Twisted Easel Cards

Hello!  Jo here to share two cards with you, using the Magnolia Lane dies and papers.

 

My two cards are twisted easel cards, tho they lay flat for postage.

 

These cards are easy to make.  Cut your card to the size you want but I does need to be square.  I cut mine to 5 inches x 5 inches.

 

Then fold the cover of your card on the diagonal to leave a triangle.  Then you need another piece of 5 inch x 5 inch card to make your card front.

 

For this card I have just layered up a few of my favourite dies from the Magnolia Lane range.  Ok confession - all of them are my favourite.  I absolutely love this  square lacey frame that is on this card.  Its called Square Magnolia Frame and it has received a hammering since I have got it.

 

So first I layered my paper then the lacey square frame.  I then layed the Magnolia Doily over the top of that.  The little lacy square that the rosette is sitting on is from the insert of the Square Magnolia Frame so I then placed that on.  Added my rosette and teamed it up with the leaf from the Rose Cutting die.  I added the butterfly from the ephemera back and some gemstones.

 



So with my second card, I chose not to have a full back piece.   I just covered the triangle piece of the card and then layed my Square Magnolia Frame.  I wanted to use the Rosey Frame die but it got a little lost on its own so I placed it on to a circle that I cut from the nestig dies.  I added a little bit of ink around it just to make it pop a little.  I then added my paper magnolia in the middle.

 

Again I have added my butterflies from the ephemera pack and for my sentiment I used the Thank You Tag Set die.

 

 

Here's a little look at how they look when they are folded down ready to post.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all the lovely comments.  They are truly appreciated!

 

Until next time

 

 

Ultimate Crafts Products used

ULT157485  - 12 x 12 Magnolia Lane Paper Pad

ULT157486 - 6 x 6 Magnolia Lane Paper Pad

ULT157515 - Diecut Ephemera

Magnolia Lane Dies Used
ULT157530 - Square Magnolia Frame
ULT157517 - Rosey Frame
ULT157523 - Rose Cutting
ULT157531 - Magnolia Doily
 

Tools used

CO721957 15x15" Cutting Mat

CO721955 - Painted Non-Stick Scissors (14cm)

CO723828 - Non-Stick Craft Mat

 

Adhesives used

CO721985 Double Sided Tape 6mm

CO721964 - Foam Mounting Tape 12mm

CO724037 - Turbo Precision Glue Pen

 



Blue Fern

Hello paper friends!

 

Just the last few months I have fallen totally in love with Blue Fern products.  I love their paper and chipboard and they have some stamps that are just divine.  I'm now waiting to get my hands on some if their new embossing powders.

 

Any how here is a page a created with some of their paper range.

 

 

I NEVER EVER scrap pics of myself.  I know it will be important for my kids to have them later on so I really need to make a bit more of an effort.  I was really pleased with how this turned out.  I have used an old Twiddleybitz frame and also had a bit of a play with some microbeads.

I have also done a little stenciling and some stamping and spritzing.

 

I love these kind of layouts - packed to the brim with goodies but I have been trying recently to "tone" them down a little too.  I'm really enjoying working on white backgrounds and keeping it simple but I do love it when I get the opportunity to just go nuts and chuck everything including the kitchen sink on to a page.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by

 

Until next time



A Ladies Diary - G45

Hello and welcome!

 

So I was going through a bunch of photos on my computer and discovered a whole heap of layouts that I have created but haven't yet shared.

 

This one is a favourite.  It came about from the last of my scraps from the G45 papers A Ladies Diary

 

 

I fussy cut out some of the pretty elements including that divine lady on the right hand side.

 

Added some Blue Fern chipboard and some bling.   I also punched around the edges to give it a lacey feel.  I love G45 papers but really struggle to cut it up so I was so happy that I finally managed to use it all up.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Until next time

 

 



Mini Album with Magnolia Lane

Hi lovely people!

 

Thanks so much for popping by today and letting me share.

 

I have had a wonderful time playing with the new Magnolia Lane range.  As soon as I got it I new I wanted to make a simple mini album using the beautiful papers as well as the matching embellishments.

 

This is an accordian mini album.

 

To make my album I covered 4 pieces of light weight chipboard with the gorgeous papers from 12 x 12 paper pad.  I then used the 6 x 6 for the insert as the print is a little smaller.

 

Here is a closer look  at the cover.



 

To decorate my cover I have used the co-ordinating chipboard embellishments and the ephemera pack.  My flowers I made using the Aster die  from the Floral Layers collection.  For a little sparkle I cut pieces from the Magnolia Lane Bling Flourishes with Pearls.

 

Here is how my book looks with all the pages out. 

 

I have kept my embellishments simple.  You will see that I have used some of the florals and butterflies from the ephemera pack as well as the little quotes on one of the pages from the 6 x 6 paper pad.  The doilies from the Petite Doilies range go perfectly in my album.  Just the right size.

 

I finished off with some gold hearts cut from the nesting dies and of course lots of little bling using the 2mm gemstones.

 

I am in the process of working on another flip mini album at the moment so be sure to pop back a little later for a look.

 

Until next time

 

 

Ultimate Crafts Products Used

ULT157485  - 12 x 12 Magnolia Lane Paper Pad

ULT157486 - 6 x 6 Magnolia Lane Paper Pad

ULT157516 - Adhesive Chipboard

ULT157515 - Diecut Ephemera

ULT157499 - Bling Flourishes with Pearls

 

Couture Creations Products Used

CO724159 - Aster Intricutz Dies Floral Layers collection

CO724148 - 2mm Gemstones Bubblegum

CO724138 - Lotus Daily Perfectly Petite Doilies

 

Tools used

CO721957 15x15" Cutting Mat

CO721955 - Painted Non-Stick Scissors (14cm)

CO723828 - Non-Stick Craft Mat

 

Adhesives used

CO721985 Double Sided Tape 6mm

CO721964 - Foam Mounting Tape 12mm

CO724037 - Turbo Precision Glue Pen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always and Forever - Magnolia Lane

Back again this time with a layout to share.

These gorgeous papers were just calling me to be fussy cut out so that is where I started.

I then decided that while I like the freshness of the plain white background I thought it was a little stark.  So I decided to stamp it with one of the new embossing folders in the new Magnolia Lane range.  This one is called Typography.  It is a little hard to see but it just gave the layout a bit of extra dimension.



Here is a close up of those gorgeous tassel stamps  I stamped in versamark and then used gold embossing powder.  The stamp is the Magnolia Lace stamp set.  Just above it I have tucked a metal trinket.

I have used some foam tape to stick my birdcage down from the ephemera pack and also finished with a butterfly

Thanks for stopping by

Until next time

Ultimate Crafts products used

6 x 6 Magnolia Lane Paper Pad ULT157486

Magnolia Lane Diecut Ephemera ULT157515

Magnolia Frame Die ULT157521

Metal Trinkets ULT157500

Magnolia Lace Stamp Set ULT157509

Resins Frames ULT157501



Adore

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by.

 

I have a little confession to make.  We all have that one scrappy item that we love and we buy heaps of.  You know - some people like flowers or hearts.  Well at the moment I am right into collecting (and hoarding) napkins!  Yep I know - crazy right?  You can get so many pretty ones from the $2 shops around locally and my cupboard is really starting to pile up. 

 

Anyway I finally got around to creating a page using my napkin stash.

 

 

I love how this turned out!  I fussy cut out my napkins and then using gel medium adhered it to my white cardstock.  I then did a little bit more texture paste.

 

Here is a close up of some of the embellishments.

 

So this has me all fired up now to pull out my other napkins and see what unique backgrounds I can come up with.

 

Until next time

 

Jo



Finders Keepers!

Hello and thanks for stopping by!

 

I'm back again today sharing a couple of layouts I created using Amy Tan's Finder's Keeper's paper line. 

 

I must admit that this paper line is way out of my comfort zone but for some reason I found myself drawn to it when I was shopping around my local Spotlight store. 

 

The photo isn't the best quality (probably because my mum took it) but its a moment that I wanted to document.

 

I got a little messy with some distress ink and a stencil for my background and then just used a bit of a miss match of ephemera from the paper line along with some other bits and bobs from The Reject Shop.  They actually have some pretty niffty scrap supplies if you are there at the right time!

 

Here is a close up.  For some weird reason I have a bit of a thing for pineapples at the moment (go figure) so I really wanted to use it on my page.  Wasn't sure how I was going to use it but i just kind of made a bit of a cluster down the left hand side of my page.

 

 

 

This next layout is another one that is a little different for me too.  I really like the whole miss matched look at the moment and really enjoying using white cardstock for my backgrounds.

 

 

Yep it has a bit of pink on a boy's page but I'm ok with that.:)  I have been trying to scrap a little flatter lately.  Using all the flowers that I normally do is just taking up so much room in my albums.  For a bit of dimension and extra interest I stitched through my paper strips.

 

Here is a close up.

 

Yep -  that little boy in the first layout is now 18!  How did that happen so quickly?  And how is it that I still have photo's from that long ago that I am still scrapping??

 

Thanks for taking some time to drop by.

 

Until next time

 

Jo