Night Out | Kirei Baldwin | 'Grab 5'

Hi Scrap Addicts!

Kirei here with the last layout of the month featuring this month's theme which was to 'Grab 5'.

I decided to pull out some older items from my stash.... 12x12 acetate, Project Life cards, Thickers, doilies, and word stickers.

Firstly the acetate, I don't know about you but I have quite a few sheets in my stash that I have bought as I really like them but then don't end up using it as never quite sure what to do with it! So I decided this was the time to get one out which I then used as the background for my layout. You can see the layout below with a piece of cream card behind it just so you can see the acetate a little clearer.

I layered up a variety of the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Project Life cards to go behind the photo. I distressed the edges for some dimension. I also fussy cut a variety of images from the Project Life cards and used them as embellishments on my layout. 

I added a gold doily behind my photo and also used a small piece in the top left cluster on the layout.

I used a few small word stickers from a sheet by Maggie Holmes' from one of her Crate Paper collections.

I added a title using some small gold Thickers.

The rest of the Team have been creating with this theme all month so there is lots of lovely inspiration for you.... so why don't you join in with this month's 'Grab 5' theme and see what you can use up from your stash! Don't forget to share your layouts over on the UK Scrap Addicts Facebook page.....we love to see what you create!

Thanks for looking, happy scrapping!

No Peeking! / Jackie Ashton / Grab 5

Hi Jackie here, my turn with this months theme - Grab 5.  

My five items are

Patterned papers

Wood Veneer

Perspextives

Ink

Die-Cuts and Enamel dots

I started the layout by adding some ink details to my cardstock.

I selected some patterned papers from Echo Park - Celebrating Christmas and distressed the edges before adding to the top and the bottom edges of the cardstock. 

I mounted my photographs onto some patterned papers, which I distressed the edges and added over the inked details.

For my title I used a Bramble Fox Christmas one - ‘No Peeking’, which was perfect for my photographs.

Finishing the layout with some wood veneer and enamel dots.

I enjoyed putting this layout together and love the challenge.

Thats me for this year, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

See you next year.

Lisa-Jane Johnson | Grab 5 | Dream Big, Sleepy Head

Hi there scrappy friends, it's Lisa-Jane from Pretty My Page here today with my take on the Grab 5 challenge.  I grabbed a handful of things that were near to me after I'd created some layouts with the Simple Stories Dream big collection so I have a sticker sheet and some patterned papers as two of my items.  I also added in enamel dots and Distress Oxides plus I already had the very old pink letter stickers on my desk too.  

I'd been really inspired by some of the lovely rainbow layouts that I've been busy pinning from Pinterest including some by our lovely team here at UK Scrap Addicts, so I decided to try and create my own.  However I made a total blunder and for some reason I coloured the background in the order of the rainbow in the song instead of ROYGBIV.  The result is pretty awful.  The colours are all clashy and didn't want to blend because they were so contrasting, even after a spritz with water. 

BUT... I didn't want to waste the piece that I had created.  So, I pinched an idea from Terri Morris on the Pretty My Page blog where she'd used this pre-cut cut file designed by Paige Taylor-Evans.  It pushes the colours into the background a bit to make them less intense and just give a more subtle idea of the rainbow.  

 With a colourful and textured background like this, not much else is needed.  I layered my photo onto a couple of pieces of patterned paper and then added a few stickers from the same collection.

I wanted to embrace all the sleepy and dreamy bits so I combined the letter stickers with a phrase sticker for my title.  Of course I had to add my normal enamel dots too.

As always we'd love to see your Grab 5 challenge entries too!

x

Smile | Sheena Rowlands | Grab 5

Hi there Scrap Addicts x Sheena here again.

This month we have all been set a "Grab 5" challenge. To be honest I wasn't totally sure what this was but after watching a few youtube videos I started gathering my supplies together.

For my Grab 5 I chose - patterned papers, Vicki Boutin art crayons, embroidery threads, some Bramble Fox perspectives and finally  a selection of mini embellishments.

I chose the patterned papers as I tend to hoard pretty papers rather than use them, the crayons as I'm keen to find ways to use them in my scrapping since meeting Vicki Boutin earlier this year, the threads as I used to be a keen cross stitcher many years ago, the perspectives as I like trying new products and the sequins and drops as my collection of mini embellishments never seems to go down regardless of how many I use.

Smile.

I started off by mixing some of the art crayons with water and painting circles on my cardstock by hand and leaving them to dry.

Over these circles I hand sewed in a petal stitch in  co ordinating colours. This took me much longer than I anticipated but I was pleased with the finished result.

I matted my photo on a selection of the Paige Evans patterned papers and cut flowers from the leftovers to arrange around the circles to soften the look. I finished with adding sequins in the flower centres and a perspective as my title plus a couple of butterflies.

We would love for you to try this Grab 5 challenge and share your what you create over on our FB page.

Till next time x

Little Dreamer Boy | Terri Morris | Grab 5

As the festive season is in full swing I have a non- Christmas related layout for a change. This month here at UK Scrap Addicts we have an Inkie Quill inspired theme - Grab 5. 

The idea is that you pick five different items from your stash and make sure your use them all on the layout. You can use other items but you must use the 5 piece you chose.

These are my Grab 5 items - Maggie Holmes 'chasing dreams' 6x6 paper pad, rose gold paperclips, perspextives, roller stamp and Black and White striped bow.

I used all the items above but I also added in a few extras too!

I backed a feather cut file from Paige Evans with the 6x6 paper pad and also drew 2 on the background using glittery sketch pens in the Silhouette Cameo.

I used 2 different alphas and I hand drew a brush lettered word for the title. I love how the different fonts create a bold impact on the layout.

The good thing about grab 5 challenges is that it can give you a focus on what to use and help with that mountain of overwhelming stash many of us have accumulated.

Thanks for joining us here, on Facebook and Instagram. 

Don't forget to share your layouts with us.

Happy Crafting!