Bubbly Scrumptious

a Christmas starcard...by alix

Hello again Bubblers!

I hope you'll like this advanced version of the starbook that I'm sharing today...click here to see the full article! :0)

Ingredients:

12x12 Christmas papers and co-ordinating embellishments

Tim Holtz Distress Core'dinations cardstock in red and green

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix die

Petaloo Jewelled Florettes

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Embossing folder like these ones

 

Thanks for dropping by,

alix

 

Product Focus - Maya Road and Eco Green - a slice of apple...by Alix

This week at Bubbly scrumptious, the DT are having a bit of a product focus. Join us as we focus on the lovely Maya Road Coaster albums and NEW ink and embossing pads from ecogreen crafts. It will be exciting to see what different things each DT produce with their different albums and ink pads.

 

Come on over and see my project just here!

Ingredients:

Maya Road apple coaster minibook

Prima Branch

Eco~Green Exquisite Embossing inkpad

Eco~Green Dye inkpad

Prima patterned paper

Prima glittered chipboard shape

Prima clear stamp

Petaloo jewelled florettes

Tim Holtz ticket

Clear embossing powder

 

Thanks for stopping by,

alix

Under The Sea....By Carol Fox

 

This week I have altered one of the lovely little notebooks from the shop. To See all the details of how its done look HERE.

Ingredients

Notebook

Gesso

Modge Podge

Embossing Powder

Embossing Ink Pad

Distress Ink Pads

Rubber stamps

a starbook wedding album...by alix

Morning Bubbly Peeps!

I've you've ever wondered how to make a starbook...then today's post is for you...simple step by step photos and instructions to create this little beauty are all but a click away...just here!

 

Ingredients:

Prima Melody Collection patterned papers {i've used two sets so I had two of each pp}

Petaloo Jewelled Florettes

 

I hope you all had a great sunny weekend...and thanks for dropping by,

Alix

Birthday Book...by alix

Morning Bubblies! a rather useful gift for yourself or a friend today...a book in which to record all those important dates that you don't want to forget...like your friends' and family's Birthdays.

all the details are here :0)

Ingredients:

Prima Melody pp collection

Prima flower

Viva Croco Crackle paint in Turquoise

Chipboard flower and circle and blanks to create book covers

Hair bobble

Scraps of ribbon 

 

Vintage Notes... By Hels Sheridan

Goodly Morning... time for me to show you what I have been playing with this week... here is another notebook in my series on altering Tando Creative Chip Sheets... to see all the deets, please CLICK HERE

 

The Ingredients I used are:

Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo

Tando Creative Chipboard Sheets

Prima Flowers

Idea-ology Jump Rings

Maya Road Alpha's

Rock Candy Stickles

 

Thanks for looking!! TTFN

 

Hels x

Time For Notes... By Hels Sheridan

Goodly Morning... I have been playing with chipboard again this week and have made a little notebook... to see all the deets on how I made it, please CLICK HERE.

The Ingredients I used are:

Tando Creative Chipboard Sheets

Distress Inks: Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Collection Stamps

Maya Road Chipboard Alpha's

Black Archival Ink

Glossy Accents

Thanks for looking... have a grand day!  TTFN

 

Hels x

Well hellooooo there!

 
 

Hi there everyone,

I'm Alix and I'm delighted to have been asked to join the Bubbly Funk family.  Thanks Caroline!

From now one I will be your Monday inspiration blogger here on Bubbly Scrumptious...so do drop by regularly to see what I've been creating with some the the store's fabulous stash...it just might inspire you to create something lovely :0)

"But who are you?", I hear you all cry...

Ok, my name is Alix and I'm a super enthusiastic crafter who has been making things since I was little...from the shoes I made my little sister out of a pillowcase and some cardboard when I was 8, to the ballgown I made her from bin liners and a stapler when I was 16.  These days I mostly stick to papercrafting, stamping and altered art...but there are still elements of sewing and I still use a stapler quite often!  I also have a real passion for journalling and feature this quite heavily on my LO's.

 

Between now and then, I've studied Art as Therapy and have run workshops with all sorts of people, from disabled  and disadvantaged children to the elderly, to the criminally insane...and scrappers too ;0)  Can you guess which group are the most *trouble?*  hee hee

 

Along the way, I've made all sorts of things for craft fairs, designed cards for the Post Office and been on a several design teams.  You may have seen my work in Craft Stamper Magazine, or on my blog, or on UK Scrappers.

Right, that is surely more than enough chat for today, suffice to say I'm delighted to be here and be a part of this wonderfully talented team...and do let me know if you like my contributions!

Alix

Resisting It... By Hels Sheridan

Morning!  I have been getting busy with chipboard this week and I have made another little notebook, this time using a Dabber Resist technique... to see all the deets etc, PLEASE CLICK HERE

Thanks for looking... TTFN

 

Hels x

Prima Marketing Ideas Book 2010

Hi everyone, I've not been creative this week due to a few things, but never fear as I wanted to show you the lovely new Prima Ideas Book.

Ingredients:-

• Prima Ideas Book

I have taken a picture of just one of the stunning pages included in this book, its full of beautiful ideas and so many ways to use all the lovely new Prima goodies available here in the Bubbly Funk Shop!
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do, its worth every penny.

Katy xxx

Journal It... By Hels Sheridan

Morning!  I have been getting inky and painty and thoroughly messy making a start on a brand new Journal... made from scratch using some FAB Tando Chipboard sheets and other stuff... to see how I made it... please CLICK HERE.  Thanks for looking...

TTFN

Hels x

Taking Notes... By Hels Sheridan

Morning!   I have been playing with Chipboard and Distress Inks again... to see how I made this Notebook, please click HERE

Thanks for looking... Hels x

"My Love Of 2010" By Katy

Hi its Sunday again and it sure is a hot one. Today I have a beautiful mini book by the very popular Maya Road which can be purchased from HERE

To see the full reveal of this lovely book which I have created click HERE 

Happy Creating. xx

Delight in the Details by Lisa Pace

Evening everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the Bank Holiday. It has been a while since I did a book review and after last week's Shabby Chic chip book I thought I would share one of my favourite books and give you a chance to see one of the places I get inspiration from.

Lisa Pace is a well known name to those that love shabby chic, vintage style scrapbooking. In Delight in the Details: 40+ Techniques for Charming Embellishments and Accents, she shares her expertise  and gives us lots of tips on how to achieve a bit of vintage style on our own projects.

"I wanted you to have something a bit unexpected with every turn of the page," Lisa certainly achieves her aim ...

It is made up of five chapters:

A Delightful Place to Create

Lisa shows us her creative space and highlights a few of her favourite storage and organizational places - this gives you a desire to make everything shabby and chic in your own space!

Sparkle & Shine

Lisa supplies the hows with ideas for every level of scrapper from something as simple as edging elements with glitter glue to creating delicate wire sprays with beads and charms.

Paint & Ink

This chapter includes ideas to add dimension, she creates the most amazing  faux porcelain flowers and a simple technique to add texture to a project with paste.

Pattern & Texture

In this chapter she shows you how to make Crepe Paper Rosettes and some of the most beautiful blooms and flowers I have ever seen. She incorporates materials into mini books in such a way that you just cannot take your eyes off them.

Vintage Finds & Dimension

Remember Pipe Cleaners ... well I have never seen them look this good; Lisa uses them to create a vine and shows so many ways to use vintage ephemera as well as book pages.

And as if all this was n't enough ... the gallery at the end is beautiful!

And for those of you that don't do much scrapping ... and that applies  to me ... the ideas that are included in the book work so well with chip... in fact any project you like!

Have a good week!

A Book Review by Linda Elbourne

I doubt you will be surprised by the book that I have chosen to review for you today. A Compendium of Curiosities is of course by Lord Tim of Holtz. I am going to do my very best to stay unbiased and give an honest and frank review. I would also love to know what you guys think of it!

I am going to admit to being a tad surprised by the size of the book when I first saw it in the flesh at Stitches trade show in Birmingham.The book is 8.5" square and I suppose the use of the word Compendium makes many of us think of something a lot larger. That aside ... it is packed full of inspiration and gives a real insight into how Tim creates and where he gets his inspiration from.

I have read many reviews in the course of creating this one and some have referred to it as a "catalogue" for Timmy Products. I wholeheartedly disagree ... yes it is packed with Timmy products but it is also filled with beautiful art work ... it is oozing with inspiration and Tim unselfishly shares his techniques in a straightforward and easy to follow format.

I have also read that some readers found the book "basic" and "OK ...  if you are new to crafting" ... as you all know I am no stranger to Timmy's techniques ... and I have definitely learned and revisited old techniques from the 76 beautifully photographed  pages. Gone are the days when I sit with my head in my hands trying to find my MOJO ... I shall just reach out a hand ... pick up the book and get down and dirty ... in an inky kind of a way :0)

On the whole ... if you like Tim ... and you like Idea-ology products or you have a friend that loves Tim's style ... then this makes a fabulous purchase or a great gift ... Go get it! ... I promise you will have no regrets!

A Chip off the whole book by Linda Elbourne

Did you see what I did there? ... Huh? ... Did you? Instead of a chip of the old block ... a chip off the whole book ... clever huh? Who said no?

I have had a right old play this week ... getting all grungy and messy with distress inks and Maya Road chip ... love it!

This piece was completely inspired by a card in Wendy Vecchi's book ... Make Art Studio 490 style. I got it for Christmas and it is jam packed with inspiration and cool tricks that Wendy shares in a chatty and straightforward way.

If you want to know how I made this piece all the information is here. If you want to know what I get up to everyday apart from Monday ... well you can find out here.

Have a good week everyone!

'Best Friend' Dolly Mixture Mini Album by Sarah

Today I would like to reintroduce you to Caroline’s really cute chipboard albums.

This one is the Dolly Mixture album....

 

 They are great value for money, have lots of pages for photo’s and journaling and make perfect little gifts or stocking fillers.

This album was made for my friend as she is having a hard time at the moment and not feeling so good.

You can find all the instructions on how i made this little album HERE...

Thanks for dropping by

Sarah