It's the Simple Things using Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star by Kerryn Fry

Good morning all. Hope you are keeping nice and warm. Today I'm back to share my second page using the fabulous collection, Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star. I'm sharing the limelight with Mr 14 at the Tour Down Under back in 2013. Started with plain Black cardstock for this page, but I've flipped to the smooth reverse side and just let the patterned papers and photos shine. I love how crisp the primary colours appear on the black. It helped that Mr 14 was wearing a black t-shirt as well.

The patterned papers have been layered first.

The embellishments have been hand cut from the papers

or are sitckers from the Element Sticker Sheet

I have added a some faux stitching with a black pen

and a few white borders with a Sharpie Pen

Some of the stickers have been matted with black cardstock

and raised with foam tape.

Love the row of stars from the sticker sheet.

The 'smile' letter have been hand cut from the Border Strips.

The 2 Crafty title It's the Simple Things was given a base coat of gesso 

and then painted with Mustard Seed Distress Paint.

The 2 Crafty Stars have been painted with Candied Apple Distress Paint 

and then doodled with the Sharpie Pen

 The camera and small stars are from the sticker sheet, 

they have been popped up with foam tape.

That's my page for today. Thank you for visiting the blog today. I hope you have a lovely weekend, please remember to drop by Monday for Fiona's next project. Products Used: Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - Border Strips Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - Magic Castle

Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - Newsprint

Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - 4x4 Journaling Cards

Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - Elements Sticker Sheet

2 Crafty title It's the Simple Things

2 Crafty - Stars

Distress Paint

Sharpie Pen

Mother & Daughter using Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star by Kerryn Fry

Good Morning everyone. Today I am sharing my first page creating with the collection, Echo Park Paper Wish Upon A Star. I just love the primary colours! The photo is of my Mum and my big sister taken in Sydney 2015,  a girls weekend away celebrating my sister's 50th. This page started with a slight variation of my usual base cardstock, I think this one is called Dark Kraft. The colour in the background was the finishing touches added to the page at the end. I have used the 6x6 Crafters Workshop Template Tiny Circles, one of my favourites, with Distress Paint and a sponge.

I have built up the layers on this page with plenty of scrap cardboard

and a little foam tape under some embellishments.

Most pieces have been cut from the patterned papers

The sun's rays have been cut from patterned paper

and then a border doodled with black pen.

I have then decorated the smallest of the 2 Crafty Dianne's Doily

with Distress Paint and fussy cut a button for the centre piece.

You can see the dimension that has been created with cardboard under each layer
and to lift the different embellishments.

The houses and picture frame have been cut from the Journaling Cards.

The 2 Crafty title Mother & Daughter has been slightly renovated.
To suit the page, I have cut to title into two pieces.
The chipboard was given a light coat of gesso first.
Once dry, I have covered with Distress Paint Timbled Glass and
then finished with a coat of Dimensional Magic

I've used the title to frame the black & white photo and

the photo has been matted with black cardstock.

I have added faux stitching with a black gel pen on a few different pieces

That's my page for today, I hope you have been inspired.

Thank you for dropping in.

I'll be back on Friday to share my second page.

Products Used: Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - 4x4 Journaling Cards Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - Border Strips Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - Newsprint Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - 4x6 Journaling Cards Echo Park Paper Co Wish Upon A Star - Best Day Buttons 2 Crafty Dianne's Doily Set 2 Crafty title Mother & Daughter 6x6 Crafters Workshop Template - Tiny Circles Dimensional Magic Distress Paint

Alice in Wonderland with Echo Park by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Ending the month with my final layout using the fun Alice in Wonderland collection  by Echo Park.
Alice in Wonderland

This blue and white striped paper is so striking, and the perfect background for my photo of Alice and the Mad Hatter with their blue outfits. I decided to tear the paper for texture and break up the blue with some plain white cardstock and a little strip of the yellow floral paper, also torn for texture. 

 A doily provides some texture and a plain background for the busy flower stickers. 
How cute are the teapot and tea cup stickers?  

Fabulous embellishments from the chipboard stickers and elements stickers are the perfect embellishment and also make for an easy title. The enamel dots add the finishing touch. 

 Thanks for stopping by

Till next week

Fiona

x

Products Used: Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Magical Adventure Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Dream Big Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Daydream Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Always Curious Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - 3X4 Journaling Cards Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - 4x4 Journaling Cards Echo Park Alice in Wonderland Chipboard Accents Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Element Sticker Sheet Echo Park Alice in Wonderland Enamel Dots Doily White Cardstock

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Love, by Amanda H

Hi again,

Welcome to my last page share for June. I found a little reserved pile of Cocoa Vanilla Studio More than Words in a pizza box. I'd been saving it. I found it hard to cut into some of these papers, but it was so worth it to create this page.

For the basis of the page I used both patterns on the Sketchbook piece of paper in the range, combined with a panel of Radiant paper. I used these 3 patterned papers in vertical panels down the page.

Then I created clusters all around the photo, using both stickers from the Accessory sheet, and diecuts.

 

I popped some elements on foam tape for some dimension.

For the title I used the word "love" from the Chipboard titles pack.

I also added some dark grey hearts from the same Chipboard titles pack.

  

 To finish the page, I added some fine splatters of: Colour Blast Colour Spray in Roadbase and Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Spray in Steel.

  Thanks for looking: Amanda  

    Products used: Cocoa Vanilla - More Than Words Paper - Sketchbook  Cocoa Vanilla - More Than Words Paper - Radiant Cocoa Vanilla - More Than Words Accessory Stickers 6x12 Cocoa Vanilla - More Than Words Die Cut Ephemera Cocoa Vanilla - More Than Words Chipboard Titles Colour Blast - Colour Spray - Roadbase Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Spray - Steel    

"Live your Adventure" by Amanda H

Hi everyone,

Today's page share uses the Kaisercraft Stargazer collection.

 I love blues so this range is perfect!

I started with 2 papers in the range: Milky Way and Cosmic and layering them for

 the background, and adding some black machine stitching for the edges.

 I also added another panel of paper (Universe) to centre of the page.

I decided to add some interest using the Starburst stencil from the Kaisercraft range - applying Colour Blast Paste in Dusty Charcoal through the stencil in the opposite corners 

of the page. Then I sprayed some Colour Shimmer Spray in Just Blue to these areas.

With the background done, I was ready to add my photo and layer some embellishments.

For the bottom right cluster, I started with the smaller 2Crafty Star circular frame, inked black.

 To this I added some tangles of black thread, sequins, puffy Bella Blvd blue stars and

 a Green Tara tea rose and leaf.

For the title, I used a 2Crafty word title: Live your adventure. I inked this black and added 

a coat of dimensional magic.

The last final touches are more thread, stars and sequins, plus some stickers: 

CVS word stickers,  and a Prima sticker. 

Two of the word quotes are taken from the trimmed paper edge of the Kaisercraft papers.

 Thanks for looking today

Amanda

Products used:

Papers:

Kaisercraft - Stargazer Paper - Milky Way

Kaisercraft - Stargazer Paper - Cosmic

Kaisercraft - Stargazer Paper - Universe

2Crafty chipboard:

Star Circular Frames

 Live Your Adventure

Mixed media:

Kaisercraft Designer Template - Starburst 6x6

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Dusty Charcoal

Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Spray - Just Blue

Embellishments:

 Bella Blvd - Puffy Stars - Blueberry Mix

 Green Tara - Tea Roses Pack - Bright Blue

 CV - Love Always Accessory Stickers

Prima - Zella Teal Word Stickers

Shine Bright with Echo Park Alice in Wonderland by Fiona Johnstone

Hello Everyone
Back with another share using the Echo Park Alice in Wonderland collection. 
Shine Bright

The papers I have chosen feature lots of roses so although Alice themed can definitely be used for anything feminine. I already had a bunch of Alice style photos printed, but these sides of the papers would work well for many things. 
When using a busy print as a background, I use plainer papers around my photo and this time mounted the busy paper on to a neutral background.  

I've continued the rose theme in my embellishments, a mix of EP Alice in Wonderland collection embellishments, 2Crafty chipboard and some roses. 
I love the cool 2Crafty Chipboard title Shine Bright - I have painted this in a gold to match the gold hints in the patterned paper. 

Thanks for stopping by Till next week Fiona x

Products Used:
Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Always be Kind Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Drink Me Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Dream Big Echo Park Alice in Wonderland paper - Tea First Echo Park Alice in Wonderland Ephemera Echo Park Alice in Wonderland Sticker Sheet 2Crafty Chipboard title - Shine Bright 2Crafty Design Elements Asstd Roses  Doily

Let's hear it for the boys using Echo Park Paper Co Imagine That Boy by Kerryn Fry

Good morning all. It has been quite miserable here this week, typical winter! So I was more than happy to stay warm inside and create. My page this week features the collection Echo Park Paper Co Imagine That Boy. This range is more suited for the younger males with planes and cars, but I loved the colour combination, especially the green, so I had to play. The photo, of my most favourite males in the world, was taken nearly 4 years ago in Marysville, Victoria I've given some white cardstock the honors this week for the base.

The background effect has been created using Distress Oxide Inks, 

some plastic packaging and water.

The colours Broken China, Twisted Citron and Fired Brick.

The second layer is some stencilling using black archival ink.

 

I have used the patterned papers to create the layers under the photo. 

Balancing the busy patterns and colours, but letting the deep orange dominate.

The photo has been with black cardstock to give it a clear outline

and propped up using some cardboard scrapes.

The 2 Crafty Star Circular Frame was used to highlight the boys, 

it was painted with Chipped Sapphire Distress Paint

and the stars backed with patterned paper.

The remaining star from the frame was used as an embellishment.

The journal spot was fussy cut from the 4x6 Journaling Cards.

The 2 Crafty Geometric Arrow was painted with 

Hickory Smoke Distress Paint and the circles backed with patterned paper.

I have used black and bronze gel pens to doodle different parts of the page.

The 2 Crafty Title Let's hear it for the Boys was the perfect title,
both for the photo I used and the collection itself.
I've given the chipboard a base coat using Picket Fence Distress Paint
and then once dry, swiped across the words with Hickory Smoke Distress Paint.
Love the line effect with the white peeking through.

I have finished the title with some doodling using the bronze gel pen.

 And that's the end of another week.
Thank you for visiting the blog today, hopefully you have found the page inspiring.
Have a great weekend, stay warm and happy crafting.
Please join us again on Monday for Fiona's next page. Products Used: Bazzill White Cardstock Bazzill Black Cardstock Echo Park Paper Co Imagine That Boy - Car Race Echo Park Paper Co Imagine That Boy - Fish Friends Echo Park Paper Co Imagine That Boy - Galaxy Quest Echo Park Paper Co Imagine That Boy - Lost in Space Echo Park Paper Co Imagine That Boy - 4x6 Journaling Cards 2 Crafty title Let's hear it for the boys 2 Crafty Star Circular Frame 2 Crafty Geometric Arrow Prima Stencil Distress Oxide Inks Distress Paint