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Stamp Sunday #4 – Piece of Cake

Wendy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:58:53 +0000

Today’s stamp set of choice is D1407 Piece of Cake. I got a the basic layout idea from this card on Pinterest and this is what I came up with:

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Supplies used: CTMH Piece of Cake stamp set, CTMH Spot-On Backgrounds stamp set (retired), papers from my scraps, Copic markers for coloring, CTMH Black and Pacifica inks, ribbon from my stash, Zig markers for doodling, CTMH Stardust Glitter Glitz, and Kaiser rhinestones.

I used the Spot On Backgrounds stamp set and Glitter Glitz to create the blue background paper so this is technically an all-cardstock card!

Dance Buddies Layout

Wendy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:24 +0000

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Supplies used: SEI Glitzmas paper, CTMH cardstock, CTMH Playful Flourishes stamp set, Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge by CTMH, CTMH Black ink, KI Memories Flourish Borders, Kaiser Rhinestones, CTMH Color-Ready Hodge Podge Alphabet Stickers, Martha Stewart Carrara Marble Glitter, and Recollections Glitter Shapes.

These sparkly pictures needed a page with lots of sparkle. I think I added that. I ordered the SEI paper online and for some reason only got one sheet and when I went back they were sold out. It must have looked different on my computer screen because I love it in person and was wondering why I didn’t order 2 sheets. I stamped the Pacifica blue cardstock with stamps from Playful Flourishes (one of my all-time favorite sets). I used the new CTMH Ruler for lining up the rhinestones for an embellishment border. I pictured glittery white letters for my title and really thought I’d find some in my stash but no such luck. So I had to create my own. I used a Zig Glue Pen to apply adhesive to the alphabet stickers, then covered with glitter and let dry.

Stamp Sunday #2 – Aspire

Wendy — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:59 +0000

I hope you have enjoyed the blog hops that I’ve posted over the past couple days. Now on to the second in my series of Stamp Sundays. My daughter chose the Aspire Stamp Set for me this week. It was a great selection because I bought this specificaly to do some of her dance pictures and yet the stamp set went in my stash and the pictures have yet to be scrapped. So now is the time!

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Supplies used: Bo Bunny Midnight Frost Collection Pack, CTMH Aspire Stamp Set, CTMH Pacifica ink, KI Memories flourish borders, CTMH Designer Brads – Rhinestone, and Bling Assortment. Sketch from Sketches for Scrapbooking Volume 8.

I just love scrapbooking dance pictures! A friend and I decided to set up a backdrop and take our own dance pictures. I’m not the best photographer but I know my children and the traditional pictures seem so posed. I like pictures that capture their personalities so I’ve decided I’m the best person for this. I love these pictures so much that I have put off scrapbooking them. I think the layout turned out nice and my daughter will be happy to see the finished product of her choice of stamp.

Good Times Girl Scout Camp Layout

Wendy — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:45:01 +0000

Supplies used: My Mind’s Eye paper, Me & My Big Ideas specialty stickers, Close to My Heart Sparkles, and Kaisercraft Rhinestones.

Decorated Mini Paint Cans – Great Gifts

Wendy — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000

I got these mini paint cans at the Target Dollar Spot and knew I would have a use for them. The top one was used for a teacher’s gift. The second can was part of a gift exchange for my daughter’s 5th grade girl gift. We also made a journal which I will post in a couple days. These are Christmas, but you can decorate them for any occasion. All supplies are from my stash and I used the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge for my diecuts. I also added a tag with ribbon to the handle of the can.

Christmas Gift Bags

Wendy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:00:46 +0000

The girls and I made these cute little gift bags for teacher gifts this year. They were quick and easy to make the girls had fun helping. I think the paper is DCWV. All the embellishments are just misc. from my stash that I’m working to use up. I used the Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More Cricut cartridge. I cut the gift bag on p. 115 at 5 3/4 (the largest it would cut). It wouldn’t cut 2 on one sheet but you can trick it by cutting one, then reinserting the mat so the paper is switched around and cut it again. As long as you have 6″ of paper you are good.

CTMH Technique Blog Hop – Masking

Wendy — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:00:27 +0000

Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop! This month there are 12 of us highlighting the Masking Technique as shown on page 15 in the 2011 Autumn/Winter Idea Book! Masking is when you use a piece of scrap paper to cover an image (or part of an image) so you can stamp around the original image. Click here to watch a video that explains and shows masking in full detail.

This blog hop is a circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork incorporating this technique. If you are coming from Bethany’s Blog, you are on the right track!

Supplies used are all Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted: Cricut Art Philosophy Collection, Lagoon ink, Sunkiss Yellow ink, Blush ink, rubber brayer, Baby Pink reinker, Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint, Ribbon Rounds – Blush Collection, White Daisy Cardstock, DCWV Alphabet Stickers, Studio18 Rhinestone Stickers, and Kaisercraft Rhinestones. Layout is loosely based on a March 2008 Page Map sketch.

I used the Cricut to cut an image for my masking. I used a brayer to apply ink over the mask to create my background. Then, I misted with a spray pen filled with water, Baby Pink reinker, and Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint to add to my final background. The accent flowers are scraps from the mask I used and they are inked with Sunkiss Yellow, Blush, and Lagoon.

Thanks for stopping by! Please continue on to Judy’s Blog where you will find some additional artwork highlighting this technique! Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought of my variation and happy hopping!

For a list of all the blog hop participants, go here.

CTMH Spotlight Blog Hop – Reinkers

Wendy — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:00:50 +0000

Welcome to the October 2011 Close to My Heart Spotlight Blog Hop! This month we are using reinkers. If you are thinking to yourself “what else are reinkers for besides actually re-inking your stamp pads” then this is the hop for you! As you hop through you will find a variety of ideas that I hope you will try. If you are like me it will be a good challenge!

This blog hop is a circle so if you are just starting, continue until you make your way back here. If you are coming from Adeline’s Blog, you are on the right track!

Supplies used are all Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted: Amethyst, Heavenly Blue, Sweet Leaf, and Baby Pink reinkers, Prisma Glitter, Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint, Spray Pen, White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Blooms Flowers (link is not exactly what I used but similar), White Daisy Cardstock. DCWV Alphabet Stickers, and Lavender Magic Mesh. Based on a June 2011 Page Maps sketch.

This closeup really shows all the glittery shine! Notice the Pearl Paint on the flowers, background paper, and title paper as well as the Prisma Glitter on the butterfly. Scroll down for full details.

I first used reinkers to create my background paper. I put the reinker on a paper plate and then dipped a crumpled up napkin into it and dabbed color onto my paper. Next, I mixed Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint and water in a spray pen and sprayed on the background to add a bit of glitz.

While this was drying, I used the Heavenly Blue reinker to dye some White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon and Amethyst reinker to dye butterflies from the Just Blooms Paper Shapes Flutter Shapes. I also sprinkled the wet butterflies with some Prisma Glitter. The new tweezers worked great for dipping. This is the first time I have played with reinkers and one thing I have learned is that the color is darker than you would think when you use straight reinker for dying. Next time I will mix with water to get a lighter color. Another thing I learned…make sure things are completely dry before adding them to your layout. I didn’t realize my ribbon was still wet and over time the dye soaked into the surrounding paper. Luckily it’s not very noticeable because of the background I chose.

I used reinker to color my flowers. I used a waterbrush dipped in reinker to color the petals from the outside inward, then I sprayed them with the same paint/water mixture that I used for my background paper.

I mixed Baby Pink reinker with Create-a-Shade Paint and painted paper that I used for the base of my title.

Other ideas for reinkers are:

mix with Liquid Glass
mix with Liquid Applique
paint with the reinker using brushes
mix reinker and water in a spray pen
use in glass ornaments to color

Thanks for stopping by! Your next stop is Elizabeth’s Blog!

For a list of all the blog hop participants, go here.

Believe Workshop – Christmas cards & matching box

Wendy — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:00:39 +0000

Join me for this month’s Holiday Cheer workshop!

The Believe Workshop on the Go Kit includes:

Believe Level 2 Paper Packet ($9.95)
My Acrylix^® Believe Workshop ($13.95) (stamp set is exclusive to this workshop)
Mini-Medley Accents Olive Collection ($4.95)
Dimensional Elements Stars ($3.25)
White Daisy Cardstock (2 sheets) ($.98)
Workshop Guide ($1.00)

Scroll down to yesterday’s post to see the layouts that I made with this workshop kit.

Here is the Bonus Project – 4 Christmas Cards and a coordinating box to store them in:

Add these items to your order to create the workshop bonus project:
My Creations Card Box
Holiday Pockets
Sparkles Red, Pink, & Purple Assortment

Would you like to attend my Believe Workshop on November 4? Order by October 14 to save on shipping.

Layouts from Basic Grey Kit

Wendy — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:23:01 +0000

Spring has Sprung:

Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit, 3D foam tape, Prima Inspiring Creativity flowers, and KaiserCraft Pearls.
Fussy & Fancy Challenge #43 – Use a Lot (pearls!)

Heaven Sent:
Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit and KaiserCraft Pearls.

Bloom & Grow:
Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit and Kaisercraft Rhinestones.

These pages are all from the same kit and that’s all you get but I do have lots of diecuts, rubons, and chipboard left over to make more pages or cards. For me it was a worthwhile splurge because it made some quick, easy, and cute pages.

Another 10 Year Album

Wendy — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:00:17 +0000

When I found out the theme for the August Scrap Our Stash Challenge was to “re-do” something I thought I was in trouble. I am not one to go back and redo any of my layouts. I’m just glad they got done in the first place! Plus, it’s interesting to see how my scrapping style has changed over the years. It’s also funny to hear compliments for some of the layouts that I don’t really care for; we all have different tastes. So back to the challenge….my second child turned 10 this year and this ended up to be the perfect opportunity to get something completed in a timely manner. For my first, I had created a 10-Years of You album that featured a photo of her each of her 10 years. So I decided to “redo” that same project for my second 10-year-old. Let me tell you it was much easier the second time around! I simply used the same album and layouts, choosing different papers and embellishments to suit a different personality. The only trouble I had was that I stamped all the numbers and did the album backwards and when it came to doing the title it did not match my front cover paper. Not a big deal to switch it up and I even used a number 3 in place of a the letter E. The cover paper did just happen to have a nice lace/ribbon border that looked great on the front cover. Here is the outcome:

Supplies used: CTMH All-Sorts Mini Album, DCWV patterned papers (stack), CTMH White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, Mark Richards Crystal Stickers, EK Success Precious Finds Adhesive Gems, Colorbok Gems Adhesive Accents, Miss Elizabeth Foam Letter Stickers, Basic Grey Bling It, and rhinestone border and ribbon from my stash.

If you’d like to see the first album I created, go to this post.

Halloween Party Layout

Wendy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:00:37 +0000

Supplies used: Close to My Heart Mischief Level 2 Paper Pack, Prima Say it in Crystals, and Sandylion Essentials 3D stickers.

Here’s a simple layout to finish up the bulk of my Mischief paper.

Baby Calendar

Wendy — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:00:53 +0000

Supplies used: Close to My Heart 12×12 Calendar, K & Company papers, Stampendous Diamond Dot Stickers, a variety of rhinestones (Darice, Kaiser, Studio 18, misc.), and Cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #160-184 of 210

I can’t even begin to tell you how much fun this was to make. It was something that I wanted to do but didn’t think I could realistically get it finished before the baby arrived. Thanks to the quick pages I chose I was able to finish it and I just love how it turned out. On the pre-designed pages, before adhering to the calendar, I used an exacto knife to trim around any extras that covered a photo mat – so that when I add pictures throughout the year I can slide my picture underneath and it will look better (like the fruit on the July page – I cut around where it overlapped the photo mat). Originally, I was going to stamp the months but after already adhering the pages (with embellishments) I no longer had a flat surface to stamp so I opted to use my Cricut instead. I plan to hang it in the nursery and have the older siblings help keep it updated with “baby’s firsts” information and photos. I am going to keep the calendar as is for a keepsake, but if I did this as a yearly thing with day-to-day activities, I would take the pages and put them in my scrapbook albums as finished pages at the end of the year.

Girl Talk Layout

Wendy — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:00:10 +0000

Supplies: K & Company paper, Kaiser Rhinestones, and unknown rhinestone strip.

Layout Challenge: #143 of 210 AND my wonderful mother reminded me that I completed about 15 layouts for her this fall at a retreat and feels that I should add those onto my layout count. I have to agree! So that brings me up to 158!

A Whale of a Good Time!

Wendy — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:00:01 +0000

Supplies: K & Company paper, Kaiser Rhinestones, and unknown rhinestone strip.

Layout Challenge: #142 of 210

Gingerbread House layout

Wendy — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:00:01 +0000

Layout Challenge: #123 of 210.

Can you see the pattern? I was really working hard to use up this pack…CTMH Jingle papers & stickease, White Daisy ricrac (are those hanging ornaments cute or what!), 3D foam tape, and Kaiser rhinestones.

Magic Christmas layout

Wendy — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:00:36 +0000

Layout Challenge: #122 of 210.

Here we go again….more of the CTMH Jingle papers, stickease, ribbon, and some stamping along with some Kaiser rhinestones.

Teddy Bears in Bed

Wendy — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:00:04 +0000

Supplies used: Daisy D’s paper, Diecuts With a View alphabet stickers, Kaiser orange rhinestones, and random brads from my stash.

Layout Challenge: #118 of 210.

These are a fun food for the kids to make. The are made by simply assembling graham crackers, large marshmellows (cut in half), teddy graham bears, and fruit rollups. As far s the layout, the pinwheels are cut out of the patterned paper. I often do this to create my own coordinating embellishments by cutting sections out and adding a few extra touches. With the pinwheels I added brads to the centers. If I had to do over again I would make the rhinestones around the large pinwheel straight down instead of trying to make it curved. I used Sketch #19 from Scrap-A-Little.

More Window Art

Wendy — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:00:17 +0000

Supplies used: CTMH papers and ribbon, unknown rhinestone embellishment.

Layout Challenge: #108 of 210.

Laughter & Smiles Layout

Wendy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:00:42 +0000

Supplies used: Close to My Heart papers and Sparkles, and Cricut cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #96 of 210.

I just loved this large title!