tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67711859550360601312024-03-16T18:49:57.488+00:00Chid Kids Crafty CornerA place to share my love of Scrapbooking and Mixed MediaChidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-60156150760363094192021-03-02T06:33:00.005+00:002021-03-02T06:33:53.038+00:00 Beautiful sunset <p> Good morning all</p><p><br /></p><p>After saying I was going to be a regular blogger again, I can’t believe it is almost a month since I was last here. Considering there is not much going on in the world right now, it is amazing how I never seem to have time to blog! </p><p>Anyway, the reason I am here today is because I wanted to share this beautiful sunset layout with you all. I used two photos for this and cut them into strips so that it extended the sunset further. I am very lucky that the sun sets right behind my house and this is the view I get every sunny winters day..quite often the sky lights up with the most amazing colours ..and the best bit? I get to see it all from my house. How lucky am I?,</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway without further ado, here it is. Thanks for stopping by. </p><p>Elaine <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUG75a8DDMqNC1OoQv7WcoSwsJpgIzNEqwWLKoN4OioiM88T8jxt5GPAiC4eNvfRBMjiisoOfFAzC-_0CeOS60EXnVn7cOHembA8tIbSdjVuy7xss1D3TJn6Uc37NAWKGqCQ-XV_Nv0k/s2048/A616BB3C-6253-4B13-9B02-2D5697625E52.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="2048" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUG75a8DDMqNC1OoQv7WcoSwsJpgIzNEqwWLKoN4OioiM88T8jxt5GPAiC4eNvfRBMjiisoOfFAzC-_0CeOS60EXnVn7cOHembA8tIbSdjVuy7xss1D3TJn6Uc37NAWKGqCQ-XV_Nv0k/w468-h467/A616BB3C-6253-4B13-9B02-2D5697625E52.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-59681739893985108682021-02-04T22:46:00.000+00:002021-02-04T22:46:10.665+00:00Some exciting news. <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Well, having just restarted my blog, I have some news to share. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have recently been asked to design for Memories and Photos as a guest designer! How exciting!</span> </p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, here are the layouts I created. The brief was to be a ‘normal’ scrapbooker without too much dimension and to work with the kit that was provided. As you can see my kit was Green... a colour I don’t use often so that was my first challenge! Secondly, the sketches given to me were multi photo double layouts so that was another challenge! Lol. Talk about out of my comfort zone! However, with some thought I came up with these four DLO’s..and, most importantly, scrapped lots of photos in the bargain...which is, after all the reason we all scrap! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The kit I was provided with my <a href="https://memoriesandphotos.co.uk/" target="_blank">Memories and Photos</a> is their February 2021 kit so do check it out won’t you</span><span style="font-family: times;">? </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMzMb10AcEQt2NTE2Exi3-ktkhlnHiixh_R96R9VuuAnT1D_yBt5m4e4cYX8v5nMKlcKBekpKWaF2y0amzlhanDrfBBsn7Lr-t8M2UiNB2MmzzprIUMzui5scLKkmlox5jIYZPURRvnE/s2512/8406A9A0-BCD7-428C-8644-7BF89CC87448.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2512" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMzMb10AcEQt2NTE2Exi3-ktkhlnHiixh_R96R9VuuAnT1D_yBt5m4e4cYX8v5nMKlcKBekpKWaF2y0amzlhanDrfBBsn7Lr-t8M2UiNB2MmzzprIUMzui5scLKkmlox5jIYZPURRvnE/w640-h318/8406A9A0-BCD7-428C-8644-7BF89CC87448.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_NTY0ox6pByLNrI6ZG9ekQ9EVId_H1qJo7LDFkKz0M3ElLS3x_Z4gnGbY8_1RwNwgQ5pN37I5SSlnQXaZgq1b2Uub7xcKN8OCUZ5zXCBMq_zfr-hOZrWy5-wXpkerwIORndaD-ZveYE/s2048/C19156BE-3790-48E0-8B97-534C4F94372E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="2048" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_NTY0ox6pByLNrI6ZG9ekQ9EVId_H1qJo7LDFkKz0M3ElLS3x_Z4gnGbY8_1RwNwgQ5pN37I5SSlnQXaZgq1b2Uub7xcKN8OCUZ5zXCBMq_zfr-hOZrWy5-wXpkerwIORndaD-ZveYE/w640-h347/C19156BE-3790-48E0-8B97-534C4F94372E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLyX1WUBZQTBY-TjGLJgZvlJSNxNkjq82E2HC2xBSQYo0Z-PeqySEdyiXhfxNG1Y69r5PI0Efe1JM-3WKaPABtupeqEMeoSWRk0eQbUqe_a0rhwZSK0cPXH46kz8PbNTnQO1RhL5fD7k/s2048/D94F11A0-D58F-4039-89CD-08FB960ECD47.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLyX1WUBZQTBY-TjGLJgZvlJSNxNkjq82E2HC2xBSQYo0Z-PeqySEdyiXhfxNG1Y69r5PI0Efe1JM-3WKaPABtupeqEMeoSWRk0eQbUqe_a0rhwZSK0cPXH46kz8PbNTnQO1RhL5fD7k/w640-h340/D94F11A0-D58F-4039-89CD-08FB960ECD47.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-54598179996498846652021-01-29T06:41:00.001+00:002021-01-29T06:41:59.960+00:00Well...hello! <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> It’s been almost two long years since I was last here..what a shock for you all that I am back at last.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Blogging seemed to be less popular and with a devastating family illness I lost all mojo to blog. The less said about 2020 the better..the global pandemic, the terrible loss of life and the ongoing family situation left little or no desire for me to record the long dark days, but 2021 sees me looking to the future, trying to be more optimistic and starting to get more involved in different crafting projects. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">During lockdown here in the UK, I continued to practise my watercolour and acrylic painting and, of course, I continued to Scrapbook. So much so that I am fast running out of space to store all the albums I am creating. Christmas this year I gave away two albums but given the fact I’m a prolific scrapper, that was a tiny drop in the ocean. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have also been card making and have started a little fledgling business selling my cards via a Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Elaines-Art-and-Crafts-111875887239021" target="_blank">Elaine’s Arts and Crafts</a> and that seems to be working well for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anyway, on to the real reason I’m back..I missed you guys! The inspiration I used to get from blog hopping was overtaken by the huge social giant of Facebook and my personal forays into the worlds of fellow crafter just isn’t the same there as it is visiting your blogs and seeing what you’ve all been up so. Sure, I get to see lots of creations but I don’t get to ‘know’ you all, whereas blogging is a way to get to know you, get personal inspiration and communicate in a more personal manner. I look forward to reconnecting with many of my old followers and, hopefully creating some new contacts too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anyway, without further ado, here are some of my favourite creations from the last couple of years..I so look forward to more visits again soon. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elaine </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKK1WICazxZBFv4H5DCDF_P8E37-H5IbEezJnXziAvO4K0jpm21TrYaLW3DRa1NPwSP0MGnfzEv7hxg5V841mkM3tsXtg8beh488bsaC4FcIX-yMyeBoyXy7E-EdFNIQ4bemsMMkrsTY/s2048/3E9FC13D-98F1-44EB-8B9A-BBD48F9D5C5F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKK1WICazxZBFv4H5DCDF_P8E37-H5IbEezJnXziAvO4K0jpm21TrYaLW3DRa1NPwSP0MGnfzEv7hxg5V841mkM3tsXtg8beh488bsaC4FcIX-yMyeBoyXy7E-EdFNIQ4bemsMMkrsTY/s320/3E9FC13D-98F1-44EB-8B9A-BBD48F9D5C5F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I am bringing you a layout using lots of sparkle as per the April Prompt over on <a href="https://ukscrapaddicts.blogspot.com/">UK Scrap Addicts Blog</a> ... I hope you can join in too? </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Firstly I took a sheet of sparkly pink glitter cardstock and used it as a mat for my trimmed down white card background. Now I don't know about you but I find sticking to glitter card is impossible...so to get around that I used wet acrylic glue..Pinflair in this instance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I then drew three concentric circles with a sparkly Kaisercraft gel pen purchased from <a href="https://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercolour-gel-pens/9983-kaisercolour-pens-pastels-set-of-12-883416341055.html">Merly Impressions</a>. These are my 'Go To' pens for journalling and anything sparkly. I then drew random little hearts using the same pen along the three lines of the circles and added lots of sequins. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finally I matted the photograph and added a piece of Unicorn paper (and one other) from the Dream Big collection from Simple Stores that I got from <a href="https://www.heylittlemagpie.com/brands/simple-stories/dream-big.html">Hey Little Magpie</a> using some of the ephemera from the collection too. I raised the photo up on foam pads for extra dimension. </span></div>
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<br />Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-41450325038655519142019-03-13T07:00:00.000+00:002019-03-13T07:00:03.016+00:00Hello Kitty | Elaine King | Black Backgrounds<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good morning one and all...</span><br />
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Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-59708693038182352952019-02-13T07:00:00.000+00:002019-02-13T07:00:08.200+00:00Chilly Day: Punches: Elaine King<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good morning everyone! </span><br />
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Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-5019737831508885672018-10-13T07:00:00.000+01:002018-10-13T07:00:07.078+01:00Helping Hands | Elaine King | Small Photos<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good morning all</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">Didn't you just love this months prompt over on the </span><a href="http://ukscrapaddicts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">UK Scrap Addicts Blog</span></a><span style="color: #073763;">? I love to use small photos as it is always great way to use up several photos at once. Here is the layout I made this month using the prompt </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This morning I would like to share with you a layout I have made using your September Prompt of 'Paint' for the <a href="http://ukscrapaddicts.blogspot.com/">UK Scrap Addicts Blog </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, of course, the ideas for this are endless and it is an easy process to liberally daub paint, either acrylic or watercolours, on to the background paper and see what effect you can achieve. Of course one of the most difficult things about adding any sort of wet medium to your cardstock is that it will have a tendency to curl..which can be very annoying! To counteract this I used tape to stick down the edges to my glass cutting mat before starting adding the moisture to the paper/card. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm delighted to announce that I have been selected to become a new ambassador and designer for the UK Scrap Addicts Blog! What an honour to be chosen amongst so many talented designers. Thank you to the selection team. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, what does this mean? Well, for a twelve month stint, starting next month, I am to join the team and will be designing layouts for you to glean inspiration from to kick start your own projects. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each month I will be selecting a layout and/ or technique showcasing as many English brands and companies as I can and sharing lots of other hints, tips and projects from other designers on the team aswell. I do hope you will be joining me on my journey and will be commenting on the blog posts that myself and my fellow ambassadors will be sharing with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some were made at a retreat I went to in Birmingham recently and some were made at my local crop in Tonbridge, Kent, wherever they were made, I hope you like! </span></div>
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<br />Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-83369965318690578352018-02-14T08:55:00.000+00:002018-02-14T08:55:07.253+00:00Kaisercraft blog challenge hexagon layoutmorning all<br />
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A very quick blog post from me today using the Open Road collection. From Kaisercraft.<br />
My beautiful niece inspired me with this lovely photo of her in this hat whilst on holiday within Australia where she now lives.<br />
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It’s Elaine here today and I have pleasure bringing you a scrapbook layout using the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/1122-open-road-from-kaisercraft" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Open Road collection </a>and the fabulous Australia shaped die cut from the collection.</div>
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I then layered the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-and-perforated-papers/11453-australia-die-cut-paper-open-road-collection-883416165149.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Australia shaped die cut paper</a> over the top and set about matting the six circular photos onto <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/coloured-cardstock/3823-kaisercraft-toffee-weave-cardstock-883416151227.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Toffee Weave Kaisercard.</a> I had five photos I wanted to use for the layout (it’s a great way to use up multiple photos like this). However, I couldn’t make the five photos work effectively so I used a page from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/6x6-paper-pads/11451-paper-pad-open-road-collection-883416350347.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">6.5″ paper pad</a> and cut the bottom photo out of one of sheets. It’s very realistic looking isn’t it? The pad and the whole collection has iconic photos of Australia within it including their ‘outback’ page which is featured twice in the paper pad and once in the whole collection and is called <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11455-unearth-open-road-collection-883416424499.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Unearth </a>in the 12″ papers</div>
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To finish I added the leaves from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-elements/11449-collectables-open-road-collection-883416058960.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">collectables pack</a> to link all of the circles around the edge and added my title.</div>
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I think you’ll agree this collection is just fab for all those travel photos you may have if you’ve been lucky enough to visit Australia, or have family there, as I do.</div>
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I do hope this has given you some ideas. Don’t forget to show us what you have created with your collection by linking your blog post to this post or, alternatively, adding it to the Merly Impressions Facebook page or to the Kaisercraft Corner Facebook Page where you can share all your creations using any Kaisercraft collection. I look forward to seeing you there!</div>
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Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-88628497985783920492017-11-22T10:00:00.000+00:002017-11-22T10:00:11.465+00:00Kaisercraft Mint Wishes Christmas Card<div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.62em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Elaine here again, this time bringing you two card made using the scrumptious Mint Wishes Collection.</div>
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I then covered the base of the card with a piece of <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11328-shiver-mint-wishes-collection-883416424048.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Shiver Paper </a>and then mounted a piece of the reverse of the same Shiver Paper on silver Mirror card and mounted it using <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/tapes-glues-and-adhesive-foam/5234-mounting-foam-tape-883416073031.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Mounting Foam Tape </a>to create the ‘stop’ on the easel card. I inked all of these paper pieces with the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-mini-ink-pads/7378-mini-ink-pad-island-883416077268.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Island Ink Pad</a>. I then die cut some silver flowers using a die from my stash but I think these individual <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/decorative-dies/11089-decorative-die-mini-snowflakes-883416324461.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">snowflake dies </a>would work just as well.</div>
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I then created a floral cluster using a large Poinsettia using this <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/decorative-dies/11248-decorative-die-poinsettia-flowers-883416327998.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Decorative Die</a>, centred with a <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/rhinestone-sparklets/2853-rhinestone-sparklets-sea-breeze-883416034186.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Sea Breeze Sparklet</a>, that I mounted on an inked frame that I got in a Little Birdie collection previously. I then used several die cuts from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-elements/11322-collectables-mint-wishes-collection-883416058915.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">collectables pack</a>, some silver mirror card flourishes (cut using my own die), some <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/mediums-gesso-pastes/10836-cheesecloth-gauze.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">cheesecloth </a><span style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">gauze, and</span> two flowers from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/little-birdie-flowers/10925-little-birdie-chrissy-blooms-4pcs-celeste-8903236450163.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Little Birdie Chrissy blooms</a>.</div>
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As a final flourish I splattered watered down <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercolour-paints/235-kaisercolour-paint-white-883416080015.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">white acrylic paint</a> over the cluster and added <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/pearls/165-pearls-pearl-883416027133.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">small white pearls</a> as a flower centre and on the frame and bottom left corner.</div>
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I do hope you’ll give this a try!</div>
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For my next card I took a 6″ square white card base and added a piece of silver mirror card slightly smaller to the front. I then distressed a 5.5″ square piece of the reverse of the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11330-logs-mint-wishes-collection-883416424024.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Logs Paper </a>and sponged it using the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-6x6-and-mini-stencils/11316-baubles-mini-designer-stencil-883416170235.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Baubles Mini Designer</a> stencil and a <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-mini-ink-pads/4416-kaisercraft-ink-pad-black-883416077190.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">black ink pad</a>.</div>
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I then used my <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/wrmk-sew-easy-and-sew-ribbon/1900-sew-easy-stitch-piercer-633356710530.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Sew Easy Stitch Piercer </a>to make holes to sew using White embroidery thread. I used double sided tape to stick this to the mirror card and added a piece of <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/mediums-gesso-pastes/10836-cheesecloth-gauze.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">cheesecloth </a>as a base for my Christmas cluster.</div>
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I added a <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/401-rhinestone-flourishes" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Kaisercraft Rhinestone flourish</a>, two die cut flowers and leaves from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-elements/11322-collectables-mint-wishes-collection-883416058915.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Mint Wishes collectables Pack </a>that I then centred with <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/finnabair-products/11167-sterling-art-ingredients-glass-glitter-655350961626.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Silver Glass Glitter</a>. I added a couple of flowers from my stash too, (also with glass glitter added to the centres), and a die cut flourish cut from silver mirror card using my own die. To finish I used a little more wet glue and sprinkled extra glass glitter to the cheesecloth base with some tiny polystyrene balls to represent snow together with a doily die cut and a saying also from the collectables pack.</div>
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So, I hope you like my two cards for those special people in your life and that my tips will give you some ideas to create your own. Do let us know if you do, won’t you?</div>
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Thanks for joining us again today to see what we’ve all been creating using the fabulous collections released last month. To give you some ongoing inspiration on how to use your fab new collections, the design team have been working hard on creating some extra special projects to inspire you. I do hope you will glean some ideas from them!</div>
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So..that said, here is my first offering using the wonderful <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-and-perforated-papers/11326-gingerbread-cookie-die-cut-paper-mint-wishes-collection-883416165026.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Gingerbread Cookie die cut paper</a> from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/1104-mint-wishes-from-kaisercraft" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Mint Wishes </a>Kaisercraft collection.</div>
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To make my layout I first took the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11334-fresh-pine-mint-wishes-collection-883416423980.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Fresh PIne paper</a> and gutted it to make a frame for the paper. I then mounted the die cut paper to it. Next I took the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-6x6-and-mini-stencils/11316-baubles-mini-designer-stencil-883416170235.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Baubles mini designer stencil</a> and used <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/mediums-gesso-pastes/8800-texture-paste-transparent-matte-789541044727.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Transparent Matte texture paste</a> with it to create a patterned background behind where I knew I was going to mount the photo cluster. Once it was dried I used a <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercolour-gel-pens/9386-kaisercolour-gel-pens-set-of-24-883416341017.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Kaisergel pen</a> to trace the outline to make it pop.</div>
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I then took pieces of the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11328-shiver-mint-wishes-collection-883416424048.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Shiver paper</a> and some <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-elements/11322-collectables-mint-wishes-collection-883416058915.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">collectables</a> to create long pennants behind the photo that I had mounted on <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/coloured-cardstock/8621-kaisercard-kraft-cardstock-883416156512.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Kraft Cardstock</a> and a piece of the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11327-forest-mint-wishes-collection-883416424055.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Forest Paper </a>too. I mounted this on <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/tapes-glues-and-adhesive-foam/5234-mounting-foam-tape-883416073031.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">foam mounting tape</a> and then added two die cut baubles from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-elements/11322-collectables-mint-wishes-collection-883416058915.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">collectables pack</a> on foam mounting tape too. On the first one I added a pearl string from my stash and in the second one I coloured in my dotted line to create a string using the Kaisergel Pens.</div>
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Next I took a <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/wood-flourishes/3083-wood-flourishes-christmas-stars-883416173632.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Kaisercraft star,</a> similar to this one, from my stash and heat embossed it after first inking it with the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-mini-ink-pads/7378-mini-ink-pad-island-883416077268.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Island ink pad.</a></div>
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Finally I tucked a few collectables around the photo cluster and on the layout and I used Joy as the title too. The photo is of my grand-daughter opening her advent calender for the first time..and I think her face has ‘Joy’ written all over it don’t you? I also used the saying from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/sticker-sheets/11325-sticker-sheet-mint-wishes-collection-883416133483.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Sticker Sheet</a>.</div>
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Thanks for joining me again on my journey into using the, most wonderful, <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/1104-mint-wishes-from-kaisercraft" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Mint Wishes collection.</a>..another of my all time favourites (I know I say that nearly every month..lol)</div>
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Today I am bringing you a scrapbook layout that I started by using a piece of <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/coloured-cardstock/3844-kaisercraft-coconut-weave-cardstock-883416151011.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Coconut Kaisercard </a>that I have stencilled using the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-6x6-and-mini-stencils/11316-baubles-mini-designer-stencil-883416170235.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Baubles Mini Designer Stencil </a>and a Silver Ink Pad and an ink dauber.</div>
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I first gutted the card before stencilling it to create a frame for the layered papers so I could mount the photo on the remaining off cut together with a piece of <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/coloured-cardstock/8621-kaisercard-kraft-cardstock-883416156512.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Kraft Kaisercard.</a></div>
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Once I had stencilled all around the border, I took the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11331-cabin-mint-wishes-collection-883416424017.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Cabin Paper</a> and cut it down to 10.5″ on each side. I then cut it diagonally and stencilled ‘snow’ using the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-6x6-and-mini-stencils/10795-spotty-6x6-designer-stencil-883416264453.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Spotty 6″ X 6″ Designer Stencil </a>to the top and bottom of the diagonal cut.</div>
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I then took the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11333-flannelette-mint-wishes-collection-883416423997.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Flanelette Paper </a>and cut it down on the top and the right hand side, ensuring I left the printed floral element intact. I also cut this piece diagonally. I then ‘chomped’ two sections of starry border punch from both pieces of paper and stuck them to the Bauble Background I had created and added a strip of silver washi tape from my stash.</div>
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I then took the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11328-shiver-mint-wishes-collection-883416424048.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Shiver Paper </a>and cut two sections, using both sides, to layer behind my photo and distressed the edges and inked them with the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/kaisercraft-mini-ink-pads/4416-kaisercraft-ink-pad-black-883416077190.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Black Ink Pad.</a> I then used <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/tapes-glues-and-adhesive-foam/5234-mounting-foam-tape-883416073031.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Foam mounting tape </a>to raise the photo so I could tuck fussy cut flowers from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/double-sided-papers/11335-frosted-mint-wishes-collection-883416423973.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Frosted Paper </a>behind it. I also used a flower die cut from the <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/die-cut-elements/11322-collectables-mint-wishes-collection-883416058915.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">collectables pack</a>along with a couple of other collectables and several <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/little-birdie-flowers/10953-little-birdie-symphony-flowers-8pcs-blue-8903236240795.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Little Birdie Flowers</a> in amongst the fussy cut ones and some Holly die cuts from my stash together with a <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/rhinestone-flourishes/4112-rhinestone-flourishes-decorative-black-883416034773.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Rhinestone Flourish.</a> I used the title ‘Love’ from the collectables pack too.</div>
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To give it a final flourish I then took <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/finnabair-products/11167-sterling-art-ingredients-glass-glitter-655350961626.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Silver Glass Glitter</a> and wet glue to add some extra sparkle around the centre of the flowers on the layout (with some <a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/rhinestone-sparklets/2853-rhinestone-sparklets-sea-breeze-883416034186.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease, margin 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">Sea Breeze Rhinestone Sparklets</a>) and on the punched sections of the border.</div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I am showing you this layout I created using inspiration from the <a href="https://whitewith1.blogspot.co.uk/">White with One </a>blog. This month they shared a challenge to create a layout using Pineapple Dream yellow. </span></div>
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<br />Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-11513050515148509862017-11-03T07:50:00.000+00:002017-11-03T07:50:11.850+00:00Christmas Countdown Day Three<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Welcome to Day Three of the UKScrappers Countdown to Christmas.<br />
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Today I am bringing you a layout using the wonderful, traditional Kaisercraft 'Letters to Santa' collection that I am calling 'Tis The Season.<br />
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To create this layout I first took a sheet of the collection called Santas Workshop Paper from the Kaisercraft collection to use as the background. I then took a die cut paper from the collection, (although any wreath or circle could be substituted for this)and I mounted my photo in the centre of the wreath and arranged a large and small cluster of die cut poinsettias and ephemera at the top and bottom. Next I took a gem flourish and placed it to the left of the photo behind a cluster that I made using die cuts and several poinsettias I made using a Sizzix die.. To create an even more luxurious cluster I added some small red roses<a href="http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/flowers/4711-mini-paper-blooms-fire-red-883416026693.html" style="border: 0px; color: #cc3388; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.25s ease, 0.25s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a>and more inked wood flourishes.</div>
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For the top cluster I used less layers of the decorative die to create a smaller flower and I added another inked wood flourish.</div>
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To finish it all off I added fine white glitter from my stash to give some extra sparkle finishing it off with an ephemera quote. </div>
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I thoroughly enjoyed making this for the Christmas Countdown.. I do hope it inspires you to join in.<br />
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Chidkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894411822606290797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771185955036060131.post-44058839141341293842017-10-31T17:56:00.005+00:002017-10-31T18:00:51.286+00:00A clutch of layouts from me today<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi all</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A bit of an absence again from me because of illness, a holiday and no time to do anything other than the basics..however..drum roll please.. this last weekend I managed to get away on a Scrapbooking Retreat with my group of local girlfriends who also love to scrap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was a bit worried about staying at the hotel as I've been suffering with a shocking chest infection and I was sharing a room so I thought maybe I would keep my room mate awake all night..but she says not, so all good there! Lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway.. I managed a respectable 16 layouts and I'm sharing a few of my favourites here..16 would be just too many to bore you with ! Lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Made using an Authentiques collection </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Made using Teresa Collins 'Hello My Name Is' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway that's it for today..hopefully I'll be back sooner than the last time health and family permitting! </span></div>
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