Paper Lace Ruffle

Remember my lovely new papers I posted about HERE?  I dug out some pictures I had been "saving" for a long time, my new The Girls' Paperie papers, along with some other embellishments I love to create this page.  I love how it turned out.  I was inspired by Ronda and her paper lace technique HERE to make my own paper lace ruffle.

Supplies used:

*paper: The Girls' Paperie

*punches: Martha Stewart crafts

*flowers & sticker title: K & Co

*journaling sticker: October Afternoon

*paper clock: My Mind's Eye

*small metal clock: The Paper Studio

*brad/turns: Making Memories

*staples: Tim Holtz tiny attacher

*ink: Colorbox cateye

other: sewing machine/pop dots

I also wanted to leave you with a little thrifty tip.  If you don't have much of or really like the paper you are using and want to make it last, use your paper trimmer or craft knife to cut out the center of the sheet that is covered up.  Just leave enough room for the sheet on top to be adhered to the background.  This will give you a section of the paper to use to make other embellishements like those punched butterflies I used.  I also like to write the date I completed the layout along with the supplies I used for it.  On this layout, I decided to journal on the back as well.

Buy & USE stuff you LOVE :)

Remember when I gave some pointers for newbie scrappers? One of them was to save your money and buy paper you ABSOLUTELY love.  Lots of companies come out with products and lines I really like, but not all have things I love, love, love.  Here are some close-up pics of some paper I got to order for Mother's Day as a little treat.  I just want to wallpaper my house in some of them...aren't they gorgeous?  If you click on the pics you can see the product close-up.

October Afternoon's Fly A Kite paper

I LOVE their journaling spots & other stickers (although I'm not much of a fan of stickers anymore).  They are not slick like most other companies' product...they are more of a matte cardstock.

OA Fly A Kite & The Thrift Shop Wild Cards (so worth the splurge)

 

I ordered the entire collection pack for OA's The Thrift Shop line & got all of the paper embellishments above plus the paper below...isn't it fabulous & vintage?

Lastly, I ordered a pack of 2 sheets of each of The Girls' Paperie Paper Girl line.  I wanted some of the embellishments, but already had gone over my limit a bit and had to stop there.  I can't wait to use it and hand cut some of those amazing flowers out!

Aren't those die-cut papers wonderful???

So what product have you purchased recently (or not-so-recently) that you absolutely love?

On another note, my old self would have "saved" this paper for the perfect layouts

 & 2 years down the road, it would still be sitting in my paper trunk. 

My new self plans to use it. 

When I'm gone,

I don't want my albums to only contain all the "so-so" supplies

while all the fabulous ones were

"saved" for the perfect project that never was finished

(and therefore sold or donated to the thrift store). 

Get my drift?

USE your "good" stuff!