Scrapbooking with Studio Calico - Pink & Glitter for Boys

Today I'm sharing a layout I made a couple of weeks back - I finally got to dig into a couple of my recent Studio Calico Kits (yay!) and scrapbook this sweet picture of my nephew. I must admit, until my nephew came along all of my scrapbooking was pretty girly, I've since bought a few 'boy' collections to try and better scrap his pictures but I find it harder to make it flow somehow and have to work a little harder at pulling the pages together. Anyhow, this time I had the papers in mind I wanted to use which were pink and glittery, even though the picture is not girly at all I think I pulled it off OK!

I used a strip of this triangle paper from Crate Paper's 'Notes and Things' collection down the centre, there is another strip of a text paper underneath, this was from a Studio Calico kit and is actually place names which make no sense to the story of the picture, however, I thought it would toughen up the pink a little so I put just a hint peeking out so you can't see the text - it gives a graffiti kind of look!

The other side is a strip of gold dots paper from MME for a hint of metallic and I've used these grey rubber Thickers also from a Studio Calico kit - I had to adjust the 'K' slightly to allow for the tail of the 'Y' but being so flexible it was super simple to do - you couldn't do that with cardboard letter stickers!

The embellishments used are from Studio Calico Kits and a recent Simple Stories collection - the bright colours really pulled everything together - and I used some gold glitter and black and white chevron washi tape to accent the paper layers.

I finished it with these vellum leaves tucked under the picture and just a couple of gold sequins...

So there you have, my take on a boy layout with Pink, Sequins, Glitter and Hearts but without being too girly! I think the geometric shapes and painter / graffiti style text of the papers really helped and I'm super in love with those Thickers (I'm always chopping mine up to make them do what I want!) so I'll definitely be needing more - I'm off to CHA tomorrow so I hope to spot some of those in lots of other colours, will keep you posted!!

Thank you for dropping by today - I'm off to pack now, eeeeek!
Sarah x

Documented December!

It's that time of year again and Team Hurley are kicking off Documented December over on the Sarah Hurley365 blog! 

I used my Documented December kit with the Gold album (that was a tricky decision and it came right down to the last minute before I decided to go for gold!) Here is a little look at my intro page...

I've kept it very simple, spray painting the wooden number in the kit gold (what on earth did I do before I discovered gold spray paint???) and using it on my favourite paper in the kit with a little embellishment - I loved using the stamp and stitch stamps to add the stars!
I'll be showing you more of my album in a few days...

We'd love you to follow along with us and I look forward to seeing your projects - don't forget to hashtag us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with #documenteddecember and / or #sarahhurley so we can have a look and like and comment on your projects!

Thank you for dropping by today
Sarah x

Scrapbooking with My Mind's Eye 'Market Street' Collection

Hello crafty peeps, I've been a little bit quiet the last couple of weeks (sorry!) - we've been super busy at Hurley HQ with yet another reorganisation (the next time we move it will have to be to a new premises, we have no space left, eeek!) new computers, new products and ranges and just generally LOTS going on - more about that later though....

Today, I wanted to share a scrapbook page I made a couple of weeks ago using one of my favourite collections of this year, My Mind's Eye 'Market Street' it has lovely bold colours and plenty of gold accents - what more do you need! I used my collection to make this layout of my sister and I messing about taking silly selfies on a day out...

I used two journaling cards, making one into a pocket to hold the other (I'm adding my journaling later) I wanted the journaling to be hidden (that card tucks in more) as the whole story is something we wanted to keep secret! This chipboard accents are perfect for the title!

 

I've layered up a few papers, I wanted to use all of them really but I restrained myself and kept the layers quite big so as not to cover up the beautiful detailing, the die cut ephemera worked well with taps and labels to give more dimension and those all important gold accents! I finished with the big bow (a must have - I love that it looks dimensional but it's actually flat to tuck into an album!) and a sprinkling of enamel dots. My only addition was a gold doily (it's an obsession, really... put the doilies down, walk away... lol)

 

I'll be back with more crafty projects soon, I think this collection may feature again too as I have some left over.

Thank you so much for dropping by today!
Sarah

A Few of My Favourite Things... Kits Peek

This months 'A Few of My Favourite Things...' kit reveals have now gone out, watch your inboxes! Here is a little peek at the goodies in there this month...

I'm loving the stencil / mask in this one and the stamp in the Documented365 one too, can't wait to get some time with mine! More details in the week when the kits become available to non-subscribers.

Thank you for dropping by today!
Sarah x

Project Life - Week 6

Today I'm sharing another week of my Project Life! This spread uses a mix of the Honey and Jade kits along with lots of stitching using the American Crafts / Amy Tan Stitching Templates.

Here are some close ups...

 

Here is some of the stitching, onto a journaling card...

Overlapping a photo...

and onto a tab for one of the photo's - the slide frame is from Crate Paper...

and some more close ups featuring one of my stamps of one of my favourite quotes!...

 

Here is a close up of the left page...

and the right page...

I'll be back with some more Project Life shares soon to catch up!

Thank you for dropping by today
Sarah x

A Few of My Favourite Things... March Kit Scrapbooking Inspiration

Today I'm sharing the video of me making something with my March 'A Few of My Favourite Things...' kit...

This picture of my nephew on his birthday was the perfect match to the bright papers and cute doodles! Here are a couple of close ups so you can see all the details..

I used an Amy Tan / American Crafts Stitching Template to add some stitched details to compliment the doodles. 

Mini Market stickers for the title along with an embellishment from the Snip 'n' Stick sheet in the kit and a stamp.

A small washi tape and embellishment cluster at the top of the page....

and as promised, the video of me putting it all together, I try to explain my process as much as possible as I go...

Thank you for dropping by today!
Sarah x

A Few of My Favourite Things... April Kit Reveal

This months kits have now been revealed! Here is a little peek at what the April kits contain...

Main Kit

 and some close ups...

 Add On Kit 

Documented365 Kit

and a couple of close ups...

 

Documented365 Printable Kit

I also filmed a video run through of all the kits in more details, you can view it on my new YouTube channel here, or click below.

A few of you have asked about the videos showing my makes, they will be up very soon! I got a little behind due to a couple of big things that came in but Lisa is in the process of editing them and I'll post details once they are up. There just a couple of kits left here in my shop and subscriptions are open for Mays kit here if you miss them.

Thank you for dropping by today!
Sarah x

Project Life - Week 5

It's been a little while since I've shared any of my Project Life, I've got a little stuck on this page since my Dad died a few weeks ago and I know I had to post it today just to get it out of the way so I can move on to the next one, otherwise I'll be very very behind in my posting! and I would like to get past it so I can post other weeks and projects that include him. I have blocked out a few of the journaling areas, not something I usually do, and I'll skip over a few of the cards I would usually talk about more, just because it's still very very raw and I'd like to keep those things to myself for now, I hope you understand... So, here is my week 5!

I used a mix of the Project Life Honey core kit, a Crate Paper mini kit and Documented365 cards...

The Day in the Life stamp is from one of my own sets, it was perfect for documenting this day at Create & Craft!

This one is a bit random, I documented a tweet from the week, it amused me a little bit, I wonder if I'll still find it funny in 10 years time!...

The header for this week I made from some paper scraps and a Stampin Up stamp - I'm not sure why the glasses are relevant to the week but I thought it fitted well! 

I loved this pic of Fuzzybutt finishing off my ice lolly, it was so hot that week! The TV stamp I've had for about 10 years (it's an old woodblock one) I liked the area it left for me to journal in the centre - I didn't have a lot to document this week so there are a few random everyday things thrown in - all still very important of course!

This pic is from an app on my iPhone, the view is from my living room window. Here is a close up of the left page...

and the right page...

I'll be back with some more Project Life shares soon to catch up!

Thank you for dropping by today
Sarah x