Christmas Memories with Fabscraps!

I'm having fun scrapping with Christmas Memories from Fabscraps!  It's such a pretty paper collection with traditional colors of red and green. Love pairing it with gorgeous red roses!

For This Project You Will Need

FabScraps C79 Christmas Memories Collection:

·        001 Father Christmas

·        005 Christmas Kiss

·        006 Christmas Holly

·        008 Christmas Tags

·        MC79 001A Carder's Pack

Other:

·        Cream cardstock

·        Prima or Kaisercraft doily die

·        Die-namites Holly Branch

·        Red Stickles

·        Sizzix frame

·        Stampendous shabby white embossing enamel

·        Embellishments, flowers, berries, etc.

Instructions:

1. Cut a 12" frame from 008 Christmas Tags 1" wide.  Ink and distress the edges if desired.
2. Trim 001 Father Christmas to 11.5 x 11.5" and then cut a frame 1" wide and layer this frame over the frame from step 1.  Ink and distress the edges if desired.
3. Trim a 12 x 12 cream cardstock to 11 x 11".   Ink and distress the edges if desired.
4. Layer the cream cardstock over the two frames from steps 1 and 2.
5. Cut a decorative mat about 11" x 11" from 006 Christmas Holly.  I've use a WRMK Lucky 8 Classic Wreath punch.  You could cut something similar with a Cricut or Cameo. Ink and distress the edges if desired.
6.  Cut two doiles from 001 Father Christmas.  Adhere one in the lower left corner as shown and adhere the other in the upper right corner as shown in the photo.
7. Cut a mat 4.25 x 6.5" from 005 Christmas Kiss.  Ink and distress the edges if desired.  Adhere about 1.5" from the right side and 1" from the top.
8. Cut a smaller mat, 4 x 6" and border punch with Martha Stewart punch around the page punches.  Ink and distress the edges if desired.  Adhere over the mat from step 7.
9. Die-cut a frame similar to what I've used.  Dabble embossing ink randomly on the frame and sprinkle with Stampendous shabby white embossing enamel, heat set.
10. Glue the frame over your photo and use foam tape to pop up the photo and frame.  Adhere over the layers in step 8.
11. Adhere the 2nd doily in the bottom left corner about 1" from the left side and 1.5" from the bottom.
12. Fussy cut a tag from 008 Christmas Tags and layer over the doily at the bottom.
13. Embellish with flowers, holly leaves, berries, etc.  Use red stickles to enhance the berries.

Christmas Memories with Fabscraps!

Have you seen the new Christmas collection, Christmas Memories, from Fabsccraps?  It's a fun collection with traditional colors AND not so traditional.  For this layout I chose a couple of not so traditional papers to scrap this beautiful golden!  I love the brick wall paper and the windows with elves and snowflakes.  I dressed up the background paper with some snowflake stencils.

These are kraft colored flowers that I've sprayed with gold mist.

For This Project You Will Need:

FabScraps C78 Christmas Memories Collection:

·        001 Father Christmas - 1 sheet

·        002 Christmas Decor  - 1 sheet

·        004 Working Elves - 1 sheet

·        008 Christmas Tags - 1 sheet

Other:

·        Snowflake mask

·        Viva Modeling Cream Pearl

·        Ribbon

Embellishments such as flowers, greenery, etc 

Instructions:

1. Use a snowflake mask or something similar to stencil snowflakes onto a sheet of 003 Elves.  Allow to dry before proceeding.
2. Cut a piece from 002 Christmas Decor about 3.25 x 9".  You can cut this as a plain rectangle or use a shape as I have done.  Adhere about 3" from the left side.
3. Cut a 5 x 12" piece of 004 Working Elves and adhere about 1.25" from the right side overlapping the patterned paper from step 2.
4. Fussy cut a tag from 008 Christmas tags and adhere to the bottom left side as shown in the photo, use foam tape to pop up the tag  Arrange flowers and greenery around the tag and top the tag with a pretty bow.
5. Pop up your photo and place in the enter of 004 Working Elves strip. 
6. Fussy cut two round images from 008 Christmas Tags and arrange on the right side of the photo as shown.
7. Add flowers and greenery at the top left of the photo.

Mini album with Fabscraps new Zooty Cuties.

This is a fun little mini that you can use to hold a picture of your little one at ages 1 through 6.  What fun it would be to have a photo from each birthday stored away in this mini.  This would make a great gift for grandparents too!

 

1.     For the cover: (supplies listed at the bottom of this post)

·       Trace the cover onto a sheet of cardstock and cut out.  Glue this to the backside of the cover.

·       Adhere a ribbon above the wheels as shown in the photo.

·       Remove the hippo tag from the Carder's Pack.  Adhere the hippo tag to the left side of the front cover and embellish with flowers, vines,  and ribbon as shown.

·       Remove 3 of the banners from the Carder's Pack and adhere to the right top of the cover using foam squares or dots to pop them up.  Embellish with small flowers and leaves.

 2.     For the inside cover - page 1

·       Trim a sheet of 6 x 6 paper from the Carder's Pack to 5 x 6" and adhere to the left side of the back of the front cover.  Ink and distress the paper edges as desired.

·       Trim a sheet of 6 x 6 giraffe paper from the Carder's Pack to 4 x 6 and adhere to the right side of the back of the front cover as shown in the photo.

·       Cut a mat from cardstock 2.5 x 3.5" and layer over the left side of the giraffe patterned paper.

·       Remove the "1 giraffe" image from the die cut pages in the Carder's Pack and adhere to the left side just covering the edge of the mat leaving the part that covers the mat free of adhesive so that you can slip a photo under the giraffe.

·       Embellish as desired with flowers, buttons etc.

3.     For all the remaining pages:

·       Paint the pages at the tops and bottoms with white gesso.

·       Ink and distress the edges as desired.

4.     For pages 2 and 4

·       Color over the white gesso with mists or paint so that when you adhere the cardstock in the next step, no white gesso shows.

·       Cut a piece of cardstock 3 7/8 x 7 3/8 and adhere in the center above the wheels as shown.

·       Cut 3 x 3" squares of patterned paper from the Carder's Pack.  Adhere squares 3/8" from the sides on the left and right sides.

·       Cut an oval photo mat from cardstock and adhere to the center of the page as shown.  I've used a Spellbinder's die from my oval. 

·       Remove the  "2 elephant” or "4 hippo" from the die-cut pages in the Carder's Pack and adhere as shown in the photo leaving the part that overlaps the photo mat free of adhesive.

·       Embellish with flowers, bows, buttons etc.

5.     For pages 3 and 5:

·       Color over the white gesso with mists or paint so that when you adhere the cardstock in the next step, no white gesso shows.

·       Cut a piece of patterned paper from the Carder's Pack 4.25 x 6" and adhere to the left side as shown. 

·       Cut a piece of patterned paper from the Carder's Pack 3 x 6" and adhere to the right side overlapping the patterned paper from the previous step as shown in the photo.

·       Cut a photo mat 2.75 x 3.75" and then cut another photo mat 2.5 x 3.5".  Layer the smaller mat over the larger and adhere to the page as shown in the photo.

·        Layer over the paper from the previous step so that it is aligned with the right side.

·       Remove the "3 zebra" and "5 lion" from the die-cut pages in Carder's Pack and adhere the to left side as shown leaving the part that overlaps the photo mat free of adhesive.

·       Embellish with flowers, buttons, ribbon, etc.

6.     For page 6:

• Color over the white gesso with mists or paint so that when you adhere the patterned paper in the next step, no white gesso shows.
• Cut a rectangle from 006 Save the Rhino 4 3/8 x 7 3/8"  and adhere as shown in the photo.
• Cut a rectangle from patterned paper 2.75 x 3" and adhere 5/8" from the left side.
• Cut a photo mat 2.75 x 3.75" and then cut another photo mat 2.5 x 3.5".  Layer the smaller mat over the larger and adhere to the page as shown in the photo.
• Remove the "6 Rhino" from the die-cut page in the Carder's Pack and adhere to left side as shown leaving the part that overlaps the photo mat free of adhesive.
• Embellish with flowers, buttons, ribbon, etc.

7.     For the Back Cover:

• Color over the white gesso with mists or paint so that when you adhere the patterned paper in the next step, no white gesso shows.

• Cut a rectangle from 007 4 1/4 x 7 3/8" and adhere to the back cover as shown.

Fabscraps Zooty Cuties Collection C81:

006 Save the Rhino

007 All Ears

MC81 001A Carder's Pack

DC81 001  Chipboard Album

Other:

Cardstock in coordinating colors:  Blue, yellow, pink, white, orange.  Large scraps will work nicely for this.

White Gesso

Mists or paints in coordinating colors

Embellishments - flowers, ribbon

Time to get your Steampunk on with Creative Embellishments

What could be more perfect than Creative Embellishment's fabulous Steampunk chippies paired with G45 Steampunk Debutante on a Tim Holtz Assemblage clock?  I went seriously crazy with mists and embossing powders to create this Steampunk piece.  The image is from Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante.

A quick and easy way to really make your chippies stand out is emboss them with embossing powder.  I embossed the gears with Stampendous aged gold emboxing enamel and the feathers with aged copper.  I used a metal flower and then dabbed on some embossing powder in aged gold and aged copper.  Love that aged copper!

I started with a black satin ribbon and dabbed mist on it to give it the multi colored sparkly look.  The roses are black that I sprayed with Lindy's Glitz Spritz Royal Emerald Fire.

I used these Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces from our store.

Steampunk Heart and Wings

I used different sized gears from these sets:

Gear Set 2 Large

Gears 1"

Gear Set Small

Thanks so much for visiting  today!  I hope you'll join in Creative Embellishment's  monthly photo inspiration challenges.  The photos are sure to spark your creativity and there's a great gift certificate awarded every month to one lucky person!

Maggi

Christmas is coming and it's time to get those cards done!

I like to make a few special Christmas cards for my friends that I know will appreciate a handmade card.   This one is an easel card and I've filmed a video to show you how easy these cards are to make.  As usual, I've used a lot of diecuts on my card, if you don't have similar dies, you can substitute basic square or rectangle shapes. 

Tip:  You can create this card and many others simply by purchasing just the Graphic 45 Ephemera Cards and the 6 x 6 Patterns and Solids pad along with any cardstock.  The best thing is that the images in the Ephemera Cards give you a quick, but pretty card front.   Embellish with hand made flowers or a bit of ribbon and you've got all you need for a set of cards.

The Merry Christmas sentiment is Creative Embellishments chipboard that I've heat embossed with Stampendous shabby white embossing enamel.  I love that the font matches that used in the Christmas Carol collection!

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Christmas Carol Collection -

Ephemera Cards 

6 x 6 Patterns and Solids

Other:

Ivory Cardstock

Creative Embellishment Merry Christmas chipboard

Stampendous Aged Ivory Embossing Powder

Petaloo Botanica Sugared Blooms Burgundy

Celebrate It wired ribbon

Martha Stewart holy punch

Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die

Spellbinders Gold Label Four die

Cherry Lynn Victorian Romance die

Die-namites Holly Branch die

ColorBox Graphic 45 Decades ink - Triumphant Red, Antique Moss

ColorBox Deep Green chalk ink

Uline foam tape

November challenge at Creative Embellishments

This is the inspiration  photo for the Creative Embellishments November challenge.    One lucky person will win a $50 gift certificate to the Creative Embellishments store!  One thing is for certain, if you don't enter, you can't win! ☺ We award our prizes on a random basis so everyone has a chance to win.  Hope to see your entry this month!

 The photo this month makes me think of fall, crisp mornings  and clear sunny days so of course I did a fall themed tag with a little window that opens where I can write a sentiment.  I used Graphic 45's Botanicabella that was recently re-released as a Deluxe Collector's Edition.  It is really a perfect collection for fall themed projects.

Mushrooms fascinate me so I let them take center stage on my tag.  I used our Wood Veneer Mushrooms in my cluster at the bottom along with some leaves from our  wood veneer Fall Leaves (set of 16).  I lightly misted the mushrooms with Lindy's Creme Brulee Cream and colored the leaves with Lindy's Gator Gumbo Olive mist and then touched on a little Lindy's Autmn Maple Crimson mist.

I used a Your Next Die Peek-a-Boo Door die to cut the the scalloped circle with the opening flap.  I'll write a sentiment inside so that my tag can serve as both a card and a tag!

The twist this month is to us a flourish, so I used our Flourish 17,  colored with Lindy's Gator Gumbo Olive mist, to anchor my cluster at the top, along with a wood veneer mushroom. 

I hope you'll join in our challenge this month!  That photo has to inspire you to create something pretty with the lovely fall colors we enjoy this time of year!


Thanks so much for visiting, hope to see your entry linked up in our November challenge!

Graphic 45's Christmas Carol Tags

Here's a twist on the tag; group 3 of them together as a wall hanging!  I used 3 tags from the G45 Staples Large Tag Album and Christmas Carol cut-aparts to create my grouping.   I tied 3 bows all from the same ribbon and used the same flowers on all the tags to give them a cohesive look.   I also built up the tags with layers of paper popped up with foam tape and cardboard.  Of course, you could also use these tags to dress up a simply wrapped package.

For me, the tag is just a base to build on and I almost always have things hanging off the bottom and sides.  Next time you're building a tag, try this.  Take a Staples Key Hole and glue something small to it and attach to the bottom of your tag.  I did that with the oval Merry Christmas piece and I think it looks great.  It changes the rectangular shape of the tag.

Graphic 45 Christmas Carol Collection:

Christmas Carol 4501185

Graceful Garland 4501186

Figgy Pudding 4501187

Seasonal Sentiments 4501190

Good Cheer 4501191

Scrooge and Marley - 4501192

Graphic 45 Staples Large Tag Album - Ivory

Other supplies:

Core'dinations G45 Signature Series vintage rose, triumphant red

Colorbox ink: glacier lake, antique moss, deep green

Distress ink - victorian velvet

Spellbinder's Decorative Labels 8 die

Sizzix Frame 658948

Stampendous shabby white embossing enamel

I Am Roses - red roses

Wild Orchid Crafts - red bead berry spray clusters

Celebrate It 360 wire edged ribbon

Stickles red

lace

Thanks for visiting, hope you have a cheerful day and most of all, happy crafting!

A Cornucopia full of sunflowers with Graphic 45!

I love sunflowers!  I love how their faces follow the sun throughout the day and love that they provide food for the birds.  It makes me happy to gaze out my window and see a bird clinging to the blossom and plucking seeds from the head.

 I wanted to make a fall centerpiece honoring this favorite flower of mine that is so predominantly featured in Graphic 45's French Country collection.  When I found this sweet little cornucopia basket,  that knew that it would be perfect filled with sunflowers and raffia.  I fussy cut a rooster and sunflowers from the French Country collection and layered them in my basket along with a silk sunflower and some raffia.  I love the result, it is perfect for fall and you know, Thanksgiving will be here before you know it.

When you have fussy cut images that will show from the back like my rooster, paint the back a solid color so that it will blend in. I painted the back of the rooster black and that blends in with the arrangement better than the pattern that was on the back.

Supplies:

Graphic 45 French Country 12 x 12 collection:

Sunflower

A La Carte

Abundance

Botanicabella Deluxe Collector's Edition - Botanicabella

Other:

Prima Mountain Lily sunflower vine

Cornucopia basket from Michael's

Sunflowers - Hobby Lobby

Raffia - Hobby Lobby

Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!