Stephanie - Moments like this

MOMENTS LIKE THIS

products
card stock bazzil
patterned papers 7 gypsies
prima flowers felt gate bling stamps
tim holtz grunge board crackel 3d accents
mustard moon letters
making memories paint
printable acetate
others my own stash

steps
1 print your photo onto printable acetate then mount it onto white fabric place to one side

2 using a card Bord box paint over the top slightly watered paint leave this to dry.Using a credit card make the painted strips as shown once dry go over the paint with 3d crackle accent once this is dry cut the card into three strips and mount onto your card stock as shown

3 cut two strips of patterned papers and clue into place i cut the worded bird out of the patterned paper and placed it to bottom left hand side of the layout

4 take your photo and distress the edges of the fabric then glue into place stamp an image to the right hand side of the photo then place the prima bling on top  adding flowers and stamped butterfly's

5 cut a section to your proffered size of the felt gate and place as shown then add your painted grunge board overlapping the felt  then add butterfly's and the title to complete the layout

Wendy- Crate

This Is Home

By Wendy Morris

SUPPLIES
Chipboard Album – We R Memory Keepers 4x6
Cardstock – Prism
Paper – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (Longboard CS235) (Coral CS236) (Island CS232) (Kelp CS237) (Sand CS233) (Lagoon CS234)
Diecuts – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (CS238)
Ribbon – Crate Paper – Crush Collection
Chipboard Alphabet – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Crateboard Letters, Basic Grey – Undressed Monograms
Coasters – Imagination Project (“live life daily”), Scenic Route – Life is Good SRC676 (“so much love”)
Transparency – My Mind’s Eye – Bohemia “My Journey” Frame BH1031
Rubons – American Crafts – Ned Jr., 7 Gypsies, Melissa Frances, Rusty Pickle
Stickers – 7 Gypsies – Time
Fuzzy Rubons – Heidi Swapp – Family
Brads – American Crafts – Chestnut
Other: Glue Dots, Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze – DecoArt, Mod Podge/PVA Glue
Paint – Making Memories – Evergreen
Ink – Ranger
Stamps – Stampin’ Up! – Warm Words
Numbers – Quickutz – Uptown Girl (“1931”, “1939’)
2” Circle Punch
1 ½” Square Punch
Stapler

HOW TO
Paint Basic Grey – Undressed Monograms with Making Memories – Evergreen paint and set aside to dry. Use paint for outside and inside spine of album.

Cut Crate Paper (Sand CS233), (Longboard CS235), (Lagoon CS234) 7 7/8” x 4 7/8”. Make sure to cut 2 pieces of (Sand CS233).

Adhere papers as shown using Mod Podge/PVA Glue. Let dry. Then, apply glaze to outside and inside covers. Set aside and let dry completely.

Page 1 - Apply Crateboard Letters (“life”) to transparency. Apply desired rubons.

Page 2 – Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Cut 1” Crate Paper (Kelp CS237) and adhere to top of page.

Page 3 – Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Select border strip from Diecuts – Crate Paper. Cut 3 ½” for page 3 (Note: the rest (4”) will be used on page 4) and apply as shown.

Page 4 – Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. See step #6.

Page 5 - Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Cut Crate Paper (Lagoon CS234) 3 x 3 ½” and apply as shown.

Page 6 - Cut 4”x 6” cardstock. Cut Crate Paper (Lagoon CS234) 4” x 6”. Use 2” circle punch. Apply as shown. Use circle sticker in center of punched circle as shown.

Page 7 – Apply Fuzzy Rubons of choice.

Page 8 – Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 3 3/8” x 3 ¼”. Use 1 ½” square punch. Select Crate Paper ribbon of choice and apply to bottom of square. Adhere to page. Select circle sticker of choice and apply to center of punched square.

Page 9 – Cut Crate Paper (Coral CS236) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 2” x 3”. Apply to lower left corner of page.

Page 10 – Cut Crate Paper (Coral CS236) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 2” x 3”. Apply to upper left corner of page. Apply Fuzzy Rubon to lower right corner.

Page 11 – Select 4” x 6” photo. Apply rubon quote of choice to photo.

Page 12 – Cut Crate Paper (Coral CS236) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Longboard CS235) 1” x 6”. Apply to bottom of page. Apply 3 brads to strip. Select tab from Diecuts – Crate Paper. Stamp with word of choice. Fold tab and staple to top of page.

Page 13 – Cut Crate Paper (Island CS232) 4” x 6”. Apply photos of choice.

Page 14 – Cut Crate Paper (Island CS232) 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Sand CS233) 2” x 4” and apply to right side of page. Apply photos of choice.

Page 15 – Apply rubons of choice & Crate Paper – Crateboard “&”.

Page 16 – Select 4” x 6” photo. Apply Scenic Route coaster of choice (“so much love”).

Page 17 – Cut cardstock 4” x 6”. Cut Crate Paper (Kelp CS237) ½” x 6” to top of page.

Wendy- Crate and 7 Gypsies

Card - “There’s No Place Like Home”
Designer: Wendy Morris

Materials List:
Cardstock – Prism
Paper – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (Kelp CS237) (Lagoon CS234)
Diecuts – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (CS238)
Ribbon – Crate Paper – Crush Collection
Stickers – 7 Gypsies – Family
Mini Tag – 7 Gypsies
Rubons – 7 Gypsies
Jewels – Heidi Swapp – Clear

Other:
2” Circle Punch
Bone Folder
Glue Dots
Ink – Ranger
Jump Ring – Local Craft Store


Instructions:
1. Cut cardstock 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half. Use bone folder to smooth out crease of card.
2. Ink edges of card.
3. Cut 6 ½” desired ribbon of choice and apply to card. Wrap edges of ribbon to inside of card and adhere with glue dots.
4. Use Crate Paper (Lagoon CS234) to punch 2” circle from reverse side of cardstock. Adhere to ribbon as shown. Apply sticker of choice to center of circle. 5. Cut Crate Paper (Kelp CS237) 1” x 5 ½” and adhere to card as shown.
6. Cut 6 ½” desired ribbon of choice and apply to card. Wrap edges of ribbon to inside of card and adhere with glue dots. Cut additional 4” ribbon, apply jump ring and mini tag (with applied rubon of choice), and tie into a knot as shown.
7. Select border strip from Diecuts – Crate Paper (CS238), cut to 5 ½”, and apply to card as shown. Adhere Heidi Swapp jewels to strip (alternating between every other dot on strip).
8. Cut 6 ½” desired ribbon of choice and apply to card. Wrap edges of ribbon to inside of card and adhere with glue dots.

Moniek- Scenic Route

Naief?
by Moniek Jannink

SUPPLIES

Paper: Scenic Route: Sonoma - Rosalie Street
- Melody Street
- West Spain Street
Scenic Route Lynden Easter Cardstock Stickers
Making Memories Ribbon words - remember
Making Memories Antique White rectangle label holder
American Crafts Daiquiri vinyl letter stickers
7gypsies 97% complete stickers: Remember - Home
Embroidery floss
Star: Sizzix die
acrylic paint
brads

Emma- Pink Paislee

Puppy Love
by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
Bazzill cardstock (white)
Patterned papers: Pink Paislee Fetching (Engaging, Appealing, Confident, Spirited)
Pink Paislee Office Lingo (Outside the box)
Scenic Route (worn lined background)
Alphas- Scenic Route chipboard alpha, Making Memories tiny alpha black.
Bracket stamp- My Minds Eye (Laundry Line, natural ‘aspire’)
Word stickers – 7 Gypsies
Acrylic paint – Adirondack dabber (Stream)
Buttons, heart shaped doily and black embroidery floss.


HOW TO
Cut a 1 cm patterned paper border and sew around the inside edge, attaching it to the cardstock. Machine stitch a rectangle to the top of cardstock.
Paint the doily with stream dabber and when dry glue to the top of layout.
Adhere your photo to a rectangle of orange paper.
Layer strips of patterned paper across the centre of layout, adding the photo on top and semi-circles of patterned paper at the top of photo.
Print bracket shapes onto cream card using the stream dabber. Cut out and glue around the smaller photo.
Cut a circle design from patterned paper and glue onto lined paper for a journaling block. Add journaling and glue to bottom right adding ‘flowers’ cut from patterned paper.
Add buttons, final strips of patterned paper around layout and title.

Moniek- Pink Paislee

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
by Moniek Jannink

SUPPLIES
Paper: Pink Paislee Captivating - Graceful
Pink Paislee Captivating - Lovely
Pink Paislee Vintage Moon - Moonrakers
Pink Paislee Vintage Moon - Moon Pie
Dymo tape
Heidi Swapp clear stamp - damask
Teresa Collins stamp - remember this
7gypsies 97% complete stickers - home
Transparency "together" Making Memories
Embroidery floss

I used the Pink Paislee lines Captiviting and Vintage Moon and I found them to mix perfectly!

Moniek- Piggy Tales

Kookles

by Moniek Jannink

This layout is about the Japanese woman I met thru my previous work. She is married to a dutch man and she is just amazing. She can cook fantastic japanese food and her sushi is the best! She once invited me and my collegue Stef for a cooking lesson..... We had a fantastic evening with lots of tasty Japanese food!

I thought the pictures of this evening fitted perfectly with the Piggy Tales - the ballad of Mulan Collection.

SUPPLIES
Paper: Piggy Tales - the ballad of Mulan Collection
- Valiant soldier
- Yellow river
- Mulan
Piggy Tales - the ballad of Mulan Collection Chipboard shapes
Piggy Tales - the ballad of Mulan Collection Ribbon
7gypsies - 97% complete stickers - Document
Fiskars border punch

Moniek- Piggy Tales

When I first saw the Piggy Tales Mulan collection with the black and red patterns I immediately thought about the soccer outfit of my son. The colors of his club are black and red!
Most of the papers have an asian print, but I used the Valiant Soldier paper with the strips..... perfect for a soccer layout of my son!

I use a Heidi Swapp 9x9 album for all soccer layouts, so this layout is 9x9.

-Moniek

Supply list:
Paper: Piggy Tales - the ballad of Mulan Collection
- Valiant soldier
Piggy Tales - the ballad of Mulan Collection Chipboard shapes
Piggy Tales - the ballad of Mulan Collection Cardstock letter stickers

7gypsies - 97% complete stickers - Document
white embroidery floss
Dymo tape
stamps: Creative Cafe / art warehouse / Teresa Collins

Fanny- Decouvrir

by Fanny Delobel

SUPPLIES
Papers:
* Basic Grey: Eva collection ( "Courtier", "Decadent" " Dauphin")
* Hambly Screen prints: overlay: "Mini graph" pink
Embellishments:
*Basic Grey Eva elements stickers
* Prima flowers (elements 4)
* gold Anchors (7 gypsies)
Alpha:
* Basic Grey Eva alpha stickers
Glitters: Stickles (pink and gold)
Glossy accent
Miscellaneous:
Paper lace, beads, wire, tag, 3D foam , brads, white and black pens...

HOW TO

Cut a piece of "courtier" paper, cut a circle in the overlay (adhere it on the paper lace) and adhere your photo on the "dauphin" paper. Place elements on the background paper.

Add embellishments: stickers, flowers, brads, anchors and beads (adhered with glossy accents).
Place your title. I added doodlings with white and black pens, and glitter on the corners of the layout.

And because I love this...I inked the edges of my papers!

Mireille- TATTERED ANGELS

Today's mini album from Mireille combines a few different techniques using Glimmer Mist. Please read her how to to find out more!

Summer Memories

by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Album: Kaisercraft Scallop planner
Glimmer mist: Tattered Angels * Pink Bubblegum * Fully Purple
Flowers: Prima Marketing Inc.
Ribbon: Lace from stack
Glimmer Glass: Tattered Angels
Glimmer chips: Tattered Angels
Stickers: 7 gypsies & Adorn it, Carolee's creations
Dimensional Pearls: Ranger
Jewel Brads: Royal jewels Imaginisce
Bling Brads: Fairy Dust Brads - Imaginisce
Paper Lace: Creative Imaginations
Paper Frills: Doodlebug
Pen: American Crafts
Glossy Accents : Ranger

HOW TO

Spray the pink glimmer mist on the wood pages. Let dry. Use your stencils then spray the purple glimmer mist over the pages.
The chipboard pieces are sprayed with both pink and purple glimmermist. So are the paperfrills and the white paper flowers.
Then your craftsheet will be filled with glimmermist. I used it all by dragging my white ribbon through it. Now I have ribbon in matching colors.
For the glimmer glass I sprayed both pink and purple glimmer mist in a glass bowl. I used my heatgun to make the water disappear. Now you will be left with the glimmer pigment.
Mix it with glossy accents and paint it onto the backside of the glass.
I used it on my pages sometimes with the correct side up and sometimes just the backside.. just how I thought it looked better.
Decorate to your own liking.

Emma- **BASICGREY**

Burnham case and mini book.

by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES

Purse- Creative Imaginations (Sonia)
Ring book- Creative Imaginations (Diya)
Patterned papers- BasicGrey Euphoria collection pack
Chipboard shapes- BasicGrey Periphery
Cardstock- Bazzill
Rub-ons- 7 Gypsies, BasicGrey
Stickers- 7 Gypsies
Book Knob- 7 Gypsies.
Acrylic paint, mesh, mini envelopes.
Sizzix die-cuts.

HOW TO
The purse.
Cover and trim all sides of the purse. I sanded the edges and sponged with white paint when finished. I added ribbons, chipboard shapes, mesh, sponged acrylic paint, stickers and Sizzix shapes to decorate. The Basic Grey stickers in the Euphoria collection pack were great for finishing details. I cut them smaller and adding doodled details. Finish purse by adding handle and book knob.

The ring book.
Each page shows a different day of our holiday. I used mini photos on each page and added a decorate mini envelope in between that holds journaling relating to that day.
Each page is decorated with Euphoria papers, Basic Grey letter stickers and the stickers from the collection pack. I also used Bazzill as a layout base for some pages and finished with acrylic paint and doodling details.

Emma & Natalie **CHATTERBOX**

As the last day of our Chatterbox spotlight comes to an end, we have 2 layouts to share for our farewell. First comes Emma with a lovely piece, utilizing another brand's diecut paper shape as a template. Then we have Natalie's layout, which is mostly Chatterbox, but is also partially made with materials from our next spotlight...Making Memories! Drop by tomorrow to see our the start of our new spotlight of Making Memories. We'll have some new product and some old (because we know you have stuff stashed away for a rainy day!) to help get your creativity flowing.

Caught on Camera.
by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES

Patterned papers: Chatterbox- Woods Blossom, Full Bloom, Wood Stripes, Flutter woods, Woods Branches, Scroll Woods
Doodlebug- swimming pool filigree
Brads: Chatterbox artylicious (peacock)
Ribbons: Chatterbox artylicious splendid ribbon (willow)
Alpha Stickers: Chatterbox, Making Memories tiny alpha black on white
Doodling template: Chatterbox (breezy)
Crafters workshop (mini dots round)
White pen- Rangers (Inkessentials)
Acrylic paint, mesh, tag, eyelet, gems, sheer ribbon, string.

HOW TO
Cut a sheet of “Scroll Woods” to 8.5” x 11”. Trace and cut around the fancy edge of a shaped paper onto “swimming pool filigree and stick onto the base paper.
Cut a film strip and stick on photos. Behind this, stick a circle cut from “Wood Branches”. Mark the position of this on the layout, then dry brush cream acrylic paint directly onto the layout. When dry, glue the film strip into position. Add mesh to side of film strip.
Using the doodle template, mark dots of the small circle around the middle photo then add gems to dots. Then draw in black pen a circle of dots around the “wood branches” circle and fill in in white pen.
Glue ribbons across the centre of layout and add lengths of thin string. Add crotched circle, sheer ribbon bow and brad.
Tear a strip of “Scroll Woods” add to the right of layout and finish with the velvet ribbon.
Cut flowers and leaves from “Woods Blossom” and “Full Bloom” and layer on layout. I used foam pads on some to add texture. Use the “Breezy” doodling template to trace then cuts swirls from the “Flutter Woods” paper and add to layout.
Add the title and a tag decorated with more leaves.

Beam Us Up
by Natalie O'Shea

SUPPLIES
Bazzill black cardstock
Bazzill white scallop edged cardstock
Making Memories patterned paper
American Crafts ribbon
Chatterbox Artylicious chipboard embellishments, letters and brads
7Gypsies 97% complete stickers
Black and white doodling pens
Silver buttons

HOW TO
Attach your patterned paper to the black cardstock. Mount your photo onto black cardstock leaving a bigger gap on the left hand side. Cut the chipboard scallop edge from your lettering packaging and add to the left hand edge of your photo. Cut a stip of white scallop cardstock and place along the right hand edge of your photo mount and attach to your base layout. Add your embellishments in an S shape over your layout. Add your title down the right hand edge with chipboard letters. Add some ribbon strips and metal buttons among your embellishment S. Add the title block to the bottom right hand corner and add 7Gypsies stickers to the gaps. Add doodling dots with black and white pens to the edge of your patterned paper and cardstock, together with your chipboard embellishments.

Carole- **CHATTERBOX**

Today Carole shows a beautiful mini album she made featuring photos from her wedding. To make things faster and easier, she kept a scheme throughout, where the photos are one side and the embellishing and journaling is on the other.

A Beautiful Day

by Carole Maurin

SUPPLIES

Mini Album Kit: Chatterbox Eclectique

Journaling spots: Chatterbox Happy Day

Icons: Chatterbox Happy Day

Papers: Chatterbox "Eclectique Scroll", "Eclectique Just Be", "Happy Flutter"and "Eclectique Scroll"

Stamps: Daisy Bucket Design, October Afternoon, 7 Gypsies, Studio Calico, Purple Onion Design Sticker date: 7 Gypsies

Flowers: Prima

Buttons, ribbon

HOW TO

Ink all of the edges of the pages black and decorate it with doodles.

The cover: the title is made with chipboard. Decorate with a round piece of paper, flowers and buttons.

All other pages: on the left page there is a journaling made with a stamp or a journaling spot and some pieces of papers, stamps and chipboards to decorate.

On the right, there are the pictures, all in white and black. Decorate with stamps, chipboards and papers too.

Emma- Working Together

Working Together

by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES

Bazzill cardstock (white)
Patterned papers:
7 gypsies- Sushi (Saki)
Basic Grey- Colour me silly (Wonder)
Scenic Route- Laurel (River walk)
Doodlebug- Frosty Dot
Creative Imaginations- (Honeydew) Teal notebook paper
Cosmo Cricket- Cogsmo (cogs)
American Crafts brothers rub-ons
7 Gypsies word stickers
Doodlebug paper frill
Crafters Workshop template
Journaling stamps - Autumn Leaves (stitched), Paper Salon (monogram builder)
Letter stickers- Artic Frog
Acrylic paint brads.

HOW TO
Dry brush yellow acrylic paint, and then sponge red paint onto your cardstock. I also added teal paint to create corners on the layout. When dry, glue circles of patterned papers onto the layout that will fit inside the circular rub-ons. Cut a rectangle of “Frosty Dot” and stick down the centre of the layout with a Doodlebug paper frill. Layer photos down the centre of the layout adding the date with a Paper Salon monogram stamp on yellow card. I also added a strip of “Honeydew” paper under the bottom photo that I had used a hole punch along the edge (Cutting into the holes with scissors to create a notebook effect). Add brads, word stickers and cogs. Finish with the title and journaling.

Jess- Altered Remote Caddy **HOME DECOR**

I've had this remote control caddy for a number of years. It is a bit beat-up, but since it serves it's purpose well, I have not had the heart to throw it. I went through my paper collection to find something that would match my bedroom decor. The end result is simple, colorful, and most importantly; it functions properly.



Altered Remote Caddy
by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES
Patterned Paper: 7 Gypsies Zanzibar- "Farah," "Sitrah," and "Gazi."
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks- "Weathered Wood," "Tea Dye," and "Walnut Stain."
Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels- "Suede"
Chatterbox Doodle Genie
Miscellaneous: Brown Pen, Buttons, Embroidery Thread, Modge Podge, Brayer, sandpaper.

HOW TO
Measure the dimensions of your caddy and cut your paper accordingly. Apply a thin and even layer of modge podge (working on one section at a time), and adhere your paper.
Use your brayer to push out any excess glue and air bubbles.
Once the paper is dry, use your sandpaper to remove any overhang from the paper and to distress the edges.
Ink along the edges of the paper (you will need to do this step before you put the paper on the inner sections of the caddy).
The flowers are hand-drawn, in various sizes. Some are sprayed down with Glimmer Mist first to change the color.
Once your flowers are cut out, crumple them up. Slightly flatten them on your table top and run the Tea Dye across the top, letting it hit the high points on the wrinkles.
Layer your flowers and top it off with a button.
Lastly, use the Chatterbox Doodle Genie to draw out a couple of swirls. Carefully cut out and adhere under a couple of the flowers for extra texture.

Giselle- A Walk in the Woods with Grandpa

"A Walk in the Woods with Grandpa"
by Giselle Homer

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: Bazzill 8.5" x 11"
Patterned paper: Chatterbox Happy Stroll & 7 Gypsies
Chipboard shapes: American Crafts
Small alphabet: Making Memories
Chipboard letters: Cherry Arte
Paints: Ranger's Dabbers, Gold
Inks: Color Box Fluid Chalk, Brown
Glaze: Making Memories Clear Glaze
Rub-ons: American Crafts


HOW TO
Cut a piece of the 7 Gypsies paper to 6" x 7" & round one corner.
Glue this to the base 2" from the top
Cut a corner piece of dark orange cardstock and slip this beneath the patterned paper to form an edge
Add a 6" x4" photo 0.5" from the left edge
Add the small letter stickers to the lower part of the photo
Cut a piece of 'Happy Stroll' paper 11" x 2" and glue this below the photo
Cut 2 thin strips of the reverse of 'Happy Stroll' and add to the top and bottom of the previous paper as shown
Cut a chipboard frame diagonally and add one part to the top left of your photo, to form a corner
Cut a pice of plain cardstock to fit the chipboard circle, add your journaling & glue to the lower right of the patterned paper
To colour the chipboard letters apply a coat of gold Dabber paint and allow to dry.
Apply a layer of brown Chalk ink and before this dries paint on a thin layer of Making Memories Glaze - this will mix with the paint to give the bronzed effect.
Allow to dry overnight before gluing to the layout just below the photo
Apply rub-ons as shown

Kirs- My Dad

Today Kirs has a fun tribute layout to her father. Check out her how to and see how she uses cardboard as a stamp on the Bazzill Chipboard! What a great idea!

My Dad
by Kirs de ven-Smit

Supplies
Luxe Designs paper – Simple Gride (blue and red)
Luxe Designs paper – Simple Dots (blue)
Bazzill Cardstock Craft
Old Paper
Doodlebug Letterstickers
Making Memories Letterstickers Puffy Alpha (blue)
Prima Marketing Inc. Scrapbooking Tape, Cleary IOD
Teresa Colins Journaling Tags
7Gypsies Label Sticker Book Bureau
Bazzill Chips, Scalloped Circle
Little piece fabric
Button
Felt
Cardboard with ridge
Uni Poscapen Red
Fineliner Black
Uni Ballpen White

HOW TO
For the stripes on the Bazzill Scalloped Circle: smear paint on the cardboard with ridge, then push it on the Circle. Very simple! You can also use it as a journaling spot.
Paint white on the cardstock and use it as the background.
Glue all the things together. You see that I always use the old paper, that is the way I like it.
You can also write the journaling on the background, see at the right-top.

Emma- The House that Love Built

Today we have another altered Creative Imaginations project from Emma. She decorated this funky little house with papers from the 7 Gypsies Zanzibar line. We love the funky layers on the outside of the book and the colorful simplicity on the inside.



"The House that Love Built"
by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
House mini book: Creative Imaginations
Patterned papers: 7 Gypsies Zanzibar range,
Bazzill cardstock scraps
American Crafts rub-ons (Purkey), Making Memories mini rub-ons.
Ribbons, Dymo, a button, gems.

HOW TO
Paint the edges of the mini book with black acrylic paint and leave to dry.
Cut patterned paper into rectangles, chimney shapes and roof shapes slightly smaller than the measurements of the mini book so that when they are applied to the book it leaves a small black edge of the paint showing.
I added a tag in between each section by folding the bottom edge of the tag and glueing that folded section to the mini book. The patterned paper was then added on top of this to cover the fold. Decorate each section with photos, journaling and 7 gypsies’ stickers.
Cover the front with patterned paper as before and add a title made with American Crafts and Making Memories rub-ons and Dymo. I also added ribbons, gems, a button, a patterned paper heart and spirals of thin strips of Bazzill.

My First Thought

The world of scrapbooking is not just set in real life. Technology allows us to make friends from all over the world via the internet. Christiane made a layout regarding her friend, Barbara. They both design for a challenge blog, Scrapping the Music and have formed a close on-line relationship despite the distance between them (Barbara lives in the United States).

"My First Thought!!"
by Christiane Müller

SUPPLIES
PP - 7Gypsies, DCWV, Prima Paintables
Overlay - Hambly Screenprints
Felt - Queen & Co.
Brads - DCWV
Letter Stickers - American Crafts
Ink - Ranger
Handstitching
Outlining
Distressing with HS - Distressing Tool and black ink

HOW TO:
Cut out two big circles from different papers and some flowers. Mat your picture with red cardstock. Some brads, clouds, a bit of felt and some hambly overlay are arranged around the circles. I've painted the letter stickers in black with a permanent marker. Print your journaling onto white cardstock and cut it in strips. Some handstitching in black and your layout is finished!!

Sending My Letters To You

When was the last time you picked up a pen and wrote an actual letter? In this day and age, technology gives us an instant link to family and friends. This isn't the case for everyone though. Today, Emma has a layout dedicate to the lost art of letter writing. It is the only means of communication with her mother, who is a bit technologically challenged.

"Sending My Letters To You"

by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
White Bazzill cardstock
Patterned papers: Luxe Designs – Simple Lined Lime, Designer Eclectique Scroll
Chatterbox- Botanico Pool
Luxe Designs Simple Alpha Black
American Crafts Mini Marks (Purkey)
Prima tape
7 Gypsies rub-ons - Notting hill
Black glossy card

White card
String

paperclips

tags

Dymo

Stamp

Staples

Ribbon

Acrylic paint

Bubble wrap

Corrugated card

Sandpaper

Hole punch

HOW TO
Cut a piece of Simple Lined Lime to form a large index file shape. Ink the edge then dry brush with lime acrylic paint. Glue to page then print with bubble wrap and turquoise acrylic paint.
Cut a 2cm wide right-angled corner of the Lined Lime and cut around with a hole punch to form a stamp designed edge. Tear a section of Prima tape in half and add to the inner edge of the Lime paper. Add Prima tape directly to your layout to the right, tearing the ends. Glue your Lime corner to the layout.
Make a small envelope shape from glossy card and sand the edges. Add a piece of the Eclectique scroll to the inside and a tag made from white card. Add a label holder with journaling/ title in (I used American crafts rub-ons) and fix to layout.
Make a large tag decorated with string. On top of that add a rectangle of Botanica Pool and your photo. Decorate with paperclips and fix to layout gluing on the left/bottom and right sides only to form a pocket. Add another tag with journaling into the pocket.
For the main title: Apply letter stickers to scrap cardstock and dry brush over with lime acrylic paint. Remove sticker then cut the letter ‘negatives’ from the sheet to use as a mask. Line up on scrap card then dry brush black paint through a peel-off grid. Trim and edge with black pen.
Finally, add last of the photos. Finish with 7 Gypsies rub-ons and a stamp.