Today – a video! For someone who is scared of butterflies, I seem to have a inexplicable love for this butterfly stamp from heroarts, and I couldn’t resist using it in conjuction with this sweet text stamp from the Unity Feb Kit Of The Month which says ‘May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live’. Cute!
If you know me, you will know that I louuuurve to embellish, but there is something elegant about a completely flat stamped card that also makes me smile. I hope it makes you smile too.
Ever had one of those moments when you look at a scrapbook page or craft project and you clench your fists, grit your teeth, screw up your nose and growl as you suddenly realise: I shouldn’t have put that there or that would have looked better over here instead of there. Don’t worry, we all have these moments, and I have definitely had a few in my time, but I am happy to say that I have not experienced many moments like this recently. Why? Because I always try to learn from my mistakes!!
So today, a video tip for you. I want to share with you a way in which I have changed a piece of waste material into a usable, functionable, practical craft tool/product that will actually help you improve your design skills.
I hope you enjoy the video and like the layout featured in it. The page is, of course, of my furbaby Miya. In complete contrast to her last layout entitled ‘Silver String’, which focused on embellishments and vibrant bursts of colour, this layout is all about the story. I have kept the lines straight and clean, and added just a little touch of colour to make the journaling pop and to add a little interest to the page.
And if you want to have a little giggle, you can read what the journaling from the layout below.
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Journaling reads:
Having a house with a garden meant it was only a matter of time before you got outside to roam free, but it was still difficult for me. I would worry about you, about other animals, dangerous equipment, tall buildings, and of course the traffic. We thought it would be a good idea to let you get used to outside life by short spells in the garden: five minutes, then ten minutes, then a little longer. It was summer ’09, and when I returned from work you would look forward to a little outside time. I will never forget one particular day.
I was in the craft room, and every 20 minutes I would pop downstairs and give you a call at the back door and you would come running. After a few times, I realised that I hadn’t checked on you in a while. I was just about to go and check on you when I heard a little ‘trrrrrumm’ noise, and then you scurried up the stairs and into the craft room demanding attention.
You had brought back your first present.
Many a story I have heard about cats bringing presents into the house: birds, mice and more, but not you. You brought a tub of fish food! I took it off you to inspect, but you were so proud of yourself, rubbing around my feet and pawing at me to give it back to you. Feeling rather puzzled, I went out into the back garden to have a look around, but I could not for the life of me figure out where this tub of fish food had come from. Where did you get it? In a garage, or were you in someones house? How far did you carry it? You must have had to jump over fences! You complained until I gave you back your prize, and purring with delight you insisted in carrying the little blue tub around with pride. It wasn’t until weeks later we found out that it belonged to our neighbour Sue who told us of the mysterious disappearance of the fish food she had bought to feed the tadpoles in her pond. We were so proud of your hunting skills that we couldn’t help but share the funny story of your first catch.
I wanted to share this video tutorial on how to make Paper Roses, especially before Valentine’s day this weekend! I am getting addicted to making these flowers, and I have big plans to put them onto a home decor project. {Watch this space!}
Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see more pictures of the paper roses.
The sample card that I have made features this Luxury Paper stack from DCWV.
I love the pearlescent sheen and the sheer elegance of these papers (well, in fact they are more scrapbook cardstock quality then paper). It makes them perfect for wedding cards, or romantic projects. As you can see from the video, I also spritzed the rose with some Pearl Glimmer Mist to give the rose an equally elegant sheen. I wonder who is going to be the lucky person who gets this card!
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