Hey Santa | Jackie Ashton | Embossing Folders

 Hi crafter, Jackie here with my layout for this months challenge, using embossing folders.

When I rooted my embossing folders out and dusted them off, I wondered why I hadn’t been using them on my layouts recently, and they are lovely.   I used to love using them, but as trends come and go, this is one that as been put on the back burner, which is such a pity as I love the effect they give to patterned paper.  So having this challenge got me back to thinking about adding them to my layouts more often.

Hey, Santa

To start this layout I went through my embossing folders and selected a few different designs to use.

I used a selection of 6x8 papers and embossed each patterned paper with a different design.

After I had embossed all the papers, including a piece of vellum, I cut them into different lengths and widths, which I laid across the middle of my cardstock overlapping some, and adding some machine stitching over a few to add some extra texture.

I backed my photograph with some patterned papers from the same collection, adding 3D foam to given it some dimension.

Finishing my layout with some wood veneer, word phase stickers and puffy hearts from my stash.  

I love how the embossing folders have given the papers some additional texture without it making the page look overwhelming.  Its definitely a technique that I will be going back to using.

If you have time over the festive season to do some crafting, then please share your layouts over in our Facebook Group, we would love to see them.

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Till next time, 

Keep scrapping,

Stay Safe and enjoy the season the best you can.

 

Joyful Together | Karen Moss | Paper Folding

Hi and Happy New Year to you all.  This month the DT are focusing on including a folded paper element on their scrapbook layouts.

I have chosen to make some little origami Christmas Trees and Santas,  I used origami paper but I am sure than most thinner scrapbook paper would work also. The instructions for the trees are here and the instructions for the Santa are here. The paper range I have used is Pink Paislee 'Together for Christmas.'

Once I had made my trees and Santas I added them to an oversized tag and added my photo and some ephemera from the same paper range.

 I cut the navy tag from one of the papers and to finish added some stickers from the corresponding sticker sheet for my title and a little bit more embellishment.

I have a process video here and you can join us on our Facebook group to see what the DT and other group members have made for this month's challenge or perhaps tag us on Instagram.