PLK Spread ~ using Leonardo ~ by Kayla

Hi guys. I know it's been a long time since you have seen any posts from me ~ sorry!
I do have quite a few process videos sitting on my computer just waiting to be shared, I just haven't had the time with my 11 month old sucking any spare time I have. He's going through a real Mummy stage. I find it hard to scrap with him hanging off me ~ lol!

So back to this spread. I absolutely ADORED the Leonardo kit. The colours are amazing and the cards worked so well with the Amy Tan Stitched collection. I love the watercolour effects and I love that they are gender neutral. I don't Project Life my daily life, I do my son's so it's always a plus when they aren't too girly for me!

Here is the spread I created...

As you can see I'm only up to week 24 of my son's 45ish? weeks. I have a lot of catching up to do. These kits are great though for catching up on Project Life because I can just sit down with the kit and not worry about mixing and matching products because Nae does such a fantastic job of designing all the cards and products to work perfectly together.

You can watch the process video of me creating this spread above. Sorry for my rambling!

I used my typewriter to do the journalling on the top right card. I absolutely love my typewriter however I do talk in the process video about how I have come to love adding my own handwriting as well. I think it's really special especially in this book for my son. I am hoping one day he will appreciate having a 'piece of me' in his album.

The mint heart title card was my favourite card from the kit by far. Those who know me know that I absolutely love mint. I have mint everything and so this beautiful card just had to be the feature card on the spread.

Here you can see some of my handwriting and my bad uneven line drawing but hey...you have to embrace imperfection.

I hope you enjoyed this little look at my spread. Please leave any feedback or questions. Would love to see what you have been doing with the kits!

Lucky by Charm Koch - Layering Embellishments

Hi people! I thought I would share a 12x12 layout this time! I knew I had to create a layout using a photo of my partner and I using all the Lovey Dovey embellishments from The Scrappery Kits, I created this layout on last Saturday Nights Scrap N Chat.

I started off with the gorgeous Vellum from the TSK Clara, and then just kept adding the Clear Accent Stickers, Ephemera bits and Rubons from the Camille kit, Enamel Dots & brads from the November BPK until I was happy that it was enough!

Here are a few closeups, to give you an idea of the layering and the 3D effect...

Here I have layered a Clear Accent Sticker {Lucky Love} over the top of the green watercolour circle rubon.

I've used a mix of different heart embellishments and a mix of circle embellishments too, I think this helps tie it together well.

 I hope you've been inspired to use up some of the many gorgeous embellishments from The Scrappery Kits!

Thanks for popping by!

xo Charm

Project Life Wk 51 - using The Scrappery December kits {and more!}

Hello! Charmane here today!

I am WAY behind in my Project Life 2014, but I have decided to keep plodding along and choosing my most favourite weeks and events.

SO, I just HAD to scrap my family christmas get together - and the PLK Leonardo was perfect for this - plus a few bits from other kits too...

I decided to use the Kraft, White & Gold Project Life cards from the kit, along with a couple from the Becky Higgins Golden Kit that I purchased from The Scrappery shop & I have made my own PL cards to match in as well.

Here's a closer look at the Left side:

For the Week 51 title, I have used one of the PL cards from the PLK Leonardo kit and the alphas, along with sequins from the BPK Noelle and bits from previous kits...

To create this card I have actually stapled a 3x4 card to this 4x4 photo to make it look like a 6x4 card. I have added rubons & alphas and then journalled.

Here is the Right side {My favourite side}:

I am absolutely LOVING the brads from the TSK Clara kit & the adorable bows in the BPK Noelle too!

On this 3x4 PL card I have used the cute little chalkboard journalling spot and Candy brads from the BPK Noelle kit & all I needed to do was add a machine stitched border around the glittery Merry Christmas PL card from the PLK Leonardo kit - keeping it simple but effective!

On this 6x4 {which is from the BH Golden Kit that was in The Scrappery store} I have added the heart from the American Crafts - Stitched - Clear Accent Stickers and used the thickers from the PLK Leonardo kit. The journalling spot I have used is one of the Printables that are exclusive to The Scrappery Subscribers.

The 3x4 PL Card below is one of my favourites from the whole spread - I've used a mix of embellishments from new and old Scrappery kits.

The Gold Embossed PL card I have created myself, using the Dotty mask from a previous kit, along with Watermark Ink & Gold Embossing Powder. I've then stuck on the Wood Veneer heart from my stash.

I love that it's possible to mix the kits up - so if you are like me, and love ALL the kits there's no reason why you can't combine them and come up with gorgeous Project Life Spreads and layouts!

Stay tuned for more!

I hope I've inspired you to get out your kits and have a play!

Thanks for looking! Please leave a comment so that we know what you think & if you have any questions!

xo Charm

November TSK - Clara - Layout and Process Video (with Sophie)

Hi everyone.

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mine was busy that's for sure; Christmas at our house, 4 family birthdays, including my own, and a NYE party. I had planned to have this up before Christmas but the video I made to accompany it will not upload for whatever reason, until now.

I created a Christmas layout using December's TSK, Clara. I wanted to challenge myself to create a Christmas layout using non-traditional themed papers and colours. Because, tis' the season, right?! I was not, not going to share with you guys something Christmasy.

The task wasn't too hard as the kit features Maggie Holmes latest range which includes lots of gold and deer motifs.

I chose to include some stars on my layout to enhance the Christmas feel. I found a chipboard star, traced around it and then used a craft knife and ruler to cut it out before sticking a piece of patterned paper behind the shape I cut out.

 I even added a bauble to my layout because HOW CUTE IS IT! I purchased these recently from Typo, not for any particular reason but I knew I would find a use for them. This layout probably won't be going in my album though.

And here's the process video I created. 

Thanks for stopping by, 

until next time!

Sophie

MORE Christmas Cards - using BPK Noelle

I don't think I've made so many Christmas Cards as I have this year! I think it must be the gorgeous goodies I have been inspired to use this year!

I needed to make just a few more extras, so when I saw the BPK Noelle I knew it would be easy to whip up more...

And here is what I have come up with...

It was quite easy to put these together:

Cut a 12x12 Kraft Cardstock in half, and score in half again. Fold to make card base. {This will make TWO cards of course}

Fold the Red Candy stripe bag to fit in the 6x6 size of card, layer with one of the 4x4 patterned papers over the top, then layer with one of the gorgeous Christmas tags {make sure you add the twine to the tags}.

When I was happy with the positioning I have stapled the 3 layers together {don't staple directly to Kraft cardstock or it will show through on the inside of card}

Add the extra embellishments - I have sprinkled sequins, added washi tape and the cute little bows from the kit. 

The Wood Veneers and alphas were from my stash - I am sure you all have something like that in your stash that you could add? 

I know there must be a few of you that have the BPK Noelle kit - I would LOVE to see what you are doing/have done with yours! Please share in the comments! And let me know what you think of these cards too! 

I would also like to wish you a VERY Happy New Year!

xo Charm

December PLK - LEONARDO - Adele

Hello hello!

Take a peek into the MOST EPIC WEEK OF PROJECT LIFE EVER. 

I am catching up on the last couple of weeks of November as we have had so many events and birthdays on and, of course, I have taken way too many photos hehe! This layout is part of a ten page week in my PL album, and I completely blame my husband for the bulk of this week – it was his birthday and we had four separate birthday things on for him!! Yes, it was his fault….definitely not my photo-taking obsession…no not at all :P

I used the PLK Leonardo for this spread, as well as a few elements from last month’s PLK Willow. 

I love the exclusive Scrappery PL cards this month – with their glitter and watercolour elements, then suit my style perfectly. When I saw this card I knew it matched the story behind the photo and immediately put it aside for this space in the page protector. It’s such a good feeling to find the perfect card to match your photo! Only a scrapper would understand hehe.

I trimmed down one of the Amy Tangerine Cross Stitch Cards and attached it to this darling gold confetti 3”x4” card. Don’t’ ever feel limited by the tradional card sizes – chop them, slice them, glue them in any way to work with your layout!

The Amy Tangerine Stitched stickers included in the kit are the best quality stickers I’ve seen for a long time! Lovely and thick, there are so many different designs included on the sticker sheet, as well as those sweet word stickers which are scattered across the whole spread.

I love combining elements from past kits, and last month’s PLK Willow matches perfectly! I used some of the Maggie Holmes Open Book Vellum Ephemera on several cards to add some cursive and typewritten accents.

It is nice to see some lower case thickers included this month as well, and such a neutral font too, which means that can be easily mixed and matched with other fonts, such as this HELLO on his PLK card.

 I experimented with two tags from my stash, to create interactive pull up elements, which allowed me to include some extra photos easily.

I’m really happy with how this spread turned out, and have also created a process video to give you a few extra tips and tricks. J

I hope you enjoyed this busy layout using PLK Leonardo, I had a blast playing with this month’s gorgeous supplies.

Have a lovely, safe and memory filled Christmas lovelies!!

Adele xxx

Sophie's Pine Cone Place Cards

Hi everyone, Sophie here to show you some cute 'place cards' to decorate your table this Christmas.

To create these I first headed out to the chook yard to collect some pine cones. There were hundreds on the ground so I picked up a couple but if you don't have a tree you should be able to find some in you local $2 shop or else where.

I then spray painted them. I had ran out of white so I opted blue instead. You can use any colour you like or even leave it if that's your style.

I then took the banner stamp from the Amy Tangerine pack in Vincent, stamped it onto some white card stock and cut it out.
As you can see I added some stickers, sequins and stars punched out of patterned paper with a staple.

Below I also added some Freckled Fawn dew drops from the Camille TSK. 

I didn't glue anything down as both shapes sat perfectly in the pine cone.

If you're not keen about using these as 'place cards' you could remove the name banner and sit them on your mantel piece or coffee table.
You could even stick down the star and banner and tie some ribbon from the top to create a cute Christmas tree ornament.
Merry Christmas all. Happy blog hoping!