Monday, July 29

Patriotic ATC

I have been throughly enjoying my ATC Group held at my LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking. I love seeing what everyone creates and how the class interprets each monthly theme! This month's theme was "Patriotic". I'm often searching the internet for vintage images and I found a perfect one for this month's theme....



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I built up layers to create the card starting with Jillibean Soup's red corrugated cardboard. Then I added navy blue textured cardstock, the vintage image with a piece of a doily underneath, I gessoed the edges of the layers and added some twine to the card. I attached the twine with blue staples, added some bling and a paperclip and was done!


Our theme for next month is "at the Beach"! Can't wait to start playing! Have a great week and I'll be back soon!!



Sunday, July 28

Gotta Love a Sketch ...

Happy Sunday Everyone! It's overcast here today but yesterday was a perfect summer day - and not as hot as last week! I ran lots of errands yesterday and had a great summer meal with my family in Norwell! We had our first corn on the cob for the summer and it was AWESOME!!! It wouldn't be summer without corn on the cob! I know that sounds trivial but it's part of summer to me!!


This week was back to work after a week off. However, I was quite productive in my studio while on vacation.I have several projects to share during the next week!


I love that Creative Scrappers has a July sketch avaiable for us and I dove right into this one - Thanks Kristine Davidson!! I used Crate Paper's "The Pier" collection. This collection is so fun and all the embellies are adorable. Here's my layout and the sketch ...



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Here's a close-up of the long title. I used a combo of thickers ...



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The gold sequins that come with The Pier collection were the perfect touch to tie in all the gold elements ...



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Once again, Many thanks to Heather Chick for allowing me to use her stunning photos of her little ones!! check put her website - her work is amazing!


I'll be back throughout the week with more layouts and my ATC for this month's ATC Group at Right at Home Scrapbooking! Have a great week!!



Tuesday, July 23

Another Summer Layout ...

Well, staycation is winding down - so sad :(  I am pleased with what I've accomplished though and I feel like the time off jump started my creativity! I finished another summer layout using Noel Mignon's July "Hello Sunshine" kit and I used this adorable photo of Tori, my niece's daughter at the beach. Here's the page and a close up ...


 
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I'm hoping to keep up with my creativity more even with the long days of work. I have another layout in progress using Basic Grey's Mint Julep - will share soon!! Have a great week and enjoy the summer!!


 



Monday, July 22

Staycations are fun too!

It has been heavenly to have some time off this past week. As much as I love to travel, staycations are more relaxing and this one was productive. I brought my 12 year old cat Max to the Vet for a long overdue wellness check-up - awaiting bloodwork to see how he's doing. I saw my favorite little guy and spent the day with him on Saturday. I taught a canvas class yesterday - thanks to all the Ladies who came in ... here's what we created ...



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This canvas was so much fun to create and my favorite part of this piece is her hair!! This was the end of my seasonal canvas series for Right at Home Scrapbooking. I'm sad it's over, but onto new projects and new classes!!


I have also been creating summery layouts with the oh so fabulous monthly kits by Noel Mignon and here's another page from this month's "Hello Sunshine" kit which is filled with products perfect for summer photos. I used the monthly sketch by Julie Bonner for this page ...



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Here's a close-up of the photo and lots of layering ...



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Well, I'm off to savor the last days of my staycation. Be back soon with more projects including this month's ATC's for Right at Home!!



Friday, July 19

It's a Heat Wave ...

So, here in New England we are in the midst of a heat wave. Today is day 5 and it's the worst day so far!! So, since I'm off for a few days, I'm in the studio with the AC on and fans on - praying I don't loose power!


So, I finally dove into my July Noel Mignon Kit "Hello Sunshine" and created this page ... it started with a piece of dictonary paper that I crumpled and then built my layout on top of that ...



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Here's a close-up ...



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I hope to create more layouts with this kit this weekend!


For my next page I wanted to use a photo of my friend's daughter that I've had for quite a while! It's her 15th Birthday today so it's the perfect time to use it. I knew I wanted to use some Graphic 45 papers and "Secret Garden" had the perfect purples to coordinate with the photo ... here's the layout and a close-up of the Petaloo flowers ...



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So, stay cool everyone and I'll be back with more projects soon!!!



Thursday, July 4

Happy Fourth and a class ...

Happy Fourth to everyone!! As I am typing it's 10:00 am and already 85 degrees so since I'm nowhere near a pond, lake or ocean, I am in the AC in my studio! I have been less of a sun bum lately - less tolerant of the heat and more aware of the sun's negative effects. I was such a sun worshiper when I was younger and I hope that doesn't catch up to me. Wow, I just sounded old there LOL!!!


I have recently completed a canvas that finishes up a series I have been working on since last year. The canvas will be taught this Sunday July 7th at 12:15pm at Right at Home Scrapbooking - there are still spots open if you are in the area and need a break from the heat. You can reserve a spot in class by calling this number ... 508-695-9290.


The series of 10 x 10 deep edged canvases represent the seasons and before I show the summer canvas I wanted to share the past canvases. It all started in the fall ...



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We used lots of fun mixed media products and played with UTEE for the leaves on the pumpkin. We used sewing patterns for the background and edged the canvas with glass beads. Then, winter rolled around ...



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Tearing, inking and rolling the papers used to create the tree required a LOT of patience - but the class loved the end result! I especially like the birdprints in the snow! Then came Spring - the best season in my opinion! I feel like Spring is a reward for making it through a New England Winter!!



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The emphasis was paint on this canvas. The favorite part was "flicking" paint on the project at the end ... it's like icing on a cake! We also "Painted" with Perfect Pearls Mist - great for adding shimmer with more control!


So, that leaves summer - the last in the series. I had so many ideas and finally came up with this ... this one is my favorite (but I think I've said that after each one!) We will be using the latest MFT stamps and stencils as well as paint and glass beads...



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Here's a close-up of the sun's center ...click on the photo below to see the texture and detail ...


 
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 So, come join me if you can - it will be fun to play and get messy and take a break from the heat!!


Have a safe and happy Fourth of July and I'll be back soon with more projects!!


 



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