Scrapshotz April Kit - Project share #2

Hi there!

I'm excited to be sharing my second set of projects made with the Scrapshotz April Kit featuring 1 Canoe 2 Twilight.

This month the Design Team is using the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine April Sketch for inspiration.  Here is my take on the sketch.

I changed it up a bit by using five photos instead of three, but other than that, I stuck pretty closely to the sketch.  The large flower die cut really balances out the five photos and draws your attention to the title. All the other embellishments are from the kit, except the word stickers which are from Pink Paislee Pick Me Up.

The kit includes the matching stamp set from the Twilight collection and for my second project, I wanted to make a one layer card with it.

I started with a piece of 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock and my Distress Oxide inks in various colours. I stamped the flowers and leaves in a random pattern, then used my diecutter and a stitched rectangle die to cut it down.  I then mounted it on a piece of pink cardstock and then on a white card base. The sentiment was stamped with an Altenew phrase stamp and some rose gold embossing powder.  To finish it all off, I sprinkled it with Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Be sure to check out the complete April kit in the store.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Scrapshotz April Kit - Projects #1

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Today, I am sharing two layouts made with the beautiful Scrapshotz April Kit featuring 1 Canoe 2 Twilight.  Oh, my!  These papers are just gorgeous!!

The kit includes a specialty water colour paper, and that was the one I had to start with. I will say that there is a bit of a learning curve on this paper, but I am so happy with the effect. Unlike most water colour, this paper has some kind of coating on it.  I tried to use the technique of adding water first to a section and then add the watercolour paint.  However, it would just pool and not sink in.  I figured out that it works best just using a small amount of watercolour paint and no extra water.  I don't have very fancy paints (just Michael's brand), so that might have been the problem.  And it was difficult to keep the paint from covering the gold resist areas.  So, after hours of painting, this is the hot mess I got.

I was in deep now, so I kept going.  Using a very small paint brush and water, I cleaned up the resist areas. It was painstaking.  LOL! But it worked like a charm.  Once it was all dry, I fussy cut the entire design from the white background and mounted it on a piece of the patterned paper.

The flower was a lot of embellishment already, so I just added a few of the die cut embellishments included in the kit. The butterfly is fussy cut from one of the cut apart sheets. The alpha title is made from Pink Paislee Pick Me Up Thickers and mini tile stickers from my stash. I added some black splatters, sequins and some Stickles to finish everything off.

I was pretty spent working for hours on the first layout, so my next page needed to be quick. That's when the large print paper comes in handy.  I have to admit that I think this paper is so beautiful, I was tempted to just put in in a frame and use it as art.  ;)

The nice thing about using a paper like this, is that you don't have to make the page too complicated.  I didn't want to hide it with a bunch of "stuff". The photo is mounted on some patterned paper and cardstock and embellished with some of the diecuts.  The little wood veneer fireflies are so darn cute!! I added some gold Heidi Shine and some Nuvo drops from the kit to tie in the "fireflies" from the grass area on the paper, to the cluster at the top.  I used a few word strips from the March kit to finish everything off.

I just love the projects I made with this collection.  Be sure to check out the April kit in the Scrapshotz store for all the details.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Scrapshotz Design Team - March Kit

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I'm up over on the Scrapshotz Blog sharing two more projects made with the March 2018 Kit featuring Simple Stories I Am.

For all the details, be sure to check out the Scrapshotz blog.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Well Hello There - Scrapshotz Design Team

Hi there!

I`m up with another installment for the Scrapshotz Design Team using the Graphic 45 Sunkissed collection.

For all the details on these projects, be sure to check out the Scrapshotz Blog.

Thanks for looking!

Graphic 45 Sun Kissed - Scrapshotz Design Team

Hi there!

Today I'm sharing a couple of layouts made with the beautiful Graphic 45 Sun Kissed collection for scrapshotz.com blog. The minute I saw this kit, I knew these would be the perfect photos to use for my pages.

For all the details, check out the Scrapshotz blog

Thanks for looking!

Royal Roads University and Future Lighthouse Keeper's Wife

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Be sure to check out the Scrapshotz Blog where I'm showing two new projects I made with the January 2018 kit featuring the Kaisercraft Documented collection.

I just love how these layouts turned out!  For all the details, be sure to check out Scrapshotz.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

The Journey of a Thousand Miles - Scrapshotz January Kit

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I'm up on the Scrapshotz Blog showing projects made from the January kit featuring Kaisercraft's Documented line.

My first project is a layout with hidden journaling and lots of embellishments (as usual). The title is a mix of Thickers and fussy cut letters from one of the pieces of patterned paper.

The next project is a masculine card made with Distress Oxides and an embossed stencil background.

For all the details and step by step tutorials, be sure to check out the Scrapshotz blog.

Thanks for looking!

Sylvie

Let Your Crazy Shine Bright - ScrapShotz November Kit

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I'm up on the ScrapShotz blog today with a couple of layouts made with the November Kit featuring the beautiful Prima Marketing Amber Moon collection.

Both of my pages were inspired by sketches from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine and Stuck?Sketches and made entirely from the November Kit. There are a ton of embellishments in this kit, so it made making the layouts a breeze.

All the details about the layouts are on the ScrapShotz blog.  Be sure to check it out!

Thanks for looking!

Sylvie

So Grateful For You - Scrapshtoz November Kit

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I'm up today with a layout made from the beautiful ScrapShotz November Kit. It's a beautiful kit and my projects came together so quickly.

For all the details and instructions for each product, be sure to check out the ScrapShotz blog.

Thanks for looking!

Sylvie

2017 December Daily Flip Album - ScrapShotz Design Team

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I'm up on the ScrapShotz Blog today with my 2017 December Daily album featuring Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid paper and The Ton stamps.

I only made the dedication page for the album.  I like to wing it as I scrap and don't want to be tied to any design.

I also dipped my toe in making a video showing how the album works. 

It was a lot of fun to make this album.  For the instructions, be sure to check out the ScrapShotz Blog.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

The Ton Stamps for Scrap Shotz

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I'm up today with my projects for the Scrap Shotz Design Team.  This month, I got to play with some The Ton Stamps sets. This is a new to me stamp company, but I just loved them.  They are so detailed and I can see that they will be a staple in my stash.

I created three cards with the stamps and the images were coloured with either watercolours or Copic markers.  Be sure to  check out the descriptions for how I made them on the Scrap Shotz blog.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Baby Cuban Pineapple

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Today I am sharing a fun layout featuring a large die cut and the Crate Paper Oasis line.

When I saw this free diecut from Paper Issues, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.

I cut the file using craft cardstock and backed the top with the green paper.  The cutfile was supposed to look like the image below, with the cross hatching. But, I wanted to use up some scraps of patterned paper and use my newly purchased fringe scissors.  So, using my craft knife, I cut out the cross hatches.

I cut each strip of patterned paper with the fringe scissors before gluing everything together into a large square. I sewed gold thread through each strip.  Then using some wet adhesive, I glued the die cut over the fringed square and finally cut around the shape. I did have to glue some bits of fringe that fell off, but surprisingly, that wasn't too much of an issue.

I used clear gesso on the background page and smooshed some Distress Oxide inks in Broken China, Worn Lipstick and Fossilized Amber. I then took a deep breath and stamped directly on the background with the Emerald Creek camera  stamp from the Scrap Shotz September Kit. What a pretty stamp!

I love how this page turned out! I seem to be using these large diecuts a lot in this vacation album, but they really make an impact. I already have a few more pages floating around in my head!

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Scrap Shotz September Kit Reveal

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I am excited to be sharing the projects I created for the Scrap Shotz September 2017 kit. This month, the kit is based on the Carta Bella Transatlantic Travel line.  This collection fit perfectly to scrap an excursion we took on our trip to Cuba.

For all the details on how I made these layouts, be sure to check out the Scrap Shotz blog.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie