Using Black & White Photos

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today, I would like to share with you two layouts that I made using Scraptastic Club kit and add on called "When Skies Are Grey." I adore the color palette of this kit. The softness of the colors makes it perfect for black and white photos. 

You are Perfect

For this layout, I had fun using different fonts for my long title. I love that this kit and add ons has 2 sticker fonts and sentiments on the patterned papers and the journaling tags. Ain't my title perfect with that photo?

I also enjoyed layering elements in this page. I added a few stamp images, liquid pearls, patterned papers, journaling tags and doilies. You can never go wrong with layering.

LOL

I just love this photo of Hannah. She was 2 when this photo was taken. The original photo was colored and over exposed so I decided to turn it into a black and white photo to reduce the noise.

Thanks for dropping by!

Scraptastic Club December Kits REVEALED!

All of the Lights Kit

 All of the Lights is a fun, colorful kit, with a great mix of MME, October Afternoon, Heidi Swap to name a few. Are you enjoying all of the exclusive cuts Jessica adds each month? I know I am. It is also quite versatile. This kit can be used for birthdays, carnivals, pages about friends, etc.

All of the Lights Add-On

 

Mocha Latte Kit

 Mocha Latte is a wonderful monochromatic kit. I love all the different shades of browns and creams. It too includes more of Jessica's exclusive cuts. It is a very non-descript kit that can be used for a plethora of themes.

Mocha Latte Add-On

December Stamp Add-On

Check out our own Heather Landry's exclusive stamps!!! Lot of fun to be had with these!! 

Kits are in the store!! Make sure to grab yours before they are gone!!!

A Sketch Challenge at Scraptastic

Hi ladies. Today I would like to share my take to Scraptastic Club's November Sketch Challenge found here. You will see a lot of gorgeous interpretation from some of my co-DT.

Here is the sketch by the talented Heather Landry:

Here is my take:

Here I have used a previous kit, Noted kit. This is one of my favorite kit to date because of all the beautiful elements that came with it. I did my own take by rotating some of the elements from the sketch. It is always fun to join in our sketch challenges with all the great sketches Heather makes. Can't wait to see yours!

One Sunday afternoon...

...I took this photos at Nuvali while we are at Starbucks. Also, one Sunday a few weeks ago, I made this layout for my DT assignment at Imaginarium Designs.I love Sundays because it is always the most quiet day of the week. A day when I can spend more time with my family and for myself.

Here was the layout that I made using some Graphic45 goodies. It has been a long time since I used some G45 just because I think their products is not my style. The great thing about their papers lately is the back design is more soft and has a milder design which I love.

Products Used: Graphic 45 patterned papers, white gesso, sand, Kaisercraft stamp, AC Thickers, Prima Alpha Sticker, Mists and Liquid Pearls.

Imaginarium Design Chipboards used:

Train Track Border (IDB0006)

The train track border chipboard was initially painted with white gesso and adhered sand. Once it dried, I immediately misted a few greens and browns on it while it was still wet to add colour.

Imaginarium Design DT Layout

I made this for a special friend here in the Philippines. I wanted to give her a page where there is dimension, texture, and layering. I have used several chipboard design for this layout and applied the steampunk technique.

Products Used: BasicGrey Patterned Paper, Prima Flowers, My Minds Eye Brads, Kaisercraft Paper Blooms. Pebbles Inc Metal Embellishment, Prima bling, Tattered Angel, October Afternoon and Maya Road Mists.

Imaginarium Design Chipboards used:

Embellishment 4 (6 on board) (IDS0013)

9 Cogs on board (IDS0018) 

Steam Punk Clock (IDS0030)

every Picture has a story to tell (IDP0045)

Kerri Flourish (Large) (IDFL0010)

Honeycombe (IDS0053) 

To achieve the steampunk effect, I used several mists with the same green hue. I started applying using the lightest shade first then added a few more spray until using the darkest shade of green that I have.

Sunburst

We all know that sunburst design is a huge trend in scrapbooking for the past few months. We see pages upon pages of using this technique in different ways. Some add stitching, some use mists, and some uses diecuts to achieve this look. Whatever technique is used to create a sunburst effect, it always add dimension to a page.

For my layout, I have used the cool Blue Skies kit. All of the patterned papers here are actually scrap leftover from the kit. I was able to use all the small pieces for all those tiny circles. Even the sunburst was made using strips that were left after creating 3 layouts. I made the white sunburst as my main piece then by simply adding strips of patterned paper at the back and in front, the layering effect was perfect.

Thanks for dropping by! And if you have time, feel free to join us this month for 4 exciting challenges at Scraptastic Blog. The first challenge is up and is related to my sunburst inspired layout here. If you are up for the challenge, you have until December 5th at midnight to complete your entry for the November Challenges. This month's prize is a $20.00 GC to the store.

Scraptastic Club's November 2012 Full Reveal

Happy Halloween everyone! I do hope that everybody enjoyed their Halloween. I can't believe it's November already. A few more days and it's Christmas time.Here are a few Halloween photos of my dd (top) and my nephew and niece.

So here we go with the most anticipated day of each month, Scraptastic Club's Kit Reveal! We are excited to share with you the kits for this month.

Farmer's Market

When we think of Fall, we think of lot of layers, crisp leaves crunching under foot, Apple picking, warm quilts. Farmer's Market reminds us of all of those things. It is full of great colors, lots of bits for layerings, great patterns and texture. It also contains more exclusive cuts by Jessica. It is the perfect kit for scrapbooking all of your favorite things about the season.

12x12 Patterned Paper:
1 Sheet of Echo Park Fall Fever Stripe
1 Sheet of Jillibean Soup Brown Salt II
1 Sheet of Lily Bee All Spice
1 Sheet of Lily Bee Cinammon
1 Sheet of Lily Bee Clove
1 Sheet of Simple Stories Homemade Happiness

12x12 Cardstock:
2 Sheets of Bazzill Maltball
2 Sheets of Bazzill Tawny Light
2 Sheets of Bazzill Vanilla Cream

Embellishments:
1 Package of AC Doll Fabric Thickers
1 Sheet of Simple Stories Harvest Lane Fundamentals Stickers
1 Sheet of Simple Stories Harvest Lane Journal Cards
1 Sheet of Jillibean Soup Priceless Banner Bites
1 Sheet of Elle's Studio Thankful Pennants
3 Lily Bee Autumn Spice Journal Cards
3-4 Prima Autumn Splendor Leaves
Partial Package of Lawn Fawn Retro Cord
Partial Package of LYB Acorn Hollow Stick Pins
1 Scraptastic Club Family Card
1 Scraptastic Club Leaves Banner
1 Scraptastic Club Thankful Pennant

 Add On:

When the Skies Are Gray

When Skies are Gray is a versatile kit. Its great colors with all the fun bits and pieces are perfect for scrapping just about any theme. Lots of greys and yellows with a touch of teals. This kit is also perfect for lots of layers with all the bit and pieces it contains as well as the exclusive cuts by Jessica.

12x12 Patterned Paper:
1 Sheet of Crate Paper Cashew Shop
1 Sheet of Heid Swapp Bookkeeping
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee Amazing
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee Incredible
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee Remarkable
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee Stupendous

12x12 Cardstock:
2 Sheets of Bazzill Cinder
2 Sheets of Bazzill Vanilla Cream
2 Sheets of Bazzill Yukon Gold

Embellishments:
1 Sheet of Basic Grey White Micro Mono Alphas
1 Sheet of MME Perfect Honey Tiny Words
1 Sheet of Jillibean Soup Cherish Banner Bites
1/2 Package of Pink Paislee Ephemera Die Cuts
Partial Package of Pink Paislee Photo Tabs
Partial Package of Pink Paislee Tiny Tabs
3 Heidi Swapp Color Magic Notes Resist Tags
1 MME All About Me Die Cut
1 MME Bright Bluebell Journaling Card
1 Sheet of Elle's Studio The Sweet Life Time Flies Snippets
2 Yards of Doodlebug Twine in Bumblebee
1 Scraptastic Club LOL Speech Bubble
1 Scraptastic Club Silly Card
1 Scraptatsic Club Smile Banner
1 Scraptastic Club Star Cluster Banner 

Add On:

 
Those 2 kits are amazing! Have you read the list for each kit? It is both jam-packed with so much embellishments that will surely compliment your projects. I don't know about you but I am getting both.

Blue Skies Kit

For some time now, I have been using stamps, paint, and mists in my layouts. I love the artistic feel it adds to a page. I know it takes time for those to dry up but the outcome is always amazing.

ONE LITTLE STAR

For this page I have used the gorgeous Blue Skies kit by Scraptastic Club. The kit is a combination of MME Playful and EchoPark Record patterned papers with a beige, yellow, and blue palette. I adore all the embellishments that came with it and decided not to get the add on for this kit and challenge myself to only use the main kit.

Having only a daughter, I must admit that scrapping the color blue (if it's not teal) is challenging. I used a black and white photo to compensate with the palette and to make it pop. With the magic of stamping, paint and splatters of mists, I was able to combine layer different elements and still make the page cohesive.

I have 3 more layouts using the kit that I will post in the next few days, thanks for dropping by!

Fussy Cutting

Dealing with life can be stressful. Raising a toddler is very tiring. Working full time is exhausting. These are just a few reasons why I love scrapbooking so much. Whenever I am in my scraproom I feel relief, peaceful, and quiet. It is my me time. I am not creating everyday but I always look forward to it.

One of the common technique I love is cutting intricate patterns from pps. I spend most of my creative time doing this because it is very relaxing. I also love the layering it can provide to a page. One of the best patterned papers to work with using this technique is Webster Pages.

Here was a layout that I did a few months ago when I guest design for Webster Pages:

a quick page, a quick post

less than 30 minute layout using mostly washi tape

My Little STAR

I am really happy that I am getting my groove back. I love scrapbooking and I am thrilled that I scrap more often now compared to the last few months. Not only do I create projects for my DT assignments, I was able to scrap for me. Next to my list is scrapbooking photos of myself!

For now, here is another layout of my little star using Scraptastic Club's Just Beachy kit (my 5th layout from the kit). I had so much fun creating my second layout. I layered piece upon piece of papers, washi tape, journaling card and some elements that came with the add on. I love negative space layout and I think this turned up pretty well considering it was created for 30 minutes.

Close up

MME + Imaginarium Design Chipboard

I was inspired with all the negative pages I see online. I used a black and white photo to contrast the bright colors of the MME collection. I made the background subtle by dabbing white gesso on most part of my design. With the addition of stamps, mists and watercolour pencils, the background blended well with my theme.

I love adding stamps randomly as part of my background. It gives this journaling effect that I wanted. Stamps like text, texture, shapes is always perfect to personalize background.

Products Used: My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy collection, Ranger Ideology stamp, October Afternoon Mists, Lily Bee rubons, Faber Castel watercolour pencil, Gesso, Washi tape.

Imaginarium Design Chipboards used:

Two Hearts with Cross Flourish (IDDL0004 )

For the chipboard, heart chipboard, I dipped it to gesso and added sand to build the texture. You might notice that I do this often with my chipboards, that is because I love the textured effect it creates.

Playing with my Cameo

It has been a month since I received my Silhouette Cameo but I only have used it 3x. Not because I am lazy, but because of some technical problem and now, I am still waiting for some replacement.

Luckily, I was able to do this background before the problem. I have used a file from Silhouette Online Store, one of the files I chose to avail my $10 GC.

MME Fine and Dandy

I enjoyed making this page. The diecut design made everything so much easier. With simple addition of embellishments, I was able to create something I really like. I just wish my replacement blade arrives soon because I really wanted to create more using my Cameo.