Scrapbooking

An Unusual Misting Mask- cogs from a Glue Glider Pro

on February 1, 2010

Hey guys

I recently used the last of the adhesive in my Glue Glider Pro (sob) and I decided to take it apart and use the cogs inside as misting masks.

This was an idea inspired by a project that my eFriend Erin Bassett did when she dismantled her Glue Glider Pro. Check out her project here.

It was an experiment to be honest, but I loved the result. I used some Cosmic Shimmers Mists, very similar to Glimmer Mists or Maya Mists.

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This scrapbook layout is of my nephew Joshua on the day that we went to Legoland. He loved the whole experience, and I adored this photo of him running down the pathway with a cheeky grin on his face. It really was the look of sheer happiness. This was one of those quick, fun layouts that just materialize without too much concentration. I love it when that happens.

Bubbles
Whilst making this layout, I also rediscovered a stash of a particular product that, if my memory serves me, are called bubbles. I can’t for the life of me remember who made them, but they are cool acrylic domes that you can stick to products but put charms, beads and other loose items inside. It acts as a little shaker bubble. You can see that I added a small square bubble to the layout with a few seed beads inside.

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Thanks for popping by, and for my next post I’ve got a quick video to show you how I customized some household string in order to get it this cool blue colour so it would match my layout. See you then.

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Two Groovy Chicks

on November 11, 2009

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So have you entered the competition yet? Make sure you do before the drawing on Sunday.

Today I have a fun 8.5 x 11 layout to share featuring my niece Bethany and my cousin Megan (aka Tilly). This was inspired by a cool layout over on the Studio Calico blog, although the end result doesn’t look anything remotely like the original layout that inspired me – but isn’t that the beauty of inspiration?

I wanted to contrast the kraft cardstock with a bright and busy pattern paper, and this flowery design from Toga worked fantastically – plus it gave me the opportunity to cut out this really cute birdie from the reverse of the paper.

The circular photos were a way to create an element of fun and whimsy amidst a sea of bubbly, layered embellishments to create a layout with a young, girly feel. I loved drawing around a die cut cloud to create the subtle impression of a shape. I could have cut some out of patterned paper, but I felt this would have been too heavy for the layout, and after all, aren’t clouds supposed to be light and airy? The bird was too cute not to use, but as this was a bold colour, it caught the eye and drew attention away from the photos, so to maintain the balance of the layout i created a visual triangle by adding a flower gem on the flourish and a red button. These three red elements create a triangle which has a central point of the main photo, thus bringing the attention back to the girls, where it belongs. I created another similar visual triangle using darker colours: the heart on the green background, the Friends stamp & the dots stamp. I should note that I don’t always do this intentionally, i just do what feels right. I’m happy with the finished piece, and I hope you like it too.

Products Used:

Kraft Cardstock
Pattern Paper – Toga
Fiskars Circle Cutter
Brown fine tip pen, brown colouring pencil
Studio Calico Stamp
Friend Stamp – Studio G
White gel pen
Card Candy – Card Craft Creations
Bubble alphas – KI Memories
Bubble alpha – doodlebug designs
rub ons- glitz designs
Circle punch
Buttons
string
die cut shapes (unknown)
Heidi Swapp teardrop gems
woodgrain stamp – Heroarts
Brown Archival Ink

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A Paperlife Spotlight Designer (Thats Me!)

on November 10, 2009

Hey everyone.

I have been soooo excited for this day to come. And it is finally here. Today is the day that lil’ ol’ me is a Spotlighted Designer over at Thepaperlife. Over the last few weeks, Thepaperlife has spotlighted amazing talent such as Stephanie Howell, Leslie Ashe, Christine Urias, Erin Bassett and Margie RomneyAslett, and now it is my turn to show you how I live my paper life.

So hop on over to the paperlife website and listen to my interview with Amy as she delves deep into my creative mind. And thats not all – there is a huge give away! Leave a comment on the paperlife site to be entered into a prize draw where the winner will seriously go weak at the knees!

What do you win? Well it’s a prize that keeps on giving: The winner will receive a six months subscription to Paperclipping.com, the best online Scrapbooking Tutorial resource, where Noell Hyman shares her designing skills and teaches us to to achieve great scrapbook layouts with our own style. Please can I extend a HUGE thanks to Noell for allowing me to offer this wonderful prize to the lucky winner. Thank you so much.

But thats not all. The winner will also get a brown paper package wrapped up with string that includes the following:

2 Scrapbook Kits from ATD including paper, alpha stickers, die cuts, element stickers, ribbon, buttons
1 Making Memories Instant Setter, a must have tool in any crafters craft box. This tool punches 3 different sizes of holes with ease, and sets small, medium and large eyelets. Also included is a tough eyelet setting mat.
1 Making Memories Tag Maker. We all love the professional finished look of those vellum metal rimmed tags, so how awesome would it be to be able to make your own with your favourite patterned paper, or a stamped image? Well, the winner of this prize will find out.

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So what are you waiting for? Get on over to the paperlife and leave us a comment so you can be in for a chance to win. The winner will be picked at midnight CST on Sunday 15th November. Good luck everyone.

And for today, here’s a sneeky peeky at my latest layout which i will be sharing with you all tomorrow. Enjoy!

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