Together

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd's Summer On-line Camp                     - TOGETHER-

Hello there!

It has been a long time since I have been up on my blog, but we took a long planned vacation to my native Ecuador, and just arrived a a few days ago.     You will be seeing a lot of my work coming up as i have so many plans on the works.

Today,  I am issuing a new challenge at Scrapbook Nerd's Friends and Fans Facebook page for the on-line summer camp.  This time is all about FIX IT UP, which translates into using your editing programs to transform  a picture to fit into a project of your choice.

I always take pictures of my kids in series, so I used LR to create a film strip of some of the pictures of my kids, and also transformed into Black and White.   Next, i used the cut files (you can download them at the bottom of this page!!)  to create the background of my piece.

I used Page Evans's Oh My Heart collection to color block the hearts in the background, and added embellishments to match the colors.   Next I stitched around the speech bubble with the same color of the background paper (paper # 18 - Take Me Away collection).  I glued the heart background onto the paper, and used foam adhesive to attached the speech bubble paper to the mat.

To continue with the color blocking design, I used matching embellishments to add interest all along  the page, and added a bold color title to the page.  Here is the final design:

Love the end feel and look of this page!   I hope you can join in the challenges at Scrapbook Nerd's On line summer Camp.

Remember, I am a comment away if you need any assistance!

Take care!




Materials Used:
Take Me Away collection - paper #18
Oh My Heart collection - paper #4, 12x12 paper pad, 6x6 paper pad, all embellishments
Better Together collection - foam thickers
cut files:

You Are My Bright Side

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  -  YOU ARE MY BRIGHT SIDE  -

Hello there!

I hope you all had a great weekend!   If you are a scrapbooker, then you know it was a busy one  for all of us, as we celebrated NSD.

It is my reveal week for Scrapbook Nerd, and the saying, "April Showers bring May Flowers" is what my projects are inspired by this month.  That's right, it is all about flowers for this week , which happens to be Mother's Day, too.   So let  me show you what I have been up to.

I was lucky to serve as the guest designer for this month's free SCT cut file, and I played with different designs for the  blog, here is one of the choices.   I started by cutting just the inside of the flower ring from white card stock.   The cuts were then  backed with different papers from the Oh My Heart collection from Paige Evans.

The picture of my niece in a field of dandelions was blown up to letter size, so that the image fit inside the ring.  I used thin fun foam to glue the cut  out to the picture, which had been glued to a piece of cardstock.

I created a cluster of fussy cut  flowers, ephemera and stickers to balance the flowers from the ring.   The title of  the page comes from one of the ephemera pieces.   To complete this page, I wrote the journal lines on the picture with a super fine marker, so that they are hidden.  Here is the final page:

I love this page,  the colors, the flowers, and the large picture are perfectly balanced.     You can find the cut file at the Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine blog, and all the materials used in this page come from the Scrapbook Nerd store   ( I love these ladies!!)

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



See you all tomorrow!



Materials Used:
Cut file - SCT magazine blog - May 2017

Patterned paper collection, ephemera, stickers, chipboard stickers, washi tape - Oh My Heart - Paige Evans - Pink Paislee
Foam stickers -Take Me Away collection - Paige Evans - Pink Paislee

You Wonderful Thing

Scrapbook layout created for The Cut Shoppe  -  YOU WONDERFUL THING  -

Hello there!

There is a new set of cut files available over at the Cut Shoppe Etsy store.  As always, they are all beautiful, and so versatile.

For this layout's background, I chose the Follow Your Heart cut file.  I added an offset to the image before cutting, and made sure to used the Silhouette software to create a stitching pattern.   I picked papers from the new Oh My Heart collection to back the heart segments, but added the stitching (in a matching color  thread) before backing the heart.

The Spring Forward cut file is full of tags with beautiful details on them.  I simply enlarge the "Bloom" tag until it was big enough to back and frame the picture of my daughter.   A small piece of pink vellum behind the word is all that was needed.   The Flowers in the collection were just perfect to create the cluster.

For the title of this page, I used one of the chipboard stickers from the collection.  Once again, I just layered more of the fussy cut flowers from the collection, and place them at the opposite side of the picture -diagonally-.   Here is completed layout after adding some smaller details, and the journal lines:

I love how this layout turned out.   The colors are perfect even when the picture is of my daughter walking in a winter wonderland.   Remember to visit the Cut Shoppe Etsy Store to check all the new designs.


Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions on how this came together.

Take care!



Materials Used:
Cut files - The Cut Shoppe

Patterned papers-  Paige Evans - Oh My Heart  and Take me Away collections
Embellishments - Oh My Heart and Take Me Away collections - Paige Evans
Black, and white color shine - Heidi Swapp

Forever

Scrapbook layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - FOREVER -

Hello,

I am almost done with my reveal week for Scrapbook Nerd, but not before creating a new layout using the beautiful Oh My Heart collection by Paige Evans.

We have had so much snow this year here in Toronto, that I am left with so beautiful pictures of my kids and family playing in the snow.   I could easily fill an album using winter collections, but I wanted to bring color to our lengthy winter.   So i picked this pink ombre paper from the 12x12 paper pad as the background.   The cut file's name is Winter lace from the Silhouette store, I simply created two cuts of the same shape, and backed them with vellum.

I layered the picture with pieces from the Take me Away, Oh My Heart and Heart Day collections. and made sure to attach it where the two cut files met in the middle.

I wanted a soft title, and went for a stitched title.  I simply traced the  Valentine's Day Titles cut file from Juliana Michaels on my cameo using a pencil.  A little bit of white metallic watercolor before stitching the edge.  Using the same paint, i added splatters all around the page, and my journal was added to the bottom of the page with white ink.  Here is the final layout:

I love the picture of my husband and i just hanging in the snow, and all the softness created around it,   You can check all the materials used at Scrapbook Nerd, trust me if you need something, you can contact the ladies, and they will find it for you. They are the best!!!

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

See you all tomorrow!


Materials Used:
- Patterned papers - #14 -Oh My Heart collection - Pink Paislee
Cut file -  Winter Lace - Silhouette Store
                Valentine's Day Title - 17 turtles - Juliana Michaels
Metallic watercolor palette - Prima Marketing
6x6 paper pad Chipboard stickers, ephemera, paper clips - Take Me Away collection - Pink Paislee
Ephemera,  6x6 paper pad - Oh My Heart collection - Pink Paislee
Embelishments - Heart Day collection - Crate Paper
Word sticker - Small Chat Holidays - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology

Be You

Scrapbook Layout created for the Cut Shoppe  - BE YOU  -

Hello there,

The weather has been beautiful the past few days here in Toronto, and that has me thinking of the upcoming Spring season, especially flowers.   So i set out to create a layout all about my crazy daughter who just like flowers is slowly taking shape into a young woman...  For this project I pulled out some papers from the Take me Away collection, and two of the Cut Shoppe's cut files, "Flower Delivery", & "Just Be You".

To create the background for this page,  one of the flowers in the "Flower Delivery" cut file was used  by copying and welding it in a cascade shape .   There is also graduation on the size of the flower as to give the idea of depth to the layout.   The image was cut on white card stock trimmed to 11.5x11.5in.   Using papers from the Take Me Away collection, the background flowers were also cut.     To assemble, the negative part of the cut was attached to a green paper from the collection (so that when the petals of the flowers are lifted, the  paper will show as leaves behind the page.

To secure the flowers in place, and to add color to the page, the centers of each flower were stitched creating a pinwheel effect to each of the flowers.

The title of this page was constructed using the "Just Be You" cut file.  This time, the cut file was sized and printed on trace paper.  Then using a piercing tool, a stitching guide was created, a few coats of metallic watercolor before stitching complete the title.

This is what i get when I point the camera towards my daughter, so chose to create simple clusters around the picture using pieces from the Take Me Away collection.     The journal lines were written on the small green edge that shows on the side of the layout.  Here  is the final layout:

I love the end result of this layout.  The Cut Shoppe's cut files lend movement and interest to the page.   Don't forget to stop by the Cut Shoppe's Etsy store to check all the  cut files available, there is always inspiration to be found.  As always let me know if you have any questions on how this came together.

Thanks for Stopping by!



Materials used:
Cut files - Flower Delivery, Just be You - The Cut Shoppe

Patterned paper: # 16, 7, 14, 11, 1, 6x6 paper pad - Take Me Away - Paige Evans - Pink Paislee
Ephemera, wood veneer, chipboard stickers - Take Me Away - Paige Evans -  Pink Paislee
word stickers - Small chat - occasions - Tim Holtz - Idea ology
Metallic watercolor palette - Prima Marketing
Beveled heart sequin - Spiegelmom Scraps

Wood Pallet - Keepin' It Real

Altered Project created for Maya Road -  Wood Pallet: KEEPIN' IT REAL-

Hello there,

Today, I am up on the Maya Road Design Team Blog http://mayaroad.typepad.com/dt/2017/01/wood-pallet-keepin-it-real.html   with a post on how i went about creating this project showcased at Creativation this weekend.

Here are some  close ups of the project:

  Do not hesitate to visit the Maya Road Blog to see more details and the list of all the materials used.

Have a wonderful day!

Amazing & Timeless

Scrapbook layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - Amazing & Timeless  -

Hello there!

This is my last project for my week reveal at Scrapbook Nerd!

I think this month the theme of my reveal is fun with cut files.  I find cut files to be a spark to my imagination.  In fact this project changed as the background took shape.

I was inspired to create the background by the Wreathed in Love cut file from the Cut Shoppe.  Using the Cameo, the background was perforated.  A combination of 2 watercolor palettes gave color to the wreath, which then was stitched to add some texture to the layout.

Once the  wreath was finished, the concept changes completely, and i decided to fussy cut the flowers from Pink Paislee's Take Me Away collection.  I layered the picture with the flowers, ephemera and chipboard stickers from the sane collection, and a few embelishments from the Moonstruck collection,

For the title, i used a combination of ephemera pieces  and chipboard stickers from the 2 collections.   to tie in the design, a few drops of gold color shine, and gold rub-on starburst were placed along the page.  Here is the complete layout:

Even when the colors of the wreath are different form the ones in the leaves, the color scheme beautiful, and complement the black and white picture of my sister perfectly.

I hope this week's projects inspire you to take a second look at cut files and what you create with them.   Don't forget to check Scrapbook Nerd for all the materials used, and the Cut Shoppe for all the lovely cut files.

Thanks for visiting today!


Materials used:
cut file - Wreathed in Love - The Cut Shoppe
watercolor palette - Decadent Pies, & Shimmering Lights - Prima Marketing
Patterned paper #10 and 6x6 paper pad - Take Me Away collection - Pink Paislee
Ephemera, Chipboard stickers - Take Me Away collection - Pink Paislee
Ephemera, rub-on transfer  -  Moonstruck collection - Pink Paislee
Color Shine - gold - Heidi Swapp

You Are Home

Scrapbook Layout created for Maya Road   - YOU ARE HOME -

Hello there!

Today, i am sharing my first projects as part of the Maya Road Design Team (I am so blessed and happy for the opportunity!).  I created two projects for my first blog post, this is the first one, and the other is in the following post.

a close up to the embelishment cluster in the layout

I fell in love with all these Maya Road dies as soon as I opened the box (they are all related to embroidery and sewing! -some of my favorite things), so i build the layout based on this small cluster.  I started by cutting the pieces from a few of the die sets from Maya Road using Pink Paislee's Take Me Away collection.  In order to tie the cluster together, I dyed a piece of Ken Oliver's seam binding in the colors of the papers and used it behind the die cut pieces. To finish the cluster, I added a small wood embroidery hoop and added a few of the chipboard stickers along the cluster.

Next i used a cut file from the Silhouette store to create the title for this piece.  I cut the word home, and then i used a small offset of the word to cut the white border around it.   A few hand stitches tied this layout theme together.  I used the little flowers from the dress form die to add embelishments along the entire page.

I added the picture of my family, my home! to the layout.  Using papers from the Take Me Away collection, i layered the picture along with a corrugated card board tag, and  one of the large spool die-cut piece.  I love the small wood veneer button (I wished i had a thousand more of them!, but there was only this one), and placed it as part of the cluster in the picture.  Here is final layout:

I am truly loving how i am able to customize the Maya Road products to my style.   I love that they are so beautiful and versatile  at the same time.

Thanks for visiting today.

See you all soon!

Materials used:

Bobbin & Scissor die,  Needle & Spool die,  Vintage Dress Form die - Maya Road

Seam Binding - Ken Oliver trims - Maya Road

Wood veneer circle - Maya Road

Kraft corrugated tag - Maya Road

Mini wooden embroidery hoop - Maya Road

White card stock - American Crafts

Patterned Papers - 2, 22 and 6x6 paper pad - Take Me Away collection by Paige Evans - Pink Paislee

Chipboard stickers - Take Me Away collection  by Paige Evans - Pink Paislee

Metallic semi-watercolor palette - Prima Marketing.