Thank you & Scrapbook Class Kits to go !

Thank you to my wonderful team, The Hearts, and my amazingly fabulous customers !  I have been lucky enough to earn the Incentive Trip to Madeira next year.  I truly couldn’t have done it without you all – so very, very many thanks for your trust and loyalty *insert big heart*

Why not join our amazing team ?  You too can earn lots of incentives and bonus’ for doing what you love !  The starter kit is currently priced at £99 Where else could you start your own crafting business for £99 !  You get to choose £130 worth of products of your choice AND you will receive a FREE stationery kit worth £45 to help you get up and running ! 

Do you have more questions ? Good … go to my FAQ page HERE for more details.

Ready to sign up ?  Then click the link HERE to sign up online !

If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186.

SCRAPBOOK KITS TO GO !

In August, I am running a 2-3 day Crop in Croydon.  All of the places have now sold, but I am making the scrapbook kits for the crop available to you to pre-order!

Below are sneaky peaks of the layouts, and they are available to you for £5.50 per kit – and include enough products to complete TWO layouts at least AND the instructions will be included for the main layout.

There are 6 available kits, and they will be posted out to you first class on the 6th August – just in time for you to ‘virtually’ join in the merriment !  Payment will be due by the 26th July so that I can order the products and pack them ready to post out to you.

Demonstrators:  The instructions only, are available to purchase at £2.50 per kit, and will be available on the 11th August.

Layout 1

Layout 2

Layout 3

Layout 4

Layout 5

Layout 6

There will also be a card kit available AND a mini album, so keep popping back for more details !

UPDATES

There have been more items added to the WEEKLY DEALS HERE

and more items added to the CLEARANCE RACK HERE

Don’t forget, if you order a half or full Project Life kit from me, then you will receive my Online Class for FREE !

To pre-order the scrapbook kits, or if you have any questions, queries or wish to place an order, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Have an amazing weekend !  Cal xxxxxxx

Making Christmas easy– and - NEW offers !

Continuing with Stampin Up!s 25th Anniversary celebrations, I am delighted to announce TWO new offers !

THE FIRST OFFER is The Tag-It Bundle – you have the choice of two different bundles – either LARGE gift boxes or a different bundle with SMALLER boxes.  Both kits also contain a 10 yard reel of the lush 1” Cherry Cobbler stitched grosgrain ribbon together with the adaptable Stamp a Tag Kit.

I am telling you – I am first in the queue for this bundle – Just how easy is it going to be to beautifully wrap not only your Christmas gifts, but ALL your gifts all year round?

This is the link to the full pdf document

http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/Flyer_TagIt_demo_Oct2913_UK_r1.pdf

The bundles can be ordered via my online shop HERE

THE SECOND OFFER is 30% DISCOUNT on selected MDS downloads !

Now you all know how much I love, love, love the MDS programme, it is a seriously brilliant software programme for crafters.  I always said that I was a paper crafter and that digi crafting didn’t ‘do it’ for me – but I am a convert … I have seen the light !  If I am ever stuck for an embellishment, a journalling tag or a topper, then I can just pop onto MDS and in minutes, I have created something individual to complete my project.  MDS has enhanced my crafting experience, and I urge you to give it a go – try out the FREE 30 day trial, and let me know what you think !

Anyway, have a look at the 30% discounted downloads, and I am sure you will be tempted !   The full pdf document is here …

http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/Flyer_MDS_Seasonal_Sale_10.29.13_EU_SP.pdf

… and they can be ordered via my online shop HERE

DON’T FORGET – If you order any products via my online shop, then please check that my name is in the top right hand corner of your ordering screen, and then, when you check out, use the October Hostess Code to be in with a chance of winning ALL the hostess benefits for the month – ONE lucky person will win £££s to spend on anything of their choice.  The Hostess Code for October is :

S2TABZEA

THIRD OFFER – If you spend £45 or more, then you will receive FREE postage.  This offer is from me, and not Stampin Up! so if you order online via my shop, then I will reimburse your postage costs immediately.

If you would like to place an order via myself, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Take care and stay safe – Cal xxx

The weekend begins NOW !

… well it does for me ! 

Its our 2 Day SUMMER Retreat/Crop weekend, and I can’t wait for everyone to start arriving !  It is guaranteed to be a weekend of fun, laughter and creativity.  What more could you ask for ? I am so looking forward to seeing old and new friends, and being able to share what I love with other like-minded crafters. I’ll be sure to post photographs after the weekend, so keep your eyes peeled ..

Anyway, I will leave you with my TWO takes on ONE sketch.  The first one is made using MDS and the second layout is the basis of a layout using lots of NEW products that are launching in the NEW Autumn/Winter catalogue.  The layout isn’t finished – it needs embellishing more … so what would you add to it ??  Let me know. Send me your layouts using the sketch below, and YOU could be in with a chance of winning some blog candy !

Oh, and if you haven’t had your NEW ‘Seasonal’ Catalogue (autumn/winter), and you would like one, then please email me at carole.bryson@gmail.com and I’ll pop one in the post to you …

MDS

NEW Products

Whatever you are doing, I hope you have an amazing weekend – remember to come back on Monday, and see some of the fun that we’ve been having !

As always, if you would like to place an order, or if you have any questions or queries about our products, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Have fun !   Cal xxx

Try It For Size !

TRY IT FOR SIZE !

Have you never used Stampin Up products before ?  Would you like to give our products a whirl without paying out for everything individually ? Then why not buy a “Try It For Size Kit” !

I will create either a scrapbooking kit or a cardmaking kit to your specifications.   Whether you like a particular Stampin Up! paper collection to base your kit on, or if you would prefer a certain colour theme or style. I will put together a kit to suit YOUR requirements.

Kits can be made up of the following products:  Stamps, papers, cardstock, journal cards (handmade to match), die cuts, inks, inkpads, buttons, jewels, flowers, chipboard, ribbons, lace trims, embellishments and more!

If there's something you'd rather not have in your kit, just let me know.

For more details, or to place an order, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 07747 465186

 

Its a Mash Up ! & a sMASHing MEGA New Years offer !!!

Happy New Years Eve !  I hope 2013 will be everything you wish for – and more !
Talking of the start of 2013 means only one thing in the Stampin Up! world – the start of Sale-a-Bration, which this year starts on the 22nd January !  As Stampin Up! is celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year, then you can be assured that this years Sale-a-Bration is the best EVER !  You will seriously NOT be disappointed – so if you have Christmas money left, then save it until the 22nd January !!
Just to give you a little taster of what is ahead in 2013, I have made another little video for you …… this is my “Mash Up” Scrapbooking Kit and SAB sneaky peak !

Its a Mash Up!

I will be offering a monthly “Mash Up” Scrapbooking Kit starting in January.  You will receive two of these divided pages each month together with scrapbook papers, cardstock, journalling tags, embellishments etc., , so that over a 10 month period, you will be able to complete an album.  Each month I will be showing you 2 completed pages, but you will receive enough products to complete at least 2 x DOUBLE SIDED pages (four pages total).  I have a dedicated customer only page on my blog (password protected), where I will upload a video each month, and instructions on how to complete your pages.
sMASHing OFFER – If you sign up or commit to the “Mash Up" kit for 10 months, then at the end of the 10 month period,  you will receive a 12” Linen Ring Album for FREE ! (only if you sign up before the 7 January).
DETAILS – The cost per month is £15 (plus £2.50 postage), ETA:  Kit is now £10 plus postage and you will receive everything mentioned above.  If you are interested in committing to the kit, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 07747 465186.  If you wish to pay by paypal, then please send me your paypal email address, so that I can invoice you each month, together with your name, address and contact phone number.  If you wish to pay by standing order/bank transfer, then please let me know in your email or text, and I will let you have the details.
(I will be able to accept credit/debit card payments shortly – but I will keep you updated on this).
So there you go …. lots to look ahead to … but I will leave you with another, little Sale-a-Bration sneaky peak …

As always, if you have any questions or queries, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 07747 465186
Happy New Year to you all !   Cal xxx

Tell ‘em what you want, what you really, really want !

How to get what you want this Christmas!

Subtlety will get you nowhere.  Share your favourite things from Stampin Up! by sending your gift list straight to the inbox of anyone who owes you an amazing present this Christmas.

Fill in this Wish List including my details, and then send it off  to anyone and everyone !   I will do the rest !

What more could you, or your gift givers want ??

My contact details are, carole.bryson@gmail.com or text/call me on 07747 465186

My Favourite Things

Talking of Christmas, here is a list of 10 of my most favourite things – seriously, I’d be happy with anything off of this list, but I will love you forever if you send me David Beckham !

This layout was made using Storytime papers, SU! chipboard alphabet, Apothecary Accents journalling dies and lots of ink !

Continuing with Christmas ….

This is another of the ‘small but quick’ Christmas cards that I have made with matching envelopes using the fabby diagonal scoring plate.

As always, if you have any questions or queries, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 07747 465186

DON’T FORGET THOSE WISH LISTS !   Happy Crafting ! 

World Spectacular !!!!!!!

Well not quite … but I did make these two layouts using the NEW fantastically lush, World Spectacular designer papers that are in the Annual Catalogue …

I also used the stamp set Affection Collection.  I like to get my moneys worth out of the stamps that I buy, and I always try and think of scrapbooking projects AND card projects that they can be used for, before committing to the purchase.  I like to get value for money, and in this day and age – who doesn’t !!  The same goes for the papers, I have to be able to use them for ALL projects, and thats the great thing about Stampin Up! papers – they’re double-sided, so you get all the benefits of double the papers !

These layouts are based on a couple of the classes from the UKS CYBERCROP that is currently running, and will be running until next week – so if you haven’t signed up yet – you MUST do – the classes and challenges are truly stunning, and there’s lots more to come !  Click on the link HERE and sign up ……

Patchwork Layout and Instructions

Instructions:-

This layout was made using lots of different patterned paper cut into  2.5” x 2.5” squares and then cut diagonally into triangles. 

I then found the centre point of the layout, and measured a 5”x5” square in the middle. 

I then lay out all the triangles around the square until I was happy.

I adhered the photograph into the middle blank square, and then adhered four triangles OVER the photograph using foam pads/dimensionals.  This adds dimension to the layout.

NOTE:  I inked all the triangles, and faux stitched some of them before adhering to the layout

I then distressed the edges of the layout MY way

Add embellishments as you want

Voila !

The photograph is hidden under the patchwork triangles by using dimensionals to add some depth to the layout.

As always, if you would like to place an order, or if you have any questions, then please contact me on 01706 351299 or carole.bryson@gmail.com

Happy Crafting !

Awesome Autumn !

Don’t you just love the Autumn ….. all the colours of the season continually changing, the cold nights snuggled up under a blanket and sipping hot chocolate …. well hot coffee in my case as I hate hot chocolate – yeuch yeuch !

This layout was again (sorry) made using the fantastic Orchard Harvest designer papers.  These papers are just tooooooo useable !  I’m on my second packet of these papers already !!!

This is a really easy layout to make, and I’ve kept it pretty simple so that it can be used for both new scrappers and old alike.    More experienced scrappers could add spritzing, painting and more embellishments to ‘dress it up’ even more.

Instructions

1. Cut strips of paper measuring 1” x 10” and 11/4” x 10”
2. Distress all the edges of the strips of paper using either the distressing tool on the Stampin Up! cutter kit, or using a pair of scissors.  Then ink all the edges using Early Espresso inkpad and dauber.
3. Distress the edges of the background paper using the same technique as above.
4. Adhere the strips of paper as shown
5. Adhere the photo to a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock leaving a 1/14” edge all around the photograph
6. Using one of the NEW large jumbo sticky rounds (only available in the Autumn/Winter catty) and some Crumb Cake tulle, tie a knot in the end o f the tulle and keep wrapping the tulle around the knot – twisting the tulle as you keep turning.
7. Adhere the tulle circle as shown, and then add a tulle bow (finished with an antique brad)
8. Add title and journalling as shown

Voila ! How easy ?!!!!!

As always, if you would like to place an order, or if you have any questions or queries, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 01706 351299/07765 847062

DON’T FORGET – YOU HAVE ONLY 5 DAYS TO ORDER FROM THE CURRENT 2012 CATALOGUE !!!!

Scrapbooking … oh, how I love thee …

Yesterday, I spent a lovely day scrapbooking with my friend Marlene.  For those who come to the Rochdale Crop, you know who Marlene is – for those who don’t come to the Rochdale Crop … why not ?!!!!  Anyway, Marlene helps me run the Rochdale Crop, and helps me prepare for parties, classes, kits and most of the time, my life ! She is the type of friend who just knows how I work, and what is going through my head.  I’m really fortunate that I have a couple of friends who know me this well, and I just wanted to take the time to thank you all xx

Anyway, back to the scrapbooking.  Marlene and I spent approximately 8 hours scrapbooking yesterday and putting the world to rights.  Sometimes we talk.  Sometimes we don’t.  With our friendship, the silences don’t matter because that is when we are creating.  I don’t really like ‘scrapping’ on my own, I need companionship, but likewise I need the silence to keep the thought process going ….. for me, Marlene is the best scrapping companion, and my best critic – until it comes to white space …. jeez, she hates white space, whereas I really love it  ….  keep your eyes peeled over the next few days for my white space projects …. how do you feel about white space ? Love it or loathe it ?  Let me know !  Why not share your white space projects and link them to this blog – there could be a small prize for the best one …….

So, to keep Marlene happy, here is a non-white-space project !

This layout uses :-

• First Edition speciality designer papers for the base
• Orchard Harvest designer papers
• Crumb Cake cardstock
• Very vanilla cardstock
• Rich razzleberry cardstock
• Perfectly Preserved stamp and die set
• NEW ‘secret’ stamp set from the NEW Annual Catalogue
• Ink Pads – rich razzleberry, pumpkin orange, lucky limeade, early espresso
• Two tags die
• Scallop border punch
• Onboard alphabet
• Linen thread

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Trim 1/4” from all sides of the First Edition papers, and attach to crumb cake cardstock base.  Fold up the bottom left hand corner and secure with a glue dot.
2. Trim ‘tartan’ paper to 9” x 6.5”
3. Trim ‘orange’ paper to 2.75” x 6.5”
4. Attach the papers as shown – DO NOT ADHERE permanently, as you are going to tuck the scallop border underneath in the next step).  Also, do not adhere the top right hand corner of this layer as you are going to tuck the tags in there.
5. Cut a strip of rich razzleberry cardstock 1”x12” and punch the strip using the scallop border punch.  Attach to patterned papers as shown.
6. Cut out two tags using very vanilla cardstock using the two-tags die.  Ink the edges in early espresso.  Using a darning needle and some linen thread, blanket stitch around the scalloped tag as shown.  Tuck these two tags under the top right hand layer.
7. Stamp out the apples using rich razzleberry ink and lucky limeade ink, and then die cut.
8. Tie a bow in a piece of linen thread and lay over the layout as shown above.  Attach apples over the linen thread by using dimensionals.
9. Stamp flowers and leaves and cut out.  Tuck these under the turn up on the bottom left hand side of the first edition papers.
10. Using rich razzleberry ink, ink the onboard alphabet title, and attach.
11. Add your journalling using strips of very vanilla cardstock
12. Finally, distress the edges of the complete layout using either a distressing tool, or by running a pair of sharp scissors along the edges of the layout.  Finish the distressing by inking the edges.

Voila !  I hope you like this tutorial and will have fun creating your own

STAMPERS GROUP

I only have TWO places left for a new Stampers Group starting in October.  What a great time to start spreading the cost of buying stash with the launch of a new Annual Catalogue !  You commit to spending £15 ore more (plus postage) for 10 months.  During the course of the 10 months, you are the ‘virtual’ hostess for one of those months, and you will earn AT LEAST £25 to spend on anything that you like from any of the current catalogues. 

All you have to do, is make a brew, grab a chocolate biscuit … and browse the catalogues.  You then email me and pay me – and voila ! a few days later, your new stash will be plopping through your door – what could be easier !!!

Contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 01706 351299 to secure your place.   Please let me have your home address, email address and a phone number that I can contact you on if I need to.

NEW CATALOGUE

As I’m sure you all know by now, the new Annual Catalogue is launching on the 1st October !  Believe me, it is absolutely MASSIVE !!!!!  We will then be inline with the catalogues that our Stampin Up! sisters receive in the United States – everything  … lock, stock and smoking barrel.   This catalogue is NOT to be missed !   It is jam-packed full of ideas, inspiration and of course, shed loads of new goodies !!

Sadly, due to the size of the new catalogue, they are extremely expensive to buy and post.  I do not like, and do not believe in charging for catalogues.  Do Asda or Tesco’s charge for you to browse through their shops … nope ….  So, the compromise is …. I will be charging £5 for the catalogue, HOWEVER, I will deduct this £5 from the first order that you place.  Win-win !

As always, if you wish to place an order, or if you have any questions or queries, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 01706 351299/07765 847062

Scrapbooking Samples …

Both of these layouts were made using the gorgeous Orchard Harvest designer series paper (Item no. 126895 £9.95)  You will see on the layout with the green background, that I have also used the adaptable Perfectly Preserved stamp set and matching framelit dies. 

The layout on the left uses the reverse side of one of the papers, and different patterned papers from the set.  The layout on the right, uses a Crumb Cake background sprayed with reinker before adding papers etc.  The leaves were made using various colours of cardstock with the Build-a-Blossom punch (£15.50)

You can buy these items separately, HOWEVER, Stampin Up! have caught onto the bundle idea, and have combined both this stamp set and framelit set, and offered them with a 15% discount off the original price.  Yes, you can buy both of these items for :-

£39.50 wood Item No. 129943 or £35.50 unmounted Item No. 129944 – bargain !

Don’t forget to check out both the Retired List (see yesterday’s post for the links), and the NEW Autumn/Winter Catalogue (link to the right of this post).

REMEMBER – if you spend £50 this month, you will be eligible to enter the draw to win one of 3 £10 gift vouchers OR the chance to win a BIG SHOT !

To place an order, or if you have any queries/questions etc., then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 01706 351299/07765 847062

Happy Crafting !

UK Scrappers BLOG HOP !!!

Welcome to the UKS BLOG HOP !   If you are visiting from the UKScrappers Sponsor Blog Hop you may have come here from FUNKY FARM
There is a special offer at the end of this post, and the chance of winning a prize, so please keep reading !

‘ME time’

Ingredients:-

• 12 x 12 Crumb Cake cardstock
• Pool Party cardstock
• Lucky Limeade Cardstock
• White cardstock
• Everyday Enchantment designer papers
• Early Espresso inkpad
• Indigo Island inkpad
• Indigo Island re-inker
• Boho Blossoms punch
• Itty Bitty punches
• Elegance standard wheel
• Rik Rak ribbon
• Rhinestones
• Spellbinders scallop circle die
• Spellbinders circle die

Instructions

Step 1) Lightly spray 12x12 crumb cardstock with Indigo Island (dark teal) spray mist (I used a re-inker and diluted alcohol). I directed my spray into the centre of the page..
Step 2). Die cut a scallop circle using pool party cardstock. I used the second to largest die, Also cut out the second to largest circle die using one of the patterned papers (as shown).
Step 3) Using a different patterned paper, cut out a mat measuring 3 3/4” x 5” and ink the edges with Indigo Island inkpad.
This will be the second layer (blue paper with orange and white pattern)
Step 4) Cut another mat in a different patterned paper measuring 2 1/4" x 6” and ink the edges using Indigo Island inkpad. This will be the bottom layer. (blue paper with red dot)
Step 5) Using the same paper as in my sample, cut 2 strips – one measuring 1” x 7 ¼1/4” and another measuring 1” x 8” Ink the edges in Island Indigo.
Step 6) Cut the orange strip of patterned paper measuring 1” x 9 ¾3/4”. Ink the edges with Island Indigo.
Step 7) Layer all the mats as shown –- the bottom layer is the paper used in Step 4, and is placed 1cm from the right hand side and 4” from the bottom of the page. The next layer is the paper used in Step 3. Layer the remaining strips as shown, and staple the rik rak ribbon over the strips.

Matted layer

Step 8) Using a 2” x 2 1/2" photograph, mat this onto a piece of Lucky Limeade cardstock measuring 2 ½1/2” x 3” and adhere where indicated.
Step 9) Die cut a circle using Lucky Limeade cardstock, and then die cut a smaller circle and adhere to the larger circle, then adhere to the layout. This will be used for your journalling.
Step 10) Run a roller stamp inked with Indigo Island ink 5” across the layout from the left hand side. Punch out a circle in Pool Party cardstock, and using the same roller, roll across the middle of the circle. Add this circle to the end of the rollered strip (as indicated) using foam pads

Step 11) Stamp and cut out your title, and attach to the layout. I also added the word ‘time’ using letters from the Adornit alphabet.
Step 12) Punch out the flowers using the Boho Blossoms punch and the small flower punch from the Itty Bitty punch set. Add rhinestones and attach to layout where shown.


Your layout is now complete
After commenting (and BE SURE TO MENTION YOUR UKS USER NAME in your comment) hop on to JUST SCRAPBOOKING .   If you lose your way, hop to the UKS post http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=6449785#post6449785} to see the whole linked list. Be sure to reply in that thread when you complete the hop!
SPECIAL OFFER
The offer from Stampin Up! this month is that for every £45 you spend, you will receive the Everyday Enchantment designer brads and TWO reels of ribbon to match the Everyday Enchantment papers that I have used in this layout.  Here is the link to the offer http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/Flyer_SummerEnchantment_Demo_July0112_UK.pdf
My special BLOG HOP offer to you is the following bundle.  This bundle is valued at over £45 (plus P&P).  You will receive all of this, plus your FREE brads and ribbons !

• FULL packet of Everyday Enchantment 12x12 papers
• FULL packet of 12x12 crumb cake cardstock (kraft card)
• FULL packet of 2011-2013 In-Colour 12x12 cardstock
• Elegance stampin around wheel
• Stampin around wheel handle
• Indigo Island inkpad AND reinker
• FULL packet of rhinestones

 

If you have any of the products, just let me know, and I will adjust the bundle to suit your requirements !
PRIZE
Firstly, please ‘join’ this blog and post a comment by the 4th July.  I will then put all the names in a container (I still don’t have a hat ) and I will ask my son Aaron to select one poster to win a £10 Stampin Up! Voucher to spend as you like from the current catalogues OR towards purchasing this bundle – double whammy!
To place an order, or if you have any queries, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or 07764 847062 (or private message via UKS)

I have done a little scrapping ….

Stewart was feeling a lot better today, so I decided that I’d get a little bit of scrapping done ….

The first layout, “My most favourite place in the World”, shows the Chicken Shack on Port Grimaud beach in the South of France – it truly is the most amazing place, that serves amazing food, amazing cocktails and looks directly out at St Tropez Bay.  Its heaven on earth !

Instructions

I’ve used a 12x12 Crumb Cake cardstock base.

1)  The first thing I made were the tags on the top right of the page.  They were made by cutting out 1 -  2”x4” and 1 -  2”x 3” mats from Island Indigo card.  I then cut out two different pieces of designer paper from Twitterpated measuring 1 3/4” x 3 3/4” and 1 3/4” x 2 3/4” which I then layered onto the tags, and cut out the bottom ‘tails’.  I then punched out two circles of designer paper using the 1 3/8” punch.  I then punched out another 2 circles in real red cardstock using the 1 3/4” punch.  I adhered the paper onto the card, and then cut the circles in half.   I adhered the long mats onto the layout first, and then adhered the half circles over the top.

2)  Next I cut out a strip of real red cardstock measuring 2” x 12”, and a strip of designer paper measuring 1 3/4” x 11 3/4” which I adhered onto the red cardstock.  Put this strip aside.

3)  The next thing I made was the large HALF of a circle.   I lay a dinner plate on top of a piece of Indigo Island cardstock and drew around it in pencil.  Remember, you don’t need to draw the whole circle, because you will only be using half of it !   Next, I punched out 7 scalloped circles in real red cardstock using the  1/14”  scallop circle punch.  This isn’t available in the UK catalogue now, so you can either use another brand of punch, or a spellbinder die.   I then cut the scallops into half, and adhered around the edge of the half circle.  I then adhered this to the layout, and adhered the long strip over the bottom edge of the half circle. OR – you can use the ‘regular’ size scallop punch, but just have fewer circles

4)  Next I made three more ‘tailed tags’. Again, I used Island Indigo for the bottom layer – for these, I used different sizes of card and patterned paper, and you can cut yours to any size you like.  One was 1 3/4” x 3”, the middle one was 1 7/8 x 4 1/4” and the last one on the right measures 1 7/8” x 2 5/8.  I cut the patterned paper 1/4” smaller than the cardstock.  As I say, just go with your ‘eye’ and see what size you prefer, or what you think looks best.  I adhered the tags to the top of the strip, and then adhered more half circles of cardstock and patterned paper over the three ‘tailed tags’.

5)  Next, I added the photographs.  As you can see, the photograph on the left has been trimmed down, and then cut into three – I know some people are horror stricken to be asked to cut photographs, but I think it can give a really different effect to your layouts.  I trimmed down the second photograph and then adhered it to the right of the first photograph.  TIP:  I always ink the edges of my photographs with Early Espresso, as it eliminates those awful ‘white’ lines around the edges, particularly if you have trimmed your photos.

6)  To add some elements to the layout,  I stamped the atlas from The Open Sea using Island Indigo ink on white cardstock.  I punched it out, added the words ‘in the world’ and stuck it onto the long strip using dimensionals.   Lastly, I die-cut the word ‘my’ using Lucky Limeade cardstock, and added the remainder of the title.  The little letters I use can be bought – however, I have typed up two sizes of alphabets in Word, and print them onto cardstock.  I ink the edges before placing them where I want them.

Voila !

STEP-UP  - you could step this layout up, by using buttons, pearls, rhinestones etc., I wanted to keep this pretty plain, as I felt that the amazing patterned papers were enough in this instance, and show them off to their full potential.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and I would love to see any projects you make that use mine as your inspiration.  As always, I’d be grateful if you would give me credit if you ‘lift’ this project.

Have fun and don’t forget to come back for more ideas and inspiration.  I am still working on getting a video onto my blog, but its a nightmare !

Come back in the next few days for instructions on the following layouts ….

 

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