Author: Yvette Fanciulli

Im mum to 3 daughters and we are a crafty arty colourful bunch of chicks!

Ocean Breeze accordion album – Uniquely Creative’s new December Collection

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Well here’s something new and different from Uniquely Creative. An accordion album. The new dies are awesome, a view finder, film strip and a cute word “Great View”
Pretty beachy coloured papers made me reach for some beach photos for this one and I love how it turned out.
I added some stitching to each page before I adhered them to the album. I use Gutterman top stitch thread, its thick and lovely, but you may need to change up your sewing machine needle to a larger hole so you can easily thread it.
The sheet of burlap cuts and sews beautifully and I used it several times throughout the album.
I added some cascading photos to one page and a couple of fold out pages as well. You can view the process on you tube. I will add the link below.
Cascading photos.
Fold out page.
Theres the new die GREAT VIEW I have added to the top of my photo. I used the view finder die to make this interactive page. The fishing net stamp was used in the background.
The basketweave stamp was used in the background of this page and I used a water pen to move the oxide ink around. Oxide ink colour is MERMAID LAGOON. The corrugated card looks awesome as a background.

The film strip die is really cool, you can fill it with photos or fussy cut elements. It even looks great on its own.

Another fold out page so I could add extra photos.
The finished album ends up being quite thick.
This is the other cover of the album which is not in the video. I have used gesso and oxide inks for this cover, topped with some corrugated card and the view finder die. Some fussy cut elements from the papers and some burlap with tags from the cut a part sheet complete the look. I hope you give this album a try.

something blue card class

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Here’s the other 3 cards in the set of 6 using the lovely Something Blue Collection by Uniquely Creative.
The quilted background was created using an embossing folder and adding sequins to each point.
I used Distress Oxide in BLUEPRINT SKETCH to create the inked background.
Visit one of my previous posts to see the other 3 cards up close.

Cocoa Vanilla Studio

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Hi there! Here’s a recent layout I created for my local scrapbook shop. They sell this in a kit @aplacetocreate Arana Hills. Its got lots of beautiful Cocoa Vanilla Studio papers.
Beautiful vellum and papers.
A little bit of fussy cutting and the silver die cut is a new Bee Arty Die-Abstract Circles, I love the randomness of these abstract circles and they make it so easy to add some extra bling.

The stencil used on the background is by Paper Roses-Flourish.
Hope you are having a crafty day today!

Painted Roses

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I had a friend over and she wanted to paint some roses! I pulled out a mass of acrylic paints and some watercolour card. We loved them so much we fussy cut them out and created a layout.
They were pretty easy to layer up with paint in the same tones, just keep adding white.
I used some Pinkfresh Studio papers to go with them. Hand cut some little frames and tags.
Then I added some white NUVO drops. Hot pink mini doilies from Doodlebug Design Inc.
A little thin wash tape in pink and gold.
Some watercolours in a quadrant in the background, then machine stitching in a big cross to divide. I did use some clear gesso on the white card stock first.
I wanted to use them all but it was overkill…..
Those pink doilies are awesome!
Some hot pink seam binding on the tag to finish.
This was a lot of fun and very satisfying painting the roses. I think I might do some more!

Happy Sunday everyone.

Caravan layout with cut file

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I love a caravan! If I can think of a way to use one on a layout or card, I will! They are one of my absolute fav things. So fun to embellish and they look sweet. This was made a few months ago. I saw the free cut file on Hip Kit Club Facebook page and thought I’d do a layout.
I went through my old scraps and backed each letter with a fun coloured patterned paper.I used foam adhesive on the back to give extra dimension.
I chose lots of brights to go on the vans which I cut using my Silhouette Cameo.
I used black vintage buttons for wheels. I have also added some Uniquely Creative Craft Sprinkles.
Some thread to make banners on some vans.
Washi tape for the windows.
Cute word stickers to embellish.
This one has a chipboard word on it. I love them all. I used a black Sharpie pen to do faux stitching on each van.

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Something Blue Collection for Uniquely Creative in November

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Mixed media backgrounds are so much fun, especially using Distress Oxide Ink.

This is on a slimline card base and uses mostly the Creative Cuts.

Another background using Distress Oxide Ink, this time with a blending brush through the Uniquely Creative Nature stencil. Some fussy cutting and a little gold thread.
The new Delight die is fun and fabulous on a card. Here I have die cut it in blue card and in white card and off set them. Background is Distress Oxide Ink in Blueprint Sketch using a blending brush. Ive also used one of the Uniquely Creatives Mark Making Stamps – Arithmetic in the background. The new Butterfly Builder die is pretty neat too!

These are a few of the cards I will be teaching at the 2020 retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Have a great weekend and make sure you take time to do some craft!

Holly Jolly Christmas Collection from Uniquely Creative

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A traditional Christmas coloured kit for October! Lots of lovely goodies in this kit.

Holly Jolly Christmas Kit is a gorgeous traditional Christmas kit with holly leaves, berries and beautiful reds and greens.
I used white gesso on the background of this layout and then red acrylic paint. I used the new mark making stamp with black ink to add the texture behind the photo.

The gold poinsettias were cut from gold glitter card using the new die POINSETTIA.

An arrangement of holly leaves, and the pretty flowers in the kit on the left, some Creative Cuts and gold pearls to finish.

I hope this gets you in the Christmas spirit and you run off to create something lovely !!

new things for September

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Once Upon A Christmas collection from Uniquely Creative

This layout was created using the watercolour sheet. I used Uniqolour markers to colour it and then fussy cut everything out. I also used the tag die. I loved the black and white dot paper which I’ve added top and bottom using machine stitch and white top thread. The title “Blessed” is a die from Uniquely Creative.

This layout has tags as well, but cut from the cut apart sheet and embellished. Simple strips of patterned paper used behind the photo make this a simple layout to create.
Have you seen the new CRAFT SPRINKLES from Uniquely Creative? They are just beautiful. They come in little plastic bottles and there are 10 different sprinkles.

I have used some in the shaker bauble on this layout. Ive also used the new dots embossing folder with some silver card for the other baubles.

Just a fun layout using all the branding strips as they have the patterned paper on one side. Neat way of using up everything in your kit.
This layout was a bit of a play about with paint and glitter paste. I made some rosettes with the patterned papers and added some strip journaling. Simple to create. Sometimes I just don’t feel like fussy cutting. Thats all for now, but I did make a mini album using this collection and theres a flip through of it on my You Tube channel.

Steampunk Safari Collection

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Using the awesome Steampunk Safari collection from Uniquely Creative. This is the August 2020 collection and is really unusual with wings and cogs and funky things. There’s also a sheet of florals which I really loved.
Ive also used the Grungy Numbers die, the Nature Stencil and Arithmetic Mark Making Stamp that comes in the kit.
I’ve used Distress Oxide ink – Fired Brick for the stencilling and stamping. Rose gold mirror board for the die cutting.
Ive used Kraft cardstock as my background, mat for photo and the banner piece.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Pretty mini sized cards

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I found some mini white envelopes in my stash last week and decided to use some scraps from a previous project to make some little cards to go with them.

Its really satisfying to use up every last little piece of product from a project. These cards are all 3.5″ x 4.5″. I have mostly used Kaisercraft With Love collection of papers.

With some added pink cardstock on each one I was able to make the scraps go even further. Using the offcuts from a previous set of bigger cards.
Some gold foil card also made things go a little further. Seam binding ribbon is my absolute favourite and my local scrapbooking shop just received a big stock of all the colours. I got a few meters, this watermelon colour is gorgeous!
I also am loving tulle at the moment, its soft and pretty and very easy to use, not having to worry about the way ribbon twists and falls, tulle just goes on and looks good, bow, knot, whatever! Love the look too!
I also have a drawer with tiny ribbon offcuts that I can’t bear to throw away because they are so pretty. This little scallop mint piece is from that draw. The dies are all from Uniquely Creative.
Another die from Uniquely Creative, this is in a set with other words and is one of my most used dies. Another little piece of pink velvet ribbon from my stash.
The gold trim is from a garage sale my sister went to years ago. Its called Dresden trim I think, I have silver and gold in different patterns. Another die from Uniquely Creative and more tulle.
Cross stitch circle frame die from Uniquely Creative has to be my most used die when card making. It is super versatile and I find I just keep reaching for it. It makes cute round openings for a shaker card or the round frames above. Dream die also from Uniquely Creative.
This one is using the Cross stitch circle frames die again in a different way. A sentiment from an old Kaisercraft collection. I’m very happy to use up the rest of the paper on my desk and also to put some little envelopes to use. Thanks for visiting.