Freebie Friday! Snowflakes

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Angelika

Hi everybody!

Sorry I’ve been so MIA these past few months… I’ve been crazy busy! I spent all of November working on a Dance Theater show with my dance troupe. It was an amazing success (sold out all 4 nights!) but in order to get to that stage, it took a lot of practice, which meant that I’ve had no free time ever. I have another dance show coming up next week, which I’m also busy practicing for and making costumes, etc.  I work full time, which in December means I work sunrise to sunset (ugh winter), which means I can’t get any good photos of my projects that I do manage to get done. And between Christmas shopping and parties…. and I’m so behind on my xmas cards as well! I am planning on photographing my christmas cards tomorrow in the two minutes of sunlight I have, so next week will be card week on the blog! I did get a tiny bit of decorating done…

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Today, I have a special snowflake treat for you guys! Snowflakes are my favorite decoration this time of year- being white they go with everything! I love making those 3D snowflakes… I’m sure you’ve seen them floating around Pinterest.

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I started making them, and immediately thought… there has to be a better way…

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Canadian Scrapbooker Layouts

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Angelika

I’m so excited to have been published in Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine! It’s been tough sitting on this news since July, waiting for the issue to come in… and I got a double page spread too!

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Here are the layouts, and some close up shots:

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Dolls Scrapbook Layout and Card- Guest Design

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Angelika

I am super excited to be guest designing this month over at the As You See It challenge blog! Amanda has created a wonderful sketch that you can see here. I have taken that sketch and turned it on its side for this layout.

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This was so fun to make, with lots of mixed media and layering of vellum Open Book pieces from Maggie Holmes over bits from the Then & Now ephemera pack from MME. Here are a couple of close ups:

IMG_1919I used Jillibean Soup Alphabeans in Mushroom Grey and lots of washi tape. I even used a bit of tulle from my tutu in this layout.

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I tucked the photos behind the tulle and layers so they peek out.

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Lastly I added a date stamp with the performance date. That’s me in the red there!

As well as a layout, I made a card for this challenge.

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The sentiment came from a Dear Lizzy 6×6 paper pad, and I used stamps from the dollar store to gold emboss the banner and stars.

Hop on over to the blog to see the challenge and link up your interpretation!

xoxo

-A

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Istanbul

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Angelika

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We were only in Istanbul for a day, but we go so many photos, it was really hard to narrow it down to a page’s worth. I was inspired by the beautiful blue mosaics that we saw all over.

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CUTE Scrapbook Layout 2

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Angelika

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This is the second layout I did in this style. It is a scraplift of a scraplift. You can read part 1 here. I did a couple of things different for this layout.

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CUTE Scrapbook Layout 1

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Angelika

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Yes, this is a Paige Evans scraplift. I’ve had this idea ever since I saw the inspiring layout, to do a similar one for my cat scrapbooks. Of course I wanted to put my own spin on it by using different colors, a different font, and a different 4 letter word.

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Planner Love

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Angelika

So I decided to jump onto the planner bandwagon.

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I knew I wasn’t going to find anything that was perfectly me, so I decided to DYI it.

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Freebie Friday- Scalloped Triangle Border

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Angelika

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday :)

This week I have a fun file with three different scalloped borders. You can keep them short, or place them side by side and weld for longer ones.

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Don’t forget you can email me with projects that you use this on!

Happy crafting.

xoxo

-A

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20 ways to use a Silhouette for your scrapbook layout

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Angelika

I’ve heard many people ask if a Silhouette Portrait or Cameo is worth it for scrapbooking. Personally, I can’t make a scrapbook layout without my Silhouette Portrait! That might sound a bit extreme but there’s so many different ways to use it on a layout that it becomes a part of your creative process. I have compiled a list with examples of over 20 ways to use it on a scrapbook layout. It doesn’t matter if you have a Portrait or a Cameo, there’s plenty of uses for both.

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Barcelona Scrapbook Layout

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Angelika

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Barcelona- one of our least favorite places in Spain, but still pretty awesome. I am catching up scrapbooking last year’s trip. And I just got back from a trip to Spain and Morocco so now I have an even bigger catch up pile!

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