So Grateful for Youwith Carta Bella and Uniquely Creativeby Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
Back with another layout using papers from Carta Bella Flower Shoppe Collectionand a Uniquely Creative Heart Overlay to commemorate Mothers Day this year with my girls 💗
So Grateful for You

Yes, I did make everyone dress the same for this photo! 
I love an overlay as they make an awesome feature on a layout. Uniquely Creative make a fab bunch you should definitley check out. They can be time consuming till you get the hang of backing with paper but look so effective. I like to trace the reverse side and then cut slightly wider to give an edge to glue down. 

Once the overlay is done I have stuck it too a semi plain background paper - with the white cardstock matt to match the overlay. Then I have added a double matte frame to my photo and some simple embellishments - word and bow stickers from the cardstock sticker sheet and then some flowers and enamel dots to complete. 

I've had this title in my stash for some time - its from Celebr8, and I have inked it and then added some sparkle over the word grateful to make it stand out a little more. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionaxx

Products Used:
Carta Bella Flower Shoppe paper - Bag Full of FlowersCarta Bella Flower Shoppe paper - Perfect Day BowsCarta Bella Flower Shoppe paper - 6x4 Journaling CardsCarta Bella Flower Shoppe paper - Blooming BlossomsCarta Bella Flower Shoppe paper - Flowers in VasesCarta Bella Flower Shoppe 12x12 Cardstock Sticker SheetUniquely Creative Oh So Lovely Heart Overlay49 and Market Florets - PinkCelebr8 - matt board titleEnamel Dots

Be True to You with Carta Bella Flower Shoppe by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
This week I am creating with the pretty Flower Shoppe from Carta Bella. So girly and cute!
Be True to You

Oh I love this bow paper!! I wanted it to feature on my page so I used this large square design and matted it with a light blue background. I then added a full length strip of pink paper in a  neutral pattern so my embellishments and title would pop!

I've used the sticker sheet from this collection to embellish with flowers and bows. Then I made a little tag cluster on the top corner to break up some of the white space. 

More stickers - more flowers, bows and some butterflies too!
I love this big title by 2Crafty and it really pops in the darker blue on my page!! 

Thanks for stopping by
Till next week Fionax

Products Used:
Carta Bella Flower Shoppe - Perfect Day BowsCarta Bella Flower Shoppe - Bag Full of FlowersCarta Bella Flower Shoppe - Beautiful FlowerCarta Bella Flower Shoppe - Elements Cardstock Stickers2Crafty Chipboard - Be True to You White Cardstock 

Wonderful with Carta Bella Silly Goose and 2Crafty Chipboard by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
This week I have created a layout using the adorable Silly Goose collection by Carta Bella. 
Wonderful

Isn't this collection so cute? Love it. For this page I have used white cardstock and an older Vicki Boutin stencil to mask some flowers in light green ink and mounted by cardstock on to green patterned paper. 
Next I have used the super adorable goose paper as a feature paper across my page, adding a torn bottom edge for texture. I have matted my photo with the contrasting red and added some small banners to tie the papers together. Then I have fussy cut some of the journaling shapes from the Journaling Cards paper to embellish.

I love these 2Crafty handdrawn hearts, I've simply inked this one and tucked it under my photo. I then added some fabulous white wildflowers by Prima and some cute 49 and market enamel dots with words. 

I completed my layout with a simple one word title Wonderful. 

Thanks for stopping by Till next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Carta Bella Silly Goose paper - Springtime Goose StrollCarta Bella Silly Goose paper - Darling FloralCarta Bella Silly Goose paper - WildflowersCarta Bella Silly Goose paper - Journaling CardsCarta Bella Silly Goose paper - Goose Gander

Prima Among the Wildflowers White Meadow

2Crafty Chipboard Handdrawn Heart

2Crafty Chipboard title Wonderful

Beautiful Girl with Carta Bella Pressed Floral Collection by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
This weeks layout is created with the lovely Carta Bella Pressed Floral collection:
Beautiful Girl

I love how thick the papers are by Carta Bella, great for easy  tearing which is a technique I love to use. I have used this for the main floral paper then the darker matt for my photo before adding some softer pink to match my daughters top. 

I've predominantly used flowers to embellish my page, adding a little journaling by fussy cutting "Live in the Moment" from the Carta Bella Pressed Flowers journaling paper.  I love the gorgeous large pink flower in the Green Tara Botanicals pack, then the smaller flowers and leaves I have added to my journalling tag. 

I've finished off with a 2Crafty title - Beautiful Girl - inked then I added some sparkle with some kindy glitz. 

Thanks for stopping by Till next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Carta Bella Pressed Floral - Be Bold StemsCarta Bella Pressed Floral - Dried WildflowersCarta Bella Pressed Floral - Floral DiamondsCarta Bella Pressed Floral -Multi Journaling Cards2Crafty Chipboard - Beautiful GirlGreen Tara Botanicals - Pale Pink

Dancerwith Carta Bella That's my Girlby Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
A bit of a break from the holiday snaps to scrap a girly page of my great niece and
 one of her on the way to ballet photos :Dancer

When I saw this cute ballerina paper in the Carta Bella That's my Girl collection,
 I knew it would be perfect for this little dancer.
I have teamed it up with other predominantly pink papers and added a pink border
 around a plain white cardstock background. 

Next up I made my own little embellishment combining a small doily, a fussy cut
circle from the patterned paper and the ballerina stickers from the
  Element Cardstock Sticker Sheet. 

Next up I have used these stunning Green Tara flowers to make cute clusters
 and added some ballet slippers and a cute word sticker to the page. 
I have then added a simple title with some pink Thicker Stickers and added
 a sprinkling of heart stickers from the 12x12 sticker sheet. 

Thanks for stopping by
Till next week 
Fionaxx

Products Used:
Carta Bella That's my Girl - Magical BallerinasCarta Bella That's my Girl - 3x4 Journaling

Carta Bella That's my Girl - Hot Air Balloons

Carta Bella That's my Girl - Element Cardstock Sticker SheetGreen Tara Cornflower Packs RoseThickersBazzil Cardstock - WhiteDoily

One Fine Day with Carta Bella Secret Garden and Mintay See you in Paris by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
Today I have created a layout using paper from Carta Bella Secret Garden and embellishments from Mintay See you in Paris. 
 ONE FINE DAY 

I've created a layout using predominantly pink with a touch of black and white. I've used two different pink patterned papers then teamed that up with embellishments from the Mintay See you in Paris Diecuts. I've added some older 49andMarket rubons to the background in pink shades, before adding a flower. 

More of the Mintay diecuts and white flowers from my stash. The words and mini title stickers are from the Mintay See you in Paris word stickers. I've also used some ephemera from 49andMarket for my title One Fine Day and the tab under my photo. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Carta Bella Secret Garden Paper Journaling 3x4Carta Bella Secret Garden Paper Fairytale BooksMintay See you in Paris DiecutsMintay See you in Paris Word Stickers49andMarket Rubons and EphemeraBazzill Cardstock Raven

White Flowers

18 Celebrate with Carta Bella Secret Garden by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
This week I have created a layout using the beautiful Secret Garden collection by Carta Bella. I do love how thick the papers are in this collection which has lots of beautiful florals:
18 Celebrate

For this layout I wanted to use one of the busy floral patterned papers as my main background. To make this work I have matted the paper with a plain green border, and then matted my photos in a plainer patterned paper too. 
Next I used some co-ordinating flowers from Green Tara and used the Secret Garden Tags and Frames to add journaling to the page. 

More florals and ephemera words

I finished off with using some thickers for my title - finding some numbers in Gold to match the birthday sash and then the large celebrate title from a birthday thickers pack. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:

Carta Bella Secret Garden paper - Magical Stems

Carta Bella Secret Garden paper - Butterfly Beauty

Carta Bella Secret Garden paper - 3x4 Journalling

Carta Bella Secret Garden Frames and Tags

Green Tara Cornflower Packs - Rose

Uniquely Creative Day Dream Mini Cut apart sheet

Thickers

Bloom and Growwith Carta Bella That's My Girlby Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
Super cute collection this week by Carta Bella for little girls, That's My Girl!
 Gorgeous pinks and greens and love the thickness of the paper. 
Bloom and Grow

For this layout I focused on the green in the jumper and then added some florals and pinks to match the overall image - outside in the garden. I love how this papers edges rough up as it is quite thick paper. I love the woodgrain paper as a background for contrast - this piece is from the boy collection by Carta Bella - That's My Boy. 
Perfect stickers to accompany the page and some pretty white blooms and a smattering of heart stickers to complete the embellishing. 

I am a sucker for a cute mushrooom sticker and this little house one is super cute!! I finished my page off with the 2Crafty title Bloom & Grow - in a slightly darker red so it pops. The perfect title for garden photos! 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Carta Bella That's My Girl paper - Little Dreamer FloralCarta Bella That's My Girl paper - Pretty Girl BowsCarta Bella That's My Girl paper - 3x4 JournalingCarta Bella That's My Girl paper - Hot Air BalloonsCarta Bella That's My Boy paper - TreehouseCarta Bella That's My Girl Sticker Sheet49andMarket flowers Florets - Salt2Crafty Chipboard Title - Bloom and Grow

Fun Times with Carta Bella Summer Sunflower Collection by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
This week I have used the awesome Sunflower Collection by Carta Bella to create
this layout from a few years back at Van Gogh Alive:
Fun Times

The sunflowers from this range were perfect for my photos outside of the exhibition
 in front of these sunflowers. I have fussy cut several of the sunflowers from
  Sunflower Garden paper to start with. 
On my white cardstock I have brayed on some black paint and then used some
 green distress oxide ink to stamp some wire print around the page. 

After layering up some green and yellow papers I have scattered my fussy cut
 sunflowers around my page before adding some stickers from the element
 sticker sheet, a Cocoa Vanilla Studio stickers and the cute bee and butterfly ephemera pieces. I used a punch to add some leaves from the green Sunflower patch.

and a close up of the smaller sunflower at the base of my page, the white cardstock
 layered onto the orange Sunny Plaid paper. 

To finish off, I have used a 2Crafty chipboard title - Fun times and inked it in dark
 green to match one of my papers. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Carta Bella Summer Sunflower Collection - Sunflower GardenCarta Bella Summer Sunflower Collection - Sunflower PatchCarta Bella Summer Sunflower Collection - Sunny PlaidCarta Bella Summer Sunflower Collection - Sunflower Seed PacketsCarta Bella Summer Sunflower Collection - 12x12 Element StickersCocoa Vanilla Studio Great Escape Accessory Sticker Sheet49andMarket Country Side Laser Cut Elements2Crafty Chipboard - Fun TimesDistress Oxide Inks - Rustic Wilderness

Magic using Carta Bella Believe In Magic by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!Today's page has been created withmy remaining pieces of the collectionCarta Bella Believe in Magic.
The gorgeous photos are my Great-Nieceat her Frozen birthday party in 2015.The blue in her dress was agreat match for this range.

A very simple page this week.

The base is a plain 12x12 sheet 

of Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

The layers of patterned paper

and hand cut embellishments

have tied the page together.

The clouds have been hand cut

from Beyond The Clouds paper

and added to the page with foam tape.

I've outlined each cloud with 

a faux stich border created 

with a black gel pen.

The small stars are from

Element Sticker Sheet,

they have been lifted with foam 

tape to create more dimension.

The circles have been punched out

from the Firework Show paper

and placed around the page 

with foam tape.

The two main 6x4 photos have been

backed with Bazzill Raven Cardstock

to define them amongst the colours and patterns.

The lighting in the third photo 

was different to the other two.

It was taken in full sun and shows her full outfit.

I decided to make it a feature of the page,

I have cut out the silhouette of my Great-Niece

and added her to the page with foam tape.

The embellishments around the silhouetteare some hand cut speech bubbles from the Fun Day Phrases paperand stickers from the Element Sticker Sheet.
Most of the elements have beenadded to the page with foam tape.

The title of the page 'Magic'is also a sticker from the Element Sticker Sheet.I've used some of the circles punched out of the Fireworks Show paper toback the title sticker. 

Thanks for visiting the blog today,hopefully the page has given you some ideas for your next project.
Have a lovely weekend, stay warmand enjoy some creative time.Please join us again on Mondayfor Fiona's next project.
Products Used:Bazzill Kraft CardstockBazzill Raven CardstockCarta Bella Believe in Magic - See The StarsCarta Bella Believe in Magic - Firework ShowCarta Bella Believe in Magic - 4x4 Journaling CardsCarta Bella Believe in Magic - Beyond the CloudsCarta Bella Believe in Magic - Fun Day PhrasesCarta Bella Believe in Magic - Element Sticker Sheet