Make sure you join in on our Saturday Sketch fun!

Each month we give away a $25 collection pack of the winner’s choice!

All YOU have to do is head to the sketches section of the blog, select a sketch, scrap it and upload your creation to our monthly sketch gallery!

Nancy has had a go at last Saturday’s sketch – and we love it!!

Layout by Nancy Burke:Pattern paper- “Made With Love Collection” by KaiserCraft: P461- Cupcake (reverse), P465- Honeybun (reverse),PP807- Paper Pad,DC309- Die Cut Elements,SB701- Soft Pink Rhinestones,F601- Snow Paper Flowers,F604- Sunshine Paper Flowers,F607- Baby Pink Paper Flowers,F610- Poppy Paper Flowers,F612- Lavender Paper Flowers, EM907- Embellishment Pack.*Other- sewing machine, thread, heart ribbon, black pen, scallop scissors, white cardstock

Steps:

1. Trim all edges of patterned paper. Using decorative edge scissors, cut scallop border on one side only. Adhere to white cardstock.

2. Adhere two different sizes of circles to page using papers from 6×6 paper pad. Adhere small flowers to page in a large circle shape. Sew large circle, sewing over flowers. Adhere flower centers. Adhere photo to page and add borders to bottom of photo with paper strips, die cut elements and ribbon. Embellish left side of page with layered flowers and other misc embellishments as shown.

3. Create title by painting chipboard alphabet letters and adhering them to white cardstock trimmed with decorative edge scissors. Sew along top edge of white cardstock. Finish page by adhering additional rhinestones.

Don’t forget to share your creations into our February sketch gallery to win a $25 collection pack!

Yesterday we showed you a couple of ways to decorate our storage drawers for your children.

Today, we’re showing you a couple of ideas that YOU can use to store your own crafty items and bits and pieces!

First, Fran has decorated hers using the Shaken not stirred range to make a scrap storage container!

Storage Drawers by Fran Tynan:  Kaisercraft Shaken Not Stirred papers – Roger, Pierce, Daniel, Kaisercraft “Dated” stamp set.

And Renee has created one using Made with Love to create a gorgeous sewing storage option.

Here’s what Renee had to say,

“I decided to make a sewing box out of it, because I am forever losing my needles, pins, bobbins and tape.  These drawers are the perfect thing to hold all my sewing bits and bobs including my embroidery floss.  It truly is ‘Sew Handy’.”

Storage Drawers by Renee Ludlow: Made With Love Papers, Made With Love Ribbon from Embellishment Pack, Kaisercraft Paint – White and Raw Umber, Kaisercraft Ink – Brown, Alpha Chipboard #2, Wooden Flourish – Swirls, Rhinestones – Champagne, Paper Flowers – Snow and Cream.

What will you use yours for?