Distress Renewed – Alcohol Inks

21 Friday Nov 2014

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My love for Alcohol Inks has been seriously reinvigorated after designing this class! As a matter of fact, it was so much fun that I played around with some of the techniques on a Secret Santa gift – a canvas – that I’m making:

I actually had to go buy more colours I’m that excited to play with them again!

We had such an awesome fun time last night at class one participant was even giggling with glee as we spattered Ink about. I think if we spent two hours flicking different colours on page she would have left happy!

The first page is pretty simple – some Translucent embossing paste and then a layer of Alcohol Ink:

We added lots of layers with book paper and stickers:

And then we added some more!

The second LO was the most fun to do:

Awesome drips:

And texture:

And splatter texture:

I wish I had photos of the LO’s the class did because they were amazing! The colours they picked were gorgeous and the way everything blended was awesome. Unfortunately for me, that means I have a lot to live up to for the next Renewed class, gulp!

Hopefully, some of you will join us – it’s fun, creative, and a great night out with friends.

Cheers!

Alcohol, fall, and kids…

17 Monday Nov 2014

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Yes, I’ve been MIA the past week or so. Everyone has been sick and it’s all viral so there’s nothing to do but deal and wait it out. Sigh.

Anyway, I wanted to pop in really quick and fill you in on my classes at The Paperie from now until Christmas – there’s a couple of fun ones coming up!

This Thursday night I’m teaching another Distress Renewed class and it’s all about Alcohol Ink!

Look at the texture there – fun, fun!

Of course, I have the Yearlong Album class the end of this month and again in December.

During the November class I’ll be talking about the changes for next year – and I think you’re going to like them!

The second Seasonal Mini Album class is December 4:

The great thing about this class is that you can take all four throughout the year or you can pick and choose. This fall one is looking pretty cute so far and has some new fun elements that differ from the Summer one.

On December 6 I’m teaching along with some of the other members of the Paperie Creative Team at the annual Holiday Hoopla. This year it’s all ornaments! I don’t have a picture of mine, I forgot to take one before I handed in the project, but it’s cute!

Finally, I’m teaching a kid’s class on December 7 so any parents who need some shopping time, this is a great time for that! Drop the kiddies off, they make a great project and you get all your stuff done!

I taught this to some Paperie Retreat participants last weekend and I’m super excited to see what the kids do with it – they always have the best ideas!

There are loads of other classes happening over the next month and a half as well so make sure you take a look!

Cheers!

September | YLA2014

07 Friday Nov 2014

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The September LO was a fun and interesting one this month – I had a lot of letters to try and fit on the page (September is a long word!) and I wanted to show how to use the Simple Stories Sn@p Photo Flips in a different way – I love how it turned out!

I chose to use patterned paper again, simply because the icon paper seemed to fit with the Back to School theme that is September around here!

This time I layered the paper on watercolour paper to get a border. I added the usual grey Project Life arrows and some extra stickers, along with a doodled border, around the edge:

And, believe it or not, these pages hold 10 pictures! I specifically made sure to add both landscape and portrait orientations so everyone could see that either would work.

And it’s a super fun interactive element, especially when you add all the great Simple Stories stickers to the pics:

See that picture of Mister Gabe? That’s his best friend Hannah – we kind of like her a lot, and her little sister (who I take care of) is the cutest thing you ever saw. Just for proof:

I mean, seriously. She kills me. Hannah is the hilarious Gingerbread Man behind her – love these two. But Halloween is for another day……

Anyway, that was September – hope you liked the fun tip about Photo Flips!

I’m off this weekend to The Paperie Fall Retreat and I. Can’t. Wait. Really. I’m writing this the day I’m leaving and I woke up at 5am. It’s like Christmas to a 5-year-old. 🙂

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and come back early next week to check out the Halloween craziness that happened here!

Cheers,

August |YLA2014

06 Thursday Nov 2014

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Well. I was just going to post my September Yearlong Album LO’s and realized that I haven’t shown you August yet. Oops! So, to keep these in some type of order, here’s August – you’ll get September tomorrow! 🙂

This month it was fun with strips and drips! We cut a bunch of papers into different length strips which we layered behind photos and diecuts:

You can see I added my signature doodling to the diecuts to make them pop a little more.

The drips were made with three different shades of Heidi Swapp ColorShine mist. We made a pool of mist behind the photos then let it drip to either side:

The shimmer and the slight colour variation, plus the bit of added texture and dimension from the strips is pretty awesome.

We finished the LO with the usual arrows and some bits and bobs:

Have I mentioned how much I love those cork hearts and gold stars? Love. Them.

See you tomorrow with the September LO!

Cheers,

Simple Scrapper Show & Tell | November 2014

04 Tuesday Nov 2014

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I don’t know where the year is going but here I am again with new Simple Scrapper material. The rest of the Team, as always, knocked it out of the ballpark so make sure you check out the November Team Gallery. Also, we just announced some new Team members so go give them a big hello!

My Story Starter LO for this uses a picture that I’ve scrapped before but it’s one of my faves and it was perfect for this LO:

The sketch was so much fun to use and I love how my old, hoarded Basic Grey paper worked for the circle element:

I also got to break out some Prima alphas that I love and, of course, I added my usual black pen work to them:

My template LO was a fun mixed media one:

The picture of my kiddies from this fall cracked me up – Molly makes it looks like Gabe is choking her to death, she’s such a drama queen – and I wanted it to be a fun LO to match. I used a different resist technique from my normal faves and traced a stencil with a glue pen:

And then I mixed alphas for my title:

Now it’s your turn to play! Go check out all the Show & Tell links and then add your own – I love seeing what everyone makes each month, and it doesn’t have to be Simple Scrapper material so go share whatever you have!

Cheers!

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Birthday Girl

21 Tuesday Oct 2014

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One of the fun things I’ve been getting to do for The Paperie is design some project kits. These come with everything you need to complete at least two layouts and two cards (or more) and very detailed, full colour instructions. Lots packed into a $30 kit! I showed you one a few weeks ago – Back 2 School – and here’s another one!

Molly had her 7th birthday in August so I had the perfect photos waiting when Wendy mentioned a Birthday Girl kit. The first one highlights how old she turned, a typical birthday pic that I try to take each year:

The fun parts here came from the title and embellishment cluster on the top of the LO. I added doodling to the alpha stickers, some fun sequins and wood veneer, and some taps of shimmer mist:

The next LO is all about cake because, come on, who doesn’t like cake?

I wanted to add pictures of all Molly’s past cakes so I made a little mini album that’s hidden behind the main photo:

My favourite part of this whole kit is the sticker cake:

Yes, I admit, I patted myself on the back for that one – love how it turned out!

Once the kit was completed, I discovered I had enough left over for a bonus LO, a 6×8 this time featuring an outtake picture:

I added my usual touch to the sticker title, by doodling:

Of course, there are some birthday cards too!

The first one is pretty simple, with the touch of some glossy accents for the balloons, but the second one is a fun window card:

Aren’t all those stickers and alphas great? This is an awesome kit and I still had stickers left over to make more cards!

Hope you enjoyed and if so, keep your eyes open – we have some ideas for future projects kits too!

If you want more information about the kits, or to get one, check out The Paperie.

Cheers!

Simple Scrapper Show & Tell | October 2014

07 Tuesday Oct 2014

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It’s Show & Tell time at Simple Scrapper again and the Creative Team knocked it out of the park again! It’s really amazing how different styles use the same sketch – I love seeing them all! Go check out the Team Gallery.

My Story Starter layout this month was about one of my favourite spots, Salmon Cove:

I added some texture while re-enforcing my title by adding mist to translucent embossing paste and spreading it through a stencil:

And I had fun with the subtitle by throwing in an ampersand clip:

My template LO used an instagram pic I took of Gabe and his new friend, Holly:

We were walking home from school and though they didn’t listen to a single word we (her grandmother and I) said, they were still pretty much the cutest ever, holding hands and running. I added their initials to a vellum circle and stapled it over the picture:

I added the same vellum across the bottom of the photo, over the mist drips. It anchors the photo without covering up all that drippy goodness!

Now it’s your turn! Check out the Show & Tell post and then link up to any work you’re done this month. Make sure you look around at everyone else’s art and leave some love along the way!

Also, do you love sketches? And a supportive group of friends? We’re having a Creative Team call! Try out, you won’t regret it!

Cheers!

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Distress Renewed – Distress Ink Part 2

26 Friday Sep 2014

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I’ve been having great fun with this bimonthly class at The Paperie – Distress Renewed. This month, due to popular request, we went back to Distress Inks again and I dug deep to come up with some new ways to use them. I think I succeeded!

The results were two new ways to build backgrounds, one in a watercoloury (that’s a real word, I swear!) way and the other using a new blending technique.

The blended ink background has double stencil layers, some water dripping, and ink splats. Lots going on but still not too busy:

Layers with alphas and stickers from the element sheet:

Now, can I be honest for a minute here? I’ve never been a fan of the Tea Dye Distress Ink – it just didn’t work for me. Until this LO:

See those orangey splats? Tea Dye. Awesomeness. Love, love, love.

The watercoloury background used about 12 different colours of ink:

The perfect mix of Old Paper ink and Perfect Pearls powder for ink splats with shimmer and defined edges, plus circle stamping:

And of course, sticker layers!

I love these Distress Renewed classes – it’s as much fun for me to find new ways to use my products as it is to teach them!

Back early next week with the first in my Seasonal Mini Albums class – Summer!

Cheers!

Back 2 School!

24 Wednesday Sep 2014

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See this peeps? I’m back posting when I said I would – woop woop! Miracles happen everyday! 🙂 This is a pretty photo heavy post so grab a cup, relax, and enjoy!

This school kit was released this past weekend and there are limited quantities available at The Paperie (with more LO kits and themes to come!). It’s the perfect time to work on this type of LO since school has been in, around here anyway, for a couple of weeks and everyone is settled in to the routines again. Time to scrap those first day of school memories!

This year my baby started kindergarten – school for the first time!

I had a bunch of pictures but didn’t want to put them all front and centre so I used my favourite trick – a mini album stashed in an envelope that doubles as a photo mat!

I left the chipboard Thickers as is, for the most part, just added my usual dotty doodles:

The second LO in the kit totally broke my mold and has 5 pictures on it! It also has a Dr. Seuss quote though you could, of course, add whatever title of quote you wished using the pack of Thickers included:

This time I added some shimmer to the chipboard alphas – I love how this makes them look!

I didn’t add extra hidden photos this time but I did use a chevron envelope for some journaling:

To finish off the kit I made lunchbox notes instead of the usual cards:

Along with the little ones, I also made a bigger notecard that could be used as a lunchbox note or a regular card:

Whew! That was a lot of pics and if you want some more, check out my Flickr stream!

Back soon with my latest Distress Renewed Class – Distress Ink Part 2!

Cheers!

Let’s Hear it for the Girls!

22 Monday Sep 2014

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A while back I posted a class I taught at The Paperie, Let’s Hear it for the Boys! Well, I’m finally getting around to sharing the second class, Let’s Hear it for the Girls!

As a bonus, we also made this one a LO kit and I think there might be a couple left at the store! You get everything you need to complete the LO’s and cards, plus full colour, step by step instructions – go grab one while you can!

This first one is pretty simple but the background paper was so gorgeous I couldn’t cover up much of it!

I added some fun shimmer mist droplets and sequins for sparkle:

And the Thickers in the kit are an awesome colour:

The second LO is a little more involved with some fussy cutting of elements:

I couldn’t resist cutting out one of the cute foxes and the chevron arrows were just asking to be used!

There’s also a great geotag clip in the kit and I got it to stand out by backing the heart with a scrap of patterned paper:

Finally, I made two cards – one was a birthday theme of course, because you can never have enough birthday cards!

And the second is a pretty generic one using those cute foxes again!

Once the LO’s and cards were made, there was still a ton of stuff left over for more cards or Project Life inserts – awesome value! The only thing not included in the kit were the mists that I used for droplets and the adhesive. It’s the perfect thing to take to a friend’s house for a night of scrapping or when you just want to do something but don’t want to think too hard about it! 😉

If you like this type of kit you’re in luck – I’m going to be doing more for The Paperie! We released a Back 2 School kit this past weekend at the Sunshine Foundation Crop and Silent Auction fundraiser and there are more in the works! I’ll post the School kit here on Wednesday so stop back then to check it out.

Cheers!