Butterfly card for Card Patterns sketch

This card was made for the Card Patterns sketch # 146.  It's their last sketch challenge for the year.



Papers are My Mind's Eye
Butterfly stamp and ribbon are Kaisercraft

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A set of super simple cards

This is a set of 6 super simple cards that can be used for many different occasions.
They were so easy to make.  I found this great tutorial on the Kraft Outlet blog that showed how you can make 4 Christmas cards with very few supplies and they still look great!  I used their tutorial but as I didn't need any Christmas cards, I just used some nice Kaisercraft papers that I had to make these cards instead.

Love how simple they are.

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For the booklovers...

What is this, you ask?  Why it's a bookmark of course!

I love to read and I hate to 'dog ear' books.  So I have been using shopping receipts, torn off pieces of cardboard, hair bands, leftover scraps of paper....anything that was in arms reach as a bookmark.  Then it occurred to me that surely a bookmark would be easy to make?  I do consider myself a scrapbooker after all don't I?

So I googled it and found instructions for these awesome corner bookmarks.  The instructions can be found here.  I also found instructions for making similar 'monster' bookmarks here.  Very cute!

All you need is a piece of cardstock measuring 4 x 6inches (I used double sided to give it a nice finish).  It took no time at all to make and after I had made one the next one I made in under two minutes flat!  So now I have a lovely bookmark, so does my hubby and so does my Mother-in-law.  Who's next?

And now, here is my attempt at writing you instructions on how to make your very own corner bookmark. 

First, start with a piece of double-sided cardstock, measuring 6x4 inches.

In the bottom, right-hand corner, measure and mark a 2x2 inch square.

Using a ruler, draw a line from the top left-hand edge of the square to the top right-hand corner of your piece of cardstock (as shown in picture above).  Make sure this is a straight line.

Cut out the marked area.  Your cardstock should look like the picture above.

Fold the bottom right hand corner up so that it makes a straight line.  (See picture above to demonstrate).

Fold the top right hand corner all the way down so that the points touch exactly. 
Adhere the top triangle to the bottom triangle (being careful to only adhere to the bottom triangle and not the bottom of the bookmark itself, as this part needs to be open so that it can go over the pages of your book).

This picture above shows the open part that does not have adhesive.

Now fold the bottom of the bookmark up so that it touches the bottom of the triangle shape.  Use double-sided tape to stick this part down.

And there you have it!  Your own corner bookmark - easy!
These can be embellished with stickers or rub-ons or anything else that takes your fancy.  I prefer to leave them as is.

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A 'turtley' awesome birthday card...

This was a quick and easy birthday card I made for a little boy.  Loving the bright colours on these papers (My Minds Eye, Fly a Kite collection).  The turtle and party hat are from Create a Critter.
I have wanted to use this turtle for ages.  I had planned to make it a 'Have a Turtley Awesome Christmas' card and pop a little Santa hat on his head.  However, I've done all my Christmas cards for the year and sent them out so I figured there's not much point making one now!  May as well do a birthday card instead!  So I swapped the reds for oranges and here it is...Hope you like it.

I am entering the Mojo Monday sketch challenge using this weeks sketch:



 

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Dear Santa...

My boys wrote letters to Santa the other day.  Their requests are few and very simple.  I helped with most of the writing and my boys loved the decorating.  They just love using my clear stamps and spend ages choosing which stamp to use and then what colour ink they should use.  Decisions, decisions!  The blue squiggly line on Rory's picture is actually "a map to show Santa where to go".  I hope Santa knows how to read that map!

Digital papers and 'Dear Santa' alphabet letters are from: Connie Prince 'Growth Spurt' kit - it's not a Christmas kit but it's so versatile and I thought this red and green worked well to give the page a Christmas feel to it.  I have made so many pages using this kit - love it!

Connie Prince makes the most awesome digital kits.  Her colours are bright and her kits are fun and I am always attracted to her kits!  I just love colour!  You can see her blog here if you are interested in having a look.  She is currently having some great '12 days of Christmas' sales so you should head over for a look and see what bargains you might find!  She also regularly posts freebies on her blog so it's always worth a look.

The Christmas tree and the flourish on this page are from: Shabby Princess 'Holiday Magic'.

And while I'm in a 'let's record my boy's drawings' kind of mood, here is another layout for our Project Life book that shows some more of their recent drawings.

I'm all about 'simple' when it comes to my scrapping.  I like straight lines (most of the time), I like bright, fun colours, and I like the photos to take centre stage.  I am usually a minimalist with embellishing (although I do love looking at other people's work that has lots of layering and embellishments).

Papers on this page are also from Connie Prince 'Growth Spurt' kit.
The 'draw', texta and pencils are from Creashens 'I love colour' kit.  This kit is lots of fun too, with bright colours and cute little embellishments.

I used templates from Deb Fisher 'Squareplaytes' collection.  I have a lot of her templates -  they suit my 'clean and simple' style of scrapping perfectly.  These were purchased from Pickleberrypop.  

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A digi page

Here is one of my most recent digital pages that I have made for my Project Life book.  I love taking photos of my boys artwork and including it in the project, it makes for great memories and is great for showing their progress over time.
Some of my favourite artwork memories that I have photographed have been:
-  The first time Rory wrote his name
-  The first time both my boys drew a person
-  Beautiful paintings or artwork that is something a bit unusual or out of the ordinary (such as a pretty string painting that Rory did with lots of bright colours)

Not only do I get a kick out of seeing their development but they love looking at the pictures in the book and noticing that their drawings are improving.

The drawing of the person in the above layout has a funny little story behind it.  You can read all about it on my beautiful cousin Em's blog, You learn something new every day.  It is such a great blog, I check in every day to read her latest post.  She posts a new 'life lesson' every day and they usually make me laugh out loud!   Go check out her blog if you'd like a good read!

This layout used the "Freshly Elegant" digital kit by kimbroedelet graphics and designs.  You can find her blog here.  I really love this kit, the colours are great and the elements are beautiful - this kit could be used for so many different types of layouts.  I have actually also used it for an elegant page with photos of my Grandparents when they were younger.

I used a digital  template to create this page but I cannot for the life of me remember where it came from.  If you recognise the template then please let me know so that I can give credit to the designer.

I have been a bit slow on the card making this last week or two.  I have two boys who love to 'craft' whenever I venture near my scrapping desk and so most of the time my good intentions to create cards have become impromptu children's card making classes!  Here is a sample of what my boys have created.  They made these cards for their friend George's 3rd birthday.  Perhaps I should enter them into the Birthday Sundaes challenge?!!

 
Created by Rory - 4 1/2 years old

Created by Hunter - 2 1/2 years old

Beautiful aren't they!!

Thanks for looking - here's hoping I'm back soon with some more cards to share.