WEAR CRAFTS - NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY - MINI BOOK

Good Morning to one and all hope you are enjoying the National Scrapbook Day, as promised here is a beautiful mini book using two out of three mini book kits available from Jen at Wear Crafts, if you haven't got your hands on one of these kits yet, don't worry there is time yet to get one.

This is Option 1 Mini book and if you click on the picture (fingers and toes crossed) it should take you to the Wear Craft link for this kit

Option 2 Mini book is 

And Option 3 Mini book is 

Each of these kits retails at £10 and is full of lots of gorgeous stash to make a mini book with - so are you ready

Here are the PDF instructions for the book

WEAR CRAFTS - MINI BOOK INSTRUCTIONS

Now the decoration of the books is really up to yourself but knowing what I'm like with mini book classes sometimes you want to repeat the original design, so here is the detail

Pull out from the first pocket

And the back of it

 

Now on a couple of the pages - I gutted the centre element and used the frame on one page (as in the yellow frame below

 and used the centre element on the opposite page

 Another gutted frame, the sentiment was used on the front cover

The second mini book

another one of the 'gutted' frames, frame on the left and gutted piece on the right

 And again, frame on the left, gutted piece on the right

 I did the same with this page, took out the bracket and then used some 'scraps to put behind the page

 then used the cut bracket on the right hand page

 This page was technically 'portrait', by turning it I had letters going the wrong way down the page, therefore I cut the ink pen element and stuck over the words

Pocket elements

And yes before you ask I have completed the mini book here is what mine looks like

 This is a pull out pocket element

and the back of the pull out

The little wooden embellishments are part of another Wear Crafts kit and was an add on to the mini book.

Still got to get the date for the photo!

Another gutted page, and used a circular photo

The gutted circle on the left hand page.

 Pull out pocket element

 and the back of it

 Gutted frame placed over the top of the photo

 The gutted bracket used as a journal block on the right.

 Another gutted frame

Journal block

 and here it is finished

 And from above

 The other mini book

 again the wooden butterfly is part of another Wear Crafts kit

 Another gutted frame over the top of the photo

the letters chapel comes from the gorgeous sticker sheet which is part of the kit!

And there you have it, hope you like and hope you get to enjoy the instructions.

Happy National Scrapbook Day

WEAR CRAFTS - 12 PLEDGES - LAYOUT 6 - THE FINAL LAYOUT

Morning all sharing another layout created from the 12 pledges kit recently released by Wear Crafts.

I hand cut the scalloped edge from a strip I had left over from the kit, I placed one piece to frame the bottom of the page and the other at the top, I then hand stitched around the scallops with red embroidery thread from my cross stitching days.

I hand stamped an old stamp using white ink on the black cardstock.  Rounded the corners on the photo and on the photo matt and added another one of those beautiful card elements from the papers, mounting on top of a shaped card.

The photo strangely enough documents the first ever I repeat ever bowl of soup said 13 year old tried and ate, and for the record it was homemade tomato and chorizo soup!

If you want to know more about the kits head over to the Wear Crafts website - http://www.wearcrafts.co.uk/

Other design time inspiration can be found on Lesley's blog - http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk/

and if you are wondering how gorgeous the kit is then check this out!

Happy Scrapping!

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - AND WEAR CRAFTS 12 PLEDGES KIT - LAYOUT 5

Morning all it's Rocking Your World Friday, if you are here to check out the penultimate layout created from the Wear Crafts 12 Pledges Kit - then scroll down!

Morning All - well this week has definitely flown by with the blink of an eye, I'm a bit short of photos I'm afraid - but hey let's see what grateful moments I have.

Last weekend was forecast for being a wet and miserable affair so we had no 'plans' to venture far and wide, however, it turned out to be a lovely weekend - so this weekend we'll be ignoring the forecast and heading out regardless.

However, time at home with hubby and son last weekend meant that I dragged out my sewing machine and my new needle felter to play with.  Said 13 year old decided that he wanted to have a 'play' he's used my sewing machine before but was ultimately intrigued with the needle felter - it turned out that we had to take it in turns to use it!

These are two cushions made by said 13 year old, the first one I helped cut out the elements of it and he did the felting and putting the cushion together and didn't he do a grand job!

The one he did the following day was of his own doing, cutting the elements, needle felting and stitching the pillow case.

And then he also made one for his cousin which I don't have a photo of, we had a fab time playing and are loving the ideas we've come up with as a result of this new piece of kit!  So I'm grateful for a fab 13 year old!

Actually talking about said 13 year old, he really is an absolute joy to be around at the moment, he is smiley, chatty, he loves to catch up on our day and tell us about his day, he declared on Wednesday that he'd had "a great day at school today, Mum!" - how fab is that and his positivity really is infectious!

Next grateful - Happify - I've left this alone for an age but recently I was so low and didn't know how to pull myself out of it mentally that I went back to Happify.  I love this site and have used so many of the tracks, the current one I'm on is releasing more positivity into my life.

As a result of that Monday saw changes, nothing that warranted flags being waved or anything like that, just a determination to make changes and do you know this week has been particularly fabulous as a result.  The change in mental outlook really is pretty blinking special!

Jen at Wear Crafts, she is a joy all of the time, always enthusiastic so generous and thoughtful and always concerned for everyone else - a sign of an amazing woman!  If you fancy joining us tomorrow for a cyber crop on National Scrapbook Day - then check out the facebook page here

Lesley my DT buddy - is also a gem, reading through some mini book instructions recently that I was 'testing' - thank you Lesley!  Actually talking of Lesley - she has now got a badge for her new meme - MAD - Make a Difference - check this post here

And the badge

Catching up with my family over the weekend was great too as was the phone call last night! 

So there we are - lots of positives to be had this week.  If you fancy joining in here is Mr Linky 

Wear Crafts 12 Pledges Kit 

Morning All well this is the final layout I created using the fabulous Wear Crafts 12 Pledges Kit released last Friday

As I came to the end of the kit, I had lots of these beautiful page elements still around, now they could easily be incorporated into a layout one at a time, but to showcase the versatility of the kit I wondered what they would look like grouped together.

I grabbed a sheet of black cardstock, stamped on it with versamark and then used some embossing powder to create a texture background. 

I cut the oval out of the centre of one of the elements, to create the photo frame (then turned the oval over to create an oval page element behind the frame). 

I then layered up the other elements I had remaining. 

I love the finish to this page, just documenting a photo of said 13 year old when we were on a walk last year, enjoying the fresh air - nothing finer! 

If you want to know more about the 12 pledges kit - then head over to the Wear Crafts website - http://www.wearcrafts.co.uk/

Other inspiration can be found on Lesley's blog earlier in the week -http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk/

And if you want to know what the kit (which costs the tiny sum of £5) looks like feast your eyes on this - 

Final layout tomorrow - Happy Scrapping! 

WEAR CRAFTS - 12 PLEDGES KIT - LAYOUT 4

Morning all another layout to share from the 12 pledges kit,  this one used little paper elements I had left over from the kit, just strips here and there.

I also know Jen is stocking the stamps with the fabulous pencil element on them, the writing stamp behind is one I've had a while.

I used some of the gutted black cardstock, simple glossy accents and some cream card I had that suited the kit.

The page documents one of the sculptures at the Beyond Limits show at Chatsworth last year.

If you want to know more about these fantastic kits check out the Wear Crafts Website - http://www.wearcrafts.co.uk/

This is a photo of the kit

If you want to see other design team inspiration check out Lesley's blog - http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk/

Pop back tomorrow if you want to see what else I did with the kit. Happy Scrapping.