Angel of Mine – dt layout for Creative Embellishments

01 Mar 2014 6 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: , , , , , , , ,

I am soooo thrilled that today is the first reveal for the new dt at Creative Embellishments! I just love what everyone came up with for their examples for the March challenge. Be sure to stop by the CE blog and check it out! 😀

For my take on the challenge, I was inspired by the colors, placement of the colors, the flowers, butterflies and fairy wings from the inspo photo. There’s also a stunning sketch by one of our team members, Tammy, to combine with the inspiration image this month.

To create my page, I started with white cardstock and adhered crumpled tissue paper to the areas I wanted each color. Once dried, I went over the wrinkles lightly with gesso to bring out the texture. I then added a doodled border to go with the whimsical feel of the page and tied that in by outlining a few of the fussy cut flowers. All of my chippies have been altered with a silver gelato and PITT markers.  Here’s what I came up with:

Angel of Mine

The awesome inspiration image this month:

ce march insp image

The gorgeous sketch for the March challenge, created for us by Tammy Henderson:

ce march sketch

Materials:

Creative Embellishments Angel of Mine title piece
CE Flourish set #1
CE Butterflies
CE Ornate frame
Webster’s Pages New Year New You pp
Pink Paislee tissue paper
tissue paper from my stash
PITT artist markers
gelatos
gesso

TFL! To play along w/the challenge, just combine the sketch with the March image (in any way that it inspires you) and link up your project on the CE blog by Midnight EST on March 31st for your chance to win a $20 gc to the CE store! 😀

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Warm & Cozy – dt layout for Creative Embellishments

20 Feb 2014 16 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: , , , , , , ,

Hi, everyone! It’s Thursday, so I’m up on the Creative Embellishments blog with a layout to share. 😀 I snapped this normal everyday pic of Madison one day when then kids were all camping out in the living room. She’s all snuggled up in her favorite blanket which was given to her by a friend of mine before she was even born.

To create my background, I used the Creative Embellishments Bokeh stamp with some gelatos. It didn’t turn out quite how I’d intended because after stamping with it, I had wanted to blur the lines a bit and misted it with more water. Too much water. lol So It’s splotchier than it started out being. After that goof, I had to continue with it, so I went ahead and made the rest of the background to match. lol I altered both the flourish and the Out of this World chipboard pieces with gelatos as well, but went with an acrylic paint on the Chunky Alphas. Here’s how it turned out:

warm and cozy

Materials:

Creative Embellishments Circle Bokeh stamp
CE Out of This World frame
CE Chunky Alphabet
CE Flourish set 15
13 Arts papers
Webster’s Pages charm and clip
lace from my stash
Design Memory Craft gelatos
gesso
acrylic paint
prima flowers
doilies from my stash
Martha Stewart punches
Spellbinders die

For my page, I was inspired by the February mood board at Scrap Around the World:

SATW february moodboard

I liked the circular scattered elements in the background of the lower left image and the colors from the chevron image. I also incorporated a touch of metallic elements inspired by the lower right image.

I also went with the February 1st Stuck?! Sketch to create my page:

february 1

Last but not least, Scrap Africa’s challenge #26 is to incorporate altered chipboard, so I’m entering that challenge with my page as well. TFL!

Winter Wonderland – dt layout for Sketchabilities sketch #108

30 Jan 2014 5 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: , , , , , , ,

Wow time goes by so fast! My term with Sketchabilities has come to a close, so this will be my last layout based on their sketches as part of their dt. However, I’m sure I’ll be playing along with their gorgeous sketches as a participant in the future. 😀 For my last dt page, I decided to create a colorful, whimsical page using a Creative Embellishments snowflake bg stamp, some of their fantastic laser cut chipboard pieces and my favorite paper manufacturers, Webster’s Pages‘, papers, bling and embellies. My page was also inspired by the Frosty challenge #91 at scrapki-wyzwaniowo. Here’s what I came up with:

Winter Wonderland

Karan’s gorgeous sketch #108:

sketch 108

Materials:

Creative Embellishments snowflake bg stamp
CE Winter Wonderland set
CE laser cut chipboard lamp post
CE Snowflake Doily
American crafts white cardstock
Webster’s Pages Winter Fairy Tales pp, dazzle me gems, sparkler, charm and bow
twine and clothes pins from my stash
Design Memory Craft gelatos
gesso
watercolor and acrylic paints
Tim Holtz film strip ribbon

TFL!

Create – dt layout for Creative Embellishments

23 Jan 2014 9 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: , , , , , , , ,

It’s Thursday, so I’m up on the Creative Embellishments blog with a layout to share. 😀 CE is sponsoring the Stuck?! Sketches January 15th challenge, so I decided to play along. Webster’s Pages has also had a different challenge posted each day this week on their blog, so I combined their day 1 challenge (monochromatic) with the Stuck?! sketch. 😀

For my take on the challenges, I decided to go with a pic of 3 of my kids coloring, drawing, cutting and pasting. They love to create and tend to do something artistic every day. The Creative Embellishments Create set was perfect for what I wanted to portray and the steampunk light bulbs helped illustrate their innovative, creative ideas. Here’s what I came up with:

Create

Materials:

Creative Embellishments Create set
CE Steampunk Light Bulbs
CE Conversation Hearts bg stamp
WP Western Romance pp, bloomers, sparkler, whimsy heart and bow
gesso
gelatos
Pitt big brush artist markers
acrylic paint
white sharpie

Stuck?! Sketches January 15th sketch:

january 15

TFL!

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