Amazing Things

Hey everyone. Here's my take on Scrap Our Stash's February book inspired stash challenge.  I was inspired by the colors of the book cover. I also used 3 wood veneer hearts from Studio Calico.  The picture is of my daughter's 2 darling neighbors, who were all dressed up for the princess parade at their local Exhibition.  The pattern paper and diecuts used were from Authentique's 'Harmony ' collection.   I used Ranger distress stain and spray to add alittle color and splatters to the background.

To make the flowers I used punches from EK Success. I molded, then layered several flowers and  added pearls to the centers. The sketch I followed came from Pinterest.  Below are more close ups and the challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

One busy little bee!!

Hey everyone. Just wanted to share a layout I created at a crop last fall. I wasn't completely happy with the layout at first, and knew it needed a little something extra.  About a month after the crop, I attended some Karan Gerber classes at My Stamping Studio where I purchased the Classic Sunflower stamp and die set from Heartfelt Creations, and found the answer!! I LOVE these sunflowers!!! They add so much to the page.  The pattern paper, buttons, bling and chipboard sticker are all from Bobunny.  The paper hexagons were cut with a Spellbinder die and the corrugated hexagons were cut with a Sizzix Frameworks die.  A friend at the crop shared the sketch, which she had found on Pinterest.  Below are some close ups and the sketch.  Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Happy Girl

Hey everyone. Here's my take on Creative Embellishments' January challenge and Scrap Our Stash's January sketch and 3 challenge.  The photo is of my daughter fooling around with two of her horses. She is definitely at her happiest when she can spend time with them.  For Creative Embellishments' challenge, I was inspired by the colors and snow in the picture that can be found below. The twist was to use something circular so the sketch worked out perfectly!! I used some of CE's chipboard for the title. I used a couple of their hashtag words. I cut off the hashtags and stained the chipboard with distress stain. Once that was dry, I dabbed some white distress paint on the top of the letters and then sprinkled some distress glitter on them.

I also painted and sprinkled glitter on  the wood veneer snowflakes from Studio Calico.  The pattern paper and stickers used were from Simple Stories 'Snow Patrol'.

For the background I stamped snowflakes using white distress paint and Stampers Anonymous stamps. Before the paint was dry I sprinkled on some distress glitter as well. Very cool effect!!!   I also splattered some paint around the layout.

Scrap Our Stash changed up their sketch challenge a bit. Along with the sketch, there are three lists and you must use at least one item from each list. I used American Crafts, avocado, blue, chipboard and cardinal red. I really like these challenges. They really do help you use up your stash. Be sure to check out the challenge blogs. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Hello

Hey everyone. Here's my take on Stuck?!Sketches January 1st sketch challenge and Scrap Our Stash's January stash challenge.  For the stash challenge, the part of the book cover that inspired me was the black cat and his striped hat. You also had to use white paint or paint splatters. Using a styrofoam cup I stamped with white distress paint to create circles. I then sewed around the circles. I also made splatters with 2 different distress paints.

The pattern paper and diecuts used were from Dear Lizzy. The word hello and gold hearts were Thickers from American Crafts. The gold splatters were made using Heidi Swapp's color shine.

The flowers were made from stamps and dies from Heartfelt Creations. I used part of the Arianna Blooms collection. I embossed the stamped image with gold embossing powder and then colored it with distress ink. I then molded the flowers and used art glitter from The Art Institute for the centers. Love how they turned out!!! Heartfelt Creations has taken my flower making to a whole new level!!!

Below is the sketch. I rotated it 90 degrees to the right. Make sure to check out these challenge blogs. They are lots of fun and the design team designs are very inspiring. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle 

Grateful

Hey everyone. Happy New Year!!!!  Here's a layout I created of my daughter and her boyfriend on their way home for Thanksgiving. It's for a sketch challenge on Karan Gerber's blog. This past fall I was able to take some classes from Karan. Oh what fun we had!!!!! Karan is a wonderful lady and great teacher. Can't wait for the next opportunity to take another class. For this layout I used pattern paper and stickers from Basic Grey's 'Mon Ami' collection. The wood veneer used came from Simple Stories 'I am' collection. Lots of little details in this creation!! For the background I first stamped with a wood grain stamp and then a styrofoam cup. I then added various colored splatters.

I curled up some thread and placed it behind some elements. The flowers were fussy cut from pattern paper. Below is the sketch. Thanks for stopping by!!

Michelle

So Handsome

Hey there.  Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.  Now that things have slowed down a bit, I'm hoping to do more scrapbooking.  This is my take on Scrap Our Stash's stash challenge for December. The challenge was to use an item from your stash that began with each letter in the word diecuts. The items I used are listed below.

D- dies
I- ink spray
E- envelope
C- chipboard, clock transparency
U- Uniball pen
T- twine, tag, token, ticket
S- stamping, stitching

The photo is of my daughter's horse, Hugo. I got some pictures of him chilling after a pony club pretest. He is such a handsome boy!! The pattern paper I used was from Kaiser Craft's 'Art of Life' collection.

The circles were stamped using plastic containers.  The little hexagons were cut from chipboard that had been covered with pattern paper.

 

The cute little envelope and ticket stub were cut from paper using Sizzix dies. The clock transparency was from Maya Road and the kraft tag from Jillibean Soup. The twine used was from American Crafts.  All of the metal goodies were from Tim Holtz's Ideology collection. Be sure to have a look at Scrap Our Stash's blog. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a Happy New Year!!!

Michelle

You Are My Sunshine

Hey everyone. Here is my take on My Creative Sketches' October sketch. The picture is of my daughter and her dog Guinny enjoying the sunshine last summer. The pattern paper and diecuts used were from Jillibean Soup's Saffron Yellow Pepper Soup collection. For the background I sprayed and then splattered some Ranger ink spray. I also added some enamel dots and hemp bows. Below are some close ups and the sketch. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle