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Welcome back for more Gelli Plate inspiration.  I created soooo many panels that I wanted to share more cards with you.  If you missed the initial post and directions you can find them here.

I love how these art panels require little embellishing.  They should be allowed to steal the show.

On the Go Album

Don't you love handmade gifts? I enjoy giving and receiving this treasured pieces!  My dear friend's birthday was coming up and I wanted to give her something with photos of her family. This On the Go album was included in the Creative License Deluxe kit but can be purchased separately. It's constructed with CD folders and papers. I've learned to complete projects when they first arrive and then save them for the right celebration.  That way all you have to do is fill it with photos. 

 The completed album.

 

There are several pockets in the album created by the folders. I created large tags to add more photos. Here's a link to the video on creating this adorable album.

It's a simple gift that adds so much joy!

Cartagena, Spain

Happy Friday! 

You've been seeing mostly digital this week as I wait for my Boardwalk kit to arrive. 

Here's a digital layout using a mixture of Club Scrap digital items and template from the Cape Cod collection.

 

Cartagena, Spain is a fascinating place, rich with history! 

 It serves primarily as a naval seaport with it's history going back to 227BC.

 We were overwhelmed with all the amazing ruins from the Roman times.

Rome

I was having fun playing with papers and masks and blending in Photoshop. The yellow brick is more realistic of the bricks in the Colosseum but my photo doesn't really show that. I haven't just created with a blank layout in awhile and I was feeling a bit creative, so no template here.

 

Club Scrap digital elements. Karen Funk frame.

Celebrity Reflection

Just a quick double digital layout using Creative License digital kit in a non-automobile way.  In fact, the paper looks like water on the bottom which was perfect for my favorite photos of the ship we sailed across the Atlantic on.  I love all the empty "real estate" to work with on the right side.

Club Scrap papers, alphabets. Tracey Monette frames. Dream Big Designs confetti. 

Happy Birthday, Dudes.

Creative Card Crew is hosting a masculine card challenge and thought this card would be perfect for a guy. I couldn't resist using this license plate embossing folder with the Creative License collection. I think I was just super excited to actually use something I bought at the Scrapbook Expo!

Club Scrap papers, tags and charms. Dazzles stickers. Darice embossing folder. 

Creative License Blog Hop

Welcome to the Club Scrap Creative License Blog Hop.  If you've arrived here from the amazingly talented Tina you're in the right place.  You can also start from the beginning at Club Scrap so you don't miss one single project.

I love the masculine images, color and feel to this kit. It just so happens to encompass one of my favorite pastimes...travel. Well...it's really about cars but that's how I like to travel. 

I originally was only going to do a layout with the picture on the left. The yellows and aqua colors really set off this photo well but I couldn't come up with a design that I really liked. So I decided to use the 5 of Spades from the Idea Deck Challenge over on the Club Scrap Forum. I was a little nervous about using all those little rectangles but really loved the way the printed cardstock accented my photo. 

I flicked Metallic Color Bursts on the yellow cardstock, trimmed the wheels from a printed page and used the left over pieces for the rectangles. Embossed the two plain right side panels and added wood and metal embellishments to balance out the pages. The title was created with the Creative License digital kit, printed out and fussy cut.

Club Scrap sketch, papers, digital alphabet, tags, stamps, charms.  Darice and Sizzix embossing folders. The Paper Studio wooden arrows.

The Idea Decks are wonderful tools to use when you're stuck for design ideas. There are five decks total but only a Card Making Idea deck is still available for sale. 

Thank you for stopping by, please continue on to see what the dynamic Donna has created for you!

Enjoy Life

I don't normally scrap in one page layouts but sometimes I have extra photos or just not enough photos to make a two page layout.  This sketch from Scrapbook Challenges #481 was a perfect match for some night time Disney photos.  The crazy thing about this trip was that my husband and I went to Disneyland just the two of us and then ran into our wonderful friends from Sacramento. We had a blast playing like children!

Club Scrap papers, stamps, bottle caps and stars. Washi tape. Cricut title. October Afternoon journal strip. Paper Wizard die cut. 

Faux Patina

Over at Club Scrap Anne Marie challenged us on creating a faux patina look for our projects, layouts and cards using acrylic paints and texture paste.  I'm going to show a different way to create a patina look using texture paste and Color Bursts. 

I started by trying different texture paste mediums with different applications. I found that I really liked the thicker paste.  First I mixed the copper Color Burst with the texture paste in a small amount on my craft sheet. I slathered the thicker paste on one card and used a stencil for the second. Let it dry. 

I then puffed the turquoise Color Burst directly on top of the panels and added water. 

I just rubbed my fingers of the thicker texture paste after the Color Bursts dried to bring more of the cooper out. 

Club Scrap papers, tags and ribbon. Ken Oliver's Color Bursts. Ranger texture paste. Washi tape.

This card was created for the Retro Sketch #215 challenge and the Club Scrap Technique Challenge. Give it a try, add your link at the bottom of the Technique blog post to win a gift certificate.

NR1DAD

There are many crafting challenges going on over at the Club Scrap forum. I love that these challenges push me to use supplies that I forgot I had or rarely use. Today I'm working on completing the Idea Deck challenge which allows us to create from whichever Idea Deck (there are 5) you own. This month is the 5 of Spades.  I chose to use the sketch from Card Idea Deck II and put my own little spin on the sketches so their not quite the same. I find it very useful to have a sketch design and cutting instructions to work with so I can concentrate on the artistic side of the project. 

 Assembly Line Card Idea Deck, Vol. II 

Believe in Yourself

This is one of my favorite quotes.

"If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price of the things that are worthwhile, it can be done." ~Vince Lombardi.

Now imagine my surprise when I found out it's from Vince Lombardi!!!  I've actually had this stamp for years, used only a few times and just NOW realized Lombardi connection. 

Club Scrap papers, stamp, ink, ribbon and stencil. Ken Oliver Color Bursts. Darice embossing folder.

This card was created for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. 

Faux Metal Papers

I wanted to share a wonderful technique with you on how to create your own faux metallic papers. I recently purchased these metallic Pan Pastels on sale at Aaron Brothers, knowing I'd "need" them in the future.  Bingo!

Start with black cardstock. Here I am using the Sizzix metal plate embossing folder to add dimension.

Add little dabs of Pan Pastel metallics on to cardstock. 

Blend the colors, adding touches of color until you like what you've got. 

Of course, the photos don't do it justice.  Here is a plain black cardstock next to my "metallic" cardstock.

Some people use a fixodent spray to seal the Pan Pastels. I use cheap hairspray. 

The following card was created for the Creative Card Crew Anything Goes challenge. 

Club Scrap papers, tags, stamps, ribbon and charm. Pan Pastels.

Wildly Successful.

The newest Cupcake Inspirations challenge uses a flag banner which I always love the look of, but hate creating. I can not for the life of me get those banners to work out for me. The banner that I have on this card actually comes prestringed...all you have to do is punch it out of a master sheet. I can't even get that right sometimes. I think we're not meant to be friends ;-)

For those of you that know me personally...you know you'll never receive this card from me.  I'm way to OCD to forget birthdays...but it could happen. The background was actually created using my "trash" paper to clean off areas of stencils after using Color Bursts. I actually almost signed the sheet of paper and framed it! 

Club Scrap papers, banner and stamps, Ken Oliver's Color Bursts. 

U Rock

I'm just really having fun with the license plate stamps from this month's Creative License collection! Here's a card created for the Can You Case it? Color Challenge using the license plate stamps to complete the masculine look and feel of these papers. 

Club Scrap papers, stamps and charms. Dazzles stickers. Sizzix embossing folder. 

Creative License Unmounted Stamps

I'm in love with the Creative License unmounted rubber stamps!

The little license plate stamp is cleaver!

 

 

I want to share an easy way to mount and cut these alphabets.  I used to cut the letters out individually first and then apply Mount-It. But I learned a new trick last year that was so much easier for me.  I cut out the alphabet grouping and then the other elements individually.

 

I have an old pizza box that I coated the inside with Mount-It to make the surface tacky. I've been using this box for years without ever having to reapply adhesive. I place my rubber stamped images upside down in the box and apply Mount-It with a foam brush. Set aside and let dry over night.

 

Now to cut the alphabet letters out separately I coat my scissors with VersaMark Watermark ink. This keeps the scissors from picking up the adhesive and getting all gummy. As you can see...my watermark ink made it a little too close to my Color Bursts but it doesn't show up when stamping. :)

 

 

Now off to make some cards!  We've got a little license plate discussion going on over at Club Scrap. 

Feel free to add your license plate ideas in the comment section!

Club Scrap papers, stamps and key charm. Darice embossing folder. 

A Best Friend

I finally have the Creative License kit in my hands!  Of course I had to dive right in and start making cards.  It was National Scrapbooking Day after all!  I created this sketch based on the Tuesday Morning #350 Sketch Challenge.

 

 

Club Scrap stamps, papers, ribbon, corner folder and charm. Dazzles stickers.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

I hope you are blessed with a few crafting hours to yourself today.

 

Club Scrap Creative License Digital Kit.

I'm Baaaaaack!

Did you miss me?!  I'm back! We had such an amazingly perfect trip to Spain, France and Italy that I thought...any minute now something is going to go terribly wrong. I hope I kept you entertained with little snippets of fun.

So...the new Club Scrap collection for May is Creative License and it doesn't disappoint! Here's a little sample of a Quick Drop Digital Layout (QDDL) which took less than 2 minutes to put together.  In fact, it took me longer to find the photo I wanted to use than to create the layout!

 

 

I'm going to love this kit! Hopefully the postman will be delivering my paper version today along with my "Mystery Box".

Stay tuned!