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Paper Scraps - Fairytale Times

Paper Scraps a Black and White Layout

27th September 2017

Basic Essentials, hello CARDS, Scrapbooking

Today I am sharing a layout with some of my paper scraps. Yes, I love scraps and I always try and use everything and anything from what I love. I even incorporate the barcode strips, including the barcode itself and…

Red & Teal Always and Forever Layout!

22nd February 2017

Basic Essentials, Basically Textured, Ooh La Limited, Scrapbooking

Cariena creates a stunning flower using the new paper range Ooh La Limited – Daughter’s Rose. The nifty tool is the Marion Smith Bloom Tool…how clever is that!? Please remember to show the love and subscribe to Cariena’s Channel (click…

nautical ten minute card - vintage sails

Nautical Ten Minute Card

14th September 2016

Basic Essentials, Card Making

I love making cards, but for me they have to be quick and easy. And what better way to make cards than when you have everything out already and working on something else. So while I was creating layouts using…

Dazzling Blue Die-Cut Elements - Kraft

Dazzling Blue Die-Cut Elements Using Your Silhouette

17th August 2016

Basic Essentials, Scrapbooking

I love my Silhouette more and more every day. It is just so easy to use and with amazing paper like the Basic Essentials range from Lady Pattern Paper cutting has just gotten a whole lot easier. For this layout…

Lady Pattern Paper - Dazzling Blue - Jowilna Layout

Dazzling Blue & Egyptian Gold!

18th July 2016

Basic Essentials, General Chatter

Think and wonder, wonder and think. ~ Dr. Seuss I had so much that I wanted to say about today’s release, until I received Jowilna’s breathtaking project and I realised that it says it all… I’m excited to introduce two new…

Kraft Love Baby Layout - Single Page

Kraft Love – Baby Layout

8th June 2016

Kraft Essentials, Scrapbooking

Sometimes and nowadays the philosophy of less is more does seem to apply to my crafting. When the photos tell the real story, they become the star and rightly so, only to be supported by all the wonderful papers and…

Altered Mini Album Cover - Flowers

Altered Mini Album Cover

27th April 2016

Basic Essentials, Kraft Essentials, Paper Crafts

I am always inspired by the beautiful colours of the Lady Pattern Paper range of papers. This week is a blue, teal and green kind of week. Part of the inspiration for this altered mini album cover was the journal…

Art Journal Page - Art Mediums

A Starry Starry Art Journal Page

13th April 2016

Basic Essentials, Paper Crafts

This week I continue to be inspired by the wonderful Lady Pattern Paper range. And even though I find myself constantly being drawn to the new range of papers and designs I have not forgotten about the Basic Essentials at…

Punched Shaped Card - Pink Mary Gingham

A Punched Shaped Card – Summertime Precious Moment

6th April 2016

Basic Essentials, Card Making, Kraft Essentials

So often we forget to use the supplies and tools we already have in our stash. Just as easily as we forget to enjoy life and those last precious moments of summer we are experiencing here in the southern half.…

Paper Craft Fun Handmade Card - Love

Double Take – Double The Paper Craft Fun!

24th February 2016

Basic Essentials, Card Making, Oh my word!, Scrapbooking

Whenever I make a scrapbooking layout, I try and make a card at the same time. Sometimes I make a few cards using the left overs and scraps from the layout, the same techniques and elements – simply because everything…

Jowilna's Envelope Sampler Board

Jowilna’s Clever Envelope Sampler Board

17th February 2016

Basic Essentials, DIY / Décor, Oh my word!

I am always looking for ways to make my creative life simpler and prettier. With all the new Lady Pattern Paper designs and colours available I was struggling to keep track of all the different colours, so made myself a…

Inspired By Patterned Paper - Fabulous Day Sticker

Inspired by….Creating elements inspired by patterned paper

20th January 2016

Basic Essentials, Oh my word!, Scrapbooking

Sometimes creating layouts to match a specific photo doesn’t always work out the way you planned. Since scrapbooking is such a creative thing, I don’t think that it should ever be a crisis when things don’t match perfectly. But for…

Cupid's Arrows - It's a love thing

Cupid’s Arrows

13th January 2016

Basic Essentials, DIY / Décor

With the month of love looming I wanted to create some fun elements using the Lady Pattern Paper papers. What better way to surprise some friends than to shoot them with an arrow filled with love and friendship? Even the…

Origami Heart On Scrapbooking Layout

My Origami Heart – a true story layout

17th December 2015

Basic Essentials, Scrapbooking

This week I am focusing on a boyish layout using my some of my favourite Lady Pattern Paper papers. We already know how versatile they are combined with other patterned papers, but today I am sharing how simple it is…

Handmade Flower Wreath - Intense Teal

Handmade Flower Wreath

9th December 2015

Basic Essentials, DIY / Décor

The one thing I haven’t yet made to date is pretty flowers with the Lady Pattern Paper, and come to think of it, some of the papers in the range are obvious choices to make gorgeous spring blooms with. So…

Lady Pattern Paper - Oh My Word! Sticker Sheet - Eish

Sparkly New Paper Packs & Oh my word! Sticker Sheets

18th November 2015

Basic Essentials, General Chatter, Oh my word!

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humour, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humour has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It’s more than just a matter of laughing.…

Rolled Paper Beads - Step 4

Rolled Paper Beads

18th November 2015

Basic Essentials, DIY / Décor, Scrapbooking

I have often looked at bead necklaces and loved how the funky beads are just the kind of eclectic that speaks to me. So today I decided to use my paper scraps and make some proper rolled paper beads, but…

Lady Pattern Paper - Washi Tape Stamping Detail

Lady Pattern Paper Washi Tape

11th November 2015

Basic Essentials, Card Making

I love washi tape and use it really a lot on my cards and in my scrapbooking. So what’s a girl to do when you have loads of paper strips from other projects and in need of a specific colour…

Exquisite Lady Quilted Card

Lady Quilted Card

27th October 2015

Basic Essentials, Card Making

There’s something very comforting about a quilt – especially an old vintage quilt that has been used for centuries by family members and passed down from generation to generation. It is that thought that recently sparked the idea of using…

Textured Christmas Card Tutorial - Modelling Paste

Easy Textured Christmas Card Tutorial

14th October 2015

Basic Essentials, Card Making

Adding texture and patterns to the Lady Pattern Paper papers is a fun way to create interest. There are different ways like embossing folders, punches, die-cuts, stamps and stencils. Today I am using a stencil and modelling paste to add…

Sew on Paper - Sewn Bunny Art

Sew On Paper? Yes! Here’s A Step By Step : Sewn Bunny Art

7th October 2015

Basic Essentials, DIY / Décor

This week I decided to use one of my favourite Lady Pattern Paper papers as a backdrop to a piece of sewn art. It can be popped into a frame or simple stuck to a wall using masking tape for…

Memory Keeping So Buff Moroccan Trellis

A Lady Pattern Paper Celebration of Memory Keeping!

16th September 2015

Basic Essentials, Scrapbooking

It’s celebration time with Lady Pattern Paper – literally! And it just shows you once again how you can combine basic pattern papers together to create a fun and vibrant layout – no need to reach for anything else but…

Embossed Background Card - Love With Passion

Embossed Background Card

26th August 2015

Basic Essentials, Card Making

When was the last time you played with embossing folders and your Cuttlebug? Yeah I know – I just don’t seem to do it enough, and each time I do it I remember how much I love it! So this…

Stamped Details - Gingham Butterfly

Stamped Details With The Lady Pattern Paper

19th August 2015

Basic Essentials, Scrapbooking

I have a huge selection of gorgeous stamps that I love so much. So I am on a mission to use all of them at least once this year – quite a commitment and mission but something that is making…

Project Life - Pink Mary Script

Project Life with Lady Pattern Paper

12th August 2015

Basic Essentials, Scrapbooking

I simply love how the Lady Pattern Paper can work for anything! I have said it many times how versatile this paper range is. And to prove it, this week I took it upon myself to use it in a…

Altered Glitter Strips - Fine Glitter Detail

Altered Glitter Strips

15th July 2015

Basic Essentials, Scrapbooking

I am always a bit apprehensive when I want to add loads of techniques to a project like a layout using texture paste and other art mediums – why you may ask? Well then wet stuff meets dry paper things…

Scrapbook Studio - Cariena - Welcome Gingham

Oh The Places You’ll Go!

20th June 2015

Basic Essentials, General Chatter

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go……

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