Best Bed Ever!

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

For my final project for the month of April, I have a layout that will (most likely) be getting mounted in a shadow box. I couldn’t resist turning this photo of my husband & our granddaughter into a star filled project! This project is full of dreamy blues for the Creative Embellishments April 2021 Challenge – Monochrome & Washi (I have Tim Holtz Tissue Tape along the edges!).

Check out my video to see how this came together!

Video:

I used a sheet of Fabrika Decoru Golden Mini Drops Mysterious Garden Sky 12×12 paper as my base for my starry sky. Then added some stenciled stars and some “Unicorn’s Hair” Sparks splatters for even more of a dreamy, starry sky.

Under and around the photo I have resin pieces from the Finnabair Stars & Moons Mould, chipboard and flair/buttons from Creative Embellishments, white gardenias from ASC Supplies, dusty blue and white roses from ReneaBouquets, and some glass glitter from Darice. All working with a variety of paints from Finnabair, some Old White Matte Wax, and Nuvo gold gilding flakes.

Thank you for joining me here in my corner! I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you to go get your craft on!

Red heart C.J.

Products:

Creative Embellishments Music Note Borders & Music Bar Flair; ReneaBouquets Mini Dusty Blue & Ivory Roses; Hip Kit Club Stars Stencil; ASC Supplies White Gardenia’s; Prima-Finnabair Stars & Moons Mould, Clear Gesso, Matte Wax “Old White,” Metallique Paint “Royal Blue,” Opal Magic Paint “Yellow-Blue,” Sparks Paint “Unicorn’s Hair,” Fabrika Decoru Golden Mini Drops Mysterious Garden Sky (UAH 18); Ranger-Tim Holtz Distress Oxide “Weathered Wood;” Ranger Dina Wakley Media Black Gesso; Ranger Blending Tool; Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder; Nuvo “Radiant Gold” Gilding Flakes; idea-ology – Tim Holtz Tissue Tape “Symphony;” Darice Glass Glitter “Vintage Gold;” LineCo PVA Glue, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel, Amazing Cast Resin (White); Pro Marine Supply Epoxy (Clear)

Under the Sea-ATCoins-Creative Embellishments August 2020 Challenge

August 31, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

Today I’m bringing you an ATC Coin set I created for the August 2020 Creative Embellishments Challenge.

I have a quick process video to go along with this project, if you’d like to see how I put these together.

Process Video (potentially still uploading):

Here is the inspiration graphic from Creative Embellishments. I saw the challenge on the first of the month, and I just remembered “Mermaids” until I was finally able to get a project together! I love all things fantasy, so I knew I had to participate this month!

All-in-all I had about two hours of “work” put into the making of these (not including any air dry time), and I am very happy with how they came out!

I layered some gilding flakes on top of some homemade texture paste using Ranger’s Sticky Embossing Powder, added the “Mermaid Artist Trading Coins” to the base, glued down some shells, used some of Finnabair’s wonderful waxes, and added some 13 @rts microspheres as a finishing touch.

To me my Artist Trading Coins looked like they very well could have been coins sitting on the ocean floor!

Thank you for joining me in my little corner for this rather quick project! I hope you enjoyed it and I’ll see you again soon!

Stay Crafty!

Products:

Creative Embellishments Artist Trading Coins, Mermaid Artist Trading Coins, & Seaweed Stencil, 13 @rts “Old Gold” XS Microspheres, Prima/Finnabair Heavy White Gesso, “Burnt Sienna” Liquid Acrylic Paint, “Ancient Coin” Metallique Paint, “Yellow-Blue” Opal Magic Paint, “Bronze Age” Metallique Wax, and “Patina Blue” & “Patina Green” Matte Wax, Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder, Tonic-Nuvo Gilding Flakes “Radient Gold,” “Silved Bullion,” and “Sunkissed Copper,” Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Ink, Liquitex Gloss Gel & Gloss Super Heavy Gel, Ranger Heat It Craft Tool, Decor Sand & Shells,

*The texture paste I used was made quite a few months ago and has a lot of different products in it.

“Make A Wish” (Birthday Layout) – Creative Embellishments July 2020 Challenge

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

Today I’m bringing you a layout I did for the July 2020 Creative Embellishments Challenge showcasing my son’s birthday – in 2011! I’m not that far behind in documenting (well, maybe I am), but this is a redo. My style and skill has changed quite a bit over the years, and sometimes I decide to “update” one of my layouts.

Check out my process video, under the Creative Embellishments mood board, to see how everything came together!

The July 2020 Creative Embellishments Moodboard

Video:

After I put down a layer of clear gesso, I added some Shimmerz where the three clusters would be getting set. And, I’m happy to say, I used up items from my stash!

I really love using black as an accent color on brightly colored layouts, and I think it worked perfectly with the colors, and the holographic foil by Prima that I used on the frames. (*Note: the pack from Creative Embellishments comes with three I believe, I had already used one so I had to use a different frame from my stash for the frame in the third cluster.)

I hope you enjoyed the video that shows my process as I put this layout together, and thank you for joining me here in my little corner!

Products:

Creative Embellishments “Film Strip Picture Frame Set,” A Flair for Buttons Flair/Buttons, Pink Paislee/Paige Evans 04 & Paige Evans Pick-Me-Up 07, Prima [Rub-On] Foils “Holographic Dreams,” Shimmerz Paints “Coal” (paint/original Shimmerz – I think), Coloringz “Oh Say Can U Sea,” & Aqua Huez “Crazy Daisy,” Hip Kit Club “Summer Bliss,” AC/Thickers “Twlight” foam letter stickers, “Crique” puffy phrase and accent stickers, Dear Lizzy “Petals” chipboard letter stickers, “Ranger Glossy Accents, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, FabriTac, StazOn “Jet Black,” Dear Lizzy Date Stamp, Little Birdie Black Gesso, Liquitex Clear Gesso, Art Glitter Glue, 4×6 cards & printed chipboard frames I can’t say with certainty but I think they came from Hip Kit Club a few years back, black thread

Fairy Carousel-Creative Embellishments June 2020 Challenge

June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! I got to feeling rather ambitious this month and decided that I wanted to make myself a Fairy Carousel using the carousel from the Carousel Ride SVG Kit by SVGCuts. The original carousel is a cupcake holder, but I didn’t need to hold cupcakes, I just needed a place for my Fairies from Creative Embellishments to go for a ride!

With all the shine from the epoxy and embossing powder, I just had to add a string of lights! Check out the video below the Creative Embellishments Challenge image.

After I followed the assembly instructions on SVGCuts, I coated everything in epoxy (in stages!), attached my fairies, added the filigree, ran the lights, and added the flatbacks! Most of the time spent on this project was waiting for the epoxy to dry and the carousel assembly.

Here are some close-ups:

I hope you enjoyed this project and thank you for joining me here in my corner!

The amount of 12×12 paper/cardstock I used for my carousel (I’m 99.9% sure I counted them all!)

5 patterned paper

3 pink cardstock

10 teal-ish cardstock

5 beige/ivory cardstock

1 8×8 gold cardstock

Products Used:

Tim Holtz Metallic Kraft Stock, Stamperia “Wonderland” 12×12 paper pack, Bazzill “Pinkini,” “Turquoise Mist,” “& “Robins Egg” cardstock, unknown brand cardstocks (some are very likely AC), Creative Embellishments “Mega Pack Fairies in Black Chipboard,” Ranger Embossing Powder “Gold” & “Enchanted Gold,” Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Ink Pad, Unbranded Filigree, Ranger Brayer, Silhouette Cameo 3, Nicapa Mat, Art Glitter Glue, Pro Marine Supplies Table Top Epoxy, Fishing Line, Light String, Unbranded Flat Back Beads

Creative Embellishments May 2020 Challenge-Steampunk Card

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! This is the last project I’m doing for May, but I’ll be back on June 1, 2020 with the Tres Jolie Kit Club Reveal!

Today I have a steampunk card I created for the May Challenge over on the Creative Embellishments Blog.

I don’t know what I’ll be doing with the card yet, but it’s good to have some one hand! Or so I’ve heard, I’m not a real big card maker, I find them difficult to do! But I’m happy with how this one has come out! All of the chipboard gears, the ATCoins, and the Circle Shaker Set are from Creative Embellishments, I just added the Patina and Rust Effect Pastes to go with my old, DCWV paper.

Creative Embellishments Challenge Inspiration – Twist: Use Numbers

Check out my quick process video!

Now for a few close-ups:

I always say “that was easy” after I finish a card, but I always have trouble getting myself to make another one! Maybe I’ll slowly (likely very, very slowly!) start making more!
I hope you enjoyed this card & thank you for joining me here in my corner!

Products:

Creative Embellishments – “Circle Shaker Set,” various “Gear Sets” for all of the chipboard gears, and “Steampunk Artist Trading Coins,” Stamperia Rice Paper (DFSA4242), ReneaBouquets – “Bronzed Teal” Beautiful Beads, Prima/Finnabair Rust Effect & Patina Effect Paste Sets, Prima/Ingvild Bolme Tiny Junkyard Findings “Nailheads” & “Special Screws,” DCWV “Tattered Time” Cardstock, Little Birdie “Caribbean Teal” Tinted Metallic Paint, Emerald Creek/Seth Apter Baked Texture “Vintage Beeswax,” Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Ink, Heidi Swapp Wood Veneer, Tim Holtz Distress Collage Mediums “Matte” & “Crazing,” Copper Thread, Unknown “Blue Metallic” Microbeads, Unbranded Metal Gears, Liquitex Black Gesso, BEST 1” Double Sided Tape, FabriTac, Art Glitter Glue, E6000, EK Tools Score Board, Tim Holtz Mini Snips, Spellbinders Tool n One, Ranger Heat-It

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For the love of paper crafting…

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Best Bed Ever!

Under the Sea-ATCoins-Creative Embellishments August 2020 Challenge

“Make A Wish” (Birthday Layout) – Creative Embellishments July 2020 Challenge

Fairy Carousel-Creative Embellishments June 2020 Challenge

Creative Embellishments May 2020 Challenge-Steampunk Card