Sunday, September 7, 2014

Fun & Sun Layout using Artbooking


Often, I host All Day Crops at my home...12 hours of scrapping fun!  This was the layout everyone made for our August 2014 Crop.  I figured most everyone would have lots of summer time pictures yet to scrapbook...so the layout seemed appropriate.  The photo mat sizes are 4x6 too, so they are ideal for Flip Flaps!  Flip flaps are perfect when you want to add additional photos to your layouts.  I haven't added them to mine yet, still have photos to develop, but they have been taken.  I figure I'll finish up this layout during the cold months of winter...to bring the warmth back!

The title, grass and sun cut outs are images from the fabulous Artbooking Cricut Collection.  The cardstock papers unfortunately have recently retired, and no longer able to purchase...however, it's a perfect way to use up your stash!  The layout bases are Twilight cardstock, the middle section is Sky cardstock, and the striped pattern paper goes way back to the Tinkerin' paper pack.  I also embellished with a few gold sequins.  A simple layout, but has the opportunity to hold many, many photos!

Rummage through your stash of papers (if you're like me, you need a 12 step program! LOL) and discover what's new again!  Create a layout of your summer time memories!

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Family is Forever (#S1409) - September Stamp of the Month

After seeing so many samplings of this technique...I just had to try it for myself!  Love it!!!  So simple to do, and so effective in presentation!  It's the masking tape technique, although you want to use painters tape (we had the blue type on hand)...it works perfectly.

Simply tear off a piece of tape, run it over your ink pad sticky side down, then transfer the ink from the tape to your cardstock...easy peasy!  I kept one piece of tape for each color, until I was completely finished with the mass production of this card.  The ink colors I used were Lagoon, Sorbet, and Flaxen.  I also liked the way Glacier worked for the sky, although I was restricted to color choices since we had to stay within the colors of the paper pack for our swap.

The card measures 5x7 and it's the Midpoint pattern found on page 77 in Wishes Card Confidence Program.  The card base is our new Flaxen cardstock (loving this color!), and I used the patterned paper from Chalk It Up.  My embellishments include: Black Striped Twill ribbon, Gold Sequins, a small puffy heart from the Chalk It Up assortment, and an arrow charm from our Base & Bling product line.   The charm is tied to the ribbon with a small piece of bakers twine tied into a knot.   I absolutely LOVE embellishing artwork with the charms!   The sentiment is popped using our 3D foam tape, then for the finishing touch...I doodled around the edge of the card base with our black journaling pen.

Don't miss out purchasing this stamp set for yourself...you'll love working with it!  The main focus point of the card comes from the images of the Family is Forever stamp set, only available to purchase during the month of September 2014.  With your $50 order, you qualify to earn this stamp set for only $5!  You may also purchase it at full retail of $17.95 without a qualifying purchase.

I have more artwork to show you using the Family is Forever stamp set...come back to check it out!