I (Heart) Summer with Simple Stories Sunshine & Blue Skies by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Back again with another layout using the Simple Stories Sunshine & Blue Skies collection. 
I 💗 Summer

Again I have used a woodgrain paper from another range - I love the woodgrain  for summer pages!!  It gives me the neutral background without being as plain as cardstock. 
I've used the florals, peaches and navy tones of this collection for this layout,  love how well they work together and with my photo. 

Again I have used the Ephemera from the collection and some word stickers  from another Simple Stories collection:

And the final touch being these beautiful flowers from 49 & Market. 

Thanks for stopping by

Till next week

Fiona

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Products Used: Simple Stories Sunshine & Blue Skies paper - Let's Escape Simple Stories Sunshine & Blue Skies paper - Paradise Found Simple Stories Sunshine & Blue Skies Bits & Pieces Moda Scrap Wood Effect Paper 3 Simple Stories Hello Summer 4x6 Sheets 49 & Market Flowers

Favourite using ModaScrap Back to School by Kerryn Fry

Good morning everyone. Today I am sharing a page created with the collection, ModaScrap Back to School. Great bright primary colours with the perfect patterns. The photo was taken 3 years ago,  Mr 14 and his favourite teacher.

The page started with a base of Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

Most of it was covered with paper 02, love the little faces.

Lots of layers put together, the red paper is from another collection

to give the page a pop of colour.

I have covered the 2 Crafty Triangle Clusters with charcoal ink.

Once stuck into place, I have outlined the inside of a few triangles

with a blue gel pen.

The 2 Crafty Polaroid Frame was covered in patterned paper '03'

The frame was used to keep the focus on the faces to match the background paper.

The photo has been lifted with 3D foam tape to create another layer.

I have doodled a border around the frame with a black gel.

The title has been created with foam Thickers.

I have made the journal card with a tag punch

and the reverse side of the patterned papers which is plain white.

I punched a second tag from paper '01' and

chopped the top part for some colour.

The tag has also been lifted with foam tape.

The date tag has also been created using a punch

and the reverse side of paper.

My finishing touches are some faux stitching around a few of the papers,

using a black gel pen to define the layers. 

A simple page this week. 

The photo had been printed for awhile just waiting for the right paper.

Thanks for visiting the blog today.

Please join us again on Monday for Fiona's next project.

Products Used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

ModaScrap Back to School Collection

2 Crafty Polaroid Frame

2 Crafty Triangle Clusters

"Imagination" by Amanda

Hi AAS fans!

Today I am sharing a page of a school photo created with ModaScrap - Back to School collection. Combined with some fun stickers and this page was completed!

I used Papers 2 and 12 from the ModaScraps range to create this page. I combined these with some red, blue and black cardstock. I used these to mount multiple layers behind the photo.

Then I used some stickers to finish this page. The stickers were from these ranges:

Echo Park 'Imagine That' stickers

Pinkfresh 'Let Your Heart decide' stickers and

Pinkfresh Studio - Heart Puffy Stickers

For the title, I used a combination of stickers. I used "Play" and "Imagination" from the  Echo Park 'Imagine That' stickers and then finished the title with some Pinkfresh stickers.

In the top right corner, different stickers were combined. The shapes (plane, star, cloud and lightning) were from the Echo Park 'Imagine That' stickers set. A Pinkfresh Studio - Heart Puffy Stickers in blue also was added.

I used a number of word phrases "Lesson learned", "Choose your adventure" and "Make your mark" were taken from the Pinkfresh - Let Your Heart Decide Cardstock Stickers pack.

Amazing what a combination of cool school papers and some funky stickers can do!

Thanks for looking,

Amanda

Products:

ModaScrap - Back to School Paper - 12

ModaScrap - Back to School Paper - 02

Echo Park - Imagine That Boy Element Sticker Sheet

Pinkfresh - Let Your Heart Decide Cardstock Stickers 6x8"

Pinkfresh Studio - The Mix No. 2 Puffy Stickers 5.5"X11" - Heart

Pinkfresh - Simple & Sweet Puffy Mini Alphabet 5x7" - Black

"Today", by Amanda H.

Hello again!

Today is Wednesday, so it is my turn to share!

Ever find the perfect photo to go with a perfect piece of chipboard? I did! 

So.... here is my Lighthouse page!

Have you seen the range of Wood Effect papers in store from ModaScraps? I LOVE LOVE LOVE these papers! They create the perfect base to build a page on. And they are thick enough to handle mixed media without warping. In this page, I have used some Colour Blast to add some colour on the wood grain. Perfect blues for my page!

My first step was to add some Colour Blast White Heavy Gesso to the paper. I used a stiff brush and painted a light coat in the centre of the page. The Gesso is great to seal the page- I know I am going to add a water based colour next, and the gesso stops the colour soaking straight in. This gives me time to play with colour to get it messy and spreading to my liking!

Next I used some Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Dust in Navy. These are shimmery water-based pigment dusts, activated by water. I put a few sprinkles of navy dust onto some old plastic packaging and spray with water. I then turn and smoosh it onto the layout. I can spray more water and use a brush and heat gun to play with the colour. Another benefit of the dusts, is by adding more or less dust or water you can get different shades and intensities of colour.

Next, I added some Colour Blast Colour Paste in Singin the Blues through a stencil.

The last layer was to add some Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Spray in Singin the Blues - with some splatters on the page.

With the background complete, I decide to trim and distress the edges of the ModaScraps paper and mount onto a white cardstock base.

I used 3 different pieces of 2Crafty chipboard on this layout.

Firstly was the Lighthouse chipboard. I painted this with a couple of coats of Colour Blast White Heavy Gesso. To finish the chipboard, I used some Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Spray - Steel. I took the lid off and using a fine paint brush I lightly painted the edges of the lighthouse.

Next was the Leafy Shrub chipboard. I painted this with a couple of coats of Colour Blast White Heavy Gesso and tucked it in the clusters to the left.

Lastly I used a Word Circle "today" for the title. After inking blue, I decided it needed to be darker so I mixed some Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Dust in Navy with water and painted it.

To finish the clusters on this page I used the following embellishments:

* Vellum leaves and butterfly from Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Bohemian Dream Vellum Accents

* Kaisercraft mini paper blooms

* flower stamen (from my stash)

* Puffy blue balloon sticker from Prima - St. Tropez Puffy Stickers

* Word sticker from Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Make A Wish Accessory Stickers

 Thank you SO much for looking today!

Products used:

Papers:

White Cardstock

ModaScrap - Wood Effect Paper - 03

2 Crafty chipboard:

Lighthouse

 Leafy Shrub Pack 2

Word Circle Set 1

Embellishments:

CV - Bohemian Dream Vellum Accents

Kaisercraft - Mini Paper Blooms - Coconut

Prima - St. Tropez Puffy Stickers

CV - Make A Wish Accessory Stickers

Inks, Mists, Paints, Mediums:

Colour Blast White Heavy Gesso

Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Dust - Navy

Colour Blast - Colour Paste - Singin the Blues

Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Spray - Singin the Blues 

Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Spray - Steel

Amanda

Busy doing absolutely Nothing with ModaScraps Viaggi Vintage by Kerryn Fry

Good morning everyone! Hope you are staying cool wherever you may be. I'm back to share my next project and I've gone back to the gorgeous collection kit from ModaScrap to finish a page I started two weeks ago. Viaggi Vintage is a soft, neutral collection and  it was the perfect match for photos of our family pet, Spike.

Not sure if I should have a **lizard warning**, but he is so cute!

The Kraft cardstock has been covered with two layers.

Starting with a 12x12 Crafters Workshop Template and  Vintage Photo Distress Ink,

I've covered most of the cardstock.

The next layer is a 6x6 Crafters Workshop Template and Faded Jeans Distress Ink, 

I've worked it around the photo for splashes of colour.

The 2 Crafty title Busy doing absolutely Nothing has been painted with Barn Door Distress Paint.

I love the small pop of red in the papers and it works perfectly with Spike's colouring.

Using the cream background on the reverse of the patterned papers,

I have again die-cut some elements to embellish my page.

The splotches were die-cut, covered with Distress Paint and then coated with Dimensional Magic.

The leaves were cut from both the reverse and patterned papers for contrast.

The Kaisercraft Doily is a prominent feature of the page.

I've made good use of some of the negative pieces from the doily 

and used them as arrows on the page,

they have been painted and coated with Dimensional Magic.

There are plenty of other die-cuts, the arrow and scallop along the base of the photo,

the heart banner and tab at the bottom of the page and the number and date tab.

Most have been left in that natural cream, but I have painted a few pieces for pops of colour.

I'm glad I let this page sit for a few weeks, I'm really happy with the finished page

and I think Spike will love it.

Thanks for dropping by today, I hope you have been inspired.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Please check back Monday for Fiona's next project. 

Products Used: Bazzill Kraft Cardstock ModaScrap Viaggi Vintage Collection Kit 2 Crafty title Busy doing absolutely Nothing Crafters Workshop Template Distress Ink Distress Paint Kaisercraft Decorative Die - Detailed Doily Dimensional Magic

Treasure with ModaScrap Viaggi Vintage by Kerryn Fry

Good morning everyone! Well here we are with my first share for 2018. Still playing with the fabulous collection kit from ModaScrap, Viaggi Vintage. I have really enjoyed this collection and as previously mentioned,  love that awesome cream cardstock on the reverse side. I had a ball die-cutting different pieces. The photo is from our 2017 snow adventure at Lake Mountain,  a snap taken while driving down the mountain. This page was something a little different for me. I still started with a Bazzill Kraft cardstock, but it's hidden under a much larger photo. The main two features of the page, beside the gorgeous papers,  are plenty of 2 Crafty chipboard and lots of die-cutting. The 2 Crafty Birds in Flight have been painted using Distress Paint Faded Jeans and Hickory Smoke. Once dry, the birds have been finished with a coat of Dimensional Magic

I have used the word Treasure from 2 Crafty Fine Words Set 1 for my title.

It's been painted with Barn Door Distress Paint and 

then covered with Dimensional Magic.

The 2 Crafty Mini Camera was painted with a layer of Antiqued Bronze

and then swiped with Frayed Burlap.

The camera was a great base for the title.

The 2 Crafty Snowflakes and Fernlike Snowflakes 

were the perfect embellishment for my snow page.

They were base-coated with white gesso first, once dry, 

they were given a good coat of Diamond Stickles for that extra sparkle.

And then the die-cutting began!

Lots of different snowflakes, I seem to be collecting them!

Some of them have been given a layer of bling with Stickles.

There was some follage, geo-tag, scalloped tag , numbers, month and a heart.

Some of the pieces have been painted, Stickled
and a few embellishments have been finished with a little Dimensional Magic.

Lots of layering of the snowflakes using foam tape and 

I have also added some wood veneer pieces.

That's all from me today.

I hope you have enjoyed the page as much as I did making it.

Have a great weekend and remember to pop back on Monday

for Fiona's next project.

Products used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

ModaScrap Viaggi Vintage Collection kit

2 Crafty Snowflakes

2 Crafty Fernlike Snowflakes

2 Crafty Mini Cameras

2 Crafty Birds in Flight

2 Crafty Fine Words Set 1 - Treasure

Distress Paint

Kaisercraft Dies

Dimensional Magic

Diamond Stickles

"Cold nose, Warm heart", by Amanda H

Hi all,   Welcome to 2018!  A new year and a new page to share.  I hope you get plenty of creativity and inspiration this year!   Today's page is using the new Simple Stories - Life is Ruff collection. I love these colours and the stickers and designs are so cute! I found the perfect photo of daughter and dog to create this page!  

There is also a new range of papers in store, called Moda Scrap Wood Effect Collection. I got a few different wood grain pieces of paper from the range, including the number 7 paper I started this page with. There are many papers in the range and I know they will make great background papers!

Then I layered two papers in the Life is Ruff collection: the Ruff Ruff and Good Dog papers. I focused on the dog and bones patterns on these papers, although I also used a reverse to matte the photo.

I finished the page using some 2 Crafty chipboard and the Life is Ruff sticker set.

 

I used some 2 Crafty chipboard - Heart Bubbles, which I firstly inked with dark brown ink. I then gave it a spray with Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Spray in Leather.

I punched some circles from the Moda Scraps Wood effect paper. I layered these underneath the Heart bubbles. On top I layered picture and word stickers from the Life is Ruff Sticker Sheet. That dog sticker is so cute! And the little word stickers are perfect.

In the top right corner of the I used a small piece of 2Crafty chipboard - this time the Bubble Clump design. I also inked it brown and sprayed it with Leather.

For the title, I used more of the word stickers from the Sticker sheet.

Such a sweet cute range - perfect for the furry friend in your life!

Thanks for looking,

Amanda

Products used:

 Papers:

ModaScrap - Wood Effect Paper - 07

SS - Life is Rufffect Paper - Good Dog

SS - Life is Rufffect Paper - Ruff Ruff

2Crafty chipboard:

 Heart Bubbles

Bubble Clumps

Coloured with: Colour Blast - Colour Shimmer Spray in Leather

Embellishments:

 SS - Life is Ruff 6x12 Cardstock Sticker Sheet