What a weather!

Well, can you really blame me for not being around much lately when the weather is so fantastic outside? As I thought you would understand, I didn't rush much in sharing with you some layouts that I made for Merly Impressions. So here they are finally and I will keep the talking to a minimum as you can find all the details here on the Merly Impressions blog!

Here are my other two layouts for the under£10 projects;

And here is a stamp only layout. You can find the tutorial here.

Enjoy!

May Challenge - Win £20 of goodies!

Well it is that time of the month again: the 15th, and as you might know it is on the 15th of each month that the Merly Impressions challenge goes live!

This month we are challenging you with a sketch:

And here is my layout;

And I am not a sketch kinda gal so it was a tough one for me too! I used papers and the paper pad from the gorgeous Charlottes Dream collection from Kaisercraft. oh and I love those paper flowers! Can't get enough of them!

So last month we were amazed by how many of you joined us to take part in the challenge and we would love to see you all play along with us again! You can enter it here and this month's prize is a cool £20 worth of stash! I hope this inspired you!

Under £10 Projects: The Kit!

Last Thursday I was able to introduce you to the new project we have just launched at Merly Impressions: the Under £10 project where I put together products for a total value of a maximum of £10 and design a minimum of three layouts with them without adding any extra papers nor embellishments. Well today I am very pleased to let you know that we have decided to make your life that little bit easier by putting those products into a kit:

No subscriptions, it is just a matter of you liking it and buying it! It is perfect for you to play along with my projects! Don't forget there are two more layouts to come! You can find my first layout here and you can purchase this kit here. Want to see more? Well, let me tease you...

Liking what you see? Then join me with this project! It's a lot of fun! Keep your eyes open for the next two layouts!

Under £10 Project at Merly

I am such a lucky girl to be designing for Merly Impressions! Since joining the DT I got to meet a lot of lovely ladies, I made friends with my extremely talented co-DT members, I got to play with some super gorgeous Kaisercraft goodies but most of all Chrissy (Merly Impressions owner) trust me sufficiently to leave me in charge of the monthly challenge as well as coming up with some brand new project close to my heart. I am here today to introduce one of those projects:

The idea is that every month I will select stash for a total that comes under £10 (p and p not included) and create a minimum of 3 layout with it. No cheating: no extra bits and bobs. You will be able to buy the same products and create exactly the same layouts. I will include a few tips, the why's and the how's as well as my thought process. Ready to start?

Here is what I used:

We have two sheets of double sided 12×12 papers (Vision and Fantasy), one sheet of speciality paper (Prayer gloss), one sheet of die-cut paper (Contemplate), the sticker sheet and a packet of mini blooms in the sea breeze shade. It all come to a total of £9,94. Why didn’t I choose only the cheapest papers? The die-cut paper is so gorgeous you will definitely feel spoilt but it also has enough printing on it to minimise the need for extra embellishment. The glossy paper is perfect for inking and painting on as the clear-embossed flourishes will remain the same colour after you’ve played with it: it will give the illusion that you had more papers to start with. I chose the sticker sheet as it is a great way to embellish your layouts on a budget and it contain the alphas you will need. The mini blooms are here for extra dimension and texture as well making your layouts more expansive.

Now you know the ins and outs of this new project here is my first layout:

For more tips on how I designed this layout please visit my DT post on the Merly Impressions Blog and if you want to know what else I was able to design with the left over then keep an eye on this blog as there are two more post on their way! I hope this inspired you!

Very exciting!

So I told you some posts ago that I had some very exciting news... Well a few weeks back I was contacted by Katy Fox to know if I would be interested in joining the full time Design Team for Scrap365!

Of course I said yes once I stopped screaming and jumping around! So I am very pleased to let you know that my first project for Scrap365 will be out in the July issue. I am so very excited and honoured! I will also be taking part in the Sketchbook365 challenge blog so don't hesitate to come and play along with us as there are some great prises to be won! See you all soon around!

Angel

I never tried myself at any Beyond The Page projects before but got to try it for the Merly Impressions DT. I loved it! So much fun to try and think outside of the 12x12 page!

This angel is so cute! It was advertised with a Christmassy theme but I wanted to use it as a base for photos of Iain and I. I really like how it now looks above the TV!

For more details about the materials use please visit my DT post on the Merly Impressions blog. I hope this inspired you and that you are having a fantastic Scrapbooking day!

Trying to...

... get back on track! It is not easy lately to try the posts coming as I have been a very busy bee! I have some very exciting news but I will wait a wee bit longer to share it (even though I know it has leaked in some places) and I have been working like crazy for this and I have had my godson around for a full week so no scrappy-bloggy time for me but hey, I now have a huge pile of brand new photos to use!!!
So I will stop the rambling and share with you a layout I made a couple of weeks ago (before all the computer crisis) to celebrate what is happening in my Scrapbooking life.

I used a lot of kaisercraft goodies from Merly Impressions. I love this brand!

So this was a very quick blog post as I now have to go but I hope this inspired you!