Rania's Layouts: June 2010

Hi ladies, it's been an awful week because I was sick with gastric flu (gastroenteritis) but yesterday I felt ok, so I thought, time to do something pleasant and creative but relatively simple and quick. So, here's a LO!

I just used a decorated paper with a lot of  patterns, added the photos, cut the title on pink foam, a little journaling, a little doodling (lower right corner) and ready!

For the focal decorational piece I chose a cherry blossom (Inkadinkado clear stamp) because it sort of matched the cherry blossom on my niece's shirt, I spiced it up with a little glitter.

This is the last LO in my niece's first album, so I adhered on the inside of the back cover a little something I made, I used Precious Moments images I found online, I put them in place using Photoshop, printed it and colored them with my copics. Aren't they cute?

Baby Layout: September 2009

Pink and green once more with a sprinkle of yellow here and there. The background paper is K & Company and I used green cardstock in order to make the details: for the thin scallop lines I used the scallop blade in my Fiskars paper trimmer and the frame for the main photo was made with the Fiskars "Threading Water" border punch and then I made the little bows with an American Crafts ribbon.
Then I stamped the little faces on a piece of white photo paper (Inkadinkado asian themed clear stamps set) but I made a mask because I only wanted to use the heads (I know it sounds weird, LOL!), I also masked the inside of the hair because I wanted to color them and then I adhered them with 3d foam on the dark pink scallop circles.
Finally I added the journaling (I just realized I mispelled the month, LOL!) and the title, it was made with American Crafts "Giggle" white foam alphas that I colored with my copics.
I really like the little faces!

Baby Layout: July 2008

July 2008, first vacation for my niece, sea, sun and lots of fun!
I wanted a two page layout and at first I tried to use two different background papers, but then I thought to use this paper on both pages (from the K & Co "Sea glass" collection.
I positioned the photos and then I wanted something to accent the smaller ones, so I made some frames with mt nesties. Then they seemed too flat, so I added the yellow lines (Sakura Glaze) and then I covered them with Ranger's "Glossy Accents". It takes a while to dry but the results are shiny and it adds volume if you spread it in a thick layer.
For the rest of the photos I just used white Sakura Souffle and draw the faux stitches.
I used my American Crafts "Giggles" white thickers (I have a stash of them, bought them on ebay really cheap) and colored them with my copics, perfect results!
At this point the pages were almost complete, but I wanted to add something like a base, so I cut by hand white cardstock and used yellow distress ink (I'm a distress addict, it's a fact!).
For the finishing touches I stamped and colored the boat and the lighthouse (Inkadinkado) and then covered them with the Glossy Accents. Finally I used the Fiskars "Threading Water" border punch and added the blue string.

At this point I thought to leave it as it was, I liked it this way because it is not too loaded, I just added the date with the "Baby Face" cuttlebug alphabet.

They look like a summer breeze in my album!


 

Baby Layout: May 2008

For this layout I used K & Company paper because there was a lot of pink in the photos and I like the pink-green combination.
I positioned the pictures and I order to accent the central photo I used green cardstock to make a mat and embellished it this way: I used the Fiskars "Threading Water" border punch, then used pink string and finally I added the flowers.
Next step I colored with my copics the flower fairy (free coloring template from Dover Publications) and then used UTEE to make it like a shiny sticker. When I positioned it on the page, it was like floating on air, so I stamped the flowers and leaves (from a Gina K stamp set) right on the page, colored them and then positioned the fairy on top. Then I added the journaling using HOTP journaling template. The title and the date was foam sheet cut in my cuttlebug with the cuttlebug "Baby Face" alphabet set. The butterflies on the left is an Inkadinkado stamp. Finally, the flower on top is Prima, from the "Whispers" collection, I love them because they're semi-transparent, I also stamped underneath it leaves, I didn't color them after stamping becase I wanted only the outlines.

Baby Layout: April 2008

For this layout I wanted to combine spring and Easter, so I chose two simple K & Company papers (the green backround paper and the plaid pink) and another K & Company paper with flowers from the McKenna collection to make the letters and the button.

I used the scallop blade in my Fiskars trimmer to make the scallop around the page and also used the "negative" to make the green border around the central photo.

I made the basket with the eggs:
First I cut the shape of the basket, I used pink distress ink for the edges and then used the Fiskars "threading water" border punch for the top. I added the green string and the button (just a clear button, I glued patterned paper underneath). For the eggs I used the Fiskars "easter egg" squeeze punch, then adhered it on patterned paper, then on chipboard and then I covered it all up with UTEE, I currently love UTEE!

Next step, I wanted to add something on the right and left of the central photo (for which I made a mat with the plaid paper and used small Prima flowers in the four corners, now, these flowers were altered this way: I used my markers on the back of the flowers to achieve a sublte variance in color), so I used my Gina K flower stamp and colored it with Copic markers. Then I used a Sakura pen to make the green doodling and stamped on it the leaves with various shades of green. I used Copic markers to accent the leaves around the flowers.

Then I stamped the little butterflies (Inkadinkado) and also added the punched out ones (Fiskars mini punch).

Last step was to add the month and year on top:
I glued a patterned paper on some plain chipboard (it actually was a box of Kellog's) and then used my Cuttlebug alphabet "You're not the boss of me".

Layout ready, fresh from the garden!

Layouts: Baby stroller

Well, I accidentally came up with this layout: I had in front of my the three photos, and I wasn't sure about positioning them on my page. I tried various combinations and decided to put the large one in the middle and the two smaller at the bottom.
When I did it, I saw the "picture" of something on two wheels, so I decided to keep the idea and elaborate it.
And this is the result!

I used nestabillities for the wheels. I added the silver paper to imitate the tires and the metal structure. I used distress ink on the pink patterned paper (Basic Grey leftover, but I'm not sure!) it actually shows little cupids but they also look like babies or angels.
I cut by hand the "grass" from two strips of green scrap paper, one darker than the other to add some depth to it. Then I stamped the tulips, stems and leaves with my GinaK stamps set and colored it with my markers.
Now, the rain didn't work out very well because the angle of the drops is wrong, so I put on top clouds (free hand sketches that I colored with distress ink). The little butterfly is Inkadinkado.
As for the journaling templates, they are HOTP.

I had lots of fun making it!

Layouts: Dream

Two out of the three photos show my niece while she's asleep, and I wanted a serene and calm background paper, so I chose one from the "Bailey" K & Company collection.
I found a matching light beige-yellow cardstock and made the embellishments with my Cuttlebug, I wanted to keep it light and clutter free, so I didn't add a lot of stuff.
I discovered that I need some acetate for the journaling, in case I want the background to be visible, I put it in my shopping list! The little flowers are Prima and the month and year stamps are Inkadinkado.

I also sanded the edges of the photos, I liked the effect.

Card Making: Flower Frame

This is a funny card for my niece, the fact is that she is the sweetest girl but she hits hard enough (sometimes she even bites!) for her age (26 months).
So I used my nestabillities to cut a frame for her picture, I wrote “you’re a flower…” but the surprise is inside the card, where I continue “that hits like a bear”. In greek flower (louloudi) rimes with little bear (arkoudi), in loose translation.The paper was bought at Lidl, it is really sturdy, perfect for cards and cheap. I used HOTP stitching templates, the little butterfly is Inkadinkado, from the Fairies clear stamps set.
As for the bear, it is a fact: I cannot draw animals!!! So, after a few unsuccessful attempts, I scrap something from white paper, it looks something between Winnie the pooh and Miss Piggy…

Layouts: Flower Bouquet

I started scrapbooking because I wanted to make a special album for my - then - newborn niece, something that would capture her growth month by month. I update it every month, and at some point I will give it to her, it is something that she and her family will cherish for years.
Recently I realized that when the moment will come that I will present it to her, I will miss it, so, I decided to make a second one for myself.
And this is the first page!

The cute fairy is Inkadinkado, the bigger butterflies as well, I painted it with my markers (Tombow Dual), the hair has a greenish hue (I don' t know what happened!)
I really like the flower bouquet style, I came up with it when I was making a card for a friend. Nestabillities of course for the scalloped flower-frames. I cut the stems by hand, the leaves were cut with a cuttlebug die and used some distress ink to make the lines. For the journaling, I used a round HOTP journaling template with Pebbles chalk, I like it because the lines are soft and blend well with the paper. Once I tried pencil and after I wrote I erased them but the result was a dissaster, so I'm using chalk instead.

As for the bow, I really can't tie a beautiful one, so I made something that looks like one!

I had tons of fun making this layout, it really is exta cute!

Wedding Card

I wanted to make a card for a friend of mine who got married.

- Inkadinkado "Gem Stone Birds" stamps

- Crafty Secrets "Home Sweet Home" stamps

- White American Crafts Cardstock

I stamped the birds (I tried for different shades of gold) and the key (I used dark brown ink for the sides) on white cardstock, then I put them on top of the card and stamped the little message on the left front of it.

It came out really nice and my friend loved it!

Monthly Layouts: February

For the layout of February (this year I dressed for the carnival as a pirate), I used:

• basic grey patterned paper
  green AC cardstock
  the stamped month is Inkadinkado
  fiskars squeeze punches

What I really like is the little flower pot that I made from scratch: I cut the shape, used some ink to achieve the degradation of colour (so as to give the impression of volume), then distressed the edges! It came out really cute!

I also had an ink accident with the picture in the lower right corner, so I glued on top the "bbq" sign to hide it :-)

Oh, February was fun fun fun!

Card Project

Well, I attempted to make a thank you card for a friend. Not so succesfully, apparently, but it came out really cute! I used white cardstock that I painted with pink dye ink in a "cloudy" manner, and then I used an inkadinkado gem bird stamp to make the birds. I only inked the stamp once, to achieve the various shades of the same colour. Then, I stamped the same bird on a dark coloured patterned paper and embossed it, to make the, let's say, 3d bird that I put on top with some foam adhesive. I wanted it to seem like a flock of birds and I think that it came out ok.

My friend really liked it and I was so happy to see her reaction!