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!

You Sparkle -TCS

Scrapbook layout created for The Cut Shoppe   - YOU SPARKLE  -

Hello there!

Happy Spring everyone!

today, I am up on the Cut Shoppe blog with a new project that celebrates Spring.  I wanted to bring lots of colors, and cheerfulness to this picture of my niece, so I chose the newly released Social Butterfly cut file as  a highlight of this piece.

For this layout, i highlighted just one of the butterflies of the cut file, and cut them in different sizes on white card stock.  Using the same images, I cut the butterflies on papers of the Maggie Holmes Chasing Dream collection, and vellum.  

I glued the butterflies just through the middle line, to each other, and the card stock.  Using a paper piercer, i poked holes, and stitched the body of the image, and added antennae to the images.  I made sure to leave the wings unattached so that they can be raised as in flight.

The title was created by stitching the word "Sparkle" from the 'Tis the Season cut file.  A bit of an offset makes the title pop, and the pink water color just complements the colors of the page.  Here is the final layout:

This layout is just so Springy, it  brings life to this very long winter.   The dimension and movement in the butterfly wings just add so much interest to the page.  Don't forget to check the Cut Shoppe Etsy store to pick these and the many beautiful designs available.


I hope this inspires you to work with colors and cut files.  As always let me know if you have any questions.

take care!


Materials Used:
Bazzill card stock - Robin's egg ombre
Cut files -  Social Butterfly

                   Tis the Season - The Cut Shoppe

Patterned paper-  Maggie Holmes' Chasing Dreams collection
Card stock stickers , word stickers - chipboard stickers - Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams collection - Crate Paper
Metallic watercolor palette - Prima Marketing

Bloom

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd   -  BLOOM  -

Hello there,

I hope you all are dreaming of Spring, just like I am at the moment.  I am always amazed at God's perfect creation, and its seasons.
Today, I am up on the Scrapbook Nerd blog with a new layout using the new  free "Spring Things" cut file -designed by the Cut Shoppe exclusively for the store-, a few techniques, and the new Maggie Holmes's Chasing Dreams collection.

The title of this page was created using the Bloom image on the cut file.  By simply cutting the image, adding an perforated offset, and using the edit points, the image was created so that the bottom of the word would be the bottom edge of the page.  A similar look can be achieved by trimming the bottom half of the image with a pair of scissors.

To create the background of this layout, a few color shine sprays were used with the packaging technique.  The floral image was then sized so that it replicate a lace layer behind the picture.

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A piece of  vellum was layered between the patterned paper and the white card stock. A bit of machine stitching secures the page together, and continues the texture of the page.

The title was then backed with papers from the 6x6 paper pad Chasing Dreams collection.   Some hand stitching completes the look of the title.

The picture  (a 3x3 in portrait of my daughter) was then framed with embellishments from the collection.  Here is the final layout:

Isn't the cut file just beautiful?  It was the perfect complement to this layout.  Don't forget to stop by Scrapbook Nerd Store to pick your free copy of this cut file.  Yes it is a free cut file.  While at the store, check what the Nerds have stocked in their shelves, there is so many beautiful new collections available.   If you have any questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for stopping by!


Materials Used:
Cut File - Scrapbook Nerd - designed by  the Cut Shoppe - Spring Things

Patterned Papers 12x12 and 6x6 paper pad, chipboard and card stock stickers, chipboard stickers (Thickers), and word phrases-  Chasing Dreams collection - Maggie Holmes - Crate Paper
Ephemera - Bloom collection - Maggie Holmes - Crate Paper
Card stock stickers - Heart Day collection - Crate Paper
Butter, Mustard, Peacock, Seafoam, Mint, Navy, White, Pink, Blush, Gold - Heidi Swapp color shine