Amazing Scrapbook Layout with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. For today's post, I'm excited to share with you my Amazing Scrapbook Layout. This layout is special to me as they are photos of Butchart Gardens where my now fiance proposed to me. The pictures are of the beautiful rose garden.  So to embellish my layout, I featured a variety of our popular and frames and words. You'll want to read below as I share with you how I embellished the chipboard pieces for my layout.

To start, I applied two coats of Spun Sugar Distress Paint to the Oval Arrow Frame. Once the paint had dried, I applied Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to the frame and rubbed it in with my finger.

For the Rod Iron Circle Frame, I applied a coat of Emboss It Ink to the frame. Sprinkle Glacier White Embossing Powder over top of the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Choose and cut out two butterflies from the Small Butterfly Mix. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to both butterflies. Sprinkle Light Pink Embossing Powder over each butterfly. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

The last chipboard element I embellished was the Amazing Fun Word. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Ground Espresso Distress Ink over the entire surface of the word. 

After all of my fussy cut flowers have been adhered, I adhered one of the embossed butterflies in the top right side of the flowers. Once the top right butterfly is adhered, adhere the other butterfly in the bottom left side of the flowers.

Adhere one of the photos to the Oval Arrow Frame and then foam square the frame on the top left side of the flowers. Adhere the other photo to the rod iron circle frame and then adhere the frame to the right of the oval arrow frame.

With the frames adhered, adhere the amazing word over top of each frame. 

To finish off around the frames and word, I adhered a variety of pink and white roses.

 Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Oval Arrow Frame

- Rod Iron Circle Frame

- Small Butterfly Mix

- Amazing Fun Word

- Roses: 15mm - White

- Roses: 10mm - White, Light Pink and Pink

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Glacier White Embossing Powder and Light Pink Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Ground Espresso, Distress Paint - Spun Sugar, Distress Crayon - Walnut Stain and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink Dabber

- Graphic 45: Floral Shoppe - Indigo Lilies, Verdant Blossoms, Midnight Medley, Scarlet Serenity and Sunlit Medley

- Tombow: Mono Multi Liquid Glue

- Misc: Flowers - White, Lace and Heat Tool

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn

Merry Christmas Tree Ornament with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. I've been busy playing with the some of our Christmas chipboard and have created for you a Christmas Tree Ornament, that's perfect to add to your Christmas Tree. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Merry Tree Ornament.

To start, apply Aged Brass Art Alchemy Metallique Wax to the rim and inside of the canning jar lid. This will dull down the silver from the canning jar lid.

Pull out the large ornament from the 3D Filagree Star Ornament package. Trim off the loop at the top of the ornament. Apply two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to the ornament. Set aside to dry.

From the Sm. Primitive Stars, pull out one of the stars from the package. Apply two coats of Tarnished Brass Distress Stain to the star. Set the star aside to dry.

Take the Merry out of the Wood Words of Christmas - Noel package. Apply two coats of Gathered Twigs Distress Stain to the word. Set aside to dry.

From the Snowflakes 714 package, take out one of the large snowflakes. Using a Blending Tool with foam, blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the entire surface of the snowflake. Set aside.

Take one of the Corrugated Stars out of the package. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the star. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the entire star. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Let cool for a few seconds before picking up the star.

From the Small Merry Deer Mix package, take one deer out. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the deer. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the entire deer. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Let cool for a few seconds before picking up the star.

Take the Rod Iron Circle Frame out of the package. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the frame. Sprinkle Aztek Gold Embossing Powder over the entire frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Let cool for a few seconds before applying another coat of Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the frame. With the frame now cooled, add a coat of Emboss It Ink to the entire frame. Sprinkle Fractured Ice Embossing Powder over the entire frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Let cool for a few seconds before picking the frame up.

Die cut a 2 3/4" Stitched Circle out of patterned paper. Die cut two 3 1/4" Stitched Circles out of patterned paper. Distress the edges of the circles. Ink the edges of the circles using a Blending tool and foam.

Adhere the 2 3/4" circle to one of the 3 1/4" circles. Adhere the 3 1/4" circle to the inside of the canning jar.

Adhere the Rod Iron Circle Frame to the middle of the 2 3/4" patterned paper circle.

Adhere the 3D Filagree Star Ornament over top of the Rod Iron Circle Frame.

Adhere the snowflake to the middle of the 3D Filagree Star Ornament. 

Foam square the corrugated star to the middle of the snowflake. Adhere the sm. primitive star slightly overtop of the corrugated star.

Adhere the deer to the middle of the star. Adhere the Merry word at the bottom of the deer. 

In the top left hand corner, adhere two light blue roses, three brown roses and three cream roses. In the bottom right hand corner adhere two light blue roses, two brown roses and one cream rose. Adhere a piece of twine at the top of the lid so that you can hang it on your tree. To finish the twine hanger, add a twine bow were the two ends meet. Adhere the other 3 1/4" circle to the back side of the canning jar lid.  

Here are a few close up shots of my ornament.

And here's the finished Merry Tree Ornament.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Rod Iron Circle Frame

- Wood Words of Christmas - Noel

- Snowflakes 714

- Sm. Primitive Stars

- Corrugated Stars

- Small Merry Deer Mix

- 3D Filagree Star Ornament

- 10mm Roses: Light Blue, Cream and Brown

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Charred Gold Embossing Powder,  Fractured Ice Embossing Powder and Aztek Gold Embossing Powder

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink Dabber

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Stain - Tarnished Brass, Brushed Pewter & Gathered Twigs, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Blending Tool with Foam

- Prima Marketing: Art Alchemy Metallique Wax - Aged Brass

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Circle Dies

- Maja Design: Vintage Frost Basics - 9th of December and 10th of December

- Tombow: Mono Multi Liquid Glue 

- Misc: Heat Gun, Canning Jar Lid and Twine

Don't forget our current promotion happening. From December.10th to December.20th, when you make a retail purchase of $50.00 or more, your name will be entered into a draw for a gift basket valued at $200.00.

Until Next Time!

-Katelyn 

Rejoice Christmas Tag with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. I've been busy playing with the Chipboard Tag again and have created for you another Christmas Tag, that's perfect to give as a Christmas card to someone special in your life. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to embellish the chipboard and wood pieces for my Rejoice Christmas Tag.

To start, pull out one of the Chipboard Tags from the package. Ink the edges of the tag using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Next, you'll need one of the Snowflake Wreath - Small out of the package. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the entire wreath. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves embossing powder over the entire wreath. Tap off the excess powder. Emboss with your heat tool. Let cool.

Take the Rod Iron Circle Frame out of the package. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the entire frame. Sprinkle Weathered Wood embossing powder over the entire frame. Tap off the excess powder. Emboss with your heat tool. Let cool.

From the Lg. Wood Snowflake package, take two snowflakes out. Blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the entire surface of each snowflake. Set snowflakes aside.

Take out the Word Rejoice from it's package. Apply a coat of Candied Apple Distress Stain to the word. Before the stain completely dries, lightly go over the entire word with Tarnished Brass Distress Stain. Before the Tarnished Brass Distress Stain completely dries, lightly go back over the word with Candied Apple Distress Stain. Set aside to dry.

You'll need to pull out two Christmas Stockings from the package. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Stain to each stocking. Set aside to dry.

Take out two of the Bare Branches from the package. Apply two coats of Gathered Twigs Distress Stain to the branches. Set the branches aside to dry.

The last chipboard piece you need are two Snowflakes 712 taken out from the package. Apply two coats of Tarnished Brass Distress Stain to each snowflake. Set the snowflakes aside to dry.

Now it's time to assemble your Rejoice Christmas Tag.

Adhere patterned paper to your chipboard tag. Adhere a bare branch in the top left corner as well as on the bottom right hand side of the tag. Adhere the Rod Iron Frame overtop of the branches. Adhere the Snowflake Wreath frame overtop of the Rod Iron Frame. Adhere an image in the middle of the Snowflake Wreath.

In the bottom right and top left hand corner of the Snowflake Wreath, adhere the large wood snowflake, stocking and small snowflake. With the elements adhered on both corners of the Snowflake Wreath, adhere the Rejoice word at the bottom of the Snowflake Wreath.

To finish off the tag, adhere flowers as desired throughout the chipboard and wood elements. Once your happy with how many flowers you have on your tag, add a ribbon bow at the left hand side of the tag.

Here are a few close up shots of my tag.

Here's the finished tag.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Chipboard Tag

- Snowflakes 712

- Bare Branches

- Christmas Stockings

- Snowflake Wreath - Small

- Rod Iron Circle Frame

- Lg. Wood Snowflake

- Word Rejoice

- 10mm Roses: Red, White and Brown

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder and Weathered Wood Embossing Powder 

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink Dabber

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Stain - Tarnished Brass, Candied Apple & Gathered Twigs, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Blending Tool with Foam

- Maja Design: I Wish - Ephemera, For Frosty Morning & For Lots of Snow

- Hug N' Snug Seam Binding Ribbon: Brown

- Tombow: Mono Multi Liquid Glue and Adhesive Dots

- Misc: Heat Gun

Until Next Time!

-Katelyn