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| SEI Field Notes Let me just say how excited I was to work on my projects the past couple of days!!! Spring is my favorite time of the year (minus the pollen!) and with all the yummy paper in the store I was on overload! My first design was with SEI Field Notes. I knew what I wanted to use this paper for, so off we went to get our pictures taken with the Easter bunny. I was not excited about the super bright colors in the pictures, but that was easy to take care of. I sanded the picture on the sides (yes you can do that!!) and used Tim Holtz's Distressing Ink to give it a nice aged look. I matted it three times to make the picture stand out and began layering the papers. I loved all the butterflies from the die cut pack. I stickled them and adhere them to the page to seem like they were real. Next, I have to tell you about the embossing!! We just got in some new embossing powders from Stampendous!!! They are from the new Frantage line and they are awesome!!! Not only is there embossing powders, there is crushed glass glitter and mica fragments. I found out you need the embossing powder to help make the fragments and glass adhere to the page and its best if you heat from underneath the page so the mica fragments don't fly everywhere. So once I learned all that the embossing turned out awesome!!! |
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One of my favorite designs styles is "vintage." I've been going through all my old photos and making some ancestor art for my studio walls... I started with this picture of my mom. The papers are a mix of Authentique patterns. But I also used tons of fabric bits and some vintage German scrap pieces. Oh, and by the way, the base was an old record album page. The hole in the middle made the perfect frame for her picture to pop through.
The next layout is a picture of my great-grandmother as a child. I think she would have loved the rose covered fabric I chose to use. I cut out roses and used pop dots to add some dimension to the design. Are you seeing dots? I am... because I used some vintage ribbon from a friend and some My Mind's Eye paper. Love that stuff. And if that wasn't enough texture, I also added a piece of embossed paper from Jenni Bowlin.
here with your Wednesday projects. I'm itching for spring. How about you? To hasten the season, I decided to create a couple of lovely spring decor items, namely a butterfly garland and a banner. I used some pretty double-sided papers from We R Memory Keepers. The line is called "Cotton Tail" and features an adorable bunny on the coordinating border sheet and stickers. You can see the whole line here on their website, or just come into Scrapdoodles and choose from this and many other beautiful spring papers.
For my butterfly garland, I cut out several butterfly shapes, all the same size, from the various papers. It was really easy to put together. I used some twine, some irridescent pony beads (which I looped to hold in place) and some glue dots. The twine is sandwiched between two butterflies. I then folded out the wings of the butterflies. The photos do not do this garland justice as it takes on a life of its own with any gentle breeze. The butterflies twirl and the beads sparkle.
Keeping with the spring theme, I've got a quick layout for you to try. I've seen lots of layouts using ribbons or strips of patterned papers as borders, and it's really easy to do! It's a great way to use your scraps or cut up a 12x12 border sheet, as I did in my layout. I also used my sewing machine on this layout to mimic the kite-tail pattern in the kite-themed paper. The kite paper and border sheet is from imaginisce. It's just one of sheets from their "Hippity Hop" line. The colors in this sprint line are vibrant and simply adorable! Since my daughter and I had just tried our hand at kite-flying, I knew I had the perfect pics to go with the paper. 
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