Another stunning issue of Create magazine is ready for your perusal - loads of inspiration from the team and contributors for you!

Debbie and the team does an amazing job putting the Magazine together - truly inspirational in an era where print media has seen better days! Download the sketches and be creative - your layout could be published in the next issue!

Instead after a flop or two I decided to just cut the foil and see what I could create. Obviously the more I cut the more it turned into some funky and gorgeous projects, but a quick and simple one was a layout title – create entirely out of a left-over piece after cutting something for a little framed piece of art I am working on.

Head on over to The Wholesaler blog for a full sxs  

 

So by now we have all gotten to know the LADY and her gorgeous range of Basic Essentials range of patterned paper. Well the thing is it really is a basic essentials range of paper, there’s everything and anything that you could possible need to throw together with any other international brand of paper and embellishments to get amazing results.

I am so pleased with how the colours from the Lady Pattern Paper (LPP) worked with the other paper and elements. It all is a match made in heaven. One of the things that I love about the paper is that you can die-cut it with ease using your Silhouette machine.

Now, I am not a great lover of titles – go figure – they are important. But when I used them they have to be big and cursive and not in your face, but rather blend into its surrounds and not take away attention from the photos.

For this layout I used this nice and cursive cut, but made it stand out a bit more against the background by adding a grey shadow on the outside of the words to highlight them. To create this quick and easy effect, add some grey VersaFine ink to a craft sheet and mist with water. Then pick up some ink with a small paintbrush and paint the thin lines. It’s amazing how a little thing like a shadow make the words pop and seem dimensional, when in fact they are flat and thin. The quality of cuts using the LPP is amazing – clean and fresh. 

Other details on my layout include machine sewing and hand sewing. Because the LPP is thin and smooth, sewing is so easy and effortless. And my layouts are never complete without some sewing for texture and colour. 
I am so excited to explore the possibilities using this amazing paper range. But above all I love the paper, colour and design of this range makes my international paper brands look just as good. Local quality at its best!

Other Products:
AC Cardstock 12×12 Smooth – White
AC Cardstock 12×12 Smooth – Coffee
Little Birdie Jewelled Florettes – French Carnival
AC 663398 Confetti 12×12 Paper Pad (48 Pages)
Tsukineko VersaFine Ink Pad – Smokey Gray
Tsukineko VersaFine Ink Pad – Vintage Sepia
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Silhouette CAMEO® Electronic Cutting Tool
Sewing machine, diamanté, thread, stapler

 

Looking back at some of the layouts created over the last couple of months and realizing that i have not blogged about them all.This layout was one i did inspired by the stunning sketches of the Create Magazine and Scrapbook Generation team - Allison and Debbie. I have always loved sketches - a starting point for inspiration to help us create beautiful layouts using our everyday memories as visuals. This layout was part of a challenge to alter Project Life style cards - I used the card cut from a sheet of cards and added sewing to the lettering. This is a quick and easy way to add dimension, colour and texture - to spice up those cards and make them really fun and interactive.

On my background I added some stenciling, stamping and ink splats.

embosing using my cuttlebug and an embossing folder added some more texture to this layout.

So if you are feeling inspired and looking for even more inspiration, head on over to the Scrapbook Generation website and read the free online magazine filled with loads of inspiration with the most talented girls designing just for your viewing pleasure.
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to look around their online shop and free sketches to download. Happy reading!

Happy 4th July to all my American friends and family...wish i was there! I am up on the Imagine Crafts blog today with this card using their amazing products

so hop on over here to see how i got this amazing effect and see all the other projects too!
Enjoy the celebrations - be free and brave!