"Rejoice" Easter Card for Leaky Shed Studio

Easter is a treasured holiday for our family to celebrate. Today Im sharing an Easter card I created featuring the Leaky Shed Studio Cross Set, Flower Corner Small, and to frame my sentiment inside - the medium Victorian Oval Frame.

"Rejoice"

Tips and Techniques

I kept my chipboard treatment simple by heat embossing all of the chipboard images with Fran-tage Shabby White Embossing Enamel. I adore how this product has flecks of gold enamel along with shimmering glitter giving a light but grungy effect. The Small Flower Corner nests around this image just perfectly.

I stamped the sweet lamb image onto white cardstock, lightly shaded with Pan Pastels, and colored the straw with Caran D'ache NeocolorII watersoluble pastels.

Sweet flowers dry brushed with gesso are tucked in and around the chipboard corner. I've surrounded the flowers with color fragments.

Another view of the flowers and you can see better here how they nest right into the Leaky Shed Studio Small Flower Corner.

A close up of the right cluster.

Of course, I had to include one of the Leaky Shed Studio Crosses, which perfectly accents my sentiment.

Here's another view. I stamped the image, inked around the edges, then popped it up with lace and tiny rose buds tucked in.

This final shot shows how I've used the medium size Victorian Oval Frame around my sentiment. This gorgeous frame set also includes a larger and smaller frame.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Cross Set

Flower Corner Small

Victorian Oval Frame Set

Other Products

BoBunny ~ Rose Cafe 

BoBunny ~ Rose Cafe - Dreamers

BoBunny ~ Rose Cafe - Post

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 8mm Rosebuds, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 6mm Rosebuds, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 4mm Rosebuds, pastel tone

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Tulip Flowers, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 20mm Open Roses, Ivory/Pale Pink

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cosmos Daisy Stem Flowers, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Sweetheart Blossoms, 2-tone Baby Pink

Lace ~ Stash

Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mix’d Media Inx - Chiffon

Ranger ~ Archival Ink, Jet Black

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Pumice Stone

Ranger ~ Perfect Medium

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Embossing Enamel, Shabby White

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Color Fragments, Rose

Caran D’ache ~ NeocolorII Watersoluble Pastels

Pan Pastels

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink, white

Spellbinders ~ Opulent Ovals

Close to My Heart ~ He is Risen 

Stampin’Up ~ Easter Sentiment Stamps

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots - Square 1/4”, white

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks

TH Water Brush 

MS mini score board

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Rejoice" Easter Card for Leaky Shed Studio

Hi everyone. I'm up on the Leaky Shed Studio blog today with a sweet Easter Card. I hope you'll stop on over to check it out HERE.

Here's a sneak peek

~ Blessings ~

"Splendid, Wonderful, Breathtaking" Layout Details ~ Helmar, Leaky Shed Studio, SATW

I'm so delighted to have the privilege to work with this amazing photo of Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland taken by my scrapbooking friend, Linda Eggleton. I adore the lines and colors in this photo. Linda has graciously given me permission to scrapbook a copy of it. You can find more of her delightful photos and work HERE.

I'm guest designing for Helmar and have featured their Liquid Scrap Dots which give me the ability to tilt and arrange my flowers and elements just how I want to. Details of how I do this can be found on the Helmar blog HERE.

I've also featured gorgeous Leaky Shed Studio chipboard. If you are a regular follower, you know how I just adore cutting things apart and using them in different ways. Be sure to hop on over to the Leaky Shed Studio blog for more details on how I've used their fabulous chipboard HERE.

Today, I'll give you a few details on how I created my mixed media background as you scroll down through my photos. I also pulled inspiration from the gorgeous March Mood Board at Scrap Around The World HERE. More details about how I was inspired later in my post.

"Splendid, Wonderful, Breathtaking"

Tips and Techniques

I had fun using a variety of mediums on this layout. To prepare my paper to hold up to the wet mediums I knew I'd be using, I brushed the paper with clear gesso. Two coats on the front and one on the back (brushing it on the back helps it to lay flatter.) I started by applying tissue tape across the page and down the center and lightly dry brushed it with white gesso. You can barely see snippits of it now, but the glimpses of text add a nice touch. 

The next thing I did was to lay down some roughly cut sheet rock tape in the same general areas as the tissue tape. For added texture I brushed super heavy gesso across the grid. I also used light molding paste over a ledger and doily stencil. When dry, I used several shades of green and grey Lindy's Mists to spritz and splatter. I also used the Lindy's mists to color and grunge up the flowers.

I cut up a Leaky Shed Studio Swirl Tree for the lovely flourishes.

I enjoy giving new life to older, out of style objects. Remember those old photo slide frames that were popular, oh about 10 or so years ago? This one had a wood grain on it. I sanded it lightly, rubbed with ink, and randomly stamped to give it a grungy edge, then tucked in part of my typeset title that is spread across the page. The lovely flourish bit above the frame is the top of a Leaky Shed Studio Bird Cage.

Lately, I've been mixing my embossing powders. Here I heated Fran-tage Aged Ivory to cover my Leaky Shed Studio Spring Butterfly, then used my finger to rub a bit of Perfect Medium across the wing edges. I sprinkled very lightly with Aged Hunter and heated again. I was very careful to use only a light sprinkling of the green so the ivory would show through.

More flowers and textures. You can also see some of the random stamping. For some of my metal and flower elements, I spread with a clear crackle medium to age, then dripped on mist to highlight the crackle. Other elements are dry brushed with white gesso.

One final shot.

You can see how many of my elements and flowers are turned and tilted. Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots are the perfect adhesive to achieve this.

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I drew inspiration from the mottled grey horse background, colors and curving lines of the twine photo in the March Scrap Around The World Mood Board. I also used pops of the creamy yellow from the sunshine photo.

Be sure to hop on over to check out this month's fabulous challenge at

Scrap Around The World.

Helmar Products

Liquid Scrap Dots

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Premium Craft Glue

Zapdots Round 1/2", Black

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Bird Cage

Swirl Tree Small

Spring Butterfly Small

Other Products

7 Dots Studio ~ Thoughts Keeper - No 2, No 4, Elements 6 x 12

Prima ~ Bermont, ocre

Petaloo Embelishments Darjeeling Petites, green

Petaloo Floral Ephemera, yellow 

Petaloo Spring Darjeeling Collection Dahlias, pistachio

Petaloo Botanica Collection Minis, white

Petaloo Canterbury Rose, lemon

Petaloo Mixed Textured Blossoms, amber

Petaloo Color Me Crazy - Handtyes, Rosebuds

Spare Parts ~ Metal Feathers, Charms

Prima ~ Vintage Trinkets #930028

Darice ~ Heart Pheasant Feathers

Bead Landing ~ Found Objects - Clock Hands

Michaels ~ Metal Icons - A Place in Time

Deluxe Designs ~ Freeze Frames - Natural Wood

Momenta ~ Metal Stickers - ST-5705; 17517

Idea-ology ~ Tim Holtz - Tissue Tape, Symphony

Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mix’d Media Inx - Stormy

Liquitex ~ Gesso - Super Heavy, White, Black, clear

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Viva ~ Croco Crackling Colour - Transparent

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Starburst - Green with Envy Green, Black Orchid Silver

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Flat Fabio - Aloha Avocado

Stampendous ~ Frantage - Embossing Enamel, aged ivory, aged silver, aged hunter

Ranger ~ Perfect Medium

Prima ~ Finnabair 6x6” Stencil - Doily No.1 #960551

The Crafter's Workshop ~ 12 x 12” Sketch Grid

DCWV Stencil - EM-033-00019

7 Dots Studio ~ clear Stamps - Thoughts Keeper

Darice ~ Heat Tool

"Hand in Hand" Mixed Media Layout for Leaky Shed Studio and SATW Challenge

I can hardly believe another month has passed and March is here. I welcome this new month and the warmer weather it's sure to bring our way. I have some very exciting news I'll be sharing later this month as well.

If you missed it on my Facebook page, I created my first video tutorial ~ how to create sweet Organza Open Roses with Donna Salazar products. Thanks for watching my video HERE. I also appreciate you subscribing to my channel. There will be more videos to follow.

Today I'm sharing a wedding layout featuring lots of Leaky Shed Studio chipboard. I've also used inspiration from the beautiful March Scrap Around the World mood board.

We recently took a trip to Florida. One of the travel papers at our hotel spotlighted the Jacksonville MOCA Art Museum's "White" exhibition featuring iconic white art. I've also noticed a growing trend of white on white paper arts and thought I'd give it a try. Our daughter's good friend married last summer, and I created this layout for her and her husband. I thought the white background would be the perfect backdrop to complement her gorgeous dress. 

"Hand in Hand"

Tips and Techniques

Here's a full view of the bottom cluster including the Leaky Shed Studio Willow Flower, loads of soft white flowers, feathers, bow, and subtle textures. 

Don't you just adore this grungy crackle effect on the chipboard?

I used spray Gesso as a base coat, then brushed here and there with Viva white crackle paint, then dabbed with Lindy's Stamp Gang mists. I know from past experience, that the crackle really cracks and pulls off of the spray gesso which is the grungy feel I wanted to achieve. I also know that "ALL" of the crackle would easily be chipped off, so I dabbed the piece gently with Donna Salazar's Clearsnap Emboss Gloss and sprinkled with clear embossing powder. While the embossing powder was still hot from the embossing, I sprinkled on more powder and heated again. I repeated several times until there was a nice thick coat of clear embossing to hold the grungy crackle in place. Finally, I dabbed and rubbed with white gesso to lighten the color and bring out more of the crackled texture.

**I did end up with bits of crackle in my Emboss Gloss, which is fine with me since I usually use it in grungy applications; however, if you want to keep it clean, I suggest pouring out a little on a craft mat, and brush it very gently onto the chipboard with a soft brush. That way you won't contaminate the rest of your Emboss Gloss. **

It looks like bits of the crackle paint chipped off onto the background. This is actually Golden White Opaque Flakes brushed onto the background paper. It dries clear, allowing the white flakes in the gel to show up against the background. 

Another view of this lower cluster. The background is dry brushed with gesso in two directions for added texture. I then spread molding paste over a leafy flower stencil with molding paste, then heat embossed with white embossing powder. 

In this side view you can see I added some pearls and used a metal flower from my stash of jewelry findings.

Here's the smaller top cluster. I layered texture under the photo with a delicate crochet doily, die cut doily, then more grungy chipboard. I've just adore the amazing design at the bottom of the Leaky Shed Studio Bird Cage and snipped it off to tuck into these layers. I've treated all of my chipboard pieces the same as described above for the Willow Flower piece. 

I painted this large metal leaf charm to tuck into the flower cluster as well. While still wet, I wiped off paint from the raised ares to let some of the gold show through.

Leaky Shed Studio dragonfly from the Garden Bugs collection.

This is a darling set of insects!!

Leaky Shed Studio - Swirl Vine Corner

I've cut this piece in two and used half of it.

Here's a close up of more of the background textures.

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I was inspired by the textured, flowing shades of white and grey

in the horse photo from the SATW March Mood Board.

Be sure to hop on over to check out this month's fabulous challenge at

Scrap Around The World.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Willow Flower

Swirl Vine Corner, Medium

Garden Bugs

Bird Cage

Other Products

GCD Studio by Donna Salazar - Natural Beauty 12x12” Pad

Tim Holtz ~ Tissue Tape - Sketchbook

Petaloo ~ Botanica Blooms, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Sweetheart Blossoms, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Tulip Flowers, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Tuscany Rosebuds, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 25mm Cottage Roses, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 30mm Wild Roses, white 

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Magnolias, white

Martha Stewart ~ Findings Collection, white & silver

Touch of Nature ~ Feathers, white

Leaf Charm ~ Stash

Flower charms ~ Stash

Berry Sprig ~ Stash

Doily ~ Stash

Hug Snug ~ Rayon Seam Binding, white (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Ranger ~ Archival Ink, Jet Black

Clearsnap by Donna Salazar - Mix’d Media Inx Embossing Powder, jasmine

Clearsnap ~ Embossing Powder, clear

Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Emboss Gloss

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Starburst, Black Orchid Silver

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Moon Shadow Mist, Silhouette Silver

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Golden ~ White Opaque Flakes

Golden ~ Soft Gel (Matte)

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white, clear

Viva ~ Crackle Paint, white

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink, white

Prima ~ Doily Die  #572792

Americana Classic ~ Stencil - Jacobean Floral

TWC Zenspirations Stencil 6x6 Mini Specimens

Cloud9 Design ~ 8x6 Mem Phrase Stamp Set

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Zap Dots - Round 1/2”, white

Zutter by Donna Salazar ~ Distrezz-it-All

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Floral Birthday Card for Leaky Shed Studio and February Prima Product Pick

Hi everyone, I'm back to share the close-ups and product list for the floral birthday card I posted earlier this week on the Leaky Shed Studio blog featuring two of my favorite classic Leaky Shed Studio chippies: the gorgeous Spring Butterfly and Small Ring Frame.

I was inspired by the fabulous colors in the February Prima Product Pick Palette and have used lots of Prima goodies here as well. Scroll on down for a product listing.

Close-ups:

For technique details, please hop on over to the Leaky Shed Studio blog post: HERE.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Spring Butterfly Small

Ring Frame Small

Prima Products
Sweet Fairy Collection ~ Romantique #843052
Nursery Rhymes Paper Pad
A4 Watercolor Paper ~ Jaime Dougherty #980269
Frost Gypsy Roses #565770
Princess ~ Happily Ever After #574406
Sweet Taffy Lavender #542603
Lace ~ Alencon Collection #545475
Lyric ~ Wood Buttons #564995
Say It In Crystals ~ #551452
Hello Pastel ~ Say It In Crystals #563967
Art Basics ~ Soft Gel, Matte #961428
Color Bloom ~ Pressed Petal #573881
Color Bloom ~ Gold Foil #573805
Resist Chalk Edger – Vintage Pink, Black Coal
Metal Dies ~ Doily 2 #572792
Metal Dies ~ Leaves #572839
Stencil ~ Flourish 6x6” #564278

Other Products
Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mix’d Media Inx – Wisteria, Stormy
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Clearsnap ~ Foam Blending Tool

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Leaky Shed Floral Birthday Card Sneak Peek

I've got a project up on the Leaky Shed Studio Blog.

Here's a sneak peek.

Thanks so much for hopping over to the 

Leaky Shed Studio Blog

for all the details.

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

Bounder for Leaky Shed Studio, SATW, Prima BAP

It's a cold, but sunny day here in Ohio, in contrast to the sad day last week when we lost out Australian Shepherd, Bounder. We have so many happy memories!! He was 13 1/2 years old and was our daughter, Elizabeth's, dog. She had many fun times with him at 4-H and UKC obedience shows. They were one of the top ranked junior obedience teams for several years. When Elizabeth moved out, Bounder remained with us and he was quite a buddy to us, especially for my husband who took him on walks every day. Bounder loved to accompany us on any outdoor work we did around the house. 

I've featured Leaky Shed Studio chipboard along with lots of Prima goodies. I haven't participated in a challenge in quite a while, so I went to the Prima Build a Page Sketch and Scrap Around The World mood board to find inspiration for my Leaky Shed design team layout. Below I share how I was inspired by the lovely SATW board.

"Bounder"

Tips and Techniques

Prima creates the most gorgeous flowers. I've clustered flowers from several collections. In order to get the patina color from the SATW mood board, I mixed Prima's Summer Sky and Sorbet Color Bloom mists, then brushed some of the flowers with the mist, then spritzed with water to get the natural variation of color I find in real blossoms. Some of the larger blossoms were also brushed with glue and sprinkled with chunky glass glitter. 

I tucked buttons from the Sunrise Sunset collection into my clusters.

Here you can see a snippet of the Leaky Shed Studio Victorian Oval Frame, which was heat embossed with a mix of embossing powders. The clock was fussy cut from a page of Prima Printery paper.

I also tucked in one of Prima's oh so adorable Typo bulbs, so the sentiment Sunrise to Sunset would travel across the page through the buttons and bulb. In several places I've added brown sewing thread for texture. 

The Leaky Shed Studio Harja Flourish Zwei fit perfectly to highlight my title framed by the Metal Lady Bird Prima Frame. I tucked in some flowers and below Bounder's name and added microbeads, chunky glass glitter and mica flakes.

There are so many sweet sentiments about remembering special moments in Prima paper collections. I've fussy cut these sweet words from several different paper collections. The doily is cut with a Prima die. I used the little Prima script stamp to edge my paper and add texture to open areas.

I just fell in love with Prima's Stamp-N-Add sets, and this is from the Butterfly Wings set. I stamped it, heat embossed, and fussy cut, shaping the wings.

More of the Leaky Shed Studio Victorian Oval Frame and Prima sentiments. For the grungy texture, I used the Prima Stone Wall #3 Stencil with crackle medium as a base, then spritzed and splattered with Color Bloom and more splatter with drawing ink. Then I topped it all with microbeads, glass glitter, and mica flakes. 

My Inspiration:

Prima's January Build-A-Page Sketch

Scrap Around The World Mood Board

There was a ton of inspiration in this month’s Mood Board at SATW. 

First of all I was inspired by the quote. Yes – life IS a balance of holding on and letting go. I hand wrote this quote to include on my layout. 

I was also inspired by the colors and textures. The weathered wood is used in my background paper, and I’ve used the patina color in my flowers as well. 

Since this page is about the passing of time with our dear friend I included a vintage clock image in the photo cluster similar to the clock on the board. The snippet of lace on the clock inspired my use of textiles used to create the dog collar and the printed twill tucked next to my sentiment cluster. 

I also adore the vintage frames and used a Leaky Shed Studio French Oval Frame around my photo. The bucket of gorgeous roses inspired my use of flowers and roses to surround the photo. 

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Harja Flourish Zwei

Victorian Oval Frame

Prima Products

Prima ~ Cartographer – Boussoule #990046

Prima ~ Cartographer – Carte 990008

Prima ~ Romance Novel – Dear John #844936

Prima ~ Romance Novel – Bookplate #844943

Prima ~ Printery – Pressman #843496

Prima ~ Everyday Vintage – Paintables, Pocket Cards Set One #813383

Prima ~ Wood Embellishments #563882

Prima ~ Sunrise Sunset – Wood Buttons #564957

Prima ~ Junkyard Findings – Vintage Trinkets, Small Typo Bulbs #891541

Prima ~ Tiny Junkyard Findings – Vintage Trinkets Clock Parts #891664

Prima ~ Lady Bird – Decorative Frames #563424

Prima ~ Printed Twill Ribbon

Prima ~ Resist Chalk Edger –Prima Resist Chalk Edger Set, Black Coal #892340

Prima ~ Quick Dry Fluid Chalk Ink – Old Road #891077

Prima ~ Color Bloom – Precious Stone

Prima ~ Color Bloom – Gold Foil

Prima ~ Color Bloom – Summer Sky

Prima ~ Color Bloom – Sorbet

Prima ~ Medal Die – Doily 2 #572792

Prima ~ Stamp-N-Add – Butterfly Wings #892500

Prima ~ Clear Stamp #545055

Prima ~ Stencil 6x6” Stone Wall 3 #575953

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~