Saturday, May 23, 2015

Third times a charm

I have been making LO (layouts) from a class I'm taking given by Wilna Furstenberg on Craftsy. This is a great class and so inspiring! I made two other LO from the original layout in class, using the stencil and the rest of the pieces so here is LO #3.  At the end, I will show all three layouts.


For this LO, I used the words cut out from the stencil and watercolored them.  To make them stand out more I placed them on some patterned paper by Studio Calico.  On the white background paper I used some spray mist and splatters by Heidi Swapp called blush. Then I used some picture frames on top inspired from this blog post by Wilna. Then I added some embellishments to finish.

Here are some close-ups


To watercolor the words I used my Gansai Tambi set and then put a nice white sparkle on top also from the set.  These are such beautiful and easy watercolors to use.  I love them and they are worth the investment... At least I think so, hee hee! :)


Here are all three layouts.  This shows how much fun and how different your layouts can be from a single starting point.  I love that! It just makes thing so easy and I think the results are lovely!



Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Patient Again

So, I posted a LO (layout) I had made from a stencil and embossing paste.  This was from a Craftsy class taught by Wilna Furstenberg.  Well, I made two more layouts from that same stencil but in different ways. This post will be about LO number 2....

But before I tell you about the second LO, here is a picture of LO #1

If you want to know how to make this LO, check out the Craftsy class

NOW.... Here is LO #2


For this layout, I used the stencil with the embossing paste on top of it and glued patterned paper behind it.  Then I added my photo and some embellishments!

Here are some close-ups! In these you can really see all the texture and interest that the embossing paste on top of the stencil creates!


Saturday, May 9, 2015

You Are Loved

I am taking Wilna Furstenberg's Craftsy class called Fresh Techniques for Artful Layouts, and it is fabulous.  So, I will be posting the layouts I make in this class and I recommend you sign up.  She is always so full of inspiration that you will not be disappointed! This layout is from Lesson 1



Thursday, May 7, 2015

Stay Patient

I am taking Wilna Furstenberg's Craftsy class called Fresh Techniques for Artful Layouts, and it is fabulous.  So, I will be posting the layouts I make in this class and I recommend you sign up.  She is always so full of inspiration that you will not be disappointed! This layout is from lesson 3



I Love this saying and I thought it was appropriate to post three pictures of my son through the years. I always hope the he is enjoying and trusting the journey of his life,



Monday, May 4, 2015

Chez Panisse

In this layout I used my Studio Calico Lisse Street kit and some new embellishments that I bought, and some gelatos.

 The patterned paper on the right from the Studio Calico Lisse Street kit called Crosshatch is so pretty, I just had to use it!  Also the gold lettering on the pink stickers by seven paper and the pink and gold X's by Twine Ink are also from that kit
 Here you can see the stamping on the right in gold and the embellishments up close.  I love the heart stick pins, sequins and the gold leaves from Maggie Holmes Confetti collection and of course the Prima flower and the flowers by Kaiser Craft XO collection.


Here is the video...