Creative Inspiration - Week 36 2015

Good morning all....

I am excited this week with the start of a new month to be able to share with you a new paper range that was sent to me to play with for this month.

How nice is the Carte Bella - Moments and Memories paper range

Now... with everything here being super crazy and with having Miss K in hospital this week too,

 I started this week off with getting organised and pre-cut all the work I wanted to share with you all this month. Now.. I didn't get a chance to get the work started due to being in the hospital.

 However I wanted to show you what I managed to pull off today using up the scraps.. yes the scraps of what was left from all the pre-cut work for this month, 

As you can see I really didn't have much left from this months kit... however I knew that I would be able to scrape something together with a few odds and ends from my stash.

So I managed to squeeze of a couple of cards for Fathers Day.

Now.. I always struggle creating masculine cards. Its not the base of the card I struggle with.. it's the whole not know how to embellish the card. So creating these card firstly from scraps was a challenge and then having to make them masculine for me was a challenge too.

So here's the first card I created...

Now both the cards were created on recycled card as a base. I then added some black card stock and a book page as the starting point for this base of this card. Then it was just a case of playing around with the scraps of Carte Bella - Moments and Memories paper till I was happy with the layout. I stuck with the black and red colours from this paper range to keep a more masculine feel. Then I added in some old rub on alphas to add a bit of dimension. I then embellished the card using some garden twine to create a bow and then added in a "fun" definition flair. 

For the last card I have used the bulk of the scraps to create the base which I then matted on some black card stock before adhering it to the card base. I have also used some washi tape on the red patterned paper to change up the look and tone down the brightness. to embellish this card I have used one of my super cute mini black paper doilies from Mad About Scrappin and then wrapped with some bakers twine. One of the papers from the range had a quote about family. However I have used part of the quote to create the greeting for this card. Then added some black dew drops scattered to finish it all off. 

I quite enjoyed creating both cards and have to admit I still have a few scraps left to make another card... nothing wrong with being frugal.

Well better get stuck into this months work...

I cannot wait to share.

Till then.

TFL, M x

Mad About Scrappin - Card Spotlight 2

 

Hello again.

 

Back to share with you a quick card I have made using scraps of the "Well Played" paper range by Carte Bella.

 

 I love playing around with my scraps as it gives me a sense of achievement to know I have used up every last piece of a sheet of paper.

 This time around I created a quicj card for my Dad for Father's Day. I love this paper range for this as it has a real fun feel to it. So with a little help from some washi tape, paper scraps and some of the stickers I was able to create this fun window card.

 

By cutting away a window in the card I was able to adhere a piece of the patterned paper to the inside of the card. It creates another dimension and peeks out from the front when the card is standing.

I then added some pennant flag adhered to some natural twine which I have hung loose over the window. This then added another dimension and created a fun feel to the card when the card is standing.

 

Have you create a card using a different technique lately ?

 

Why not give it a try.

 

TFL, M x

Butterfly Dreaming

Hello all.

Michelle here from Adelaide, South Australia again.

Okay... so here is the technique that I have been playing around with lately that everyone has been chasing... hehehehehehe..

Beware though.. this is a little bit of a post on the long side..

So grab a cuppa and pull up a chair..

I promise you won't be disappointed to see how easy it is to go

from this

to this

with just a few easy tips and trick and LOTS of Helmar goodness!

BUT....

You'll have to head over to the Helmar Design Team Blog to check it out!

Head on over now!

TFL, M x

 

All about the "little" man in my life

Hello everyone,

It is absolutely freezing here in Adelaide, South Australia at the moment !

Mind you with all this really cold yuck weather it has been a busy time for me on the scrap booking front. The cold weather means that is has been a perfect time to scrap away the time.

I am going to keep this post a little short as I have another post I want to sneak in sharing the napkin technique I told everyone about during the Helmar Father's Day Blog Hop.

As the layout that I created using my napkin technique isn't really a masculine layout I thought I would show you a layout I did of my son using the same technique I will show you how to do shortly.

And before you ask.. "No" the photo below wasn't posed or prompted.. my son was just mucking around while we were on holidays in the Flinders Ranges when I took this photo. I was just VERY luck that he was where he was at the time and had my camera ready to go!

So for this layout once again I managed to get down and dirty with lots of Helmar. The layout has lots of texture and dimension and was so much fun to create.

The best bit of the layout however.. is that I know ALL the elements will stay where I put them thanks to Helmar 450, Helmar Tape Runner, Helmar, Acid Free Glue, Helmar Liquid Scrapdots AND Helmar Krystal Kote Fixative.

Sure is one layout LOADED with Helmar !

TFL, Mx

Some Helmar Hopping Fun

Welcome to the Helmar Happy Fathers Day Hop.

Today we are so excited to share with you a variety of fantastic masculine projects.

We've put our Helmar arsenal to good use and want to share with you some inspiration for those last minute Fathers Day gifts.

If you have been following along, you should have hopped here from Carisa's blog.

If not, hop on back to the Helmar Blog and enjoy.

Make sure to leave comments along the way, because we will have prizes up for grabs.

AND....

If the Man in your life is super lucky, we may even send him a Helmar prize pack too.


Even though Father's Day here in Australia isn't till September, I love being organised!

It was great to be able to get some cards sorted for my father and father in law now to pop into my card box.

Especially as masculine cards can be a little difficult to create.

Well not this time thanks to a little bit of help from Helmar.

Card for my Father in Law

Card for my Dad

 Remember keeping it simple is the key to getting cards done quickly!

And just because I was so super organised I was able to get down and dirty with lots of Helmar and created a layout about my husband's love of 4WDing!

The secret to this layout was lots of Helmar Acid Free Glue, Paper Napkins, Texture Paste and not being afraid to make a major mess and just go with it...

But you will have to check out how I use this technique next week with another layout I created using the same technique!

Close up of the bottom embellishments

Close up of the top embellishments

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Now hop on over to Julie's blog where you are sure to find more Fathers Day inspiration.

If you get lost along the way, below you will find the links for the order of the hop.

Helmar blog

Lisa Wilkinson

JJ Sobey

Cindy Royal

Vicky Alberto

Jess-Kinderstampo

Cheryl Walker

Amy Lassiter

Rae Cooper

Jen Erickson

Katie Nolan Denham

Carisa Zglobicki

Michelle Wallace

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Erika Taylor