Guest Designing At CSI for Creative Embellishments

Hello friends! I hope you are having a good week.  For the month of April, the Creative Embellishments design team have been invited to be guest designers over at CSI.  Not only is Creative Embellishments guest designing, we are also one of the sponsors for this month.  Here is my layout for CSI's Case File No. 161

 Here is the inspiration image and how I solved CSI Case File No. 161

I was inspired to create a nautical layout for this challenge.  I added all five colors to my layout and added circles, wet medium, architectural accents, stripes, clouds, triangles, stars, ombre, metal and something that flies as my "evidence" elements.  For the "testimony" I added some journaling written in a circle and used the word "whim" in my journaling.  Here are some closeups

I hope you are inspired to give CSI Case No. 161 a try.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful and creative day!


Creative Embellishments Items Used On My Layout:

Beautiful Day

Boat Wheel (Set Of 6)

Lighthouse Set Of 4

Nautical Set 2 

Rain Or Shine

Scalloped Circle Frames

Creative Embellishments February Challenge

Hello friends! Today is the first day of February and that means that there is a new challenge at Creative Embellishments.  For the February Challenge, the challenge is to create a layout, mini album, tag, card, or canvas and to add an ombre/gradient effect to some chipboard using the photo below for inspiration. 

This is the layout I created for the challenge.  Hanna is such a sweetie. Children look so sweet when they sleep don't they?

You Are My Happy by Lee-Anne Thornton (photo by Rockwood Photography)

For my background I used a stencil and some modelling paste and sprayed some mists and stamped the background with the Circles Stamp from Creative Embellishments.  I also painted the Hot Air Balloon chipboard with a light pink acrylic paint and then added a darker pink over the top half to give it the ombre/gradient effect.  I did the same for the Valentine's Hashtags xoxo chipboard word. 

The wood veneer Hearts were randomly placed around the layout.

Adding some tags that I altered with some pennant stickers and some splats of paint add more interest and because I am loving the gold trend, I added a gold doily and some vellum paper with tiny gold hearts.

I encourage you to play along with at Creative Embellishments and link up your layout for the February Challenge for a chance to win a $30 gift certificate from Creative Embellishments.  There is an entire month to link up your entry.  As you know, Creative Embellishments has some wonderful chipboard, wood veneers, flair and stamps that are sure to make you giddy and not break your budget.  Check out all the details and play along here. Thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbook And Cards Today Magazine Ombre Challenge

Summertime Nails

What a surprise to see my layout featured on the Scrapbook And Cards Today Magazine's Blog!  There was a challenge to create a card or layout to do with the ombre craze.  Check it out here.

Ombre is everywhere these days and I love it!  My sketch was courtesy of Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #310 designed by the talented digital designer Tanyia where I am also on their design team.  Thanks for stopping by!