Best of 2012

Hi again!
This will be the last post of 2012.
I've been inspired by everyone else who has been looking in the rear mirror of 2012.

Mini albums:

This is a very mini that I made for my nephew when he started kindergarten. I didn't embellish it very much, but I'm thrilled with the effect of the die cuts.

 

This is a gift for a new born. This was my first mini in 6x6 with envelopes. It turned out so great that I made another one in pink as well. But this was hard to part with.  

Paper craft:

This is a frame I made of a 12x12 paper and gifted to my mother, it holds a song she came up with when I was a baby.

The other is the bottle I wrapped recently for Christmas.

  

 

Cards:

2012 has been the year when I have tried out several new techniques (new to me - I'm a bit slow).

I have "learned" how to use patterned paper as my backgrounds. Before I used only different colours, since I didn't want to cover or cut in the papers. So, you see how far I've come 2012.

I also didn't embellish my cards very much before, so my big shot has had a break through this year too - LOL!

Alcohol markers and blending technique is also an awakening this year, I've still got a lot to learn though.

Happy new year everyone!!!

See you in 2013:)

MFTPL3 Layout

MFT has started with a challenge for us scrapbookers who've neglected our LOs for cardmaking:)
Every month they provide 2 sketches for us to follow.
Here is one of them.

This is the perfect inspiration for me as I have plenty of photos just waiting, as well as several photo albums from a friend that I have promised to turn into scrapbooks.

This LO is for them, which is why I can't share the actual pictures. It's from a summer vacation exploring old Swedish castles from the era of knights and damsels in distress. I have interpreted it somewhat to fit the photos, but I hope you can see that I've been inspired by the sketch.

The base layer is a 12x12 from the Prima script pad and the photos are matted on green cardstock. Up in the right corner I've matted some regular note paper that I have distressed with vintage photo. I have also stamped a paperartsy mini spill in two of the corners. Here can the family scribble some notes themselves. I used distress vintage photo and adirondack espresso to distress the edges and embossed embellishment.

Middle part from left:
The bingo brick is from a stamp by Teresa Collins Vintage finds which I stamped in archival ink coffee and olive. Next I dry embossed a piece of cardstock with Tim Holtz sizzix bricked texture fade. I ran a MFT banner across and added a MFT flourish. To the right of the picture I used another dry embossed piece of cardstock, same as the other. I used the the MFT label stax 1, the MFT vintage flourish and the MFT first place award ribbon.

My main embellishment is the smaller MFT decorative doily from the duo pack with the circle from the first place award ribbon - they fit perfectly! On the circle once again used stamps by Teresa Collins and I glued a button in the middle.
I had so much fun putting this LO together, at first I was worried where to start - but it's so much easier when you have a sketch:)

Challenges entered:
MFT sketch - MFTPL3
Simon says stamp challenge blog- anything goes

Thank you for visiting,
See you soon:)

Never ending folding card

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

This may not be one of my most decorated cards, but I found the folding so much fun I had to give it a try:)

It's called a never ending folding card and if you search on youtube there are plenty of tutorials out there.

It's so clever you only use 2 sheets of 6x6 design paper and since you'll be able to see both sides it's perfect for those double sided design papers. I made it harder for myself then it need to be, I tried to make it possible to fold the other way as well without looking backwards, I managed in some places. But next time I'll just give it a rest:)

First fold

Folded backwards

Another fold

Here's the back of the card, I've stamped the snowflakes so you
also can fold it the opposite way and still don't look backwards

I was challenged to decorate it since you can't embellish it to much for it to stay able to fold properly. So like I said, I'll give this a go again:)

Thanks for visiting!
Have a holly-jolly Christmas!!