SUNKISSED DREAM - Scrapbook Nerd

Hi there!
This week the CT at Scrapbook Nerd has been challenged to create projects inspired by a color moodboard.   The colors are vibrant and very summery, so i decided to apply them to a new layout all about one of our Summer Trips a couple years ago.

I started by adding a mixture of Blue Hawaiian, Saltwater Taffy and white paint to the background to bring color to the page.   Once it dried, i used papers from the It's All Good -Dear Lizzy-, Saturday Afternoon -1Canoe2-, Flower Market -Carta Bella- collections to back and layer behind the picture, and attached it to the background with foam adhesive.

Cut outs from Handipaper were layered along the pictures, and then clusters of ephemera from the same collections were added to the picture.  The title was created using chipboard stickers from 1CAnoe2 collection.

The page was trimmed on its right edge, and then the background was backed with a patterned paper from the Saturday Afternoon collection.   A small cluster of ephemera was then added along this edge to complete the diagonal design of the page.  A few enamel dots from various collections were added along the page.  Here is the final layout

I love the simplicity and graphic design of the page.   My choice to focus on the background so that it creates that soft shadowing effect on the page was key for this layout.  The following video will show you how it all came together:

Remember to check the  Scrapbook NErd store to pick all the materials that were used in this video.   You can always contact me if you have questions  on how this came together.

XO

Love Life

Hi there!

For the past few weeks, some of the members at Scrapbook Nerds Friends and Fans Facebook page have been playing Layout Tag!  Today was the time for the reveal, and it always amazes mes how much a page changes based on each artist.  But let me show you what was my starting point/inspiration:

 

This page was inspired by a Gail Linder original piece from Bella Blvd, and Barb put her twist on it, here is how i interpreted this page:

This is one of my favorite pages from last year!!!  i pretty much followed the original, but replaced the background paper strips with mixed media to match the colors of Pinkfresh Studio's Escape the Ordinary collection.

I used one of Dear Lizzy's large word paintable words as a title, and used gold to pop it from the page.

The rest pretty much stayed as in the provided layout!  Isn't it amazing how things can change from artist to artist.

You can see all the pages created by clicking this link.

It is shaping up to be a colorful year!  Stay tuned for more news!!!


Materials used:
Prima watercolor palettes -  The classics, the Tropicals, Odyssey
Dear Lizzy  - Star Gazer collection - Paintable chipboard words
Pinkfresh Studio - Escape the Ordinary collection - 6x6 paper pad, ephemera, alphas, puffy stickers, stitched hears

14!

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  -  14!  -

Hello there!

It is time for my tutorial blog post on Scrapbook Nerd.  Today's post is all about working a single cut file in different ways.  You can head onto  their blog to read all about it.  

I used the new free cut file from Scrapbook and Cards today to create the cut out in this page.  Once again, I chose to not cut the outside of the ring, and instead mirror the image to create a completer flower ring.

I used the 6x6 paper pad from Dear Lizzy's Lovely Day collection to back the cut out, then backed the entire ring with a large piece of vellum, and a pale green paper from an old Authentique collection.   Using a paper piercer, I created a stitching guide that adds texture to the page and secures all the layers together.

Small pieces of foam adhesive were added between the flowers and the vellum layer, this adds dimension to the piece.   I placed the picture of my daughter in the bottom junction of the two flower clusters, and chose to add embellishments from the collection along the center line of the ring.   The perimeter of the ring was the perfect place to add the journal lines.  Here is the final layout:

It is so easy to work a cut file in many different ways.  That is the beauty of cut files you can make it your own with just a few adjustments,

Don't forger to visit the Scrapbook Nerd to see the details on how the cut file was manipulated to create the layouts.  Remember I am a comment away if you want more details on how the pages came together.


Thanks for stopping by!



Materials Used:
Cut file - Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine blog - May 2017

Patterned paper 6x6 pad, chipboard, card stock, and layered stickers, puffy stickers, ephemera, button  embellishments - Dear Lizzy - Lovely Day collection
Dear Lizzy - Saturday collection - 12x12 paper pad, clear stickers, cardstock stickers
Simple Stories - Faith collection - washi tape

Spring Break Lovin - TCS

Scrapbook Layout created for The Cut Shoppe  - SPRING BREAK LOVIN -

Hello there!

I am amazed at how fast this year is passing by!  Just last week, my kids went back to school after a week of relax at home.   Yes, I survived Spring Break!, and so did my teens.  After a week at home, there are lots of moments to remember and document.

For this project, I chose a happy memory to document,  the first day of Spring break (just look at their happy smiles).   Using the Cut Shoppe's newly released free cut file, "Spring Break", and papers from Dear Lizzy Lovely Day collection, a part of the title was built.  To add the "lovin" sentiment, the Let's Talk Summer cut file was used to create the cut out, and papers from the same collection backed the letters.

Once I set to build the page, my design led me to create a diagonal line for the page.   So I glued the picture and title to the page, and set out to cut the specialty paper from the Lovely Day collection into large triangles that sit at both horizontal edges of the page.

To add more interest to the page, I cut a few  of the scallop border from the  April Showers cut file.   The cuts were backed with vellum, and the same papers used in the title.  I then layered the scallop borders below the large triangle pieces on the edges of the page.

A little bit of machine stitching was then added to the edges of the triangle strips, and parts of the title.   This added texture and secure the scallops in place.   A few extra details were added in small clusters around the page.  Here is the final layout:

Even though I picked a cool colors palette for this page (as my kids are wearing those colors in  the picture),  the lightness in the cut files, and the slanted design just makes this page springy, and light. I hope this inspires you to take a look at all the cut files used in this page.  There is always new designs added to the Cut Shoppe Etsy Store, and free cut files are also available if you sign up for the store's newsletter.

As always, let  me know if you have any questions on how this came together.

Take care!

Materials Used:
Cut files - The Cut Shoppe

Patterned Papers 6x6 pad, card stock stickers, chipboard stickers, ephemera, buttons, puffy stickers - Lovely Day collection - Dear Lizzy
rubber Shapes - Saturday collection - Dear Lizzy
Ephemera,  foil stickers -  The Mix 1 collection - Pinkfresh Studio

Project Life Week # 12

PL Week 12

hello everyone,

We have just celebrated Easter, and spring is rapidly coming.  Fortunately, I keep on documenting along with the season changes and holidays.  Here is my Project Life layout for this past week.

This small page protector works perfectly
to add pictures to a weekly layout

As always, when the holidays roll around, family always comes together and memories are created.  I had so many pictures to chose from this week, so i printed them in black and white so that I could use a pastel palette for all the cards used.

Some of the cards come from cut-apart patterned papers from different collections

Whenever I purchase a new paper collection, I try to get a double sheet of the cut-apart page, this way I can always use them in my PL layouts.   All the pastel cards come from different collections:  Dear Lizzy's Serendipity collection, Amy Tangerine's Stitched collection, Kaiser Craft's Blackberry collection, and Dear Lizzy's Neapolitan Project Life collection.

Here is the first two pages of the past week..

This week, I used a third page to document our Easter Sunday.  For this layout, I used an old patterned paper for My Mind's Eye from my stash, and cut it into the 3x4 card size.  I enlarged one of my favorite pictures of the day, and used it as the center image for the page....  I love the results, and might start to use this format for at least one of the monthly layouts...

I love the color  of the paper, and some simple embelishment were enough to complete the page...

I hope you are also documenting your life... See you soon...

Project Life Week 10

PL  Week 10

We are already at week 11 on our calendar, that means time to update on the past week (#10) on my Project Life album...

This week, most of the pictures were of different colors, so it was hard to find a unified theme.  Since we are in March which is usually represented by pastels and green,  I chose something in between and went with a teal color scheme to the layout.

I used papers from Pink Paislee to create the cards form the small pictures
in the 4x4 pockets

I found these 4x4 Heidi Swapp collection cards in my stash, and they helped to tie in the layout.  The 3x4 cards come from Dear Lizzy collection, and a Simple Stories Snap collection.  I love adding word stickers on to the pictures.  I am currently loving the Mambi collection.

For the Second page of the layout, i used many cards from old project life collections. I loved the cut-out cards, and they worked beautifully on this page.

Loving the soft teal color on the layout

Once again, i left a lot of empty space on some of the cards.   I like how it looks, and hope to keep them like that after I have added next week's cards.  I hope you are also documenting your life...  See you soon.

the complete week's layout

Hello Me

Scrapbook Layout  - Hello Me -

This weekend I took part in the Scrapbook Nerd's Online Crop.  Since the weekends are pretty busy with soccer and catching up in housework, and so on, i only had time to finish one of the challenges... 

This challenge called for a personal self-describing layout, so I gave it a try, and loved it at the end.   I hadn't used my profile picture for any layout, so I wanted to build the layout upon the picture and an inventive way to tell my story.

The cut file was perfect to add phrases in..

I started with "Let's Chat" cut file from the Cut Shoppe ( I love Ashley Hortons' Designs).  Once I had the cut out,  I made sure to clear all the  phrase bubbles, and just leave the edge of the shape.  Using the Dear Lizzy's Daydreamer collection (one of my favorites ever), all the cut was matted.

I wanted the word "hello" from the cut file to be part of my title, so I had to make sure to highlight it.  So a little bit of stitching was enough to create interest and dimension to the cutout.

I used embroidery thread similar in color to the thickers used in the title.

I matted the picture with papers from the same collection, and added just a few pieces of ephemera, sticker labels and tags.  I wanted the attention to be on the phrases, so i kept it simple on the picture.

All the ephemera and stickers are leftovers from other projects.

Finally, I wanted to add a bit of distress to the piece, so I used textured paste and a stencil to add a light chevron pattern to the top and bottom edge of the piece.  After just a few seconds, I scrapped the paste out, so that just a thin layer was left behind.  I also added smears of the paste to the back of the  cutout.  

A few splatters of black and mint color shine completed the piece.

Once in a while, it is good to do an introspective layout.  I call it Chicken Soup for the Soul.  I hope you like it as much as I do.

The completed layout

Materials Used:

Cut file - Let's Chat, The Cut Shoppe

White cardstock, American Crafts

Patterned papers, Daydreamer collection, Dear Lizzy

Layout -mat-,  Watercolor collection, Craft Smith, Michaels

Stickers -on picture -,  Soft Spoken collection, Me And My Big Ideas

Number stickers -on phrases-,  Snap collection, Simple Stories

Chipboard stickers,  Heidi Swapp collection

Thickers

White Texture Paste, Heidi Swapp collection

Color shine, mint and black, Heidi Swapp Collection

#ScreenCrushing

Scrapbook Layout - #ScreenCrushing -

The layout was created for the upcoming Scrapbook Nerd on-line crop

Hello everyone,

I have been asked to lend a hand in an on-line crop for Scrapbook Nerd.  The theme is Back to Basics, so I decided to use leading lines as my subject for my layout and challenge.  

First i picked three pictures of my teen son "taking care" of his cousin, these are a few of a series i took of them and it depicts how my son went from iPad surfing to watching the Minions movie within minutes, hence the title #Screen crushing.

The papers used come from Dear Lizzy's Serendipity collection.  Since i wanted to use leading lines to highlight the pictures, i went ahead and cut around one of the papers that had this intersecting lines.   I placed them  pointing towards the center of the page, and attached them on the layout paper using some back hand-stitching.

I tried to use matching embroidery floss to attach the chevron/arrow pieces to the layout

Next I matted and layer the pictures using papers from the same collection, and in the same color combination of the leading lines.    Before gluing down the pictures, I went ahead and added rub-on stickers (Heidi Swapp collection)  between the two vertices of the chevron lines.

I tried to keep all the colors within a determined palette.

Since i did not want to take away from the leading lines and the pictures, a small cluster of ephemera was added to the last picture.

I used the stitched hearts to continue with the stitched look of the leading lines.

The title was formed using Heidi Swapp thickers and a large phrase sticker from one of her collections.  In order to balance the piece i added the title on the opposite side of the ephemera cluster.

By splitting the title into two words I can balance the layout.

Finally i added the journal lines between the space created by the chevron lines.

I hope you are inspired to use leading lines in your next project.

See you soon.

The completed layout

Materials Used:

• Patterned papers,   Serendipity collection, Dear Lizzy
• Title,  Heidi Swapp thickers, and phrase stickers in gold
• Rub-on stickers, Heidi Swapp collection
• Stickers and chipboard stickers,  Soft Spoken Collection, Me and My Big Ideas
• stitche heart cutout,  Recollections, Michaels

Together

Scrapbook Layout   - Together -

Valentine's Day left me lots of memories to document.  After seeing a layout from Paige Evans on  Scrapbook.com, I knew that i wanted something similar for one of  my pictures.  So  I venture to create a cutfile;  it took me 2 nights, a few cups of coffee, and some divine inspiration (i thank you Juliana Michaels), but i got it... At the end,  I learned I still need to learn more about my Silhouette Cameo machine, but I got the perfect cutfile.   Here is the link to the cutfile:
https://app.box.com/s/b0ret1bq9gd94xiiz52cderbrfwwq7qv

The cut-out was attached using foam dots so create  interest in the layout
-gotta love the shadow of the cut-out on the patterned paper-

All the patterned paper come from Dear Lizzy's Documentary collection.  First I used the coral-red watercolor washed paper as the mat for the entire layout.  A little bit of texture paste (white) and a polka dot stencil (both from Heidi Swapp) were used to add texture to the layout.  

I enjoy the contrast between the texture paste and the ink splotches.

Once I had the white cardstock cut-out, i traced every letter in different papers from the same collection, and proceeded to attach them to the cut out using foam dots.  I love to see different levels in my layouts.  I cut the picture (black and white processed) to fit within the edge of the letter O.  After all the cut-out was matted, I attached it to the center of the patterned paper mat.

A few pieces of ephemera are enough, as I wanted the detail of the cut file to show.

Once a week, we have a foiling session at home.  My daughter and I love our MInc machine,  and used it to create most of the ephemera for this layout.

I used the leftover foil from another piece to create the butterfly.

If you have seen my layouts before, then you know I love tags,  so I found a way to include them in my layout.  I attached two tags with some gold thread, and glued the thread as a leading line to my journaling.

a few glue dots helped shape the tails of string of the tags.

I enjoyed creating this layout.  I am thinking of framing it to keep it permanently on top of my sofa table... i'll update you on what i decide to do with it..

Please help yourself to the cutfile, just make sure to mention my name if you publish it.  I would love to see what you do with it.

See you soon.

The completed layout.

Materials used:

• Patterned Papers, Documentary collection, Dear Lizzy
• Epehemera -pink circle-,  Fine & Dandy collection, Dear Lizzy
• Ephemera, foiled pieces,  Heidi Swapp collection
• Tag- gold-  Heidi Swapp collection
• Tag -XOXO-,  Recollection, Michaels
• White Texture Paste,  Heidi Swapp
• Polka dot Stencil,  Heidi Swapp
• Color Shine, Black, Heidi Swapp
• Cut-out -cardstock-, white,  Recollections, Michaels