Weekly Roundup – 23rd July, Part Two
Hi all!
Well I’m back with a few more pages from our gallery that were uploaded last week.
On this page Maggie has very cleverly used the circle so that it draws your attention to the photo.
By creating a triangle with three clusters of embellishments within the white space, Geraldine has created a page that highlights the photo perfectly.
Ceci has created a fresh, eye catching page by combining the colours hot pink and aqua.
My last choice for this week is a fun card created by SharonD.
Weekly Roundup – 23rd July Part One
Welcome to a new segment to be featured on the Chook Scraps blog. The weekly roundup will showcase what has been happening in the nest during the past week. Last weekend was our monthly cybercrop which means we have had over a hundred scrapbook pages, cards and photos uploaded to our gallery in the last seven days. I have chosen a few of the scrapbook pages to share with you but there were too many for one post so I will be sharing some of them today and the rest tomorrow.
This page was created by Wendyq and I chose it because I love the way Wendy has used splashes of bright colour to create a triangle that immediately draws your eye to the photos.
This next page was created by Emma and I love the way Emma has created dimension and depth on her page by layering the elements with foam mount.
By creating a monochromatic page using neutral brown shades Marion has created a page that really makes the photos pop.
Latly I would like to share this page by Sue-Maree. The large brackets frame the photo beautifully and colouring the transparent butterflies with the copic markers adds a lovely splash of colour to the finished project.
Pop back tomorrow to see some more of the wonderful work from our gallery and while you are here you can check out our free class which will begins at 6pm WST tomorrow evening.
Serviette Collage Page – Step by Step.
I am clearing some older posts out of the forum but couldn’t bring myself to just delete the classes so I am going to showcase them on the blog before deleting. This great class from Susan certainly contains a lot of wonderful hints and tips.
Requirements
a photo…I have used a 6 x 8 but a smaller one would work just as well
1 sheet of white cardstock
1 sheet patterned paper and two sheets of co-ordinating cardstock
a paper doily (if you don’t have one you can pick them up at party goods stores….or go beg your local coffee shop for one.
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a paper serviette with a pattern on it that you like.
glimmermist
embellishments
Instructions
Grab your serviette and separate the layers….you only need the uppermost patterned layer of it.
Once separated scrunch up the top layer of the serviette into a little ball….unscrunch it and using a glue stick or craft glue attach it to your white cardstock.
The next step is to add some colour and some shimmer to your serviette page. I have used two different shades of red/pink glimmermist to add some depth to my page.
Ok….set aside your serviette background to dry.
Take two other cardstock sheets and a patterned paper….
Cut one sheet of cardstock to 25cm square
And the second one to 24cm square
Adhere the smaller card to the larger leaving a nice border all the way around. Ink the edges.
Adhere this cardstock mat to you serviette cardstock on a slight angle.
Next
Cut your piece of patterned paper using a scalloped edge….so that it is slightly smaller than your 24cm square cardstock and adhere that you your cardstock mat…align it so that it is upright on your page (you know..not on an angle…but it will be angled to the card mat.)
Doodle around the cut scalloped egde.
Take a paper doily….and spray with a contrasting glimmer mist…if you don’t have another colour, you can alter it with paint, ink, chalk or you can just leave it white.
Distress the edges of your photo. Then attach your photo to the layout tucking the doily under the edge of your photo.
Using paint or ink on the edge of a piece of scrap card stamp journal lines onto your doily and edging onto your photo.
All that is left to do is to add your title and embellishments.
Cybercrop and sale
This weekend is our monthly cybercrop with challenges inspired by JK Rowling. The first challenge will be posted at 2pm WA time so don’t forget to pop by and say hello.
Lorraine also taken 30% off all rub-ons in the shop until midnight Monday 19th July, so if you need to stock up, now would be a great time to do it.
Continuous Challenge
I thought I had updated this about 3 months ago but just discovered I hadn’t. So, way back in January Willow’s challenge was to use no inking, hand cutting, non-sticker title and 1 photo
She then challenged Gloria (lavendar) to use
- at least 1 embellishment handmade by you
- some paint
- Journal
- Include a photo corner
Monk’s required criteria included 1. striped patterned paper, 2. Punches, 3. Buttons and 4. 2 photos.
Marion was then challenged to use a circle, scallops, fabric and a sketch from the gallery.
Emma (bookaruth) need to use Doodling, Stitching, Landscape Photo and Bird.
Kylie took up the challenge of using
1. Use both sides of a Double-sided PP
2. All words in title must start with same letter
3. Journalling of min. 20 words
4. Only 1 flower
Flea then was required to use Bling, 2 photos, 2 animals and a scalloped edge.
This lovely layout is Susan’s response to her criteria of a Scenery photo, a Larger that 6×4 photo, Green and a Chipboard title.
Nicole (gallopingfool)was asked to use an overlay, at least two flowers, no card stock and a mixed alpha title.
My challenge was to use bling, paint, shredded edges and some blue paper.
Ceci’s poignant layout included lace, a photo of an older member of my family, handmade flowers and distressed edges.
Rachel’s challenge was to scrap an emotional or moving time/moment in your life, use a four word title, include a tree and a large circular shape (circle or a half circle).
The challenge continues and if you would like to join in you can sign up in the forum at http://www.chookscrapsscrapbooking.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=166
June Cybercrop winners
It was wonderful to see the different interpretations of the challenges this month. There was a lot of scope with the criteria for each challenge so there was an abundance of variety.
Challenge 1 -Shara
Challenge 2 – Jan
Challenge 3 required a scraplift of any layout from the gallery and there was a tie between Jem and Jan.
Challenge 4 – Lindy
Photographic challenge – Marion
Congratulations to all the winners and well done to all those who completed the challenges.
May and June winners
The monthly challenge winners for May are:-
Sketch 1 – Wendy
Sketch 2 – Kay
Sketch 3 – Marion
Card sketch – Jem
The June winners are:-
Sketch 1 – karen
Sketch 2 -Shara
Card Sketch – Donna
The May and June lucky draw winners were Julie (Tassiemum) and Pread (Lyn) respectively.
Congratulations to all.
June Cybercrop
It is that time of month again in the nest, cybercrop weekend. Helen Keller has inspired the challenges this month.
Challenge 1
Create a layout using -
- black cardstock for your base as Helen Keller lived in darkness
- a vine/vines or leaves to represent her childhood home “Ivy Green
- include the word “miracle” either in the title or your journalling to represent the play and films made about Helen Keller entitled “The Miracle Worker”.
Challenge 2
Create a layout that includes these five items -
H – handcut OR handmade embellishment
E – embossing (dry or with embossing powder)
L – lace
E – eight of something
N – naked chipboard
Challenge 3
No, it’s NOT a sketch!
This month we want you to scraplift a layout from the gallery.
Please give us a link to the page you choose, either here or in the gallery.
Challenge 4
Use the helen keller international organization logo http://www.hki.org/ as a sketch or as inspiration to create a card.
Entries are due to be uploaded in the gallery by midnight (WA time) Monday 21 June.
Masterchook Round 4 Results
This was the first Pressure Test and we were given 2 hours to complete a layout using the contents of another mystery box which held -
*stamping
*swirls
*clear things
*bling
*only one patterned paper, which is no bigger than 6″x4″ (can be cut into more than one piece!)
The voting proved to be very interesting in this round with the winner for both for both the design team and chooks’ choices being Shara’s lovely layout.
In second and third places for the chooks’ choice were Jan and Ceci.
The DT voting was so close that there was a tie for both 2nd (Geraldine and Bookaruth) and 3rd places ( Wendyq and Hilary)!!
There was less than a point between the place-getters so voting can make all the difference to your score for a round!! It will make for an interesting finish if all the rounds continue to be so close!!
Masterchook Round 3 Results
Round 3 was an Invention Test which involved taking this sketch by Lorraine and making it our own.
The winner was Ceci and PT (Tamara) was the chooks’ choice.
Marion, Emma and Viv were the runners-up.
Congratulations to all and thanks to those who have been taking the time to vote.






















































