Braces Off!

Here's another fun layout. This one was a CASE of a page on Splitcoaststampers.com, which is where I'm part of a scrapbooking group. You can see the original page HERE. The inspiration page was digital and I used paper supplies, so I did things a little bit differently. I think it followed her idea tho, and either way, it's perfect for my son! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Capture the Good

Ink: Crushed Curry, So Saffron, Dapper Denim 
Paper: Sarah DP, So Saffron, Dapper Denim card stock 
Accessories: Blending Brushes, 2016 In Color Enamel Shapes 

Purple Camera

That moment when you ask what someone's favorite colors are so you can make a card for them, and it matches a color challenge that is live right now...! I mean, how fortuitous is that? So thank you SUO Challenges for suggesting these colors, and also thanks to Just Add Ink for the fun sketch, haha! 

I did use a retired stamp set for this card, which I don't often do for my blog, but sometimes you just have to for birthdays! 

I am loving the Blending Brush technique AND found a happy accident! If you hit the paper first with the brush, instead of the scratch paper, you get these big marks...but it gives it a bokeh kind of look, and that works nicely with a camera, ha! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Capture The Good (retired)

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Parakeet Party, Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black

Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals, Blending Brushes, Lucky Limeade organdy ribbon (retired)

I hope you get to make something happy today! 

Pixar Pier at Night

Happy Saturday! 

Here's another quick layout from our Disney trip! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Capture The Good
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Color Me Autumn DP
Accessories: Glitter Enamel Dots, Memories In The Making PL Accessory Pack

I hope you get to make something fun today! 

3.5 months

Today we're back to scrapbook pages. Because I have TONS. haha....
This one was obviously made for my youngest. She was so excited I made another page for her! She has also taken to asking to use my camera "so that I have pictures to put her in scrapbook....." like that's something I need.... hahaha!! It is so not.
Anyway, I loved how these pictures turned out and I used a Stashbuster Challenge for this layout. I used circles, stamps and sequins, and two different DP. And I used Calypso Coral and Blackberry Bliss ink to do a watercolor wash on watercolor paper, then I stamped the camera and fussy cut it out, and I die cut the number 3 out of the same paper.

Supplies:
Stamps: Capture The Good (retired)
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Stazon Black
Paper: Pretty in Pink (retired), Shimmery White card stocks, Wildflower Fields DP (retired), Watercolor Paper
Accessories: Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit (sequins) (retired), Big Shot, Large Numbers dies (retired), Circle Dies (retired), Watercolor Brush

Fancy!

I have loved this camera stamp set since I saw it in the new catalog and I finally bought it!! There's a really neat sample in the catalog using pigment sprinkles, but I don't have that. I thought I'd try some watercolor droplets and see how that worked. I picked colors that I know I got as a marker/journal set when I turned 12, haha, but I didn't' do that on purpose! Then I heat embossed the camera and a few words in black, and stuck it in the mail!

Supplies:

Stamps: Capture The Good

Ink: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape, Versamark

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black & Whisper White card stocks

Accessories: Black embossing powder, Heat Tool

And here's how I made it:
I thought about using actual watercolor paper, but I couldn't find it and wasn't up to a long search, ha... So I used regular Whisper White card stock. I squeezed the closed ink pad to get a puddle of ink on the lid, and used the Aquapainter to pick it up and literally drop ink on to the paper. Then I let that dry.

 You can see there is some buckling because it isn't watercolor paper, but it worked alright.

And here's some of the shine from the embossing!

Have you tried anything new during this stay-at-home time? I hope you do!