Snow Tubing

Hello crafty,

I am back after a Diwali break and its time for another scrapbook page for the Stick-It-Down challenge

The sketch I created this month a pretty simple one...

I have a stash of pattern papers I have been hoarding forever...so I decided to finally bring them to some use...I usually dont use pattern papers in my layouts...
And being me I added a twist to the page

I added hidden journalling spots to the page...The two flaps at the right and left side open up to reveal journalling spots...

Now onto the details of the layout...
On the flap on the right I wrote the location of this photo multiple times...I think repetition create a great effect.
On the flap on the left I drew a snoflakish doodle...I like how it turned out...

I wrote the sentiment and coloured it in with silver gel pen and gave a light shadow with a grey marker...

I made a scrapbook page with a simple design this time...I have been wanting to make fresh-looking layouts for some time...I think I have succeeded in it...What do you think? Would love to know your opinions and suggestions

I am entering this layout in the following challenges:

Doodle on the left panel + ME + Flowers on the pattern paper ->
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Black(Doodles+Photo)
Silver (Sentiment)
Mint (Pattern paper)

Rainier Days

Hello everyone,

It is time for a new sketch challenge at Stick-It-Down...
This month we have a lovely sketch by Evelyn...

Check out what the fabulous pages by the Design Team here...

I rotated the sketch to the left to create my page...

Pattern DAY 3

Heya,

Here comes another mandala...this one has some henna designs in it...

Day 3 Prompt -
Pattern - Mandala with basic Henna/Indian patterns
Background - Circles with mixed colours

Pattern DAY2

Hello everyone,

A few months I came across Mandalas and I have been hooked to them ever since...
So here's a Mandala for Day 2 of my Pattern series

Day 2 Prompt -
Pattern - Mandala with basic patterns
Background - Circles with mixed colours

Patterns + Watercolouring + Handlettering DAY 1

Hello everyone,

Inspired by a number of talented artists, I have decided to start a Patterns + Watercolouring + Handlettering series...
This is not a challenge or a hop...it is just a way for me to get better at these things...and have fun along the way...

I will be posting prompts for inspiration and I would love if you want to join me on this journey...

Day 1 Prompt :

Pattern : Chevron
Background : Watercolours + Cool colours
Handlettering : 3-D Fonts

I am pretty happy with the end-results...I discovered some cool patterns that I am definitely gonna hold on to and some...not so much :P

Friday Art Journal #1

Heya people,

Art Journaling has become an integral part of my life...it is a place away from the expectations of beauty and perfection from art...a place where I can do my bit of crazy craftiness...

So...I will be sharing a page from my Art Journal every Friday starting today...

This page came to being after I watched a video on the youtube channel Imperfect Impulses....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAYBaAzpwbc

Supplies Used-
Paper Tape
Gesso
Dylusions - Vibrant Turquoise
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Gelatos - Boysenberry, Snow Cone
Archival Ink - Black

The Hat-mania

Heya crafty people,

I recently realized that my hubby and I have a lot of photos trying out crazy hats...so I thought it would be fun to create a page with all these silly photos...

And the sketch I created for this month for Stick It Down is just perfect for this...

Check out what the DT has created this month at STICK IT DOWN

Supplies Used -
Tim Hotlz Clock Word stencil
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Tim Hotlz Melange Tissue Wrap
STAMPorations Bold Sentiments stamp
Wooden Alphabets
Kraft cardstock
Woodgrain paper from my stash

I am entering this page in the following challenges ->

Used photos of me ->



Used Black, Brown and Kraft colours from the Colourboard ->
  


Used Tim Holtz Clockwork stencil ->

Trek

Helloz,

A new month...a new sketch at Stick-It-Down...a new scrapbook page...with new ideas...new techniques...

I made this layout keeping in mind the sketch I created for Stick-It-Down challenge this month...
Do visit the Stick-It-Down blog and join us along for a fun challenge...

Details - The horizontal stripes were made 2 ways...one by adding gesso through 2 stencils (Finnabair Bubbles and Balzer Design Rug)  and second by stamp with a hand-carved stamp...yes you read it right...this is one of my first hand-carved stamps... Anyways...I coloured them with 3 colours of gelatos...green...lime, butterscotch and chocolate

I love how the frame turned out...To achieve the texture I coloured it with Vintage Photo DI...then clear embossed with Finnabair Woodgrain stamp and went over it with black Archival Ink...removing the ink from the embossed parts with a paper napkin.

Also I added some texture on the background with gesso...love the versatility of gesso...

The Title are wooden letters from a local craft store (coloured them black)..the butterfly is form Hiedi Swapp Dreamy Ephemera collection(I coloured the butterfly to match the page)...the Arrow is from Heidi Swapp September Skies Wood Veneer collection(coloured it black) and the Explore sticker is from my stash...

I am entering this challenge in the following challenges:

Colour inspiration ->


Used 3 colours of gelatos->
 

Hand-carved rubber stamp + Butterfly ->



Update:
Was one of the Designer spotlights over at Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge for this page....Woohooo....

The Kraft way...

Hello crafters,

I made a scrapbook page with kraft as base for the first time today...

The Inspiration -

Stuck?! - Loved the sketch at Stuck this month...the only variations I did was, I moved the top patterned part to the bottom and added script stamping instead of journalling...

Scrap Around the World - What I took from the beautiful moodboard this month...is the neutral colours...the beach...travel...arrows from the signboard

Kraft+ - The theme this month is to incorporate zentangle in your kraft layout and boy do I love doodling and zentangle...I chose my favourite tangle...Printemps for this...

Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge - I made a homemade stencil/mask for colouring the bottom part of the page with Distress Inks...

A close up...

The Ingredients -

P.S. -  After taking photographs of the layout, I realised that the beach photograph is upside down...hehe... I did put it the right way later but could not take pics with it the right side up....

I am entering this page in the following challenges - 

               

Fly Away

Hello friends,

We have another single page sketch at Stick-It-Down this month...and guess who created the sketch...yup...its ME....It feels so good to see people create scrapbook pages using these sketches...
Be sure to check out the beautiful pages created by our Design Team ...

Now this might sound ridiculous (having created the sketch myself)...but I had a hard time making a scrapbook page from this layout...I did not want to make small tiles for the background...as I have already done here and here...I wanted to do something different...and this is what I ended up with...
I am pretty pleased with the end result... :D

Now on to the details..I clear embossed a bird stamp multiple times and smooshed Peacock Feathers DI over it...

Next I started matting the photos..I have used a Hero Arts Chevron stencil on the matted layers...and I stamped the stamp "fly away" (which really suits the pics :D ) on one of the layers repeatedly...

And in the end I made a simple cluster for one of the corners...some DI...some stenciling and some stamping... I love these chipboard Pebbles from Dusty attic...I coloured it black with Archival Ink...so that it matches the layout...Also this way the words are more legible...

As I am making more pages...I am realising that I like creating simple layouts...meaning less layering...simple clusters...not many colours...emphasis on the photo...

I am entering this layout in the following challenges:

A2Z Scrapbooking Challenge - Embossing + Hero Arts Chevron stencil

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge

 

    

Cherish the Memories

Hello everyone,

I am posting after a month..woah...thats a looonnggg time...I have been busy in my professional as well personal life...
Its hard to squeeze in time for crafting at such times...

Well...I have some great news....I am on the Design Team of the awesome scrapbook challenge at Stick-it-Down... This is my first ever stint as a DT member...so I am very excited... :D
Check out the sketch for this month's challenge....
(Psst....I created the sketch for the challenge this month...another first ;) )
We have some awesome creations by the talented Design Team...Be sure to check them out...

I created a scrapbook page with a black cardstock as a base...This is the first time I have created with a dark background...Oh my...so many firsts in this post :P

For the background I took a black cardstock and started drawing rectangles and squares with gelatos...Dont Gelatos look awesome on black cardstock!!??!!...one of the many reasons I love Gelatos...
For the layering papers...I coloured them with the same gelatos and stamped with Archival Ink some stamps and stencils...

Finally I applied some gesso along the edges of the page with my fingers...I like the effect...

                        

Hope you like this scrapbook page...
I would love to hear your comments and suggestions...

Entering this page in the following challenges:

Sisters...

Hello crafty fellas,

Today I wanna share a page I made with a cute and silly pic of me and my sis...
We took some selfies on my bday and I really wanted to make a page for it...

The moodboard at Scrap Around the World gave me a starting point for this page...The girly frolicky mood of the board caught my eye...

Then I followed clues of the Special Collaboration Case File CC-5 from The CSI challenge...
Following the clues was so much fun...I have been wanting to take part in the CSI challenge for some time now...And the Collaboration Case File was just perfect for this page...

I started out by creating a grid of squares and then filled in all the squares with many different things like...doodling....stencilling...stamping...pattern papers....punch cutouts...lettering...

I added some metal wires and wooden embellishment on the left corner...

Then added my photos...with some ribbon and these wooden Pebbles by Dusty Attic...

When you lift the first photo flap, the second photo(the silly one) and journalling is revealed :D

P.S. - The layout of this page was inspired from a scrapbook page by Terhi Koskinen


CSI Collboration Case File CC-5


Scrap Around the World MoodBoard


Also entering the page in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge