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Using print

I love pairing up non-scrapbook products with my scrappy products for a fun look. I have always used the usual items like ribbon, product packaging and pretty much anything from my sewing box. The other day I saw a card made from the pages of an old book and I knew what I would be using next!

I bought an old book at a garage sale for a dollar (a 700 pager too!) and have been using the pages for all sorts of things. You can tear out the pages to wrap small gifts, punch shapes from the pages (flowers and butterflies look especially pretty), use the pages as a mat for your photos and lots more. I do scan the pages before I use them to check for content and any words that I might not want showing up on my gifts. I wouldn't want anyone getting a little extra surprise when they are reading their cards. So far so good though!

I created this "Welcome Home" card using a torn page from the book as one of my background papers. The printed page matched the small printing on the chipboard house and made a nice masculine looking card.

Supplies: Pink Paislee Fetching chipboard and patterned papers, Basic Grey Indian Summer element stickers, Making Memories letter stickers, Autumn Leaves Buttons, catseye ink, cardstock and raffia 

Christmas coming to A Walk Down Memory Lane.

I know a lot of people are starting to think about December Daily albums, and handmade Christmas cards and projects.  So, I thought I would point out some of the fantastic new Christmas lines just arriving at the store:

Here are some collections to get you started:

Crate Paper North Pole

 

Making Memories Mistletoe

 

Bo Bunny Tis the Season

 

Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co.

 

Friday Card Sketch Challenge!

YAY it's Friday! Here's our Challenge this week it's a Card Sketch. I hope you take the time and participate, there will be a drawing at the end of the month for some goodies! Hope you get some inspiration from my card!

Supplies

Paper: Cosmo Cricut, Prism white

Stamp:CC Designs Kiki

Embellishments: Blue PEarls, Copics,

For the love of diecuts

I love diecuts in every shape, size and color! I love to use them on cards, layouts, projects, you name it. I love that you can ink them, cut them and embellish them to match your project. If I could only pick a few scrapbook supplies diecuts would be on that list! Did I mention that I love diecuts?

These diecuts from Pink Paislee are no exception. The 12 x 12 sheets contain many different shapes that are really fun. And they coordinate with the Pink Paislee papers.

Spring Fing:

Office Lingo: 
   

On this layout I used the orange bracket frame and journaling tag from the Office Lingo sheet. I cut each to better fit my layout and saved the other halves for another project.

And don't forget about the Pink Paislee contest! You can use these diecuts to create your Pink project!

Supplies: PInk Paislee paper, chipboard, brads and diecuts, Bo Bunny paper, Thickers, October Afternoon letter stickers.

 
 
 

Scalloped Circle Tree.

Create your own customized tree, using a scalloped circle as a tree top.  Add a quick and easy tree trunk and embellish with beads, punches, gems, bling, flowers, etc.  This makes an easy handmade embellishment to adorn your pages.

 

I created mine using the Imaginsice Wild Things line.  I hope you'll make your own tree :)

Announcement: November Pink Paislee Contest!

November AWDML Contest with Pink Paislee

 

To celebrate Pink Paislee as our Featured Manufacturer for November, Pink Paislee has decided to  sponsor the November contest at A Walk Down Memory Lane!!!  Some more great news??  Because Pink Paislee is our Featured Manufacturer...everything in the shop from Pink Paislee is 15% off ALL MONTH!

 

 

 

To participate, all you have to do is:  Create a layout using 75% Pink Paislee products!!

 

Submit your project using the Mr. Linky below.  Please link your project to the actual blog post, and not to your "general" blog website.

 

Please make sure to specify in your upload description what you used for Pink Paislee products.

 

The theme or concept for your layout is all up to you!

 

The Winner will receive a bunch of goodies from PINK PAISLEE!!!!

 

* Deadline: November 30th at Midnight

* A maximum of ONE entry may be submitted.

* Projects must be uploaded to your blog using our Mr. Linky below.  You need to link back to this blog, telling others about the contest.

* The winner's project will be posted on the main website along with their name, as well as in our newsletter & on our blogs.

*Your entry must be made specifically for this contest, and may not not be one that has already been shared on any other website or blog.

 

Keep an eye on our DT Blog!!!

 

If you have any questions please contact Lisa at: Lisa@awalkdownmemorylane.com

November DT Reveal with Pink Paislee

A Walk Down Memory Lane- November's Featured Manufacturer is Pink Paislee. I know the designers and I had alot of fun playing with Pink Paislee. Pink Paislee has amazing products and they never cease to amaze us of new stuff that keeps coming every year. They ROCK!!! Here is what the designers did this month with the Pink Paislee products in the store.

Get your Pink Paislee goodies this month, and save 15% off our entire stock ofPink Paislee!! Stay TUNE on MONDAY when we post Pink Paislee Contest HERE :)

A spooky, scary, Halloween spider web!

Happy Halloween! We are about to carve our halloween pumpkin and then head out trick or treating! It is my daughter's first Halloween so I can't wait to get her all dressed up and take some pictures. If you are like me you will probably have a ton of pictures to scrapbook. Here is a quick spider web you can make to add to layouts, cards and decor. I started making a card, but then thought it would look cute hanging on my door for all the Trick or Treaters to see!

Supplies:

• Black Cardstock
• Patterned paper (pink paislee sweet cakes)
• Black quilting floss
• Thin tipped wet adhesive (diamond glaze)
• Halloween stickers (Doodlebug Trick or Treat Cardstock Stickers)
• Jewels (Doodlebug and Kaiser Crafts)
• Thickers (Cream Soda)
• cotton

1. Trim Cardstock to 6 x 6 square. Trim patterned paper to slightly less than 6x 6, distress edges and adhere.

2. With a pencil, very lightly sketch top of spider web and lines of spider web. I made my lines dark so they would show up in the photo better, but the lighter the better.

 

3. Sketch remaining lines of spider web so they line up with the first lines.

4. Using a wet adhesive add adhesive over the top horizontal line of your spider web. I used diamond glaze because it dries clear. (When the floss is adhered you will not be able to see the lines anymore.)

5. Cut a long piece of black floss and adhere over adhesive. I used a sewing needle to help stick down the floss and I put it down. Cut off the extra at the end.

6. Add adhesive to next line and adhere floss.

7. Keep going one line at a time until all the horizontal lines are finished. Then adhere floss to the vertical lines, one line at a time.  

8. Decorate with stickers, jewels, cotton adn thickers!

9. Add Ribbon to hang and you are done. Ok so not so spook and scary, but I didn't want to scare any trick or treaters so I decided to go with a "cute" spider web!

Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Freakishly Friday Sketch!

Happy Freakish Friday!!  I don't know about you, but it was a VERY strange Friday here today!!  But, since we made it through, let's reward ourselves with some scrappy time!!  Here is a card sketch to give you some inspiration.

Enjoy the sketch and be sure to share your creation in the Gallery!

 

~~Nicole~~

 

A Card made with our new Stamps!

This is the card I just made for A Walk Down Memory Lane Post This week. Hope you like it!

Black Card Stock, Prisim White, Blue Cardstock, Sweet Kiki Stamp, Nesties, Buttons, Chunky White Glitter, Copics.