You Brighten My World

This paper from the Colour Blast Arty Farty Range is so much fun! I have emphasised the paint colours by adding smears of Nuvo Glitter Drops in matching colours to each stripe. I have also continued the messy theme by going with some wider less uniform inked edges picking up the pink in the photo. I've intentionally left my embellishing simple because the pattern on the paper is so bold.

Supplies used: Bazzill Cardstock White, Colourblast Arty Farty paper: Artist, Cocoa Vanilla- Bohemian Dream Stickers, Happiness: Flairs and Clear Stickers, Kaisercraft Acetate Stickers- Butterflies, Tim Holz Distress Ink: Pickled Raspberry, and Nuvo Glitter Drops; Lilac Whisper, Sherbert Shimmer, Honey Gold, Dazzling Blue, Blue Lagoon and Sunlit Meadow.

New in Store: New Shimmer Dust Colours

Did you hear? We have five new colours of Shimmer Dust in the store to go along with the sunflower we already had we now have: Candy, Lush, Navy, Paris, and Peacock. If you missed my first post about Shimmer Dust check it out here.

Gallery Pick ~ Julene

Each month on our Facebook chat, we host the albums for the monthly and Cybercrop challenges. There is such a great wealth of inspiration in those albums I wanted to pick some scrapbooker's pages to share each week.

This weeks Gallery Pick is Julene. These two lovely pages were made by Julene for our September Cybercrop. I love the way she has used old book pages to make strips for her background. The text evokes the history of the fountain in her image. I also love the very simple embellishing which is a great design choice when using a bold patterned paper. Julene's second page has a lovely delicate colour scheme perfect for baby pages- with lovely pops of colour in her flower cluster. The layout design on this page is balanced and her page is a great showcase for her photo. Thank you for sharing your pages and playing along in our challenge Julene.

DT Call

It’s time to add a new member to our Design Team!

We're looking for a new creative and inspiring designer who are active in social media for the period of January 2020 – June 2020.

What I am Looking for:

You will need to be able to create 3 or 4 projects each month, showcasing the products from Mystical Scrapbooks, with a high degree of techniques and the willingness to work with different styles of papers each month.

Design 1 challenge each month, with an example page

1 blog post per week

Help organize and attend on-line Cyber Crops once a month.  You will need to design a challenge and produce a project/layout.

To Apply:

1. Tell us about yourself …

What do you like to create? Describe your style? Are you or have you been on other design teams?  (Not essential).

2. Your links…

Please provide links to your blog, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube (if applicable).

3. Samples…

Please attach photos of 3 samples of your work that BEST represents you. 

Incentives:

You will get receive a kit each month up to the value of $30.00

Whilst you are a member of the Mystical Scrapbooks Design Team, you will receive a 20% discount at the store.  (Some items are excluded)

If you can photograph layouts/projects to a high standard and have the time to actively engage in the participation Mystical’s challenges and community, please email your application to admin@mysticalscrapbooks.com.au with DT CALL in the subject line.

Call closes Friday 29th November 2019.

The successful applicant will be notified by email in December and announced soon after.

This call is opened to Australian crafters only.

I’m very excited to see all your applications!

Gallery Pick: Property Jane

Each month on our Facebook chat group, we host the albums for the monthly and Cybercrop challenges. There is such a great wealth of inspiration in those albums I wanted to pick some scrapbookers work to share each week.

This week it's Property Jane- her layouts are from a variety of out monthly challenges this year and I found it impossible to pick just one that I liked best! I love that these pages show how multi-talented P-Jane is. The pages are all different styles and all just perfect.
The blue mixed media page has heaps of texture and is a perfect match for her photo which is quite light and simple so stands out on the background P-Jane has created.
How absolutely amazing are those hand-doodled flower chickens on the second page- this is totally an idea I hope to scraplift in the future!
Finally, the page below with it's lovely colour scheme and awesome corner cluster is so charming and girly- just perfect for her sweet photo.
So much to love here- thanks for sharing your pages with us Property Jane.

Saturday Inspiration

Twelve journalling ideas to inspire your monthly challenges for November...

1. Write your journaling like a newspaper article with your title as the headline.
2. Use bullet points. 
3. Add your journaling in a library pocket. 
4. Use your age to inspire your page: Eg 46 things I love at 46. Or 47 things I want to do before 47.
5. Interview your subject and record their answers- lists of questions can be found online.
6. Write your journaling in the form of a letter to yourself or someone else- maybe even someone you have lost. Add it in an envelope on your page
7. Write some journaling to work out a personal issue you are having- put it on the back of your page- so no one sees it but you.
8. Add journaling to a photo before you print it. 
9. Write your journaling as a story: Once upon a time there was...
10. Write a Top Ten list... favourite books, movies, songs, albums, foods... whatever takes your fancy.
11. Make a page that has only journaling- no photos: 100 things about me. 50 things that make me happy. Places I have been and my favourite thing about them. 25 happy memories. 30 people that inspire me and why they do.
12. Do a 'Currently' page for each member of your family. Here's a list to pull from... 

Right now I am:

~ looking
~ loving
~ thankful
~ inspired
~ savouring
~ reading
~ swooning
~ enjoying
~ feeling
~ counting
~ tasting
~ wondering
~ making
~ wishing
~ hoping
~ glad
~ listening

~ relieved
~ seeing
~ dreaming
~ thinking

~ anticipating 

~ going
~ feeding
~ grateful for
~in awe

November Monthly Challenges

Journaling on your pages gives scrapbook albums a bit of depth, stories that take thought and even a bit of soul searching will give your albums variety, and show future generations a side of life that photos don't always reveal.
  
While not every page requires the extra info, others will befit enormously, and don't be afraid to scrap the harder or less than perfect photos..... They to have their place in everyone's history.


Challenge One - Begin with a quote or phrase

Find a quote, a phrase from a song or some other special saying to start off your scrapbook journaling. As you journal, tie in your thoughts with the quote.

For my page, I've used a quote that I found on Pinterest that think go perfect for our summer

holiday photos and my journaling is on the back of my layout,  about how much I enjoy our big family Christmas holiday each year my sister and her family are over.

I've used Cocoa Vanilla Happiness papers, on black & white cardstock.  Some of Mystical's new mulberry flowers, Wooden hearts with Nuvo Drops glitter.  AC Thickers and Cocoa Vanilla alpha stickers.  Cocoa Vanilla Flair and some little word stickers from Hello Summer by Simple Stories

Challenge Two - 1, 2, or 3

Pick one, two or three of the following to inspire your journaling this month...

1. Rule lines on your page to add your journaling on.
2. Handwrite your journaling. (Mine are green- like his shirt and hard to see).
3. Write about someone: personality/traits/habits/likes/dislikes.

Supplies used: Colour Blast: Love & Grace: Effie, Cocoa Vanilla: Boys Rule: Fun & Games and Happiness Bright & Beautiful. Thickers: Glitter Foam Copper: Let's go!, Mulberry Flowers Gardenia Small: Cream and White and Blue and White, Wood Hearts, and Nuvo drops: Apple Green.


Challenge Rules

Please upload your entries to our Inlinkz link up, or to the album in our Private Facebook Chat Group by 11.55pm 30th September 2019 to be eligible for the prize.

Albums - Here
Chat Page - Here

The prize is by random draw.

· International entries are welcome, however, due to international postage cost, a Creative Design Spot will be offered along with a little surprise in the post.

Australia residents, this month’s prize is a mixed embellishment pack

Have fun and please share with your scrappy friends!
Mystical Team