Tag: challenge


Sep
2017

Scrapping 4 Fun Design Team – Enjoy Today

Categories: Design Team Work

Hi all!

Excited news today! I have made it into the Design Team for Scrapping 4 Fun challenges! It is a very varied group of talented ladies, with all kinds of techniques and styles, so I am so excited to bring a bit of “mariastyle” to the table!

The first challenge that I am participating on is #98 and it’s all about techniques. The technique that I am using on this layout is Stamping directly on the page.

I got out all my stamps (I don’t have that many, trust me!) and my versafine ink (my favourite!) and got stamping! I left like a semicircle of white space for my photo, but other than that I pretty much filled up all of the space! I am so pleased with how it turned out! This technique works better with photopolymer stamps and a clear block, because then you can clearly see where you are going to be stamping. I don’t think this technique would work well with wood-mount stamps.

Enjoy today | crafts by marialachica | scrapbooking layout with stamping directly on the background

And a couple more close ups:

Enjoy today | crafts by marialachica | scrapbooking layout with stamping directly on the background

Enjoy today | crafts by marialachica | scrapbooking layout with stamping directly on the background

Thanks for popping by today and read you very soon!

 


Aug
2017

Scrapbooking layout – Just be yourself

Categories: Blog

Hello everyone!

Today’s layout I made for a challenge on the Mind the Scrap group. This week’s challenge is to scraplift other ladies participating in the event. There have been 5 weeks of challenges so far, although this one is my first week participating, so there are plenty of layouts to scraplift!

This is my layout:

Just be yourself | crafts by marialachica | Masculine scrapbook layout using Felicity Jane "London" collection

I used the Felicity Jane “London” collection, and I am so happy that I have been able to make two layouts so far with this collection which are quite masculine!

Here’s a close up of that mini cluster at the bottom. The puffy camera is soooo gorgeous! I have a few of them that came in one of my Lottie Loves Paper kits, but I have no idea where they are from!

Just be yourself | crafts by marialachica | Masculine scrapbook layout using Felicity Jane "London" collection

Thanks for visiting today and read you very soon!

 


Aug
2017

Scrapbook layout – Amigos de COU

Categories: Blog

Hi all!

Today’s layout has been made for the extra special “All 13 letters” ABC challenge on For the Love of Pretty Paper. We are on week 13 of our ABC challenge, and as an extra we have asked people to include all the elements that we have drawn so far:

Buttons, red, tags, food, material, journey, diagonal, wood, gold, numbers, languages, squares & kraft.

And here is my layout:

Amigos de COU | crafts by marialachica | scrapbook layout using the 13 prompts of the ABC challenge on For the Love of Pretty Paper so far

The less obvious items are:

Wood – there’s a wood button on the bottom right corner.
Gold – there’s gold in the “COU” alphas, in the twine in the tag and two little gold enamel shapes.
Material – the twine in the tag
Diagonal – two squares have been folded on their diagonal
Journey – the journalling describes part of my life journey

I used the Rough & Tumble collection again, as it was still on my desk from having used it on my “You Shine” layout just the other day. I thought the colours were great with this photo too!

There is a little red button under the photo in the layout above that I was not happy at all with, so after taking that photo I actually removed the button. Unfortunately, the paper underneath reaped a bit, so I added some word stickers.

Amigos de COU | crafts by marialachica | scrapbook layout using the 13 prompts of the ABC challenge on For the Love of Pretty Paper so far

Thanks for popping by today and read you very soon!


Aug
2017

Scrapbook layout – You shine (youtube video)

Categories: Blog

Hi all!

Today’s layout and YouTube video is for the ABC challenge over on For the Love of Pretty Paper. This week’s letter is K, and K is for Kraft! Kraft colour is just gorgeous, and I decided to make it my background.

I have made a process video, so go ahead and have a watch just down there!

You shine | crafts by marialachica | scrapbook layout with kraft cardstock for the ABC challenge on For the Love of Pretty Paper

And here is the YouTube video:

 

Thanks for visiting!


Aug
2017

Scrapbook layout – Lovely cousins

Categories: Blog

Hello everyone!

I was at the Scrap Cafe crop yesterday and I managed three layouts! To be honest, I attend the crop for the chit chat and crafty gossip more than anything, so the number of completed layouts is the least of my worries. Still! I think three layouts in 5 hours is quite decent!

Today’s layout was inspired by Natalie Nelson’s “squares” layout on For the Love of Pretty Paper. She cut her photos and pattern papers in 4 inches square and then stitched all the edges. I wanted to make something similar, however, knowing that I wouldn’t be doing any machine stitching, I thought that leaving a little gap amongst the squares would be better.

I used Dear Lizzy “Lovely Day” papers and most of the embellishments, and some thickers and alphas from my stash.

I hope you like it!

Lovely cousins | crafts by marialachica | scrapbook layout in grid format using Dear Lizzy Lovely Day papers

Read you very soon!