Mini Books Make The Best Gifts

 Yes they do!!

Hi, Lisa here.

I've started making Christmas gifts. Have you?

I love making gifts. I think it's such a special thing to do for someone.

We went to Disneyworld as a family last month, so I thought it would be really nice to make a mini book for my Mum as a Christmas gift and then fill it with photos.

I'm using some pieces from this collection here.

It's such an easy way to make a mini book.

I used this piece here for the front and back cover sticking them on cardboard for extra strength.

I then cut my papers to size, a little smaller than the covers.

And I put them in order.

Then using the Cinch Binder I pieced them together with the wires.

I did create some flips and pockets and I used these cute stickers here too.

I will be printing off some photos to add and decorating it, so that will be in a new video.

If you would like to check out this video and see it being made, it's here. 

I hope this has inspired you to make some Christmas gifts too.

Using a collection like this makes it so quick and easy.

Have fun.

Lisa x

Simple Stories ~ Say Cheese Classic Mouse #2 🐭

Hello! It’s Anna back again sharing my second layout this month using Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Mouse. You can find this collection in the shop here. 

I used a Mickey head cutfile as a background on top of my white bazzill cardstock base. 

I mounted my two 3x4 photos with the b side of the 4x6 elements paper and then chose a couple of pieces from the journal bits and pieces pack. I layered all of these together across the centre of the page. 

I then chose a couple of tags from the tag elements paper and layered them underneath my two photos. I punched a hole in the top and added some thread. 

I added some stickers from the cardstock stickers around my layout. 

I used a star punch to add some little stars to my layout from black cardstock. 

Finally, I added my title, I used three different colours of Doodlebug Alphabet Soup.

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you next month.

Anna

@acraftylifewithanna

Halloween - Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Scary Stories

Hi everyone,

It’s Rebecca back with you today and as we edge closer to the end of October, my Halloween preparations are well underway! It’s the perfect time to be sharing another layout created with the Simple Vintage Scary Stories collection by Simple Stories. You’ll find the full collection in the shop here. 

I love the patterned papers in this collection and wanted to feature several of them on my layout. I find the best way to do this, without overloading the page, is to use small amounts of each paper. I selected 6 papers to use, and cut a 6 x 6 inch square from each. I layered the papers in the centre of a sheet of Premium White Cardstock, and staggered them slightly so that only the corners of each were visible. I purposely selected the lighter pattern for the top piece as I knew that more of this paper would be visible. 

To the right of my papers, I’ve added my photo, matted with a dark patterned paper from the collection. 

For my title, I selected one of the Foam Stickers. I opted for an orange worded sticker to help bring a bit of brightness to the page as my photo is quite dark and has a lot of black in it. I positioned the title above my photo. 

This left me a nice open space to the left of my photo for embellishing. I selected a pumpkin cluster from the Cardstock Stickers and raised it up on foam pads. I like to adhere my stickers to white cardstock first to make them a tad sturdier. 

To the right of my photo I’ve introduced some die cuts from the Bits and Pieces and some of the adhesive Decorative Brads. I love how easy these are to use - no need to pierce holes and split pins open on the back - just stick and go!  

I finished off with a few glossy Enamel Dots in two clusters to add a little more texture to the page. 

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you like my layout and it offers you some inspiration.  Don’t forget this collection is available in the store now so grab it before it’s all gone! 

Take care,

Rebecca x

@preciouspagespapercraft 

Bella Blvd - One Fall Day - Fun Fall

Hi everyone,

Claire back here today sharing my second layout with the One Fall Day collection from Bella Blvd. 

You can find it in the shop here.

For this page, I'm focusing on concentric circles and pulling together all the beautiful colours this collection has to offer.

I cut 3 circles of different sizes from the Leaf Pile, Hello Fall and Falling for You papers. I distressed the edges and layered each piece one on top of the other, but stacked them all towards the left of the circle, rather than layering them centrally one on top of the other. I hope that makes sense! Please shout if it doesn't.

I mounted my photo with the Grateful and Borders papers, again distressing the edges before adding this on top of the circles. I also layered a piece of the borders paper along the top of the photo, using a notebook punch to add extra texture.

To anchor the design, I created three ephemera clusters - the largest of which was to the right had side of the photos using those statement trees and some other pieces from the  Ephemera Icons pack.

Then, on the left side of the design, I wanted to create two smaller clusters, following the circular edge and tucking and layering leaves from the Ephemera Icons Pack and Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers in between the edges of each circle.

Then, my favourite - a mixed font title! It's been a while since I've done this and I always love the effect. Both of these titles were from the Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers and I love how it pulls all the colours together. For placement, I followed the circular edge again to keep the design cohesive. 

As a final touch I added some phrase stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and sprinkled some Pinkfresh Studio Jewel Essentials into each cluster. 

I hope you've enjoyed this layout. It was so much fun to make and I'd highly recommend this fun collection for your autumn scrapbook pages. 

Until next month, happy scrapping! 

Claire x

@scrappysoulmate 

Mintay Papers - Autumn Splendor - Autumn Leaves and Long Walks Please

Hello, Karen here to share another layout using the Autumn Splendor collection from Mintay Papers. I can't tell you how much I am enjoying playing with this collection. I always love creating autumn themed layouts but this collection makes the process so much fun as the images on the papers and embelishments are so cute and the colour scheme is beautiful.

I started this layout with a 12x12 sheet of smooth white cardstock which was trimmed down slightly and mounted onto a gutted sheet of 12x12 cardstock from the Echo Park Wood Grain collection. Using my sewing machine I then stitched round the edges to give extra interest and texture.

Using the remaining woodgrain cardstock which had previously been gutted, I cut on the Silhouette Cameo an autumn wreath cut file. 

The cut file was laid onto the middle of the layout and lightly drawn around with a pencil. Using some pale blue watercolour paint I smooshed some over the top of the pencil marks so that when the cut file was glued to the layout the paint was still visible round the sides. The paint did warp the layout a little but once the layout is put into an album I think it will flatten.

With die cuts from the die cuts pack I then had fun embellishing the wreath shape.

3D foam was placed underneath some of the die cuts for added dimension.

Some jute twine was twirled amongst the die cuts ....

.... and some wood veneer leaves from my stash were added to any empty spaces

A 3x4 photo was tucked into one side of the wreath.

I created a long title using some words and letters cut from yellow cardstock and placed the title on and around the top left corner of the photo.

Finally the date was added to the layout using tiny stickers and a few gold sequins were scattered here and there.

I hope you like this layout. Do pop over to the shop and take a look at the full collection. 

I'll be back soon.

Take Care

Karen x x

October Crop

 It's our monthly crop tomorrow and this month's layout includes some stamping and painting... 

We'll be at Otley Village Hall from 10am until 4pm and will have our usual punches & dies available to use, tea, coffee and homemade cakes, and a discount on anything you buy in the shop!  Drop me a message if you'd like to come along :)

October Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Look at this beautiful, crisp autumn themed kit from Papermaze for October. I have enjoyed making my design team layouts using this month's collection. Here are the first two pages using autumn themed photos.

Patterned Papers:
Carta Bella - Harvest collection - Fall Floral Bunches & Multi Journalling Cards
49 and Market - Academia collection - Great Job
Jen Hadfield - Groovy Darlin' collection - Mellow
Simple Stories - Cider & Donuts collection - Tag Elements
Graphic 45- Autumn Greetings collection - Fall Foliage

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
3" x 12" Jen Hadfield Groovy Darlin' acetate, 2 Echo Park Sweater Weather chipboard phrases, 1 Prima nature academia flower, 1 strip Doodlebug gold sprinkles, 4 Bare Basics labels, 2 lines of Rosie's Studio Wildwood chipboard and selection of 49 and Market perforated tickets (peach).

Bazzill Basics - CS White and Beeswax (included in kit). Rain Forest, Quartz, Mocha Divine and Tangelo (Extra Bazzill Match pack).

Autumn Wedding - This layout has been created for friends, following their wedding in Wales last November. It had been raining, but stopped during the ceremony, so they came out of the church to sunshine and a rainbow!



For the backdrop, I used the sheet of Mocha Divine Bazzill from the kit.  I cut the Peartree Cutfile from the Rain Forest Bazzill. Using Picket Fence Distress Ink and a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Festive THS029, I inked leaves and berries in a circle slightly larger than the cutfile, so I would see them popping out from under the finished wreath.

I backed the cutfile leaves using Bazzill from the kit and other scraps from my stash. I chose two tags from the Simple Stories Tag Elements, cut them out and punched a hole in the top of each one. They were threaded together with some seasonal ribbon, which I tied in a bow at the front. I attached this embellishment to the bottom right of the wreath. Then I mounted the wreath to the background with 3D foam pads.

I sprinkled some Distress Stain (Tarnished Brass) and Distress Paint (Picket Fence), over the page, and allowed this to dry.

The photos were added to the centre of the wreath.  

With embellishments from the kit, I added the Doodlebug gold sprinkles and the Prima flower.

Harvest Festival - The children ready to go to the Harvest Festival service at our church.

I gutted the B side of  Multi Journalling Cards paper to make a frame of 1". Over this I mounted a sheet of Cream Puff Bazzill, trimmed to 10.5" x 10.5" and inked with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. I sprayed some Distress Inks (Fossilised Amber, Gathered Twigs and Rusty Hinge) over the cardstock.

I chose six tags from the Simple Stories Tag Elements paper, and punched holes in the tops. After inking the edges, I arranged them across the bottom of the layout and threaded them together with Beautiful Baker's Twine (cream and gold). I ran the length of burlap from the kit across the layout just under the top of the tags.

The photos were added, tucking them under the burlap strip. I cut the two tag tops from the manufacturer's strip, and punched holes, then tied more of the twine through each hole and tied them in a bow. I placed one of these above the left-hand photo and the other up-side-down from the top right. I added tickets and labels from the kit to these tag tops to create small clusters.

My title was created with a word I created on the Cricut and cut from Bazzill and gold Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup stickers.

I wrote the date on the label. Finally, I used a few spots of glue to hold the looped twine in place.

That's all for today, I'll be back with more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x