Sisters Valentine Tag

 Hello Friends!   I hope this finds everyone doing well!
My inspiration today is my sister! We will be having a little mid-winter getaway at Harrah's for a couple nights... so I thought this would be perfect as a tag for a bottle of wine to share!!
I used the adorable image from Lisa's Altered Art , scraps of Graphic45 papers, a few Prima flowers, and some scraps of ephemera. Just a bit of fussy cutting, glue & ink & I have a tag! It measures about 4x4.. so probably a bit bigger than most... but I will get the BIG bottle of wine , so it doesn't look so large!! :)

 String of pearls framed the heart & dots from gold Liquid Pearls!

I love the postmark! It was part of a sticker pack of ephemera I got at local scrapbook store.
I really enjoyed making this for my sister!! I know we will have fun!
Thanks so much for visiting, you guys are the best!

TIME SPINS AWAY

 Hello Friends! Well I finally finished this layout! I started it in summer of 2011& became so stuck that I had to set it aside ...for what seemed like forever. But better late than never as they say.
The inspiration for the layout was a photo of my husband taken in late 50's. We have less than 10 photos of my husband from childhood through his teens- so the ones we have are very precious to me! It may be a bit grainy... but I still love it!  I seen the spinning top & my mind started thinking...Time Spins Away! And that is so true!
I wanted to use yummy retro look papers. This is a combo of Pink Paislee & Girls Paperie Vintage Travel papers.

 I inked & matted the photo yo make the pic pop off the papers by using a black matt. I really wanted to convey somewhat of a spinning feel.. so I did the letters in the round. They are Tim Holtz grungeboard letters inked with black alcohol ink. After I placed the lettering , I stitched the inner circle, then adhered the lettering.  The corner deco is chip from the Starry Night collection by Rusty Pickle. ( I miss Rusty Pickle.. I always loved their items) It was inked & stickled with  Black Diamond Stickles.

 The clock is made by Jolee's Boutique & was mounted on Grungeboard wings to convey time flying. They were inked with black alcohol ink & stickled with the Black Diamond. I then added it to a Bo Bunny Flower Child chip flower, & inked it with Distress Aged Mahogany & Black Soot.

Again, I used Bo Bunny Flower Child chip board to add some interest to the other side! I scattered some stars about the whole layout to give some detail to those empty areas. 

 I really had a good time with this layout. When I started many months ago I was completely uninspired... then poof ... I knew what I wanted to do & it felt great!

Thanks so much for visiting & taking a peek at my blog! I appreciate it so very much :)

Honor the Past

 Hello Friends!! I have been so busy the past year that my blog posting & scrapbooking has suffered! Well I think I am at a place to dedicate more time to it now. It felt so good to scrap this layout that I did not want to finish it... I could have worked on it for days!
The inspiration for this layout is the fantastic photo of my Grandpa & Grandma taken in the 1920's.  I love heritage photos, they make wonder about where they were at in their lives at the time the photo was taken!  We should all honor the past as it makes us what we are today!
I used yummy papers from the The Girls Paperie . They are so soft & dreamy, i felt they were perfect for the photo. The script paper is from 7Gypsies.

 I cut 2 die cut shields & layered them on black cardstock & added a circle in the center to hold the photo. I inked all edges with 3 Distress inks- Scattered Straw, Worn Lipstick & Broken China.
The title work is Heidi Swap & was originally pink! I paintedthe letters with black craft paint! The "family" chip is Teresa Collins with plenty of ink!

 Simple layered flowers were punched from Martha Stewart punches. Again I inked all layers with the 3 inks to bring in the colors from the die cut shields. I scattered them about the flourishes that were cut with a Sizzix Tim Holtz die.

I punched a GAZILLION small flowers from the pink &white paper, then  inked them with Distress Worn Lipstick, Scattered Straw & Broken China. I dotted the centers with Raspberry & Gold Liquid Pearls & Black fabric paint. I then adhered them around the die cut shield! It took some time... but I was having so much time doing it that it really did not matter!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I appreciate it very much! I feel so lucky to have such great scrappy friends!
See ya soon!
Lynn :)Pin It

In Her Thoughts...

Hi Friends! I hope this finds everyone doing well!
I love the Gothic Arches Challenge Blog. It is filled with wonderful artists with oodles of talent!! The 10/24/2010 challenge was "TEXT".  She seems a little distracted by her thoughts... Hmmm I wonder who else does that all the time!!
I altered a black & white Luna Girl image by adding text & layers.  The papers are 7Gypsies & the lattice is a Cuttlebug die! And of course Distress inks!
Again, I love this site! It allows me to do something other than my scrapbook pages that take me forever for some reason. Plus I LOVE vintage images & this give me a chance to use them!!
Thanks again for stopping by!
{{{{BIG HUGS}}}}
Lynn :D

Gothic Arch "She is a Daisy Girl"

Hi friends!
This week at Gothic Arches challenge blog the theme is "daisies". Daisies are my favorite flower, so this was really fun to do! The papers are from Graphic 45 Le'romantique line & cut to measure 4x6. The image is from LunaGirl . I made some small daisies & adhered them to image added a few scrap wooden flourishes & teeny butterflies cut from the G45 papers. Everything is inked with Distress Walnut Stain, Scattered Straw & A bit of Broken China ink.
What fun Gothic Arches Challenge Blog is with really talented artists! Visit the site for some instant inspiration!!!
thanks so much for stopping by! You guys are the best!!

Theme Thursday "Row Row Row"

Hi Friends! I love Artist Trading Cards & decided to start posting more! I found this awesome site that has a different theme every Thursday, thus the sites name "Theme Thursday" . The Thursday Aug 18 theme was "children".

I used a Lunagirl image printed on photo paper & inked with Walnut Stain & Broken China Distress ink. I added some rub- ons, punched border & postmarks! What fun!

I love little paper crafting! Thanks so much for looking!!

Lynn :)

Gothic Arch "School Daze"

Hi friends! I have recently really enjoyed the Gothic Arches Challenge Blog . The theme this week was "Back to School". This is my entry for the challenge. This was fun to do & I hope you check out the blog!! I used a Lunagirl image inked with lots of Distress Spiced Marmalade & Walnut Stain ink. Everything else is scraps! thanks for looking!!
Lynn :)

Love Blooms

Hi Friends!
I was so honored to be asked by Pam Callaghan to be her Friday June 04 featured artist on her site Ideas for Scrapbookers !! How fun is that- I am thrilled to be a teenie part of such an awesome site!! I have this great photo of my Mom & Dad on their wedding day & I thought it was perfect for the beautiful summery Basic Grey " Green at Heart" papers. I LOVE BASIC GREY!!

As I was strolling through Pam’s templates, I was instantly drawn to her “Wreath Template”. I love the look to circular designs & knew that I wanted to work with this! I guess all the yard work & gardening has me seeing flowers everywhere & this is the direction I decided to go using the template.

I wanted to layer the papers & chose to print the flower/wreath in two sizes. The smaller is the original size & printed directly on the reverse side of the printed paper & the larger one was enlarged in Photo Shop Elements. This can also be done in any word processing, photo editing or drawing program. Such a simple thing as layering a template made this a quick yet attractive base for the layout!
I cut the center of the smaller flower, following the template pattern & layered the photo between the 2 sizes! I think it is important to mention the inking. I inked all edges with same 3 contrasting colors to bring the same feel to each layer. (In this case the inks are all Ranger Distress – Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint & Worn Lipstick). I could see the layout coming together!!

Details were all that remained! The addition of a few flowers, title work & swirls completed the layout with ease!
I have made these flowers before! Here is a link on how to make the blooms!

It was such a pleasure working with this template! As one who has not yet leapt into the electronic cutting machine market it was perfect, plus easy to work with! Thanks Pam for sharing your templates & sketches & thanks to all my friends for dropping by to visit!

{{{HUGS}}}

Lynn :)

I Miss You

Hello friends! I want to thank everyone for stopping by & visiting! My latest layout was inspired by a photo of me & my Dad. He passed away 21 years in May and I guess I was just wanting to scrap him! I actually had another name planned & as I was adhering the title work I thought out loud " I miss you". I knew at that moment that was my title! Ohh it is so true!
I used the fantastic April 2010 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook that features the yummy "Life's Portrait" line from Websters Pages. This line is one of my fav's from Websters. This was a quick layout!! 4 hours is all it took. That is VERY fast for me!!! I am a sloooooooow scrapper!
I punched the top & bottom edges of the background paper with a Martha Stewart lattice punch & adhered to black card stock. The die cut shield was cut using a Crafters Workshop template ( I love them!). I thought the black & white papers really complimented the photo. I inked all raw edges with 2 colors- Adirondack Terra Cotta & Distress Broken China.

I double layered the lace, applying the black first & the peachy color behind the black trim. The flowers were kit included & worked perfect in a circle! I then used a Boss Kut Corner Flourish die & cut about 9 corner flourishes & adhered them in a circular pattern on the center circle. I dotted around the die cut shield using gold Liquid Pearls... they look coppery against the peach papers! I was hoping it would & it turned out that way!!

The photo was double matted & a lattice punch edge was attached. The journaling tag was made by covering a piece of raw chip board with paper, inking the edges & using some rub-ons as black accents. I dotted around the oval with the gold Liquid Pearls.

I was very happy with the way this turned out! It reflects how I was feeling & that is why we do this!!!

Thanks so much for taking a peek! I really appreciate it!

A Young Woman

Hi Friends! I have not scrapped for a few weeks. It is springtime in the Midwest & that means yard work & spring cleaning. I love the change of seasons-but not the yard work or cleaning part!
The inspiration for this layout was a fantastic photo of my Mom in her youth. As I was scanning older photos to my hard drive and looking at the photo, I started thinking now that Mom is 88 years old, we forget that she was once young & vibrant with a whole life ahead of her to live & experience. The cycles of life really are just like the change of the seasons!
I used The October 2009 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook that featured Webster's Pages Nature's Storybook. I think Websters Pages are beautiful... that being said I have a terrible time working with them! I know that everyone loves them & I agree they are great. They just really are hard for me to work with! So I dug deep & came up with this. I am not totally happy with the layout & probably will re-scrap the photo... I just needed to work with papers for my own self satisfaction!!!

I matted the photo with a deep raisin color paper from Heidi Swapp & added a punched border using a Fiskars Lace Border punch. I cut a leaf from the papers, inked the edges with Colorbox Chestnut Roan & added a couple small kit included Prima flowers. The small cameo came from a little box of charms that I purchased at local craft store.

I stitched around the border with brown thread for a bit of added detail. The title work is Thickers that I have inked with Ranger Raisin Alcohol ink to take away the shine & warm up the shade.

I punched small flowers from a Retro punch & placed them around the circle as a border, with alternating gem centers. With the same shade I placed a flower layer behind the Prima flower to just give it a little more interest.

The time piece also was cut from the papers & inked up a bit. I slipped it behind the flower with it kinda "peeking" out! All paper edges & photo was inked with a combo of Adirondack Cranberry, Distress Peeled Paint & ColorBox Chestnut Roan. I usually always use 2 shades with one as an accent.

Well folks, that does my Webster Pages Phobia!! I am not sure how fast I will be working with them again!! I DO LOVE THEM... just would rather look at them LOL

Thanks so much for stopping by! I appreciate your comments!!
Lynn :D

It's not easy being CUTE!

Hi friends!! Well, I do not know about you guys...but I am soooo ready for spring that the inspiration for this layout is the papers color!!! I wanted to scrap the great shades of spring & found this cute pic of my sister- Elaine!! She was & is such a cutey!! I am usually inspired by the photo..but this time the papers led the way & the photo followed!!

I used the my May 2009 My Creative Scrapbook kit that featured Crate's Lillian collection. I have a stack of untouched kits from 2009 that I had not gotten a chance to use due to our move... now that we are all settled I am able to use them... it is like getting them delivered twice!!

I also used Liz Qualman's Sunday Feb 21 sketch. Check out her sketches..they are very inspiring!
I used the pink Crate shield & a duplicate one cut from the green papers-both included with the kit. I layered the shield to give it some extra detail. The pink layer was inked with Distress worn lipstick & a dab of Distress broken china, & the green was inked with Distress peeled paint & the broken china. I then "dotted" the outer green shield with black fabric paint! I love the shiny finish fabric paint has! I punched circles from a medium circle punch & inked the edges with both green & blues & adhered them under the ribbon as a scallop.

The small lettering is Pink Paislee Holly Doodle stickers that I inked with Black Ranger alcohol ink. The "cute" is Basic Grey Euphoria chip letters that were originally white. I also inked these with the Ranger black alcohol ink.

I used some Kaiser rub-ons for the photo & some Maya Road rub-ons for the little owl & bird. They were cut leaving a small edge around the outline that I inked to give it more of a finished appearance!

All flowers were made using various punches & dies that are layered, inked & attached with a brad. Smaller flowers were made using the same punches as the top layer of large flower. I scattered these with some small flourishes cut with my Sizzix Big Shot. The little stems are from one of my favorite punches made by EK Success.

I had a great time doing this layout! The papers were such a pleasure to work with & have me thinking of daffodils, birds chirping, warmer days & all things SPRING!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I love your comments & appreciate your visits!!

Preciouis Memories

Hello Friends~ Wow I have been suffering from the dreaded "Scrappers Block" as of late... it was a struggle to finish a layout!! I wanted to ... just could not do it~ scary!! However after encouragement from my hubby I decided to pull out a photo of my Grandma... she always inspires me ! She left us far too soon in 1977 when I was just out of high school. I feel she was a great influence on who I am today... so thanks Grandma (and hubby) for helping me scrap with ease!!

I believe the photo was taken in the 1940's due to her clothes & I wanted to bring that aspect of the photo into the layout. This is definitely a pot-luck layout! Made with scraps from 3 very different lines of paper! The papers are as follows - Background: Basic Greys " Stella Ruby" line, Round Circle: Dream Street Papers "Secret Garden" line, & solid paper is From My Minds Eye" Bella Bella line. It felt good using papers left over from assorted kits & putting supplies to good use!

I used 3 shades of inks. Distress "Frayed Burlap" & Black Soot, & Adirondacks "Cranberry". All edges were inked with all 3 colors. The Black Soot was applied last to give definition to the edges.

The photo was inked & adhered to the card stock mats. I love double matting photos as it really helps the photo! The large flower was made with various punches & dies & papers uses in the layout. The edges were inked & held together with a brad. I then used gold Liquid Pearls on the brad top as a flower center. The tile work is from Basic Grey "Wassail" line & was originally burgundy. I inked it with Ranger Alcohol ink to make it black.. it only takes a quick coat of ink & wahhla..all new letters!

The edges are punched with a Martha Stewart punch & inked with all 3 colors. I then dotted the edging with gold Liquid Pearls. The butterfly is also a Martha Stewart punch.

I dotted the circle paper with black fabric paint... it almost looks like black beads when it dries! The leafy viney flourishes are made using a Sizzix decorative strip die cut in sections. As a final touch, I added some Bo Bunny rub-ons to the photo. Bo Bunny makes the best rub-ons!!

This layout was fun to do & I feel like my "scrappers block" may have left the room!!

Thanks so much for taking a peek.. you guys are the best!
Lynn :D

Artist Trading Cards #2

Hi Friends! Just a quick post of some ATC's that I made from leftovers of the My Creative Scrapbook November Main Kit. The images are from Lunagirl ( I LOVE her image cd's & have several of them). I also used that awesome EK Success Parisian Edger punch for the border! Simple & Easy!
Thanks for taking a peek!
Lynn :)

My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer " OLD FRIENDS"

Wow what beautiful papers!! The November Kit from My Creative Scrapbook features the yummy "Friendship Collection" from Teresa Collins. I have had this photo of my Grandma (right hand side) & her friends & was just waiting for some papers... I seen these & thought "YES!!". I altered the pic to give it a blue tint. I think that helped hide the some of the graininess from enlarging the photo.
I cut a ring using to hold the photo as a frame. I always gravitate toward circles in my layouts!! I used a Martha Stewart border punch for the black card stock under the pic & added a rub on to the photo. The little pink lettering was cut from one of the quote boards in the kit.

My title work was done on the PC in a Word document. I just spaced the font far enough to be punched with a circle punch, printed on 12x12 paper that I cut down to 8.5 x11, then adhered each letter to a larger black card stock circle. I inked the edges with Distress Broken China ink & added some pink Liquid Pearl drops. The letter "toppers" are from KI memories & are a glitter border sticker that I cut & placed on top. I then used some foam squares to mount the letter to the layout & to give it some depth. The PC is a great place to make title work!

The circle is trimmed with a die cut made with a Sizzix die on my Big shot.I The chipboard flowers are also part of the Teresa Collins collection. I added some Liquid Pearl pink droplets scattered about the background to bring some color to the layout.

I had sooooo much fun with this layout!! I just love old photos , don't you???

Thanks so much friends for taking a peek!!!

LYNN :D

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My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer "FARAWAY FRIENDS"

Hello Friends! I was lucky enough to be asked to Guest Design for My Creative Scrapbook using their November Main Kit that features the Teresa Collins "Friendship" line. This was quite an honor & I must admit I was a bit humbled!!
The inspiration for the layout was a photo of my mother as a little girl with her friend! I wanted to play on the friendship theme... so all of the layouts are about friends! My mom was born in 1922, so I figured she was around 5 or 6 in this photo! I am amazed how the older photos are so much better than the ones from the 70's & 80's The photo paper quality is amazing!

The Friendship line is blue, white & black, however I wanted to play with the masks that can with the kit , so I tossed in some red card stock. I used the Tim Holtz mini mask & some Black Soot Distress ink for the masking. I then used this masked card stock to accent the wonderful papers. I also placed some of this behind the Teresa Collins clock transparencies. The flower was made from the same papers & had a Petaloo silk base for some dimension.

I used a Fiskars Threading Water punch for the punched border. The papers come with such wonderful quotes & I wanted to use these! So I cut one out, inked it a bit with Distress Fired Brick ink & it filled an area that was sort of empty!! I also added the same punched border for continuity.

The photo frame is made from 2 main items, The paper part is cut from one of the quote boards. I added a cut KI memories glitter sticker in a pattern around the frame. A Bo Bunny rub-on was applied to the pic for some much needed detail!
Thanks so much friends! I will be posting more from the kits... so do not get tired of me!!!

You guys are the best!

Lynn :D