Nerd Girl Fleur’s October Projects

This month I got to work with the really fun Shimelle collection from American Crafts.  I loved the colors, stickers, wood veneer and cork in this collection.

My first project was a fun layout using a heart punch and the 6×6 paper pad.

Since the theme for October is hand stitching/sewing I decided to add some hand stitching around a row of hearts at the bottom of the page.

My second project was a mini album using the super cute Teresa Collins 4×4 gold heart mini album.

The pages were quite small so I didn’t need much tofill them up.  Here is a few of the inside pages.

For my last project I did another layout.  This layout features a then and now photo.  My son and his friends – so cute.  I add handstitching around the photos to create a frame.

I really had a lot of fun playing with this collection.  The Nerd Girls are each going to come up with a challenge for October and my challenge is to break out your punches and use them on your next project.  Share them in the forum for a chance to win a RAK from me.

Products used:

American Crafts – Shimelle – 12×12 Paper Pad	American Crafts – Shimelle – 6×6 Paper Pad	American Crafts – Shimelle – Wood Veneer Shapes 12/Pkg	American Crafts – Shimelle – Cork Stickers	American Crafts – Shimelle – Rub-On Transfer Sheets
American Crafts – Shimelle – Cardstock Die-Cuts 56/Pkg	American Crafts – Shimelle – Thickers Gold	WRMK – Teresa Collins – 4×4 Gold Heart Album	American Crafts Baker’s Twine	American Crafts Jute
Sew Easy Fancy Floss Bakers Twine

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Scrapbook Nerd Academy

Today I am going to share with you how to make a fun layered background for your cards.

After doing several layouts using my heart punch I had lots of pieces of paper left over that has the heart shape punched out of them and I didn’t want to just throw them out. I decided to use them to make a fun layered background for my cards.

It’s super easy and a great way to use up those scraps. Just punch out strips of paper – it can be any shape punch.

Layer them so the colors of the next strip show through the punched out area.

Cut them to fit your card base then add a simple sentiment and voila a fun card.

Products used :

American Crafts – Shimelle – 12×12 Paper Pad	American Crafts – Shimelle – 6×6 Paper Pad	American Crafts – Shimelle – Wood Veneer Shapes 12/Pkg	American Crafts – Shimelle – Cork Stickers	American Crafts – Shimelle – Rub-On Transfer Sheets
American Crafts – Shimelle – Cardstock Die-Cuts 56/Pkg	American Crafts – Shimelle – Thickers Gold	WRMK – Teresa Collins – 4×4 Gold Heart Album	American Crafts Baker’s Twine	American Crafts Jute
Sew Easy Fancy Floss Bakers Twine

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