Some Sew Lovely Cards

"Sewwwww" guys I have been have a wonderful time with Papermania's "Sew Lovley" papers that I thought I would see how far I could stretch them.  Today for my Mad About Scrappin share I have created 4 different cards from some of the scraps leftover from last weeks mini album.

The first two cards I created I have used some pearlised card bases from my stash and layered them with some of the leftovers.  I have used the Elise Satin Blooms in cream  and some of the lovely vintage lace from one of my previous kits.  I have added bling, buttons and twine from my stash.

 For the next two cards I have used some more of the larger Kraft card bases and one of the last full sheets I had leftover....which is not very many!!!  I have fussy cut the cotton reels, bird and button. I add some to one of the tape measure prints and topped it all of with another one of the Elise Satin blooms and  chipboard heart from my kit.  I have kept in with the sewing theme with a printed sentiment.

My next card actually turned out to be a little love themed and it was quite by accident.  I think this will make the perfect Valentines card.  Again I have printed off a sewing themed sentiment and topped the patterned paper with some paper flowers, Elise Satin Bloom, lace and a raw chipboard heart.  I added a little bakers twine bow and couple of buttons from my stash.

Oh My Gosh guys that was quick!!! I am all done!! I hope you have enjoyed my project share for this week.  Please be sure to check back next week as I create a layout using a lot of the scraps left over from this versatile collection.

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Creative Inspiration - Week 30

Welcome back to another week of sharing.

I hope that you all have been able to get creative lately.

I have been having some fun again this week creating a layout to share with you on behalf of 

Mad About Scrappin using the Under the Stars kit by Simple Stories again.

So here's this weeks share...

Have had a chance to play around with my camera a little this month with family being all together for part of the school holidays here in Adelaide. 

I love getting candid photos just as much as getting the perfect photo. 

This layout I have created this week showcases a few candid photos I took. 

I have kept this layout fairly simple because I wanted the photos to be able to tell the story. I also decided to just use a few of the colours of this kit for this layout. I find that by doing this it helps me to use up the kit and look at it from a different perspective. This layout I have teamed the navy blue, white and lime green with some plain kraft card stock. 

Once again I have played around with a little kraft paper bag to add some feature to this layout. By teaming it with the lime green and a white tag it has tied it all to the base layout but created a few layers for texture. 

I have also added some of my favourite Studio Calico cork shaped camera using 3D foam tape to mount them. 

Now.. I have also used some Studio Calico wood grain enamel dots for the first time. I have used a similar product a few years ago and I loved them them... I can say that I am a fan of these too. 

They are super easy to use and add that little extra without being too dimensional.

I love this kit too as some of the journal cards in the pack make perfect embellishments. I have tucked on behind this photo and then added my title to it using a mix of larger  and smaller alpha stickers. 

I then finished it off with a Studio Calico cork board arrow... 

Note to self... order more!!! 

They are so much fun to add to layout.

Have you capture some fun moments lately ??

Why not have a play with your camera and see what you get.

Till next weeks share.

TFL, Michelle x

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"Sew Lovely" Mini Album

G'day everyone...hope you all had (or are having) a crafty weekend.  It is Monday down here in Australia and it is absolutely freezing in my neck of the woods....PERFECT weather for crafting.  Today I have my Mad About Scrappin project share for you all.  I have been working with the "Sew Lovely" papers from Papermania and this week I created a cute wee little mini album.  I have had such a blast creating sewing themed projects...I used to sew alot once, but that was before my paper obsession!!

I have used my Silhouette Cameo and some cut files from the Studio.  I ended up doing away with one of the pages and just going with 5.

.....and here it is!!  I have used a Chipboard Mini word, which I have inked up with some white Versamagic. The paper roses are from previous kits and the buttons and pins are from my stash.

 The lovely vintage looking lace that I have used throughout are also from my kit.  The mini is only small - measuring 3" wide and the last page is 7 1/2" long. I wanted my page edges to stand out a little more than they were, so I painted the chipboard with some gesso and added some "faux" stitching with a black gel pen.    

 For this page, I created a belly band of sorts, to tuck the photo mat under and embellished with an acrylic heart and a very small journaling tag.

 I have used the Tim Holtz "Sewing Room" Die to create my cotton spools with and cut some photo mats using my Nestabilities dies.

Here you can see I have used some more of those gorgeous little paper roses and some of the white Flower Bead Trim

 Here I created a pocket using 2 doilies folded in half to create a pocket and added some strips from the papers.  I added a simple photo mat tag and topped it with some of the vintage lace from my kit and a button.

 Here I have used one of the little vellum bags I had received in a previous kit.  I slipped a little button topped tag for journaling inside and tucked a couple more photo tags behind it

So there it is guys, my "Sew Lovely" wee little mini album.  I plan to fill this with some random pictures of our family, friends and pets.  

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Hello Beautiful, featuring Pink Paisley.

Hello, Crece with you today with a product spotlight... Today Im sharing a layout I created using a Pink Paisley range called 'Switchboard'.

I loved the soft colours in this range.

Hello Beautiful

This is my neice Mia - she is such a cutie!

I matted every layer with Black cardstock to make it pop.

The small white bags are great to use for a place to hide some journaling on a tag!

and a close up...

Here I have used Evalicious 'Hello' Flair button surrounded by some coordinating flowers.

I have cut the black dial from one of the papers in the range.
Thanks for looking
Crece xxx

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Creative Inspiration - Week 29

Back this week to share with you something a little different I have created using the Under the Stars - Echo Park paper range.

So this week I have created a few cards to inspire you. I must say it was a little challenging to create them with a house full of kids as it was school holidays and the word "MUUUMMMM" seems to be a constant every time I sit down to create. So I managed to get these done to share with you.

I have to say that I did find it a little challenging to create these cards using this paper range. However I persisted and am quite happy with the bold results.

For the first card I have kept it simple. Mixing it up with a kraft die cut card and some of the matching Echo Park stickers. I have created a bit of dimension in this card by adhering my title  and the bunting using 3D foam. I have also added a bit of washi to add that little extra. 

For the second card I had this bold lime ribbon that I had got in a mixed embellishment pack from a Mad About Scrappin sale that matched perfectly with this range. I also added a plastic doily and some floral stickers using 3D foam from my stash to finish off this card.

Sometimes finding time to scrap may be a challenge.. however if you keep it simple you will find that you can get something done real quick.

Till next week.

TFL, Michelle x

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Cuddles - July Sketch Challenge -By Crece T

Hello everyone, Crece here with you today and i'm sharing with you the layout I created for the July Sketch challenge.

Below is the sketch, created by me that is this months challenge - dont forget you have until the end of the month to get your entries in to win a prize.

Cuddles

This is my son Fletcher's cat, Cuddles.
To create this range I have used the papers from Pink Paisley called 'Switchboard' I loved the colours in this range.
Here are some close ups....

Here you can see the flower cluster I created using some flowers from the Mad about Scrappin online shop.

The Love Flair Button also comes from a pack 'Hello 2014' there are so many different worded flairs in the pack.

Thanks for looking, and dont forget to get your entries in to have a chance at winning this months challenge...Good Luck
xxx

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Sew Lovely Vintage Mini Sewing Box

Heya all....It's Mad About Scrappin Monday again and I have a really cute vintage mini sewing box to share with you all.  I received my latest design team kit from Leanne this week and O M G!!! You guys!! this kit was awesome!! It was jam packed with so many goodies I was gobsmacked!! I have to give a big THANK YOU to Leanne she really spoiled me.  Anyways..... One of the paper pads were Sew Lovely from Papermania.  I saw this and of course immediately thought sewing box!! Then my mind started racing and I thought ...."oooooo what if I could create a miniature version of the vintage sewing boxes????" and guess what?? I did!!!!!

I used a couple of Redhead matchboxes that look something like this....

...and they measure 2"x2 1/2" or 5cmx7cm

Then from some thin chipboard I created the base box.  I have some pics of the process, but not a lot.  I got busy with creating and making that I forgot to stop and the "during" pics.  But here is what I do have... 

 Here it is in it's raw or naked form...

 ....and here I am playing around with some hinges 

 Sorry guys this is where the process pics jump ahead and I have a few pics of me creating the handle from some popsicle sticks and a piece from a wooden skewer.  As you can see I have already begun covering the boxes.  I should let you know too, that I pulled the outer cover of the matchbox apart so that it creates a lid of sorts.

 I perfected my hinges and then cut them from some thick cardboard and covered them with some of the tape measure print from the collection.

 Here it is all finished and I am just trying out the hinges and making sure that they all move freely.

                                       and here are her Glamour shots!!

 TO embellish the "lids" or top of the boxes I have used a selection of paper roses, a metal bird charm, some sewing themed buttons and I have printed the words "Sew Lovely" on to some fabric.

 I have filled the insides with bits n pieces from my sewing supplies

  

I am really happy with how this turned out and to top it off it works...it is functional and all parts move!!! I hope you have enjoyed my little Vintage Sewing box as much as I have.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please be sure to check out Mad About Scrappin on all the links below:-

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