Laura Rumble - Crafter

I'm taking part in a video hop challenge over on the For The Love Of Pretty Paper facebook group.  Pop over and take a look! This started as another layout as a mixed media background.  I hated how it turned out and it sat unloved for 5 weeks!  I decided rather than throw it away I would cut it up.  I like it as small pieces (thankfully!) The orange stars are hand cut, the vellum stars are a free cut file from SpiegelMom Scraps. Lots of sewing with the machine.  Straight lines are over rated! Can you count the layers on the mixed media stars?  I reckon there are at least 7. Many of those layers had glitter or shimmer in the which adds so much in my opinion. Thanks for looking!

It's time for round five of StashBusters!  This time we are tackling SPARKLE! I rather like this layout - I'd go as far as to say it is one of my favourites from this year.  I thought I may have preferred it on a white background for a while, but I think the black accentuates the sparkle. This will be my last hop with the Stash Busters group, but they will still be hopping on the last Saturday of each month. Thanks for stopping by and I wish you and yours a very Happy New Year!

This month's StashBusters video hop focuses on rubber stamping in scrapbooking.  Not my forte I have to admit!!  I have plenty of stamps but I hardly ever pull them out to use. For this layout I pulled out a couple of roller stamps - different types but I think they are both called roller stamps.  One is like a wheel that you roll over the page, the other you turn the handle to reveal different sentiments. I pulled out some Shimmerz paints too and stamped and flicked until my heart was content! The rest of the supplies are from October and November's like for ever kit. I've also used all the elements from like for ever's Sunday challenge - a stamp, four patterned papers, a label, die cuts, and enamel shapes. Here's the video with links to the other girls videos in the description. Thanks for stopping by!

I've been having fun!  We have tackled ribbon as part of the Stash Busters series of video hops.  You know I adore ribbon and am fortunate enough to be on the Crafty Ribbons design team. My favourite of the 2016 ribbons is Bruce the reindeer.  He is going to be gracing all of my parcels this Christmas.  I've put him to good use on this layout too... I've used tiny gold alphas from last months like for ever kit. Used Shimmerz paints and mists in the background, and added some red star sequins on top. I snuck in a Big Bruce as well as lots of little Bruces! I've jazzed up pegs and paper clips with 3mm ribbon bows.  (I blanked on the year... I need to work it out and fill it in - it definitely wasn't the year 201!!) You can watch the process video: And in the description of the video you will find my co-creators video links too. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello and welcome to the second Stashbusters YouTube Hop! (Well, the corresponding blog post...)  Just a bunch of YouTubers scrapping on a theme, for fun, and to give you ideas and inspiration. This month we are tackling left over alphas...  When I have a sheet of alphas that looks like this I run them through wordsolver.net  which gives me options on available words... I'll use squawking on a layout about Herbert Budgie later, but for now HOLIDAY and H O C are in my sights! I've also made up a couple of cheat sheets for alphas... With a little imagination and a pair of scissors it's amazing what can be turned in to what!  Obviously it changes slightly with different fonts, and these are not the only options, but it's a great resource to refer to to kick start that lateral thinking mode. In my case I had H O and C left over.  I decided to snip these up and use the curves as scalloped edging and the straights as confetti. I ...

I am delighted to bring you the first ever Stash Busters video hop!  There are a few scrapping YouTubers who have got together to bring you ideas for busting your craft stash.  The first item to bust was punches... well, I was in a little bit of a pickle because I don't own any!  You see, the only way I could justify buying my beloved Silhouette Cameo was that I didn't have punches and dies and manual machines. With my Cameo I cut a lot of background files and I always keep all of the cut-outs... I have quite a stash!  So it was these that I decided to bust. I added some sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps and you can use the code Laura15 to receive a discount. I love the dimension and shimmer of all the layers of hearts.  I think I may well be using this technique again.  I have used up quite a few hearts - perhaps I'll try using the chevron/arrows next! You can find a list of my fellow Stash Busters' videos in the details of my vid...

Hello!  It's National Scrapbooking Day!  I'm very excited! I am taking part in lots of celebrations including my very first YouTube hop.  Nancy aka Kitty Scrapper has oragnised a few UK scrappers for a short hop.  Here is my video: And for the stills and close ups... The frames are Gossamer Blue, the papers various like for ever kits including Crate Paper, Pink Paislee and My Minds Eye. Gorgeous doily from SpiegelMom Scraps altered with Shimmerz (also background done with Shimmerz) Leaf cut outs courtesy of the pile on my desk that needs to be put away! Lace from Crafty Ribbons altered with Inktense. So pleased with this photo - I loved watching these baby Barn Swallows growing and the parents doing an awesome job of catching enough food for all the hungry beaks! The next video on the hop is Bex - she is fab! Thanks for stopping by!