Covid Can't Stop Santa

 First Layout for Scrap Our Stash Design Team

This month's first challenge at Scrap Our Stash is a remix challenge using mixed alphas.  I used mostly Simple Stories Jingle All The Way.   The woodgrain paper is Photoplay.  I applied some Picket Fence distress ink around the outer edge of the circle to help the title stand out a bit more.  Thanks for looking and be sure to enter Scrap Our Stash's monthly challenges over at their blog.

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Happy Days for Stick It Down

January 2021 Sketch for Stick It Down

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I'm super excited to join the Stick It Down design team for 2021.

Here is my take on the January sketch:

I added some Speckled Egg distress oxide using the kissing technique to the background.  Then I mixed Fossilized Amber distress oxide with Vicki Boutin molding paste.  I used as stencil brush to apply the mixture through a stencil.  I finished off the layout with Cocoa Vanilla Daydream papers and die cuts.  

Thanks for looking and be sure to play along with all the monthly sketches at Stick It Down!

 

Shine Bright

 Shine Bright

My daughter and her friend making cookies for church.

This is for the mixed bag challenge over at Lasting Memories!

Lasting Memories

 

L-Layers

I-ink

G-Green

H-Hearts

T-Two photos

S-Simple Stories/stamps 

I used Simple Stories Kate and Ash on this one.  The chevrons are a Pinkfresh stamp.  I used  a couple of distress oxides for the ink. 

 Fun with Cutfiles

Paige Evans has a huge kit for sale awhile back full of Bloom Street goodies.  It was enough to make 3-4 mini books plus lots of layouts.  I used a cutfile from Paige Evans and backed it with Bloom Street goodness.  

 Top 3 at Scrap Our Stash

The challenge:

So excited to be picked to be in the top 3 again over at Scrap Our Stash. 

Hello Besties

 I've made several layouts using the September creative kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

This is the latest done with Kate&Ash from Simple Stories.  I punched some leaves to go along with the stamped foliage.  That stamp is from My Stamp Market also.  I embossed the black stamping but you really can't tell from this photo.  I also added some distress oxide splatters. 

Fall Fun

 Fall Fun

I went stamp crazy on this one.  I used a couple of stamps from The Stamp Market -Large Leaves.  I also used a few Catherine Pooler stamps (Autumn is Calling) for the smaller leaves.  I used a pencil eraser for the circles.  

The inks I used were mostly from Stampin' Up. 

Sketch Support

 Sketch Support by Allison Davis

I was inspired by Allison's sketch and the various ways she used it.  I decided to start with circle stitching.  I used a circle template to draw one circle in the middle and 3 other circles around it.  After I did that, I used the same template to poke holes for my stitching.  

I knew I would be scrapping some back to school pictures of my youngest son.  I wanted to use the Doodlebug school collection which mainly has primary colors.  I decided to go with Red, Blue, Yellow and Green.

After finishing the hand stitching, I added two mist splatters:  Heidi Swapp Shine in Butter and Dylusions in London Blue.  I used two Studio Calico star stamps.  The two inks I used for those were Catherine Pooler Rockin' Red and Vicki Boutin's cool color inks.

I used a punch to punch the starts in the matching color cardstocks.  I popped those with pop dots.  

Of course, I had to add journaling about how my son wasn't so thrilled about taking first day of school photos.  

Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch

 Scrap Our Stash Entry

For this one, I added some distress oxides for the mixed media background.  Stamped some Tim Holtz leaves for added background interest. I used my cricut to cut the title.  

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Explore

 Explore (More Grand Canyon photos)

 

For this layout, I used Vicki Boutin's premade mixed media pad.  I love that all the messy work is done for you.  I used Vicki Boutin stamps with navy ink for the flowers, along with the flower die cuts.  I stamped the flowers on backgrounds I made with watercolors on a previous day.  I punched hexagons and added a few stickers and die cuts to finish it off. 

Products used:

Vicki Boutin Premade Mixed Media Pad 

Vicki Boutin Foundations Paper

Vicki Boutin Stamps and Dies 

Watercolor Markers

 

Up Those Stairs?!

Simple Stories Vintage Great Escape

I love this collection by Simple Stories.  It's full of natural elements that make outdoorsy pages really pop.  For this one, I applied distress oxide in speckled egg with a wedge.  Then I applied distress oxide in bundled sage through a stencil on top of that.  I added some embellishments and washi tape.  Thanks for looking!  

Products used:

 Simple Stories Collection

Distress Oxide 

Butterfly Fern Stencil 

I Believe in the Great Pumpkin

 

I Believe in the Great Pumpkin

I did this one for a challenge over at A Cherry On Top.  I used three distress oxides mixed with water to apply mixed media to the top and bottom of the paper strips. I also applied some splatters with the same oxides. I used a Cricut cutfile to create the title along with Bella Blvd alphas.  

Products used: Foundations Paper

 Distress Oxides

 

Check Up

 Welcome to my blog!  I will be sharing all scrappy things here!

I used a cutfile from Confessions of a Paper Addict.  I love the way the stitching around the stars really adds dimension and interest.  The cut file comes the the stitching holes done for you!  I also used some Echo Park patterned papers and chipboard embellishments.  Alphas are from Bella Blvd.  I added some misting splatters and enamel dots to finish it off.  Thanks for looking!

Products used: Echo Park Imagine That

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