Scrap The Boys: Summer

Hello and welcome to 2019!!!!! I'm happy to say that I will be continuing my journey with Scrap The Boys for the next 6 months. Without further ado, here is the challenge.

Scrap The Boys is based out of Australia and right now it is experiencing summer. I was hugely inspired by "HeyElsie" work on her Instagram page.

The large sun in the background can be found at the Silhouette store. I made "summer" using SCAL4 and lots of cursing and yelling at my computer to "just do it". LOL . . . it's a learning curve.

I used a combination of Echo Park and Lori Whitlock paper (a few years old) for this layout.

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Scrap The Boys: U + Me

 Hello there! It's that time again for a new challenge at Scrap The Boys!! 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

I have lots of photos of my son and I'm not in many of them. I have even fewer photos of me and my husband, but we did get family photos taken last year. So I thought this was a great opportunity to make a page about us! I was greatly inspired by Natalie DeSousa's page with Simple Stories. 

I used leaf cut files from the Silhouette Design Store. All the pattern paper and extras are by Fancy Pants "Golden Days" collection.

You can really bring a page together just by adding stitching.

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Supplies:

Paper, stickers and die cuts by:

Fancy Pants - Golden Days

AC Cardstock - smooth white

Sewing Maching

Silhouette Cameo

Back to School Gift: Suzy's Apple

Hello there! My son's school has a "adopt a teacher" campaign in which parents can give a gift to a teacher or staff member once a month. Of course, all of my son's teachers were taken so I chose the vice principal.

It's been quite a while since I made a 3D project. I don't think I've lost my touch. This was quite fun to make and rather easy as far as 3D projects go. This is actually an elaborate gift card holder that I hope the vice principal will display in her office.

This project is called Suzy's Apple (although I prefer Suzie since that was how my BFF in high school spelled her name). You can find this project and how to make it at Dreaming Tree.

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I had fun choosing my own floral sprays to fill in this project with from Hobby Lobby.

I did add Liquid Pearls "white opal" to the cheeks of this worm.

I'm going to deviate from my usual blog posts and not list supplies. Honestly, Dreaming Tree has already done all the work in listing everything you need to know to get started. I did deviate slightly, but that is just normal creative process.

Mixed Media Canvas: #GetCrafty

Hello there! Today I would like to share with you my latest canvas. I have been inspired by many artists and their work on my Pinterest page, especially the work of Aleksandra M. and Lindy's Stamp Gang design team.

At heart, I'm a scrapbooker who loves paper. Mixed media uses paper, but not to the same degree that making pages does for me. For this canvas, I wanted to combine the two . . . paper and mixed media "stuff".  My vision was to make something bright and feminine for my happy space (office). So I reached for BoBunny's Pincushion line ..... especially since it also speaks to crafting in many ways, including sewing and paper projects.

I always list supplies used at the end of my post.

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I love how soft and feminine this turned out.

I decided to make my own dimensional paste recently. You can find how here.

I'm so in love with the Finnabair stones. The artistic key mold is by Prima Marketing.

Can you believe I got these flowers on clearance a couple years ago?

Supplies:

BoBunny: Pincushion patterned paper

Lindy's Products:

--Flat Merry-Go-Round Green

--Flat Orange Creamsicle

--Embossing Powder Cleopatra's Copper

Finnabair Products:

--Art Stones

--Melange Art Pebbles

Creative Embellishments Chipboard

Twine from Target

Tim Holtz' Quote Chips

Kraft Paper and Paper Crimper

Prima Stencil, Molds, and Flowers

Silhouette Cameo (title)

Random Bird clip from stash

White Gesso

8x10 Canvas

Mixed Media Canvas: Choose To Shine

Hello there! Today I'm sharing with you my latest creation that I specifically made for Lindy's June challenge. I had so much fun getting rather messy putting this all together. This is my first time entering Lindy's challenges. I hope to make much more!!

I always list supplies and links at the end of my post. Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Can you believe I started this with a paper towel?! Yep, the background is a paper towel covered in gesso. I probably won't do that again, but it was a good challenge trying to work with it.

This above is Lindy's June challenge color scheme. I don't have the exact colors in my stash so I used colors that, I hope, were closely matching.

I was greatly inspired by Ingrid's dream canvas from 2015.

I had a little goof up with using the right glue for the Finnabair Melange art pebbles. Live and learn, right??

What I love most about mixed media is getting messy with different textures. My scrapbook pages and cards are "neat and orderly", but this art style encourages you to abandon all that.

Here I'm showing you a close-up of the different art stones that I used. I did add dry brush gesso at the end to help make the colors "pop".

The white leaf stems are cut using my Sillouette. 

There is a chipboard heart by Creative Embellishments underneath the flower cluster. I did not intend to bury it so completely, but making a canvas really takes a life of it's own.

I recently bought Finnabair package of mixed media pastes, which included White Sand.

I'm very happy with how this turned out. I know I'm not really describing how I made it because it's all a blur to me. I do frequently watch videos and visit blogs of lots of mixed media artists. For now, my work is "simple" in comparison.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!!!

Supplies:

Lindy's Stamp Gang:

Starburst Open Arms Amethyst

Flat Luminous Lemon

Flat Urban Amethyst

13@rts Black Microspheres

Finnabair products:

White Blanc Art Stones

Melange art pebbles

3D Gloss Gel

Soft Gloss Gel

White Sand Texture Paste

Prima flowers

Tim Holtz Quote Chips

Wooden "hello" (random from stash)

Random stars from stash

Silhouette cutting file

Creative Embellishments

8x10 canvas

paper towel

white gesso

mod podge glue

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Scrap The Boys: Play in the Water

Today starts a new challenge for Scrap the Boys!

I've been in a summer mood lately and decided to scrap this gem tucked away in my photos. When it comes to scrapping rowdy boys, I like to either take the "loud and bold" approach or the mixed media "messy and masculine" approach.

I decided to play with this fun die cut provided by Paper Issues! I did add journaling along the bottom of the layout, but my logo is covering it up because I wrote names.

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Supplies:

Paper:
Bella Blvd: Sand&Surf
Pebbles: Fun in the Sun
Echo Park: Summer Bliss

Embellishments:
Silhouette Cameo - die cut design and title from Paper Issues
Pretty Little Studio - Ain't Life Grand
Pebbles "Chips" - Fun in the Sun
Stitching

NSD: Beach babes

Hello there! I haven't been scrapping much but I just had to make something for National Scrapbook Day this past weekend. I've made a list of everything I have not yet scrapped and on that list is me and my BFF's cruising!!!!! (I know I've made one page, but that's it considering we've gone on cruises three times now.)

I was greatly inspired by all the projects on my Pinterest page using large title die cuts. I really wanted to go that route, and could not find anywhere a title font using 'Beach' the way I wanted.

So I dusted off SCAL4 and got to work making my own!!!!!

Isla Pasion is a privately owned beach at Cozumel, Mexico. It was a beautiful hot day, with clear and rather salty water. But we had so much fun, just hanging out.

The tropical leaves are die cuts from the Silhouette online store. I fussy cut the flowers from BoBunny's 'Beach Therapy' line.

I did add extra embellishments from my stash including wood pieces and summer pieces from Michael's.

The large font is "Marker Felt". Sorry, already don't remember the font choice for 'babes'.

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Supplies:

--BoBunny: Beach Therapy
--BoBunny: Boardwalk
Embellishments from Michael's
Wooden pieces from Creative Embellishments
Silhouette Cameo with SCAL4

ISBG: You Color my World

Hello! Welcome to my blog. Today I'm sharing with you a new layout using International Scrapbook Garden's toolshed kit called 'Colorburst'.

There are so many interpretations with this kit! Love every little detail in it. You can make a crazy color combo page, or even just a monochrome page and love the results either way.

With this page, I wanted to use every color provided in the main kit and mixed media bonus kit. We recently stopped by Cadillac Ranch on Route 66 in Texas. These cars are standing straight up, in a row, and are weirdly part of our modern American history. People not only stop by to visit, but to spray paint the cars as well. These cars are located on the flat plains so the wind is absolutely relentless and intense as well.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Aren't these flowers beautiful!?

I envisioned the background a certain way and ended up with a "hot mess". LOL! So I felt the need to add lots of embellishment to tone down the background. I did use leaf die cuts made with my Silhouette Cameo here.

The mixed media kit comes with Dazzlerz 'Pucker Up Pink', which is a shimmering dimensional paste. It's an incredibly strong and powerful color!!! I applied black gesso to the title and added two different embossing powders. Polka purple is part of the mixed media kit. Lindy's Desert Moon Copper Teal is from my stash. 

Did you know that those long titles mean there is more than one color change in the powder? If you use black gesso/paint, you will get the secondary color instead.

Supplies:

ISBG Toolshed Kit: "Colorburst" Main kit

ISBG Toolshed Kit: "Colorburst" Mixed Media Kit

ISBG Toolshed Kit: "Colorburst" Embellishment Bonus Kit

My Stash:

Lindy's Embossing Powder: Desert Moon Copper Teal

Silhouette Cameo

Word stamps by Heidi Swapp and Citrus Twist

Loose thread

PDE Linky Party: Relax

Hello there! Today is a new challenge day at Pause Dream Enjoy!

Today's challenge is this photo for inspiration.

I know most of us would be thinking "mermaid" and "birthday". Let's just say I 

don't have any "mermaids" in my life. Also, I seriously shy away from making actual 

birthday cards . . . so I went a different way.

I decided to make this cute Doodlebug Designs' dolphin

for my card, purchased from the Silhouette online store.

Also, I was hugely inspired by this card found on Pinterest. 

It's absolutely the cutest in it's simplicity.

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ISBG: Love This Life

Hello again! Today I'm sharing with you a new page from International Scrapbook Garden. 

I used the toolshed kit Winter Adventures. This kit is so versatile for just about any boy page you want to make. It has a lovely mix of blue paper by Maja Design, snow, hearts, and other masculine touches. Seriously, this kit has it all!!

I dabble in two unique styles. One is using large die cuts on my pages while still incorporating negative space. The other is mixed media, which I have shown in previous blog posts. While mixed media is "new" to me, die cuts is my first love as I've been using them for years.

The hearts is a background die cut found on the Silhouette online store by Paige Evans. I then cut out a few hearts (using the same file) to make the background more interesting.

I tried very hard to stick to the kit. I did add a bit of lace from my stash, 

as well as die cut leaves and thread. These just help make the cluster

a bit more "full" looking.

On my previous pages, I heat embossed the chipboard. I felt like the heart was 

perfect for this page as it was.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!!!

Supplies:

--ISBG: Toolshed Kit Winter Adventures

--ISBG: Toolshed Kit Winter Adventures: Bonus Chipboard

--ISBG: Toolshed Kit Winter Adventures: Bonus Paper

--ISBG: Toolshed Kit Winter Adventures: Bonus Embellishments

--ISBG: Toolshed Kit Winter Adventures: Mixed Media kit (mica flakes)

Extra:

Silhouette Cameo - large background die cut heart and leaves (filler)

Lace

AC White Card stock

Blue Thread

Scrap The Boys: Family

Hello there! Today is a bonus post with Scrap The Boys as we join together with

the Stick It Down blog challenges. Here is the sketch . . . perfect for February!

I recently had family photos taken and was really excited to get

started on this page about us. Hearts and family go well together, don't

you think? The large heart is a free cut file from Paper Issues.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!

Supplies:

Paper:

--FancyPants "Golden Days"

--Simple Stories - Basics Wood

Ephemera by Golden Days

Silhouette Cameo

Die Cut heart by Paper Issues

ISBG: Be Authentic

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I'm sharing with you a new layout using the Toolshed kit: Winter Adventures from International Scrapbook Garden.

This page is inspired by long perusals thru my Pinterest page. I liked several techniques by various artists and decided to try them on this layout. I admit I was rather nervous with how this was going to turn out. It's so rare for me to not follow a sketch or even to lift from another scrapper's page.

I will say I was greatly inspired by Sivan Amedi Shem-Tov.

The photo is of my former exchange student. He is an excellent young man and we still keep in contact with him to this day. But, he was still a 15 year old teenager at this time period. You know, it's freezing outside and snowing and he's checking his phone and has no gloves on. Then complained about it how his fingers were so cold. (insert eye-roll here)

Most of this layout is from the Winter Adventures kit and bonuses. The kits do not come with solid card stock so I did use kraft card stock from my stash. I also used Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powders as well as my sewing machine!

Sometimes it's hard to know what title to use on a layout. Some crafters don't use any but that's not my style. I do tend to not journal on the front though. But lately I've been journaling on the back so family and friends will still know the story.

I used embossing powders Silver Moon Mistletoe and Cleopatra's Copper on the snowflakes. I lightly spritzed Kaiser Mists Denim available from the mixed media bonus kit.

I added the DecoArt Snow-Tex all over the flowers, and dabbed it across the layout for effect.

I used my rather old Fiskars paper crimper on my kraft card stock for extra texture.

The denim papers provided in the kit really "scream" sewing and stitching to me.

I did add some snowflake stenciling (provided in the bonus kit) using white Acrylic paint. I also distressed the papers with Prima Rose ink Branch Bark provided in the main kit.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!

Supplies:

International Scrapbook Garden: Toolshed Winter Adventures Main kit

International Scrapbook Garden: Toolshed Embellishment Bonus kit

International Scrapbook Garden: Toolshed Bonus Chipboard kit

International Scrapbook Garden: Toolshed Mixed Media kit

Extras:

White Acrylic Paint

Kraft Card Stock

Fishers Paper Crimper

Sewing Machine and thread

Silhouette cameo for the white foliage

Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powders:

--Silver Moon Mistletoe

--Cleopatra's Copper

Thankful (New Year)

Hello and welcome to my blog and 2018 . . . this is going to be a long post as I thank the many people and ideas that led to this project.

First, International Scrapbook Garden is a new kit club (in which I'm on the DT) and the owner has generously provided mixed media as part of her kits. I have been dabbling in mixed media and have felt it was time to really take the plunge! I have been watching a lot of videos lately.

Secondly, I completely fell in love with the YouTube canvas tutorial by Gabrielle Pollacco. My project is very much based on her work and am incredibly grateful that she makes videos. (Cause I really don't make videos).

Third, Christmas came. I had a package of goodies picked out by . . . me. Enough said.

Finally, I browsed around Scrapbook.com looking at alternate projects and came across Linsey Rickett who led me to The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

What better way to show off my mixed media project!? Everything about it is "new". New goodies, new technique (for me anyway), and in general a very new type of project for me.

The colors are Lindsey's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays called

"Autumn Leaves".

On Gabrielle's video she used a LOT of chipboard from Dusty Attic.

Well, I have a Silhouette Cameo. So I bought the 110lb Kraft Card Stock

to use and files from the Silhouette online store.

Took about an hour to cut it all out, but cheaper for me.

The project is highlighted with Perfect Pearls Gold powder 

mixed with a tiny amount of water. Love the effect!

I do already have a nice selection of stencils for creating

textured backgrounds.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!

Supplies:

8 x 10 blank canvas

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays - Autumn Leaves

Silhouette Cameo and files

--butterfly

--clock (hard to see)

--fence, dog, cat, grass

--background "shape" in upper left corner

Random flowers, wooden embellishments, and metal embellishments from my stash

Random bling and ribbon

Perfect Pearls Gold

Gesso

Stencils (I used 4 - 5 different ones)

Several hours later . . . (mainly because I cut out my own 'chipboard')