Sketch ~N~Scrap Layout #98

Hi All,

Today I have the first of two challenges I am entering this weekend. This one is for Sketch~N~Scrap February layout #98.
This layout is a little different for me, in being quite fresh bright and clean looking but never fear I have still managed to get in the mandatory flowers!!!!

This is the sketch given to us at Sketch~N Scrap

I thought these fun black and white photos of my daughter ( whom I admit was having a little joke played on her about her breakfast - which she took in good part as you can see !! ) would look great on bright funky papers so I chose American Crafts: Dear Lizzy: 5th and Frolic. These are lovely bright girly papers and I especially loved the vellum spotty paper which I had to include in my layout!

This layout is quite simple, just paper layering, stamping and inking with a few flowers!

Here are some close ups:

I loved the excuse to use this bright glittery green embossing powder on my chippie!

These flowers I have cut in half and poked them under my lifted paper layers. The flower looks like its been layered underneath, you wouldn't know its not a whole flower and your flowers go twice as far!

I used 3 different Prima chalk ink pad colours on this layout. You can see all 3 in this photo. 

You can also see my faux stitching round the edge of the paper with a black pen.

My photos are matted on 2 paper layers and then lifted up by matting them on cardboard so I have room to poke my flowers underneath.

Tis shows the elevation from adding the cardboard underneath.

I enjoyed the stamping on this layout. I do love the stitching stamps from Prima !

Product list:

American Crafts: Dear Lizzy: 5th & Frolic: 7th & Sunshine

                   "                          "               : Lovely Lane 

                               "                         "                 : Little Moments Lane 

American Crafts: Dear Lizzy: 5th & Frolic: Vellum Spot paper           

American Crafts; Dear Lizzy: Acrylic Stamps

Blue Fern Studio: Chipboard; Laughter, Happy, Smile

Prima Flowers: AnnaLee  #543495

Prima: Cling Stamps:  #570491

Heidi Swapp: sticker words

Wow !: Embossing Glitter: Glamour Green

GellyRoll: fine Black pen

Prima: Chalk Ink Pad: Rose Bud

                 "                  : Sweet Pea

                       "               : Turquoise Stone

StazOn Black Ink Pad

Thank you for taking the time to visit. Hope you liked this layout !

See you soon,   Ginny :)

A layout Process - 1

Evening All,

Good news - I have my laptop back ! It's so nice to be back doing a post with my familiar keypad and programmes !
Today I'm sharing a layout I have made using the January kit from My Creative Scrapbook. I am including a little 'here's how I did it' process with the all important photos !
So here's the layout of my wonderful Dad !

Now for a short rundown on my process for this layout:

 On my chosen background paper I stencilled through a mask with Distress Ink Frayed Burlap around the outside edge of the area where I am going to put my photo.

I then used the same stencil again, turned it 180 degrees so the pattern comes out slightly different, and used it with white texture paste in the same area.

I layered up my photo with cardboard backed behind it to lift it up of the page and layered that on to a 6x4 piece of pattered paper slightly off set. I always put my tape/glue in the middle of the pieces I am sticking down to allow room around the outside edges to poke embellishments or more paper underneath.

And adhered them to my background paper.

I then tore some scraps of papers from the same paper collection into strips.

I then used these torn pieces and layered them up, poking them under the raised up photo. This way they look like they are coming out from behind the photo but it uses less paper, you can use up scraps and you can add as you go along if you think the layout needs rebalancing anywhere.

Again some of my layers are backed with cardboard (or foam tape) to give dimension and I've layered up with some ribbon too.

I then added my title using the alpha's from the kit and the smaller type alpha's from my stash.

Next came the embellishments. The die cut leaves and flowers, finishing off with a butterfly from the collectables pack.

And lastly I finished off with some stamping with black Staz On ink.

Product list:

Kaisercraft; Treasured Moments Paper collection

Kaisercraft; Treasured Moments Collectables

Prima flowers; Sugar Blooms collection #549060

Prima; clear stamps; Rosarian #559472

Amy Tangerine Thickers; After Glow

Kaisercraft; Mini Alpha stickers; Cream

Distress Ink; Frayed Burlap

Dreamweaver; Crackle Embossing paste; white

The Crafter's Workshop; stencil; mini tile texture

Spellbinders Die; Foliage

Staz-On; Black Ink pad

Ribbon from the kit

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Please come back soon :)

Let's get Sketchy February Week 2

Hello everyone, I'm trying to catch the Friday deadline with this layout for Let's get Sketchy February Week 2. My laptop has decided it's very over worked and needed a break at the computer shop to have some TLC!! Not very helpful when I need it!!! So I have borrowed my daughter's touchpad and I'm attempting to do all my photo editing and blog post on this which takes twice as long as normal when it's not already loaded and available with one tap and I know where everything is!!!
So here is my layout. I do hope this is going to look OK. All the editing is slightly different to that I'm used too.
Take a visit to http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.co.uk

Here Is the sketch we had to follow.

I used paper collection Prima Seashore as the blues were the perfect shade with the beige tones as well, just to show you that these papers are not just for Seashore themed layout's! I found the baby lace in my stash, just perfect with all those baby motif's in it. My flowers were a mixture of Prima and ones I made using Martha Stewart moulds.

Product list:

Prima Seashore: 12x12  shore side

Prima Engraver: Wood button's #564964

Prima Seashore: 3x4" journalling cards

Liquid Pearls: White Opal

Prima:Got Flowers - Bright

Stampendous embossing powder:  detail white

Gelly Roll: White pen

Prima: chalk ink pad: Worn Jeans

Laces and seam binding from my stash

Viva: Perlen-pen: white

Martha Stewart: Clays and Moulds

Blue Fern Studio: Trellis chipboard

Texture paste: crackle

Prima: stencil #564216

Here are some close ups;

You can see the Prima chalk ink Worn Jeans on the edges of the papers

I used Liquid Pearls on the 'Cute' and a close up of the clay bird.

I love the baby motifs in this lace I found in my stash !

The cracks from the crackle texture paste sow up in this photo with the clay flower nestled in with the Prima ones.

Thank you for stopping by

Ginny :)

A Layout using My Creative Scrapbook Limited Edition January kit

Hello All,

I have had a day off work today and have had a lovely scrappy time, after of course, doing the housework just to make myself feel better that I was spending the rest of the day feeding my obsession !

Today I have been creating with My Creative Scrapbook Limited Edition January kit. This beautiful kit is full of Kaisercraft  Timeless Memories paper collection.
This layout I have created with the Recollection, Nostalgia, Ponder and Memory papers and the Timeless Memories Collectables ephemera, the Prima stamp set and the Amy Tangerine alpha's. The two roses I confess are not among those in the kit, I am saving those for the next layout !

Here are some close ups to show the details

I used the stamp set on my bunting, to look a bit like stitching

Lots of layers, cut and torn to add interest

Edges inked in Walnut Stain distress ink

The stamp set again is used around the edge of the 12x12 to border it

and the ends of the banners

The alpha's are fab, they are foam and thick and add texture

Hope you've enjoyed your visit to my blog, please come again

Ginny  :)

Let's get Sketchy January Week 4

Hello again !

For the second post today we are off to Let's Get Sketchy and the January week 4 sketch challenge.
For this layout I used an old favourite paper line of mine from My Minds Eye.

And here's the sketch we followed;

Products used in this layout;

Paper

My Minds Eye; Bluebell; "Every Day" Garden

My Minds Eye; Bluebell; "Smile" Bouquet

My Minds Eye; Bluebell; "Bright" Blossom

My Minds Eye; Bluebell;  "Remember" Journal

Other

Prima Flowers; #577650

Petaloo Flowers; Darjeeling; Wild Mini Blossoms; soft grey

Martha Stewart punches

Distress Ink; Frayed Burlap

Distress Ink; Vintage Photo

Dreamweavers Crackle Embossing paste

Prima mask

Gesso

Wood butterflies, title, heart, raffia twine and lace from my stash

Here are the close up's  :)

Hope you like this creation, thanks for stopping by my blog, come back soon !

Ginny   :)

Sketch~N~Scrap Mid Month Sketch challenge

Hello everyone !

Another weekend over and another week begins. Today I have my layout that I've created for Sketch~N~Scrap's mid month sketch challenge.

Here is the sketch we followed. I turned the sketch around.

Products used for this layout;

Paper

    Prima; "The Optimist" collection; Happy

Glizt Design; Wild & Free; Arrows

Heidi Swapp; Sugar Chic; Drama

Heidi Swapp; Sugar Chic; Adore

Other

Prima Flowers; Lil Missy; #571634

Prima Flowers; Pattern Coordinates So Cute; #543549

Bazzil Basics; Crocheted Blossoms; pink

Blue Fern Studio; Chipboard element

Prima; Chipboard; Songbird

Cosmic Shimmer; Embossing Powder; Lapis Pearl Lustre

Prima; Chalk Ink Pad; Old Road

Enamel dots & Lace from my stash

Here are some close up's of the details;

The Cosmic Shimmer Lustre embossing powder is fun to use as it takes on different colours depending on the colour background it is put on. On a white background it will come out a pearl with pink sheen colour and when put on a dark or black will come out in green. I used it directly onto the raw chipboard to get the green colour.

I hope you like my layout, thanks for stopping by,

Ginny   :)

Pretty in Pink Canvas

Hello everyone!

Today I'm sharing with you my canvas I created for Cindy's January Canvas challenge over at Swirlydoo's monthly kit club.

I absolutely loved doing this challenge!
Here it is ......

I had no plan with this really, it just evolved, apart from it was going to be pink tones.

I raided all my Swirlydoos embellishments I have left over from previous monthly kits and added a few other bits and pieces with lots of mixed media. My canvas design base started with some Maja Design Vintage Summer basics paper.

Products used;

Maja Design; Vintage Summer Basics; 1925

Windsor & Newton Artists Acrylic Clear Gesso

Dina Wakley Media; Gel Medium

white Gesso

Prima; Color Bloom; Iris

Tattered Angels; Glimmer Mist; Crème de Rouge

My Besties; Glimmer Spritz; Due Kissed Honey

Finnabair Art Ingredients;Glass Beads;Plum

Petaloo; Burlap Birdsnest flower; pink

Petaloo; Mums and Butterlies; pink

Prima; Shabby Chic Treasures; Antique Garden Sinks #892326

Prima; Junkyard Findings; Vintage Trinkets; Typo zippers; #891558

Prima; Wood Icons; Debutante; #579555

Prima; Wood Embellishments; Fairy Rhymes; Pegs; #563790

Prima; Buttons; #559830

Scrapberry's Roses; Pink

Chicken Wire from Swirlydoos kit

Cheesecloth, pearl trim, string and laces from my stash

I hope you like this project !!! :)

Thanks for popping by and enjoy the rest of your day !!

Ginny   :)