Creative Inspiration - Playing with glitter

Good morning all.

I am back this week once again to share with you all three layout that I haven't had a chance to share yet that I created using these super yummy goodies sent to me by 

the lovely Leanne, from Mad About Scrappin.

I have been able to create 3 layout using all these plus a few extras from own stash.

My first layout I have created using a piece of black card stock as the base for the layout from my own stash. I have cut away the centre of the black card stock base to use some to matt the larger photo in this layout. I have then used matt white card stock as a base then cut some of the patterned paper to break up the white matt card stock. I love the mix of aqua and this peachy colour. I think that they work really well together with the gold accents that I have added to the layout. I must say too that I love the little handmade Polaroid die cut that was in the kit too. It is super cute with the gold and aqua accents which have been finished off with some hand stitching detail. 

For the second layout I have worked with the gold glitter heart accented paper as the base for this layout. Now as you know I don't usually like to work with patterned paper as the base for a layout. However for this layout I really didn't want to cut the gold heart paper any smaller and loose all the glitter hearts. So I have then worked with the side of the heart paper that had the most hearts and then teamed it with some of the matching papers in strips to break it all up a little. I have also printed my own journal card to match using a digital stamp on a graph journal card. I have to say too I love how the aqua colour of the patterned paper worked perfectly with the photo I had chosen. 

For the last layout I have once again worked with some black cardstock from my own stash to team up with the black dotted white white paper in the kit. I have then worked with some more of the aqua and accented the page with some printed ticket stubs and hand stitching in matching peach floss. The layout was then finished off with a bit of bling, flairs created to match the paper range and a super cute wood veneer camera.

I quite enjoyed working with this paper range. I love the glittered accents that were in this kit. Not something I would normally play with but loved the challenge.

Well back to get some scrapping done.

Hope you all get a chance to get creative this weekend.

Till next week.

TFL, M x

Creative Inspiration - Week 29 2015

Just a super quick share today....

Just wanted to show you the last thing I created using up the last scraps of MME Wild Berry Paper range.

This week I created a fun card for a special girl that had her fifth birthday not that long ago.

Because I wanted to mix it up a little I have stamped birthday words using Dove Grey Stazon ink onto the heart paper. I Then stamped the number 5 using Black Stazon ink. This has helped add a bit of dimension to the card. 

By adding a largesatin bow I have kept it simple on a recycled card base. I have then printed a digital image and coloured her using some of  my mepxy markers. Added some kindy glitz to the cake sprinkles for a bit of sparkle and then  adhered the image using 3D foam tape. 

Simple but effective card for a special little girl.

Are you getting creative this weekend ?

I am and cannot wait to share with you all a new paper range I have received.

Till then.

TFL, M x

Creative Inspiration - Week 34

Just a quick one this week,

as I have been buried under a pile of scrap booking products madly scrapping my tail off.

Once again this week I have been able to get creative with this MME kit - Market Street - Nob Hill which Leanne from Mad About Scrappin has lovingly sent me.

This is the SUPER quick layout I hipped up last night in a mad rush to this all sorted before it got too dark to take a proper picture.

Matted this layout onto some white card stock and the added some matching white card stock hearts to add an extra pattern to the background. Then I layered some of the matching papers before matting my photo in some more white card stock. I like having the hearts there as they tend to draw the eye across the page.

I then have mixed it up a little with the journalling and the title using a mix of work stickers and some alpha stickers. I have created my title using a mixture of chipboard and alpha stickers mounted on a gold banner sticker from the pack. Once again I mounted the banner on white card stock to tie it all together.

To finish off the photo and add a little bling I have added a gold arrow paper clip. However I have added a matching flair from my stash to match with the greens in the patterned paper.

Okay.. tie to wind down and relax before getting the last of my scrap booking commitments completed. 

Get creative this weekend.

TFL, M x

Making a mess and getting creative with The Robin's Nest and Helmar

This week, the Helmar Design Team have been having a blast playing around with some fun products from

I must say.. that until recently I knew very little about The Robin's Nest and what products they have.

Well.... I have been majorly missing out that's all I can say.

Since I have received some of their products from Helmar and am now part of The Robin's Nest Design Team, I have had a chance to really play around with some amazing products.

As I said in my first post for The Robin's Nest I have ABSOLUTELY fallen in love with their dewdrops.

I think I have used them on every card and layout I have made in the last week. They are so versatile and add the extra pop to cards and layouts alike. I know that I am eager to pop over to the shop and stock up as they are so much fun to play with.

Plus to add to the added bonus I am now in love with their papers. I have been covered in glitter for the last week playing around with their paper ranges. I have never really been a huge glittered paper fan. That was until I received some of The Robin's Nest papers to play with. I have found the quality to be really good and the thickness of them perfect for playing around with and making a huge mess.

And yes... as most of you know I do like to mix it up a bit and play around with my papers.

So.. I got to work when I received my supplies to create this layout.

The base of the layout was created using old book pages adhered using my trusted Helmar Acid Free Glue wash to a piece of pasteboard cut to size and then lightly misted with gesso spray to mute it down. I then spread the centre of the layout with a layer of texture paste roughly and added a colour wash when the texture paste was dry.

The hearts were then created by book page adhered to light card stock using Helmar Acid Free Glue wash, and the others are hand cut from The Robin's Nest paper that I had chosen to work with because of the thickness of The Robin's Nest paper it was perfect for creating embellishments from. I was able to hand stitch them onto the card stock base quite nicely and fold the edges upwards and they help their shape.

I was then able to add that extra little bit of pop to the layout by adding The Robin' Nest dew drops to the smaller black hearts and randomly adhered them using Helmar Gemstone Glue over the base of the layout. I used the clear dew drops, which meant they were able to pick up the colours from the base of the layout nicely.

So super easy to create such a simple layout using some great products from Helmar and The Robin's Nest.

Off to play some more with my Robin's Nest products.

Happy Scrapping.

TFL M x