A little Purple Pumpkin to spruce up a brown paper bag...by Yvonne Yam

Since I started crafting, gift-giving always has to include a handmade touch. Even a brown paper bag needs to be adorned. *winks*

All you need are some patterned paper scraps and Purple Pumpkin embellishments and your brown paper bag can go from plain to cute! Do check out the wide array of fabric buttons, tickets and yummy washi tape at the store. :)

Cheers,
Yvonne

School swim comp by Judith

Good morning. Today I have a layout to share with you that I did for a recent sketch challenge. The photos are of my son competing in the school swimming competition. I decided to go with the primary colours of the boundaries of the swimming lanes for my colours.  Purple Pumpkin has so many bright embellishments, which is what I love about them.

I have used a PP Blue Swimfast Flair button. This particular one isn't available now but there are a number of swim themed Flair buttons in the shop. I also grounded the embellishment on some red zigzag washi tape.

Here I used an aqua crochet doily for my title base.

So that's it from me today. Hope the rest of your week goes great.

Take care

Judithxx

'Laugh' Layout by Helen Tilbury

Hello again!!  HELEN here sharing a layout that

 went up on the Sketchbook 365 blog recently!

Of course I had to make sure I 'snuck' some of my favourite

 Purple Pumpkin bits & pieces onto my page didn't I?!

Can you spot the Purple Pumpkin?

  It's quite subtle this time but it's there! 

 I've used some washi tape (the stripy stuff) in a few places. 

 I find that it looks best when you tear the end rather than cutting it. 

 Did you know there's a great deal on on WASHI at the moment? 

 Washi Stacks are only $5 for THREE - that's a steal!  

Head on over HERE & grab yours!!  

They are selling FAST!!!

These little tickets are great for adding an extra layer & look effective

 whether used singly or a few at a time.  Again they're a bargain

 at $1.50 for TWENTY!!  Go HERE...

I'm really HAPPY with the little "idea" I had here! 

 Using Purple Pumpkin twine to hand-stitch lines for hand journaling!  

I was wanting to incorporate the twine somewhere but with this cleaner style

 page a bow just didn't seem like the right way to go...then it hit me LOL!!

Again twine is another GREAT VALUE item available HERE

in the Purple Pumpkin store, at only $1.75 for 5 metres!!

  Tonnes of colours available too & I just love the subtle

 texture that it adds don't you?

Well that's it from me today ladies!

I was feeling a bit chatty but I will leave you now to get on 

with your Purple Pumpkin sketch - looking forward to seeing

 what you come up with this month - Cheers!!

This Is My Mother by Julianne McKenna-De Lumen

Welcome to all our Purple Pumpkin fans. Are you ready for the start of another week filled with lots of creativity and inspiration? Then lets' start the week off with a layout that is all about the little details...and those owl flair buttons!!!

"THIS IS MY MOTHER"

I created this layout using the monthly sketch from Sketches With A Twist. The twist challenge was to use a Mother's Day themed photo. I was recently lucky enough to get my hands on a new range of papers by Tilda, and the beautiful details and papers were perfect for this project.

Using a Twiddleybitz chipboard piece as my background feature, I then added banners, flowers, and journalling, along with lots of fussy cutting. If you look closely, you can find two Purple Pumpkin crocheted flowers tucked in amongst all the paper flowers. 

I couldn't resist using this Purple Pumpkin owl flair button. How much cuteness can one button have?!?!?

And I used two Purple Pumpkin resin flowers as part of all my little details. One is tucked in beside the flair button, and the other is used as a feature on the chipboard butterfly.

If you would like to add any of these gorgeous embellishments to your own collection, you can find them all in the Purple Pumpkin store, right here.

Don't forget to drop by tomorrow, and every day this week, for more wonderful inspiration from our Design Team members. 

Thank-you for your company today! It has been a pleasure sharing this layout with you. 

Love You Beyond Measure by Debbie

Hi everyone, Debbie here today to share a layout I created using some Purple Pumpkin embellishments! I created this layout for the Black and White + One Color Challenge at Frosted Designs!

I've been busy going through my stash, and  I will admit that I have a hugh stash, and came across the Yours Truly collection by Echo Park, perfect for the challenge.

Here I have used a red fabric Purple Pumpkin button.

I cut my red felt and lace flower in half and used it here along with one of my favorites, a red heart fabric button.

Here I have tucked the other half of the red felt and lace flower along with a large spotty fabric button.

And here I have placed a red and white spotty fabric button.

The forecast for the weekend is rain, rain and more rain.  Perfect for hanging out in my scrapbook room and working on a few layouts!

I hope I have inspired you.

Don't forget our May Sketch Challenge.  

Your can find all of the details here.

Have fun creating!

. . . Debbie

"Spring has sprung" - Vicky Varvadouka

"Spring Has Sprung"

This layout was made for "Scrapbook magazine" and it had the theme

"Spring". In my part of the world, spring has sprung!!!

For this background, I have used some Scrapmatts chipboard butterflies

 as a mask and sprayed with various colours!! I cut the white cardstock about an inch (2cm) all around and placed it in the middle of the patterned paper. I placed a stencil and applied gesso over it. I sprayed and splashed here and there. I cut the paper into strips and created a banner. After that, I just placed the photos and started building the clusters around them!

Some tips:

1) When your patterned paper is too busy, use white cardstock to soften the colours of your composition! Don’t let the rest of your paper go wasted, cut off the middle piece that doesn’t show and use it to make photo mats or embellishments (like the banner for instance)

2) To attach the banner strips to the twine, fold the top over the twine and use a stapler.

3) Always paint your chipboard white before adding colour! It will show better!

4) If you don’t have a stencil, use your chipboard pieces as a mask like I did with the butterfly

5) If you don’t have a spatula, use an old credit card.

The cute buttons,twine, doilies and fabric flower are Purple Pumpkin!!!

Thanks for visiting!

Enjoy the weekend!!

Believe by Julianne McKenna-De Lumen

Welcome Purple Pumpkin fans!

Julianne here today, sharing a very colourful creation with you. I

n case you haven't already noticed, I have a thing for colour - and lots of it! 

I created this layout as part of my DT commitments for Scrap Around The World. 

It was based on a sketch and an inspiration board. 

I am totally smitten with the Purple Pumpkin tags. They are so addictive, so pretty, and so versatile.

I think I could easily use them on every layout, lol!

And did you know those gorgeous doilies come in a variety of colours?

 It's hard choosing just one!!!

And who doesn't love these tiny little resin roses! They are so cute and dainty. Plus they have a slight shimmer to them, which is perfect for my layouts. 

Thank-you for stopping by today, and I hope you are having a wonderful week. 

Are you ready for the weekend? I am - it means I get time to scrap! :-)

But first, I must stock up - don't forget to check out all the new things in the Purple Pumpkin store. 

Right HERE. But be quick - they won't last for long!