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Beach fun - july moodboard

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Hi .. Anita here sharing my take on the lovey moodboard this month
Using some lovely patterned papers from heidi swapp 



I started off by wanting the red as my border colour but
Had to add a second colour the White with black stripes went so well with the red


Adding more of that red polka dot patterned paper under my lace paper 
And vellum an a few bits of patterned paper to add to my layers
I popped in...

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hello today - Anita Bownds

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Hi..everyone Anita here!!
This week I wanted to use the plus sign vellum from crate paper in a different way
On my layout using triangles 


I gathered some of the patterned paper and clear foiled card 
and stapled them together For my layers


And here is my finished layout
I've machine stitched the outer edge of the vellum and a border around the edge


I love the colours pink,gold, white and grey perfect...

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inspired by hexagons - Anita Bownds

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Hi.
Today I'm sharing a layout inspired by hexagons 
and the colours black,white and gold
This is a super simple way to add shapes to a layout without them taking over the page



I trimmed an inch off 2 sides and added my 2 different sized hexagons in a diagonal 
Across the page using the 6x6 paper pad
Once I had them in place I glued them down



And then I mattered my white cardstock on some patterned paper...

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remember today layout + mini album - Anita Bownds

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Hi..
All this month I will be sharing creations using Amelia - studio calico
As I'm using a 6x6 paper pad so as i wanted to add a border around my cardstock
 I pulled out a 12x12 bit of paper from the Heidi swapp 
Hello beautiful paper pad to Match my colours




As you can see I've used several layers 
The little puffy heart stickers are perfect for adding that extra pretty look
along with some of that...

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Remember today - june moodboard fun

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Hi
Happy sassy Thursday everyone!
Today I'm sharing a layout using our new moodboard
I chose colours from the middle photo


I wanted the layout to be simple with lots of little layers and white space
I love finding ways to use all my leftover scraps of patterned papers.
It's amazing to see just how fast our children grow up in just a year


I used ephemera from heidi swapp September skies 
A memory Dex...

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