It’s sketch challenge time!

Every month, DCWV hosts a sketch challenge, and whether you are a card maker or scrapper, Erin always has something for you!  Today, I thought I would get in on the fun buy whipping up a layout for inspiration using this awesome sketch from Susan Stringfellow!

I love the simplicity of this sketch, and all the fun details!  I decided to use the sketch as is, without turning it (one of my favourite ways to get the most out of one sketch), and came up with a bright layout that captured an everyday moment in my house – light switch flicking!

And just because I had one more photo from this little moment that I just loved, I added a flap for a little hidden surprise.

I used an awesome stack from DCWV called Birthday Wishes for this project.  This stack is filled with all sorts of fun, bright patterns.  Although some of the papers are birthday themed, the majority (like the ones I used for this layout) are not so there is so much you can do with this stack.

If you like bright and bold, this one IS for YOU!!!

I have to tell you that I am getting a bit braver with my scrapping.  I used to be terrified to hand write or doodle on my layouts.  If I did, I ALWAYS did it in pencil first.  For this one, I actually did all the brown details by hand, without predrawing…that’s right, you heard me – without predrawing!  Now I know so many of you are brave like that, but this was a huge accomplishment for me!  Truth be told – I love the doodling, but not the journaling.  I have a sneaking feeling that no one else is going to care though, so I am going to bite the bullet and not glue a new piece of paper over top! I think…

Well, that’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and consider joining us over at DCWV this month for the layout or card sketch challenge (or both)! You could win yourself some awesome new paper!

Fly High Grad!

Up here in Canada, we have a whole month of school left, but graduation ceremonies are well underway.  In fact, our family is celebrating one of these graduations today (congrats Rebekahl!) So, I thought creating a graduation card was a timely project for today!

For this card, I used DCWV’s Sunday Afternoon Stack (the same one I used earlier this week for an interactive layout).  Now, if you know me at all, you know I love bright, bold colours!  So when I first got this stack, I wasn’t sure it was going to be a favourite.  Ummmmm….I was wrong.  I LOVE this stack!!!!!  The patterns and colours in this stack are fun and trendy, and you can work on both feminine and masculine projects. It really does have something for everyone!

To create this card, I simply cut some strips of the patterns of paper and trimmed the edges  to give a bit of a washi tape appearance.  using some foam adhesive, I layered an banner two different banner pieces in different orientations, tied on a bit of Trendy Twine, added a bit of Perfect Pearls (but you could use bling or brads too).  I added a bit of doodling, and that was it!  A quick and simply graduation card for that trendy teen in your life!

Go out and get this stack – you will not regret it!!

Thanks for stopping by!

DCWV/Therm O Web Summer Lovin’ Blog hop.

Welcome to the DCWV/Therm O Web Summer Lovin’ Blog hop.  

Today, the design teams from DCWV and Therm O Web have brought together all the things we love about summer! The designers are have combined paper from DCWV’s Sunday Afternoon and Everlasting Love stacks, together with a variety of adhesives, mists and other fantastic products from Therm O Web!

If you have come here from Tessa then you’re on track! If not, you should go back to the DCWV blog and start today’s leg of the hop from there! There are plenty of chances to win some great crafty supplies

Today, I wanted to share with you a layout I created with the amazing Sunday Afternoon stack.

I started off by adding a bit of acrylic paint in cream and pink to the background sheet, and followed up with a bit of texture with some bubble wrap stamping.  Then, I had some fun with the great Thermo O Web Glitter mist spray in pink.  It’s hard to see in the photos, but it adds an amazing layer of fin glitter to your projects, and it works on almost any kind of surface (you can see it slightly in the photo to the right)! It give a beautiful sheen to the paper!

I then did some layering and cut out letters from the sentiment page in the stack for my own customized title.  The Therm O Web icraft adhesive on the roll was my saving grace for this title – it was super easy to rip, which was great with all the individual letters!  I have to admit that I used it in a bit of an unconventional way as well – by tracing the outside edge and inside edge for the circle doodles on the layout!

With a bit of journaling as a border, I was finished…or so I thought! The truth was, I almost faced a crating catastrophe.  When I did the journaling, I didn’t think about the fact that I was writing over top of acrylic paint, and the ink started to rub right off!  Then it hit me – use the Glitter Spray!  Because the spray isn’t water based, I was able to spray it over top of the ink, and it actually set it in place – with a little more glitter to add an extra bit of sparkle!

Be sure to visit all the blogs today, and leave comments for your chance to win!  Two lucky readers will win a set of 3 stacks from DCWV, and an additional reader will receive an amazing gift pack from Therm O Web!   The more you comment, the more chances you have to win!

Now, head on over to Alice’s blog to see what kind of spring craftiness she has in store!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

A Fussy Cutter’s Dream

Yesterday was just one of those days – well, it was Monday after all!  So last night, all I wanted to do was sit and curl up on the couch and watch tv.  But I decided to pull out some paper and just see what inspired me.  It was my Magnolia Way stack from DCWV.

If you haven’t seen this stack, it is filled with soft, beautiful patterns, and loads and loads of beautiful flowers and butterflies.  Now, if you’ve spent any time here at ScrappyCancuk Studios, you will know that I LOVE fussy cutting.  This stack is a fussy cutters dream!  So last night, I set off to fussy cut everything I loved in the stack.  And then I simply mixed and matched some of the patterns, adhering them onto a simple tealight lantern I picked up at Ikea awhile back.  Glue dots did the trick.  And that, my crafty friends, was it.  Less that 30 minutes of cutting therapy, about 5 minutes of arranging and gluing, and I now have a pretty lantern for my prayer table in my classroom.

So I know the flowers aren’t real, but I still love the way it looks!  What do you think – would it be better in 3D?

Thanks for stopping by today!