It was created using the most yummy kit by Natalie Braxton and Emily Merritt called "Celebrate The Everyday":
Oh and before I go, I must tell you how I totally L-O-V-E the new Nintendo Wii Fit & Balancing Board. It's just the most fun ever...!
Supplies: Scenic Route papers, Photo frames from "Feb Surprise Cluster pack" by Nancy Comelab, Making Memories flower, Autumn Leaves and October Afternoon stamps, American Crafts Thickers alphabets.
Supplies: Making Memories papers, die-cuts and curling tag, Photocluster from the "Feb Surprise Pack" by Nancy Comelab (the Lilypad), Doodlebug ribbon, American Crafts Thickers alphabets and Autumn Leaves stamp.
Supplies: Scenic Route "Salem" papers (who said you can only use a Halloween collection for Halloween layouts?! LOL!), "Polaroid Photocluster 02" by Nancy Comelab, American Crafts Thickers alphabets, Love Elsie and Autumn Leaves stamps, Making Memories curling tag and Creative Cafe journaling stickers.
Really excited about it this morning and as of 09:56 I had already taken 57 photos LOL! I have left the cover for now and will decorate it at a later time. My inside pages have been prepared like Shimelle suggested. Here are some photos of a few of them:
Oh and I almost forgot, Marja and Jackie - you both asked about my little clothes peg bag and where you could get the fabric: Ebay! :)
So a purchase of fabric and some cord later and I was ready to go. I decided to go for a really happy-summery fabric since clothes pegs are essentially a summer thing...and let's face it, how fun is it to hang washing? So anything to make you smile, right? :) And what better than some cute owls! So out my sewing machine came and this is what I came up with. A simple drawstring bag to hold the pegs.
Much better, eh? And yes I am very aware of that it needs a round with the iron. I'm working on it. Kinda. You know. Sometime it will happen. I think. Maybe.
So yesterday I thought I might as well try it. I grabbed a random ribbon. Okay a ribbon I didn't like (just because I expected it to go in the bin afterwards if I'm being honest here LOL!) And you know what?
I was pretty impressed with the result! :) I can actually see this becoming something I will use quite a bit on layouts and cards. I'm amazed and pretty impressed. I'm not saying you should rush out and buy one - it's not exactly something you *need* in your basic tool kit, but for me - having won this - it's definitely something I will use. And *nearly falls off her chair as she never thought she'd say this* I can even see myself buying some more tags when these run out!! OMG - LOL!!
I used Scenic Route papers, American Crafts Thickers and some leftover alphabet stickers from other brands.
I have to admit that a "Tag Curler" is probably not something I would have ever bought if I had not won this, but it will be fun to try it out and I'm looking forward to have a play with it - hopefully this afternoon. I was pleasantly surprised at how many packs of tags (I thought I would get one) Making Memories had included - very generous of them :)
And then some random other bits. A few American Crafts Thickers alphabets that I use lots and lots of. Maya Road stamps and rub-ons, SEI papers ad rub-ons etc.
And this is my title page inside - I used a very similar theme to my cover:
The cards have lots of little details that are hard to pick up in the photos. Jewels, liquid pearls, glitter etc...
Again, not really possible to see but there are lots of 3D effects. The hotdog, ice-cream and donut are actually cut out and mounted 3D onto foam.
Oh and I nearly forgot - if you fancy some lunch - check out Kate's doodles that I used. :)
...and the embellishment add-on:
...and finally the stamp add-on:
I'm going to do a double spread with info and pics for each time family came to visit/stay from Sweden. Will be a nice thing to have when it's completed. :) I'm going to add some of the visits (that's already taken place) and then half-pre-make the pages for future visits so it's easy just to fill in details and add photos. I have lots and lots of cutting to do and I'm hoping the emergency photos I sent off for from Photobox this afternoon might be here tomorrow...
But I still can't get along with it even though I like the colours I picked, and I like the concept of the frame. It works at an eye level...but anything else and I don't know if I like it (something with the 3D effect). It's in the bookshelf in our living room at the moment. When I walk past, I think "mmm maybe it's not so bad after all". But then I sit down in the sofa (ie see it from a lower angle) and I instantly am not sure again LOL!
Supplies: Papers, die-cuts and stickers by SEI, American Crafts Thickers alphabets, digital paper by Rhonna Farrer, plus some ribbon and ric rac.
Supplies: Making Memories papers and 3D flowers, American Crafts Thickers alphabets and Doodlebug jewels. Digital paper by Rhonna Farrer.
So the photo goes see-through and you see the paper colour and pattern through it. Pretty funky I think :)
Firstly I have used the cloud background paper by Rachel Young from the "Good Day Sunshine" kit. Then some cool birdies and other stuff by Jacque Larsen and a funky doodled frame by Jenna Desai. I have outlined most of the element by pen and added a few of my own doodles & coloured in bits of the frame etc. Oh and some jewels just had to go onto the flower of course :)
The baby doodle packs she's made are just sooo cute. There's also a boy version and a more neutral one too - just in case you're making the card before the baby is born and you have no idea whether it's a boy or a girl :)
I love making photo books using my Bind-It-All. I cut covers from chipboard. Cover them with cardstock (inside and out) and add a title. Then I use double-sided-tape to put the photos back to back (this takes a looooong time if you have many photos though - this book took me nearly all day LOL!) and then bind it all together. The title of this photo book is "Julen 2007" which means "Christmas 2007".
Supplies: Scenic Route and Making Memories papers, American Crafts Thickers alphabets, Jenny Bowling journaling label and digital Chipboard Buttons by Kate Hadfield.
Supplies: Making Memories papers, clip and 3D flowers, American Crafts Thickers alphabets, Jenny Bowlin ticket stub and journaling block plus some Love Elsie stamps.
Please feel free to use these instructions to make your own layout. You are free to link to this page from any forum etc if you wish. Please do NOT copy this information and/or photos to use for your own classes/forums/webpages without permission.Supplies needed:
Love Elsie – Toby – “Culture”
Love Elsie – Toby – “Thoughts”
Love Elsie – Toby – “Carry On”
Love Elsie – Toby – Big ribbon pack
Love Elsie – Toby – Tiny ribbon pack
Love Elsie – Toby – alphabet cardstock stickers
October Afternoon – Candid Camera stampset
American Crafts – Thickers – Latte, Foam, Black
American Crafts – Thickers – Daiquiri, Foam, Black
American Crafts – Playhouse Chipboard Stars
Also needed:
Glue (I use Herma removable)
Black Slick Writer
Charcoal Chalk Inkpad (optional)
Stapler
Scalloped scissors (optional)
Scrap piece of white cardstock
Start by cutting your patterned paper (“Culture”) to size. I scrap in true A4 size, so I cut mine to 29,7x21 centimetres (cm). Please feel free to adapt to another layout size if you prefer. We will be using the striped side of the paper for the base of the layout.
Also pick your photo. I’m using a standard 15x10 cm (6x4) photo in a landscape format. If you’re working on a bigger sized layout (say 12x12) then a larger photo would also work great.
Get your patterned papers and cut the following:
• 18x7,5 cm piece from “Culture”
• 11x9,5 cm piece from “Thoughts”
• 12x3 cm piece from “Carry On”
Use the scalloped scissors on one of the long sides of your “carry On” piece. Then use the chalk inkpad on the edges of all pieces. Attach onto layout as shown in photo below (the long strip of “Culture” starts 1,5 cm in from the left side of my layout). Attach your photo in place.
Pick two ribbons that you like. I picked the “go, see, explore” from the big ribbon set and a brown ribbon from the tiny ribbon set. My green ribbon is 27 cm long and the brown 25 cm. I have cut them at an angle on the right edge. Attach along the bottom of your layout and staple in place. Use the Thickers and Toby chipboard stickers to make up a title of your choice. I like to outline my stickers with a black Slick Writer so they stand out better.
Finally add some chipboard stars. I picked three lime green ones. Pick a suitable stamp from the set, stamp onto your piece of scrap white cardstock, fill in with details, edge with chalk ink and attach along the left side of the photo.
I hope you enjoyed my class! Wishing you lots of fun creating your own version!
I used the Vehicle Doodles pack by Kate Hadfield. The tractor is originally green in the download pack, but I needed a red one so I had to re-colour it. Worked great :)
The super cute owls are from Natalie Braxton's "Hoo Do You Love?" and the backgrounds are papers from Amy Wolff's "Barely There". Borders are hand doodled.
Supplies: Love Elsie "Zoe" papers, cardstock stickers and epoxy stickers, American Crafts Thickers of different fonts, doodlebug jewels plus black & white pens.