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Kindness Mini Album

26 January, 2012 5 Comments

Wow is all I can say and thank you so much for all the gorgeous comments about my Enchanted Album I shared for the ESAD Sale•a•bration Blog Hop.

Recently we ran a Secret Stampin Sister swap within our ESAD group and I made that same album for my sister using Beau Chateau Designer Series Papers and the Kindness Matters Stamp set

Kindness Album

Those little butterflies from the Kindness Matters fit perfectly into the frame on the Beau Chateau Designer paper dont you think?

I am so in-love with these papers and the colour combinations and the ‘vintage-ness’ of the papers.  The greeting on this little pocket is from the Happiness Shared stamp set – sorry its hard to see.

The blue and soft suede seem to go so well together as well … not sure if you can see them in the photo but I have staggered those tiny pearls within the image stamped on the base page.  The flourish image comes from the Creative Elements stamp set.

I have had such a dilemma using these two pieces of paper but they seem to fit well with this double page spread.  Roosters and wire and the flowers in the rooster paper are on the memories paper but larger so they were perfect to cut out and layer on here with the ‘Memories’ word cut out.  A nice pocket for putting in some journalling or thoughts. Or maybe pop a journalling box on the left page and slot a few photo’s into the pocket – you decide!

Border with 'Pearls and Lace'

I love the simplicity of this page! The design is busy enough and if you added too much more it would be too much. So a simply border using the Lace Ribbon Border punch and some of our gorgeous adhesive pearl jewels.  So feminine and so very vintage.

I do hope you like this version of my little album and I do so hope that my sister liked it too!  I will be making a tutorial for this album so stay tuned for that!

 

 

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Love Sparkles

13 June, 2010 4 Comments

Last week I did a workshop for some lovely ladies from my Church and as part of the Workshop I demonstrated the Simply Scrappin kits using the gorgeous Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin Kit.

I love this kit and all the elements it has and the colours and the papers – its just gorgeous! Especially for anyone doing scrapbook pages for little girls and one of my favourite little girls is my gorgeous Emily!

Emily has a huge love for anything little and particularly little furry things!

You should see her Littlest Pet Shop collection – I’m sure we have more here than you’d find in the local Toys R Us!  or Uncle Pete’s store!

Everything you see here has come from the kit – well except for the photo. The paper, cardstock, adhesive die-cuts and decorative strip were all in the kit

This is a very simple and easy 6×6 layout to do using the Simply Scrappin kit -  and it probably took 5 minutes to create.

The hardest part was working out what photo to use!

I hope you like this little layout … it was fun to make and you could get these kits to show your kids how to scrapbook too!  Its a great way to get them started!

Have a wonderful long weekend!

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Easter Baskets

8 April, 2009 3 Comments

Last week I shared a couple of items that could be used to give easter gifts in and today I want to share with you the little Easter Baskets I made for giving.

tinybasketsHow cute are these little baskets?

I followed the tutorial on Dawn’s blog and they are super easy to make! They take just one 6×6 piece of patterned paper and a strip of cardstock and two brads.

Although these baskets look small they still hold quite a few small Easter Eggs.

Now you could also use these for other occassions other than Easter – you could pop in a bath bomb, lollies, jewellry, stamps or anything small enough to fit!

I will be making a few of these with various goodies inside for sale at the Mothers Trade Night at church on 24th April.

They are super cute and easy enough for kids to make too!

Have an awesomely blessed Easter as we remember and celebrate the crucifixion and  resurrection of Jesus Christ and all that means and brings to our lives.

leoniesig1

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Enjoy

26 August, 2008 7 Comments
Enjoy Mini Case

Enjoy Mini Case

I know its been a while since I posted and I do apologise for that – I have been extremely busy with classes, Stamp A Stacks and demonstrations. Not to mention the odd blog I’ve been setting up for friends! You may notice some changes here over the next week or so and would love your comments and thoughts on the changes.

Last week I did a demonstration for a friend who wanted a scrapbook page demonstrated. We did this page which is a ‘case’ from a layout in the Mini Spring Catalogue.

For those who dont know ‘CASE’ simply means Copy And Share Everything!

I figured my customers were sick of seeing photo’s of my girls so I thought I’d share another family member. Now as the ladies were looking at the layout I’d completed one said “Wow you look so different without your glasses on!” I giggled and said yes and five years younger!! That’s my little sister and her hubby in that photo! We were all together for my niece’s wedding in January. Now I’ll soon know if she reads my blog wont I?? :D

As I was copying the layout which I originally thought was a 6×6 layout I worked out the circles to be the same size as the journal stamp and there was no way they’d fit on a 6×6 layout. So I grabbed myself a 12×12 sheet and after laying all the pieces out figured it wasnt a 12×12 either so it could only be an 8×8 layout. Now I know we only have 6×6 or 12×12 albums but I thought we’d still do this as the workshop project and I could then show the ladies how to convert the layout to a 12×12 for their albums.

So here are some samples of what you can do with a smaller layout to make it into a 12×12 layout.

Matted onto Brocade Background DSP

Matted onto Olive

Matted onto Groovy Guava 12x12

Thanks for stopping by … now to wait for my sister’s message ;)

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Always in my heart

10 August, 2008 11 Comments

Yesterday I shared the Wallet Card we made at Friday night’s demonstration. Today I’d like to share the layout I demonstrated at that same demonstration.

The preparation for this one was a little emotional for me as I knew what stamp I wanted to use and thought that using a photo of Daniel would fit this layout perfectly. I was ok until I came across a photo taken at the funeral of my eldest daughter with tear filled eyes.

This is a very simple layout to do and great for those just starting to scrap or those unsure of using stamps in their layouts- sadly there are some people out there afraid to use stamping in their layouts.

6x6DanielStamping in your layout allow you to make it your own and not one you’d see anywhere else.

The base of this layout is Blue Bayou textured cardstock – I just love the new textured cardstock from Stampin’ Up! its so subtle and lovely to use. I have then taken a piece of Soft Sky (4 7/8″ square) and used the ‘Its Beautiful’ wheel from the Mini Catalogue with soft sky classic ink.

I do my wheelin on an angle and off the edge of the paper to give the continuation you’d get from patterned paper. Many of my customers say they thought its patterned paper I have used and are pleasantly surprised to find that I have made it and how easy it is to make.

I stamped the heart stamp from ‘Always’ (mini spring catalogue) and then embossed it. Although all the classic inks are dye based inks you can still emboss with them just by stamping in versamark first then stamping in the classic pad then onto your paper – you just need to remember to clean your stamp before doing it again or else you end up with lovely stamped images on your versamark stamp pad!

I’ve used my markers to colour each part of the word stamp so I could have half the sentiment on the top of the layout and the other half at the bottom. I’ve then finished off the layout using the photo corner punch and vanilla taffeta ribbon.

Daniel was our baby we lost at 35 weeks gestation. He had Trisomy 18 which wasnt detected until I was 34 weeks along. As you can appreciate it was a very difficult time for all of us and we still have our moments – usually around his birthday – its been a long hard road to travel and without my friends, family and my faith I doubt I would still be here. Joining Stampin’ Up! has also helped me heal and grow not only in my stamping but my life, confidence and friendships.

LeonieSig1

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Convertible layouts

4 July, 2008 1 Comment

I showed you some work I’d made with Brocade Basics the other day which you can find here.This is how I vary my Stamp A Stacks – I tailor them to what the customer wants and these ladies do a 12×12 page and 5 of one card.

PricelessNow my ladies who asked for that layout like doing 12×12 layouts and the one in the Idea Book & Catalogue they chose was just a 6×6 so I went about converting the 6×6 design to a 12×12 layout.

It is the same design as the smaller layout but added just a few more elements so it didnt look so bare.

I have added a flower & extra leaf to the top right of the photo and have added more flowers and more flourish leaves to the bottom left corner of the photo.

I have used the Brocade Backgrounds Designer Series Papers which I love – I love the rich greens & browns and all the swirls, flourishes and designs in these papers make them just so easy to work with – although it is hard to make that first cut or fold! Not to mention they are such great value with 12 sheets of double sided paper for just $11.95 – what a bargain!

IBCcase

This is the card the ladies made and it is deceivingly easy to do!

Its just one stamp on the base card, the stamped flower & greeting, a couple pieces of ribbon, a piece of Designer Series Paper (which is actually from offcuts of the above layout – so a great way to use up those scraps in the drawer) and a button – what could be easier??

I would love to share how these items were made with you so why not arrange your demonstration with me today? Be quick as my diary is filling quickly these days.

Dont forget we still have the Extra Extra Hostess Special until 15th July where you can earn extra hostess benefits so when you book ask me for more details on the extra’s you can get.

LeonieGif4Web

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Using your scraps

29 February, 2008 5 Comments

We have been talking on one of my groups about the different ways to store your scraps or off cuts and what system is working the best. I’ve tried the file folders and ziplock bags and have found my current method the most productive so far.

scrapdrawers

I use a set of stationery drawers to pop my off cuts into and have a drawer for each Stampin’ Up! Colour family and another each for patterned papers and neutrals.

They are on my table so they are handy when I’m working to just pop the extra bits straight in the drawer and also if I’m looking for a small piece in a particular colour i know which drawer to open and rummage through.

The picture here isn’t that great but you can get the idea of how it is set up and what I’m talking about – well sorta anyways!
Your scraps and offcuts will come in handy when your layering, using punches, doing mosaics and the like. You can even run them through a crimper to make faux ribbon or thru the shredder for extra purty packing for presents & such.

6x6loveUEmily 1The other night I went through my patterned paper drawer and had enough in there to create this little 6×6 layout.

Mind you scrapping photo’s of this little cutie is that hard to do! I have just used the papers from the ‘Loves Me’ Designer Series Paper pack and a couple of stamps. These papers are in our Summer Mini Catalogue which finishes at the end of March so if you’d like some email or ring me to order them today – who could go wrong with pink & brown??

I cut strips 6×2 and used my corner rounder to make the different edges on them and then layered them over the top of each other and there it is – even the little circle embellishments are from the same paper pack which I have punched out with the 3/4″ circle punch and ‘lifted’ them with stampin dimensionals.

Makes a very quick and easy page – and with a smile like that who needs to write anything other than “love you”.

Your scraps can be used on anything and really should be used more often – besides you want to make sure you get your money’s worth when buying a pack of cardstock or patterned papers as you really dont want to be throwing it into the recycling.

Using your scraps can add a little touch to cards too and here are a couple of samples to show you what I mean. 

4x4offcut       4x4lovedots

 

Now my soft subtles drawer is getting a little full so think I might have to go and make up some cards to use up some of those off cuts!

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