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Queen of Hearts

Posted by Chantalle on

Hello Sassy friends!

Yippee, no more school lunches or running around for a little while for me. 
Lazy mornings are definately on the agenda until Aprill 22!

I'm sure you've seen the new moodboard for April. 
I had so much fun putting it together and I hope you'll be inspired
to create with us this month!
My layout is totally centred on this cheeky shot 
of my DD, cheatingplaying cards. I've created a...

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Captured snapshot - Dear Lizzy polka dot party

Posted by Anita B on

Hi everyone,
Anita here this month I will be showcasing the very lovey collection from dear lizzy
Polka dot party


This week I've gone for soft touchs of colour 
yellow,aqua and gold
And a few fussy cut flowers and cut leaves using my silhouette cameo


Adding touches of watercolour and mist flicked across the page like confetti
And Adding mini handmade tags and scattered bling
Gold vellum doilies are...

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G'day Mate - Carta Bella

Posted by Anita B on

Hi everyone
Anita here sharing more carta bella hello again 
This week I was inspired by this photo I took of a kookaburra in our garden

i love how using patterned paper behind white cardstock can give you a framed look and helps soften or brighten the layout
i used the punched hearts like confetti with the sequins and watercolour droplets

i added a few bits of chipboard from ScrapFX and painted them...

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Birthday Bubbles

Posted by Chantalle on

Hello Sassy Friends!
I'm in the mood to celebrate with a dear friend of mine turning 
'another year wiser'. With our beautiful March mood board in mind, 
I've created a little bottle neck hanger 
card using Glitz Design and American Crafts
Completely inspired by the fabulous Amy Tangerine pockets 
in the store, I've created my own out of a sheet of Maggie Holmes  
Flea Market vellum. Simply cut a strip...

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Hello layout using Carta Bella

Posted by Anita B on

Hi everyone,
Anita here sharing a fun layout using Carta Bella
With I this layout I wanted to incorparate a big hand cut heart and fussy cutting and a few leaves and I also wanted to use one of them kaisercraft wood frames and add a mini title inside the frame


I've stayed with in the heart shape so you can still see it and I've used a fern stencil from ScrapFX 

and here is a little tutorial of how i...

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