Creative Scrappers #273

Hey, scrappy friends!  Are you ready for another awesome Creative Scrappers sketch?  This one gives you lots of layering opportunities, which is one of my favorite things to do :)  Check it out:
 
Here's what I created using this sketch...a fun layout featuring some delicious FOOD!  I pulled out some American Crafts Plus One goodies, along with a few other AC collection bits and pieces and went to work.  This BBQ slaw burger was the BEST burger I've ever eaten...omg!  I wish I had one RIGHT NOW.  Okay, enough about food...haha!

I usually don't scrap about objects.  Most of my layouts are about people.  However, on our last trip to Vegas, I found myself taking pictures of lots of THINGS I loved.  And I thought I'd take on the challenge of scrapping them...starting with some food.  This AC line has some fun pieces that are perfect for food scrapping.  I love the reds and oranges mixed with the light teal...not a color combo I'd put together in my head.  But after seeing it together, I really like it!

Those gold glitter frames are from Crate Paper, and I thought since this was a page about Vegas, some glitter NEEDED to be on it...haha!  It's all about the flash :)  I added pop dots to my photos and middle square.  That makes it so easy to add things underneath them.

I love this Cameo cut!  I love the font, and I think it's perfect for this title.  I did some hand stitching and stamping, and I also added a rub-on for some more teal color.

That plane puffy sticker is my fave!  Those stickers remind me of when I was a kid and I had a huge sticker book full of puffy stickers.  So much fun!  I used some Studio Calico wood veneer arrows, and that gold heart is a CP rub-on.

You simply must hop on over to the Creative Scrappers blog and check out the rest of the team's layouts...so much inspiration!

We would love to see your take on this sketch!  Be sure to link up your layout, and you could win a prize from our sponsor this month...Paper Camellia!  The deadline to submit is July 31st.

Thanks for stopping by today!

A layout just for fun!

Friday is here again...woo hoo!  Today, I'm sharing a layout that I created just for the heck of it.  No design team requirements, no challenges...just for fun.  I honestly don't remember the last time I created anything just because.  It was a great feeling!

I had the Hello Again collection from Carta Bella laying on my desk from a previous layout, so I decided to challenge myself to use it up.  (I still have some left over, but at least I made a big dent in it!)

Lately, I've been enjoying starting with a busy background.  I like to spread gesso on it to blend out some of the "busyness."  I took some acrylic paints and used a credit card to smear and smudge them around.  I chose colors that were in the collection.  I wound up not using any more patterned paper, but I used several stickers from the line.  The rest of the embellishments are die cuts that I cut on my Cameo.

Here's a close up of the gesso, paint, stickers and thread.  I just love the messy and random look.

Paint!  Smudging paint is so much fun...you really should try it!  That Good Stuff is a die cut.  The Laugh Loudly is a Jilllibean Soup stamp.

I cut this out in white cardstock.  I traced it in black pen, and then I took a stamp and gave it this dirty look.  It kind of looks like car tracks...haha.  I also added a bit of yellow gelato for some color smudges.  I used patterned paper to back the You and Me.

And here's what I NEED to be doing.......putting these layouts into protectors and albums!!  Ugh!!  How did I let this happen?!  Do you have a layout stack like this?!

I'm ashamed of my layout stack...haha!  I just don't feel like taking the time to do this...I know it's going to take time.  And I'd rather be creating!  Argggghhh!!  The problems of a crazy scrappy lady..... haha!

Have a GREAT day!

High Fives & Big Smiles / My Scraps & More

It's Wednesday...woo hoo!  I love Hump Day (mainly because I get to teach my favorite class at the gym tonight...haha!)  I hope your day is off to a great start :)

Here's a layout I created for today's challenge over at the My Scraps & More forum.  It's all about clusters.  Simply create two clusters somewhere on your page...large or small.  I created a large cluster on the top half and another one on the bottom half of the page.  I used the amazing Highline collection from Basic Grey...these colors...omg!  To die for!

I have had these super cute frame cut files from Two Peas in my stash for a while, and I love how they go great with this design.

I added a bit of modeling paste to my background as well as some black watercolor.  I wanted to add a bit more black to the background.  I also added in some border stamping.  I love the chipboard and ephemera in this line...so fun and versatile!

Another angle...I tell you, pop dots make such a huge difference on a layout!  By simply raising a piece up, you get a whole different look.

Texture, texture, texture!  I love it!  I decided to add my title smack dab in the middle of the two clusters here.  I used a fun transparency "&" and used those fun tiny BG letters for my title.  There are a TON of then!

You are more than welcome to come join our forum and start in on our Summer challenges!  There are weekly and monthly prizes up for grabs.  And be sure to check out the STORE...there is SO much scrappy goodness in there, and even MORE is on its way this month!

Have a great day, friends!

She Shines / My Scraps & More

Happy Monday, friends!  I have another patriotic layout to share today.  I created it for My Scraps and More, and it was up on the blog Friday.  I hope all of my American friends had a fun and happy 4th of July! 

I really didn't have a plan going into this layout.  Only that I wanted to use lots of red, white and blue.  I started with a simple Silhouette circle star cut that I've had in my files for a while.  I created a lot of them, resized them, and then welded them together to create a fun and festive background.  I used watercolors, Dylusions sprays and gelatos to create messy background after I gave it a good coat of gesso.  I rummaged through my never-ending pile of patterned papers and found the light blue with red dots and then I paired that with some of the new My Mind's Eye Necessities paper in the Reds line.  I dug through a drawer of random scrappy "stuff" and found some old Prima flower packaging (the white with red checkered lines).  I knew I saved it for something!

I also threw in some washi tape, thread, brads and rhinestones here and there.  I cut my title using some REALLY old shiny silver star paper that came from....I can't even remember!  Funny how you collect scrappy things and then they get hidden somewhere in the depths of your scrap room, and years later you stumble upon it...haha.

Here you can really see the shine.  I love that metallic look.  Those cute red star brads are from Walmart, I think.

Lots of fun layering going on here.  Isn't that silver thread so pretty?!

A closer look at the fund die cut here...I love that the white really pops against the reds and blues.

I hope this somehow inspires you to create something patriotic! And also to dig into your old stash and see what you can find...I'm telling you, you just don't know what's hidden in there! :D

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by :)

Happy 4th! / My Mind's Eye + a GIVEAWAY & a SALE!

Hey there, and Happy 4th of July!  I have a layout to share today for My Mind's Eye.  It was up on the blog yesterday.  Nothing screams Summer Time like Independence Day, and I wanted to celebrate by creating a fun and festive layout featuring the reds and blues from the Necessities collections! 

These cute photos of my little firecracker were perfect, so I built my mixed media page around those.  I started with white cardstock, gesso and watercolors.  I created a messy red background and then added splatters of blue.  I used some distress inks and watercolors around the edges to give a more defined touch of blue.  

I backed that with the Reds “Dots” Paper to give some interest around the edges.  I used a star die cut from The Cut Shoppe and traced around it.  There is minimal patterned paper behind my photos and a few pieces of glitter tape.  I created this cute banner with a punch and several pieces of papers from the 6x6 paper pads.  I used some of the glitter and metallic tapes to cover some of the banner pieces for extra shine!

I cut the word “Star” on my Silhouette Cameo and then used the Silver Metallic Tape to cover it up.  I wanted it to be shiny, and this is the result!  This is an easy and fun way to use your tapes.  Definitely a great idea for a 4^th of July page!  You can also see here that I used pop dots for my banner and layered a part of my title on top of it.
 

Here’s a shot of the banner.  Again, I used the Red Metallic Tape to cover this banner piece.  I just love the shine it gives!
 

Here’s a close up of the die cut against the red watercolors.  You can also see the Red Glitter Tape and Silver Metallic Tape behind and on top of my photos.
 

Here you can see the dimension that layers create.  I used some of the Blue Dotted Tape as a layer under my photos…such a great pop of color.  I also used some red brads to hold my banner into place.
 

I hope this inspires you to use the Necessities collections to create a fun and bright holiday project!  All of the pieces make it super easy and fun to celebrate the red, white and blue!

In other scrappy news, Heidi Sonboul is having a big giveaway over on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog today as well as a fun photo hunt!

All you have to do is go to the Chickaniddy blog HERE and leave a comment to be entered to win.  The prize is the Date Night collection!  Also, make sure you check out the Photo Hunt.  You can find the list HERE.  It's a great way to get your photos in a fun new way.

Also, you need to know about the big Independence Day SALE going on at My Scraps & More this weekend!

Everything in the store is 35% off this weekend, and orders over $50 SHIP FREE!  The sale goes through Sunday at midnight.  Use the code INDEPENDENCE35 at checkout.  The free shipping will appear without a code after $50.

In addition, all Christmas and Winter items are 50% off as well.  (No code needed for this.)  The discount will be taken off at checkout.  **Please note:  This 50% off is NOT IN ADDITION to the 35% off.  Go HERE for this sale.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a HAPPY 4th of JULY!

Good Time Sisters / My Scraps & More

Happy Thursday :)  Tomorrow is the 4th of July already...goodness, time is flying by!  Before I share a few of my patriotic-themed layouts, I wanted to share this one I created earlier in the week for a My Scraps challenge.  The challenge was to use circles and triangles on a layout.  I scraped this cute picture of my and my little sister from back in February.  It was hard to photograph this layout because of the lighting that day, but also because of the silver foil parts on the letter stickers.  I couldn't get them to show up very well.

I pulled out the Hello Again line from Carta Bella and went to work.  I've been hoarding this line because of...well, I don't know.  I just have a habit of hoarding the most gorgeous papers, like this background paper.  I made myself use it.  I'm actually getting better about using those papers that seem just too pretty to use :)  I traced some circles and then used watercolors & gelatos to create some shadow effects.  I used one of the adorable Heidi Swapp mini stencils and some distress ink to create the triangles.
 

I love how the circles turned out.  I've discovered I really love getting messy on layouts.  I almost always pull out my watercolors these days.  And my Cameo is getting more use.  I'm always on the lookout for fun new fonts.  Of course, I can't remember this one off the top of my head, but it welds together very nicely.  Those foiled letter stickers were from the $1 section at JoAnn's from years ago.
There I go again...hoarding!

I love layering.  I punched these two banner pieces with a fun banner punch I got at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago.  Super fun to play with!  An easy tip to add layering is to use pop dots to raise your photo up.  It gives you lots of space to layer more papers, buttons, threads, stickers...you name it.  I layered tape under my photo here, along with the banners.

Another angle...more pop dots, thread, stamping, stickers and splatters.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.  Have a great day!

Best Ever Big Book / My Scraps & More

Hey, friends!  Today I'm sharing a layout I created for My Scraps & More last week.  One of my June Challenges was to take some old alpha stickers from your stash and alter them somehow.  Since my page was about my little Paige "reading" her favorite big book, I decided to take my small alpha stamps and create random letters on my big white Thickers.  I love how it turned out!  I also took a red gelato and added some red smudges.

I used the new Public Library line from October Afternoon for this.  It's a GREAT line for any type of reading layouts :)

I started with this busy book text paper as my background.  I took some beige acrylic paint and added it to some gesso to tone down the bright white.  I coated most of the background with it, and then I used watercolors to create different colored strips.  I backed all the photos with patterned papers and then just added embellishments here and there.

I love raising up my photos with pop dots.  It creates such great dimension.  All the stickers and ephemera are so fun in this line!

More layers here...I love the flair buttons...omg!  They are so fun to play with.  I also used a few rub-ons here...I believe they're from a Heidi Swapp package I picked up at Michael's a really long time ago.

My favorite part of the layout...which was really an experiment.  First of all, I was out of all the Os.  So I took some lower case "q" and made them into Os.  That's why they're kind of wonky looking.  I love how the stamped alphas turned out!

Thanks so much for visiting me today...have a great week!