Hello everyone-
I wanted to pop in and share a card today. Fun fact: my crafting journey started with making Christmas cards after I bought some Hero Art stamps in the late 1980s!
I used some new papers from Dear Lizzy Lovely Day collection, the DIY party tab punch from We R Memory Keepers that I won from Scrapbook & Cards Today, and "You're so" stamp and "fabulous" die cut from"You're So" by Reverse Confetti.
That white foil paper on the right gives me all the heart eyes!
I used the February sketch from Scrapbook & Cards Today.
I hope this inspires you to use some scraps to create a card for someone in your life!
Have a great day,
Majken
Love is in the air! Happy Valentine's day everyone.
Hubby and I recently have been going on a few fun date nights, and I thought I'd test out my new HP Sprocket pocket printer to create this heartfelt layout with the gorgeous Fancy Pants Designs "Sweet Nothings" collection. <3 <3 <3
I had so much fun with this layout! What better way to start a date night layout than with a hearts cut file? I used the free hearts bonus cut file from Scrapbook & Cards Today February 2016 and merged two sets together to create the look I wanted, and then I cut my background from black textured cardstock using my Cameo. The cool thing is I now have the negative cut to use on a second layout in the future!
I then used my Cameo to do an internal offset of the hearts, cut hearts out slightly smaller than the outlines with different patterned papers, and then adhered it all down. And I love the textured look of stitching with cut files!
And my photo turned out just how I wanted it to! The only thing I changed was muting the colors to near black and white so the blues in our clothes didn't clash with all the pretty reds and pinks in the papers. I layered several different papers to create the photo mat. I created scallops on the main pink piece and distressed the edges of another piece, then added more stitching. I also added a little half-circle tab and a puffy sticker.
The puffy stickers in this collection are so fun! I had to use them for my title on the bottom right corner, among other strategic spots.
When I was done, I felt it still needed a little something, so I stitched around the edges to give it a frame.
I also created a few of my own embellishment spots to help fill in some of the extra white space I had leftover. Here's one in the top right corner I created with a puffy heart outline sticker, some paper, a piece of ephemera that I stitched, and another heart:
And here's one on the left that also has a quick journal spot. I used two pieces of ephemera, a scalloped circle punch, stitching, a puffy sticker, and ribbon.
Finally, I created the one on the top left by cutting the bottom of a tag and layering a sticker on it. Try to layer different sized pieces and different textures together and you'll always have a fun area of interest for your embellishment spots.
So glad you could stop by today. Enjoy your day, and I hope you get a bit of chocolate as well!! It's the perfect day for it. See you soon!
Majken
Howdy, everyone! I decided to participate on Scrapbook & Cards Today's January sketch challenge. I didn't win those awesome goodies, but SCT did share my layout on their blog! I only wish I had had the time to photo my layout using natural light - but I had to meet the deadline, so I used what I could. I've updated it for you here today.
The sketch had lots of photos, and I had just the thing to fill in all those 2x2s - our recent visit to the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. It was a gorgeous day!
I also created a fun layout with photos from this day for Creative Scrappers sketch 303 if you missed it.
After I had my photos where I wanted them, I created a strip underneath using different size triangles from multiple papers, and I sewed along the top of the strip using a zig zag stitch. I used a tag and a puffy heart sticker for my journaling.
On the top, I cut two thin strips of paper and sewed there, too. Love these puffy heart stickers!
For the title, I used my die cut to create the scalloped circle and faux stitched circle. Alpha stickers and the foam "adventure" create my fun title. More enamel pieces plus more hearts were so fun to use!
Of course, you can't forget those acrylic clouds! I used my tiny attacher to staple them to my page.
Thanks for stopping by - don't forget to grab your piece of chocolate on the way out. :)
Majken
Hello and happy February, y'all. It was my turn on the Creative Scrappers blog on Thursday, and I thought I'd share here as well. I used the colorful Shimelle's Go Now Go collection - the bright colors really work well with the spray-paint "canvas" in my photos! We visited the Cadillac Ranch outside of Amarillo, Texas during our Christmas vacation visiting family - isn't this a great sketch??
I created fairly close to the sketch, using 2 photos. But I switched up the straight strips by fussycutting some of the chevron paper to overlay the polka dot paper. And to add some additional texture, I stitched and adhered star and heart enamels along the chevron.
I even found a cut file in the shape of an antique car in the Silhouette store, cut out ten, and stood them up diagonally just like you see off Historic Route 66.
Here's a peek at the photo with a piece of ephemera I used for my title, along with a puffy heart sticker.
And here's the other photo area with some layers (and more enamel embellishments).
And last - but not least - you can see my journaling strips and an embellishment area in the top right.
I hope I've inspired you to come play along by using the sketch in a unique way! Please link up any projects you create using the "Add Your Link" button on the bottom of the CS sketch reveal page.
Don't forget to also tag your project on Instagram (@CreativeScrappers) with the hashtag #CSSketch303 and #CreatingWithSketches! Follow me on Instagram too - I'll see you there!
Have a super day.
Majken
