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Christmas ATC's XIII

Finishing off my ATC share (over-share?!) with the beardy guy in red.  Today is his busiest day, I believe! He's paired with scraps, sequins and sewing - superb! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get a visit from the beardy guy in red tonight! Merry Christmas!

Christmas ATC's XII

Another assortment of pretties in ATC size...  I've come to the conclusion that I don't use crepe often enough... look at the ruffles - gorgeous! Thanks for stopping by and Merry Christmas!

Christmas ATC's XI

Rubber stamping, a tiny cut file, sequins, ribbon... this is a sample of my favourite things in ATC form! The garland stamp is from Skull and Cross Buns, the rest of the supplies have been rescued from the Christmas crafts box. Thanks for looking and Merry Christmas!

Christmas ATC's X

I love this ATC... can I say that about my own work?  It's the pine cones that do it for me. The background is an old scrap of ribbon. And the embellishment pine cones are a rubber stamp from Skull and Cross Buns.  Plenty of sequins, of course, because #sequinsmakeeverythingbetter Thanks for stopping by and Happy Christmas!

Christmas ATC's IX

Another ATC made with bits'n'bobs from my Christmas box.  I love that a red and white paperclip suddenly becomes a candy cane paperclip in Decemeber. And Santa's sleigh is rather cool, right? Thanks for stopping by and Merry Christmas!

Christmas ATC's VIII

Vellum, crazy sewing, sequins, a cute charm... But for me the best bit of this ATC is the snow globe.  I like to use everything.  Everything.  This is cut from some packaging!    Thanks for stopping by!  (Still to early to say Merry Christmas?)

Christmas ATC's VII

Another collection of goodies layered up, clipped together and added to a ATC base. This ATC could be taken to pieces and re-used by the recipient.  I love the thought of another crafter using the same pieces in their future art work. Thanks for stopping by - is it too early to say Merry Christmas?

Christmas ATC's VI

This ATC was assembled from left overs and embellished with sequins...  I love the way the star sequins sit in the holes in the wooden tree. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas ATC's V

Channelling crazy sewing and stacking vintage Christmas goodies... A gorgeous crocheted star clipped on with a tree shaped clip.  This ATC could be disassembled and it's parts re-used by the recipient. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas ATC's IV

These ATC's were assembled with a 'let's use all the shiny things' attitude! Sequins, foiled doilys, glossy accents highlighting baubles on a wooden Christmas tree button...  More sequins and a foiled flair...  It says 'jingle all the way' but it was so shiny I had trouble photographing it!! Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas ATC's III

This ATC was made with a use it up mentality (like the last one).  The bulb stickers have been in my stash for a few years and it was clear that I wasn't going to use them on a layout. I added texture with some sewing.  I am loving my machine at the moment and using coloured threads and 'fancy' stitches is my current thing. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas ATC's II

This ATC was made using up stickers and bits'n'bobs from my Christmas box.  They are very hard to see but there are mini white pom poms stuck on in between the stars and snowflakes. Given the use it up nature I went about creating with I am pleasantly surprised with how much I like the outcome.  To me the word stickers read a bit like a found poem. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas ATC's

 Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing a batch of ATC's I made for a Christmas swap... They all had to be wrapped up... not going to lie - that was my favourite part! This is the only swap I've joined in this season.  I usually do a couple of stocking swaps too, but I probably made the right call given that the last two to three weeks have been spent coughing and sleeping. Thanks for stopping by!

Pretty My Page | Munch

I saw this Corn On The Cob file by Paige Evans and knew I had the perfect photo to go with it.  You can purchase the file pre-cut on black, white or cream card here . I coloured my cob with a mix of Shimmerz paints in yellows and greens.  My top tip for colouring cut files is if it starts to look weak and flimsy don’t try to pick it up.  Leave it flat and let it dry naturally and the integrity of the card will firm up again.  If you try and move the card whilst it is sodden with paint the chances are it will tear or rip. I recently went through all of my white cardstock scraps and patch worked together some 12x12 sheets.  I use about 10 different shades and textures of white card so I made sure to mix up the scraps and I have 6 sheets of eclectic card with a tonne of interest and texture which make perfect backgrounds for my simple and minimal scrap style. I used one of the seams on the background as a guide to add my title... I call it a title – I’ve added MUN

Pretty My Page | Football Crazy

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Pretty My Page | Holly

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Stick It Down | Twofer!

I was inspired by the November sketch from Stick It Down to create two layouts.  The first layout is what I had in my head when I was drawing up the sketch. Kind of luxurious, lots of texture and volume, scrapping until your heart is content with no thought as to how it will lie in an album! I even tried some fancy writing.  I'm totally inspired by Minortismay but have a  l o n g  way to go before I'm anywhere near her level! Most of the sequins are from SpiegelMom Scraps.  The second layout is a little, um, quirky?! I turned the swag in to seaweed!  (Because who wouldn't?!) I hid some sea creatures from StickerKitten amongst the weeds.  It may be a tad bonkers but I love it! Please do link up over at Stick It Down if you are inspired by this sketch. Thanks for stopping by!

Lottie Loves Paper | Home For The Holidays

I've been scrapping with Pinkfresh Studio's Home for the Holidays as part of my DT assignments for Lottie Loves Paper.  The collection is fun and bright with the addition of a bright mustard yellow along with the usual Christmas colours. The first layout has a mixed media feel with inks and sewing. And you can never have too many birds on a layout! I don't know why I don't use the fancy stitches more often... And aaaah, look at the cute little chick.  Doesn't look at all like the monster who bit my ear so hard recently I thought I'd had another piercing!! Another bird.  I told you, never too many! No birds on this second layout although I did continue with the sewing theme. All of the squares came from half a sheet of patterned paper.  They looked like tiles so I tiled them across the page and grouted them with sewing! Everything else was kept fairly simple as the background packs a punch. And the third layout feat