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Sweet Thing – dt layout for Paper Secrets and Helmar Challenge entry

01 Mar 2012 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, baby, daughter, Epiphany Crafts, epoxy buttons, girl, Nikki Sivils, punches, single page, single photo, Sugar Cookie

I love to combine my dt work with challenges (or just combine challenges) when I can, so when Helmar posted a gorgeous sketch by Lydell Quin for their Feb/March challenge and Nicolle said she would be hosting the Paper Secrets March Technique challenge (using punches), I thought they’d go together perfectly! 😀 Though it didn’t turn out the way I originally had in mind, this combo certainly did get me using my punches! 😀

Materials:

Nikki Sivils Sugar Cookie pp
Nikki Sivils Sugar Cookie 6×6 pp
American Crafts cardstock
Prima Flowers
Epiphany Crafts heart bubble caps
Epiphany Crafts heart buttons
Epiphany Crafts felt flowers
Twine from The Twinery
Kaisercraft pearls

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Zap Dots

Tools:

Martha Stewart Round the Page punch
Epiphany Crafts heart button punch
Epiphany Crafts small heart punch

Lydell Quin’s gorgeous sketch:

TFL!

Simply Beautiful – Layout and Card for Paper Secrets Challenges

26 Feb 2012 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Cards and Projects, Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, baby, card, girl, layering, MME, My Mind's Eye, Sassafras, single page, single photo, Stella and Rose

Paper Secrets has 2 progressive challenges that I’m participating in one is a layout challenge (we’re on week 4) and the other is a card challenge (we’re on week 3). These are my takes on the 2 sketches. 😀 For the layout, I had to select 4 products and a technique from a given list to use on my project. I chose lace/trim, staples, shape punches, 3+ flowers, and distressing (ink splatters).

Materials:

Sassafras Sweetly Smitten pp
Sassafras Sweetly Smitten folies
MME Laundry Line diecut title
black india ink
trim from my stash

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Zap Dots

The awesome pagemaps sketch we worked with for our week 4 challenge:

For the card, we needed to select 3 products and/or techniques. I selected 3 pp’s, a diecut (sticker that I cut into a ribbon shape) and stamping:

Materials:

MME Stella and Rose 6×6 pp
MME Stella and Rose trim
MME Stella and Rose diecut sticker
MME Stella and Rose stamp
Stazon ink
distress ink

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Zap Dots

The fab pagemaps sketch we worked with:

TFL!

U Make Life Sweet – Layout for LYB January sketch challenge

17 Feb 2012 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, baby, border punch, Cupcake Love, daughter, girl, Little Yellow Bicycle, single page, single photo

Little Yellow Bicycle posted a sketch challenge on their blog back in January and I finally got a chance to work on it. 😀 You’re required to use at least 75% LYB product from any collection or collections and post a link to it on their fb photo album labeled “January/February Sketch Challenge” or email it to them. I used Cupcake Love from last year for my take on the sketch. Here’s what I came up with:

Materials:

LYB Cupcake Love pp
LYB Cupcake Love canvas border strip
LYB Cupcake Love Canvas tag
LYB Cupcake Love stickers
LYB Cupcake Love layered felt ribbon sticker
LYB Cupcake Love layered flower button dots
LYB Cupcake Love chipboard shape
LYB Cupcake Love epoxy chipboard button

Want 2 Scrap flourish
American Craft solid cardstock

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Zap Dots
Helmar Premium Craft Glue

Tool:

Martha Stewart around the page punch

The fab sketch by Liz Qualman:

TFL!

Happy Beauty – Layout for Paper Secrets

17 Feb 2012 Comments Off on Happy Beauty – Layout for Paper Secrets

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, birthday, Clothesline, girl, Little Yellow Bicycle, multi-photo, single page

I actually started out creating this layout for the Little Yellow Bicycle sketch challenge, but then decided it was better suited for the SYAO sketch #3 at Paper Secrets instead, so to make it work for me, I flipped the sketch. The items from the list that I used for this layout are 3+ flowers, 3+ buttons, 3+ photo corners and twine. The technique I selected was stitching (I hand stitched using the twine). Here’s what I came up with:

Materials:LYB Clothesline pp
LYB Clotheslines felt shapes
LYB Clothesline flowers
LYB Twig paper lace
LYB Clothesline chipboard
LYB Clothesline diecut flourish
LYB Delightful photo corners
Twine from The Twinery

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Premium Craft Glue
Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

The pagemaps sketch we worked with for the SYAO challenge: