# Elfie / Sheena Rowlands / Christmas Scrapping

Hi there Sheena here again x

Today I'm sharing with you my take on Christmas scrapping here on the blog.
Most of my creating is 12x12 scrapbook layouts plus my Project Life but as I tend to work on that a month behind I made this layout to share with you.

But first let me take an #Elfie.

This photo is a selfie I took this time last year in a Christmas jumper!! I loved this Elf jumper & it even had a hood!! When I saw this phrase on the Silhouette site I just had to cut it for this layout. I tend to keep my Christmas supplies together so it was easy to find scraps to back the cut file with, they are from a selection of manufacturers. I trimmed the cardstock down a little & backed it with patterned paper similar to the sleeves of my jumper.

I added a pocket and tag behind my photo so I could document my love for this jumper & the popularity of Elf on the Shelf without affecting the overall design. Then added my photo and a few layers over the top.

I was thrilled when I stumbled over some Elf pin badges in a £1 store and after removing the back it made a perfect embellishment for my page. I chose my embellishments by colour rather than manufacturer.

 I hope you all have a Happy Christmas & get a chance to take a breath & maybe get a little time to do some crafting too xxx

Remember This | Sarah Costain | Cut File

Hi Sarah here with another scrappy page for you today.
I have been playing with this months cutfile available to download free here on the blog.

For the background of my layout I used the cutfile as a stencil and sprayed through it with my Craftwell Ebrush tool and copic markers. This gives a lovely soft rainbow effect with no running or muddy colours.

My photo was taken at a local nature reserve and the Mind the Scrap August kit was perfect for it. They are a UK based scrapbook kit club you can find them here. www.mindthescrap.co.uk

I layered paper from the kit along with some tissue for a softer look behind my photo and distressed the edges.

A journaling card with a swan on was the perfect embellishment from my kit. I fussy cut it out and layered it over a shaker circle I made filled with sequins from Lucy's Cards https://www.lucys-shop.com/

I added my title to the top corner layered on to a tag so it had the dimension of the other two clusters and didn't become lost on the page.

I added a few sequins and gems as well as two black hearts to tie in with the black on the swan. A few splashes of gold Color Shine and my layout was complete.

You can check out the process video here.

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=hnTg2pisbcI

Have a scrappy day :)

Sweetheart | Laura Rumble | Clustering

Hi Folks!  Laura here today with my clustering layout.  I'll admit that this is my least favourite topic so far!  I pulled out my current favourite papers from Kaisercraft to ease myself into this challenge... you can pick up this collection from this month's sponsor.

I fussy cut a few flowers from patterned paper and used these as the base of my cluster.  I then threw in some lace, sequins, enamel dots and leaf die cuts.

To me the definition of a cluster is a few different materials/shapes/colours very close to/layered on top of each other.

I popped up my large heart background on some foam squares.  I love that this leaves interesting shadows on the patterned paper behind.

When I was finishing off with some splatters I only covered the important part of the photo and let my mist droplets fall on to the background.  What do you think of this effect?  I'm still on the fence about the geren drops on the photo!

Here is the video: https://youtu.be/fk6s_rzCkh4


Thanks for looking

Destintion: Seagulls Fan | Laura Rumble | Large Photo

Hi there, Laura here today.  I planned to make a 9x12 layout with a 9x12 photo... basically just embellishing the photo.  It ended up a little wider but I'm happy with it.

I designed a cut file using the emblem on my nephews shirt.  

I added a cluster to the bottom corner of the photo.  I've used labels, a tag and some Bramble Fox goodies.

The gulls were getting a little lost so I backed them with vellum.  You can still see through to the photo and card underneath but it doesn't detract from the gull.

Here's the video:

Thanks for stopping by!

Love love love | Sheena Rowlands | Moodboard

Hi there x Sheena here again x

This month here on the UK Scrap Addicts Blog we are all creating using a mood board as our inspiration. I struggled to choose a favourite as they were both inspiring but I eventually settled on this one.

Mood boards are not one of my usual sources of inspiration so I was interested to see where this took me. The colours here draw me in first, then the circles and all the sparkles. I started looking through my stash for papers in similar colours to kick start my page.

Love love love.

I added a circular die cut over my choice of background paper and hand sewed around some to add texture.

I concentrated on finding and clustering embellishments that also matched the mood board colour scheme and found a number of cute animals which just had to be used with the Snap Chat photo of my Daughter.

 To continue the circles & sparkle I added a smattering of sequins around my 3 clusters.

I'm rather pleased with the result. If like me you have not used a mood board as inspiration, give it a go & please share with us on FB your finished layouts.

Till next time x

Guest Designer - Elsie Robinson

Hi UK Scrap Addicts! I’m Elsie and I’m so happy to be a Guest Designer this month! I’m 24 and live near Brighton. I’ve been scrapping for about a year and half now and don’t think I’ll ever stop (I’m properly addicted!).

I love working with moodboards, and I especially loved the pink, mint and gold one because of all the sparkle on it. I hardly ever make a layout without sequins on it, so this moodboard was right up my street!

My starting point for this layout was this fairy wand  cut file I created in Silhouette Studio, I thought this would be a perfect way to incorporate lots of sparkle onto the page by backing it with some glittered cardstock.

 I loved the pink and mint green colour combination in  the moodboard, so I chose papers and embellishments from the Crate Paper Cute Girl collection that followed that colour scheme. The 6x12” sticker sheet even had a fairy wand on it, so it was definitely meant to be.

  

I also love stitching on my pages, so I had to include that in the layout. I stitched around the fairy wand to define it a little more and did the same with the clouds.

I cut my title from plain white cardstock. I love this white-on-white technique because it looks super clean and fresh and doesn’t compete with the colourful embellishment clusters on the rest of the page.

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Thanks for having me UKSA! There’s a process video below to see how this layout came together - enjoy!

Elsie x

live in full colour | Laura | Moodboards

Hi Laura here with my take on the rainbow moodboard.

I took most of my inspiration from the zebra and went for drippy rainbow watercolour...

Here is the process video: https://youtu.be/lRQn_pOhFuE

When it came to embellishing I used enamel dots that matched the colour of the paint beneath.

And added a small loop of rainbow washi tape too.

Thanks for reading!