Beautiful ~ ScrapThat! November Kit

This morning's snowfall has melted away, but left a hint of the winter to come. I have one final layout from the gorgeous November ScrapThat! Kit to share with you today. It was really a joy to work with this amazing kit featuring Bo Bunny Serenade and full of so many wonderful embellishments.

This photo of Rachel and her bridesmaids taken before the wedding is one that really caught my eye. I talked with her about it over Thanksgiving and found out that it is a shot that Rachel suggested to the photographer. I love how the girls look like they are having so much fun peaking out from behind the columns. 

"Beautiful" 

~Using the MK, EAO, & FAO Kits ~

I used Amy's gorgeous November Sketch:

Tips and Techniques:

Corrugated Board ~ You can see the corrugated board layered behind my photo. I have so much fun with this household item. Whenever I get some packaging that has the narrow little corrugation, it goes into my stash. Here I used a foam brush to lightly apply some black paint to the top ridges of the corrugation and edges. When dry, I applied some Ranger Rock Candy Crackle Paint for some great texture. 

Hand Stitching ~ After the paint was dry on the corrugated board, I used my handy piercing tool to create stitching holes around the curved edge along with some x's.

Misted Rock Salt Chipboard ~ My tutorial for the grungy finish on the chipboard door can be found here.

Curled Vine ~ The jeweled Prima leaves came with brown wire stems, which I pulled off to create the vines in my cluster. I wrapped the wire around a narrow metal bar for making wire coils, but anything like  a knitting needle, or paint brush would work. 

Flowers ~ The November ScrapThat! main kit included this gorgeous WOC poppy and the sweet little white poppies. The Flower Add-On Kit included the amazing Prima Gracie vine and lovely Cabaletta blossoms in white, black, and Grey. I layered some of the black tulle under the red poppy.

Punched Frame ~ I needed a different size frame than my punch set would allow, so I punched it larger, trimmed the ends and overlapped the ends resulting in the lovely corner.

Chipboard ~ I simply used some metallic paint on this Dusty Attic Holly piece to tuck under the flower cluster.

Distressing ~ Of course I used my Distrezz-It-All to distress all the straight edges.

My sweet friend, Helen Tilbury, is having an amazing give-away on her blog, Scrap Addict. It is international and open to everyone. You just need to be one of her followers. Her work is amazing, and you will enjoy following her gorgeous work!! Look what all she is including in her package:

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~ 

ScrapThat! with Sketchabilities Reveal

Welcome to day two of our November "Remember When . . . " Kit Reveal. 

ScrapThat! is honored to be the Sponsor for today's sketch challenge at Sketchabilities 

Sketchabilites has a sister card sketch site, Cardabilities.

 Our talented ScrapThat! Design Team has used our November "Remember When . . ." kit to design layouts for this amazing sketch:

 

Head on over to Sketchabilities to see their Design Team's fabulous work with this sketch and to link up your project for a chance to win our gorgeous September "Victorian Dream" Main Kit featuring Graphic45's A Ladies' Diary Collection.

(Actual shipping costs from Canada to be paid for by the winner.)

 

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The team at ScrapThat! would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to our amazingly talented designer, Marilyn Rivera, who has been an asset to our team during her term ending this month. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors. 

What an amazing combination to work with our fabulous November ScrapThat! Kit and the amazing Sketchabilities sketch!! Here is my take:

Created using the November Main Kit

I added some mixed media products, eyelets for my lacing, embroidery thread and tiny rhinestones for the small flower centers ~ all things that most of us have in our stash. 

I created a card box with these engagement photos across the front of the lid for Joseph and Rachel's December wedding. When I saw this sketch, I thought it would be fun to use them for this page. 

Here are a few close-ups with some tips and techniques:

Chipboard Door ~ Be sure to stop back in November for my tutorial on how I created the amazing distressed texture on this chipboard door.

Tulle Lacing ~ Normally I enjoy lots of distressed layering, but this paper has so many gorgeous details like the fabulous dragonfly that I decided to showcase rather than cover. To get the feel of the large mat in the sketch, I added lacing across the page. I set two rows of eyelets for my lacing. The tulle was cut into three two-inch strips, then threaded onto a large yarn needle to pull it through the eyelets. I added a twist between each set of eyelets as I was lacing.

Dragonfly ~ You can't see it too well in the photo, but in real life this dragonfly sparkles. I brushed Distress Stickles onto the wings and body of this gorgeous image. When dry I hand stitched the edges.

Flower Clusters ~ I created the delicate yellow flowers using the kit cardstock and my Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch set. I used the kit pearls for the large and medium flower centers and some tiny rhinestones from my stash that I  colored with alcohol ink. The daisy flowers were created with Donna Salazar's Bitty Blossom die set. I fussy cut leaves from Serenade Vines to add a couple branches to each cluster. (My close-up shot was taken before I added the vines; however, you can see them in the large photo.)

Paint Splatter ~ I dipped a small, very stiff paint brush into gesso and pulled my finger across the tip to achieve the splatter. You could also use an old toothbrush. Be prepared to have dirty hands for this one!! 

Paint Drip ~ Easy peasy - just a blob of black gesso, then a bit of page tapping to get the drip to form. The trick here is giving it time to dry so I don't put a big mark on my drip, and yes I've done that trying to work with my page before it's dry, so I've learned to do this before I go to bed and let it sit overnight. The flower placed in the torn opening is another rolled flower from the Bitty Blossoms dies. 

I am entering this in the Bo Bunny Sketch Challenge to use two or more photos, a tag, and one of these photos for inspiration. I actually pulled inspiration from each of them. 

I was inspired by the scattered flowers in this one, although mine are a creamy yellow.

And the round orange sliced inspired my orange daisy flowers.

My love tag is attached to the chipboard door. 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Love of My Life ~ Tips and Techniques: ScrapThat! October Kit

I'm back with more tips and techniques this morning from my Love of My Live layout created using the fabulous ScrapThat! October Kit. The photo on this page is Elizabeth and Andrew's favorite shot from their engagement photos.

Tips and Techniques:

Twine Flowers ~ I created the twine flower from jute twine. My tutorial for these flowers can be found here.

Handcrafted Flower ~ I created the pink flower with Donna Salazar's Grand Peony die set, and added one of the kit pearls to the center.

Wood Flower ~ I used a rock salt, mist, crackle technique on the wood flower. I'll be posting a photo tutorial on this technique next month.

Altered Ticket ~ I liked the hand on this ticket, but wanted different words to go with my layout, so I painted around the hand with gesso, inked the edges with black soot Distress Ink, and hand wrote "True Love."

Torn Edge ~ I tucked in the prima wood clock behind the torn edge. 

Drip ~ I put a blob of gesso below the torn edge and tapped my paper to encourage the drip to form, then placed a flower created with the Donna Salazar Rose Creations die set at the top of the drip. 

Scalloped Circle ~ This was so easy peasy. I cut a border strip, then snipped each of the scallops and arranged them around the layered circles, adhering each piece as I went.

Swirled Twine ~ I adore the look of something swirling across my page and through the flower clusters, dots of glue hold the twine in place. 

Colored, Stenciled, Modeling Paste ~ I spread the modeling paste over my stencil, allowed to dry, then used Distress Markers to color. I also used this technique in the bottom corner for my title and above the scalloped circle without the color for the phrase "I adore you!"

Hand Stitching ~ I used a circle template by In Stitch'z to pierce the stitching holes in my layered circles.

Layered Embossed Butterfly ~ The tutorial for these sweet butterflies can be found here.

ScrapThat! is currently accepting subscriptions

and this October Kit is available for sale in the store. 

Tomorrow, I'll be sharing tips and techniques for my Forever layout.

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Turning 50 ~ Donna Salazar Sketch Challenge

I had a lovely outing with my husband this afternoon. Last winter he bought a convertible that he calls his "mid-life crisis" car. :-) It was a wonderful day for a drive. I even got to do a little shopping at the new Michaels that just opened up. How nice to have one a mere 30 minutes away. I hope you are having a lovely weekend as well. 

Back in June we had a birthday for my sister, celebrating 50 years. This shot of her with our nieces is so sweet. My sister is such a blessing to me. She is such a strong woman whom I admire so much. 

I used the Donna Salazar August challenge sketch by the talented Mistra with lots of Donna's amazing products. These Donna Salazar papers were so perfect to pick up the colors in the photo.

Mistra's gorgeous sketch:

I included a butterfly on this layout to participate in the "Wings" Challenge over at Berry71Bleu. Such a lovely site!! This is my first time entering one of their challenges. 

Techniques:

Handcrafted Flowers ~ For the larger focal flower, I used the DSD Grand Peony Die and for the medium roses, small roses, and leaves I used her Rose Creation Dies. I used one of Donna's favorite adhesives, Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Glue on each of the petals and while wet dipped the flowers into diamond dust for lots of sparkle. 

Crystal Flourishes ~ all of the flourishes on my page were cut from a single Zva flourish. One flourish can go a long way if you are willing to cut it apart. I still have the butterfly portion with a trail left for yet another project. 

Painted, Misted paper ~ I dry brushed nearly everything on this page with some antique white acrylic paint. The circle behind my flower cluster had a lovely light grey flower design on it. I proceded to write my journaling there. To make a long story short, it didn't work. I painted over the journaling and it took about 8 or 10 layers before it stopped showing through. I then inked over the paint, and that wasn't working for me either. So not one to give up, I started misting. The paint acts kind of like a resist, so the mist settled into the paint brush marks. I just kept spritzing different colors until I got a color combo that worked. I had a pitiful sopping piece of paper on my hands. I kind of liked the look, but was sure the paper was ruined by this point. I let it dry over night, and it was dry by morning, but oh so wrinkly. I spritzed it lightly on the back put it between some paper towels with several heavy books on top. The result was a perfectly flat circle with color and texture that was perfect for my page. Yay!! I just adore happy accidents. 

Corrugated Board Liner Butterfly ~ I mentioned in a previous post that when I use Donna's corrugated board to die cut my corrugated butterflies, it comes off in one neat piece. Oh yes, I've been saving these gems, and here is one all dressed up. I inked the rough side of the paper with several shades of distress ink, until I achieved a color that coordinated with my page, then coated it with a thick layer of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Distress Paint and set it aside to dry. To add a bit more dimension, I rubbed more ink into the fabulous cracks that appeared when the paint dried. I curled it over a paint brush and added some extra flourish gems to the body along with flower stamen antennae. My good friend, Juliana Michaels, tried out my corrugated butterflies and added the crackle paint. Her creative approach  gave me the idea to try the crackle out here. 

Stamping ~ I wanted just a little more visual texture and weight next to my butterfly, so used Donna's Lace Corner Stamp here. 

Distrezzing ~ I distressed all the straight edges with my Distrezz-It-All. It's even is even a breeze to Distrezz corrugated board in seconds. 

Hand Stitching ~ I penciled in swirled lines, then punched holes for my hand stitching. This time with 2 strands of DMC floss for the swirled lines and 4 strands for the straight lines. 

Ripped Edge ~ I've seen and admired these ripped edges tucked with embellies for years, but had never tried it myself until now. I tucked one of my handcrafted roses into the opening. The back of the paper clashed with my layout, so I dry brushed it with some antique white paint. 

Stickle Accents ~ It's hard to see in the photos but the two vertical mats have sweet flourishes that I painted with Crystal Stickles for a lovely shimmer that's oh so girlie in person.

Rhinestone Accents ~ I had a couple little segments of my flourish left over and pulled the tiny rhinestones off to add them to the center of my lace scallops on the left. I used larger rhinestones from my stash to embellish the other lace piece. 

Donna Salazar Products:

Spring in Bloom:

     Spring Blooms

     Pretty in Purple

     Spring Sky

Botanique:

     Magical

     Cards

     Bliss

Corrugated Board 

Smooch Spritz:

     Sea Breeze

     Mixed Berries

Spellbinders Dies:

     Rose Creations

     Grand Peony

Lace Corner Stamp

Distrezz-It-All

DSD Compatible Products:

Smooch Spritz:

     Cherry Ice

     Frosted Grape

     Silver Foil

Want 2 Scrap Say It With Bling

Other Products:

Embellishments:

Zva Creative Crystal Flourish Fancy Butterfly - Lavender and Grape

Paper Doilies - Stash

Crochet Doily - Stash

Lace - two pieces - Stash

Creative Charms - Vintage Brads

Prima Alphabet Stickers - Craftsman #559113

Technique Products:

DMC Floss #316 and #931

Floral Stamens - Stash

Making Memories Acrylic Paint - manila

DecoArt Crafter's Acrylic - Antique White; Light Antique White

Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy

Ranger Stickles - Crystal

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo; Stormy Sky; Dusty Concord

Twinklets Diamond Dust

Rhinestones - Stash

Adhesives:

Scotch ATG

Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

Darice Foam Strips

Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Glue

Tools: 

Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers - Mini Butterflies and Base Tray

Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch

Martha Stewart Circle Cutter - large

Fiskars Craft Knife and Self-healing Mat

Prima Distress Tool

Bazzil In Stitch'z Mat and Piercing Tool

Punch Bunch Tool Set

Tim Holtz Craft Mat

I have also entered this at Word Art Wednesday Challenge #42 Joy or an encouraging sentiment. 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~