Trying on Shabby Chic

Let's Scrap is really making me work this month, trying on different styles. This time I tried Shabby Chic. Although bling isn't necessarily part of the style, I decided to add some soft pink bling and double up on the challenge to add in the Frosted Designs Facebook challenge.

Here are the pointers for Shabby Chic, I had to cover at least 4 of these.

SHABBY CHIC STYLE

Clusters of embellishments

Muted (often pink, cream, or pastel) colors

Patterned (often floral) prints

Lace, ribbons, bows, flowers, pearls, doilies, butterflies

Vintage elements (buttons, keys, metal accents, crocheting)

Feminine feel

Fancy script or handwritten journaling

Tea-stained, distressed, inked, chalked or otherwise gently-aged elements

I used the Let's Scrap sketch 2-3-10 below,

And this is what I came up with:

I also entered this in the Big Picture Classes challenge which was to use a then and now theme.

So how did I do with the style?

- clustered embellishments

- muted colors like pink, beige and tan

- patterned prints, somewhat floral in nature

- flowers, tulle, bling and other girly accents

- feminine feel

- fancy script

Frosted Ad challenge - Groove!

OK, so Brenda B really made my step out on this challenge at Frosted Designs. It was to take inspiration from this ad:



OK - colors I never use, with black on them. So I made myself do this one more out of a test of my ability then because I was inspired, though once I got my idea it came together quickly.

I used a sketch from Big Picture classes as well, and used something old (the cardstock) to fulfill that challenge. 

Let's Scrap, Frosted Designs and Paper Secrets NSD Celebrations

Another combo challenge here.

Let's Scrap #7 - use only 5 photos and 5 patterned papers, with the sketch I chose below (9-14-11).


Paper Secrets - use stitching

Frosted Designs - check something off your to-do list (Facebook challenge)

This is what I made:

Can I tell you how much fun I had with this sketch? I loved it. It felt perfect right away both for the paper and photo challenge and I love machine stitching.

It also got something off my to-do list: the people dancing at the wedding. Those photos plague me and I don't want to scrap them ever but I do want them in the album. After this page I had one more page of dancers to do, which I did for another challenge by Frosted Designs (to be posted shortly). That wedding album is getting close :) 

NSD: Big Picture and Frosted Designs combine :)

I combined the Big Picture Classes challenge to use a pocket with the Frosted Designs use nothing new Facebook challenge, both for NSD.

I used NOTHING new on this one except for some adhesive. I bought the paper in Hawaii, I've had the pocket since forever, and all the "embellies" are cut out of brochures from Hawaii. I did use some new sparkle embossing powder I bought last week... but I already had it for this challenge so I don't think that counts!

The pocket holds the airline tickets which are a bit ugly. I misted it in blue and red (which all came out brownish), sparkle embossed over Festive berries distress ink, and splashed some orange Dylusions mist to make the splotches.

This page will serve as a mini title page for the Big Island part of our trip.

A Frosted Designs Recipe Challenge for NSD

I also played along with the recipe challenge at Frosted Designs to celebrate NSD.

Here is the recipe:

begin with1 piece of patterned paper as your recipe base

add some texture and character to your recipe with some distressing of any kind

add in 2 piece's of cardstock for good measure

everybody loves something sweet, add 1-2 photo's

add a secret ingredient (hidden journaling)

no need to measure just grab a handful of flowers to taste and toss them onto your recipe

spice it up with a little bling

stir in your choice(s) of lace, ribbon or a doilie or 2

before serving, top it off with a special title to make your creation extra memorable

let it set, and serve on our Frosted Designs blog in the correct challenge link up!!

 

 

I did follow the challenge word for word start to finish, other than that I picked the photos first, and here is the result.

 

This is the first time I used the Making Memories bling on a layout, they scared me a bit but were really easy to attach. I also altered the Thickers by painting them with Tattered Angels to darken the brown to the tone I wanted. The journalling is hidden behind the photo on a tag.

Hope you enjoy and had a great NSD!

 

Big Picture, 2SF, Frosted Designs and Paper Secrets all wrapped up in one

Another combo project - I really like doing these to combine different things. This one uses a sketch from Two Scrapbook Friends (by Shelby)



a twine technique from the Big Picture Classes NSD event (twine button centres),

a Frosted Designs NSD BINGO card challenge [circles, buttons, stitching, flowers],




and the Paper Secrets  NSD requirement to use Authentique.


And here it is.

So my circles, if you're looking for them, are also my twine button centres. I love this technique. I am half considering going home and covering all my buttons with twine centres. But that would be crazy!!

I used that flower-like corner punch from Creative Memories for the first time on this LO and I love it. Expect to see more of that too (I can't believe I've had it for a few months and not tried it til now!)



NSD Project for Let's Scrap, Frosted Designs and 2SF

I combined three challenges on this one... Let's Scrap style challenge, Christa's NSD challenge at Two Scrapbook Friends and the Frosted Designs Facebook Challenge.

The challenges:
Style: Whimsical

WHIMSICAL STYLE

Humorous, whimsical embellishments (kites, banners, pinwheels, trees, flowers, clouds)

Bright, bold, playful papers (often with a scene on them)

Playful patterns (polka dots, stripes, chevrons, checks)

Scenes often created on layouts

Photographs often worked into other elements on page

Tongue-in-cheek humor, whimsical feel

Fun fonts used in journaling & titles

Use of fanciful, often 3-D products

Christa's challenge: use mediums

Frosted Designs: use ink and mists

I used this sketch 8-3-11:

And here is what I made:

All the stickers and patterned papers, plus the white cardstock are Momenta's Endless summer collection.

My whimsical elements - sea embellies, bright papers with scenes, scene created on the layout, photo working into the page (as the journalling) and fun fonts.

Here is a closeup of the gesso, which was striped and then misted with Tattered Angels. The same mist was also used on the white cardstock.

SYAO14, 2SF Paper Piecing and Frosted Designs NSD Challenge #1

Keepin' on keepin' on over at Paper Secrets, with this week's Scrap Your Ass Off challenge:



PRODUCTS
fabric or felt
ribbon/twine
flags & or pennants
3+ flowers
Re-cycled item such as packaging or ?
3+ patterned papers
stick pins
metal embellishment/hardware


TECHNIQUES
punches (border/corner)
acrylic paint (stamped-brushed-stencil-etc. ...your choice of application)
distressing
embossing (dry or heat)

Since this sketch was so simple, I decided to combine it with the Frosted Designs National Scrapbook Day Challenge #1 - to use only patterned papers. I also added the Paper Piecing challenge for NSD from Two Scrapbook Friends.

This is what I came up with:

I used all patterned papers except for the paper pieced tractor, so I hope that counts!!

For Paper Secrets, I used fabric, twine, 3 pp, metal, pennants, and distressing as a technique.

Supplies:

Paper: Cosmo Cricket, DCWV

Brads: Recollections

Twine: Jillibean Soup

Pennants: Punky sprouts

Frosted Designs, Challenge Me Happy & 2SF sketch Challenge Combo

So I was over at Two Scrapbook Friends on the weekend for a crop, and DT member Jayne was working away on the LO she is using for her sketch challenge to be posted today. She mentioned that in passing, so I borrowed her LO, sketched it up, and went to work (I really love that LO!)

 

I will update this post with the sketch when I get it tomorrow off the forum.

 

In addition, I am also using this LO for two more challenges:

• Frosted Designs - use wings - the wings chipboard is from Bo Bunny Cambridge (2010)
• Challenge Me Happy - Make your own embellishments - I made two folded paper flowers that Jayne also had on hers, as I loved them and wanted to try them out!

 

This is the final project:

 

 

If there was a challenge for using as many manu's as possible, I would get it too! I used DCWV Photo Stack 2 for the background, Creative Memories Reminisce for the light orange flower and the scalloped strip thing, Cosmo Cricket EverAfter for the three circles other than the dark one. The dark one is Colorbok, the chipboard and two round brads are Bo Bunny Cambridge, the charm is My Mind's Eye, and the buttons and jute I will call 2SF brand since I got them loose in the store! Phew! Longest supply list ever!

 

Oh... and I used my Staedtler pens to write the title on the wings... those are the pens I always use and never remember to tell you all!

 

 

 

Both flowers are made the same way. Cut 5 circles, and fold 3 of them into quarters. Glue onto the 5th circle. For the bottom flower, I then folded the top layer of each folded circle back into an eighth size to give the added flair. I think you can go further by changing how you fold the 1/8 portion and placing them next to each other or alternating like I did. You do need a glue gun to get the button to stick though!

Sketch Along Tuesdays #31 - Kelly

Frosted Designs is a great website full of inspiring challenges. Each week they post a layout sketch and a card sketch, and then they also add a random challenge on Fridays.

Tuesday is the layout sketch day, and this is this week's challenge:



Its a pretty cute sketch, eh?

This was my take on it:

The paper is a new manufacturer for me, Kaisercraft. Its from the Lush collection and is called Cherry Blossom. I really like this collection for the great color combos and different styles of papers.

Don't you love my fabulous new border punch? Its from Marvy Uchida... I have their border system (only two patterns so far though) and I am loving this one... I sort of just want to punch it all over right now.....

I added a little bit of Cosmo Cricket both in the line sticker and also here with the chipboard flourishes :) 

Last but not least... here are some of the first words ever cut out of my brand new... SILHOUETTE CAMEO! Woooohooo! I am loving this thing, and its only fitting that I used it on the page of my MOH Kelly... who is also who got me into the whole Silhouette thing... she had one first :)

Hope you enjoy!

~T

Frosted Designs Sketch Along Tuesdays #29 - Smile - the Little Things

Frosted Designs hosts a Sketch Along Tuesday challenge each week.

The sketch this week is below:

I really liked all the elements of the sketch, but didn't know what photos to use, as usual! I did finally find these cute photos of me as a child to add another page to my mom's scrapbook.

I mirrored the sketch to keep the focus on the right third of the page like the focus is in the photos. I used an old set from We R MK which included rub on glue and flock, foil and glitter. "The Little Things" is in pink flock and "Smile" in blue glitter.

For the strippy background, I used all ribbons and rick rack for more texture. The ribbons include a variety of textures - some have glitter and bling, and some are satin, some woven, etc. I then used some orange twine to anchor the banner.

Each photo I used some new edging scissors to edge up fancy like in the sketch.

Hope you enjoy!!!

Sketch Along Tuesdays #28 - Kiss the Bride

Trust Frosted Designs to come up with another amazing sketch for their Sketch Along Tuesdays:

This was a complicated sketch with a lot of elements. I chose to use a background paper with a lot of elements and so eliminated some of the other elements from the sketch.

I had a lot of find with this one... didn't even plan it out. The paper is Creative Memories Reminisce collection - I love this collection and you will see it more and more from me. Chipboard is Cosmo Cricket Ever After, flowers Recollections, and the rest is random. The black paper and vellum are Deja Views.

Hope you enjoy this one, please comment and follow my blog :) 

Frosted Designs Fabulous Fridays - Die Cuts - Let's go Higher

So last Friday's challenge over at Frosted Designs was to use die cuts on a project. That's a tough one for me as I know zero dies, no die cutters and I don't really buy many die cuts at all (really only if they come in a pack with something else).

Luckily I had ordered a pile of Cricut - cut flowers from a girl locally so I had them handy and decided to get using them.

This is what I came up with:

These photos are from the Weekend to End Women's Cancers in Toronto, a 32 km walk I participated in September 10th. I was on Johnny Reid's team called the Pink Tartan Army - hence the photo of the back of my shirt. I ended up walking 20 km before I wimped out :)

Johnny Reid attended the opening ceremonies at 8 AM and sang Let's Go Higher. It is a great, inspirational song, and hence the title. We did meet him and talk to him a bit, but forgot to ask for a photo together! Oh well!!

I stacked a pile of different colored and shaped flowers across the bottom of the page in pinks and blues - the colors of the Weekend to End Women's Cancers.

Stay tuned for a layout of myself and my sister in our "Completion" jerseys we received at the end of the walk :) 

Frosted Designs Sketch Along Tuesdays #27

Frosted Designs is a really great challenge blog, with sketch challenges, theme challenges and card sketch challenges.

Their layout challenge is Sketch Along Tuesdays, and here is the sketch for #27:

I thought this was pretty cute and loved the crunched up ribbon trim at the bottom, although I chose to do it a little more tidy (I am an engineer, in case you didn't know. Symmetry is very important to me. Patterns are very important to me. Randomness... not so good at that. Or spontanaiety)

So here is the layout. In my wedding scrapbook there will be several "chapters" where there is a title page to explain whats going on, and then a few pages about same subject with very little journalling or titles. This page is part of the "chapter" about the Bride's Cog - you can see the title page with the whole story about this crazy wedding tradition here.

Orange paper and ribbon is Cosmo Cricket Everafter. Flower is Recollections. Clear sticker is Deja Views. Charm is random. Cardstock is DCWV.

Hope you enjoy!

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge - Colors - October 21st

The Fabulous Friday over at Frosted Designs this week was to use the colors from the inspiration photo, and only those colors - but you didn't have to use all 4.

Here is the photo:

And here is my take on it

The purple color really didn't work for me, although I did pull out some purple cardstock entirely intending to use all 4. However, purple is really not a color I like or even use, and with the green, orange and red, I thought it was great as it was and decided against adding any purple.

The journal card and photo mats are from the Creative Memories Reminisce collection. This is really a great pack because you get full size (4x6) journal cards and half size (2x3) cards as well, oriented both vertically and horizontally.

I'm looking forward to the next Fabulous Friday challenge to see what they have me doing next...

Sketch Along Tuesday #26 Challenge

UPDATE: Thanks to Frosted Designs for placing me in their Top 3 for this challenge!



The challenge at Frosted Designs this week for their Sketch Along Tuesday was to make a layout according to this sketch.

When I saw this sketch, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it...

The background grey paper (which has the pattern element on one side) is what I used for the left pattern.
Chipboard from the Cosmo Cricket Everafter collection was used to make the flourishes around the photo.
I also inked the edges of the page to add to the rustic, faded look it had and tie in a bit more black.
I think this LO may be one of my favourites ever :) Thanks Frosted Designs!

I really love this sketch and think it is one I will come back to again and again!