Hello!  It's time for the April Sketch at My Creative Sketches!  Once again Pam is offering an amazing prize!  Come join us for your chance to win!  Check out My Creative Sketches for details and lots more gorgeous inspiration from the design team!

 Here is my interpretation!

 

 

To create my layout, I used the April Liminted Edition Kit from My Creative Scrapbook featuring Crate Papers, O'Darling collection.  For details on this kit head to My Creative Scrapbook. 

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My Creative Sketches Tutorial-Colorwash

Hello!  I just love my monthly kits from My Creative Scrapbook!  Each kit is packed with so many fun papers and embellishments.  This month I had the privilege of working with the Limited Edition Kit....absolutely stuffed with flowers, diecuts, chipboard, wood pieces and more!  I decided to take my dimensional layering one step further and play around with a soft colorwash background.  A bit out of my comfort zone, but that's how we learn!  I love how it turned out! 

 Let's get started! 

We've all heard about using different mediums for watercolor backgrounds and we all love mists.  I couldn't help but wonder....what happens when I paint my background with my mist?!  LOVE...a new addiction, that's what! 

 

I chose this awesome graph paper from the collection.

 

this is the assortment of stain and mists I used ,and my paint brush

As you can see, I used a variety of companies.  They all seemed to work out the same. 

For the stain, I created a puddle onto my craft sheet, the rest I dipped my brush directly into the bottle! 

The colors were all so light that I didn't even use water, with one exception, the Maya Road Mists.  The Maya Road is a darker concentrated Turquoise so I did use a bit of water to tone it down and give it more of a watery effect. 

 

I loved the watercolor effect of the mists!  When I started adding the darker turquoise I started wondering what I had done! I'm great a hitting the panic button and fearing that I just ruined my paper... Not liking it so much anymore!  BUT, don't freak out when it's not what you had in mind... that it the great thing about scrapbooking, layering, and embellishments...you can always find a way to cover  fix  those things you don't want to see!   

Here she is all done!

Now I really like the turquoise streaks!  They look completely different and actually blend the perfect hint of color with the softness of the layout!

Closeups!

lot of diecuts, chipboard, fussycutting, and flowers!

 Aren't the flowers gorgeous?! 

 

 

To see the full reveal of this kit, as well as all Pam's other gorgeous kits, head to My Creative Scrapbook.  Check out My Creative Scrapbook blog for lots of other tips and tutorials! 

 

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My Creative Sketches Reveal!

Hello!  It's time for the April reveal at My Creative Sketches!  I had the pleasure of working with the Limited Edition featuring Crate Paper's  adorable O' Darling collection! Pam has this kit overflowing with diecuts, chipboard, alpha's, wood pieces, flowers, as well as ribbon, papers, and more! Seriously, this kit is STUFFED with all kinds of goodies!

Look at this assortment of goodies! 

 Love these flowers!  The wood pieces are so fun to work with!  I covered mine with some mist for a hint of color, the topped with a layer of stickles for a bit of girly shimmer. 

 Combination of stickers, chipboard, diecuts, and paper make layering fun and easy!

Notice the sequins and jewels?  Yep, they are in the kit too!

These papers and coordinating embellishments are as adorable as my great niece!  :-)

 

 

A couple sneaks of layouts to come!

 

Stop by My Creative Scrapbook to see the full reveal of this kit as well as the others Pam has to offer.  Oodles more gorgeous inspiration form the design team can be found at My Creative Scrapbook gallery.

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April Sketch Reveal

Hello!  It is time for the April Sketch at My Creative Sketches!

 

April Sketch

 

 

 

I used the April Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook featuring the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes line to create my layout.

 

Be sure to check out My Creative Sketches for more inspiration from the design team and take a peek at the fabulous prize up for grabs this month!!.  Come play along for your chance to win!

 

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April Reveal at My Creative Scrapbook

Hello!  It's time to reveal the kits at My Creative Scrapbook! 

 

April Main Kit featuring products from Crate Paper.

 

 

 

  

 

 

April Creative Kit featuring products from Bo Bunny

 

 

 

A tutorial on the crepe paper border coming soon! 

 

 

Be sure to check out the fabulous inspiration from the entire design team at My Creative Scrapbook!

 

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Sweet on You

Hello! I’m popping in today with a couple Valentines cards I created for My Creative Scrapbook using the February Main Kit.

 

 

 I hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day full of love and memories!

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My Creative Scrapbook February Tips

Hello! I'm here with another layout using the February Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

 

 I want to share a quick fun tip! I love the soft elegant look of doilies added to layouts and cards. The Prima has such beautiful ones printed on their packaging that I just couldn’t resist using it!

After carefully removing the flowers, I cut the packaging apart. Use caution when removing the adhesive, the printed doily will rub off! I left the adhesive on. It really doesn’t show up. The area could easily be covered with an embellishment like a butterfly, button, or heart!

The packaging will cut easily with a hand scissors.

I used one of the cut doilies in creating a card!

One more great way to extend the goodies in your kit…It is to beautiful to throw away!

Love is in the Air

Hello! I'm here today with a card for Cheery Lynn Designs! The challenge this week is to add a flourish.

I cut the base of my card using the largest of the Scalloped Circle Stackers dies, layered with the Classic Circle Silver Stackers. To add a touch of elegance, I added the French Pastry Doily. Staggering the Two of Hearts, and adhering with foam adhesive adds texture. Love Sentiment (the set of two, this is the largest) is layered atop the Sentiment Frame #2 is perfect any time of the year! Darling Daisies are the ideal dainty finishing touch. Foliage from Mini Fanciful Flourish, Small Leaves 2, and Wreath Strip. Be sure to enter for your chance to win the $20 shopping spree!

Details Here

 

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