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Beautiful – Layout using Glitz for Creative Scrappers Sketch #190

25 Jan 2012 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, baby, Beautiful Dreamer, Creative Scrappers, girl, Glitz, photo inspiration, pink, siblings, single page, single photo, sketch

I love when things come together so perfectly. I’ve been loving the Creative Scrappers sketches lately. They’re so hard to resist! So when I saw sketch #190 earlier this month, I knew that once I got my dt work done for the month, I’d want to play along with this one too. 😀

I’d also seen that Glitz has started their challenges up again. I’ve been stalking their blog since summer hoping they would pick that back up since I’d never played along before and had received my first set of Glitz products right after their last challenge had ended. D’oh! lol I’m super excited that they’ve started hosting challenges again!

This month’s Glitz challenge features an inspiration photo and combining it with the CS sketch came naturally. Though the Glitz photo features a wintery scene, I was actually inspired by the circular mirror, soft textures, cushion of white and framing. I love how the greenery in the photo envelopes the circle, but leaves it some breathing room. These features were so easily replicated using the CS 190 sketch! Here’s what I came up with:

Here’s the fabulous Glitz inspiration image:

And the gorgeous CS sketch #190:

I used Glitz Beautiful Dreamer papers, Peek-a-Boo and Whatnots. Prima flowers and butterfly, ZVA Creative bling, ribbon and lace from my stash.

The STTG store has Beautiful Dreamer papers, paper layers, albums and stickers still in stock and 2 of the Glitz new releases (French Kiss and Pretty in Pink) are in as well! So be sure to stop by and check them out!

You Are My Sunshine – DT layout for Let’s Capture These Sketches

28 Nov 2011 Comments Off on You Are My Sunshine – DT layout for Let’s Capture These Sketches

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, baby, boy, Dance in Sunshine, fussy cutting, Glitz, multi-photo, single page, stickers, yellow

This week on Let’s Capture These Sketches, we got to work with a gorgeous sketch by Sara Slade! I paired it with the fabulous Dance in Sunshine range by Glitz and here’s what I came up with:

sketch #110:

To enter your take on sketch #110 for the LCTS challenge #110, CLICK HERE!

Two Layouts for Paper Secrets November Challenges

01 Nov 2011 Comments Off on Two Layouts for Paper Secrets November Challenges

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, Dove of the East, Glitz, pink paislee, scraplift, single page, single photo, Webster's Pages

I love the gorgeous sketches that Rochelle has been designing for us on Paper Secrets, so I had a lot of fun creating this layout as part of my dt work for the November challenges. I went with the beautiful All About Me collection by Webster’s Pages and added a little subtle texture and interest using a Prima mask and a bit of Helmar magic. 😀

For the brick wall behind the photo, I had really wanted a different Prima mask, but my fave online store was sold out, so I got the mask that features the mortar rather than the brick. To use it effectively, there are several options. I chose to go with a resist technique using Helmar Acid Free Glue. I simple lined up the mask where I wanted the design to appear, and using a foam brush, applied the Helmar Acid Free Glue in the openings by smoothing it over the mask. I then lifted off the mask. Once dry, I misted the image with some Shimmerz Spritz in Rockafella blue and immediately wiped over it lightly with a slightly dampened paper towel to remove the product from the resist areas. It worked like a dream. FYI, this method can also be used with the 450 Quick Dry, Premium Craft Glue and PVA glue that I know of and have tested, so you can use what you have on hand.

Here’s my take on Rochelle’s fabulous sketch for the November Challenge:

Here’s a close up of the brick wall resist:

I’m so excited to be back on the Paper Secrets DT! For my first challenge for the new term, I wanted to do something special. I greatly admire the work of an amazing talented multi-media artist who I first heard about just over a year ago when I started scrapping online. Steph Devlin is not only a designer for Webster’s Pages, Kaisercraft and Prima, she’s also a published author and has designed for numerous magazines. Steph is also one of the co-founders of The Color Room…a great site for fabulous color challenges and a sketch for inspiration. So, for this challenge, I’ve selected one of her pieces (with her permission) for us to lift for our November Scraplift Challenge!

Here’s my lift of her inspiring creation:

To give a subtle shimmer and add a bit of extra texture, I mixed a bit of iridescent medium to Helmar’s Textured Effects and applied it with a brush to the middle flower on the left of the page. I only covered the highlights on the images. It was really hard to capture in a photo, but here’s a close up:

I love that the Textured Effects not only helps add more detail, but it also keeps the iridescent medium on my project, not my fingers, so when I wipe my fingers across the page, I don’t end up with a bunch of shimmer on my fingertips! 😀

I also combined the PS lift challenge with my dt work at Firefly Expressions and incorporated some gorgeous Dove of the East products. 😀

Materials for Little Blessings Layout:

Webster’s Pages All About Me papers
WP All About Me fabric ticket
WP All About Me Princess Petal
WP All About Me storytellers alpha stickers
WP pin
Prima flourish
Shimmerz Rockafella Spritz

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Acid Free Glue
Helmar 450 Quick Dry

Materials for Friends Layout:

Dove of the East paper
Dove of the East ribbon
Dove of the East diecut
Glitz Vintage Blue papers
Glitz paper layers
Pink Paislee Artisan frame
Webster’s Pages sparkler
Webster’s Pages silhouette
sticker and cast corner piece from my stash
Tattered Angels glimmer glaze
iridescent medium
Helmar Textured Effects
Prima bling

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Acid Free Glue
Helmar 450 Quick Dry

Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots
Helmar Zap Dots

TFL!

Sisters and Friends – DT layout for Let’s Capture These Sketches

01 Oct 2011 2 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, Glitz, layers, long title, sketch

I abreviated the title for the post. My layout is actually titled Sisters by Marriage, Friends by Choice.

For my take on sketch #102 on Let’s Capture These Sketches, I went with the gorgeous Vintage Blue papers by Glitz. It was my first time working with their papers…and I am in LOVE! Gorgeous prints, perfect weight and did I mention GORGEOUS?!! 🙂

There is also a mini challenge on Scrapbookers Anonymous to use a long title, so I decided to combine that challenge with my dt work for lcts. Here’s what I came up with: