Papercrafting during my free time
30 Jul 2015 Comments Off on Sweet Heart – Creative Embellishments and CSI Guest project for Case 171
in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: CE lasercut chipboard, Creative Embellishments, csi color stories inspiration, dimension, layering
Hi everyone this month the Creative Embellishments team is playing along with the CSI cases and this is how I solved case #171.
Here is the case info:
From the evidence category, I used triangles and texture paste on my background. 😀
Here are some other close ups of the CE pieces I’ve layered on my page:
I love how CE pieces are so easy to alter and layer to create a story on your project.
TFL! 😀
22 Jul 2015 4 Comments
in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 multi-photo scrapbook page, boy pages, Creative Embellishments, csi color stories inspiration, distressed, inking, laser cut chipboard, stuck?! sketches
This month, Creative Embellishments is sponsoring both CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration and Stuck?! Sketches. Both challenge sites invited our team to guest design for them this month, so I actually have 2 layouts to share in the post. 😀
First up, I have my take on case 170 which I combined with the July 1st Stuck?! Sketch:
Case details:
Next is the layout I created for our guest spot on the Stuck?! Sketches site:
I hope you play along with the CSI cases and the Stuck?! Sketches challenges with us this month! 😀
09 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 single page multi-photo layout, Creative Embellishments, csi color stories inspiration, distressing, laser cut chipboard, Lindy's Stamp Gang mists, masking
I’m up on the Creative Embellishments blog and this month, we’re one of the sponsors for CSI – Color Stories Inspiration, so we got to try our hands at cracking some of their cases! Here’s how I solved case 169:
From the evidence column, I went with stars using our Stars in My Universe frame, then stencils and sunburst rays, by creating my own stencil for the background. From the testimony column, I went with the family fun theme and used the word family in my journaling.
Some close ups of the chippies I altered:
The case info:
The sketch for case 169:
Here are the CE products I used for this page:
TFL! I hope you play along with this awesome csi challenge!
01 Jul 2015 Comments Off on Crazy 4 U – Creative Embellishments July Challenge + Sketchabilities 142
in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 scrapbook layout, baby, Creative Embellishments, distressing, laser cut chipboard, mixed media, sketchabilities, Wood veneer
What’s better than an awesome Creative Embellishments Challenge? Combining it with a fabulous sketch by Sketchabilities! CE is sponsoring Sketch #142, so there are even more ways to win a GC to the Creative Embellishments store! 😀
For the Creative Embellishments July challenge, you just need to combine the inspiration photo with the added twist of adding something wood to your project (layout, card, tag, art journal page, altered piece, etc). This month, we were given the option to also combine the challenge with sketch #142. To check out what everyone came up with, be sure to check out this post on the CE blog: July Challenge
This was such a fun challenge for me! I love Karan’s sketches and am always inspired by them. 
I was further inspired by the colors, fence, and flowers from our inspo image. The blades of the windmill also reminded me of mesh, so I used drywall tape that I painted in the background of my design. CE stamps are so much fun to work with, so I used several of them to create my background which had started out as smooth white paper. I used watered down Distress stains for the base and Distress ink and Stazon ink with CE stamps to create my own background for this page. The chippies (flourish and fence) and drywall tape were altered using acrylic paint (both liquitex and Lumiere). For the twist, I left my CE wood veneer pieces bare so you can really see the intricate detailing on them, which they’re known for.
Here’s what I came up with:
July Challenge inspo image:
Sketchabilities sketch:
CE products used on my page (click the image to be taken to the store listing)
Thanks for looking! Remember, to enter the CE challenge, go to their blog and upload your entry by 11:55 pm ET July 31st. To enter the Sketchabilities challenge, you must upload your entries by July 13th. I am so excited about this month’s challenge and can’t wait to see all the entries!
Distressed Scrapper 