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1st Mohawk – Before and After

07 Feb 2011 5 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, Bo Bunny, Bobunny, boy, child, diecut stickers, fibers, gemstones, handmade flowers, layout, multi-photo, rhinestones, single page, stickers

Materials:

Bo Bunny Midnight Frost papers and diecut alpha stickers
Pink Paislee Anthology trim
American Crafts cardstock
Kaisercraft mini alpha stickers
Tulip Glam it up rhinestones

Adhesives:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro PermaTac adhesive
Helmar 450 Quick Dry liquid adhesive

Tools used:

Fiskars edge/border punch
Imaginisce I-rock gem setting tool

This layout was created for the following color challenge on the Play Date Cafe Blog:

Sketch: Pagemaps sketch provided for a challenge on Sketches4all

This layout is also being submitted for the Bo Bunny before and after challenge and the Paper Secrets Technique challenges. TFL!

Blessed layout and Webster’s Page Spring Market Review

03 Feb 2011 1 Comment

by dlwidder in product reviews, Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, buttons, children, hand sewn, hand stitching, handmade flower, layout, multi-photo, siblings, single page, Webster’s Pages

I had a blast creating my first layout w/the new Spring Market line from Webster’s Pages! The colors in this range are just fabulous and images are deliciously vintage. The papers are all a nice weight, smooth cardstock that is easy to work with. Not so thick/heavy that they’re hard to work with and not so thin you’re afraid you’ll tear it just handling the pages. They’re perfect! If you’re familiar with WP papers, you will not be disappointed, they’re the same quality Webster’s is famous for. Good news for the environmental scrapper…WP has gone green! All their 12×12 papers are FSC certified, which means they’re harvesting from environmentally protected forests. I believe the change was made last season, but I’m not positive about that. I’m just glad they’ve taken these measures. 😀

I also had the pleasure of working with their marvelous trims. The Spring Market trim pack comes with 6 different fibers in a variety of textures. From ribbon to fabric to knit, this trim pack has something for everyone! Webster’s Pages even debuted their self-adhesive chipboard buttons with this line. There are larger patterned buttons and smaller solid colored ones in the same pack. Conveniently included in the package, you’ll find six 12″ lengths of matching twine. The chipboard pieces are easy to work with and the adhesive has staying power for sure…word of caution here…make sure you place the button correctly because once you’ve placed it, you’ll either ruin the piece or your project if you attempt to remove it. Though I also have the princess petals and fabric flowers for this line, I will reserve my critique of those products once I’ve used them on a project. TFL!

Materials: Webster’s Pages Spring Market papers, trim, and chipboard buttons, WP Storytellers alphas in Holiday, DMC embroidery floss, Helmar 450, permanent adhesive runner and zapdots, This to That foam dots.

Sketch: Stuck on U Sketches

If you would like to participate in the current or future sketch challenges on Stuck on U’s site, CLICK HERE.

The Best Gift I Ever Received – You

01 Feb 2011 7 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, Christmas, fussy cutting, glitter, layout, multi-photo, trim, Webster’s Pages

Well before Matthew was born, a friend of mine had given Taten, Alex and Madison each a fleece blanket. Once Matthew got too big for his baby blanket, he really wanted a blanket like theirs. Alex (a real softy for Matthew) immediately gave him his blanket. When another friend of mine heard about this, she sent him a homemade, handtied fleece blanket for Christmas. It’s backed in red, which is Alex’s favorite color, and has a space theme…one of Alex’s many obsessions. 😀

Materials: Bazzill cardstock background (it was supposed to be black, but I accidentally started adhering the cutout pieces to the wrong paper, so I just went with it. :-P), Webster’s Pages Waiting for Santa Papers, tinsel trim, holiday trim, and diecut stickers, stickles, American Crafts plastic snowflake.

Created using this week’s sketch on the Sketchy Thursdays site. If you’d like to view the sketch or participate in one of their challenges, CLICK HERE.

Believe in Your Dreams

31 Jan 2011 Comments Off on Believe in Your Dreams

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, baby, brads, embossing, flowers, layout, lo, single page, single photo, stamping, stitching, white

For this lo, I used core-dinations cardstock for the base, American Crafts white cardstock for the clouds, Webster’s Pages Vintage Inspired netting, WP alphas (they were white, but I colored them), Prima flowers, MME brads, Pink Paislee Artisan Elements Circle and Ornament, Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze, lace from my stash, DMC embroidery thread for the rectangle, threaded through the lace, and stitched on the clouds, Martha Stewart clear embossing powder, Heidi Grace stamp, Encore ink, and iridescent medium.

I used sketch#137 from Creative Scrapper and am also submitting it to Scrap Whisper’s challenge to use fabric/material in your layout, and Two Peas in a Bucket for their CHA challenge #10. I went with this color scheme for a challenge on Candy Shoppe Designs (white on white), but I missed the deadline since I’d only found out about it on Saturday and I had the kids all day. oh well! lol

If you’d like to enter Creative Scrapper’s challenges, CLICK HERE.

If you would like to enter Scrap Whispers’ challenges, CLICK HERE. TFL!

To enter one of Candy Shoppe Design’s challenges, CLICK HERE.