"Our Girls" Layout

Good morning,

Today's post shares a scrapbooking layout that I created using a 12" x 12" paper pad from DCWV called Navy Florals.

I have recorded the process and you can watch the video here if you would like to see this page come together.

I have chosen The background and four patterned papers from the pad.

To create the background for the layout I trimmed the dark grey paper to 11.5" x 11.5" and using 13@rts Dots and Numbers stencil I applied Mont Marte Modelling Paste through the stencil with my palette knife in random areas so that it would poke out from behind the patterned papers when they were attached to the page.

I then cut a 1" frame from a 12" x 12" piece of white cardstock and when the Modelling Paste was dry I used double sided tape to attach the dark grey paper to the white frame so an even amount of white showed around each edge of the grey.

Now it was time to cut my patterned papers:-

                                            patterned paper No 1. (light blue)  6" x 4"

                                            patterned paper No 2. (black floral) 8" x 6", 2.5" x 1" & 5" x 0.5"

                                            patterned paper No 3. (apricot) 9" x 2" & 2.25" x 0.75"

                                            patterned paper No 4. (pale pink) 2.5" x 1.75" - cut a fishtail 0.05" into

                                                                                                  one of the narrow sides.

All of the paper edges were then inked with Versa Color black ink.

Each of these papers are then matted onto white cardstock so there is a 1/16" white border around each edge of the papers. The edges were inked again.

The photo is matted the same way

All of the patterned papers are then attached to the background using double sided tape.

I used a Poinsettia die to cut enough layers to create three flower. I cut these in the pale blue, apricot and a plain pink cardstock from my scraps bin. The leaves were cut from a Kaisercraft Deck the Halls off cut.

To assemble the flowers I inked the edges with the same black ink pad and rolled the petals around a metal spike to give then dimension. The layers were attached in the middle with glue so the petals of each layer are staggered. A clear gem added to the middle completed each flower.

I used the same process to give the leaves some dimension.

Using dies I cut three hearts and a bow from the papers that are already on the page.

All of the embellishments were then attached to the page using either a hot glue gun or liquid glue.

The title uses Krafter's Korner Wooden Letter Set letters which are just over 1/2" tall. These are also attached using glue.

If you want to see how I made the flowers you can see them being made here.

Thank you for spending some of your day here with me today.

Till next time

Stay Safe

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Julie

Three More Velum Cards

Good morning,

A few weeks ago I made three cards using velum in different ways. I enjoyed making these cards so much that I decided to make three more using heat embossed velum flowers on each one.

You can watch them come together in this video

Two of the cards are white on white and one has some colour.

Let's start with the coloured one.

I am using a 5 1/8" square card base for this card. I cut a piece of yellow cardstock 4 7/8" square and a piece of white cardstock 4 5/8" square. I embossed the white piece with a damask style Cuttlebug embossing folder, inked the edges of the yellow and the white cardstock with black Versa Color ink and attached them to the card base.

Using Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters stamp set I stamped one large and two of each of the other flowers and 3 of the leaves onto iridescent  velum. I added yellow embossing powder to the flowers and a pale green embossing powder to the leaves. I bought the embossing powders many years ago in a set that had about 10 - 12 small containers of assorted colours of embossing powder.

All of the embossed items were then fussy cut and the flowers were layered onto each other and attached with a dot of glue in the centre. A yellow gem was added to complete the flowers.

The flowers and leaves were then attached to the front of the card using glue once again, making sure that the glue was in a place that would not be seen once everything was in place.

To create the sentiment I used a stamp from the Hero Arts set called Small Greetings. I stamped this onto a piece of white cardstock using StazOn Jet Black ink. Once I had trimmed the cardstock to the size I wanted, I matted the greeting on some of the yellow cardstock I had used on the card and attached that to the front of the card so the bottom flower slightly overlapped it.

The second card is one of the white on white cards.

I cut this card base so I would have a square card measuring 5 1/4".

I used a die to cut the background embellishment from the same white cardstock that I had used to create the card base.

A piece of the same cardstock was also cut to 5 1/4" x 1 1/4". I wrapped some seam binding around this piece and tied a bow in the front. I used glue to adhere the seam binding to the cardstock strip and the strip to the card base.

To create the flowers I used an assortment of flower stamps from my stash. The stamps are, Embossing Arts Co 192-GB Giant Flowers, Annaleey Crafts Flower Square and Artee Stamps Cute Daisy. I stamped these onto the same velum that I used in the previous card, heat embossed them and then fussy cut them out. I used Wow Opaque Bright White Super Fine embossing powder on these flowers. I layered the flowers, off setting the petals from each other. A clear gem was added to the centres of the flowers to finish.

I used glue once again to add these to the front of the card.

The greeting was stamped on the same velum that the flowers are made from, using StazOn Jet Black ink. I think the stamp must have come on a magazine or something because I can not remember buying it.

I trimmed the greeting down to size and used glue behind the black lettering to attach it to the card.

The last card for today is also a white on white card.

The card base for this card is 5 1/8" square.

I heat embossed a piece of white cardstock with the same Wow white embossing powder and a stamp from a PaperArtsy stamp set. I am going to use this as my base layer on the front of my card so I trimmed it down to 4 7/8" square. I also used a piece of this cardstock that measures 4 7/8" x 1 3/4" across the front of the card. I used foam tape to attach this piece about 1" up from the bottom of the card.

Using the second flower and the two leaves from the stamp set I heat embossed 8 flowers and 4 leaves on some velum that had a white streak pattern through it. These were then fussy cut.

To add some dimension to my flowers I cut the spikey part of three of the flowers out and attached them on top of three flowers, creasing the petals up slightly so they did not sit flat.

I also added a clear gem to these three flowers

Once I was happy with the positioning of the flowers and leaves I used glue to attach them to the card front on top of the raised strip of embossed cardstock.

The greeting was another of the stamps in the Hero Arts Small Greetings stamp set. I stamped it on a scrap of the embossed cardstock that I used as the background. Cut it down to size and used foam tape to attach it to the card.

I would suggest you pop over to my YouTube channel and check out the video if my description is a bit vague to follow.

You will find the video here.

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

Till next time
Stay Safe
Hugs
Julie

There Are Always Flowers Art Journal Page

Good morning.

It is Wednesday and that means a new Blog post. Today I am sharing an art journal page with you.

This page is in my self made ring bound journal. I have cut watercolour paper to 8.75" x 8.25", rounded the corners and punched four hole in one of the shorter edges 1/2" in from the edge.

The page has had a coat of Gesso to create a nice surface to take the products that will be used. I do this in advance so it is dry when I come to use it. It is not necessary to Gesso every page but I do prefer using Gessoed pages.

I recorded the process while I was making this page and you can see the video on my YouTube channel here.

To colour the background I have used Silks. I have had these for many years and am not sure if they are still around. They are an acrylic glaze and have a beautiful sheen to them.

The colours I have used are Sunflower, Raspberry Wine and Snap Dragon. I started using a brush to apply the colour then used my finger to apply more colour and blend the colours together.

When the silks were dry I used StazOn Jet Black ink and Kazzaz's Life's Moments Background stamp to add a little more detail to the background.

This was followed by some white splatters using 13@rts Ayeeda Ink in White which I watered down and added with my fan brush.

I used Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Flowers stamp to create a mask for each size of the flowers before stamping the flowers onto the page using StazOn Jet Black ink and the masks so it looked like some of the flowers were in the background.

Using an assortment of different sized soft brushes I added a coat of Gesso to the whole background so only the flowers were left in full colour. The Gesso toned down the background but allowed some of the colour to show through. It also took away the sheen leaving the background flat and the flowers with the lovely sheen.

I used a mixture of an Ultra Fine black Sharpie permanent marker and an Art Studio permanent black marker 0.4mm in black to outline and detail all of the flowers.

The centres of each of the flowers are a mixture of the white 13@rts Ayeeda Ink, the Sunflower Silks and black acrylic paint.

I have a fineliner bottle that I keep watered down black acrylic paint in and I used that to put a scribbly black boarder around the page.

The quote on the page is a print from the internet that I have cut into strips and attached to the page using Mat Gel Medium. I used my black acrylic bottle to put a scribbly boarded around the quote to tie it into the page.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my page today, don't forget to check out the video here.

Thank you for spending a part of your day here with me today.
Till next time
Stay Safe
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Julie

Messing About with Poppy Layout

Good morning.

Today I am sharing a layout I have created that uses 3 photos. I have trimmed the photos down so they are 3 1/4" high and differing widths.

I have a video showing the full process for creating this layout. You will find it here.

I have used three papers from my stash that are in the blue/turquoise range. I have paired these with both plain black and white cardstock.

I have used my Scan N Cut to cut a floral circle that is 6" in diameter. This was a free cut file I got from the internet, but unfortunately I have not noted where it came from.

To add some texture to the background I put Colour Blast Colour Paste (colour Envy) through a TCW stencil (Tile Texture). Then I added some circles using a clear stamp and Jet Black StazOn ink. Some splatters with Glimmermist (Starfish) added a little pink to finish the background.

From the first patterned paper (stripes) I cut 3 pieces, 1 @ 1" x 5 1/4", 1 @ 1 1/4" x 11" and 1 @ 1"
x 9 1/2".

From the second piece of patterned paper I cut three pieces, 1 @ 3/4" x 4", 1 @ 1 1/2" x 11 1/2" and 1 @ 3/4" x 8".

I tore two strips from the Coordinations cardstock for the top and the bottom of the layout.

I used some pink paper to back the open leaves of the cut file. I also cut 3 pieces of this paper, 1@ 1" x 9", 1 @ 1" x 5" and 1 @ 1" x 10". I used a punch to punch along one of the long edges of each of these strips.

All of these papers had their edges inked with black ink.

The strips of paper and the cut file were then added to the background as shown in the photo.

The photos were mounted on foam and attached on top of the centre layers of patterned papers.

The "Messing about" section of the title was cut on my Scan N Cut from black cardstock.
The "with Poppy" section was printed on white cardstock, cut into a fishtail banner and attached to the layout using foam to give it added dimension.

I felt that the background was too overpowering at this stage and decided to give it a coat of Gesso to push it back a little.

I used a punch to punch the hearts and tiny flowers from the same cardstocks that I had previously used on the layout to embellish the page.

To finish the page I applied a thick layer of Glossy Accents to the black area of the cut file and to the "Messing about" part of the title. This dries clear a gives the black cardstock a beautiful gloss.


Don't forget to pop over to my YouTube channel and check out the video. If you are not already a subscriber you might like to subscribe while you are there.

Thanks for dropping by today
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Julie

Three Velum Cards

Good morning to you,

Today I am sharing three cards that use velum.

There is a process video for you to watch here if you would like to see how they came together.

All of the cards use a white card base that is 130mm x 130mm (5 1/8" square)

The first card

I cut a piece of pink cardstock 5" square, to this I added a piece of fine pale pink ribbon about 2/3rds of the way down from the top.

Using Translucent velum, Wow Opaque Bright White embossing powder, Versamark Embossing Ink and my heat tool I heat embossed all five flowers in the Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Flower stamp set. I repeated this same process with the leaf from the Heartfelt Creations Delicate Aster stamp set to make two leaves.

These were then fussy cut.  I made two flowers by layering the three larger flowers to make one flower and the two smaller ones to make the other. The leaves were a single layer.

A clear gem was added to the centre of each of the flowers to complete them.

I used the same embossing technique to emboss the "hello" greeting onto another piece of the translucent velum. I used my Kaisercraft Nesting Rectangles die to cut the greeting out.

To attach the velum embellishments to the card I used Aleene's Original Tacky Glue behind the areas that had embossing on them so the glue could not be seen from the front of the card.

To finish the card off I used a white Signo Gel pen to add faux stitching to the edge of the pink cardstock and the greeting velum.

The second card.

I heat embossed the large flower image and leaves onto some of the same translucent velum that I used on the previous card but this time I used gold embossing powder. They were then fussy cut.

Using alcohol markers I coloured the back of the velum. I used Vivid Green and Nile Green for the leaves, Pale Pink, Pastel Pink and Pastel Violet for the flower and Lemon Yellow for the flower centre.

I chose a piece of opaque white velum with a self pattern in it for the background of the card. I cut this velum to 5 1/8" square so it was the same size as the card base

All of the embellishments were then attached to this velum piece using 3M Velum tape. This is a special tape to use with velum that, when applied correctly, does not show through the velum. It is important when using the velum tape to burnish it very well.

The velum panel was then attached to the card base using glue behind the floral embellishment.

The Congratulations greeting was heat embossed on to a piece of the pink cardstock that I used on the first card with gold embossing powder. It was then cut to 5/8" x 2 3/4". A piece of gold cardstock was cut to 3/4" x 2 7/8" and the pink cardstock, with the greeting on it, was attached to the centre of the gold cardstock. The greeting was then attached to the card with foam tape.

A gold gel pen was then used to add faux stitching to the outer edge of the velum card panel.

The third card

This card is the easiest of the three.

The front panel of the card is brightly coloured velum which has been cut to the same size as the card base.

I then cut the daisy in a frame die from Gold Mirror Card and attached it to the centre of the velum piece.

Adding glue to the back of the velum behind the pattern allowed me to attach the colourful velum to the front of the card.

I cut two of the congratulations die in white cardstock and layered them on top of each other to give the greeting a little more sturdiness and then attached the greeting to the top centre of the card with glue.

As a bonus card, and this is not on the video, I saved all of the gold pieces I pushed out of the die cut used on this card.

I cut a piece of pink patterned paper to 5" square, inked around the edges of it with black ink and attached that to my card base.

Then I die cut the same daisy image from some plain pink cardstock and paper pieced the gold pieces from the previous card into the pink die cut

I heat embossed happy birthday onto some of the same plain pink cardstock with gold embossing powder, trimmed it to size, inked around the edge of it then matted it on some of the same paper I used for the background layer. This panel was then attached to the top centre of the card with foam tape.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my velum cards today. I have heaps of velum and I plan on using it more often. If you have any ideas on how to use velum please let me know in the comments because I am always looking for new ideas.

Don't forget to pop over and watch the video

Thanks for dropping by today
Till next time
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Julie

Change Art Journal Page

Hi there

This art journal page is one that I am uncertain about. I think I should have stopped before I did, but that is what art journalling is about isn't it, learning as you go.

This is the page.

You can see the process video here.

I am happy with the background, the alcohol ink butterflies, the concept of the butterflies and the border. It is the decoration of the butterflies I am not happy with, I should have limited the application of the Nuvo Drops to the bodies only.

So let's talk about the creation of the page.

The page is from my Happy Planner notebook. I have stuck two pages together and then given it a coat of Gesso.

To colour the page I have used Mont Marte Pastel Gliders and Gelatos. I scribbled each colour on the page and then smoothed and blended each colour with a baby wipe. I repeated this procedure until I had the strength of colour I was after. I used a green, yellow, white and two blues to do this.

I then used a baby wipe through a stencil to wipe the colour away from the patterned area. I did this in the top left hand area. Using the same stencil and some Mont Marte Modelling Paste I added some pattern to the bottom right hand corner of the page.

To help the pattern at the top of the page stand out a little better I traced around the stencil with a Uniball eye micro black pen. I did not trace around the pattern at the bottom of the page because I felt that the risen texture was enough to make the pattern stand out from the background.

Using Yupo paper and alcohol inks I created the paper to cut the butterflies out of.

I had recently bought some new alcohol inks and wanted to try them out. Each combination of colours were squeezed onto a foam blending pad and pounced onto the Yupo paper.

The colour combinations I used were:-
Papermill White, Amethyst and Citrus with Tim Holtz Cranberry and Silver Mixative.
Papermill Ruby, Amethyst and Citrus with Tim Holtz Pearl Mixative.
Papermill Leaf, Turquoise and Citrus with Tim Holts Gold Mixative.

If you are planning on using your die cutting machine to cut anything out of your alcohol ink paper I would suggest you do not use Yupo paper, it is very hard to cut and if I had of thought about it before I did it I would have realised this.

I used my Spellbinder Butterflies 2, Kaisercraft DD503 Butterflies and Cheery Lyn DL112 Exotic Butterflies Small to cut butterflies from my Yupo paper. The small detail of the dies did not cut out but I decided to use the die cuts as they were.

I attached the butterflies to the page using Atelier Regular Gel (Gloss). I applied this heavier than I needed to and this made working on the butterflies more difficult than it needed to be. Another lesson learned.

I drew a checkered border around the page with a black Sharpie and a white Post pen.

Using an assortment of black pens I outlined and detail the butterflies. I then added Nuvo Glitter Drops to the butterfly bodies and randomly on the wings.

The title was cut from black cardstock using Kaisercraft DD700 Alphabet Upper Case dies and attached to the page using the same gel as I used to attach the butterflies.

Last step for this page was to water down a little black acrylic paint and add splatters to the whole page.

I certainly learned plenty from this page and I think I may even create another page using the same ideas but better executed with a few changes.

You can pop over to my YouTube channel and see this page come together if you like. You will find it here.

Thanks for drooping by
Stay safe
Till next time
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Julie

All of Us Scrapbooking Layout

Good morning.

Today I am sharing with you the Design Team layout I created for Off The Rails Scrapbooking using their May mood board. You can see their Facebook page here. Why not enter their challenge, you could win a great prize.

I have created a process video showing how this page was made, you can see the video here

This is the mood board.
The inspiration I took from this is the colours, blue, green, red and orange and sewing/stitching.

To start the layout I used my Scan N Cut to cut a free cut file from Gwen Ruck over at Cut To You. Here is a link to her Facebook page. I cut the file out of Bazzill Admiral cardstock. I attached this in the centre of my white cardstock background using Aleene's Original Tacky Glue.

I also used the same cardstock to mat my photo. The photo is 7" x 3.25". I had previously matted this on a white/grey patterned paper because I had planned on using it on another layout but changed my mind. The light photo mat is 7.25" x 3.5" and the blue mat is 7.5" x 3.5".

The patterned papers were then cut to size, had the edges inked with Versa Colour black ink and attached to the layout using double sided tape.

The paper sizes are:-

               Kaisercraft - Sweet Nothing (Green Spot) - 10" x 5.5" and 7/8" x 2". 

                    This smaller piece has a fishtail cut out of one of the narrow ends.

               Kaisercraft - Wandering Ivy (Floral) - 12" x 4.5"

               Maja Designs - Fika (Dark Blue) - 8" x 4"

               Maja Designs - Fika (White with hearts) - 11" x 2.5" and 1" x 2.5". 

                    These both have fishtails cut in one of the narrower ends.

Using two strands of embroidery thread I hand stitches a + inside of each of the cut file diamonds.

My Scan N Cut was then used to cut the scalloped hearts, arrows, title and stamped flowers to embellish my page.

The flowers were stamped, using Close To My Heart Daisy Patch Flower stamp, onto white cardstock with black StaZon ink and coloured using Tattered Angels Chalkboard sprays in Tomate Cerise and Valencia. I applied his colour with a brush and then shaped the petals using the round section of my poke tool. I then layered three flowers to make the larger flower and two for the smaller one. A clear gem was added to the centre of each flower.

Three hearts of slightly descending sizes, were cut from the same patterned papers as I had already used on the page. I inked around the edge and layered them on top of each other with a piece of double sided tape just down the middle of the heart. This allows the edges to be lifted for added texture.

All of these embellishments were then added to the page using glue.

I used the same Chalkboard sprays to create a light covering of splatters to the background.

A Mitsubishi Uniball eye micro pen in black was used to draw a squiggly boarder around the page, I did not think this stood out enough so I used my sewing machine to add a row of straight stitching in navy blue and a row of zig zag stitching in olive green

That completed this layout. Don't forget you can watch the video, and see exactly how this page came together.

Thanks for dropping by
Till next time
Stay safe
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Julie

Three Masculine Cards - Garage Days

Good morning,

Today I am sharing a set of three masculine cards using Kaisercraft's Garage Days patterned papers.

It is my husbands birthday in April so I thought that while I was making a card for him I would make a couple of others.

You can see the video here

Lets start with this card:-

I was recently reminded of the Alfoil through an embossing folder technique so I decided to use that on a couple of the cards today.

This card base is a brown one from Kaisercraft and is 140mm square.

I cut black cardstock to layer under each of the patterned papers so I would get a nice definition between the papers. The black is cut to:-

                5 1/8" x 5 1/8"

                4 7/8" x 4 7/8"

                3 1/8" x 4 5/8"

                3 1/8" x 4 1/8", cut a fishtail in one narrow end

                2 1/8" x 1 5/8"

                1 3/8" x 1 7/8"

                3 @ 7/8" x 1 3/8", cut a fishtail in one narrow end of each piece

The patterned paper is cut to:-

                Cream     5" x 5"

                Alfoil      4 3/4" x 4 3/4" & 1 1/2" x 2"

                Grey       3" x 4 1/2"

                Red/Orange     3" x 4", cut a fishtail in one of the narrow ends

                Denim    3 @ 3/4" x 1 1/4", cut a fishtail in one of the narrow ends of each piece

The greeting is stamped on a piece of plain cream cardstock that measures 1 3/4" x 1 1/4" The stamp is from Annaleey Crafts and the ink is StazOn Jet Black

Ink the edges of each piece of patterned paper.

Each piece of patterned paper and alfoil is attached to the corresponding piece of black cardstock using double sided tape or glue.

Attach two silver brads to the top corners of the matted Grey patterned paper.

These are then layered on top of each other on the card base. The greeting is attached using foam tape.

Card number two is the one I actually made for my husband

These next two cards use a white card base that I cut from a 12" x 12" piece of 240gsm cardstock.
I cut them 10 1/2" x 5 1/4" them scored and folded at 5 1/4" along the long edge.

All of the papers (excluding the Alfoil) and embellishments on this card have been distressed using my Prima distress tool and a black ink pad

The papers were cut to:-
               Yellow     5" x 5"
               Blue         4 3/4" x 4 3/4"  2" x 1 3/8"
               Alfoil       4 3/8" x 4 3/8"
               Orange     2" x 5"
               White cardstock for the sentiment 1 3/4" x 1 1/8"

The two hearts were punched from the blue patterned paper using punches from EK Success.

The greeting was stamped using a wood mounted stamp that I have had for many years, I do not know the brand, and Jet Black StazOn ink.

The circle and rectangles used to embellish the card came from the paper pad.

When all of the papers had been prepared they were attached to the card base using double sided tape or glue. The circle and hearts were attached using foam tape.

Our last card for today

This is a very simple card and uses a piece of foiled card from the paper pad along with one other patterned paper.

I have cut the denim coloured paper to:-
               5 1/8" x 5 1/8"
               2 3/4" x 5 1/8"
               1 3/8" x 1 7/8"

the foiled cardstock is cut to:-
               4 7/8" x 4 7/8"
               2 1/2" x 5 1/8"

and a piece of white cardstock for the greeting is cut to:-
               1 1/8" x 1 5/8"

I selected two tags and a couple of square embellishments from the pad to decorate this card.

I used my Crop O Dile to add a brass eyelet to each of the tags and then treaded some white crochet cotton through the eyelet

The greeting is stamped using the same Annaleey Crafts stamp I used on the top card and StazOn Jet Black ink

Now that all of my elements for the card are ready they are attached to the white card base using double sided tape or glue. The greeting and the square embellishments are attached using foam tape

You can pop over to my YouTube channel and see these cards being made here or leave me any question you may have in the comments below.

Thanks for dropping by today
Till next time
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Julie

Aldinga Beach Album

Good morning friends

Today I want to point you in the direction of a video showing a flip through of an album I have made

You can see the video here

I followed a tutorial by Scrapqueen for this album. She has heaps of interactive albums on her YouTube channel. You can see her channel here:- Scrapqueen
My album is not exactly the same as her's, I have made a few changes.

I have called this my "Aldinga Beach Album" because I made it while were doing a house-sit in Aldinga Beach, not because it holds photo's of Aldinga Beach.

I have used approx 50 sheets of 240gsm white A4 cardstock and a 12" x 12" Crafters Choice paper pad called "Pale Garden" to make this album. I could use more the white if I wanted to make more tags, photo mats and photo booklets.
I have 13 full sheets of patterned paper and some scraps from the 48 page pad left.

As you can see it has 4 pages and lots of interactivity.

The front cover is decorated with some large filagree leaves I cut on my Scan N Cut, some purchased flowers and two flowers that I hand made. One was using the Tim Holts Tattered Florals die and the other was using a nested circles die.

It is so hard to show an album in photos so I would really recommend that you pop over to my YouTube channel and check out this album if you have the time.

Thanks for dropping by today
Till next time
Hugs and stay safe
Julie

Mother's Day card 2020

Good morning

Mother's Day is approaching here in Australia and so I am making a card for my Mum today

It is a multi layered card and I have used Kaisercraft's Secret Garden papers and collectables on this card

You can watch the video here.

To make the card bases I have cut three pieces of white cardstock 4" x 9 1/2" and two tags 1 @
3 1/2" x 6" and one 3 1/2" x 5"

The three 9 1/2" pieces of cardstock need to be scored on the long side, one at 1 3/4" from each end, one at 2" from each end and the last one at 2 1/4" from each end

The patterned papers need to be cut at:-
Patterned paper No. 1 - 4 pieces at 1 5/8" x 3 7/8" and 2 pieces at 3/4" x 3 7/8"
Patterned paper No. 2 - 4 pieces at 1 7/8" x 3 7/8" and 2 pieces at 3/4" x 3 7/8"
Patterned paper No. 3 - 4 pieces at 2 1/8" x 3 7/8" and 1 piece 4 7/8" x 3 7/8"
Patterned paper No. 4 - 1 piece 5 7/8" x 3 7/8", this piece goes on the back of the card to hide and protect the ribbon that is used to tie the card closed.

I have inked the edges of all of the patterned papers before attaching them to the card base.

Starting from the inside of the card (the piece that has the score makes at 2 1/4") attach patterned paper No. 3, then patterned paper no 2 to the middle layer and patterned paper no. 1 to the bottom layer.

On the back of the top and middle layers, place double sided tape on the edges and bottom of the middle section (between the score marks). Layer them on top of each other and the bottom layer, making two pockets that will hold the tags.

Cut a piece of ribbon long enough to go around the card and tie a bow (mine is 32" long) attach it to the back centre section of the card using double sided tape. Attach patterned paper No. 4 on top of this.

Add patterned paper to both sides of the tags, you will need two pieces of patterned paper 3 3/8" x 5 7/8" and two 3 3/8" x 4 7/8".
Add an eyelet to each tag and thread some ribbon through it

Now it is time to add your embellishments. I have used some items from the collectables pack, some die cuts that I cut using Spellbinders Labels 8 die, Kaisercraft Polaroid Frame die, a butterfly die, and a stitched tags die.

The photos below show how I have embellished each layer.

I will use the white die cut pieces to write my greeting.

I hope I have encouraged you to give this card a try. I saw the card on Pinterest and thought it would be ideal for what I had in mind. I wanted to include a family photo in my card because, with things as they are at the moment we will not get to see Mum on Mother's Day.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog today.

Till next time
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Julie