Tuesday, July 31, 2012

In My Garden - Layout Tuesday

Good afternoon bloggers! Nicole here, sharing another layout using goodies found at Creations Galore.


The color scheme of this page came from the sticker set by Martha Stewart Crafts called Gardening Stickers. It was love at first sight. The stickers are dimensional and way too realistic! The gloves are made of fabric, the rain boots are shiny, the flowers add just a hint of sparkle, and my favorite part: THERE ARE REAL SEEDS IN THE SEED PACKET! Talk about bringing your pages to life! 


I love the look of kraft paper. It coordinates with all colors and brings a natural, homemade, gritty essence to projects. I like to highlight the paper using a opaque white pen, creating faux stitching for this layout. You could recreate this technique with any pen or marker you have on hand... and go crazy with different styles. Add dots in between your lines, create multiple solid lines, or try out some x's... The results are endless. 


Feel free to turn to sticker letters, your Cricut, or creative fonts on your computer when creating a title and journaling. But I just love handwriting on pages and mini albums. It's so personal in our technology filled world. When adding doodling to my projects, I turn to my Sakura Gelly Roll Pens, ZIG Writers, or Tombow Brush Markers. For today's title, I first wrote 'in my garden' with the fine point tip of the Tombow Marker. Next I wrote it again, adding in thick pieces to be colored in with the brush tip. Have fun with your letters! Need extra convincing? Pick up this book by Heidi Swapp, Love Your Handwriting.


Thanks for stopping by to see today's layout. I hope you'll find some inspiration for your own pages. Happy scrapping! 


PAGE RECIPE
Cardstock: American Crafts (Blush, Dark Kraft, Emerald)
Patterned Paper: Reminisce (Basic Buffalo, Robyn, Shelley)
Stickers: Martha Stewart Crafts (Gardening Stickers)
Ink: Tombow Marker (N15 Black), Sakura Gelly Roll Pen (White)

Monday, July 30, 2012

This Week's Make N Takes

Good morning! It's a new week, and we're offering three new gorgeous cards for you to create. Each card is only $2 and includes all the tools and materials needed to create it. Just bring along your own adhesive. This is perfect for beginner to advanced card makers... It's self paced with step-by-step instructions, someone is on hand to demonstrate if needed, and it always includes new products and techniques for everyone to try! 

Stop in to Creations Galore any time during store hours... The Make N Take Station is always open! We just ask for you to come in at least an hour before close. For more information, feel free to give us a call at (920) 983-0033 or visit us here. No need to reserve a spot... Just head on in at YOUR OWN CONVENIENCE. How neat is that?! 

This week's cards will be available Monday, July 30th - Saturday, August 4th.


Card One: I Love Nature


SUPPLIES Cardstock: Paper Cut. Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers
Stamps: Market Street Stamps. Inks: Copic Markers, Memento (Rich Cocoa).



Card Two: All About You


SUPPLIES Cardstock: Bazzill, Paper Cut. Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers (Flannelette, Poplin, Spools). Stamp: Unity Stamp Company. Ink: Marvy Matchables (Black).


Card Three: Live Simple


SUPPLIES Cardstock: American Crafts, Paper Cut. 
Stamps: Market Street Stamps. Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa). Brads: Gary Berlin.


Monday, July 23, 2012

This Week's Make N Takes


Good morning! It's a new week, and we're offering three new gorgeous cards for you to create. Each card is only $2 and includes all the tools and materials needed to create it. Just bring along your own adhesive. This is perfect for beginner to advanced card makers... It's self paced with step-by-step instructions, someone is on hand to demonstrate if needed, and it always includes new products and techniques for everyone to try! 

Stop in to Creations Galore any time during store hours... The Make N Take Station is always open! We just ask for you to come in at least an hour before close. For more information, feel free to give us a call at (920) 983-0033 or visit us here. No need to reserve a spot... Just head on in at YOUR OWN CONVENIENCE. How neat is that?! 

This week's cards will be available Monday, July 23rd - Saturday, July 28th.


Card One: Top Quality Friendship


SUPPLIES Cardstock: Paper Cut. Patterned Paper: A Muse. Stamps: JustRite. Inks: Distress Ink (Antique Linen), Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers. 



Card Two: Swim


SUPPLIES Cardstock: Paper Cut. Patterned Paper: A Muse. Stamps: Market Street Stamps. Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Adirondack (Denim).


Card Three: Heartfelt Thanks


SUPPLIES Cardstock: American Crafts. Patterned Paper: Crate Paper (Dolls, Quilts, Sweets). Stamps: JustRite. Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Versafine (Satin Red).

Monday, July 16, 2012

This Week's Make N Takes

Good morning! It's a new week, and we're offering three new gorgeous cards for you to create. Each card is only $2 and includes all the tools and materials needed to create it. Just bring along your own adhesive. This is perfect for beginner to advanced card makers... It's self paced with step-by-step instructions, someone is on hand to demonstrate if needed, and it always includes new products and techniques for everyone to try! 

Stop in to Creations Galore any time during store hours... The Make N Take Station is always open! We just ask for you to come in at least an hour before close. For more information, feel free to give us a call at (920) 983-0033 or visit us here. No need to reserve a spot... Just head on in at YOUR OWN CONVENIENCE. How neat is that?! 

This week's cards will be available Monday, July 16th - Saturday, July 21st.

Card One: Alcohol Inks


SUPPLIES Cardstock: Paper Cut. Stamp: LaBlanche. Inks: Adirondack Alcohol Inks (Cranberry, Lettuce, Pesto, Pink Sherbert, Red Pepper, Rust), Adirondack Blending Solution, StazOn (Jet Black). Extras: Adirondack Alcohol Ink Applicator and Felt. 


Card Two: Kindness


SUPPLIES Cardstock: Paper Cut. Patterned Paper: Melissa Frances (Matilda). Stamps: JustRite (Kindness). Inks: VersaColor (Olive), Memento (Tuxedo Black).


Card Three: Thanks


SUPPLIES Cardstock: Bazzill (Hot Fudge), Paper Cut (Milkweed). Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers (BonitaRubia). Stamps: JustRite (Kindness). Memento (Rich Cocoa), VersaColor (Lapislazuli).