BERRY71BLEU DESIGN TEAM REVEAL FEBRUARY - #ME

 

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and the Berry71Bleu February Mood Board.
This is a fabulous challenge, I hope you love it too and have a go.

 

 

 

 FOR MY INSPIRATION

 I chose from the board;

  The lock and key, gold, black, lace, the gems on the key and the crackle paint effect.

HERE IS HOW

First of all choose some gold and black background paper

 Take some texture paste and a crackle stencil and stencil around the page, allow to dry

Matt photo in soft yellow card

Matt again in gold card

Using the gold card cut a layer 6 x 6.5 inches and adhere to the top right hand corner

Adhere some music paper 4.5 x 6 inches, ink edges

Add a matt that is crackle painted white and gold

Add matted photo

Add soft yellow card in the bottom left hand corner 6 x 6.5 inches

Add music paper 4.5 x 6 inches, ink edges

Now you have the main body of the layout, start to decorate

Cut a gold paper doily in half and adhere as per the layout

Attach a black swirly border down one side

Adhere gold flowers using hot glue

Die cut three swirly leaves and attach

Die cut or punch out two large butterflies, adhere

Add gold gems for the bodies

Add lock and key

Add some swirly stems

Die cut a frame and add the title

Add some journaling stickers.

And there you have it, a lovely golden layout.

SCRAPPY STASH

Pretty paper in gold and black

Soft yellow and gold cardstock

Brown, gold chalk ink

Gold paper doily

White texture paste

Gold acrylic paint

Gold Prima Flowers

Curly flower stems

Two large black butterflies

Gold gems

Lock made from paper clay

Die cut frame

Swirly leaves

Key and Hashtag ME - CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS

 

Stickers - 7 DOTS STUDIO THOUGHTS KEEPER COLLECTION

 

 

 

 

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 We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our Facebook page and Pinterest Boards.

Thank you and I am looking forward to meet with your great projects on our challenge!
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I hope you followed along. Thank you so much for joining me today, do come back again soon to see more design team work.

BYE FOR NOW

xxx

SWEET

 

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog and my latest layout.

Today I have chosen to use a sketch from STUCK SKETCHES for my inspiration.

 

 

This is a fab sketch, I chose to follow along, adding a few extra flowers along the way!

Once you have chosen everything this should come together quite quickly

The photo isn't very clear, it was taken ages ago on an old camera phone hence the blurred image.

STEP BY STEP

Choose photo, embellishments and papers etc

Start with a coordinating 12 x 4 inches paper strip down the middle, slightly off centre

Add a scalloped border to one side

Add a flowery border strip to the other side

Lightly adhere matted photo

Add a layer 5x7 inches beneath the photo

Add two die cut circles on either side of photo

Using a pencil and a plate to draw round, add circles to the layout

Stamp these with a stitch stamp

Add a lined journaling spot

Hand cut a tag and add to one side

Start to decorate with hearts, flowers, button and twine and a small banner.

 

 

SCRAPPY STASH

Polka dot papers

Flowery papers

Pink cardstock

Pale pink cardstock

Brown, black chalk ink

White button

White twine

Lined paper

Stitches stamp

Heart die

Assorted flowers.

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I hope you enjoyed my step by step and followed along

I would love it if you became a follower of my blog

Look out for more scrappy and card inspiration soon as I am back on Monday with the fabulous Berry71Bleu Design Team. 

Many thanks

BYE FOR NOW.

xxx 

 



IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - More than Words Challenge

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and my latest layout.

Today I have made a layout using the MORE THAN WORDS CHALLENGE BLOG Challenge for February for my inspiration.

 

WONDERFUL AND SPARKLE

For this challenge we have to use the word Wonderful and then use Sparkle to make our project shine!

I used the word WONDERFUL in my title

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

 I used sparklers all over my page and sparkly glitter card in green

 I also used sparkly mists for my background but unfortunately you can't see them all that much

I also did a lot of mixed media on my layout.

I brushed gesso all over the page

I took lots of cheesecloth and spread it out all over the page with glue

I then sprayed various mists all over the page

When dry I stamped and speckled the page with black ink.

I then started to layer up my page starting with matting my photo in green glitter cardstock

I added a doily, brick chipboard, lots of flowers, corner embellies, sparklers, sparkly buttons, butterflies, pearls, lace and a few mini titles. I hope you like it.

 

 

That's all for now.

I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU BECAME A FOLLOWER AND LEFT ME SOME HAPPY FEEDBACK

MANY THANKS AND HAPPY SCRAPPING

XXX

 

 



CR AFTERS PALETTE PAGE MAP FEBRUARY CARD

Hi everyone welcome to my blog and  the latest CRAFTERS PALETTE  page map for February.

For this months page map I used the rest of my KAISERCRAFT RUSTIC HARMONY COLLECTION and made a card.

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I chose to turn the map on its side and used flowers for where the hearts should be.

I love using layers so I found this really fun.

Once you have gathered all your supplies together this shouldn't take long at all.

 

FOR MY SUPPLIES I USED

Rustic Harmony Collection by Kaisercraft

Butterfly punch - Woodware

Grass leaf punch - Woodware

Bazill cardstock

Flat flowers

Doily

Bricks chipboard

White acrylic paint

Brown ink

Corrugated card

Lace

Self adhesive pearls

Dew drops.

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So there you have it, one layered up card using the rest of my Kaisercraft Rustic Harmony Collection Kit.  (I need to buy a new kit I think!). Using layers is a great way to use up all your bits and pieces, like small pieces of lace and scraps of card for the punched out butterflies and leaves etc.

I hope you enjoyed my project, see you next time.

Bye for now

xxx

 

 

 

 



Robins Nest Design Team Reveal February - Boscombe Pier

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and my latest

ROBINS NEST Design Team Reveal.

If you saw my Rainbow layout in January, this is a photo of the same evening but from the other end of the beach.

 

 

SUPPLY LIST

SAFRON SUNRISE PAPER COLLECTION

DEW DROPS

MINI DEW DROPS

DEW DEW DROPS GLUE  

Teen girl stickers

Brown cardstock

Soft yellow cardstock

Brown ink pad

White doily

Random print paper from the internet.

STEP BY STEP

 Step 1

Choose background paper

 

Step 2

Add a border strip of brown card 12 x 2 inches

Step 3

Double matt the photo and adhere

 Step 4

Add some layers

 

Step 5

Die cut or punch out lots of flowers, adhere randomly around photo

Add in some of the flower stickers

 

Step 6

Add lots of Dew Drops for the flower centres

Add title and any journaling

CLOSE UPS

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, don't forget to visit all the other designers for more inspiration this month.

I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD FOLLOW ME!

Bye for now

xxx

SNEAK PEAK FOR ROBINS NEST - FEBRUARY

Here is a sneak peak of what's coming up on the Robins Nest Blog.

Do check them out here

THE ROBINS NEST

I would love it if you could please come and follow me so you can keep up to date.

Many thanks

xxx

 



CRAFTERS PALETTE FEBRUARY CHALLENGE - FANCY FOLIAGE - PRETTY COOL

 

Hi everyone and Welcome to my blog and my latest CRAFTERS PALETTE challenge layout. This challenge is called FANCY FOLIAGE and we had to create a layout inspired by all things leafy and floral. For those of you who know my style you know this is right up my street as I love using flowers. I also used this fab collection of papers RUSTIC HARMONY COLLECTION  by Kaisercraft. Just use your favourite flower punches or dies to create a floral delight!

   

PRODUCTS USED

Rustic Harmony Collection papers

Rustic Harmony Collection Collectables

Flower die cuts

Sticky back pearls

Brown ink pad

Leafy die.

DESCRIPTION

I love this Kaisercraft Collection, they are great quality and perfect for my soft shabby style

Just take out some favourite dies and punches and make as many flowers as you can fit on the page! I love using layering, which is really easy when you buy a collection as everything matches.

Add some foliage and pearls and there you have one quick and easy page.

 

 

 

 I hope you like my layout and the inspiration, don't forget to keep an eye out for more projects from the team this month.

Thank you so much for visiting today. I would love it if you left me some comments and became a follower so you don't miss anything.

Have a great happy scrappy day, Bye for Now.

xxx 



MY TOP TEN FAVS FROM 2015

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and my TOP TEN PICKS from 2015.

Click on the link below each picture and you will be taken to full instructions.

I didn't realize until I looked back that I seem to use the same titles over and over again. Think I may need to be a bit more creative!

Enjoy.

 

FAITH 

HARMONY 

TRUST 

TRUST 

BELIEVE 

BEAUTIFUL YOU 

AMAZING  

BEAUTIFUL FOREST 

PASSED

FIRST DAY OF UNI

 

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD COME AND FOLLOW ME FOR LOTS MORE INSPIRATION.

BYE FOR NOW

XXX



TO ALL MY LOVELY FOLLOWERS

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog.

TO ALL MY LOVELY FOLLOWERS

I have just realized that I have lost lots of followers, more than 100, that were following me on Google+.  It seems Google + is no more.

Please could you re-follow me by signing up for a Google Account. With a Google Account you will get blogs added to your Reading List, making it easier for you to see latest posts and activity of the blogs you follow. My followers are really important to me, I am so sorry to have lost so many of you, and look forward to you re-following soon.

If you are a new follower or a re-follower please let me know and I will put you in the drawer to win a prize.

Many thanks, Bye for Now

Carole

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THE ROBINS NEST DESIGN TEAM REVEAL - FEBRUARY U R LOVED Valentines Card

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and my latest project for 

THE ROBINS NEST Design Team.

As its nearly Valentines Day I thought I would make a large Valentines card using an A4 sheet of kraft card folded in half as my base and adding lots of Robins Nest goodies. If you would like to follow along, see the step by step below. 

SUPPLY LIST

Kraft card x 2 A4 sheets

Rusty Rose Card kit Rusty Rose card kit

Rusty Rose Valentine Hearts paper Rusty Rose Collection

Rusty Rose Hearts Dew Drops Rusty Rose Hearts Dew Drops

Heart Paper clips Heart paper clips

Red glitter alphabet stickers Alphabet stickers

Chipboard glitter heart Chipboard glitter heart

Small white doily

Small leafy branches

Scrap of black card

Mini string pearls

Black ink

Quilling tool

Hot glue

Scalloped scissors for the flowers.

So here is how I put this card together

Step 1

Take the 12x12 sheet of valentine hearts paper and an A4 sheet of kraft card. Fold the kraft card in half.

Step 2

Cut a 5.5 x 8 inch piece of heart card, distress the edges and adhere to the card

Step 3

Cut a 3 x 7.5 inch piece of kraft card, distress the edges, adhere to one side

Step 4

Add a strip of lace

Step 5

Cut a sheet from the card kit to 3.5 x 6 inches, distress edges, adhere

Step 6

Take another sheet from the card kit and cut to 3.5 x 5.5 inches,  distress and ink edges, adhere

Step 7

Add the glitter heart

Step 8

Add the matted title from the card kit

Make mini roses and add with hot glue

Step 9

Add the heart dew drops, some leafy branches, small doily, alpha stickers,  string pearl, mini roses and black heart peg

And there you have it.

HOW TO MAKE THE MINI ROSES

Using the heart paper, scalloped scissors and a quilling tool

Cut out a circle spiral

Start to roll up with the quilling tool

When you get to the end add a dollop of hot glue and secure

Attach to card using hot glue

I hope you like my card and followed along. Dont forget to visit all the other designers for more inspiration for February.

 And if you would like to visit my blog please click on the link below

http://theprettypaperpatisserie.blogspot.co.uk/

xxx