14 Tuesday Apr 2015
Posted in 12 on Twelve
Tags
It was a busy, go all over the place kind of day so for the first time ever I put down the big camera and went for my camera phone to capture the day. Here’s how it went down!
1. porch selfie
2. Let me out!
3. groceries
4. Nana finishing Molly’s sweater
5. watching movies on Nana’s computer
6. playing blocks
7. spending gift cards at Chapters
8. Don’t take Foxy’s picture!
9. brushing
10. Don’t take my picture!
11. laundry
12. bath, book, and chocolates
Cheers!
S.
10 Friday Apr 2015
Posted in ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper
Tags
Simple Scrapper and the Premium Membership just keep getting better and better! Not only has Jennifer increased the value (you get so. much. stuff. for your membership!) but she’s updated the whole look of the members area and it’s amazing! If you’re a member and haven’t checked it out, you really should. If you’re not a member yet – why not?!? 🙂
One last thing before I share my LO’s for this month – there’s a new FREE class at Simple Scrapper called Photo Crush. It’s all about organizing your digital photos so they’re easy to find and use. You definitely want to sign up this one!
Onto the layouts!
The Story Starter theme this month is In Good Faith – anything and everything to do with faith, spirituality, and what sustains your soul, religious or otherwise.
The pictures are of my best friend and I, with our four kids (there’s now five, her belly isn’t so big anymore!) at Salmon Cove where my family has a cabin. We spend at least two weekends there every summer. It’s such a fun and important time for us that we actually plan the weekends in January every year to make sure going is a priority!
I added a bunch of phrase stickers rather than handwritten journaling:
 And made my plain chipboard alphas shimmery:
My template layout this month is pretty fun! I turned and flipped the sketch to fit what I wanted and took an awesome floor level pic to tell the story:
When  saw the parrot in the picture, I couldn’t resist stamping, colouring, and adding a  bird from the new Tim Holtz Bird Crazy set – they’re so kooky!
Don’t forget to go check out what’s going on this month and ogle the eye candy on our Team Pinterest page too!
Cheers!
S.
The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory keeping.
03 Friday Apr 2015
Posted in Guest Post, Mixed Media, Tutorials
When I first started blogging I used to do a weekly series called Tuesday Techniques. I loved it but it was super time-consuming and I just couldn’t keep up. So they stopped. However, those posts are still my most visited and pinned, by far and that’s why this post should make many of you very happy. 🙂
Sam, Brittany, and Sarah from DIY Just Cuz contacted me a little bit ago to ask if I’d consider doing a guest post for their Scrapbook Series. And then they gave me free rein, as long as I stuck to a current trend, or tip and tricks post. Seriously??? How could I turn that awesomeness down?
So head on over to DIY Just Cuz and check out my step by step tutorial for watercolour backgrounds. Then go take a look at the rest of their blog, it’s a ton of fun!
Cheers!
S.
02 Thursday Apr 2015
Posted in Family, Kid's Crafts
Tags
I was making a LO for something special (check back tomorrow!) and Gabe, of course, wanted in on the action. I set him up with a sheet of cardstock, his box of supplies and told him to go to town!
Don’t you love that moustache? He asked for “the right kind of picture pen” to draw it on! Also, he obviously likes the shimmer as much as his mama does – not only did he add silver alphas and use a silver gel pen:
He also insisted on ColorShine mist and star sequins:
I did the mist tapping – I let him one other time and I’m still cleaning up the mess, lol! – but he told me what colour and exactly where it needed to go.
Naturally, when Molly came home from school, she had to do her own LO:
Unlike me, she likes the multiple photo, interactive idea:
And finally, a sneak peek of Gabe’s birthday plans. I borrowed a stamp set from my friend Cathy to make the invites and Gabe wanted to make a poster. Apart from me lining up the buildings along the bottom, he did everything else himself – I think he’s going to be a darn fine stamper!
See you all early tomorrow for something fun! It’s also something I haven’t done here in a while! 🙂
Cheers!
S.
01 Wednesday Apr 2015
Posted in Classes, Mixed Media, My Favourite Things, ScrapBook, Techniques
Tags
I stuck with my plan and used Ranger alcohol inks for this month’s Favourite Things class. These inks are made for use on non-porous and slick surfaces where they move and blend beautifully. Although I do like using that technique, my favourite is to use the inks on porous elements, like watercolour paper and sticky back canvas.
The first LO was simple blending of colours to make a striped effect. I love the intensity of the colours – I can’t get such richness with any other product I’ve found yet!
There were some awesome colour combos used in class for this! Although I generally use black and white photos when doing mixed media and/or colourful backgrounds so I can go with whatever colours I want at the time, many people brought colour photos and picked inks to work with them. I love seeing all the different preferences and ideas!
Once the majority of our background was done, we used Alcohol Blending Solution and extra ink to add some splatter and texture:
We finished it off by inking enamel chevron stickers to use as embellishments:
The second LO was made by using the alcohol inks over a stencil:
We brought the chevrons back in on this LO but with wood veneer instead. We still coloured them with the alcohol inks and then added some shimmer because I’m obsessed, lol!
I’m sorry I’ve been a terrible blogger lately – I know I’ve been totally AWOL! – but I can’t seem to get around my own self lately; I think winter is taking its toll! I do have posts for tomorrow (some fabulous “guest artists” will be featured!) and on Friday I have something fun to share so come back and check out all the eye candy!
Cheers!
S.
sarathings 