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Scrapbooking Sketch Challenge...

I have been a subscriber to a scrapbook kit club here at Sarah's Cards webshop since Autumn 2009 and I always look forward to the pizza box of stash being delivered once a month.  Well, over on the Sarah's Cards blog they have a Sketch Challenge with the prize of a £10 e-voucher and the opportunity to join the design team creating an example layout for their August challenge.  Here's my LO using the Sarah's Cards May kit (Fancy Pants Roadshow) and my own crochet flower & trim...

... and a couple of close-ups...

This was the sketch & it was a fun one!

The colours in the May kit were perfect for M & J's Wedding last Summer and the American Crafts Thickers were a fab font for the title.  The circle word-art "memories" I used in the layout is my own free PDF download (see left sidebar) and the flower is a free PDF downloadable Pattern too (check out left side-bar).  

So... now I'm going to leave a comment on their blog & link this page to the challenge page and wait to see what happens  ;)

Free Butterfly see-through embellishments to download...

I have been working on a mini-book for my Gran.  The full post will go live on It's a Creative World  crafty blog today (Wednesday 9th June) so I can't show you too much...BUT... there's a free download to make the see-through butterflies that I've added to my Gran's mini-book.  Here's a sneak peek...

 

 

 

I put together a pile of different sized butterflies from the font 'butterflips'.  All you need to do is download the free file, print-out at home onto acetate, cut out the butterflies and add to your project.  (Remember 'acetate' is not acid free for putting near old special photos but it doesn't stop me)  I also stamped the back of some of the butterflies with STAZON ink & a text stamp & some have added glitter.  I folded the butterfly bodies longways so the wings would flap up & I used glossy accents glue because it's super strong and dries clear.... help yourself....

Download PRINTOUT ACETATE Butterflies

Free Download for circle scrapbook embellishments...

I've got a post on It's a Creative World today, sharing a download to make these scrapbook embellishments...

 

Here's a closer look...

To make your own you need...

2.5" scallop punch,

2" circle punch,

variety of cardstock & patterned paper,

brown chalk ink (if you like inked edges)

A selection to decorate the middle like buttons, brads, flowers, felt, stamps etc (whatever is your fave really!)

Oh... and you need this wordart download...Download Circular Word Art for 2 inch punch

 

This is what the circular wordart looks like printed out onto different cardstock...

Get punching!!! You need to punch the wordart circles with the 2" punch and the same number of cardstock scallop circles with the  2.5" scallop punch.  

Ink the edges of the wordart circles (I used brown chalk ink)...

In the background of the photo above you can see where I had started to layer the embellishments.  This is the fun part!  I enjoyed stamping in the middle of some of the embellies...

... and stamping out a small image onto old bookpaper and punching it out with a 1" punch (to layer up the embellishment)...

While I had all my inky suff out I stamped onto a big yellow brad & a silk flower with a text stamp and some saddle brown STAZON.

I love having a pile of embellies to reach for when the scrapping bug bites!