I'm back again today with my next Snowhaven layout. This one makes me happy every time I see it. It was a labor of love. I used all three of my Close To My Heart cricut cartridges, and pre-cut enough pieces for my workshop attendees. Don't you just love the ink spattered "snow" effect? Eek. It's the first time I've tried it with the white pigment re-inker. I will warn you that it's addictive. I wanted to spray everything, and had to be quick to clean up my counters with a wet cloth. I can never spray without making a mess, but it's a fun mess, and totally worth it.
Recipe:
Paper: Snowhaven, Glacier CS, Bamboo CS, Whisper CS, Outdoor Denim CS, Cranberry CS, White Daisy CS, Teal Glitter Paper (CTMH)
Stamp: Frosty Fun (CTMH)
Inks: Black (VersaFine)
Tools: Craft Heater, Craft Tray, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, ShinHan Alcohol Markers, White Pigment Re-Inker, Spray Pen, Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Cricut Art Philosophy, Cricut Artiste, Cricut Artbooking (CTMH)
Other: Silver Sequins, Red Enamel Hearts (CTMH)
I used MIFYH Volume 2: Sketch #6 with a few alterations as inspired by the Annual Inspirations 2014-2015 Idea Book. I heat embossed all stamped images for easy coloring, and as stated above, used all 3 cricut cartridges for embellishment and title pieces.
I would like to enter this into H2H's Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I would also like to enter this into Stuck On U Sketches "Snow" Challenge.
And of course, no post would be complete without a funny side note. Last week, as I was dropping my children off at school, Jack went to take his boot off and exclaimed "Now I know what was stuck in my boot. It was a tic tac!" I quickly responded "And 5 toes!" Let's just say that at 8 1/2 years of age, mom isn't always funny anymore. Sigh. I tried. ;)
Have a great week!
Casandra
I have a confession to make to you regarding this next card. That little umbrella and duck come from a stamp set that I've owned for at least 2 or 3 years and have yet to ink up. Soooo when I saw this next challenge labelled UMBRELLA over at Stuck On U Sketches, I knew it was time to take it out and ink it up.
Recipe:
Paper: Sophia (retired), Sweet Leaf CS, Hollyhock CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Card Word Puzzle, Springtime (retired) (CTMH)
Inks: Vintage Sepia (Versa Fine), Hollyhock (CTMH)
Tools: Watercolor Pencils, Honey Alcohol Marker Set, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Micro-Tip Scissors, Paper-Piercer, Blending Pen (CTMH), Circle Stax Die (MFT), Scallop Circle Die (Spellbinders)
I think this card turned out super sweet. I used an old sketch I pinned from Try Stampin' On Tuesday. This was another card that actually went together pretty quick. I had die cut the circles earlier in the day for another card but decided to use smaller ones for that card, and luckily this sketch came to the rescue and I was able to combine these die cuts with the umbrella challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Casandra
For the past week, I have been working on my Ivy Lane Workshop layouts, and finally finished them up last night. I even have photos and journaling on them, which is rare for me. But I have made it my mission for 2014 to scrapbook with a purpose.
Today, in my meanderings of the blog world, I found another new scrapbook sketch site (well, new to me). It is called Stuck On U Sketches. (How cute is that?!) Their challenge this week is to create a project with "Something Sweet".
Recipe:
Paper: Ivy Lane, Cocoa CS, Olive CS, White Daisy CS, Hollyhock CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Fanfare (retired), Sophia (retired), It's Your Day (retired), Ivy Lane WOTG (CTMH)
Inks: Smokey Plum, Cocoa, Olive, Hollyhock (CTMH)
Tools: Cricut Art Philosophy, Micro-Tip Scissors, Paper-Piercer, Scallop Border Punch, Sanding Kit (CTMH)
Other: Cocoa Bitty Brads (retired), Foam Tape, Purple Sparkle Gems (CTMH)
Tip of the day: A quick way to add lines to your journaling spot is to simply lay your paper out on your trimmer, and if it comes with a scoring blade, add scored lines to it every 1/4" or 1/2" as shown here. Super quick; no stamping required.
Have a wonderful day. I will be back tomorrow with more Ivy Lane artwork, so please stay tuned.
Casandra
