Blog: June 2010

Layout: Fun in the Park

Something different…simple..well- LOL – for me and on 12 x 12 :)

Etwas anderes …einfach…na ja für mich – LOL – und 12 x 12 :)

*Fun in the Park*

next to the pictures it says- fake rock climbing, fake rock touching, fake ACME Rock, fake album cover

I also used the NationalPark Magazine-I loved the drawing and I thought it is pretty alone with not much other stuff.
Stamped with bubblewrap to tie the elements together, so it is not floating.

Supplies: Sultane Kraft Cardstock, National Park Magazine, Eco Green Crafts Acrylic Paint, K&Co – handmade adhesive borders,SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVE by 3L™, Heidi Swapp Chipbaord Letters
Have a good one :)

Nat

  • christiane

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    great mix of stuff!! LOVE the colors!!!! :D

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  • Cat

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    I like this – the pictures are very cool – you are very funny with this one!

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  • nathalie

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    mmmmh – do you mean the circles that are part of the paper banderoles? Those are …I would say circles…I’m not sure anymore- LOL

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  • sylvia

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    are these fruits? or rather flowers… anyway.. nice look!

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  • sylvia

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    hm, 12×12, i love it! also love the fruits – simple but very cool!!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I didn’t realize just how much I’m used to seeing your work in 8.5X11 until I saw a 12X12 LO of yours. Love it!

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  • Kerstin

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    So Najafürmich-Layouts sind mir immer die allerliebsten! :)

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    LOLOLOL I really had to giggle at the “simple…for me” comment. That is SO true though.
    LOve ho you totally embraced the 12 x 12 here and the colour combo is spot on for the pictures.
    Yum!

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SAZ – Summer Issue 2010- now available

Here it is  – the cover of the German ScrapArtZine – SAZ – Summer 2010 – available in the stores today!

Hier ist es – das Cover der Deutschen ScrapArtZine – SAZ – Sommer 2010 – heute in den Läden erhältlich!

Spy the little Chipboard butterfly wing with an article about G.C.D Chip Art Tools by Melody Ross? It is part of my article about it :)

Könnt Ihr  den kleinen Chipboard Schmetterlingsflügel mit der Ankündigung eines Artikels über die G.C.D. Chip Art Tools von Melody Ross erkennen? Das ist ist ein Teil meines Artikels darüber :)

Have a great day :)

Euch einen tollen Tag :)

Nat

  • Sue Clarke

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    Something tells me that I’ll have a hard time finding this at my local stores (tee hee) and an even harder time reading it if I do find it! The pics can always inspire though.

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Layouts with eMOTions by Jamie Dougherty

Jamie Dougherty sent me this amazing amazing layout that she created with my papers and Tattered Angels products- this layout makes me so happy! Check Jamie’s blog, she is so talented and I’m a big admirer of her work!

Jamie Dougherty hat mir dieses wunder-wunderschöne Layout mit meinen Papieren und Tattered Angels -Produkten geschickt und das Layout macht mich ja echt glücklich! Schaut Euch mal Jamies Blog an, sie ist so talentiert und ich bewundere ihre Arbeiten sehr!

*Beautiful Sunset by Jamie Dougherty*

Love love love how she folded the paper and how amazing the colors pop with those photos and frames. Sigh…I want to be at the place right now where she took the photo – LOL

Ich liebe liebe liebe wie sie die Papiere gerollt hat und wie die Farben des Papiers nochmal betont werden durch die Photos und die Rahmen. Seufz…ich möchte jetzt außerdem gerne genau da sein, wo sie das Photo aufgenommen hat – LOL

Thanks Jamie- you rock!!!

Danke Jamie- you bist die Größte!!!

Nat

  • nathalie

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    Thanks Kim for pointing out! Sorry – I don’t know what happened there. I changed it now and all is good and should link up to Jamie’s blog!

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    Amazing layout – I love how Jamie used your papers.
    By the way, the links to Jamie do not got to her blog :(

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  • Jamie Dougherty

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    Thank You Nat :) i love your papers they are so unique :) Hugs Jamie

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  • Sandra

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    Ich will auch dahin, wo sie die Fotos gemacht hat *schmacht* ein wunderschönes LO, ich mag diese Rähmchen total!

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  • Lydia

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    Wow the back ground on this layout is a work of art all by itself. This layout is amazing in its details.

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  • ellen s

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    oh that is gorgeous!!!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    What a cool LO and I must say that I love how she used that paper.

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  • Barb

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    Really cool and funky!

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  • Alice

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    wow!!!!!!
    it is awesome, love it!

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Layout: I create therefore I am

Just for fun – using up some snippets , trying things :)

Einfach nur so aus Spaß – ein paar Reste verwertend und neue Dinge ausprobierend :)

*I Create Therefore I am*

Journaling: I never thought of myself as a creative person. I liked art in school and had ok results but never felt this was a path for me. I chose the “non-creative” way for my life. Only in the last couple years I allowed myself to be more creative, embrace it – use it as an outlet and I have become a so much better person. It calms me down and makes me happy to be in my studio and let my hands do what they want. I’m lucky to find this out – I create – therefore I am :)

Supplies: Scraps of papers for example: KI-Company, Prima, Rose Moka, Graphic 45, Basic Grey, Autumn Leaves, Old postcard, pieces of doilies, Glimmer Mist, Golden Medium, Fabric, vintage lace, Tattered Angels Stencils, Rose Moka Stickers, Prima Centers, Quote-tag for books, Hambly transparent Stickerstripes


Techniques: I applied little – hand ripped pieces of scraps with a palette knife and golden medium to  a piece of cardstock. I used a stencil and sprayed over it with  Glimmer Mist to tie everything together. For the same purpose I sewed some crazy pattern over. I then glued down some of the strips vertically and  horizontal. I misted the Quote Tag – which I have from a book store and applied my journaling. I rolled fabric and old lace to a flower on some old music sheet paper and then misted this too.

Have a creative day :)

Nat

  • ellen s

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    holy wow i love that!

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  • sylvia

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    looove the background with all the scraps, so colourful and “quilty”!!

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  • Tea

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    How gorgeous! Love the textures, colors and the flower.

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  • Heidi

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    Lover-ly. You do indeed, and I for one am so grateful that you “are” AND that you create. Muah!

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  • Karen

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    Very cool!

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  • Andrea MacDonald

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    I love it! I think I’m going to have to try this!!!

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  • Michelle LaPoint Rydell

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    Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! I love all the colors contrasted with the black and white picture!

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  • Marcie Morgan

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    Love the layout & I agree crafting is good for the soul!

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  • Brigitte

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    love it! i have never thought to do this technique on a lo. it came out great!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    What a wonderful, colorful LO Nat. It’s good to have fun and not have an “assignment” to be doing. I love the journaling and feel much the same way myself.

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  • katja

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    die reste können sich
    sehen lassen :-)

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    Aren’t just for fun layouts always the best? LOve this and I am totally hearing you on the journaling. I have also become a much calmer person since I used crafting as my outlet.
    Love ya!

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  • Sandra

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    Total schönes Layout – ich würd ja mal gerne bei dir Mäuschen spielen ;-) um zu sehen, wie deine Layouts entstehen… Schönen Sonntag!!!!

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  • Jamie Dougherty

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    That is an awesome piece!!! I love your journalling :) Hugs Jamie

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DT Work: Tattered Angels and Pink Paislee Part II

I created this layout for my sweet friend Daphne who had her little baby girl :) I miss her and hope to see her soon again!

Dieses Layout habe ich für meine Freundin Daphne gemacht, die gerade ihr zweites Mädchen bekommen hat :) Ich vermisse sie und hoffe ich sehe sie bald mal wieder!

*Family*

Supplies: Pink Paislee Bayberry Paper, Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Chalkboard, ChipTile, Rockin’ Royalty Foil Chips, Bingo Board, Framed Fonts

Have a wonderful day!

Euch einen schönen Tag!

Nat

  • Jen Davis

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    Wow, love the colors and the desing. Great layout AND photos!

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  • Cat

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    aaaaaaaaaaaaaawwww, what a sweet page!

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    That is gorgeous!!!! Congratulations to Daphne!

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  • birgit koopsen

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    And over and over you amaze me my friend!! This is sooo awesome! :)

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  • TraceyT

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    This is simply beautiful!

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  • Lisa

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    Love that layout! So artsy, but clean, too.

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  • nathalie

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    I have to say that those pictures are part of the wonderful baby announcement that Daphne made and sent me :)

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  • Sue Clarke

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    The 4 pictures are perfect for this gift!

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  • AlexM

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    i love the pictures you chose to illustrate the layout. Beautiful page:)

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  • Tina

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    Uiiiii toll!! :D

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  • rachel carlson

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    nat, you continue to amaze me. cheers to great design!

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Layouts with eMOTions by Cat aka Catherine Matthews-Scanlon

My amazing friend Cat who is not only an amazing artist but also published two wonderful books sent me those two wonderful layouts using my collection.

Meine wunderbare Freundin Cat, die nicht nur eine unglaubliche Künstlerin ist sondern auch zwei wunderbare Bücher veröffentlicht hat, hat mir diese wunderschönen Layouts mit meiner Kollektion geschickt.

*Family Fun by Catherine Matthews-Scanlon*

I love the stitching and how she let the paper show through the paper punched stripe! And the map – sooo cool!

Das Genähte und wie sie das Papier durch den gestanzten Papierstreifen durchblicken läßt, finde ich genial! Und die Karte- großartig!

*Brimfield Antique Market by Catherine Matthews-Scanlon*

This mixture of photos in black and white and color is so cool and I love how she cut my paper with the lace pattern and added those amazing elements on top!

Der Mix von Schwarz/Weiß und Farbphotos it grandios und ich liebe wie sie mein Papier mit dem Spitzenmuster geschnitten und dann all diese wunderschönen Elemente drüber gesetzt hat!

Thank you Sweets  for sharing!!! Vielen Dank Cat fürs Zeigen!!!

Nat

  • Cat

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    Your papers were so easy to work with, LOVE them. Thank you for sending them to me to play with!!

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  • Alice

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    wow! they are great! love them!

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  • birgit koopsen

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    Great LO’s. I so love that green and blue paper Nat! It’s so stricking!

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  • Pamela Young

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    These are fabulous! Great job ladies! :)

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    Yeah!!! Cat’s the ticket…I love how she used the stitching. No one does it like her. Wonderful projects

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  • Sasha Farina

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    beautiful layout! your papers are gorgeous Miss Nat!

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DT-Work: Vision Possible *Infocrea*

Sometimes there are things in our life that make you think that there is no way out…but this isn’t true – sometimes it is good to sleep over and see if there is a different path that you have missed before.

Manchmal denkt man ja es gäbe keinen Ausweg aus einer Situation …aber das ist nicht wahr – manchmal ist es gut ein wenig Ruhe einkehren zu lassen und dann zu schauen, ob es einen anderen Weg gibt, den man zuvor gar nicht gesehen hat.

So I decided to create a layout in a situation when I felt exactly the way I describe above. I love to use transparencies to add layers :)

Ich habe also ein Layout kreiert in einer Situation, die genau der oben beschriebenen entspricht. Ich liebe es Transparente zu verwenden, um damit noch mehr Ebenen zu kreieren :)

I used Printemps gourmand,Special Mariage Transparencies, Innocence

Wishing you a wonderful day!

Nat

  • Michelle LaPoint Rydell

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    Gorgeous gorgeous work Nat! I love that the big circle brings you into see the small hole and how the whole thing expresses the sentiment perfectly! Wow!

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  • ellen s

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    i looove that title! this is so cool

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  • lynn

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    oooooooooo i love that and the sentiment. pondering………….

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  • christiane

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    love this!! you’re so right!! and your layout is eyecatching!!
    hugs :D

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Wonderful message and so true. Need to be reminded of this on a regular basis though:-)

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    I love how the design of the transparency fits so perfectly around the outline of the hole in the wood.
    Fabulous layout

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  • sylvia

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    so true! love it!

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  • finnabair

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    great picture – and so beautiful layout – I love transparencies too!

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Inspirational Fridge Magnets *Tattered Angels*

In May I was featured on the Tattered Angels Main Page with a Project of the Month and I thought I should share the tutorial with your here too :)

*Inspirational Fridge Magnets*

Supplies:
Tattered Angels:
Glimmer Mist: Turquoise Blue, Cosmos, Meadow Green, Delphineum, Pearl
Chalkboard: Evergreen, Cornflower
Glimmer Glam: Golden Goddess, Chandelier, Bordeaux
Regal Glimmer Glass
Framed Fonts Butterfly and Traveler
Glimmer Screens: Elegant Emblems and Fanciful Screens

Other:
Cardboard
Crafty Secrets Fairy Sheet
7Gypsies Paper Tape
Ranger’s Crackle Paint, Sepia Archival Ink Pad and Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz Tokens
German Borders
Posca Marker
SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L™

Magnets
half pearls- unknown
Acrylic Paint
vintage music sheets

Cut out a house shape out of Cardboard. Paint with acrylic paint.

add some stripes of paper and/or tissue paper

Place a stencil over the house and start spraying with chalkboard. Set aside to dry

Take a Frame from the Frame Fonts and spray with two different Glimmer Mist Colors

go over the frame with an archival ink pad and paint with clear crackle paint. Set aside to dry.

Paint Houses with Glimmer Glam which is also going to work as a sealer. You can use two different color – one for the roof and one for the bottom of the house.

Now take the Pearl Glimmer Mist and spray over the House – heat it up – don’t burn it with the heating gun and move the liquid around with the heating gun. Once everything is dry, spray it again and repeat. Do several times until you get a mother-of-pearl like look.

Do this until you are satisfied with the look

You can now dress up your houses – doodle with markers around the edges, add scraps and fairies, some nice inspirational sentences and the frames.

Attach strong magnet to the back – and take a walk to the fridge ;)

And there you go – a nice little present or to keep for yourself – an inspirational Fridge magnet.

Nat

  • charlotte ravn

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    Wow they are fantastic Nat! Thank you so much for the tutorial! i’m going to try this one day!
    Hugs!

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  • jenxo

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    these are just stunning, love seeing how you layered everything. and the pearl looks wonderful over the top…

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  • milkcan

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    Maybe the cutest magnets ever! Love this idea! I’m going to have to make some!

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  • Cat

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    These are gorgeous Nat!! LOVe them!

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  • Heidi

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    Love, love, love!!!

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  • Brigitte

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    great pieces. hmmm, i may just give this a try

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    I am loving it – what a wicked way to get such awesome texture

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  • Jamie Dougherty

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    Nat these are so awesome!!! Beautiful pieces :) Hugs Jamie

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Wonderful!!! This also helps me to see how I can use TA products better than I have been (just spraying tons of the glimmer mist all over). tee hee

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  • christiane

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    bummer, my fridge isn’t nagnetic!!
    love ’em!!! :Dm

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  • sylvia

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    this is really great! i’m in love with fridge magnets. i also love all the layers you use. very inspiring!!

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Layouts with eMOTions by Anna aka finnabair

When I met Anna in Warsaw in April I felt connected instantly. I so love her personality and work and I see big things coming for this talented girl. When I found this layout using my papers in my inbox I was really happy- so love it.

Als ich Anna in Warschau im April traf, fühlte ich mich gleich mit ihr verbunden. Ich liebe ihre Persönlichkeit und und ihre Arbeiten und ich sehe Großes auf sie zukommen, so talentiert wie sie ist. Als ich dann dieses Layout mit meinen Papieren in meiner Inbox fand, habe ich mir riesig gefreut -ich liebe es.

*Everyday by Anna aka finnabair*

I love how she uses embellishments in such a grungy way- awesome!Thanks Sweets for sharing!

Ich liebe wie sie Embellishments in so einem grungigen Stil verwendet!

Check her out :)

Huge hugs

Nat

Nat

  • sylvia

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    love the grunge, awesome layout!!

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  • Birgit

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    oh ja, dieses Layout ist einmalig!!! Ich liebe es!!! Und Anna ist eine wahre Größe in der Szene. Ihr Stil haut mich echt um…

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  • finnabair

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    arrgghhh sorry for my spelling sorry – looks like my left hand is faster today…hihi

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  • finnabair

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    Nat, you are doing the right thing and you are doing it ina beutiful, srtsy way. Never say never ;)
    Thanks again for this chance – playing with YOURpapers is a deepest pleasure. Keep going!

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    I am so in awe of Anna’s work and I am so glad that you pointed her to us after your trip to Poland. I visit her blog everyday and what she did with your papers is stunning!!!

    And as for your papers and not thinking you would be good enough? Don’t be silly – you have achieved something that most of those negative naggers can only dream of: you poured your energy into creating a fab paperline – they pour energy into stupid little words….who is gonna last longer? Your papers of course!
    Love ya!

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