Saturday, 1 December 2012

Papermaze Christmas Blog Hop......

Welcome to my blog and the Papermaze Christmas blog hop........
You may have arrived here from Carol , but if you didn't, the complete list of blogs taking part is shown at the bottom so you won't miss any! don't forget to leave a comment here as well as all the other blogs for a chance to win a December Scrapbook kit from Papermaze.
 You have from 1st- 8th December to leave your comments.
 
This is the great value December Kit priced at only £10 . Details of the contents can be seen here .

 
 
For my Christmas themed projects I decided to stick to the  traditional red and green colour scheme and picked out these papers from the Christmas Eve Chowder   range by Jillibean Soup. I added some red gingham ribbon, decorative pins, red dew drops, red mini brads, green crystal stickers and Black Bazzil card stock.

My 8.5 x 11 layout is called "Waiting for Christmas", It shows my daughter and her cousin at an amazing shop at Snape Maltings in suffolk, which we visited in October half term. To say it was fully loaded with everything anyone would ever need or want at Christmas time, is an under statement ! We were there browsing for ages, and the 2 girls really felt like Christmas was just around the corner :)




 
 
With the double sided patterned papers that were left over, I made  a simple Star Garland.

All you need is a punch or star template, and a sewing machine.

 punch out the stars in groups of 3
 Feed each stack of 3 into the sewing machine, leaving a small gap between each set
 open out the layers along the stitching line, to make a 3D star
 hang up.....
and admire your efforts !

You can of course use any shaped image you like, and mix and match them along the garland. I haven't embellished my stars at all, but you could add glitter, inks, bling, ribbon or anything you fancy and really go to town to coordinate with your Christmas decorations.

I hope you are enjoying the Hop....please visit Lisa next for some more Christmas  inspiration.
Thank you so much for visiting.
Karen x
Here is the full list as promised,
 
Papermaze blog - http://scrappaperscissors.blogspot.co.uk/
Wendy - http://wendymckee.blogspot.co.uk/
Carol - http://www.kraftypieces.blogspot.co.uk/
Karen - http://apapergallery.blogspot.co.uk/
Lisa - http://scrappyfairies.blogspot.co.uk/
Lou - http://prettypaperandchipboard.blogspot.co.uk/
Anna - http://mycreations-anna.blogspot.co.uk/
Back to Papermaze again - http://scrappaperscissors.blogspot.co.uk/

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20 comments:

  1. Debbi Tehrani1/12/12 20:23

    What an adorable photo and a lovely page! Love the mix of patterns and how you've overlapped them to look like presents!

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  2. LoraineC1/12/12 20:27

    I adore how you made the star garland and of course the scrapbook page x

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  3. MiniOwner1/12/12 20:55

    Just lovely! I especially like your star garland.
    Sue x

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  4. Lynn1/12/12 21:19

    Love the star garland and the layout Karen, great idea to capture the preparations for Christmas.

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  5. Karen1/12/12 23:20

    great layout and totally love that garland

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  6. Dawn2/12/12 06:06

    Fabulous projects, love the use of scraps to make the star garland!

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  7. Unknown2/12/12 10:14

    I know the very shop you mean!! Fabulous projects....talk about great minds....I have a star banner hanging in my lounge....mine are stuffed but you have inspired me to make a Christmas version :0)

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  8. hotpotato2/12/12 10:34

    lovely layout Karen

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  9. Sue Jones2/12/12 14:28

    Just LOVE your Garland!! Must do this - will use up lots of Christmasy scraps :)

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  10. Lesley2/12/12 16:32

    Love the layout and the garland.

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  11. Debbie3/12/12 03:26

    Cute layout! Love the blocks of pattern paper! Love the garland you made with the leftovers!

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  12. Eleanor3/12/12 08:49

    Such a striking, pretty LO, and a fabulous garland.

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  13. Lelly3/12/12 09:08

    What great ideas - love the garland and the LO

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  14. Jak3/12/12 10:15

    Lovely layout, like all the layering.

    Youve inspired me to make a garland, who knew it would be so simple! tfs x

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  15. Claire3/12/12 19:18

    Love the garland & the layout.
    C xx

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  16. Jane4/12/12 22:28

    Another lovely design Karen. I think the sewing machine is quite daunting though which makes your idea all the more impressive.

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  17. Monica4/12/12 22:43

    Really loving the garland!!! Will be making one for the lounge room!

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  18. Alison5/12/12 17:40

    Lovely photo and fresh interest in the layout, but especially love the garland idea - inspired! Also great for scraps.

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  19. Elaine5/12/12 18:24

    Great layout - love the papers you've used and the overall design. Love Snape Maltings!!

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  20. JennyO5/12/12 20:33

    Great ideas! Love the colours of those Jillibean papers.

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