Left over Alphabet stickers

I've been wanting to try this alphabet sticker background for a while and last weekend I finally got around to playing with it.

 

Who has sheets of stickers with only a few letters left? I'm sure we all do!

 

To make my background I started off with grey Bazzill cardstock and a bottle of white Making Memories paint.  I used a credit card to apply the paint across my pages.  When it was dry I started laying down the stickers from an old sheet of white alphabets. Then I spritzed with turquoise Glimmer Mist and splattered brown ink across the page.  I have a Prima stamp that is about 2" x 3".  The image is the alphabet.  I stamped it randomly over my page. There is a closeup below.

And that was my background. 

 

 

I didn't use a whole lot of embellishments on my page as my background was quite busy enough with the paints and stickers and ink sprays.

 

Along each edge I adhered strips of patterned paper, washi tape and on the left border this woodcut branch of leaves.

 

You can see the alphabet stamp a little clearer here.  The image isn't sharp because I stamped over the stickers.  I love the messiness of it.

 

I love the 'Hello, my name is' journaling piece.  It came off an Echo Park sheet.  Leftovers from my Blueberry crop layouts. The 'Family' piece on the right page of my layout came from the same sheet.

 

I will be using these little wood cut cameras on many future layouts.  There is tonnes in a package. And they go with every layout!

 

 

I have another wood cut branch on the right page bordering my photo. The journaling is on an Echo Park journaling spot. A piece of washi tape to help hold it all down and add some interest.

 

I took a picture of the background before I built the layout on top of it, but, while it looked clear in the little viewer on my camera, when I put it on the computer it was blurry.  I will make sure I get a better photo of the next alpha background.  I'll be doing this again to use up more of my leftover alpha stickers.

My Mind's Eye layout

This page is using more of the Follow Your Heart line by My Mind's Eye.  The colours are a little brighter than the papers I used on my last layout, but I used all the same Prima blooms and embellishments as on my last page.  It's not a double page layout, but I think the two pages will face each other in my album so I wanted them to coordinate.

Playful

 I used one of the chipboard pieces as my title.' Playful'
I love the printed Prima blooms and they are the perfect size.

 

 

Another chipboard piece surrounded by Prima blooms. 

I layered 7Gypsies tissue paper underneather my photo strip.

 

A third chipboard piece is surrounded by loads of Prima blooms.  I cut up a vine for my last layout. You can see the remaining flowers and tendrils peeking out on this layout.

 

 

I stamped another tag, tied a Making Memories 'daughter' tag to it and placed it with one of the wood camera cutouts above my photos. I stcuk down pieces of musical Washi tape. Love that stuff.  If the glue doesn't hold the tape will help hold everything in place as well as being decorative.

I hope I've inspired you to check out this line at Unforgettable Memories. It is one of my recent favourites.

My Minds Eye layout

Follow Your Heart has to be my favourite of all the My Minds Eye lines.  The colours are soft and pretty. The designs are unique.  The paper I picked for my background below looks like it is several kraft papers layered with a row of dainty lace around the top layer.  It is very feminine and dainty looking.
Along the left side is a collage of bits and pieces, and stamped images. I might have to try and recreate something similar myself; some washi tape, stamped foliage, maybe punched butterflies as well as stamped ones.

 

I stamped the chandalier using Tim Holtz's black distress ink.  It matched the printed stamps better than a shinier ink like Brilliance would have.

The chipboard banner is from the coordinating sheet of chipboard stickers.  I cut the banner in two pieces and used a tiny Making Memories flower to cover the join.

 

I used a mixture of Prima flowers to embellish the corner of my photo.  The vines and leaves are a branch I cut up and used in various places.  The little wood camera is by Kaiser.  They have some wonderful designs for our layouts.  Birds, butterflies, little people...

I used a Kaiser wood butterfly on the chipboard title of my page.

The entire time I was working on this layout the tune to 'How Sweet it is to be Loved by You' was going through my head. So I found a few places to stick down some music note Washi tape.  Like above my photo holding my stamped tags in place.

Next time you are in the store pick up some My Minds Eye.  The patterns are gorgeous.  I have some yellow and turquiose pieces left.  I'm trying to decide on a boy page or another girl page.  The chipboard sheet has some fabulous kites on it, that I can't wait to use.

Upcoming Classes

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Parent and Child Valentine's Card Class
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Winter Frost 2 Page Layout
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Are you always forgetting birthdays and anniversaries?  This calendar can be used year after year to help you remember!  This would be an excellent class for a teenager, beginner crafter, or anyone looking for something quick to complete!

QuicKutz Dies

Did you know that you can use different brands of dies in the different embossing/cutting machines? I've made a handy chart on our website that you can check and see if your machine works with the dies!  You can view it here.

We have some wonderful QuicKutz alphabet dies on special now and they work with every machine! Regular priced from $180.99 - $249.99 Now Specially priced from $70 - $100! Limited quantities available at these amazing prices. Some of these alphabets include upper and lower case! Come in soon so that you don't miss out!

Another Fancy Pants layout

I started with a light blue piece of cardstock and some glimmer mist.  The dark misting is done over a piece of baby word cutouts.  Can't read it, but I like the splotchy look. I also sprayed yellow and turquioise mist over my leaf stencil, though it doesn't show up well on the scan. Take a look the next time you are in Unforgettable Memories to see how it looks IRL.

 

I layered some strips and scraps and then added some banner pieces from The Good Life Banner sheet.

 

 

Some closeups...

 

I layered a banner piece, a popped up sticker and a triangle I punched with my triangle punch. 

 

 

Some more banner pieces and punched triangles.  And some bakers twine in red.  There are loads of colours of bakers twine in Unforgettable Memory. 

 

 

A closeup of the layers of strips and pieces.  The white boxes is a leftover from a package I bought months ago.  The black tape is by Calico Scraps; a piece from their fabritape sheet.

 

I used another of the pop up stickers in the bottom right corner as my title.

Fancy Pants "The Good Life"

I am definitely getting more of this line the next time in the store.  The papers are such great designs.  I think my favourite is the yellow zigzag I used for the base of my first layout below.

The photos are from 1999. Daniel has just run the jeep into his bike.  The look on Breanna's face is priceless. Now he's behind the wheel of a real car and I get to sit in the passenger seat. 

 

Here are some closeups...

 

The black arrows and the vehicle below are Thickers.

 

The smaller alpha is Prima and the larger one is a really fun font.

 

 

The key is from the same Thickers sticker sheet. I randomly stamped the cogs on my page and splattered some 'soot' glimmer mist.

 

I layered the different patterns using popdots between a couple of the layers. The flags are from the coordinating banner sheet.

 

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I used the same line on another page about the jeep.  This page will go in Duncan's album.  The page above is for Daniel's album.

 

When I was in Unforgettable Memories picking up the papers I also grabbed the coordinating sheet of banners and a package of 3-d stickers. Love this little banner...

 

I had a partial package of Imaginisce puffy stickers laying on my desk waiting to be used up.  The colours were perfect with this Fancy Pants line and the theme went with my photos so I used them.  I love when I get to use up old stock on new layouts.

 

 

I did a little stamping on my layout.  My cog stamp you can see above and a cute little dragonfly beside my journaling.

 

The next time you're in Unforgettable Memories be sure to check out Fancy Pants' "the good life" line.  I love these papers for kidlet layouts. So fun and bright.

Prima's first sketch of the year

Have you been checking Prima's website?  They are showing off their new product lines. 

Their January sketch is up. Check out what their designers have done with it here on their blog.

 

Unforgettable Memories has lots of Prima product to choose from so go pick some up and try this sketch this weekend.  Enter it in Prima's sketch giveaway and you might win some free product.

Year in Review 2013

On Thursday, January 24th 2012 at 7 to 9pm we will be creating an album to house one year's worth of photos. In this class you will recieve a 12x12 album, additional page protectors, a Simple Stories SNAP 12x12 collection kit, plus the 12x12 SNAP Basics kit, 2 packs of 4x6 journaling cards and 2 packs of 3x4 Quote cards, stickers, letters all coordinating. This line is full of colour and will easily go with any photos and can be mixed with other layouts you may want to add to the album. You will also have left over product to add more pages to the album if you so wish. This class is $110. It comes with full colour photo and detailed step by step instructions. the date can be changed to any year so this album is a great way to get past years pictures scrapbooked.  This class is great for beginners or anyone just wanting to get caught up!  Space is limited and last year this class sold out quick. Sign up by calling Unforgettable Memories at 250-785-2711 or emailing sales@unforgettablememories.ca

Happy New Year

Tonight I'm playing with Cosmo Cricket.  The chipboard in this Sew Perfect line is bright and cheerful and perfect for a girlie page. The photo is an oldie.  From 1999. Breanna had gorgeous hair right from the start.  But she hated brushing it, or having it brushed. 

I cut up some cheesecloth and placed under my photos and chipboard.  Love the chipboard girl. She even has red hair like Breanna.
Some of the chipboard flowers are cut in half. It's easy to do with a good sharp craft knife. 
My journaling is scattered on the right half of the page in random sentences.

Heather