Hey there blog readers.  Today, I'm sharring layout featuring some of my favorite WOW! powders and WOW's Call Me Stamp set.

I used an embossing pen to outline the butterfly seen here and then used Earth tone Paprika to highlight the outline.  I embossed the pre-made chipboard embellishments with Neutral Ultra Shimmer embossing to add a little bling.

I used the postage stamp from the set to create my own patterned paper strips using Earth tone Honey and Cotton Candy. 

I changed the color of the chipboard alpha by first embossing them with Ebony powder.  Once cooled, I re-inked and then embossed with Black Glint embossing glitter.

WOW Products Used:

Earth tone Paprika
Earth tone Honey
Neutral Ultra Shimmer Embossing Glitter
Cotton Candy
Ebony Regular
Black Glint Embossing Glitter
Call Me Stamp Set

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

New From Quick Quotes

Hey everyone!!  I am here with an "out of the box" layout featuring Quick Quote's new paper line, Just Because. 

Don't you just love it when you spot a beautiful line and you get a lot of ideas at first glance, but the more you look at it you are inundated with an entirely different set of ideas??  Well that's exactly what happened to me when I received Just Because in my DT box.  At first sight, I saw flowers, butterflies, and polka dots...all the makings of a beautiful girly or Spring layout.  The more I studied it, I began to notice the blues and greens and the grungy look it had and began to think of boy and Fall layouts.  This collection is the epitome of versatile!!

Here's what I created with this line.  I pulled the brown (JB 300)  from the layout and used the green (JB 200) to help the photos pop.  I tied the two together with the JB 100.  I added a vellum quote from the new Itty Bitty Box to help finish it off.

Thank you for stopping by today!!  Have a scrappy day!!

WOW Layout

Hey there!!  I'm here with a layout featuring a picture of my sweetie and I from a few years ago. When I came across this photo, I knew I wanted to scrap it, but I needed bright colors to help it pop.  That's where WOW's Suzy West's Embossing Powders in Cable Car Red and California Sunshine come in. (Pretty appropriate colors since this photo was taken in the San Diego Zoo) 

 I used them along with a chicken wire mask to create a colorful background so that the photo didn't get lost on the white paper.

 I don't know about you, but I don't think a layout s complete without a little bling.  That's where embossing glitters come in pretty darn handy!

I used WOW's Black Glint Embossing Powder with a stamp from WOW's "Is It A Bird?" set to create the tag here.  I inked the white flowers and then coated them with WOW's Neutral Ultra Shimmer.

I Used the heart border from the "Gratitude" stamp set and WOW's Clear Gloss Ultra High to add embossed heart borders to the layout.

WOW Supplies:

Gratitude Stamp Set

Is It A Bird? Stamp Side

WOW Black Glint Embossing Powder

WOW Neutral Ultra Shimmer Embossing Powder

WOW Clear Gloss Ultra High

Suzy West Cable Car Red

Suzy West California Sunshine

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Tanisha

One Fine Day To Play

Hey there, Tanisha here with a cute layout that I made in just minutes.  Sometimes I run short on time and find that it's difficult to labor over a page.  In those cases, I rely heavily on using quick and easy techniques to get a page done so I can move on to completing the million other things on my to-do list. 
I used One Fine Day to draw muted shades of colors from the photo.  I cut the clock from vellum to help carry the theme of the layout and then added a little depth by inking the edges of the photo mat and added a little texture by using buttons and felt alphabet. 

Cute right?  See, quick and simple doesn't have to be plain and boring!!

Quick Quotes Products Used:

One Fine Day (100, 200, 300)

Clock Vellum Silhouette

The Real Voyage Vellum Overlay

PowderPuff Chalikng Ink (Mango Mai Tai, Blue Hawaiian)

Birds Of A Feather

Happy Saturday!! I'm so psyched about the holiday weekend for the fact that I get a few days off from work! Phew, sometimes you just need a break!  Right?  Hopefully a long weekend equates to some much needed scrap time.

Today, I have a couple of projects that I created for Creative Imaginations using Debbie Mumm's gorgeous Song Birds Collection. This is one of those lines that I fall more and more in love with every time I look at it. It's filled with adorable little treasures like the tiny peach flowers in the die cut pack to the clever little phrases that inspired the title for my layout.

I started my layout by layering patterned papers, cardstock, and a border punched strip of wood to create the background. I lightly spritzed the lightest part of the background with Luminarte Butternut Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist.

Since this line has a lot of nature elements, I added flowers, a berry spray, and jute to add to textural interest.  I also layered a couple of birds that I fussy cut from patterned paper on top of a cardboard house from Basically Bare.

I used a paint brush and Luminarte Butternut Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist to paint the chipboard photo corners.

I used the design of the layout and some of the same elelements to create a frame.

Here are some close ups of the details.

Creative Imaginations Products used:
Debbie Mumm Song Birds

• 29228 Sweet Tweet DS Paper
• 29229 Song Birds DS Paper
• 29230 Fancy Flight DS Paper
• 29231 Nature's Song DS Paper
• 29233 Song Birds 12x12 Cardstock
• 29235 Song Birds DC Shapes
• 26397 Butternut Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
• 26041 Real Wood 6x12 Thin Cherry

Petaloo (flowers and berry spray); Buzz and Bloom (chipboard photo corners); Basically Bare (Cardboard House); Quick Quotes (ink)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!!

Mommy and Me

Hey there blog readers, I'm here with a blog post featuring none other than mom.  Mother's Day was a couple days ago.  Did you have a good day?  I did, although it was pretty low key.   
I created this layout for Quick Quotes to serve as a thank you letter to my mom.  Having such a close relationship with her has given me the ability to cultivate great relationships with other women.  In essence, I have her to thank for all of the beautiful friendships that I have made and maintained over the years.

This month, the Quick Quotes are not only focusing on Mother's Day projects, were are also focusing on the PowderPuff Chalking Inks.  I love the subtle dimension that inking creates.  I used Tahiti here to ink the edge of the vellum quote.  I used Bloody Mary on the patterned paper covered chipboard.

Inking doesn't have to be tone on tone.  As you can see here, I embossed the butterfly with white powder and then inked the edges with Tahiti to add a pop of color.

Quick Quotes Products:

Summer Samba 100

Summer Samba 200

Summer Samba 300

Summer Samba 400

Summer Samba 500

Bag O' Chips Butterflies

Creating Special Moments Vellum Strip

PowderPuff Chalk Ink: Bloody Mary, Tahiti

I created a couple of Mother's Day cards for the Purple Cows blog using a couple of the new CraftGeek punches.  To see full instructions and details, check out the blog.

I actually ended up giving this one to my mom on Mother's Day.  She loved it!!

That's all for now,

Latest From Purple Cows

Well would you look at that...another blog post this week. Woohoo!!  

Today, I'm sharing a couple of projects that I created for Purple Cows.  Have you seen the new CraftGeek line, yet.  If not, check it out on the website.  I used a PunchIt on both of these layouts.

I used PunchIt Solstice and Creative Imaginations corrugated paper to create my own embellishments here.  All other papers and embellishments are from Momenta.

I used the PunchIt Autumn to punch designs in the corner of this layout to help frame the photos of my cutie pies and the WindIt  to create "hangers" for the banner.

Thank you for stopping by today!!  Until next post...have a scrappy day!

Latest CI Projects

I know, I know...I've been a lackadaisical blogger of late.  I have so many balls in the air and am trying to juggle the best I can. 

It's been nearly 3 months since I returned to work;  I'm trying to keep up with the boys' schedules, keep up with DT assignments (which has proven to be a struggle), appointments, housework, etc, etc... and still make it to bed at a decent time, which judging by the bags under my eyes, isn't happening!   But, I am hanging in there!  I'm determined to get on a manageable schedule.

I have created quite a few projects that I HOPE to share throughout the week,  :)  starting with my latest creations from Creative Imaginations.

I made this little ditty for my godson who's loves counting and reading books.  The bare elements chipboard album is very sturdy and the pages are very easy for little fingers to turn.

One of my favorite ways to use ribbon is on gift packaging. I love that I can add that extra special touch without having to take a trip to the store. I used May Arts Silky/Crush ribbon in white and blue/white baker's twine and the gorgeous Sakura line by Christine Adolph for this birthday gift and card. To make my gift set sparkle, I spritzed the card and the front of the gift box with red pearl Luminarte Radiant Rain mist.

 

I create this card for a friend. I embossed a piece of wood paper and then inked the raised design and then embellished with twine and a die cut.

Have you ever come across one of those collections that is just so pretty that you don't even want to cut into it? That's exactly how I felt about Christine Adolph's Sakura collection. The beautiful colors and patterns are suitable for framing!

As you can see, I eventually decided to cut into those pretty papers to create this layout. I used the die cut paper as my background and cut the lanterns from patterned paper to use as a decorative element across the top of the layout.

I brought out the purple in the papers by painting a strip of Paint It papers with sugar plum Luminarte Twinking H2Os. I further embellished with die cuts, layered stickers, and a border punched strip of real wood paper.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!