HOMEABOUT USSHOP HERECROPDATESCURRENT CHALLENGESTIPS&TUTORIALS

Monday, August 28, 2023

Good Vibes with Simple Stories Boho Sunshine by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

A new collection today - Simple Stories Good Vibes.
Love this collection such fun colours! 

Good Vibes



This collection looks awesome on Kraft cardstock, but first I needed to add a little extra to the background and used some Distress Oxide and a VB stencil to do some reverse stamping - I've applied my ink directly on to the stencil, spritzed some water and then stamped the image onto the cardstock. It creates a lovely, subtle background on which to layer my papers. 


Loving torn papers at the moment and after matting my photo and distressing the edges I have added some torn paper layers. Next I've hit the ephemera pack to add flowers and butterflies as well as going through my stash for some older Simple Stories phrases - similar can be found in their sticker books. 


My title uses the Boho Sunshine foam thickers - and includes a mix of titles and embellishments! I've used a couple of the foam flowers to add a bit of variation to my embellishments. 

Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x




Products Used:
Simple Stories Boho Sunshine - Good Vibes
Simple Stories Boho Sunshine - Smile Big
Simple Stories Boho Sunshine - Be Kind
Simple Stories Boho Sunshine - Wild and Free
Simple Stories Boho Sunshine - Floral Bits
Simple Stories Boho Sunshine - Foam Thickers
Distress Oxide Ink - 
Vicki Boutin Stencil 
Kraft Cardstock

Monday, August 21, 2023

Wonder with 49&Market Nature Study by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

Back with another layout using 49&Market Nature Study. 

Wonder


For this layout I have focused on all the amazing butterflies in the collection - mainly the paper and the rub-ons. I've started with a plain background from the collection pack and added a strip of the butterfly paper, with a pop of green for contrast. 

Next I have used lots of rub-on butterflies and words to embellish the background paper:


Next I have kept it simple with embellishments - adding  some small word ephemera to the top right of my photo and to the bottom left a large ephemera butterfly to and tag with some twine:



before finishing with an ephemera word from the collection for my title. 


Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x



Photobucket

49&Market Nature Study Collection Pack 12x12
49&Market Nature Study Ephemera Bits
49&Market Nature Study Mushroom and Foliage
49&Market Nature Study Rub-ons Wings

Monday, August 14, 2023

Gorgeous with Prima Postcards from Paradise by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

Today I have created a layout using the absolutely stunning Prima Postcards from Paradise:

Gorgeous


I had to use this range for a picture of my eldest as flamingoes are her favourite animal. I love the paper and based my design around the flamingo on the paper - spacing my design to either side.  The left side has my photo and I have matted it with some paper layers and the cute door from the ephemera pack. Next I have added some chipboard inked in gold underneath before adding flowers and a flamingo.


On the right hand side I have made a similar cluster minus the photo - door and chipboard with an adorable envelope, some flowers and another flamingo from the ephemera pack. I've added a subtitle beauty in gold. 


a close-up of the main title gorgeous, painted gold to compliment the flecks of gold in the paper. 







Products Used:

Prima Postcards from Paradise - Paradise Found with Foil
Prima Postcards from Paradise - Postcards from Paradiso
Prima Postcards from Paradise - Ephemera Set
2Crafty Chipboard - Grid Panel
2Crafty Chipboard - Fine Word Set 2
Gold Paint



Monday, August 7, 2023

Curious with 49&Market Nature Study by Fiona Johntone

Hello everyone

This week I have used the stunning Nature Study collection from 49 & Market, perfect for all those outdoorsy photos!

Curious


I'm always taking photos of mushrooms when I am out and about on bushwalks so this cute mushroom paper was perfect! I have created a photo collage of a few favourites and printed all out as one photo for my layout. I've mounted the photo with a few paper layers and ephemera and then added some strips of the mushroom paper with a darker green underneath for contrast. 


Loving the Laser Cut Outs in these ranges and have used the fabulous Mushrooms and Foliage one to add lots of mushroom embellishments around my page. I've combined it with the amazing ephemera pack - so many bit and pieces in this pack! Perfect bits for tucking and making titles! 

And of course the always amazing rub-ons 49&Market make - these are so easy to use and add fabulous detail to a page. I've used the Wings packet here - lots of butterflies! And my favourite - the cute magnifying glass ephemera - perfect to frame or highlight an embellishment like I've done with this mushroom - mounted on foam tape for as real pop!


Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x



Photobucket

Products Used:
49&Market Nature Study Collection Pack 12x12
49&Market Nature Study Ephemera Bits
49&Market Nature Study Mushroom and Foliage
49&Market Nature Study Rub-ons Wings

Monday, July 31, 2023

It's the Little Things with Simple Stories It's the Little Things by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

This weeks share is with the beautiful Simple Stories Collection - The Little Things,
which is also the title for my page! 

The Little Things


For this layout I started with my design of layer up the papers with a focus on the red and greens of the range. I've used a mix of embellishments on my main cluster - from the Simple Stories sticker sheet , I've add a Pinkfresh Chipboard Flair, some Green Tara cherryblossoms and 2Crafty chipboard foliage. 


To soften up the dark colours I went with a white cardstock base and  while choosing embellishments I found these cute long floral stickers from the Sticker Book and this inspired my border. I've used the stickers on either side, some of the smaller individual flowers for the corners and some stamping stitches across the top and bottom. 




Further clusters with a shipping tag from the Tag elements paper with some red twine and some cute stickers from the book. Love the little word stickers to add some journaling to the layout and for my title. 


Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x







Products:

Simple Stories The Little Things - Choose Joy
Simple Stories The Little Things - Happy Life
Simple Stories The Little Things - Perfect Moments
Simple Stories The Little Things - Tag Elements
Simple Stories The Little Things - Sticker Book
Pinkfresh Studio Life Right Now Flair
2Crafty Chipboard Foliage Set 11
Green Tara Cherryblossoms - Red & White

Monday, July 24, 2023

Traveling Together with 49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere collection by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

Back with another 49&Market layout with the amazing Everywhere Collection.
 Still have lots of paper and embellishments even though I have created so many layouts. Great value!

Traveling Together


For this layout I have focused on the blues and pinks again, perfect match to our outfits and the view of Lake George. 

I've started with one of the base papers from the Collection pack and backed it with the darker blue from the Essentials pack before adding some torn papers around my photo. 

Next I have fussy cut some of the elements from the cover sheet of the Collection Pack and teamed them up with some chipboard and ephemera from the collection to make my clusters:


I've backed the geotag with some patterned paper - matching up the postage stamp print from the collection pack. Next I have used some rub-ons to add some extra detail to the background paper. The gorgeous bubbles and baubles add the perfect finishing touch.


and finishing off with a large rub-on for my title - perfect and so easy to apply!


Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x




Products Used:

49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Collection Pack 12x12
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Coloured Foundations Pack
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Chipboard Set
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Ephemera Bits
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Wishing Baubles and Bubbles

Monday, July 17, 2023

It's a Sister Thing with Uniquely Creative Sweet Magnolia Collection by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

New layout this week with the new Uniquely Creative Sweet Magnolia collection:
It's a Sister Thing

Love the colours in this collection, they are just stunning!! I've used some pics of my sister and I from a recent wedding we attended, lots of fun and a few pics so I combined these and printed them all in one square. 

I've chosen a very pretty background paper and teamed this up with matching floral paper and a light blue paper before adding a doily and lots of flowers from the Creative Cuts pack, as well as some small word phrases.


A cute clock from the Creative Cuts pack and a piece of film strip from 49&Market:


And the perfect title can always be found with 2Crafty Chipboard - It's a Sister Thing. I've inked this and added some shimmer with the Uniquely Creative shimmer pen. 


Thanks for visiting
See you next week

Fiona
x





Products Used:

Uniquely Creative Sweet Magnolia paper -  Wish Come True
Uniquely Creative Sweet Magnolia paper - The Good Life
Uniquely Creative Sweet Magnolia paper - Wonderful Day
Uniquely Creative Sweet Magnolia Creative Cuts
Uniquely Creative Shimmer Pen
2Crafty Chipboard title - It's a Sister Thing
49&Market Colour Swatch Blossom Acetate Film Strips
Doily

Monday, July 10, 2023

Unplugged with 49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere collection

Hello everyone

Another share with 49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere for you today:

Unplugged



For this page I have used the Foundations paper as my base and teamed it up
 with some rubons from an older 49&Market collection before layering up papers
 from the Everywhere collection pack. 


Above you can see the little floral rub-on before my cluster made with a mix of Everywhere chipboard and wishing Bubbles & Baubles as well as butterflies from the 49& Market Gardenia collection and some 49&Market flowers. I've used the same mix for the cluster below:


I made a cute little cluster to balance the layout on the bottom right mixing some Everywhere collection with the Gardenia butterflies 


and finishing my layout with an ephemera title from an older 49&Market collection - Take a Hike ephemera. 


Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x


Products Used:

49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Collection Pack 12x12
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Coloured Foundations Pack
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Chipboard Set
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Ephemera Bits
49&Market Vintage Artistry Everywhere - Wishing Baubles and Bubbles
49&Market Spectrum Gardenia Laser Cut out Butterflies
49&Market Flowers - Royal Posies - Mango

Monday, July 3, 2023

Happy Days with Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone

Final share with Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days this week.
A quick and easy page as I have been busy finalising kits for retreat!

Happy Days


Loving this background paper for quick layouts! I was able to just use up my leftover papers for this page and layer them under the photo before hitting up the ephemera packs to embellish my page.


Flower clusters from the Floral Ephemera pack


And then a mix of stickers and die-cut ephemera to finish my page:


My title is from the die-cut ephemera range, just perfect!
I finished off with assorted butterflies from the die-cut ephemera pack.


Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x





Products Used:

Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Juicy Fruit
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Flutterby
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Little Blossom
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Lush Blooms
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - 6x12 Accessory Sheet
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Floral Ephemera
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Die-Cut Ephemera

Monday, June 26, 2023

Amazing Day with Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days
Fiona Johhnstone

Hello everyone

Back with some more Cocoa Vanilla love for this layout using the Happy Days collection

Amazing Day


This striped paper was the PERFECT match for the sunrise in this photo, so I enlarged my photo to a 5x7 so it was more in line with the colours, and backed it with the cool words paper. I love how the words paper has some little stars and hearts so you don't need to add anything at all!

I've added a couple of extra bits of patterned paper under the stripes before adding my embellishments using a mix of the ephemera packs and the accessory sticker sheet. 


I've added some hearts and dots from an older Paige Taylor Evans puffy stickers thickers set to my clusters:


 I finished my page with the perfect 2Crafty title  - Amazing Day which I have inked in two tones to again match the paper and the sunrise in orange and yellow. 

Thanks for visiting
See you next week
Fiona
x




Products Used:

Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days  - Definitive paper
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days -Sunshine Lollipops
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Little Blossom
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Flutterby
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Diecut Ephemera
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - Floral Ephemera
Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days 6x12 Accessory Sticker Sheet
2Crafty Chipboard - Amazing Day