Ladies Own the Night*******

Hello everyone!! I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend & are looking forward to summer! I know I am!!! I'm here today to share a fun layout I did using lots of goodies you can find in the Frosted Designs store! If you know me at all, you know I like to mix and match collections, and that is what I did today!! I used pieces from Basic Grey, Carte Bella, and Bo Bunny to come up with this  layout! Here are some pictures:

  

 Here are a few close ups:

 I used the creme brûlée dauber from my Lindy's stamp gang try me set to pearlize my background for the 'night sky' . 

For the title & other elements on my page I used stickers from the Bo Bunny Zip-a- Dee-doodle combo sticker sheet. I also anchored some of the elements to my page with some Trendy Tape in black chevron & the steampunk gold one. I love how they look together!

I colored the Um Wow layered clouds with a combo of Faber Castel gelato in gold & some more creme brûlée. The tiny stars are wood veneer by Studio Calico, also colored with gelato & a wet brush. I love how it turned out against the pink! 

I hope you have enjoyed this whimsical layout. Here is the list of products I used that can be found in the Frosted Designs store. Happy shopping!!!

Product Used:

( background paper) Wildflower collection by Carte Bella

Bo Bunny Zip a Dee Doodle combo sticker sheet

Studio Calico tiny stars wood veneer

Um Wow layered clouds

Faber Castel gelatos gold & silver

Lindy's stamp gang Creme Brûlée 

Prima everyday vintage sugardots

Trendy tape- black chevron

Trendy tape- steampunk gold

Thataway travel stickers 

11 items challenge at Frosted Designs!

It's Friday again and you know what that means, there's a new challenge up over at the Frosted Designs blog! This time we are challenging you to use at least 1 item from this list of 11: tags, paper layering, Washi tape, flags, banners, patchwork, circles, stitching, stars, flowers, buttons, or arrows. We can't wait to see what you create. Don't forget to link up your project on the FD blog no later than Thursday, Dec 5th to be entered to win Top 3 Honors or the grand prize!! Our sponsor is Heartfelt Creations.

Here are a few pics of the layout I created:

It was a lot of fun doing this layout. I am finally starting to feel my mojo coming back! I have 2 girlfriends coming over Monday for coffee and a full day of scrapping :) they will be the first scrapping buddies I've made in Portland. I'm excited!! Just have to get my scrap space cleaned up a bit. It should be fun! I hope to have some new projects to share this next week from that and a special thanksgiving post. Until then friends, keep scrapping!!

FDFF Challenge: Ribbon, Twine & Washi Tape!

Hi Friends! It's been a while... I am still getting settled in here and starting to catch up on DT projects, I did finally finish this mixed media canvas and it's perfect for the challenge we are hosting over at Frosted Designs this week- the challenge is to use at least 2: Ribbon, Twine, or Washi Tape. For my project I used Twine and Washi Tape. It was so much fun creating this canvas...I have lots of ideas for more, whenever I get the creative time to do them all!

So come on over and join us for this challenge! It's easy to play along! Just link up your project to the sidebar no later than July 17th to be eligible for our prize! I am so jealous of whoever wins this one!!! It's a very generous one!! Our sponsor this time is Donna Downey- a fabulous mixed media artist and kind of a mini inspiration for me to create my project this time! Here's her website- http://www.donnadowney.com/  you will win a $65 value online class where you'll have access to 5 different designers and make 15 different projects. Wow right??? So get to work.. it will be hard to pick a winner this time, but good luck! 

And until next time, Peace Y'all! 

12.12.12 lucky day post: wonderful washi...

Hello everyone!!! One of my favorite things about this time of year is making gifts for family and friends. I absolutely love giving handmade gifts because they are the best and most heartfelt! I had to pick a 'favorite thing' for a special sale we were having at Scrapping Frenzy last week, and I picked WASHI TAPE! I was only introduced to this stuff probably 6 or so months ago but I absolutely LOVE it! And if you don’t know what washi is yet…well honey, you are in for a surprise!!! Here is a lovley pic of some:

The first thing I will say that I really LOVE about washi is that it is repositionable! Which is great for those scrappers like me who tend not to really ‘plan’ a layout or project more so than just going with the flow until we are happy with it! So you can stick this stuff down, take a look, and move it if you like, and it doesn’t hurt your paper or background at all, isn’t that cool! I have lots of ideas to share with you today about how you can use your washi tape. This stuff really is so versatile, it goes beyond scrapbooking, you can use it for home decor even! Are you ready, let’s go!

The first and most basic way to use washi is to use it as a piece of layering/texture on your layout. It is somewhat transparent which is nice when you are adding it to your page. Here are a few pictures of how I used washi as a part of layering on a layout:

The second way you can use washi is as a decorative border or edge on an off the page project. For this project, I recovered a cardboard initial with scrapbook paper and embellishments, gave it a few coats of mod podge, then added 2 kinds of washi tape to the edge to give it a more finished look. After I had my washi in place, I mod podged over it too so it would be glossy. Here are some pics:

Some other simple ways you can use washi to add interest to your projects are by making your own banners or mini flags. I like making these and have used them alot on my pages lately! Along with using manila tags for journaling, I think I am pretty much addicted to making banners! LOL! The simpliest way is to cut strips of white cardstock or even white filler paper since it’s thinner and put your washi in strips covering it. Then trim the edges as you like and make a little banner using whatever fibers or ribbon you have laying around. For making mini flags, I like to use floral pins, cause they are cheap, you could also use regular decorative stick pins if you have some of those lying around. Do the same thing as a flag and adhere it to the pin using Glossy Accents or even regular scotch tape. Here are some pics of some flags and a banner I made this morning:

 So you heard me mention how much I love manila mini tags!? Well I figured out another use for them other than journaling…decorate them with washi! It’s as simple as adding a strip to the bottom and a few stamps and you’re done. If you wanted a more vibrant tag, you could layer several types of washi in strips across it and that would be really neat. Here’s a picture of the tag I decorated:

So these next few ideas I can’t take credit for, I was doing some research and I came across and entire Pinterest board for washi tape ideas!!! OMG I am in heaven now. I have already saved to to my favorites page LOL! Here are some of my favorite ideas from the Pinterest board using washi on home decor items:

1.  washi tape jars with matching spoon and twine:

2. washi tape tealights:

3. washi tape binder clips: ( I <3 span="span" these="these">

4. Washi tape decorated milk-glass vases:

And last but not least, my favorite home decor project using washi, a cool wreath with clothespins! So cheap and easy to make, what a great all-year round decor idea!

5. Washi tape wreath:

Are you excited to get your hands on some washi tape now! The possibilities are endless, right? Scrapping Frenzy has a large selection of washi tape as well as the fabric tape and cello tape in Disney themes, perfect for any project! I know it's definatley on my Christmas list...all the stuff to make this awesome year-round wreath :) Happy holiday crafting, friends!! Until next time~ Peace y'all~VV

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Pieces of Portland {Authentique Enchanted Collection}

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. I wanted to just say that I had a FABULOUS time at Convention last weekend with all our customers and my special design team ladies! There were lots of laughs, plenty of snacks, and tons of inspiration! It was truly a great weekend, so thank you!

Ok, so I am sharing up with you today a layout I did using some of the new  Authentique 'Enchanted' collection papers, perfect for fall/Halloween/harvest. Even though these lean more towards Halloween, I was able to make them work for my fall pictures by grounding them with a dark brown cardstock background page. I had alot of fun using Sam's distressing tool on this layout, and I will be buying one very, very soon! Here are some pics:

I really liked both sides of all the papers I got from this collection, so I actually used both sides of all the papers by cutting them into different sized rectangles and piecing them together on my page. Of course before I glued them down I distressed and inked all of them. Also for each one of the rectangles, I did a different technique. I misted one with Smooch, I stamped one, I heat embossed/UTEE'd another one just to add more texture.

 Here are a few close ups, first up is my favorite, the BANNER! I have become obsessed with making these for my pages these days, don't know why! Could it be cause they are so stinkin' cute and easy to make?!! Also I added some mini pearls for a girly touch.

Next up is another new obsession on my pages... WASHI TAPE! It is so versatile, and it always adds just that bit of layering that you need. We have tons of different washi's available at the store now if you weren't able to get your hands on some this past weekend...come check them out! On this page I used 2 pieces near my stamped image.

And last is another view of the whole layout. I had so much fun making this one, if you like the papers I used be sure to check out the 'Enchnated' Collection by Authentique today at Scrapping Frenzy, it would be the perfect way to kick off your Halloween or fall project plans!

Until next time, enjoy your weekend! I hope you get a chance to scrap a bit this weekend and enjoy some laughs too!

Scrapping Frenzy Supplies Used: Authentique "Enchanted" collection- 'haunted' and 'glowing'. Echo Park- 'Note to Self' 6x6 paper pad. Dark brown, Kraft and cream colored cardstock. Colorbox chalk inks- chestnut, pumpkin spice, and black. Smooch Spritz by Clearsnap 'Pralines n' Cream'. Dylusions Ink Spray by Ranger 'melted chocolate'. Tim Holtz memo pens and Tim Holtz distress ink in 'tea dye'. buttons, washi tape, ribbon, raffia ribbon, and brown paper bag. Brown Zig writer, Glue dots, Sticky Thumb pop dots, watermark embossing ink.

Other supplies: 'UTEE' Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel, mini stick on pearls, flowers, Purple Pumpkin fabric buttons and crochet doily, fiber scrap from my stash.