Texture

Modeling paste has become a regular item on my scrapbook table.  My sister and I first saw it at Scrapbook Expo, and we were in a class at CKC Jacksonville where we used it, along with other items outside the norm of what I've used to scrap with.  What fun!!  The new challenge at Frosted Designs is to use texture on your project and of course I turned to the modeling paste.  Here's the challenge:

http://www.frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/09/friday-challenge-add-texture-to-your.html


I decided to make a card this time.  I tried some layering with chipboard, modeling paste, stamp and ink, canvas, fiber, and cardstock:

Supplies I used:

Liquitex Modeling Paste
Quick Quotes Powder Puff ink
CTMH Stamp
Canvas
Fiber from a friend
Bazzill Cardstock
Farm House Paper Company chipboard
Creative Imaginations die cut

Thanks for looking!

Play Ball!

This double-page layout is the Progressive Challenge at Scrappin-Peeps member board.  I wanted to use the photos from the Atlants Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game.  My sister and brother-in-law are big Atlanta fans (really my sister is the bigger fan!); and Glenn and I are die hard Dodger fans.  Glenn and Donna tease each other all the time during baseball season!

I couldn't find any baseball printed paper, so I used some papers from the DCWV World Traveler stack; and a Me & My Big Ideas specialty stack.  I really like the way it turned out.

I thought about using some modeling paste but ended up not using it . . . I would have done the stars maybe.

 



I can't tell you how long I've had that baseball die-cut.  I bought it in California about 10 years ago, at least.  The LSS went out of business about 6 years ago.

 

 

I like how the banner turned out with the ribbon on top and buttons scattered on a couple of the flags.

 

Thanks for looking at my layouts!

 

Rainy Day Move

I do believe that in all the moves I've done in my life, I've never had to move in the rain . . . until now.  The first house we were going to buy fell through, and our realtor found us a beautiful new house in a town about 20 minutes from where we thought we were going to live.  We had to move out of our rental home because it had sold, so we only had this one week-end to move - and of course it rained!  We got a 4 1/2 hour window of just cloudy, misty stuff and we had lots of helpers.  Our neighbor across the street had her grandson and 2 of his friends help; also my sister, brother-in-law, and niece helped; and Glenn's brother helped.

This is the first time I used bubble wrap with ink on a layout.  I like the way it turned out.  I also used some new washi tape I bought at CKC Jacksonville.

Thanks for looking!

Move Complete!

We moved into our new house the middle of August, and of course my scrap stuff was packed for about a month prior to that.  This is the first time I've really thought about posting to my blog!  Of course, it's for a challenge over at Frosted Designs!  I love their challenges - here's the latest:

http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/09/friday-challenge-3x3.html

I thought I knew exactly how I wanted to create the layout, but turns out it has gone in a completely different direction.  I wanted to use my new Cricut cartridge - Close to my Heart, Artbooking - I picked it up at CKC Jacksonville.  I am loving this cart.  I was almost having buyer's remorse because it was more than I've ever paid for a cart, but now I'm totally loving it!

Here's my layout:

This is a layout about our new home!  The challenge was to pick three of the following and use them at least 3 times - Arrows, Hearts, Stars, or Shapes.  I used arrows, hearts, and a hexagon shape.

Products used:

MME printed papers
Kraft cardstock
Bazzill cardstock
Reminisce sticker
Burlap
Twine from WRMK
Cricut cartridge - Close to my Heart, Artbooking
Glue dots and tape adhesive

 

 

 



Frosted Designs Challenge

This Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge is - The Great Outdoors!  Here's the link to their challenge: 

http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/07/fabulous-friday-challenge-great-outdoors.html

I LOVE this photo of Glenn and I on our motorcycles.  We were coming home from Utah, and my sister-in-law took this photo from her car.  We have ridden some awesome roads, through good weather and bad, and seen some amazing sights.  We love being on the motorcycles, smelling everything, feeling closer to everything, and experiencing the thrill of the open road!

Supplies:

Cardstock - AC
Overlay - Creative Imaginations
Title Letters - EK Success
Embellishments:
   Scrapyourtrip.com
   Fiskar's Hexagon Punch
Ink - Quick Quotes Powder Puff

More Summer Camp Layouts!

This first layout is for the Nature/Wilderness challenge - create a layout about your local nature.  I chose this photo because I love this photo of the Savannah River, with the bridge and the train coming across.  I know it's not much "nature" but . . .

I bought the new Fiskar's hexagon punch at Joanne's and used that; the chipboard cutout is from a company called Molossi.  I won a chipboard package from them through Frosted Designs.

This layout was to create a layout about technology that you rely on, and I really rely on my Kindle almost every day.  I am either reading or playing a game.  I love how convenient it is to travel with, and the back-light so I can read at night in bed.  There aren't too many days it's not in my purse!

Recent Layouts and a Card

I have been scrapping a lot these past 2 weeks, mostly because of Summer Camp at Scrappin-Peeps member board.  There are some very talented ladies at the site and the challenges are so much fun.  I've learned and received a lot of inspiration from the other's work.

This first layout is a sketch challenge.  I'm trying to finish photos that I took on our 2010 motorcycle trip to Tucson, AZ.  I love this sunset photo.  The colors are some of my favorite - blue, orange, white. I started with white cardstock, and inked the background with Quick Quotes Powder Puff inks.  I chose 3 patterned papers and a solid to use in the grid design.  I think this is one of my favorites I've done.

This card was for a weekly card challenge - layering.  I am just now getting the hang of doing more layering!  I feel like I was behind in this technique, but I'm really trying to push myself now.

This next layout was for a weekly layout challenge - use some Instagram photos, or camera photos.  I have to say I love Instagram!  I used a calendar page as the background and just started adding some photos with hand written journaling.  

This layout was for Summer Camp Challenge #2 - Drama Camp.  The challenge was to use a sketch from a sketch site and then write the journaling from someone else's perspective.  These photos are from a peep meet in Anaheim, CA - me, Andrea, Hope, and Erika met for dinner.  Everyone brought their husbands except me :(  We had a fun night getting to know each other.

This layout was for Summer Camp Challenge #4 - Water Sports.  We were to show a water activity your family participates in during the summer.  I had the perfect photos from our last trip to the Delta with the Adams Family!  Oh, how I miss houseboating and camping with them, and we sure miss the Delta.  I used some older papers I've had for a while, along with some not so old that I got at Scrapbook Expo in Duluth, GA.  The "hot, hot, hot" die cut came from a peep during one of our swaps.

Thanks for taking a look!