Simply Challenged - Jan 15 - Glow!

Hi, everyone! It's time for another SCC challenge! And this one is such a fun one! The challenge is to create a glow effect on the image you use for your project! This is a technique I am not really familiar with but I can truthfully tell you that it was a whole lot of fun to play with.

Here is my Glow Challenge example:

This was a blast to do! Everyone has a different ways of coloring, not to mention different coloring materials. I use Copic markers but I know of ladies who use Promarkers and even som that use colored pencils. Now, I colored in with the lime greens first, so that I would know where the glow was going to be.I then colored the rest of the image like I normally would. Finally, I went over the parts that were supposed to glow with the greens again. I am really happy with the way this came out.

 

 

Supplies:

Bo Bunny Enchanted Collection Papers

Bo Bunny Enchanted Collection Chipboard Stickers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Peeled Paint Distress Ink

Lime Green Liquid Pearls

Copics

Shimmerz Hermit the Frog Mist

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out the SCC blog and the DT blogs to see all the awesome Glow projects created!

SCC Blog
http://simplychallengedchallenges.blogspot.com/

Corinne

http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina

http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene

http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish

http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com

Rachel

http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Playing Catch Up...

Hello, all! This month is a short one. Normally a month seems to fly by but this one was non-existent! I am trying to play catch up on some of the challenges I signed up for this month and I still failed to complete them all. I really need to get into my scraproom more often. So here are some projects that I created this month.

Flame-haired Layout. This is a photo of my youngest daughter when she first dyed her hair red. I think it's a wonderful color for her; fits her personality... Lol. This is for the Monochrome Challenge week 1 over at scrapbook.com. I used a sketch from Let's Get Sketchy and the papers are from Colorbok. I made a couple of roses out of ribbon and the rest of the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Mother and Daughter 2 Page Layout. This is a 2 page layout I created for my cousin's pageant album. The photos are of her and her daughter participating in a mother/daughter pageant. The colors are in keeping with the requested color scheme. I used the sketch provided for the 2 Page Sketch Challenge over at scrapbook.com.

Mother and Daughter Page 1. A close up of the first page in the 2 Pager.

Mother and Daughter Page 2. A close up of the second page in the 2 Pager.

You Rock Layout. This is for my cousin's pageant album. I went for a wild and glam type page to showcase her daughter's "hip hop" look. I created the flourishes with liquid pearls and craft plastic. The papers are from Glitz Design and the alphas are some that I bought a VERY long time ago and never used. This is also for the Monochrome Challenge week 2.

Wedding Album Page. This is just one of the pages in a wedding album I making for one of my husband's friends and his soon-to-be-wife. I think it will make a wonderful wedding gift. I am entering this one in the Monochrome Challenge week 3.

Wedding Card. This is a card I made for the wedding couple that I am making the wedding album for. The stamp is from The Greeting Farm. The papers are from Bo Bunny's Enchanted collections and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I hope you enjoyed viewing these few projects. I will try and keep up from now on, and try to stagger my project posts. Lol. Thanks for stopping by.

Pageantry

Hello, all! Time for some pageantry... Most of you, paper artists, know that there's nothing like the feeling of creating something for a friend or family member that is truly appreciated. I love creating for others and I often create scrapbooking gifts for family. Well, my cousin Alice looked through my scrapbooks while she was visiting me and said how she would love for me to create a book for her daughter. Her daughter has recently joined the pageantry circuit and she thought this would be a great way to record the experience. I have completed a few layouts so far and have kept with the theme and color combo that she and her daughter chose for this book. I hope you all enjoy this bit of pageantry and glitz!

Enchanted Layout. This page is based on the Scraps of Darkness sketch for December. I used my December SOD kit to create it. The papers are Bo Bunny Enchanted; the flowers are Petaloo and Prima. I used Tim Holtz's limited edition Distress Ink in Ripe Permission for the edges and some of the butterflies. I used a punch for the butterflies and Stickles in purple to create the circle. The flourishes in the corners are Prima Resist Canvas.

Royalty Layout. This page is based on a PageMap by Becky Fleck. The papers are from Glitz Design. I created the flourishes with Liquid Pearls in Lavender Lace, added some mist from Lindy's Stamp Gang in Witch's Potion Purple, and some Webster's Pages Dazzle Gems. The alphas are from Thickers.

Untitled Layout. This page does not have a title yet, since I wanted to get my cousin's opinion about that before I added it. The papers are from my stash (don't remember the manufacturers). The flowers are Prima and Recollections. I used a butterfly border punch for the middle trim and used Liquid Pearls in White Opal and Flamingo. The black flourishes are chipboard from the Bo Bunny Enchanted Collection.

Model Behavior Double Page Layout. This page is based on a sketch from Scrapbook, Etc that was chosen for a challenge I signed up for at scrapbook.com. The papers are from Glitz Design. Again I used Webster's Pages Dazzle Gems, Liquid Pearls, and Prima and Petaloo flowers. The alphas are stickers from American Crafts.  

First page of Model Behavior.

Second page of Model Behavior.

~*~Scraps of Darkness~*~ September Release & Smeared Ink Release and Blog Hop

Hello, all! It's time for the September Scraps of Darkness Reveal. This month's kit is called Passages and it is chock full of gorgeous travel papers, damask patterns, and rich colored cardstock. The papers are from the Bo Bunny Etc. Collection and the Teresa Collins Traveler Collection; cardstock is from Bazzill, and the embellishments range from Prima to Jenni Bowlin. I have added photos of the kit and its add ons for your viewing {and drooling} pleasure. If you are interested in this or any other kit, act fast! They sell out quickly!

Scraps of Darkness September Kit - Passages.

Scraps of Darkness Passages Paper Add On.

Scraps of Darkness Passages Cardstock Add On.

Scraps of Darkness Passages Romance Add On.

Scraps of Darkness Color Add On.

Scraps of Darkness Passages Flora and Fauna Add On.

Isn't it fabulous!?! So now on to the Scraps of Darkness Monthly Sketch from our very own designer, Charlotte {aka Suepup}.

Scraps of Darkness Passages September Sketch.

This is the page I based on the above sketch:

Innocent Layout. This is my mother when she was baptized as a child. I love that the photo had some color to it. I took some of the Teresa Collins paper and painted the edges with Distress Crackle Paint in Tattered Rose and once dry, I inked over it with Tattered Rose Distress Ink. The lace is from my stash. I used the Prima Brick Mask and Peeled Paint Distress Ink to ink in the brick pattern. The clock is inked with Peeled Paint Distress Ink as well. The flourishes, flowers, and alphas are all from the kit as well. I then added some circle made of Liquid Pearl dots in Bisque. I also misted the burlap flowers with a Worn Lipstick and Antique Linen mists I made.

Sketchy Thursday Sketch.

Warm Welcome Layout. The photos are of my dog Attila and our family's new puppy, Lottie. At first they didn't get along; there was some major jealousy there but it wasn't too long before Attila took to her and they were acting like siblings. All the papers are from the September Scraps of Darkness kit. I used the stamps from the kit to stamp on the journaling block I made, added some lace and doilie flowers, and handmade liquid pearl embellishments. The alphas are foam Thickers which I dotted with Liquid Pearls and the glass embellishments are from a previous Scraps of Darkness kit.

Scrapbook News N' Review Magazine Sketch.

Fifteen Layout. I used the above sketch from SNR for this page of my daughter's 15th birthday. She is not much of a picture-taker so I am lucky to have these of her on that day. I used the white cardstock from the Scraps of Darkness kit and misted it, first with Shimmerz Mama Sings the Blues then with Lindy's Stamp Gang's Hydrangea Blue Mist, and a combination of the Bo Bunny ETC. papers. The zipper flower was given to me a long time ago and I combined that with the brown tulle from the kit. I made the banner and strung it up with embroidery thread.

NOW, onto the news about Smeared Ink. Smeared Ink stamps is releasing new stamps for Halloween! And to celebrate, we are having a blog hop that showcases some of the DT samples!  Here is the blog roll for you to take a look.

Terra

Tori   Black Dragon   Lady Brayton   Kapree   Sugar   Paula   Ike   Freddie   Celina You are HERE! Jane   Monique   Heather   Our Guest Designer Sara 

 Here is my sample for the blog hop, which I combined with my September Scraps of Darkness Kit.

Follow the Green Fairy Layout. Here are some of my favorite ads for Absinthe. I have never tried drinking it but I find the mystique of it is intriguing. The papers, flowers, and mist (Smooch Spritz). The fairy stamp is from Smeared Inks new Halloween release Goth Fairies.

~*~Scraps of Darkness April Reveal~*~

Hello, all! Here we are on the 15th again for another Scraps of Darkness Reveal! April's kit has to be my favorite so far! And if you know me even a little, you know that it is because of all the clocks on these papers and the fabulously rich colors! This month's kit is called Foundations and is filled with Bo Bunny Timepiece papers, Graphic 45 metal flowers, Shimmerz paints and mists, a Perfect Pearl mist, a cameo, Prima flowers, some miniature amber bottles, Salvage Stickers - Crowded Attic from Tim Holtz, and Zva Creative goodies! No SOD kit ever disappoints and this one just blew me out of the water! I can't tell you how much fun I've had playing with this kit and hope you will hop on over to Scraps of Darkness and take a look at what they have to offer! And be sure to check out the Scraps of Darkness Blog for the most recent news, contests, and inspiration!

Let's start with the awesome and beautiful sketch for this month's kit by Suepup (aka Charlotte).

Scraps of Darkness April Sketch.

Maria Layout. This is my take on the April SOD Sketch. I turned it on its side and did some fussy cutting on the paper. I love the deep reds and browns in this kit along with all the clocks and gears! I inked the papers with Walnut Distress Ink and distressed them with my Tonic Studios Distress Tool. The bling, gears, and some of the flowers were from my stash from some of my previous SOD kits. The photo is of my late mother. This page will be going in my personal heritage album.

Gilmore Layout. What can I tell you....I love those clocks! I fussy cut a bunch of them from one of the kit papers to make this layout. I actually created this layout for a challenge at scrapbook.com. The Scissors, Paper, and Ink Challenge over at sb.com challenges you to use only scissors, paper, and ink (adhesive, too) to create a layout. I took to tearing and fussy cutting my papers. I also used Walnut Stain Distresss Ink on all the edges. The photo is of my father-in-law around the time he met my mother-in-law (A very long time ago... lol).

Innocence Layout. Doesn't yellow remind you of spring and innocence? It does to me and when I found this photo of my great-aunt Bertha that is what came to mind; innocence. This photo was taken before she went to a convent to become a nun. The Bo Bunny Timepiece Home paper with its large door reminded me of a church and I associated that with her. I used moss from the SOD kit to make a little nest for my yellow flowers over an inked, painted, and distressed background. The script and window stamp is from the kit as are the lace trim and Graphic 45 metal flowers. I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Golden Wheat Shimmerz paint, and Ranger Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold Mist. The key is a skeleton key I picked up at the hardware store. The Thickers for the title, some flowers, and ribbon were from my stash.

Defines Me Mini Album Front Cover. I created this mini album for Lisa's (aka Lisanovo) Skeletons in the Closet challenge over at the Scraps of Darkness Challenge Forum. The topic of this month's challenge was "What Defines You?" And since I don't think any ONE thing can define me, I made a whole album full of things that help define me. I made this album with mini paper bags from the hardware store (A photo of the type of bag is at the bottom of this post). Throughout this album I used the papers, cardstock, embellies from the kit along with some other embellishments from previous SOD kits.

Defines Me Mini Front Cover Close Up. In this photo, you can see some Vintage metal corners, Prima mini roses, and 7 Gypsies gears.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 1 and 2. On page one I used some Prima stencils and Shimmerz Terra Cotta mist to make the background. I used some Tim Holtz alphas from the Salvage Stickers that came in the kit. My children are the ones in the photo and I believe they are part of the reason I am who I am. Without them I wouldn't be a mother. The 2nd page is of my husband; without him I wouldn't be a wife (or would have learned to be one).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 1 and 2 Close Up. I wanted to show you all the little note cards inside the pockets of the bag. This is where I have most of my journaling.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 3 and 4. These two pages are of my grandmother and late mother. Without out them I wouldn't have been raised the way I was. My mother's death when I was five also had a great effect on me and has partly made me who I am as well.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 5 and 6. These two pages are of my friends. All them mean the world to me and their friendship has nurtured a love more like that of family.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 7 and 8. These two pages are dedicated to my youth (or lack of it) and experiences.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 9 and 10. These two pages are for time and secrets.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 11 and 12. These two pages are for the military (being a military spouse) and for my hobby (scrapbooking and scrap supply shopping).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 13 and 14. These two pages are for obsessions and collections (some are one and the same).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 15 and 16. These two pages are my education and my life (so far).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 17 and 18. These two pages are for extra journaling (on the tags). And let me tell you this is the most journaling I've done in a long time!

Defines Me Mini Album Back Cover. I thought I would put some of my favorite things on the back cover such as the 7 Gypsies Gears, Tim Holtz Gears, and a Tim Holtz Word Key.

Mini Paper Bag. Here one of the paper bags, like the ones I used to make the mini album. It measures 7 inches by 3.5 inches. I got these at my local hardware store in the nuts and bolts section.



Steampunk Saturday {Sunday}

Hello, all! Well, my homework has once again gotten the better of me and I missed posting yesterday's Steampunk Saturday layout because I was busy trying to write a paper due on Monday. Not only that but one of the circuit breakers for my house broke and I spent all day yesterday trying to figure out how to replace it! I'm so glad I have an electrician cousin living near me; he's coming over some time today to replace it.

Now on to my project! I used the Studio L3's Grungy Monday technique for this past week on this and I must say that I am completely happy about the results. Now in his technique, Tim Holtz describes making your own foam stamps and that is what I did (I used my new Vagabond!). The fun part is that I've been looking for gear stamps and the ones I've found are either not to my liking or too expensive. Now I have some that I love!

Steampunk Gears Foam Stamps.

Making Memories Layout. I used the Matte Medium Resist Technique from Tim Holtz to create the background, along with Bo Bunny Timepiece Paper and Embellishments, Thickers, Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, and some 7 Gypsies Gears.