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More October Scrapbooking Inspiration and a Tutorial!

Monday, October 14, 2013



Hi Manda here and today I want to share a quick tutorial with you for a trend that is really hot right now... Feathers. The first layout I made with the Sea Breeze kit was a page about a Magpie that comes and visits our garden. I loved the feathers in the Studio Calico ephemera back but they weren't quite big enough to give my layout the impact that I wanted so I decided to use some of the lovely patterned to create my own. 
1. First I cut out feather shapes from the paper. I did these freehand but if you are a bit unsure you can draw the shape you want on the back of the paper you are using.
 2. Next take the feathers stitch up the centre with your sewing machine. I haven't tried it using hand stitching but I don't see why it couldn't be done, infact it would be a great way to add a pop of colour.

 3. Next I took my paper scissors and carefully cut in towards the centre. It is very IMPORTANT that you do not cut all the way to the thread because you may snip the stitching or if you leave the centre bit too thin it could fall apart.
 4. Once I finished cutting both sides I carefully "ruffled" them. You need to do this very carefully as you could tear the centre stip of paper and the whole thing will fall apart. 
5. This is the finished product and below you can see how I used them on a page. 
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if you have any questions please leave them in the comments and I will answer them the best I can. Have a great day!



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Manda's October Scrapbooking Kit Reveal

Sunday, October 13, 2013


Hello, Manda here and today I want to share some of the creations I have made using the
October Kit - "Sea Breeze"
The second I opened my box of goodies I was in love. I really liked the mix of colours and embellishments and that they could be used to make projects that all look very different. So far I have made two layouts and two cards but I have lots of goodies left over and will be making more.

The colours were perfect for my Magpie layout and I used some of the patterned paper to make some custom feather embellishments.
As you can see my second layout is completely different and that is something that is really important to me in a kit, I don't want everything to be so much the same that all my pages look identical.
For the leftover paper on those two layouts I made a couple of cards and again they couldn't look more different. I had so much fun playing with this kit and cannot wait to see what the girls put together next.
Don't forget that these kits are limited, limited and once they are gone they are gone. So why don't you pop over to Frosted Design store today and grab one, before you miss out.....

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Sunday Inspiration - Chipboard

Sunday, August 18, 2013

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Sunday Inspiration - Embossing!

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Sunday Inspiration - The Great Outdoors!

Sunday, July 21, 2013





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Sunday Inspiration - Ribbon, Twine & Washi Tape!

Sunday, July 7, 2013


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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Blog Hop!!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013


Are you ready to have some fun?!! Good! Because that is the theme of this blog hop.... 

Girls just wanna have fun!

The best part about this.... pretty much anything that has to do with girls having fun qualifies for this one! We just want you to have fun!!! 

Here are some ideas.....Mums, daughters, girlfriends, sisters, mother in laws, could be any photo you've had with any other lady in your life, a photo you have with mum on your wedding day, or you and your daughter on a holiday, even a party with the girlfriends, the list goes on. If it's a card or OTP project, it just has to be girly, the more girly the better.



We have 2 fabulous sponsors for our Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Blog Hop.... 


The first sponsor is Artsy Albums!!! 


My name is Traci and I have been creating scrapbooks since I was in high school. I have also been married to my high-school sweetheart for 24 years and we have two wonderful boys -- one in college and one in high school. 

After a 17 year career in the pharmaceutical industry that just didn't tap into my creative side enough, I retired and went to work in the scrapbook industry. I have enjoyed designing albums, store samples, classes, and kits so much that I recently decided to take a leap of faith and open my own company.

Artsy Albums is a product of a deeply rooted passion. After losing my mom to breast cancer when I was a teenager, I learned the importance of our memories, the pictures we take, and the stories that may never get told if we do not document them. I truly love to create beautiful albums that focus on the photos and the stories behind them. I also enjoy creating mini album kits that are fun to put together, easy, and affordable. If you love to scrapbook, try an Artsy Albums kit to create your next project!
I always welcome the opportunity to help you turn your photos into a keepsake that will be shared for generations.  www.facebook.com/artsyalbums





And secondly we have Cheryl from Scraptownlady.


Welcome to Scraptown Lady - Scrapbooking Supplies from The Ozarks!  Scrapbook supplies at prices you can afford. Scraptown Lady is located in the Branson, MO area near Forsyth, Missouri in The Ozarks. Cheryl has been a scrapbooking enthusiast for several years and not only offers great deals on scrapbooking supplies, but also holds classes where you can hone your art.  We offer such products and services as EVENTS AND CLASSES, ADHESIVES, EMBELLISHMENTS, TOOLS, INKS, CHALKS & MIST, PAPERS, READY FOR ART ALBUMS, TAGS, CHIPBOARD AND WOOD, DIES, STORAGE, RUBBER, CLING, SILICONE & CLEAR STAMPS, EMBOSSING INK, POWDERS & FOLDERS, GLITTER, RIBBON, LACE & FIBERS, PAPER AND FABRIC FLOWERS, DECOR ITEMS, PAPER TAPES, BLANK CARDS AND ENVELOPES. All of these supplies can be purchased here on our site. If you aren't able to find that special something, let us know and we will be happy to special order something for you.  What makes our store extra special is the fact that we do not charge your credit card until we have found the very best possible shipping option for your purchase. Often times with other sites, you end up spending more on shipping costs than you do on the actual product. We take pride in had processing each and every order to keep your costs down. Tell a friend or neighbor about us. If you place an order between now and Sunday at 11:59 pm you can use CODE20 for an extra 20% off your entire order! 

Scraptown Lady is offering a $25.00 Gift Card to her shop! 
(Winner pays postage)

I bet at this point you are asking yourself.... what do I need to do to win one of these prizes?! Well, let me tell you! 

1. You need to hop to every blog on this list.
2. Leave a comment here telling us that you completed the hop.
3. Complete a Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Type of project and link it up to the inlinkz on this post! 

That's it! Easy as 1, 2, 3!! Some of our Designers are also giving away prizes on their blogs so you have a lot of opportunities to win!! Here is the order of the hop.... Have fun!!


1. Brenda
4. Lori
5. Manda
6. Amanda
7. Sassy
10. Scraptown Lady Facebook
(*Note... if you don't have a facebook account, you can still play along with us! You will just skip the 10th stop!) 

 Also... It appears that Google is doing away with our Followers feature in a few days... we would LOVE it if you followed us using bloglovin'!!! wink, wink!


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Sunday Inspiration - Polka Dots!

Sunday, June 23, 2013










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Tutorial Tuesday with Manda!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Hello, Manda here and today I am going to show you how to make a cute little origami heart which can be used as an embellishment or even a bookmark. There are a lot of photo's on this post so it looks like it is quite complicated but once you do one it is such a quick and easy thing to make. 

To make the heart you will need a reasonably thin paper. Origami paper is perfect or I used paper from a 6x6 pad. Double sided paper gives a pretty effect but it can be harder to fold if it is a heavier paper. You will also need a bone folder or something similar to make the creases sharp. 

First cut you paper into a rectangle it needs to be twice as long as it is high, I used 3" x 6" but if you wanted to do a bigger one you could use 4"x8" etc. 
Fold your paper in half so it looks like two squares side by side. Then fold each of the "squares" diagonally from both corners so your paper looks like it has two "x"s
Now carefully squeeze the middle of the two "x"s on the long side and flatten down so it makes a triangle, then repeat on the other side. It should now look like a square with flaps like this.
Then you take each of those flaps and fold towards the point of the triangle. Now it should look like the third picture above. Next fold the flaps back down and then bring the point of the flaps towards the corner as I have below.
Pinch open each of the flaps and then flatten down so you now have a square within a square. The next step is easy, take the top point and fold down the back so you have a diamond shape.
Now each of the squares on the front are folded toward the centre so you have shapes like little kites and fold the side corners of the large square backwards to finish your heart shape.
I used the hearts in a box frame to make a decoration for my wall but they are perfect to add to your layouts or cards. 
And as I mentioned they make cute little bookmarks for gifts too. 
I hope you enjoyed this tutorials and if you have any questions please ask them in the comments and I will try to answer them as best I can. Have a great day. 

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