Mireille- Basic Grey

My Sister

by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Cardstock : Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey - Lemonade *splash *tea Time * lime cooler
Pen: Sakura Identi & Sakura Soufflé, American Craft Galaxy Marker
Ribbon: Chatterbox
Ink: Colorbox Achival
Chip Stickers: Basic grey Lemonade
letter stickers : Basic Grey Lemonade
Glossy Accents: Ranger
Stamp: Basic Grey
floss : DMC
square punch

HOW TO
Cut your cardstock at size 30x30 cm

Cut the patterned paper in a 28x28 square and then cut an inner square at 27x27. Use it as a border

Punch little holes in a square around the patterned paper border at a 1 cm distance

the innerline at 0,5 cm distance. Connect the holes with a white sakura soufflé pen.

Outline your photos with an American craft galaxy marker

Place them on blue cardstock and create faux stitches.

cut a strip of paper, adhere the ribbon to it.. use the letterstickers for the title and give them extra dimension by putting glossy accents on them

I punched 3 squares and stamped the "love heart" on the middle.. used one for "journaling'.. (just a few words)

and on the other I stitched some "stars"

put faux stitches around the squares.

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"Your Adorable Chubby Cheeks"
by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Scrap Within Reach "Emerson Collection"
Embroidery Pattern: Sublime Stitching "Kurt Halsey Artist Series #1"
Embroidery Thread: DMC
Embroidery Needle: Bazzill "In Stitchez"
Alphabet Stickers: Doodlebug, Making Memories
Journaling Spot Template: The Crafter's Workshop "Orchid"
Brads: We R Memory Keepers
Name Plates: Joann's Craft Essentials
Paint: Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber

HOW TO
First I took an embroidery pattern and ironed it onto a piece of paper then stitched the design. I cut it out, carefully getting as close to the edge as possible.
Cut out various sized rectangles and layer under your photo.
The journaling die cut is made using a template from "The Crafter's Workshop." First trace the bracket onto a solid color. Then make the middle circle using patterned paper. Following the template, mark off even spaced dots, then stitch on these spots. Use a paper piercer first to assist in the stitching.
The edges are distressed with paint dabbers.

Zarah- About a Boy

about a boy

By: Zarah S Peterson

SUPPLIES
Paper: Making memories/Just Chillin' plus a piece of Jennie Bowlin paper that I shape cut
Cardstock: Bazzill (white and brown)
Alphas: Basic Grey and Making Memories
Embellishments: Prima flower and swirl
Miscellaneous: Glossy Accents by Ranger, Pens, Making Memories staplers, lace, a no-name pearl heart, no-name leaves, Fluid Chalk

HOW TO
1. Cut three photos into a wallet size. Mat them onto white and then brown Bazzill.

2. Cut of a small strip of the medallion shaped paper. Add a torn strip and a scalloped strip of the striped paper to the outsides. Sew or draw faux stitching on the top and bottom. Also add a strip of the star paper to top and bottom. The bottom one torn if you like. Add interest to the edges by inking them.

3. Cut a piece of ledger or striped paper (or something like that. I used a piece of Jennie Bowlin's Country store) into an interesting shape. For this one, I re-used the backing of a JB-button packaging as the template but you can also find templates online. Add the shaped paper on top of the other papers, and staple the lace to it all.

4. Glue your photos down. Either make them all evenly spaced and straight. or tilt them up - it's a matter of taste.

5. Add the title, the flower (plus its center) and the bling.

6. Put names and date in the empty corner to the low right.

7. Voilà! You're done!

Michele- Bo Bunny

“A Gift of Love”
by Michele Beck

SUPPLIES
Patterned papers: Bo Bunny collection “Alissa” (Twirls-adorable-spunky)
Alphabet and stickers: Bo Bunny Combo stickers “Alissa”
Cardstock stickers Bo Bunny “a true Princess”
Stickles Ranger
Crystal Kaisercraft
Stapler

HOW TO
Cut a circle on the “twirls”papers and scratch the edges.
Then, cut some strips of 2/30cm on the “adorable” paper, and staple it directly on the circle.
Cut a circle (24cm) on the “spunky” paper, and cut another one inside (18cm).
Scratch the edges, and adhere it on the page.
Add some circle in sewing.
Add the stickers (flowers) on the page to make a mat for the photo.
Cut the photo in circle, scratch the edges and adhere it by top of the stickers.
Add the title, crystal and stickles to make the layout shine
Outline the elements with a white pen.

Emma- One and Only

One and only
By Emma Trout


SUPPLIES
Bazzill beetle black cardstock (multi-pack)
Patterned papers: DCWV 8x8 La Crème stack
October Afternoon (Ducks in a row) Splish Splash
October Afternoon (Cherry Hill) Recipe box
October Afternoon (Detours) Fruit Stand
Stamps- Bo Bunny Journal acrylic stamp
American Crafts stamp collection Baby
Brads- Making Memories pebble brads black and white
Basic Grey chipboard mini monogram
Foam alphabet – American Crafts
Making memories word pebbles
Distress embossing powder (shabby shutters)
Ranger glossy cardstock
Acrylic paint

HOW TO

Glue a 1” strip of paper along the left edge of layout and a 1” strip across the bottom.

Add the full width photo above the bottom strip. Stamp journaling swirl onto the layout using archival ink then cut out the circle from the same journaling swirl that has been stamped onto glossy cardstock and add to centre on the photo.

Add a 1” strip of patterned paper above the photo. Cut out patterns from stack and decorate the paper strips.

I added a desaturated photo to the left side of the layout.

Sponge white paint directly onto cardstock

Add page pebbles, monogram, brads and elements from patterned papers.

Emma- Scrap Within Reach

The old pump.

by Emma Trout 

SUPPLIES
Bazzill cardstock white
Patterned papers: Scrap Within Reach (Industrial Park Collection) Warehouse, historic district, the factory, industrial loft, market street.
Making Memories dye (Wheatgrass)
American Crafts Zing embossing powder (Gold)
Tim Holtz stamp (Stamper Anonymous)
Making Memories eclectic brads (bug collection)
Ranger alcohol ink (slate grey)
Scrapworks alpha stickers
Tags,string, fabric mesh, ribbon.

HOW TO
Mix the dye with one cup of warm water. Brush directly onto the cardstock background. The dye leaves a lovely smooth tint on the cardstock.

Add matted photos to tags with strips of patterned paper then layer up onto layout with more torn and cut strips of patterned paper. Cut out the cogs and add to layout as embellishments. I also drew two corn ears onto patterned paper, cut them out and added to the layout.

Stamp and emboss the stamp onto glossy cardstock and add to layout.

Paint the foam alphabet with alcohol ink to colour it and allow to dry.

Finish by adding the journaling tag, dragonfly brad, mesh, ribbon bow and the title.

Jessica- Imaginisce

Congratulations Baby Card
by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES
Card Stock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Imaginisce Wild Things
Ribbon: Imaginisce Wild Things
Dimensional Sticker: Imaginisce Wild Things
Chipboard: KI Memories It's a Boy Chip Shapes
Stickles
Heidi Swapp Bling
Fiskars Treading Water Punch
Background Woodgrain Stamp
Ink: Ranger Adirondack Brights Sunset Orange, Ranger Archival Ink in Black

Zarah- October Afternoon

This layout is about how the apple sometimes is VERY happy to be falling pretty close to the tree...

My mother was a very special person, and the journaling says:

"If all I ever succeed in, in life, is to be a bit like you... Then I've reached my goal!"

SUPPLIES
White and black (and a TINY bit of brown) Bazzill

October Afternoon papers, from the gorgeous Cherry Hill collection
Alphas from Musterd Moon and Making Memories
Grungeboard by Tim Holtz/Ranger
Flowers & leaves from Prima The black blower that I stamped on the cream Prima, is by American Crafts, the Thanks-set
Apple chipboard from American Crafts. I've altered it slightly, adding a small rose leaf that I cut up and a stem of brown Bazzill
Wing ghostshapes made with white ink on regular overlays, and the stamps are from Heidi Swapp
Other, random stuff from my drawers:
Scrappy Floss by Karen Foster, no name buttons and pins, black brads, red staplers, lace, black raindrop and one KaiserCraft pearl.


HOW TO
The layout is basically just made with layers of the wonderful 8x8-papers from October Afternoon. With the squared one, I've cut it off beneath the apple-patterned paper and used the strip to make it seem longer than it really is.

All the edges are scraped with a pair of scissors, and then inked.

The dictionary print paper is torn on one edge, and scalloped on another. I've used a piece od scallop edges Bazzill to get that shape. I just traced, and then cut it out.

The tag is just a piece of white Bazzill that I've rounded the corners of, and stamped with a stamp from the Thanks-collection by American Crafts.

The arrow is simply a piece of a spinner from Cosmo Cricket. You can easily make your own by cutting one from Bazzill and mounting it on 3d-dots for height, adding a push-button to the center. (Or layer Bazzill to get faux chipboard.)

For the frame, I stamped a 3x3 Wedding Frame by American Crafts on a piece of overlay plastic, and cut it out.

I marked the text below with a green Memory Marker, that's also made by American Crafts.

The silver heart is just a raw piece of grungeboard with two layers of glue and "white" glitter by Making Memories.

Fanny- BasicGrey

Toi

by Fanny Delobel

SUPPLIES

Papers:
* Basic Grey Bittersweet collection ( " Essence", "Mousse", " truffle", "hand dipped")
Embellishments:
* Prima flowers
* brads: Basic Grey Bittersweet collection
brads: Basic Grey glazed brads
*chipboards (hearts) Heidi Swapp
* Ribbon: chatterbox
Alpha: Basic Grey Bittersweet alpha Stickers
distress ink (brown)
miscellaneous: Cork, border punch (fiskars) , fiber, paper lace, rick rack ribbon, tag, 3D Foam


HOW TO
Distress your background paper. Draw big heart on it. Place 36 brads along the drawn line.
Take your fiber and make a knot on a brad, on the right of the LO. Count 12 brads and turn fiber around the 12th brad. Count 12 brads again...And turn the fiber around this brad...count 12 brads...Do it until you arrive at the first brad...Make a knot...
Cut a strip of "truffle" paper. Matt your photo. Adhere it on the background (place "truffle" paper under the pic)
Cut borders in the "mousse" paper and staple them along the edges of the background.Finally place your embellishments (flowers, cork border, ribbons, glazed brads...) and title...
Ink and distress the edges of your papers and embellishments....Have fun!!

Jess- BasicGrey

Small Treat Box
by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES
Patterned Paper: BasicGrey Bittersweet- "Ganache," "Crushed Berry," "Blushing Pink," "Meltaway."
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Making Memories
Ink: Ranger
Paper Punch: Fiskars
Misc: Ribbon, foam pop dots, adhesive, bone folder, scorer.

HOW TO

1. Cut patterned paper down to 8.5"x11". Position your paper lengthwise. Using scoring blade on paper trimmer, score your patterned paper at 2", 5", 7", and 10".

2. Rotate your paper vertically and score at 2" and 7".

3. Use your bonefolder and crease your score lines.

4. Rotate paper back to the horizontal position with the 2" score line at the top position. Looking at your paper, your scorelines (from left to right) will be at 1.5", 2", 5", 7", and 10". Along the top of your paper, trim off all of the sections except the one located at the 2" score line (the second tab from the left). This will be the flap closure for your box.

5. Trim off the section located at the 1.5" score line on the bottom left.

6. Along the bottom section, use your scissors to cut the vertical score lines only to the 7" horizontal line. These flaps will now become the bottom of the box.

7. Make a scalloped border on the closure flap of your box.

8. Finish making creases using your bone folder.

9. Adhere the sides of your box and bottom of your box using a strong adhesive. Do not glue your top flap!

10. Once the box has been put together, carefully line up the front and back top corners and pinch together. Punch two holes in the middle of your flap for your ribbon closure. Match up the holes onto the body of the box, mark the position, then punch again.

11. Thread a ribbon through the holes on the box first, then through the holes on the flap. Tie into a bow.

12. Layers of patterned paper, cardstock, and stamped images make a quick decoration for the front of the box.

13. Distress all edges with ink.

Emma- BasicGrey

The day the clowns came to town-
by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
Bazzill cardstock (white)
Patterned Papers: Basic Grey- Lime Rickey (Sarsaparilla, Boston Cooler and Tutti Frutti)
Blush- (Charmed) Chatterbox – (Candy Stripe)
Alphas – Basic Grey white choc chip
American Crafts Thickers
Making Memories tiny alpha (teal)
Stamp- Paper Salon Monogram builder
Ranger- Matte Accents, Black Archival ink.
Other: Acrylic paint, gems, pearls, decorative edge scissors, embroidery floss, coloured card scraps.

HOW TO
Cut cardstock to size. Add a 2cm border of ‘Candy stripe’ paper around the outside.

Glue 2cm strips of ‘Charmed’ paper vertically to the inner left and right of border.

Cut out one of the wave stripes of the ‘Tutti Frutti’ paper and cut in half. Glue into place next to the ‘Charmed ‘paper.

Cut a thin border of reverse ’candy Stripe’ paper to go on the inside of the first ‘Candy Stripe’ border. Punch holes around this that match the red stripes. Mount onto yellow card and trim with decorative edge scissors. Glue into place.

Dry brush aqua acrylic paint around the inner of the layout and pink along the bottom directly onto the cardstock.

Cut around photo and glue into place on layout.

Make paper rolls from ‘Tutti Frutti’ paper and glue into place on layout hiding the join of ‘Charmed’ and ‘Sarsaparilla’ paper.

Cut five stars from ‘Boston Cooler’ paper, mount onto white card and glue into place along the bottom of layout.

Cut circles from ‘Sarsaparilla’ paper. Arrange in a cluster to the left of layout. Add gem centres. Drag embroidery floss through Matte Accents and glue into place on layout to form ‘balloon strings’.

Stamp circle monogram stamp onto white card. Cut out centre circle. Stamp onto coloured card, cut out and glue white circle to centre. Add journaling and glue onto layout.

Add title and decorate Thickers with flat back pearls.

Jess- My Mind's Eye

I made this cute little countdown calendar for my pregnancy. At the time, I did not know if I was having a boy or a girl, so I tried to mix pinks and blues for an ambiguous effect. I do know now (it's a boy!), but the colors are still fitting.

23 Weeks to Go!- A Pregnancy Countdown
by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES
Paper- My Mind's Eye: Penny Lane Feeling Groovy "No Worries," "Uniquely You." Free Bird "Passion."
Die Cuts- My Mind's Eye: Penny Lane
Clipboard- Creative Imaginations Jumpo Scallop Square
Chipboard- Heidi Swapp Metallic Shapes
Brads- Making Memories "Flower Patch" combo pack
Stickers- Making Memories, Heidi Swapp, American Crafts
Mirror- Heidi Swapp
Paint- Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints Charcoal Black, Blank Canvas
Ink- Ranger Brights "Pool," "Raspberry."
Felt- Fancy Pants
Die Cut Template- The Crafters Workshop: Cosmo
Glitter: Ranger Stickles

HOW TO
Cut 2 pieces of patterned paper, the first at 8.25"x8.25" and the second 8"x8". Distress the edges with your scissors, then add coordinating ink.

Paint a few of the Heidi Swapp flowers white. Once dry, add Stickles. Set aside to dry.

Using a Crafters Workshop template, cut out a scalloped circle out of a solid color paper. Layer (using foam) a 4.25" circle cut out of patterned paper. Punch a hole through the center of a circular flower die cut and attach a felt arrow with a brad. Layer on top of circle using foam.

Attach number stickers for the countdown.

Stagger chipboard flowers, cutting a couple in half to a layered look. Add brads to the middle of the larger flowers for dimension.

Add your title. I wanted all of my letters to match, so I used Studio paints and painted them all black.

Rachel- My Mind's Eye

The Summit

by Rachel Burgess

SUPPLIES
Bazzill cream cardstock 12x12
MME Penny Lane Tiny Dancer ‘ballet’ Dancing circles paper
MME Penny lane Tiny Dancer ‘jazz’ moving dots paper
MME Penny Lane Feeling Groovy ‘uniquely you’ special swirls paper
Ranger Inkessentials white pen
Turquoise blue pen
Turquoise blue and brown inkpads
Ranger Stickles crystal glitter glue

HOW TO
Tear a large corner piece off the dancing circles paper to form a mountain and attach to the bottom left corner of the base cardstock.
Draw around a dinner plate to give a large circle of moving dots paper and tear an aperture in the centre. Ink both the inner and outer edges with the blue ink and place over the top left corner at the ‘summit’ of the paper mountain. Trim away the excess that hangs over the edge of the layout. Mark a faint pencil line around the inner edge of the circular aperture on your layout.
Remove the aperture and draw a double freehand blue pen border on the cream cardstock but not over the mountain. Collage some photographs together to fit within this blue border and the marked aperture edge.

Mountain Rescue
*or how slush puppie saved my life!*

by Rachel Burgess

SUPPLIES
bazzill cream cardstock
turquoise blue inkpad
turquoise blue & green pens
MME Penny Lane Feeling Groovy ‘blue sky’ connect the dots paper 12x12 die cut
MME Penny Lane Feeling Groovy ‘uniquely you’ special swirls paper
MME Penny Lane Tiny Dancer ‘jazz’ moving dots paper
MME Penny Lane die cuts : brown scalloped oval frame & Happy Girl circle
Ranger Inkessentials white pen
Sticky foam pads

HOW TO
Ink the edges of your cream 12x12 base and draw a free-hand blue pen border
Tear a 7.5 inch square from the centre of the 12x12 die cut and ink both the inner and outer edges with the blue ink. Curl up the top right corner and attach to the front of your layout.
Cut a 4.5 inch diameter circle from the moving dots paper and cut a circle from the centre of this tpo form an aperture leaving a half inch rim. Mount one of your photos in the centre of this aperture.
Mount your second photograph in the die cut scalloped frame and doodle on the frame with the white pen.
Tear the edge from the happy girl die cut. Ink the torn edge and tear a larger disc from the leftover piece that you tore from the centre of the 12x12 die cut. Ink the edge of this also and layer the two discs together using sticky foam pads.
Draw a jagged upward diagonal line in the torn space in the centre of the 12x12 die cut on your layout several times using a fine tipped green pan and then layer the 2 photograph pieced and the layered torn disks in the bottom left hand corner of the layout.
Hand cut your title from the special swirls paper and mount at the top of you layout using sticky foam pads randomly to give dimension to some of the letters.
Add your journaling using the blue pen.
Attach the aperture and cover tall the edges within the collaged section with the stickles.
Hand cut a title, tiny train and three carriages from the special swirls paper. Ink the edges of the train pieces with brown ink and attach as if going up the mountain and onto the aperture piece.
Arrange the title around the aperture piece and highlight with the white pen where necessary to help it stand out.
Add journaling around the edge of the layout with the blue pen and also a dotted line and arrow leading up the mountain.

Jessica- Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas and Studio Paints

There's alot of cute shaped albums out there, but sometimes the cover art just isn't what you need. I have had this cute bracket shaped mini from the Love, Elsie "Daisy" line, however I do not have a dog! Luckily the sticky back canvas solved that problem.

Altering a Mini Album Using Claudine Hellmuth's Sticky-Back Canvas
Designed and Taught by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES
Claudine Hellmuth Sticky-Back Canvas
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints- Classic Teal, Dash of Red, Charcoal Black
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints- Multi-Medium Gloss
Ranger Archival Ink- Black
Foam Stamp
Sizzix Die Cutting Machine
Sizzix Die- Charms, Flowers #2
Brads for floral centers
Thin strip of cardstock
Background Stamp
Stickles

TOOLS
Craft Knife, Scissors, Crop-A-Dile, Foam Brush, Paint Brush, Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Black Pen, Strong Glue Dots, Heat Gun, Paper Towels, Water for Washing Brushes, Water for Blending.

HOW TO
1.Trace around the outer edge of your mini onto the backside of your canvas sheet; cut out and attach to the mini album cover.
2.Scoop out a portion of the multi-medium onto your craft sheet. Using your foam stamp, dab into the multi-medium until you have an even layer. Stamp directly onto your canvas. Allow to dry.
3.While the medium is drying, cut out 3 circles, each measuring: 3.5” (8,9 cm), 3” (7,6 cm), and 2.5” (6,4 cm).
4.Paint the larger circle and one small die-cut flower black and the smallest circle red. Set aside to dry.
5.The medium sized circle will have a blending technique.
1.Paint the medium flower teal, but leave about ¾ of a centimeter around the edge plain.
2.Blend a dab of red and a dab or teal onto your craft mat to make a purple shade. Water down the new color.
3.Using a small amount of the purple at a time, paint onto the edge of the flower and blend into the teal color.
4.Set aside to dry.
6.Paint a die-cut flower with any remaining purple, and the last flower teal.
7.By now the multi-medium should be dry. Add a scoop of teal pain onto your craft mat and water down with a paint brush. Paint over your canvas to expose the medium (this technique is called a “faux batik”). With a paper towel, quickly wipe away the paint from atop the medium. Continue to paint until you achieve your desired color. Set aside to dry.
8.Stamp a background image onto your red circle.
9.Cut your circles according to the diagram provided. Once the flower petals are cut, score and fold each one in half. Leaving the paper lining on the back of the canvas will help flowers keep their shape. However, this can also be achieved by applying a coat of the multi-medium and allowing it to dry.

10.Layer your flowers, attaching a brad to the middle. Adhere to your mini.
11.As a final touch, you can add little droplets of the multi-medium to your flowers for a handmade “raindrop.”

ADDITIONAL TIPS, IDEAS, AND USES
- For a complete color mixing guide, visit: http://www.collageartist.com/chstudio_colormixing.pdf.
- How To Make a Glaze: Mix together a bit of paint with the multi-medium. The more multi-medium used, the more transparent the paint glaze will be.
-Print on Canvas with computer printer (not recommended for laser printers)
-Resist Technique using Ranger Watermark Resist Pad
-Sew onto t-shirts or make purses.
-Faux Batik
-Glue with the Gel Medium
-Water down colors for translucent coloring.
-Mix with Ranger Perfect Pearls: Run canvas through an embossing folder. Outline the embossed area with a Ranger Perfect Pen in clear. Dust lightly with Perfect Pearls. Mixing the paint with Perfect Pearls also gives a beautiful look.
-Works well with die cutting machines and a Bind-It-All.

Emma- American Crafts

How does your garden grow?

by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
Patterned papers:
American Crafts- (Baby) Mary Quite Contrary, Hickory Dickory, Jack Be Nimble, Baby Bunting
(Teen) Sadie Hawkins, Teachers Pet
(Backyard) Sizzle, Snap
Doodlebug- flocked black
My Little Shoebox- My Neighbourhood
12x12 Canvas frame
Ranger Industries- pearl dabber
Stickles (Icicle)
Stamps- Art warehouse
Heidi Swapp- Felt butterflies
Prima crystal swirls
Stix2 PVA and foils
Other: Twigs, wooden coffee sticks, string pearls, straw, reindeer moss, seed beads, pom-pom trim Silver foil, shells, silver bells, magic mesh, Dymo tape, lace, craft wire, acrylic paint, white card.

HOW TO
Paint the inside edge of the frame with black acrylic paint and leave to dry.
Glue a piece of Jack Be Nimble paper across the top half of the inside frame.
Cut two hill shapes from the reverse Baby Bunting and Snap papers. Ink the edges, add lace to the back of each ‘hill’ then glue onto the layout across the centre.
Cut a piece of Sizzle paper to fit along the bottom of canvas and glue into position.
Cut three tree shapes from the reverse of Snap and Jack Be Nimble paper. Stamp one with dots stamp and emphasis some of the dots with a white pen. Glue into position at the top of the canvas. Add twigs to form the branches and trunks. I then made some roses made by cutting circles from the reverse Teachers pet, cutting into a spiral and then folding the spiral inwards to form the flower. This technique I learnt from my talented friend Lucy Folch. These were added to the trees.
I added clouds cut from Hickory Dickory and matted them onto silver foil. Cut houses from the My little Shoebox paper and place on top of the hill. Cut a path from white card and glue into position coming down the hills. Edge with string pearls.
Paint coffee sticks with white acrylic paint then pearl dabber when dry. Trim the length and fix together to form a fence. Glue into position across the left/middle page.
Cut a path that will go along the bottom of canvas. Add seed beads to form gravel. Glue into position and edge with pearl beads.
Form spirals of paper and glue into position along the edge of the path. Glue reindeer moss into the garden borders. Cut the inner flowers of the Mary Quite Contrary paper and glue along the borders. Add gems to flower centres. Form a plant support with three small pieces of straw. Add spirals of paper and more flowers.
Cut heart shapes from Sadie Hawkins paper. Use these to make flower shapes on the fence and shells to go along top of garden.
Add photos.
Cover the edge of the canvas frame with Doodlebug Flocked paper.
Add butterflies with craft wire spirals and pearl bodies to top right of canvas.
Paint two shells with acrylic paint. When dry, brush Stix2 pva on shell ridges. When dry, add Stix2 foil on the pva.
Add mesh to bottom left corner of canvas. Glue shells onto mesh and add a ribbon bow and a cluster of silver bells. Add Prima crystal swirls.
Finish by adding title. Enjoy!

Mireille- American Crafts

Hollands Next Topmodel
by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: American Crafts
* Teen Line
- Drill team
- Head cheerleader
-study hall
- Sadie Hawkins
- Home Coming Queen
Paint: Ranger Paintdabbers
Pen: American Craft & Sakura
Fiskars Border punches: Effervescence and Threading Water
Xyron Wishblade
Tim Holtz Distressing Tool
Stars: Making Memories Shimmer Jigsaw preglittered chipboard

HOW TO
I distressed all the edges with the distressing tool. The stitches around the layout are faux-stitches made with a pen.
I put made photo mats with the border punches.
I made the title with the wishblade, used the spare part of the paper where the title came off as a stencil for the title on the left side of the spread (just tapped some paint with a paint dabber).
I outlined the stars with a black pen.

Easter Egg Idea using Ranger Alcohol Inks

Here's an idea for your alcohol inks you may have stashed. First stamp your egg using an unmounted clear stamp. We used Ranger Archival Ink in jet black because it is waterproof and non smearing. Add a drop or two of your preferred Alcohol Ink with a small amount of the Alcohol Blending Solution into a mixing well. Using a paint brush, color in your design with your alcohol inks. Another way to get a mixed color effect is to place your egg upright into your mixing well. Start with a dark color and place a drop or two directly onto the pointed end of your egg. Let it trickle down, then add a drop of the Alcohol Blending Solution. Add another drop of a different color. Keep builiding your colors and adding drops of the blending solution.

Emma- American Crafts

Play it again Sam.
by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
White Bazzill cardstock
Patterned papers: American Crafts, Backyard (Sizzle, Snap)
Teen (Talent Show, Sadie Hawkins, Teachers Pet, Honor Roll)
Baby (Jack Be Nimble, Mary Quite Contrary)
KI Memories Love, Elsie - Roxie (Funky Fun)
Rub-ons- Luxe Designs
Alphas- American Crafts foam Thickers, Basic Grey white chip
Acrylic paint, brads, gems, string pearls, Pearl dabber.

HOW TO
Cut a 2” strip of Honor Roll paper and glue on right edge of layout. Sponge white acrylic paint along the edge. On top of this add a thin strip of Snap paper and a thinner strip of Talent show.
Cut out white swirls from Bazzill cardstock and add on top (I used a Bo Bunny swirl as a template).
Draw a ‘curtain’ from Mary Quite Contrary paper, doodle and glue to the left of the Honor Roll paper.
Cut around the photo and mark the position in the centre of the layout. Paint a green/aqua floor And paint splashes that go around the photo. Add the Luxe Designs rub-on circle.
Cut out a ‘spotlight’ from the Sizzle paper and add to the layout so it goes behind the photo. When dry, add photo.
Create a ‘pelmet’ by adding layered pieces of Jack Be Nimble, Honor Roll and Teacher’s Pet. Glue into place at the top of layout and sponge with acrylic paint along the edge. Add pearl string.
Add gems, brads and torn pieces of Love, Elsie musical notes paper around the layout.
Paint Basic Grey alpha with Pearl dabber. When dry, add to layout with the Thickers.
Add journaling, finished!

Emma- Pink Paislee

Puppy Love
by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
Bazzill cardstock (white)
Patterned papers: Pink Paislee Fetching (Engaging, Appealing, Confident, Spirited)
Pink Paislee Office Lingo (Outside the box)
Scenic Route (worn lined background)
Alphas- Scenic Route chipboard alpha, Making Memories tiny alpha black.
Bracket stamp- My Minds Eye (Laundry Line, natural ‘aspire’)
Word stickers – 7 Gypsies
Acrylic paint – Adirondack dabber (Stream)
Buttons, heart shaped doily and black embroidery floss.


HOW TO
Cut a 1 cm patterned paper border and sew around the inside edge, attaching it to the cardstock. Machine stitch a rectangle to the top of cardstock.
Paint the doily with stream dabber and when dry glue to the top of layout.
Adhere your photo to a rectangle of orange paper.
Layer strips of patterned paper across the centre of layout, adding the photo on top and semi-circles of patterned paper at the top of photo.
Print bracket shapes onto cream card using the stream dabber. Cut out and glue around the smaller photo.
Cut a circle design from patterned paper and glue onto lined paper for a journaling block. Add journaling and glue to bottom right adding ‘flowers’ cut from patterned paper.
Add buttons, final strips of patterned paper around layout and title.

Mireille- Doodlebug

I've got the music in me

by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - 2120 Berry pink ; 2121 Pink lemonade plaid, 2122 Strawberry Blossom
stickles: Ranger
Punch: Apron punch Fiskar
Alpha's: American Crafts
Alpha stickers (small black) - Carolee's Creations
dimensional pearls: Ranger
Pen: American Craft

HOW TO
Mat the patterned paper on cardstock. Mat the middle photo on cardstock after you traced them all with a white marker.
Create a strip patterned paper with the apron border punch.
Cut flowers from the patterned paper, crumple them and layer them with gluedots in different heights.
Use stickles and dimensional pearls to decorate the flowers.