Monday, April 30, 2012

Patterned Paper - 20% off at RED EARTH!

Hi everyone,

This week until WEDNESDAY, Red Earth Scrapping has 20% off Patterned Paper as a part of our monthly Product focus.

So this blog post is a quickie to show you some more layouts and inspiration for using patterned paper, which we all use, and own, in excess quantities!

I have the entire LILYBEE buttercup collection of papers. Here are 3 layouts I created this week (2 for our CC sketch) and as you can see, even though they are from the same range, completely different colour combinations can still be created. I love the coordinating stickers and lettering in this range too. Plus I still have some left to create more layouts!

(Title didn't quite work out - "another day to play"
I'll need to fix this when i have more time later in the week!)


Remember to SAVE all those little strips of paper because they can become quite eye-catching elements on your layout.

And I hope the BACKS of your layouts look like this - creative cutting to get the most out of your papers! This a cost effective way to get lots of layers of paper in your layouts without using lots and lots of sheets of paper!




I always like to share my double layouts too....

Now i used only 1 SHEET of double sided patterned paper on white cardstock in this layout - fast, easy, balanced and quite effective. Give it a go!


And remember my April Mystery box layout?
Remember to hand-cut elements from your patterned paper, eg. the clocks in this layout and use the papers to make your own paper flowers.


Have fun creating this week!

Amanda

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Scrap the Girls April Challenge

This month its a sketch challenge at Scrap the Girls....
I rotated the Sketch...
MME papers
Letters: thickers and lilybee
LOTS of BEAUTIFUL RESIN - all from HANDMADE HALO!
Plus twine, brads, machine stitching, transparency

 

BASED on this Sketch
 

Amanda


123 Challenge - APRIL

Here is my layout for the 123 challenge this month.

this months criteria:
COLOUR: MINT
WORD: BELIEVE
TECHNIQUE: BEADS



Anyway: here's mine:

papers: white cardstock, prima
Embellishment: old MME sticker border (checks), Mister Hueys whote spray with Prima Mask, tickets, crotchet flower, paper flowers, fancy brad, ribbon, clear beads from an old broken bracelet
Letters: Thickers and Prima, plus Cosmo Cricket word stickers - which had all the words I needed!


Thanks for looking!

Amanda

White with 1- APRIL

Here is the challenge for WW1 this month....

WHITE + GREY + TABS/TAGS

 here's my page....


Lots of journalling, documenting my running skills!

Papers: Basic Grey. Lilybee from Red Earth Scrapping.
Letters: Thickers and Lilybee (of course - are there others???!!!!)
Embellishments: Basic Grey tabs, Pretty Little Studio Tags, Sunburst badge from Greatest View, brads, grey brick button from Bit of Whimsy.
And don't miss those beautiful pebbles from HALO - I love the BE HAPPY one!
New pebbles loaded into the shop today... so head there!

Thanks for looking.
Amanda

Monday, April 9, 2012

I did this page for myself......

Not for a challenge, not for design work... BUT i totally love it......

BEST QUOTE....

Love that YOYO! (Greatest view)

Papers: white cardstock, tim holtz tissue paper, vintage music note paper, MME
Letters: Bo bunny, Thickers
Embellishments: Glassine paper bag and fabric yoyo flower from GREATEST VIEW, Prima canvas, mirrors, Basic grey fancy brads, MME clip, frame.

Love this, just love it.....

Amanda

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Stuck?! Sketches

Heres a layout i did using the latest Stuck Sketch.

Paper: We R MK, Kraft, Crate
Maya Road Kraft tickets/tags and stitching.


And check out close up of the EMBELLISHMENTS....
HALO CHARM
Lil Something Mistable Flower (I stamped it)

ANOTHER HALO CHARM
Lil Something calico heart

ANOTHER HALO CHARM
Greatest View Calico Yoyo

Here was the sketch i started with...

Thanks for looking....
Amanda