Real Boys Play with Trucks

It's true you know!  My boys love their trucks, and the bigger the better.  Monster Truck Big!  Here is a layout made with BoBunny's "On the Go" Line, perfect for my boys!

Nothing too technical about this page!  I used the 12 x 12 chipboard shapes, the brads and the paper, all from the one line. I also matched up some of the Double Dot Cardstock.  Some fussy cutting from the cut-outs paper, and the banner trend is still big right now so I layered some 1" strips, folded them and made the banner below the title.  Love the colours, so bright and happy!

 

My Sunshine

Good morning everyone!  Looks like we have another heat wave heading our way here in Southwestern Ontario!  I will enjoy today's temperatures while it lasts - hot but not as much humidity!

I have another layout to share today - created with Scrappin' Great Deals July Scrapbooking Kit.  Sadly, it is also the last of the monthly kit program.  Happily we are still creating kits - just in a new direction.  We are making DIVA kits.  Layouts, cards, altered items;  kits with full instructions to create one layout, or a group of cards or even an album.  I will post more details as we get them underway!!

Right now here is:  "MY SUNSHINE"

I had fun playing with a new Ranger stamp set, Dylusions - that is the flowers along the left side, stamped in Tattered Rose Distress ink, hilighted with my Distress Markers.  I used an EK Success border punch on the Authentique patterned paper, and then used a Prima flourish mask to add some dimension to the paper.  The rest of the embellishments are in the kit - the wood butterflies by Maya Road, a lovely little folder by Simple Stories, ZVA roses, pearls, ribbon, twine.  Loving the orange & pink colour combo!

Have a fabulous day!!

Sunshine Makes Me Happy!!

It is that time again!  The beginning of the month means it is time to present Scrappin' Great Deals July's Scrapbooking Kit!! Look at all that yummy paper and embellishments, and the theme this month is "Dreams Create the Future" courtesy of a Unity Stamp that is included in the kit!

Tons of summer colour; paper by Echo Park, American Crafts, BoBunny and Authentique; May Arts ribbon, Darcie twine, ZVA flowers, Favourite Findings Buttons, Maya Road Butterflies, Simple Stories Memo Pockets; etc, etc, etc!!!  STUNNING!!

I have one layout to share today:  "Sunshine Makes me Happy"

Tools and Media I used to create the layout not included in the kit:

Studio Calico Bubble Mask
Donna Salazar Bubble Wrap Stamp
October Afternoon Mist
Glimmer Mist
Sew Easy and Embroidery Cotton
Distress Ink and Stain
Dylusions by Ranger Stamp Set

I love building layers upon layers using my paper and media, love texture, fussy cutting, stamping and misting!  I just can't seem to keep it simple!!

Hope you have a fantastic day, keep cool and enjoy the sunshine!! 

Happy Father's Day T-Shirt

Hand prints on a t-shirt!!  Is there a better way for kids to show their love forever??  I don't thinks so!

Hope all the dads out there enjoyed their day! 

Playing with my Distress Markers

 So I will confess that I have had my Tim Holtz Distress Markers for some time now, played with them a bit and now have finally gotten around to taking a picture of my first efforts with them! Here is a flower from a Flourishes stamp set, that I coloured in with my lovely new markers; the image was stamped using Rangers Archival Ink on Rangers specialty stamping paper.

These markers are water based and are really different from any others that I have used.  I don't think I did too badly for my first attempt though!  Not only can you colour with these markers, you can stamp as well!  Simply colour directly onto your stamp, then give a "huff" of breath on it and stamp on your paper, like so:

This technique works really well for more solid image stamps like I used above.  You can take your time colouring the stamp, all you have to do is breath on the stamp and it moistens the ink and it is ready to stamp. 

I can't wait to play a bit more with these markers - I need more time in the day!!  See ya!

Art Journals

Art Journalling has become a very hot topic lately.  It has been around for awhile, but lately it seems to be everywhere!  Some of the SGD divas are trying to make an effort to get together once a month for some art journalling.  We met this past Friday and here is a page I added to my journal (my journal that I started March 2011 with Donna Downey and has remained closed since!!)

An art journal - also called an inspiration journal, a life journal - is a place to try new techniques, create new designs, record thoughts, experiences - no rules, anything goes.  Get out stamps you have never used, paints that you have never opened - experiment, get messy and have fun! 

 

A list of all the "STUFF" I used on my page can be found on today's blog post for Scrappin' Great Deals.

 

Holiday Weekend at the Playground!!

No craftin' to share today!!  While Daddy was off working this past weekend, Malcolm, Ben & I spent lots of time outside!  It was a fantastic weekend; the warmest Victoria Day weekend that I can remember!  Here we are at a local playground, soaking up the sun:

 

 

Me and my boys!

Ruffled Tissue Paper!!

I am really loving the new line Neapolitan by American Crafts!  Lots of springy colours, pinks, yellows, oranges.  There is also some fantastic paper that has strips of ruffled tissue paper!  LOVE it.  I used it on this layout: (Excuse the photo - not quite enough light!)

The colours completely matched those used at my cheeky niece's 4th birthday party last year! I matched up the American Crafts paper with some of the Victoria Park line from Lily Bee.  It has been awhile since I did a double page spread, I need to do it more often!! 

Looking forward to this year's party Anna!  Hope it is as fun as last years!!  xo

Love Wish Dream

This is a little 6 x 6 mixed media canvas, that I made for a class I taught last March at Scrappin' Great Deals.  Mix up some Prima paper and masks, along with some Tim Holtz inks, stamps, stains and tissue paper, add in a Unity Stamp, and you get a vibrant piece of inspiration for your studio!

Create Together

This is my second layout from Scrappin' Great Deals' May Scrapbooking Kit.  My two boys having so much fun with water, chalk and a scrap piece of wood.  Little artists in the making, so I go a little artsy with my layout!  Lots of misting; I made my own stencil of a "paint splat", and sprayed some glimmer mist through it, then outlined them in black.  I also made some splats with pumpkin coloured smooch ink on white cardstock, covered it in glossy accents for dimension and cut them out to add to the layout. My Tim Holtz alpha mask was used for the word "create" in my title.  I also used my WRMK Sew Stamper to add the cross hatching around the layout.  A few different Tim Holtz stamps were also used for the background.  I coloured the white Thickers with the same pumpkin coloured smooch ink.  LOVE my smooches!!

A couple close ups:

Enjoy your day, and I hope to see you tomorrow out at Scrappin' Great Deals to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day!!

Oh So Lovely Ladies!

It's that time of the month again!!  Scrappin' Great Deals' May Scrapbooking Kit will be released this week.  Sheila and I played with the kits during our weekend retreat at Woodeden a few weeks ago.

Here is the kit, it's theme: "Colours of the Rainbow":

Here is my first layout to share:

Oh So Lovely Ladies!

I layered the background with Basic Grey, White Cardstock and lastly American Crafts Vellum.  Some Prima flowers, Pebbles Candy Dots, a Prima Art Tile, American Crafts Fabric Brad, lots of layers!!  The American Crafts Thickers included in the kit are white foam, and I coloured them with Peridot Mixed Media Ink.  The pink floral burst border is punched from an EK Success punch and is included in the kit.  The white scroll border, is also an EK Success punch,(not included in kit).

Another note: Remember that it is NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY on Saturday, May 5, 2012!! 

COME CELEBRATE

WITH SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS!!!

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012

FROM 10am until 1pm

We are having one of our famous

FREE CUSTOMER EVENTS!!

MAKE 'N TAKES ~ RAFFLES ~ DOOR PRIZES ~ TREATS

THIS IS A  EVENT!

PLEASE CONSIDER BRINGING A TOONIE TO HELP SUPPORT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH!

I hope you all can make it!! It will be a truly outstanding day!!

Moments in Time

Today I have a project up today on the Scrappin' Great Deals Blog.  It is a layout I completed on the weekend at the retreat, titled "Moments in Time".  Here is a glimpse of it, and you can pop over to the blog to see the whole thing!!

Happy Crafting!!