November Challenge

Our first challenge for November is a Halloween inspired mood board ... Your layout doesn't need to be a halloween layout, and let us all know what inspired you!

I will be woking on finishing off my take this afternoon....

I've been inspired to use, Paint Splaters, a banner and a stencil (inspired by the pumkin carving!)

Remember that you need to upload your layout into the Mystical Scrapbooks Gallery , or via linkup, by the end of October for your chance to win a prize.

And this month prize is a Flourish and Bling pack

Happy scrapping and I look forward to see what you come up with.

Donna

Gallery Pick

 

Here's another fantastic page from our September Cybercrop. Justjane was inspired to scraplift Fancy Pants Design team member Diana Brodeur. I love all the horizontal lines on this page and the little details. Jane has created perfect homes for all the elements on her page and then added some details with all her little circle elements to break up the straight lines- this is a great technique to add interest and also some fun. I really love this choice of colours as well- it's a nice subtle pallet which works really well with her photo. I definitely think is a page I'd like to scraplift! Thanks for sharing the inspiration Jane!

New stock has arrived!

Jellibean Soup - Chit Chat Chowder

This collection is full of bold colors, popular and trendy icons such as smiley faces, pineapples, cups of coffee and so much more. 

Find the whole range in store here - Chit Chat Chowder

We have also added 12 new Thickers to our range! Here just a few of my favourites ...

Find them all here - AC Thickers

Happy Scrapping
Mystical Team

October Cyber Crop ~ Journalling

Hello all,

Welcome to the October CyberCrop. 

We're all about Journalling again this month and we have 8 ideas for you to choose from.

So the way this CC works is;

• You get 1 ticket into the draw per challenge ...up to the maxium of 3. You are welcome to do as many as you like, but maxium tickets given is 3

• Upload your challenge pages to our gallery, there is only 1 gallery this month, so and make sure you let us know what number challenge idea you have used.

You'll find below a list of 8 ideas for different ways to journal on your LO's with some examples of some from the DT.   You needed follow the ideas exactlly, your welcome to add your own spin, as long as we can 'see' the orginal idea.

1. Long title - Make you journalling and title in one by creating a long title that tells the story. The title of my LO below is a quote from Will age 3- something that he said often to Kieran- which always made us laugh because we didn't know where he got the idea from!

2. Story - Write your journalling as a story- you could even start it with Once upon a time....


3. Time-line - Use a time-line to tell your story- maybe pictures of a child at different ages, jobs you've had, cars you've owned, major life events, or placed you've lived?

4. Numbers about you - this is another list. But this one should be numbered and it should relate to you- 10 things I love about.... 15 life lessons I've learned... 20 things I want to do before I die... 12 books I'll always own... 10 things I'm thankful for.... 42 things about me at 42....  you can pick the number and the subject - but it has to be about you!

5. Significant other's words - Has your partner, child or another person close to you written or said something you'd like to get on a page? Or perhaps you can ask them too? Maybe even a He says/she says?

6. Repeat a phrase - Use the same starter for each sentence or section of your journalling: 
For example; 'I love you because....'  'Today you...' 'Currently I....' 'When you were little...' 'I wish...' 'I remember...' This prompt has more impact when you have at least 8 - 12 lines of journalling starting in the same way.

7. Social Media Stories -  Use some text from your social media- a Facebook status- maybe with comments, or your tweets, or instagram text. Or use a Meme that sums up some aspect of yours or someone else's life.

8. 5W's - Use the 5W's (who, what, where, when, why) to tell the story- make the words (who, what, where, when, why) as an integral part of your layout design. 

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You have a week plus to upload your creations into the gallery- there is only one for this CC. 

Due date Sunday, 6th November - Midnight

**All layouts entered must be created for this CC.

We will be giving away 1 shopping voucher valued at $20.00, and each entry receives 1 ticket into the draw.....each challenge you do gives you a chance to win!
We will also have a surprise prize!!  Our DT members will chose their favourite over-all layout and I will send that lucky person a surprise in the mail.

Happy Scrapping.

Mystical Team

Gallery Pick

 

Deb W made this lovely, lovely page for our scraplift challenge in the September Cybercrop. She was inspired by a page by Australian Scrapper Karen Shady. I love the pops of red and the way she's framed her photo. The ink work on the background is a lovely effect and all the textures on this page make me want to touch it. I love the way it feels beachy without being 'themey' too. Nothing wrong with themey but this subtlety is really beautiful. Thanks for sharing this page in our gallery Deb. 

Gallery Pick

Jazikt shared both of these LO's in the mystical Gallery in August. The one above was for our Pink and Blue Cyber Crop and the second one was for Scraplift Challenge where members were challenged to scraplift a layout of their own. I really love both of these layout in their own right. But what I think is super cool is that they show just how well scraplifting works for taking an idea or design that has worked and reusing it to create another LO- which works just as well and looks quite different. In both layouts Jazikt has got the same solid design base but has mixed up her embellishments and element placement for a fresh look. I love: the colours she has put together on both LO's, the titles quite different but both cool, the frames, and the embellishments- similar shapes but with very different effects. Thanks so much for sharing both these pages Jazikt.

DT Quick Share: Big Boys Bed

 

Another page using the Simple Stories Heart Line, this time a boy page- about my little guy moving up to his 'big boys bed'.

 

Supplies used: Cardstock Core'dinations Blue, Patterned Papers: Simple Stories Heart: I Love you,  I Never Forget, Elements 2, Alpha: Thickers, Extras: Simple Stories Heart Cardstock Stickers, Washi Tape