Faces of You-May 2021 More Than Words Challenge

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my little corner!

Today I am bringing you a (redone) layout. I originally did “Faces of You” 10+ years ago, and of all the layouts I’ve done, this is one I remembered! (Seriously, when looking for the layout I came across too many layouts I have no recollection of!) Anyhow, when I saw that this month’s More Than Words Challenge was “Faces & Kraft,” I knew I’d (finally) redo “Faces of You.” (I have grand plans to redo most of my layouts from when I first started scrapbooking.)

Process video:

Here is my original layout. I thought I was really getting fancy by adding stitching & ribbon! And, my goodness, there is almost some pattern going on with the light paper and the circles on that ribbon; I even overlapped the photos some! I remember when I started I was, more or less, afraid of colors and patterns! It was all too new. I didn’t add mediums; I didn’t even own mediums beyond a few to Tim Holtz’s Distress Ink pads, in varying shades of brown! A lot has changed since my early days.

And now, I have layers, embellishments of all kinds, mediums, and colors galore! Instead of being “afraid” of using “too much” I try to use as much as I can so I can work through my stash!

So many layers! I have my photos on foam, and the torn papers lifted with foam so the frame wouldn’t leave a weird lump.

I discovered long ago that I really LOVE cutting frames apart and having them look bigger than they actually are. It turns out, scissors are my friend, and I don’t have to be nervous about altering items!

I just used some white texture paste with my Fabrika Decoru stencil and used some Distress Oxide sprays as my paint!

I went through my stash, pulled out a lot of different choices, and eventually worked out what I wanted to add to this layout!

Thank you for joining me here, I hope you enjoyed this remake of one of my original layouts and it inspires you to be more daring with colors and mediums or to redo something!

Stay Crafty, Friends

C.J.

Products:

Project Life “Kraft Edition,” The Paper Studio “Everyday Kraft,” Ranger-Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Sprays “Evergreen Bough,” “Pine Needles,” “Candied Apple,” & “Wild Honey,” Fabrika Decoru “Leaves” Stencil (FDTR 162), Maggie Holmes “Chasing Dreams” Ephemera, Maggie Holmes “Willow Lane” Frame, Pretty Little Studio “Sunny Memories” Fresh Phrases, Echo Park “The Story of Fall” Enamel Dots, AC Shimelle “Box of Crayons” Stickers/Folder, Teresa Collins “Summer Stories” Die Cut Borders, Pink Fresh Studio “Life Noted” Puffy Alpha Stickers, Pink Fresh Studio “Escape the Ordinary” Chipboard Stickers, Fancy Pants Designs “Off to School” Sticker Sheet, Queen & Co Alphabits “Orange,” Hip Kit Club Stickers, Prima-Finnabair Clear Gesso, TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste, Fabri-Tac, Art Glitter Glue, Variegated Thread, Unknown Red “XOXO” Frame

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)

Spring Perfect-April 2021 MTW Main Challenge

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my little corner!

Today I’m bringing you a layout I did for the April 2021 More Than Words Challenge, “Perfect & Sketch.”

To create this layout I used Mintay’s “Secret Place” paper pack, a perfect fit for a soft, spring layout! Spring is one of my favorite seasons, the flowers bloom, birds are singing, and the Earth is waking up. Plus, it’s not too hot or cold! I love this photo, courtesy Fielder Photography. I think it captures spring perfectly with the fresh green and new flowers blooming. Check out my video below to see what I did.

Video:

April 2021 MTW Challenge

To create the stitched background rectangle seen on the sketch, I used my “Ornate Lace” Finnabair stencil, some TCW texture paste, and Tim Holtz’s “Kitsch Flamingo” Embossing Glaze, then added stitching using a gold metallic thread.

In the photo on the left, you can see some of the splattering I did using Tim Holtz’s “Kitsch Flamingo” & “Shabby Shutters” Distress Oxide Sprays. The photo on the right gives a nice close up of the various elements I used in my clusters; cut apart pieces from the paper pack, printed beautiful board from ReneaBouquets, some gold Thickers leaves, and some beads.

I didn’t “plan” where my beads were going to be glued down, I just sprinkled them on, let them roll into place, and then went back and glued them down; maybe only fine-tuning them a bit. For my title I cracked open a couple of alpha packages I’ve had FOR-EV-ER! and stuck them down into place. I really love overlapping title words when I get the chance!

I must say, I am very happy with how this layout came together and I hope you enjoyed checking it out as much as I enjoyed making it!

Thank you for joining me here in my little corner! See you again soon!

C.J.

Products:

Mintay “Secret Place,” Ranger-Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray “Kitsch Flamingo” & “Shabby Shutters” and Distress Embossing Powder “Kitsch Flamingo,” TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste, ReneaBouquets Printed Beautiful Board Small Tuck It In “Sweet Daisy,” Prima-Finnabair Clear Gesso, “Ornate Lace” Stencil, AC Thickers “Recollection,” Unknown Thickers, Hip Kit Club Alpha – White, Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel, Fabri-Tac, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, Art Glitter Glue, Unbranded Beads

World Tiger Day ATCs

July 2, 2019 | Corner Scraps

Artist Trading Coins – “Unusual Holiday/Celebration” Theme – scrapbook.com June-July ATC Swap, hosted by Marci (you can find her here: Blog: A Scrap from Marci and here: scrapbook.com Gallery)!

Global/World/International Tiger Day – July 29th!

Process Video:

For the image of the tiger I used a free one I found at needpix.com (link below) and then played with editing it until I got something I liked. I can’t really tell you the steps, because sometimes things just happen, and I’m not always sure how I did it! There was some selective color picking and changing though, I can tell you that much!

There isn’t really anything overly complicated on these, just some coloring/watercoloring with some Scribble Sticks, fussy cutting, and gluing! OH! The tigers weren’t fussy cut, I used the print & cut feature of Silhouette Studio with my Cameo 3.

*Original Tiger Image (listed as free) from needpix.com. Tiger Image Direct Link

Products:

Hip Kit Club

The Happy Life

Sunset Blush

American Crafts

Dear Lizzy

Lovely Day

Color Me Pretty

Heidi Swapp

Pineapple Crush

Palm Beach

Crate Paper

Maggie Holmes

Chasing Dreams

Hello Beautiful

Ranger

Dina Wakley Media

Scribble Sticks

Set #1

Lemon
Lime
Magenta
Tangerine

Set #2

Blushing
Evergreen
Cheddar
Ocean
Fuchsia
Eggplant

Tim Holtz

Water Nib

Prima

Water Pens

Silhouette

Studio
Cameo 3
Premium Blade

Altered Box – ReneaBouquet May Swap!

May 31, 2019 | Corner Scraps

Altered ‘cigar’ box for the May 2019 ReneaBouquet Facebook Swap!

**Someone mentioned the word ‘tutorial,’ and I’ll try that here as best I can…

I do have a computer and a webcam and everything, BUT in early 2018 the power supply on my computer fried itself…I mean there were sparks and everything! And well my computer works well enough-ish, I’m pretty sure the motherboard took some damage because it hasn’t been quite right since (and my webcam tends to overpower it now). All this happened right before we moved almost 2300 miles, so getting my computer back to 100% hasn’t been a priority! (Although dealing with it being like 85% is starting to get on my nerves A LOT!)**

Ok…the short and sweet “tutorial.”

I used Art Glitter Adhesive to hold the papers to the wood. The lid has the 13 @rts paper, and the bottom is only wrapped on the sides with the Hip Kit Club paper (the bottom of the box is just white gesso). I used quite a bit of glue, basically “painting” a thin layer where it would be touching the paper and burnishing it down with the edge of my bone folder and some elbow grease. And I let it dry a full day before moving on to the next layer!

I did not gesso my paper, gesso is wet and I found that to be a risk I didn’t want to take! I used Krylon Workable Fixative as a protective coating before gluing down the Mould pieces, flowers, 7 Gypsies doilies, and ReneaBouquet Grid Beautiful Board. All of these parts, except the Beautiful Board which has it’s own coating, needed gesso before the next step.

Next I did the bits of embossing.

Now, the really wet, “please let the glue and Krylon work their best,” part! First, I had to spritz water where I was planning on adding all those Lindy’s & Jaquard powders, then I had to add more water on top of the powders! I did heat dry, and there is more than one layer of powders (Between the layers I used more Krylon Workable Fixative so there would be no reactivation of the lower levels!). I did the same technique along the sides of the bottom, except there was only one layering of powders. And, because I heat dry the powders, it reheated the embossing powder which caused it to push it’s way through in spots!!

Now, to help everything withstand being used, there is three (I think) coats of (Mod Podge) acrylic sealer. Some is glossy, some is matte. Yes, I did it that way on purpose!

After all that was dry I added the feet, hinges, and latch, then the butterflies and cabachon.

*The cabachon is a 50mm dome on top of a piece from Tim Holtz’s Botanical Layers & a ReneaBouquet butterfly, adhered with JudiKins Diamond Glaze. The edges are done with Finnabair waxes, White Gold & Peacock.*

On the inside of the box I used Mod Podge Vintage to glue the Prima tissue paper in place then let that dry. After the Mod Podge dried I randomly added spots of color with the Finnabair Waxes and coated the edge of the lid and bottom with Finnabair wax. And everything is coated in acrylic sealer to (hopefully) add durability.

Products:

ReneaBouquets

Beautiful Board – Grid Elements
Butterfly Kisses

Delicate Beauty (the black & white butterflies)

Magical Miniatures

My Romantic Heart (the butterfly under the cabochon)

13 @rts

Aqua Flora

Countless Love

Hip Kit Club

Color Dazzel

Rainbow

Art Anthology

Lotus Stencil

Lindy’s

Magical Shaker

Alpine Ice Rose
Bratwurst Brown
Grab A Guy Gold

Jacquard

PearlEx

Reflex Violet
Misty Lavender

Emerald Creek

Seth Apter

Baked Texture

Patina Oxide

Ranger

Big Emboss It

7 Gypsies

Architextures

Doilies

idea-ology

Tim Holtz

Botanical Layers

Prima

Finnabair

Art Alchemy Wax

Vintage Silk
Mint Sparkle
Peacock
Electric Violet
White Gold

Mould

Mechanica

Tissue Paper

Musica

Heavy Body Gel

Unknown/Unbranded

Cabochon
Box feet

**I think the box is Darice (Cigar Box)

Adventure – Mini Album

March 30, 2019 | Corner Scraps

Mini Album for the March Creative Embellishments Challenge!

This months challenge over on the Creative Embellishments Blog was to “…be inspired by 1 element from the photo below (let us know what it is) and by this quote: ‘Every great adventure requires a first step.'”

I was inspired by the color! I love using black and white…especially when I just happen to have some lovely black & white papers that need to be used!

Inspiration photo for the March Creative Embellishments Challenge!

For the album I cut a thick piece of chipboard to use as a spine with the Creative Embellishment’s 5-page Square Mini Album, and I just had to add the Stars In My Universe Frame (also from Creative Embellishments), with some Rocky Road Baked Texture on it, to the cover!

Cover

Inside cover & page 1

Pages 2 & 3

Pages 4 & 5

Pages 6 & 7

Page 8 and inside back cover

Products:

Creative Embellishments

Square Mini Album
Stars In My Universe Frame

Silhouette

Cameo 3
Curio
Pen Holder
Cut Files: Tags & Tabs

Ranger

Emboss It Dauber
Tim Holtz

Distress Oxide: Black Soot

Emerald Creek

Backed Texture

Rocky Road

Idea-ology

Tim Holtz

Mini Stapler

13@rts

Rose Fields

Natural Beauty
Letters to Rose

Aqua Flora

Shades of Black

Prima

Flirty Fleur Collection

Something Floral
Pretty Birds
So Lovely

Crate Paper

Maggie Holmes

Flourish

Charming

Hip Kit Club

Kim Watson

Amber Star

Sparkle

Pink Paislee

Paige Evans

Turn The Page 07

Simon Says Stamp

Black Cardstock

American Crafts

White Cardstock
Thickers

Hello Joy

We R Memory Keepers

Crop-A-Dile & Eyelets

Art Glitter

Adhesive

Simply White Gesso

Folk Art Chalkboard Paint

Unknown/Unbranded

Twine
Ribbon/Fiber
Black Pen (I’ve had for YEARS…I’m actually impressed it still worked!)

Happy Layout!

May 28, 2018 | Corner Scraps

My Great Dane, Lucy, laying in the pond after an afternoon walk.

Over at scrapbook.com I host a monthly challenge, “The Ugly Games.” Each month “tributes” are given someone to send two papers and (at least one) embellishment to. The receiver is then challenged with creating a layout using all or part of the papers, as long as they are recognizable, well the embellishment(s) are optional and count towards two extra votes! This isn’t to say the papers are ugly, but the combination is meant to be U-G-L-Y, or at least something that wouldn’t normally be used together! It really teaches one to think about papers differently and how to combine different colors and patterns!

For the May 2018 Challenge I was sent the following papers and set of stickers:

The layout they became is at the top of this post and here:

The cut file used here is “Piece of the Pie,” from The Cut Shoppe (Etsy). I cut the outer edge of the shape in the yellow paper, then the “outline” in the red & white paper! With the stickers I coated them in clear gesso so I could apply watercolors to them, then used the hearts and flowers on the layout!

Product List:

Hip Kit Club Exclusive Die Cuts
Pentel Water Brush
Clear gesso
American Crafts – Lovely Day Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Up
American Crafts – Little By Little Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Li’l Bit
American Crafts – Little By Little Collection – Thickers – Hello Joy
Echo Park – Summer Dreams Collection – Enamel Dots
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun – Pink
Sharpie – Fine Point – Writing Pens – Black – 2 Pack
Silhouette America – Cameo Version 3 – Electronic Cutting System
Silhouette America – Cameo Version 3 – Autoblade
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Non-Stick Micro Serrated Scissors – 7 Inches
Prima – Watercolor Confections – Tropicals
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Mini-Snips – 5 Inches
Crate Paper – Chasing Dreams Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Moment
American Crafts – Little By Little Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cultivate Joy

Christmas Teacup

November 19, 2017 | Corner Scraps

My first tea cup art, just in time for Christmas!

Handle side, side view! This was a learning experience for me, and I learned that I need more Mod Podge to hold down the pieces against the strain of the Crackle Paint! You can also se some of the beautiful Shard Glitter Glass & Microbeads I added to the spoon!

The other side of the cup. Here I added some of the Microbeads to the pine cone & some Shard Glitter Glass & Microbeads just under the edge of the pine cone. Plus, in the center of the poinsettias are some more Microbeads.

A closer look at the spoon.

A closer look at the pine cone!

One of the poinsettias that has the Microbeads for the center.

One of the posies I made using the tutorial found at Live The Dream ….

A closer look at the bottom with the second posie I made.

A view from the top!

*The cut file for the teacup, saucer, and spoon can be found at svgcuts.com*

Product List:

ReneaBouquets

Glass Microbeads in Champagne
Shard Glitter Glass in Silver
Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits – Star
Burgundy Roses, Poinsettias, & leaves

Hip Kit Club (November 2017 Main Kit)

Tis The Season by Kimberly Hutchison

Baby It’s Cold Outside (cup exterior)

Crate Paper

FALALA Collection

Twinkle

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Distress Ink

Tea Dye
Fossilized Amber
Seedless Preserves
Rusty Hinge

Distress Crackle Paint

Clear Rock Candy

Mini Round Blending Tool

Silhouette Cameo

Sizzix

Big Shot Plus
Precision Base Plate
Tim Holtz

Small Tattered Florals (the one little rosebud!)

Spellbinders

Shabby Posies
Layered Poinsettia

Simon Says Stamp

Pine Needles Trio

Poppy

Small Blooming Poinsettia

Mod Podge

Paper – Gloss

Beacon Fabri-Tac

Judi-Kins Diamond Glaze

White Card stock – American Crafts I think

Mulberry Bear 2

“Grass Green” Mulberry Paper – Pine Needles

The Paper Studio

White “Handmade” Paper (white poinsettias, posies, & rosebud)

Prima

Finnabair

Metallique Wax – Old Silver
Silicon Brushes – 1″ & 2″

99¢ Store finds

Pine cones
Bottle brush tree
Green bead garland

Unbranded/Unknown

Stamen in large white poinsettia & posies
Holly berries (frosted red & green & red)

Smile!

November 8, 2017 | Corner Scraps

Smile layout, featuring your truly!

Over at scrapbook.com there is the “Round Robin” challenge, which is basically how it sounds. Inspiration is posted, in the case of this month, a lovely autumn themed image with the quote “Even though we can’t have all we want, we ought to be thankful we don’t get what we deserve” on it. So, it inspired me this way: I am 4 1/2 years old in this photo, and obviously upset about SOMETHING which I’m sure at the time was because I didn’t get what I wanted or didn’t get my way, hence why I linked this photo with the quote. And, I also threw in some leaves and I have mostly autumn colors on this layout. So there you have it, my Round Robin layout! Now it’s week two’s turn to be inspired by my layout!

This layout is also going to be entered in the Stuck?! Sketches November 1st sketch challenge, which is to use the following sketch! Instead of three photos, I cut one photo into three pieces! I also flipped the sketch on its head for my layout!

Stuck?! Sketches Nov. 1, 2017 Sketch

Product List:

Shimmerz

Vibes: Mango Tango
Inklingz: Old Yeller
Creameez: Lapis Dance

Hip Kit Club

Harvest Dreams: Warm & Fuzzy

Elle’s Studio

Black Letters & Numbers Sticker Sheet

American Crafts

Star Gazer Collection

12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Make a Wish

Crate Paper

Gather Collection

Ephemera

Pinkfresh Studio

Escape the Ordinary Collection

12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Transform
Chipboard Stickers
Ephemera Pack with Foil Accents

Prima

Finnabair

Art Basics – Mixed Media Silicone Brush – 2 Inch

Ranger Ink

Tim Holtz

Water Brush – Detailer Brush Nib

Sharpie – Fine Point – Writing Pen

Teresa Collins

Daily Stories Collection

Cardstock Stickers – Alphabet and Label

Tonic Studios

Tim Holtz

Mini-Snips – 5 Inches

Orange & White Twine … umm, I kinda threw the wrapper in the trash!

White tissue paper

Clear Gesso

The pink gems I got in a Birds of a Feather Kit back in 2014 … I think

C.J.'s Corner Scraps

For the love of paper crafting…

Hip Kit Club

Faces of You-May 2021 More Than Words Challenge

Best Bed Ever!

Spring Perfect-April 2021 MTW Main Challenge

World Tiger Day ATCs

Altered Box – ReneaBouquet May Swap!

Adventure – Mini Album

Happy Layout!

My Great Dane, Lucy, laying in the pond after an afternoon walk.

Christmas Teacup

Handle side, side view! This was a learning experience for me, and I learned that I need more Mod Podge to hold down the pieces against the strain of the Crackle Paint! You can also se some of the beautiful Shard Glitter Glass & Microbeads I added to the spoon!

The other side of the cup. Here I added some of the Microbeads to the pine cone & some Shard Glitter Glass & Microbeads just under the edge of the pine cone. Plus, in the center of the poinsettias are some more Microbeads.

One of the posies I made using the tutorial found at Live The Dream ….

Smile!