Let it be Merry & Bright by Pink Paislee

Hi everyone, yes I'm still here.  just a quick head up that my November blog post is now up on the Hey Little Magpie blog here.

I used the lovely christmas collection from Pink Paislee - Merry & Bright - which was just so lovely I didn't want to cut into it, but once I did it was really fab to us.

I got a selection of 12x12 paper, 6x6 pad, ephemera pack and sticker sheets.    

This is one of my layouts which includes a mini book attached to the front.

Please hop over to the blog, and leave a comment I would love to know what you think about my designs.

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To 'Die' for - Pink Paislee - Solstice

Hi all, over on the HLM blog I mentioned that I had done a step-by-step  on how I put this layout together.

For this layout I used my cameo to cut out the pie chart design, 

has I didn't want all the sections cut out - I deleted the section I didn't want and moved the shapes to make sure that when it cut it was over the paper.

I added 4 different 6x6 papers to the mat 

and cut out

Then I printed 4 different 6x4 photographs, and using one of the shapes as a template, I hand-cut the photographs who that it would fit in the missing space - hope that makes sense.

When I laid all the photographs and patterned papers together, I drew a faint pencil around the edge, to mark the placement.

Using some distress ink, I inked all the edges of the pattered papers.

then I decided that the background cardstock was too plain, so I splattered the background with some mists.

If you look closely you can see my rough circle guidelines.

After sticking the papers and photographs down, it came to adding a title.  I love these alphabets that are with the collection, not only the colour but the fact that the glitter doesn't rub off when you are handling them.   Has the title was long I was running out of a few of the letters, and I was missing a 'H', so with my thinking cap on I decided to 

Use a 'F' and "I' and make it work.

It not perfect, but when its in its page protector you can not tell, so all is good.

Keeping with the theme of a circle, I added circle elements to the centre of the layout, to ground everything and bring it all together, the 'summer vacation' is from the ephemera pack.

Over each of the patterned papers, I added a circle element

Which had to include some lovely HLM exclusive flare badges 

I hope you like my process of putting this layout together, and come back in a few days to see another layout put together using this collection that didn't make it to the HLM blog.

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My first CT Post for Hey Little Magpie

Hello, my blog readers, yes I'm still here … sorry I've been absent but enjoying spending time with James and the family while the weather is so good.

Well today over on Hey Little Magpie (HLM) is my first layouts for the CT.  Please hop over and have a look, not just at mine - but mainly mine - lol x - of my fellow CT team, so far this month the team has really pulled it out of the bag, and I know you will get loads of inspiration for what you see.

Here is a little sneak.

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Yeah !!! I Did It …

I applied and was accepted on to the Creative Team over at Sarah's Cards Ltd - which has now been relaunched as 'Hey Little Magpie'.

I am beyond excitement and so grateful for this great opportunity and I'm looking forward to getting my creative juices flowing and being part of a fantastic CT team.  Thank you Sarah and Lianne for making my day. 

These are my layouts I submitted

Using Amy Tangerine - Plus One Collection.  The photos was from my recent visit with the girls to the Botanical Garden, when we were celebrating Barbara's birthday.

I added extra texture by introducing some hand stitched lines between the triangles, and splatter ink on the background.

Then I did this one - which could be a 'stand alone' page but I designed it to be a right side of the 2 page layout.  Love this die cut from Silhouette Cameo.

The two pages together

Selfie : Maggie Holmes Collection - I took this selfie as soon as I got into the car from the hairdressers after having my hair cut really short.

RAD - I used an exclusive paper from Studio Calico for the background and did a lot of stamping to distress the background.

The RAD wood veneer I got from Studio Calico

Please check our Hey Little Magpie blog here, to see the other new members of the team.

To my great and thrilling surprise my bestie Julie had applied and was accepted, along with my two musketeers Sam and Sheena.  This is so funny has none of us had told each other that we had applied, let alone been accepted, I'm looking forward to being part of this new DT team and meeting some new friends and scrappers along the way.

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