Mom Layout

Our challenge at Frosted Designs is all about Mom!!  You can celebrate your mom, you being a mom, your Aunt (or any other mom) or even a person who is not a mom but has awesome mom qualities!!!

My mom died in 1989 when I was 20.  I am currently older than she got to be.  My plan was to have a big birthday party (my birthday is Monday) to celebrate that I "made it" past her oldest age....now that my birthday is near, I am consumed with guilt.  This really surprised me as these powerful emotions have been absent for almost 20 years.  

I was avoiding this project and almost did a layout of my boys instead.  But I went looking in the old photo albums and only found a few photos of just me and my mom.  This photo is at my 6th birthday party.  My mom always made our cakes - this year she made me a heart cake!

I added some handwriting and details on my page.  I also used some buttons, lace and pearls.  I don't usually use pink in my layouts, but I just loved the floral print paper. 

I tucked these pretty flowers next to the photo.

I used the green paper to mat my photo - it was yellowing around the edges and white or cream washed out the photo.  

I inked the pink doilies on my background and added a small strip of pink cardstock at the top.  I used my Cameo to cut my title.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms, Grandmas, Step-Moms, and awesome mother figures!!!!!  Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Tanner Spring Picture LO

Today begins a brand new challenge at Frosted Designs - Splatter!!  I watered down some brown acrylic paint and flicked it off the paint brush onto my paper.  I also took some Dirty Martini Dylusions Ink and poured it in a cup.  I took a paintbrush and flicked it on the paper. 

I inked the photo mat and stapled a strip of burlap behind my picture. 

This little journal card was perfect for this layout - this is his spring school photo!

I cut my title using my Silhouette Cameo with brown cardstock.

This layout was fun!!  Boys are messy and I see lots of splatters in my house!!!

Gift Bag With Handmade Flowers

Today begins a new challenge at Frosted Designs - Handmade Flowers and Recycled Item.  This project can be a layout, card, canvas, gift bag or other project!!

I decorated a gift bag for my project today.

I started with some recycled book pages and a Tim Holtz flower die cut.  I ran the die cut and book pages through my Cuttlebug.  I cut several sets of the large and medium flowers. 

I played around with some Dylusions Ink and settled on Bubblegum Pink.  

I layered some large flowers and used a small brad to hold them together.  I rolled some of the petals with a pencil and bent others.  I glued the flower to the top of the bag and glued a gem in the center.

I covered the bag with scrapbook paper and added a bit of ribbon between the two papers.

I put a smaller flower on the bottom corner of the bag.

For the tag, I used one of the smaller flowers on the top with a gem.  I stamped a flower on the tag in moss green and the word LOVE on the bottom.

I love how the bag turned out!!

Supplies used from Frosted Designs:

Dylusions Ink Bubblegum Pink

Key to My Heart Canvas

This week starts a new challenge at Frosted Designs - Get Messy!!  Use at least 2:  Mist, Ink, paint, molding paste and/or gesso.

I used a 6 x 6 canvas, some mists, ink and paint to create my project. 

I started out with this canvas from the Forever Yours Kit and some Dylusions Ink. 

I misted and misted and layered the Bubblegum Pink and After Midnight Dylusions Ink. 

I placed the Mini Love Post template over my canvas and used White Linen Dylusions Ink over the template.  The strangest thing happened - my colors did not turn white (as I expected) they became more vibrant!! 

I loved it even more!! 

I used up the drops of extra ink with a paper towel and inked the sides of the canvas.  I then inked the edges of the canvas with Picket Fence distressed paint. 

I added a bit of detailing on the edges and the hearts with African Jade Silks Acrylic Glaze.  I love the depth this blue adds.

I really did not want to cover up too much of my canvas.  I hand cut a heart out of an adhesive piece of canvas.  I used Pearlescent Orchid Dew Drop ink and Teal Damask ink to add dimension to the heart.  I added the pearls and lace (from Sweet Love Kit) and key to finish the canvas.  I call this Key to My Heart.

Perfectly Imperfect

Today begins our first challenge of the year at Frosted Designs.  I am the host and I picked White as a Snowflake (snowflakes, snowmen or white on most of project) as my challenge.  

I planned on scrapping photos of Tanner playing in the snow, but twice we were supposed to get snow and both times we just got a dusting.  I took a different approach comparing snowflakes to people - no two are alike! 

Meet Owen Henry Haan - my newest daycare baby!!  He was born in September and will join the daycare on Monday.  He is the fourth Haan child to be in my daycare - I can't wait to snuggle this one!

I started by cutting out three snowflakes out of an overhead transparency sheet and using it as a stencil for my modeling paste.

I used a pallet knife to spread the paste and peeled off the stencil.

I sprinkled the snowflakes with Pearl Glass Glitter before it dried. 

I needed a journaling tag.  I used this wood piece and softened the color with gold gelatos and Heidi Swap gold color shine.  I used a sponge to smooth out the color.  I later used the same sponge to ink my white papers. 

I wanted to do the same thing only in white to the chipboard snowflakes and swirl.  I ended up using a bit of liquid glue to adhere the glitter to the chipboard.

I love the title as we all are Perfectly Imperfect!  I cut the title with my Silhouette Cameo. 

Here is a close up of the snowflake made out of molding paste and glitter. 

And here is a close up of the chipboard snowflake.

This layout ended up nothing like I was planning - sometimes those are the best projects!!

Happy 2015!  If one of your goals/resolutions is to scrap more memories - be sure to join us for our challenges every other Friday!!!

Products Used from Frosted Designs online store:

Simple Stories Cozy Christmas Paper

Dylusions White Linen Ink Spray

Pearl Glass Glitter

Chipboard Snowflakes

Gold and White Gelatos

Molding Paste

3rd Grade Rocks! Layout

We have a brand new challenge at Let's Scrap Sketches!!  This is actually a card sketch, but I made it work for a layout sketch!

Tanner just started 3rd grade and we got his class pictures back recently.  When I got my November kit from Frosted Designs, I knew the papers would be perfect for this layout!!

We have a sketch challenge twice a month with great prizes!  The sketches are designed by a member of our Administration or Design Team and are intended to be used as a guide.  You can modify the sketch to your project!  I sometimes have trouble modifying as I am a rule follower!!!  

I used Fabscraps paper from Frosted Designs Rustic Beauty Kit.  I also used Dylusions Dirty Martini ink spray for the green ink.  I cut out the title and words using my cameo.  Both the title and set of school words were purchased in the Silhouette Store.

I hope you consider entering our challenge HERE!!

Live a Colorful Life (Frosted Designs)

I have been playing with Gelatos lately and wanted to share one of my creations with you.  I am also on the blog at Frosted Designs today!!

I started with an 8x8 flat canvas board.  I sprayed it with water and picked out two Gelatos - turquoise and lime green.  I scribbled randomly on the canvas.

I have to admit that this part is fun for me!!!  Because the canvas board was wet, the colors started to run and blend.  I used a paint brush and my mini mister to blend the colors until the board was covered.

Once the board was dry, I pulled out some ink and some stencils.

I used Dylusions After Midnight ink with the diamond stencil from the Beauty of Nature Kit.  I masked off the rest of the canvas because I did not want to cover it with the dark ink.

I used the Mini Love Post Stencil from the Capture the Moment Kit with the turquoise gelatos to make the heart.

I used a spray sealer once the ink dried.

I cut out this phrase with my Silhouette Cameo and white vinyl.

I transferred the vinyl onto the canvas.  I almost gave up a few times during this project, but I remembered what fellow DT Member Sandee said - just keep layering!!!  I am very happy with the end result!!!

I hope you choose to Live a Colorful Life!!!

 

gelatos - mix & match designing with gelatos set

Dylusions Ink Spray

Beauty Of Nature

Capture the Moment

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Life Documented Layout (Frosted Designs)

Today starts a new challenge at Frosted Designs - CHEVRONS!!!!  Join us for a chance to win a great prize11

I went to a wine and paint shop with my two sisters-in-law and we had so much fun!!  My oldest son gave me a gift certificate for my birthday.  I have never been to one of these places but I highly recommend it!!

I used the Summer's End kit from and White Linen Dylusions Ink from Frosted Designs. 

I just love the chevrons and dots together!  I journaled on this tag and tied some ribbon to the top. 

I tucked the flowers in the corner.

The best part about the monthly kits is everything goes together!!!

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you join us!!

Dylusions - White Linen

Summer's End

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