Laura Rumble - Crafter

Atchoo!  Oh, sorry.  I see to have sneezed stickers across my page! I like how it turned out, don't get me wrong!  I think I'm calling this a controlled sticker sneeze.  It is literally just stickers - all from Lottie Loves Paper's Think Happy kit - and a few enamel dots/shapes from my stash.  Each carefully placed inspired by an old sketch of mine. This may have started as a sticker busting exercise... total fail.  There are still loads of stickers left from the kit!  I was a little surprised actually.  This is layout number 7 using the kit and it's not even close to being finished.  I'm beginning to think it will streatch to at least that number again. Thanks for stopping by!

This layout uses Pretty My Page's Acorn Mesh cut file.  I adore the cut file - you can download it here or have it cut for you here . I cut it on kraft as I was trying to do something different.  That was my first 'mistake' - I don't really like kraft! I painted through the cut file with Minc Reactive Mist and added different colour foils to the leaves and acorns.  Second mistake - it needs quite a thick layer of mist to get a good foiling (presumably the Minc paint would work better for this... must buy some!) Mistake 3 for me is it is a whole page design.  You know I like my white space! But I look it this layout and I can see there is nothing wrong with it, it is just not my style.  I can also see what I can do to make it more me so I hope to do another version soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Autumn is my favourite (until spring arrives!) mainly for the colours and falling leaves.  I've made a shaker card capturing my favourite parts...  Here's the process: And a few close ups... The cut file is from Pretty My Page. Thanks for stopping by!

Oh, I enjoyed making this one... I know it's not an original concept - the four seasons artwork has been done many times before but I still enjoyed interpreting it my way.  I started out with a four pack of mini canvasses, each painted a different shade of blue. I then painted on a very unrealistically shaped tree!  I needed an even spread of branches to attach my button leaves to, so following the shape of a real tree didn't quite work!  I sorted through my button stash and pulled out blossom pinks and spring greens; rich leafy greens; and autumnal oranges, yellows, reds and browns.  I attached my buttons with matte gel medium, but any strong glue would be okay. My favourite touch?  The autumn leaves that have dropped from the tree! You can find a huge selection of buttons here ! Thank you for stopping by

Here is a simple little mini album I put together with a kit from Things That Shine and some Autumn 2014 photos. I started by folding 5 book pages in half.  I reinforced the area the holes would be with washi and stab-stitched them together to form the base of my mini. I had some messy fun on the book pages using my Inktense pencils. The only thing I added to the kit was washi tape from my stash, some crochet bits, alphas and a yellow smiley face clip. And a close up collage... Squirrels, acorns, little labels - all things that make me happy! Entering at  Scribble and Scrap Crafts . Thanks for stopping by!

Autumnal Friday Smiles :)