Nature...the great escape.

This is my layout for the Design Team September Assignment. The products I was given were the Prima Iron Ons (bright pink flowers), Canvas, Tim Holtz Destress Stickles (Scattered Straw), Prima Pebble, Graphic 45 Paper, Prima felt stems, 7 Gypsies book cover, and a straw looking piece of ribbon.

The challenges I met were:

1. Combine water with Tim Holtz inks or paints. I used this technique to create my butterflies. First, I used my Stampendous Butterflies Stamps and Staz On ink to stamp the butterflies onto just some plain white paper. Then I cut them out. Next, I took 3-4 different Tim Holtz inks and stamped randomly onto a piece of craft paper and then misted it lightly with water with my Mini Mister. Then I just rubbed the butterflies into the ink. Next I added some wire for the antenaes.

2. Use a doodling template to create a background or enhance a print. I used the Bazzill flourish doodling template to accent my background paper with red flourishes.

3. Use the canvas 3 different ways. My first way was the the 12x12 label print behind the large photo. I used the Claudine Hellmuth Studio paints to paint the canvas and then cut it out. I tried to use the same colors and mirror the reflection in the picture. Second way is the canvas flower. I cut 3 different size cirlcles, glimmer misted them and then attached them with a brad. Lastly, the title on my book cover is canvas. I cut it in a square, leaving the ends tattered and then painted it blue. I then stamped the title and flowers onto a piece of tissue paper, painted it with water colors, and then adhered it to the canvas using multi-medium gloss. Oh, and one more place I used canvas was on the inside of the book above the picture on the right side. I just cut a strip with pinking shears and then cinched the strip with red thread.

4. Use buttons and/or create buttons. I created a flower out of buttons and also used several different buttons as accents on the inside of the book.

5. Use one color photo among black & white pics. My big one is color and all the rest are b & w.

6. Use lace or fabric. I used both. The orange flower above the button flower is fabric. I glued some fabric down to a piece of chipboard then stamped a flower and cut it out. I used lace on the edges of my book.

Well, that's it. Hope you like.

It's All New

I'm a little late but I finally finished Luke's 1st day of school layout. This year was a big transition for him. We moved him from public school to private school. He has handled the change great....we are so proud of him. That's why I titled it this way....because basically everything was new to him. I really like the picture of him walking up the sidewalk to his new school and the one of him shaking Father Tom's hand. He is adjusting well. We just got our first report card and he has all A's and his teacher talked to me today about having him tested for Gifted. Woo Hoo!

80's Flashback

At our Design Team meeting for September I was paired up with Kaylin to create a layout. The line of paper we were given was the Cosmo Cricket Boyfriend line. I want to say upfront that I did NOT like this paper. I would NEVER buy or use it.....I guess that's why it's called a challenge. But in the end I did like what we came up with. Some old pictures from back in the 'big hair' days would be totally bitchin on this layout....totally....for sure! Can u believe we actually used to talk like that? My favorite thing on it is the stitching. Thanks for putting up with me Kaylinn! Lol