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Saturday, March 3, 2018

Spring is in the Air - #moodboardgirls

Hey there lovelies,

We are back today with a new mood board! I'll tell you, I definitely had spring on my mind when I put this one together, the weather was great back then. Now it's freezing! Oh well, one can dream yeah?

Photo Credits: Flower Bouquet * High Heels * Easter Eggs * Easter Egg Hunt * Monarch Butterfly * Bicycle Planter

So my inspiration came from the gorgeous flower bouquet, it just makes me happy looking at it. Then I added images that are typical for spring, Easter etc. AAAAND a pair of shoes. Yup, shoes. The girls were laughing about it but hey. All my mood boards include shoes. Because I love them. And because I haven't been able to wear heels in almost 4 years. So. Shoes. Deal with it! :D

And this is my take:

The beautiful Tea Cup cut file is from Paige Evans. I've used a variety of papers from my stash, these were all scrap pieces so I'm not sure what brands and collections they are. The 3 big flowers and the leaves I've made using an old Dear Lizzy die set.

I hope you guys like this! As always, if you feel like creating something with this mood board, please use hashtag #moodboardgirls on Instagram, so we can leave some love for you!

Our line-up this month:

Thank you for stopping by today! Have an awesome day!

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Bliss - #moodboardgirls

Hey there friends,

After a month hiatus the #moodboardgirls are back!

Our beautiful mood board was created by Jen Albrecht this month! Take a look:

As soon as I saw it, I knew just the perfect collection to go with it! I'm hoarding my old Basic Grey collections...This one, Urban Luxe, is one of the last ones Basic Grey had put on the market before they went out of business. I'm still so heartbroken about it; they were one of my favourite manufacturers!

So this one was a really quick layout if I don't count fussy cutting the flowers and hand stitching the title!

I also have a bonus layout because I loved the colours in the mood board and wanted to work with this beautiful Basic Grey collection some more!

This one is a lift from the ever so innovative Paige Evans (see her original here). It's hard to tell from this picture but the layout is only the circle!

I literally went through my whole stash to find matching embellies for each circle ha!

I hope you like today's inspiration - should you have any questions, just leave a comment, I'm happy to help!

Here's our line up this month, check out these amazing Ladies' projects too!

If you create something based on this mood board and share it on social media, use #moodboardgirls so we see it and can leave some love!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Winter Wonderland - #moodboardgirls

Hey there scrappy friends,

December! I know I say this every month, but seriously, where did time go?!

We are back today with a new mood board and lots of inspiration! And a very special guest!!! But first things first!

Our gorgeous, festive December mood board was created by Julia. I love how she incorporated traditional as well as non-traditional elements, and the result is still harmonious and inspiring! I hope you guys agree and get crafty! Please check out all the inspiration we have for you this month!

Here's our mood board:

Photo Credits: Stairs * Hot cocoa snowman * Tree * Winter Wonderland chalk art * December calendars * Nutcrackers and chocolate Santas * Red door * Paper stars

And here's my layout inspired by this mood board! It turned out to be one of my favorite layouts ever. I hope you like it too!

You probably can tell which photo inspired me to create this one ha! I thought I'd create a chalk art kind of look on my layouts and when my idea worked, I kind of jumped around with joy. Yes! The little things :).

I used a font from the Silhouette store and curved my title. Then I cut it out from stencil material that I got from my dear Eri last Christmas but never tried before! I forgot to use anti-static powder on my paper, seriously I always do...Learn from my mistake and always use it when you plan on embossing! Anyway, I used some washi tape to hold my stencils in place and started stamping the cut outs with Versamark embossing ink. I did one at a time because the images were so large. I had to repeat the embossing process because it was hard to cover such a large area at once, but I was so happy with the results! Sure, there's the odd embossing powder here and there but not as much as I expected! Plus, embrace imperfection am I right?!

Then to create a chalk art look, I drew an offset with a white pencil first and colored in the shadows. I didn't quite like it so I drew around the offset with white pen too. Then I used a sponge to spread some white pigment ink here and there. It was so simple!

For the middle of my page I wanted to use some snowflake background, so I took several single snowflakes from the Silhouette Store and welded them together in a way they fit in between the bottom and top part of the title. I also added a couple of single ones around the page.

I mostly used the Falala collection from Crate paper on this layout (except for the background paper which is an old one from Fancy Pants and the chalk brad from My Mind's Eye). I wrote my journaling with white pen - I love how that looks against the dark background!

Now for the fun part!

Here's our line up this month (in no particular order):

And guess who joined us with a stunning layout this month?!
None other than the uber talented PAIGE EVANS!!! Whoop whoop! Awesome right?!

Check out all the amazing creations on instagram and/or blogs!

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

Zsoka

Friday, November 3, 2017

Ready or not - #moodboardgirls

Hey there scrappy friends,

November! Say whaaa?! Well the good news is that this also means that we are back today with a new mood board and lots of inspiration!

Our stunning November mood board was created by none other than the uber talented Steffi! I adore that girl! I love talented people and she is such a pioneer! Everything she makes is magical! This mood board is no different. So I'm fairly certain this will inspire you to create something gorgeous this weekend

Photo Credits: Neon lights * Skirt * Mugs (Steffi's own) * Threads (Steffi's own) * Wedding decoration * Bike (Steffi's own) * Desk * Phrases * Coffee

And here's my take on this wonderful mood board:

Honestly, I had to go through my stash because I didn't have a collection on mind that would have matched these colors. Surely there's no need to stick to these colors, anything can inspire us, but to me, colors are always the most inspiring! First I thought maybe the Dear Lizzy Saturday collection has these colors but I was wrong. Only the charm was a near perfect match! And then I remembered my Basic Grey collections. Of course! So a lot of these papers are Basic Grey mixed with Pink Paislee and Fancy Pants. The embellies are from Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Dear Lizzy and Felicity Jane.

Should you have any questions on what materials I used or how I made something, just leave a comment!

Here's our line up this month (in no particular order):

Check out all these amazing Ladies too!

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

Zsoka

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Take a break - #moodboardgirls

Hey there scrappy friends,

I can't believe it's October already!
We are back today with a new mood board and lots of inspiration!

Our beautiful October mood board was created by the super talented Anke. These fall colors are just so gorgeous right? I love the changing leaves in fall, however as I'm writing this it just looks miserable outside, rainy and windy and no color at all. Well, grey! So instead, let's enjoy the oranges, browns gold and blue in this mood board!

Photo Credits: Chestnuts (Anke's own) * Acorns * Pumpkins Green * Leaves * Mug * Blanket * Pumpkins white and orange * Bicycle * Wood (Anke's own)

And here's my layout:

I went through my stash looking for things to use. I was sure I have no brown papers and orange probably only in Halloween collections! But I found different wood grain papers that I thought would be a good fit as well as some shades of oranges yay! Gold was a bit more problematic, the only piece I found was some scraps from a recent Scrapbook Werkstatt kit. I used this one to cut a big circle and used the rest of the colors for leaves which I also cut with my Cameo. Some of them I stitched down in the middle for some interest.

I printed my photo in a large size to put behind my circle. I adhered this down and arranged all my leaves at the right/bottom side of the photo. I added my title and a few wood veneers and chipboards for embellishments. I also used some gold rub-ons around my circle.I wrote my journaling on the left to have a balanced look.

To finish it off I sprinkled some gold ink around.

I hope you find something here today to inspire you to get your crafts on!

Here's our line up this month (in no particular order):

Check out all these amazing Ladies too!

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

Zsoka

Sunday, September 3, 2017

That Face - #moodboardgirls

Hey there scrappy friends,

I cant believe another month already passed by!
We are back today with a new mood board and lots of inspiration!

Our stunning September mood board was created by the super talented Ulli. Aren't these colors just gorgeous?

Photo Sources: Door * Stairs * Balloons * Neon lights * Sunset with Ferris wheel * Paintbrush * Stone * Volkswagen * Charm

As soon as I saw it, it reminded me of the first ever scrapbook collection I purchased: Grand Bazaar from Kelly Purkey for Basic Grey. I love this collection to this day and I actually bought more of it last year when I found it hidden in some online store!

What I love most about these mood board layouts is that I can go through my stash (or at least a part of it, ha!) and use up things I've been hoarding for a long time!

I chose loads of patterned papers in the colors of the mood board from different manufacturers: Basic Grey, Fancy Pants, Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye - just to name a few.

Then I busted out my Cuttlebug and started die cutting all those leaves! This took a while, I'll admit :). Once I thought I had enough, I played around a little with the arrangement. I decided for a wreath. I added some machine stitching to some of the leaves for texture. Then I started layering and gluing them down in a circle.

I used some foam adhesive behind my photo and adhered it in the middle. Then all I had to do was embellishing. I pulled out lots and lots of embellies, I was so surprised how many I found! I arranged them in a tone on tone way. As a last step I added many many enamel dots! Those things are just my favorite embellishment, can't help it!

Since I wanted to try a few new dies I bought, I created some cards too! I just love love love these colors!

I hope you find something here today to inspire you to create!

Here's our line up this month:

Check out all these amazing Ladies too!

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

Zsoka

Thursday, August 3, 2017

#Relax - #moodboardgirls

Hey there scrappy friends,

Do you still remember our #moodboardgirls initiative from a couple of months ago?!

After a much deserved summer break we are back!

This month the mood board was created by the awesome Birgit! It's fresh and summery, perfect to scrap those summer photos! I love the colors! Birgit compiled this mood board from her own photos - look at those blues! Gorgeous!

Again, there's no blog hop or prize or anything, just inspiration. We all are very different style scrappers, from casual and simple, elegant and delicate to messy and complex, so I think we bring something for everyone here today. Come check out all projects on Instagram!

This is my layout based on the mood board:

Thanks to Christin we now have our own little banner yay! So cute no?

Here's the list of talented Ladies who participate in this little get together this month (in no particular order)! Check out their projects on Instagram, ENJOY!

Have a great day you guys, thanks for stopping by!