24 November, 2012

New Buttons!


I have two new releases for you.


Firstly, a little break from the norm - festive penguins with a very cute demeanour. These guys are going to look uber-cute on a card for a loved one (I really must get around to making the cards for my family). You can currently find them over at Angel Crafts and Funky Farm Scrapbook Barn at the moment or in my Etsy store.


And this beautiful new set of vintage inspired buttons. Although they feature vintage images, they have a lovely modern feel about them, making them truly versatile. You'll be able to find these babies over at Merly Impressions from next week.  Here's a sneak of a layout I did  using the Pickled Pear collection:


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23 November, 2012

TGIF!

It's always nice to get to the weekend and feel like you've had a busy productive week.

Firstly, I'll start off with a layout for the Sketchbook365 challenge. I didn't quite make it in time for the sketch to go live but here goes anyway:

I went for a few random elements but then decided that I could actually scrap about my DS recent results from school. They get tested each half term so they can measure progress. His target for the year was a 6a but he totally smashed that already in several subjects.

Although I don't agree with tests for test sakes, in his case, he does enjoy the results of the test as he is a little competitive.
I translated some of the elements to make it work for me adding extra bits for my title and journaling.

I have no idea what the hello bit is doing but I just like LOL.

Anyway, if you would like to enter the full details of the December challenge is here.
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18 November, 2012

Yikes! Only 36 Days until Christmas

How did that happen? I would probably say I am as organised as usual (which very disorganised  but I have managed a few tasks that I wouldn't normally do by now. I spent the whole day yesterday making a special Christmas present which I won't share because it's a surprise. I have also made a December journal for Merly Impressions which is super-organised huh?

I created my own chipboard book but obviously a ready made book would make it much quicker to make.


The Turtle Dove Collection features loads of beautiful images in traditional festive colours.
The collection has a beautiful die-cuts and stickers which are perfect for this type of project.


If you click on the images to see a larger version, you will see that many of the pages are shaped. I had bought a Basic Grey chipboard album years ago which I use as a template. I often will buy a chipboard piece with a view to using it as a template only (saves lots of money!)


As I have never made a December journal before, I kind of went with a page to cover several days (I wouldn't be taking photos and journaling every day as I don't have time).


Most days I left a spot for journaling but I can add extra tags later if needed.

I think in hindsight I would put the numbering on later but the Sticker sheet has such cool numbers to choose from I had to use them straight away.


I tucked in Boutique Buttons here and there from The Vintage Christmas.


I have left space near the end to allow me to add anything I missed out during the month.

Products Used:
Turtle Dove Collection
Turtle Dove Number Stickers
Turtle Dove Collectables
Turtle Dove Clear Stamps
The Vintage Christmas Boutique Buttons

Thanks for popping in!
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10 November, 2012

Winter Inspiration for Creative Craft World

Each day in November, there is new inspiration to be found from Creative Craft World.

Today is my turn to share some inspiration with you.
I'm going to share a very simple (and inexpensive) technique to add a wintery feel to your pages and also other ways to add a touch of frost.


Snowflakes are a great design detail for wintery pages. I created a homemade stencil by punching a snowflake in scrap cardstock. Just try to leave as much space around it as possible.


I then spread texture paste through the stencil, but you can use gesso or PVA glue - obviously some mediums are a little easier to work with than others. I created several snowflakes around the page before sprinkling glitter all over.



I left my base to dry naturally, but you could use a heat gun to speed things up.

One of the other things I did to make it more wintery is to ink the title and top off with a little more texture paste and glitter. I just spread the texture paste with a coffee stirrer over the tops of the letters - the messier the better!

You can also add a little 'snow' to the centres of the flowers and leaves.


Well I hope that I have inspired you to try adding a little snow to your next layout or card!

Thanks for stopping by.
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05 November, 2012

A Sn@ppy Layout

I have been busy working on projects these past few weeks, but the light has been so poor that I've had difficulty getting any pictures. Still, something is better than no photos so here goes...
I came across these photos from 2007. The kids look so young! We took a trip to a local park with my friend Audrey Tan who took these photos for me. It was such a hot day (most unusual for England).

Just love the new Sn@p! range from Simple Stories. I was inspired by some of the paper designs so added lots of layers around the edge of my layout.

I cut out some of the designs from the papers and added stickers and die-cuts (Elle's Studio) as well as a die-cut that I made on my silhouette (Jillibean). I sold my Cricut and carts which I hardly used. I got my machine on Monday and by Monday night, I had lovely new labels in my stash! Oh Joy!

I have designed a set of Boutique Buttons to accompany the Sn@p! range - this one is one of my favourites!

I am actually scrapping old photos currently as we just haven't been out at all recently and so new photos to speak of. This is DD best friend when they were just 5 years old. They were so cute together!

Check out the lovely Boutique Button! This one is also from my new range designed to accompany the Sn@p! collection Just love this design. Just love how they compliment so many different paper lines.

I used some quite random papers and embellishments from my stash but I think as long as you stick to the same sort of colour values, it kind of works. Unfortunately the photos are a little poor, but I think you get the idea. 

Thanks for dropping in.
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04 November, 2012

Creative Craft World Scrap Map

Each month Creative Craft World set a sketch challenge. All you need to do is come up with a lovely layout to be in with a chance to win one of CCW's fabulous kits.

Here's October's Scrap Map:

and my layout:


My story is from a visit to Conkers in the summer with some friends. The kids had a whale of a time together but the icing on the cake was meeting meerkats (incidentally, the dictionary doesn't like the word meerkat and offers me beermat as an alternative LOL.) 




This was a great fun sketch to play with. Hop on over to the CCW blog to find out all the details.


Also on the CCW blog you'll find new Christmas inspiration every day from the team!

Thanks for popping in,
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