Rough Ashlars

In loving memory

Robert William Banks

7th January 1926 - 3rd January 2012

To create this scrapbook layout I used 'Times & Seasons' paper pack from Echo Park. I also used A C (American Crafts) cardstock for the base, tag and for embossing (red card) and ribbon. The embossing folder I used is from Tim Holtz Alterations. All the elements are from the paper pack. Just a note of interest - The photo I used was taken at Toombul Brisbane on the 25.9.1962 during band rehersal. Robert (Bob) Banks played the drums and melocida.

Merry Christmas (double page scrapbook layout)

Cricut Imagine Christmas Wish & Snow Angel
Cricut lite Jolly Holidays

Base card Bazzill white card. From the Christmas Wish cartridge I printed 2 12 x 12 sheets the pattern is on page 8 of the handbook. To make the mats for the photo's I printed 1 sheet of the green pattern on page 11. This was cut to make 2 mats 6 1/4 x 4 1/4, 2 mats 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 and 1 mat 4 1/4 x 3 1/4. The glitter card at the base of the pages was cut freehand.

The title Merry Christmas is from the Cricut lite Jolly Holidays cartridge and the title was printed and cut @ 2.5 three times. I selected the blue pattern on page 3 (Christmas Wish) for the base of the title. From the color palette I selected the darker pink. For the letters E R Y and the word Christmas I selected the green pattern (page 11). I offset these when I adhered them to give the title a shadow effect.

The presents are from the Cricut Imagine Snow Angel cartridge. The prints are on page 17 of the handbook. I used the layer feature for all the cuts. These were printed and cut @ 3.5, 2 @ 3, 2.5 and 2 @ 2. The rectangle present was cut at 4.5. The rectangle present in the sleigh was printed and cut @ 2.5. To create the large rectangle box/present I used the pattern on page 43 (Snow Angel). I printed this at a larger size then trimmed it to measure 3 X 3 1/2 inches. To embellish the present I used different sized blue & pink buttons and white string. All the round presents are adhered with pop dots.

The journal tag was printed and cut using the top note shape available on the Cricut Imagine. The base for the tag was printed and cut @ 3.5 the pattern is on page 8 (Christmas Wish). The insert was printed and cut @ 3.3 the pattern is on page 6 (Christmas Wish).

The sleigh is from Snow Angel page 15 in the handbook. This was printed and cut @ 4.5 using the layer feature. I adhered the sides and the bottom of the top layer using pop dots as this leaves an opening to slip the presents into the sleigh.

The tree was printed and cut @ 8 using the layer feature the pattern is on page 23 (Snow Angel handbook). For the pot for the tree I cut 2 using the layer feature and the pattern is on page 22 of the booklet. For the base pattern on page 39 (Snow Angel) printed and cut @ 10.5. The top pattern layer for the pot was cut @ 8.

Please note: For all the layered images I changed the colour for the border by going into settings and changing to Custom in the Border Preferences. Then clicking on Define color I used RGB codes R 255 G 206 B 250. Then I clicked apply. This put a soft pink around the images.

Did you see the 3D Christmas Trees in the first photo? I created these using the basic shapes available in the Cricut Craftroom and the Cricut Imagine. After I printed and cut the trees I folded them in half and adhered 4 different patterned trees together. I punched a hole in the top to thread the raffia to hang the tree. I also tied raffia to create a star.

Cricut Imagine JT-Elegant Edges-Printing 101
Scrapbook layout titled Hello Cocky

Base layer full sheet printed pattern page 39 of the JT handbook. Using the Elegant Edges cartridge I selected the Book feature cut on page 25 (handbook) and selected the pattern on page 36 JT handbook. This was printed and cut @ 10. I also printed and cut this shape @ 10.2 to create a mat using dark blue from the color palette. The photo mats were printed and cut @ 4.2 using the same color. The photos are 4 x 4 inches. I used Creative Memories Custom Cutting System to cut the oval shape from the photo and to make the narrow oval frame. The scallop border page 30 JT handbook was printed and cut @ 1.5 x 2 using the pattern on page 38 JT (handbook). These scallops were cut to fit the length of the page. I printed and cut the 1.2 rectangle @ 3. using the pattern on page 34. I cut two strips approx 1/2 inch. The length was cut to fit the page. Using Printing 101 the title was printed and cut @ .7 for the word Hello. The word Cocky & shadow was printed and cut @ 1. I used the pattern on page 36 JT handbook for the title. The flourish page 12 JT handbook I used the layer feature. The pattern was changed on the last layer. I selected the same pattern I used for the scallop. The flourish was printed and cut as a combined image @ 1.8 twice. The wings were printed and cut @ 2.5 page 6 JT handbook. For this cut I used the original colors and the combined pattern. I used a scallop punch but I used the imagine to create the circles. The pattern on the larger circle is the same as the base layer. To create the wording on the small circle I used the Adobe Photoshop and the Text Warp feature. I inked around the edges of all the cuts with VeraColor 68 Atlantic. Just as a note of interest I photographed this cockatoo during a weekend stay at the beautiful Bungunyah Manor @ Mt Tamborine.

Flower Power Chick

Groovy Times Cricut cartridge

To make this scrapbook layout I used the Groovy Times Cricut cartridge, the Cricut Create and Make the Cut computer software programme. I used Bazzill card stock for the base layer. Some of the cuts were made from left over card stock I had in my stash. Some were also cut using core'dinations ColorCore Card stock. To make some of these embellishments I've cut the shape out several times then cut out the pieces I wanted to use. For example the title Flower Power Chick I cut this out several times using different coloured card. Then I cut the individual letters out in the colour I wanted. Each of these letters were then adhered to a base cut. I also did this for the word Chick. The star burst above the piece sign was part of the cut on page 45 in the handbook. To make the 1970's I used Make the Cut software. The font I've used is 'Advert'.

Flower Power was cut @ 3" page 39 handbook-Phrase & Shadow feature

Chick was cut @ 1" page 35 handbook-Phrase & Shadow feature

Groovy was cut @ 2" page 34 handbook

Love was cut @ 2" page 26 handbook

The word Peace was cut @ 1 1/4 " page 60 handbook-Phrase feature.

The Peace sign was cut @ 3"

Star burst was cut @ 4" page 45 handbook-layer 1+shift, layer 2, main cut

(use shooting star only) Shadow feature (use shooting star only).

Individual stars layer 2 page 45 handbook.

The word Cool was cut @ 1.5" page 42 handbook-Phrase feature

Flowers page 39 handbook cut @ 3", 2.5, 1.5,

Small flowers page 39 handbook layer 1 feature cut @ 1.5"

I used pop dots to adhere the title Flower Power Chick, the peace sign, 1970's and Groovy to the layout. All the other embellishments have been adhered flat onto the base card.

Scrapbook layout 'In the Park'

How I created the frog for this layout

Using the Sizzix Sizzle dies Nature set I cut out the frog 3 times

using brown for the base, red for the frogs tongue

and Echo Park 'A walk in the PARK' tree tops for the top layer.

I cut the top part of the red frogs head and adhered it under the

top layer making sure to overlap the tongue onto the front of the

top layer. I inked around the edge of the frog using

Versa Color 55 Umber. I put pop dots under the top part of the

frogs face to give it a 3D effect. I glued the body flat onto the

base cutout. For the frogs legs I curled the paper under. To do that

I just used my fingers to manipulate the paper the way I wanted it.

The last thing I did was to glue on the frogs eyes.

Cricut Imagine

Imagine More

Imagine More Cards

Hopscotch

Country Carnival

Other Cricut cartridges

Boys will be boys

MS All Occasions cake art

Walk in My Garden

Imagine More- Sun was printed and cut using the layered feature. Image page 4 handbook.

Imagine More Cards- Journal tag- page 15 handbook.

Hopscotch- Cloud was printed and cut using the Imagine cloud shape.

Cloud print page 5 handbook.

Country Carnival- I printed a full sheet using the print on page 54 handbook. This was used to create the print background element at the base of the layout. Also to create the flowers and stems. The blue background card used for this layout was from my stash and was not created using the imagine.

Boys will be Boys- Trikes - page 36 handbook colour palette (Hopscotch) printed and cut 2.5. I used the fit to page feature to get all the cuts on one sheet of white card stock. The word zoom was printed and cut @ 1.3 colour palette (Hopscotch) Shadow was cut @ 1.4 rgb black.

MS All Occasions cake art-Grass colour palette (Hopscotch) printed and cut @ 1.5. page 85 handbook. Banneret printed and cut @ 1.5 colour palette (Hopscotch).

Walk in my Garden- Flowers cut @ 1.3 page 85 handbook. Caterpillar was printed and cut @1.4

Other items used to create this layout buttons, string, pop dots, ink Vera Color 55 Umber, Dimensional Magic and Pritt Gel.

Bo Bunny Scrapbook Kit

I purchased this kit from Arnolds Scrapbook store at Rothwell. I've made the front cover to suit the photos I want to put into this album. The difference is the title which I created using Print Shop 22. I've printed the title on overhead projector transparency film using an inkjet printer. Then used split pins to attach the title to a piece of card stock. I used Pritt Gel glue to adhere the title to the Acrylic Front Cover.

Page 1

Page 2

You're a Hoot

Items used to create this 2 page layout

Cricut Create

Cricut Cartridges- Straight from the Nest & Create a Critter

Cuttlebug by Provo Craft Embossing folder Swiss Dots & Forest Branches (Tree & branch)

DCWV-The Green Stack (base for the layout)

Bazill card was used to create all the cute critters, sun, tree, branch, words and photo mats.

Copic Markers B14, B21, B24 & Copic airbrush (So Cute & Say Cheese)

Krafty Lady-cloud stencil & Versa Color white, sky gray and sky blue were used to create the clouds on the blue mat.

The photos on these layouts are of my youngest son on his 3rd birthday back in 1994.