Scrapbooking Memories June 2023

A showcAse of AustrAliAn
scrApbooking eXcellence
Contents VOL 24 NO 2 Masters
Introducing the Masters
5 Alison Callcott 37 Michelle Logan
13 Fiona Paltridge 43 Peg Hewitt
19 Linda Trace 49 Ros Madley
25 Louise Beerens 55 Sarah Hemmings
31 Michelle Grant 61 Tracey Fowler
Alison Fiona Linda Louise Michelle

Callcott Paltridge Trace Beerens Grant
Michelle Peg Ros Sarah Tracey
Logan Hewitt Madley Hemmings Fowler
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4 2Crafty
12 American Crafts
18 Fancy Pants Designs
25 Fiskars
30 Heartfelt Creations
36 Imaginarium Designs
42 Kaisercraft
48 Merci
54 Simple Stories
60 Two Green Zebras/Tilda

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Alison Callcott
Alison Callcott
Fact File Age: 46

Family: Married to Geoff and we share our lives with Bear, a Kelpie x Heeler
who basically runs the house.
Scrappy style: Mostly mixed media and a little experimental.
Other hobbies/interests: Dog obedience and agility with Bear, going to the
movies with Geoff, taking Bear to the beach in summer, catching up with friends,
a little quilting and decorating our home.
Favourite techniques: Anything that involves getting messy or trying new things.
Fun fact: I love colour, sunshine and summer. Our new home has huge windows
to let the sunshine in and so far we have feature walls in red, orange and blue, with
more to come in green and yellow. I hibernate in winter as I can’t stand the cold.
Blog: http://alzcreativemadness.blogspot.com.au
Hello
BY ALISON CALLCOTT, VIC
Materials: Paper – My Mind’s Eye; Cardstock – Greyboard; Stamps
– Kaisercraft, Prima Marketing Inc; Embellishments – Pink Paislee and
October Afternoon ephemera, The Crafter’s Workshop and Prima
Marketing Inc stencils, D-lish Scraps flair and buttons, American Crafts
Dear Lizzy pockets, Heidi Swapp words, cellophane tape, transparencies,
paper bag, staples, Tim Holtz Distress and Ranger Archival inks, Krylon
spray gesso, Jo Sonja’s texture paste, FolkArt glitter, Tattered Angels
Glimmer Glam, Luminarte Twinkling H2Os, Inkssentials Glossy Accents;
Photography – Renee Easson.
Judges’ Note:
One look at this
abstract textured
background will
have you saying
‘Wow, wow, wow!’
“The inspiration for this layout came from a photo

of my friend’s little boy, Xander, which I stumbled
across on Facebook. It was just an everyday, happy
snap taken by a friend but when I zoomed in on
it, I saw something far more special. The original
photo was a landscape orientation; I cropped out
the sides, did a little editing, and wow, suddenly this
photo had real impact – I had to scrap it! My friends
and family are quite used to me scrapping photos
I come across on Facebook and have given me
carte blanche to scrap what I like, which I love! This
particular type of layout is, for me, all about being
creative, not recording memories, and is definitely
one of my favourite ways to be inspired.”
6 Scrapbooking Memories
Alison Callcott
Happiness found
Materials: Paper – K&Company, Stampin’
Up! vellum; Cardstock – Greyboard;
Embellishments – D-lish Scraps flowers,
doily, flair, sequins and buttons, Cuttlebug
die, K&Company lace tape, Studio Calico
cork, Cloud 9 wood veneers, The Crafter’s
Workshop template, homemade pigments
(spinach, beetroot, tomato, coffee and
turmeric), leather, trim, plasterer’s mesh,
machine-stitching, Krylon gesso spray,
Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle.
“Being accustomed to using non-

conventional items in my scrapping, I really
wanted to push myself with this challenge.
I wanted to create a non-conventional
item I could use in a conventional way. I
decided to make my own colour pigments
by dehydrating various fruits and vegetables
and grinding them into powders. Once I had
them finely ground, I tested them with hot
and cold water, paints and other mediums,
making notes along the way. Once I was
finished road testing my pigment powders I
was able to select the ones that worked best
with my photo and then I essentially used
them as I would any other mixed media
product, including dying my paper doily with
the beetroot pigment.”
Judges’ Note:
Without a doubt, Alison’s use of
dehydrated foods as pigment
powders was the most creative
thinking we saw this year!
Alison Callcott
Today
Materials: Paper – My Mind’s Eye,
Stampin’ Up! vellum; Cardstock
– Greyboard; Embellishments –
D-lish Scraps flowers, resin bird,
wood
w veneer, sequins and canvas
bow, Scrap FX chipboard, Jillibean
Soup words, flair, Prima Marketing
Inc stencil, Faber-Castell Whipped
Spackle, Ranger Distress Stickles.
Judges’ Note:
The use of negative words printed
on vellum, heaped at the bottom
of the layout – as if ready to be
discarded – is very powerful.
Alison Callcott
I am
Materials: Journal; Paper – My Mind’s Eye, double-
sided Jac; Cardstock – Greyboard; Punch – Stampin’
Up!; Stamps – Prima Marketing Inc, Stampin’ Up!;
Embellishments – Die-namics and Big Shot dies, D-lish
Scraps PVC doilies, resin, flowers, sequins and coloured
wire, American Crafts Thickers, Imaginarium Designs
chipboard, My Mind’s Eye pins, Kaisercraft album
rings, Prima Marekting Inc stencil, feather, Krylon and
Jo Sonja’s gesso, Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam,
Shimmerz, Luminarte Twinkling H2Os, Ranger Archival
ink, Inkssentials Glossy Accents, Tim Holtz Distress Stickles,
Stampin’ Up! glitter, Bostik BluStik.
Judges’ Note: “A few years ago a small circle of close
Alison has found a great friends and I participated in a project where
balance here between media we each listed three qualities about each
and embellishments – just as
other. Ever since, I have wanted to create
she does with her layouts!
something titled ‘I am’ and record what each
of them had said about me. I didn’t know
whether it would be a canvas or a tag book
or who knows. So this challenge was the
perfect excuse to finally do that ‘something’.
The subject matter of my art journal led
me to create something soft and feminine.
I took inspiration from my favourite My
Mind’s Eye range for the colours and kept
my embellishing ‘pretty’. I have all the pages
inside my journal ready to go and look
forward to its return so I can finish it.”
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Fiona
Paltridge
Fiona Paltridge
Age: 42
Fact File Family: Husband, Shane of 22 years. Son Cameron (21), daughter Kaitlyn (19)
and a ADHD Fox terrier x Jack Russell called Xander.
Occupation: Director and early childhood educator of a child care centre. This
experience has given me an insight to the importance of the process of creating
rather than only focusing on the end product.
Scrappy style: Art-based with lots of texture, paint, mixed media and mess.
Other hobbies/interests: Camping in the wilderness. I even scrapbook while
I’m camping. I call it Scramping!
Favourite techniques: Using watercolours and acrylics to create backgrounds.
Fun fact: Many years ago, I stated at a scrapbooking party “I will never be a
scrapbooker. It’s just not my thing!” I bought a black ink pad, a stamp and some
patterned paper and I’ve never looked back!
Blog: www.pastichescrapbookstudio.blogspot.com.au
Those eyes
BY FIONA PALTRDIGE, SA
Materials: Paper – Kaszazz watercolour, book; Punch – EK Success;
Stamp – Tim Holtz; Embellishments – 2Crafty chipboard, Tim Holtz film
strip, Kaisercraft die-cuts, buttons, thread, watercolours, gesso, marker,
Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Tinby Designs Metallic Melts.
“This layout was inspired completely by this captivating photo of

my boy. Every design idea I had, came directly from it. The colours,
the embellishments, the title and the design of the layout were all
chosen to complement it. As I do with most of my boy layouts,
I like to make them a bit grungy, which was why I chose a paint
drip affect and some crazy stitching around the photo to frame
it. The embellishments are also a bit grungy with torn paper and
corrugated cardboard adding height to the page.”
Judges’ Note:
Fiona has made great use of white
space in this layout for visual impact.
Fiona Paltridge
Your style
BY FIONA PALTRIDGE, SA
Materials: Paper – BoBunny, wrapping,
dress pattern; Embellishments – Kaszazz
letters and gems, Little Birdie flowers and
butterflies, Merci frames, Arbee jewels,
doily, teabag, teabag tag, postage stamps,
hessian, watercolours, gesso, Tim Holtz
Distress Ink, Ranger Dylusions ink spray.
“I often use non-papercraft items. I find they make a page more personal. I’m into up-
cycling most things but my favourite would have to be old book pages, sewing patterns and
corrugated cardboard from boxes. For this layout I wanted to create a recycled look to it,
so I used vintage colours: crimson, green and brown. I remember dyeing paper using a tea
bag at school to make our treasure maps look authentic. I’ve used it in many of my other
craft endeavours to stain lace, paper and flower embellishments but this is the first time
I’ve used it as a watercolour wash on a background. I was pleasantly surprised when it left
a deep colour that I could work with as my starting point. Adding some watercolour paint
and splats of ink created a rustic, vintage-looking background that now complemented my
vintage, non-conventional products I had chosen as my embellishments.”
Judges’ Note:
We love the grown-up
femininity of this layout –
it’s very striking.
Fiona Paltridge
Bucket list
Materials: Paper – Kaisercraft; Stamp – Glitz
Design; Embellishments – 2Crafty chipboard,
Kaisercraft brads, modelling paste, marker,
Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Stain.
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“I’ve always been a list maker. I tend to be a natural goal setter in my everyday life from making
a list of the jobs I need to complete in a day to mapping out my professional career based on
my work choices and study plan, but I’ve never written down my ‘fun things to do’, so I saw this
as an opportunity to make them visible. The background paper I used has a cork board look.
I thought this was just perfect for ‘pinning’ my bucket list to. The journalling for each item on
the list is simply written in my own hand which is messy, but that’s me. I’ve always wanted neat
handwriting like the stuff Heidi Swapp does with brush script. Maybe I should add that to my list
of things to achieve one of these days!”
Judges’ Note:
It was a great idea to use
the numbers to correlate
with the bucket list
journalling.
Fiona Paltridge
Fly
Materials: Quill art diary; Paper – Book; Stamps –
Kaszazz, Tim Holtz, Daniel Torrente; Embellishments
– Kaszazz and Prima Marketing Inc flowers, Tim Holtz
wings, chipboard, twine, wire, gesso, watercolours, Heidi
Swapp Color Shine, Ranger Dylusions ink spray.
Judges’ Note:
That image of the little girl and the
birds stamp look like they were
meant for each other! Great job
pairing them together, Fiona!
“Only recently have I dived into the

very addictive world of art journalling. I
procrastinated for many days before attempting
to decorate the cover of my art journal until I
worked out that, as it is with most art, there is no
wrong or right. Once I started, I found it flowed
quickly. The centre piece of my cover comes
from an old Little Golden Book. I used this as
my inspiration for the whole piece and felt that
the sentence from the book “Some birds fly far,
some fly so far away we cannot see how they
find their way home. For they fly hundreds of
miles through pathless sky,” was simply beautiful
and fitting of my own thoughts about my art. I
stamped some birds in flight and added a wing
to represent my own journey of artistic adventure
as I feel I am never really following a path, but
somehow I always find my way.”
Fancy Pants Designs
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Linda Trace
Linda Trace
Age: 34 (when did that happen?!)

Fact File Family: I’m married to a great guy, Matt, mama to three gorgeous girls who are
6 (Isabella), 4 (Charlotte) and 1 (Olivia). We have 2 fur babies (dogs).
Occupation: I’m a stay at home mother but I have degrees in Japanese studies,
marketing and primary teaching!
Scrappy style: It really varies, but lately I tend towards a mixed-media style. I
love big portions of white space but I also love huge amounts of glorious colour.
Other hobbies/interests: I’ve just learnt to crochet, and I love it. I try to spend
some time studying Japanese whenever I can. I’m also very interested in nutrition
and I’ve been spending a lot of time cultivating our new vegie garden!
Favourite techniques: Using Gelatos as paints, stencilling, paint splatters and
lots of layers of paper.
Fun fact: I lived in Japan for almost 2 years from 2001, and I still sometimes
have trouble remembering the English word for things. The Japanese word just
always seems to be in my brain first!
Blog: www.lindatracedesigns.blogspot.com
Seriously cute
BY LINDA TRACE, WA
Materials: Paper – American Crafts Amy Tangerine, Webster’s Pages,
Heidi Swapp, Studio Calico; Embellishments – American Crafts Thickers
and Dear Lizzy stickers, BasicGrey rub-ons and buttons, Hero Arts die and
ink, We R Memory Keepers tag, Studio Calico clips, My Mind’s Eye enamel
dots, Bananafish Studio flair, The Crafter’s Workshop stencils, ribbon,
glitter, American Crafts Zing! embossing powder, Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi
embossing paste, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Simon Says ink, Copic marker.
“For this layout, I started with my photo. The sweet blush of my daughter’s
cheeks, as well as her fuchsia onesie were the basis for my colour palette.
I wanted to create an interesting twist on a ‘sunburst’ pattern, so I used
Gelatos to create a water-coloured base layer, and then added a fun,
textural layer over each segment, using different embossing powders,
stencils, texture pastes and ink. I love this happy, sweet photo of my
baby and I think the rainbow bursting from behind her photo reflects her
personality perfectly!”
Judges’ Note:
This layout is so bright and happy,
of course we had to put it on our
cover – it’s amazing!
Linda Trace
C..C..Cold!
BY LINDA TRACE, WA
Materials: Paper – Studio Calico, Pink
Paislee, My Mind’s Eye, Fancy Pants Designs;
Cardstock – American Crafts; Stamp – Hero
Arts; Embellishments – American Crafts Dear
Lizzy Thickers, Crate Paper Maggie Holmes
die-cuts, Studio Calico clips, Bananafish
Studio card, Tim Holtz stencil, crocheted
piece, glassine bag, metal charm, buttons,
Kaisercraft and FolkArt paint, Faber-Castell
Gelatos, gesso and glaze, Ranger Stickles
and Glossy Accents, Studio 490 Wendy
Vecchi embossing paste, Claudine Hellmuth
mulit-matte medium, Hero Arts ink, Tattered
Angels Glimmer Mist.
“This layout was so fun! I was inspired by an unfinished knitting project, that
I knew would make the perfect non-conventional element. I chose papers
and embellishments in colours that would create a cold feeling to match my
photo. To add some fun texture and interest, I used the Tim Holtz Cracked
Glass stencil and embossing paste, as well as some paint swiped around the
page to mimic frost on the windows and cold wind blowing. I also added
drops of Stardust Stickles throughout the page to suggest icicles.”
Judges’ Note:
We love this meeting of
different crafts – how
clever to use a crocheted
piece as a mat!
Linda Trace
To some people
BY LINDA TRACE, WA
Materials: Paper –
Simple Stories; Cardstock
– American Crafts; Embellishments – Studio
Calico stickers and Mister Huey’s Mist,
Pink Paislee die-cuts, Heidi Swapp stickers,
BasicGrey brad, enamel flowers, wood veneer,
washi tape, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Hero
Arts ink, Sharpie pen.
“Instead of trying to find a way to make

journalling the focus on a typical layout
(where there is a photo to journal about),
I decided to create a layout where the
journalling acted as the background paper!
I chose a small photo and traced around it,
leaving a small amount of room for layers of
patterned paper. Next I wrote my journalling
(slowly!), filling up the entire page. I had left
a space for an embellishment cluster right
next to the photo, because I didn’t want to
Judges’ Note: draw the eye away from the journalling.
Wow, talk about journalling as
the focus! Linda has fulfilled I purposely chose a small, slightly darker
this brief to a tee – and on photo for this layout, so that it would act as
such a great topic! a support to the journaling, rather than the
other way around.”
Linda Trace
Art is life
BY LINDA TRACE, WA
Materials: Journal; Stamps – Prima Marketing Inc,
kikki.K, Neat and Tangled, Hero Arts; Embellishments –
Hero Arts die-cuts, pearls and gems, Claudine Hellmuth
sticky-back canvas, acrylic paint and multi-medium
matte, Simon Says Stamp letters and stencil, Kaisercraft
rhinestones and acrylic paint, October Afternoon letters,
Prima Marketing Inc floral branch, Tim Holtz stencils,
feathers, metal charms, Faber-Castell Gelatos, PITT pens
and glaze, Studio Calico Mister Huey’s Mist, Studio 490
Wendy Vecchi embossing paste, Derivan Matisse acrylic
paint, Adirondack ink, Heidi Swapp Color Shine.
Judges’ Note:
Hmm, when we think of texture,
metal charms is not one of the main
materials that come to mind, but
they’ve added so much texture to the
figure of the lady on the cover!
“I wanted to make a really

striking cover for my art journal
with lots of little details to look
at. I chose a Prima Marketing
Inc stamp as my main image,
and set to work creating a
collage of clock parts and
other metal embellishments. I
thought it would be interesting
to combine feminine colours
and images with hard metal
elements. I added some
stamping and doodling around
the cover, as well as stencils
and stickers to create word
‘bubbles’. The cherry blossom
at the top was my final element,
alongside the gems and pearls
in the girl’s skirt.”
Fiskars
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in Fiskars Village in 1649, Fiskars has 365 years of product quality excellence and is Finland’s oldest company. Today,
Fiskars plays an integral role in helping enthusiasts create a better life by empowering them to express their personalities
and passions using products trusted by generations. The company headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland.
“Our mission is to enrich lives with lasting products that increase enjoyment and solve everyday problems, through
their functionality, innovation and design.” To date Fiskars produces the highest-selling scissors in the world, having sold over
one billion units worldwide; in the United States alone, nearly two-thirds of households own something that says Fiskars on it.
Over the years, Fiskars’ basic scissors have received periodic design tweaks, with subtle changes to the handle and the blade
geometry, and a screw has been added to the hinge for maintenance; but overall the modern-day variant is still recognisable
as a direct descendant of the first mass-manufactured pair.
Within the craft industry, Fiskars is a market leader constantly coming up with innovation in scissors, trimmers, punches
and cutting devices. Many Fiskars products also come with Arthritis Australia and New Zealand endorsement for
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To view the Fiskars range, visit www.au.fiskars.com

Louise Beerens
Louise Beerens
Fact File Age: 41

Family: Wife to Chris. Mum to Oliver (8) and Samuel (4), plus Ebony the dog.
Occupation: Optometrist but taking the longest maternity leave ever! I will go back
to optometry once my youngest starts school. I teach at my LSS, Tomorrow’s Memories,
and also have a Madeit store where I sell handmade cards and other goodies.
Scrappy style: Mostly clean and simple with lots of white space, but I do love
to splat ink around and machine-stitch everything down.
Other hobbies/interests: I crochet most nights in front of the TV, and I also love
cardmaking and art journalling when I want to get messy.
Favourite techniques: I’m not a ‘technique-y’ scrapper but lately I’ve been
using my spray inks with stencils on my pages and using my Silhouette Cameo
to create embellishments.
Fun fact: I am obsessively tidy in my craft room (and everywhere else). Everything has its
place and I pack away after every layout even if I’m starting another one straight away!
Blog: http://madeatnumber27.blogspot.com.au
#myboy
BY LOUISE BEERENS, WA
Materials: Paper – Glitz Design; Cardstock – American Crafts; Stamp
– Glitz Design; Embellishments – Silhouette Cameo, iHeartStudio cut file,
doilies, washi tape, sequins, machine-stitching, American Crafts Zing!
embossing powder, Heidi Swapp Color Shine.
Judges’’ Note:
The gold accents are a nice touch to this
layout with a mainly neutral colour palette.
“This photo of my son made me gasp when I first saw it on my computer screen. He is growing
up so fast and his face is changing in shape and expression. I realised then that my baby is gone
and I am so glad I have so many moments captured in photos. I usually scrap with small photos
so to use a 5in x 7in photo presented quite the challenge. Once I decided to tackle this larger
size photo as I would a grouping or grid of smaller photos, I felt a lot more comfortable and the
page came together easily. I had applied a warm filter to my black and white photo, but I wanted
a predominantly black and white page. The splash of wood grain in this paper collection and the
addition of gold accents helped to create warmth. I love using my Silhouette Cameo to create
titles and this title really popped once I applied gold embossing powder to it.”
Louise Beerens
Right now
Materials: Paper – American Crafts; Cardstock –
Neenah, Stampin’ Up!; Embellishments – Polly Scrap
Kits washi tape and wood veneer, American Crafts
transparency, Project Life card, Silhouette Cameo and
cut files, Studio Calico labels, clip and mesh from bag
of oranges, twine, machine-stitching, staples.
“I absolutely adore navel oranges and I eat two every

single day. As soon as I opened up this bag of oranges
I knew I wanted to use the bag as a background on a
page dedicated to my favourite winter fruit. The bag
was too small for a 12in x 12in page but perfect for
8.5in x 11in, and I really enjoyed creating in this size –
it’s been a while since I have and I must remember to
do it more often! My photo has a little bit of pink, blue
and yellow in the background, so I pulled out those
colours to choose the products to create my bright and
happy page. The hot pink hearts on the transparency
perfectly represent my love of oranges while still
allowing the background to show through. Oranges
remind me of sunshine so I added some extra interest
to my background by using an arrow cut file that is
similar to sun rays.”
Judges’ Note:
Everything about this layout is awesome – the bright
colour scheme, the machine-stitching, and the layering
of the mesh with the Silhouette cut file.
Louise Beerens
Happy
Materials: Paper – American Crafts
Amy Tangerine; Cardstock – American
Crafts; Embellishments – American
Crafts Thickers and Amy Tangerine
embellishments, Silhouette Cameo cut
file, twine, staples, machine-stitching.
“I must confess that this page was my second attempt at this task. I loved my first
page but even though I used a small photo and lots of journalling, the photo was still
the focus of the page every time I looked at it. I decided to change my approach and
design my page in my usual style but as if the journalling was the photo and the photo
was an embellishment. I love to layer strips of paper under my photos and cluster
embellishments around my photos. For this page, I did just that to my journalling
block instead. I created a small tag from my photo and added it to a cluster of other
embellishments and I love the result. My journalling describes all the little things that
make me happy right now so I chose products with bright happy colours. Since the page
was about me I relished the rare opportunity to use pink and some flowers too.”
Judges’ Note:
How cool is that photo in a tag
shape? Great use of a cut file.
Louise Beerens
Make art everyday

Materials: Paper – Canson watercolour, Glitz Design;
Cardstock – Neenah; Stamp – Date; Embellishments
– Stampin’ Up! doilies, Studio Calico label, Silhouette
Cameo, iHeartStudio cut files, machine-stitching, Heidi
Swapp Color Shine, Tim Holtz Distress Ink.
“My art journal is constructed of watercolour paper

pages and will be used for experimenting with all kinds
of watercolours. Its small size means I can take it with
me to play on the go. I have a large art journal that I
love to get messy in but my usual art-journalling style is
very, very different to my scrapbooking style. So when
I was faced with the task of creating an art journal
cover that reflects my scrapbooking style I figured my
best bet was to treat my cover like a mini-scrap page.
I love to use curled messy paper layers machine-
stitched down, clusters of embellishments around my
focal point and splatters of ink. You will also almost
always find the date stamped on my scrap layouts.
Since this art journal will be used for watercolouring,
I used Distress Inks to watercolour my title and
embellishments.”
Judges’ Note:
Those folds that do not run parallel
are a simple yet striking way to
add layers and dimension to this
gorgeous journal cover.
Heartfelt Creations
Linda, the founder and CEO of Heartfelt Creations, describes the first time she picked up a stamp to show her kids
how to use it as her ‘AHH HA’ moment. In that instance she realised that she had discovered something amazing.
A dream was born to offer the same creative delight to people around the world.
Heartfelt Creations is a family-owned company. We are artists creating art from the heart. We are scrapbookers
preserving precious memories and celebrating life’s special occasions. We are cardmakers touching the heart with
timeless style and elegance. Our mission is to dynamically inspire, uplift and add value to each person that comes in contact
with our creative inspiration. We do this with a unique line of coordinating artistic stamps, detailed dies and designer papers.
The innovation of our stamps paired with matching dies offers a whole new dimension of possibilities and quickly
adds eye-popping three-dimensional depth to any project.
Join our scrapbooking, cardmaking and papercraft family at www.heartfeltcreations.us.

Michelle Grant
Michelle Grant
Fact File Age: 43

Family: I have been happily married to Don for 23 years.We have two awesome kids,
Leonii (21) and Wil (19). We live on 13 acres with two dogs, three cats and three chooks.
Occupation: I have my own business, Studio M desiGns. I also run weekend ScrapMedia
workshops in Mackay and sell kits and mixed-media supplies online.
Scrappy style: Mostly earthy with lots of detail and dimension. I love creating extra
detail that you don’t always see until the second or third look.
Other hobbies/interests: I love the beach; it would have to be my favourite place to
hang out, swim, snorkel, kayak and spend time with family. I also love exploring art, learning
to draw and developing my artistry. Photography has also been a long time love.
Favourite techniques: Playing with mixed-media products and exploring their possibilities.
Fun fact: This is my fifth time entering the Masters competition since 2005. The best thing
is that those entries are still some of my favourite pieces of all time. Never give up and love
what you create! Inspire yourself first and foremost and you can never go wrong!
Blog: www.michellegrantdesigns.com
B
Believe
B MICHELLE GRANT, QLD
BY
Materials: Paper – BoBunny, 7gypsies tissue, book; Cardstock –
M
Greyboard; Embellishments – Kaisercraft and Manor House Creations
G
flowers, Prima Marketing Inc tiles, trinkets and pearls, BoBunny die-cuts,
Dusty Attic chipboard, stencils, machine-stitching, Tim Holtz Distress
D
Stickles and Distress Paint, Donna Salazar Mix’d Media Inx, Studio 490
S
ccrackled texture paste, Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays.
“This layout represents a strugglee tthat

hat I have always had in believing in
myself; one of the biggest fears would be that my kids would inherit that
trait. I love my kids and believe in them with all my heart. I hope that
their journeys are not so long and hard in finding themselves as mine
has been. Since my daughter has left home she has had her own trials
and life lessons to go through. I am so proud of the way she has come
through it all and cherish these moments when we can get together.
I have created the background for this layout with crackle texture paste
Judges’ Note:
The subtle crackled texture
and stencils. The dimension of the photo came about after I dropped paste around the edges of the
a big blob of green ink on the photo, so I printed the photo out again layout is a great addition to
then cut it out. What was initially a cover up worked out to give the this fabulous background.
photo more depth.”
Michelle Grant
Love you
BY MICHELLE GRANT, QLD
Materials: Paper – Kaisercraft; Cardstock
– Kaisercraft; Stamp – Kaisercraft, StazOn
ink; Embellishments – Petaloo and Manor
House Creations flowers, Stampin’ Up!
dies, Kaisercraft die-cuts, Dusty Attic
chipboard, Prima Marketing Inc charms,
sticks, grass, plastic table runner (used as
stencil), gravel, necklaces, resin, chain,
craft wire, Viva Décor Inka Gold metallic
paint, Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst
Spray, Donna Salazar Designs Mix’d
Media Inx, Chromacryl texture paste.
“Nature is definitely a huge influence

in my work. I love the earthy colours of
nature and natural elements. This layout
represents my love for my daughter and
nature. I have been creating more and
more work with actual pieces from nature
like sticks and grasses. The hanging
charms have fine gravel embedded in
the resin. This layout was inspired by a
canvas that I had created using similar
techniques. Birds feature heavily in my
work too, but generally never in a bird
cage or if they are the door will always be
open. I think the birds represent finding
freedom to me. The biggest challenge with
this layout was getting the gravel and resin
to stay in the charm without leaking out
from underneath or over the top. Lots of
patience was needed with that technique.”
Judges’ Note:
Love the use of an old table
runner as a stencil and the
necklases filled with gravel
as embellishments!
Michelle Grant
Cherish the moments

Materials: Paper – Creative Imaginations,
BoBunny; Cardstock – Greyboard;
Embellishments – Kaisercraft and Pure Juice
rub-ons, Prima Marketing Inc flowers and
keys, Dusty Attic chipboard, Green Tara trim,
my2angels charms, The Crafter’s Workshop
stencil, hinges, brads, shell, handmade clay
button, clock hand, Studio 490 crackled
texture paste, Viva Décor Inka Gold metallic
paint, Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst Spray,
Liquitex gesso, Tim Holtz Distress Paint.
“Something very dear to my heart is the

beach, it is everything that represents most
of my happy memories of cherished times
with family. It is the place that I feel most
connected to my grandparents, and is a
place of unconditional love and special
family moments. This photo is of my mum
walking along the beach at our own special
family place where my parents have just
retired to, ready for the next chapter of
many more happy family memories. All
the pieces on this layout just seemed to
fall together so easily like it was meant
to be. I like to forage through all my bits
and pieces pulling everything out and love
finding little treasures to use.”
Judges’ Note:
Forget photo corners – big hinges
are a great new way to connect
your photo to your page!
Michelle Grant
Believe art journal

Materials: Hardcover book; Embellishments – Dusty Attic
chipboard, Tim Holtz stencil, metal charms, metal door, resin,
beads, screws, Lumiere and Viva Deco Inka Gold metallic
paint, Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays and Magicals,
Ranger Crackle Accents, Chromacryl texture paste, Tinby
Designs Metallic Melts, Neopaque paint.
Judges’ Note:
Michelle is a wizard with colour –
she manages to make them vivid
without being lurid.
“I love art journals and have created a few in the last year, and most of them have a heart and soul
theme representing the journey that I have been on and am still on. This is an old hardcover book with
a hole cut out of the centre where I set the metal frame. I added a resin frame and beads with a heart
charm in the box before filling it with resin. There are so many layers on this cover and I love the end
result. One of the last layers I added was with Crackle Accents. I tipped the book up one way then the
other to create even more interesting crackle drips. A lot of the pages on the inside were glued together
to the depth of the box. I then used old rusty screws from hubbie’s shed to screw it on.”
Imaginarium Designs
Imaginarium Designs was established in late 2010 in Adelaide, as the owners saw a need for some unique designs in the
industry! Chipboard is such an amazing material to work with on scrapbooking pages, projects and cards, and Imaginarium
Designs is here to provide you with a massive array of designs that you can enhance any project with.
The company’s designers are scrapbookers and cardmakers, including Jane Tregenza, Natalie May and Louise Nelson, ensuring
that each design is relevant to papercraft and can be used on everyday projects. They make sure that every design is perfect!
Featuring a massive range of sentiments, borders, frames, shapes and patterns, there is always
a new design to ogle over at Imaginarium Designs! Visit www.imaginariumdesigns.com.au and
www.imaginariumdesigns.blogspot.com.au for new products, and plenty of inspiration from
the amazing Australian and international Design team!
Michelle
Logan
Michelle Logan
Fact File Age: You never ask a girl her age! But I on am the wrong side of 40.
Family: I live with three teenage boys (one of those being my husband...he has never
grown up). We also have a dog and two rabbits that complete our happy family.
Occupation: Retired Physical Education teacher.
Scrappy style: I don’t think I really have a style as such but do love all things messy,
so I guess I am a mixed-media scrapper. I do a lot of masculine pages due to the lack
of females in our house...it’s me or the dog!
Other hobbies/interests: I dabble in a bit of photography (don’t we all as
scrappers?) much to my family’s horror, love a good book (can never turn my brain
off to sleep unless I have a read) and adore heading to the beach.
Favourite techniques: I love trying out new techniques and getting my hands dirty,
but no page of mine is quite complete without stamps and chipboard!
Fun fact: I failed art in year 7 at school (a very long and traumatic story) so was not
allowed to continue with the subject .... still bitter about it!
Blog: http://mlogandesigns.blogspot.com.au/
Smile and the whole

world smiles with you
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BY MICHELLE LOGAN, VIC
Materials: Paper – BasicGrey, Echo Park Paper Co; Punches – EK
Success, circle; Stamp – Stampin’ Up!; Embellishments – Scrap FX
chipboard, Kaisercraft die-cuts, Ranger Dylusions stencil, gesso, Lindy’s
Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays, Stampendous embossing powder.
Judges’ Note:
There aren’t that many
components to this
layout but Michelle
manages to create
a layout with a lot of
wow factor.
“When I first started scrapbooking back in the

day, I used large photos predominantly, so this
requirement felt like I was going back in time
and I really enjoyed the task. I was inspired by
this formal photo of my eldest. I tried to make it
the ‘hero’ by creating a muted background with
lots of layers, making the photo pop! It can be
a challenge scrapping teens – especially boys
– so I wanted to keep it masculine and grungy,
something he would approve of. Definitely no
flowers or prettiness happening here!”
Michelle Logan
Play
Materials: Paper – BasicGrey, Graphic
45, Jenni Bowlin Studio, newspaper;
Cardstock – Greyboard; Stamps –
BasicGrey Hero Arts, Kaisercraft;
Embellishments – Scrap FX chipboard,
BasicGrey paperclip, Lifestyle Crafts
embossing plate, joint compound, gesso,
Golden and Jo Sonja’s acrylic paint,
Stampendous embossing powder.
Judges’ Note:
Joint compound used in
place of texture paste? How
clever! We hope hubby
didn’t mind.
“This layout started out as a piece of 12in x 12in chipboard. I knew I wanted to use lots
of media so I needed something that would hold up to the punishment I was about to
give it. I love the idea of using things that are not traditionally of a scrappy nature so I
raided the back shed for some inspiration! I wanted to create a background to suit the
beachy feel of the photo so decided to paint it from scratch. For the texture I used some
plasterer’s joint compound (yes, from the shed). This is really thick, heavy and creamy.
I then used an embossing plate to stamp into it to create a light textured pattern. I also
used wet newspaper across the center to build up some print layers and the paint did
the rest! I had a bundle of fun with this one.”
Michelle Logan
Sons
Materials: Paper – My Mind’s Eye;
Cardstock; Punch – Stampin’ Up!; Stamps –
Scrap FX, Tim Holtz; Embellishments – Scrap
FX chipboard, gesso, Lindy’s Stamp Gang
Starburst Sprays and Flat Shot paint.
“I am a collector of quotes and use them in my art journals and other creative pursuits from canvases
to layouts. They can create a mood, send a message and set the tone of a project. I often use these
quotes as titles or journalling for my pages and am constantly on the lookout for them. They often Judges’ Note:
Michelle, can you please
inspire a page on their own. I found this quote on Pinterest so tried to make it stand out by keeping
teach us to alter chipboard
the background minimal and the colour palette simple and clean. To highlight the main words I used like you do?
chipboard that I embossed to pick up the colours of the background.”
Michelle Logan
Perfectly imperfect
Materials: Journal; Paper – Scraps;
Embellishments – Scrap FX chipboard
and stencil, metal charms, sequins,
gesso, Ranger Liquid Pearls, Golden
light moulding paste, Stampendous
embossing powder, Lindy’s Stamp
Gang Starburst Sprays.
“Keeping art journals has become

an efficient way for me to get a quick
creative fix when pressed for time. I love to
throw stuff around and see what develops.
I just use whatever is on my desk at the
time with no planning or conceived end
point. Playing with my scraps can even
get me out of a funk when my mojo
goes on walkabout! Once I finish
a journal I then decorate the cover
as it often becomes paint splattered
and can take on a look all of its
own. For this task I did things the
other way around, decorated the
cover before finishing the journal.
Maybe I should give this one away before
I ruin the cover with my messiness!”
Judges’ Note:
We’re so very much in
love with the palette
of gold, teals and
aquas that a few of the
Masters have used in
their entries.
Kaisercraft
Kaisercraft was founded in the 1980s by Stephen Kaiser and continues to be an Australian-owned craft
and scrapbooking manufacturer and wholesale supplier to craft retailers around the world.
With monthly collection releases and an extensive product list – ranging from designer papers,
coordinating embellishments, stickers, pearls, rhinestones, paper blooms and wooden ‘beyond the page’
products – there is always something new and exciting for every crafter’s stash!
The team at Kaisercraft are always bringing original and inspirational designs to the scrapbooking and craft industry and
we pride ourselves on integrating these designs with quality service to give each and every crafter the very best experience!
The Kaisercraft prize pack for the 2014 Masters includes paper and embellishments from
popular new collections. To view the latest collections on offer, visit www.kaisercraft.com.au
Peg Hewitt
Peg Hewitt
Fact File Age: 49

Family: Hubby and four kids – three boys (19, 13 and 10)
and a girl (17). Plus a cat, chickens and ducks.
Occupation: Small business office manager, mum, volunteer
(at school and an art gallery).
Scrappy style: Variable, I like to create my own backgrounds
and don’t tend to use a lot of embellishments or layering.
Other hobbies/interests: Reading, knitting, mixed media.
Favourite techniques: Layering mists and using stencils
with a variety of mediums.
Fun fact: I collect hand-painted tea pots and antique poetry books.
Blog: pegsplaytime.blogspot.com.au
Glam
BY PEG HEWITT, NSW
Materials: Cardstock – Canson; Embellishments – Cherry Arte and
Kaisercraft rub-ons, Queen & Co flowers and brads, Gauche Alchemy
punchinella, Motex labels, Prima Marketing Inc stencil, Ranger Dylusions
ink spray and Archival ink, Art Anthology paint, Uniball Signo pen.
Judges’ Note:
The colour palette of pinks, purples,
orange and black perfectly add some
moody glam to this stunning piece.
“I rarely scrap 5in x 7in photos and don’t have many ready to go, but this
one has been sitting around for nearly a year. Being black and white it
was actually perfect for this challenge. I wanted to keep the page like my
daughter, colourful but grunge. Wearing mostly black with Dr Martens
boots, she is no girly girl but her personality shines bright and is pretty
loud, so I wanted to create the impression of texture without the bulk. I
achieved this by layering up my background colours and patterns. To
keep the focus on the photo I made a mat with old rub-ons. My title
is done with dimensional glitter paint stippled through a stencil, then
highlighted in parts with a white pen. It got the thumbs up from Ruby!”
Peg Hewitt
He
BY PEG HEWITT, NSW
Materials: Cardstock – Canson;
Embellishments – Heidi Swapp letters,
Hazel & Ruby washi tape, Prima Marketing
Inc wood veneer, Eyelet Outlet brads,
Dymo labels, 35mm film, playing card,
gyprock tape, Liquitex matte medium and
acrylic ink, Kaisercraft paint, Lindy’s Stamp
Gang Magical pigment powder, Aladine
IZINK, Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist,
Ranger Archival ink.
Judges’ Note:
Peg is the queen of creating
backgrounds with depth
without adding the bulk!
“This was my favourite of the four tasks;

it really got me thinking outside the box.
I particularly love the background. I have
a box full of cardstock that has been used
to clean up brushes, stencils, and my
messy mat. I used one with a grey wash
and printed the weave on top by painting
black a piece of woven handmade paper
and using it as a stamp – a really cool
effect. The gyprock tape was scrounged
from my husband’s shed and is a
fabulous feature on a boy page. As it’s
white it can be easily coloured with any
permanent ink/pen. I also love the way
the 35mm film looks after dry-embossing
and inking it. I have a bit of this stuff lying
around since switching to digital so it’s
sure to get another look-in. The Hazel
& Ruby wide washi tape was perfect for
creating personalised embellishments to
help tell the story of this inquisitive and
inventive boy’s personality.”
Peg Hewitt
26 years between
BY PEG HEWITT, NSW
Materials: Cardstock – Canson;
Embellishments – Words Or Whatever
chipboard and AltaMatz, 7gypsies chipboard
numbers, Prima Marketing Inc flowers,
Kaisercraft flourish, Dymo labels, Ranger
Dylusions ink spray, Heidi Swapp Color Shine,
Copic marker, Baroque Art gilder’s paste,
Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam, Fude pen.
“Journalling is a wonderful challenge. I love telling stories on my pages but so often get side-tracked
by the arty side of creating. I have recently refurbished my old Brother typewriter from the 1970s
and am rekindling a friendship with it. I had to cut the cardstock for this page to fit it through the
typewriter but it’s not too obvious and I love the look of the old typeface. To deflect attention from
Judges’ Note:
the join I framed the journalling with a heart mask (cut out free-hand) and some mists. This task
The two photos perfectly complement the
also gave me the opportunity to scrap these two photos side by side, which is important because we journalling without detracting it. Now if
have so few pictures of us together and it has been quite a long time since I’ve scrapped us.” someone could pass me a tissue…
Peg Hewitt
Art journal
BY PEG HEWITT, NSW
Materials: Hardcover book; Paper – Braille,
book; Embellishments – Pink Paislee letters,
upholstery fabric swatch, lace, Tim Holtz Distress
Paint, Ranger Perfect Pearls, Heidi Swapp Color
Shine, Kaisercraft acrylic paint, Tattered Angels
Glimmer Glaze, Fude pen.
“I have a real passion for old books, having

always frequented second-hand book shops, junk
shops, Rotary book fairs etc. I collect way too
many. Beginning art journalling has only given
me another excuse to look for quality hardcover
books to repurpose. In a book such as this one,
where the signatures are sewn in, I tend to tear
out two or three leaves from the middle of each
signature to allow space for the thickness of
mediums on my pages. I save these pages for
other projects, especially when they have text I can
use, like I have on the front cover of this one. This
journal has been covered with a variety of textured
elements to invite interaction.”
Judges’ Note:
The lace and
fabric add subtle
dimensional texture
that work perfectly
with the media
used on this art
journal cover!
Merci
Merci was launched exclusively at Big W in 2011.The Merci range includes an array of
beautifully themed papers and matching embellishments to suit most projects. The newest
additions to the range are cardmaking products and the deluxe 8in x 8in albums.
Designed and distributed by Hunter Leisure, you are sure to find the perfect Merci product
for your next project, whether you are after something romantic and vintage, bright and
playful, for boys, or something more girly – Merci has it all!
Merci’s new look is coming soon, so keep an eye out…
To check out Merci’s range, visit your nearest Big W.

Ros Madley
Ros Madley
Age: 43
Fact File Family: Married for seven years and my husband and I have three children between
us. Currently at home with us is my son Jordan and his diva cat Eevee, our princess
pooch Miss Coco Chanel and the baby of the family, puppy Miss Willow May.
Occupation: Customer service at Department of Human Services
Scrappy style: I’m a 12in x 12in scrapper and my style chops and changes. I love
creating a mixed-media page, with lots of texture and mediums, and at the same time
I love creating clean pages. As long as there’s lots of layers, that’s my style.
Other hobbies/interests: Reading. My husband bought me a Kindle in 2009, as soon
as they started shipping them to Australia and I can’t go a day without reading. If I’ve
got down time and I’m not crafting, I’ll be sitting somewhere engrossed in a book.
Favourite techniques: Stencilling. Mixing different stencils with a variety of products
from texture paste to sprays. I’m currently rediscovering heat embossing.
Fun fact: My secret pastime is my PS3. I’m addicted to the Playstation Lego games.
My favourite is Pirates of the Caribbean.
Blog: http://noteverypicturezperfect.blogspot.com.au/
Cherish
BY ROS MADLEY, VIC
Materials: Paper – Webster’s Pages vellum; Cardstock; Stamp – Ranger
Dylusions; Embellishments – The Crafter’s Workshop, Flutterby Designs,
Teresa Collins Designs and Memory Box stencils, Prima Marketing Inc
flowers and stencil, Heidi Swapp ephemera, Christy Tomlinson coffee
filters, Manor House Creations flowers, D-lish Scraps tags, Lindy’s Stamp
Gang Starburst Sprays, 13Arts gesso, Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle,
Colorbox inks.
“Most of my pages have smaller photos and I struggle when it comes

to scrapbooking larger photos. I chose this image of my niece Teagan
with her multi-coloured cat face, as the gorgeous art on her face really
inspired me. The artist used stunning colours and I wanted my page to
focus on these. I have a newly discovered love of mixed media and by
using many different inks and sprays, was able to make my background
complement the gorgeous colours. To me the quote perfectly represents
how much fun and full of life Teagan is, and also the fun, limitless
possibilities to mixed media work.”
Judges’ Note:
Wow, Ros has picked the colours
out of her photo perfectly!
Ros Madley
The story of my life

is with you
BY ROS MADLEY, VIC
Materials: Paper – My Mind’s Eye,
Crate Paper, vellum; Cardstock;
Embellishments – Prima Marketing Inc
flowers and wood veneer, D-lish Scraps
resin flowers, iHeartStudio cut file,
Silhouette Cameo, Rodd cake knife, pen.
“I came up with the idea for my non-

conventional item while looking through
wedding photos. I was staring at the
pics of our cake and it came to me that
we have our gorgeous silver wedding
knife that is just hidden away in the back
of a cupboard. I chose to use the Love
Story range because our wedding day
is all about our happily ever after, and
the different shades of pink in the paper
matched our cupcakes perfectly. I edited
that background in the images to be
black and white and this really made the
cakes stand out. It’s not every day I get
to use Rodd silverware in a layout but
now we have a page that can be framed
and our knife is no longer hidden in the
back of a cupboard.”
Judges’ Note:
We were initially scared when we saw the
knife, but quickly got over that to realise
what a clever addition it is to this layout!
Ros Madley
4 Jordan
BY ROS MADLEY, VIC
Materials: Cardstock; Stamp –
Tim Holtz, ink; Embellishments
– Kaisercraft letters and stickers,
Freckled Fawn enamel heart,
Silhouette Cameo and cut file,
D-lish Scraps washi tape, pen;
Digital element – Libby Pritchett
photo template.
“When I thought about a page

focusing on journalling, I naturally
thought of the most important thing
in my life, my boy. Nothing has
challenged or inspired me more
than being a mother and I wanted
to share some words that hopefully
will have some special meaning
for him. I used a few photos of
us together at different ages and
have used my journalling like a
background for the page. For this
layout I didn’t want bright colours
to distract from my words, which
is why I chose to stick with black,
white, red and kraft. I have used
butterflies on the layout to represent
change and growth, both in our
years and our relationship.”
Judges’ Note:
Ros’ handwriting is so neat I
thought it might have been typed,
but no. She’s just that good.
Ros Madley
Creative garden
BY ROS MADLEY, VIC
Materials: Prima Marketing Inc mixed-
media journal; Stamps – Heidi Swapp,
Prima Marketing Inc, Pink Paislee;
Embellishments – Scrap FX and 2Crafty
chipboard, Prima Marketing Inc flowers
and butterfly, Tim Holtz knob and
stencil, Manor House Creations flowers,
Kaisercraft nest, Touch of Nature owl,
The Robin’s Nest acrylic drops, 13Arts
gesso, Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle,
Whispers embossing powder, Lindy’s
Stamp Gang Starburst Spray.
“This is my first time using an art journal and I

have fallen in love with the process. I was able
to get messy with my mixed-media goodies and
can’t wait to start filling in the pages. My favourite
colour is green so I used this as the base and just
built up different layers of greens, yellows and teal.
My style is reflected here in the stamping
and colours and also the layering and
clustering of flowers and embellishments.
I love that mixed media brings an endless
amount of possibilities to scrapbooking
and my biggest challenge with my
journal was to stop adding more.”
Judges’ Note:
Both clusters on this journal cover
have been put together perfectly –
there are several elements in them
but they are not over the top.
Just like many of you, Amber Crowell is a busy wife, mother, friend, daughter, co-worker, neighbour, volunteer....and scrapbooker! Four
years ago, instead of scrapbooking as a creative outlet, it started to become just another job on her to-do list that she didn’t have time for.
Amber started storing her printed photos in divided 4in x 6in page protectors in a 12in x 12in album – just so her children could
view them before she scrapbooked them. The first time her family looked through this ‘album’ together, they laughed and reminisced.
That’s when she realised what her hobby was all about. Amber loved the concept of simply inserting photos into divided page
protectors, along with decorative scrapbook elements, for quick and easy scrapbooking and instant gratification. Instead of
cutting, cropping, embellishing and creating her own handmade elements from scratch, she wanted a product that featured stylish,
pre-designed element pieces in just the right sizes (to fit those page protector pockets perfectly!).
And that is how the Simple Stories concept was born... Amber and her team are thrilled to share their solution with other
scrapbookers just like you! A system that allows you to balance your hobby with your busy life and products that
will help you share your memories in a simple, yet beautiful, way!
To view the range of Simple Stories projects, visit www.simplestories.com

Sarah
Hemmings
Sarah Hemmings
Fact File Age: 36 (eeek!)

Family: Husband, Tony, and sons, Mitchell (12) and Lachlan (9).
Occupation: High School teacher of modern history and English,
farmer’s wife, mother, taxi driver to sports-mad boys.
Scrappy style: Photo-focused, clean layers.
Other hobbies/interests: Reading, photography.
Favourite techniques: Layering, hand-written journalling, splatters
of mist, inking the edges of everything with brown ink.
Fun fact: Scrapbooking almost didn’t happen for me. I initially refused
to participate in the first workshop I attended, only to walk out at the
end of the afternoon with an armload of supplies.
Blog: http://ascrappingoodlife.blogspot.com.au/
The sum of us
BY SARAH HEMMINGS, QLD
Materials: Paper – Elle’s Studio, Teresa Collins Designs, Heidi
Swapp, American Crafts Amy Tangerine, October Afternoon;
Cardstock – Bazzill; Punches – Martha Stewart, Stampin’ Up!;
Embellishments – American Crafts and October Afternoon letters,
Crate Paper and Teresa Collins Designs die-cuts, Studio Calico
wood veneer, American Crafts Amy Tangerine chipboard, My Mind’s
Eye enamel dots, washi tape, metallic thread, machine-stitching,
VersaMagic ink, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Tattered Angels Glimmer
V
Mist, STAEDTLER pen; Photography – Captured By Zoe.
“For this challenge, I knew that I wanted to use a picture

of our sons on the farm and use the title of one of my
favourite films, ‘The Sum of Us’ as the title on my layout.
It perfectly represents what our sons mean to us – they
Judges’ Note:
are a sum of mine and my husband’s personalities, and
There’s a decent amount of pink
who they are and what they become will be a reflection on this boys layout – and Sarah
on the way we have brought them up. As soon as I has made it work really well!
noticed the typed phrases on the left hand side of the
Elle’s Studio paper, I knew that I wanted to make this a
feature on my layout. By adding machine stitching with
metallic thread, I have created a focal point of these
phrases. Similarly, the pink on pink chevron paper strip
has been machine-stitched with the same thread to
create a link between the two sides of the layout.”
Sarah Hemmings
This is what
determination
looks like
Materials: Paper – Fancy Pants
Designs, Lily Bee Design, Heidi Swapp;
Embellishments – American Crafts and
Fancy Pants Designs letters, Chic Tags
journalling spot, Studio Calico die-cut,
My Mind’s Eye enamel dots, The Twinery
twine, swimming cap, goggles strap,
clothing tag, vellum, staples, acetate,
bubble wrap, watercolours, VersaColor
ink, STAEDTLER pen; Photography –
Jennifer Tunley.
Judges’ Note:
The swimming cap against the bubble
wrap base of this layout is such a great
representation of Sarah’s son in the water.
“I wanted this layout to capture our youngest son’s love of swimming and
the water in general. To do this, I incorporated some basic swimming
essentials – his club cap, the strap off an old pair of goggles and
elements from the tag of his favourite brand of training togs, ‘Funky
Trunks’. I especially wanted to include the safety instructions because they
are fun and quirky, just like Lachlan’s personality. Finally, I used some
bubble wrap as the background to the layout to mimic the bubbles of
water in the photo. I painted this in various shades of blue watercolour
paint to match the splashes and water in the photo, and adhered it to a
sheet of thick acetate for stability.”
Sarah Hemmings
JJust one more day

Materials: Paper – Crate Paper,
Heidi Swapp; Cardstock – Bazzill;
Embellishments – Silhouette Cameo
and cut file, Project Life cards,
Crate Paper stickers and chipboard,
American Crafts Dear Lizzy die-cuts,
A
Studio Calico wood veneers, My
Mind’s Eye enamel dots, The Twinery
twine, doily, metallic thread, Jo
Sonja’s and JasArt paint, VersaMagic
ink, STAEDTLER pen.
“This layout is dedicated to my

maternal grandmother who passed
away more than a decade ago. Both
of my grandfathers passed away
before I was born and my paternal
grandmother passed away when
I was a few years old. Needless to
say, Grandma Eileen played a very
important role in my life. A widow for
thirty-eight years, life was not always
kind to Grandma but she always
remained strong and resilient.
Using Photoshop, I created the

background using the phrase ‘If
I could have just one more day
…’ repeated across the entire
background. I created a collage of
the same photo – one of the last
photos taken before she went into full-
time care. By joining three Project Life
cards together, I was able to create
a large journalling block. I chose to
handwrite the journalling as I felt this
was more personal and reminded me
of all the handwritten letters I received
from Grandma as a child. It was my
way of paying tribute to her memory.”
Judges’ Note:
The composition of this
layout is spot on – the way
the journalling cards and
photos correlate is great.
Sarah Hemmings
Simple pleasures
Materials: Chipboard; Paper – Crate Paper Maggie
Holmes, Heidi Swapp, American Crafts Amy
Tangerine; Embellishments – October Afternoon
and BasicGrey letters, Studio Calico wood
veneers and Mister Huey’s Mist, Heidi
Swapp flair and Color Shine, Silhouette
Cameo and cut file, Chic Tags tabs,
My Mind’s Eye enamel dots, The
Twinery twine, Tim Holtz stencil,
doily, metallic thread, Jo Sonja’s
paint and gesso, JasArt paint,
VersaMagic ink, STAEDTLER pen.
Judges’ Note:
Sarah has really stuck to her scrapbooking
style on this cover – between the colours
and embellishments used, we could tell
immediately that it was hers.
“The title of my art journal sums my

scrapbooking style up perfectly –
simple and relatively clean. Whenever
I look through my albums, the layouts
I am more drawn to are the ones with
a simple design where my photos are
the highlight. I wanted my journal to
reflect that – it is the simple pleasures
that bring me the most joy in life.
I wanted this journal cover to highlight

the things I love most about this craft
– layers of patterned paper, clusters
of embellishments and elements that
appear on most of my layout – brown
ink, enamel dots, wood veneers and
splatters of mist – all while staying
true to my love of simplicity.”
Two Green Zebras/Tilda
Two Green Zebras is the culmination of Chris Roche’s 20 years of experience in the craft and textile industries.
In 2012, Two Green Zebras began offering crafters in Australia and New Zealand a range of boutique brands
from around the world. One of the most popular of these brands is Tilda.
Tilda was founded by Norwegian designer Tone Finnanger in 1999, and is known for its whimsical, romantic ranges of fabrics,
papercraft products, notions and giftware. Tone describes life in Tilda’s world as perfectly imperfect – like a ballgown worn with wellies.
It’s this combination of romantic chic and quirky touches that has made Tilda such a hit with crafters. Tilda collections tells their
own story while co-ordinating beautifully with each other, offering versatility and limitless creative options.
The Tilda range includes fabrics, papers, embellishments, notions, doll kits, books of gorgeous projects and more!
For more information and stockists, visit www.twogreenzebras.com, email sales@twogreenzebras.com

or call 02 9525 7010. To view the current Tilda catalogue online, visit www.issuu.com/twogreenzebras.
Tracey Fowler
Tracey Fowler
Fact File
Age: 37
Family: I am married to a very understanding man, Brad, and we have two boys, Ben
(10) and Jack (8). We share our home with our beloved Blue Heeler, Max.
Occupation: Fulltime Mum and part-time admin assistant.
Scrappy Style: Shabby/vintage with a modern twist.
Other Hobbies/interest: Cooking, being involved with my boys sporting clubs and
schools, hanging out with family and friends.
Favorite Techniques: Using texture pastes, inks and sprays and embossing chipboard.
Blog: http://traceyfowler.typepad.com/basketofmemories/
Believe
BY TRACEY FOWLER, WA
Materials: Paper – MajaDesign, Prima Marketing Inc; Cardstock –
The Scrapbook Store chipboard; Stamp – Tim Holtz; Embellishments
– Prima Marketing Inc flowers, resin, tags, crochet icon, stencil and
Color Bloom, Manor House Creations flowers and title, Tim Holtz
arrows and Distress Ink, Scrapmatts chipboard, washi tape, gesso,
glass glitter, Stampendous aged embossing enamel.
Judges’ Note:
The rough dabs of gesso around the edges
of the photo are a nice touch to make the
photo fit the vintage look of the layout.
“Nothing gives me more pleasure than scrapping my boys, so the

hardest bit of this challenge was choosing a photo to scrap! Like most
of us, my boys are the reason I scrap and I base my layouts around the
photo. I recently discovered clear gesso, which creates a fabulous base to
start your layout on. By painting your background paper with clear gesso
you can wipe off excess colour that you have sprayed. Another technique
that I love to do is heat-emboss chipboard, as I have done with the
Scrapmatts String Circles. By using the Aged Embossing Enamel, it has
given the string circles a rustic look.”
Tracey Fowler
Happiness
Materials: Paper – Prima Marketing
Inc; Cardstock – The Scrapbook Store
chipboard; Stamps – Heidi Swapp, Tim
Holtz; Embellishments – Manor House
Creations, Petaloo and The Scrapbook
Store flowers, Heidi Swapp stickers and
title, Prima Marketing Inc resin and Color
Bloom, The Robin’s Nest acrylic drops,
washi tape, muslin, postage stamps,
pencils, gesso, Faber-Castell Whipped
Spackle, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist,
Tim Holtz Distress Ink, American Crafts
Pop! micro beads.
“This was a fun challenge and had me looking around the house and Judges’ Note:
seeing everything in a different light. I chose to use some pencils (which Tracey chose great papers, stencils
we have hundreds of) because my niece in the photo is always drawing and materials to create a romantic
collage background.
beautiful pictures for us. I also have used muslin/gauze from my medical
kit which adds texture and softness to the background and some postage
stamps from letters received. I am not sure why I have never thought
of using the postage stamps before especially since there are heaps of
postage mark stamps in the market, and I have plenty of them among
my collection.”
Tracey Fowler
A boy and his dog

Materials: Paper – 7 Dots Studio,
Simple Stories, Bella!; Cardstock
– The Scrapbook Store chipboard;
Stamp – Kaisercraft, StazOn ink;
Embellishments – Prima Marketing
Inc letters, resin and stencil,
American Crafts Thickers, Maya Road
transparencies, Tim Holtz buckles, My
Mind’s Eye wood veneers, Scrapmatts
words, burlap, sequins, gesso,
Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle, Heidi
Swapp Color Shine, Artline pen.
Judges’ Note:
The half of the page where the
journalling is placed is barely
embellished so that the viewer
will focus on the words – just as
the task required!
“I found this layout very challenging, as I often only do small amounts of journalling on my layouts, mainly
because when I have finished creating my layout I have not left a lot of space on the page to add journalling.
It was a great reminder to actually create space on my layouts to add it. I got my inspiration to write my
journalling in a semi-circle from the clocks that I have used on the layout. I also like to use scrap words
on my pages – they don’t tell the full story behind the photo, but they express the feelings behind it.”
Tracey Fowler
Inspire
Materials: Ranger Dylusions journal; Paper –
Prima Marketing Inc; Stamps – Just Rite, Stamp-
It; Embellishments – Scrapmatts chipboard and
metal charms, Tim Holtz fabric and Distress Ink,
Prima Marketing Inc flowers, Kaisercraft tags,
BasicGrey stickers, Petaloo doilies, Collections
transparency, Art Stamps Australia lace border,
string, gesso, embossing powder, Viva Décor
Ferro structure paste, Inka Gold wax paste
and Precious Metal Colour paint, Heidi Swapp
Color Shine, Stampendous mica fragments.
Judges’ Note:
Tracey’s attention to
detail is amazing –
she ensures that each
element of a cluster is
altered if need be, and
you can spend a long
time discovering
new bits and pieces!

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Introducing the Masters

5 Alison Callcott 37 Michelle Logan

13 Fiona Paltridge 43 Peg Hewitt

19 Linda Trace 49 Ros Madley

25 Louise Beerens 55 Sarah Hemmings

31 Michelle Grant 61 Tracey Fowler

Alison Fiona Linda Louise Michelle

18 Fancy Pants Designs

60 Two Green Zebras/Tilda

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“I absolutely adore navel oranges and I eat two every

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“My art journal is constructed of watercolour paper

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“This layout represents a strugglee tthat

“Nature is definitely a huge influence

Cherish the moments

“Something very dear to my heart is the

Believe art journal

Smile and the whole

“When I first started scrapbooking back in the

“Keeping art journals has become

Fact File Age: 49

“This was my favourite of the four tasks;

“I have a real passion for old books, having

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“Most of my pages have smaller photos and I struggle when it comes

The story of my life

“I came up with the idea for my non-

“When I thought about a page

“This is my first time using an art journal and I

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“For this challenge, I knew that I wanted to use a picture

JJust one more day

“This layout is dedicated to my

Using Photoshop, I created the

“The title of my art journal sums my

I wanted this journal cover to highlight

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“Nothing gives me more pleasure than scrapping my boys, so the

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