Finishing Touch Ideas - the blog

Layout using FunkyFlies

Thank you very much to Lesa Bird who has created a gorgeous layout using the new FunkyFlies clear stamps!

 

Ngaire's Christmas Layout

Haven't scrapped your Christmas photos yet?  Looking for some inspiration?

Ngaire Bartlam has created a fabulous layout using the FTI chipboard hearts as Christmas trees! 
Click here for the list of the items used to make this great layout.

  

 

Emeline's Layouts

 

This rhyme keeps ringing in my ears i just had to lay them out on a layout ! I used FTI's raw alphabet chipboards for a fun mix.

 

The jumbo brown flower is the highlight of the purse ! It is so pretty in this unique color!
I laced the edge of the purse with lace and brown velvet ribbon. These are attached using double sided tape. Stitching can be used as an alternative.

 

I absolutely love the colour combinations of aqua + brown !i wanted to showcase the pretty ribbons, hence i arranged them in a linear vertical manner and embellished with flower chipboards.

 

 

The puzzle design is an extension of my journaling/ title. it is our hope for our son that all things all into place nicely (if not perfectly) for him in his life path.I used my children's jigsaw puzzle and traced the pattern onto pattern paper and cut out the shapes. I layered FTI's rub ons to bring out the fabulous colours on the rub ons.

Tracey's Layouts

 

 

Michelle's Layouts & Off the Page

 

Inspiration - I have had this horizontal clipboard for a while intending to alter it to make a useful place to keep my endless lists.  I pop riveted extra bulldog clips at the sides to hold post it notes securely, and made a frame with the mix of blue and green ribbons.  I'm really looking forward to using it!

   

Inspiration - These photos are of my mum with her adored firstborn grandchild -  a long awaited event.  I think she despaired of me ever getting around to it after 7 years of marriage!  The colourblocked cardstock was a perfect match for the blue and green candy striped ribbon, and I added more stripes of ribbon around the large blue flower, and white gel pen journalling and frames around the photos to continue the stripe/white/blue/green theme.

 

 

 

Inspiration:

The blues and greens in this set of photos were perfect for this month's kit.  I used a stamp to create a matching background for the large cardstock mat.  I anchored the mat and linked it to the photos and the background with the  floral corner and ribbon straps.

 

 

  

 

 

Inspiration:

I wanted to show the versatility of the FTI range of embellishments for making cards.  The felt ribbon can be used as the full width, or various elements can be cut from it, and small scraps of all kinds of ribbon are perfect to use.  The bitty buckles are very cute, and an ideal size for cards.  The range of Rub On Skinnies is huge, and has a ready-made sentiment for every occasion.  Add flowers and brads to hold it all together, and its easy to create quick cards you'd be proud to give. 

Emeline's Layouts

Emeline-I've wanted to do a monochromatic layout and was inspired by FTI's White chipboards and velvet ribbon. They look and feel luxurious and brings out the pure sweet innocence of a child which i wanted to convey on the page.

 
Emeline-Love the blue rub on !! I managed to find a paper which complements the lovely blue shade and attached a white chipboard on top of the rub on for added interest.

Emeline-i matted the photo onto the velvet ribbons and tucked flowers and chipboards beneath for dimension

Emeline-totally inspired by the ribbons and ric rac, i used them to tie the photos together.

 

Emelines Layouts

Have a look at Emeline's great layouts.  She's used the versatile purple colours on both girl and boy pages with great effect.  Don't forget to have a look at her altered door hanger.

I've stared at this pictures of my daughter and her friend for the longest time... The instant i saw the purples in the May's kit, i knew these are the pictures i had to scrap ! I love the jumbo flower which i used as a frame for the secondary picture on the page.

It is a myth that babies sleep soundly. To remind myself of this short phase of short-sleep intervals, i scrapped repeated pictures of our baby sleeping. I used the luxurious purple velvet ribbon and cut it into half to frame the page.

 

It can be quite a challenge for me to use ribbon on a boy-layout. But the purple ribbons in the May's kit are so versatile it can be used for both boy's and girl's page ! i aligned the ribbons vertically and horizontally to frame the picture. I tranferred rub ons onto transparencies and used 3D foam dots before attaching them to the ribbons.

 

The white swirls are the main attraction here ! They are so elegant and look very appealing. White and purple mix makes this door hanger

Candy Stripes

Well this month we decided to do something different with our design team and focused on our new candy striped ribbon for the inspiration.  Have a look at Michelle's creations below.

I had a roll of professional black and white film, in my camera for over a year (!) processed recently.  This photo leapt out at me of my son.  In appearance he could be my father as a child, but this cheeky relaxed pose is 100% his own dad.  Because the journalling is all about the photo, I used ribbon snips to "tie" the two sections together.  The 6" flowers have a big impact, but you can successfully use them on a 12x12 with a big photo, by folding them and layering.  I chose a scripty font for the title to go with the chippy swirls.

The title is about the photo, not my little girl (well, not all the time anyway!)  It was my favourite on the roll I just had processed, and as I am strictly an 'auto' SLR photographer, I was really pleased with it.  I was trying to think of different ways to attach ribbon sections as a border, so I used embroidery floss and a few different stitches.  The ribbon border is balanced by the row of assorted brads which 'ground' the photo.

This canvas was made to match the doorhanger, on a larger scale.  The huge 6" flowers make a great statement on the canvas area.  I used dimensional fabric paint to add some silver to go with the stamped background.  The FTI adhesive tissue tape is an excellent width for attaching ribbon, both flat and rippled.  The ribbon tied hanger co-ordinates with the ribbons tied around the monogram.

As soon as I saw the door hanger blank in my kit, I knew I would make a monogramed decoration for my daughter's door.  The layered papers and the layered ribbons create a detailed background for the bold painted letter, and the ribbons and brads make a really girly statement.  The rubon went perfectly onto the painted surface.  The Sparkles gem brads have very strong prongs, which is great for securing lots of layers.  On this project, I punched 1/8" holes through the ribbon for the brads, and then I trimmed the prongs with a pair of nipping pliers so they would sit well against the hard surface.  I also used the large corner rubon from the Inspirations flourishes, but carefully cut two motifs out to use in a smaller area. 

Kristy's Layouts

Kristy decided to concentrate on wedding layouts using the black and white theme. 

So this is Marks wife Hayley who am close friends with and she looked truly amazing the day they got married, Again I wanted to keep the layout simple but elegant I used the felt cut in half in white, some white ribbon crossed and a heart 3d with foam dot, The black flourishes sanded back a little and the three tear drop shapes 3d with foam dots aswell, half the white flower machine stitched down to add interest.

So on this layout I used a pic of my husband and his best mate Mark on his wedding day, I wanted to keep the layout simple but manly so I used the floral grey ribbon with the hint of elegance being flowers, black ribbon to make it bold,  a combo of the black and white chipboard letters and the white and black brads to finish it off.

Again here I love this pic from my wedding day and used the chipboard flourishes and used 3d dots to raise them of the page, I used half of the black 6 inch flower and finished the centre off with a white heart and a smaller black heart 3d with foam dot to lift it off the white heart.

A new Marriage I love this picture of my husband and I and not wanting to take too much away from the photo I used the 6 inch, 4 inch and 2 inch flowers cut inhalf to show them off, the black ribbon with the fleck of white and the pearl ribbon slide as my necklace was pearls.  I also used the chipboard letters in a combo of white and black.  I used the Purple, Orange and Pink cardstock to pick out the colours from my boquet, while the black and white FTI stuff added the touch of elegance it needed

We are sorry to say goodbye to Kristy as she has a break while waiting on the birth of her third child.  We wish you all the very best.

We also welcome Tracey onto our Design Team.  Keep an eye out for Tracey's creations in the next month.

Emeline goes off the page

Emeline has gone off the page with her creations this month.  Have a look at the card and the fantastic wall hanging which was made with one of our new 6" flowers.

i used black felt ribbon over a laced cardstock to create a dimensional effect and used brads to secure the ribbon in place. The black and white definitely signify elegance.

                                     

On this layout, i used ribbon stripes to frame the picture and used mini brads to use as journaling points

                                                                      

I used large brads as fillers for the scalloped cardstock. These brads are truly very versatile. They are so great even to use it on its own!

I used Jumbo black flower as a base and layered hearts chipboard onto it. I love the different sizes and shapes of the hearts!