I have lots of 'documentary pages' in my photobooks but alongside that are lots of pages that are mostly ‘creative play’. Often when I have having fun with old family photos, I like to mixed them up with very messy, collage-style and mixed media assets. Somehow the soft focus and ‘vibe’ of...

Photo albums are great! I wish I had a stack of them to pour over when I was a kid. I am lucky that my Dad took a lot of photos, but there were all on slides that we only saw on 'slide nights' once or twice a year! I have traditional photo albums for my girls alongside their many, many...

I've been a bit absent after a tough time healthwise (and aged parent-wise) :rolleyes1:. We also had a lovely trip away, which I wasn't sure I was going to manage until we actually boarded the plane! Now I am back and tempted by the great palette for this month's ColorPlay because I always love...

Hi! On our newsletter/ digi news site, Rachel and I have a new article focusing on the joy of creating with those less-than-perfect photos we all have. I hope it might encourage you to scrap with the photos that you have. Because the most imperfect of snapshots can shine on a page made with...

We have a new 'print ready' Digital Mixed Media Project Kit for easy hybrid crafting. Whether you are purely digital, or like to dabble with scissors and glue, "Emerge" has lots of unique details for crafting and art journaling fun. Previously only available to those with a paid subscription...

Fitzroy and especially Brunswick St and Smith St is a very cool area of Melbourne city in Australia. Over the years we've spent a lot of time there just wandering, enjoying the street art and the shops … So "Brunswick" seemed like the perfect name for my new 'urban adventures' collection...

Hi! I had a lot of fun last week gathering up lots of dried and fallen leaves and getting messy with ink and paint as I worked on my latest ColorPlay collection. Sadly I made the odd decision to wear white linen trousers as I did it, and they know have little black ink spots. Ah well ...

Hi! Are you signed up to my newsletter or Rachels? You may have noticed that Rachel and I now use Substack to send out our newsletter. Over January it is also where we have been hosting our “These Moments Matter” month of challenges. We are really enjoying using Substack, but I know you may...

Hello! I am back home from travels and thanking my former self for creating a collection just before I left, which I've popped into the store this weekend :-) "Still Dreaming" is a romantic collection in some of own favourite scrapping colours Here's how I used it to scrap two old photos...

I feel like the end of the year is coming at me like a freight train! There's so much to do and time is ticking away … not helped by the fact I am leaving for Japan on the 26th :-0 Weirdly, while I find Christmas itself quite stressful, I find making Christmas collections really fun and...

Hi! For Black Friday weekend I have popped several collections into the super big deal category ie 60% off! SEE MY DEALS AND NEW RELEASES <—— click here And I picked ones that I love creating with myself :-) So here are some of my favourite layouts with the 60% off specials...

Hello! I've stocked up my store with some new goodies AND added some favourites to the Black Friday BIG DEALS! CHECK OUT MY STORE <— click to see it all If you want to jump to the big deals and the new stuff, you can find them all right here <—— click here ============ I have a new...

Several years ago, not long after my world kind of fell apart, a good friend sent an email checking in, and said she hoped I was adjusting to my 'new normal'. Well, my initial gut reaction to that was 'nope, no way, I REJECT this new normal, thank you very much!'. So that phrase has some...

If researching my own (and my partner’s) family history has taught me anything, it is that the way people ARE doesn't really change. The famous quote is “The past is a foreign country” but I like to think of it as ANOTHER country, because so much about people and relationships does stay...

I suspect I may have been "too clever" when naming my latest ColorPlay Collection … but before you email me about a typo, it's actually the Latin word used for falling leaves (and is the source of the word deciduous). :) I don't know, but somehow Deciduous just felt a bit too prosaic and narrow...

I had such a fun time making my cheerful, optimistic new collection. I mean, sometimes I look around the world and think ... So I love getting out in nature and realising that the birds don't care about all of that stuff, they just get up every morning and sing :) And as well as fun to...

Rachel and I had a lot of fun making this mega-collection with its fun, summery and nautical theme. It's just landed here at Oscraps, and is 20% off for this introductory weekend. I love making coastal-themed collections, and although it's winter here in New Zealand, it took me right back to...

Rachel and I have a new kit in store as part of this month's ColorPlay: ‘Noted’ is a brand new collection which harks back to the roots of scrapbooking and documenting everyday life and moments but with a Mixed Media Twist. It’s for the inquisitive, the book lovers, it’s for the learners and...

I don’t know about you, but many of the photos that I create with (both my own photos AND the old family ones I have inherited) were taken in Summer. Which is not surprising as it’s when we are often out in the fresh air, having adventures and travelling. A quick google image search for “summer...

Or, alternatively, what made you YOU? Rachel Jefferies and I have a collection that has just landed here at Oscraps in time for the birthday sale that is perfect for answering these questions, and is also an ode to the feeling of being perfectly aligned with something or someone in your life...