Sep 1, 2012 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Scrapbook Pages |
I have another scrapbook layout for you today. This was the other layout from the July class.
I was in a rainbow phase back at the end of July – I made several cards with this rainbow of colors and this scrapbook layout – and really some of my swaps for convention too. I have been using the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper for my rainbow projects. It’s the perfect pack of paper! Remember from school – ROY G BIV – that’s the rainbow – and it keeps running through my head. So my Stampin’ Up! rainbow converts to this –
R= Real Red
O= Pumpkin Pie
Y= Daffodil Delight
G= Old Olive
B= Marina Mist
IV= Rich Razzleberry
The layout used pieces of every color of the designer paper and then I punched flowers in the same colors and layered on top with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For the large flowers first punch the center hole – then punch the flower around it with the Blossom punch. For the smaller flowers I cut them with the Floral Fusion Sizzlet and my Big Shot and then punched the center holes afterwards. I used the punched holes along with some extras to decorate the top colors of the layout.
Underneath I used the Loving Thoughts stamp set and stamped various words underneath. Now to find some pictures to put on this layout. Yes in case you wonder I scrap in an odd way – I make pages that I like and then try to find pictures to put on them. Sometimes I do have pictures in mind before I start a layout but not necessarily. And I scrap very randomly too – not in any particular order – just whatever I want. I’m doing it “MY WAY”!
Have fun with this idea! Maybe I’ll translate this into a set of cards – how fun would that be!
Aug 31, 2012 | Big Shot, Chipboard, Designer Series Paper, In Colors, Scrapbook Pages |
I haven’t shared any of my scrapbook layouts from the past couple of months so I thought I better catch up on that. We made this layout in my July class. It uses the Patio Party Designer Series paper and the color palette from that.
I used Bakers Twine to create little banners with punched circles and a pennant. The In-Colors Dahlia’s add a fun little element to the banners. The title letters are cut out of Chipboard and “painted” with the ink pads. I used the Midnight Muse and Summer Starfruit colors – just lay the chipboard letter face down in the ink pad and press it into the pad – cover it with a scrap piece of card stock or wear some gloves to keep your fingers from getting inky. Let the letters dry.
Have a fun weekend! I’m hoping to post more layouts this weekend and also record a couple of videos. Plus work on swaps and finish the ribbon and paper shares – all the ribbon is cut just need to package it up. But tonight we will be going to the football game to watch Ryan and the band (and I guess we will watch the football game too). I think it will be a nice night for high school football!
Aug 30, 2012 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary |
Hey everyone! It’s Thursday and time for a new weekly challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. This week we have a color challenge – Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, and Lucky Limeade – some very rich looking colors.
This card idea came from a sample in the Stampin’ Success magazine. The magazine sample used different stamps and different colors but a similar layout and I really liked the bottom that resembled a picket fence. So I decided to use the idea for my card this week. Then I added this card to my Card Maker’s club that I had yesterday.
To make the picket fence I first punched the scallop edge on my strip of card stock. Then I used the Simply Scored Tool to score in between each scallop. Next I folded on all the score lines and I ran each fold through my Whisper White craft ink pad.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Flowering Flourishes, A Word for You
- Ink: Lucky Limeade, Night of Navy, Whisper White craft
- Card Stock: Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
- Accessories: Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Simply Scored Tool, Boho Blossoms punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack, Paper Piercer, Regals Brads, Mini Glue Dots, My Secret Create Word is Holiday.
Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued. My secret Create word is Holiday. Let’s see what you come up with using these colors. Don’t forget this week is the preview week for the new Create Holiday Edition online class. Don’t miss out on the Early Bird Pricing this week and the great projects.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Monika Davis
Aug 29, 2012 | family, My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
I can’t believe my sweet Tyler is 19 years old today!
Happy Birthday Tyler!
Aug 28, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, Holiday catalog 2012 |
Hi stamping friends! I have some fun news to share today. I was asked last week to be a guest designer for the Create with Connie & Mary Holiday 2012 Edition online class. This week is the Sneak Peek and Early Bird pricing. You can get free projects this week during the Sneak Peek and if you would like to join the class this week there is Early Bird pricing for $24.95. Plus the opportunity to win a free class pass. So make sure to check every day this week for more details at Create with Connie & Mary. Preview week started on Sunday with a super cute Fall Broom center piece – it would match my card for today just perfectly. And on Monday was a fun (and tasty) Halloween Tower of Treats. I may just have to adapt that idea for Tyler’s birthday tomorrow. He’ll be 19! If you want free tutorials for either of those projects or the others that are posted this week be sure to visit the Create with Connie & Mary site. And if you want more projects (they won’t be posted anywhere else) be sure to join the Holiday Class.
How do you like this fun card? The idea with the paper triangles was shared with me out in Utah by Sandy Rule. For this card I used the new Orchard Harvest Designer Paper from the Holiday Catalog. Cut a piece of each pattern – start with a rectangle – I think mine were 4″ x 1-1/2″. Then cut each one into two triangles. Then glue the triangles into the sunray pattern on a piece of card stock and trim around anything that is outside the rectangle. I sponged everything with Early Espresso card stock (and believe it or not I ran out of Early Espresso card stock – Chocolate Chip to the rescue for my party on Sunday). Linen thread for an accent around the layer. I used Teeny Tiny Wishes for the “Happy Birthday”. I stamped the Owl from Owl Occasions in Early Espresso and punched it out with a circle punch. And added one of the little gift boxes in Cajun Craze. Then punched and layered two of the blossom punched flowers from Cajun Craze card stock. And the belly of the owl is paper pieced – I stamped him on a piece of the designer paper and cut it out and layered it on the stamped owl for the card.
I also decorated the inside of the card – here it is –
This was one of the projects the girls at my Getaway Celebration party got to make on Sunday. Have a great day!
