Couture Creations Sea Breeze - Zig Zag Card

Hello there,

I based this project on a Thank You Card I was asked to make that would accommodate

photos, so what better way to display these photos than into a zig zag card.

Out of black cardstock, cut out 1 of 19.5cm x x 12cm rectangle and 

4 of 19.5cm x 13.5cm - score these 1.25cm along the long edge and 

apply double sided tape

Join each rectangle in a zig zag fashion and fold along scored lines. Cut an angle from the first 3 cards measuring up 9cm to the corner of the second rectangle.

Choose various sheets of the Sea Breeze Collection Patterned Paper and cut the following:

4 of 11.5cm x 19cm

2 of 11.5cm x 15.5cm

2 of 11.5cm x 11.75cm

Line up with the black cardstock and cut an angle out of all

Cut out 7 belly bands measuring 14.5cm x 4cm and score both ends at 1.25cm

Fussy cut the top of the anchor and word "Sea Breeze" on the 

CO724664 Sea Breeze Collection: The Sea Breeze Patterned paper

and measure and cut a 11.5cm width.

Take the oval pictures, rectangular notices and beach beauty photos from CO724681 Diecut Ephemera Set and mount them onto 

ULT200044 Cinnamon and ULT200006 Chasm 12 x 12 cardstock and trim close to each diecut

Attach photos to the backs

Adhere the shells and notices from the CO724680 adhesive chipboard onto 

the belly bands on each panel.

Cut a 70cm length of ULT157507 Magnolia Lane - Black Decorative Lace 

and adhere it to the back of the back of the last page then adhere a patterned paper over it

Products used:
CO724905 - Sea Breeze Collection Pack
ULT157507 Magnolia Lane - Black Decorative Lace

Tools and Accessories used:
CO724681 Diecut Ephemera
CO724680 Sea Breeze - Adhesive Chipboard
CO721985 6mm Double Sided Tape
12mm Double Sided Tape
Stainless Steel Scissors
CO721957 Self Healing Cutting Mat (15"x15")
12 x 12 Paper Trimmer

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Photos used with permission from Vicky Price and Mia Price-Young

RCS # 87 Frozen

Another challenge at Red Carpet Studio based on the movie Frozen.

I made a layout for this project using my friend's grand-daughter AVA, isn't she gorgeous!

Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Vertigo, StazOn Blue Hawaii and Cactus Green inkpad, Memento Rhubarb Stalk Dew Drop inkpad, Ink blushers, Radiant Neon Electric Blue, irRESISTible Wedding Dress and Dandelion. All Purpose Ink Frost White
• Clearsnap: Fairy Dust Glitter-Pralines & Cream
• Spellbinders: Grand Calibur.
• We R Memory Keepers: Cropadile
• Tombow: 2-way glue.
• Jo Sonja: texture paste.
• Green Tara: gold and green leaves
• Stampin’ Up: Polka dot brads
• Bazzill: Vanilla, Green, White and Red 12” x 12” cardstock
• TCW: Snakeskin Stencil
• Miscellaneous: white cardstock offcut, double sided tape, glue gun, glue stick, tweezers, festive ribbon, Palette knife, white pearls, Love chipboard.

You've got until Feb 12 to make a project and enter in this challenge to win a prize.

Enter HERE

Elf-Red Carpet Studio Challenge # 84

My design for Red Carpet Studio as a Design Team Member is a Christmas

layout of this cute little Elf Ava, isn't she just adorable!

Run over to 

Red Carpet Studio Challenge #84

an enter your project to win a prize and also a Guest Designer spot in 2015

This movie is about Buddy who was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. 

THE CHALLENGE: CREATE A PROJECT INSPIRED BY THE HOLIDAY SEASON

WOYWW # 282 A Wedding Layout for Sarah and David

This is my desk this week, all cleared of any evidence of a secret project. I had to look at my stash of stuff I had bought and hadn't looked at before I forgot I owned them LOL. Dies, stamp from Judikins, daubers and more daubers and cases specially made for daubers-I died and went to heaven when I knew there was a dauber case-thanks to Lana in Canberra who alerted me to them. The orange bin is still there and those Zentangles which I can use as coasters as I have laminated them LOL. I call this my clean desk area. 

This is a wider view of both my desks, the one close to the camera is the dirty area where I spray, daub, glue, then I take what I am working on to the far table where the green craft mat is and is where I ds tapestuff together,I photograph as it has a great natural light from the fluorescent tube above. Mr Crafty's desk can be seen at the far end, nice and neat and tidy for now.

Here is a layout I made for my cousin Sarah's wedding, isn't she a beautiful bride. I need to do more layouts. It was quite enjoyable to design.

My weekend was filled with disasters, first my Iphone 4 died at precisely 3.30am on Sunday morning, I had set my alarm to get up at 3.30am, I woke up at 3.29 and tried to shut the alarm off and the phone just froze. Then hubby did an update on my computer and I lost everything I had saved on the hard drive-lesson learnt- do not save onto hard drive all my hardwork. It's strange how something like this can make you sick in the pit of your stomach.  All my photos, recipes, favourite links etc etc all gone.

Joining Julia's Stamping Ground to sticky beak more desks around the world and what they are up to

Sisters - You Outgrow Everything except my Heart Layout

I always gravitate around making design about my girls around Mother's Day, this one was no exception.

On this layout I used Kaisercraft's Secret Admirer Collection Designer Paper P1000 Demure

Kaisercraft Rhinestone Flourishes Elegant Champagne RS457
Kaisercraft Pearl Flourishes Elegant Latte PL508

Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms Sunset F651, Paper Blooms Sunset F634, Olive F633, Coconut F627

Using Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Die Timeless Rectangle S5-158 largest, I cut out three,. The two corner ones were cut out and split in two and joined together with the photo mounted behind the joined frame.

Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Decorative Elements Die Grand Decorative Ovals One LF-016 smallest,and nested the largest of the Classic Ovals Small S4-112 into it to make a frame.
Leaves are by Green  Tara.

June Layout

I designed this layout for an upcoming class to show case the June release Kaisercraft Papers.

Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals One LF-016 die No #2

Kaisercraft Designer Paper True Romance Collection P1212 Adore

and PS289 Rendevous

Kaisercraft Pearls SB794 Snow

Imagine Craft Tsukinenko Memento Fade Resistant Dye Ink ME-000-800 Rich Cocoa

Xyron 5" Creative Station

National Scrapbooking Day- May 4th 2013 Saturday

Today is National Scrapbooking Day

The first Saturday in May is NSD, first started in 1994 by a well known album company

Creative Memories, there are even online groups petitioning in the US to make it a federal holiday! Imagine that.

I have created a few pages for this day which I need to photograph when I find my camera

 re-charger which has gone AWOL.

Some suggestions on how to celebrate NSD:

1. Find out if there is a crop or Scrap Booking Party locally or join an online National Scrapbook Day Crop

2. Why not go shopping, preferably at a Local Craft Store or online if you live remotely, there is bound to be sales on or events happening.

3. Collect Freebies online or blogs you have subscribed to.

4. Organise your supplies and photos, you'll go through some wonderful memories with the photos and inspire yourself with supplies you have have 'lost' or forgotten you even had.

5. Try a different technique or layout you've never done before.

6. Invite someone over to scrap and have them bring over some munchies or lunch/dinner and scrap all day long.

7. Get inspired, go online and search out layouts, supplies.

8. Take a photo or photos.

9. Use your favourite kit.

10. Fix a photo

Enjoy National Scrapbooking Day, see you next year!!

Spellbinders Explore Beyond- International Flair

I am privileged and excited to be part of the 

2013 Spellbinders Explore Beyond Team
as an International Blog Ambassador. 

Here in Australia we will be celebrating 
Mothers Day on May 12th. 

What do you give grandparents and great-grandparents 
when they want for nothing?
You give them memories!

This Mini Photo Book is made entirely of Spellbinders Dies.

Using my favourite go to cutting machine:

The Grand Calibur

The covers were made using the third smallest size of:

Spellbinders Grand Labels Four SKU-LF-190

I then embossed it using:

Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Tweets and Twigs SKU-EL-023

The two frames were cut from:

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Antique Frame and Accents SKU-S5-083.

The sentiment is by:

JustRite Royal Antique Labels One CL-03840
Ink: Tsukineko Black Tuxedo Me-00-900 Fade Resistant Dye 
and cut with Just Rite custom dies:

Antique Labels One Dies JB-03830

Flowers and pearls are by KaiserCraft.
Xyron 5" Creative Station

Assembling the signature pages with the inside frame cut out of Antique Frames and Accents.
Papers are from Kaisercraft Elegance Collection

The photos slide out and are attached to the Antique Frames.

The signature pages were cut with the second smallest:

Spellbinders Grand Labels Four SKU-LF-190

and folded into thirds. 
The blue piece was cut from the third smallest:

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Twenty S5-026.

The ribbon buckle was cut from:

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ribbon Buckles S4-362

 The photo frames slide back into their pockets.

Card-stock made by Bazzill

  All the pages were held together with the middle cut-out of the Spellbinders Antique Frames and Accents, folded in half and glued together. I try not to waste anything and reuse/recycle.

Edited 29 April 2013: I was asked what the whole album weighed, with 10 photos inside it weighs 70grams or 154ounce, great weight if you are thinking of posting it overseas

Footnote: I had such a great time making this album. I looked through each photo and the memories of how wonderful and privileged it is to be a Mother encased me and made my heart warm and reminded me that I have so much love to give to my two girls. xoxoxo