These are the best days layout

Hi and welcome to my blog. I can't believe that I will have a daughter graduating from high school this year.... where does the time go??? It seems like only yesterday that she was going off to preschool and now she will be moving away in the fall to go to college. This layout is with her last school photo ( besides grad ) and I decided to go with the theme of time for this layout.
Here it is.....

 

I created my own colored modeling paste by mixing a green and blue  Faber- Castell Design Memory Craft Gelato together ( added a bit of water to mix ) and then added some Whipped Spackle. I then used a clock stencil from The Crafters Workshop and stencilled randomly over the page. The ledger has  bluish green lines , which I was hoping to match. I didn't quite achieve a perfect match but I like the color I came up with! I used a variety of flowers and chipboard from Prima and ephemera from my stash. The clock was cut on my Silhouette and sprayed with Lindys Stamp Gang inks.

 

I'm entering this layout over at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft blog for their Time challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

 

The Friday Mashup 200th challenge

Hi and welcome to my blog. The Friday Mashup is celebrating their 200th challenge with a fun challenge.... we get to pick from two past challenges!! Sounds like lots of fun!! Plus, they have some great prizes up for grabs.

Here is the current challenge info:

This week's Mashup Challenge:

Create a project using your TWO favorite Mashup Challenges together on one project!

1. Use 1 element from each of your Two Favorite Challenges together.
2. or Use both of the elements from your Two Favorite Challenges together

With so many great challenges to pick from , this was a hard decision to make!! I wanted to pick ones that I hadn't participated in before so these were my choices:

Create a 3D project or a project with butterflies. and create a project with ripped paper or fussy cute image.

I decided to mash the butterflies and fussy cut image for my card........

 

I used papers from Graphic 45 'Time to Celebrate" collection. I love G45 papers ... the vintage images are so much fun to create with. These are some of the papers I used for my card:

 

 

 

 

I fussy cut the girl, cake , flowers and butterflies out of the paper. I used my Spellbinders die to make the background mat behind the shaker frame and inked everything with TH Distress Ink in Pumice Stone. This shade is a bit more subtle than Vintage Photo, which is what I wanted to achieve. I added some sequins inside my shaker frame and a fussy cut Bday girl and cake to the outside. To add some glam , I added Stickles to the girls hat and flowers and used my Wink Of Stella markers in clear and gold to the butterflies and cake. Finally, I cut "happy birthday" from a strip and adhered to the bottom corner , and this card is finished!!! Besides all the fussy cutting, this card was fairly simple to make and I can't wait to give it to a very special girl!!!

 

That's my FM 200 challenge card.... hope you enjoyed it! Don't forget to play along this week!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

 

 

 



Mojo Monday inspired cards

Hi, I'm back with a couple more cards to share with you. I'm using the current sketch over at Mojo Monday as my inspiration. Here's the latest sketch:

 

I made two cards for using papers from Fancy Pants Designs Collecting Moments 6X6 paper pad.

 

 

 

 

I made the sentiment mats using a cutfile and my Silhouette machine . The sentiment for the first card was from a CTMH set called Treasure Life  and the second card greeting is from C.C Designs set called Sassy Sentiments. I think this may have been the first time in ages where I didn't ink, stencil or distress my card in any way!!! The only altering I did was add some Stickles to the flowers . So quick and easy but I love them both!!!

 

That's my Mojo cards this week... hope you enjoyed! Thanks for dropping by!

 

 

Thinking of you Card ... an embossed embossing technique

Hi and welcome to my blog! I love trying new techniques for papercrafting and this week over at The Friday Mashup they have a challenge for us to try  heat embossing on a dry embossed card... there's a link for those who haven't tried this technique yet.
Here's the info:

 

 

This week's Mashup Challenge:

• Create a project with an "Antique Style, element or theme".
• Create a project using the "Embossed Embossing technique" (tutorial) .
• or Mash it Up! and create an "Antique project using the Embossed Embossing Technique". 

 

I'm combining my card with the current  Friday challenge over at Frosted Designs which is to use recycled materials and homemade flowers. 

 

This is my card for both challenges........

 

 

 

I had lots of fun with this technique!!! First , I embossed a piece of leftover ledger paper with a Tim Holtz embossing folder and then used my brayer to layer some Versaink before sprinking  TH embossing powder in Old Paper and then heat set it. To give it a more aged look, I stenciled some stains and then distressed and inked the edges. This certainly has an antique feel to it already. I made some flowers using a Stampin Up! punch for the larger flowers and my Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge for the smaller ones. The sentiment is an oldie from Close To My Heart called Thoughtful Seasons. My recycled items are some cheesecloth ,some dark brown hemp and buttons. To finish up the vintage look, I added a metal key and flower and a few gemstones.

 

 That's my card for today... thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 



Paris layout

Hi , I'm back again today to share a layout I made using the current sketch over at Sketchabilities. They have another fabulous sketch to share and a great prize up for grabs!

Here is the sketch:

 

 

 

I decided to use one of my photos from my recent trip to Vegas for my page. Check it out....

 

 

One of my dream destinations is Paris ... but for now Vegas Paris will have to do!!! I used some metal Trinkets from Prima's Finnabair collection as well as an assortment of flowers, buttons and metal embellies  from Prima, Petaloo and some random ones that I had in my stash to frame this pic of the Effiel tower at the Paris Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. Hopefully, I will be able to scrap a layout of  the real tower soon!!!

There's a bit of gesso, some Prima Chalk ink in a fun yellow called Coldsfoot Petals and Hedi Swapp Color Shine ( Bronzer) for the base layers, plus some random stamps in the same yellow. I stitched a few lines, drew some and added a few gems and this page is complete!!! Yay!!! I love it when a layout comes together so quickly and easily, thanks to an awesome sketch.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

 

 

 

Mojo Monday: a Tall and Skinny card

Hi and welcome to my blog. This week over at Mojo Monday they have a Tall and Skinny card sketch to play along with. This wonderful sketch is brought to you by the very talented Julee Tilman

 

 

The first size is 3.5 x 5.5" and fits a regular A2 envelope with a little room left over to let something (like the circle in this sketch) hang off the 3.5" side. You can use either of the following measurements, depending on where you want your fold.

• 3.5 x 11" cut of cardstock, score long side at 5.5"
• 5.5 x 7" cut of cardstock, score long side at 3.5"

For a little more skinny, you can try a 3.5 x 6" card to fit a regular No. 6 3/4 envelope (the ones that are about the size of a personal check).  Use either of the following measurements, depending on where you want your fold.

• 3.5 x 12" cut of cardstock, score long side at 6"
• 6 x 7" cut of cardstock, score long side at 3.5"

I used the 3.5 X6 size card for something different ( my cards tend to be 6X6" )... here's my card:

 

 

I used a few new goodies I got from my recent Blitzy order to create this sympathy card. I got a few new background stamps from Bo Bunny ( Geometric Patterns & Distressed Textures stamps)  and Tim Holtz (Mixed Media  stamps) which I used to create to background, along with some new Color Shine ( Bronzer & Mint) ink sprays from Heidi Swapp . The sentiment is from Verve Stamps set called Forever In Our Hearts. I created the hearts using some leftover paper and Stampin Up! trio blossom flower punch. Everything was distressed and inked up and a few Prima Sugar Dots and MME faux wood dots were added to finish this card.

 

That's my Mojo card... thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

 

 

Tim Holtz twelve tags of 2015 ; February tag

Hi all! I'm late getting my tag made for the TH 12 tags of 2015  because my order of TH goodies hasn't arrived yet!!!! Here's what I came up with using this month's tag tutorial......

 

I used an assortment of tags and papers from my stash to create the base layer and then added various goodies to finish it off. The hearts were cut out of muslin , inked and stamped with a TH script stamp in Frayed Burlap ink and edged with Vintage Photo Distress Stain. The key and lock were a brassy color so I painted them with a few coats of Brushed Pewter Distress paint.

 

 

 

 

Here's a pic of some of the inks, stamps and paints I used to create my tag .... all Tim Holtz except the gel medium.

 

Click here for the full tutorial .

 

That's my February tag....I can't wait until next  month's tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by today!