Just Bee You

Hey everyone. Here's my take on the colour tic tac toe board at The Studio Challenges. I went with the teal, grey and pink column. The teal colour I used is a bit darker then the teal on the board. I also used some yellow because of the yellow in my photos. I used Maggie Holmes 'Marigold' line from Crate Paper for this page of my daughter. For the background I mixed some art crayons with water and then applied them with the packaging technique. I then applied some dry art crayon with a stencil brush through a stencil. Lots of splatters were then added. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Everyday Moments

Hey everyone. Happy National Scrapbooking Day/Weekend!!! Hope you had a chance to take part in some of the activities. There was A LOT happening!! I took part in some of the fun at Cocoa Vanilla Studio and will be sharing those pages in the next couple days. Today I have a layout that was inspired by the Tic Tac Toe challenge at The Studio Challenges. I went with the right side column which was enamel dots, washi tape and tag. I used Vicki Boutin's 'Let's Wander' collection for this page of my daughter and grandson. Love this line!! For the background I used watered down art crayons and applied the colour with the packaging technique and stencil stamping. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Enjoy Today

Hey everyone. There's a fun new challenge at The Studio Challenges today. It's a 5-4-3-2-1 challenge. You use 5 of one item, 4 of another etc. For this page of my grandson, niece and best dog in the world, I used the following:

5: butterflies
4: photos
3: flowers, chipboard word stickers, staples
2: hearts, art crayons
1: banner, ephemera title

I used Vicki Boutin's 'Wildflower and Honey' collection from American Crafts. This line is one of my favourites. I love the colours, patterns and ephemera. For the background I applied some watered down art crayons with the packaging technique and through a stencil with a brush. I then applied lots of splatters. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Blessed

Hey everyone. There's a word challenge up on The Studio Challenges blog today. You are to use a scrappy item for each letter in the word heart. I used the following:

H: hemp, hearts
E: enamel dots, ephemera
A: American Crafts, art crayons
R: red
T: thread, tag, tape (washi)

I used an older collection from Simple Stories called 'Vintage Blessings' for this page of my grandson. There's lots of layering on this page with art crayons on the background. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

You Are Pretty Awesome

Hey everyone. I want to share my take on the latest challenge at The Studio Challenges. For this one you were to start with half a sheet of pattern paper on the background, and the rest was up to you. I used Photoplay Paper's 'Free Bird' collection for this page. The photo is of my daughter and grandson having breakfast on the morning of her wedding. I'm glad at least one of us was so chill and relaxed that morning!! For the background I used Vicki Boutin's art crayons to add some drips and splatters. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Hey Girl

Hey everyone. There's a tricky challenge at The Studio Challenges today. You are to use only one sheet of pattern paper. I was a little nervous when I first saw the challenge but then found this gorgeous floral paper with a fun stripe on the back. I was also able to use the thin strip on top of the paper. I was able to mat my photos with what was left. No scraps to store from this sheet. There was only tiny bits left. Lots of mixed media on the background also helped to save the day. The paper was from Vicki Boutin's 'Wildflower and Honey' collection. This collection is STUNNING!! There are a ton of embellishments as well. For the background I first added watered down art crayons with the packaging technique. I then added dry art crayons with a stencil brush through a stencil. I then taped up a word stencil so that only the words I wanted were visible. I then added dry gold glaze with a stencil brush through that stencil. Love how it turned out!! Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Oh Happy Day

Hey everyone. I have my take on the August Sketchy Board Challenge on Facebook to share with you. I used the 'Oh Happy Day' line from Simple Stories. For the background I did some stencil stamping with Vicki Boutin's art crayons and added some splatters. I also entered this page in a tic tac toe challenge at the Scrapbook Your Joy Inspirational Group. I went with the vertical column on the right and used any shade of green, stencilling and stripes. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

What Awesome Looks Like

Hey everyone. I'm a little late posting the last challenge at The Studio Challenges. We were hit by Hurricane Dorian last week and were without power for a few days. Everything and everyone here is OK and I am finally getting a chance to do some posting. The last challenge was to add chevrons to our page. I took a chevron background cut file from Paige Evans and cut it into 2 pieces and then backed the larger sections with pattern paper. I also used a chevron patterned paper. I used the 'Imagine That' collection from Echo Park Paper for this page of my grandson. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Mr Fantastic

Hey everyone. I have my take on the August sketch challenge at The Studio Challenges to share with you today. I used the 'Boys Rule' collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio for this page of my grandson. He's growing up too fast!! For the background I only added some large drops and splatters of art crayons as the paper did all the work for me!! Gotta love mixed media looking pattern paper!! Below are some close ups and the sketch. Thanks for stopping by!!

Michelle

Simply the Best

Hey everyone. I have my take on the title and journaling challenge at The Studio Challenges, to share with you today. We were to really tell the story behind the photo we chose and use 2 types of alphas in the title. I wrote about this lovely lady and how I spent National Scrapbooking Day. I used some ephemera and my handwriting for the title. I used Vicki's 'Field Notes' collection for this layout. There was lots of fussy cutting and mixed media involved. Love this collection and how the page turned out!! Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Say Cheese

Hey everyone. Hard to believe we are half way through July. I have the first July challenge from The Studio Challenges to share with you today. The challenge was to use stars and stripes on our layouts. I added some cute little wood veneer stars from Jillibean Soup and a striped piece of ephemera below my photo. Not sure if the ring above my photo and the border around the layout can be considered striped or not. I used Vicki Boutin's 'Color Kaleidoscope' collection for this page of us on Mother's Day. This layout was also inspired by the June Sketch from Jana McCarthy on VB's Mixed Media Community on Facebook. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle