I'm in a Spring Break kind of mood. Two weeks from now we'll be on our annual Spring Break with the kids - this year the destination is the British Virgin Islands. So I had better hurry and finish my scrappin' from last year's trip before I get too overwhelmed. Here's a one-page layout I did this weekend from our trip to Hawaii last year. I used the new
CoreColor Cardstock from Coredinations that I bought at
Scrapbooks-Plus. I'm usually a patterned paper gal, so starting with (and only using) cardstock was way different for me. But once I started sanding that color off, I really had fun. The only thing I didn't like was the dust. I was worse than glitter in my workspace. But the rough look of the green and black really complimented the photo. I used a few Petaloo Flora Doodles to top the page off. And I used a number of green and black
Candy Dots from Pebbles, Inc. These are my new favorite. They give the look of brads with out punching holes (if you misplace one, it's easy to move it!) They come in all colors and I just haven't bought enough yet! I love them!
Hopefully I can finish up these Hawaiian pages in the next few weeks. I've bought some great paper from K&Company to take along for my daily journaling of our Spring Break '09!
I made this cute little rocking chair for my kids school auction using American Crafts Zebra patterned paper and the Peyton Line of patterned paper from Anna Griffin. I first sanded and painted an unfinished child's chair that I bought on sale at Michael's. I used Modge Podge and brayer to adhere the cut strips of paper to the painted chair. To get the satin finish, I applied a polyurethane sealer to finish it. The cutest part - the double ribbons tied to the back by the seat. How Cute!!
I'm in a Spring Break kind of mood. Two weeks from now we'll be on our annual Spring Break with the kids - this year the destination is the British Virgin Islands. So I had better hurry and finish my scrappin' from last year's trip before I get too overwhelmed. Here's a one-page layout I did this weekend from our trip to Hawaii last year. I used the new CoreColor Cardstock from Coredinations that I bought at Scrapbooks-Plus. I'm usually a patterned paper gal, so starting with (and only using) cardstock was way different for me. But once I started sanding that color off, I really had fun. The only thing I didn't like was the dust. I was worse than glitter in my workspace. But the rough look of the green and black really complimented the photo. I used a few Petaloo Flora Doodles to top the page off. And I used a number of green and black Candy Dots from Pebbles, Inc. These are my new favorite. They give the look of brads with out punching holes (if you misplace one, it's easy to move it!) They come in all colors and I just haven't bought enough yet! I love them!
I just finished the design on next month's Basic Grey class. When the Bittersweet line came out, I immediately was reminded of the fabric colors and patterns of a Rabbit block-of-the-month quilt I bought several years ago. So I pulled out the quilt (which is still not finished) and was inspired by a few of the bunnies to do a paper piecing layout. Though not my favorite technique, and not in line with my typical "less symetrical" designs, I think the end result is really cute. I added some Martha Stewart glitter to brighten things up a bit and turned the photo mats on the right page into pockets for journaling or more photos (your choice) to give the page more interest. The class will be the last day of March - Tuesday the 31st from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at Scrapbooks Plus in Chantilly VA. Call the store at (703) 263-9503 to reserve a spot or to order a kit.
