Creative Team - ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey hey everyone.
This last week has been very exciting for me as I had ideas flowing all around in my head and 1 of them has come true.

So I am here to announce my very first Creative Team.
These 2 beautiful girls I have been following on Instagram for more than 6 months, they both have become my Insta Best Best Friends, all 3 of us share the love of documenting our lives, scrapbooking and Project Life, Also did I mention these 2 beautiful girls are Sisters??

So here they are Natalie and Melissa.

The 2 girls will be posting projects, Project Life and more starting in March. The girls will not have a set day of posting here on my blog so you will just have to keep a ear out on their and my social media.

You can find the girls here -
Melissa - Blog, Instagram
Natalie - Instagram

I can't wait to see what the girls have planned.

I will be pack with another blog post of another announcement.

Lydia xxx

PL JUNKIES - DT post #1

 

Hey everyone Lydia here with a layout for all you junkies. This layout is my week 4 spread and I got to use the awesome exclusive wood veneers from Craft Paper Scissors. 

This week was my first ever time using Enamel Dots. Yes, first time. So I had a lot of fun using them as I often use sequins on my layouts. 

Left Side - so this week was the first week of school going back here in Queensland, Australia so I started year 9. I use 2 of the exclusive wood veneers from Craft Paper Scissors as mentioned above.
All the cards I used in this layout are from : Happy Core Kit, Heidi Swapp Favourite Things Core Kit and Teen Boy Themed Kit. This wood veneer frame is from freckeled fawn, I don't know which kit as I got it in a giveaway last year.
Since it was my first day back at school I thought it would be a good idea to use a card which asked a few questions about myself right now. (This card is from the Teen Boy Themed Kit). You can also see 1 of the exclusive wood veneers.

Right Side - this side of the spread is mainly about my early morning going to pick grapes for the first time at one of our local vineyards. I love the green/teal quote card from the Happy Core Kit that summed up that day great.
Now I rarely use filler cards but I really only want 1 card for journaling about the grape picking so this card from the Happy Core Kit all I did was use some washi tape from Target here in Australia and a Fancy Pants Flair.

My challenge for you this week is to try something new or use something new that you have never used. Something you don't often do. For example this week was my first week using enamel dots and a week using filler cards which I don't often do. 

I can't wait to hear what you use or do that you don't often do on your layouts. 

Lydia xxx

Crafts of the Week - Week 5 & 6 of 2015

Hey everyone…

I know, I know I haven't kept up very well with my crafts of the week but here I am with 2 week in 1. 

So the week end of last week (week 5) i bought a new iPod case and it is clear so I can make my own covers out of my scrappbooking goodies. This one has products used from the Maggie Holmes Open Book collection. 

I also made some cute little covers for one of my friends birthdays that is coming up which I used products from  Deer & Fawn Designs and that is a blog post that I have already done (got to previous blog post)

I have done week 5 of my PL this week. Will share photos of their weekend. 

That is all I have to show you if my crafts go far these past 2 weeks but I will definitely be back soon to share my DT Layout for all the PL Junkies, week 5 PL. 

Lydia xxx

Deer Designer - #1

Hey everyone I am super excited to be here as a Deer Designer and here with my first post.

Today I am showing how to cover and decorate cute little notebooks.

The notebooks I use are $2-$3 for a 4 pack of A5 notebooks. I find these in the craft/notebook area in Big W I think the ones I have here are from the 'Collected & Co'. I like to have a few packets on hand for quick and easy birthday presents.

So here is how to cover and decorate your little notebooks - I pick my papers I want to use for the front and back cover. These books I only covered with printed paper on the front and just white card stock on the back. I have used the cute 'Desktop' collection by Becky Higgins Project Life 6x6 paper pad. All I used to stick the paper on is with my trusty double sided tape and then trim the rest of the paper off.

Once the front and back cover paper are on I use wash over the spine. I like to use 3 pieces. 

So then it's the fun part, you get to start decorating your notebooks. These 2 I have used some super cute coloured doilies from the Deer & Fawn Designs shop and the cute Chipboard stickers from the ''Desktop' collection by Becky Higgins. There's even a touch of hold in this collection.

So there you have it a cute, easy and quick way to make a little birthday gift or even just for yourself.

I hope you like my first Deer Designer post and I can't wait to see what you create if you do one of these notebooks.

Lydia xxx

Deer & Fawn Designs - February Challenge 'LOVE'

Hello everyone today I thought I would share my first Deer Designer Layout for Deer & Fawn Designs. This Layout is for their February challenge - 'LOVE'.

This layout has already been posted to their blog but wanted to show it to you all here as well. 

Make sure you you go to their blog to get the details of the challenge and how to enter.

Lydia xxx

Project Life Weeks 1-3

Hey hey everyone thought I old pop in and finislly give you the photos of my week 1-3 layouts of my 2015 project life as week 4 is my PL Junkies DT page which I will share next Friday. This year my goal was to do double 12x12 layouts but some weeks just aren't working out to be that so they are 1 1/2 layouts. 

So here they are. 

Week 1 - I used a lot of the beautiful Maggie Holmes Open Book collection. All of the embellishments are from that range. The cards are a mix from Dear Lizzy, The Scrappery, and random paper pads. I have to say this is one of my favourite Layouts. :)

Week 2 - week 2 I didn't take many photos :( (something I really need to start doing more this year) so instead of going with my full double layout I decided to cut a Design A B ckHiggins page protector in half and it turned out really good. This weeks layout isn't really embellished but I like it. 

Week 3 - ok this week was really fun to do because I got some awesome goodies from one of my PL Junkies DT buddies. I love love love how it turned out and I love all the colours. I used quite a lot of embellishments as I got lots in all the goodies Lisa sent me. This is also another favourite layout. 

So here you go Lisa a layout as promised from all of your goodies. :)

So there you hav it all my layouts so far for 2015. 

Next Friday I will be back to share with you Week 4. 

Have a great craft/creative weekend. 

Lydia xxx

Week 4 of 2015 - SOME EXCITING NEWS!!!!

Morning everyone it is Saturday were in Australia so I am 2 days late for my crafts of the week but I haven't done anything creative or taken many photos this week but I do have some exciting news.

So this week was the first week back at school. I have started year 9 this year as my second year of High a School and I just love it.

This week I was invited to join and be a Deer Designer at Deer & Fawn Designs. I will be posting each Wednesday on their blog, my blog, their Facebook Group, and all of my social media (Instagram, Facebook Page). Be sure to check out their Store and Facebook.

Also some more exciting news is that ' Project Life Junkies' now has a Website, Pinterest, Youtube and Instagram. 

And wait there's more PL Junkies also has a Hashtag, so if you post any of your Project Life layouts, ideas, inspiration be sure to to use the hashtag #pljunkies.

I hope you all have a great creative weekend. 

Lydia xxx