These pages were done using various embellishments to create dimension. The embellishments include:

• felt
• buttons
• flowers
• stitching - real and faux

 Layout One Celebrate Making Memories Garden paper and 5th Avenue paper mixed together.  Embellishments are buttons and flowers with felt brads. 

Layout Two 8 My Tongue Bazzill cardstock, with a couple of different patterned papers including fancy pants.  Embellishments are felt bits and making memories buttons with Karen Foster Floss with buttons and stitching.  I also used Prima say it crystals to add bling. 

I have tried out the new Core’dinations Cardstock which Scrappy Kapers is stocking.

As you can see from the page I have used a number of different techniques to get the desired result. These techniques include:

• Flocking technique on chipboard
• Distressing chipboard alphabets
• Framing the photos with hand doodling
• Tearing the cardstock

So this week I played around with making my own plastic flower embellishments!

I used a product called ‘Shrinky Dinks’ to make plastic sunflowers for one of my page layouts.

It was quite an easy process to follow, just remember to allow the plastic to completely cool before touching (hot, hot, hot)!

Check out the Techniques page for instructions on how to make your own plastic embellishments.