Hello Cherries! This month I wanted to show how the new Maggie Holmes Collection, Marigold, can be used for a variety of themes and types of layouts! This collection is versatile and so fun! 

First up, fall of course! I created this page following one of the weekly PageMaps sketch challenges. Love that rainbow paper so much! 

 

 

 

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This collection has a lovely vintage vibe... perfect for a heritage layout. I chose a photo of my grandfather and his brothers to also showcase how to create a heritage page with this collection.

 

 

 

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And of course, we couldn't have a Maggie Holmes feature without a girly, floral layout! For this layout I featured the gorgeous specialty vellum in the collection.. it's soo pretty and worked perfectly for a feminine page. 

 

 

 

There is still lots of this fun collection in the shop, so be sure to grab some before it sells out. I will continue to work with this collection during December because that's just how much I love it, so be sure to come join me on my YouTube channel for more content! 

 

Have A Lovely Day!

Sara
(ACOT Design Team)

 

 

Posted by Rachel Kent

 

Hey friends! Natalie here with another volume of Freshen Up. Dust off your supplies that aren't gracing your scrapbook pages and let's make something! Today we are using foil in our scrapping. We will discuss ways to use foil with and without a Minc machine or laminator.

The most crisp and clear images will come from pre-printed foiling papers or papers you print with your own laser-printed image. These designs are so simple to run through your Minc machine and create custom foiled images.

 

 

There are full toner sheets as well which are perfect for foiling your favorite dies. 

 

I tried both ways - die cutting the toner sheet then foiling, and foiling the toner sheet and die-cutting, and they both worked beautifully.

 

 

You can use foil without a Minc machine as well! Foil will adhere to any glue strips, so adding stripes of foil to your pages or embellishments is easy!

 

 

You can also use a glue pen to add foil to many papers or embellishments. You achieve a distressed, fun look with this technique.

 

You can add shine to your alcohol ink designs in the areas where the ink pools and leaves a sticky cell. Just cover with foil and run through your Minc or laminator to make your alcohol ink design sparkle.

 

 

Lastly, I used the new Heidi Swapp Minc Toner Stamping Kit to use my own stamps to foil! 

I mostly stamped the new Nordic Star stamp from Catherine Pooler.  Since the ink pad is a one time use item, I suggest having many stamps and papers ready to go and making a large batch of stamped images. They must dry before going through the Minc; therefore, you could easily store them to foil later!

 

 

 

You can find a tutorial and process video on my YouTube channel! 

 

 

I love adding sparkle to all of my scrapbooking pages, but foiling is an especially fun way to get in the holiday spirit! I used the Nordic Stars to create a festive Christmas layout about my boys.

 

I stamped the Nordic Stars with regular stamping ink to accompany the foiled Minc stars and created a wreath design.

 

 

 

I also added a couple of Cricut die-cut T-rexes for a little extra punny. 

 

 

Holly Jolly Tree Rexes is my title - spelled out in Thickers.

 

 

I love how the foil shows up on different colored cardstock - so pretty!

 

 

I hope you're inspired to foil! I can't wait to see what you make!!

xoxo, Natalie
ACOT Design Team

Posted by Rachel Kent

Show us what you can do with this week's sketch!

  

Post your finished project (layout, card, wall hanging, etc.) on the Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #200 Project Gallery. One random winner will be awarded 1000 Cherry Points! All other participants will receive 100 Cherry Points. You have until midnight (11:59 pm EST) Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 to post your project. See Terms & Conditions.

Don't forget to visit our Contests & Challenges forum on our Message Board for even more inspiration!

 

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Last Week's Challenge #199 Winner of 1000 Cherry Points!

Congratulations to scrapy1967!

  

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Becky Fleck, the founder of PageMaps.com, created a free resource providing distinct, original sketches that help paper crafters spend less time planning their pages and cards and more time scrapping them. Becky is the editor of Scrapbook & Cards Today, one of Canada's favorite craft magazines. She also designs for a number of your favorite paper crafting brands. You can find many more of her sketches by visiting PageMaps.

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