Birth Announcement

Hello all! I teased all of you for long enough, here is the newest addition to our family! He is an absolute joy and his siblings adore him!

I was inspired by a couple of things for this layout. First is the sketch at The Studio:

I swapped the location of the embellishments and used two vertical "images" but otherwise stuck pretty close to the sketch. I was also inspired by the scraplift challenge at Paper Issues. This layout came together pretty quickly. I had recently picked up the papers and die cuts from my local scrapbook store and was excited to use them on a layout.

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August Calendar Page

Hello all! I finally have my August calendar page ready to share! I started with last month's double sketch from Stick It Down:

I was also inspired by the Get Messy challenge at Paper Issues.  For my background, I spread gesso over the white cardstock. I sprayed some Distress Resist Spray on the background to add some texture. Then I smooshed yellow and pink spray inks onto the background. I finished it off with some splatters of navy spray ink. The papers and many of the embellishments were from a Scrap Room kit. I popped up various die cuts to add dimension as well as adding a badge, brad, flowers and pearls.

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Hope Your Birthday is a Splash- Sketch Saturday

Hello! I have a new card to share today! I started with this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday:

I was also inspired by the technique and cards in this post by Jennifer McGuire. While I didn't use any Distress Oxide inks, I did use Distress Inks and Stains to create my pool on glossy cardstock. I stamped and heat embossed the girl and then colored her in with watercolor pencils. For the background, I used versamark and a plaid background stamp on purple cardstock. I handwrote my sentiment with gel pen. To finish off the card, I outlined the pool with dark blue Stickles and added some sequins..

Happy Birthday Will!

Hello! It's been a while but I have a new layout to share! I was inspired by the Blend a Sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash:

I decided to create a two page layout for this challenge. I pulled the color blocking on the background and the photo arrangement from the first sketch and the banner with the repeated shapes from the second. 

I love how the large pieces of patterned paper give such a playful feel to this layout. I put my Cricut to work, cutting out the presents, party hats and the word "Will" for my title. I embellished with several stickers from the same collection and various sized sequins. I also used a roller stamp to add the date and some phrases around the page.

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More Cards with Clematis Stamps!

Hello again! I played a bit more with the Clematis stamp set I recently bought and made a couple of birthday cards.

I spent the bulk of my time stamping the flowers. I stamped the sentiment and finished them off with a splatter of pink ink and some Liquid Pearl drops. Thanks for stopping by to check out my cards!

Happy Birthday card- Stick it Down

Hi all! I'm back with some more cards to share. This time I used the card sketch from Stick It Down:

I started by stamping the plaid background with Versamark on watercolor paper and heat embossing it. I then misted it with water and added Distress Stains. I let those soak in and dry a bit before wiping off the excess. I then found some coordinating cardstock and cut the sentiment with my Cricut. Once the backgrounds were dry, I glued the sentiment down. I then measured and cut the "v" out of both and then swapped them and attached them to the card fronts. I added some enamel dots in coordinating colors to finish it off.

Have a Whale of a Day- CAS(E) This Sketch

Hello! I have some cards to share over the next few days. First up, a birthday card for my animal-loving son based on this sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch:

I started by making the panel for my whale. I used alcohol inks and tried some techniques suggested in this post.  I started with blue and turqoise alcohol inks and spread them over glossy cardstock. I then took a paintbrush and rubbing alcohol and made some waves and drops on the background. I finished it off with tiny drops of pearl mixative applied with a toothpick. My 8-year-old son wanted to know how I made the background, so I think he was impressed! I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment. For the whale, I stamped him and then colored him in with watercolor pencils that I then blended with a water pen. I attached the whale with foam adhesive and covered him with Glossy Accents. For the card base, I used an ombre ink pad and inked up an embossing folder ber for running it through my embossing machine.