Start Your Day card for Scrapping Fun Kits

Good morning

Today I am sharing my second project using the July kit from Scrapping Fun Kits.

You can check the kit out here. And you can order the kit here.

There is a process video for this card on my YouTube channel here.

The photo below shows the card when it is open. Each front section is a Z fold.

This view shows the card with the left hand side closed and the right hand side open.

The card base is cut from white cardstock. It measures 10.5" x 5.25". I have scored it at 1 3/8" and 2 3/4" then flipped it and and scored at the same measurements on the other end.

Make a mountain fold first and then a valley fold. Repeat this for the other side of the card.

I cut a piece of patterned paper from the kit to 5" x 4.75", inked the edges and attached it to the middle section of the card.

Using Cheery Lyn "Chrysanthemum Strip" die, Couture Creations CO724161 flower die and a no brand flower die and the paper from the kit I cut enough flower layers to create 6 flowers.

Each of the flower layers was inked on the edges and rolled around my poke tool to give them some dimension. Using glue I layered the flowers on top of each other, staggering the petals. Crystal gems are attached to the centre of 4 of the flowers.

I used my Cottage Cuts Leafy Foliage die to cut some leaves, inked the edges and attached them amongst the flowers.

The flowers on the front of the card blended into the patterned paper the centre of the card too much for my liking so I cut a piece of white cardstock 5" x 2.75". I ink the edge of this and then attach it to the centre of the card. When the card is closed the flowers on the front of the card stand out much better.

The greeting is a Kaisercraft clear sticker from the "Inspirational" pack which I have cut into sections so it shows between the flowers when the card is closed. It is a generic greeting so I can use this card for any occasion. My hand written message will be written on the white panel beneath this greeting.

Thank you for spending some of your time here with me today

You can get your kit here.

Don't forget to check out the video here

Till next time
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Julie

Angkor Wat Layout for Scrapping Fun Kits

Good morning to all my scrappy friends

Today I am sharing a layout I created using the July kit from Scrapping Fun Kits. You can buy the kit here.

I have created a video showing the creative process for this page. You can see it on my YouTube channel here.

The July kit is inspired by the Frozen video etc having blues, purples, silver and white papers and elements. I have done an unboxing video for this kit. You can see what is in the kit here.

When I started this layout I did not really have a plan for it and I do change my mind about the layout as I progress.

I have used a 12" x 12" sheet of blue print and a 12" x 12" purple paper from my stash for the background. I do not know the brand of these as they were in a paper pack and I have thrown the packaging away.

I trimmed the purple paper down to 11.5" square and then cut the middle out of it leaving a 1" frame. My original plan was to have a 10.5" square sheet of white cardstock on top of this but I changed my mind and went with using the frame as it is.

I have used 2 blue and 1 purple paper from the kit to create the layers behind my photo. I also used a piece of the purple that I cut the frame out of.

For a little bit of interest I cut a fishtail from both ends of the purple paper from the kit.

I have backed my photo with purple tissue paper and torn the bottom edge of it

Using my sewing machine I stitched around all of the papers with black thread. I have also inked the edges of all of the patterned papers with black ink

I cut the doily from the kit in half and attached that to the background then layered the patterned papers onto the page using double sided tape.

There is a blue tag in the kit, I have stamped all over it with a Artee Stamps Simple Flower Trio stamp and some black ink and then run it through my BigShot with a Kaisercraft embossing folder. I then replaced the twine in the tag with some of the feathers wool that is in the kit and attached it to the layout, extending out from the right hand edge of the photo.

I added three decorative pins from my stash and a flower and flair from the kit.

There is some very pretty washi tape in the kit so I added a row of that to the bottom of the photo and attached two flowers and another flair from the kit to the bottom left of the photo.

For the title I have used American Crafts Remarks - Playtime alpha stickers. I wrote the date of the photo by hand.

I had planned on finishing the page here but it looked liked incomplete. I found the butterfly and star in my stash. I had made these some time ago and had not used them. They are heat embossed stamped images on glossy rainbow paper and they work beautifully with the colours on the layout. I cut the star in half and added that to the bottom left cluster and the butterfly was added to the cluster to the right of the photo.

That completed the layout.

Thank you for spending your time on my blog today.

Don't forget to pop over to Scrapping Fun Kits and check out the July kit. You can buy it here.

Also the process video can be seen here. If you enjoy the video please subscribe to my channel and share the video with your crafty friends.

Till next time
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Julie

3 Cards using Background Dies

Hello Hello

Some time ago I went through a phase of buying background dies for cards. I bought the dies and promptly put them in with all of my other dies and forgot about them.

Well this week I got them out and decided to use them and these are the three cards I created.

You can see the process video here.

For the first card I used a no name die. It cuts two different shapes, the background which I have cut twice, once in pink and a second one in green, and the outline and border, which I have cut in white.

I cut the two background die cuts up so that the green was behind the leaves and the pink was behind the flowers and attached them to the white frame.

I used some mauve cardstock that had dots embossed on it for my card base. I cut the cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5", folded it in half making a  card base that is 4.25" x 5.5"

I have recycled the flowers that are attached,  from a purchased card I had received from my husband. I fussy cut them, inked around the edge and attached them to the left of the sentiment.

The sentiment is computer generated and then printed on normal printer paper. After I had trimmed it to the size I wanted I inked around the edges of it and mounted it on some of the same cardstock that the card base is made of. This was then attached to the card using foam squares.

The patterned paper I used on this card is a Kaisercraft paper from the Lavender Haze collection. There are some white flowers printed on the pink paper so I fussy cut some of these, inked around their edges and attached them to the inside of the card for a little added interest.

This next card is probably my favourite from this set but I have to warn you it is very time consuming.

I purchased the die from one of the local scrapbooking stores at a local papercraft fair. It does not have a brand on it.

I cut the die out of black cardstock and proceeded to back the flowers using scraps of paper from my huge stash of scraps. This is the part that took forever. I have backed cut files before but because they are generally bigger they are not as fiddly and do not take as long. You may notice that not all of the flowers have patterned paper behind them, that is because I got sick of doing it and decided that it looked good as it was.

I cut a piece of white cardstock to 9.5" x 5.75" and folded it down the middle to give me a 4.75" x 5.75" card because I wanted a 1/8th" white border all around my die cut.

I attached the backed die cut to the card base using glue.

The greeting is a Kaisercraft clear sticker from the Birthday Wishes pack. This was attached to a piece of white card stock, inked around the edges and attached to the card using foam squares.

I cut 6 x 1/2" wide strips of the patterned papers that I used to back the flowers. After inking the edges I attached them to the inside of the card at the top and bottom of the right hand side of the card, then trimmed them so they were the same size as the card.

I used a no nome flower die and the purple paper to cut a flower and attach that to the inside as well.

The last card in this series was created using water colour paper for the die cutting. I gave the watercolour paper a coat of white Gesso and let it dry before cutting 2 pieces using the die.

The water colours I used are Semco brand. One set is a pearlescent set and I have used that on top of some of the flowers as a shiny highlight. I have used at least two colours on each of the sections of the die cut and blended them together with water as I went.

I have cut the butterfly and the flowers out of one of the die cuts and used foam squares to attach them over the top of the bottom layer. This makes the flowers and butterfly raised and the leaves and stems flat against the card base.

I have cut some white cardstock to 8.5" x 6.25", folded this in halves and made a 4.25" x 6.25" card.

I then cut a piece of black cardstock to cover the front panel of the card, and a piece of white cardstock that is 4" x 6" to attach the coloured die cut to.

These were all then layered onto the card base.

The sentiment is another of my computer generated greetings which has been cut to size, inked around and attached to a piece of black cardstock before being added to the card front.

The final touches to this card are the addition of some gems to the centre of the flowers and some Glossy Accents to the butterfly body.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my card making process,. Don't forget to check out the video here.

Thank you for spending your time here with me today

Till next time
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Julie

Art Journal Page - Today I Choose Joy

Good morning friends

My art journal page today is a very bright one.

You can see the process video on my YouTube channel here.

The inspiration for this page came from Pinterest.

I wanted to create a page that had a very bright background with a detailed white design on it.

I am working on my ring bound journal which is 8.25" x 8.75". I have given the page a coat of 13 arts Gesso then after it had dried I applied an assortment of acrylic paints with a sponge. Some of the paint was smeared on and some was pounced on. The colours were applied in a random manner until I had the look that I was after.

Using the 3 circle stamp from Dylusions Anatomy of A Page stamp set I stamped randomly around the page with both Stazon Jet Black ink and Encore Gold ink.

Nest step was to lightly stamp with Kaisercraft's Chicken Wire stamp and Jet Black Stazon ink.

The white focal design was made using a Kaisercraft stencil, I think it is called Doily but not sure as I have thrown the packaging away, and some Mont Marte Modelling Paste. This dries white so was ideal for making the design stand out from the background and for adding some texture to the page.

A Sharpie Fine Line permanent marker was used to outline the whole design.

Using some gold acrylic paint, which I watered down I added some splatters over the whole page and then some Navy splatters were added to the area where the white design was not.

I have a couple of fineline bottles that I keep watered down acrylic paint in, in both black and white. I used these to put a border around the page and then went around the outside of the page with a Kaisercraft black ink pad for some extra definition.

The final step was to trim the computer generated quote that I had printed on normal printer paper, attach it to the page with Aleen's Original Tacky Glue.

To help this blend in with the page I used my Fudeball black pen to draw around the edge of the quote and then my Stabillo All black pencil and a wet brush to add some shading behind the quote.

Don't forget you can see the whole process over on my YouTube channel here.

Thank you for spending your time with me today
I hope you like the video if you watch it and subscribe to my channel.

Till next time
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Julie

Scrapbooking Layout "Beautiful August 2018"

Good morning to you.

Thanks for joining me here on my blog.

I have created a layout to share with you today. You can watch the video here if you want all of the details.

I was going for a minimalistic look with this layout but didn't get as minimalistic as I had in mind. Having said that I am more than happy with the way the layout has turned out. That's what happens all too often isn't it, we start off with one idea and then it takes on a life of it's own and something completely different happens.

I have used some Dylusion Ink Sprays (Vibrant Turquoise, Squeezed Orange and Rose Quarts) to splatter in a vertical line down the middle of the white background.

Then using an assortment of small stamps and a bright pink no brand ink pad, and Archival Ink pads in Tiger Lily and Black I stamped down the middle of the background in the same area as the splatters.

I cut my patterned papers next. Kaisercraft Blue Bay and Fiesta 6.5" papers pads along with Paper Pleasure Plus - Bubble Hearts were my choice for this layout. The patterned paper pieces on this layout are so small you would be able to take the opportunity to use up some of your scraps.

Once I had inked around the edges of all of the papers I attached them to the layout.

I filed around the edge of the photo, which I had trimmed to 4" x 4", with an emery board and attached that to the layout using some craft foam to give the photo some height.

The doodling around each element was done with a Uniball Eye Micro black pen. One of my favourite pens for this type of thing.

The chipboard title has been painted with acrylic paint in a colour to go with the layout and attached with glue. This too has a doodled border.

Using the two turquoise papers and my Kaisercraft DD501 Arrows die I cut some arrows and attached them so they were pointing to the photo from both sides.

I had some embossed foiled heart stickers in pink and orange that I added around the photo.

A Martha Stewart Around the Page heart punch was used to punch some tiny hearts from a piece of turquoise paper and they were added to the cascade of embellishments tumbling down the centre of the layout.

Final touch was to add a few dabs with my Pearl Pens in pink, white and black. This added both colour and texture.

Thanks again for spending some of your day here with me today

Don't forget to check out the video here

Till next time
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Julie

Daisies Are Art Journalling Page

Good morning

Today's post is sharing an art journal page I created over the last couple of days.

I did not start off with a plan for this page and just went with the flow.

You can see the video here.

This page is going into my 8.5" ring bound album.

I have covered the background with Tim Holtz tissue paper using Mat Medium.
A light coat of Gesso pushes the pattern to the background.
When all of that is dry I took the page to my sewing machine and stitched a zigzag border around the page and a few vertical lines over the page.

To colour the background I used some Colour Blast Colour Paste. I have used both a sponge and my finger to apply the colour.

I used a no name circle stamp to stamp randomly in the background with Archival Inks in Venitian Orange and Black.

Using  a Dylusions stamp called Further Around the Edge, I stamped some leaves on the bottom of the page using two green and a black Archival Ink.

To colour the leaves I used three shades of green from my Pan Pastel set. This was applied with a sponge applicator and then I went over them with a wet brush to set them.

To create the focal point I used watercolour paper that I had given a coat of Gesso. The stamp I used to stamp the flowers is one I have had for about 15years, it is from Embossing Arts Co. and is called 192-GB Giant Flowers.

I coloured the flowers using my Faber Castell Big Brush markers and then detailed the flowers using a Micron black pen.

After I had fussy cut the flowers I used Matt Medium to attach them to the page.

Using my Stabillo All black pencil and a small wet brush I did some shading behind the flowers.

I printed my quote and attached it to the page using Gel medium.

I have a fineline bottle with some watered down black acrylic paint in it and I used that to put a border around my quote and around the page.

I hope you will check out my video here.

Thank you for spending your time here with me today.
Till next time
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Julie

Guest Design Layout for Creative Inspiration

Good morning

Today's layout is a layout I created for Creative Inspiration. They have asked me to be a guest designer this month and the mini challenge that I have chosen is to use LACE on your project

This is the layout I have created for inspiration.

You will find the Challenge here.

You will find the process video here.

I have completely covered a sheet of white cardstock with strips of lace to create my background. I recently acquired a heap of lace from a friend and I was looking for ways to use some of it.

I have chosen this photo of my family and felt that pink was OK for the background because there is only one male in the photo. (My brother)

The paper I have chosen is Kaisercraft's Oh La La range.

I have double matted my photo and then layered it on several of the patterned papers.

I have used a mixture of die cuts and stickers for embellishments. The heart die cuts have been embossed with a Cuttlebug script embossing folder.

The two strips of punched paper have been punched using an American Crafts Knock Out Scallop punch. Kaisercraft tiny gems have been added to the butterfly bodies.

All of the papers have been inked with black ink and attached to the lace background with Aleene's Original Tacky Glue as I did not think that double sided tape would hold to the lace.

The title uses Heidi Swapp "Centre Of Attention" chipboard letters, they have been painted with Terra Cotta Acrylic paint and then given a coat of Glossy Accents

So why not go over to Creative Inspiration and join in the fun of the Mini Challenge. There are prizes to be won and the winner could be you.

Don't forget to check out the video over on my YouTube channel.

Thank you for spending some of your day here with me

Till next time

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Julie

Gate Fold and Z Fold Birthday Cards

Good morning to you.

Today I am sharing a couple of cards.

I was inspired by cards I saw on Pinterest when I went looking for something that was a bit different than the normal fold card.

I made a video while creating these cards and you can see it here.

OK let's start with this one

I started by cutting some white cardstock 6.5" wide by 6" deep and then scored it at 2.25" on the 6.5" edge. This makes a 4.5" x 6" card.

I used a no-name Stitched Heart die to cut a white cardstock heart that measures about 4" wide by about 4.25" deep. I scored the heart a 1/4" in from the right hand edge and then attached that to the card base, using glue, approx centre of the right hand edge of the card base.

Now that my card base is assembled I cut patterned paper so that it fits on the front left panel and the inside panel so that there is only a very thin white border showing around the edge when the patterned paper is attached to the card base. All of the papers on both of these hards have the edges inked before they are attached.

I have used a 6" x 6" paper pad that I bought from Cheap As Chips called Ballerina by Molly's. It has some beautiful papers in it including some with gold foiling.

Using the same foiled paper that I used on the left hand front of the card, I cut a smaller heart to mount on top of the white heart.

Using a Kaisercraft die I cut 2 large and 2 smaller flowers from pink cardstock. I stamped on the flowers using my script stamp and some Encore Gold ink for added detail.

Each petal was cut a little deeper into the flower, the edges inked and then rolled to give the flower some dimension. The four flowers were then attached on top of each other with glue and a pearl was added to the centre.

I used a no-name die to cut the rose outline in gold cardstock.

I attached the gold flower first and then the pink flower on top.

The sentiment and verse are Kaisercraft clear stickers. Once I had attached them to the card I gave them a good burnish with my Bone Folder so they will stay in place.

The second card is a Z fold card.

I started with a 6" x 12" piece of cardstock because that is what I had left from the card above but you could start with a 4" x 12" piece.

I cut diagonally so that the car measured 2" at the front edge and 4" at the back edge.

The card base was scored at 4" and 8". Starting from the 8" score create a valley fold and then a mountain fold at the 4" score line

Next I cut 4 each of 6 different sized hearts from some paper from my stash.

This paper (it is actually cardstock) is white with a resist pattern on it when you buy it. I have used sprays to colour the background and the resist repels the colour so the pattern stays white.

I attached the stars to the top edge of the card using glue and then attached another star to the back of each star so that no matter which side you were looking at you would see a coloured star and not the back of one.

A 1" strip of the same patterned cardstock was attached to the bottom front of the card to hold the sentiment. The sentiment and verse are once again the clear stickers from Kaisercraft.

I hope I have given you an idea or two for your cards today

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Don't forget to pop over to my YouTube channel and watch these cards being created. You will see the video by clicking here.

Till next time

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Julie

"Sweet" Layout for Creative Inspirations sketch challenge.

Good morning to you all

I have created this layout using a sketch designed by Bev Code over at Creative Inspirations where I am a guest designer for this month.

You can see the sketch here.

You can enter the challenge here.

Check out my process video here.

I have used Kaisercraft's Wandering Ivy paper range for this layout. 

The floral background was cut to a 1" frame so I could use the same paper on the front of the layout for embellishing.

The white paper was torn on each edge so it measured approx. 11" square, I inked the edges then attached it to the 1" floral frame.

To create the embellishments for the page I have used some Washi Tape, (the blue and white chevron strips) and some patterned paper and also some Navy card stock that I punched along one edge with a Martha Stewart punch.

I added the strips to the top left corner of the layout and below the photo.

Once these were in place I took the layout to my sewing machine and stitched around the page where the two background papers overlap. I did two rows of stitching one straight and one zig zag.

I did the same stitching on top of the floral strip of paper in my clusters

For the top cluster I added a black scalloped heart and a piece of the branding strip from one of the papers. I did some doodling using my White Signo pen around the heart.

The embellishments at the bottom left of the photo are a mixture of die cuts and foiled stamping which has been fussy cut. This is the first bow I have made using my new bow die, very happy with it.

For the title I stamped "Sweet" onto a piece of acetate and then heat embossing it with black embossing powder. this was then attached to the top left of the photo using a bit of wet glue behind the letters so it does not show through the acetate.

Hope this layout inspires you to make something today.

Don't forget to pop over to my YouTube channel and watch the video for this layout.

Why not have a go yourself. You can enter your layout into the challenge here.

So glad you have spent some of your time here with me on my blog today.

Till next time
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Julie

Cindy 1974 Layout for Scrapping Fun Kits June 2019

Good morning

Today I am sharing with you a layout I have created for Scrapping Fun Kits using their July kit.

You can see a detailed video of the creation of this layout here.

You can subscribe to Scrapping Fun Kits here.

This is the layout I have made. It showcases the first year of my daughters life. We did not take as many photos back then as we do now.

I decided to go for a grid style layout.

There is a very cute tissue paper in the kit, I attached it to some white cardstock and used it as patterned cardstock. I cut it to 11" x 11" and matted it on some pink cardstock from my stash to create the background for my layout.

My photos are 2.25" x 2.5" so I cut 9 pieces of white cardstock 2.5" x 2.75" to use as my grid pieces.
I attached my photos to 4 of these using foam squares.

Two pieces of twine from the kit were wrapped around one of the panels and tied with a knot. A pair of little jewel feet, from the kit, were added to the bottom right section. A section of a Kaisercraft gem flower was added to the bottom left of the panel and the year the photos were taken was added to the top of the panel.

Both the title and the year were cut using Kaisercraft DD700 Alphabet Upper Case and Die-namics Little Numbers dies in both pink and black.

They were then stuck on top of each other so that the pink was on top and slightly off set so it looked like they had a shadow. This helped them stand out from the background.

The embellishments for the bottom centre panel were 2 stickers that came in the kit. I mounted one flat on the panel and one was mounted with foam squares.

The two panels on the left of the layout were treated as one because I wanted to include the very cute felt giraffe that was in the kit. I added some pink lace to the top panel and then attached the giraffe so that it overlapped the two panels on the left and just a tiny bit of the centre photo.

I then attached a monkey, that I had fussy cut from the cut-apart-sheet, to the top of the centre panel so he looked like he was hanging there.

I used a Stitched Nested Hearts die to cut 4 hearts from an assortment of the patterned papers in the kit. I inked the edges of them all and then attached them, one top of the other, with a strip if d/sided tape, down the middle of each heart so I could fold the edges of each heart layer up. Three pink pearls were then added for a bit of bling.

For a little more texture on the page I added some pink and yellow thread behind the bottom right photo and the top left photo.

To finish the layout off I drew a border around both of the background layers using my ruler and a black Uniball Micro pen.

Don't forget to check out my video here and you can subscribe to Scrapping Fun Kits monthly kits here.

Thanks for dropping by
Till next time
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Julie