Fashion Diva

is the title of the gorgeous LO Emy designed using Prima Rebellious Papers and Paintable Cardstock. If you have ever fancied a go with this now is your chance.

“Fashion Diva”

You will need:

Prima Rebellious papers
Prima paintable cardstock
Maya Road chipboard alphabet mini set - Caroline
Cosmic shimmer spray
Bamboo skewer
Glossy accents (or similar strong glue)
Prima Say It In Pearls and Crystals - pink

My starting point for this layout was the Prima Rebellious paper “Destructive” but I wanted to use both sides at the same time. I wanted to use one side as my background and the frames on the other side as a background for my title.

I got around this by cutting out pieces from the background and then covering up the gaps with strips from other papers.

I used a square from a Prima paintable paper, which I partly coloured in to match the Rebellious papers.

The paper rolls were made using a border strips piece of paper, rolling each strip around a bamboo skewer and gluing the end in place. I used different lengths and widths of paper strips to add variety to the rolls.

I coloured the chipboard letters using Cosmic Shimmer Mist and layered up the frames as the background.

No fashion based layout would be complete without some bling, so I cut up the crystal and pearl swirls and placed them around the page.


Another fabulous LO from Emy - watch this space for more inspiration from more designers

More from Emy

and this time its a card - Emy has made a HAPPY BIRTHDAY card but you could make it for any occasion

Happy Birthday card with water distressed flowers

You will need:

Blank card

Patterned paper

buttons

Pin

Water

Ink pad

MLS alphabet stickers

· I started making the card by making my own water distressed flowers. I love this technique as it is really effective and only essential equipment is paper, scissors and water.

· Cut out 4 wobbly circles and then snip into the edges to make the petals. Wet the cardstock and scrunch up the circles. Gently open them up again and leave to dry.

· When the card is dry, ink the edges of the flowers and then stack up the flower. Add a button in the centre.

· The card was finished with a paper frill and a birthday banner held in pace with a pin.

May Guest Designer

Please meet Emy Buxton - you can read all about her on her blog HERE

She has been beavering away making some stunning designs for us not only designing LOs for us BUT she has also make them into easy to follow tutorials

So over to Emy - enjoy..............

“Look Learn Laugh Love” layout

You will need:

Patterned papers, including

Jillibean Soup Old World Cabbage Paper - Caraway Seeds

Maya Road Kraft Doilies

Scalloped circle punch or Nestabilitie

Butterfly

Jesse James buttons – Au Jardin Whisper

Maya Road chipboard set – Blossoms 1

Maya Road chipboard alphabet mini set – Caroline

White acrylic paint

Pink ink pad

Lace

Border punch

Sewing machine

· So I’ll start with a confession… this is the second attempt at this page. I made one page with this photo and title and I just didn’t like it. I’m learning that I love texture on pages and my first attempt was too flat.

· I added texture to this page by putting some folds into the lace border before stitching it to the page. I also stitched the circles in a line and folded up the sides to add more dimension. This layering could remain in an album if adhesive foam pads are used behind the circles.

· I painted all my chipboard elements with white acrylic and then inked with a pink ink pad. I also inked the edges of the scalloped circles, kraft doilies and border punch strips. I used buttons as flower centres.

See you soon with more from Emy