January Calendar page

Hello and Happy New Year's Eve! It's hard to believe that 2018 is coming to an end! It has been an eventful year and I am looking forward to what 2019 will bring! I have my January calendar page ready, using photos from January 2018. I started with this sketch from Stick It Down:

I added some extra photos to the layout, but kept the large "T" element. I kept the embellishments pretty simple since there are so many photos; a few stickers and rub ons are all I added. I did attach some of the stickers with foam tape for some dimension.

I am also entering this in the Lasting Memories patterned paper challenge: use at least 3 patterned papers. I used exactly 3, the mittens snowflakes and the red that I die cut the title from.

Fall Alcohol Ink Lift Off Cards

Hello again! I have another couple of cards to share. I played with the alcohol lift ink again. I started by inking up some glossy cardstock with fall colors of alcohol ink. Once that was dry, I used the Lift Off ink and some leaf stamps and transferred the ink to some kraft cardstock. I stacked the two pieces, stacked them and cut them at an angle in my trimmer. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed on a strip of patterned paper and mounted on the card with foam tape. I finished off the cards with glitter cardstock and gold spray ink splatters. 

Watercolor Background Cards

Hello! I have another couple of cards I made last couple months to share! I was inspired by this image from The Card Concept:

I loved the color scheme and wanted to try this watercolor background technique again. I didn't have ink to match, but I had gelatos, so I tried those. I scribbled the colors into my acrylic block, sprayed them with water, and used my finger to work the pigments loose and into the water. I then pressed the block into my watercolor paper. This first card was for my daughter's 10th birthday, so I stamped and heat embossed the numbers onto vellum and fussy cut them out.

I did the same for the background if this card as I did above. I added gold tape to frame it. The sentiment and flowers were stamped and heat embossed. I first cut the flowers and leaves and added them with foam tape.

November and December Calendar Pages

Hello! I'm still alive! I had a crazy busy fall with photos. I got a few cards and layouts done, but never had a chance to post them. I will be working on that in the next week or so! Today I am sharing my calendar layouts for November and December.

My November page is based on the double sketch from October at Stick It Down.

I stuck pretty close to this sketch as it worked well to get lots of photos on my page. I stuck my patterned paper down and then used the smooshing technique to add the ink in the corners. I then splattered some gold ink for some added interest. I embellished with some stickers from the collection kit.

Next is my December page using the November double sketch at Stick It Down.

I started by spraying my cardstock with green ink. I then took a evergreen branch stamp and added tat in the corners of where my photos would be. I layered on the photos. I cut the ornambents using the Holiday Cakes Cricut Cartridge. I cut them in a couple of sizes and from a couple of different papers and then put them together. I popped a couple up on foam adhesive for some dimension. I made bows from thin ribbon and floss.