Take Twelve layouts - August and September

Two more layouts to add to my Take Twelve album. The August layout is about our camping trip. (I know it is not really camping since we slept in a cabin with showers and kitchen but it is as close to any camping experience as I will get). The journaling is from this blog post.

Supplies: cardstock (American Crafts), dies (Lifestyle Crafts), patterned paper, stickers (Simple Stories)

 

September layout follows a day in the life of a toddler. The journaling is from this blog post.

Supplies: cardstock (American Crafts), dies (Lifestyle Crafts), patterned paper, stickers (Bella Blvd.)

 

Take Twelve 2012:

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May

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And here is something fun to share - Kimberly from Scrap It Girl is having a great giveaway on her blog. And while you are there, check the current challenge. Super easy this month, you just need some buttons. And who doesn't have buttons??

Run

Another Jenni Bowlin layout. The silhouette card, green cardstock and the frame stamp are from the  September kit. Everything else are random Jenni Bowlin products from my stash including the bird punch that Jenni Bowlin designed for Fiskars.

Supplies: cardstock (Core'dinatiosns), journaling cards and labels (Jenni Bowlin), stamp (Jenni Bowlin), border stickers (Jenni Bowlin), milk caps (Jenni Bowlin), punch (Fiskars), glimmer mist (Tattered Angels)

 

Authentique September card sketch - card two

Supplies: patterned paper, tag (Authentique), border punch (Fiskars)

I made another card using the same Authentique sketch. It is a great way to use those precisions scraps that you just can't throw away. Or is it just me? This time I used the Uncommon collection. Unlike the first card that I made, I kept the original orientation and sentiment placement and only added the scallop border. The sentiment is from the diecut sheet. I cut out the triangles on the sides and matted the sentiment with a slightly bigger shape cut out from the patterned paper. Super simple and super quick.

Do you ever use the same sketch more than once?

6th grade

This layout was inspired by the challenge from the new (to me) Israeli scrapbooking blog Yotzot MeHakavim. In Hebrew it means "stepping outside the lines". The challenge was to use cosmetic product on the layout. It was one of the most unusual scrapbooking challenges I ever participated in.

Supplies: patterned paper, stickers, letter stickers (Studio Calico), chipboard number (Basic Grey), glimmer mist (Tattered Angles), heart punch (Fiskars), eyeshadow, vintage button

I made this layout with Ella's first day of school picture. The fancy faded out picture border  was done in Picasa. I love the new photo editing options they added in the last version! I used a sketch by Kristine Davidson for My Scraps & More. All papers and stickers are Studio Calico.

So what cosmetic product did I use? The green eyeshadow from the ALMAY Intense i-Color trio set came in handy for coloring this big chipboard number. I also gave it a coat of  Meadow Green glimmer mist to add a little shine. Who knew? I will never look at my cosmetic product the same way.

The cute little button is one of my rummage sales find. It was a perfect shade of green.

I am glad to add this layout to Ella's album. I really love how it turned out.

Scrap It Girl - October challenge

New month and new challenge at Scrap It Girl! This month's theme is buttons - you need to use at least 12 buttons in your project. I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of buttons. Sure I used then here or there but they are not on my list of favorite scrapbooking supplies. Remember those big bags of Foof-a-la buttons? I bought a bag of pink buttons years ago and I still have more than plenty left.

This layout started with pink buttons. I made the button flower first, actually I made several but only one made it's way on the layout. After that I went though my 2001 storage album and found a picture to scrap. Looking at the picture I decided that it will work great with the leftovers from the Jenni Bowlin September kit. So the layout was born.

Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics), patterned paper (My Mind's Eye, Jillibean Soup), stamp (Jenni Bowlin), buttons (Autumn Leaves), liquid adhesive (Close To My Heart), twine (Making Memories), word stickers (My Mind's Eye), cupcake sticker (Heidi Grace), fabric paper (unknown), smooch ink (Clearsnap), border punch (Fiskars), markers (Faber-Castell)

I stamped an exclusive stamp from the kit on Jillibean Soup paper and on white watercolor paper with Faber Castell big brush markers. The peach colored twine is from Making Memories.

 

The small buttons in the button flower are covered with Liquid Glass from CTMH. It gives them a dimensional look and helps to hold them together. The cute baby image is cut out of the fabric paper that I had forever in my stash. I even can't remember the manufacturer. I added a little smooch ink to the tiny flowers on the fabric.

No it's your turn. It should be easy! You can submit two projects for this challenge. Don't forget to link back to the Scrap It Girl site! If you need a little extra help to get motivated you can check this awesome prize that Dawn from Scrap It Girl Design Team put together:

I know it would motivate me ;-)

Authentique September card sketch

Just a quick card based on the September card sketch from the Authentique blog. I turned the sketch sidewise and used my last scraps from the Blissful collection. Oh, how I love the combination of yellows and greys!

Supplies: patterned paper (Authentique), letter stickers (Authentique), circle diecut (Authentique), pearl (Want2Scrap)

One sketch two cards

Two quick cards that I made based on the same sketch by Becky Fleck. Jolene from the Scrapbook Express DT used it for her weekly challenge last week. I am still using Jenni Bowlin September kit.
For this first card I followed the sketch pretty literally. I punched the balloons using Fiskars circle punch and added small handcut pieces to make them look more like balloons. The sentiment sticker is from very old Making Memories stickers sheet. It turned out cute but not cute enough. I decided to try again.

Supplies: patterned paper (Jillibean Soup), sticker (Making Memories), circle punch (Fiskars)

This time I went for completely different look. I used the My Mind's Eye papers from the kit and distressed the edges for more aged look. I was happy to break down my new "The Sweetest Thing" stamp set that is from the same MME collection as the paper. I stamped the flowers on watercolor paper using Faber Castell brush markers, cut them out and arranged in the corner slightly curling the petals. I added three enamel dots to the centers of the flowers and a pink ribbon from my stash above the sentiment.. Love how this turned out!

Supplies: patterned paper, sticker, stamps, enamel dots (My Mind's Eye), markers (Faber-Castell), ribbon (unknown)

I often get excited about a stamp set, buy it but never or rarely use it. I don't think this stamp set will be one of them. I love these flower doilies!

 

Lovebirds

It was a while since I made a layout based on Shimelle's Starting Points.  Still using Jenni Bowlin September kit. I didn't cut any full sheets of paper to make my take on the starting point. The pink pearly lace is something I added to the kit (I had to find a home for this lace! It was sticking out of my drawer).

After the base was done I went to look for a picture. I found this one from May 1998 - my little sister and her then-boyfriend sitting on a couch in my parents' living room and holding a tiny white kitten. The kitten actually mine but my parents agreed to keep him while I was pregnant. We lived in a very small caravan and I wanted to stay away from the litter box.

Supplies: patterned paper (Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye), stickers (Jillibean Soup), letter stickers (Jenni Bolwin), lace (Recollections), heart and dove punch (Fiskars), glaze, mist (Tattered Angels), camera embellishments (Studio Calico), doily, staples

The hexagon stickers came with the kit. I painted the white doily with pink Glimmer Glaze and layered under the stickers.

Studio Calico cameras are misted with light blue Glimmer Mist.

Another picture scrapped, another story told.

Blog maintanence

I did few small changes to my blog layout. I added social media buttons to the left side bar just under the profile. I have links to my Facebook page, Pinterest, Flickr and RSS feed. Thanks to Kira from Her New Leaf for the great instructions and for the link to the adorable icons based on the Pantone Color of the Year made by Isa Maria.

I plan to do few other small changes but in general I like my layout with clean background. I admit that I don't appreciate blogs with busy backgrounds and especially with music playing. I am curious, what blog features do you find most annoying and what you find helpful?

HELLO My Name is Red Fox

Few days ago I was looking through the papers in my brand new Jenni Bowlin September kit and at the same time looking at the pile of random pictures that accumulated on my desk. There it was, the picture of the fox that visited our yard this winter, just begging for the name tag.

 

Supplies: (from Jenni Bowlin September 2012 kit) cardstock (Bazzill), patterned paper, name tag, word stickers, enamel dots (My Mind's Eye), vintage inventory sheet, stencil (Jenni Bowlin), label stickers (Jillibean Soup), letter stickers (October Afternoon), sprakling tecture medium (Martha Stewart), corner punch and heart punch (Fiskars)

This layout came together pretty quickly. I knew I want to keep it simple and I just had to use the exclusive stencil that came with the kit.

I punched two small hearts, folded in half and adhered side by side. I like how my  heart has two little wings. I cut out "the sweetest thing" label from the packaging and layered under the picture.

The white stuff is Sparkle Texture medium by Martha Stewart. I used it before mixed with acrylic paint but here I used it as it. I think it looks like a big sparkling snowflake.

 

I still didn't use my most favorite product from the kit - the deck of JB Silhouette cards. It would be fun to make a sweet girly layout with one of the cards. Maybe tomorrow.