12 Days of Memories Pazzles May Scrapbook Layout w FREE FILES

Hello Crafty friends,
If you are following along with the 12 Days of Memories over at the Pazzles Craft Room then you are getting loads of run and FREE FILES along with some great layouts for the whole year!
I created May’s page. Here is a look


To get the details on how I created these pretty little butterflies, simply head over to the Craft Room Blog HERE.


Here’s a closer look at the larger butterfly. Don't forget to head over to the Pazzles Craft Room to get the details on how to create them!


Here’s a closer look at the flowers. To create them, I cut them in a light cream cardstock. I inked them with some Crystal Blue ink and then used my McGill Paper Shapers tools to shape them.

Here is one last look at the completed page. Be sure to head over to the Pazzles Craft Room and pick up ALL the files to re create this lovely page!
CLICK HERE

Supplies Used

FREE Pazzles Craft Room Files

DCWV Timeless Textures

Crystal Blue Ink Pad

Olive Pastel Cat’s Eye Ink Pad

Tombow Liquid Glue

McGill Paper Blossom Tool Kit

Sage Green, Cream, Light Yellow, Blue, Medium Green Cardstock

DCWV Four Seasons Stack (Retired)

Crème Brule Ink Pad (retired)

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As always, thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to come back again as I will be sharing another page soon! Until then,

Doily and Rose Card

Good morning crafty friends,

So glad you stopped by today! I have a delightful card to share with you.  So let's get right to it.

I created this card using the new Doily and Rose SVG Cut Files from PaperCraftingWorld.com. The gorgeous patterned paper is from the DCWV Four Seasons Stack. I lightly inked the edges with my Barn Red Mini Ink Pad in the Enchantment Ink set from CTHM.

Here's a close up of the handmade roses. I used the Dimensional Rose cf along with some Close To My Heart inks to create these beauties. The blue cardstock was from the DCWV Linen Closet Cardstock Stack. WONDERFUL paper!

I followed this sketch from the DCWV July Stack-aholic template challenge: HERE

I also used the following products

DCWV Four Seasons Paper Stack

DCWV Linen Closet Cardstock Stack (Blue Cardstock)

Green, Cream and White Cardstock

CTMH Enchantment Ink Set (Barn Red)

CTMH Gypsy Ink Pad

CTMH Crystal Blue Ink Pad

Gold Liquid Pearls

MS Butterfly Punches

EK Success Swirl Punch

Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with us! Be sure to stop back by tomorrow as Designers Cindy and Lynden share two more fabulous creations!

She…Is Amazing: Ribbon Flowers Layout

Good morning crafty friends,

Thank you so much for coming by this wonderful morning. Today I have a special layout to share with you. It is special because I actually have a personal picture on it. Typically when I create a page, it is either for a page kit sample or I haven’t decided what picture will be on it, so they usually have a photo mat.  So here it is:

 SHE Is Amazing Layout

She….Is Amazing...And she truly is!!!

This is a layout done for one of my two nieces who just graduated from High School. This is my niece Tori. She is as beautiful inside as she is out. She has grown up to be such a beautiful God’s girl. I commend her for trying to stay true to the call to serve the Lord Most High, in spite of today's world.
The paper I used comes from the Die Cuts With A View Four Seasons Stack and the Rustic Stack.

  


These are the beautiful papers from DCWV that I used.
Along with some Cream, White, Blue cardstock.

Here is a close up of the various pretty Ribbon flowers I created. YEP that's right!
ALL the flowers on this page are made from RIBBON :-)

Closer look at the little flower cluster on the top right of the photo. Once again, these are little rolled ribbon roses in off white and yellow ribbon and the Blue “Carnation” is made from blue ribbon.
The heart paper is from the DCWV Rustic Stack

Here is a closer look at the pretty corner bracket. This is a cut file I created and cut in plain white cardstock. I inked it with a combination of Gingerbread Dew Drops and Chestnut Roan Inks and then lightly brushed it with some Gold Smooch Ink.

Here is a closer look at the title. I cut the “She” letters and then inked with Gingerbread Dew Drops and Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink and “smoochified” them.

The “Is amazing” was printed out and then inked around the edges.

Here is a closer look at the butterfly. It was already on the paper
and glitter glazed so it matched perfectly!

Here is a closer look at the fence. I cut it in cream and gently inked the edges.

Inking Details

This is an example of how the Flourish, Corner Bracket and Title were Inked

Started with a plain white cardstock die cut

Inked them with a combination of the Gingerbread dew drop and the Chestnut Roan Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink. I lightly “pounced” the ink to get a stippled and not scrubbed effect. The two different inks is essential in giving the look more depth.

Here is the die cut once finished inking. You can see I did not give it a %100 percent coverage. I wanted to give it dimension by leaving varying shades of the inks.

Next, I “smoochified” my die cut by lightly brushing some Gold Lame Smooch Ink.

Here is a view of the “smoochified” and inked die cut. A far cry from the plain white

“Carnation Ribbon” 
Flower Tutorial

Start With Ribbon approximately 14”  Width of my ribbon is 1 3/8”

Fold Ribbon in half Lengthwise. This ribbon is Acetate so it made the crease easily. For other ribbon, you may have to press it so the crease will stay. You could also choose to skip this step for a more “puffy” petal.

Unfold the ribbon and apply adhesive to one edge of the ribbon. Next, fold the ribbon back over and seal the two ends together.

This step is optional. I chose to fold the ribbon in half after
it was sealed shut to make the next step go a bit quicker.

Begin cutting the ribbon in little strips. Be sure to cut the end that is folded and do not cut all the way through. Leave enough so that as you roll and work with the ribbon, it doesn’t “tear off”.

When finished cutting

Apply another line of adhesive along the bottom. The part that you haven’t trimmed.

Start rolling. Be sure to leave the bottom flush as you roll.

What the ribbon flower looks like once it is rolled together.

Back side of ribbon to show that you try to keep the bottom flush as you roll.

Finished Ribbon Flower

For the Folded ribbon rose flowers, I have a couple of videos. One using the ribbon and one using paper. The paper one is a little better quality video as I am still learning how to do the videos

VIDEO LINK

Again, here is one last look at the completed layout.

I used the following products to complete this layout..

PCW She Is Amazing Cut File Set	DCWV Four Seasons Stack	DCWV Rustic Stack
Dew Drop In Gingerbread	Colorbox Cat’s Eye Chestnut Roan	Misc. White, Cream, Blue and Yellow Ribbon

Gold Lame Smooch
Misc. Button and Brad

Misc. Pearl Gems

Blue, White and Cream Cardstock

Whew…I think this about covers it! Be sure to come back by tomorrow for another great SVG project and a new Free Cut File! Also, be sure to leave me a comment on yesterday’s post as I will be picking someone randomly to win the cut files I used on that project!

Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me.

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Butterfly Card Details Post

Good morning crafty friends,

I wanted to share details on the card I created for this week’s SVG Showcase-Link Up Post

 

Here’s my finished card. The finished size is a standard A4

I wanted to create a card showcasing this new cut file from PCW. 

It is the Card with Tag-Flourish CF Set.

I was trying to decide on a color scheme and was looking through my
DCWV stacks. I love the Four Seasons stack. The papers have a romantic,
shabby-vintagey feel. I saw this piece and loved it. You can’t see by the
picture but the butterflies are already “pre-glittered”. Very pretty.
The stack comes with two pieces of each style so I figured
I could save one for a layout and use the other for this card.

 

Here is a picture of the pieces I cut out. I simply positioned the cuts so that
I could get the pieces of the pattern where I wanted them. I did ultimately
decide not to use the two tags I cut, but I will for another project….soon.

After I cut out the pieces, I cut out the three pre-glittered butterflies by hand.

I then used two Martha Stewart butterfly punches to cut out the smaller
butterflies from the floral pattern at the bottom.

After assembling the base of the card, I began to attach the butterflies.
The three original large ones from the paper were already ‘pre-glittered”
so I decided to add some Stickles to the other little ones I punched out.
I wanted them to “match” the other ones as much as possible.

This shot shows that I used some foam dots to give the larger butterflies some lift.

Here is a close up of the flower. I simply layered the petals that I had cut onto the
scalloped circle and added a pearl gem to the center.

I finished off the bow with a matching metallic mini brad.

One last look at the finished card.

Products Used

PCW File: Card Tag-Lattice CF Set

DCWV Stack:  Four Seasons

Two MS Butterfly Punches

White, Cream  and Blue Cardstock

Stardust Stickles

Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink

Misc. Pearl Gem

Misc. Metallic Mini Brad

Misc. Ribbon

I hope this card will inspire you to take another look at the papers in your paper stash.

Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me. Be sure to visit the SVG post and grab your free svg file while checking out what the other designers created.

Happy Crafting!

-Melin