Mishka's Crafty Creations

When I was sent this polystyrene circle base, at first I thought, "what does Julie expect me to do with this", so a little treat of white chocolate put me in a head space to create a picture perfect scenery using the Lemon Craft Silence paper collection, which is just so pretty. This project required some fussy cutting, and you know I am not a huge fan of fussy cutting, although my patience with this didn't wear thin, and I actually enjoyed it, maybe it was the combination of pretty papers, coffee and yes, as mentioned the white chocolate :-)  Firstly I started by tracing the circle base on one of the papers that already had a slight pink tinge through it, and then added more pink using the Tim Holtz spun sugar distress ink, this really made the paper pop. Once that was done, I added a strip of paper on the bottom of the base to add some colour. I then added some Webster fabric ribbon found in my stash that was just perfect for this project. I added a strip at the top of

How beautiful is this Prima Golden Desert collection? ( or Dessert as I so called it not realizing my spelling, and thanks to my wonderful friend for picking that minor error up hehehe). You can find this stunning collection at  Scrap of Your Life. I was given the challenge to make a 12x12 scrap layout with a matching pocket page. As I love a challenge, and new to scrapbooking, I thought why not, then realized I didn't have the pocket page to match in my collection, so I improvised and came up with a smaller version, a 6"x8" page and matching pocket, of which I used the  Simple Stories SN@P - Pocket Pages for 6" x 8" Binders - Size 3" x 4" & 4" x 6", and I love it! I firstly created the the 6"x8" page using cardstock, and paper from the collection. I created a smaller page for the top of my front page and turned it into a flip page. I then decorated it by stamping skulls and star images using archival ink in orange blossom and b