Rania's Layouts: July 2009

Here's a summer layout I did a few days ago, when my brother brought me the photos from their 2009 vacation - better late than never!
The background paper is K & Company, the seashells are stamps from a Hero Arts clear stamps set, I also used some glossy varnish for some shine. The title was cut from a piece of foam pad and I colored the letters with my copics. I also wanted to add something like a net for fish, so I used a kind of tulle I had, I just colored it with a copic in order to achieve the color I wanted.

For the flower I used a stamp from a StampTV stamps set, after coloring it with my copics I heat embossed it with some UTEE and moulded the petals in shape before it was completely cold. Then I added a few of Martha Stewart's microbeads, on top I adhered a foam dot and on top I positioned a charm that I had colored with a copic and then heat embossed with UTEE (this way the color will not fade).

Last touch some free hand doodling with a white pen and...ready!

Card Making: Summer 3d card

After a long fun summer with a few technology hiccups with no apparent reason:
1.laptop crashed and I had to perform something despicable that starts with the letter F, (that is FORMAT, raise your hands in horror!!!)
2.internet connection got lost in space for about a week
3.photo printer decided to stop doing what it's supposed to do, that is to print
4. memory card mysteriously lost all content 

I felt courageous enough to touch my keyboard without being afraid that it will decide to spontaneously combust just for fun (LOL!!!).

It's been a creative summer nevertheless, and here's a happy birthday card I made for a friend of mine:

 

It's a cute Sarah Kay stamp, the rest is just the ordinary, you know, inking, stamping etc I also ventured to add some shine and maybe I overdid it a bit but as they say there is no such thing as too much bling!

Here's a side view:

That's it for now, hope you're all well and busy crafting, see you soon!

Baby Layout: July 2008

July 2008, first vacation for my niece, sea, sun and lots of fun!
I wanted a two page layout and at first I tried to use two different background papers, but then I thought to use this paper on both pages (from the K & Co "Sea glass" collection.
I positioned the photos and then I wanted something to accent the smaller ones, so I made some frames with mt nesties. Then they seemed too flat, so I added the yellow lines (Sakura Glaze) and then I covered them with Ranger's "Glossy Accents". It takes a while to dry but the results are shiny and it adds volume if you spread it in a thick layer.
For the rest of the photos I just used white Sakura Souffle and draw the faux stitches.
I used my American Crafts "Giggles" white thickers (I have a stash of them, bought them on ebay really cheap) and colored them with my copics, perfect results!
At this point the pages were almost complete, but I wanted to add something like a base, so I cut by hand white cardstock and used yellow distress ink (I'm a distress addict, it's a fact!).
For the finishing touches I stamped and colored the boat and the lighthouse (Inkadinkado) and then covered them with the Glossy Accents. Finally I used the Fiskars "Threading Water" border punch and added the blue string.

At this point I thought to leave it as it was, I liked it this way because it is not too loaded, I just added the date with the "Baby Face" cuttlebug alphabet.

They look like a summer breeze in my album!


 

I'm in love with...K & Co Sea Glass Two-Sided Paper Pad

I just received the K & Co "Sea Glass" Two-Sided Paper Pad and I have to say, it is no less than AWESOME!

Subtle colours, great designs, each page is two sided and has perfectly matching colours/designs (limitless possibilities for mix and match), 36 pages totally, great value for money.

Absolutely perfect for breezy pages (can't wait for the summer)!

http://www.kandcompany.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=47&idproduct=5748