So Beautiful Layout with "Rustic Beauty Kit" and Creative Embellishments Goodies!

Hello there fellow crafters!!! It's a new month which means a new kit and new kit challenge over at Frosted Designs!!! This kit is absolutely beautiful... Seriously, I LOVE it more and more each time I look at it!!!

Here's a look at Rustic Beauty:

This kit features the FabScraps "Industrial Chic" collection, as well as goodies from Prima, Maya Road, Ranger and more!!!

I am also up on the CE blog today so there are all sorts of Creative Embellishment goodies on my page!!!

Here's a look:

This is my youngest daughter when she was only six months old (she's four now!). I LOVE how the blue in her eyes stands out in the photo, so I decided to add pops of blue in my page as well!! 

I started my background work using various gelatos for contrasting colors, gesso to tone it down, then stencils with molding paste and india ink. I also used the Circle Bokeh Stamp to add some depth and one of the cages from the four piece bird cage set:

I cut up some pieces of the Mini Brick Panel and colored them using white mist, then added them behind my photo with strips of paper and one of the white tags from the kit.

I created a large flowers cluster down the page using various flowers from the kit and some from my stash, tucking in odds and ends from the kit as well as a piece of Butterfly Flair for detail!

I finished the page with one of the fussy cut plates from the kit and part of the She's So Beautiful title from the CE Store, colored using white mist and a blue gelato!

Well gang...  Thanks so much for stopping in!  Have a LUCKY day :-)

Playing with Cardabilities and Tim Holtz!!!!

Hello everyone!!!  I hope you have all had a fabulous week so far!!!!  I've been quite the busy bee lately...  Making everything from cards, to layouts, to altered projects!!!  I have several more cards to make and then I should be done for a while :-)

Today, I am sharing with you a card I made for my father.  I wanted a versatile sketch that could be made into a masculine card as my father is a "manly" man!!!  Hahaha!!!  Any who, I found it through Cardabilities!  I knew the second I saw it that it was perfect for style I was going for!!! 

Here's a look at the sketch:

I took out some Tim Holtz papers that I always fall back on when making something for my husband and father and came up with this:

Pretty masculine, right?!?

I started with cardstock from several different Tim Holtz paper pads and distressed the edges with black soot distress ink.  I used Ranger's glossy cardstock to emboss the gears and cogs, then inked it up heavily with various distress inks.  I fussy cut the clocks from one of the pattern papers and matted them with black cardstock.

I added some metal gears and spinners for an added "masculine feel".  I just LOVE the film tape by Tim Holtz and really love adding photos to it!!!  I picked out some of my favorite photos and added them behind the tape.  

I finished it with a metal sentiment piece that reads "Capture Life's Moments" (PERFECT for the film tape!!!) and hemp cord.  

Well gang...  Thanks soooo much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

Making it TOTALLY AWESOME for 2 Broke Girls Scraps!!!

Happy Friday all!!!! Although Fall is upon us, you would not be able to tell that from living here in Florida... What a scorcher!!!!

Any who... As you all know, 2 Broke Girls is hosting a MONTH LONG Sketch A Thon with tons of different sketches and lots of great prizes!!! In my previous post, I shared with you my first few completed sketches (sketches # 1,2,4,5,11,12,13).  This post will share the rest (3,6,7,8,9,10,14)!!! That's right... I've completed ALL the sketches!!!! A little caffeine can go a long way!!! Hahahaha!!!!

A very close friend of mine recently gave birth to her very first baby (it's a boy!).  Since I craft practically for a living, I decided the best gift I could give her would be a handmade Baby Boy Scrapbook!!! It's still a work in progress, but this Sketch A Thon has really moved my progress right along!!!  Keep in mind though, since this is a gift, there are NO PHOTOS in any of these!!!!

Now this friend of mine is no "ordinary" chic... Nope.  She's a TOTALLY AWESOME gal with a ROCKIN personality.  So what better way to express her baby boy's pictures than in a TOTALLY AWESOME baby book?!?  Well sit back and watch the awesomeness... Literally!!! Hahahaha!!!!  I used the "Awesome Boy" signature paper pad by Recollections to make these pages and it's absolutely perfect for this one cool kid!!!  

 Tammy Sketch #3: "Authentic Boy"

Here is the sketch:

And my page:

A few layers of papers, some liquid pearls, and an embossed guitar on Grungepaper complete this page!

Michelle Sketch #6: "Put on your Seatbelt..."

Here is her sketch:

And my layout:

I fussy cut the stars from coordinating paper and pop-dotted a few of them.  I also added some liquid pearls to this one for added detail.  

Miwa Sketch #7: "Boys Rule, Girls Drool!"

The Sketch:

And my page:

Yes, more Liquid Pearls and some more fussy cutting.  I embossed the photo mat and "grunged" it up a bit.  I finished this one with three eyelets down the side for added detail! 

Karen Sketch #8: "Basically, I ROCK"

Here is her sketch:

Here is my page:

I wasn't sure about this one at first but it actually turned out to be one of my favs!!! I fussy cut some banner pieces at the top and added the top of a bingo card.  I also used a Tim Holtz rub-on on some cork, then cut it to look like a banner!!!! I added eight eyelets down the right side of the photo and threaded some Tim Holtz paper cord through it to serve as a pocket for "Love Notes"!!! A couple of K&Company embellies finished this one off!

Cyndy Sketch #9: "This is Me"

The Sketch:

My layout:

This is the second half of a double pager so I flipped this sketch a bit to keep things cohesive!!!  I used layers upon layers, then used my Spellbinders "Sprockets" die to cut out some gears from coordinating paper.  

Tabby Sketch #10: "Rock Star!!!"

Her Sketch:

And my page:

I didn't have much sunlight for this one but the photo seemed to turn out okay.  I added various embellies by K&Company and Jolees for this page, and again with the layers.  It's a habit... a BAD one!!!! Hahahaha!!!!! 

Stephanie Sketch #14: "Xtreme!"

Here is her sketch:

And my final page:

I stayed pretty true to the sketch, of course adding my own flavor to the mix!!! Some more liquid pearls,a few gears and stars, and fussy cut banner pieces.  Simple, yet sweet!!!! 

Well my friends... Thanks sooo much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)