Laura Rumble - Crafter

I've recently become really intrigued by happy mail.  You might have seen my recent Pretty My Page project based on happy mail .  I asked one of my scrappy friends Vik if she wanted to do a swap with me, with both of us producing a video on the putting together of the happy mail and a process video of us creating a layout with what we recieved. You can see my video on the pulling together of the parcel here: And here is the layout I created with what Vik sent me: I have heaps left over as well... the basis for another couple of layouts I reckon. I loved the textured clouds Vik sent me... I pulled out some fancy stitching! and used sequins and stickers to cover up my naf cutting from backing the hot air balloon cut file!  There are no mistakes in scrapbooking, only extra opportunity for embellishment! Here's the process video: (If you click through to YouTube you will also find the links for both of Vik's videos in the description bo...

I loved this week's Muse card.  I've gone rainbow coloured for my take... The stamps are from StickerKitten and are part of the Unicorn Fairground set.  Seriously I could use this balloon for every project at the moment - definitely a favourite! I strayed from my usual yellow (squeezed lemonade to fossilised amber) and was amazed to see how much of a difference it made to the rest of the colours. Playing around with different blues doesn't seem to make much difference.  Linking up at Muse .

I was rather inspired by this weeks card at Muse ... Here is my take: I used stamps from StickerKitten (hot air balloon) and Skull And Cross Buns (sentiment) with Distress Oxide inks. The sequins come from SpiegelMom Scraps. Thanks for looking!