Wander with Mintay Wildwood Secrets by Fiona Siegel

Hello
This weeks layout another holiday snap with Mintay papers Wildwood Secrets:
Wander

I love the designs Mintay create on their papers, you literally could just stick a photo on and be done! This paper was no exception, but I have added to the page. I have chosen a busy background which suits using plainer papers for matting photos, which I have done here, using a woodgrain, a green vine pattern and red with white spots around my photo. 

Next I have fussy cut from Paper 6, creating a tag to tuck under my photo, adding some twine to complete it. I have fussy cut the cute strawberry on a woodgrain circle which has the bonus of hiding the background people in my photo. 

Next some pretty white fantasy blooms from Green Tara with some Mintay leaves, a cute deer from the Die-Cuts pack. 

My title, Wander, is from the Simple Stories Woodlands range - foam stickers, as is the small heart next to the deer. 


Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax

Products Used: 
Mintay Wildwood Secrets  - Paper 01Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 03Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 04Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 05Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 06Mintay Wildwood Secrets DiecutsGreen Tara Fantasy Blooms in WhiteSimple Stories Simple Vintage Woodlands Foam Stickers

Nara Park with Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands Collection by Fiona Siegel

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Another holiday share this week, created using the outdoorsy Simply Vintage Woodlands range by Simple Stories:

Nara Park

For my layout of the bowing deer I have gone with the earthy colours in this collection and layered several of the papers alongside each other on to the neutral Kraft cardstock background which I have created a border with a brown pen. Next I have added my photos then hit up the embellishments that are part of the Foam Stickers pack to make my subtitle and a large Green Tara flower and leaves. 

From the foam stickers pack I have used the cute mushrooms, butterfly and hearts as embellishments. Then I have added some journaling strips from the Mintay Papers Wildwood secrets range.

I've cut out the shipping tags from the Woodlands tag elements paper and added some twine to each before finishing off my layout with some cool woodgrain alphas from my stash.  

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands - Lets Explore paperSimple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands - Stay Wild paperSimple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands- 3x4 Elements paperSimple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands - Tag ElementsSimple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands Foam StickersMintay Papers Wildwood Secrets Sticker WordsKraft Cardstock

Into the Woods with Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets by Fiona Siegel

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Another fun page with Mintay Wildwood Secrets, just perfect for my photos from
 the Grounds latest installation. 
Into the Woods

I've used the super cute wreath paper here on a cool woodgrain background which I have backed with a red background from the collection. I have brought some of that red into my layout under my photos which I matted with the B side of the 3x4 Paper 06. Also added a doily for a soft effect. 

I've used the die-cuts again to add dimension - over existing images such as this adorable hedgehog, and added some flowers, deer and mushrooms around my photos. 
Some word stickers and my Into the Woods title are both from Word stickers sheet and the perfect way to complete my layout. 

Thanks for stopping by till next weekFionax

Products Used:
Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets - Paper 02Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets - Paper 05Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets - Paper 06

Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets - Die-CutsMintay Papers Wildwood Secrets - Word Stickers

Magical with Mintay Wildwood Secrets by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
This weeks layout features the stunning new Wildwood Secrets by Mintay Papers.
Gorgeous woodland creatures in wood grains with reds and green. It is just stunning. 
Magical

I just love the full sheet designs on these papers - you could just add some photos and a couple of embellishments and be done! I have gone with cutting with main detail of paper 3 and trimmed this full length to layer it with a mix of the red and green patterned papers, using a woodgrain background. I've added a chipboard border doily to add some dimension to my page - I've painted it white then added some glitter

I've used some dimension by mounting embellishments over the same image on the patterned paper such as this jar of mushrooms, then I have added some flowers cut from the patterned paper. 
The 2Crafty Mushrooms I have coloured with a mix of copic markers and sharpies for a deeper colour. 

Some more of the mixed Die-Cut embellishments and some cute paper flowers, before finishing off with some journaling words from the sticker words sheet. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Mintay - Wildwood Secrets - Paper 01Mintay - Wildwood Secrets - Paper 03Mintay - Wildwood Secrets - Paper 05Mintay - Wildwood Secrets - Die-CutsMintay - Wildwood Secrets - Stickers Words49andMarket Flowers - Florets Salsa2Crafty Title - Fine Words Set 22Crafty Flowery Lace Border

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

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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

Bonjour with Mintay See You in Paris by Fiona Johnstone

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This week I have a fun page created with Mintay papers See you in Paris collection. 
Bonjour

Some fun photos from a recent trip to the Grounds with their Paris theme display! For this layout I wanted to focus on the pink, black and white colour scheme to match my photo and the background display. I have used 2 of the B sides of the Mintay papers and the added some of the gorgeous die-cuts in the ephemera pack that you can see here:

And of course, it cannot be a Paris page without the Eiffel Tower. This is a 2Crafty piece, which I have inked in grey and added over some more of the ephemera pieces. Love the french theme throughout. I have then finished my page with some words and title sticker using the Mintay words Stickers. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Mintay Papers - See You in Paris Paper 2Mintay Papers - See You in Paris Paper 4Mintay Papers - See You in Paris Die-CutsMintay Papers - See You in Paris Sticker Words2Crafty Chipboard Eiffel Tower

Fave Four for 2024 by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone
Here are my Fave Four for 2024!!

These are my favourites from the last twelve months! In no particular order:
Heart this 💖

I love the colours in this, very dramatic but soft with the flowers and butterflies.
Also 49 & Market had so many awesome collections this year. 

Beep Beep Vroom Vroom 

This one was fun, loved using the chippy to document my daughter getting
 her P's and the cute twist on "traditional" boy paper. 
Roll Up

Fussy cutting!!
This paper was perfect with its' carnival vibes and well worth the effort to fussy cut.
Mintay crated the prettiest of papers!
Together

Some fussy cutting, gorgeous colours and the very cool larger size embellishments
 in VB collections make this a fave.
Vicki Boutin papers are always so perfect!


Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year!!
Till next yearFionax

Shine with Mintay Playtime & 2Crafty Chipboard by Fiona Siegel

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Another share with Mintay Playtime this week as well as lots of 2Crafty Chipboard stars!
Shine

For this layout I wanted to have a large star to match the one in my photos - I got a 2crafty one custom made to size. I then backed it with the stripey paper (Paper 2) and added some pearls to recreate the lights. Next added my paper strips to the layout. 
A bit of stenciling behind to add some interest to the background

But it needed more stars!! First I added the larger stars and backed them with the bubbles paper (Paper 4) then the ATC stars inked yellow with some stickles to make them shine!

Finally added my photos with some paper layers then found my title by cutting a 49andMarket chipboard word Sunshine into just Shine !

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Mintay Playtime paper 1Mintay Playtime paper 2Mintay Playtime paper 3Mintay Playtime paper 4Mintay Playtime Diecuts2Crafty Chipboard Stars Pack2Crafty Chipboard Tiny Stars2Crafty Chipboard - Large Star - Custom49&Market Gardenia Chipboard WordsKaisercraft PearlsStickles - Crystal

Roll Up with Mintay Playtime Collection by Fiona Johnstone

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This week I have one of my favourite collections, the super cute Playtime Collection by Mintay. This range is so gorgeous and perfect for some fussy cutting! 
Roll Up

The first thing I did was to fussy cut this stunning paper ( Playtime Paper 3) which
reminds me of a ride at a theme park. I then added some stenciling on to my white cardstock for some extra interest. 

Next I fussy cut some bubbles from the Playtime Paper 4 and  used some of the bubbles from the ephemera pack mounting them with some foam tape for a little dimension and to extend my fussy cut paper design 

I've added the super cute elephant and bunch of balloons as well as some other bits and pieces from the ephemera pack to finish off my page, completing it with some older thickers in gold. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Mintay Playtime Paper - 2Mintay Playtime Paper - 3Mintay Playtime Paper - 4 Mintay Playtime Paper Elements

Memories with Mintays Secret Place by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Happy New Years Eve! Hope you have all had a wonderful 2018 and looking forward to all the fresh possibilities a new year brings. 
To finish off the year, I thought I would share a page that is a little different to my normal style but I really adored these Mintay papers, they are so pretty - and I am a sucker for any pink and green combo!
Memories

I have fussy cut the door paper from Paper 01, I have cut the doors and then stuck them down to the reverse side to create the open door affect.  I've used the woodgrain paper as a base and added some torn paper strips across my layout behind the door. 

I've used a few pieces of 2Crafty Chipboard on this layout. The pieces have had gesso applied, then I added some pink paint, edged them with Pinecone Ink and added some sploshes of gold spray ink. 

Lots of flowers added to this layout too, a mix of 49 & Market and Green Tara. 

Love the little wire swirls. 

and a final cluster:

Thanks for stopping by

Till next week

Fiona

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Products Used:
Mintay Papers - Secret Place Paper -01 Mintay Papers - Secret Place Paper - 02 Mintay Papers - Secret Place Paper -04 49 & Market Flowers Green Tara Fantasy Blooms White GreenTara Flowers Pink  2Crafty Chipboard Diamond Chunk Bits 2Crafty Chipboard Addy's Butterflies 2Crafty Chipboard Memories title Dylusions Paint - Rose Quartz Gesso Heidi Swapp ColorShine Gold Lame Pinecone Ink