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pink and gold - Anita Bownds

Posted by Anita B on

Hi..
are you Getting inspired by our lovely moodboard this month i hope so


so this week I've used lots of pink with gold 
  I started by selecting some light pink crape paper and machine stitching it into a ruffle
 

I layered it on my card adding a die cut doily some patterned paper
  And a white cardstock tag then adding the flower stamp with gold ink
 

And what better way then to finish off
By adding...

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Dear Lizzy Serendipity Collection

Posted by Leonie on


Hello Sassy Scrappers, Leonie back today 
sharing a delightfully, bright and happy 
page using the American Crafts Dear Lizzy Serendipity range.

How cute is this background paper I've used today?  I Love all those Mason jars with the 
various flowers, hearts etc scattered around the page. I guess this is where I drew some of my inspiration for this page I wanted a scattered random look hence the...

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Sassy February Mood Board

Posted by Leonie on


 Hello to all our Sassy Scrappers out there. 
Leonie posting today.  Lucky me, I get to share with you the gorgeous, gorgeous 
February mood board, Anita Bownds has created to inspire us all.  

You are seriously going to love this board! 
Why? 
Well, it has soft sweet flowers, glittery gold, shiny
sequins, love hearts, bold black and white prints and more!!! 
I'm sure this board is going to inspire some...

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More Mood board Inspiration from Leonie

Posted by Leonie on

Hello Sassy Scrappers,  Leonie here today with some more inspiration from the July Mood board.
I'm really enjoying creating with these colours and textures.
Today I'm sharing my second take on this board,
you can see my first page and the other Design Teams samples HERE.



Below is the page I created using the Amy Tangerine Plus One range.
I found this range to be a perfect fit for the mood board, it had...

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love today - Crate Paper Style Board

Posted by Anita B on

hi everyone,
Anita here with more Crate Paper

i really have enjoyed playing with months moodboard

this week i was looking at the moodboard and ive been liking that watercolour stripes at the bottom and was thinking I'd like to do pink and blue stripes on my layout
so using a bit of patterned paper that i have left over from
 style board blissful


cut along the pattern and adhered it down with a bit of...

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