An Octopode Factory Christmas

So ive started on the masive task of Chrismas card making. And of course what else would I use except some of the Octopde Factory Chrismas stamps.

I also used papers from this years Basic Grey offering of Nordic Holiday. A great 6x6pad of papers and ive decided not use anymore pads until all this has gone as I am always left with half a pad of this and half a pad of that. Im sure you all know what I mean lol

Julie: Working chipboard and vintage items into a scrapbook page.

Hello there.

My project today is a scrapbook page featuring several embellishments and interesting vintage-themed items all available in the shop at the moment. For a full list of supplies just leap down to the bottom of my post.

Here's my page which tells the story of an old sign I spotted in Beamish which made me laugh [I've blogged more about the story behind it on my own blog today if you'd like to hear more!].

I began by layering up strips of patterned paper onto a patterned paper backdrop. Yes, I like patterns!

Next I added the illustrations and the snippets of wording all of which were taken from one of the vintage comic books Jean stocks. Finding appropriate images and words is one of my all time favourite ways to add to the story I'm telling on my page:

 

For more texture I covered two of the chipboard stars from Collections Elements with a mix of paint splodges, ink splatters and scraps of text from a Chinese newspaper.

Also in the top left of the photo above you can just make out the vintage food label I tucked behind my photo to add colour, shape and interest and to help make my photograph stand out.

The date is written on one of the labels from the Vintage Labels CD [which I printed off following the printing tutorial I blogged here].

For a little embellishment cluster at the top I layered scraps of paper with a chipboard frame from the Collections Elements micro-book pack which I'd added white paint and splashes of ink to:

I like my pages to have a lot going on, so the eye has somewhere to land on right across the page. I like to think there's not too much going on that it feels too busy though ... which is why I like to cluster my items together and leave at least a little so called 'white space' here and there!

 Here are the 3DJean supplies I used on this page:

Vintage Comic	Collections Elements - Chipboard Stars	Vintage Labels CD
Vintage Food Labels	Micro Accordian Book

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That's all from me for another few weeks, as always, just leave us a comment if you'd like us to drop by and visit any of the projects you've made from 3DJean items.

Until next time, happy crafting to you!

Julie :-)

Sitting Ducks!

Just how cute are these little ducks?.....they reminded me of the ones you see in fairgrounds so it seemed only fitting to make a shooting gallery....no ducks were harmed in the process!


Take one household matchbox and cut the cover in half...cover with patterned paper, Studio2Mers

Cut a roof shape,make a shelf and stamp a curly border...Lost Coast. stick to the shelf.

Stamp and cut out your ducks and glue to the shelf and then slide into the half cover.Decorate your roof and stick to the top.

Add the words.. from Collection Elements
The feet are small cotton reels.

If you would like this little bit of nonsense then leave a comment saying so and a name will be chosen at random.

Effie

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All he wanted was a brain!

Better late than never I am here with my next piece as guest designer for September!
This time I've made a book using the Studio2Mers papers, the scarecrow stamp from The Octopode Factory and the Collections Elements Tiny alphabet
I used one of the papers to cover the covers of the book then stamped the scarecrow image onto a scrap of the paper, cut him out and added him to the cover.



To make him blend into the background paper I added some extra white dots around the stamped image. Next I used my sewing machine to stitch around the covers and then used the small card alphabet to add the quote.






For the pages inside the book I folded three of the Studio2Mers papers into a concertina type design, these are then attached together at one of the flat surfaces to give a bigger fold out piece. This is then glued between the two covers trappping pieces of ribbon that are used to tie the book closed.

Sue Roddis

Artchix and Alter That Kits

We have lots of new products now on the website from ARTCHIX and not just there lovely image sheets but lots of other goodies from them.

And for those who fancy trying some of their products but dont want to buy packs we have put together an OCTOBER ALTER THAT KIT with lots of there products in

Home Sweet Home.

How cute are these little birdhouses!......they're from Collection Elements.

They don't take much decorating.....I covered mine with paper from an old atlas and scraps of red card.

The bird is covered with a little scrap of painted atlas paper.

The hearts were cut on a Big Shot.

Jean - Basic Grey Olivia and a bit of scraping

I love Basic Grey and use it a lot when scrapbooking.So what better than a range named after my daughter Olivia. So I thought I would do a little scrapping with it.If you fancy some we have it in by the sheet for 50p or there is a 9 sheet pack for just £4.

We went to the NEC two years ago and saw the Hairy Bikers ,Olivia loves them so had her picture taken with them and we watched them cooking. The pinks in the Basic Grey Olivia go perfect so thought I would make a double layout with all the photo's we took.

Second page of the layout.