Hey Santa

Hey everyone. There's a Christmas tradition challenge at The Studio Challenges blog today. I decided to create a page about a new tradition for our family. My grandson visiting Santa. It didn't go so well last year, so hopefully it won't be a short lived tradition!! I used the 'Holly Jolly' line from Simple Stories for this layout. For the background I applied watered down distress ink and then splattered some watered down gesso. You have to look very closely to see the gesso splatters so when I was finished I splattered some white colour shine. This is easier to see and also adds a bit of shimmer to the page. The greenery was cut out with dies from Sizzix and the snowflakes with dies from Spellbinders. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

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

Next Chapter

Hey everyone. There's a fun challenge over on The Studio Challenges blog today. You are to use bows and tassels on your layout. I found a piece of ephemera that had a tassel. I attached another tassel to it that I made from embroidery floss. I tied a bow made from the same floss to a tag and I also made a paper bow from a Sizzix die. I used Pinkfresh Studio's 'Let Your Heart Decide' collection for this page of my niece. It's so hard to believe she is graduating this month. For the background I applied watered down distress ink with the packaging technique. I allowed some of it to drip in spots. I also added splatters with the distress ink and gold colour shine. This layout was also inspired by a sketch from Page Drafts. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by!!

Michelle

Let's Just Go

Hey everyone. Here's my take on the April sketch at The Studio Challenges. I used Simple Stories' 'Simple Vintage Traveller' collection for this page of my daughter. She travels a lot for her job, and this winter experienced quite a few delays while flying. For the background I applied watered down distress ink with the packaging technique, and then stamped some circles with a styrofoam cup. Below are some close ups and the sketch. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

On the Move

Hey everyone. I have my take on this month’s Blend A Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash to share with you today. I used Echo Park Paper's ' Good Day Sunshine' collection for this page of my grandson exploring outside. This line is perfect for summer layouts. For the background I first applied modeling paste through a stencil by The Crafter's Workshop. I then applied watered down distress ink with the packaging technique and with a brush. Once dry I stamped some circles with a styrofoam cup. The flower clusters were fussy cut from pattern paper. The diagonal pinwheel strips inspired me to make actual pinwheels, with brads for the centers. For the challenge I took the sketch from the right, flipped it and placed it on the diagonal element from the left sketch. Loved how it turned out. For the arrow part of the challenge I added wood veneer arrows around the title. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

 

Hey Papa

Hey everyone. I’m back with June’s Golden Globe Stash Challenge from Scrap Our Stash. This month's movie inspired me to create a layout of my Dad and grandson. For the stash part of the challenge you were to use items in your stash for each letter in the word father. I used the following:

F : foil
A : alpha die
T : tags, thread
H : hemp, heart
E : enamel dots
R : Ranger ink, ruled paper


I used My Mind's Eye's 'Hey Mister' collection for my page. The title of this line also inspired the title of my layout. For the background I used distress ink. Using the packaging technique I applied the blue. I used stamps for the grey circles and then added splatters. I also used a sketch from the Hip Kit Club's weekly sketches for this layout. Some close ups and the challenge is below. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Hello Winter

Hey everyone. I have a layout to share based on Scrap Our Stash's first Golden Globe Stash Challenge. The photos are of my grandson seeing snow for the first time. For the challenge I created a winter themed layout and used winter in the title. For the background I applied gesso first and then using the packaging technique applied some distress ink. I then added some red and green splatters.

The vellum snowflakes were made with a Sizzix die. I then placed glittery clear enamel dots from Your Next Stamp in the center.

I used pattern papers, ephemera and stickers from Simple Stories 'Sub-Zero' collection. To finish things off, I watered down some white acrylic paint, and splattered it around the layout.

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for SOS' next new challenge.

Michelle

 

Baby Boy

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Hey everyone. Here's my take on this month's tic tac toe challenge at Scrap Our Stash. The photos were the first ones taken of my new grandson. Thrilled to bits to have him to kiss and cuddle. I will admit I had some trouble with this challenge. I finally decided on the top row: color red, buttons and ribbon. The pattern paper, stickers and ephemera were from Photo Play's 'About a Little Boy' collection. This line is so cute!! I absolutely love it. This layout was also inspired from a layout seen on Pinterest from Sweet Shoppe Designs. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Scrap Our Stash March Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hey everyone. Time for another Tic Tac Toe reveal for Scrap Our Stash. The photo is of my daughter and her boyfriend, Graeme, just before they headed out to their neighbors' Christmas gathering. The pattern paper, diecuts and stickers were from PhotoPlay's 'Holiday Cheer' collection. The flair button was from My Minds Eye. The snowflakes were cut using one of Spellbinders' 'Create A Flake' sets and the doilie was cut using one of Tim Holtz's dies from Sizzix.

For the background, I applied gesso first and then the watercolors using the packaging tachnique. Gold color shine was splattered at the very end. For the tic tac toe challenge, I used the vertical row in the middle: striped paper, gold and flair. The sketch was from Creative Scrappers' 'Creating With Sketches Volume 4'.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to have a look at the SOS blog for a ton of inspiration!!!

Michelle

A Little Piece of Heaven

Hey everyone. Here's a layout based on Stuck?!Sketches October 15th sketch as well as the October book inspired stash challenge at Scrap Our Stash. The photos are of my daughter and a "few" of her  furry/feathery friends at home. The pattern paper, stickers and wood veneer flowers are from Kaiser Craft. The book cover from Scrap Our Stash inspired me to dig out my Weathered Clock die from Sizzix and to use them as the circular elements on the sketch.

To create the background I dabbed an ink pad a couple times on a piece of plastic packaging, spritzed it with water and then stamped the packaging on the cardstock. Cool effect!! Another part of the stash challenge was to use twine/thread or string on the layout. I used twine and thread.

Make sure to check out the blogs and thanks for stopping by!!

Michelle