IKE's Art Halloween Kitties Catular

                                         
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I have been making a few cards up using Ike's Art digi stamps. The first one is using Catular and i colored him in using Halloween colors but he kinda ended up looking like the Grinch.

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I discovered that you can create a spooky effect using cheap cobweb and inking it with misters to dye it a not so cheap looking color. I wrapped it around the embellishments because its not Halloween without cheap Poundland cobwebs.

I used misters to color white paper flowers so that they look more seasonal.

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Keep it simple with 8x8 layouts

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today i am going to introduce you to scrapbooking on a smaller scale.

A lot of us are pushed for time but would love to document our family photos. I this post i will be giving you ideas and tips on how to scale down a scrapbook page to an 8x8 format so that it is less overwhelming.

                              

I always start off with a plain background so that the colours do not clash with my layers. You can also customize the Background with inks and stamps to match the theme of the photo.

see you can add mixed media to a smaller page size without losing effect. Below are a few more page ideas.

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A burst of citrus with Oak House Studio

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i am sharing a layout i made for my first Guest post over at the Oak House Studio blog. You can find a step by step guide and product list here www.oakhousestudio.blogspot.co.uk

Here are a few detail shots of the layout. I used the Bright Spark range by Trimcraft for the paper layers. I just cut several strips of paper and layered them.

To make a pin wheel take any square die and cut the sides upto the centre of the square but dont cut all the way through. Fold the opposite points into the middle.

Thanks for looking and please pop into www.oakhousestudio.com for more crafty goodies.

I'm All Heart With Clearly Besotted Stamps

                                           A couple of projects up on the blog today.

I have been playing with my new Clearly Besotted stamps and dies again and this time i have an 8x8 layout for you and a card.

I used the min love hearts stamps and matching dies for these projects and you don't have to use them just for Valentines Day as you can see here.

I love ink drips and i love to add lots of colours so i grabbed my DecoArt Acrylic misters and went for it. I used my Clear Snap cats eye ink sets to match all the colours together using these lovely textured stamps.

 I chose these photos as they are of my Nan's last birthday so they are very special, its still a tough topic to document and i tend to use photos of her when she was still well and vibrant. This is why i have a scrapbook so that we can remember those who are no longer here. 

 Its really hard to deal with a family member who has cancer. 

The drugs affected her mind and in the end i'm not sure she knew who we were. Most people have the worry of whether or not the treatment will work but we had to deal with all the mishaps that happen when the mind decides to go missing in action, as well as all the visits to the hospital. It got to a point when she had enough and refused further treatment its a really tough decision but it was last one she consciously made.

I know everyone wants to scrap happy memories but we have to face the difficult ones too so that we can begin to heal. I shared this because i want others to know that they are not alone and that grief doesn't magically disappear.

And here is a little thank you card for listening

                                          Its really simple to make as i flicked ink over the card base and wrapped red jute around it, I cut out the mini hearts in craft foam and stamped over them before slotting them in between the jute.

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Introducing Clearly Besotted and Up And Away Stamps and Die sets

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I have some uplifting (pun intended) cards to share with you today. These are the Up and Away stamps and matching dies by Clearly Besotted which is a new favourite craft manufacture i have discovered. Clearly Besotted is a family run UK based business with wonderful customer service which makes you feel super important and really appreciated. I love shopping at www.clearlybesottedstamps.com but shh dont tell the other half :).

The stamps are made of high quality photo-polymer which i love because of how clean and crisp the images come out. no more botched projects because half the image is missing.

This card is really simple to make (honest) i gathered together two mist sprays and unscrewed the cap. instead of spraying the ink on the usual way i just depressed the nozzle and splattered the ink over the card instead. in the used the Up and Away die cuts with Oak House Studio's stamping card and used the matching Up and Away stamps to add colour and texture. I just love the sentiment that comes with this set.

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Here is another card i made using the same stamp set and a little bit of the new Mirabelle paper pad.

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