September Calendar Page

Hello! It's August 31st, so it looks like I got my layout done just in the nick of time! I was inspired once again by the two page sketch at Stick it Down: 

I pulled out the Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine collection. It has such beautiful colors and I love the rainbow ombre paper! I had thought about using it for the circle, but I wouldn't be able to get the full rainbow in that space, so I decided to used a border punch and run it across my page.

I was also inspired by the Got Talent #8 challenge at My Scraps and More. The challenge was to reuse some plastic packaging on your layout and to write and cut out part of your title. I loved the rainbow ombre paper so much, I decided to recreate the effect using watercolor pencils for my title.  Once I had all the letters of my title written, I went over the whole thing with a water brush. I then fussy cut the word. 

For the plastic packaging part of the challenge, I used a sheet of clear plastic I've had for quite some time, so I don't even remember what it was from. I stamped on it with some Versamark and then heat embossed it with white powder.

I punched some flowers, collected some random die cut flowers and other embellishments and cut the green branches using my Cricut for the clusters.

Materials:
Patterned Paper- Provo Craft, Simple Stories
Punches- EK Success, Tonic
Watercolor paper- Strathmore
Stamps- October Afternoon
Ink- Ranger, Tsukineko
Tape- My Mind's Eye
Cartridge- Storybook, Walk in My Garden
Watercolor pencils- Staedtler
Enamel Dots- Simple Stories
Buttons- Target
Pen- Signo, Sakura
Font- Calibri Light

Gymnastics Camp- Custom Patterned Paper

I have a new layout to share tonight. This one went together pretty quickly once I got going. I went back and did one of the Got Talent challenges from earlier this summer. I chose challenge #7 which was to make 2 custom patterned papers.

I started with purple cardstock for the background and used a mask and gesso to create the pattern. In the process I managed to get gesso all over the place and didn't realize it until later when I noticed it dried onto the sweatshirt I was wearing. :( Any tips on getting it to wash out? Anyway, I sprinkled some blue glitter over the wet gesso to add some more color and sparkle. For my other paper, I took a sheet of white cardstock and used a red gelato and a purple metallic marker and created the chevron paper behind my photos. After that, I pulled in some coordinating embellishments from my stash. 

I used the same red gelato to color the letters for my title. and the middle piece of the big chipboard flower. After I had put the washi tape on my page, I decided to pull out some gold paint and add other gold accent to my page. I painted a few pieces and splattered some paint where I was planning to put my title. I wanted some big splatters, and I had tried to use my brush to do it, but I wasn't satisfied with how it looked. So, I pulled out some plastic packaging and went to work "smushing" my wet paint. I love that technique! 

This large photo was sent home with my daughter from camp. To draw attention to my daughter, I found this cute little crown and added it over her head. I finished off the page with enamel dots and shapes and a few sequins.

Materials:
Cardstock- Bazzill, Michaels
Washi Tape- Pink Fresh Studios
Chipboard- Advantus, Basic Grey, Making Memories
Gesso- Liquitex
Paint- Delta
Gelato- Faber Castell
Pen- Sharpie, EK Success
Glitter- American Crafts
Journal Spot- Maya Road
Enamel dots- Basic Grey, October Afternoon
Stamp- October Afternoon
Ink- Ranger
Liquid Pearls- Ranger

A Shower Card and a Sympathy Card

 Hi all! We had a busy week last week and I was only able to complete these two cards. First up is a bridal shower card that I made for a friend who is getting married at the end of September.

I was inspired by this week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch:

I used the colors of her invitations to make this card. I don't normally cut into "uncut" 12x12 papers for cards, but the red and gold paper was just too perfect and I've had it for quite some time.  I stamped the flowers on the B side of the patterned paper with Versamark and heat embossed them with red embossing powder. Then I fussy cut them out and layered them on my card. I popped one of the small ones up with some foam adhesive. The sentiment was heat embossed with bronze powder. I finished off the card with some sequins.

I also made this sympathy card for a friend who lost her grandmother a couple of weeks ago. I stamps the candle and sentiment with black ink and heat embossed it with iridescent embossing powder on white vellum. I colored a few of the flowers with a pink marker and made a quick scribble over the back of the sentiment to make it stand out more. Then I attached it to the patterned paper panel. 

Food, Fur, FUN!...and 40 eyelets!

 Hello! I spent some time scrapbooking today and was able to complete an entire page!

This are some more photos from 4 years ago. This time it is a photo collage from the county fair. I was inspired by this week's Got Talent challenge at My Scraps and More. The challenge was to use 3 techniques, two of which had to be stamping and using a "messy" medium. The third technique was our choice.

The background cardstock was sitting in my stash from a previous layout. I had used the polka dot mask and then took it and "stamped " it onto this piece for later use. I also stamped the blue behind my title and some words around the page. I splattered some red spray ink around the title area. My third technique was die cutting and I put my Cricut to work, cutting out the title and title block. As a fun added throw back technique, I used 40 eyelets around my title block!

Here is another shot where you can see some of my techniques a little closer. 

Materials: 
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper- October Afternoon, Bo Bunny
Eyelets- Making Memories
Chipboard- October Afternoon, Fiskars
Ink- October Afternoon, Tsukineko, Ranger
Stamps- October Afternoon, Hero Arts
Pen- Sharpie
Buttons- Hero Arts, Oriental Trading Company
Twine- Target
Mask- The Crafter's Workshop
Die Cutter- Provo Craft
Cartridges- Edge to Edge, Zooballoo
Stickers and tin pin- October Afternoon

You're One!

Hi all!  I have a new layout to share! I've had a little time to work on some old photos.  This little guy just turned 5 last month! I am getting close to finishing his baby book though! ;) 

I was inspired by this week's Got Talent Challenge at My Scraps and More. The challenge was to make a custom title, no letter stickers allowed! I love getting creative with my titles, so this was right up my alley! I cut the word "You're" using my Cricut and the "Makin' the Grade" cartridge. For the word "One" I used a watercolor pencil and a water pen to write the word and then hand cut it out.

My papers were from the Bella Blvd "Tiny Tots" collection, but I pulled embellishments from several other places.

I was also inspired by Bitten by the Bug 2's challenge this week which was to use a birthday cake on your project. I found this cut on the "Stretch Your Imagination" cartridge. Most of it was cut from patterned paper, but I liked the grey and white star pattern from my washi tape, that I covered a piece of white cardstock with that and cut out one of the layers. For the "frosting", I used some Liquid Pearls.

I used the packaging "smushing" technique around my focal point photo and in the bottom left corner to add the blue and green to the page.  I love the controlled mess I get with this technique! As you can see in the photo below, I outlined the word "You're" with a blue pen to make it stand out a bit more. This was a layout that I ended up having to move things after I stuck them down. The big white and orange star started in the bottom right cluster and I was going to put the cake die cut near my title. Once I had it on the page, I realized that all of the photos of the actual cake were near the title, so having the die cut there seemed redundant. So I peeled up the foam adhesive on the big star and moved it to the top and put the cake in the bottom right corner. After I thought I had finished the layout, I decided that the title area and the bottom left cluster needed some of the darker blue, so I punched a couple of stars from the dark blue paper and added those.

Materials:
Cardstock- Bazzill
Patterned Paper- Bella Blvd., Echo Park
Stickers- Bella Blvd. October Afternoon
Tape- October Afternoon
Wood Veneers- Adornit
Brads- Crate Paper, My Mind's Eye
Ink- Ranger, October Afternoon
Watercolor Pencil- Staedtler
Punch- EK Success
Cartridges- Makin' the Grade, Stretch Your Imagination
Texture Paste- Golden
Pen- Sakura
Enamel dots- October Afternoon
Mask- Crafter's Workshop
Liquid Pearls- Ranger
Glossy Accents- Ranger

Celebrate 2- Stick It Down

Hello again! I have another card to share. This time it is a fun birthday card based on this sketch from Stick It Down:

I loved the stars in the sketch, so I decided to go with them for my card. I used a star mask and some Distress Stains and Inks and moved the mask a few times. Then I punched some stars from some coordinating patterned paper. I attached some of the stars directly to the card front and used foam adhesive for others to add some dimension.The final bit of dimension came with the big star. I traced it using the same star mask and fussy cut it out. I used my Cricut to cut the "2". I used the die cut number to hide the foam adhesive that I used to attach the vellum star. A stamped and heat embossed sentiment and some white pen details finished off this card.

Baby Love: Cas(e) this Sketch #135

Hi all!  I am sharing a card today that is based on this week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch:

This card came together pretty quickly.  I pulled out some coordinating patterned paper, a couple of punches and a couple of stamps. I stacked the punched circles and stamped the onsie in orange ink.  I attached it with some foam adhesive to give the card a bit of dimension. A grey stamped sentiment finished off the card.