TIME FOR ANOTHER VINTAGE LAYOUT

This is the layout we made at our Hostess Scrapbook Club this week.  For the Vintage look, I used Beau Chateau DSP with a Marina Mist CS for the background.

I tore a strip of our coordinating Beau Chateau fabric and tied it into a knotted bow, around a looped strip of crochet lace trim.  I added a stick pin to the knot.  The 'Remember When' text is stamped from the Word Play stamp set.  The mats for the photos are cut from Soft Suede CS.  This color is perfect for working with Vintage photos!
Tip:
If you cut your photo mats to 4 X 5 1/2," you can get 4 photo mats from one (8 1/2 X 11") piece of CS.  Since you'd need to crop your photos a bit anyway, before using them in your layout, this works out quite well for layouts that have several photos.

The Marina Mist flower was created by punching 3 layers from the Blossom punch and then crumpling them.  I added a Very Vanilla center punched from the triple layer Blossom Bouquet punch and then placed a brad in the center.  The brad is actually from the S-A-B Everyday Enchantment brads -- the only one that would match this layout.  The butterfly in the center of the brad is in Soft Suede, so it's a perfect match. 

I hope this gets you in the mood to do some scrapbooking.  Hopefully, I'll add the photos soon that I want to use for my layout.

Christmas Ornaments

Here's an easy way to add some fun and sparkle to your Christmas tree.

I made clear and frosted glass ornaments.  You can buy these at most any craft supply store.

Attach sticky strip to the center of the ribbon.  This is our beautiful Whisper White organza ribbon (#114319).   It looks elegant on anything!  Attach the ribbon right around the middle of the ornament.  I used a 9" piece of ribbon to fit my ornament.  When you attach your punched snowflakes, place one of them over the place where the ribbon overlaps, to hide the seam.

Punch snowflakes with the Doily Triple Layer punch (#122465) and attach them with our Liquid Tombow glue.
Tip:
If you're having difficulty punching through the glimmer paper, peel off the backing and it is much easier to punch.
Additional tips:
Always use the Triple Layer punches right side up.
Always use BOTH hands, one over the other, to punch.
Always do it standing up, so you can apply more pressure.

I used silver glimmer paper on the frosted ornaments and red glimmer paper on the clear ornaments.

Hold the snowflake in place until it can grab hold of the ribbon.  Be patient and it WILL hold.

I added 'snowflake' filler to the bottom of the clear ornament.  You could also add our mica flakes or even some Dazzling Diamonds glitter, for some added sparkle.
When you're finished, tie another piece of ribbon around the top of the ornament.  I just made a knotted tie around mine.  It only takes 5 or 6" of ribbon to just knot it around the top.  You could use more ribbon and make a fancy bow.

December 11 and counting...

Happy stamping!