Laura Rumble - Crafter

This is my penultimate project for SpiegelMom Scraps.  I hope it's a good one... Inspiration came from this layout from one of our guest designers Tracey Fox. Here is the process video:  And a few close ups... I also managed to sneak this month's theme of recycling in - the leaf patterned paper with the curved top and bottom is packaging from some cosmetics. The sequins are from Sorting Hat and Cunning Ones .  There is a spring cleaning sale on too... add the code SCS2018 to get 25% off . Linking to Simon Says Stamp's Sparkle challenge - you can't beat sequins for sparkle! Thanks for looking!

All of the 'patterned paper' you see on this layout is actually a mail shot from Boden Clothing!  It was far too pretty to end up in the recycling bin so I popped it on my desk. I took a little strategic cutting and flipping of parts to cover the writing and expose the peach on the reverse of the mailshot. I added some stencilling with white pastes from Shimmerz in the background.  The stencil is from Pretty My Page .  The sequins were picked from recent SpiegelMom mixes to match the colours.  That's the great thing about mixes - if you buy three mixes you not only have those three mixes but the option for a huge range of other mixes too. I now I am biased but doesn't Henley look adorable here mid chatter?! Thanks for looking!

SpiegelMom Scraps are focusing on flowers and upcycling this month.  I saved some cardboard packaging from some youghurts and fussy cut out all the pretties. It turned in to one of my favourite makes - who needs to spend loads on supplies? I added some sewing details with my machine. And, of course, lots of sequins. I searched through to find sequins that matched the packaging adding yellows, purples, greens and flower shapes. I added alpha tiles from Pretty Little Studio - they are the perfect size! Thanks for stopping by!

I've recently discovered that there is a sticky film that picks up the negatives from your cutting mat holding them in their correct position until you stick them down on to your layout.  It seems I am the only one who didn't know such a thing existed!  It is great for using up bits left behind from a background.  The bits are often so pretty but way too intricate to pick up piece by piece. That is how this layout started.  I played with my Daniel Smith watercolours for a background and picked up a section of leftovers from my cutting mat.  Using my Liquitex inks I mixed the perfect metallic rose gold (1 drop of bronze, 2 drops of copper, 3 drops of gold) to match a chocolate wrapper I had kept to use.  I'm trying to be less 'ooh, I'll keep that bcauseIll use it one day' but sometimes old habits die hard!  Still, at least I actually used this keeper quickly. I threw in a few scraps of coloured card, some ribbon and buttons and called it done...

You know I am a big fan of ribbon and using ribbon in scrapbooking... so I was delighted when Crafty Ribbons agreed to sponsor a challenge UK Scrap Addicts are running to cleebrateNational Scrapbooking Day.  You can find the details over here but have a little look at this first... I made this layout for barely any money.  People (me included!) get so caught up in the new products and pretty supplies and sometimes the consumerism takes over the scrapping.  This is made from the front cover of a catalogue (Sea Salt), tissue paper (that came around some china trinkets), a few sequins, a paper clip and a bit of ribbon. The embellishments are fussy cut from the paper. As is the title.  I attached it with a couple of stitches. Isn't the pattern fabulous? The ribbon comes in the form of 3mm grosgrain tied to the paperclip and cotton twill used as a layer behind the photo - both from Crafty Ribbons. Thanks for stopping by!

This layout is a mish mash of supplies from my stash.  It started with a handful of "happy's" from the Pink Fresh papers from a past like for ever kit.  The range was called Happy Things so each piece of aper was branded with the logo.  I thought I could use them and stashed them away safely! I made a little rosette with a vellum piece from Elle's Studio, a wood veneer, a scrap of patterned paper and some twill tape from Crafty Ribbons. The green patterned paper is a mailshot from Boden!  And the Happy's are lined up peeping out from beneath the photo. I can only imagine the happiness he was feeling having two dummies at bed time!

Last months Like For Ever kit is still going strong... It included this pack of acetate triangles and I had a real struggle getting them to work.  Eventually I went all out on one layout - 'it's a waste to use them all in one go' said half of me.  'It'll be a waste if you don't use any of them!' tutted the other half of me. I wasn't sure of attaching them with no glue showing was possible by any means other than sewing.  What adhesive do you use for clear products? I've had a bit of a fail on the wood veneer front.  This is only the second piece from the kit that I have used... If they were all like this maybe I'd be having better luck using them up!! Thanks for stopping by!

I'm back with the second layout from ' What's going on Vivienne? ' my counterfeit kit for June. This one uses my forged patterned papers. Unfortunately they took too much away from the photo so I layered some vellum over them to push them back a little bit. I seem to have gone all out with the embellishments.  It's not usually my style... I've used some Evalicious stickers and wood, some wood stars from a pocket pal (I love being a Like For Ever subscriber!) a sprinkling of sequins and a few other bits that were on my desk. I have some white and gold label stickers that I have tucked in here and there. And a flair, also from Evalicious I think.  I love to buy flair but find it quite hard to actually use them!  I'm not allowing myself to buy or acquire any more until I have made a big dent in my current stash. Here is a look at the remains of the kit... Not much left.  The tissue will go in to my tissue bag.  It was heade...

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 .

It is new challenge day at Crafty Ribbons Challenges .  The theme is Animals so I have scrapped a page of Naughty Bun after her bath! I am on mission use-up-the-gold-rub-ons-before-they-go-off, so I added a camera and a generous sprinkling of hearts.  I made a little rosette with a couple of buttons and ribbon tails. The rabbit shape and the rabbit card are packaging from a graze box.  I knew as soon as I saw it I had to use it somehow! This is made using sheer Swiss dots and buttons from Crafty Ribbons.  I'd love for you to join us here with an animal project using ribbon. Thanks for stopping by!

I jazzed up this tin from last year... perfect for filling with chocolates or macaroons or something yummy... using satin ribbon As always pop over to the Inspirations site to see what the rest of the team have been up to x

Day 10 of the fabulous celebrations (and giveaways, did we mention the giveaways?) at Crafty Ribbons Inspirations . Today's make also incorporates my gelli printing... I had the light switch in my room altered so I can turn it on with a fob instead of having to either move (which isn't happening very much at the moment) or call for someone in another part of the house to come and switch it on for me.  The little fobs came in this corrugated cardboard box. I flattened it out and printed a few layers of Christmas-y colours and shapes on it.  When it was dry I re-assembled the box.  I cut a piece of red paper to cover the label with all the details of the original contents and added some ribbon from the Owls   range. Thanks for stopping by