Some Kind of Wonderful

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL -

Hi there!

It is time for a new project for Scrapbook Nerd.   I recently picked the entire Maggie Holmes Willow Lane collection from the store, and decided to use it to create this page all about my daughter and her love for her guitar.

I challenged myself to use a non-white background for this page, and decided to stamp a monochromatic background using the collection's stamp set.  To bring attention to the tone-on-tone stamping, I added a small clear Nuvo drop to the center of each of the flowers.

Next,  I cut a few of the papers from the 12x12 paper pad, and layered them on the right hand side of the page.  Love the gold embossed music sheet paper, as it works perfectly on this page.

Some of the floral images were fussy cut from the 12x12 and 6x8 paper pads.   Once i have backed the picture with papers from the collection, I used the fussy cut florals to create clusters at the corners of the picture.

There are so many embellishments to chose from in this collection.  I played with some of the die cuts and foam thickers to create the title for this page.  Then added some of  the rub ons to the picture, and around the clusters in the page.  After my lines of journal, here is the final layout:

Sometimes inspiration hits late at night, and so is this case of this layout!  I love how this turned out, even when the background is not white!!!.

Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check this and all the new collections available at the store. As always let me know if you have questions on how this came together.

XO

Together

Scrapbook Layout created for JustNick Studio  - TOGETHER -

Hello Friends and Fans!
It is Background week here at the Just Nick Studio blog! There are so many beautiful designs to chose from, but i think every layout that i have created lately are my creative wish for Spring, which means, I used a lot of bright colors to create this page using a kind of "fallish" background.




For this page, I shrunk the 12x12 Leaf background to fit at about 6x12 in.  I simply moved the limits of the lines so that the entire cut file fit the new size, and then cut it out of white cardstock.

While the cut file was being cut, I created the background using some VIcki Boutin acrylic paints and crayons.  But then decided to bring life to the white cardstock, and chose to apply a combination of gold and iridescent paste on top of the leaves.







To bring more of Spring to the page, i chose Maggie Holmes Flourish collection, and added a few of the IN BLOOM die cut images to back some of the large floral ephemera pieces.   A bit of vellum was used to back these florals which add to the softness of the page.



All the florals encase a picture of my sisters with my kids and my niece and nephew.   I just added a few embellishments and a title to this page, and call it done!




Just loved the final look of the page.   The die cuts are nicely accented by the colorful background and ephemera pieces.   Now if only Spring would show up!!
Remember to stop  by the JustNick Studio store to check these and the many new cut files available,
As always let me know if you have questions on how this came together.
See you all soon!

Life Captured

Scrapbook Layout created for JustNick Studio - LIFE CAPTURED -

Hello everyone!
Hope you all are enjoying the first day of March!  Nathalie with you today bringing you a Spring-inspired layout using a few of the beautiful JustNick Studio designs!


As happens many times, designs for pages change as they start taking shape and that is the case of this layout.  First the  Floral Swag 3 was cut from white card stock, and backed with papers from the new Maggie Holmes Flourish collection.    The original idea was to have  the flowers cascade from the top of the page, but once a bit of Vicki Boutin's art crayons was added to the wood grain paper, the orientation of the swag changed .







The cut out was attached using a bit of foam adhesive so that there is a soft shadow underneath it on the golden background.  The picture was then attached, and a small cluster was created to the top corner of it.



Once the picture was in place, the title was created using the Life  and Capture This cut files.   The words were then glued to the bottom of the page, and a small butterfly was then added to complete the title.







A few lines of journal and some gold ink splatters complete this page!  I could not be more pleased on how this page turned out, even when the design changed along the way!




Remember to stop by the JustNick Studio store to check these cut files and the new designs being added each week.   As always, I am a comment away if you have questions on how this came together.

XO

My Girl!

Hi there!

Nathalie back with you all, bringing you a bit of inspiration using one of this month's digital cut files.   You can find all the digital files in the CTK Fans Page on Facebook.

The wreath file was inspired by the Flourish collection floral motifs include in this month's Cedar Grove kits.  The small branches in the wreaths are delicatee and soft, and can form the perfect background for all the florals in the collection.

If you have seen my work before, then you know, I love wreaths, but this time i used a combination of them to creaete a vertical design for my page.  To emphasize the softness of the wreath, a piece of the Always paper from Flourish collection, and stitch it to a piece of white cardstock.

Once the three small wreaths were glued to the page.  I added the picture of my baby girl inside the middle wreath.  To keep the romantic look of  the page, i layered a piece of the music sheet to the picture, and fussy cut ( my favorite floral) from the 6x8 paper from the Flourish collection included in the PL kit. to create the clusters around the picture.

A few lines of ephemera, and little sentiments from the stamp sets complete this page.  I just love how this all came together.    

Remember to stop by the CTK Fans Page on Facebook for your copy of this month's files.  I cannot wait what you create with the files and this month's Cedar Grove Kits!

XO

Nathalie

Loving You

Scrapbook Layout created for Citrus Twist Kits  -  LOVING YOU -

Hi there!

Today i am on the Citrus Twist Kits  blog with the Sunday Sketch challenge.   This time, I tried my best to stay true to the sketch, but with such lovely Cedar Grove Kits, it was difficult not to add more to the page. Here is the sketch:

I started by creating the background using some Distress oxides and a bit of water, followed by a large cut -out  (to replace the vertical paper layer from the sketch).    A bit of embroidery floss was used to wrap parts of the flower and add texture to the page.

While that completely dried,  I started working with the pictures and the layers behind them.   For this, I chose to use papers from both Main and Pattterned Paper kits, and pieces of ephemera ftom the main kit

There are so many cute little pieces included in the kit, that i had to add them to the layers of the page.   Next i used the stamp to add some sentiments around the page.

To create the title, and because i am madly in love with this alpha set, i used a combination of the large and small alphas to spell my sentiment, followed by a few lines of journal just like in the sketch.

Finally a few drops of rose gold water down glaze, and some pink droplets finish this page:

i love the look of the page, though it was a challenge for me to create, since I cannot truly follow a sketch, and it uses multiple pictures.

Remember to stop by the Citrus Twist Kits blog to check the post, and to join in the challenge.

Let me know if you have questions on how this came together,

take care!

Love This Day!

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd -  LOVE THIS DAY! -

Hi there!

It is time to share some inspiration with this week's project for Scrapbook Nerd.   This time, I got to play with Maggie Holmes's Carousel collection, and a bit of mixed media to document a picture of my sister on her 40th birthday.

It all started when i carefully cut the letters from the Carousel paper pad.   I love large titles!  To make sure all the title letters and picture pop, a bit of mixed media was added to the background of the page.  A few splashes of  Heidi Swapp colorshine in rose, mustard, gold and peacock.

After placing and stitching the title to the background. It was time to start embellishing by creating a visual triangle to the page.  For this I used the top and bottom corner of the title to add a few embellishment clusters - all from pieces from the collection-.

Next I simply added the picture of my sister to the side of the picture,and completed the visual triangle by adding two clusters of embellishments to 2 of the picture's corners.   Just love that black and white flower print!!!  Here is the final layout:

I love the combination of the subtle background, the large gold title and the clusters of the black and white flowers.   The perfect page to document my sister on her birthday.


Don't forget to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check all the Maggie Holmes Carousel collection items available at the store.  I am always a comment away if you have questions on how this came together.


Take care,

World Card Making Day

Hi there!


Happy World Card Making Day!

Scrapbook Nerd is issuing a challenge to all its followers today, and it is all about CARDS.   I am  not a card maker, but i do enjoy  handmade cards with lots of you in it, so I decided to create a card using stamps and a bit of dimension.

For this, I cut a window out of a 5x7 in card.  I backed the window with a piece of cardstock colored with blended Distress oxides  (a few sprinkles of water produce the bleached effect).   To add dimension, i  used a bit of foam adhesive to back the window. 

Then i used Altenew's Bamboo Rose set to stamp a few images onto cardstock.   A bit of watercolor (Prima Decadent Pies palette) adds Fall tones to the flowers.   The images were then added to the corners of the card using some foam adhesive, and the sentiment was then created with some of Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams Collection Chipboard stickers. 

It took  a bit of time to create the card, as i let the watercolor dry naturally, but it was so worth the final product.  I really hope you will join us in the Scrapbook Nerd Friends and Fans Facebook page to check the details of the challenge.  Let me  know if there is any questions on how this came together.


See you around!

#Be Brave

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - #BE BRAVE -

Hi!

I hope you are doing well!

Today i am back with the first official project as the DT coordinator for Scrapbook Nerd.  I am so thankful to Joy and Barb for trusting on me!.    This time, I want to share a bit of the back story for this picture, before i show you how i created the layout.

I took this picture while hanging off a bridge high over a running river, just so i could take pictures of my kids walking down the river bank... I am a bit crazy that way.   Now back to the layout.  I love a big title, so I used one of the Silhouette alphabets to create the letters and then fuse them all together  with a bit of hand stitching to create the large title for this page.    The collection being featured is 1Canoe2 Creekside collection,

Since there is so much going in the background, I am kept the rest of the page simple. Just a few stickers around the picture.

And a few details around the bottom of the page just bring the page together.  Before i show you the completed page, I want to say that i am in love with the river paper, and it fit the picture so perfectly, i just had to use it.

LOVE, love how this page turn out.   Even when it is so far off my usual white backgrounds,  i could not have been more pleased with the outcome.  

I hope this inspires you to pick up a patterned paper as a background.  Remember you can find all the materials used here in the  Scrapbook Nerd store.   As always feel free to contact me with any questions.

Keep on Craftin'



Materials Used:
1 Canoe 2 - Creekside collection - 12x12 Paper Pad, stickers, thickers, ephemera
1 Canoe 2 -  Hazelwood collection - cork shapes
Maggie Holmes - Carousel collection - Clear Stickers