Laura Rumble - Crafter

I love a burger.  Not a fast food type one... a vegetable protein burger in a seedy soft bun crammed with lettuce and tomato - so much so that it falls out - and extra salad on the side with a few (not many) big fat chips.  The bap must have both ketchup and salad cream in it too. With that said, I had to use this cut file from The Cut Shoppe .  The alphas are also Ashley Horton from Pretty Little Studio, as is the acetate. I fancied trying something a bit different with a corner of colour in addition to my usual white background.  I added a strip of kraft to one side too to tie in the colour of the burger.  I like to use a colour in more than one place on a layout.  The yellow is used for the cheese slice and to back my photo; the red in the tomato and the spotty acetate; the pale kraft in the bap and the journalling strips. In the end the kraft burger didn't look dark enough so I coloured it in with my versamark pen and that made it a meat...

I have gone way overboard on photos for this layout but it seems kind of fitting.  I have gone way overboard (for me, for my usual) on the layout too! This is version 3.0!  It evolved a lot as I was working.  I was so into the process I don't think it has ever taken me so long to create a layout!  Where to start?  The cut files.  There are two cut files stacked together.  I drew them up in procreate and cut them out of kraft with my Silhouette Cameo. The pine branches (underneath) were sprayed with a few green and brown inks.  The holly and ivy branches were backed with patterned papers.  People say it is hard to match greens.  I wholeheartedly ignore this and put as many greens together as possible whenever possible.  I think I have 8 shades on this layout and that makes me happy! Let's talk dimension.  There is a LOT!  The pine branches have naturally curled with the moisture of the ink sprays.  The ...

Hi guys! I'm back with another layout using Zinia 's Sunny Memories for Pretty Little Studio. The starting point for this layout was the gorgeous deep magenta colour that features in the collection.   I pulled out a 3x4 card, a 4x6 clear card, a banner piece and some labels.   I used my craft knife to carefully cut around part of the design on the 3x4 card so my photo could slide underneath.   I decided early in that staples would feature heavily in my design.   I often hide my staples underneath layers but this time I wanted them showing.   As I got further in I realised my stapler didn’t have the required reach so I added the staples first and then used tape or glue to attach the pieces where I wanted them. My favourite thing to do with acetate is layer things both beneath and on top of it, and to use dimensional adhesive to add some height.   I hid the majority of the dimensional adhesive behind the photo and flower but d...

I am so excited to share my first guest designer project for Pretty Little Studio using the fabulous Sunny Memories collection by Zinia . I don’t know about you but I can go a little stash blind when I have a bunch of new supplies.   I tend to adore 99% of what is in front of me and want to use it all at once whilst at the same time wanting to hoard it all so it lasts forever!   As my style is quite clean and simple I need to be selective.   In this case, I was drawn to all the smiley faces, in particular, the acetate.   One of my favourite things about Pretty Little Studios is the range of vellums and acetates.   Sunny Memories includes a pack of 4x6 acetate overlays and if I had to pick, arm twisted and stash at risk, I would choose this as my most wanted item from the collection. With the 4x6 card chosen as my main piece, I gathered a few bits from the collection in matching colours.   Sequins are my thing so I grab a couple of spo...

I have another box frame to share... This one is 90% Cocoa Vanilla supplies... The wood star confetti and tiny star stickers are not CVS. I'm not the biggest fan of wood veneer shapes but the CVS collections always catch my eye... this hello banner is gorgeous! And I was pleased to use the vellum and acetate stars from the Totally Rad and Made of Awesome collections as a feature. No sequins in this one - he's not a fan - so I restrained myself.  I think I'd like it better with a few sequins in!! ;) Thanks for looking!

I had a bit of a crazy weekend in terms of DT projects.  This one didn't make it to my blog... like for ever hold a couple of retreats each year.  As I am unable to make them I hijack the subscribers group and hold a virtual retreat for the members who aren't at the crop. This challenge was to use 'you inspire me everyday' as the focus of your layout. The majority of supplies are from the like for ever March kit, with just a touch of ribbon and a few sequins thrown in, and some white scraps rescued from the recycling. I love the soft floaty feeling of the colour palette.  Combined with the glitter dot acetate and the iridescent star sequins this rockets to the top 10 layouts list! Thanks for stopping by!

I was instantly inspired by this month's Stuck sketch... Here is Laura W's sketch... My supplies are from Claudia Van R's first collection with Pretty Little Studio - and boy do I love them! Sequins are from SpiegelMom Scraps and are a perfect match. I'm also entering this at For The Love Of Pretty Paper facebook group's challenge to use acetate creatively. Thanks for stopping by!

Hi there, I have a birthday card made with supplies from Pretty Little Studio and SpiegelMom Scraps to share with you... I am totally in love with Marie-Pierre Capistran 's collection from Pretty Little Studio and also added a few pieces from their Woodland collection .  I also used a piece of 3mm grosgrain ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. The sequins are from three different packs - Spring Blooms , Moonshine Delight , and Magic Day in the Park .  You can also find the doilies at SpiegelMoms, and they take colour really well.  The blue doily is sprayed with some inks.  Leave them to dry before touching them as them become very delicate when saturated. Thanks for stopping by!

This fortnights challenge at Crafty Ribbons Challenges is 'Green' chosen by our lovely Kate.  I had a quick flick through my green stash and decided minty green was the way to go... For the background I pushed two colours of Dazzlerz texture paste through a stencil trying to create an ombre effect between the two colours.  Whilst that dried I layered up my photo with whites, greens and transparent vellums and glassine.  I added a small layer of the bright blue featured in the photograph to tie it all together.  I strung my chosen ribbons across a section of printed acetate and decided I needed lace too... This is my favourite lace - it doesn't last me long, as soon as I replenish my stock I use it all again!! I added some sequins and alphas all in my chosen minty green shade. Please pop over and join us over at Crafty Ribbons Challenges - anything hand made with green as the main colour... Thanks for stopping by! I have used: Mint Volca...

Here is a scrap layout made with Like For Ever 's April kit... I added a few little bits to my kit such as paper clips (the obsession is still going!) enamel dots and the pink plastic.  It was a catalogue wrapper that came in the post.  It was just too pretty to chuck out! And yes, I did scrap a page about cheese.  Cheese makes me happy!! Linking at Creativity Unleashed .

Two layouts from my Feruary Counterfeit Kit.  The photography is not great as I have the shakes and the light is poor.  This is not a great combination for photography!! Peek-A-Boo isn't finished... I need to add a title and possibly 3d embellishments but can't get it right.  I'll put it in my UFO box and visit it again in a month... I used a good amount of die cuts and bits from the ephemera pack in my kit.  And the other piece of printed acetate.  Perhaps because I have used the acetate I had high hopes for the layout, and that is why I am struggling? I am loving the vellum bits that seem to be appearing in all the ephemera packs.  Love my vellum! GO is the second layout... You could make a sketch of the first layout, flip it and you have this layout.  Totally unintentional!  Also rotate it again and you have the layout I intend to share on the last day of the month.  It seems I have struck upon something I like! ...