Christmas Joy

It's the last reveal for 2016 at My Creative Sketches, and I decided to do a Christmas layout of course for this month of December! The sketch is this lovely one below.

I used papers from Basic Grey's Jovial collection, and embellished my layout with flowers, wood embellishments, layered stickers, cheesecloth and corrugated cardboard, all to give the layout lots of texture.

I also used 3D foam dots to add depth to the layout, and handcut the flowers from the patterned papers to add to the little floral clusters.

Here are some close-ups.

I sprayed the butterflies and white leaves with some glimmer mist for a tinge of colour and shimmer, and also added stickles to the butterflies for some glitter.

Now, hop on over to the MCS blog for more inspiration, and also check out the awesome prize that's been put together for this month's winner! Looking forward to seeing all your lovely entries!

Thanks for dropping by, and have a Merry Christmas! :)

Materials used:

Patterned Papers - Basic Grey - Jovial Collection - Snowball Fight, Shopkeeper, Flannel Pajamas, Winter Garden, Naughty, Tartan Plaid

Flowers and Leaves - Prima Marketing - Boxed Flowers - Gold Kiss

Mists - Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist - Iridescent Gold, Gold, Precious Metal, Mel's Diner

Glitter - Tim Holtz - Distress Stickles - Old Paper

Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

Wood Embellishments - KaiserCraft - Wooden Flourishes - Iron Gate; Dusty Attic - Monarch Butterflies; Petaloo - Color Me Crazy Chipboard - Butterflies (Various)

Title Stickers - Carta Bella - Layered Stickers - Christmas Delivery

Others - Corrugated Cardboard; Cheesecloth

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, E K Tools 3D-Dots Foam Dot Squares

Christmas 2016

I made a few super-quick Christmas cards yesterday, using layered stickers from BoBunny and Carta Bella. Here's a look at the individual cards.

Materials used:

Cardstocks - Bazzill Basics

Stickers - BoBunny Press - Tis The Season Layered Chipboard; Carta Bella - Christmas Delivery Layered Stickers

Paper Doily

Adhesive - Kokuyo Dotliner

Always Beautiful

This month's sketch at My Creative Sketches is by Kristine Davidson for Creative Scrappers.

I love the grid design of the sketch, and decided to tear out little "windows" for the photos.

I used patterned papers from Graphic 45 and the cardstock is from Core'dinations, as I thought it lent itself nicely to being torn, with its dual colour tones. The "windows" are then embellished with flowers and vines from Prima Marketing. 

Here are some close-ups.

So, hop on over to the MCS blog for more great inspiration, and check out the lovely prize that has been put together for this month's winner!

Thanks so much for dropping by, and I'm looking forward to seeing all your wonderful entries! :)

Materials used:

Patterned Papers - Graphic 45 - Communique Collection (Shutter Speed), Fashionista Collection (Le Fleur)

Cardstocks - Core'dinations; Bazzill Basics - French Vanilla

Flowers and Vine - Prima Marketing - Millicent Collection (En Francais), Gallery Roses (Marcel, Rousseau, Delphina), Frost Collection (Danse Roses)

Alphas - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Alpha Parts - Signmaker

Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots

More Canvas Projects

I recently created two more canvas pieces for two dear friends who celebrated their birthdays in October.

I embellished the canvases with flowers, laces, buttons, and wood and metal findings, and then sprayed them over with various shades of glimmer mists.

Erine

Tina

Thank you so much for dropping by! :)

Materials used:

Canvases - Phoenix Stretched Canvas (0.75in, 6x6in)

Laces - Minton Ribbons

Paper Napkins

Alphas - American Crafts - Thickers - Rootbeer Float Adhesive Foam Letters, Typo Chipboard Letter Stickers (Black); Paper Market - Alpha-Bites - Cookie Oreo Chipboard Stickers

Flowers - Prima Marketing - Bella Notte Collection (Hickory, Pinehurst), Vivian Collection (Eliza) 

Metal Embellishments - Prima Marketing - Junkyard Findings Vintage Trinkets - Typo Bulbs 1, Rusty Typo Zippers; Bo Bunny Press - Et Cetera Trinkets; Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Game Spinners; Solid Oak - Steampunk - Gears; from stash

Butterflies - Prima Marketing - Natural Bark Shapes Wood Embellishments

Wood Embellishments - Kars - Wood Ornament Box

Buttons - Bo Bunny Press - Et Cetera Buttons; Momoyo Craft; from stash

Mediums - Liquitex - Gesso, Flexible Modeling Paste; Martha Stewart Crafts - Multi-Surface High Gloss Acrylic Craft Paint - Beetle Black; Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist (various colours)

Stencil - Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Collection - Tiles

Adhesive - Beacon's 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue

Remember This Moment

Check out the lovely sketch at My Creative Sketches this month, by Christine Meyer.

I used papers from Glitz Design for my DT layout (found among my stash), and did lots of layering with the various embellishments comprising wood, metal and flowers.

I also double-mounted the photo with cardstock as well as patterned paper from DCWV, and punched the top and bottom edges of the patterned paper with Martha Stewart Crafts' 'Pansy' edge punch. I then further trimmed the bottom edge of the paper with some lace.

Here are some close-ups. I added some dew drops to the layout to give it some added texture and dimension.

Now hop on over to the MCS blog for more inspiration, and check out the amazing prize that's been put together for this month's winner. And do come and join in the fun - I'm looking forward to seeing all your wonderful layouts!

Materials used:

Patterned Papers - Glitz Design - Olivia Collection - Olivia Roses, Olivia Hearts; DCWV - La Creme Stack

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics (Black)

Flowers - Prima Marketing - Delight Collection, Layla, Camelot Roses (Burton), Belle Artes Collection (Document)

Ribbon Trim - Prima Marketing - Valenciennes Collection (Stella)

Lace Trim - Prima Marketing

Wood Embellishments - Prima Marketing - Decorative Wood Embellishments - Romance Novel, Craftsman

Metal Embellishments - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Compass Coins, Game Spinners

Title - KaiserCraft - Wooden Flourishes - Remember This Moment

Dew Drops - The Robin's Nest - Poinsettia

Puncher - Martha Stewart Crafts - Punch Around The Page - Pansy Edge Punch

Mediums - Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Chalkboard (Charcoal); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot); Sharpie Permanent Marker Pen (Fine Point - Black)

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, E K Tools 3D-Dots Foam Dot Squares

Travel Adventure

September's sketch at My Creative Sketches is another lovely one by Liz Chidester.

For my DT layout, I chose to scrap more photos from my daughter's literature trip to the United Kingdom with her school, using a mix of papers from Graphic 45 and S.E.I. I like that the S.E.I. paper, from their Moravia colletion, has felt bits which lend the layout some texture.

In fact, this layout is really a combination of the various product brands I have in my stash, and I'm happy to see how they work so well together!

Here are the close-ups.

Thank you so much for dropping by. Now, hop on over to the MCS blog for more inspiration, and also to check out the wonderful prize that awaits this month's winner!

Materials used:

Patterned Papers - Graphic 45 - Communique Collection - Communique, On The Dot, Postage; S.E.I. - Moravia Collection - Katerina

Flowers, Leaves and Vines - Prima Marketing - Gracie Vine (Almanac), Orchard Mix (Sahara), Rodanthe Collection (Seaboard), Florella Collection

Title - K and Company - Roam Collection - 'Words' Adhesive Chipboard

Wooden Tag - Little Yellow Bicycle - Wood Tags

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots