Journal 101 - Tip #5

Hi Everyone!!  I just wanted to share another really quick tip to help express yourself when journaling on your layouts.  Today it is all about the music.  Or rather the lyrics that you often find yourself singing along to. 

I like to find inspiration in everything and it is not a new idea to use songs as a starting point.  In fact there are even challenge sites that this whole premise revolves around.  :)

Recently I took my daughter to her very first concert.  And it was amazing.  Both Tahlia and myself really enjoyed the production that Taylor Swift performs.  I also thought the lyrics to one of her songs was too beautiful not to use.  The words express exactly how I felt about my little girl growing up.

{beautiful}

So the next time you are struggling to find the right words, maybe you could look to the music and find your inspiration.

Thanks for visiting...x

New Crafters Workshop templates have arrived. Check them out here

March Sketch Winner

And the winner is......

Cheryl!!

Congratulations Cheryl on this fantastic page...

Fantastic colour combination, adorable birds and cage.... and of course the sketch design is just awesome.  Thanks to Stacey for providing the sketch for March.

Cheers for now,

Jules
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April Sketch Challenge

Ready for some April sketchiness?

A bit of a quirky one this month, so let your creative juices loose and give it a red hot go! :)

This is my sketch:


And here is my inspo:




Just look at what Featured Member Jo did....


.... pretty 'wow' right?

Don't let the angular nature of the sketch scare you off. Interpret it however you like. Can't wait to see what you make of it! :)))

Make sure you upload your layout into the sketch thread in The Boxx Forum by midnight on Monday 30th April for the chance to have your layout featured in the main gallery for the entire month of May.

Cheers for now,

Jules
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featured this week....

is this beautiful layout created by Boxx member Cheryl O'Brien...

Loving all the texture Cheryl has achieved..as well as the range of pinks, soft grey and white..a perfect combo for such a feminine layout.. CONGRATS Cheryl and thanks for sharing your work in the Boxx Gallery!
♥ Gina

It's a Kraft Fun Day!...

Just popping in quickly to share my Boxx of Scraps layout for this month.  It's full of gorgeous My Mind's Eye Kraft Fun Day papers .... which I have a serious crush on!  :) 

{be u}

(Prima stamp, paper doily and kaisercraft flower not included in kit)

This page is quite muted and moody as I have layered all that Krafty goodness over and over again... using very little extra contrast.  I had a lot of fun playing with the background, watering down gesso and spritzing it onto the Kraft  .. :)  ... stamping using the brilliant little Prima brick stamp, then splattering some glimmermist on top of everything.  Those Jillibean Soup corrugated alphas are just the icing on top! 

The possibilities are endless and there is much more to this kit .... enough for several layouts.

Instructions for this layout will be available over at The Boxx for kit subscribers really soon!  :)

Cheers for now,

Jules
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Feb BOY kit..

Hi there, it's time to share a layout using this month's BOY kit.. I've chosen a summery theme this time around, if you're anything like me you'll have a pile of pics taken over the summer and have only scratched the surface on getting them scrapped..

I'm loving the bright colours in the AC Amy Tangerine papers, remarks and thickers..

I hope you have fun playing with your kit too..full instructions for this layout are posted in the BOY kit group

♥Gina