Simple Stories, Bo Bunny...

I used a real mix of products on this page.  Papers are from a couple of different lines. Some pink vellum layered in there too.

And some close-ups...

Title is canvas letters by Making Memories

I'm still finding places for the adorable wood frames.  There are quite a few in the package. Some say FUN and some say LOVE.  I think every one of my Mexican holiday layouts so far have one!

The flowers are Prima. Stickers are Simple Stories.

Turtle Beach ~ mixed media

I went to town on a sheet of tan cardstock with various products. I love the shimmer and shine which doesn't show well in the photograph but is gorgeous IRL.

The papers I used to mat the photo  are BoBunny. The chipboard palm tree is Fancy Pants. Prima flower misted with turquoise mist.

 

 

1. I started with a Tim Holtz dot stencil and texture paste.
2. Once the paste was dry I used my large scroll mask and turquoise mist.
3. When that was dry I sprayed a couple different blues and held up the paper to let the ink run.
4. I spread some blue MM paint and sprinkled some glitter on while it was still wet.
5. I stamped seashells randomly with turquoise ink.
6. Then used my text and zig zag lines stamps with black ink.
7. Finally I used my Tim Holtz chevron stencil and white ink.

 

 

My title uses the mini square stickers(yes that's an upside down f for a T. I was out of Ts) and a chipboard piece with the word BEACH on it.  The Prima flower is sprayed with Maya Mist and sprinkled with glitter.

I used the border sticker from the BoBunny 'Modern Miss' sheet. It looks like waves so was perfect. A Kaiser strip of bling went on top of that.  I pained the LOVE frame with turquoise mist and added an 'adventure' word sticker from the travel sheet.

Loved this chipboard palm tree. It's grounded with a patterned paper strip on top of my dotty texture and glitter.

~Heather

Relax

I started off with a couple sheets of Bazzill cardstock, I think it's called oatmeal ~ a light brown colour. I swiped a terra cotta coloured Making Memories acrylic paint in a big rectangle across the two papers, then sprayed coffee coloured Maya Mist over my Tim Holtz mask.  That gave me the vine scrolls.

I used some green ink mist to make the big 'sploosh' in the bottom left corner. I used a straw to blow the mist outward. The purple mist was sprayed along the center of the pages then I held the papers up so it ran downward and upward. 
I used one of my Kaiser texture stamps around the edges with 'pine cone' tsuniko ink.

 The cheese cloth is sprayed lightly with brown spray so it's not so white.  The flowers are Bo Bunny, Prima and 7Gypsies. I used some Making Memories fibres and Bo Bunny chipboard from my stash to embellish.

Another bingo card from the Simple Stories paper line and some of their stickers finished off my page.

Another layout for my Mexico album.  I'm so glad I have emails and journal entries so I can do the journaling. I was hoping to have this album completed by now. Don't forget to write down those memories. 

Simple Stories 'Urban Traveller'

We all took a turn at rappelling down the cliff.  This is a layout for my son's album.

 

I started off with a brown paper. It has kind of a wood grain or distressed background.  I sprayed white mist over my leaf mask and then dripped green MM paint down from the top.  The patterned papers are from Simple Stories 'Urban Traveler' line as are the stickers. I've also used some Prima packaging (I've punched butterflies out)

 

 

I used all 3 of the alpha stickers from the Simple Stories sticker sheet on my title. Also some Kaiser bling, thread and a Prima flower.

I just love the old fashioned camera.  I've grouped a stamp, leaf punch, a word sticker, bling and the chipboard camera. I like groups of five!

Love these chipboard arrows. And did you notice the 'face' I've inked in.  There are five 'faces' on my layout to find.

Instead of framing a part of my photo with this 'fun' frame I've used it to accent a couple of stickers.  There are lots of these in a pack so you can use them in all kinds of different ways.

The next time you're in Unforgettable Memories check out the great selection of chipboard and wood cut designs.  There is a chipboard wall where most of the designs are located, but keep your eyes open as you're wondering through the aisles because there is more.

The games we play

 

The patterned paper I used for the background is a Carta Bella design.

 

I used a panel mask on this page.  After rubbing texture paste across the mask I sprayed those three panels with gold Maya mist. You can see more detail in the close-ups below.

 

The stickers (chipboard and paper) are Echo Park.

I've used the red border stickers under punched strips of gold vellum.  The border punch I used alternately embellishes and punches out snowflake shapes.  I've torn pieces of the musical washi tape and layered it on top of the gold vellum.

The poinsettia and leaves are Prima.

A close-up of the texture panel sprayed with gold mist.

Purple

This months challenge at white with 1 is 'grape'.  This is what I made for the challenge. There are photos below of my background in process and some close ups of the details.

 

My page is bordered with 7Gypsies musical washi tape and some iridescent purple paper.

I've accented my photo with Prima flowers, Maya Rds snowflakes, Smash post stamps and K&Co stickers (butterfly) with iridescent purple accents.

I used Thickers alpha stickers for my title and purple bling in the center of some of my flowers.

I just love those Maya Rd snowflakes. You get several sizes in a package and a few of each size.  I've used them on a few layouts so far and have lots left for future layouts.

This is the start of my background.  I used a 12 x 12 scroll mask and spread paint across the page with purple Maya Mist for colour.

This is what it looked like when I pulled off the mask.

The purple was very washed out so I added some more purple mist by dribbling it down my page while holding the paper upright.  Love how the dribbles settled in the masked areas and the ridges of the paint as it ran down.

Heather

Cosmo Cricket

I really like this Cosmo Cricket patterned paper.  I like that it is a solid grey with some white markings to make it a patterned paper.  I tore off the manufacturers strip and then glued it back down the right edge.  I liked the orange colour.

 

Under the photos I've used the acrylic leftovers from a sheet of acrylic embellishments.  It's clear and adds a little depth to my layout.

 

I really like the Prima frosted branch. I've hung a pink heart from it.  I think this same frosted branch would look really pretty a little higher on a layout with snowflakes hanging from it.

I stamped some script in various areas of my background and used grey magic mesh to add texture. The Bella Blvd sticker, the clear flower with an MM brad center and the map embellishment are all bits from my stash.

I used some pretty Prima blooms and leaves.  The blingy LOVE is one of Making Memories metal embellishments.

I really like the frosted Prima branch on this layout. It's very pretty.

Be sure to check out this Cosmo Cricket line next time you are in Unforgettable Memories.  And check out the Prima selection.  There are so many pretty flowers, branches and embellishments available.

Cosmo Cricket summer

The last time I was in Unforgettable Memories I picked up some Cosmo Cricket.  I love the colours and patterns of this summer line.  Just gorgeous! Pinks, oranges and yellows.  And I found the perfect Prima flowers to match.

 

I collected a bunch of leftovers from my stash that matched.  Like the transparency down the left border, and the orange felt flowers in the center.

 

I tied a posie of three Prima flowers with a piece of gold ribbon.  The metal plaque is Making Memories and the stamp is SMASH by K & Co. I punched some butterflies out of black cardstock and used pink bling down their bodies.  So pretty!

Remember 'magic mesh'? I still have some iin my stash.  I cut strips of orange magic mesh for some texture on my layout.  I also used pieces of pink vellum (I'd punched some butterflies out of this piece for some past layout).  The square epoxy stickers are really old SEI.  I save everything and love using up my stash.

The HOME sticker and Grandparents are both from a Making Memories sticker sheet.  I stamped one of my Kaiser camera wood pieces using my SMASH date stamper.  The pink Bakers Twine is twisted up and glued down under the stickers and embellishments.

My journaling is a mix of alpha stickers, hand writing and SMASH date stamper. Accented with another Prima bloom and black butterfly.  I wanted the black to match the left border.

The next time you are in the store you really should check out the Cosmo Cricket lines.  the geometric designs are so striking and there are lots of great colour combos.

Last minute Christmas card

It's too late to  mail out Christmas cards, but I needed a few for friends in town so I pulled out my Christmas stamps, some spray inks and some gorgeous poinsettia's I picked up Unforgettable Memories a couple weeks ago.

 

I started with white cardstock, red and green spray inks, a background stamp(though I'm thinking I want to try this same technique with a big poinsettia stamp) and a paintbrush. 
I also needed cardstock for the card base.
And 7 Gypsies tissue paper, vellum and Christmas patterned paper for matting.

 
I painted my stamp with the green Maya Mist and covered my white paper with the images.  Then I splattered red ink randomly across my 12 x 12 sheet.

 I cut my patterned sheet into 4" x 5 1/4" rectangles.  I rubbed Viva Gold around the edges.

The Viva Gold had dried up since the last time I used it so I had to add a drop or two of water to it. 

I used my Smash pen (fine tip) to sketch lines around the border.  Then I added a poinsettia in a corner.  Bottom left, top right... either works.

I stamped a Christmas greeting. And then matted with the tissue, vellum and patterned paper before adhering it all to my card base. 

I love how they turned out. Who else made their Christmas cards this year? I hope you'll share.

I'm working on some inky backgrounds for more cards.  I need another half dozen for my work mates.  If they turn out how I hope I'll share tomorrow.

Blue Halloween

The November challenge at White with 1 is Blueberry. 
Here's my layout...

My background was a lot of fun to make.  I started with white cardstock and sprayed blue chalk mist over a 12 x 12 leaf mask.  Then I used texture paste with a 6 x 6 stencil I picked up at Unforgettable Memories last week.  I know I'll be using this zigzag stencil lots.  It creates great texture on a page.

 

I've also sprayed a darker blue Maya Mist and dribbled some blue ink around the edges.

 

I used a small lid and Making Memories blue paint to create some circles on the background.

 

The blue jewels are Bazzill buttons.

 Here are some close-ups...

 The Halloween stickers are Echo Park.

Washi tape, Kaiser jewels and Prima flowers are some of the embellishments I've used.

The title is made up of a My Little Yellow Bicycle rub-on (Devil) and small square alpha stickers.

I tucked some black feathers in amongst the flowers.

My journaling is on a little note page from My Little Yellow Bicycle.

Blue is not a traditional Halloween colour but it works with my photo.