Day 226: SEI Scrapbook Kit

Today I started working on a scrapbook kit by SEI.  I had purchased it quite a while ago and decided I should put it together.  The pages were already planned out, but honestly, I don't like some of the layouts.  I am using the materials in the kit and putting my own twist on each page.  It is interesting to just work from a certain color palette and scrapbook line for an entire scrapbook.  I rarely do it.  In a way, it is interesting to have to be so limited.  I am getting very creative with using different size papers on a page. I think this kit must have been made before embellishments became more "chunky". I really like the depth that embellishments add to a page, so I am using some from my stash.

The two pages I completed tonight highlighted some family Christmas portrait collages we had made at Sears.

Day 225: Watercolor With Watercolor Pencils

Today I used watercolor pencils to color a rose embossed on watercolor paper. I found it easier to move the color around with the watercolor pencils than the re-inkers. (See Day 224)  I am not too keen on the pink rose, but I love this yellow rose!

Day 224: Watercolor with Re-Inkers

I was inspired by a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers to use my Stampin Up! re-inkers on watercolor paper that I embossed.  I used the roses embossing folder from SU and ran it through my Big Shot 3 or 4 times so the embossing would be deep. I think this is a really pretty look.  I may have to make a whole bouquet of these roses!

Day 223: Anniversary Card

I continued to make the remaining anniversary cards I needed, using the roses from the Elements of Style stamp set and Rich Razzleberry inks, all from Stampin' Up!  See Day 222 for photo.

Day 222: Elements of Style

Tonight I started working on some anniversary cards for friends and family. I used the roses stamp from the Elements of Style stamp set by Stampin' Up! (SU) I stamped the image on white card stock (Georgia Pacific) using Rich Razzleberry ink from SU. I layered it onto a slightly larger piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock from SU. I was inspired by how a friend (MF) had layered two different size ribbons together on one of her cards, and I did that on this card.  I layered a sheer ribbon over a satin ribbon, then tied it around the image. I then layered it on top of a base card made from Rich Razzleberry. I made three of these tonight, but still need to make four more.

Day 221: Monster Truck Card

 My husband and I are very close with my husband's cousin, and her teenage son has a birthday coming up.  I decided a monster truck card might be considered "cool".

I used "chocolate chip" card stock from Stampin' Up! as the card base.  I ran a piece of brown leather look paper from my scrap folder through Cuttlebug's "tire track" embossing folder.  I stamped the Great Impressions monster truck stamp with Memento Ink on Neenah paper, and colored it with my Copic markers. I cut out the truck and  used pop dots to adhere it to the tire tracks.  I layered that on top of a "sand" paper in my scrap folder.  I used my Crop-A-Dile and added 5 black eyelets across the top and bottom of the card to rev it up a little bit.

Day 220: Cards for Boys

My kids got invited to some birthday parties and I needed to make some boy cards.  Tonight I used stickers from Karen Foster, yellow paper from Creative Memories, a background stamp from Great Impressions, ink from Stampin' Up!, and bits and pieces of leftover papers to create these 5 cute cards.