Top Tip Tuesday...

TOP TIP: Creating your own patterned paper is inexpensive and can be fun. Use stamps and ink/paints/masks/glimmer mist to create your own background paper for your next layout. Remember back to those Kindergarten days where stamping with cotton reels and anything with a texture. Bubble wrap is great if you slap on a layer of paint then press it onto cardstock. The marble rolling technique is another idea that can give a great effect to a plain piece of cardstock. Using everyday items as 'stamps' to experiment is half the fun.

Winner of Black & White Challenge

... congratulations to Kirsten

The entries are great and I can see that choosing a winner is going to get harder as you talented ladies have a go at the challenges.

Black & White and Purple - Just stunning. Drop me an email Kirsten, I have a copy of the Innovations Magazine to send to you.

Sketch Challenge...

...as promised here is my example of the sketch challenge.

Don't be daunted by a double layout. As you may notice the sketch actually has five photos, but I have only used three. I have filled the other two spaces with embellishments instead. You could also use these spaces as journalling spots too. I have similar photos to keep the flow of a double page, but used different types of embellishments on each page to symbolise the 'well done' by using stars and the foliage for our country environment.

I have used Beach Bum - Four Mile Stripe and Cowabunga - This Way from My Minds Eye.

Top Tip Tuesday...

Top Tip: You can give paper flowers a whole new look by stamping on them, spraying on some Glimmer Mist in a contrasting colour or for those of you with Cuttlebug's emboss them. The possibilities are endless.

Fornightly Challenge...

Here is your challenge for this fortnight.

I thought that I would up-the-anti a little with a double page. Remember to email your creation to fiona@scrapboxnz.com by Sunday 5th July 2009

TIP: When doing double page layouts. Both pages should flow from one to the other.

Good luck and I will share my example with you on Wednesday.

End of Black & White challenge

We've had some fabulous entries. Here are some of them. We will anounce the winner in a couple of days. They will receive the new Innovations Magazine.

Flowers, Flowers Everywhere...

...Fiona has an abundance of flowers... oh and brads, so I thought that I would do a little showcase with them both.

I came across these instructions for making a mini pizza box. So I gave the flowers and brads a good showing on this cute little card set. I have used Green Tara Flowers in pink and chocolate brown as well as some heart, loopy and 5mm round brads. All these are also available in store.

Have a great week and stay warm. A new challenge will be set tomorrow and I will post my example on Wednesday. Tuesday will see a more tips for using paper flowers.