Hellooo there Canaries, 

Hi Canaries,

Kate here, sharing some Project Life pages that I created using the September Project Life kit Strawberry Fields & the embellishment kit, Abbey Road. I went to a scrapping camp over the weekend - camp.paper.scissors - and was happy to try to get caught up with my Project Life. I didn't succeed, but I did make a good dent in the outstanding weeks! The spreads below represent 3 weeks over 4 pages.

So, shall we get on with it?


Above is my week 35 spread. I used the papers from the Shimelle range to make all my 4x6 cards, and mixed these with some plain white 3x4 cards that I inked the edges in teal. I also made good use of all the printables this month. They really suited all my photos. Across the 4 pages, I also made a feature of the cork embellishments, also from the Shimelle range. I like how they pulled all the pages together.

Here is a close up of the LHS.



You'll see that I also included the Thickers from the scrapbook kit from this month. I love to use Thickers in my PL, and I always ask Manda if she has purchased extras (from the scrap kit). Most months she has extras, so I just purchase the co-ordinating Thickers to use in my PL. Win win for both of us! I love the labels from the printables, and made good use of them buy cutting in half to label with the day/date. Love my tiny attacher for adding things on. And the Shimelle rub on's! I really like how they turned out as a little extra on the cards.

And now the RHS. I really wasn't sure how I was going to use that clock cork piece. And then I remembered we had been timing Alex on this laps at the BMX track. PERFECT!

I followed the same theme. Patterned paper 4x6, inked white 3x4, cork embellishments & printables. As the year has gone on, I've been finding that I need to simplify my project life, simply to get it done. I find focusing on using a few things repeatedly & then adding in a little stamping - works for me - and enables me to create spread fairly easily. That really is the beauty of using the Scrappy Canary kit. Just lay it all out & apply. All the thinking & matching has been done for you!

Hello fellow Canaries

Hi Canaries!

Kate here with a beginners tutorial on how to use your stamps for embossing & produce some fabulous results. If you are new to us here at Scrappy Canary, here's a link to a post I did in February with some other stamping tips.

Here's some links to where I've used embossing in my Project Life projects recently. This one here from last month, and this one from earlier this year. As you can see, I love a bit of white embossing powder!! I always find myself reaching for my embossing equipment when the papers in the kit are bright. Not sure why - bright colours seems to be a trigger for me to emboss! And Christmas. I love to do it on Christmas spreads, layouts & cards.

Here's a card I made today with some gold embossing powder on vellum & using the papers from the September Strawberry Field Pocket Life kit. I could also see using this tag with some Christmas papers & sentiment for a lovely, yet easy, card to mass produce.



So first things first - here is a photo of the tools that you will need to do this technique. Yes, it requires an investment - but they last a LONG time! Everything you see in this photo (except the stamps) is over 7 years old.


I hope you've enjoyed my beginners tutorial, and that you might give embossing a go!!

Feel free to leave any questions on the blog or in our VIP room on Facebook.

Till next time,

Kate

Hi, it's Ruth here with a Stash Busting post for you all about ideas for using your 6x6 papers. I love to use the 6x6 papers in the 1/2 pad we get in most of the September Strawberry Fields Pocket Life kit to create my project life layouts, they are the best both for getting a wide range of colours and designs that all coordinate and because i feel quite free to layer and cut them to my hearts content as there are lots of pages and they are not as thick as cards, so they dont get too bulky.
The only problem with 6x6 pads is that they are so many sheets that it seems like they build up in my stash really really fast before i know it and I want to get those beautiful papers in my scrapbooks and off the shelf, so here are 3 big tips to help you do the same.
Tip 2: Don't be afraid to use lots at once
The thing about having lots to work with is that you can use lots and not worry about running out, imagine this is the only layout you will create with the 6x6 pad and dont save any for another project, just use it with total abandon, there are lots of sketches online good for using 6x6 too, every Scrappy Canary sketch has been full of smaller peices that are great from the smaller prints in 6x6 papers.
Tip 3: Before you pack away, make another small project
Not every project needs to be a creative masterpiece, sometimes you can whip up a quick and simple project from the leftovers before you put them away in your stash. Here I mixed tip 1 (use a 3x4 cutapart with the papers) and tip 2 (use the paper with abandon) and I stuck 2 6x6 papers together to make an 8x6 canvas, folded in half to be a 4x6 card, no card base, just the 6x6 papers, and then added some embellishments from the September Penny Lane Scrapbook kit and Abbey Road Embellishment kit to make this quick, cute and versatile card for a birthday or any occasion.