Hello crafty friends...I'm so glad you are here! Today is Day 10 of the JustNick Studio 12 Days of Giveaways where you can get a free cut file each day for the first 12 days of December.
Here is my layout.
I love creating a basketweave with paper strips, and it's perfect as a frame for photos like in this layout -- or you can back a cut file with it too!
Head over the JustNick blog so you can see this fabulous cut file up close and grab your free cut file today before midnight CST tonight, Dec. 10th!
Have a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Majken
Hi there everyone! I'm playing catch-up on my blog and wanted to share with you a layout that was published in the Fall 2017 issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine, my very favorite scrapbook publication! I've been an avid reader for many years - it just inspires me every single issue!
Here is my Thankful layout:
This layout was of our first Thanksgiving as a family of four, in 2008. I can't believe Paxton was that tiny once!!
I received some Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L in my gift from Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine from my Lovely layout, so I used it again for this fun layout to pop up the layers. Here are a few close-ups.
Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful week.
Majken
Hi everyone - hope you are having a craft-tastic weekend! I wanted to pop in quickly to share a card that uses the paper basketweave technique and also is a shaker card! I used the gorgeous Crate Paper Hello, Love collection (here's a layout I shared last week using the collection).
Take a look!
The card is simple, yet fun. The basketweave piece is approximately 4x6 and the finished card is 5x7.
To create the shaker, I took a photo of the heart from one of the patterned papers in Hello, Love, loaded it into Silhouette Studio and then cut it out. I put patterned paper as the base for the heart (trimmed to just smaller than the heart), and then sprinkled sequins and shapes. Using some leftover clear packaging, I trimmed that to the size of the heart as well and then put the cut heart on top.
Some twine, enamel dots, and a "love" rub-on complete the card.
Have you tried paper basketweaving yet? If not, I hope you do...it's addicting!
Chocolate hugs,
Majken
Hi scrappy friends! So glad you are here. I'm popping back this month to share a new layout using a fun paper strip basketweave technique. I actually woke up one morning with the idea in my head - but I'm not sure if I was dreaming about scrapbooking or something else!? In any case, I came up with this layout for the Scrap Our Stash January Book Inspired Stash Challenge #34 and decided to use it.
My inspiration from the book is the overall "sketch" from the book cover layout - you can see the curve of the snow from the book, the photo is placed where the Cat in the Hat stands, the title placement, and the journaling placement where the author is listed. Fun! Plus, this Fancy Pants Happy Place collection makes me smile. :)
I started by choosing two papers from the collection to include as my base. I used my trusty Cameo to cut both papers along the curve I created in the software. I merged them together on a base white cardstock, put some paint spatters on the dark cardstock, and sewed along the seam.
I then focused on the basketweave mat for my photo. I cut many 1/2" strips of multiple papers from the collection and started weaving. It's a bit unwieldy when you first start, but once you have three strips together, it stays nicely. When it got large enough to hold the photo while also leaving a nice border to show the basketweave, I glued the edges over to the back.
After that, the rest came together quickly! For the title, I was inspired by one of the phrases on the My Happy paper "Reach for a smile" - I used the Happy Place letters and found some old My Minds Eye phrase stickers to complete the first part of the title (I had to smile at my luck to find all three words I needed!). I outlined the words with a black pen to help them work with the Happy Place letters.
I put a few of my leftover strips to work as embellishment, and I created a chipboard heart using the My Happy paper and used a yellow Wink of Stella marker to highlight the word "joy".
I sprinkled some puffy stickers from the collection and cut some custom plus signs to pop up using 3D foam tape. And then did a spot of journaling between the plus signs.
I'm digging all the positive signs - goes with optimism and happiness. :)
Have you used the Happy Place collection? I hope you are inspired to grab some and make pretty papercrafts!
Have a great week!
Majken
