This is a beautiful layout "Daddy's Little Girl" done by Jenny using one of our monthly challenge kits. The kit contained double sided patterned paper by Scraperdashery, double dipped cardstock, ribbon and metal butterfly embellishments. Jenny has added ultra fine gold glitter, stitching and beads, for a stunning result.
It has been hard to capture the subtlety and shimmer of this layout by Jenny "My Little Explorer". The background swirls have been created by putting cardstock through a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and then embossing with Cosmic UT embossing powder.
The large swirls have also been embossed with Cosmic Shimmer UT embossing powder, and are from the brand new 12 x 12 chipboard sheet of swirls by Magenta. The title has been cut with the Cricut.
We just LOVE this super cute, so clever card made by Diane.
Using the circle punch technique, with co-ordinated scraps of patterned paper, this looks like a lovely flower card with an apperture in the centre of the large bloom.
But...open it up.....
...and the cute owl is revealed! What a great idea.
Here is the same owl (Sassafras paper) but used on a scrapbook layout at our "Playful Pages" class last month.
The little details were created by stamping onto patterned paper using Sassafras and Kars clear stamps.
The owl was cut out, and embellished with buttons, stitching and glossy accents.
The next layout "You are My Sunshine" was created by Carolyn at a Thursday evening crop. The main technique used has been some clever paper piecing, with some little embellishments added, again made using clear stamps.
The waves are a strip of Bazzil Just the Edge , which Carolyn has inked in shades of blue and green.
The next layout has been created by Sarah, aged 14 years, for part of her Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme. We love the stitching, bright colours, and great circle corner details. An idea to copy!
A 12 x12 layout by Christina from our recent "Baby Love" class featuring brown and cream colours, a mix of patterned papers from Basic Grey (Porcelain & Bittersweet) plus Prima, stitching using the new 12" flourish set by Bazzil Institchz, plus an embellished file folder for journalling using new Hero Arts 2009 clear stamps, buttons and a felt flower.
Jenny, (Rachels' mum, and our official inhouse designer!) has created this delightful layout "I always Loved that Hat" using the new Fancy Pants "Delight" patterned papers, plus a co-ordinating 12x12 transparency sheet.
There are some great ideas here such as cutting up the transparency and using it to not only frame the layout, but also to mat part of the photo. Jenny has used another piece of the same transparency to create her journalling block, and has added some hand doodled flowers to it with permanent pens to match the papers. Enjoy!
Dianne, a very talented crafter, made this lovely card by using up scraps left over from our Playful Pages class. All the patterned papers are by Sassafras. The flower has been created using a small circle punch for the petals, a Woodware 3" scalloped punch and a Woodware 2" circle punch. Inking the edges adds definition to the design and mix of papers, plus some faux stitching.
The leaves have been paper pieced, and the lovely stamped honey bees are from a clear stamp set by Inkadinkadoo. The fringed centre with button detail is a lovely finishing touch.
Mens cards are often difficult, but here is a fantastic card made by Lyn - a very talented scrapper and card maker!
Lyn has used scraps of paper from her stash, inked all the edges, and created her own embellishment from two punched stars, offset, decorated with faux stitching, and topped with a paper clip (and just a little ribbon!). We love the doodled edge around her red paper. The patterned paper with the bicyle print is by Basic Grey.
Another 12x12 layout by Jenny - "Skiathos Sunset". There are again some great ideas here to scraplift: a shaped frame, doodled edges, a ribbon flower, and a ribbon and brad frame around the photo. Very clever!
"Baby Face" by Jenny - a beautiful layout using patterned paper from SEI's Black Orchid collection. The page features some intricate cutting out of the flowers, stickles glitter glue for some sparkle, and lots of stitching using the Bazzil Institchz template - but with added bead detail!
Can you spot the bead detail? The title has been created using Autumn Leaves clear stamps that have been stamped, with black ink, onto red patterned paper, and then cut out.
One of our latest classes: An Inspiration Box designed jointly by Christina & Rachel!
We covered a Maya Road tin with papers from the Basic Grey Bittersweet collection, plus used chipstickers and brads from the same collection. The giant flowers were made using either the Woodware daisy or cherry punch, from a technique we learnt from Woodware at the trade fair, plus circle punches. The word Inspire has been cut using a Cricut machine.
"Create" by Christina. A layout with four photos telling the story of how Rachel created the eyecatching display on the back wall of the craft room. Papers are from the "Love Lines" collection by Little Yellow Bicycle.
The swirls, flower embellishment and title have been cut using a cricut machine, and are a micro version of those cut by Rachel using a 12x24 mat to decorate the wall!
A card made by Christina for a friends birthday. A lovely idea for a special card that uses up a variety of small scraps left over from other projects. Punch a selection of flowers using different punches layering up patterned papers and cardstock. Stamp or print your greeting onto a layered scalloped oval shape cut with a punch. Add some detail with a white gel pen, plus glamour dust for sparkle. Card stock by Bazzil and ColorCore plus patterned papers from the Basic Grey Bittersweet collection.
