1. Used the ledger paper for my background. 2. Used the green dotted paper cut down to 12 x 6.5 inches for a border stip across the page and used my border punch o the bottom of it. 3. Cut out a strip from the wavy pattern paper and adhered that in the centre of the green dot paper border. 4. Added 4 (3.5 x 2.5) portrait photos at an angle on the top middle of the dotted green paper and tucked under the wavy strip. 5. Added a sticky border strip to the top of the background page. 6.... Continue reading

1. Used cardstock for my background page. 2. Cut my some pattern paper 6.5 by 8.5 inches for my background where the photos will go. 3. Took to photos 4 x 3 inches landscape above each other and matted it on the red cardstock, then the light pink cardstock, creating a double mat. Placed more or less to the left side of my pattern background I cut above in step 2. 4. 3 co-ordinating pattern paper strips 10 x 1 inches behind the larger pattern paper with photos on. Used my stapler on each end of the border strips. 5.... Continue reading

1. I used white cardstock as my background. 2. Then I used two alternate pattern papers and cut them to form a square in the middle of my page measuring 10.5 x 10.5 inches. Then machine stitched along each side. 3. I used the diamond shaped brown pattern paper and cut a strip from it measuring about 2 inches and then I cut along the bottom of the diamond shape. Once that was cut, I adhered it ti the centre of the 2 pattern papers where they join in the centre. 4. then added my 3 photos measuring 2.5 x... Continue reading

1. Used the bee pattern paper as my background. 2. Cut the cardstock down to 10.5 x 10.5 and centre in the middle of the background paper. 3. Cut a strip of the lined pattern paper 2.5 x 12 and I used a scallop template on the edge to give a decorative edge, but you could sue any design you like there. 4. I cut the bee border strip from the borders pattern paper and glues it along the top half of the striped scalloped strip. 5. Cut a piece of brown dotty pattern paper 8.5 x 8.5 and used... Continue reading

Supplies: 1½ inch circle punch / Brown Ink Chalk / Large Paper Clips / D-Stress Tool / Glue Gun Punch the circles out of chipboard, then use your PP scraps to adhere it to. Once glue has dried, cut your circle out, then chalk the edges. Adhere your little cut-out animal embellishments onto the circles. Then use your D-stress tool to d-stress the edges around the circle to give it a slight vintage look. We are now onto our final step. Using the Glue gun add a little glue onto the top of your paper clip and adhere your embellished... Continue reading

Easy challenge this week. I want to see you using stamps on your LOs, I incorporated the stamps from our March kits on this LO, the flower and butterflies. Have fun with it, then upload your newly created project to the Mar 28 - April 4 Weekly Challenge gallery and link to this thread! Qualifying uploads will be entered to win a prize at the end of the month! Continue reading

Supplies used: March 2011 Kit & Kit Options 1. Used on the pattern paper for my background 12 x 12 inches. 2. Cut the cardstock down to 11 x 11 inches and adhered tgar to the centre of the background paper. 3. Cut another co-ordinating pattern paper down to 10 x 10 inches and adhered that to the centre of the cardstock. 4. Fussy cut a border from the pattern paper with the scalloped edge and adhered it slightly to the left hand side of the page from top to bottom. 5. Added my 6x4 inch photo more or less... Continue reading

Supplies Used: March 2011 Kit & Add-ons 1. I used a 12x12 pattern paper for the background. 2. Take your cardstock and cut it down to 11 x 11 inches. 3. Use your distress tool to distress the edges all around the cardstock. Then at random places around the cardstock tear into it and curls the sides, then glue it down with glue, so it stays in palce. 4. Adhere on of the banner strips form the pattern paper (I sued the butterfly one) across the bottom of the cardstock, like in my example above. 5. Add your 3 photos... Continue reading

This week's challenge I want you to use diamond glaze on your project. I made this very sweet berry card and used diamond glaze on the black dots. Have fun with it, then upload your newly created project to the Mar 21 - March 28 Weekly Challenge gallery and link to this thread! Qualifying uploads will be entered to win a prize at the end of the month! Continue reading

My challenge this week is a fun one. I would like you to use paint on your LO, but the twist is to use something around the home with it. In my example below I used the roll from the toilet paper. Have fun with it, then upload your newly created project to the Mar 14 - March 21 Weekly Challenge gallery and link to this thread! Qualifying uploads will be entered to win a prize at the end of the month! Continue reading

Hello ladies, Well it is my turn to host the challenges at Crop Addict this month, and I hope to be able to get your creative juices flowing. My challenge this week is to use overlays over pattern paper like I have in my example below. Have fun with it, then upload your newly created project to the Mar 7 - March 14 Weekly Challenge gallery and link to this thread! Qualifying uploads will be entered to win a prize at the end of the month! Continue reading

Just wanted to say I have upgraded my blog to here, hope you will continue to enjoy the journey with me!!! Continue reading