DRCC Session 3 Class #8

Sorry it's taken me so long to post, this last class was actually at the end of June. It's summer though and we've been outside doing summer stuff. Who wants to sit at a computer and blog when we could be enjoying the sunshine.

This was a layout that was pretty easy to make. It was just adding a cute title and embellishments to the Cruisin paper on to it. Because this was more masculine, I made a more feminine layout with Stella. 

I rotated the left page of the layout 90 degrees in order to use a landscape 5x7 photo. You can barely tell that it's the same layout. 

For an easy embellishment, I cut out 2 different sized circles of paper in several different colors, scissor distressed the edges and placed them on top of ribbon with a button centre. I used my Slice for the title. 

Classes will be starting again September 11, if you're interested in joining, please email me. 

DRCC Session 3 Class #7

This started out as a fairly simple layout, I added a touch of Sunset here and there and then I found these great chipboard banner pieces. It was easy enough to cover them, it was adding the 3D element. Folded paper just didn't seem to work. So off I went to 2 different scrapbooking stores. I finally found some Olive (I was looking for a dark navy color, but no luck) grosgrain ribbon with stitching so that I could pull the inside stitch together to create the circle. After that it was easy enough to add some cute stamps and glue dot it all together. 

Just a reminder to my students, class is on Thursday this week. I will see you then!

DRCC Session 3 Class #6

I have been wanting to use the wide chocolate and colonial white ribbon for quite some time now, but I just never seemed to make it work on a layout. This layout originally has a piece of paper in place of the ribbon, but I wanted to bring a different color onto this layout other than blue, considering that my pictures have red as the dominant color. I hope that you also think that the blue and brown balance out all of the red. I used rub on letters for the title and added some scalloped 3D accents.

DRCC Session 3 Class #5

I slightly struggled with this layout as I wasn't sure what to put in the blank space on the left side of the layout or how to do the title. I finally decided to stamp my title in Twilight and add a bit of flourish with a small flower stamp in Cocoa on each letter. If you have extra pictures, which I may look for to go with this event, you can always add more on the right side of the layout. 

To fill in the blank space on the left side, I stamped a large flourish and then created a pocket for my journaling tag. I affixed the brad through both ends of the ribbon, but hid the back of the brad behind the flower. 

DRCC Session 3 Class #4

This is always a beautiful layout to do. The half circle on the left side of the layout just brings great compliments to the picture. I was out of Pear cardstock and wanted to accent the green so I took the paper butterflies and inked them with Pear ink on the back side, the front side of the butterflies have writing. 

To make the title extra special, I demonstrated a faux 3D stamping technique. First I stamped the image in the same color ink as the cardstock. Then I stamped the same image on top in white daisy ink, but slightly off-centre of the original stamped image. It gives the stamp more dimension. 

DRCC Session 3 Class #3

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. I forgot to post this class because I was waiting for my pictures to be developed and then I just forgot. I also went to our bi-annual Scrapbooking Retreat in Banff May 25-27. Had a blast, other than having the flu for one day. So I'm catching up on my blogging.

This layout, we used a border punch to create the waves. We also heat embossed "making", but used a Slice title for "waves". Still love this paper and it's perfect for anything water related since we so obviously weren't at a beach for these pictures, just playing in the pool. 

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.