Laura Rumble - Crafter

Today I'm sharing my first Pretty My Page layout of the year. I’ve used the Paige Evans pre-cut Origami Birds cut on white card.   You can find them here ; they are also available in black or cream. I’ve used black and white patterned project life cards from a recent Quirky Kit and added in a pop of colour with a green polka dot paper from Jillibean Soup.   I cut small pieces to back each of the openings making sure to vary the patterns.   When I tried to fit all 4 birds on to my 12x12 base I found I was running out of room.   In order to fit two photos and still keep the white space I crave I put one of the birds aside to use on a future layout or card. After working out my placement I removed the birds and photos and added a few splatters to the background.   I went with green and yellow to tie in with the photos.   When they were dry I added the birds and photos back on top and secured with a little adhesive.   I left the edg...

I was struck by the gorgeous autumnal colours featured in the Quirky Kit I was sent to work with.  What better way to show them off than with leaves and acorns?  It also meant I got to play with my new toy, a Gemini Junior.  It turns out I quite like die cutting!  I also fussy cut a few of the leaf sprigs from the Pink Fresh Mesa paper. I based my layout on a sketch I had drawn up earlier this year. I fixed the leaves in place with a little glue and then ran the layout through my sewing machine using a couple of different coloured threads.  My favourite part of my guest designer package was the Custom Cards - so much so that I have signed up.  I pulled a few of my favourite cards to layer behind my photo and to cut into a heart shape embellishment. In the Pink Fresh Mesa paper there are a few pops of acid yellow that really zing amongst the other colours.  I added in some tangled thread and a few sequins from my stash in the same colour....

All sorts of exciting things are happening lately and I've gotten a little behind with sharing them here.  So here is a recap of my last couple of weeks... I am guest designing for White With 1 this month.  It made me chuckle as they have teamed up with Stick It Down this month so I ended up working with one of my own sketches! On the subject of sketches I now have a dedicated Instagram account for my sketches. I've blogged about stashbusting your sequin stash over on the StickerKitten blog . I'm also guest designing for Quirky Kits this month.  You can check out my first blog post here .  There is more to come from my Quirky DT stint and there will be a dedicated blog post here soon.  (I got "kit buzz" again!)  And I was on the Pretty My Page blog sharing this layout... I tend to keep my Instagram more up to date, I guess it is easier than writing a blog post, so be sure to follow me @beadsbuttonsandbirds Thanks for sto...