Red Helmet

      AAB (About A Boy) having fun for their Sept 1 Challenge and crossover with AAG (About A Girl) the challenge is to create a page with black white + one color. And here is my attempt, combined with Let's Get Sketchy September Week 2 Challenge.

Sketch by Ashley Horton

I am still behind using enamel dots so

 I used brads instead (need to use up my stash). 

And since I have no small white brad, I made my

own using ink and embossing powder.

use a piece of cardstock to hold the brads

ink them 

embossing powder

heating tool

Voila! Paints and nail polish 

will be great too (I think). I will try

and will let you the result.

Supplies :

• cardstock - Authentique
• patterned paper - Fancy Pants, Studio Calico and American Crafts
• brads, twines - American Crafts
• spray ink - Tattered Angels
• chipboard - Heidi Swapp
• alphas - Basic Grey
• tab - Pinkpaislee
• ink pad - Brilliance
• embossing powder - Recollection

Caution : Someone's Scrappin'

This page was inspired by :

Scrappin Peeps "Summer Camp" Challege #8 Cooking Camp

Challenge Recipe : Create a layout using this recipe using all ingredients.

Ingredients
3 photos
photo mats
3 colors
3D embellishment
brads or eyelets
ribbon or string
journaling

Substitutions :
1. Card makers - use 3 stamped images in place of photos
2. Double LOs must use 5 or 6 photos

Frosted Design - Ribbon, Twine & Washi Tape

Let's Capture Our Memories Sketch #28

Supplies

• patterned paper - Fancy Pants and American Crafts
• washi tape - Target
• ribbon - from my bag tag " Dakine"
• twines, brads - American Crafts
• stars - Heidi Swapp
• spray ink - Dylusion
• vellum title, cardstock - DCWV
• alphas - EK

Sweetest Memories

We are having a "SUMMER CAMP" over at Scrappin' Peeps, 10 challenges and all entries to be posted until the 28th of July. For Challenge #1 - Arts and Crafts Camp Challenge, Susan inspire us to use weaving on a layout . I had so much fun doing this page, great way to use scraps of paper. And Let's Get Sketchy - July Week 3 sketch is just perfect for my photos.

circles embellishments are from the weaving 

piece I made using scraps of paper

Supplies 

• patterned paper - MME
• cardstock - DCWV
• butterflies and title - rub on Basic Grey
• brads - American Crafts
• chipboards - MME
• spray ink - Dylusion 

Location : SPAIN

Heather from Scrappin' Peeps issued a challenge (SC July Inspired By#1) to create a page around a theme of  " STATUS UPDATE". I used my brother, Wilson, photos from his recent Spain visit . Manipulated with PLS (Paper Lovers Studio) Color Challenge#4 and used my Sketch#7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

• patterned paper - American Crafts, Teresa Collins, DCWV, MME
• cardstock - DCWV
• brads - MME and American Crafts
• stars - Studio Calico
• badge - American Crafts
• washi tape - Bazzil
• spray ink - Dylusion
• sticker phrase , tabs- Simple Stories
• wood veneer - Recollection
• alphas -Simple Stories, American Crafts and Studio Calico
• pens - Sharpie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trees

Hello, hello, hello! Yay I'm back! After "FUN, CRAZY and BUSY" two weeks! Hope everyone's having a great time too! I missed a lot of challenges and need to catch up and check everyone's great news too!

 

So to start with, LGS (Let's Get Sketchy) July Week 2 offers us another great sketch to play with. I love this sketch and I had fun doing this page. And why not combining it with Sandy's challenge over at Scrappin' Peeps - page with "QUOTES" in random fonts.

 

 

 

"Trees are much like human beings and

 enjoy each other's company.

Only a few love to be alone".

Jens Jensen, Siftings, 1939

 

 

I used watercolor pencil to matte some phrases.

 

Supplies

• cardstock and patterned paper - Fancy Pants
• tags, badge - American Crafts
• chipboard, brad - MME
• watercolor pencil - crayola
• alphas - Simple Stories, Jenny Bowlin and Basic Grey, font-Papyrus

 

 

 

SSIB - July Inspiration and....

...HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

ScrapStuffz "Inspired By" (SSIB) official challenge is UP! And I am proud to be one of their Inspirational Team Member. SSIB is a new challenge blog that provides photo each month. We inspire and challenge everyone to create a page inspired by our photo.

Please find below photo for this month challenge. Use it as your inspiration. It can be the colors, shapes, design, elements, ANYTHING! Please come and play with us.

Click HERE for more information

JULY INSPIRATION

This is my take for this month photo.

I am inspired by the colors and star element.

Two big arrows are made from

negative shape and washi tape

Supplies :

•  patterned paper - Pebbles
• cardstock, badge, brads - American Crafts
• wooden stars - Recollection
• tab- Pinkpaislee
• note card - Heidi Swapp
• spray ink - Tattered Angels

Stand Out - LCOM Sketch#19

I fell inlove when I saw this sketch by Isabelle Doucette from LCOM (Let's Capture Our Memories) Sketch #19 . I love sketches with multiple photos. This series of Rowan's fun photos was taken during Teacher Appreciation Day (March 2013) at her school. She dressed up like her principal, Mr. Richardson. Kim(her mom) altered the hat with pom poms. To see her photo with Mr. R., please click here. Thanks!

 

my take

 

 

• patterned paper - Studio Calico and Pebbles
• paints - Michaels
• pebble stencils - Folk Art
• brads - MME
• badge, washi tape - American Crafts
• cardstock -DCWV
• alphas - "STAND OUT" American Crafts, Amy Tangerine, "fit" Authentique
• label stickers - Pinkpaislee
• journaling font - Papyrus
• trimmings - Heidi Swapp
• ink - Craftsmart



Bursting at the Seams

Hello! Hope everyone had a great weekend and continue enjoying the beautiful weather of spring. Flowers are blooming, bees and butterflies around them and the sun is shining! Oh what a lovely day! Speaking of sun, I am loving all the sunburst layout that I've seen. They are beautiful! And I am grateful for the great tutorial on how to make sunburt pattern shared by About A Girl. Please click here.

This layout was created for their May 15th-Bursting at the Seams

 

 

• cardstock - Bazzil
• patterned paper - Authentique "Renew Elements"
• brads - MME
• alphas - Peebles
• pens - Staedler

 

School Memories

For Club CK - ISSUE Challenge Mar/Apr 2013 #6

create a layout that shows a span of time, a then and now layout

and for About A Boy - April 1st Chevron Challenge

Thanks Devra for the link

 

• patterned paper - American Crafts and Peebles
• cardstock - DCWV
• brads and washi tape  - American Crafts
• fonts - Papyrus

Fabric Flowers

I am loving these fabric flowers lately. I started with few strips of burlap and one day Kim gave me more fabrics to work on (",). Here's how I made them :

Strip of fabric (I used burlap) about 5cm wide, cardstock circle (approximately bigger than you want the finished flower to be.

Twist the fabric.

 

Secure the twisted end of the fabric to the center of the cardstock cirlce with hot glue gun or fabric glue and press it. Continue to twist and coil the fabric around the center and use hot glue gun as needed to secure the fabric in place.

 

 

If you meet your desired size , trim off any excess cardstock or fabric. Insert the tail of the fabric under and secure with hot glue gun.

Mist, paint, ink the flower or leave it as plain.

 

 

 Add button, pearls, brads, rhinestones or other embellishment.

 

For another twist, I used longer strip of fabric, about 60cm, about 5cm wide.

 

 

Twist and fold and follow the same instructions above.

 

 

 

 

 Here are some of my page with fabric flower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My First Memory Tray

Birthday present for Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crochet flower – made by my friend Connie ; Metal flower – Michaels/ Bead Landing

 

Small envelope – Michaels , wrapped with ribbons and trims from Michaels too, glued the folded part and secure the rest with velcro (Michaels) in order to lift the envelope and insert a message. I used velcro too to close the envelope.

 

 

Mini glass with cork – from Dollar Shop, I just put loose flowers (Michaels/Brides) and strings (recycle bin, LOL) piece of burlap (Michaels) tie with twine (American Crafts)

Butterfly, pearls, “Memories” – Michaels ; Clock - Michaels/ Bead Landing ; Brads – American Crafts, I inked the butterfly with Momenta (gingerbread color)

 

 

Bird cage - Tim Holtz; leaves, small flowers, bling, trim - Michaels; big flower - Prima

Twine - American Crafts; Heart Clock - Michaels/Bead Landing
"Love" - Michaels

Patterned paper - MME 6x6 Breeze