Happy

Hello, my scrappy friends! It has been a while since I last posted on my blog, but after satisfying a couple of wanderlust needs, I am able to get back to what I love....scrapbooking!

This layout for the CSI Design Team is near and dear to my heart. It is about how happy I am to see my son find someone special in his life. In addition to the story, the colors are beautiful this week, so give it a try and play along.  

Our three sponsors this month are Flair For Buttons,  Funky Flairs Studio, and Scrapmats. Be sure to check these out for fun and unique scrapbooking supplies.

Our permanent sponsor is The Flying Unicorn. If you haven't already seen the elegant and varied kits and supplies, you need to hurry and get on the band wagon! 

As is the norm for me, I used a lot of fussy cutting and layering for this piece. 

Here, you can see more fussy cutting, layering and embossing behind the word, "Sweetheart". 

The chipboard is painted with gesso, then dark blue paint and sponged over with a lighter blue paint. The chipboard window is done, using the same technique, but the darker blue is applied first, then the lighter blue on top. Also, this area was masked and I applied modeling paste to achieve greater texture in the background. 

After having taught school for years, I still have transparencies left over. I put them to good use here, by using alcohol ink, a blending tool and blending solution to achieve a mottled effect.

Next, I traced the window shape onto the transparency and cut it out before applying it to the chipboard. Here, you can also see the stamping technique that I used on the XOXO chipboard. 

Products:

Blue Fern Studios: paper, chipboard pieces, clear      stamps
Elizabeth Craft Designs die
Liquitex modeling paste
Petaloo flowers
Pro Art gesso
Ranger Alcohol Ink
Stampendous Frantage
Stazon Ink
The Crafter's Workshop
From my stash: transparency

Thanks for taking a look! See you next time! 

Fortieth Anniversary

No, I'm really not this old! Well, maybe I am. When we weren't partying this week, I was creating this layout to remember the occasion. You'll have to scroll all the way down to read the journaling.



This is my entry for CSI Case File 124. CSI has put the fun back into scrapbooking for me. I needed something to raise the bar, and every week the challenge is new and exciting.

Lately, I have been getting serious about embossing.  My latest "go to" stamping technique utilizes Frantage Encrusted Jewels by Stampendous. Isn't it gorgeous? The chipboard numbers are by Tim Holtz. First, I inked the letters with an Adirondack stamp pad by Ranger and let it dry. Then, using Perfect Medium, also by Ranger, I inked the area I wanted to apply the embossing. Next, I sprinkled a few mica chips over the same area before adding the embossing powder. This has to be heated from below the area to be embossed. Once the products begin melting a marvelous transformation takes place.

I've had this stamp, by Deep Red, for a while and planned to use it for a special occasion.....either Valentine's Day or an anniversary. It is called, "My Heart, My Soul". Other stamps that I used are by Kaiser Craft,  Crafty Secrets and Technique Tuesday.

The journaling is done on a tag and tucked behind the picture.



This tag is made like paper dolls. I just traced an existing tag, made creases and cut it out. After stamping the heart design, I stamped the same design on a sticky note and cut it out. I placed it over the heart on the tag and sprayed the area with Prima's brand new Color Bloom. I pulled the sticky heart off and let it dry before inking, coloring, stickling and journaling.  



Other products used:

Liquitex Modeling Paste
Martha Stewart
     Heart Punch
     Punch Around the Page
Prima
     Fairy Bell Collection paper
     Flowers and leaf
     Mask
Pro Art Gesso
From my stash:
     markers
     white embroidery floss
     burgundy ribbon
     cheese cloth

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Beautiful

This layout is about our Easter, 2015. I adore the Blue Fern Studios paper and chipboard that I used to achieve this romantic look. 


What a joy this challenge and it's beautiful color scheme is at CSI this week! I hope you will love it as much as I do. 

Over at CSI our sponsors this month,  are .....

AND

Be sure to stop by CSI and play along for a chance to win some great prizes from our sponsors!

Techniques used in this layout are stamping, masking, paper tearing and  inking. 

Here, you can see what I did with the paper after tearing it. I rolled it back, one section at a time to create a frame for my photo. 

Here is the journaling I added to tell the story behind the layout. This is why I love CSI so much....it reminds me to always journal my pages! 

Gotta love some flowery goodness here! 

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios paper and chipboard
Liquitex modeling paste
Maya Road pins
Petaloo flowers
Prima embellishments, stamp, mask
Ranger stickles and tissue tape (Tim Holtz)
Sizzix file folder die
StayzOn Ink
Studio 490/Stampers Anonymous/Wendy Vecchi
From my stash: pearls, ribbon

Big thanks to my friends who follow my blog and leave comments! 

Adorable

This layout was created for The Crafty Scrapper, AKA my "happy place", in Waxahachie, Texas.

When my daughter was about 15 we went to a family gathering and she enjoyed being with her little cousin, Kate. I remember taking this photo as if it were yesterday.

Techniques always add a lot of interest to a page. On this layout I masked, stitched, painted, inked and did some 3-D work. You can see the modeling paste and the wonderful texture this fun technique created.

It was a treat to use Studio Calico papers, American Crafts chipboard embellishments, Prima flowers, The Crafter's Workshop, Heidi Swap Color Shine and May Arts ribbon.

The banner looked so cute placed across the picture. As you can see, I popped up two layers here.

Thanks for taking a peek. I always appreciate comments!

Flirts With Danger

This layout today is for this week's challenge at CSI. The photos were of my daughter and  her boyfriend as they went skydiving. I'm so glad that she can now take that off of her bucket list!

Paint running down the page, falling flowers and  white dots seemed to be perfect for symbolizing things falling from the sky.

Products used:

Girls Paperie stickers

K & Co. paper

Liquitex Modeling Paste

Martha Stewart punch

Maya Road:

     pin

     mist
     ribbon
May Arts Ribbons

Petaloo polka dot flower

Prima flowers

Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists

Sakura Gelly Roll pen

Stencil Girl stncil

 

As you can see, they landed safely, but what I want to know is, what else is on her bucket list.

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.

Oh Snap!

Greetings everyone! I am trying to get back into the swing of things here. After experiencing some health issues lately, and going through a major problem with our home, I have finally been able to get back to scrapbooking. I think that having to move almost everything in my scrapbook room to repair the slab leak has been harder on me than my health issues! A scrapbooking girl has got to scrap, you know?!!! Tempoirarily, I have set up a makeshift scrapping area in our kitchen. I cannot complain, though....it is better than not being able to scrapbook at all!

OK....my problems aside.....About a month ago, Liz and I spent the day together and we decided to play a little joke on my husband/her dad. He unwinds at the end of the day by doing a crossword puzzle.....his favorite part of the paper. 

Over at CSI our sponsors this month,  are Dusty Attic, Creative Embellishments, and Lindy's Stamp Gang.  Be sure to stop by and play along for a chance to win some great prizes!

Back to the layout now, the little joke we played on my husband/Liz's dad was to cut out the crossword puzzle from the paper before he got home. We pulled it off without a hitch. Dad was totally unsuspecting, and I got some wonderful photos too! Tee, hee, hee!!! 

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios chipboard
BoBunnye paperMaya Road chipboard and twine
Prima flowers and ink
Tim Holtz diecut
From my stash:
     background paper
     stencil
     blue flower
     button
     number stickers
     chipboard 

Techniques used for this layout include inking, painting, fussy cutting, 3-D work, stenciling and diecutting.

Thanks for taking a look! I always appreciate comments! 

She Would Grow Up To Be ....

This layout will be a gift to my mother for Mother's Day. The photo was taken during the mid 1920's and she is now ninety two years young. She is sitting between the two boys.

The overall style for this  page is vintage whimsical, which seems perfect for three preschoolers. Mother and her two cousins were playing in a wagon. The subject is not what she was at the time of the photo, but what she would one day become. You will have to scroll down to the bottom to discover that.

A big thank you goes out to CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) for the vision to challenge scrapbookers to do amazing work. I love that website!

 





And now, for some close up photos....

Techniques used for this page were inking, tearing, distressing, hand stitching, painting, fussy cutting and three dimensional work.

Here is a bit of whimsy. Only in a child's very creative mind would you experience a cat dancing atop a corbel, next to a Tiffany lamp, while holding a teacup and saucer. What fun!



The cherry blossom branch drapes across the page gracefully. It was first painted with gesso, then painted with crackle paint and last, painted with markers for a finished look.

This close up shows more three dimensional work.

Products used:

     Creative Imaginations paper

     Dusty Attic chipboard

     Petaloo flowers

     Prima ink and corbel

     Ranger crackle paint

     Scrapmats chipboard

     Hobby Lobby fence and pocket watch

     From my stash:

          seam binding tape

          embroidery thread

          antique juvenile book pages

          twine

This tag tells what Mother would become as an adult. Happy Mother's Day, to you, Mother!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. They are always appreciated!