Happier At Home Art Journal - November

Hello friends!  Today I wanted to share my art journal page for November.  It is created inside the actual book "Happier At Home"which is a very thought provoking book.  Every month this year I post an art journal page.  For this month, it is about parenthood.

For this entry, I used the Ranger Adirondacks Color Wash Mist in Lettuce and Espresso to create the background and also some Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain as well as the Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs Distress Stain around the edges of the background.  I also used several stamps, and various embellishments to complete the pages.

Left Page

Right Page

These photos were taken last winter when my hubby, teenage son and I were heading up to the mountains in Canmore for a nice weekend and my older two kids and their spouses met up with us for lunch on their way back from  a getaway inBritish Columbia.  That's how we roll with everyone living in different places.  I love this photo because we are all in our casual clothes and I love it because it's so natural and not really rehearsed.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great Friday!

Practical Scrappers November Sketch

Hello friends!  Today at Practical Scrappers the team is sharing some layouts they created with the lovely November sketch from Liz Chidester.

Thanksgiving 2013

Cardstock - Recollections
Diecut Banners - Silhouette America
Diecut Pumpkin Shapes - Silhouette America
Kraft Label - Maya Road
Mini Letter Stickers - Echo Park
Mists - Heidi Swapp
Patterned Papers - Echo Park, SEI
Pen - Marvy Uchida

For the layout I created some word banners with my Silhouette Cameo pertaining to Thanksgiving and also cut some pumpkin die cut shapes.  I folded the left and right strip of denim looking patterned paper back and forth to make an accordion shape to give the layout more texture and dimension and then adhered them to the kraft card stock.

After I adhered the banner strips the way I wanted them, I added some drops of Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mists in Peach, Coral and Navy and unscrewed the cap and simply used the dropper to strategically place some drips on the banner to give it more color.  I also cut some chevron paper and added them beside the word strips to give more direction to the words.

Thanks for stopping by and spending your day with me.  Have a creative day!

Scrap Our Stash November 1 Challenge

Hello scrappy peeps.

Today is my turn over at Scrap Our Stash and the challenge was to use 6 X 6 papers on a layout.  I loved this challenge as I love paper pads but when I buy them I have intentions of using them for diecutting or cards but don't think to use them on layouts.  The only 12 X 12 sheet of paper that is allowed for this challenge is the background paper.  The other challenge is to use at least 6 premade embellishments such as 6 chipboard pieces or 6 buttons.  They don't have to be the exact same size or colour.  I chose to use red sequins and on my layout I count eleven of them.  I love this trend and how inexpensive sequins are and how they give the layout that little extra sparkle.

The layout is of my youngest nephew all dressed up for halloween as Avatar.

Boys Will Be Boys

Cardstock - American Crafts
Cork Arrows - Fancy Pants DesignsDiecuts - Silhouette America
Distress Inks - Tim Holtz (Faded Jeans, Festive Berries)
Kraft Doily - Maya Road
Liquid Glass - Close To My Heart
Metal Paper Clip - Maya Road
Patterned Papers - Teresa Collins
Pen - Marvy Uchida
Rotating Stamp - American Crafts
Sequins - Unknown
Stencil - The Crafter's Workshop
Twine - Unknown

I chose some very different papers to create this layout and didn't use typical halloween colours at all.  Sometimes it's fun to try something different so I took the blue from Dylan's outfit and used that as my inspiration for the color palette of blue, grey, red and white.

I hope you enjoyed your visit and I would love to see what you create so be sure and upload your creation to the Scrap Our Stash Blog for November for a great prize.  Thanks for stopping by.

Thanksgiving Plastic Canvas Display

Hello scrappy friends!  Today is my individual feature over at Practical Scrappers and I wanted to share something a little different than what I usually blog about and that is plastic canvas.  Before I discovered the world of papercrafts, I created many cross stitching projects and plastic canvas.  It was a great way to keep my hands busy while watching television.

For this Thanksgiving display, I used several pieces of plastic canvas, a wool needle, several colors of acrylic yarn some google eyes, embroidery floss for the mouths and a plastic canvas pattern that I bought from a craft store.  The above display took me quite a while to create, but I was happy with the result and it will be displayed in my home at Thanksgiving every year.

Do you have other creative hobbies that you enjoy?  I would love to hear about them.  Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a creative day!

Let's Get Sketchy Sketch Inspired Magazine

Happy Saturday everyone!  In my area we are under a heavy snowfall warning so I am going to hunker down and stay at home.

Today I am sharing a great new digital magazine with lots of great sketch inspiration and I am honored to be included and have a layout published in this new venture.  My layout is on Page 72.

It's great to see so many of my online scrapbooking friends layouts gathered in one place.  This online magazine can be downloaded, printed or viewed on a computer.  Here is the link.  Enjoy!

http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.ca/2013/11/its-time-lgss-first-magazine-publication.html

I hope you get a chance to check this out.  At the moment, there is a submission call for the winter publication so make sure to check it all out.

Have a great day!