Hi Minnie | Jackie Ashton | Sewing

Hi crafter, Jackie here with my take on this months theme - stitching.  I decided to go with hand stitching on my layout, and used a stitched template I've had in my stash for ages.

Hi Minnie

I chose 3 different patterned papers, which I cut to 6 inches and added punch details to each of the strips, each patterned paper had the same border punch detail.

I then arranged the strips down the left hand side of the cardstock.  Once these was struck down I added some hand stitched details over the each of the red patterned papers.

On the white cardstock I added the stencil detail to the right hand side to fill the 'white space' on the layout.  I used red oxide ink and a black pen for the outline.

For my title I used these alphabets stickers by Jellibean Soup, outlining them with my black pen. 

Adding stitching just gave my page some extra detail, I hope you can get some inspiration from it.

Don't forget to share your layouts over on our Facebook page we would love to see them.

Till next time

Happy scrapping

Looking Fabulous | Jackie Ashton | Mixed Media

Hi scrappers, Jackie here with my layout for this month theme - mixed media.  

When people think of mixed-media it either scares them, as they think that they need to add all sort of colours and textures to the pages to get a result, that is just ‘not them’, or they love it and use the ‘more is more’ approach.  I’m on the fence with this - I love the look of ‘adding it all’ but find it hard to do it myself for my own pages, so I prefer to stay true to my style of scrapbooking, and add it, but in my way. 

I started by adding blue distress oxide ink to the background along with a few splatter, then I added some texture paste through a stencil and added red ink using a different stencil with stamped details over the top.

Most of this as ended up being covered over, but I’m ok with that as you can still see the details around the outside of the photographs.

For my title, I used a large puffy word as part of the title, which I was able to fit around my journalling label, without it taking over the whole page.

So adding mixed media to your layouts doesn’t have to be a masterpiece with colours in all directions, it can be something as simple as adding texture paste using a stencil, stamping designs on the background, or even adding some machine stitching to add interest  to your layout.  So why not, give it a try, if the ‘more is more’ approach is for you - then do it, if not try adding different textures to your background that is more your style and something that you are comfortable doing, I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised at the results.

Don’t forget to share your layouts over on our Facebook page, we would love to see them.

Till next time

Happy Thoughts | Amy Kattenbelt | Stamping

Hi, I'm here today to show you my layout for November, with the theme of stamping.

This month I decided to scraplift myself as I had had so many comments about my original layout and requests to make a process video to show how it was created.

Please do check out the You Tube video to see how the layout came together.

I used a stamp set from Crate Paper called Wild Heart which has lots of different leaves. This technique would work well with lots of different stamp sets though...a floral selection in bright colours would be perfect for summer photos! 

Once my stamping is finished I add a layer of paper behind my photo, a few carefully chosen stickers and ephemera pieces, some enamel dots and a date!

We are looking forward to seeing your layouts using Stamping over on our facebook group, so do come and join us if you aren't already a member!