Prickly Pear Scrapbooking Layout - Family Time

Prickly Pear Scrapbooking Layout - Family Time

 This month I'm showcasing   Prickly Pear Workshop Your Way Kit (G1128) and the Prickly Pear Scrapbooking Stamp Set (D1722)

at my scrapbooking workshops. 

This page in the Idea Book was my inspiration for my layout. I wasn't too excited by the cactus paper in this pack but all the other bright papers are really nice! 

To start you need to cut a circle from any cardstock or light coloured paper to use as the background. I left a tiny gap between the stripes so you will see the background. I used a dinner plate to trace around and cut out the circle.

Cut 1"x12" strips from your patterned papers. I used two from each of these four designs. 

Cut 1/2" strips from co-ordinating cardstock. I cut two each from Sorbet, Sapphire and Emerald. Lay the strips out in the order you are happy with and starting at the top of your circle, adhere the first strip. I used the Bonding Memories Broad Tip Glue Pen and saved half of this first strip to use at the bottom of the circle. If your circle is smaller you won't use as many strips.

Continue to adhere the strips, leaving a small gap between each piece if you wish. When finished, turn over and cut around the circle to remove the excess. 

My circle was 11.25" in diameter so I found the halfway point with my ruler and marked where to cut. I used my SureCut Paper Trimmer to cut down the middle and adhered each half to my base pages.

I cut photo mats from Sapphire Cardstock. The left side has a 5x7", 4x4" and 2.75x4" journal mat. The right side has two 4x4" and two 4x6" mat. The white journal box is 2.5x3.75".

Next I used a few of the offcuts to make a little dovetail collection for the corner of the page and drew a border by hand with my Journaling Pen around the entire border and the journal box.

I stamped the title using the Prickly Pear Scrapbooking stamp set. I stamped Family in Emerald Ink,  Time in Sorbet and Is the best time in Emerald again. Finally I added a few hearts and flower stickers from the Complements pack.

Here's another look at the layout to save you scrolling back to the top!

You will find all the co-ordinating products in our current Seasonal Expressions 2 Idea Book, which is only available until the end of August. 

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I am using the Penelope WYW Kit (G1106) to create some little albums out of 4x6" Flip Flaps (Z4114). The pack of 15 Flip Flaps is only $6.50 and I used 3 for each mini album. These albums are going to be given to my daughter's best friends who came to her birthday party. 

They will have a few photos of the day's festivities and are full of gorgeous colours! 

First I cut up the PML sheets from the Penelope Paper Pack. I trimmed the edges off this PML card and mounted it on a 4x6" mat of Thistle B&T with green on the back.

I chose a 3x4" PML card and trimmed it a little before mounting it on the green mat. I stamped on a scrap of White Daisy the Wish (M1051) sentiment. Only $5!

The next mat has Thistle on one side with a strip of yellow zip strip along the bottom edge. The back of this B&T is the colourful birds.

The right side is another 4x6 PML card.

The back is another mat cut from B&T yellow stripe with another zip strip along the top.

I went through and added a few stickers and vellum accents from the matching Complements.

Then I peeled the cover off the Flip Flaps and stuck them together one at a time. To cover the adhesive I added Silver Shimmer Trim and then used our Mini Stapler to attach some Thistle Twine. I then put another strip of Shimmer Trim on the back which also covered the two staples.

 

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Georgia O'Shea

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