Sharni Haines
- Apr 20, 2023
- 5 min read

Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop April 2023 - Blind Scrapping

Hello lovelies,

I'm Sharni Haines from South Australia and welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Design Team's monthly blog hop. Every month we have a new challenge or theme. You are more than welcome join us! You can find us on the Scrapbooking Global – Stampin’ Up! Facebook Group where we show and share our love of scrapbooking and have the monthly themes where you can join in the blog hop.

I have been absent for a few months but I am back!

This month we are creating a page using Blind Scrapping. This is Courtney's theme and I am quite excited to try it out. So, what is Blind Scrapping? It's creating a page using written instructions with no diagrams. Sounds tricky? He He, well, if you read the instructions correctly and give yourself enough time to make it, then it's actually quite a lot of fun! (I did not give myself very much time, and was a bit flustered....but I got it done. Just)!

Theme was brought to you by Courtenay!

I have been a little busy this week so I have just managed to finish and photograph my page...it's not quite finished as I would like to 'tweek' it up a little.

We were given a page of written instructions from Courtney on how to create and layout this page. I only had an hour to do, so things were a little crazy at my end! You can see below the list of instructions...I'd like to make another matching page, and this time doing it in a slow and relaxing way.

I have used a new 12 x 12" Designer Series Paper called Countryside Inn - (it's from the new Annual Catalogue going live on the 2nd May).

12 x 12" Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper - Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight & Night of Navy.

My Twine and embellishments will need to be tidied up! (I was frantically trying to read and follow instructions with moments to spare! LOL. I used the 2022-2023 In Colour Matte Decorative Dots.

I die cut the letters using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies and before I cut them, I stuck the Night of Navy Cardstock onto a sheet of Foam Adhesive so the letters would come out higher and with an adhesive back.

I know the title was supposed to be attached UNDERNEATH the photo on the DSP strip, but this just didn't work for me. (I think my photo, which I hastily grabbed from my stash was a bit big and the letters were die cut in the same colour as the DSP so would be seen very well. I decided to put them over my photo.

I die cut two shapes from the new Countryside Corners Dies to make a nested base for my journaling.

I also used the second largest one to create the 'Large Decorative Edge Shape' - it's not quite 'a decorative edge'...but time was of the essence and I had to grab and think fast.

I cut the larger shape with Boho Blue - a new In Colour for 2023-2024 to mat the journaling and inked everything with Early Esspresso Ink & a Blending Brush.

One of the instructions was to create a tag with the date and place it over the top left side of the photo. I used a new die from the Zany Zoo Dies that worked perfectly. I cut both tags with scraps from the 12 x 12" Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper. The smaller tag is die cut, the larger tag behind it was fussy cut, using the smaller one as a pattern.

The Basic White tag that I printed the date on was also die cut from the same dies. (just part of the die was used).

I made up a little colour comparison chart for you to view showing the 4 colours in this new DSP - you can see how well the two new blues work in with the existing ones. (Misty Moonlight returning colour & Boho Blue new colour).

You can see all the new and returning colours HERE.

OK, I am now going to make a nice cup of tea, go back to my scrapbook page, take a deep breath and finish it. I will update this blog once I am done.

UPDATE: I have spent some more time on my page and i am now happy with my results.

I have added the doodling around the edges as the instructions, added some die cut embellishments and done a little more inking on the outer edges of the page.

A close up of my hand drawn doodling around the edges. I used a Night of Navy Stampin' Marker.

The leaves were die cut from the Aspon Tree Dies using Balmy Blue Cardstock and I inked the edges with Night of Navy.

The ornate cut boarder is from the Elegant Boarders Dies.

I cut two sets of the boarder die and added a little Night of Navy ink to the edge.

I added a little ribbon to the tag and the journal piece.

So that is the difference from my rushed page I did earlier today and the final result I completed tonight. I am so much happier with my page!

Thank you so much for popping in, I hope you have a wonderful day and have gained some inspiration with everyone's creations. Please don't just stop here...keep on hopping around to visit everyone else's work by following the links below.

Up NEXT is the very talented Courtenay Heuston

Here is the list of everyone participating in today's hop....please visit everyone as I know there will be some gorgeous scrapbook designs.

1. Courtenay Heuston

2. Julia Quinn - Handmade by Julia Quinn (Australia)

3. Jill Hamlett - JH Stamping Studio (US)

4. Cheryl Taylor - Stampin n crafting with Cheryldiana - UK

5. Monique FIelder - Australia

6. Sharni Haines - Australia - you are here

Thanks for dropping by, have a wonderful day and take care.

hugs,

Sharni. x

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