Scatter Kindness Like Confetti Scrapbook Layout with Karla Yungwirth

Hello friends, it’s Karla back today with a pretty spring layout using the Foliage Pieces and Wild Flower Bouquet Chipboard and Loop Stencil from the Southern Ridge Trading Company Store. I decided to try customizing the chipboard pieces with some of the Ranger Pearl Alcohol Inks that are available. Since they are more opaque than the regular Alcohol Inks because of the pearl mixative, they worked really well to colour the chipboard, giving it a soft, shimmery effect! Be sure to scroll to the bottom to find the video link where you can see how fun this technique is!

I tucked the Foliage Pieces in and around some Simple Stories diecut flowers and layered some stickers on creating clusters around my page.

The Alcohol Pearl Inks were easily applied to the chipboard pieces with a felt pad. I love the mottled look of the Pearl Inks on this beautiful Wild Flower Bouquet!

The Stencils in the SRTC Shop are beautifully detailed! I used a brush to add colour on the base of my layout with Distress Oxide Inks in colours that coordinated with the papers and embellishments.

You can see the steps I used to create this layout and how easy it is to customize chipboard with Alcohol Inks in this video here – https://youtu.be/LMHd_QwYnTs

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Foliage Pieces 

- Wild Flower Bouquet

- Loop Stencil - Available Soon

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink:  Alcohol Pearl Ink and Distress Oxide Inks

- Simple Stories: Vintage Botanical Collection

- My Mind’s Eye: Happy Days Paper

- Pinkfresh Studio: Sticky Notes

- Sketch from SCT 365-2019 Online Layout Class

- Creative Scrapbooker: Super Stock White 12x12 Paper

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Southern Ridge Trading Company Store to see what you feel like creating with today, and have an awesome week ahead.

Hugs,

Karla

This Moment Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello bloggers!

Thanks for joining me today! Life is all about seizing the moment with the ones you love and cherish. I sure do cherish my dear friend Elaine! She is one of the sweetest women I know, with the most genuine heart! And one of my favourite things to do with her is visit her beautiful home on the Rideau Canal and sit on her dock drinking a glass of wine…there is nothing better! (Someday, when I win the lottery, I am going to own waterfront property!!)

I started by staining the Delicate Lace Element and the hinges with Walnut Distress Stain. The lace element comes in one solid piece so I used my Tim Holtz scissors to cut it into 2 pieces. They were both tucked beside the pattern paper.

Then I used my finger to dab some of Prima’s Metallique Wax on the hinges in random spots.

I didn’t add any extra colour to the honeycomb chipboard. I wanted it a bit lighter than the lace chipboard.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Delicate Lace Element

- Iron Hinges 1

- Honeycomb Pattern

Other Products Used:

- My Minds’ Eye pattern paper

- Prima Marketing flowers and buttons

- Prima Marketing Metallique Wax

- Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Stain and Ink

- Twine

- Lace

- Cheesecloth

Thanks for joining me today!

Happy creating,

Charlene

Holiday Tag with Charlene Byrd

Hello bloggers!

Charlene here! Thanks for joining me today! I can't believe we're already into December...where has the time and this year gone? With the holiday season upon us I thought it would be the perfect time to share a Christmas tag that I made. Simple yet beautiful! Create one for a Christmas gift for that someone special or for a wine bottle tag like I did. A bottle of wine is the great gift to take to a dinner party and with this beautiful, reusable tag it makes it the perfect gift!

I simply stained the pine branches with Walnut Distress Stain. Added a bit of dyed cheesecloth (I just used Walnut ink and my foam blending tool), jute ribbon, winter berries that I snagged from my outside winter pot and some real pine cones. You could also use the pine cone die from Tim Holtz. Then I tucked in a couple leaf punches to finish it off. Add a name tag and you're done!

Super easy and absolutely stunning! So quick you could whip a bunch up in no time at all!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Pine Branch

Other Products Used:

- My Minds Eye paper

- Kaisercraft tags

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Stain and Walnut Stain Distress Ink

- Jute

- Cheesecloth

- Winter berries

- Pine cones

Thanks for joining me today! Until next time!

Charlene

Remember Always Mini Album with Charlene Byrd

Hello Bloggers!

Charlene here! Thanks for joining me. Today I am sharing with you a mini album that was created with love and a whole lot of tears! My older brother, at the age of only 49, was tragically killed in a car accident last week. It breaks my heart that he is gone and I will never understand why life can be so unfair, but what is worse is that he was married to the most amazing woman for 18 shorts days. For the first time in his life he was truly happy and loved unconditionally. I created this album for his wife so she can treasure and remember all the good times they had together.

Southern Ridge Trading Products Used:

- Fine Clock Face

- Iron Hinges 1

- Filled Hearts

- Abstract Circle Frame

- Sm. Primitive Stars

- Decorative Lace Border (coming soon)

- Honeycomb Pattern

- Word Mix 1

Other Products Used:

- My Mind’s Eye papers and stickers

- Paper flowers

- Paper doilies

- Lace

- Seam binding ribbon

- String and jute

- Rubons

Life is short! In the blink of an eye, everything can change.  Love with all of your heart! Forgive often! You may never know when you may not have that chance again!

Until next time,

Charlene

Happy Holidays Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello everyone,

Thanks for joining me today! Life is so good when it’s shared with family. Every year my husband and youngest son Remington (who is a 2nd year midget goalie) make a rink in our back yard. Remington loves being out there; he spends so much time shovelling it, maintaining it and flooding it and I just love when everyone comes over to our ‘community rink’ to skate. As soon as we get those little boys on skates we’ll have enough players to actually play a game! Haha!

I simply stained the Victoria Lace Frame and the Intersecting Circles with Walnut Distress Stain.

I was going to add some UTEE to the Happy Holiday words but after I stained them with Walnut Distress Stain I really liked how the wood grain showed through.

For the stars I started by misting them with Heidi Swap Color Shine. It was a bit to shimmering for my liking so I lightly sanded the top of them taking away the sheen. But then I found them too bright so that’s when I decided to add a little bit of glitter with Walnut Distress Stickles. I was really happy with the final look.

That’s what I love about chipboard….keep playing until your happy!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Wood Words of Christmas – Joy

- Victorian Lace Frame

- Intersecting Circles Pattern

- Five Point Stars

Other Products Used:

- My Minds Eye: Paper and Brads

- Metal charm

- Hemp

- Lace

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Stickles - Walnut Stain and Distress Satin - Walnut Stain

- Mini brads

Remember to play along in the monthly challenge over on the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog. Each month enter for your chance to win 4 designs from the online store - chipboard.ca -$20 (before tax) retail value of YOUR OWN CHOOSING! 

Happy Creating and Happy Holidays!

Charlene

To: Santa Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello everyone!

This photo has been such a favourite of my twin 3 year old great nephews. They are always grabbing my phone wanting to see their papa (who is sitting on Santa’s knee).

To create the ornaments I first glued paper onto the solid chipboard pieces. I sanded around the edges to remove the excess paper, and then inked them. If you have the Basic Grey Precision File set (from years ago) it comes in really handy to do the top sections of the ornaments. The kraft colour of the chippies was a perfect match for the paper I was using so I didn’t add any colour to the top ornate pieces.  I just simply dabbed on some Vintage Photo Distress Stickles to give the ornaments a bit of shimmer.

And to make them even cuter I decorated the gold string with some beads.

The wooden Santa word was stained with Walnut Distress Stain and then I added more Stickles.

Here is a little tip to make the border on the right side. Add as many strips as you want to your background paper. Once you have the desired amount simply place your paper in your trimmer and re-cut the background page to 12”. That way you’re not adding pieces of paper trying to make it 12” wide.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Chipboard Used:

- Wood Words of Christmas - Joy

- 3D Ornaments

Other Products Used:

- Kaisercraft papers and diecuts.

- Paper flower

- MME brads

- Seam binding ribbon

- Beads

- Lace

- Corrugated cardboard

- Tim Holtz Distress Vintage Photo Stickles

- Tim Holtz For Ranger Ink: Walnut Distress Stain

Remember to play along in the monthly challenge over on the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog. Each month enter for your chance to win 4 designs from the online store - chipboard.ca -$20 (before tax) retail value of YOUR OWN CHOOSING! 

Thanks for joining me today!

Charlene