BONUS: Free printable PUREBLISS WORDART

Veronica Hurley has designed some fantastic Wordart to use with your PUREBLISS range of papers.

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LAYOUT SHARE: Purebliss Collection: Amelia Richards

Amelia Richards from Scrap Lane in Lydenburg shared this amazing layout with us.

She used PUREBLISS collection of papers.

Wow.. I just love the way she has created such interesting elements on her page.  The use of the papers is wonderful.

Remember that this range is now available at your local scrapbook store.

LAYOUT SHARE: Purebliss - Veronica Hurley/Nicole Preece

These fantastic creations have been done showcasing the versatility of this fantastic range of papers.

Check out the papers here:

Layout by Nicole Preece

Layout by Veronica Hurley

PURE BLISS Collection

Do you enjoy spending time in your garden enjoying the fresh new blooms, listening to the birds singing and watching the dragonflies and bees buzz around?  Pure Bliss is the perfect collection to rejoice in the abundance of a summer garden & the green and blue hues are sure to enhance any scrapbook layout.

and as usual the fantastic matching Diecuts:

TRADE ONLY. Fax your orders to Lorna 086 614 53 78 / 011 674 2546 or email lorna@scrapcollections.co.za / Cell 082 923 3821
*Please note, the colours you see on your screen may not match the actual paper colours, as colour settings vary from screen to screen.

LAYOUT SHARE - INDIGO Collection

This fantastic and moving layout was forwarded to us by Alison.

She used the INDIGO range of papers.   It is really amazing how versatile this range is.  Thanks for sharing Alison.

CHRISTMAS: Class Notes

Layout and instructions by Michelle van Wyk @ Homespun Scrapbooking 

Some close up views:

PATTERN PAPER:

SCRAP COLLECTIONS – CHRISTMAS 2012 COLLECTION

• 1 X 001 (dots)
• 1 x 003 (check)
• 2 x 004 (green doily)
• 1 ½  x 005 (images)
• ½  x 006 (dark green)

CARDSTOCK:

• 1 x Red
• 1 x Green

OTHER:

• 21cm square of Red Handmade Paper 
• 20cm x 30.5cm  of White Vellum
• RM Designs ® Christmas 2012 laser cuts (Harp Swirl / Doily and Tis the Season)
• 1mt of each Red / White / Green ribbons
• Liquid pearls (white opal or color of choice) for inside of flowers

PHOTOS:

• 14cm x 14cm (x1) (or you can use 4 photos of 7cm x 7cm
• 10cm x 14cm portrait
• 7cm x 10cm portrait (x2)

CUTTING GUIDE:

BACKGROUND:  004 (Green Doily)

• Background:  OPTIONAL: Cut 0.5cm off the right side ONLY of both the sheets so the WIDTH is 30cm.  (This just helps to make your page easier to slide into your page protector.) Height remains 30.5cm.

PATTERN 001 (Dots)

• 10cm x 30.5cm (x2)

PATTERN 003 (Check)

• 13cm x 18cm (x1)
• Remainder for the title

PATTERN 005 (images)

• 3cm x 30.5cm strip (x1)
• 14cm x 20cm (x1)
• 16cm x 16cm (x1)

PATTERN 006 (Dark Green)

• 4cm x 7cm (x3) corner round all 4 edges
• 2.5cm x 30.5cm strip (x1)

RED CARDSTOCK 

• 1.5cm x 30.5cm strip (x1)
• 1 cm x 30.5cm strip (x1)
• 11cm x 15cm photo mat (x1)
• 4.5cm  x 7.5cm (x4) and corner round all 4 edges
• Remainder to mat your title

GREEN CARDSTOCK

• 15cm x 15cm Photo mat (x1)
• 8cm x 11cm Photo mat (x2)

VELLUM

• Tear the 20cm strip in half horizontally to get two 10cm x 30.5cm strips

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Background is your two 004 doily papers.  
• Ink around the outer edges and place one side.

FLOWERS:   

• Using your red handmade paper , cut out the Flower templates (1 of each big template to create 1 big flower and 3 of each small flower to create 3 x small flowers.  
• Ink each flower and adhere together (small over big). Then using your liquid pearls, create a small circle of dots around centre of each flower (as per example above).  
• Set one side to dry while you assemble your layout.

TITLE BAR

• Using your Title letters, mat them on red cardstock.  
• Tie some ribbons around your “c”
• Raise all the letters on foam dots and adhere to your two torn Vellum Strips.  (tears to the top of the strip)  This will be stuck along the bottom of your layout later.  
• NOTE:  When you stick the vellum onto your layout, place your glue behind the lettering so you don’t see it through the vellum.

LEFT PAGE:

• To create your ribbon strip along top of left page, a Adhere your 3cm strip of IMAGE paper 0.5cm from the top edge of the layout.   Now Stick your 1.5cm strip of RED CARDSTOCK ontop of this in the middle. Using a ruler, measure at 1.5cm intervals and punch a row of holes along the red strip.  Using your ribbons, tie these alternating between the colors along the strip.
• Using your 10cm strip of DOT paper adhere this 8cm from the top of the page horizontally.
• Adhere your 13cm x 18cm CHECK paper 4cm from top of page and 8cm from left edge
• To the left of this adhere your 3 DARK GREEN corner rounded rectangles (4cm x 7cm) at angles. (Mat them on the matching red cardstock).  Using your ‘TIS THE SEASON laser cut, cut it into 3 words and adhere onto these three rectangles.  You can now add 3 mistletoe flowers as per example.
• Mat your big GREEN photo mat onto the matching IMAGE paper. Raise this on foamcore and adhere to your layout about 5cm from top of page and 11cm from left edge.
• Cut your DOILEY laser cut in half and adhere these to the right of this photo mat.
• You can now adhere your first half of your title along the bottom of the layout.  Remember to glue behind the lettering so that the glue doesn’t show through the vellum.

RIGHT PAGE:

• Adhere your 14cm x 20cm IMAGE paper to the top left of the page giving about a 0.5cm border to the top and left of page.  Adhere your 11cm x 15cm RED CARDSTOCK photo mat to the bottom left of this paper also giving a small border.
• Adhere your second 10cm strip of DOT paper to the far right of the layout about 0.5cm from right edge.
• To the left of this adhere your 1cm strip of RED CARDSTOCK (also giving about a 0.5cm gap) and again to the left of this strip add your 2.5cm DARK GREEN paper strip also giving it a 0.5cm gap.
• Use a small scrap of left over paper about 3cm x 5cm wide, punch 4 holes along strip and add some ribbons.  Tuck this behind the top right corner of one of your small GREEN CARDSTOCK photo mats.  Place these two photo mats along the DOT paper strip at an angle.
• Adhere the second half of your title to the bottom of the layout
• Finish the page by adding your beautiful HARP SWIRL lasercut with some more mistletoe flowers.

Enlarge to A4 size (biggest flower should be about 11.5cm wide)

Kindly note that template for the CHRISTMAS is too large to post here.  If you would like it kindly contact Michelle directly to email it to you @ nevillevanwyk@afrihost.co.za

DOWN AT THE BEACH - Class Note

Layout and Notes designed and created by Lisa Myburgh at www.memoryshed.blogspot.com

(click on above picture for bigger image)

CONTENTS 

Beach Collection 005 x 2

Beach Collection 004 x 1

Beach Collection 003 x 1

Beach Collection 001 x 1

Beach Collection 006 x 1

Beach Collection 002 x 1

Laser cut ‘down at the beach’

35 flat backed pearls

3m garden twine

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Creamy Brown, brown or blue chalk

Foam tape / strips

Photo requirements : 6 photos 6cm x 6cm and 2 photos 11.5cm high x 8cm wide

Various adhesives

INSTRUCTIONS

1.         Place the two pages of Beach Collection 005 side by side which forms the background of your layout.

2.         Cut Beach Collection 003 (stripe) 24.5cm wide x 24cm high and  chalk the edges.

3.         Cut 2.5cm off the top of Beach Collection 004.

4.         Cut 8 pieces of Beach Collection 001 7.5cm x 7.5cm and chalk the edges.

5.         From Beach Collection 006 cut out  7 pieces of Bunting Flags (alternating in pattern and colour), chalk and adhere foam tape.

6.         From Beach Collection 006 cut out  wavy boarder with dots, chalk and adhere foam tape.

7.         From Beach collection 002 cut 2 pieces 13cm high by 10cm wide and chalk the edges.

8.         From Beach Collection 006 cut out the 4 pennant flags, ie sea, sun, sand and ‘down at the beach’, chalk and adhere foam tape.

9.         From Beach Collection 006 cut out the two circle boarders (one large and one small), chalk and adhere foam tape to the larger circle boarder.

10.     From Beach Collection 006 cut out the white strip with the text “I hope you always have a …” and chalk.

11.     Adhere BC 003 5cm from the RHS and 3.5cm from the top of the background pages (005)

12.     Adhere BC004 1cm from the top and 3.5cm from the LHS of the background

13.     ½ cm from the RHS adhere the white text strip and then the wavy boarder with the dots on foam tape on the LHS

14.     Adhere BC 002 pieces 2cm from LHS of strip and 4cm from top of stripe adhere the next BC 002 piece with a 1cm gap in between.

15.     The 2.5cm strip cut off BC004 is adhered 1cm below the 2 pieces of BC 002 above.

16.     2.5cm and 5cm from the RHS, below BC 002 above adhere the small circle boarder

17.     Begin adhering the 8 pieces of BC001 4.5cm from the RHS of the BC004 and ½ cm from the top, working towards the LHS leave approximately .8cm gap in between the blocks

18.     Adhere the large circle boarder on foam tape on the far LHS of the layout approximately, 1.8cm from the LHS and slot the left over piece of stripe paper under, on the RHS of the boarder.

19.     In the first ‘empty block’ on the LHS of the layout adhere three of the pennant flags on foam tape and the fourth one is adhered to the last block on the bottom RHS of the ‘grid’.

20.     Cut equal lengths of ‘garden twine’ approximately 24cm long to crisscross the grid and adhere with wet adhesive.

21.     The “down at the beach” laser cut is adhered with foam under the shells on the blue strip of BC 004 just below the large photo mounts.

22.     The 7 bunting flags are mounted on foam tape and strung across the top RHS of the layout.