Janice Nicholls 2Crafty May Shares

Hello Everyone!
Well its my turn again to share over on the 2Crafty blog.
This month I only get to share 2 layouts.....2Crafty have something special happening on my 3rd day....be sure to pop in to check out what it is  :)
I love adding this gorgeous chippie to my projects.

This is my Design Team post.
Janice Nicholls - My May Shares

  Hello Everyone!! Welcome to the 2Crafty blog. Today it is my turn to share two  layouts both featuring the Gorgeous 2Crafty Chipboard   My 1st share is all about the most amazing and unforgettable holiday we had last year.    {Unforgettable} 

  

  The 2Crafty chipboard pieces I used on this layout are;

Palm Trees

Small Palm Trees

2013

 Unforgettable-title

 I created a little cluster at the bottom of the palm trees and added the 2013 date to it.

2013 was simply inked with Pinecone ink.

 Unforgettable is the perfect title for my page....again I just coloured it using
 Pinecone ink and stitched it onto my page with thread.

 Each Palm Tree was given a light coat of gesso, then a light smear of Texture paste.

Once it was dry I coloured the stems with Pinecone Ink and rubbed them back using an emery board, to  resemble the bark.

The leaves were coloured using different shades of green inks and the biggest and smallest Palm Tree leaves were outlined with a green marker.  Then I layered them together using pop dots to add some dimension and created a little cluster at the bottom.

My 2nd share today is a layout I created  for a Challenge

 about scrapping that "Imperfect photo".

 {Treasure Forever}

When we scrap we tend to always look for that perfect photo but what about that
 "Imperfect Photo". The one that is slightly blurry, has the wrong light, or is out of focus.

 We all have them and cannot bring ourselves to delete or scrap them.

 The picture does not have to be perfect to have special meaning, it may be the
only one you have.

The challenge was to scrap that "Imperfect Photo" and capture a memory for the future.

This is what I created...a 3 generation photo, slightly blurry, out of focus

but I love it and it has such a special meaning.

 

The 2Crafty Chipboard I have used on this layout are;

Flourish Adornment

Fern

Fanciful Butterflies

Funky Heart

All these pieces were coated with a thick layer of White Distress Crackle paint

 and once dry sprayed with Glimmermist.

Friendship Mini Words- Treasure, Forever

These word were used to create my title and were coloured with silver ink

The Fanciful Butterfly and Flourish Adornment were coated with Distress Crackle Paint

and sprayed with Glimmermist, then added to a flower cluster.

 Fanciful Butterfly

 A Funky Heart

surrounded by lots of beautiful flowers.

  This  Fern  was part of the cluster and helped frame the photo.   Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I will be back  in June with 3 more projects to  share.   Janice xx  

    Thanks for looking and Thank you so much for any comments you may leave here or over on the 2Crafty blog.....I really do appreciate  your  warm, kind words.   Janice xx

2Crafty Design Team May Shares

Hello Everyone!!

My post is live over on the 2Crafty blog today.

Here is a couple of sneak peeks. Pop over to see the full reveal.

 

{unforgettable}

 

 {Treasure Forever}

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Janice xx

Design Team Layout for Case File No 122 at CSI

 

 

Hello Everyone!

 

So are you ready for this week's challenge? 

Grab your forensics kits, CSI members, and get ready for some serious sleuthing as we open

 Case File No. 122.  

And since it's the second week of the month, we have a Page Drafts sketch created exclusively for CSI by our fabulous Composite Sketch Artist and design team member, Em Stafrace.

Check out all the breathtaking inspiration here

 This is my Design Team layout for this case.

 

 {1,2,3,4 in our Happy little Family}

Here is how I have solved Case No. 122

The Scheme:  These are not colours I usually scrap with so almost gave this one a miss...but  a challenge is a challenge  so decided to push myself out of my comfort zone..

I have used all 5 colours; orange, avocado green, white, black, celadon green

Evidence: flowers, leaves, metal brads, ribbon,tags.

Testimony; Journal on a tag, Inspiration word-setting, handwrite your journaling in cursive....Sarah likes it when I handwrite on a layout.... note to self-I should do it more.

We chose this magnificent setting at the golf course to have our Family photos taken.

Its a 10 minute drive from home and a really beautiful spot..

Kevin is a keen golfer  and frequents the course every Sunday over the winter golfing season.

 Wide open spaces, big sprawling gum trees, winter and spring grass abundant, a running creek, kangaroos and rabbits.... it was the perfect spot for us.

 We had a gorgeous young lady take these photo for us today.

Thank you so much Georgie Daniels.... we love our photos

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Your lovely comments are always read and much appreciated.

I would love to see you join in and solve this case.

Upload your layout into the gallery.

Its lots of fun!

 

Janice xx

Thrilled to be Guest Designing at The Scrapbook Store

I am honoured and thrilled to be Guest Designing  at The Scrapbook Store during May.

A big Thank you to Marelize Frisby and Susan McGregor for inviting me.

Read the newsletter to find out all about the latest news at  The Scrapbook Store

 

Here is the sketch for May....Designed by Design Team Member Marelize Frisby.....

 

This is my take on the sketch

 {happy}

 

All the products used on this layout are available for purchase from The Scrapbook Store.

Maya Design Papers...(Gorgeous paper to work with....  I love them!)

Cardstock, Green Tara Roses, Rosebuds, Kaisercraft Blooms, 2Crafty Chipboard, Heidi Swapp Epoxy Stickers , The Crafters Workshop Template and washi tape.
 



Pop over to the Gallery and see the inspirational work by the very talented Design Team

Winners are drawn at random, to enter upload your entry to the May 2014 Sketch competition folder in the gallery before midnight 31st May 2014 -  Good Luck!

 

 

 

I will be next week with another layout created using the Echo Park Getaway Papers. 

 

 Janice has been given Echo Park Getaway to work with – can hardly wait to see what Janice comes up with !  Visit Janice’s Blog to get a sampling of her fabulous talents.

 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your lovely words.

 

Janice xx

My 1st CSI Design Team share Play

Hello Everyone!!

I am very excited to share my 1st layout as a new Design Team Member over at

Colour, Stories, Inspiration.

 

{Play}

 It is such a gorgeous colour combo.

Case File No. 121

This is how I solved it;

The Scheme; I have used all 5 Colours; deep burgundy, ivory, white, black, light gray

Evidence; something transparent, flowers, book pages, cord/twine/jute.

Testimony; Document 4 interesting things about your photo;

1.This grand old piano belonged to Sarah's Nanna Nicholls and sits pride of place in our hallway.

2.Sarah had Piano lesson for 3 years.

3. Sarah loves to play but isn't home much anymore.

 Whenever she does come home she love to sit and play.

4. I love listening to her play. I often sit an listen and wish I could play.

 

 

 

Click here to see all the amazing creations from this incredibly talented Design Team .

We would love to see you join in and share your layout in the gallery.

 

Happy Friday! And Happy May! A new month brings lots of new surprises, and this month is extra-special because our brand-new Detectives are making their official debut! Please welcome: Adele Beck, Anna Sigga, Cathy Cafun, Cindy Fortin (aka Violette), Felicity Wilson, Jacqueline Moore, Janice Nicholls, Libeeti Frenkel, Maria Rose, Michelle Whorwood, and Terhi Koskinen 

This is how the challenge works

Tune in each Friday evening (around 6:00 p.m. United States EST) for our weekly reveal to see the current Case File.
The Case File contains the following elements:
"The Scene" - This is the inspiration image from which the color palette, inspiration, and story starters are drawn.
"The Scheme" - This is the palette of five colors you must use. You may add neutrals (black, white, kraft, cream, gray, brown) to these colors. Please try to get your colors as close to this swatch as possible, but don't drive yourself crazy or not play because you don't have the exact shade of a color. If you'd like to add an additional color to accent, please restrict it to about 10% of your page.
"Evidence" - These are elements drawn from the inspiration image that you should include on your page. They may be products, techniques, or other design ideas. Choose two or more to include in your layout. If you see other elements that inspire you in this picture, feel free to add those, too!
"Testimony" - This is the journaling part. Choose one (or more) elements for your journaling. The journaling elements are also drawn from the inspiration image and may be in the form of topic ideas, journaling formats, journaling approaches, or words to inspire your stories. They are meant to spark ideas for you to tell a story on your page. You can combine them, use them as a jumping-off point, or you can always use The Scene (inspiration image) as inspiration for your journaling.
"The Sketch" - New for 2013, CSI is joining forces with the Page Drafts. Em Stafrace, creator of this awesome sketch site, is creating an exclusive sketch for CSI the second week of each month. You may interpret the elements in the design as you wish, but use the basic composition of the sketch. You may flip or rotate the sketch to suit your design.
Detailed Clues - Detailed clues for the Case Files can be found at the bottom of the Case File thread, after all of the design team's layouts are displayed. The clues that are given on the Case File image are explained in more detail in this spot. Links related to the Testimony, RGB codes, and so forth are found here.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope I have inspired you to join in this week.

If you cant find your way around or need to know something, I am more than happy to help...Please Ask.

 

 

Janice xx

Scrap It With Attitude May DT Card

 Hello Everyone!!

Today I am sharing my May Scrap It With Attitude Design Team project

 

Design Team member Fiona, has inspired us  this month with this  gorgeous colour palette

Pop into the SIWA Facebook page and check out the fabulous inspiration from the other DT girls.

 

 

I decide to try something a little, well very different actually.

I love mixed media, I love watching girls create using mixed media and they make it look so easy..... but it just doesn't seem to work for me...I just cannot get it to look right...but I loved having a crack!!  This almost ended up in the bin......still not sure about it!!

 

Here is my take on the colour palette and its May and that means Mothers Day.

 I  have made a card for my Mum for Mothers Day.

{mum}

and my message inside reads:

Dear Mum,

Someone as Special as you shouldn't have to wait until Mothers Day to get the attention you deserve, but that's what usually happens.

 All my life, I've been able to count on you-to listen, to understand, to love me, even at my most unlovable.

You're the kind of Mother other Mothers strive to be and I feel Lucky you're mine.

So, though I may neglect to tell you as often as I should,

 don't ever think for a moment that I don't appreciate you....

because as far as I'm concerned you're the best there is...

Love you lots Mum xx

 

Happy Mothers Day to all the Beautiful Mums for Sunday 11th of May

 

Thanks for stopping by and Thanks for your beautiful words.

 Janice xx



CSI April Special Deputy Case File No. 120 " Live Your Life"

Hello!!

 Welcome to my blog.

 Today I am sharing a layout I created as an April Special Deputy at Colour, Stories, Inspiration.

 

 

 

{Live Your Life}

 

 

The Scheme; the 5 colours are all there.

Evidence;stripes (paper), something sheer (vellum paper), place something upside down (butterfly).

Testimony: Create a vellum or transparent holder for your journaling ( the little holder is in between the butterfly and the cluster)
 

 

 

It has been an honour to work as a Special Deputy over at CSI during April.

Thank you Debbi for having me.

I have enjoyed the challenge of creating a layout for each of the Cases.

 

I am very excited to be joining CSI as a new Design Team Member for the next Challenge.

Case File No 121. Make sure you pop back to see my layout.....its a gorgeous colour combo.

 

Thanks again to those of you who ALWAYS stop by and leave me lots of Love.

I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Remember if you leave some love I will be sure to return the favour.

If you are new to my blog, and you like my work, I would love for  you to become a follower.

 

Janice xx



CSI April Special Deputy Case No. 119 About You

 

Hello Everyone!

 Wishing you all a Happy Easter.

 

Today I am sharing a page I created as the April Special Deputy

 for  Case File No. 119 at Colour Stories Inspiration.

{About You}

 

 I will admit that these colours did stump me for awhile.......

but after going through my stash of papers I came across this oldish Cosmo Cricket paper

and from there it all seemed to flow. 

 Most of the colours are in the papers so I didn't actually have to do much.

Thanks Mum for cutting out all the black frames

This is Case File No 119.

 ....and this is how I solved it.

The Scheme; The 5 colours are all there...although some may be a shade different.

Muted Blue Teal, Beige, Light Brown, Kiwi Green, Black

Evidence; tags (tucked behind the photo with some journaling), frames, labels (I have tucked in a quicksilver clothing tag from his shirt), add something unexpected (I made the little wire heart).

Testimony; I chose to journal on the tags and labels.

Journaling reads: You are 11 years old,  Year 6  at School, your teacher is Mrs B.

Matthew you are  quiet, friendly and  caring,  with a warm sense of humour.

You love your Mum and she loves you very much.

You love playing on your Playstation.

You love watching Telly.

You love playing Sport.....Junior Cricket- Cummins Redbacks,  Football- Mini Colts Cummins Kapinnie Cougars  and Swimming -West Coast Swim Club. You always try your hardest.

Love Mum xoxo

 

Have a look at what the DT have created....

lots of fabulous layouts...full of inspiration.

If these are your colours pop over to CSI and play along.

Remember to share your layout in the gallery.

 

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit and leave me some love.

.

Janice xx

 

CSI Design Team

Hello Everyone!!

 I have been keeping a little secret.
Today I can share!!!!

I am thrilled and excited  to be joining the Design Team at Colour, Stories, Inspiration.

A huge Thank You to  Debbi Tehrani for inviting me.

I feel extremely lucky to be working alongside so many talented scrappers from all around the world.

 

( below is Copy and pasted from the CSI blog)

Announcing our New Design Team

May 2014

I'd like to thank everyone who responded to our design team call. We had over 60 applicants. There were so many talented and inspiring members applying, and I loved looking through your work on your blogs and galleries. I wish we could take everyone who applied.

We're sad to say goodbye to our cherished Detectives who are going into retirement. They will always wear the CSI Detective badge. We thank them for their inspiration and all they have done to make CSI the awesome community it is!

We are excited to announce the latest additions to our design team of CSI Detectives, along with our continuing Detectives. We are pleased to carry on the tradition of including an incredibly talented and diverse team of designers from around the globe who have a range of storytelling and artistic styles to inspire all types of scrappers.

Please help us welcome our newest  CSI Detectives (their term will begin with the first May reveal):

Adele Beck (aka Adele D'LeeBug) - United States

Anna Sigga - Iceland

Cathy Cafun - Australia

Cindy Fortin (aka Violette) - Canada

Felicity Wilson - Australia

Jacqueline Moore - Australia

Janice Nicholls - Australia

Libeeti Frenkel - Israel

Maria Rose - United States

Michelle Whorwood - New Zealand

Terhi Koskinen - Finland

And here are our returning Detectives:

Anna-Karin Evaldsson - South Africa

Annette Gearside - Australia

Annie Claxton - United Kingdom

Arnlaug Koppang- Norway

Debbi Tehrani- United States

Debbie Standard - United States

Em Stafrace - Australia

Heather Jacob - Australia

Helen Wallace - Australia

Kim Ewins - Australia

Kylie gW - Australia

Magali Le Luc (aka Ladybird) - Canada

Laura Mooney - United States

Michele Singh - United States

Milagros C Rivera - Puerto Rico

Sarah Groen - New Zealand

Shawna Saucier - United States

Sylvia Mellander Ekman - Sweden

Tracee Provis - England

Val Thorpe - South Africa

Veera Saarivuo - Finland

CSI is a weekly scrapbooking challenge that inspires you to try new colour schemes and to tell your stories. The Case Files provide inspiration that will get you thinking about scrapbooking in a whole new way. A new Case File opens every Friday evening. CSI is all about inspiration and sharing and most important, fun. We cant wait to see the stories you'll tell and the art you'll create.
Come on over and join in the fun.

A few of my "Special Investigator" and "Special Deputy" layouts.


This is the current Case File. It is open for another 5 days.
Come on..... join in...... its so much fun!!

Janice :)

April DT Scrap It With Attitude Love & Cherish

Hello Everyone!!

So happy you have stopped in to see my Design Team Layout I have created for

 "Scrap It With Attitude"

This months challenge is to Reuse/Repurpose/Use your Scraps........Use packaging, use your scrap strips of paper or even your negative for chipboard/alphas/die cuts.

.

{Love & Cherish}

I have used some very old Bo Bunny cardstock, product packaging as layers behind my photos and off cuts from the die cut frame pieces.

We would love you to show us how you revamp the leftovers.

Share your page on the Scrap It with Attitude Facebook page

 for your chance to win some fabulous prizes.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

I get much excitement and joy from reading all your beautiful comments.

 

Janice xx

 

 



CSI April Special Deputy Hold On Tight

Hello Fellow Scrappers!!

We are back with another fun Case File that we"re sure you are going to have fun with,

 and since its the 2nd week we have a Page Drafts sketch to use.

Today I am sharing with you my "Special  Deputy"  take on the new Case File  No. 118 over at

Colour Stories Inspiration

 

{Hold On Tight }

Here is how I solve the Case:

The Scheme: I have used all of the beautiful colours.

Evidence: White Background, arrows, doodling/pen work, fibers, pockets.

Testimony; Put your journaling in a pocket. I have tucked a pocket under the photo and added my journaling to a tag

Journaling reads:   Holiday destination ..Queensland...The Worlds.  We are off to Sea World today...home of the Corkscrew Ride. Sarah had been talked about the Corkscrew ride for quite awhile. She had heard all about it from friends at school. I am going to do this....It took a little while to convince younger brother Matthew to hop on with you. You lined up, got your tickets and waited nervously as you stood and watched the ride going around. Your turn.  Ready.... you hopped on and buckled yourselves in. I yelled "Hold On Tight". This exhilarating ride had you both hanging on to the edge of your seats as you races around bends and flew through loops. The triple loop the loop coaster is packed full on fun, thrills and adrenalin pumping action that left you with sweating palms and your hearts pounding. You were so Happy that you did it!!. April 2008

 

The Case File is open and ready to be solved...join in the fun.

Pop over to the CSI page to see all the incredible inspiration.

 

 All the Chippie used is the beautiful 2Crafty Chipboard

Washi tape was used to created all the patterned strips behind the photo.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

I love reading all your beautiful comments and really appreciate you taking the time to leave me some love......THANK YOU!!

If you leave a comment I will be sure to visit your blog and leave you some love.

 

Janice xx