Monday, 10 October 2011

NEW KIT!

A new kit will be on sale in the shop today and it is a lovely kit full of autumnal shades, 6 x6 papers, cardstock, JB paint dabber, ribbon, brads, journalling cards, Crate Paper rub-ons and buttons! I loved it as soon as I opened the box. I have posted some photos of the things I have made so far, but have more of the kit left so I would like to make a little mini-book with the remaining products and document the rest of autumn as its a fantastic time of year.


First up, I made a little tag with a favourite quote, which is something I like to do just to remember someone elses words. I used the paint dabber to cover a plain white tag. Then cut strips of two of the patterned papers in the kit and used the dabber around the edges of the strips before sticking them down. I used a length of brown ribbon at the top of the tag and a length stuck across the bottom for some added frill! The brads are beautiful and add a touch of elegance to this simple tag.


A simple and fun card made by covering a card blank with the floral paper, then adding a rectangle of apple paper across the middle. I added a length of aqua chevron ribbon above this. I used the paint dabber around the edges of the cow journalling card before sticking it into place and added a fun orange brad to the bottom. I used my own alpha stickers to add my greeting.




I made these two layouts using a 6 x 6 piece of cardstock for each, so they are half the size of a standard scrapbook page but they look gorgeous! For the autumn layout I printed the photos as a contact sheet and stuck them onto the layered paper. I also used the paint dabber to add a distressed feel to the edges of the paper and card. I used a Crate Paper rub on to add some journalling and a few bright buttons to finish off.

For the Sunflower layout I painted a portion of the background with the dabber, then layered the paper and photo on top. Another Crate paper rub on was used for more journalling and a beautiful brad to finish off.

I hope you like these projects, I hope to post some more when I've more time. If you buy the kit and make something from it please do post a link, we'd love to see what you come up with.

Annie x

Monday, 19 September 2011

Weekly Sketch #7

Welcome to our 7th weekly sketch!
This week the sketch and layout have been designed by Annie, you can check out her blog and other great work here.

Sketch #7

Annie's Layout


I love all that journaling down the side! We would love to see if you create any projects using the sketch, feel free to comment with a link to your blog or upload a pic to our Facebook Page.

Happy Crafting,
Maxine & Annie

Monday, 12 September 2011

Weekly Sketch #6

Welcome to our 6th weekly sketch. I hope that the previous sketches have been of inspiration to some people!

This week the sketch and examples have been created by Maxine but the inspiration actually came from the fab sketch site Pencil Lines.

Sketch #6


Layout example

This week I have created a 6x12 layout, but the sketch would work just as well for 81/2x11 or 12x12.


Card Example



I hope you have enjoyed this weeks sketch and we would love to see if you create any projects using the sketch.
Happy Crafting,
Maxine x

Monday, 5 September 2011

Weekly Sketch #5

Welcome to our 5th weekly sketch. I so hope that you are following along with us and have enjoyed the past months sketches.

This week the sketch has been designd by Maxine from 2 previously made layouts and then the card has been created from this.


Sketch #5




Layout 1

Layout 2

Card

I hope you have enjoyed this weeks sketch and as always feel free to share any projects you create from our sketch.

Happy Crafting,
Maxine

Monday, 29 August 2011

Weekly Sketch #4

Welcome to our 4th weekly sketch. This week the sketch and examples have been designed by Maxine.

Sketch #4

Layout Example 1

Words for this layout were taken from the Winnie the Pooh song 'Forever and Ever'.

Layout Example 2

Words for this layout were taken from Black Eyed Peas 'I Gotta Feeling'.

Card Example


This card uses MME Stella & Rose and Hero Arts Stamps.

In both my layout examples I have merged the journaling and title together but you could have a seperate journaling and title block like the sketch shows.

I really hope that you are enjoying our weekly sketches, please feel free to comment below or on our facebook page if you create any projects using our sketches.

Happy Crafting,

Maxine


Monday, 22 August 2011

Weekly Sketch #3

Welcome to our 3rd weekly sketch, I really hope that you have checked out the previous 2 weeks and that they have given you some inspiration.

This week the sketch has been taken from Pagemaps and the examples created by Maxine.

Sketch #3


Layout example


Card Example
Hope you have enjoyed this weeks sketch, if you create any projects using the sketch for inspiration then we would love to see, feel free to leave a link or upload to our facebook page.

Hugs & Periwinkles,
Maxine


Monday, 15 August 2011

Weekly Sketch #2

Welcome to our 2nd weekly sketch. I hope you liked last weeks sketch and would love to see any projects you create from any of our sketches. Feel free to leave links to your blog in the comments or come on over to our Facebook page and share on the wall.

Our week 2 sketch and examples have been designed by Maxine.

This is not a new sketch I have designed but is my favourite sketch, all the examples to follow have been created from this sketch over the past year or so.

Sketch #2

Layout Example 1

Layout Example 2
Layout Example 3

Card Example 1

Card Example 2

I love the versatility of this sketch, you can fit up to 9 photos on it should you wish (as in layout example 2) or include 6 photos and use the bottom (or top) section for your title and journaling (as in examples 1 and 3). In my layout examples my coloured squares measure 3" and my photos approx 2", but you could make each square a 3" photo if you do not wish to include a photo mat. You could also use some of the squares for journaling instead of photos. I love to embellish my layouts quite a lot but you could also make a much simplier and clean looking layout by using minimal embellishments. The list of options with this sketch is almost endless!

I hope you have enjoyed our second weekly sketch and watch out for another next week!

Hugs and Periwinkles,
Maxine x