Christmas Cupcakes Layout

My boss surprised me with Christmas cupcakes last year and I thought I should scrap about it so I can remember her thoughtful gestures in this season of giving. Wonder if there are any this year. LOL! Anyway, how often do we scrap about things? I am sure most of us scrap about our loved ones most of the time. Why not try scrapping about things in your next layout? It is fun and will be as meaningful as you scrap about your loved ones too :)

Added pearls for the Christmas tree!! Lovely!!

See that glittery and misted snowflakes? Wanna know how to make them? Come hope over to my blog, click HERE (will post soon) and I will show you how *wink*

Materials used:

Crate Paper Christmas Chipboard stickers

Imaginesce Cottage Christmas Paper

Imaginesce Ribbon

Bazzil Cardstock

Pearls

American Crafts Thickers

Making Memories Alphas

BTW, there are lovely new arrivals in the store. Be sure to check out...

Prima flowers (canvas albums, flowers, crystals)

Tattered Angels (Mist & Glam)

I am happy that Christmas is coming soon.

Happy Tuesday!!

Xoxo Jessy

Canvas Mini Album by Amelia Khalik

When I received my Nov kit, I was excited but at the same time nervous looking at this Maya Road Mini Canvas Album. I have to admit it was a challenge to complete a total of 12 pages! It took me several days to create this mini but it was all worth the effort. Canvas can be interesting, you can paint, embossed, stamp, mists, distress, sew on it or the easiest is to use rub ons or iron ons.

My mini album is a creation of most of the above, i will take you through some of the pages and a brief scrapping info.

Album Cover

I like my pages to look busy, you can see a lot of layering going on here, I prep the canvas by misting it and then add a layer of Doilies, Donna Salazar Pattern Paper, Lace, Key Holes cardbord using Tim Holtz Die Cut, Prima Iron Ons Pink Flowers, Rub Ons and finally the center denim flower is also a die cut from Tim Holtz Dies.

First Page

Mists the Canvas, Stamp an image, add Prima Iron Ons. Butterflies using Martha Stewart Punch.

Second Page

Again I mist and distress the background canvas, Using Tim Holtz Die cut a corrugated board and embossed. The handmade poppy flowers is from October Afternoon pp. Also added October Afternoon Rub Ons.

Third Page

Distress the background, stamp the chandelier image on a cardstock, cut and paste on the layers of paper behind my photo. Twirl a lace to form a petal and sew a button in the middle.

Fourth Page

I add an extra page by mounting a photo behind a transparency, add a bit of distress ink and stamped the transparency using stanz on permanent ink. Mists the canvas and i fussy cut the numbers from Fancy Pants Numbers Bracket pp.

Fifth Page

Matted my photo and punch a border using Martha Steward Puncher and Donna Salazar pp.

Sixth Page

Again I prep the canvas with Distress Ink. Layer with Donna Salazar pp, add paper flower on top of Jenni Bowlin Chipboard Button.

The rest of the pages are decorated using the technique above. You can view the entire album at the store. Hope this will shed some light on how to create your next canvas mini. Have a great week everyone..:)

Noel Card

Christmas is around the corner! Believe me.. it'll come before you know it..n you'll be left scrambling for cards and gifts and such *lol*..But I love the spirit of Christmas..the way the malls are all lit up and decorated with trees so high, you can't help but look up at 'em in awe..

This year, we'll be bringing out our Christmas tree again! I do hope it's not all dusty *lol* and I can't wait to shop for those cute lil ornaments..!! I've also started making Christmas cards using the Making Memories patterned papers that you can get from Papier.

Remember the LO I shared with you ladies on my post last Thursday? Well, this card was made using the balance scraps from the patterned papers on that layout ;)

1) Cut out a 10"x12" cardstock and fold it in half
2) Cut out the graph side of the patterned paper, 4.8"x5.7" and adhere to the cardstock
3) Distress both papers
4) Adhere the holly design that was cut out using foam tapes for dimension.
5) Cut out the words that form the word NOEL from patterned paper and line them up nicely on the bottom corner left of the card.
6) Using October Afternoon's rub-ons, transfer the image of the house to the card.
7) Lastly, tie up the tinsel twine to form a bow at the top of the card.

Materials Used :

Ivory Cardstock
Making Memories Patterned Papers
October Afternoon Rub Ons
Tinsel Twine
Ranger Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Rosa

Last week I did a 8"x8" canvas and for this week it's a 12"x12" LO with Slice. So many things that you can do with Slice. It's entirely up to you what and how you want it. It's no longer a secret that I'm crazy about Slice.



I cut out the design from the pp and layer it together at the bottom and the right side of the photo. This is another way to make full use of your pp.

I like it busy. I can't leave the background blank / plain. It's like something is missing. I used the Tattered Angels Glimmer Screens and dab it with distress ink. Oh, I love this particular Glimmer Screens kit, 9 pieces in it and it's all gorgeous.



The roses, I used my beloved Slice to create it and add Stickles to jazz it up. I like it! The impossible is possible with Slice. Don't be afraid to explore your Slice, you'll be amazed with what you can do with it.



Oh, I got myself the Slice Elite. Sweettttt.... I will write a review about it. Do check out my blog HERE.
What's my project for next week? Hint hint : "clear". Till next week, same time, same day, wait for it......
happy crafting!

Slice Design card: Basic 2 & Basic 3.

Materials used: Webster's Pages (seaside retreat), Coredinations c/s, Embossed c/s, Fiskars clear stamp (All Around Quotes), Tattered Angels Glimmer Screens Fanciful Stencils (Starter Kit), Distress Ink (Crushed Olive & Spiced Marmalade), Kaiser rub ons, Ancient Page Dye Ink (Henna & Sienna), Ice Stickles.

Christmas Tags by Jessy Christopher

As each day passed by, I am in Christmas mood!! It's a great feeling. Probably it's all the Christmas projects I am working on. LOL!

When Macy gave me this Maya Road Ornate Tag Chipboard Coaster Book, I was thinking what should I do with them besides using them as a book/mini album. After much thought, I decided to transform them into Christmas Tags!!

Another tip: You can use them as a Christmas banner too. Just string all of them into a long twine *wink*

Use one of the coaster book chipboard as template. Trace it onto the patterned papers.

Once you are happy with your selection, cut it out and paste it.

I inked my edges too.

Here are some of the Christmas Tags I created:

It was really simple to put all these beautiful Imaginesce Christmas papers and Crate Paper & Making Memories die-cuts together. They went well together!

Guess what I will do after hanging them on the tree? I will transform the tags into a mini album. All I have to do is to remove the twine and replace it with a big ring to bind them together. Isn't that awesome? A great way to recycle the tags + preserving your Christmas memories :)

Materials used:

Maya Road Ornate Tag Chipboard Coaster Book

Imaginesce Patterned Papers

Imaginesce Clear Stamp (baubles)

Crate Paper Christmas Chipboard

Making Memories Christmas Die-Cuts

Satin ribbon

Brown Ink

Rangers Blending Tool

Twine

Hope you are inspired to start your Christmas projects!

Xoxo Jessy

"This Is Me" layout by Amelia Khalik

Hey all, it's me again with another layout. After looking at my Nov kit and the vintage looking papers i decided to scrap this photos of me, and yes it's all about 'moi'.

The papers itself is amazingly beautiful but i did a little enhancement here n there, i stamped the background with Inkadinkado stamp and then embossed with gold embossing powder. The elegant looking ladies is fussy cut from October Afternoon Thrift Shop pp. Punched out a couple of butterflies, heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  

Here comes the interesting part, my handmade flowers. Here's a simple tutorial pics on how i did them. First cut square papers. The size varies according to how big you want your blooms to be. Mine is 4'x4'. Then using my craft scissors i cut a circle around the papers as shown in photos. Roll it from outer part to inside. Glue the bottom. Mists with water and finally i used my stamping block to press. A bit of pressure will do. Decorate as desired. I distress and glossy accents my blooms.

Material lists, October Afternoon Thrift Shop pp, BG Paper Doilies, October Afternoon Last One pp, Donna Salazar Vintage pp, October Afternoon Rub Ons, Buttons, Glossy Accents, Gold Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder, Pins, Leaf, Ice Stickles, Inkadinkado Stamp, MS Butterfly Puncher.

So hopefully you'll get to try out this simple flower tutorial. Till next week, have a productive day..:)

Layout by Sharm

Oooo I gotta tell you, the Christmas arrivals at Papier is AWESOME! *lol* I love the stuff Macy's brought in from Making Memories..I'm already feeling all festive.. and I bet you will too! ;)

Here's a simple LO I made...thought it'll be a change from the usual cards I share (of course there are few lined up for the weeks to come ;)) Hope it inspires you!

Last year, was Aneeka's (and our) first ever Christmas celebration..while my dad's sister celebrates it every year..it's the first for our family..complete with a tree and pressies.. ;)

Rueben & I went looking for the perfect tree & shopping for the ornaments were oh so fun!! I also dressed Aneeka up in this cute reindeer costume! I hope she'll still be able to fit into it this year..lol

Tip to share:
* You can save a lil from buying alphas by using the words from patterned papers. I've done so for this layout where I cut out the words joy & noel from the MM patterned paper.

* Instead of flat looking alphas, you can add some stickles for shine & top off with a nice thck layer of glossy accents. It will cause the alphas to curl a lil..but that's a nice touch ain't it ;)

Materials Used : Making Memories Patterned Paper, Ranger Glossy Accents, Making Memories Die Cut, Lace, Glitter Stickles.

8"x8" canvas by Rosa

Hey, it's Wednesday and I'm back to share with you my DT project for the month of November. For this week, I did a canvas LO- 8"x8" KCK Craft Artist canvas.



- I used Slice Basic 1 Design Card to cut out the photos.



- To add some texture to it, I used masking tape.



- To embellish it, I cut out the design from the pp.



- The seahorse, I used the Tattered Angels Glimmer Screen, dab it with acrylic paint.

That's all from me this week. I will be back with another project next week, same time, same day. Till then, happy crafting!

Materials used: 8"x8" KCK Craft Artist canvas, Webster's Pages pp (Seaside Retreat), masking tape, Arcylic paint, Glitz Stickles, Ice Stickles, Tattered Angels Glimmer Screen, Brilliance Pearlescent Lime inkpad, StazOn, Slice Basic 1 design card. 

First Christmas

Woo hoo!! It's my turn again to share with a layout and this time I created a Christmas layout!! I was grateful that I found this Christmas photo of my Papa and my nephew, Constantine. It was their first Christmas together :)

A fairly simple composition for this Christmas layout as I wanted to have my photo as the focal point. The Christmas papers by Imaginisce are bright and cheery, therefore a black & white photo is perfect!

Don't you love the glittery Making Memories die-cuts?

Such lovely embellies to be added onto this layout.

Doilies are perfect addition to this layout too, somehow

they reflected like huge snowflakes. LOL!

Materials used:

Imaginisce Patterned Papers

Bazzill Cardstocks

Crate Paper chipboard stickers (tree & date)

Making Memories glitter die-cuts

Martha Stewart "Cherish" punch

Doilies

Lace

Hope you are in the spirit of Christmas now!

Wait no longer, do drop by the store and grab your pieces now :)

Xoxo Jessy

'Books R Us' layout by Amelia Khalik

Hey all, it's that time of the week again! Yes..it's Monday blues for some. Here's my first layout for Nov. It's a picture of my children holding their favourite books of the moment.

A bit of scrappy info. I prep the background by misting on an alphabet template. Distress and layer the die cut puzzle on top. Using a craft knife cut the numbers from another pp. Die cut a foam letters, assemble and finally i applied crackle accents to some of the letters.

It's pretty straight forward and easy to do layout. You can create the whole thing by using your own letter template or print screen.

Material lists, Fancy Pants Stripey pp, Fancy Pants Numbers Bracket pp, Fancy Pants Turquoise Grid pp, Maya Road Mists, Alphabet Template, Foam Letters, Tim Holtz Die Cut and Distress Ink.