Mel's Me Time

"CUT TO YOU | BOTANICAL WREATH | MEL FIELD" Hey there friends! Today I feature on the  CUT to YOU blog  sharing a special project that brought me so much joy… As creative people, we are very good at bringing joy to others through our creative projects. It doesn’t matter what we do…scrapbook, art journal, knit, crochet, sew, photograph…we are always good at putting a smile on other people’s faces with our little gifts. Today I share a project that I hope did just that. A beautiful young lady, very special to us, invited us to her Debutante Ball earlier in the year. We were so honoured to have been invited and had a wonderful night celebrating with her. Just recently she celebrated her birthday so I decided (with the support of my hubby and son) to make her a special gift. Now I couldn’t look past a cut file to add that special touch to the page. The  CUT to YOU shop  is filled with these little gems. Every time I head there I find something new (even if it is an ...

  Hey there crafty friends! I'm here again to share with you my second project for this month for the CUT to YOU Design Team. I have again used more than one cut file from CUT to YOU for this project and whilst I had no real plan in the beginning for my layout I am very happy with the end result.   This photo was taken of my son at the end of the 2019 Australian Scout Jamboree in Tailem Bend, South Australia. They had endured a very hot, windy, dusty and then some rain for the two weeks. It was a tough Jamboree and the colour of his face is evidence of that. I will never forget the colour of the water as I soaked his clothes after it or the colour difference between his feet and legs when he removed his dusty socks. I love love love scrapbooking pages of my boys, there is just something about masculine pages and I often sway to these well and truly before feminine pages. I also love love love using mixed media for my masculine layouts. I have created this background using some...

Hey there CUT to YOU friends!  My first project for this month is all about my son's birthday. This layout took quite some time to put together and make work...I am so happy with the end result though. It pays to keep chipping away (generally how I scrap these days due to work commitments)!! One of the things I just love about using cut files is that you can use one on your project or, like I have in this project, more than one! You can size them according to your preference and they just create the best projects.  I started this project with 2 different patterned papers and black cardstock to make my base. I wanted the layout to be a bit grungy so I used my brayer to spread a small amount of white paint in the background and on top of the cut file once I had backed it. I also splattered some white acrylic paint. The main cut file I have used is the Circles Sliced Background . I decided to cut this in black card stock and have backed it with one of my favourite collections by ...

 Hey there creative friends! I made it a task of mine to finish scrapbooking our wedding album before our 25th Anniversary...whilst I have made some great progress, I haven't finished and it is our anniversary tomorrow 😬  Well, I guess it means I just get to reminisce for longer! Today, I am sharing a layout and the process I have taken to complete it combining two beautiful  cut files from CUT to YOU. This layout celebrates our 25th Wedding Anniversary 💕💕 I am so thankful, grateful and blessed to have married Jason 25 years ago and look forward to  the next 25 years 💕💕 In one of my recent posts for CUT to YOU, I said that I would use another part of the  Sew Loved Too cut file. When you cut the files there are several parts that you may use together or do as I have and separate them over several layouts. This time I have used the thin heart outline from the cut file. I have coloured it with Distress Oxide …I just love this colour and it suited the go...

Hey there Everyone! I am back to share with you today the first of my projects for this month for the CUT to YOU Design Team. This project was definitely a labour of love, but boy did I love creating it and am so happy with the result. I decided to use two cut files to create this layout, cut files that maybe haven’t had a lot of exposure previously or haven’t been seen on our blog for a little while.   This photo of all the cousins from my side of the family (my nieces and nephews) was taken at my son’s 18th birthday earlier this year. It is not often that we are able to get together so it is always nice to get an updated photo of the cousins all together. They grow up oh so quickly, so these photos are very special. The first cut file I used was the Sew Loved Too cut file. I decided to cut this nearly 12x12 size so that I was able to use it as a background for the layout. This cut file, when cut, has a few parts ~ the centre of the heart (which I have used), the thin outline of t...