It is sketch week at Scrapbook Nerd. Since we are so close to Christmas, i decided to use the sketch to document a picture of my goddaughter from last year's festivities. But before i show you what i have created, let me share with you the sketch:
Sketches are a great source of inspiration and a map-of-sorts when it comes to creating layouts. This week's sketch is a perfect way to combine many manufacturers and techniques in one page.
I added a bit of diluted Distress Oxide (Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feather) in the background of the page. While it dried, i started to work on the paper strips for the page.
I cut random triangular strips of paper from one of the specialty papers from Maggie Holmes Heritage collection, as well as papers from the 6x6 paper pad from Pebbles. I diluted VIcki Boutin Gold glaze and splattered it on white cardstock to create a texture paper for the layout.
To continue the clear look of the acetate paper, i chose to die cut stars from Metallic Kraft paper using the Altenew Bundle of Joy die set, The stars were glued onto strips of acetate, then trimmed to fit inside the strip.
I clustered the papers to follow the look of the sketch,but not covered the entire page with the strips. Instead, i chose to just cover half of the page, and used the empty space to add my title using a combination of alphas from Pebbles and Pink Paislee. The embellishment phrases come from the Simple Stories Say Cheese Christmas collection.
I love how this turned out, and how nicely the paper strips bring the focus of the page to the picture of my goddaughter.
Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check all the materials used in this page. If you have questions on how it came together,please do not forget to contact me!
Today, I am so excited to join this blog hop as Altenew is releasing a set of Gradient Cardstock that will make your die cut florals just that much easier to create. The new cardstock has been designed to match the colors of the Altenew Inks and are perfect not just for florals, but titles, sentiments, etc. Let me show you!
I used the Sea Shore and Shades of Purple along with the Virginia Rose to florals, and then cut the leaves from some of the Sea Shore and Green Meadows cardstock. I clustered them all on the page as to form my own textured patterned paper, and then added a simple label with a the title of the page.
I clustered the floral die cuts at the corners of the page as to help frame the pictures on the pages. I used the Bold Bunch Stamp set to heat embossed the title to the picture.
I used the same cluster configuration to frame the journaling on the page -which was mounted on a paper from the Our Family collection-. Then finished the page with a sentiment from the new Across the Pond stamp set. Super simple and vibrant idea for this page.
I cut the word Thanks once out of three of the papers in the Seashore cardstock pack and glued them to the top of the layout so that they show the gradient in color as they approach the picture. I created a pocket behind the photo and used a PL Card to add my journal.
For my last layout, i chose to create a rainbow for my page, and showcase it with a large title. For this i used all the Gradient Cardstock sets, the Bold Alpha die set, the Magnolia Heart and the Half tones Nesting Hearts Die sets.
Unfortunately, there was an issue with my camera and the video was damaged so i cannot show you how i created this page ( my apologies), but i started by chosing two cardstocks from each pack to create a rainbow. Then cut 0.5" strips and glued them to white carstock. I used the Bold Alpha die set to cut the word "THANKFUL" from the rainbow paper.
I used a paper from the Our Family collection for the background, and set the picture and title in place. Then decided to work on creating embellishments. For this, i cut 1/8" strips of the same cardstock, and glued them all in a rainbow order. I cut hearts using the Magnolia Heart and Halftones Nesting die sets.
I arranged the smaller hearts so that they resemble a cascade of hearts surrounding the picture and embellished with a few clear stickers. Just love how easy it was to build all of these pages using the new Gradient cardstock packs.
Now it is time for the fun part of this blog... GIVEAWAY
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift
certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by
11/20/2019 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift
certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list
below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 11/23/2019.
Good Luck everyone!
This is all for me today - my apologies for the video malfunction- and now it is time to hop onto Therese's blog and be inspired by her work... remember you can start the loop at the Altenew Card Blog or the Altenew Scrapbook blog, or come back here to start the loop. A list of all the participants has been for your convenience.
That is all for me! Thank you so much for joining me, I hope you are inspired to check the new Gradient Cardstock and get to work projects of your own. If you have questions on how these came together, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Hi there! Nathalie with you today with a bit of inspiration to make this December one to Remember. The new Home for the Holidays collection from Pinkfresh Studio is so ideal to bring the cheer onto your December memories, then add some of the exclusive Pinkfresh Studio cut files and you have the perfect inspiration for your December memory keeping. Let me show you...
This page was inspired by the twinkle of the tree lights and all the color in the papers. I started by cutting the Gift Trio cut file twice from white cardstock (i did a bit of fussy cutting to create the large gift cluster). The die cuts were backed using papers from the Home for the Holidays collection.
However, to break some of the patterns in the die cuts, i chose to create my own solid patterned paper using the new Pinkfresh Studio inks, a brush, and white cardstock. I chose Sky Blue, Berrylicious, Blue Jay, and Sapphire to create papers that brought the colors of the papers and picture together in the present bundles.
I chose the Peace and Love paper as the background for the page, and wanted to extend the twinkle of the Christmas lights to the page. So, i used a paper piercing tool to create a stitching guide inside some of rhomboid patterns of the paper. Then used some white embroidery floss to detail the little stars.
I added a few embellishments to the page (there are so many cute embellishments in the collection) and finished it with some of the colorful enamel dots and pearl accents in the center of the stitched stars. The following video will show you how it all came together:
Now that you have seen how beautiful the collection works on a layout, let's put Home for the Holidays collection to work on a December Daily style album.
I was so happy to see all the colors and designs on the collection as there is a rainbow of possibilities that can easily help you create pages in your December album.
I started by cutting a piece of the Mistletoe paper for the background of the page, and then used the leftover pieces to create the layers behind the picture on the glassine bag. The Essential Classic Tags with Fillable elements to create a tag that houses the journal of these pages.
The title page of this spread was created by using the Kelly Alphabet die, gold glitter paper, double white cardstock and a piece of acetate. The lovely die cut letters become the focus on this page, and having them floating on acetate marries the two sides of the page together.
Can't have all that beautiful b-side paper go to waste, so i used it to create another layout for my December album, and this time is all about COFFEE...
The title of this page was built using the white puffy alphas from the Home for the Holidays collection. I needed to pull the ampersand from the Office Hours collection, and that gave me the idea to color half the alpha to match it. So, i pulled Berrylicious, Summer Shower and Evergreen ink pads and an ink brush to color the bottom half of the alphas.
For the pocket side of the page, i cut some of the packaging to fit into the 2x2" pockets, as well as vellum and Mistletoe paper. I fussy cut a few cups from the Advent Love paper and used them to complete the vellum pockets of the page. to finish the page, i used two of the packaging pockets to add my lines of journal, and the other two house some circle embellishments from the Cardstock stickers of the collection.
You can see how these came together in the following video:
I hope these have inspired you to check the new Pinkfresh Studio Home for the Holidays collection. It is truly such a beautiful and versatile collection that will fit all your December memories easily. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions on how this came together.
