Christmas wish list......

I've just discovered some beautiful papers to put on my wish list for Santa. The stack is called Classic Christmas by S.Dyment. It's a paper and die cut pack and the papers come with some really beautiful red foiling too. The pack is not just paper but also two sheets of die cut notelets that you could use as toppers for cards, embellishments for Christmas layouts, or even gift tags. Best of all it's only RRP £7.99 for the 12 x 12, £4.99 for the 8 x 8, or £3.99 for the 6 x 6. 

They also do a range of matching products to go with these papers, check out Docrafts to find out more, or click here. 

A day on the lake.....

I love the paper I used on this page, in fact it inspired my whole layout. I'd had it for a while from a papermania goody bag and wanted to use it for a water themed page because the blue swirls made me think of waves, so when I looked at these pictures of James and I on the lake my page started to take shape. The brown of the paper has quite a vintage look to it so I stuck with this theme and used some metal Papermania letters for my title. I added my journalling onto a notelet with blue swirls on it that complimented my theme and printed my pictures with a white background to make them stand out. I really loved scrapping these pictures as we had such a great day, and think the page turned out really well.

Floral Teacup Card

I made this cute birthday card for a friend who is really crafty so I knew I wanted to make something that would impress. Her style is elegant and simple which I think I've managed to capture. I normal keep florals quite plain, but I decided to try using clashing patterns (which I keep hearing is a big trend at the moment) and think it came out quite well. I used an Anitas glitter decoupage for the flower teacup, I love Anitas decoupage as it's die cut and it's quite easy to use without any fiddely cutting out (which I can be hit or miss with). The background was made using Papermania 12"x12" Paper & Die-cut Pack - Rose Garden, which comes with papers, borders greetings and die-cuts. I used a background paper, a border and a greeting on this card. The pack costs £5.99, which is a real bargain for all you get in it. I also chalked the edges with pink for a vintage look. Overall I'm very pleased with the result, and I hope Sue is too. 

Spring is here....

I love this page I think the colours I used here really catches the mood of the pictures that spring is finally here. At the minute I'm loving papermania metal letters. I've had them in my stash for a while but haven't used them recently until this page. The chipboard shapes were a free gift from a craft magazine last year which I've never found a use for. I love the backgroound paper because it's quite vintage and unusual.  

Button frames

I made this frame using a cheap wooden frame, which I then added lots of papermania mini buttons to using strong glue. I really like this picture that I put in the frame, it's of my family in Disney world after we won dream ticket prizes. I gave this frame to my mum for her birthday, I think homemade presents are a really thoughtful gift.

Birdcage Card.

At the moment I'm loving all things bird and birdcages, particularly when combined with greens in pastel or more zesty tones, as green is the perfect colour for Spring.  I made this card using papermania elements toppers. They are RRP £1.99 and come in many different designs. But, if you go to http://www.artandcraftworld.com/Papermania/Embellishments/Toppers you can find them for just £1.19.

My wishlist........

I don't know about you but my favourite crafting product is paper. Yes paper, I love the stuff. If I'm stuck for inspiration I just flick through my paper stash until I find one that inspires me to start a new project. However, last night while flicking through my paper box, I noticed that it was getting a little empty!!!!! So here's my wish list for what I want to fill my empty box with.........

1. Cosmo Cricket Early Bird 6x6 paper, 36 sheets.

RRP £6.75.

I love these papers, they are quite bright and fun and match all my spring time projects.

2. Cosmo Cricket Double Deck Lil' man and snorkel, 12x 12, 48 sheets.

RRP £23.99

I thought these would be fun for my summer scrapbooking.

3. Papermania signature range, Regency A5 paper pack, 48 sheets, 12 designs.

RRP £6.99

I l;ove the muted soft colours in this collection, and thought this would be nice to indulge my girly side.

4. DCWV, Safari Chic Stack, 48 sheets, 24 designs, 12x12.

RRP £19.99

I love the animal inspired prints and tribal designs, plus the paper's textured too.

 

5. K and Co Paper flowers,24 double sided 12 x 12 pages of flowers, leaves and extras, there are 578 die-cut pieces ready to fold and embellish.

RRP £14.99

I really fancy giving these a try. They are something new that I haven't tried before and I love the K and Co patterns and colours.

Honey & Hugs Decoupage

As promised some cards made using the new Honey and Hugs collection. These were made with the decoupage and papers. I really love this cute, fun collection from Papermania.

1. This little piggy.....

For this card I simply made up the decoupage, mounted it onto blue cardstock then stuck it onto a lovely background paper (The Spring Stack) attached a ribbon and bow (Papermania), mounted the greeting onto coordinated cardstock and stuck it over the ribbon.

2. Baaah Baaah Rainbow Sheep.....

For this card I stuck a rectangle of Honey and Hugs paper onto a white card blank, then added a decoupage sheep and three white glitter dots (Anitas).

3. Twit Twoo a card for you.....

My fiance actually made this card when I forced him (he wanted to craft really) to have a crafty day with me over the weekend. I think he has done an amazing job, and he even let me teach him how to line envelopes!!!! Well done James!!!!

Honey and Hugs.

I've not had much time to craft this week. But I'm going to spend tonight doing some serious catching up with my 2010 scrapbook and making a start on my Easter cards (I know it's a bit early but I love the chick and bunny embellishments I've got in my stash to use up)

I just love the new Honey and hugs collection from Papermania, (not only is it beautiful it also has a fab name).

It comes in notelets, papers, stamps, stickers, embellishments and decoupage.

I think that the pretty pastel colours are just perfect for spring and I love the notelets for adding journalling to scrapbook pages, the characters are so cute and fun too (my favourite is the little chick)

I'm hoping to make some cards and scrapbook layouts with these products tonight, so I'll post the results shortly.

Hot or Not????

I just love Papermanias capsule collection. Particulrly the Red Hot collection, which comes in tones of pink and red. This is just perfect for Valentines day, or just all things girly.

There is also, monochrome, aqua, heather and sunshine.

Each collection comprises of, mini buttons, mini polka dot buttons, paper flowers, embellishment set, paper, ribbon and ribbon bows. I particullary like the mini polka dot buttons, and the embellishment set shown below. The embellishment set includes, flowers, large brads, mini brads, shaped brads, gems and photo tags.

mini polka dot buttons

embellishment set

Christmas is nearly upon us!!!!

I know that in September it sounds way too early to be thinking about Christmas but there's sooo much to do!!! Decorations, cards, shopping, presents, wrapping, not to mention finishing scrapping last years Christmas photos.

So I've decided to start early this year to avoid the crazy rush to try to get everything finished in the week before Christmas.

And it seems I am not alone; check out the Docrafts website (www.docrafts.co.uk) for the card making project of the week, this week it is a beautifully crafted Christmas card by Clare Curd.This has definetely inspired me to try out the Papermania A Christmas Carol range, I'll let you know how I get on.

Lucy x