Love Your Layout: November 2011

 Here's a great video that shows some tips on layering embellishments, adding journaling, and adding a title in Studio J.

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Fall Themed Treat Bag and Waxy Flax Quick Tip

During my last workshop, we made treat bags out of the Kraft Die-Cut Cards. This is what a card looks like without any embellishments.

Here is a card with an oval window cut out of the front with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.

Check out this post from last Wednesday for Pamela O'Connor's directions on how to make the treat bags. Here is the embellished treat bag with fall themed papers and die-cuts. I still need to add a ribbon to the top to tie the flap shut (or you could add velcro underneath).

I wanted to show you a quick tip about Waxy Flax. It's a great embellishment for cards and layouts which doesn't add a lot of weight or bulk. One neat thing about Waxy Flax is that it can keep it's shape. So if you twirl it around a toothpick like this:

...it will hold it's shape like this:

 Supplies used (all CTMH): (Z2135) New England Ivy stamp pad, (Z2191) Sunset stamp pad, (Z1686) Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, (B1395) So Grateful stamp set, (X7142B) Dreamin' 2 paper pack, (1385) White Daisy cardstock, Olive Waxy Flax

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Fall 2005 Layouts

I spent some time organizing my scrap paper yesterday. I've had a variety of systems to keep scraps over the years. I started off with a file box and file folders. This worked for awhile but I needed the file box for something and by then I had acquired quite a lot of scraps. Then I switched to keeping them in the pocket dividers that came in a Cropper Hopper vertical paper holder. This was probably my worst system. It was very difficult to reach the small scraps that had fallen way down into the dividers. I couldn't open them up the way I could with a file folder. Most recently, I've been keeping them in two 12" x 12" plastic drawers...which was definitely not enough space. Yesterday, I cleaned out another drawer and divided my scraps between three drawers. Now, one drawer holds my neutral scraps (white, off-white, browns, blacks, and grays). One drawer holds my green and blue scraps while the last holds purples, pinks, reds, oranges, and yellows. I could probably benefit from using two or three more drawers but right now I can't expand anymore!

Anyway, looking at all of my scraps inspired me and that's what it's all about! I started cleaning up my desk just a bit and found some cute photos of my kids from 6 years ago (yes, I still have a lot of organizing to do). So I used these pictures, some scraps, some old embellishments, and some new stuff to make the layouts below. I love the background paper on that second layout and I didn't want to cover it up too much so I tried to keep my embellishments to a minimum.

 

Supplies used (all CTMH): (Z1686) Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge for leaves and shaped journaling blocks, (Z2114) Cocoa stamp pad, (Z726) Sponge Daubers, (X7142B) Dreamin' Level 2 paper pack, (Z1450) Color-Ready Alphabets Cork, (Z1127) Chocolate Designer Ribbon Rounds, (Z1333) Opaques Mocha Adhesive Gems, (Z1410) Antiqued Copper Designer Brads, Noteworthy stamp set for the lines on my journaling block, Foundry FlourishesPin It

Have a Splendid Day

I finally had some time to create! I used Sketch 129 from Card Patterns Weekly Sketch Blog to make my card. It was great inspiration.

I used my new Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to cut out some of the shapes that correspond to the Harvest Happiness stamp set. I also played around with some borders and decorative layers. So much fun! The paper that makes that large strip going across the middle of the card is my favorite from the Dreamin' paper pack.

Supplies used: (X7142B) Dreamin' Level 2 paper pack, (C1463) Harvest Happiness stamp set, (Z2166) Tulip stamp pad, (Z2162) Honey stamp pad, (Z2164) Sorbet stamp pad, (Z2118) Desert Sand stamp pad, (Z2111) Chocolate stamp pad, (Z1686) Cricut Art Philosophy Collection, (Z1151) Foam Tape, Olive Waxy FlaxPin It