A Wish Come True with Jillibean Soup Healthy Hello by Kerryn Fry

Hi Everyone! I'm back to share my next project with you all. Today my page features the beautiful collection from Jillibean Soup Healthy Hello. This collection has such pretty papers and they have complimented my photos so well.  The photo is from my great-niece's Frozen birthday party a few years ago.

A very simple background for this page, a Kaisercraft Template and Broken China Distress Ink.

I have then doodled with a black pen around a few of the patterns. 

The 2 Crafty title piece A Wish come True was given a light coat of gesso 

and then painted with Picket Fence Distress Paint for that crisp white base coat.

Once the paint was dry I applied a thick layer of Diamond Stickles. 

Love how it sparkled in the sun light.

 

The same steps were done to the 2 Crafty Wispy Dandelions. 

The flowers were cut from the Hearty Hello papers Jar of Jambo and Hint of Hello.

The flower centers have been given a nice sparkle with Diamond Stickles as well.

I am not sure if you have spotted them, but tucked within each flower cluster on the page 

you may see a few of the 2 Crafty Summer Leaf Stems.

They were painted with Peeled Paint Distress Paint, cut into smaller pieces and 

then randomly placed amongst the flowers for some extra greenery.

I have used the saying from the Bite Size Bits Paper as a feature on the main cluster.

I loved doing the fussy cutting of the flowers so much, I decided to do a little more, call me crazy!

I cut out some words from Herbed Hola and arrows from Aged Aloha.

I popped them on some 3D foam to give them dimension.

That's all from me for today.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you have been inspired by the layout.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Products Used:

Bazzill Raven Cardstock

Bazzill White Cardstock

Jillibean Soup Healthy Hello - Aged Aloha

Jillibean Soup Healthy Hello - Bite Size Bits

Jillibean Soup Healthy Hello - Herbed Hola

Jillibean Soup Healthy Hello - Hint of Hello

Jillibean Soup Healthy Hello - Cup of Ciao
Jillibean Soup Hearty Hello - Jar of Jambo

2 Crafty Title A Wish Come True

2 Crafty Summer Leaf Stems

2 Crafty Wispy Dandelions

Kaisercraft Template 12x12 Damask Quaters

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

"Smile" featuring KC Daydreamer, by Amanda H

Hello AAS fans!   Another Wednesday ticks over and you've got me on the blog again!   Today I have teamed some papers and embellishments from the Kaisercraft Daydreamer collection with some 2 Crafty chipboard, for this sweet page of my sweet daughter. She is my oldest girl and has just turned 14, and she is every bit as sweet as she looks in these birthday photos (most of the time!).   Here is the page and some close ups:  

Somehow the KC Whimsical paper from the Daydreamer range screamed at me as an easy and perfect background paper for these photos. This paper was really interesting, with some "faux" painted effects, which I incorporated into the overall design of the page.

I also matted the photos on some the KC Yolo paper, using the soft pinkish tones on the back side of the paper. I also layered a piece of the KC Stargaze paper, behind the photos. On either side of the photos I cut one of the 2 Crafty Hessian Patches chipboard, which I had inked black. I love the extra layer of detail it adds!

Even though the Daydreamer range has pink tones, I decided to incorporate purple into the page to match the colours in the photos.

In the close ups, you will see how I have used 2Crafty chipboard and some Kaisercraft embellishments to finish the page.

I did a little jump for joy when I noticed that the 2 Crafty Miniature Circle Frames were the PERFECT size to frame the circle stickers from the KC Sticker sheet. I used some purple embossing powder from my stash to heat emboss these circles, and then stuck them to frame the circle stickers. While I was embossing, I also embossed some of the wood veneer pieces (hearts and "awesome" word) from the KC Wood Flourish pack. Some circles and hearts were simply inked black with a coat of Dimensional Magic for the shiny finish.

Throughout my page I used stickers (arrows, words and sentence strips) from the KC Sticker sheet.

On this side you can see another circle-sticker-heart combo.

In the top cluster, I have used more stickers, hearts and circles, but I have also added one of the very cool rubber charms from the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Wild at Heart collection. 

 For something a little extra, I used some purple spray from my stash to colour some white Kaisercraft mini paper blooms.

The final touches were a few purple sequins as well as some subtle purple and black splatters.

Products used:

Papers:

Kaisercraft - Daydreamer Paper - Whimsical

Kaisercraft - Daydreamer Paper - Yolo

Kaisercraft - Daydreamer Paper - Stargaze

2Crafty Chipboard:

Hessian Patches

Miniture Circle Frames

Embellishments:

Kaisercraft - Daydreamer Sticker Sheet

KC - Lucky Dip Wooden Flourish Pack - Dream

Dimensional Magic

CV - Wild At Heart Rubber Charms

Kaisercraft - Mini Paper Blooms - Coconut

Thank you for looking today!

Amanda

Panda Love with Bella Blvd Popsicles and Pandas by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Swapping out to some older holiday snaps this week with a page on Panda's, using Bella Blvds Popsicles and Pandas collection. These are my daughters favourite animals - she fell in love with them when we saw them in Hong Kong. This photo was taken that day with some sculptures outside the panda exhibit. 
Panda Love

I've used some Color Blast Shimmer Dust in Paris onto my cardstock on the right half of the page, before using a full strip of the cute panda printed paper on the left. I've combined papers from the collection to make some layers under my photos.

The sticker sheet and puffy stickers in the collection are perfect to embellish this page. The cute hexagonal panda is from the expoxy stickers - so cute!

I finished off with some stamping and a bright title. 
Thanks for stopping by till next week
Fiona x
Products Used:
Bella Blvd Popsicles & Pandas paper - Panda Life Bella Blvd Popsicles & Pandas paper -  Oh Summer Bella Blvd Popsicles & Pandas paper -  Daily Details Bella Blvd Popsicles & Pandas paper - Borders Bella Blvd Popsicles & Pandas - Epoxy Stickers Bella Blvd Popsicles & Pandas - Puffy Stickers Bella Blvd Popsicles & Pandas - Fundamental Sticker Sheet Color Blast Shimmer Dust - Paris Cocoa Vanilla Studio Love Always Wood Veneer AC Thickers - Pink Foam

Father & Son Moment with My Minds Eye Hey Mister by Kerryn Fry

Morning All! It's the end of another week, they are just flying by,  but it also means it's my turn to share a project with you. I decided to have another play with the masculine collection, My Minds Eye Hey Mister I 've grabbed a photo from the archives of my two favourite males, can you tell they are related!

I have layered Distress Inks and stencils on the kraft background.

Using Chipped Sapphire, Aged Mahogany and Hickory Smoke to highlight the colours
 from the papers.

I  have used three different stencils, two are from Crafters Workshop to create some interest.

In random parts of the page I have also added some stamping with a Darkroom Door script stamp 

and Brilliance ink

The stars from the 2 Crafty Stars Pack were given a mixed coat of Distress Paint 

in Aged Mahogany and Walnut stain.

The stars were given a good coat of Glossy Accents.

The Wired Stars have been covered with Brilliance Inks

The 2 Crafty title piece Father & Son Moment and Giant Gears have been given a few coats of 

Hickory Smoke Distress Paint to start as the base colour.

Once the paint was dry, I lightly brushed over the chipboard with a charcoal ink. 

The final steps of the title piece was some stamping with the script stamp 

and some Brilliance Ink and then a final coat of Glossy Accents.

The Giant Gears were finished off with Metallic Rub in Bronze and Brown 

and then sealed with Glossy Accent.

Hopefully you have been inspired with my page today. Thank you for visiting the blog and I hope you have a fabulous weekend. Products used: Bazzill Kraft Cardstock My Minds Eye Hey Mister - Galaxy Guy Gold Foil My Minds Eye Hey Mister - Woof Gold Foil My Minds Eye Hey Mister - Strong Man Gold Foil My Minds Eye Hey Mister - Work It Gold Foil My Minds Eye Hey Mister Cardstock Stickers  2 Crafty Father & Son Moment 2 Crafty Stars Pack 2 Crafty Wire Stars 2 Crafty Giant Gears Crafters Workshop Template Distress Ink Distress Paint Rangers Glossy Accents Darkroom Door Stamp

"You make me happy", by Amanda H.

Hi everyone!   Who else is a huge Tim Holtz fan!?!? We love his colours and his products, and are always keen to try out his new stuff. The new Distress Oxide ink pads are really interesting to work with, and today's page will showcase a few ways to try the inks!   Here is the final page, but I have also included some photos of the different techniques I have tried.     A simple page, starting with a sheet of White cardstock, but layers of colours added with the Tim Holtz Distress Oxides, but also some Cocoa Vanilla Wild at Heart embellishments.   In my page I used the Distress Oxides in Cracked Pistachio (the mint) and Faded Jeans (the blue). I also heat set (using my heat gun) each layer of colour I added.    

Firstly I used a Ranger blending tool to add Cracked Pistachio to the white cardstock background.

  

Next, I put a Tim Holtz stencil over the colour and sprayed with water.

The inks react with water. So adding water makes variations in the colours of the ink.

 It looks pretty cool!

Next I used Faded Jeans Ink pad and KC script stamp to do some random 

stamping on the page.

Adding some sprays of water softens and melts the stamped images.

Pressing the Faded Jeans ink pad onto a surface, then adding a squirt of water, creates

 a liquid form of the ink. I was able to use this to add splatters all over the page.

Similarly with the Cracked Pistachio, adding some ink and water, I can make a liquid form 

of the ink, which I used for splatters and to paint an edge around the entire page.

Lastly, I used some IndigoBlue circle stamps with the Distress Oxides to stamp circles

 on the page. Again a little water to the stamped images creates a soften, watery effect.

I did do some water and white paint splatters right at the end of creating the page.

Now let's see the final page again and some close ups.

Finishing the page, I used the 2Crafty Viney Circle Frame around the photo and then added some Cocoa Vanilla Wild at Heart embellishments. 

I inked the Viney Circle Frame with the Faded Jeans Distress Oxide. Some water splatters on the chipboard at the end, gave it a soft mottled effect.

In this cluster, I used some diecuts from the Wild At Heart Ephemera pack, as well as a Flair Button and Rubber charm. Combined with some muslin & thread from my stash, a white heart from the Pink Paislee Thickers set and glitter enamel dot, it looks sweet!

More of the beautiful bits and pieces in this cluster!

I also used a black Kaisercraft mini paper bloom, which I rubbed in the Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide to add some extra colour to the black flower. The ink colour adds to black really well!

 

And more!

I love the mixed effect  of colours the Distress Oxides create in the background!

We'd love to see what effects you can come up with on your latest projects!

Products used:

Papers:

 White 12 x 12 Cardstock

2Crafty Chipboard:

 Frame Viney Circles

Embellishments:

Kaisercraft - Mini Paper Blooms - Black 

CV - Wild At Heart Ephemera

CV - Wild At Heart Flair Buttons

CV - Wild At Heart Rubber Charms

CV - Wild At Heart Enamel Dots

PP - Take Me Away Thickers - Dream Foam

Mediums/ Tools:

Tim Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Cracked Pistachio

Tim Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Faded Jeans

Ranger blending tool

Kaisercraft - Texture Stamp - Script

Stamps - IndigoBlue - Limor Circles

Thanks for looking today!

Amanda

 

Boy oh Boy with CVS You Rock by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Having a play with the fabulous Cocoa Vanilla Studio collection: You Rock! And it does. Love the colours and the embellishments are amazing. 
Boy oh Boy

  To create my layout I have started with some marshmallow cardstock and created  my blue background using Colourblast Shimmer Dust in Duke, lots of water and  paper towels.   

  While that was drying I created my paper layers, using some of the ephemera  to add some extra layers, then embellished using more ephemera, wood veneer  shapes, rubber charms, enamel shapes and the sticker accessory sheet!

  Once that was complete I added some stamping using some Kaisercraft  texture stamps to finish off the page.   

  Thanks for stopping by Till next week Fiona x Products Used: CVS You Rock paper - In Line CVS You Rock paper - Night Sky CVS You Rock paper - Galactic CVS You Rock paper - Plus One CVS You Rock paper - Star Shine Echo Park Magic & Wonder paper - Jumbo Dots CVS You Rock - Die Cut Ephemera CVS You Rock - Enamel Shapes CVS You Rock - Rubber Charms CVS You Rock - Wood Veneer Shapes CVS You Rock - Accessory Sticker Sheet Colour Blast Shimmer Dust - Duke Colour Blast Shimmer Dust - Sunflower Cardstock - Marshmallow Kaisercraft Texture Stamp - Numbers Kaisercraft Texture Stamp - Dictionary 

Go See Ride with Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 by Kerryn Fry

Good morning all! Hope this Friday finds you all happy and well. This week I've stepped back in time to create my page,  using photos from when Mr 13 was a cooperative and willing participant. This page features the amazing Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 collection,  the colours and patterns are so easy to put together.  

The kraft background has been given a little colour using the Distress Oxide Inks in Fired Brick 

and Fossilized Amber with Crafters Workshop Template and Tim Holtz Layering Stencil.

The 2 Crafty Star Bubbles were covered with a light coat of Distress Oxide Ink Faded jeans

and cut into smaller pieces to add to the cluster on either side of the photos.

The cluster below the photo has come together with pieces from the 

Say Cheese 3 Bits & Pieces pack, some foam tape and some fussy cut words.

More fussy cutting along the base of the photos, elements from the Say Cheese 3 paper, What a Blast.

Call me crazy, but I find fussy cutting very relaxing and this took a little while.

The sun and clouds were cut from the Say Cheese 3 paper - 3x4 Journal Card Elements.

The perfect addition to the playground photos.

One of the many reasons that I love Simple Stories Collection,

there is always plenty to cut out and use just with the papers.

A little faux stitching added to random pieces and that is the page complete.

That's all from me today. Thanks for visiting, I hope you all have a fabulous weekend. Happy Scrapping! Products Used: Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 paper - 3x4 Journal Card Elements Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 paper - Dream Big Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 paper - Magical Memories Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 paper - What a blast Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 paper - Wish Upon a Star Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 paper - Smile, Click, Gotcha Simple Stories Say Cheese 3 Bits & Pieces Distress Oxide Inks 2 Crafty Star Bubbles Crafters Workshop Template Tim Holtz Layering Stencil