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Journey – Case File No. 160 CSI Color Stories Inspiration and Creative Embellishments

06 Apr 2015 Comments Off on Journey – Case File No. 160 CSI Color Stories Inspiration and Creative Embellishments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 single page layout, beach, Color Stories Inspiration, Creative Embellishments, CSI, laser cut chipboard, masking, mixed media, Scrapbook challenge

I’m up on the Creative Embellishments blog today sharing how I cracked the CSI Color Stories Inspiration Case File No 160. CE is one of the CSI sponsors this month! 😀 After taking a really long break from crafting, it was really fun to get my hands dirty and get a little grungy with this one. Sketch challenges have always been a fave of mine and I’m always especially challenged by color challenges, so this was a great way for me to get my feet wet again. 😀 I went with this pic of Larry and Alex at the best 2 years ago. Yes…I am STILL scrapping those pics. lol Anyway, here’s what I came up with:

Here’s the case info:

A larger view of the sketch:

Materials:

Creative Embellishments Leafy Vine Frame
CE Journey Word Set
CE Graduation Set
CE Steampunk Pocket Watches
American Crafts white cardstock
Heartfelt Creations ppDistress Ink
Art Anthology Colorations (mist)
Smooch Spritz
Lindy’s Stamp Gang Mist
TCW mask
Prima mask
assorted doilies
twine
Gesso
Staples

Be sure to stop by and check out my post on the CE blog with close ups and more details on how I created my page HERE and check out the case file on the CSI site so YOU can play along for your chance to win one of the amazing sponsored prizes! 😀

Creative Embellishments/Heartfelt Creations team up!

24 Sep 2014 2 Comments

by dlwidder in Cards and Projects Tags: burlap, Creative Embellishments, distressed, heartfelt creations, laser cut chipboard, paper bag mini album, smooch, tags

I’m a huge fan of Heartfelt Creations’ products. I love their stamps and dies, but more than anything, I LOVE their gorgeous papers, so I was thrilled when I heard about the team up between two such amazing companies! I got to work with HFC’s Once Upon a Time Papersand Celebrate the Journey Papers. Since two other team members used Celebrate the Journey, I primarily used Once Upon a Time for my project along with a few scraps from other HFC papers I already had on hand. This is going to be photo heavy because it’s a paper bag mini album (my first!), using 3 full sized paper lunch bags.

For the cover, I also used these products by Creative Embellishments which I altered by using Smooch inks: Steampunk Timepiece from their 3 piece mini set, a Butterfly from their 3 piece set, Flourish 17 and Photo or Page Corners Set 2. Distressed edges on the papers are inked with Distress Ink and the trims are by Graphic 45 and My Mind’s Eye. I also used the other corner pieces from the set as holders for tags inside the album.

The Cover:

Back Cover:

1st Spread with the left flap closed:

1st Spread with the left flap open:

2nd spread with the right flap turned into a pocket:

Center (3rd) Spread:

4th spread with the right flap closed:

4th spread with the right flap open:

5th spread with the left flap closed and tag inserted on the right:

5th spread with the left flap lifted and tag removed on the right:

A few of the 29 removable tags for photos and journaling:

To check out the rest of the team’s creations, visit the Creative Embellishments Blog here: CE Blog

Creative Embellishments 1 Year Anniversary Blog Hop

01 Sep 2014 25 Comments

by dlwidder in Cards and Projects Tags: Creative Embellishments, flowers, I am Roses, inka gold, laser cut chipboard, metal embellishments, mixed media, off the page, paint, viva decor

Welcome the Creative Embellishments 1st Anniversary blog hop. I’m honored to be taking part in this momentous occasion! If you stumbled on the hop here, then please go to Creative Embellishments blog for the hop details and begin the hop on Nicolle’s blog here… >> http://nicollelovesscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

I am happy you are here with us today to celebrate the Creative Embellishments 1 year anniversary! To celebrate, we’re having a dt hop and giving away FOUR $25.00 gift vouchers to the store! All you need to do to be entered to win one of the vouchers is leave a comment on the hop post on the CE blog letting them know what your favorite CE product is, then leave some love on each of our design team member’s blogs then follow each blog. We’re each sharing a project with our favorite CE product on it. The winner of the hop will be randomly selected and announced on Monday September 8th.

I LOVE Creative Embellishments’ product, so it was very hard to for to pick a favorite. Their laser cut chipboard is so intricate and lovely, their wood veneers are detailed and darling! Their newest product line, flair, are so awesome to work with and I can’t say enough about their laser etched rubber stamps. Those are awesome for mixed media projects. Since I couldn’t make myself pick a single favorite, I decided to go with two categories. Their frames and title pieces are definite MUST-HAVES!

With my pieces chosen, I decided to create an off the page project for you all today. I hope you like it! 😀

Nicolle Kramer’s Blog: http://nicollelovesscrapbooking.blogspot.com/ (START HERE!!!)
Doris Widder: https://distressedscrapper.com/ (YOU ARE HERE!!!)
Emilia van den Heuvel’s blog: http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.nl/ (GO HERE NEXT!!!) 😀
Karan Gerber’s blog: http://karangerber.com/
Michelle Gallant’s blog: http://scrapsandpixels.blogspot.ca/
Sandi Clarkson’s blog: http://softsideofsandi.blogspot.com/
Tammy Henderson’s blog: http://myscrappingplace-tammy.blogspot.com/
Shona Keehn’s blog: http://suchawonderfulmess.blogspot.ca/
Creative Embellishments Blog: http://creativeembellishments.com/blog/

Beach Canvas – dt project for Creative Embellishments

05 Jun 2014 Comments Off on Beach Canvas – dt project for Creative Embellishments

by dlwidder in Cards and Projects Tags: beach, black gesso, canvas, Creative Embellishments, Jacquard Lumiere, laser cut chipboard, mixed media, shells, Shimmerz Texturez

Since I didn’t get to provide an example for the June Creative Embellishments challenge this month, I thought it would be fun to create one for my Thursday project. Here’s the canvas I created to go with the inspo image and nautical theme this month: