Virtual Crop - Mixed Media Madness - Friday/Saturday/Sunday Recap 6 Layouts

 

 Once again doing the Victoria Maria virtual crop Mixed Media Madness.  I love these even though this the weekend it was held this month there were other things going on and I had to leave the house a couple of times for events.  This of course made it so I got less completed during the crop but 6 layouts is still not to shabby.  

 

My first layout above is of my Grandmother, my Mom, Aunt and Uncle.  I love this photo and the mixed media on this one is Distress Oxide Ink with a lace stencil to create the floral background.  The paper and die cuts are Pretty Little Studios Miss Sadie Rose from my March Scraproom kit.  and I used an old border die as the border strip.  Love how this turned out.

 

 This Valentine layout is of the gifts for my family for Valentines this year.  A friend of mine makes these beautiful cookies(and their yummy).  I was so excited to give them to everyone.  Cookies are always a hit.  The challenge was watercolor.  I cheated I have a watercolor paper pad and used that since the colors were ideal.

 

Emily with her first set of mouse ears she was really little.  Lots of stamping on this one which was the challenge the background is all stamped with Echo Park Stamps the cameras are also stamped and Magic Starts Here as well.  The title I created on the Silhouette along with the Mini heads and bows.  Paper is by Basic Grey(I use it sometimes when I'm not saving it).  

 

 

 Longdogs, always together.  Much to Vienna's dismay I think sometimes.  I altered the chipboard title and the heart strips are cut from watercolor paper I painted.  Paper MME, vellum hearts are Studio Calico.

 

 

 I don't do a lot of masculine pages but I was excited to get to use Simple Stories Bro. & Co. from a Scraproom kit last summer.  The background is done with a Memory Box stencil and embossing paste.  Some little letters from Jenni Bowlin and a tag and some stickers from my stash.

 

 Lastly for this crop I did a layout of some birthday pictures of my brother.  I used Doodlebug paper and embellishments.  Stenciled the dots background with Distress Oxide ink and cut the title with my Silhouette.  Some of the 70's and 80's pictures I have are damaged by light but they are all that I have so they will all be documented eventually.

I know I didn't get a lot done this crop and Victoria Marie gives you a couple of weeks after to complete them.  I just find I'm so much more motivated during the crop weekend.  After it's over I tend to move on to different projects.  Maybe I'll come back and finish something half done but that's about it.  Still I think 6 layouts on a weekend I had other things going on is Awesome!    And it's always fun!

Hope someone is inspired by this.  Thanks for stopping by

The Boys Club - Scrappy Saturday

Here they are the 2 skreechers. The only boys in our household besides my DH.   They can be cute like this but usually one is trying to clean the other with a great deal of protest from the one being cleaned or they are fighting over a particular perch or toy.  Anyway when they are cute they are cute like in this photo.

I did use the Randomizer app to create this layout.  This is great for when you don't have an idea or starting point.  It took a bit of time to set up adding the techniques and products but it has colors and number combos so depending on my mood I can choose a couple of each or just one item to get me started.  For this one I chose a color combo Red/Tan/Blue and a technique Stenciling.  The combo was easy.  The stenciling was the feathers and the 6 little birds put on with silver embossing paste.   

 

I spent some time last month going through my add on embellishment box and creating my own embellishment clusters.  This is a lot of fun and a great way to use up a quantity of embellishments.  Then you just pick from your stash.  So exciting to use some of that up!  I want to do this again when I have time in the new year maybe.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope your having an Awesome day.

Hearts and Love

 

I've been busy creating Valentines.  Which really wasn't my intention but I guess I've been inspired by all of the beautiful projects around the web I just can't help myself.  Well that and a lot of the cool color challenges have a Red element, which makes it a no brainer.

Today I have a card using my current favorite watercolor medium Brushos and Tulip Tie Dye powder.  The red strip is created using those two items on watercolor paper.  Once it was dry I used a Memory Box stencil Hearts Heart Confetti and white embossing paste.  The patterned paper is from my stash.  The Love in the heart is a MFT die Heart Full of Love cut from a blue scrap and silver mirror card.   For a little more texture I've added some twine with a bow.

 This card is for three challenges:

1.  Daring Cardmakers - January Inspiration Picture
I've used 3 things from the picture first the color, second the twine and third the heart shape with silver around the edge.
 

2.  Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Stencil It

3.  Mojo Monday - Sketch #430
   

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Hope your having a Happy Sunny Day!

Mini Cloud Stencil on Acetate - Smile Today

Good Morning,  Happy Thursday everyone.  I'm over on the Memory Box Blog today and I have a semi-Happy household since school is almost out and the countdown has begun.  The "Semi" is because there are still some Finals to be taken but otherwise we are in the home stretch. 

For you today I have a fun technique using paste and a stencil on an acetate card.   I love the affect achieved with the Mini Cloud Stencil 88603 and some white embossing paste.  The inside of the card has the Medium Forest Archway 99159 along with A Lovely Smile Open Studio 30012 as well as an Open Studio Stamp Hello CL5150 - Today stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black by Imagine Crafts.    The patterned papers are by Memory Box along with some black and brown cardstock and of course the clear acetate card.

Thank you all for taking time out of your busy days to check out the blog.   Be sure to take a look at the latest Memory Box Look Book with amazing samples from the current release as well as all of the blog posts of wonderful inspiration.  Have a GREAT DAY!

Catalina Christmas Wreath - Memory Box

Happy Thanksgiving!  Well it is here in the US.  I'm over on the Memory Box Blog Today!  Today we will spend time with our Families, extended Families and neighbors Giving Thanks and then we stuff ourselves with Turkey and other yummy things.  It's the kick off to our Holiday Season as well and I'm with my Mom's cooking up a storm with the Macy's parade on in the background getting ready to begin work on my Holiday Cards, after the feast and we wash the dishes of course.  So here is an idea for you.   

The background for this is the Adornment Stencil 88587 stenciled over Shabby Shutters ink with clear embossing paste on glossy card stock.  Once everything was dry I misted the project and whipped away the green where the embossing paste was not.  I love the affect it looks like grand wallpaper.  Then the Catalina Wreath 98189 was cut from Gold Mirror Card and added to the top of the card.  To dress it up a bit more I added a few glitter domes to it.  The Merry Christmas B2019 is stamped in red ink.

Memory Box Products Used:

- Adornment Stencil 88587 

- Catalina Wreath 98189

- Merry Christmas B2019

Hope everyone has a Wonderful and Safe Holiday Weekend.  If your not out tomorrow for Black Friday be sure to check back for more fun ideas.   Thanks for stopping by.

Noel - Wreath

Happy Sunday, I'm over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog today here!  Today I am sharing water colored card using one of my favorite Stencils this season the Hero Arts Message Wreath SA006 Christmas.   First I water colored the background with Red Watercolor Paint onto watercolor paper.   Once this was dry I added the Wreath with White Embossing Paste then I water colored it with Green Watercolor Paint.  Once everything was dry the NOEL in Gold Embossing Paste went down.  At this point the Red Pearls were added as well as the ribbon.  Everything was layered onto an Eggshell Card Blank.   I hope you like it.  Thank you for stopping by today!

You can see all of the supplies I’ve used below.  For a 15% discount use the code Marnie15 in the A2ZScrapbooking Supplies store.

Don’t forget about the October Monthly Challenge the theme this month is Use 2 Hero Arts Products hop over to enter and you could win an amazing prize.

Products Used:

Hero Arts Message Wreath Stencil SA006 Christmas

Red Pearls

Eggshell Card Base

White Embossing Paste

Gold Embossing Paste

Watercolor Wheel

Watercolor Paper

Christmas Ribbon

Smile Lillies

Happy Columbus Day,  I'm over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog Today!  Today I am sharing a pretty card using an amazing Hero Arts Antique Gratitude CL780.  The focal point flower in this set is Amazing Lilies so I colored them like Tiger Lillies with watercolor pencils.  The background is also watercolored. The piece is cut into an oval and layered onto Orange Cardstock. The flower has gold Wink of Stella centers and stamens which are hard to pick up in the photograph.  The greeting "SMILE" comes from  Hero Arts A Little CL758.  It's stamped in black and then glossed up with Glaze Pen.  I created a background with a Hero Arts Stencil  and some Gold Embossing Paste on Kraft Layering Paper. There are a couple of little gold rhinestones for more shine at the bottom.  The entire piece was popped up onto a Kraft Card.   I hope you like it.  Thank you for stopping by today!

You can see all of the supplies I’ve used below.  For a 15% discount use the code Marnie15 in the A2ZScrapbooking Supplies store.

Don’t forget about the October Monthly Challenge the theme this month is Use 2 Hero Arts Products hop over to enter and you could win an amazing prize.

Products Used:

Hero Arts Antique Gratitude CL780

Hero Arts A Little CL758

Hero Arts Quilt Motif Stencil SA025

Kraft Cardstock

Poppy Cardstock

Hero Arts Kraft Note Cards

Gold Embossing Paste

Hero Arts India Ink Black

Foam Tape

Lavender Cardstock

Gold Vellum

Clear Glaze Pen

Gold Rhinestones

Watercolor Pencils

 

Golden Number Happy Birthday - A2Z Scrapbooking Supplies

Good Morning!  Today I am over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog, sharing an Acetate card with Gold Embossing paste and one of my favorite Hero Arts Stencils Number Background.  This technique looks really really rich and involved with the Gold Embossing Paste by Studio 490.  For the Birthday greeting I used the Hero Arts stamp set You So Kind in Hero Hues Ocean Ink on Cream Cardstock.  The pattern paper is from my stash as well as the seam binding.  I hope you like it.  You can see all of the supplies I’ve used below.  For a 15% discount use the code Marnie15 in the A2ZScrapbooking Supplies store.
Don’t forget about the September Monthly Challenge the theme this month is Autumn and/or Christmas there is still lots of time to enter and you could win an amazing prize.

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Raindrops Keep Coming

I'm over on the Memory Box Blog Today with a new card.  We've had a lot of rain here this summer it's good and bad.  The good is the garden is growning the bad is the weeds are too.  I have created the perfect rain scene with no weeds just rain and trees and grass, see no weeding!  I created the background with the Raindrops Stencil 88577 with clear embossing paste.  When it was dry I inked the background darker and used the Solid Arch 98992 die for the hill.  The trees are the Consenza Tree Border 98864 and then a few clouds with Puffy Clouds 98172.
Hope you like it remember you don't have to weed it which makes it the perfect rainy day!
Thank you for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Encouragement Challenge!

There is a new Challenge today over at the a2z Scrapbooking Blog.  The theme is encouragement. Check it out HERE.  You could win a $25 gift card that's not to bad so be sure to participate!

Here is my take on the Challenge:

I used the Studio 490 white embossing paste and  the Quilt Motif stencil on Watercolor paper and let it dry.  Then I added some of my Peerless watercolors to the paper I pre-wet and just let them float around when the color got to where I wanted it I set it aside and when it was almost dry I wiped off the embossing paste which acts a bit like a resist it takes a small amount of the color but resists the rest.  I love the affect.  The "a little" and Hug are from the Hero Arts A Little stamp set I stamped these in Archival ink and then colored the paper with some of the Wendy Vecchi Archival inks, which is what gives them the most vibrant colors.  I cut them out and popped them up on the card.  The heart is from  the Hero Arts Your So Kind Stamp set Iif you look closely you will see my card as the sample for this product, very exciting).  I stamped it on green and embossed it with glitter embossing powder and then a couple of layers of clear embossing powder to make it stand out. It's punched and layered on a little purple scallop(I needed one more color right).  I added some speckles with white acrylic paint(D) and a little mist of black with my marker spritzer. Everything was then cut and layered onto my card.

I hope you like it and if your inspired to recreate it head on over to the a2z Scrappbooking store and use the code Marnie15 to get 15% off any $25 order! 

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Have a great day and go create something wonderful for someone special!

Forest Pine in the Snow

Good Morning I'm over at the Memory Box Blog today!  Has everyone recovered a bit from the Blog Blitzing?  To counteract the 90+ temps here for a couple of days I made a snowy card.  Wishful thinking and all.  First I inked my background with Distress Ink then down went the Forest Pine G2016 with Archival Ink.  Next I put white embossing paste throught the Mini Dot Stencil 88533.  For the overlay piece I stenciled the Flurry Frame 88579 with Distress Ink and cut out an oval from the center.  Lastly came greeting stamp Wonderful Time CS2013B.  Hope you like it and the warm fuzzy feeling you get from it isn't just from the Summer heat seeping in!

Have a Wonderful Day and Thank You for stopping by and sharing part of your Day with me!

May Stencil Techniques Class