Scrap Buster!

I had a raid through my scrap box today

choosing the tiny bits we can't bear to dump

but not sure what to use them for!

So I made a strip from them, adding

stitching, punched hearts and stars

corner rounder,

and some quotes using my Contact USA alphabets.

I did one strip using my coloured paper scraps

and one using black and white paper scraps.

You can watch my tutorial here

These are the scraps I used for the coloured ones

 along with some broad masking tape.

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - use designer papers

Love those Pretty Papers - use your papers

Snippets Playground - use your snippets

Don't know what is going on with blogger these days

but I am trying my best to click on every comment

and return the favour without their help!!

Christmas folio

I came across a tutorial for this folio shape and

wanted to have a go.

It can be found here at Berry Little Paper crafter

and it uses one sided 12" x 12".

So I went with a Christmas theme for mine.

This is the back view.

I have added gift tags, journal spots, mini folder

 and a mini book to mine.

You can watch a quick walk through here

Items used

Papers - Anna Marie Designs Christmas jingle

Stamps - Poinsettia Petals, Trimming the Tree,

Peaceful Boughs all SU.

Dies - circle and snowflake dies Tutti Designs

Colouring tools - pencils and markers

Embellishments - funky foam, ribbon

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral optional mood board

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option Christmas

Back to normal temperatures here today

so I will get some housework done!!

Hope the sun comes back at normal temps

though as it is only July.

Have a lovely week.

Another folio idea

Happy Monday.

I had another play around with one sheet of

12" x 12" paper and came up with this folio.

It has pockets and a waterfall so

uses up the full sheet!

I decorated the front with one of my tags,

just cutting the top off to make it fit.

I stamped lots of little inspirational

sayings on the inside and used

a few more of my ATCs along with

a handmade notebook.

This is how I decorated the back.

The closure is ribbon with some

paper beads I made from the straps.

You can watch a quick walkthrough here.

You can follow a tutorial for it here.

Items used

contact USA alphabet stamps,

Alphabest, Love this Moment,

Rectangular postage stamp punch,

paper florist dies, springtime impressions

all retired SU products.

I would like to enter this into

crafting from the Art - anything goes

Girlz creation fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Daisy Chain - not square

creative Fingers - anything goes

I have the dentist today to get a broken tooth fixed.

Don't know how it happened,

probably old age lol.

Have a good week.

Christmas folio

I did a little Christmas version of my

one page folio.

You can watch a quick tutorial here

Items used

Paper and note cards - Su

Stamps

From our house to yours,

Beary Cute, Itty Bitty Christmas - all SU

Inks, markers, bakers twine, stickers

I would like to enter this into

Girlz & the art of letters - C for Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

a Place to Start - anything but a card/anything

Ally's Angels - anything goes

A little birdie told me to!

In an effort to use up some more of my stash

I designed this little folio

using one sheet of 12" x 12" paper (SU).

I filled it with my previously made ATCs

along with some new tags and paperclip pockets

and mini notebook.

You can watch a quick walk through here

Items used

Arden Creative Studio postage stamps

Enjoy Life, Silhouette Scenes & Do the impossible (SU)

Spellbinders tag dies

Papers from SU

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

Girlz Creative Fun art of scrap - use designer papers

Triple B - B for bird

A Place to start - anything option no cards

PINspirational - green and blue

I have a busy day today with a mix of

shopping, gardening and crafting.

Have a good one whatever you are up to.

Birthday Folio

Happy Monday!

I am getting a head start on my April birthdays

as it's our busiest month for sure.

So instead of a birthday card for my daughter

I have gone with a birthday folio.

You can see a quick walk through of the insides here

I followed a tutorial from Septeria's Room which you

can find HERE.

I didn't forget to colour one side of her hair lol.

She always has one side black and one white.

Our very own Cruella Deville!!

Items used

Papers - Do Craft - Wellington

Stamps - Love you to pieces,

Love this moment, Framed Florets, Alphabest,

Country Bouquet, Itty Bitty Birthdays (all SU),

and Beyond Stamping.

Some paper lace, charms, vellum and wool

from stash.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Girlz Rebel Challenge  - ribbon/lace/twine

The Outlawz - no cards

Crafter's Cafe - for the girls/anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Sparkles Monthly - vintage/mixed media

Christmas Penguins

Happy Monday.

Today I have another little journal to share,

again with a penguin theme and perfect for Christmas.

This little book came together so quickly and

was great for breaking into more stash!!

You can watch a walk through here

or a quicker version HERE.

I have used stamps called Penguin Place and Sparkling Snowflakes (SU).

Papers are from an old Brenda Pinnock set.

Embellishments used

pompoms, sizzix snowflake dies, gems,

shrink plastic and various inks.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative fun art of scrap - use designer papers

Girlz & the art of letters - J for journal

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

The Outlawz - no cards

Stamps + Fun = creativity - animals

Vintage Folio

This folio has been lying around for a while waiting to be finished

so I finally took the bull by the horns.

It was a free download from Vectoria Designs a long time

ago which I printed off and inked up the edges.

The front has a bakers twine closure to which

I threaded on some cute star beads.

You can see the insides here

I have filled it with some tags, a mini notebook and

some atcs.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - more than 1 fold

Mix it up - anything goes option fancy fold

Love to Craft - anything goes

A Perfect Time to craft - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

Have a lovely weekend and thanks

for stopping by.

Garden themed folio

I'm in the process of making a bunch of items for my

daughter to bring to her table at Q-Con,

which is a big comic/gamer con at Queen's University

in Belfast. Lots of kids are brought there by parents

so I thought these might be nice to give away to the suffering parents.

 Last year I did a load of worry worms

but this year I thought I would do some folios, miniature books

and needle felted monsters.

This is one of the folios with a garden theme.

Great for using up my stash!

The front has a pocket, metal corners and ties with a ribbon.

On the back I added some linen thread, torn papers

and a little watering can charm.

Inside I have created note books and the last book

has a few pages for each season in the garden.

You can watch a quick walk through video here

for the insides.

Items used

Stamp sets - Enjoy Life, Love this moment, tabs for everything,

poinsettia petals and Itty Bitty Christmas (all SU).

Papers - K & Co scrap pad.

Inks - distress inks - peeled paint, shaded spruce (SU)

sewing machine, eyelets, ribbon, pearls, vellum and

old diary pages.

I would like to enter this into

The Neglected Stash - use old stash

Neglected stash used - eyelets, charms, paper pack, beads.

Love to Craft - anything goes

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Make My Monday - garden/gardening

Tri fold Folio

I have another stash busting folio to share today.

The tutorial is from Cathy's Garden on YouTube.

I have changed a few things and everything has

been machine stitched which makes it really sturdy.

This one is a tri fold folio.

I have made a notebook for the left side with matching pen.

The pockets, front, back and centre contain a tag.

The centre is a larger notebook and to the right I have

made a little scratch pad with various scraps

stitched together.

You can watch a quick walk through here

Items used today

Papers might be K & Co but not sure.

Stamps and stencil - Feathers from Hot Off the Press

Enjoy Life (SU), Love this moment (SU), Hope you know (SU),

Garden Green, Mint Macaron, Peekaboo Peach inks (SU),

Metallic rubons, Just Jade ribbon, sewing machine,

word rub ons and a brad.

I would like to enter this into

Love to Craft - anything goes

Double Trouble - thing 1

The Sisterhood of Crafters - anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes option 3+ layers

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Have a lovely weekend!

 

Pretty Folio and pen

I have made another folio to use up my 12 x 12 stash.

This one used papers from K & Company and My Mind's Eye

along with some Soft Sea Foam card.

I saw a folio made by May May on YouTube which sparked

an idea and this is what I ended up with.

The front is magnetised and I added a matching pen.

Inside there are note cards and a jotter

decorated with stickers, machine stitched and some stamping.

Flip another page and you get some pockets holding

another little note book and some pretty tags.

It is full of nice friendship and inspirational quotes.

You can watch a walk through here

Stamp sets used

Flowers of Friendship and Silhouette Scenes (SU)

Feel Alive AALL & Create

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore encore - anything goes

Triple B - birds, blooms and butterflies + option mood board

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Path of Positivity - anything positive option family/friends

Spooky Folio

I have a bit of spooky fun today with this mini Halloween folio.

It will hold 12 photos and I also included some

little booklets to record the Halloween fun games etc.

I did loads of stamping inside, creating some spooky scenes

and tags.

I didn't come up with this myself, it is from a tutorial

I found on YouTube which you can watch HERE.

I used papers from The Works, some Tutti Designs dies

and stamp sets from SU.

You can watch a quick walk through here

I would like to enter this into

Two Old Bats Halloween challenge - anything Halloween

Kreativtanten - ghosts

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Double D Challenges - to spook or not

Allsorts - anything goes

Believe in yourself!

Something a little different today.

I didn't have enough paper left in this pack which was called

Berry Delightful (SU) to make a mini album so I went with

a folio wallet.

On the front I put two pockets with faux stitching.

In the big pocket I have a handmade mini book

and in the smaller pocket I have a tiny journal tag.

The stamp set I used is called Love This Moment (SU).

Inside I have the main book which has been stitched in place

with a vellum front and back cover.

To the left I have two pockets and I have added

a large handmade notebook and a mini book with paperclip notelets.

On the back page I have added another handmade notebook

and mini book with paperclip notelets.

I did finish off this pack and I am very happy with the outcome.

Here is a quick walk through of my folio

I would like to enter this into

Mix it Up - anything option veggie stamping

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts galore encore - July anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - July challenge

Love Those pretty papers - anything goes using patterned papers

Hugs