Monday, November 8, 2010

Christmas Card

I made this card using the sketch by Michelle McClung for the "Avast! It be a bit sketchy..." challenge for ScrapStreet's Pirate Crop:



Holiday


Supplies: Paper: Kelly Panacci (Sandylion Sticker Designs), BasicGrey, Chipboard: Kelly Panacci (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Watercolor Pencils: Staedtler, Marker: Color Workshop (P&M Products), Ink: Marvy Matchables (Uchida of America). Tools: Stamps: Studio G, Bracket Shape: Journal Tag by Anna Griffin.

I am also entering this card into Christmas Card Challenges #49.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Roller Skating Party

ScrapStreet is having a month long crop! By completing challenges and participating in games you can earn tickets for a prize drawing at the end of the month!

Come join us (blinkie by yours truly) :



I made this layout for the "Take what ye will challenge: Go scour the magazine or the gallery, find something that catches yer fancy and claim it for your own...arrrrrr!"



Roller Skating Party

Supplies: Paper, Chipboard: Cherry Arte, Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, Rub-On Alphabet: Scrapworks, Mist: Maya Road, Transparency: 3M, Pens: ZIG Memory System (Kuretake), Sharpie, Font: Bradley Hand ITC. Tools: Circle Cutter: Fiskars, Masking Letters: American Crafts, Maya Road, BasicGrey, Scenic Route Paper.

I used "The Monkey Pack" by Heather Gerrits as my inspiration. I loved all the circles for my theme and the masking for the title. OK, I completely scraplifted it :D.

Monday, November 1, 2010

October Published Work



My Bee-autiful Larissa

Digital Supplies: Kit: Boo-tiful Fun - a ScrapStreet Collaboration featuring Jill D-Zines (ScrapStreet), Brush: Obsidian Dawn, Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Font: Tektron Pro.

Design Notes: I wanted the antennae to stick out from the photo, so I removed part of the photo background using the rectangular marquee tool and the eraser tool. I used a small soft brush eraser around the antennae. For the background I used two papers. To make the design fade away from left to right, I applied a layer mask to the top layer and dragged the linear gradient tool accross the paper. The top paper blending mode is set to Multiply with an Opacity of 45%. I used some rolled paint brush strokes to create a mask. With this mask I cut out the black paper behind the photo.




Tooth Fairy


Supplies: Paper, Felt Stickers: BasicGrey, Rub-On Alphabet: Scrapworks, Bling: Heidi Swapp, Marker: Color Workshop (P&M Products), Font: Corbel, Other: thread. Tools: Other: sewing machine.

Design Notes: I cut along the design on a strip of patterned paper to make it look like a punched border or even a small banner, and then I inked the edges with a marker. I thought it looked a bit like a row of "teeth" so it would enhance the theme of my page.






Halloween Favor Baggies

Digital Supplies: Kit: Boo-tiful Fun - a ScrapStreet Collaboration featuring Jill D-Zines (ScrapStreet), Template: Janneke Smit, Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Font: Tempus Sans ITC.
Supplies: Photo Paper: Staples, Ribbon: Offray, String: Making Memories, Ink: Rubber Stampede, Adhesive: Tombow. Tools: Hole Punches, Scissors: Fiskars, Other: scoring tool, ruler.




Appel Flappen

Digital Supplies: Kit: Peace, Love & Happiness by Libby Weifenbach Design (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Font: Tahoma.

Design Notes: Appel Beignets are a traditional Dutch holiday treat. My husband, and many other people, call these Appel Flappen instead, hence the title. I placed the photos in such a way that there is a bit of a white space path from the start to the end result. To further identify the steps in the recipe I used large numbers, which double as embellishment.

All these were published in the October 2010 issue of ScrapStreet Magazine.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Free Treat Baggie / Party Favor Template



Click on the image to download.

This is the scoring guide; score the red lines on the back of your paper, and the blue lines on the front.



Please feel free to use this template for your personal use (only). I would love to see what you do with it! Please post a link in the comments!


I used this template to make these Halloween baggies, which were published in the October 2010 issue of ScrapStreet Magazine:





Click HERE to download these free printables!

Monday, October 4, 2010

September Published Work

This card was published in the September issue of ScrapStreet Magazine, and was based on this sketch.



Thanks

Digital Supplies: Kit: Art Palette Page Kit by Cilenia Curtis, Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Supplies: Photo Paper: Staples, Ribbon: Morex, Tag: Eyelet Outlet, Brads: Doodlebug Design, Ink: Rubber Stampede, Adhesives: 3D-Dots (EK Success), Scrapbook Adhesives (3L), Glue Dots International, Other: jump ring.