Expressive

Hope you all are not getting tired of lay-outs featuring our daughter :) I am almost through the photo's from 2019...I think!

This lay-out was created using Photo Play- Vintage Girl Paper line and ephemera pack. I also added sewing, used vine stamp and dies from Heartfelt Creations as well as a few embellishments from my stash.

Photo Shoot

I love getting these snippets of photo's when our daughter does new ones for her business in Vancouver. She is one of lights of my life <3

Paper used: Stamperia Azuilejos De Sueno; added some sewing, gems and few wooden embellishments

Antiquing

I still can't believe my friend agreed to go treasure hunting with me! Walking through mousy old barns and picking over, digging out items that someone thought to be garbage is definitely not her idea of "shopping"! I have to give her credit, not only did she endure the experience but she embraced it and I think may have enjoyed it a little :)

Paper line: Stamperia, Time is an Illusion; Used Tim Holtz Trellis Die, a little sewing

Layout and Card

So happy that there are scrapbook stores/Companies sharing lay out challenges these days! It is so helpful as all I need to create is a hint of an idea and I'm good to go! This week My Stamping Studio in Windsor Nova Scotia is the host to these ideas. Please check her out!

Paper used: Blue Fern Tranquility Line
Other Products: Sizzix (Tim Holtz) Picture Wheel Die; Tim Holtz Tag Die; Washi Tape from stash; Wooden embellishments and brads from Stash

Left over paper from above Project; Chipboard embellishments inked up and a stamp from stash.

Easter Tags- Process for

Not sure about the rest of the creative world but I can't stay with just one type or style of paper crafting. I just love it all! The clean, the cute, the grunge...never know what will come out!

The below is the process I used to create these very fun and cute, yet grungy, tags which I later used on card front's for Easter Cards.

Step 1:

• Pull out some scraps from your stash and tear apart pieces, over lap, and place them on top of a 12x12 sheet of 80lb white paper just for planning purposes
• Once happy, adhere all the pieces down using Matte Medium and brush a light coat of the matte medium on top of the entire sheet- I used Vicki Boutin Matte Acrylic Gel Medium
• Leave to dry (won't take long at all) 
• Tips: Using matte medium will seal the paper to allow you to build more texture on top without pilling the paper; Matte verses glossy leaves the paper without that intense shine which I prefer- makes the art feel more natural.Make sure you clean your brush immediately when finished as if left to dry will ruin the brush.

Step 2:

• Cut sheet into 8, 2x6 pieces and snip the corners to make tags. 

Step 3:

• Apply a lighter brown distress stain to the top- I used frayed burlap
• Don't have to cover the entire tag but ensure you place enough on, especially where the pieces of paper are uneven to get into the creases- this is the grunge part :)
• Using a cloth and some regular rubbing alcohol in a mini mister, spray the tag and gently remove as much of the stain as you want. If you removed too much, add some more!

Step 4:

• Pick out a few complimentary lighter acrylic paints- I used Vicki Boutin Juicy Pear (shown in photo) and Cotton Candy
• Squirt a dob of paint on a scrap paper and using your natural paint brushes (AKA finger) smear colors in various spots on the tag. Again pay attention to where the paper is uneven as it will get in the creases and add more texture to the tag

Step 5:

• Pick out a complimentary distress ink, either Oxide or Regular- I used Distress Oxide, Broken China
• Also pick out a stencil that appeals to you- I used on of Tim Holtz Stencils
• Stencil the ink on using blending tool

Step 6:

• Pick a complimentary permanent ink, I prefer Archival inks and used a pale blue one
• Pick out a background stamp- Here I used a cracked glass one from Magenta
• Stamp over the tag in random spots. 
• Tip: Avoid using a stamp block as you don't want a clear perfect stamp, but rather just pick up the stamp in your hand and be very random on which part of the stamp you ink and stamp the tag- the more uneven the better! You are building layers and the illusion of depth 

Step 7:

• Pick another background stamp- I used Simon Says "You Are" Stamp
• Choose a dark permanent ink- I chose Distress Black Soot Archival
• Using the same technique as above stamp random over the tag
• Since this is permanent ink add a little at a time and know when to stop as this can't be removed.

Step 8:

• Add highlights to the tag
• This can be done in many ways, I used a white distress crayon, you you could use colored pencils, regular crayons- you just want to pay attention to those edges of raised paper again
• Mark the color on and then smudge it using your finger

Step 9:

• Decide what you use these tags for!
• Mine were destined to showcase our daughters bunny, Thumper for Easter Cards
• I trimmed the length of the tag so it would fit on a card front and inked all the edges with black Soot
• Printed wallet size photo's (using my Canon Selfy CP900 Printer), matted them on black cardstock, used a black gel pen to make stitch lines all around

Hope you enjoy the process and experiment which what you have for supplies!

Happy Easter everyone! 

Layout and Card Combo

Paper line used: Stamperia Patchwork Collection, along with some items from my stash. I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink for the edges, Crackle Accents, and several circle dies in my collection and layered many elements to provide dimensional aspects.

Inspiration came from the weekly sketch challenge on My Stamping Studio facebook page.

Single Page Lay-out

We'll as parents we only want our children to be Healthy, Happy, Loved and Safe. This young lady makes our young man feel these things.

Introduced, across many miles by photo, was a moment of happiness captured that had to be scrapbooked.

Welcome to the family Rebecca!

 

 

Card: Make a Wish

Girls Weekend

Getting away with a Bestie is always a great thing! Captured the beginning of a great trip below with a lunch at a vineyard in Wolfville Nova Scotia.

I used the paper line from Paper Phenomenon called Flutter and Blooms, a little sewing and some bling to finish.

Moments in Time

Absolutely love this paper line and Ephemera by Photo Play- Moments in Time

It's soft pastel colors are very famine, gentle and reminds me of wallpaper, which always brings back nostalgic feels <3