Saturday, March 17, 2012

52 Week Photos Mini Album

Remember the 52 week project that I did last year? Well, I took my favorite photos and scrapped them in this mini album by Basically Bare. The Rowdy Roadster mixed media album is a mixed media that was released this past CHA. I turned this album into a technique “free-for-all”! I painted, stamped, stickled, heat and dry embossed, and glittered until I liked the results.

I also used canvas leaves from the Bare Basics Blossoms and Leaves set, a chipboard filmstrip from the Paparazzi Embellie Set, and a chipboard and cardboard dress form from the Dress Me Up Dress forms set, and buttons.

I used WOW embossing powder in high gloss silver on the filmstrip and then swiped it with charcoal ink and white acrylic paint. I dry embossed the dress form and then heat embossed it using copper WOW embossing powder and then covered the bottom with strips of rosettes that were spritzed with shimmering mist. I added feathers (which are really hot right now) and pearls to really “girlify” the dress form. Before adhering the embellishments to the acrylic cover, I added a glittered flourish and swiped the back with white acrylic paint.

I added another dress form to the inside cover. I tore away the first layer of cardboard to reveal the ridges. I lightly painted it with white acrylic paint and stamped it using a stamp from WOW’s Call Me Stamp set to add the script print.
I love how the different shaped pages add so much character to this album.

I painted the canvas leaf with glimmer glaze. Once dried, I slightly curled the end to add dimension.
I created the background of this page by inking over a Tim Holtz mask and embossing with WOW powder in earth tone olive.
I ran both tags through the cuttlebug before swiping with acrylic paint and adding stickles. I love the texture that the dry embossing adds!
I swiped both with white acrylic paint so that they would stand out against the the canvas page that follows. I hot glued feathers and Petaloo flowers to the top tag and coated the embossed flourish with PK Glitz glitter on the bottom tag. I tied tulle through both tags for an added feminine touch.
This canvas page was really fun to work on. I embossed the page using WOW embossing powder in earth tone nutmeg and WOW’s brocade stamp. I have to admit, heat embossing such a large canvas area was tedious work. I had to heat it longer than paper but just shy of actually burning the fabric. Once that was done, I stitched around the page, about 1/2″ from the edge and then frayed and inked the edges.
The stitching and fraying were already done from the front side of this page. I used a mask and shimmering mist to create the background and then added rub-ons and embellishments once the page was fully dried.
This tag is wonderful for displaying either a couple of small photos or one large photo. I chose to keep the embellishments simple and added 2- 5×7 photos (one to either side of the page) and sheer ribbon for a pop of color.
I tore off the top layer of the inside of the back cover and covered the bottom with patterned paper. I painted, stamped, and added rub-ons to the exposed ridges. I nestled a felt Stack-A-Bellies Bird in the strip of rosettes, but not before spritzing it with Silver Foil glimmer mist. I attached a chipboard wing that was coated with glitter and then added pen work to the bird.
I covered the back cover with patterned paper and added strips of tulle to the rings to finish off the album.

This is probably the chunkiest album I’ve ever made, but I love every inch of it!! That’s all for now…until next post…happy scrapping!!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Altered Family Canvas

Good day everyone! Today, I have another Quick Quotes project to share featuring the 8x10 chipboard Whimsical Tree on a canvas. This is only my 2nd canvas and I had a ball creating it.

I started by using bubble wrap and embossing ink to stamp the background and then embossed with WOW's Opaque Brite White embossing powder. I used the Whimsical Tree as a mask and painted over it with Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists from Luminarte in key lime, teal zircon, and ocean wave and then used a damp paper towel to wipe the paint off of the embossed circles. I lightly inked over the painted areas with Amaretto PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

I inked the tree with Amaretto PowderPuff Chalking Ink and aligned it slighlty to the right of the masked area so that the masking serves as a drop shadow. I cut flowers from Summer Samba 400 and added to the tree.

I used Summer Samba 200 to highlight the letter "L" in family, which happens to be the first letter of my last name.
Here's a close-up of the flawers on the tree.

I inked the sides of the canvas using Green with Envy PowderPuff Chalking Ink and Baja Blue PowderPuff Chalking Ink which matched the paint perfectly!!
Quick Quotes Products:
Summer Samba (200 and 400)
Whimsical Tree
PowderPuff Chalk Inks (baja blue, green with envy, amaretto)
Other Projects:
Canvas
Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists (ocean wave, teal zircon, ley lime)
WOW Embossing Powders (opaque bright white, earthtone paprika)
Pink Paislee Chipboard Alphabet
That's all for now!! Have a scrappy day!!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Tin Type

I am so excited to share with you my first Quick Quotes blog post!!

The Tin Type collection has my handsome little men written all over it. I love the muted colors with the surprise pop of orange. I wanted to play up the contrast so I matted the Tin Type 100 side A with a 2nd sheet of side B and added a strip from Tin Type 500 across the layout.

To help carry out the "steam punk" theme, I used cog wheels masks and embossing powder on my background.

I inked the gears from the Balloon - 8" x 10" Chipboard with Mocha Mama PowderPuff Chalking Inks and lightly embossed with copper embossing powder.
I cut word strips from Tin Type 500 and used as journaling on my layout. I also inked throughout the layout with Mocha Mama PowderPuff Chalking Inks and Baja Blue PowderPuff Chalking Inks.

That's all for now! See you next post!

Quick Quotes Supplies:
Quick Quotes TinType collection papers
Quick Quotes Tin Type 500
Quick Quotes balloon laser 8x10 die cut (cogs)
Other Supplies:
WOW Embossing Powder (Earthtone Nutmeg and Metallic Copper)
Creative Imaginations Corrugated Cardstock
Maya Road Envelop
Making Memories Alphas

Friday, February 24, 2012

WOW Basically Bare

Hey there, it's been a while since my last post. I have a good reason for my absence...I started a new job about 3 weeks ago and am still trying to find a way to fit it all in...scrapbooking, gym time, family time, computer time...and sleep. LOL! Although I haven't scrapped in a long time...too long as a matter of fact, I still have some projects to share. I created these mini albums for the Basically Bare booth at CHA.

I used Basically Bare chipboard and acrylic accents, Simple Stories patterned paper, and WOW embossing powder and stamps to highlight the photos of our summertime activities.

I used Basically Bare chipboard accents, Graphic 45 patterned paper, Petaloo flowers, and WOW embossing powder and stamps to highlight the photos of my trip to Bermuda.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

More New Creative Imaginations

Hey there everyone!! Today I have a ton of new projects to share featuring Creative Imaginations' new CHA-W 2012 releases.

This layout featuring my nephew, Jaden was created using Renae Lindgren's Make A Wish Line. This collections comes with papers that a just right for boys and girls! How cute is that pennant banner?
Christine Adolph's Oceanside collection is simply gorgeous! The variegated blues and browns will add a soft vintage flair to your beach themed projects.The delicate butterflies and dragonflies add to the versatility of this line.

This LO features Studio Basics 101 Family Matters. This collection is just perfect for preserving memories about your family! The soft muted colors make scrapbooking for every member of your family easy.
Our Studio Basics Family Matters collections is just perfect for those projects! The soft muted colors make scrapbooking for every member of your family easy.Our Studio Basics Family Matters collections is just perfect for those projects! The soft muted colors make scrapbooking for every member of your family easy.Our Studio Basics Family Matters collections is just perfect for those projects! The soft muted colors make scrapbooking for every member of your family easy.
Last but not least is an altered project featuring the Peeps collection. I painted the entire project with apple blossom Luminarte that matched the papers. I had a ball with this...can you tell?
Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

CHA Winter 2012: Creative Imaginations

Have you visited Creative Imaginations' blog lately? They've started posting the new releases and they're fabulous!! Today. I'm sharing 2 projects that I created with the new Nautical line designed by Samantha Walker and the new Oceana line designed by Christine Adolph.

Don't you just love this color combo? Nautical is perfect for all of those Summer holiday layouts, beach photos, family vacation, and the sailboats are great for all of those little boy pages!

Layering the stickers and die cuts are a great way to create your own embellishments.




This next layout was created using Oceana. The variegated blues and browns will add a soft vintage flair to your beach themed projects. The delicate butterflies and dragonflies add to the versatility of this line. This collection is perfect for boy, girl, and adult scrapbook pages.

I created a frame by cutting the center from a die cut.

How gorgeous are those butterflies?


Stop by CI's blog to see the rest of the new releases and to check out what the rest of the design team created!

Until next post, happy scrapping!!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Scrap Yourself

...that has been my scrapping motto for a long time now. That was also one of the motivating forces behind my participation in the 52 Week Project--so I'd have updated pictures for the scrapbooking pages about me. I believe that it is equally important to document my story as it in my family's.

Having said that, I have a layout to share featuring one of the pictures that I took last month. I used a couple of Basically Bare pieces: canvas leaves from the Blossoms & Leaves set and the film strip border from the Paparazzi Set.

I cut the film strip into pieces in order to use a strip as a border on my layout. I set aside the rest to use on another project.

I added crackle accents to the border strip for added interest.

The chipboard "48" was originally black and glittered, but I peeled the top layer off and then embossed using WOW embossing Powder in earthtone honey from the Suzy West collection. I just love the deeply textured look!

I took 2 leaves from the package, folded them in half and stapled close to the fold. I then used WOW’s “Call Me” stamp set to stamp the leaves.

Here’s a close up of one of the canvas leaves and the scalloped border that I stamped and embossed with WOW embossing powder in earth tone honey.

Creating the border was really easy. I pressed the cap of the embossing powder jar into my embossing ink and then stamped on my page as I would using any regular stamp.


I poured earthtone honey over the stamped image, dumped off the excess and heat embossed until completely melted.

That's all for today!! I will have tons of CHA projects to share...soon enough! Have a great day!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year!!

gif-Happy New Year Pictures, Images and Photos
Well, another year has passed us by. I for one love the start of a new year. I know, I know, it's really just another day, but the feeling of starting something new makes me think of all the potential that may lie ahead. Hopefully there's a new job in the works...fingers crossed.

There are so many things that I'd like to do creatively...like start a new photography project now that I've completed the 52 week project. I'd also like to get a new blog up and running. I love this one, but I'm looking for something...different...who knows, we'll see how that goes. I have to admit, I've been a little lazy with more than a few of my projects...just a phase, I'm sure, but I need to snap out of that and be the artist that I know lies within me. I want to teach more, for sure. I love teaching scrapbook projects!

Anyway, I need to get my booty off of this computer and clean my kitchen!! Before I go, I'll share a couple of the last projects that I created in 2011.

This project was created using Petaloo's Darjeeling collection and Graphic 45's Tropical Travelogue line. The flowers and papers go together so beautifully and I though they'd look lovely as a hostess gift set. I pulled colors from the papers and then mixed and matched the flowers until it was pleasing to my eye.



I created this card for Basically Bare using the Dress Forms and Blossoms & Leaves sets. To see how step by step instructions check out this post.

iside of the card reads: "...may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson"

Thanks for your continued support. I look forward to sharing more with you in 2012!!



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