One Walk A Day | Amy Kattenbelt | Homemade Embellishments

Hello UK Scrap Addicts,

Amy here sharing my layout featuring a few homemade embellishments. I have to admit, I struggled with this theme. I am definitely the type of scrapbooker who will reach for the purchased ready made embellishments that coordinate with the collections. However I tried to rise to the challenge and came up with these two ideas to use on my layout.

The first, very simple, bit I think effective home made emblishment I created were the three white daisys. They were cut using dies and thick white card, and then I used a black pen to outline each petal. To the two smaller flowers I added a yellow enamel dot to its centre, and to the larger flower I added a die cut circle of yellow paper. Simple yet eye catching focal points for my layout.

The second embellishment I created was slightly more tricky, but just as eye catching and adds loads of texture and is a unique touch to my layout. I used beads to create this border of flowers and simply adhered it to my layout using gluer dots under the flowers.

To create this you will need 3 colours of seed beads, some strong beading thread and a beading needle. I will try and walk you through how I created it, but you could also Google for 'daisy chain bead technique' to get some diagrams and videos.

Tie several knots at the end of your thread. If the knot is not big enough to hold your beads securely you can tie the knot through a bead to hold everything in place.

Thread 5 of your stem colour beads onto the thread (in my case green). Then thread 4 petal colour beads (yellow) followed by a bead in your 3rd colour (blue)

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Now take your  and thread it back through the first yellow bead you put onto your thread. This will form a loop of the yellow and blue beads.

Now thread three more yellow beads, and then take the needle through the 4th yellow bead that you originally threaded.

Start over by threading another 5 green beads, then form another flower etc until the bead chain is the required length.

I hope you enjoyed taking a closer look at my layout. Be sure to pop back soon when we will be sharing our new theme for August!

Take care, and stay safe,

Freddie & Charlie | Kirei Baldwin | Make your own embellishments

Hi UK Scrap Addicts!

Kirei here with my example for this month's 'Make your own embellishments' theme... I had previously made some paper tassels to go on a mini album so decided it was a good reason to make some more for a new mini album!

I cut a 1 3/4" x approx. 8" strip of patterned paper and cut fringing along the long edge. Then I rolled it up pretty tightly and glued it with glossy accents at the end. I added a small strip of coordinating patterned paper around the top then using a needle threaded embroidery thread through the centre of the tassel, added some beads and a small jump ring and came back down through the centre of the tassel and tying it off with a knot. 

I went for a little mini album made from one sheet of 12" x 12" patterned paper and pulled out my stash of Shimelle's 'Never Grow Up' collection as I love the bright colours and thought it would be perfect to go with photos of when our two godsons stayed overnight with us.

The paper is scored at 4" and 8" vertically and horizontally and then fold along each score line using a bone folder to give a nice, crisp fold. Then you need to make cuts (bold red lines) as can be seen in the below photo which allows it to be folded up to create a cute mini album.

I then stitched around each square as I liked the definition and texture it added to each square.

Each of my 9 photos was mounted onto coordinating pieces of patterned paper with the edges distressed. They were then stuck down flat onto each square page of the mini album.

When doing this kind of mini album I use minimal embellishments that I keep pretty flat so that it can still fold up okay. There is no room for lot's of dimension which I usually like to do!

Then I just added a bit of journaling to each page and that was the inside done!

For the front cover I kept it pretty simple and just added a title using the matching Thickers. To tie it shut I stuck a dark denim ribbon to the back and to this I added three of the cute handmade tassels!

I do hope you've been inspired to try some handmade embellishments, there are lot's of other fab ideas from the rest of the Creative Team so make sure you go and have a look to see what they've crafted for their layouts! Don't forget to share your examples over on the UK Scrap Addicts Facebook group! See you next month....

Happy Scrapping!

You Are... | Keighley Brennan | Handmade Embellishments

Hey Everyone, Keighley here today, it’s great to be back! Here’s my layout for this months theme of handmade embellishments. I chose to create some tassel paper clips and a tassel bow using embroidery thread. 

I then added those to a banner I made, which I took inspiration from a layout I found on Pinterest. I’ve used All Girl by Echo Park, perfect for scrapping my this cute photo of my daughter Darcie. Sticking with the tassel theme I also added tassels to the bottom of the banner. 

I added lots of stickers from the collection and I finished off by adding some gems and some Bramble Fox stars from my stash. 

If you would like to see how my layout came together and also how I made my tassel paper clips please check out my process video here on the UKSA YouTube Channel. 

Thank you for stopping by 

Keighley 

Not Going Out Out | Jackie Ashton | Hand Made Embellishments

Hi Crafters, Jackie here, with my take on this month theme - handmade products.

So for this month I did a selection of tags that I plan to use on my layouts.  

I started by die cutting several sizes of  tags, circles, labels etc from patterned paper, and stamped some sentiments onto some of these shapes.    I mainly used a 6x6 pad and scraps I had from this collection.

Then I just randomly assembled the tags in various sizes and adding a few additional embellishments to each.

Some of the tags are specific to a photograph I know I have, but the majority of them are just random ones I will use on my layouts.

Not Going Out ... Out

This is 9x12 size layout, so I printed my photographs slightly smaller than the normal 3 x 4 size as I wanted a small gap between each photo across the page.

The story behind the photographs is how we went out on Thursday nights to ‘Clap for the NHS’ and also to socialise with my neighbours, but at the same time adhere to the Social Distance guidelines of being 2m apart.  So even though we was outside, we wasn’t actually going out out.  To be honest, during lockdown it was a lifesaver for me, knowing that each week I had something to look forward to for an hour or so and with the adding benefit of being able to socialise with others.

So to put my page together, I choose 3 tag from my hand made embellishments.

Cutting the background paper down to 9x12, I added two layers of patterned paper across the middle, leaving a small border showing of each patterned paper, and added a punched border to the bottom edge.

I added the largest tag to the lower section of the page and used the other two as at the top potion of the page.

After sticking all the tags into place, I added a few more embellishments around these clusters to bring the whole pages together, using stickers, prespextives, chipboard shapes, enamal dots.  

I backed the prespextives with patterned paper and used two alphas for my title.

Having the tags pre-assembled helped this layout come together quickly.  The tags I'd made  were simple in design and allowed me to add more embellishments to them, once they were on my layout.

Why don’t you give making a few tags a go and add them to your next couple of layouts, I must admit I got carried away and now have several collections with hand-made tags ready to go on my next layouts.

Don’t forget to share your layouts over in our Facebook group, we would love to see them especially if you have had a go at making some of your own hand-made embellishments to use of your layouts.

Till next time

Happy scrapping

Love | Karen Moss | Handmade Embellishments

Hello, Karen here with my July page using handmade embellishments.

This month I used Bella Blvd's Cooper paper and a tool that a friend had given to me, called an i-top (not made any more) to make some coordinating brads for my page.  It comes with a paper punch to punch out the exact size needed for the brads and by centring this over the dogs heads on one of the papers and created paper covered brads.  I then punched some flowers from book pages and used the brads as flower centres.

We have lots of inspiration on our YouTube channel, Facebook and on the blog with the DT showing the lovely handmade embellishments they have added to their pages.

I have a process video for this page here.

I hope we have inspired you to try your and at making some embellishments,

Make Believe | Sam Ball | Handmade Embellishments

With so many scrapbooking collections having co-ordinating embellishments, and with so many of us scrapping in and amongst other commitments, taking the time to make handmade embellishments is something we simply don’t have the time to do!

A couple of years ago, I did a fine metalworking class that I really enjoyed. I knew it was perfect for translating onto scrapbooking layouts, as it combined paper and fabric with metal, and incorporated other crafts such as crochet, to ultimately make wall art. 

Like so many of these crafts, I was smitten and bought a whole host of the necessary equipment including different wire gauges and cutters! And like so many of these crafts that we fall for, it occasionally comes out the cupboard!

So, with this months’ theme being handmade embellishments, I decided upon making a few simple shapes to complement a scrapbooking collection. For a novice like me, the shapes themselves are best suited to simpler ones, so I decided to reach for Magical Forest by Crate Paper, as it features a whimsy of cute animals, along with a good dash of make believe!

Having bent the wire into a star, moon and cloud, I bound the join using a very fine wire. Each shape was then backed with a paper, with the cloud having the additional embellishment of a buttonhole stitched edge.

I created three groupings, each incorporating a journaling card, ephemera and the wirework embellishment, raising some bits on foam 3D pads and adding chipboard pieces for extra depth.

Before sticking it all down, I used the new Tim Holtz Speckled Egg oxide spray to create splatters, then once everything was fixed in place, I mixed water with the matching oxide ink pad on my messy mat to add a soft halo effect around each cluster.

I’ve loved how it turned out and have every good intention to include handmade wire embellishments on future layouts!

Have you ever made your own embellishments… people do believe that when your mojo is AWOL, it’s a great way to kick start it!

Don’t forget to share your layouts over on our Facebook page, or tag us on Instagram if you’ve played along this month? It’s a great way to use up old stash whilst enjoying new collections too!

Adore You | Sarah (ManxyCatCrafts) | Handmade Embellishments

Hey! Sarah here back after a break from the scrappy world and gosh I have missed it!!

I have my take on this months theme of Handmade Embellishments today.
I decided to create 3D butterflies one of my fav embellishments to make. I combined diecut vellum with alcohol inks to create an interesting pattern on each one and topped them with gems.

For my layout I chose a creative kit and handmade watercolours by Little Rainbow Moon to go with the mixed media butterflies. I used the Vicki Boutin mixed media paper and added lots of watercolour across the page with gilding flakes in silver over the top.

I printed the photo of my baby boy Jamys in black and white so it would stand out over the messy watercolour background. The papers in the kit were all different textures and worked well with the page, I added some of the alcohol ink paper matching the butterflies too which tied it altogether.

For my title I used white Perspective words by Bramble Fox I do love a scripty font!

Finally I added a few extra gems and stickers around the page and some splashes of white ink.

I have a video of the process linked below if you'd like to see it all come together.

https://youtu.be/ZV-gyvfKW_4

Thanks for joining me and have a happy scrappy day :)

Sarah

You Make My Heart Flutter | Claire (ScrappyNerdUK) | Handmade Embellishments

Hey everyone.

I'm here a little later this month with my take on our new theme for this month which is to make our own embellishments.

I love to be able to make a batch of handmade embellishments and have them ready to add to a scrapbook layout (or other papercraft project) and so this wasn't really a challenge for me!!



But, I thought I would change up what I normally do with something a little different. I have made lots of paperclip banners before but thought I'd try it on a larger scale. I used 1/2 inch strips to attach the banner to the paperclip and cut 2 slits into my background paper to thread the paperclip through the front and back of the patterned paper so you could see that the paperclip was there. I did use some double sided tape behind the banners to adhere them to the patterned paper to ensure they stay in place.

For most of the banner pieces I used the cut apart sheet (used only Bloom Street from Paige Evans for this layout). I love all the little elements and it meant I could get more on my page without it looking too busy.

I did some really simple embellishments with some floral die cuts and a couple of puffy butterfly Thickers and my layout was complete!

And here is the layout I created. If you want to watch the process of this layout come together then the video is just below. 

Thank you and I'll see you again next month!

Claire x

Here & Now | Zoe (zola28) | Handmade Embellishments

Welcome to the blog focusing this month on the theme of handmade embellishments. Making my own embellishments isn't something I do that often as I tend to love all the beautiful bits and pieces that are made for us in the collections. However this month I did have some fun with some simple embellishments. 

I created my layout with the fantastic 5th & Monaco collection from Crate Paper which I love! I wanted the focus of this page to be grass green and texture. 

To create the texture I have focused on the ruffles and banner. The ruffles are simply pleated tissue paper which I have trimmed with some pom pom trims (cute aren't they!?)

I made my top bunting using a punch and stitching the bunting pieces to some green ribbon so I could add the bunting in a hung style at the top of the page. 

Continuing with the them of green ribbon, I decorated a paper clip to go on the photograph of my son on his sister's skates. 

My last and probably favourite embellishment are the sequin tails that I made and added underneath my butterflies. These were quick and easy to make but are a nice way to add some movement to a page ( remember this in case you are ever challenged to 'create a moving part' on a page!) . I just added some knots along the way to stop all the sequins stacking up on the embroidery thread. 

I have some epoxy stickers which are also great for making your own flair type embellishment. I have added one on this page but its a bit hard to spot. (up in my top cluster for those of you with great eyesight). 

I love the texture and movement of this layout. I really look forward to seeing what you create for this months them in our facebook group, be sure to tag me if this page inspires you in any way.