All About the 70's Blog Hop (Memories in Tyme)

Welcome to Day 1 of the All About the 70's Blog Hop!  I was so excited for this hop because I grew up in the 70's!

If you found me first, please go to Lynda's BLOG to begin the hop.

For my project today I created a 2 page layout.

I started with one piece of paper that I found at Michaels and I cut it into two pieces.  I originally was going to mount the two pieces onto these light blue cardstock papers, but then I noticed the ipod....

I trimmed off the ipod and skull (not a big skull fan) so it all worked out.

I used my Gypsy to create and size my title.  I used the font from Feeling Groovy sized to 1.42 inches.

I grabbed the heart from Cricut Stencil and sized it to 4.52 inches.  I copied another heart and sized it to 2.45 inches.  I used Hide Contour to hide the inside cuts.  Then I grabbed 70s from Cindy Lou and placed them inside the heart (sized at 1 inch).  I did NOT weld, just grouped them so the numbers would cut out.

I cut the images out of red cardstock.

I wanted to fill in the "V" so I cut two more by opening a new Layer and copying one on it.  I hid all of the other cuts then copied it again.  I cut out the "V"s in orange and yellow.

I adhered the orange one inside the heart, and trimmed (by hand ~ almost forgot how) about 1/8" off and adhered it on top of the orange one.

I did not want too much color as the patterned paper is pretty busy!

Here is a close up of the heart!

Here is the first page ~ Aren't I cute?  It is hard to see, but in the center photo if you zoom in you can see that I knocked out one of my front teeth!

I stitched along the bottom of the papers using my We Are Memory Keepers Sew Easy piercing tool and yellow DMC floss.  I always think of my jeans with the rainbow stitched up one leg and down the other when I think of my childhood!!

I took the 70s from the inside of the small heart and adhered them onto this page.  I outlined them in black with my fine point sharpie so they did not get lost in the background.

I added some pictures from summer time along with my dad's boat.  I have a ton of great lake memories from the 70s! 

I had a great childhood, so I really liked the 70's.  What I did not really like was the clothing styles and the music!!

Your next stop in the hop is JANET!

 70'S HOP DAY ONE (January 15):

70'S HOP DAY TWO (January 16):

Here Kitty Kitty

Here is a layout I made for my friend Beth.  Her cat Flower passed away last week.  I used a basic template that I keep on my Gypsy and added a few extra rectangles on it along with the cat, mouse and yarn.  You can see how I created the basic frame file HERE.

I found this cat on Cindy Lou and added Diamond Stickles.

This mouse came from My Community.

The yarn is from Create A Critter.  I found this cat paper pad at Michaels.

Here is the completed layout again just waiting for Beth's photos!

Tree from Cindy Lou

I made a layout that is very different from my "normal" style.  I created the page first and then found a photo to fit it.  I wanted to make a 3D-ish tree.  I saw a similar tree in a scrapbook magazine recently, but they tore the circles instead of distressing them.

I started with the tree trunk from Cindy Lou and added some circles that I found on Cindy Lou in one of the shadows.

I used my Tim Holtz distresser for the first time!  You just rub it back and forth on the edge of your paper.  It is kind of messy, so make sure you have a good place for the crumbs to fall! 

Here is what it looks like.  Note the little green scraps on my work space!

 

I inked the edges with a green stamp pad and a triangle wedge (found in the cosmetic department).

I put a little bit of brown on the very edges of the circles and also on the trunk.

I used pop dots to add dimension on some of the green circles.

I found some clouds on Create A Critter and hid the inside cloud line.  I took the sun from H2O as well.

I then found the photo and decided on a title (this is usually my first step).  I wanted to see how my title would fit on the page.  I opened a new layer but could still see the first layer.

From the Layer 2, you can tap the eyeball on Layer 1 to close that layer.  This way you don't see the images on Layer 1.

They are gone for now.

Here is my title welded and ready to cut.

I inked the clouds with a light blue stamp ink.  I used the negative cut as a mask to ink in the center of the clouds.  At first I did not really like the look, but it has grown on me.  I twisted the sun a bit so you can see the darker yellow underneath.  I used gold stickles on the swirl.  I couldn't resist adding apples to the tree with red stickles.

This is my son Tanner and my niece on vacation in 2009.  They are on teeter totters side by side holding hands.