Freeze Today / My Scraps & More

It's the weekend, ya'll!  Everyone in my house slept until 8am...that hasn't happened in a very long time.  It was awesome!  Today I'm sharing a layout that I created a few weeks ago for a Throwback Thursday Challenge over on the My Scraps forums.  The challenge was to use an older collection at least 2 years old and add vellum and bling.

I used the DIY Crate Paper collection from 2012.  I played around in my Silhouette software and created a welded background of numbers.  Since my layout was about making time stand still, I thought the numbers would go perfectly.  I love the look of a large die cut in the background.  This measuring tape background paper was also perfect because of the numbers, but also because it's pretty neutral.  I used a big piece of vellum and stitched it down and just wrote my journaling right on top of it.  I added in lots of embellishments from this collection and topped it off with some red rhinestones, which I've had in my stash for years.

Oh, and I added lots of stitching...can you tell I'm obsessed with my sewing machine?  I'm kicking myself for not getting one years ago...

Here's a close up of the layers and stitching.  A really easy way to create layers is to use pop dots under your photos.  Super easy to tuck things underneath!

Lots going on here...first, I love the texture that the background die cut creates.  The stitching also adds texture.  I like to curl up the edges of my papers and add thread in between them.  I used my Tiny Attacher to staple that Yes, Please tag onto my paper.

Gold thread....yum!  I also added a bit of watercolor onto my background.  That's something else I'm obsessed with.  I think nowadays I use watercolors and/or gelatos and stitching on every page.  Is this a problem?!  Haha :)

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

Chipboard Layout for My Mind's Eye

Hey, friends!  I hope you're having a wonderful week!  Today I'm sharing my latest layout for My Mind's Eye.  This week we're featuring all the awesome chipboard in the various collections.  I used the new Jubliee Sherbet collection.  It's full of pretty colors, and I just love all the floral designs and the overall girly feel of it.

I decided to create a vertical design by using strips of paper.  I jazzed up the white background first with some modeling paste and a chevron stencil followed by some watercolors.  I also outlined the paste with a silver pen for a little added detail.  I played around with different stitch features on my sewing machine...LOVE that thing!  And I LOVE this silver thread....be still my heart!

I embellished with lots of chipboard...the colors are just gorgeous in this line!  These adorable photos are of my sweet Reese from a few years ago.  She was outside at my granny's house, just enjoying the fresh air and swinging her arms all around.  I just love her :)

Beautiful chipboard...it doesn't get any better than that!  I added in some enamel hearts and brads...and some glorious glitter tape from the Necessities line.  I really want to stick that stuff on everything in sight!  Haha :)  It's just amazing.

Here's a shot of more chipboard...and shiny silver piece at that!  Lots of stitching going on...such a fun way to add interest and texture to a page

I really love these chipboard words...gosh, scrapbooking supplies have come so far, haven't they?  Scripty words are just awesome.  Here you can also see a better angle of the paste and watercolors.

One more close up.  I love that pretty flower chipboard piece and the fun word strips.  They look great as stand-alone pieces or layered.

I hope this inspires you to create something awesome using chipboard!  It really is versatile and can be used in a lot of different ways.

Thanks for stopping by today...have a nice afternoon :)

You Are So Cool / My Scraps & More

Hey there!  Today I'm sharing a layout that has a fun story behind it.  I was really excited to host the September Pass It On Challenge over on the My Scraps forums.  It's so much fun!  I chose a layout from our gallery to lift.  I chose one by the very talented Michelle Gallant.  Once I lifted her page, I sent my layout to the next person on our list.  Each person created a layout based on the one that was sent to her.  We had 13 ladies participate, and you can see ALL the layouts from start to finish HERE on the My Scraps blog!  It's really  neat to see how the layout evolved.

I used the new Shimelle line for this.  I loved that there were lots of embellishments.  This line is full of them!  I started with a white background and added some modeling paste through a Crafter's Workshop stencil.  I added in some watercolors and stamping before adding my paper layers.

Here you can see more of the textures created by the paste, papers and tape.  I love all the pretty colors in this collection!

I cut "cool" on my Cameo and combined some gorgeous glitter Thickers and some OA Mini Market stickers for my title.  I also added in a few of the Shimelle cork pieces and some flair from my stash.

Love all of these stickers and die cuts!  They all describe my daughter to a tee, and it was fun adding them in....kind of like puzzle pieces :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today...enjoy your Tuesday!

Creative Scrappers #279

 ****Go HERE for the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog Hop or scroll down to the next post.****

Hello friends, and Happy Sunday!  I'm so excited to share my newest Creative Scrappers layout with you today!  It's the first reveal of the brand new team, and I'm so happy to be part of it again.  You'll definitely want to check out the layouts of the new team and gain some awesome inspiration!

Here's the sketch...it's a great one for multiple photos, or you can use papers or embellishments in some of those squares.  Get creative with it!

Here's what I came up with.  I used the Capture Life collection from Echo Park, which is so fabulous and colorful.  I decided to dedicate this layout to my two favorite "boyfriends" at the gym where I work.  Bob works behind the front desk, and Bill takes my Spin and Body Pump classes every week.  I love them both dearly...they're such great people!  All the ladies fight over them and claim them as their boyfriends.  But they all know that I'm the true girlfriend....haha!  :D

I used a really fun die cut in the background from The Cut Shoppe.  I created the grid design like in the sketch, but I made my photos more rectangle than square.  I added lots of stitching...my new favorite technique!  The rest is embellishments...stickers, wood veneer, thread and brads.

 

I cut the background file with white cardstock on my Cameo.  I wanted it mostly to stay white, but I wanted to add touches of the pink, blue and yellow.  So I just colored parts of it with gelatos.  I love that little view finder sticker!  It worked perfectly in that spot.

Have you ever colored wood veneer with gelatos?  It works pretty well!  Can I just say how much I love machine stitching?  I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner.  I'm kind of obsessed with stitching on every layout now.

More stitching...I really love mixing and matching the different stitches.  I love how all the colors pop against this grainy blackish gray background.

If you play along with us this month, you could win a prize package from Pretty Little Studio!  The deadline to submit your layout is October 31 at midnight EST.  You can also find Pretty Little Studio on Facebook.  Click HERE for the PLS blog, and HERE for the shop.

Also, don't forget that Creating With Sketches Vol. 3 is currently up for pre-order!  Digital copies will be available shortly.

Go HERE to purchase yours todoay...and save 20% TODAY ONLY with the coupon code V3SUNDAY279.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great & scrappy day!

My Scraps & More Sketch Blog Hop!!

Hello and welcome to the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog Blog Hop!!

Today, each design team member has created a CARD sketch to celebrate World Card Making Day. That’s ELEVEN different sketches!!!

There will be TWO prizes given out for the blog hop: 
1. One person will win a $10 gift certificate to the store just for commenting on one of the designers blog posts.

2. Another winner will be chosen from all the card sketch entries uploaded to the In Linkz on the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog.

For each card sketch, create a DIFFERENT link up. So if you complete all 11 sketches, you will need to do 11 link-ups! (On your card link please be sure to mention whose sketch you used and link back to the My Scraps & More Sketch blog. If you’d like you can also leave the DT member a comment with a link to your card so they can see what you did with their sketch.)

Here is the prize for the card sketch blog hop:

All comments and card sketches for the Blog Hop must be linked up by Monday, October 6th at 12 pm EST. BUT, if you don’t complete all the card sketches by Monday, that’s OK….you can still upload them through the end of the month for the monthly prize drawing on the sketch blog! The more sketches you do, the more chances you have to win!

Here is the monthly blog prize:

And now let me share my sketch and card with you:

I used some of my really old Basic Grey stash for this.  I love creating rainbows, so I did just that with some papers from a 6x6 paper pad.  I cut the pie chart on my Cameo and just filled in the open spots.  I sewed around the edges....LOVE the effect of sewing and thread!

Here's a side angle so you can see the dimension.  Pop dots can really make a project pop!

To see all the other sketches, check out the other DT members blogs below:

Audrey Y. - audreysreflection.blogspot.com/2014/10/world-card-making-day-blog-hop-with-my.html Nadine C.- myscrapnstuff.blogspot.com/2014/10/msam-blog-hop.html
Wendi R.- scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-scraps-more-sketch-card-blog-hop.html Lisa M. - lisasscrappyhideaway.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-scraps-more-blog-hop.html
Jessica S.- jessica-createandshare.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-scraps-and-more-sketches-blog-hop.html
Michelle G.- scrapsandpixels.blogspot.com/2014/10/ms-blog-hop.html
Tracy R.- ascrapatatime.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-scraps-and-more-blog-hop.html
Tracy F.- tracysscrappyhideaway.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-scraps-more-sketches-blog-hop.html
Jenessa F.- jenessafranco.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-scraps-and-more-sketches-blog-hop.html
Missy W.-http://littlenuggetcreations.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-scraps-more-sketch-blog-hop.html

Thanks for hopping along with us!

Oh My Goodness! / Chickaniddy Crafts

Hello there, scrappy friends!  I always love when I get to create a project based on a project from Pinterest!  I was up on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog last week with this layout.  The September Chickaniddy Mood Board from Chickaniddy is gorgeous.  There is a lot of inspiration there, and for today's layout, I was inspired by the colors and circles in this image.

Instead of recreating the different sized nesting circles, I went a different route.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut lots of messy circles in different sizes and shapes from papers in the Scrumptious collection.  I had an idea of a bunch of messy circles scattered around the page.  One of my fellow team members, Allie Stewart, created a gorgeous layout a few months ago that featured scattered circles, and I drew lots of inspiration from that as well.

I cut my photos into circles and scattered them around the page.  The rest was adding embellishments.  I added in some of the brads and mini sticker tags here and there as well as the mini sticker sentiments.  I think my favorite part of this entire layout is that gorgeous denim background paper...swoon!!

I used foam squares to add some dimension to the stickers and also under my photos.  Something as simple as adding pop dots can really change the entire look of your page.

I just love this sticker!  Instead of using it on a picture of Thanksgiving dinner, I used it to describe my little stinker!  Haha!  She's definitely scrumptious :)  Don't all of these colors blend so well together?  And even though this is a Fall collection, this page is not necessarily Fall related.  I love a collection that is so versatile!

Here's one more shot...the yellow alpha stickers are really nice.  This may sound crazy, but I love their "stick factor."  They are wonderful quality and stick very well.

Supplies Used:  SC140S05 Hay Ride, SC140S09 Check Please, SC140S04 Back to School, SC140S03 Pumpkin Spice, SC140S02 Home Sweet Home, SC140S08 Friends and Family, SC140S06 Autumn Haze, SC140S12 Corn on the Cob, SC140S10 New Harvest, SC14EB08 Mini Brads, SC14EB02 Alpha Stickers, SC14EB07 Mini Sticker Sentiments, SC14EB06 Mini Sticker Tags

I hope you visit our Mood Board and gain lots of inspiration!  You'd be surprised at the projects you can create based on one simple photo...one little thing can spark a big idea :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Just a Couple of Crazies / My Scraps & More

Happy Monday, friends!  Just popping in to share a layout I created for a challenge last week at My Scraps & More.  I've been trying to use up some of my Glitz stash, and this was made using the Color Me Happy collection.  I decided to really change up the black and white triangle background by covering it with gesso.  I then added random stamping, some watercolor paints and some circles.  I used gelatos to get that colored shaded look inside them.  I was just in the mood for messy and colorful, and I love how it turned out :)

I love the giant rhinestones in this collection.  I decided to add a few of my own smaller ones to add a variation of color.  I also added lots of washi tape here and there.

Here's my journaling,  more rhinestones, more tape, more gelatos...more of all of my faves!

Here's a good shot of the layering and stamping.  Sometimes it's just fun to get messy and not really have a plan!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great Monday :)