Hello! Donna here for my first layout using the August “Malibu” kit featuring Summer Lights by Pink Paislee
I used the August cut file “Scallop” as a stencil. Instead of paper, I used an acetate (A4) and run it through my Silhouette Cameo machine (I selected “Stencil Material” in the material type option). This will ensure I can use the stencil over and over again! How cool is that?? Cutting just took a bit longer than usual but it’s worth it.
1. Figure out where you want the photo. Then place the scallop stencil on the white cardstock and brush watercolor randomly.
2. Use a piece of plastic to spread the watercolor while it’s still wet.
3. Flicker the brush to create splatters. The farther the brush, the bigger the splatter will be. Let it “sit” for a few minutes.
4. Then, use a tissue to blot off the excess water. Your background is ready to be used! I love how the scallops look like rainbow waves.
This is my finished layout
I cut out the ombre pink hearts and scattered them all over the page. I mounted some with foam tape for dimension.
I mounted the framed photo with foam tape as well and tucked some messy thread and sequins under it.
Some more close up images
Would love to hear what you think of my project today! Just leave a comment if you have any questions and will happily answer them as much as I can.
Hello! Here is Réka and today I’m sharing with you how I use the cut file as the stitching pattern. For this 8.5 X 11” layout I’ve chosen one illustration from the May Kit excusive cut files which designed by Maryám. I really love these cute houses and these fit my photo perfectly.
Firstly I’ve printed the house background, then punched the paper and finally sewed it with white thread.
My first thought was to stitch the whole paper but in the end I’ve decided to embroider only around and some places where I knew that the photo did not cover the paper. With this I’ve saved a little time. Two hearts were stitched with pink thread because pink is one of the main color of my layout beside blue and grey.
After I’ve finished the sewing I’ve splashed a little with pink paint.
Decorating was coming! The photo has been glued to the cardstock with 3D glue. I ’ve added two strips on the top and on the botton part of my layout. The pink one was painted with watercolor and the other one was cut from the Pinkfresh Studio Fancy paper. I’ve sewed them with my sewing machine on the paper. After I ’ve made two clusters for the photo’s left and right corner which I’ve used the beautiful embellishments from May Main Kit. When I saw the Delightful label in the kit I knew I would use it for my Magnolia Tree’s photo. On my page I’ve also used the cute bird because we wake up to bird-songl. The Magnolia Tree and data labels were edited in the Microsotf word and then printed. Let’s see the page.
Here are some close-ups.
The stitching is a very good solution when you haven’t got the cutting machinee but you really like using the cut files on your page. Beside the stitching is always so interesting because you will see the result only you finished it.
Hopefully, I managed to inspire you to stitching on your page. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful crafty day!
Hello Everyone! Here is Réka again. Today, I’m sharing my projects using the beautiful Sorbet Main Kit. My favorite parts of this kit are the puffy stickers, the die cuts, the buttons, the papers … All right, OK, well… the truth is I love the whole kit.
Do you know that every Clique Kit contains exclusive digital printables, don’t you? This month Maryám designed the wonderful printables which you can find here. This time I’ve printed it on the vellum paper and I really love the outcome. This idea comes from Gia.
Now let us see my layout! I’ve chosen a photo about my homemade cupcake and I wanted to document this memory because it was the first time when I’ve used carrots for cupcakes and the result was really delicious. The cupcake is my favorite type of cake that’s why I’ve decided to put FAVORITE word on my layout, from Pretty Little Studio, this arrived with the kit together. I ’ve also used some puffy stickers and die cuts from Pinkfresh Studio. Additionally, some pieces of the vellum printable, enamels and labels and one button also have gone to my layout.At the end, I’ve added some yellow mists and my layout is done.
My first thought was to put the recipe of the carrot cupcake below the photo, but it was to long. And at that moment a new idea just came to mind, I would put this layout in my yearbook so I’ve started to create the second page for the receipt.
Firstly, I’ve printed the recipe of the carrot cupcake on the white cardstock. The recipe is in Hungarian which is my native language. Then I’ve added some pieces of the same patterned paper which was the base of the other layout and a few stickers, enamels and yellow mists. For the title I’ve used the alphabet stamps set from Latina Crafter who is the sponsor of this month’s challenge. You can find more information about the monthly challenge here. Both of two pages I was stitching a little bit with yellow thread which is my favorite technic on the layout. Let’s see the next page.
Here are some close-ups.
Finally here are the two pages together.
Hopefully, I managed to inspire you to document your favorite recipe. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful crafty day. See you next month.
Today, I am sharing a new project created with the beautiful “Jellybean” kit, and one of the exclusive cut files included in this month’s kit; I think the entire DT is in love with this cut file, not to mention the colors and patterns in the kit!
This project is the happy result of the fusion of scrapbooking and Bible Journaling, as it was created inspired by the beautiful cut file, the colors in the kit, but above all Psalm 9:1, “I will give thanks to you , Lord with all my heart; I will tell of your wonderful deeds”
To frame the beautiful flowers cut out, I chose to go all artsy, and use a combination of watercolor, ink, stamps and gelatos to create the background of the page. Using the packaging technique, some green ink was spread on the page. A little bit of gelatos was then smeared on the page using some water and watercolor. Once all these dry, I used the new Altenew’s Daisy layering stamp, that can be found in the Clique Store – to add just a few of the outline of the leaves. I have created a small video on how the page was created, so sit and enjoy!
I hope you like the video! As you can see, even when i mistakenly smeared ink on the page, the beautiful flowers (created with the exclusive cut file and Paige Evans’ Oh My Heart collection paper #14 -both included in the Jellybean kit- ) cover a large amount of the background, so the big smeared just becomes a hint of color under the flowers.
I created this page after working on my Bible journal, and since I had just taken the picture for an updated head shot, i used the page as a ways to journal about me and what i am thankful for.
For the title, the beautiful wood piece in the Jellybean kit fit this layout perfectly. So i simply added a thin layer of gold acrylic paint, and then gold embossed the letters for that added shine in the page ( i love the end result!). Here is the final layout:
I am happy with the end result of this page (even when the subject of the layout is me!). The inspiration i found in combining my Bible journey, the Jellybean kit and color soothes my soul. I hope you like it, too! If you are not a subscriber, there is still a few a la carte Jellybean kits available, so don’t forget to check the store.
I am always a comment away if you have a question on how this came together.
Hello!, I am back today with a new layout featuring the beautiful Swan Lake Kit. I love all the papers, die cuts and extras included in the kit, but mostly i am amazed at how versatile it is.
One of my favorite techniques to use, when creating a layout, is hand stitching. There are many ways to create a “stitching guide/pattern” on a layout, but when there is a lot of stitches to add, I use the Silhouette Cameo to do a big part of the work for me.
Here is the cut lines of the leaf being used in the layout; note how they show as full lines as they are ready to be cut
The key to creating a stitching guide with your Silhouette Cameo is to use the “PERFORATE EDGE” function when setting your cut style for your project. As you can see in the picture below, the machine will not cut a solid line across the edges of the image; instead, the blade will make small indentations/holes along the edges of the cut-lines which can be used to hand-stitch the design.
Once the image (Geometric Autum Leaf cut file from the Silhouette store) was perforated on the card stock (i am using water color paper for this layout), I used the Prima watercolor palettes to fill the inside of the leaf image ( i tried to match the colors of the paper, “Beautiful” from the Swan Lake kit). As soon as the watercolor dried, I used embroidery floss to hand stitched the perforated edges of the image.
The starting point for the stitching (it is easier to appreciate the perforations of the image once the paint has dried)
A close up to the finished stitching on the layout
To complement the colors of the leaf, the edges of the layout were trimmed, and the layout was then attached to the “Beautiful” paper from Maggie Holmes’ Gather collection which is featured in this month’s Swan Lake kit.
My choice of a black and white picture for this layout was made mostly to highlight both the background, and my little niece and nephew on our Thanksgiving walk. I used papers from the kit as layers behind the picture, as well as the Gather collection chipboard stickers, and exclusives to create a cluster around the picture. Also, I picked the die cut pieces from Simple Stories Posh collection from the Clique Store, and used some of the pieces in the picture’s cluster.
To create the title, I cut the “Piles of Smiles” card from this month’s exclusive printables, and attached the small chipboard sticker frame (from the Swan Lake Kit add ons) to it. I cut the small top left corner of the chipboard, and placed a small chipboard heart from last month’s Sapphire kit.
To finish the layout, I scattered some of the sequin around the page, added my journal lines and a few black ink splatters. Here is the final layout:
I really love the texture the stitching adds to this layout. Trust me, the Silhouette Cameo is a great help when creating a stitching pattern, and the beautiful and soft papers in this month’s Swan Lake kit are perfect for a bit of stitching.
Thank you for visiting today! I look forward to seeing a bit of hand stitching on your layouts.
I am back, today, with a new project using the beautiful Swan Lake kit. I love the versatility of the kit, as it was so easy to use when documenting a picture of my small nephew rolling in the fallen leaves.
I used a bit of mixed media on the background, and just a bit of the colors peek from behind the picture and all the layers (unfortunately, I hadn’t realize that the video had stopped taping while i worked on the background, my apologies!). To create the background, I splashed water drops all over the area i wanted to cover, and then added splatter drops of the Prima watercolor palettes; using a wet brush, i guided the paint droplets until the entire area is cover. Once it dried, I used the Prima Metallic Palette -found in the Clique store– to add color and shine to the background.
I used pieces from the Kate, Joyful, You and Me, and Sunshine papers -from the Gather collection included in the main Swan Lake kit – to create the layers behind the picture. I used the skeleton leaves from last month’s Sapphire kit, along with the newsprint leaves from the die-cut pack on the main kit, and the leaves on the chipboard from this month’s Swan Lake Kit add-ons. I created the title using one of the kraft tags included in the kit. I love all the exclusive printables!, and they are perfect to add small details around the picture. Here are a few close ups:
To finished the page, i used one of my rotary stamps to add more detail to the background; i also added a few of the sequins included in the Swan Lake kit, to add more shine to the page. Here is the final layout:
Like i said before, this month’s Swan Lake kit is so easy to use due to its versatility. It was so easy to due a boy layout with the beautiful papers included in the kit. Here is the video of how the page came together -please apologize that the video had stopped while i worked on the background, and I realized way too late-:
Don’t forget to visit the store to check this month’s Swan Lake kit, and all the beautiful add ons that are available (the metallic Prima watercolor palette is so great to add shimmer to any project). Remember you can use any DT’s code to receive a discount on your purchase.
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