Summer Fresh Memory File

Hello crafty ladies!

Today I have something really colourful and summery for you! It's the Simple Stories' Summer Fresh collection available at Paper Lane and my Heidi Swapp-inspired memory file:

Memory files are so much fun to create and a perfect way to collect your sweet memories in one place without too much effort. The task is even easier with a collection such as Summer Fresh where you have so many ready-made journalling cards and titles that you hardly need any tools or additional embellishments. I enjoyed the collection immensely, especially in these hot days when I do feel a little lazy and easy and fun projects are by far my favourite :).


I came up with the idea to create two separate mini albums for my photos using some good quality envelopes for additional sturdiness. What I did was assemble the two albums from envelopes and then used one for the portrait photos and the other for the landscape ones. This way I created the perfect and sturdy space to stick the photos and the journaling cards and also ended up with some pockets where I can keep some other photos later on.

For this project I used a simple file I got from an office supplies store and the following Summer Fresh papers:

Bits of Summer
County Garden
Summer Fresh Flash Cards 4x6
Journaling Card Elements # 1 and 2.

I also added some ribbon, washi tape and twine and some stickers.

I hope you liked my project and will scrapbook your summer photos using Summer Fresh. There is more summer inspiration coming your way, so keep those photos piling.

Have fun!

Altered Frame

Hello! I'm popping in today to share this altered frame which I made a while ago.

Здравейте! Отбивам се днес набързо за да ви покажа тази рамка, която направих преди време.

I used a very cheap white frame and decorated it with adhesive fabric paper by DCWV, some twine and several Prima flowers.

Използвах една евтина бяла рамка, самозалепващата текстилна хартия на DCWV, малко шнур и няколко Prima цветя.

It turned out really sweet and matched my photo perfectly!

Получи се много сладко и много добре се върза със снимката, която бях избрала!

Thank you for visiting!

Благодаря, че се отбихте!

Paper Lane's First Challenge

Good morning, crafters! Have you checked the latest Paper Lane news? We have launched a crafty competition and it was my pleasure to announce the first challenge:

Create a card that has glitter or sparkle.

Easy peasy, isn't it? And the prize is definitely worth participating! Here it is:


Check all the details and my design inspiration at Paper Lane's blog or Facebook page. You have until 12 May 2012 to submit your cards either to Paper Lane's FB page or dxbcrafters@gmail.com. At the moment the challenge is open only for crafters who can personally collect the prize from the store.

I can't wait to see your cards, so keep them coming!

DCWV Accordion Fold Album

Hello! Today I will share with you an accordion fold album I made for Paper Lane using one of the latest DCWV 12x12 paper pad collections - The Playtime Stack. This pad is basically a kids collection with cute characters and lots of sparkle and glitter. The papers are adorable in their own simple way and come on my favourite kraft paper and not just on the regular white cardstock which makes them quite unique!


Здравейте! Днес ще ви покажа едно албумче тип акордеон, което направих за Paper Lane от новата колекция на DCVW The Playtime Stack. Хартиите в блокчето са с много сладки герои и много блестящи елементи и от крафт картон, което ги прави много интересни.


All I used to make the album was:

Cardstock and patterned paper: Bazzill and DCWV The Playtime Stack
Embellishments: Buttons and brads
Adhesives: Double sided tape, foam tape and Glossy Accents
Tools: Paper trimmer, Martha Steward butterfly punch, Silhouette die cut flowers
Other: Uniball Signo white gel pen.


I used the album for the photos of Raya's first sports day at school.

Подредих в албумчето снимки от първия спортен ден на Рая.



I chose the best moments of the day and now we have a wonderful keepsake of the event!

Подбрах най-интересните моменти и сега си имаме чудесен спомен от този ден!

Thanks for visiting!

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BoBunny Ambrosia Collection

Hello, all! Today I will share with you the projects I created using the new BoBunny collection Ambrosia. The collection comes in fresh and bright colours combined with some pastel backgrounds which makes it really versatile. I just love the bright yellow, blue, purple and orange in this collection.

I found the Ambrosia Pensies paper just perfect for an altered project, so I decided to alter a notebook:

I used a cheap notebook which I “dressed up” with the BoBunny patterned paper and K&Company textile paper. I also used some Walnut Stain Distress Ink to define the cover panels.

For embellishments I coloured Dusty Attic chipboard flowers with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and inked up the flowers in the middle with ColorBox inks. I finished off with some jewellery elements and a ribbon to make the notebook a little bit more fancy.

It came up pretty sweet, right? I just wish I have taken a picture before I started altering the book, so you could see the difference :). Altering is so much fun and the results are always unique!

When it comes to cards and busy backgrounds such as the Ambrosia Flowers paper, I like to use small strips of the paper to add a strong colourful accent to the card. I did exactly so in this card:

I stamped a Hero Arts soft green notecard with the “Thank you” background stamp in Hero Arts Soft Green Shadow Ink and layered it with an image from an American Crafts stamp set to create a stamped boarder. It all came out very soft and delicate, so I added the colourful paper strip and punched out butterflies as accents. The sentiment is from the same American Crafts set and the pearls are Hero Arts.

My BoBunny layout is using the Ambrosia Lily paper on which I did some stamping with Ranger Snow Cap acrylic paint dabber and ColorBox inks and Hero Arts stamps. Well, I just can’t help it – I have to stamp :).

To embellish the layout I chose a Cheery Lynn die cut doily, MME and K&Company stickers, Basic Grey buttons and a textile self-adhesive strip. The photo is by Tarek Hassan Photography.

I hope these projects will inspire you to try the Ambrosia collection which also features some cute butterfly stamps and even cutter buttons. You can find them all in Paper Lane.

Thanks for joining me in this DT Inspiration post and happy crafting!

It's time for Lily Pad Cards Birthday Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Today I am joining the ladies at Lily Pad Cards in their First Birthday blog hop!

To celebrate it's first year Lily Pad will randomly award 3 prize packages and all you have to do is either “Like” Lily Pad Cards on Facebook or leave comments on the participating blogs (including Lily Pad). For each comment (one per blog, please), you will get your name entered again, so the more blogs you visit and comment, the better the chance :).

Здравейте! Днес участвам в блог хоп-а на Lily Pad Cards, които празнуват първия си рожден ден. Като част от празника, Lily Pad ще раздаде 3 награди с жребии. Можете да участвате или като "харесате" Lily Pad във Facebook или като оставите коментари в блоговете, които участват. За всеки коментар (по един на блог), името ви ще бъде включено в томболата с един глас. Ето блоговете на дамите преди мен и след мен, както и моята картичка. Успех!

You should have come here from Heather Maria's blog Stamping and Stitching.

And here is my colourful and bright card to say happy first birthday Lily Pad!


I just love how cute the owl looks with these goggle eyes :) Lawn Fawn stamps and Eco Park papers - just the perfect combination for a first birthday card!



The next stop on the hop is Isha's blog Hobby and Ideas.

If you hit a bad link, you can always go back to Lily Pad to view the master list of blog links.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the beautiful birthday cards and leave Lily Pad and the hop hostesses some love!

А Layout Tutorial

Hello everyone! Today I have something different for you - a step-by-step layout tutorial which I made for Paperlane a while ago. Here it is and I hope you like it!

Здравейте! Днес отново ви предлагам нещо по-различно. Този път това е урок за скрапбук страничка. Ето и инструкциите стъпка по стъпка. Надявам се да ви хареса!

Supplies:

Patterned paper: DCWV The Playtime Stack, DCWV The Sweet Matstack

Photos: three photos (3.5 x 5 inch)

Die cuts: two apple die cuts, three bigger and two smaller circles

Inks: Mustard Seed, Brushed Corduroy and Forest Most Distress Stains

Other: Martha Stewart paper tape, Uniball Signo white gel pen, Ranger While Enamel

Tools: ruler


Step 1:

Prepare your photos and mat them on the trimmed patterned papers.


Step 2:

Using the paper tape decorate the white circles.


Step 3:

Colour the white apple die cuts with the Distress Stains.



Step 4:

Assemble your layout and add the embellishments. Outline the photos and draw lines for your journaling with the white gel pen.


Step 5:

Outline the apples and use some Glossy Accents on the small circles.


Step 6:

Add dots to the patterned paper with the White Enamel.

Step 7:

Add your journaling.



Thanks so much for visiting!

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