Mother by Carla Holmes
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Supply List:

- Pattern paper - Webster's Pages 'Chocolate Soufflé', 'Graham Cracker', 'Strueusel'

- Bazzill -'Splash', 'Java'

- Tientes - ' Burgundy '

- Cover board

- Webster's Alpha stickers

- Webster's Shapes Stickers

- Flourish Short Cuts Yesteryears - 'Childhood'

- Daisy D Rub-on transfers 'Adorable'

- Tim Holtz Distress Ink - 'Scattered Straw', 'Faded Jeans', 'Vintage Photo'

- Ribbon - 'Prima', 'flower ribbon' - ivory (rib321012), Country Blue (rib500cb)

- Rhinestone It Crystal Deco - Crystal Rhinestone Border (sirh303)

- Rhinestone It - Crystal Rhinestone Single

- Crackle Accents

- Charmer - heart with edging (ch52128s)

- Elegant Eyelets - 5mm 'Baby Blue'

- Rubber scrub pad

- Mini Magic Mount

- Circle punch

- Super tape

Specific Techniques:
1. Pleated patterned paper

2. Hand cut patterned paper and raise images

3. Crackle Accents applied to photo

4. Customise colour of ribbon by dyeing ribbon in coffee

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Instructions:

1. Trim a panel of 'Chocolate Soufflé' patterned paper to 24cm and pleat. Place thin Super tape concealed between then folds to keep the pleats in place.

2. Adhere photo onto a slightly smaller backing cut from cover board and sand edges of photo.

3. Apply a liberal coat of Crackle Accents around the edges of the photo and leave overnight to form cracks.

4. Matt photo using ' Burgundy ' Tientes and then adhere the entire photo onto the pleated paper using magic mount on three sides, leaving the left hand side open.

5. Trim a panel of 'Strueusel' patterned paper and hand cut the paper following the curves of the wave pattern.

6. Trim a strip of 'Cream Puff' patterned paper and place under the left hand side of the curved edge.

7. Place entire mat onto patterned paper background, towards the left hand side.

8. Adhere Prima ribbon down the right hand side of layout, covering join of 'Chocolate Souffle' and ' Stueusel' patterned paper .

9. Dye 'Ivory' Flower ribbon in a strong cup of coffee, dry then iron and adhere along the join of the 'Stueusel' and 'Cream Puff' on the right hand side.

10. Place photo mat onto centre of pleated paper.

11. Adhere two strips of Crystal Rhinestone Borders, one at the top of the photo and the other along the bottom. Add single Rhinestones to the centre of the flowers seen on the left hand side of on the scalloped 'Stueusel' patterned paper.

12. Add brads and fasteners to the centre of 7 Prima flowers and attach some with Super Tape and some with Magic Mount to the bottom left hand side of the photo.

13. Sand the edges of a Webster's shape sticker and adhere initial letter from Webster's Alpha stickers onto the centre of the shape, cover with Glossy Accents and leave to dry. Adhere sticker onto the left hand side of the photo.

14. Sand the edges of a Webster's shape sticker, ink with 'Scattered Straw' Distress Ink and back with cover board. Adhere under the photo on the right hand side. Print journaling and ink with 'Scattered Straw' then adhere journaling onto sticker.

15. Use Ellison machine to cut two large tags, one from 'Graham Cracker' paper and one from 'Splash' Bazzill.

16. Ink edges of Bazzill tag with 'Scattered Straw' Distress Ink, sand then adhere Webster's shape sticker at the top of the tag. Attach an 'Baby Blue' eyelet and add ribbon trim.

17. Cut image from Yesteryears 'Childhood' quick cuts, sand edges and ink entire image with 'Scattered Straw'. Adhere a thin strip of 'Cream Puff' paper to the left hand side. Adhere image onto tag. Rub on flourish from Daisy D's 'Adorable' to the top of the tag.

18. Stamp 'Mother' onto 'Splash' Bazzill using 'Faded Jeans' Distress Ink and also ink edges, matt in Java Bazzill and adhere stamp to 'Graham Cracker' tag. Ink edges of tag with 'Vintage Photo' Distress Ink. Sand edges of Webster's shape sticker and adhere to top of tag.. Add eyelet and 'Country Blue' ribbon.

19. Slip both tags under the open edge of the photo frame mat.

20. Hand cut several flowers and leaves from a second sheet of 'Chocolate Soufflé' paper. Ink edges of each cut out image with 'Scattered Straw' and use mini mount to raise images over the same image on the base 'Chocolate Soufflé' page.

21. Add single Rhinestones to the centre of various flower images on the 'Chocolate Soufflé' paper.

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View by Carla Holmes
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Supply List:

- Webster's pages 'Ginger'

- KI Memories - Pet Shop 'Paws', Pet Shop Multi stripe

- Bazzill - ' Saltillo ', 'Splash', 'Tanner'

- Webster's Alpha stickers

- Webster's Shapes Stickers

- Stamp - Stamp-It 'Mixed Numbers' (3503E)

- Distress Ink - 'Spiced Marmalade'

- Daisy D Rub-on transfers 'Adorable'

- Rhinestone It Crystal Deco - Crystal Rhinestone Border (sirh303)

- KI Memories - Hip Chip accents 'Extreme'

- KI Memories - Hip Chip accents 'Hopeful'

- KI Memories - Rub-on Pet Shop Elements

- KI Memories - Alphabet Soup 'Gumbo'

- KI Memories - Journey Wise Words

- Creative Imaginations - Sonnets Impress-ons

- Brads Bazzill Mat Round Brads - 'McIntosh'

- Decorative scissors - 'Heritage'

- Rubber scrub pad

- Mini Magic Mount

- Circle - punch

- Glossy Accents

- Super Tape

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Specific Techniques:
1. Rub ons applied directly onto a photo.

2. Highlighting repeated elements of a graphic patterned paper using raised embellishments.

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Instructions:

1. Measure across 24cm from the left hand side of 'Ginger' pattern paper and hand cut around the circle shape seen on the paper.

2. Adhere pattern paper onto the Saltillo Bazzill, first measuring in 0.5cm from the left hand side.

3. Cut a thin strip from 'Splash' Bazzill and cut down left hnad side with 'heritage' decorative scissors. Also cut a strip from Pet Shop multi stripe and adhere to the left hand side of the pattern paper.

4. Mat photo onto 'Tanner' Bazzill allowing only a strip to be seen on the left hand side.

5. Mask photo and stamp 'Mixed Numbers' in 'Spiced Marmalade' Distress Ink longways down the left hand side of the mat.

6. Rub on wording strip from Daisy D's 'Adorable' longways onto the photo down the left hand side.

7. Adhere a strip of pattern paper wide onto the left hand side of the mat. Rub on the striped line from Pet Shop Elements onto the pattern paper butt against where it joins the mat. Adhere the mat to the 'Ginger' paper.

8. Adhere Java Bazzill onto cover board using Super sheet and cut three small circles using the Sizzix machine. Adhere circles onto the right hand side of the photo, half of the circle on the photo and half on the 'Ginger' paper. Sand the edges of three small circles from the KI Memories Hip Chip 'Extreme' and adhere to the middle of the Bazzill circles.

9. Rub journaling block from the Daisy D 'Adorable' onto the cardstock side of Pet Shop Paws paper and print out text. Hand cut around the shape and adhere onto the bottom right hand side of the photo.

10. Sand edges of a phrase strip from KI Memories 'Wise Words' and adhere to the bottom of the journaling shape.

11. Sand the edges of a Webster's shape sticker and adhere initial letter from Webster's Alpha stickers onto the centre of the shape and cover with Glossy Accents. Leave to dry and adhere to the bottom of the journaling block.

12. Sand arrow shape from KI Memories Hip Chip 'Extreme' and adhere along the bottom of the photo.

13. Use Glossy Accents to adhere the title letters which are spelt from KI Memories Alphabet soup in 'Gumbo' longways onto the bottom left hand side of the photo.

14. Punch small circles from 'Splash' Bazzill and adhere using Mini Magic Mount, placing the circles over the circle centre of each flower on the 'Ginger' paper.

15. Pierce 'Ginger' paper where the orange diamonds meet and insert a Bazzill brad at each point.

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