A New Layout

I finally have a new layout to share.  I haven't been scrapping layouts much lately and it took a challenge from one of the LCOM forum members - Sophia - to actually get my butt moving.  She challenged me to create a layout using pastel colours in honour of Spring and I had to use twine and decorative pins as well.  The decorative pin part was certainly easy.  I have a huge tin full of all kinds of different pins -- ones with leaves, with pearls, with gems, with flags...etc., etc., etc.

Since the colours were softer, I decided to scrap a picture of my daughter and love this one from last summer.  I also figured that the bright colours of the picture would pop against the softer pastels of the layout -- especially since I planned on making a very busy arrangement of flower clusters.

Materials used:  Bazzill cardstock and buttons, Prima pattern paper, flowers, resin elements and metal elements, Maya Road decorative pins, MME twine, Ranger paint daubers, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Making Memories metal flowers, Tim Holtz Grungeboard, Stickles, Dollarstore pearls, Glossy Accents, American Craft thickers, pop dots and Recollections pearls.

I prefer the photograph to have more visual weight on the page than the embellishments and I think the contrast in the colours of the photo and the layout accomplished that.

Off to do another project while creative energy is flowing.  Have a happy Saturday.

Crazy Weather

It has been absolutely gorgeous here....insanely gorgeous.  We have broke temperature records all week.  Normal March temperatures for our area are just above freezing -- about 4C.  This week, we have been in the mid 20's.  It has been an warm winter but to have June temperatures in March is just too freaky.  I am actually contemplating getting my snow tires off early.

Needless to say, we are trying to enjoy this warm weather before it disappears but I did manage to finish my card for the LCOM card sketch blog this week.

Materials used:  Bazzill cardstock, Distress ink pens, Dollarstore sequins, KaiserCraft bling, miscellaneous ribbon and feathers.

I have some wonderful art nouveau stamps that I picked up years ago but have never used.  Rusha's sketch provided the perfect showcase for them.  I coloured the stamp with Tim Holtz's new Distress ink pens, huffed and puffed and then stamped.  The background was embossed with a brass embossing plate that has also being hanging around in my stash for quite some time.  It was then inked with Distress ink to provide a stronger contrast to the embossing.

To check out the sketch and to see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with, head on over the the LCOM Sketch blog.  You can also play along if you wish and link your creations.  I am always amazed to see how others interpret the sketches.

Have a good Friday....tonight is fun food and movie night....maybe even a little crafting as well.  I have a partial finished layout sitting on my dining room table that is refusing to be quiet.

It's Friday...It's Friday....

And I am just a little excited.  I have a completely free and clear weekend.  I have no commitments, no child activities, no plans....Happy, happy, joy, joy.  I am so looking forward to just puttering and doing whatever happens to pop in my mind at the time.  This is probably the best way to spend the last weekend of March break.

Whenever I have a block of free time, I find that my mojo starts to bubble to the surface.  I have already been sketching out a couple of layouts and a few cards.  I also managed to find some of the honeycomb paper that Tim Holtz used on his February tag so I am excited to try out a few ideas with it.

Speaking of jump starting one's mojo, this week's card sketch is up over at the LCOM Sketch blog and it is one of mine.  I wasn't sure how this particular sketch was going to be interpreted by the design team and I was amazed at what they came up with.  I went with a fairly literal interpretation with a slight tweak to the bottom elements.  I really wanted to use a new Marianne's Design die that I had  picked up a few months ago that I haven't played with yet.  I love how it turned out so I think this die is definitely a keeper.

Materials used:  Bazzill cardstock, Pink Paislee London Market pattern paper and die cuts, Prima flower, Recollections pearl florishes, Ranger Distress ink, and Dollarstore pearls.

The new Pink Paislee London Market collection is a fabulous collection.  That soft Victorian feel is right up my alley.  I can see myself going back to get more of it.

Have a great Friday!

New card

Just a quick post to remind everyone that the new card sketch is up over at the LCOM sketch blog.  Rusha has provided a great sketch that is very versatile.

I ended up doing a quick card.  I had hoped to do some stamping and colouring with Copics but life has thrown some road blocks into my plans this week.  One nice thing is that a good set of dies can really help make a great looking card with minimal effort.  In this case the PaperTrey Ink doily die is the focal point of my card:

Materials used:  Bazzill cardstock, Prima flowers, miscellaneous ribbon, Recollections bling, and KaiserCraft pattern paper.

I hope that everyone gets a chance to try out the sketch.  We love seeing how others interpret the sketches.

Happy Friday.

Tim's 2012 Tag for March

When I saw this month's technique for Tim's tag, I was intrigued -- paper mosaics and embossing with double sided adhesives.  Although I was unable to locate any Wonder Tape, I still wanted to try for the effect.  Of course, the double sided tape I have is not heat embossable but I figured that I could simulate the effect using powders, double sided tape and Krylon Matt Finish to provide a good seal. Surprisingly it turned out quite well.

Materials used:  Bazzil cardstock, Prism simply smooth cardstock, miscellaneous paper scraps, Tim Holtz Foliage findings, miscellaneous metal embellishment, Tim Holtz Stamps, IO Cover-a-Card Distressed Brick & Wood Grain stamp, Scraptivity sky blue embossing powder, Scraptivity sonic orange embossing powder, KaiserCraft bling, Perfect Pearls, Spellbinder's foliage die, Tim Holtz tattered flower die, Distress ink, Archival ink and Glossy Accents.

Everything for this card came out of my stash and most of it came out of my scrap paper box.

I must admit there is one draw back with doing monthly tags instead of the 12 days of tags....that is having to wait a whole month for a new one. Oh well, suspense and anticipation are suppose to spice up life.

Happy Saturday night....off to see if I can come up with an idea for this upcoming week's LCOM card sketch.