I'm Guest Designer for Funtoola's Kit Club!!

I was asked to be the Guest Designer this month over at Funtoola's Kit Club.  I was so thrilled to recieve this beautiful kit to work with!   Gorgeous Prima papers, premium blooms and embellishments and even an intricate Prima stamp and Dusty Attic Chipboard products in the kit!  You will LOVE this kit!  

I used this photo I had of Meagan playing in the sand at the beach when she was about 2 years old.  It made me think of Winnie the Pooh and his honey pot.  I used a quote from from a Winnie the Pooh book that struck me as very sweet .....

"Well, said Pooh, what I like best,

and then he had to stop and think.

Because although eating honey was a 

very good thing to do,

there was a moment before you begin to eat it

which was better than when you were,

but he didn't know what it was called."

~ A.A. Milne

I cut the bookpage design from the patterned paper and layered an extra piece of paper and cardstock to create this little 'book' embellishment....

There are so many beautiful blooms in this kit, among them are the hydrangia blooms and some lovely adhesive pearl accents, pretty ribbons and lace too!...

I divided up the Dusty Attic Vine and used part on this page and part on another.  For this one I painted the vine Ivy green, accented with some brown ink and outlined with some pretty green glitter glue included in the kit....

Another page I made with this kit, I went with the rich burgundy papers and embellishments.  I took this picture of Chloe and her best friend Peyton with Zoe when she was just 2 months old.  These two girls have been best of friends since they were 3 years old.

All the embellishments you see on the page are all from this kit....Prima Crystal flourishes, lace, pearls, Velvety blooms & buttons and of course the lovely Dusty Attic Vine.  Here are some close-up pic's of the page....

....And finally I made one more page from this beautiful kit.  I cut one of the papers with a bracket frame template. 

 TIP:  I save unusually shaped die cut papers and trace them onto a plain piece of paper (I like to use the plain white 12x12 papers that come in the sleeves of my page protectors in my albums.)

All of the embellishments on this page are all from the kit including the pretty key, the ribbons and lace, the diamond and pearl bloom and the Prima Gate stamp.  Here are a few close-up photos of the above page...

Take it from me, this kit is a beauty and a lot of fun to work with and an incredible deal!  Check out Funtoola's website for more information on this kit.  Join in the fun, in the galleries and forums.  Cindy Johnson, the lovely owner of Funtoola's will make you feel warm and welcome!

 

Bo Bunny & Scor Buddy!!

I have been wanting to try out this tri-fold shutter card for a very long time and finally got a chance to do it mainly because I got this amazing Scor Buddy sent to me!  I have a scoring tool on my cutter but for some reason it always comes out crooked (I think my cutter is not exactly square).  So I was thrilled to have this amazing tool to use!  I used the ScorBuddy two ways, to create scor lines for my card folds and to create an embossed edge for my journaling piece.  Below is the template I used to make up this card....

These are the basic Instructions:

1. Cut a 12" x 5 '1/2 " piece of Cardstock. (I used Bo Bunny's Shitake Dot paper)

2. You will create score lines at the 2", 4", 8" and 10" marks  (some will be 'valley' scores and some will be 'peaks'....see diagram above to differntiate which go where.

3.  You will cut measure 1 1/2" up (and down) from the 2 and 20 inch marks and cut 2 slits between these markings (I cut these slits first so that I knew when to stop and start my valley and peak scores).

4.  Your card is not ready to shape into the folded design (see above photo to see if you have your folds correct).

5.  Choose your patterned papers that you want to use for this card and then use the card as your template, you will need to cut patterned paper:

2 pieces of the T shapes (trim 1/16" off each edge)

4 x 1 3/8" x 1 3/8"

2 x 1 7/8" x 3 7/8"

1 x 2 3/8" x 3 7/8"

I used the Scor Buddy on the middle (2 3/8" x 3 7/8") piece to make a nice embossed edge for my journaling piece.  I flipped the piece over and used the two scores closest to the left edge to scor my border...

When you flip the piece over you end up with a nice bumped up border for your journaling piece, here is a close-up of the finished section, I added some clock cut-outs from the BB Timepiece 6x6 patterned paper pad to decorate this piece with...

Now just decorate to your hearts content!  Bo Bunny has so many beautiful embellishing products to coordinate with each of their collections,...Rub-ons, stickers, chipboard, Jewels, flowers, ribbons and Noteworthy die cut shapes!  Here is one more view of the card opened...

Supplies used:

Patterned Paper: Welcome Home ~ Porch Swing, Welcome Home, Front Door,

Cardstock: Bo Bunny Shitake Dot

6"x6" Paper Pad: Welcome Home, Timepiece

Chipboard: Gabrielle

Butterflies, dot ribbon: Gabrielle card kit

Noteworthy: Welcome Home

Jewels: Welcome Home

flowers: Bo Bunny Serenade collection

Be sure to stop by the Bo Bunny site this week to check out all the projects being made with BoBunny products and Scor Buddy!  I've seen a number of them already and they are amazing!  Bo Bunny and Scor Pal are having a Blog hop all week long so come and join the fun!

Websters Pages DT page & Glue Arts!!

Websters Pages was doing a match-up with Glue Arts this week so our design team was delighted to recieve some Glue Art products to use on our projects!   I basically used a little bit of each of the products sent to me to create the above page that I made with Websters Pages 'Western Romance' Collection.  Here are the some of the ways I used these awesome Glue Arts products...

I used the GA Pro Glider to attach all my patterned papers to each other. 

The Glue Arts 1/2 " Adhesive squares ROCK! for adding embellishments like blooms and cameos! 

They have wonderful glue strips to attach your ribbons and lace! 

And their Adhesive foam pieces work grea for adding dimension to a project! 

Which is my favourite?  I love love love the 1/2" adhesive squares for adding embellishments!  Those things really STICK!!   Here is a list of supplies I used to make the above page:

Patterned Paper: Websters Pages Western Romance Collection

From the Western Romance Collection: Fabric Tickets, Fabric Ribbon, Alphabet Stickers,

Websters Pages whimsies (heart & rose), Silhouettes (Cameo), Princess Petals, Sparklers.

Chipboard corner flourish:  Dusty Attic

Lace trim & Pearl Strands from local fabric store

Adhesives: Glue Arts

Here are a couple more close-ups of my page (TIP:  I used a decorative edge scissor to make the edge for the second layer of patterned paper)....

For lots of wonderful ideas in using Glue Arts products you can check out their blog site HERE!  And if you'd like to see more projects done by the Websters Pages design team using GA & Websters Pages products, come have a peek at the Websters Pages blog, you'll be happy you checked it out!

Paper Flower Tutorial ~ Websters Pages & Glue Arts!

I thought I would share a tutorial for a flower I've used on my layouts over this past year.  I've shared some information on how to make water distressed blooms but I've gotten emails over this past year saying that some of you don't have the flowers turn out the same as mine. So I thought it would be best to actually show you each step in a video.  I also thought I would share a little tip with you all on an awesome adhesive I've found that works really well for adhering flowers and embellishments to your projects.  Glue Arts 1/2" adhesive squares...super strong!

I used the Websters Pages Western Romance collection to make up the above page.  I love that buttery yellow colour in the paper and bloomers!  Here are some close-up pic's of the layout and the blooms I'm going to show you how to make....

Just click on the video clip below and watch how quickly and easily these blooms come together...

I hope this video will help you all in tweaking those blooms to get them to look the way you want them to! ....This week the Websters Pages design team and the Glue Arts design team have teamed up together to present some exciting and beautiful projects.  So be sure to check out the Websters Pages Blog and the Glue Arts Blog throughout the week to be inspired!  Thanks for stopping by, ...and let me know how your blooms come out!

Bo Bunny Challenge..... & I Made a Sketch!

So my assignment with Bo Bunny this week was to create the layout sketch and create a layout to go with it as well.  Well, I was a little nervous about it, I'm new to making sketches, but with a little trial an error I managed to put a sketch together.  Usually I would make my page first and create a sketch from the page I made but I didn't want the other girls that were doing the assignment to have to wait on my sketch, so the sketch came first.  The above l/o is the page I came up with using my sketch..  I wanted to go a little more monochromatic with this page so I went with some papers from the Bo Bunny Et Cetera collection and tried to stick to neutrals with just a hint of blush pink.  I added just a little bit of Bo Bunny's Timepiece into it too (I love the 6x6 paper pads, I used the clock paper and cut out the clocks to use as embellishments....just added a little Stickles in Platinum color to dress them up a bit)

I also added in a few pieces of my favourite chippies from Dusty Attic too!   The Vintage Keys, the Chicken Wire (that's the last of my chicken wire in my stash! now I'm waiting on my next DT package...can't wait!)  the corner flourish and title chippies are all from Dusty Attic.   The larger blooms are handmade by simply gathering some pieces of lace.  Here are a few close-ups of the page details....

NOTE:  I used Tombow liquid adhesive (green & white bottle) to attach my pearl strand.  I find this works beautifully for adding fussy strands to a page.  All you do is use the fine tip end and draw out the design you would like your pearl strand to go in.  Let the adhesive dry slightly, it becomes gummy/tacky.  You can then lay your pearl strand onto the page over the line and it will stick without slipping!

For the circle design I used the Crafters Workshop circle template and cut the circle design from one of the Bo Bunny patterned papers.  I made marks for my brads and then added some kitchen twine twisted around the brades to create the above design. 

I used a corner stamp and key-hole rub-on from the Bo Bunny Timepiece colletion to dress up the corner of my layout. 

Supplies for this page:

Patterned Paper: Et Cetera - Mail Room, Et Cetera, Symphony, Gabrielle - Cut Outs

Cardstock: Tutu Dot

6x6 Paper Pads: Timepiece (clock face embellishments)

Noteworthy: Et Cetera

Stickers: Et Cetera Combo Stickers

Rub-on's: Timepiece

Trinkets: Gabrielle

Stamps: Timepiece

Buttons: Bo Bunny Buttons & Bling

Blooms were handmade by gathering strips of lace.

Chipboard pieces: Dusty Attic Designs

Lace & Pearl trims are off the roll from local fabric store.

Cheesecloth, twine, ink & Stickles.

If you like the page design please feel free to use my sketch and give it a go!  Here is the sketch for this page...

If you use the sketch design, I'd love it if you drop me a link here in a comment so I can come have a peek!  I'd love to see what you all do with it!  And be sure to drop off a link to your page at the Bo Bunny Blog (by November 3rd) for a chance to win some yummy Bo Bunny goodies!!  xx

Websters Pages Projects & My NovelTree!!

First off I thought I would share a couple of projects I recently made with a couple of the yummy new Webster's Pages Collections.  The above layout I made with the All About Me collection.  I think this collection is so fresh and pretty.  I found this old photo of my younger sister when she was little and know I just had to scrap it with this collection.  The two of us are only a little over a year apart and are not just sisters but best friends.  I thought I would make this page as a special gift for her.  I used a variety of the All About Me patterned papers, the matching die cut paper (I cut out the edges of the die cut paper for this layout ....I was inspired by a page by Robin Shakoor), WP Sparklers, WP Bloomers, WP Fabric Tickets and Journaling Cards as well as Whimsies and Cameo Push Pins. Here are a couple of close-ups of my layout...

I provided links to all the Websters products I used to make up this page so that if anyone would like to order it you can do it directly from the WP site!  (Not all of us are lucky enough to have scrapstores near our homes :)   I also have another little project to share, a little card I made using the Western Romance collection.  I made this card for my project that was inspired by our featured Guest Designer this month Stacey Young.  Her work is so beautiful and I love the way she used kitchen twine on dt work!

And now I'd like to share with you all a special new project that Brandin has been working on for sometime now called My NovelTree!  Lets face it...we all LOVE Websters pages designs and projects but not all of us have the time to put together layouts and albums we'd like to share with our families.  Websters Pages is passionate about helping everyone preserve their memories in a beautiful way.   At My NovelTree you will find the most beautiful premade Photobooks, Pocketbooks and Scrapbook Pages!

 These albums are the perfect solution.  Check out the My NovelTree Gallery HERE for the many styles available!  Just click on the album photo and it will flip through each of the pages in the album.  These are also great for scrapbookers who want to give gifts, make multiple albums or specific theme albums!  

So pre-order yours today & become a founding member! This is a limited time offer...you can not miss this opportunity ♥

Now stop by and LIKE US at our NEW Facebook Page, share our badges or FB Page and you could be one of the lucky winners we'll be choosing if we spy you sharing myNovelTree!  I've been reading some of the posts there by members who have already purchased these beautiful products and let's just say the are uber-excited and thrilled with the product!