Circle Circus Scrapbook Layout 2

Back to work today! If only every day was a bank holiday ;0) Still its a 4 day working week which is always something to smile about ;0)

So here is the second of this months Circle Circus scrapbook pages. I was inspired by the Blueberry Crisp Designer Series Papers for this layout. It just happened that the photos I picked out also matched the colours perfectly.

I started by creating the lined base layers of DSP and creating the border using the Scallop Trim punch and Night of Navy cardstock. I then ran a length of Concord Crush stitched ribbon down the left hand side to give me a guide for sticking my various sized circles. As with yesterdays layout I stamped the different circles from the stamp set in different shades of blue onto Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze & Marina Mist cardstock. I then punched with the coordinating punches. For this layout I glued some circles flat and then layered other circles up  with dimensionals (and on some I used smaller circles to create layers upon layers). I also saved three circles to create the smaller embellishment on the right hand side.

I hope these two layouts have given you a new perspective on Circle Circus. I love using the same stamp set in different ways and seeing how different colour schemes change the effect of the images. Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with another project to share ;0)

Happy crafting ;0)
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Card for Mum

I treated myself to a couple of new punches while putting in an order the other day for my new product share (above) and decided to make my mum a celebratory card for an important day today.

I've decided to post the card as 1) I loved the bright and bold colours and 2) I learned a very valuable lesson whilst making this- dont glue lovely ribbon with liquid glue!! (as you can see- it shows through to the front). Still, you never learn without making a mistake or two ;0)

I would like to point out that i originally glued the ribbon with sticky tape but then decided to stick the star underneath it afterwards. If I'm honest, it all went a bit pear shaped! *laugh* But the glue mark did fade when dry and Mum loved it all the same ;0)

For this I used: Green Galore and Pink Passion Card Stock on a plain black A5 folded card. I used the Cheers To You stampset accessorised with Dazzling Diamonds Stampin Glitter. The punches I used were my new Scallop Circle and Large Star. The Polka Dotted Ribbon is part of the new colours promotion and is Melon Mambo ;0)

The weird glitter on the star tips is some gorgeous tinsel glitter (not Stampin' Up!) that i saw at a craft fair and then purchased off Ebay (arrived from US yesterday hence I was dying to try it out). I absolutely adore the effect of this fine stranded glitter and it also reminds me of being a teenager as I used to wear glittery nail varnish with the same effect ;0)