Shine bright little diamond

By Ada Nicholls

Requirements:

Photos:  1 x 10 ¼ x 7 ¼’’ landsxccape and 3 x 3’’ squared. – Matt all these on plain grey and light turquoise cardstock.

Paper – C88 Collection:

2 x C88 005 – Blue and black dots

2 x C88 006 – Fairy script

3 x plain grey cardstock

2 x plainlight light turquoise paper.

Chipboard : 1 x DC 003 – Magical moments – paint it light turquoise.

Stencils : ST 008 Butterfly    

Embellishments : Flowers.

Extras : Embossing glitter paste or texture paste and powder glitter. Microbeads (turquoise)   

Matting:  When matting add ¼” extra on each colour you matt with ie: photo size 4 x 6– matting 4 ¼ x 6 ¼”and so on.

Instructions:

Left page:

1.     Use the plain grey as the background page.

2.    Use the blue and black dot and cut it to 11 ¾ x 11 ½’’. Stick on the grey against the right edge.

3.    Use the fairy script paper and cut it to 11 x 10’’. Stick it on the right against the right edge and making sure at the same time it is in the centre.

4.    Use the large photo and cut a piece on the right off 1 ¼’’ including the matting.

5.    Stick the large piece on the right edge and keep the thin piece for the other page.

6.    Add  1 small photo on the left overlapping the other photo.

7.    Fussy cut flowers from the  blue pattern sheet.

8.    Arrange on the page as shown on the picture.

9.    Add micro beads in the centre.

10. Use stencil and mask on the left bottom. (If you only have texture paste and powder glitter – mask and then immediately pour the glitter on the paste – leave on it to dry and then shake the excess off).

11.  Add the flowers.

Right page:

1.     Use the plain grey as the background page.

2.    Use the blue and black dot and cut it to 11 ¾ x 11 ½’’. Stick on the grey against the left edge.

3.    Use the fairy script paper and cut it to 11 x 10’’. Stick it on the left against the left edge and making sure at the same time it is in the centre.

4.    Use the large photo and cut a piece on the right off 1 ¼’’ including the matting.

5.    Stick the thin piece of the photo and stick against the left edge lining it up with the previous page.

6.    Add  1 small photo on the left overlapping the thin photo and add the other next to it.

7.    Fussy cut flowers from the  blue pattern sheet.

8.    Arrange on the page as shown on the picture.

9.    Add micro beads in the centre.

10. Use stencil (the large butterfly) and mask on the top right. (If you only have texture paste and powder glitter – mask and then immediately pour the glitter on the paste – leave on it to dry and then shake the excess off).

11.  Add the flowers.

12. Add the title.

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