Create 10 at Christmas kicks off!

Hi
Create 10 at Christmas is now officially up and running. If you make anything following the classes and upload your finished work some where out there on the interweb then you can add a link to it in the comments bellow and we'll come along and look and leave you lots of lovely oohs and arrrrs :)

On the first day of Create 10 at Christmas your project sent to you is a...'Recycled Christmas Wreath'

On the second day of Create 10 at Christmas your project sent to you is a...'A tabbed Planner'

On the third day of Create 10 at Christmas your project sent to you is a...'felt tree decoration or two'

On the fourth day of Create 10 at Christmas your project sent to you is an....'interactive money holder or two'

I'll update this post with each days class peeks as we go through the 10 days. You can also view them in the Create 10 workshop area, http://www.craftytemplates.co.uk/create10login.html just login and use your Create 10 at Christmas username and password. You'll be able to download all the classes from there too, classes go up every day for the next 10 days at around 10am each day.

If you're not already signed up to Create 10 at Christmas you can view all the details here, http://www.craftytemplates.co.uk/create10.html

Have a happy scrappy Christmas time!

xx Leo

My Second page for Quirky Kits

Hello again - I am back with my second layout made using the gorgeous December Kit.

This time, I used some of the gorgeous snowflake paper as my background, and some of the Bazzill Bling - which, by the way, takes the Mr Heuy spray beautifully!(try it!)

I made a kraft concertina flower - I am working on a video tutorial for you on this - as they are sooo easy and a great way to add dimension to your pages - and even make cute Christmas decorations.

I hope you like my page :-)

xxxxxxxxxx

SJ

Hello!

My name is SJ Dowsett, and I am lucky enough to be guesting for the awesome Quirky Kits this month.

A quick bit about me...

I am SJ (short for Sarahjane), I am 29, a mother of one and an illustrator.

I am the creator of "Little Musings" digital images, clear stamps and custom portraits.

I live in Bexhill by the sea, with my darling husband, funny little son, who just turned 3.

Never to be found without a pencil, camera or scrapping stuff in hand, I spend my days with my little boy and a brain full of nonsense, which I put down on paper whenever I can.

I am going to be posting whenever I can, with Layouts I have created from the

"Hey Christmas Cupcake Quirky Kit"

This is my first layout - called "Little bear"

I used a mix of the papers from the kit - and some kraft cardstock.

I also couldn't wait to use one of the gorgeous cotton rolled flowers - so fab on a page - and perfect for adding a quick home made touch!

here is a close up of the LO.

I am loving this kit - ESPECIALLY the Mr Huey Studio Callico spray! DIVINE to use - the colour is rich and sits very nicely on the cardstock..

also - it seems to be less "wet" than other sprays - and I noticed that the cardstock didn't curl up as it can do with other sprays - bonus! Pretty and practical.

I hope you like my first LO - I will be back with more!

xxx

SJ

Play along and make a layout with the Hey Christmas Cupcake Quirky Kit!

Hi!
If you have a Hey Christmas Cupcake Quirky Kit at home ready to use, why not make a start with it and create a quick simple layout like this one:

You can watch me make my layout on the video bellow. You can scrap along to the video or just watch it and then make a way better layout than mine! lol
Most of the video is in real time, (I edited out the tedious parts of me trying to get the double sided tape backing off!) so you might want to grab a cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate etc before pressing play, it's about 14 minutes long.

If you'd like to play along in real time and make the layout you'll need to grab these things from the kit:
1 piece of Bazzill cardstock, (I used the swiss dots piece)
1 piece of patterned paper from the kit, (I used Lily Bee City Sidewalks)
The Studio Calico wood veneer stars and the backing card from the pack
The Pink Paislee tape
The Lily Bee stickers
The Pink Paislee Tinsel Ribbon
The crochet trim
The Mister Huey Color Mist
One of the Elle's Studio Tags
The Sassafras alphabet stickers
3 long pieces of kraft cardstock leftovers

I've also used an alphabet stamp, small heart stamp and a grey ink pad from my stash. The photo is a 5x7 inch one although you can use a smaller one or use two smaller photos together. You'll need double sided tape for sticking, a trimmer and a pair of scissors. You can get the Hey Christmas Cupcake Quirky Kit from the Crafty Templates store right here, http://www.craftytemplates.co.uk/heychristmascupcakekit.html

OK here we go, apologies for my mumbling my way through but hopefully you can make sense of what I'm doing from the pictures :)

Here's my finished layout. I added a couple of extra personal touches, some machine stitching to the flag stickers and some journalling along the side. Really simple and quick layout but still enjoyable. You can add more detail to your page as you choose. One thing I found using the mist is that it dries to a chalky finish so I fixed it with hair spray so it wouldn't rub off, just like you would fix a chalk ink or chalks. I think it must have lots of pigment in it to make it solid white. :)

If you've had a go at playing along with the video and making a layout post a link to it in the comments bellow I'd love to have a peek! Maybe you can set yourself a challenge of picking out the same items from the kit and creating something totally different? Go on delve into the kit, don't leave it sitting in its box!

xx Leo

New kits this November!

We're kicking off November with a whole host of fun new kits. To begin with the new November card making kit 'Sprinkles' is available now. Sprinkles is a fun mix of bright carnival colours and vintage accessories. Check it out here. As usual the kits are great value at just £7.50 including p&p so it's a perfect little treat plus you have cards at the end of creating that you can give out to family and friends!

Next there are 4 new Crafty Bale kits - yes 4! We have the super yummy Wintergreen Park which is a fun quirky Christmas kit. Then there's Shady Terrace which is perfect for creating a spooky Halloween mini book with all the photos you took over the weekend! Then finally there are two more kits Carnival View and Cherry Blossom Lane. Check out all new Crafty Bale kits here.

Wintergreen Park Crafty Bale kit

Finally later this week into early next week will see the release of the brand new Quirky Kit! It's called 'Hey Christmas Cupcake' and it's full of yummy goodies from Lily Bee, Webster Pages, Studio Calico, Sassafras, Pink Paislee and more. I can't wait until it all comes together. I'm waiting on the last couple of shipments which should arrive later this week. Here's a quick peek. They'll also be a separate Extra Quirk kit to give the main kit an even more Quirky spin and then an add on for December Daily album making.

As soon as the new kit is online the first to know will be the Quirky Kit mailing list subscribers so if you want your name adding to the list find out the info on the Quirky Kits page, http://www.craftytemplates.co.uk/quirkykits.html

Happy crafting!

xx Leo