Sometimes you just fall in love

with a range of papers and no matter how many times you use them, they still call to you for more. This happened with Echo Parks “For The Record” range. Love them to bits.

Here are 3 layouts I made for the fortnightly classes.

With this design you need to cut the green paper first to measure 10” x 7” and then, depending on the size of the photo you use, cut three pieces of different papers to fit as shown in the picture.

The Walk

I loved the “Stamp Of Approval” paper in this kit but it was too easy to just decorate the page, so I cut around the stamped edge making a square in the middle, which I then turned over and stuck into place using masking tape. This gave me a red centre and a black border.

The flowers were cut from “Table Cloth” and the butterflies we stamped onto the same paper and cut out. In this way all of the pieces colour matched.

SMILE

This was an easy layout to do because the picture was so good. Who can resist a smiling baby. Anyway this one was straight forward. The only bit which took some time to make was the square in the bottom right of the layout. For this I took the 6” x 6” blue square from “Picket Fence” and cut it into random strips. Next I stuck the pieces onto “Tuxedo Small Dot” paper (part of the new Dots and Stripes range)leaving a small gap between each strip. When finished, cut around the square leaving a small border. Use a fine pen to make panel marks on a few of the panels. The rest is simple.

You can see more layouts using more of the range HERE.

Thank you for looking. xx

And I love my cat

even if he has taken a fancy to the million snails I have just found in my garden.

Oh and here are the little fellows he loves so much.

I don’t think he likes the taste though. Yuk!!!

She’s a stunner

I was so delighted when I got these photos. I can’t believe my Grandaughter Evie is now one years old.

It is lovely to see her smile. I am going to enjoy watching her grow up.

Thanks for looking xxx

I’ve been playing again

and this time it was for the yesterdays Tim Holtz Class. I am slowly being influenced by Steam Punk and all of the wonderful things it entails. Although this piece is not strictly Steam Punk, it is almost there however I didn’t want to frighten anyone off before the class started so I toned it down a bit.

I do love the way it turned out and I still have some great ideas for the up and coming Tim Holtz Product Days (check out the website if you want to book a place on our October Class).

One thin g I always try to make everyone understand, is that anyone can do this. The hardest thing is letting go and thinking outside of your normal crafting restraints. It sounds scary but it’s really not and the results from all of these classes show just how great your projects can be. Ask the ladies who have made their own beautiful creations.

Thanks for stopping by xx

My Card Challenge Entry

Well not my entry really, more like the example I did for the Challenge. I didn’t want to do traditional bunting so I used the tiny bunting as a decoration instead of ribbon.

Don’t forget to enter your card in the Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge, as there are only a few weeks left until the half yearly prize draw when we give away loads of scrummy goodies to the winner.

You can enter your card HERE.

Thanks for looking. xx