Flashback Friday: Vellum + Pixies + Giveaway!

It's Melinda with you today and I'm going to share a layout that I created using the new Doodlebug Pixies and Sprinkles plus a blast from the past... yes, vellum is making a comeback!

Now who remembers these or perhaps you still have some stashed away in your cupboard? It's Doodlebug's Tri-colour Vellum and I have been having lots of fun making overlapping circles on my layout to produce even more shades of wonderful color.

TIP: As much as I love vellum, I've also learned that it can be quite fiddly to use with punches so after much trial and error and a bit of hair pulling I realized that it's easier to place a piece of copy paper behind the vellum before you punch out your shape. Believe me, it gives the cleanest cut and the vellum doesn't get stuck in your punch.

And now for something new... Doodlebug Pixies and Sprinkles! *Sigh*

I wanted to have a subtle frame behind my photographs so I created two stitched circles on my layout using a stitching template as a guide.

I then cut varying lengths of the pixie sticks, added a small amount of adhesive to the back and then stitched then into place randomly around the circles.

Lastly to finish my layout I added a few hand embossed polka dots by simply turning my layout over and placing an open embossing folder under my layout and using an embossing tool to create the dots.

Thank you for stopping by... I hope I have given you inspiration for using the new Pixies and Sprinkles, plus you may just need to go and rummage through your stash to see if you have any vellum hiding away that is waiting to be loved again.

GIVEAWAY: 
We have put together a box of goodies inspired by the products you see featured here in this blog post. We will be giving it to a lucky winner. All you need to do is SHARE, sHaRe, Share...Pin to Pinterest, Post or Share via Facebook, Tweet about it and/or Email. Then leave a comment that you did . We'll announce the winner on Monday, 10/21.