December Calendar Page

Hello all! I have my December calendar page ready to share today! I used this month's double page sketch from Stick It Down:

I made the photos larger on the left hand page for two reasons: 1-so there was more photo and less white space and 2- to accomodate some landscape and square photos. Because of the size of my photos, I had to move to title. I used papers from a couple of Christmas collections. My journaling in on the remnants of a lined sheet of patterned paper. I used a Cricut cut for my title. To embellish the page, I used a canvas deer, some brads, tags and stickers.

 Thanks for checking out my layout!

Cards!

I have several cards to share today. As I was uploading them, I realized that 4 of them have the same basic design- centered main element and sentiment. This is a design I go back to over and over and it works. 

First up is this masculine birthday card. I started by embossing the background paper with an embossing folder. I then rubbed a gold ink pad over the background to give it some interest. I cut the green leaves with my Cricut and attached them with glue. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on the same color of cardstock. I finished things off with Nuvo drops.

Next is a confirmation card for my daughter. I made a huge mess making this one! I started by inking Versamark through a swirl mask. Then I used Stamp and Bond Embossing powder. Once I had heated the powder, I poured the red glitter over it. I tried to heat the powder while pouring the glitter- I don't recommend this, I ended up with glitter EVERYWHERE! There weren't enough scrolls after the first time, so I used the mask and ink and added more. I went over it all at the end to help the glitter get better adhered to the card. I cut the cross using my Cricut, and, like the card above, stamped and heat embossed my sentiment.

This card is like the one I made in this post, I just used different colors and stamps.

I played a bit with alcohol inks on this next card. I dropped colors onto some Yupo paper. Once they were dry, I used a plaid stamp and Lift Off ink. I didn't stamp it straight, so wen I attached it to the card, I adhered the paper at an angle that made the lines straight. I stamped and heat embossed the pig on watercolor paper and used Distress Inks and a water brush to color it in. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment for this card as well. I finished things off with some gems.

Finally, this card has a bit of a different design. I used the layering stencils that came in the Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit. You can see when I used them the first time here. This time I just used the stencils and didn't use the outline stamp. I really like the abstract look that gives to the flowers. I splattered some brown Glimmer Mist over the card before cutting out and attaching the sentiment. To finish things off, I added a piece of twine.

 

November Calendar Page

Hi all! I'm finally getting caught up on all the things that fell by the wayside last month while I was busy taking and editing photos! Today I am sharing my calendar layout for the month.

I used the October double page sketch from Stick It Down:

I stuck really close to the sketch this month and just swapped out one of the photo spots for more journaling. I used papers and stickers from Echo Park to make this page. I used a digital journaling card from Scrapbooks and Cards Today and then created another one with a solid blue box to coordinate with it. I typed my journaling on them in Photoshop Elements and printed them out with my photos. For my title, I cut the word with my Cricut from patterned paper and two layers of white cardstock. I stacked the letters to create some dimension. There was a acorn border sticker in this collection and I cut the acorn from the sticker to create a place to put the date for each photo. I added stickers, sequins and Nuvo Drops around my embellishment clusters to finish off the page. 

 Thanks for stopping by to check out my layout. Tomorrow I'll be back with some cards I made earlier this month!