DRCC Session 3 Class #2

The technique I'll be teaching this will be stamp bending. I took a stamp from the Simple Stitches set that was just dots and bent it to create the bounce for my title. I cut out Spring using my slice and used one of the opaque gems for the dot in the i. I hope to see some variations in class of this layout as I'm sure not everyone will have Easter pictures like I did. I have a great stamp set with umbrellas and rain boots that would be wonderful as part of this layout with the title being "Jump into Spring". I'll try to remember to post a pic if it is created. Or you might see me reuse that title in a different way in a future post, that's how much I like it.

DRCC Session 3 Class #1

Welcome to a new session! This one will be shorter, only 8 classes this round, until the end of June. We will be taking a break over the summer and I will be back at it in September, this time with a 12-week session.

I pulled out an oldie paper pack, so old I forget the name... sorry about that. I had some left over so I thought we'd use it in this class as I had a request for some baby girl pictures. This layout could also be used for more of a romantically themed set of pictures. We used a small rub-on in the top left corner and we will also be using the masking technique as the journaling box stamp in the middle actually includes lines in the stamp. I didn't have as much journaling as the lines suggested and I wanted to use larger writing. This also leaves the space for a quote or another picture instead of journaling. For the more labor intensive scrapper, the title letters could also be cut out individually to give it a more versatile look. We are somewhat short on time in class so I thought a title box would be more suited for the class.

Dotty For You Card

I had lots of fun with this paper pack. I made this card for a party one of my students is hosting this weekend. Since Mother's Day is next weekend, I thought a card would be quite appropriate. 

Dotty For You is a great deal, spend $35 on items from the Spring/Summer Idea Book and you can purchase this great paper pack of 24 pieces of patterned paper plus art samples for only $5! This promotion goes on until May 31. You can shop online, just click on the link at the top left of my blog. 

If you would like to get this paper pack for free, host a party with a minimum of $400 in sales. Please email me if you would like to book a party!

DRCC Session 2 Class #10

I loved the style element of the Stella paper so when I saw the fabulous grad pictures of Sean's cousin Rebecca, I knew what I wanted to do. I decided to keep it somewhat simple because it's more about the pictures.

I wanted to bring in the colors from the border strips further onto the page so I created a flower by punching out 1 1/2" circles and arranging them with a button as the center. To finish off the page, I used a white gel pen to draw the stitched border and added some brads. 

Stay tuned though as I will be teaching another 8-week session starting next Tuesday. 

DRCC Session 2 Class #9

With the new Victory paper pack I decided to spin the more army-ish paper so that it fits with an everyday hero, like my husband who is definitely Archer's hero. I like that this layout used the entire piece of the brown patterned paper and I did purposefully move the pictures on the right side higher on the page in order keep the badge visualized. I punched out the circles using my 1 1/2" punch to frame the title. 

The gold studs added a nice accent and to incorporate the milepost stars better with the layout, I inked the corrugated ridges with Outdoor Denim ink. 

DRCC Session 2 Class #8

Footloose is my new favorite paper pack I think. I love the bright Lagoon blue color and the sun on the Creme Brulee paper is so cute. I had some great pictures from our trip to Manitoba of my nieces playing at the lake. They were all being such silly girls, yet having so much fun that day. I used the Summer Slice cartridge to cut out "beach" and the sandcastle. For "bums" I used the shadow feature with the Playground Fonts cartridge. 

I wanted to capture all of the feelings that a beach could give you with my background paper so I created my own background with a stamp. I took 3 different stamp sets, arranged the specific stamps on a block and then repeatedly stamped on my base pages with Creme Brulee ink. One of a kind paper that goes perfectly with my layout and superbly with my pictures. Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Covered Tea Boxes

A friend of mine and I have a table at the Riverbend craft fair coming up on April 21. I've started to make some things to sell so I began with these covered tea boxes. What I like the most is that the Thoughtful Tidings stamp set goes perfectly with this gift. Once I figured out the dimensions, the boxes were fairly easy to cover and lots of fun to decorate. I used my Slice to cut out the flowers, leaves and bookplates. I also embossed the sentiment on the front to make it stand out more.