Quick Post

Only 2 more days until the School Fair (thank goodness). I think I'm running on empty at the moment.

As I've not had time to scrap, I thought I'd share my last layout in Scrapbook Inspirations. The theme was Christmas and sparkle, so I went to town with embossing and glitter.


I created the Christmas tree using a cone of paper which was then covered with paper 'frills'. These are easy to make although can be time-consuming if you're doing a big tree. Just snip the paper evenly along its length.

I used a curvy ruler to create the border so I could get an nice even border. Beads were threaded onto red wire for added bling.

The fabulous papers are My Mind's Eye and Bazzill.

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I thought I'd share a little project I did for Scrapbook Inspirations magazine here in the UK. This little door hanger was so much fun to do, that I'm going to make one for each of us.

The snowman is made from a polystyrene ball cut into 2 before being covered in lots of sparkly glitter.

The chipboard shapes are from My Mind's Eye. The background paper isn't Christmas at all , but I did love the silver finish. You can find more Pink Paislee in the Ally Scraps store.

Of course, there has to be a sign so that Santa knows where to stop. After printing the words onto stiff card (the font is Almonte Snow), I applied lots of ink to give it a wooden feel. Top off with a Snow Writer and more glitter for a fresh sprinkling of snow.

I hope that you've enjoyed this project. We have lots more to share with you in the next couple of days, so I hope that you'll pop back.

Ally Scraps has loads of the latest goodies in the store and can all be found here.

I'll leave you with a sneaky peak of another project that I've done for Ally Scraps. Yes, another snowman (they're really addictive).

Pop back on Friday for more pictures.

Thanks for stopping by.

Morag x

In Need of better light

That way, I'll be able to take some photos of my pile of projects and layouts that I have mounting up. The only things i've manage to photograph recently have been cards - even though I don't make cards! LOL

So I'll share my projects that were in Scrapbook Inspirations last month. I'm not normally a huge fan of Halloween, but after making these projects I kind of got the bug.



The cute lil' pumpkin is a polystyrene ball carved to a pumpkin(ish) shape. Coloured and glittered with glass and ultra-fine glitter. Unfortunately, the detail doesn't really show in my photo.



For the base, the box is covered in digi-papers (Two Peas) and black rhinestones.

I also did a 'Spooky House' because I'm a sucker for cute little dwellings.



The owl (October Afternoon stamp) perches on a sign (McDonald's stirrer!). The cobwebs were created using hot glue (completely by chance).



The cardstock house has been stamped and embossed with black glossy embossing powder before adding a little more bling.



I have new costumes for the kids this year, so I'm hoping for a bumper crop of photos to scrap!

Hope your week is off to a good start too. Thanks for stopping by.

My Good News

I am so fortunate. I have been contributing to Scrapbook Inspirations Magazine in the UK off and on over the past 2 years or so. The magazine is undergoing a transformation this month and with it, they have extended their Design team to include me and several other, very talented gals. YIPPEEEE!!!!

How fabulous is that? a) I was really surprised to be asked, and b) I am in such good company that I feel truly privileged. So who are the team?



Laura Buckingham
Jo-Anne Cavanagh
Julie Kirk
Charlotte Poole
Chloe Harp
Andrea Gourley
Karen Cole
Helen Miles
Kathy Bridgwater
Sam Ball
Jen Naulls
Jane Dean
Anne Parry
Mary Anne Walters
Cheryl Johnson
Anita Mundt
Shimelle Laine

See! I told you I was in good company. Congratulations to all of you girls who have joined the team!



So when can you see the new look (it's fab)! It goes on general sale on Friday 18th September. I have my copy and it's amazing! I think that subscriptions come out that bit earlier so that will be worthwhile. You can get a subscription here.

I'm also allowed to show you a sneaky peak of my contributions.



One of my favourite new features is off the page. Using your scrapping supplies for non-layout projects. I just love making things and the projects I did this month are some of my favourites EVER!





I hope that you enjoy the new style magazine as much as I did. Scrapbook Inspirations is already the biggest seller in the UK, I think that this will really knock the competition into touch!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you'll blog hop to the rest of the team and enjoy their work!