View badge, My Little Bit of Whimsy fimo buttons, Basic Grey
acetate arrow, velum envelope, neon tag, twine, buttons, sequins, dew drops, resin
flower, silver glitter tape.
4. DOUBLE LAYOUT
– JOURNEY
Project name: Everyday Journey
About
this project: Totally inspired by these cool
Instagram photos, this layout records some moments of everyday life here at the
Hartmann house! I love to stop and detail the journey! Scrapbooking, for me,
has always been about recording the big and the little, the important and the
trivial, the fun and the special… all those moments in my life. After over 12
years of scrapbooking, I have loved the journey, watching my style change and
my stash grow; but mostly I have loved sitting and sharing the memories made in
the pages, with my family. Moments in our lives, recorded and documented!
Materials
List:
Papers: Making memories, Crate
Paper, Echo Park, Lillybee Designs
Letters: American Craft Thickers,
Simple Stories
Stickers: My Minds Eye, October
Afternoon, Crate Paper, Simple Stories, Studio Calico
Embellishments: Button&Badges
Days of the Week badges, Fancy Pants buttons & chipboard accents, Freckled
Fawn wood chip, Studio Calico bow, {scrApthis!} diecuts, Fancy Pants circular
Filter papers, Hambly Studio transparency tags, Freckled Fawn enamel dew drops,
Green Tara paper roses, twine, washi tape, handstitching.
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There you go... I like to be able to share my entries with you all anyway!
And this year I am making one major change.... commit to entering immediately and give myself plenty of time to think, plan and create my projects.
Have a great night!
Amanda
