Gorgeous Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello Bloggers,

Charlene here! Thank you for joining me today. February is the month to celebrate not only your loved one but everyone who is important in your life. So thank you to all of you who are following me and Southern Ridge Trading Company. We appreciate you!

Today I’m sharing with you traditional but simply gorgeous page I designed for the love of my life. Nothing says Valentine's Day like red, black and roses! This guy sure holds the key to my heart!

I simply stained the delicate lace bar, small key from the Wing and Key Necklace kit and the Gorgeous word chipboard piece with Black Soot Distress stain. You could also use Black ink.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies used:

- Wing and Heart Necklace Kit (the small key)

- Word Mix #1 (Gorgeous)

- Delicate Lace Bar

Other Supplies Used:

- Pion Design paper

- Paper flowers

- Cheesecloth

- Paper doily

- String

Until next time,

Happy Creating!

Charlene

Masculine Happy Birthday Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey there Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. It was my Step Dad's birthday a week ago and he loves photography. So with his birthday in mind, I set out to create him a masculine photography inspired Happy Birthday Card. This card is chalked full of chipboard pieces as well as different embellishments and it can be made for any special person in your life. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and read below as I share with you how I created my masculine Happy Birthday Card. 

To start, cut a piece of patterned paper that measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".  Once the piece of paper has been cut, place the Brick Stencil over top of the paper. Using a palette knife, apply Black Texture Paste through the top left and bottom right of the stencil randomly. Set the piece of paper aside to dry while you work on the other elements for your card.

Cut two Honeycomb Pattern pieces that measure 2" x 3". Apply Emboss It Ink to the Honeycomb pieces. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over each Honeycomb piece. Emboss the Honeycomb pieces with your heat tool. 

With the Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder still out, choose two hinges from the Nuts & Bolts and cut the hinges in half. Apply Emboss It Ink to the hinges. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over the hinges. Emboss the hinges with your heat tool. 

Using the small Abstract Circle Frame, apply Emboss It Ink to the small abstract circle frame. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the circle frame. Emboss the circle frame with your heat tool. 

Using the small Chain Frame, apply Emboss It Ink to the small chain frame. Sprinkle Hammered Metal Embossing Powder over the chain frame. Emboss the chain frame with your heat tool. 

With the Hammered Metal Embossing Powder still out, choose one med. key hole and apply Emboss It Ink to the key hole. Sprinkle Hammered Metal Embossing Powder over the key hole. Emboss the key hole with your heat tool. 

Choose a Happy Birthday sentiment from the Birthday Greetings. Cut your chosen Happy Birthday sentiment out. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Happy Birthday Sentiment. Sprinkle Midnight Black Embossing Powder over the entire Happy Birthday sentiment. Emboss the Happy Birthday sentiment with your heat tool. 

Take two Delicate Lace Bars out of the package. On both pieces, cut the long skinny bar off. Apply two coats of Vintage Photo Distress Stain to the Delicate Lace Bars.

Take one Drifting Feather out of the package. Apply two coats of Walnut Stain Distress Paint to the feather. Let the feather dry. After the paint has dried on the feather, apply Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to the feather. Rub the distress crayon into the edges of the feather.

Choose eight bolts from the Nuts & Bolts package. Apply two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to each bolt. Let the blots dry. After the bolts have dried, start by applying Pumice Stone Distress Crayon to each bolt. Rub the crayon in. Apply Hickory Smoke Distress Crayon to each bolt. Rub the crayon in. The last Distress Crayon you'll need to apply to the bolts is Black Soot. Rub the crayon in. 

Pick three keys. Using the Black Soot Distress Crayon, apply the crayon to each key. Rub the crayon into each key to give them a more of a worn look. 

Using the Black Soot Distress Crayon, apply the crayon to the pocket watch. Rub the crayon into each pocket watch to give it a worn look. 

From Pion Design "Mister Tom's Treasure" fussy cut a pocket watch, two cars and two license plates. Ink the edges of the images using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut one film strip piece that has 6 squares on it. Cut a second film strip piece that has 2 1/2 squares on it. 

Cut a 3 1/4" stitched circle out of black cardstock. Using the 2 3/4" stitched circle, cut out the photography image found on the Mister Tom's Treasures Images. Distress the edges of the stitched circles using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the circles using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Distress the edges of the 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" patterned paper using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 5 5/8" x 5 5/8" piece of woodgrain patterned paper. Distress the edges of the 5 5/8" x 5 5/8" patterned paper using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" piece of black cardstock. Distress the edges of the 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" black cardstock using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" piece of patterned paper. Distress the edges of the 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" patterned paper using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 6" x 12" piece of White Super Stock Cardstock. Score the cardstock at 6". Fold card base in half.

Now it's time to assemble your card.

Adhere the black cardstock piece to the 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" patterned paper piece.

Adhere the woodgrain patterned paper to the black cardstock.

Adhere the brick patterned paper piece to the woodgrain patterned paper. 

Adhere the photography image circle to the black cardstock circle. 

Adhere the black cardstock circle to the middle of the brick stenciled image.

In the top left hand side of the photography/black circle, adhere one of the honeycomb pattern pieces. In the bottom right hand side of the photography/black circle, adhere the other honeycomb patten piece.

Adhere one of the delicate lace bar piece to the top of the photography/black circle. Adhere the other delicate lace bar piece to the bottom of the photography/black circle.

In the top left hand side of the photography circle, adhere one of the fussy cut cars and one of the license plates, the film strip with 2 1/2 squares, pocket watch, keyhole, the two hinges and a metal key.

In the bottom right hand side of the photography circle, adhere the other fussy cut card, license plate, pocket watch, film strip piece, three bolts and two keys.

Adhere the abstract frame overtop of the photography circle. Adhere the chain frame overtop of the abstract frame. On the top left hand side of the chain frame, adhere five bolts. In the bottom right hand corner adhere the feather overtop of the chain frame. Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the bottom portion of the chain frame. 

To finish your card, adhere your card front to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished Masculine Happy Birthday Card.

And here's the finished Masculine Happy Birthday Card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Birthday Greetings

- Abstract Circle Frames

- Nuts & Bolts

- Chain Frames

- Delicate Lace Bar

- Drifting Feathers

- Med. Key Holes

- Honeycomb Pattern

- Brick Stencil

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder, Charred Gold Embossing Powder, Hammered Metal Embossing Powder, Pocket Watch Charm and Key Charms

- DecoArt: Modeling Paste - Black

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot, Distress Paint -  Walnut Stain, Distress Crayons - Walnut Stain, Pumice Stone, Black Soot and Hickory Smoke and Distress Stain - Vintage Photo and Brushed Pewter

- Tim Holtz/Idea-ology: Film Strip Ribbon

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink - Clear (Dabber) and Glossy Accents

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Circles Die and Double Sided Adhesive Tape - 6mm

- Pion Design: Legends of the Sea - Sea Star and Mister Tom's Treasures - Vintage Automobiles, Images from the Past and Old Factory

- Creative Scrapbooker/Cathie Allan: Superstock Cardstock

- Tombow: Aqua Mono Liquid Glue

- Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L:  3D Foam Squares and Dodz

- Misc: Heat Tool and Black Cardstock

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn 

You Can Count on Me Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello Bloggers!

Charlene here! Thank you for joining me today! I hope you’ve been enjoying the design team’s creations with the Zen Dragonfly and getting lots of inspiration from us.

For my take on the Zen Dragonfly I used Perfect Pearl Powders. With my black and white photo and the neutral pallet of colours on my layout I wanted to add a bit of shimmer to make the dragonfly pop.

I added some Versa mark ink on top of my dragonfly and then used a paint brush to brush on different colours of Perfect Pearls Powder until I created the desired look I was hoping for. To complete my dragonfly I added some pearls to the body. Because of the powder I had to use some Glossy Accents to adhere the pearls. (The glue dot on the back of the pearl didn’t stick; it just took off the powder)

For the Delicate Lace Border I swiped Pumice Stone Distress ink over the top to add some colour and then added some pearls.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Zen Dragonfly

- Delicate Lace Bar

Other Products Used:

- Basic Grey paper and stickers

- Paper doilies

- Ranger Ink: Perfect Pearls

- VersaMark Ink

- Flowers

- Pearls

- String

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you’re enjoying the Zen Dragonfly!!

Happy Creating!

- Charlene

Vintage Happy Birthday Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey there Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. This week I visited one of our local scrapbook stores and found a couple of pieces of vintage looking paper. By using the vintage paper I picked up and some of the newly released chipboard pieces, I was able to create this beautiful Vintage Happy Birthday Card. Read below as I share with you how I created my Vintage Happy Birthday Card.

To start, pull out two of the Mini Dress Form Charms. Apply two coats of Antique Linen Distress Ink to each dress form. Once the paint has dried, apply Vintage Photo Distress Crayon to the sides of each dress form, rub the crayon wax in with your finger. After the Vintage Photo Distress Crayon has been applied, apply Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to the sides of each dress form, rub the crayon wax in with your finger. Set the dress forms aside.

Take out one of the small flowers from the package. Apply two coats of Antique Linen Distress Paint to the flower. Once the paint has dried, apply Vintage Photo Distress Crayon to the sides of the flower, rub the crayon wax in with your finger. After the Vintage Photo Distress Crayon has been applied, apply Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to the sides of the flower, rub the crayon wax in with your finger. Set the flower aside.

Apply two coats of Vintage Photo Distress Stain to the Happy Birthday sentiment. After the Distress Stain has dried, apply Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to the sides of the Happy Birthday Sentiment,  rub the crayon wax in with your finger. Set the Happy Birthday sentiment aside.

With a Blending Tool, blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Ground Espresso Distress Ink onto the Drifting Feather.  Apply Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to the sides of the feather and rub the crayon wax in with your finger. Set the feather aside.

Apply two coats of Walnut Stain Distress Stain to two of the Delicate Lace Bars. Once the bars have dried, trim the scroll part off to fit the film strip frame. Set the bars aside. 

Cut the Delicate Lace Doily in half and then into two quarters. Apply Emboss It Ink to each doily piece and sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over each doily. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. 

The last chipboard piece you'll need is the Film Strip Section Frame.  Apply Emboss It Ink to the film strip frame and sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over it. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. 

Trim your Found Relative to 3" x 4". Once the Found Relative has been cut down, take the Spun Sugar Distress Crayon and apply a bit to her cheeks. Rub the crayon wax with your fingers.

Before assembling your card front, you'll need to cut one piece of patterned paper that measures 4" x 5 1/4" and cut a second piece of patterned paper that measures 3 3/4" x 5". Distress the edges of each patterned paper piece with an edge distressor. Once the edges have been distressed, ink the edges of the patterned pieces using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool.

Adhere one of the doily pieces in the top left hand corner of the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of patterned paper, making sure the doily sits 1/4" from the top of the patterned paper. Adhere the second doily piece in the bottom right hand corner of the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of patterned paper, making sure the doily sits 1/4" from the bottom of the patterned paper. Once the doilies have been adhered in the corners, adhere the 3 3/4" x 5" piece of patterned paper overtop of the 4" x 5 1/4". To finish the 3 3/4" x 5" patterned paper, roll the top left hand corner down slightly and the bottom right hand corner up slightly to expose part of the doily.

Adhere the Found Relative to the back of the Film Strip Frame. Adhere one of the delicate lace bars to the top of the film strip frame, showing half of the lace bar. Adhere the second delicate lace bar to the bottom of the film strip frame, showing half of the lace bar. 

Add foam squares to the back of the film strip frame. Adhere the film strip frame to the middle of the 3 3/4" x 5" piece of patterned paper.

In the bottom right hand corner of the film strip frame, adhere the drifting feather, the flower and a mini dress form charm. 

With the elements adhered on the right hand side of the film strip frame, adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the bottom middle of the film strip frame. You'll need to add foam squares to the left hand side of the sentiment in order to make it the same height as the right hand side.

To add some interest in the top left hand corner of the film strip frame, adhere the other mini dress form charm, one white carnation, two white roses and four brown roses. Once the flowers have adhered, to add some extra interest to them, apply Vintage Silk Opal Magic Wax with your finger to each flower.

Cut a cardbase out of Super Stock that measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score at 4 1/4". You'll want to cut a piece of patterned paper that measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Distress the edges of the patterned paper with an edge distressor. Once the edges have been distressed, ink the edges of the patterned paper piece using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool. Adhere the 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" patterned paper piece to your cardbase. Adhere the cardfront to the 

4 1/4" x 5 1/2" patterned paper piece. 

Here are a some close ups of the finished Vintage Happy Birthday Card.

Here's the finished Vintage Happy Birthday Card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Happy Birthday 

- Drifting Feathers

- Flowers (coming soon)

- Mini Dress Form Charms

- Film Strip Section Frame

- Delicate Lace Doily

- Delicate Lace Bar

- Flowers: White Carnations, 15mm White Roses and 10mm Brown Roses

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso, Distress Paint - Antique Linen, Distress Stain - Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo and Distress Crayons - Spun Sugar, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo and Antique Linen

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink - Clear (dabber)

- Prima Marketing: Art Alchemy Opal Magic Wax - Vintage Silk

- Stamperia: Vintage Patterned Paper

- Tim Holtz/Idea-ology: Found Relatives

- Creative Scrapbooker/Cathie Allan: Super Stock

- Tombow: Aqua Mono Liquid Glue

- Misc: Heat Tool 

Until Next Time!

-Katelyn