Scrappin Christmas

If you're like me, you'll have a tonne of photos from Christmas Day you want to add to your album, but the dilema is which ones to use + which to leave out?

It's great to make use of all those snaps of little details in your layouts - it helps build up a picture of the ambience of the occasion. So, Question - how to use lots of photos in a LO, without looking overcrowded? Answer - Select about 16 or so interesting photos, print a contact sheet onto a good quality photo paper, then trim them all with a small white border [I love to trim mine so they look like mini polaroid photos].

You can see I've arranged the photos in a scattered fashion - I want it to look like a bunch of photos almost dropped on the page. Notice I've 'contained' them inside the smaller piece of the PP, so that there's still quite a bit of 'white space' on the background where the eye can 'rest', despite the large number of photos on the page.

Here's how I did it:

Here's the materials you'll need to get the look:

[click on the photos + go direct to the BlueMoon online store to add to your cart or wishlist!]

Hope this helps you get all those Christmas photos scrapped!

Wendy ;]

Maya Road Christmas Tree Book

ok, my PC + I are still not the best of friends, but here's the video I promised to share with you -


Using Maya Road's Christmas tree album + Basic Grey's chipboard stickers + Pink Paislee's superb clear stickers + Christmas pps made this project an absolute snap!

Related post - here.

Suggested Materials -

or, check out this gr8 kit - on sale atm!!

Thanks for watching, + I hope you had a wonderful, peaceful + blessed Christmas Day.
Wendy ;]

Pink Paislee 4 Christmas by Wendy

What's colour is your Christmas?

Christmas in my house is always a co-ordinated affair! When I was first married, I went mad for the traditional colour schemes - I still remember our first Christmas - I bought the most massive (faux!) tree we could afford + covered it with glorious gold + red baubles, fairy lights + luscious, fat, gold tinsel! + for good measure, a number of red wired ribbon bows!!!
After a few years I went all radical + tried a royal blue + silver colour scheme... not too bad...
Then, after a number of years of faithful service, the tree just wasn't 'fluffing up' the way it used to, + thus was relegated to the charity bin. So, an opportunity to really get radical & try some less conventional things! We spray painted a big bare branch silver & decorated it with white fairy lights + the most gorgeous set of pastel, lightly glittered glass baubles I've ever found (in my price range, that is!!).

Were we now live, we have no trees, so no branches to transform, instead I sourced some 'sticks' from a florist & tied them in bundles & created a type of espaliered stick tree, which we then decorate with 2 sets of decorations - 1 set I made using some Bazzill Bling in cream + pale blue. I cut diffent sized circles + hearts & tied them with ribbon. The other set is a collection of the most gorgeous rusty metal bells, stars & hearts. As I reread this, it sounds quite awful... but trust me, it's great!!

Anyhoo, the reason for that long, self-indulgent recounting of Christmases past, is to introduce my project - paper baubles using Pink Paislee's Christmas range in a lovely blue + rusty brown colour pallette. It's just perfect for my Christmas, + I hope you'll be inspired to try it yourself!
enjoy ;]

You can find this gorgeous Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co Paper here.

I'd love to hear your Christmas colour stories! Leave a comment - we love them! ;]

Time to Celebrate!

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a birthday party for a family friend. She had been wanting a lollypop birthday cake, so I went with that, & made a cute little happy birthday bunting to match.
Here's how I did it - [for better viewing - watch in full screen & use the pause & <&> arrows to check any detail]

Materials available @ BlueMoonScrapbooking, perfect for this fun project:

Have a go -it's such a fun project, perfect for any celebration, + perfect for the everyday!

Wendy ;]

a Sewing Machine + Basic Grey goodness = great gift idea!

Looking for a quick, personal, & delightful gift idea? Try one of my easy and versatile stitched notebooks/journals - you'll be making stacks of them once you start!

If you've never stitched paper with your sewing machine before, this is the perfect way to start - no fuss & manageable!



The possibilities are endless, but here are the materials that I used for these 2 little sweeties -


& here are the tools I used, [or wish I had used! LOL!]:


[hint - click on the pictures to be taken right to the store + add them to your cart!]

Hope you enjoyed!

Wendy ;]

7gypsies Shadow Box by Wendy

I have a quick but lovely home decor project for you, using the luscious 7gypsies products you can find @ BlueMoonScrapbooking.com, or even in your Stash!

Here's what I used:

+ some of my own vintage finds!

You can find a template to make your own dressmaker's mannequin here.
Thanks for watching!

Wendy ;]

Basic Grey Acrylic Stamp Goodness from Wendy

A cute idea for your Basic Grey clear stamps -

The possibilities are endless - birthday party, tea party, or just for fun!

You can find all the Basic Grey pps, die cuts and stamps I used over @ BlueMoonScrapbooking.com ;]

Colorbox Ink
Basic Grey Lemonade Die Cuts
Basic Grey Lemonade PP Picnic Table
Basic Grey Stamps