Scrapping with For Always Fabric

         Welcome to the Brae-er's Blog Hop featuring favourite techniques.  We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!
 If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you get lost you can find your way but going to Brae's blog at http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com for a full list of participants. If you came from  Alyson's blog  then you are in the right place! This month I have chosen to work with the beautiful fabric that co-ordinates with the 'For Always' paper pack.  In addition to that I have also included the ever popular flipflaps.

 Picture 1

This layout uses 3 12" flipflaps...the 4x12", the 6x12" and the 8x12".  To give this layout some stability I attached all the flipflaps to the inside back side of the main page protector.

 

Picture 2

(Sorry this picture is crooked)

 

I added fabric to the bottoms of the 6"and 8" flip flaps.  To do this I stitched a running stitch along the top of a folded 2.5" piece of fabric cut the long length of the fabric pieces.  I then gathered the fabric with a running stitch,  giving it a ruffled look.  I attached the ruffles to the flipflaps using the strongest glue dots I could find.  (Picture 2)

 

Picture 3

 To keep it looking neat and tidy I adhered a strip of black glitter paper to the back side over the ruffle. (Picture 3)

 

Picture 4

The use of the small flipflaps (3x4") allowed me to add 6 more pictures without a whole lot of extra bulk.

 

Picture 5

The same was done for the ruffle of black For Always fabric as on picture 2.

 

 

Picture 6

For the last page of the layout (the full 12" page) I took a piece of 12" white daisy paper and wrapped it with the white print fabric and adhered it at the back of the page.  That was the easy part.  To make pictures and paper stick to the fabric, I found that I had to use glue dots.  So as a result the page is more simple in nature except for the Cricut Artiste cut flowers and fussy cut leaves and flowers from the For Always paper pack placed on the journalling tag. (Picture 7)

 

Picture 7

 

I had a lot of fun putting this layout together and I am pleased how it has all come together. I hope that you enjoy it too. My daughter had graduated from Grade 8.  That is almost 4 years ago now; she will be graduating from Grade 12 in a couple months.  Time goes by so quickly.  I am just glad to have this done before the next big milestone in her life.

 Now it is time for you to go to our next stop in our blog hop and see the fabulous art Cheryl of peytonspaperplace has created for us.  
Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own projects using some of the techniques that you have  seen along the way. Join us again in next month when we will be featuring pinterest inspired ideas.

Have a great day and enjoy looking through the rest of the stops in this blog hop.

Lucy :)
 

Be Still... and Girls Rock Card

This is a card that I really had fun with.  The inspiration came from Splitcoast Stampers.  The card format is completely CASed from that site.  I love the way it turned out.  Better than I envisioned that it would.

 

 

 

 

The paper is from CTMH's Claire paper pack.  The flowers come from the stamp set Girls Rock and I used Cranberry, Sunset, Hollyhock, Cotton Candy, Blush, Topiary, and Outdoor Denim inks to create the flowers.  The glitter is stardust glitter glitz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used the Girls Rock stamps and Champagne ink, first and second generation stamping to create the background flowers on the two pieces of the card.

 

 

I hope you enjoy the card.  The sentiment 'Be Still and Know that I am GOD'  comes from Psalm 46:10 and has been a favourite verse of mine for a long time.  I was so happy when I saw it in the new Spring/Summer Idea Book.  If you like it too and would like to own the stamp set please let me know and I will order it for you or you can go here and order it yourself.

Have yourself a great day and take some time to be... be still and know that HE is God!

Lucy :)

For Always...Again and Again

         When I saw the zip strip on the first sheet of paper in the For Always paper pack I knew I wanted to incorporate it into a layout speaking to the love I have for Glenn. The saying on it spoke to me very strongly.  It says this: "Everyone says you only fall in love once, but that's not true, because every time I see you, I fall in love all over again."   This is the layout that I came up with.

         The picture on here is not the best one for the mood that this layout exudes however it is the best recent one that I have of the two of us. That's why there are no photos on the right side of the layout. Time for another photo shoot again - so that I have some good pictures to work with. Then I will replace the one that is on there now.

        The heart on this layout is something that I thought would be rather unique.  I made a rosette, and then cut a heart out of paper and traced it to the back side of the rosette. Using scissors and some patience I cut the rosette into a heart shape.  Clear sparkle flourishes and black glitter paper finish the cluster of embellishments on this page.

Another zip strip is used on the left side and it is hard to see but there are bitty sparkles adorning every other dot of the strip. 

                 Once again the process in making this layout was the most fun...trying to bring two separate layout sketches from the Reflections book together to make one cohesive layout (it is available for purchase again and I am so happy about that).  I think it worked and I am pretty happy with the end result.  I hope you enjoy it too.

 

Have a wonderful day,  Lucy :)

Chantilly - Wonderful Fabulous You

       Welcome to this blog hop for the Brae-er's team.  I am excited to be a part of this talented team. In this hop we are featuring something made with new product in the Spring/Summer Idea Book.  We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

     If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you get lost you can find your way but going to Brae's blog at http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com for a full list of participants. If you came from Karen Sutor's blog then you are in the right place!

     I fell in love with the Chantilly paper pack featured in the Spring/Summer Idea Book and I knew right away what I wanted to do with that paper.  While I found the first paper in the pack to be rather busy, I knew that by doing some fussy cutting I could make it fit the vision I had for it in my head.  It took some patience to cut out the pieces (did that while watching some TV with my family) and came away very relaxed for the evening.  I then used liquid glass and glitter on some of the flowers and on the birds wings, adding some bling to the layout in that way.  I popped up quite a few of the parts and that adds lots of dimension to the layout.
      'Frugal' is what you could call me when it came to the green paper on the layout.  I cut a 9" x 9" square out of the centre of the paper, and then matted it with the creme brulee cardstock included in this paper pack and attached that over the hole in the centre of the green patterned paper. For the circle I made a template using a dinner plate and a bowl, cut that out and folded it into 12 sections.  Then I cut the patterned paper pieces, distressed them with champagne ink and attached them to the layout.  The picture is originally a 7x5" picture. 
     I enjoyed the process in making this layout and love the outcome...pretty much what I had envisioned! I hope that you enjoy this layout too. The 'wonderful fabulous you' is me with our only daughter, Jillian, who brings me much joy each and every day. Journalling is yet to be written and will be hidden at the back of the layout.

 The layout

Close-up of the top right corner.

      It is hard to see here but there is a lot of glitter on the flower centres and on the wings or breast of the birds.  As well you can kinda see how the layers are popped up.

Supplies Used:

Chantilly patterned paper,

Creme Brulee cardstock,

Colonial White cardstock,

champagne ink, Creme Brulee pigment ink,

 liquid glass, prisma glitter, pop dots,

sentiment from C1533 'Fabulous You' stamp set

     If you like what you see here and would like to own some of these products for yourself you can go here and order them from me.

      Your next stop on the hop is Alyson Mayo's blog.  Make sure you stop there to see her wonderful artwork!
      Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own projects using some of the designs and paper seen along the way. Join us again in next month when we will be featuring various techniques used in our scrapbooking.

Have a great day and I hope you will stop by soon again.   Lucy :)

Pigment vs. Dye

When is it best to use pigment ink and when is it best to use dye ink? Find out the answer along with even more helpful tips to make your stamped images perfect for the occasion!


Pigment inks are new to this Idea Book and come in packages of 10. There are 4 different packages Whimsy, Adventure, Enchantment, and Basics, . There is so much that you can do with them. They are wonderful for all your home decor projects...the pigment inks do not fade nearly as much as do dye inks in direct sunlight.  Try some today...let me know if you would like to learn more about different uses for these inks.  

Have a great day!   Lucy :)

Cricut Cards and Envelopes

Discover how to create cards, envelopes, and more with the Cricut^® Artiste cartridge. Move beyond flat cut-outs for more creative freedom!



I love my Artiste cartidge and all that it can cut for me in the way of cards.  There are a large variety of different styles and types on this cartridge.  My cartridge has hardly left my machine since I got it and I have barely scratched the surface with all that you can create with the help of this handy dandy cartridge.  To order one of your own cartridges click here.  Have fun creating!  I hope this video helps to get your creativity going!

Have a great day, Lucy:)

Thanks!

This card is one that came together so easily for me .  I had all the parts from other projects and experiments with the Cricut Artiste cartridge and all the pieces were sitting there begging to be used.  So...long story short, add a bit of ink and a sentiment, and some natural hemp and this card was made.

 

 

I love the Pear and Partridge paper and the Saddle/Ruby cardstock colour combination together.  Although Pear and Partridge is a Christmas paper pack it works very nicely as  background paper for other purposes too.

 

The flower rather reminds me of the poppies that are worn in November. I am thankful that I live in a great and glorious country and that we have so many men and women who have fought valiantly for our freedom.  So on November 11th (Remembrance Day) I will pause and remember those who fought for us and for me! Above all I will thank God that we live in a country that is still free and that we are free to live our lives serving Him!

 

Have a great day, Lucy :)