Hopscotch layout #2

I decided to create the second layout using the Hopscotch workshop on the go.  I ended up rotating the pages to work with horizontal photos (apparently I live horizontally since most of my photos are horizontal).  So once again, make the sketch or the guides work for you, they are made to make your scrapbooking faster, simpler and easier.

Products used:

Hopscotch workshop on the go G1091

Flaxen ink Z2642

Glacier ink Z2641

Slate ink Z2173

Smoothie ink Z2196

Cricut artbooking collection Z1906

Marcy journaling pen Z1979

All of the above are available on my website at sharesa.ctmh.com

Hopscotch workshop on the go

I love the new Hopscotch paper and thought that the workshop on the go was a lot of fun.  There were a few things that I didn't like and I felt it was all a little busy, so I changed it to something that I loved. To do this I didn't do all of the cricut cutting and I moved the journaling as well.  So if you get a workshop on the go and you just aren't feeling every little detail it is okay to change it and make it work for you.

A couple of tips for this workshop:

Spray glue works wonders on Cricut cuts, such as the photo mats that needed colonial white strips and the photos adhered before glueing to the layout.

To get the pinwheel look the easiest thing to do is to put them all on the block and then turn your stamp sheet over and hold your block over the pinwheel shape and adjust your stamps till you get the shape you are looking for.

Use tape on the back of your layout to hold the twine.

Products used:

Hopscotch workshop on the go G1091

Flaxen ink Z2642

Glacier ink Z2641

Slate ink Z2173

Smoothie ink Z2196

Cricut artbooking collection Z1906

Marcy journaling pen Z1979

You can get all of the above at my website: Sharesa.ctmh.com

Sparkle bonus challenge

One of the bonus challenges for Super Stashbusters was to use sparkle or metallic on a layout. I love sparkles!  Close to my Heart has so many fun ways to add sparkle to your layouts.  Glitter paper, glitter trim, glitter embellishments like the Junebug Puffies, sparkles, glitter dots etc.  I decided to use some pink glitter paper that I have had for awhile but haven't used very much of.  Here is the final product:

Don't you just love the glitter paper?  This layout was so easy to put together and used up a bunch of old paper and scraps.

I ended up doing the journaling along the edge of the paper because I didn't want to cover up any more of my glitter and I wasn't a huge fan of where the journaling was on the sketch.  The joy of being creative is making things your own and hat is what I did with the sketch and this layout.

Products used and still available:

Colonial white cardstock 

Glitter paper pink Z1922

Flamingo dots Z1934

Clay ShinHan marker

Sharesa.ctmh.com

Tomorrow I am hoping to share a workshop in the go layout so stay tuned!

Ombré in scrapbooking

There are so many fun ways to add the ombré effect to your scrapbooking pages.  You can use paper, watercolor pencils, ink, misting etc. to give your background or embellishments a fun and trendy look.  Challenge 6 in Super Stashbusters was to use the ombré on a layout in some way. I opted to follow the sketch and used paper in my background to create the ombré.  I found that I didn't have a ton of patterned paper that would go together and create the look I was going for, so I had to use some background stamps to add some visual interest to my plain old cardstock.

Here is the final result:

Products used:

Flaxen ink Z2642

Desert sand ink Z2118

Bamboo ink Z2103

Cocoa ink Z2114

Glacier ink Z2641

Clay ShinHan maker

Peacock green ShinHan marker

White daisy cardstock

Desert sand cardstock

Bamboo cardstock 

Cocoa cardstock

Glacier cardstock 

Hopscotch paper X7149B

D1540 in the background 

E1030 handwritten 

A1150 charming chevrons 

C1618 Year>>Noted (only available this month for $5 with a $50 purchase on my website)

Stamp from the hopscotch scrapbooking workshop on the go

Junebug puffies Z3038

Teal shimmer trim Z1918

Tags Z1684

Aqua dots Z1853

All of the above is available on my website at Sharesa.ctmh.com

Challenges

Nothing like a two for one right? I had two challenges this week (one from super Stashbusters and a CTMH one) and I decided to combine them into one layout. Here is the finished layout:

I wanted a layout that I could hang in my house to show our goals for 2015.  (Challenge from CTMH).  I followed the sketch from Super Stashbusters challenge numer 7 (yes I skipped challenge six and will come back to it later).  I used the paper from the Year>>noted paper (January National Papercrafting Special), along with the gold foil stickers and stamp set. I love this list and am so excited that it only cost me $5 with a $50 purchase. 

Here are a few close ups:

See those white dots? Those are the reduce, reuse, recycle part of the challenge from Super Stashbusters and are pieces of paper from my three ring hole punch.  I am loving this layout. I love that is has all our goals and a picture that shows how old we all are when these goals were made.  It uses our word for the year and is a pretty reminder of what we are striving for this year.

Products used:

Desert Sand cardstock 1273 or in cardstock combo Basics X5933

Year >>Noted paper 

Flaxen ink Z2642

Glacier ink Z2641

Light orange ShinHan marker

Clay ShinHan marker

Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge Z1686

Artbooking Cricut cartridge Z1906

Tags dimensional elements Z1684

Teal Shimmer Trim Z1918

Auqa Dots Z1853

All of the above are available on my website (Sharesa.ctmh.com)

Happy Friday!

Stamping technique

Challenge five for Super Stashbusters was to use a stamping technique. I choose to do some second generation stamping (ink stamp then stamp on scrap paper before stamping on desired piece of paper).  I used a stamp that I had never used but bought because I loved it, guess what I still love it and I am going to try and use it more often (S1304 My Sunshine).  Here is the final layout and some close ups:

The above photo shows the second generation stamping technique. I stamped the outside of the sun with first generation, and the inside is the second generation using the same color ink.

This layout took a turn when I started adding the embellishments.  I was planning on blue and black as my accents and just having the su be the bright yellow, but I found that I really like the contrast of the yellow which then lead to adding the purple accents because it went so well and added depth and more interesting contrast.  So don't be afraid of following the process and trusting yourself.

Products used:

Golden Yellow ShinHan marker

Lavender ShinHan marker

Silver shimmer trim Z1799

Purple glitter gems Z1936

Black arrow washi tape Z2003

Tags dimensional elements Z1684

Gypsy ink Z2190

Black ink Z2105

Honey ink Z2162

Colonial white cardstock 1388

Crystal blue cardstock 1292 or in the whimsy cardstock combo X5940

Black cardstock 1386 or in the basic cardstock combo pack X5933

Patterned paper from the Wanderful paper pack X7191B

Artiste Cricut cartridge Z1790

Handwritten Print Alphabet E1030

The above list is available on my website, Sharesa.ctmh.com.

Color scheme that makes me happy

Challenge 4 in Super Stashbusters was to make a layout using a color scheme that makes you happy as well as coordinates. I love our new color Glacier and decided to look to Close to My Hearts color wheel to find some others colors that would work together. I came up with Smokey Plum and Pacifica.  Keeping it to three colors helped me to not go crazy and to keep the layout simple.  I also had to follow a sketch and I am learning that I really like following sketches and growing in my creativity.  

 Also with this layout I used all my deep blue buttons and finished a package of triangle studs. I also got out some background stamps that I hadn't used in a while.  I am only going to list the supplies I used that are still available on my website (Sharesa.ctmh.com).

In the background Flair D1540

Glacier ink Z2641

Pacifica ink Z2192

Purple glitter gems Z1936

Triangle studs Z1928

Marine blue ShinHan marker

Smokey Plum cardstock 1291 or as part of a combo pack X5934

Colonial white cardstock 1388