You Are Wonderful Layout

Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day yesterday and were able to create something crafty for a loved one or two. It's my turn back on the blog today and with Valentine's Day done, I thought it was time to create something with spring inspiration, so I created this layout with lots of spring hints.

So here's the full view of the layout:

Supplies used: Prima - Forever Green paper, Bazzill Cardstock, PAT-274, Coming soon Key, & flowers from SRTC.

I used PAT-274 and Coming Soon a Key. Both of these pieces I left in their natural state as they were perfect the way they were for this layout. I absolutely love the honeycomb piece. The cool part of the honeycomb piece is that it comes in  6 x 6 piece, so I just took my scissors to it and made it the size that I wanted.

 Supplies used: Prima - Forever Green, PAT-274, Coming Soon Keys, Flowers from SRTC.

The flowers that SRTC has worked perfectly on this layout. Plus I added leaves to them which are available at SRTC.

Supplies used: Prima - Forever Green, Bazzill Cardstock, and Flowers from SRTC

And here is the layout with all of the aspects put together.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Sunday! As always make sure that you stop by our Facebook Page and check out the rest of our amazingly talented designers. 

Until Next Time

-K

Elk/Man Card

We celebrated my FIL's 65th on Feb. 8th and alllllllll the men in this family love the outdoors.  It gets harder and harder every year so instead of coloring I decided to just play with a bunch of chipboard from Southern Ridge Trading Company.  I didn't realize it but before I gave away the card, apparently I took some very fuzzy pictures.  Oops!  But you get the idea.  

This elk piece is ANI-391 and you get 3 various sizes in the package.  I covered the piece with Frost Versamark and then covered with UTEE 3 times ... I think.  And isn't it special that I just happen to get a piece of white chunky embossing powder in there too?  OH I was so mad but ... whaddya do?  LOL!

Both of these trees are also available from SRTC and this package (NAT-382) comes with 3 trees.  First I painted both using Tim Holtz dabbers and different colors.  Then on the smaller one, I added some flower soft and then some Tim Holtz crackled paint on the bigger tree.

I just love these little clouds!!  I  bought a cloud stencil and just dabbed some structure paste and built it up so it's very puffy looking.  OH and I did he same for the bark looking papers behind too.  I colored some paste with Gelatos and used a Tim Holtz stencil and filled that in.  I love how that turned out.

Well!  That's it for me for now!!  Pretty basic man card for anyone on your list.  

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!
Eulanda

Love Hideaway

Valentines Day is on us quickly.

I'd like to share a sweet card I've made for my guy.
 

Using this gorgeous SRTC chipboard banner
BAN-498
  and

These precious images from Make it Crafty
Penny and Scott Cuddle
and
Island Hideaway

 

I kept the chipboard simple; using only a bit of Tim Holz distress ink on the edges.

It's so perfect as is and is perfect for this image.

 

colored in copics:

 

Penny's top: RV14, 13, 11

Pants and water: B99, 95, 93, 91

white pen was added to waves

Hair: E18, 15, E18, 15

Scott's top: R39, 37, 35, 02

Pants: W9, 7, 5, 3

Hair: W9, 7, 5, 3

 

 Sky is airbrushed using B05, 41, BG49, 23, 01, R35, YR07, V05, Y11

Sand E51, 33, 31, 35, 37

Palm trees: YG 99, 95,61



Sledding with the Penguins!

Hey everybody!! I'm back up on the SRTC blog today with my latest creation, using Karen's amazing chipboard products... 

I actually didn't put away the glitter & embossing powders after posting my last project. I actually kept them out to add some snow sparkle to the little sleigh, item number SEA-493, that's featured on my layout below, for the paper pieced penguin to hold onto.

First thing I did, was paint the sleigh white using Ranger's acrylic paint dabber. I put on two coats & let the paint dry in between applications. Then, I added a third, thick coat & poured  iridescent embossing powder over the whole thing. I tapped off the excess then heated it up using my embossing gun! I love how it turned out! So sparkly & fun!!

 After I tucked the sleigh in beside my penguin, I added some tinsel around the bottom of the sleigh to mimic snow & help make the chipboard piece stand out on the layout.

Thanks for checking out my creation! Karen & I sure do appreciate it! :)

Love is all around ...

Today I wanted to share with you some Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) I made using HRT-078, which is a set of 5 gorgeously intricate and different patterned hearts :

The heart are gesso'd, painted with acrylic paint and then multiple layers of embossing powder added, to give that glossy look and a really hard finish, seen better in this close up : 

I really enjoyed these hearts, they were the perfect size for my project and I loved the variety of images in the set :)    Nikki x

Love is in the Air- Guest Blogger

Me again... I'm back with another DT post for Frilly and Funkie Challenge and Guest post here.  YAY!  Some of you may know I am on Sizzix Designer Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team.    So... I have all these awesome new XL Dies to create with.  I am having a blast adding Southern Ridge Trading Company chipboard cuts to these projects.  They are a perfect match!    With Valentines just around the corner I thought it would be fun to make a box of treats.  Well, I keep forgetting to get the treats which really isn't such a bad thing.  But I do have this adorable Tag tucked away in the 3D Oven die.  

 

 

I used fired brick distress stain spray for the 3D Oven then attached some tinsel twine.

 

 

I used the mini love struck cherub and coated him with black soot distress glitter.  Then attached Adornment Arrow.

 

 

 

This cute Southern Ridge Trading Company chipboard tag comes with a cutout of a key at the end!  A perfect "Key to my Heart" tag.  I inked with black soot distress paint and brushed pewter for the key.  The BE MINE is too cute attached.

 

 

Thanks again for checking out my guest post just in time for Valentines. 

 

If you want to find me you can check out Canadian Nickel Scrap'n with links to everywhere else I can be stalked.

 

Love: The Way to my Heart Layout

It's hard to believe that it is already February and there are only 12 days until Valentine's Day. To get you into the Valentine's spirit, I created a layout using some fabulous "Love" inspired pieces from SRTC.

For my layout, I used "love" in a non conventional way, explaining how much I love my Starbucks Earl Grey Tea Latte. I'am not huge on celebrating Valentine's Day, but I love the amazing paper and embellishments that are offered around Valentine's from manufacturers. Without making you wait any longer, here is my "Love" layout.

Supplies Used: Authentique "Crush", Flowers from SRTC,  Tim Holtz Distress Glitter.

Here is a close up of  LOVE-507, my new favourite piece of chipboard that I can see using again for another layout. I painted it first with Tim Holtz Picket Fence Distress Paint and then added Tim Holtz Spun Sugar Distress Glitter. When adding the Distress Glitter over top of the paint you need to add a layer of Glossy Accents over top first so that the glitter has something to adhere to. To make the love letters and the arrow stand out, I inked the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

 Supplies Used: Authentique "Crush",  LOVE-507 from SRTC, Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Picket Fence, Tim Holtz Distress Glitter: Spun Sugar, Distress Ink: Vintage Photo.

I started out covering PAT-417 using Worn Lipstick Distress Paint, but I decided that it blended in to the pink background, so I flipped it over and used the natural side. I inked the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink, making it the perfect background for my photo.

Supplies Used: PAT-417 from SRTC, Distress Ink: Vintage Photo.

And here is the full view again now that you have seen each individual chipboard piece.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome Monday filled with something crafty. Check out our Southern Ridge Trading Company Facebook Page and our Southern Ridge Trading Company Blog for more inspiration from our wonderful Design Team members. 

Until Next Time

-Katelyn