I decided to pair it with the silver elements in the kit and I used one of the speech bubble stickers backed with mint green paper from the kit as my title and popped it up on foam tape for some dimension.




I used some stickers from the embellishement kit to add to my silver glitter stickers and I also cut up some of the phrases from another of the patterned papers.




The little heart brads from the embellishment kit are so adorable!




And of course, some Heidi Swapp Colour Shine (Navy) splats, machine stitching and sequins were the final details.

Helloo there Polly! Peeps..


It is Bernii Miller here again to share with you another of my layouts that I created with the January "Almond Biscotti" kit.

Helllooo..

Bernii Miller here to share with you a  little something different that I have made with the January Almond Biscotti kit.. 

The kit was sold out, but Ruth has managed to source a few more kits which can be found here if you would love to join in on the Polly fun. 

You see I ALWAYS have left overs and almost never know what to do.. until now.. ha ha .. You see I have a new obsession MINI ALBUMS.. yup.. I LOVE them , and now always looking for ways to make as many as I can .. The stamp that comes in the kit that looks like a clip board was enough to make want to create an itty bitty mini using that as the template...

It's Sandra bringing a "happy happy happy" layout to you today, using Polly's January Almond Biscotti kit. I do love how Ruth puts together such colourful collections, but never goes over the top with it all.

To be honest the first thing that caught my eye in the kit was the watercolour Basic Grey paper, but when it came to choosing my photos, I couldn't go past this one of my kids that's been lying in my pile for way too long. And I just couldn't make the watercolour paper and the photo work the way I wanted it to, so I moved right along to the aqua and white diagonal that perfectly matched my son's onesie, and gave a softer effect which matched my story better. I thought I'd use repeating elements of 3 throughout the layout, given that it's of my 3 kids - and the Happy Happy Happy custom Polly shaker pocket worked perfectly with that idea! I used the confetti paper to frame the photo and also tie in with the sequins in the pocket.



I used the twine that Ruth so lovingly wraps the kit embellishments in as the strings for the feathers, giving a slight dream catcher effect. There was just enough twine to give me 3 lengths for the 3 feathers! To add some extra colour to the wood veneers around the page, I stained them with Heidi Swapp Color Shine - by simply opening the tube and using the end of the nozzle hose as a paintbrush. This is one of my favourite techniques for applying a lot of colour without the hassle of grabbing out my paintbrush and cleaning it. Am I seriously that lazy?! it appears so :S For anyone interested, I used Mustard & Gold Lame, Pink and Mint Green. And no page of mine is complete lately without some ink splatters, so I did those at the same time.


The rest of the layout came together so easily, just by grabbing random pieces from the kit. Although, one thing was pestering me about the layout.... It was one of the rare times that I struggled with a title, and for a long time I was just going to let it be Happy Happy Happy... BUT I do so love to intertwine my title with the journaling, so I sneaked it in at the very bottom right. I love love love these Thickers, but they just weren't standing out enough, so I backed them with a double layer of the gold polka dot washi tape. The washi again repeats the "confetti" look, and appears in each embellishment cluster around the page, giving cohesion.


To finish off, I simply added some doodling around the page. You can see I added it to the "hello" cloud, the wood veneer feathers and birds, journaling card, Heidi Swapp "favourite" tag. I really feel it just ties in the hand-drawn style of elements and makes them feel more at home on the page. And...voila!


The best news, is that I still have plenty of my Polly kit to use, so stay tuned for possibly more projects. Bye for now!

<3 Sandra

By the way.... anyone with multiple children including babies or toddlers ... please put me out of my misery and tell me it's not just me who has a hard time getting photos of all kids being smiley-smiley for the camera at the same time?! If you have any tips PLEASE pass them on :)

I used a simple design, but the confetti paper was so gorgeous that I wanted to have some of it remaining on display. The stamp makes for a great little spot to put journalling in. While the combo of two alphabets makes titles a breeze.
The flair were looking a bit lost in the busy-ness of the paper, so I added some of the Heidi Swapp ephemera under each flair badge to help them stand out a bit more. I also used stamping in black to add a little more detail. It was a great fun layout to create and quite simple and quick.
If you are looking for some bright happy and fun supplies this month, then head over to the shop as there are still some January Scrapbooking kits available.

Helloooo there Polly! Peeps..

Bernii here today to share with you my first layout that I created with the January Almond Biscotti (yum) main kit. I just took a peek and there still is a few kits left in the store HERE if you would like to play along. 

This kit looks deceiving but have managed to create 3 completely different projects, from this strong coloured layout ,to a softer muter one and something a little different with the left over. I can't wait to share those with you later on.

I had so much fun with this layout and built the page around the twenty14 cut out that came in the kit. I decided to use that as a way to create a layout about my goal for this year. 

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Sketch Duet with Lauren

Twenty14

Project Life Fun with Lauren Matthews

Have a wonderful week and keep smiling! Lauren xx

Hello you wonderful lot!  I hope that you all had a beaut Australia Day yesterday.  Have we got a treat in store for you this evening!  The amazingly talented Louise Beerens is in the house using the Polly! January Scrapbooking Kit and has created a festive layout!  Let's hear a little about Louise before she shares her layout with us!


I’m Louise Beerens from Perth, Western Australia.  I am 40,  Mum to two energetic little boys and wife to a FIFO husband.  Like many, I discovered scrapbooking shortly after my first child was born in 2006 and after flicking through some magazines and seeing all the different styles and products, I was hooked.  Patterned paper is my number one fave product and I cannot create a page without it.  Over the years I have found my style comfort-zone and you will usually find plenty of white space, journaling, ink splatters and machine stitching on my layouts.  Scrapbooking is definitely a creative escape for me, but what drives me is the story-telling.  I want my children (and their children) to know our stories - the big events but also the everyday routine stuff.

You can find me at…..
http://madeatnumber27.blogspot.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/MadeatNumber27
https://twitter.com/LouiseBeerens
http://instagram.com/louisebeerens

Party (by Louise)