Layout with a Sketch

Hello Bloggers. I'm back today with a layout I just finished - I mean JUST finished! Right under the wire for Creative Scrappers Sketch #266. This was a fun sketch and the DT did a great job with it! I kept true to the sketch for the most part. I used my latest kit from Noel Mignon called "Carousel" which is gorgeous (and sold out). Noel's kits are amazing and so FULL of product. She now has three different types of subscriptions, including a Project Life styled kit. Check them out ... HERE.

The layout is due tomorrow over at Creative Scrappers so I finished just in time! Here's my layout ...

 

 

Simba and Max can be found snuggling like this daily - not for long, but still photo worthy! The papers and embellishments I used are predominantly Dear Lizzy's Daydreamer collection. Here's Sketch #266 ...

 

 

Instead of stitching I sprinkled some sequins along the side. Here's some close-ups ...

 

 

Well I'm off to link up my layout and move one to another project. Enjoy your day and I'll be back later this week!!

Project Life: Week 17

Good Monday Morning!! Hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to face the week head-on! I had a quick but productive weekend with lots of studio time on Sunday. I finished Project Life Week 17 and I'm psyched to be able to share some exciting news very shortly! OK, a little hint ... it's mixed media related. In the meantime I wanted to share my latest PL page. I used an adorable mini kit from Dear Lizzy's "Daydreamer" collection including coordinating rub ons and cardstock stickers. The photo pocket page is Design F.  Here's the title card - staying with my theme this year - keep it simple!

 

 

Here's the entire page followed by some close-ups...

 

 

I cut up some of the journaling cards - yes, you heard me right, to make cute little banners. The banners are a simple way to add detail to the cards. Of course, sequins and stickers help too!

 

 

 Simba and Max make me smile - everyday!

 

 Thanks for stopping by today. My tag of the month for May is done and I will be back to share it with you on later the week. It's another ADORABLE Prima Doll Stamp by Julie Nutting and she's all dolled up for the nicer weather.

Have a great week!

 

Tag ... You're it!!

Hi Everyone! I'm back today with a new crafty project. After creating a layout and two Project Life pages I still had some leftovers from Amy Tangerine's Plus One collection. I decided to create another Prima Doll tag. So, I grabbed my growing collection of Julie Nutting's ADORABLE doll stamps. I chose the sassy Miss "Mia" for my tag. I layered several papers and a doily together as a base for the stamp. I stamped Mia on cream colored text cardstock and "dressed" her with teal and black patterned papers for the Plus One collection. Here's the tag ...

 

 

I fussy cut some flowers from the collection and added them to the tag ...

 

 

The hand cut a few banners for the upper left corner of the tag and added some pretty white ribbon ...

 

 

These tags are so much fun to create and what a great way to use up your paper scraps. They make a great gift tag or can be a gift on their own for any occasion.

Thanks for hanging out and I'd love to here from you! Have a great weekend!!

Project Life: Week 16

Hello Bloggers! Happy Wednesday to you all. I hope you had a lovely Easter/Passover Holiday. I went to my Brother and Sister in Law's house for an AWESOME feast! We all had a great time. I enjoy their company and we always have some laughs!

I had yesterday off and was able to photograph Project Life for Week 16. I used Amy Tangerine's Plus One for these pages. I had some leftovers from the last layout I did and decided to cut up the scraps and create some PL cards.  I also had enough scraps to make another Prima Doll Tag which I will share with you on Friday. Week 16 consists of two pages. For the left side I used page Design H. I love the smaller size of this page and I didn't use any photos on this side - just journaling and embellishments. For the right side I used page Design F. This side has all the photos which I printed with the Collect App and printed them on my Canon Pixma printer. I printed two 3x4 pics on one 4x6 piece of photo paper and cut them to fit in the pockets. Here's the entire week ...

The title card is very simple ... I love the yellow and teal combo.

Here are close-ups of the left side ... I decided to hand write my journaling this week.

The right side ... keeping it simple.

The last photo shows a part of my studio redo after my lovely new desk was delivered. I have moved things around on the top of the cubes and some other furniture as well. The new desk is wonderful, especially when I have my creative friends over. Enjoy the rest of the week and I'll post my latest Prima Doll Tag on Friday. Thanks for stopping by!!

PL Week: 15

Happy Friday!!! Hope you had a great week. This week I have been busy reorganizing my studio after getting a new desk - a treat to myself with some of my refund money. The desk is huge and has lots of storage. It's perfect for having a few friends over which is actually the main reason I wanted to upgrade. I had to rearrange some of my cubed furniture and I will share pics when it's finally done.

Today I wanted to share my Project life pages for Week 15. For week 15, I made a two page spread - will kinda - it's two smaller page designs. The left side is page Design J and the right is page Design H. I used a new to me collection from My Mind's Eye Record it Collection - Charmed Journaling Kit. The gold in this collection got me!! I am loving all things gold lately in paper crafting - I'm still a silver gal as far as jewelry goes!! Here's my pages ...

 

 

The gorgeous gold hearts are from Studio Calico.

Here's some close-ups of the left side

 

 

I finally succeeded in lining up my journaling in the typewriter!! Here's some close-ups of the right side ...

 

 

 

 

Well, thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend, a Happy Easter and a Happy Patriots Day! BOSTON STRONG!!

New Layout with Creative Scrappers Sketch

Hello Bloggers! I'm starting the week off with BRIGHT new layout! I recently purchased some Amy Tangerine "Plus One" products. Plus One is such a FUN collection - bright pinks, teal, orange, black, white and grey! There are lots of embellishments and, oh the Thickers ... LOVE THEM!! I haven't purchased the Plus One mini PL kit yet, but it's definitely on my wish list. I used a current sketch created by Kristine Davidson for Creative Scrappers. The sketch has a project life/pocket page theme and I knew "Plus One" would be a perfect fit!
 Here is Sketch #265 ...

You could go crazy embellishing with this fun sketch. Here's my take ...

I originally placed the photo according to the sketch but the pink card on the top right was too perfect next to the photo of my pets that I changed it up!

I love the color palette in this collection so much that I'll be creating my next PL pages with it and maybe another doll tag as well! Here's some close-ups ...

I might HAVE to get more of these Flair buttons - they are awesome!!!!

 

Well, I hope you liked my take on the sketch! I'd LOVE to hear from you and I hope you have a great week. I'll be back with some pics of my new craft desk and more projects later this week! Bye for now!

Project Life: Week 14

It's Wednesday ya'll! Hump day!! I'm back to work today after my Tuesday off! I had a some what productive day yesterday -  I did three loads of laundry and got some junk out of the house and into the trash! I so need to consolidate - so I have decided to throw a few things away each week!

I also photographed my PL Week 14 so I can share it with you today. I used photo pocket page Design J. It's a smaller page but I love the 4x4 photo pockets. I used Just Add Color Core kit and used the neutral cards and added pops of teal. The photos show how much water I still have in the backyard woods and yesterday's rain added to it. The only positive is that I have some duck friends. Here's the whole page...

 

 

The little wood veneer birdies are from Studio Calico! Aren't they cute ...

 

 

Enjoy the rest of the week. I'm working on a new doll tag that's perfect for Spring! I will be back soon! Thanks for stopping by and I'd love to hear from you!!

April ATC's

Hello Bloggers. Hope you all had a great weekend. Weekends fly by WAY too fast, don't you agree?! I had a busy Saturday so I relaxed more on Sunday and spent some time in my studio. I have a new craft desk on the way and I'll share pics once it's all set up! I'm looking forward to more space!!

I wanted to share my April ATC's. This month's theme was "Garden". I didn't take my initial approach and use images from my garden. Instead, I grabbed my Graphic 45 "Secret Garden" collection and used leftovers to create several designs. I distressed edges and layered smaller pieces together. Here's some of ATC's ...

 

 

They all have a small gold safety pin with seed beads attached. I also splattered gesso on the cards as a final layer.

 

This is such a pretty collection. I used a piece of the UPC strip from the papers as a title on most of the cards.

 

 

These were fun to create and it helped me get in "Spring' mode! Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

April Tag of the Month

Hello Bloggers! Hope you are all doing well. After all the rain this past weekend it has been great to see the sunshine and enjoy being outdoors! I am so glad the winter is drawing to a close and the severe cold is behind us! Welcome April!
I wanted to share my "Tag of the Month" with you today.  I went all mixed media this month and created an Anna Dabrowska inspired tag. The tag I used in a
#10 large manila craft tag from Ranger. I prepped the entire tag with gesso first. I applied some light modeling paste through a few stencils to add some texture to the background. Then I grabbed all kinds of random embellishments from flowers, beads, old jewelry, metal gears, a paint brush tip, lace, alpha letters ... and glued them down. Once dry, I recoated the whole tag with gesso making sure to cover everything. I added a second layer of gesso in some of the more dimensional areas.

 

 This is kinda cool like it is but it's begging for color! So, next comes the fun part. I must admit, I let this sit for SEVERAL days before I added color. I was trying to decide what colors and then was afraid I would ruin it. However, learning is what allows you to grow as an artist, so I jumped in. I tried some ink sprays that have been around a long time but are new to me. Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays are the newest addition to my arsenal of ink sprays!! Lindy's Stamp Gang has four types of ink sprays as well as embossing powders and other products. I used the Starburst Sprays which are two toned dye based sprays that have gorgeous shimmer. I decided to go with pink, teal and green sprays. Now, I didn't have teal yet in Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays so I used my Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Teal. I sprayed two shades of pink for the flowered cluster, then added the teal on the right side of the tag and then added several shades of green sprays to the left and bottom of the tag. I constantly had my heat tool going to dry each color before adding the next one so they wouldn't run together. If I added too much I used a baby wipe and took it off - this is the beauty of gesso!! Here's the final result ...

 

The textures on this tag are so cool and the shimmer sprays highlight the dimensionality of the tag. Here's some close-ups ...

 

 

It's hard to see but as a final layer I pounced a Versamark ink pad on random parts of the tag, added UTEE and heated it with the heat tool. Some of the raised areas now have a waxy appearance!!

I am so happy how this came out and am working on another one, applying lessons I learned from this tag. The layout is a bit different and I will share that with you soon along with some exciting news (times two)!! Thanks for letting me share this with you and I feel like this process has enhanced my love for mixed media! Hope you have a great week and I'd love to hear from you, anytime!!