Black With 2 August Moodboard And Layout

Hello friends!  Today at Black With 2 it is the August reveal and for my layout I created a layout of my teenage son who does not like to get his photo taken.  He usually covers up his face when he sees me and my iPhone focusing or he puts his head down so I was elated to snap this photo on summer vacation. A person has to be quick. LOL.

For my layout I began with a sheet of black card stock and added some grey paint splats and some blue paint spatters.  I used some cutting files from The Cut Shoppe (the title, photo frame and the blue background) as well as my Cuttlebug and some embossing folders to give some texture to the grey piece of card stock .  I also used some strips of washi tape for added interest and made a banner with some bakers twine and pieces of blue paper that I also embossed in my Cuttlebug.  There is a wood heart embellishment that I painted grey and added some journaling strips.  Here are some more detailed closeups.

Here is the August Moodboard.  The challenge is to use the sketch, the word "feeling" and also the colors blue and grey on the black card stock background.

It would be great if you would join in and play along and be eligible for a prize.  All the details and the entire design team reveal is on the Black With 2 blog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies For This Layout

Acrylic Paint - Tim Holtz Distress Paint, Ranger
Cardstock - American Crafts
Digital Cutting Files - The Cut Shoppe
Electronic Cutting Machine - Silhouette Cameo
Embossing Machine - Cuttlebug by Provo Craft
Embossing Plate - Cuttlebug by Provo Craft
Enamel Dots - Basic Grey
Mini Letter Stickers - Tim Holtz
Mini Staples - Tim Holtz
Pen - Marvy Uchida
Twine - Unknown
Washi Tape - Bella Blvd. & Queen & Co.
Wood Embellishment - Prima Marketing

Stuck?! Sketches May 1 Sketch Reveal

Happy first day of May!  Today is the May 1 Sketch Reveal over at Stuck?! Sketches and my hubby is going to be celebrating his 50th birthday this month and to celebrate, he got a new car.  No this isn't a mid life crisis.  He truly is a car lover and especially loves Camaros and this is his sixth Camaro that he has owned.  He is happy to have a convertible and I am looking so forward to lots of drives this spring and summer.

I tried to add lots of grunge and texture to this layout by adding burlap, a stencil, and some chipboard and wanted to give it an ultra masculine feel.  Here is the wonderful sketch that I used created by Laura Whitaker.  I flipped the sketch.

Thanks for dropping by. To see the full design team reveal and to upload your take on the sketch for a fabulous prize, check it all out here.

Supplies

Burlap
Chipboard - Creative Embellishments
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Diamond Plate
Embossing Powder - Ranger, Sugar Loaf Products
Patterned Papers - Kaisercraft Garage Days Collection
Pen - Marvy Uchida
Ranger Metal-pressions Adhesive Metal Sheet
Stamp Ink - Color Box
Stencil - Tim Holtz Burlap Layering Stencil
Wood Embellishment - Studio Calico

Flowerpot Mixed Media Layout

Hello friends!  Happy Thursday.  Today I am sharing my mixed media layout over at Susan K. Weckesser.  Since it is now Spring here in Canada, I can't help but think about gardening and all the flowers that are popping up such as tulips and daffodils.

My layout below has lots of different mediums on it.  My definition of mixed media is lots of layers using paints, inks, stencils, sprays, and lots of texture and dimension.

For this layout I worked with Susan K. Weckesser's Live In Color Collection.  First I fussy cut some flowers and the title "Live In Full Color" as well as drew freehand and cut a flower pot.

 I then ran the flowerpot through my embossing machine with a weaved basket embossing folder to give it more texture and dimension then inked it with some distress ink.

Next I took some modelling paste and a brick stencil and added it the paper as shown. I felt that it  needed some color so I used a paint dabber in a beige color and dabbed the bricks.  When the brick background was completely dry,  I added some paint splats in red and yellow with my acrylic paint dabbers.

I adhered the stencilled paper to the kraft background and then added my flowers and flowerpot, which I gave more depth by adding some pop dots.  I thought the flowers needed something so I added some Liquid Glass and some yellow Stickles to the center of the red flower and when they were dry, I outlined with a fine black pen.  Finally I used Susan's stencil and added some "grass" with a green paint dabber and and around the top right and bottom left with a white paint dabber.

Here are some more closeups

I am going to put this in a 12X12 scrapbook frame and add it to my studio.  I hope I have inspired you to create.  Have a wonderful day!