Better Together

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm very happy to be sharing 3 journal pages made with the fabulous Gelli Art Print papers designed by my teamie Karola for Relatively Thoughtful, and stamps and inks by Andy Skinner.

The collection is available as a digital download and as physical collections in 12x12, 8x8, and 6x6.

I used the digital collection for my background papers and turned down the density on my printer so that the colours wouldn't be too overwhelming.

Then I added some of my favourite Andy Skinner stamps and inks. These are also sold in Sally's store.

These are large stamps and only just fit onto the 4x4 squares.

I love the watercolour inks, and they work so well with the cute stamps!

The Gelli Art Print collections can be found here

Digital

8x8 papers

Andy Skinner stamps and inks are also sold in the store and if you check back after 16th I'm sure you will find everything that you want.

Take care and have a very happy weekend xx

Make A Splash

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday.

Today, I'm sharing a folio made with the beautiful Seaside Splendour collection from Relatively Thoughtful and a tutorial from Maymay of Maymay Made It. I'll link this project to her website at the end.

It was so easy to follow, and has lots of spaces for photographs.

I love how all these seaside colours work together.

More spaces for 6x4 and 7x5 photos

You can't beat a good waterfall!

And it's all held in place with magnets and cut-apart images from the collection.

These sea designs look fabulous as photo mats.

And there's tuck spots as well!

I added lots of glitter and Glossy Accents to the front cover, but the papers really speak for themselves.

As always the collection is available in both digital and A4 format.

Digital

A4 collection

Maymay Made It Blog

I hope you like the folio, and I'll be back next month after I've been away to show you my holiday photos!

Take care and have a great week xx

Seaside Splendour

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing an 8x8 scrapbook page made with the beautiful new Seaside Splendour collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

This is full of background papers and cut-apart sheets and is perfect for Summer projects.

These shells look amazing.

And the beach and sea papers are fabulous.

I don't know how these two managed to get in on the act!

And of course the papers are perfect for die cutting.

As always the collection is available in both digital and A4 formats.

A4 Collection 

Digital Collection

I hope you have a lovely weekend and the sun keeps shining for you. Take care and thanks so much for looking x

Happy Easter Down On The Farm

 Good morning and a very happy Easter Sunday. Today I'm sharing a scrapbook page made with the fabulous Easter Farm collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

I started by choosing my papers and stitching the layers.

I also did some fussy cutting from the cut-apart sheets, and die cut some bunnies.

I also made a frame from the same collection, and added a photo of two of my favourite people feeding the ducks.

And this is how it looks all put together in my 8x8 scrapbook album.

He's a very happy bunny!

Another happy bunny!

And a very happy little girl (and ducks!)

As always the collection is available in both digital and A4 formats.

A4 collection

Digital collection

I hope you have a lovely Easter - take care, and don't eat toooooo much chocolate! xx

Practically Perfect In Every Way

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday! Are you enjoying the sunny weather? I certainly am. Relatively Thoughtful has released a brand new collection, and I have to say, it's one of my favourites. It's called 'The Practically Perfect Nanny', and as you may guess, it's based on Mary Poppins.

Once again I followed an excellent tutorial by Paul Lang-Ford (Papercrafting With Paul) and I'll put links to his Facebook and YouTube channels at the end.

This is a vertical accordion style card and it really shows off the papers and images beautifully.

I started by choosing my lovely papers.

Then I cut and stitched my layers.

And chose my embellishments from the cut-apart sheets.

It's a real 3D showstopper!

Here's Bert, who has more than a passing resemblance to Dick Van Dyke. Can you believe he's 100 years old this year!

This is the middle 'tier'.

And the very lovely Mary Poppins floating over the rooftops.

And it all manages to fold flat to fit into a 7x5 envelope.

As always the collection is available in both digital and A4 formats.

Digital Collection

A4 Collection
Paper Crafting With Paul 

Paul's YouTube

This is a really lovely collection, so pop across to Sally's store and check it out.

Take care, and enjoy the rest of the weekend xx

Happy Mother's Day

 Good morning, a very happy Sunday, and happy Mother's Day! How do you all feel after getting up an hour early?!!! Happy Mother's Day mum, you're losing an hours sleep - the gift that just keeps on giving. They wouldn't get away with that on Father's Day!!

Here's a card that I've made using the fabulous Independent Women collection..

It's been a while since I've been in my craft room as we've been on holiday, so it was really nice to get in and have a play.

This was quite an unusual card for me to make as it was pretty much a 'what's on your table already' card. That sounds so much better that an 'I couldn't be bothered to tidy up last time' card.

I started by printing out my background paper and adding some random stamping in the colours that I would be using.

Next, I cut and layered some tags. These are sooo pretty!

Then I stamped and fussy cut some flowers on scraps from the papers that were left over from my last project.

After I played around with the composition for a while, I ended up with this! I always have to photograph it when I'm happy with the layout and I still never get everything in the same place.

I love the stamped vellum on top of my tag. You can still see the original colours and it's a nice way of adding a sentiment.

The stamping ties the background and focal points together.

Such pretty flowers! I coloured the clear gems with alcohol pens to match the paper.

As always the collection can be found in both digital and A4 formats.

Digital

A4 collection

I hope you like my card and have a very happy Mother's Day. Take care and thanks for looking xx