Day 228: SEI Scrapbook Kit

I worked on a winter page of me and my husband today.  I wanted to use a felt snowflake (Stampin' Up!) as an embellishment on this page, but I did not have a white snowflake.  I tried painting it white, but the red color still peeked through. So, I got out the Mod Podge and coated the snowflake with it and then poured purple glitter from Martha Stewart all over it.  It looks great!

Day 192: Just Flying By...

I was inspired by the airplane card my son made for his dad yesterday to create this "Just Flying By..." card for my teenage nephew. I used card stock from Stampin' Up as my background for the sky and as the card base. I used masking to make it look like the clouds (All Night Media) were in front of or behind the hot air balloons (Commotion Rubber Stamps) and the plane (unknown). I used a cotton swab to pick up ink off my Stampin' Up! Craft White ink pad and swirled it inside the outlines of the clouds to make them look fluffy and airy. I colored the hot air balloons with my Stampin' Write markers.  I used Martha Stewartink on a cotton swab to color the plane silver.  I layered the sky scene on top of a gingham plaid photo frame I had in my stash and backed it with some white mulberry paper (Paper Reflections). I made the "Just Flying By" banner by using my square punch diamond style on each end of my rectangle.  I wrote "Just Flying By..." with a silver gel pen from Marvy, then wrote over that will a sparkly turquoise Gelly Roll pen (Sakura). I made another banner and continued the sentiment on the inside with "To Wish You a Happy Birthday!". I added a green metal swirl (Creative Impressions) as an accent on the left side of the card. Finally, I used Crystal Effects from Stampin' Up! on the airplane to bring it into the foreground and give the card some dimension. I allowed it to dry completely before scanning it to share with you.

Day 165: Daddy Daughter Dance Scrapbook Page

For this photo of my daughter and husband, I wanted to focus on the pretty rosy pink color of her dress.  I found this really neat glittered scalloped heart from Martha Stewart to put behind their photo.  I layered that on top of a piece of pink vellum from Hot Off the Press, and put that over a pale yellow floral paper by Anna Griffin.  I used a "cherish" tag from the Bohemia Collection by My Mind's Eye and a "memories" tag from the Wild Asparagus collection by My Mind's Eye. I dotted the "i" in the words "cherish" and "memories" with pearls from Jolee's.  I used pink silk flowers from Prima as accents.  I put one at the top left of the page and used three at the bottom right of the page to add more visual weight. The crystal centers I used in the flowers as well as the bird embellishment are by Webster's Pages. I think this turned out to be a sweet page of my husband and my daughter and will bring good memories to mind for them when they see it.