My Girl Layout – Once Upon a Sketch Challenge Entry

24 Sep 2011 5 Comments

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

I’ve had this photo of Madison for quite a while and have been waiting for just the right sketch and papers to use for it. Getting a good picture of her is a challenge (she plasters on a fake looking smile whenever she sees the camera), so pretty pics of her are few and far between! I’ve been further challenged by the fact that it’s a Christmas pic, but doesn’t really look like Christmas? I wanted to use non-traditional Christmas colors and figured I’d just have to pick a line that’s actually meant for Spring. Well, Webster’s Pages recently released their Winter Fairy Tales collection for the Summer CHA and I found this wonderful sketch on Once Upon a Sketch and knew I’d finally found the perfect combination for my daughter’s photo. 😀 Here’s what I came up with:

Materials:

Webster’s Pages Winter Fairy Tales 12×12 papers
WP Dazzle Me Gems
WP Bloomers
WP Storytellers Alphas
WP heart Whimsey
Prima Flowers
Crocheted flower received in my prize pack by Marivic last month (berry71bleu.com)

Adhesives:

Helmar Acid Free Glue
Helmar adhesive runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

Tools:

Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch

TFL!

Kaisercraft Beyond the Page Altered Box

14 Sep 2011 Comments Off on Kaisercraft Beyond the Page Altered Box

by dlwidder in Cards and Projects Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Today I’d like to share a fun project I got to work on for the Firefly Expression Blog. This week they’re featuring Kaisercraft, so the base of my project is their Beyond the Page All Purpose Box which is available in their store for $8.99. I wanted to show how you can easily mix old and new products with this fab line, so I used Webster’s Pages Country Estate Papers from their previous release, Pink Paislee’s Butterfly Garden rubons (received in my August prize kit from Marivic at Berry71bleu) and older Fancy Pants rub ons. The little pearls on the lid are also by Kaisercraft and are available in the Firefly Expressions Store for just $0.50.

See that fabulous green, blinged out butterfly on the front? It was also included in the fab prize pack Marivic sent me. Be sure to check out her fun September challenge for your chance to win an incredible kit too! 😀

And of course EVERYTHING is held together using fantastic Helmar adhesives!

I started out by slightly sanding, then painting it with vanilla acrylic paint. I didn’t coat it heavily because I wanted a lightly whitewashed kind of look to it. I then used the Helmar acid free glue to adhere the Webster’s Pages papers that I cut to size and fussy cut to layer images onto the lid. I then added a fabulous Unity stamp sentiment, some rubons and bling.

The cameo and resin bird are adhered with Helmar 450 Quick Dry and I used Liquid Scrap Dots for the butterfly. TFL!

Sketch #98 – Let’s Capture These Sketches Now Live

03 Sep 2011 Comments Off on Sketch #98 – Let’s Capture These Sketches Now Live

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

The latest sketch created by Charlotte for Let’s Capture These Sketches has been posted. Entries need to be linked through the inlinkz widget by the end of the month to be entered to win a prize. Sketch #98 was so much fun to work with. I hope you stop by to check out the other dt member’s creations and play along! Here’s my take on the sketch:

Materials:
Webster’s Pages Waiting for Santa pp
WP Waiting for Santa 6×6 papers
WP Waiting for Santa Journaling Spot
WP Waiting for Santa Fabric Ribbon
WP trims
WP Waiting for Santa Floral Bouquet
WP diecut stickers
Prima Say it Crystals (one flourish that I cut apart)

Adhesives:

Helmar adhesive runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Scrap Dots
Helmar Zap Dots

Here’s the fabulous sketch 98:

TFL!

Sweet Little Diva Layout – Berry71Bleu and Let’s Scrap

03 Sep 2011 Comments Off on Sweet Little Diva Layout – Berry71Bleu and Let’s Scrap

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

This layout of Madison was actually created last month for two separate challenges. One was a sketch from Let’s Scrap. Though it was a 2 page sketch, they allow you to either create a 2 pager or just pick one half for inspiration. I opted to use the right half for the layout. The other was a recipe challenge on Berry71Bleu. The recipe called your the layout to include: 1 cardstock base, 3+ patterned paper (1 of which must be a circle of at least 10cm), 1 lace/ribbon/trim, 1 journal spot, 2 buttons and 4 embellishments of your choice (I decided to add 1 more button, 1 more journal spot, rhinestones and stickles), a title of your choice. Here’s what I came up with:

Materials:

Bazzill cardstock
Webster’s Pages Let’s Celebrate papers
WP Let’s Celebrate Journaling cards
WP Let’s Celebrate trim
Teresa Collins blingage
WP Vintage Inspired Buttons (Sparklers)
WP Storytellers Alphas
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alpha stickers
Stickles
Ranger/Inkssentials White Pen

Adhesives:

Helmar Adhesive Runner
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Gemstone Glue
Helmar Scrap Dots
Helmar Zap Dots

Tools:

Martha Stewart circle cutter
EK Success Paper Shapers punch

Be sure to check out both sites for their fab September Challenges!

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