Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

 Good morning how are you? Hopefully staying out of the heat here in Western Australia..... I am here to announce the winners for the most recent cyber crop - Into the Wild. 

Thank you to all those who joined us it was amazing to see all your work and as always we are humbled by your support.

tudio 73 - Australian Bush Christmas Collection: Merry Xmas Skippy

 Well my Crafty Friends, here we are a month away from Christmas.

Is it just me or has this year just flown past?

Speaking of Christmas, Studio 73 has an absolutely gorgeous 

Christmas Collection - Australian Bush Christmas. 

With beautiful little Australian animals featured alongside Santa.

There's so much detail on the page, you don't need to do too much to make a fantastic layout.

So here for you today I've made a 2 page layout, so grab your fussy cutting scissors we're going to give them a workout.

Into the Wild Challenge #8 - Quote

 Good afternoon how is everyone going with the challenges? Before I share the last challenge, a little bit of housekeeping....

All challenges to count to go into the prize draw must be loading in the corresponding albums.

To go into the running to be Queen of the Crop, you must enter the whole 8 challenges.

You have till midnight the 18th November to enter all challenges *Western Australian time

Now onto the next challenge - Quote

Rikki

Theres nothing like blowing your first bubble, its a challenge and once you do it its wonderful and makes you feel alive......

Crystal

The most alive I feel is Christmas time… especially now with my babies

Niki

Nicole

Upload your entry here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.6044526505557594&type=3

Into the Wild Challenge #7 - Moodboard

 How is everyone travelling ? Doing ok with the Craft in the Run Into the Wild Cyber Crop? We have another challenge for you now this is number #7 - its the classic moodboard !!

Who loves them ?

Into the Wild Challenge #6 - Glamping

 Good morning thank you to those who played along with bingo its always so fun and always leaves you on the edge of your seat for sure. 

                                A new day and a new set of challenges here is challenge #6 

Into the Wild Challenge #5 - Sketch

 Good afternoon, just a quick reminder the Bingo starts at 4pm this afternoon, you still have time to join in the fun, just leave your 15 words in the comments section. The list is in the Craft on the Run Chit Chat community.

Here is challenge number 5....

Into the Wild Challenge #4 - Big Font

How are we traveling with the challenges so far? Well this is the perfect time to share with you Challenge #4.

Into the Wild Cyber Crop Challenge #3 - Geometric

 Good morning how are you? Thank you for those who played along last night with the Blind Crop, if you didnt join us last night you still have time to play along, just find the steps in the comments section.

Kicking off the day with the third challenge .....

Into the Wild Challenge #2 - Blind Crop

 Hi a quick pop in to share with you the Blind Crop list. It is about to kick off over in the Craft on the Run chit chat group, just follow the link below and you can play along with us LIVE....

Into the Wild Challenge #1- Flowers

 Good afternoon, it time to kick off Craft on the Runs Into the Wild Cyber Crop. So here is our first challenge ......

Before we see the amazing inspiration, Some house keeping before we share the first challenge. During the event you will get a number of different challenges and for your entry to count you must load your amazing work in the corresponding album.

There are small prizes for winners of each of the challenges and if you enter in each of the challenges you will go into the running for Queen of the Crop where you will have a chance to win a store voucher.

Into the Wild Cyber Crop

 Good afternoon how are you? Well it's that time again for our next Cyber Crop it kicks off tonight.....  Into the Wild.

Studio 73 - Australian Bush Christmas Advent Calendar

 Well my Crafty Friends here we are around the corner from December the month for everything Christmas.

Before December starts we need to get our Advent Calendar's ready.

So with Studio 73 and their beautiful "Australian Bush Christmas Collection" and Kaisercraft's Box Advent Calendar I've put them together to create this is beautiful Christmas piece to add to my Christmas decorations.

Simple Stories 'Boo Crew' - BOO

 Hello everyone, as the days count-down to Halloween I thought I would squeeze in another blog post promoting Simple Stories ‘Boo Crew’ collection.

Keeping it simple I have created a layered base using patterned papers from Simple Stories Boo Crew - 4x6 Elements (#13813 – Star side) and Our Little Spooks (#13803) along with plain papers (orange & black) from Echo Parks ‘I Love Halloween’ Solids Paper Pack. I also couldn’t resist using my Martha Stewart around the page punch set ‘Rings’.

 

Halloween in Dreamland - Haunted House

Hello again my crafty friends.

Here to bring you a little something different, if any of you saw my earlier Blog in October, I mentioned I was not into celebrating Halloween....however, being on a design team opens up different possibilities and fun challenges.

So, here I was thinking what would I do with what I was given, and I must say - I may have had a little too much fun making this one when all the ideas came flooding in.

Simple Stories: Boo Crew - Happy Haunting

 

Hello everyone, Nicole here with my second layout featuring the spooky ‘Boo Crew’ collection by Simple Stories.

 

I am really enjoying scrapping all my previous photos of Halloween for our theme this month, and it’s getting me in the mood for this year’s Trick or Treating.

 

Halloween In Dreamland - TRICK OR TREAT

 Hi again my crafty friends.

October - here we are!

How many of you do Halloween?

Funnily enough I don't do Halloween, however I have a niece and nephew who do and so gave me the perfect opportunity to play with the gorgeous paper range by Memory Place called 

Halloween In Dreamland.

The illustrations and the cuteness is enough to make anyone what to create something special with them...and so I did.

Simple Stories - Boo Crew Layout

 

Good morning everyone, and welcome to October.

I’m so excited about this month’s theme, can you guess what it is?

 

That’s right, it’s HALLOWEEN 🎃, which happens to be my youngest sons favourite time of year, even better than Christmas he reckons! He loves choosing a new spooky outfit every year and decorating the front of the yard, not to mention the candy!

I love walking around, admiring everyone’s costumes and scary houses and of course taking lots of photos to scrap!

 

So be prepared for a bit of a scare and let us get you in the mood as we count down to Halloween.

  I am one lucky girl and will be playing with the awesome Simple Stories ‘Boo Crew’ collection, today I will take you on a step-by-step walkthrough of how I put my layout together.

 

Simple Stories Page Kit - You & Me (Part 2)

 Good morning everyone, how are you all? 

Nicole here with you today, just scraping in my second double layout for September, featuring the ‘You & Me’ Page Kit by Simple Stories.  This time I have altered the layout (from the one shown below) to better suit my style and choice of photos.

Simple Stories - You & Me - Part 1

 

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all enjoying this lovely Spring weather, I know I certainly am!

This month we are featuring Simple Stories Page Kits, and I am working with the 'You & Me' kit.  These kits are perfect for putting a double layout together in a flash, and are suitable for all scrapbookers - beginners, intermediate and advanced alike. 

 

SIMPLE STORIES - Simple Pages - Part 2

Hello again my Crafty friends.

Well, here we are again past the half way mark in September....December is slowly but surely creeping up on us - has anyone even given Christmas presents a thought?

For those getting organised, I thought this gorgeous sweet collection by Simple Stories makes the perfect gift.

 Suitable for avid scrapbooker's or the complete beginner, just follow the "simple' instructions together with the illustrations to recreate the shown layouts or even make them your own.

There are a few different collections to choose from.

Today I'm playing with Simple Pages - All my love and bringing you part 2, where I've added a few of my own elements and have tweaked it slightly to show you how easy it is to change it up slightly and not needing too many more supplies to do so.

SIMPLE STORIES -Simple Pages - All my Love

 

Hi again my crafty friends.

Here today I'd like to share with you a gorgeous little collection that absolutely anyone can do.

Simple Stories have a gorgeous range called Simple Pages.

 The collection I'm using today is called "All My Love".

What's great about this collection is that a complete beginner to an experienced scrapbooker can complete the pages with ease.

It comes complete with 2 double layouts and all the instructions and diagrams to be able to recreate the pages shown.

Or.. if your like me, change things up a bit to make it your own.

Singing in the Rain Cyber Crop winners

 

Good morning how are you? I have to say its been some marvelous weather here in Western Australia lately so crafting has been on the back burner, now while I have my coffee and wish for the sun today I thought I would pop in and announce some winners from our last cyber crop.

Starting off with the Bingo Winner:

Alison Hornsey

Challenge #1 - Sketch

49 & Market - Here & Now

  

Hello fellow crafters, it’s Nicole here with you again today, popping in to share my latest layout featuring the amazing 49 and Market – Spectrum Sherbet.

49 and Market - Something Pink or Something Blue

Hi my crafty friends.

Well here we are another month is soon coming to an end, where do the weeks go...can you believe it will be Christmas soon?

I have been playing with the gorgeous bright colours of the 49 and Market Spectrum Sherbet Collection once again.

I couldn't decide if I liked the blue colour scheme or the pink colour scheme the best. 

I have discovered that I like to match my papers to the colours in the photos in someway, not by any means a requirement when scrapbooking.

I pick a colour that stands out in the photo and then try to match the papers to suit it or vice versa...now, don't get me wrong it doesn't always work out; but in this case it did.

So here I was with a couple of pictures which worked with the pink, and a picture that worked with the blue so I decided to play with both.

Here are my 2 layouts I'd like to share with you.

Singing in the Rain Challenge #7 - Blind crop

 

Well its been a creative weekend for sure!!! I am here for the last challenge of the cyber crop - last but not least Challenge #7 - Moodboard.

 Now dont stress if you have fallen behind you still have till midnight the 26th August to add all your entries to this cyber crop dont forget if you want to be the Queen of the Crop you must                                                                         enter all the challenges.

Singing in the Rain Challenge #6 Die Cut Challenge

                    

Good morning, can I start the day saying thank you for all those who played along with the Blind Crop last night, thank you for playing along. For those who missed it the instructions are still in the comments and you have plenty of time to play along and add your entry to the corresponding album. 

So its time to kick off the Sunday scrapping with Challenge #6 - Dies/ Punches/ Die Cuts and even cut files.

Singing in the Rain Challenge #5 - Blind Crop

In about half an hour we will be starting the Blind Crop, what you need is in the list below. If you havent done a blind crop before, the best way to think about it as a step by step layout without knowing what the layout looks like hence the ''blind'' part. 

This is a live event, and you will get new steps in the comment section.... its a lot of fun and it gets you out of the comfort zone. 

I am your host for this event, see you soon.

Singing in the Rain - Challenge #4 - Opposite Challenge

 Not long till the Blind Crop remember, it starts at 5pm Western Australian time but while we wait why dont we get to challenge #4...... 

Opposite Challenge

Singing in the Rain Challenge #3 - Ingredient Challenge

How are you travelling with the challenges so far? For Craft on the Runs Singing in the Rain Cyber Crop Challenge #3 - Ingredient Challenge

                   So onto our third challenge - Ingredient

Singing in the Rain - Challenge #2 - Quote

Good morning how are you? Ready to get your scrap on? Kicking off the day with Singing in the Rains Challenge #2 - Quote..... 

Who loves the rain? Who hates it? Whos inspired by what it brings? Then this is the challenge for you !!!

                   So onto our second challenge - Quote

Singing in the Rain Cyber Crop - Challenge #1 - Sketch

 Wow that was an amazing bingo thank you to all those who joined us and played along.

Some house keeping before we share the first challenge. During the event you will get a number of different challenges and for your entry to count you must load your amazing work in the corresponding album.

We will also have a Blind Crop tomorrow that is also a live event, a blind crop in case you dont know is when you are given step by step instructions to create a layout, without knowing the end result. 

*** You will find out what the layout looks like a week later.

There are small prizes for winners of each of the challenges and if you enter in each of the challenges you will go into the running for Queen of the Crop where you will have a chance to win a store voucher.

Singing in the Rain Cyber Crop

Good afternoon how are you? Well it's that time again for our next Cyber Crop it kicks off tonight..... 

Starting with our LIVE Bingo game, you still have time to play along entries close at 5.30pm Western Australian time, the bingo call will happen 1 hour later.

All you have to do is join us in our Craft on the Run Chit Chat community find the graphic with a list of words and place your choice of 15 words in the comments and then wait it ll the live call. I can assure you it is a lot of fun.

Sketch 101 - with Rikki G

 Good morning how are you? I am here once again using the amazing 49 and Market.

And today its about working from a sketch to a layout.

   Have you ever wondered how do you use a sketch? Wonder how do you get from this ......

To this.......

One Thousand..... with Rikki G

 Good morning how are you all? Rikki here today with my first share in a little while ( life gets a little bit hectic doesnt it). 

This month is 49 and Market - Art Spectrum month and whats not to love about this collection.

Junk Journal - 49 and Market Spectrum Sherbert

Hello my crafty friends, well let me bring you a colourful little piece to brighten your wet, wild and woolly winter days....hope your all managing to keep warm and dry.

Bring on summer I say.

Here today I'm playing with the beautiful 49 and Market Spectrum Sherbet.

 The colours are so gorgeous and bright in this beautiful collection.

Beautiful Moments - 49 and Market Spectrum Sherbet

 Good morning Chit Chatters, it’s Nicole here with you today.
This month you are in for a treat, because we will be featuring 49 and Market. If you’re not familiar with this brand, then do yourself a favour and be sure to follow us this month as we showcase this stunning range.  The papers and ephemera are excellent quality, nice and thick with a gorgeous colour palette. 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio - 'No Limits'

 Hi everyone, Nicole here sharing another layout featuring the awesome ‘No Limits’ collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studios.  I just love the fun, vibrant feel of this collection, which is perfect for the little men our life. 
 

Moody Blues - One Sheet Wonder

Hello again my Crafty Friends.

I think this Moody Blues collection describes the weather for these past few Wintery months.

Who's ready for some sunshine?

On the up side; its a good excuse to stay indoors and get out your craft and create.

Here today, I am using the Uniquely Creative - BlueBell from the Moody Blues Collection - however I am only using this 1 sheet from this range, together with the creative cuts pack and some cardstock I'll be showing you how I created 5 cards, 2 note cards and 1 book mark.

"Hello" Baby Girl - DT Crystal Watts

Hey Crafters!

Crystal back here on the blog today, and well its getting closer and closer to our family welcoming some little girls! So this layout was super fun to create as its going to go into one of the beautiful girl albums that Nanny/Gigi is creating (AKA Jodie - Owner of COTR)

Here is the Layout I'll be taking you through to create today, its made up of a new style even I have been adapting to, involving using up those scraps to create a beautiful layout. 

I'll be using Uniquely Creative - Hey Baby Girl

Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'No Limits' - My Boy

 Good morning Chit Chatters, Nicole here, this month the design team are showcasing different collections new to the store, and I was lucky enough to receive Cocoa Vanilla’s ‘No Limits’ collection, which is perfect for my male dominated household. I hope you will join me as I provide a step-by-step walk though of my layout.

Welcome Baby (8x10'' Album Pages) - DT Crystal Watts

 

Hello Crafters,

I hope your all well, and getting in as much creating time as possible! 

Welcome to July, well this month here at Craft on the Run we are getting to play with some of the new collections that have arrived in store as of late.

Today and later in the month I will be sharing the beautiful Uniquely Creative - Hey Baby Girl collection.

I had one of the Uniquely Creative 8x10 Albums sitting around and though using this kit would be perfect to start my baby album. 

 

Uniquely Creative -Moody Blues : Take Flight

 Well hello my crafty friends

Hoping these wet, cold and long winter days have given some of you an excuse to stay indoors and get into your crafting.

Today I want to show you something a little different.

Have you got a sheet of 12 x 12 full of the same pattern i.e. flowers or in my case butterflies and your not sure what to do with it other than fussy cut some and add some to a page.
Well, why not fussy cut the whole lot and use it all on one page.
Let me show how.

Not Goodbye but just see you later - Robyn & Sharon Farewell

 

Today are the days we hate here on the team..... it is time to farewell some of our design team members.

Firstly Robyn Leanne she has been with the team for 18 months and what a creative journey that has been. 

Sweet Cheeks - Paper Rose "Outback Friends"

 Hi Crafty Peeps, Sharon here bringing you another layout using Outback Friends. 

I can't believe it's half way through the year, where has that 6 months gone? I've really enjoyed my time on this Fabulous Design Team.