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Making the Most of Die Cutting Machines | January 2010

I am so excited to bring you the first month in this new year-long class at Two Peas. Each month I will be featuring ideas on how to use one (or more) of the following machines: Silhouette, Quickutz Epic Six and Making Memories Slice die cutting machines.

This first month is all about the Silhouette: ungrouping images to cut them from different colors of cardstock/patterned papers, welding script fonts and creating vinyl wall art.

Here's this month's layout class sample:

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The torn journaling pages, red stripe background, title and script sub-title are all die cut with the Silhouette. 

Video How To (part 1):

(part 2): disclaimer***I mistakenly called this paper Cosmo Cricket...it's Collage Press. Sorry I didn't catch that before uploading to youtube***

Here is this month's bonus project (vinyl wall art) class sample:

Using the same technique of ungrouping an image from the above layout, I created vinyl stickers for the wall of my home.

How To Video:

Supplies:

• Kraft 12x12 Cardstock by Bazzill
• White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Black 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Phoenix 12x12 Dotted Swiss Paper by Bazzill 
• Cheery & Bright Joyride Paper by Collage Press
• Little Flurries Joyride Paper by Collage Press
• Peppermint Twist Joyride Paper by Collage Press
• Wonderland Joyride Paper by Collage Press
• Brown Adhesive Vinyl by Silhouette
• Transfer Paper by Sihouette
• Tan Adhesive Vinyl by Silhouette
• Holiday Red Adhesive Vinyl by Silhouette
• Very Merry Word Stickers by October Afternoon
• Very Merry Label Stickers by October Afternoon
• Mini Paper Clips by Tiim Holtz
• Eskimo Kisses Buttons by Basic Grey
• Photo Turn (CTMH)
• String
• Ribbon
• Tag (Making Memories)
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool by Silhouette
• Universal Hook by Silhouette
• Universal Scraper by Silhouette
• Silhouette $25 Prepaid Download Card
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

Silhouette Designs Used:

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For more information, a link to the PDF handout for this class and the products used, please click HERE.

CHALLENGE: Use the Silhouette to die cut a title out of different colored cardstock, patterned papers or vinyl OR use the weld function to weld together a font on your computer OR both. Upload your project to the Two Peas gallery (by February 4th, 2010), make sure to check the box next to this class when you do, and you will automatically be entered in a drawing to win a prize from Two Peas! 

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone creates. If you have any questions please email me or leave a comment here on this blog post or on the Education Message Board post here.

Have a great day!

Silhouette + Hero Arts (a how to video)

Happy Monday!

Sorry for the long blogging break. It was unintentional. The holidays just got the best of me, I think. I hope everyone had a very wonderful holiday season. Now that things are getting back to normal I have lots and lots to share. :)

Today I have a Silhouette + Hero Arts card and video to share with you via the Silhouette Blog's Monday Cafe. Hero Arts has some really lovely Silhouette die cut designs and I wanted to share how I use the die cuts and stamps together.

 

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How to:

Silhouette (Hero Arts) Designs Used: 

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Silhouette Design Used:

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Hero Arts Stamps/Supplies Used:  

• Heart Winged Butterfly Wood Mounted Stamp by Hero Arts
• Thank You Sayings Clear Design Stamp Set by Hero Arts
• Small Accent Pearls by Hero Arts

Other Supplies:

• 15x18 Non Stick Craft Sheet by Ranger
• Mini Misters 3 Piece Pack by Ranger
• Peeled Paint Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger
• Fired Brick Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger
• Vintage Photo Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger
• Black & Clear Big & Bossy Jumbo Embossing Pad by Ranger
• Zing! Black Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool
• $25 Prepaid Download Card by Silhouette
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
• White 12x12 AC Cardstock by American Crafts
• Phoenix 12x12 Dotted Swiss Cardstock by Bazzill
• String
• Vellum

A fun thing to do with Hero Arts Silhouette Die Cut Designs (really any Silhouette Die Cut designs) is to cut a bunch out of a single sheet of cream or white cardstock and then jazz them up with inks and/or stamps. I like to keep a basket of designs on hand for creating quick and easy stamped/die cut cards.

Have a super day!

Seasonal Layout (Christmas) + Last Minute Gift Idea

In honor of Christmas tomorrow here is a seasonal layout from the Two Peas Garden featuring photos of my oldest son talking to Santa several years ago. These are some of my favorite photos ever of one of my kids with Santa. Brenden sort of didn't want to get down from his lap and talked his ear off. :)

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The layered flowers and snowflakes are Silhouette die cuts cut from vellum and the gold paper from the Little Yellow Bicycle 25 Days of Christmas Paper Tablet. I have gotten such good use from that paper pad this season. Beautiful colors and designs!

For more information on this layout, click HERE.

Supplies:

• 25 Days of Christmas 12x12 Paper Tablet by Little Yellow Bicycle
• White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Vellum
• Joy 97% Complete Stickers by 7Gypsies
• 25 Days of Christmas Rub Ons by Little Yellow Bicycle
• 25 Days of Christmas Journal Tablet by Little Yellow Bicycle
• Vintage Santa die cut (MM)
• Mistletoe Poinsettia Blossoms by Making Memories
• Silver Mini Jewel Brads by American Crafts
• Stick Pins (MM & Heidi Grace)
• Ribbon (Jillibean Soup)
• Photo Corners (Heidi Swapp)
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool by Silhouette
• Silhouette $25 Prepaid Download Card
• Leave it to Weaver Border Punch by Fiskars
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
• Slit Punch by Stampin' Up
• White 1/2Inch Foam Squares 88/Pkg by Herma

Silhouette Designs Used:

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Next, I packaged several holiday gifts in these cute Martha Stewart Iced Cookie Boxes. Chad took these plus some gift cards to the local Mr. Goodbean Coffee Drive Thru to his two nurses who give him his allergy shots every week. 

The boxes come with everything but the treats inside. I dressed up the label sticker with some Hero Arts stamps, Zing! Embossing Powders and a gem. Simple, simple. I stamped each image, one at a time, added embossing powder, heat set it and moved on to the next image and embossing powder, etc.

Supplies:

• Iced Cookie Boxes by Martha Stewart
• Holiday Sayings Clear Stamps by Hero Arts
• Winters Butterfly Clear Design Stamp Set by Hero Arts
• Zing! Rouge Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts
• Ziing! Green Metallic Embossing Powder by American Crafts
• Ziing! Silver Glitter Embossing Powder by American Crafts
• Black & Clear Big & Bossy Jumbo Embossing Pad by Ranger
• Assorted Crystal Gem Stones by Hero Arts

Wishing everyone a very safe and happy holiday!

Merry Christmas!
   
 

December 15 Garden (2-page layouts) + Info on New Class

Just wanted to pop in here on a busy Tuesday to share a couple of 2-page layouts I did for the mid-month Garden (December's Theme is 2-page layouts).

First, a hybrid layout (notebook background, photo frames are all digital):

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I just can't get enough of these curled photo frames. I think I could use them on just about every layout, however that might get boring to look at eventually! ha.

I used a digital paper design, added photo frames and placed my photos behind the frames. Then, I added some journaling and printed it on Epson Photo Luster Paper and used patterned paper, stickers and rub-ons to complete the page.

For more information on this layout, click HERE.

Supplies:

• The Boyfriend Driver's Ed Paper by Cosmo Cricket
• The Boyfriend Homework Paper by Cosmo Cricket
• The Boyfriend Study Hall Paper by Cosmo Cricket
• The Boyfriend Tube Socks Paper by Cosmo Cricket
• White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Rocket Glitter Accents & Phrases Remarks Sticker Sheets by American Crafts
• Discover Rub-on (CK KOTM)
• Alpha Rub-ons (American Crafts Molly)
• Heirloom Brads by KI Memories
• Clear Button (CTMH)
• Circle Caption 1.5Inch Paper Shaper Punch by EK Success
• Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile
• Emboss Zigzag Edge Craft Punch by Martha Stewart
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
• Slit Punch by Stampin' Up
• White 1/2Inch Foam Squares 88/Pkg by Herma
• White 1/4Inch Foam Squares 176/Pkg by Herma

Digital Elements:

• DigiKit Marisa's Room Papers by Kristina Werner
• DigiKit Curled Photo Frames White by Mary Ann Wise

Next, a layout featuring some old, old photos of Brenden and my mom:

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I die cut the large alphabet border using the Silhouette. All other die cuts are from October Afternoon Night Light Collection. 

For more information on this layout, click HERE.

Supplies:

• Black 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Henry Night Light Patterned Paper by October Afternoon
• Ellie Night Light Patterned Paper by October Afternoon
• Charles Night Light Patterned Paper by October Afternoon
• Jack Night Light Patterned Paper by October Afternoon
• Night Light Collection Kit by October Afternoon
• Island Mist Dot 12x12 Bo Bunny Paper 
• Night Light Die Cut Shapes by October Afternoon
• Under My Bed Night Light Rub-ons by October Afternoon
• My Room Night Light Rub-ons by October Afternoon
• Playtime Night Light Rub-ons by October Afternoon
• White Mini Jewel Brads by American Crafts
• Photo Corners (Heidi Swapp)
• Chipboard Star Buttons (Love Elsie)
• Star Brads (MM)
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool
• Silhouette $25 Prepaid Download Card
• Circle Caption 1.5Inch Paper Shaper Punch by EK Success
  
• Making Memories Slot Punch
• White 1/2Inch Foam Squares 88/Pkg by Herma
  
• White 1/4Inch Foam Squares 176/Pkg by Herma
  

**Making the Most of Your Die Cutting Machine**

I am thrilled to announce that l will be teaching a new year long class at Two Peas for 2010. Starting January 5th (and then every month on the 5th), there will be a new die cutting class featuring one (or more) of the three machines that I will be covering over the course of this next year. 

The three machines are the Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool, Epic Six by Quickutz and Making Memories Slice. (These are the die cutting machines that Two Peas sells).

For each machine there will be videos, pdf handouts and lots of instruction. We will start with the basics of each machine, how to get started, what each can do, etc. and then build from there. For example, one month will showcase how to use the Letterpress with the Epic Six, I'll share home decor ideas using the Silhouette Vinyl, how to use other brands of dies with the Epic Six, etc.

I will also be incorporating lots of additional projects and ideas throughout the year. There will be cards, home decor and more in addition to layouts. I hope to inspire you to really make the most of the die cutting tool(s) you have.

We will kick off January with the Silhouette. I will have several instructional videos for you showing exactly what the buttons in the toolbar do, how to get started, etc. 

I hope you will enjoy me January 5th over on the Education Board at Two Peas! I will be sharing all the information here as well. 

Tomorrow, I have a stamped card video to share with you that I did for Hero Arts. Love Hero Arts! 

Have a great Tuesday! 

Silhouette + House of 3 Blog Week (Holiday Card & Treat Bags)

So much fun going on this week over on the Silhouette Blog.

I have a couple more Silhouette + House of 3 projects to share.

First, this hybrid card using a digital card background and then embellished with Silhouette HO3 bird and flourish die cuts. I printed the HO3 digital background on Epson Luster photo paper and "built" the rest of the card on top of it. The flourishes were die cut from vellum, the bird from polka dot patterned paper. I added dimension to the birdie by adhering it to the card with foam adhesive.

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Silhouette Designs Used (House of 3):

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Other Silhouette Design:

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Supplies: 

• Patterned Paper (Making Memories)
• Vellum
• Traveler 12x12 Cardstock Paper Pack by Little Yellow Bicycle
• Midnight Black Accent Pearls by Hero Arts
• String
• Ribbon
• SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool by Silhouette
• $25 Prepaid Download Card by Silhouette
• Epic Six Die Cutting Tool by Quickutz
• Polka Dots (Pattern) A2 Embossing Folder by Quickutz
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
• Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile
• White 1/4Inch Foam Squares 176/pkg by Herma

These are little gift/treat boxes I made using a Silhouette shape and adorning them with HO3 Silhouette die cut shapes. I printed the digital phrases on photo paper and then punched them out with a label punch to create tags for the gift/treat boxes. These boxes are actually getting filled with homemade candies for my husband to give to his two nurses that he sees every week for his allergy shots. I figure they put up with a lot so they deserve some chocolate! :)

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Silhouette Designs Used (House of 3):

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 Other Silhouette Design:

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 Supplies: 

• Marshmallow Glitter Finish Merrymint Paper by American Crafts
• Wintergreen Merrymint Paper by American Crafts
• Mint Truffle Merrymint Ribbon Assortment by American Crafts
• 25 Days of Christmas 12x12 Paper Tablet by Little Yellow Bicycle
• Sunshine Girl Soaring Stripes Abbey Road Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Red Silk Ribbon (Creative Impressions)
• Smooth Clear Gemstones by Hero Arts
• SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool by Silhouette
• $25 Prepaid Download Card by Silhouette
• Heart Punch (Stampin' Up)
• Label Punch (McGill)

Coming Tomorrow:

Be sure to stop by and see several card samples using BRAND NEW 2010 Hero Arts Stamps! So excited. I think I created one of my favorite cards of all time using several of the new stamps. :) There are 36 stampers participating so if you have some time tomorrow, grab a cup of coffee, hot chocolate or tea and enjoy the new stamp preview. I can't wait to see what everyone has created (and to get a sneak peek at all the new stamp goodness)! 

Have a great night!

Silhouette + House of 3 Blog Week (a layout)

If you haven't checked it out already, head over to the Silhouette Blog this week for fun ideas on how to use both the House of 3 Digital Kits and House of 3 Silhouette Designs together. Today Erin Lincoln shows some awesome holiday cookies using die cut designs to add the decorative sugars to the cookies. So fun!

Here's a layout I created using both the HO3 digital files and Silhouette die cuts:

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The photo border, negative frames and digital brushes ("season of joy", "09", snowflakes, "play" and "snow") are all from HO3. See the list of digital files used here.

I cut the deer and large "joy" out of the Little Yellow Bicycle silver paper. The swirls were cut from vellum.

Silhouette Designs Used:

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 Supplies:

• 25 Days of Christmas 12x12 Paper Tablet by Little Yellow Bicycle
• 12x12 Cardinal Mistletoe Paper by Making Memories
• Snowflake Flocked Vellum Paper by Making Memories
• Cheery & Bright Joyride Paper by Cosmo Cricket
• White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Vellum (Hobby Lobby)
• Christmas Printed Tickets by Jenni Bowlin
• Sticker, Tag, Mini Brads (Making Memories)
• Black Gingham Ribbon
• Assorted Crystal Gem Stones by Hero Arts
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool
• Silhouette $25 Prepaid Download Card
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

That large photo will be on our Christmas card envelopes as our stamp. I ordered the photo stamps here.

And the photo of all three kids...yep that one is our Christmas card photo this year. I'll be mailing those out later this week to friends and family. Just need to add a few personalized touches to the photocards first. :)

Hope everyone is having a fabulous week!

Silhouette Artist Spotlight (Rivka Wilkins)

Over on the Silhouette Blog the artist spotlight is on Rivka Wilkins. I used her mistletoe rhinestone design on the pillow I shared yesterday. Today I have a layout showcasing several of her designs. Sorry the scan isn't the best. The layered embellishments gave my scanner fits and I finally just gave up and decided this was the best I was going to get.

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Rivka Wilkins Designs for Silhouette:

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Other Supplies: 

• Porch Cottage Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Coco Cottage Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Rose Garden Cottage Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Flight Cottage Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Bouquet Cottage Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Cherry Hill Word Stickers by October Afternoon
• Journaling Tablet & Cherub Sticker (MM)
• Buttons (Ki Memories)
• Stick Pins (Heidi Grace)
• Ribbon (SEI)
• Rhinestones (Silhouette)
• Transfer Paper (Silhouette)
• Rhinestone Template (Silhouette)
• Leave it to Weaver Border Punch by Fiskars
• Apron Lace Border Punch by Fiskars
• Silhouette SD Digital Cutting Tool

To create the layout, I resized the leaf square design to 6" square, cut it from the brown patterned paper and layered over a 6" vellum square layered over another patterned paper. Originally I just had the die cut piece over the other patterned paper. However, I didn't feel that there was enough contrast so I added some vellum to soften the background. 

I used the new Silhouette Rhinestones and 3 Rhinestone designs to create my title and flourish. I also used a scripty font that I had on my computer to cut out the "months".

I die cut several of the 3d flowers using both patterned paper and vellum and then I simply layered them and added a button in the center.

I'm still working on my other rhinestone pillow. I made a little mistake in my rhinestone calculation, thus I'm not quite finished. I'm working on it and will share what I do have finished tomorrow.

Have a good one. :) 

 

Celebrate the Seasons (December 2009)

For the final month/class of Celebrate the Seasons at Two Peas I have another sketch for multiple photos (although you can substitute some of the photo boxes with paper strips, embellishments or borders, etc.).

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If you have been following my blog for awhile you might have seen layouts for my Christmas Card Photos from friends and family album. You can see photos of past layouts HERE, HERE and HERE. I used the above sketch to create a layout using Christmas card photos from last year. Patterned paper strips, a title and a few embellishments complete the layout.

 
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How To Video:

Silhouette Designs Used:

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Supplies:

• Bright Stripes Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Falling Flakes Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Frosty Pines Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Gumdrop Sprinkles Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Merry Dots Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Mistletoe Kisses Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Snowflake Stripes Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Winter Wonderland Colorful Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Black 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Joy 97% Complete Stickers by 7Gypsies
• Black Moma Remarks Letter Stickers by American Crafts
• Mini Paper Clips by Tim Holtz
• Journal Pages (Making Memories)
• Border Punch Kit by 7gypsies
• Threading Water Border Punch by Fiskars
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter
• Silhouette $25 Prepaid Download Card
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
• Tiny Attacher Refills by Tim Holtz

For more information on the class + pdf handout + video please click HERE.

Our first Christmas card came the other day. Love. I look forward to getting the mail every day. It also reminds me that I need to get my Christmas photo card done and mailed. That is on the agenda this coming week. :)

Have a great weekend!
 
 
 

December 1st Garden (a 2-page layout)

One of my favorite things: two-page layouts. Love them. And that is this month's garden theme. :)

I love 2 page layouts. I find that by creating a two-page layout I am able to include many photos and scrapbook one event on one 2-page spread. I had scrapbooked several of these photos years ago but had them on about 3 different layouts and none of the other layouts really "said" anything or told a story about these photos. Because I was working with a film camera at the time and didn't really want to go have reprints made from the negatives I chose to work with what I had and I trimmed the photos to work with the layout design.

One thing that can "change up" the look of your two page spreads is to not use the same background for both sides of the page. Many times I use the same patterned paper or cardstock to bring the two sides of the layout together. For this page I chose to use 2 different patterns but use the same combination of patterned papers so that the spread has a nice cohesive look.

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Supplies:

• Scarf North Pole Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Pine North Pole Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Peppermint North Pole Collection by Crate Paper
• Snow North Pole Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• Frosty North Pole Collection Paper by Crate Paper
• White Moma Remarks Letter Sticker Book by American Crafts
• Ducks in a Row Label Stickers by October Afternoon
• 25 Days of Christmas Rub Ons by Little Yellow Bicycle
• Naughty or Nice Rub-on (Making Memories)
• Christmas Tag (Making Memories)
• 25 Days of Christmas Glittered Chipboard Shapes by Little Yellow Bicycle
• Mint Truffle Merrymint Ribbon Assortment Box by American Crafts
• Clear Gemstones by Hero Arts
• Stick Pin by Heidi Grace
• Leave It to Weaver Border Punch by Fiskars
• Apron Lace Border Punch by Fiskars
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
• Notch Tool (Making Memories)

Product Focus Layout:

The new Junior collection from American Crafts is one of my newest fav's! I love the bold, primary colors. They are perfect for so many different types and themes of layouts.

For my layout, I chose to go with the sports theme and incorporated stars and flair that reinforced the photos.I used small strips of color and pattern and then punched scalloped strips and used the solid back sides of the patterned papers.

I had a lot of photos I wanted to use so I cut a black photomat using the Silhouette and printed a bunch of small photos (2 1/4" x 1 3/4") and adhered them behind the frame. 

I printed the journaling directly on one of the Little Yellow Bicycle journaling sheets and added a sticker and punched along one side for added embellishment.

Two of my favorite photos I printed 2"x 3" and left a white border around each. I added Tim Holtz mini clips to them for a bit of interest.

 
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Silhouette Shape Used:

 
Supplies: 

• Boom! Varnish Junior Paper by American Crafts
• Radical! Junior Paper by American Crafts
• Rock On! Junior Paper by American Crafts
• Roar! Varnish Junior Paper by American Crafts
• Shazam! Varnish Junior Paper by American Crafts
• Black 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• White Moma Remarks Letter Stickers by American Crafts
• Night Light Stickers by October Afternoon
• Farm Fresh Word Stickers by October Afternoon
• Go! Junior Flair Adhesive Badges by American Crafts
• Chipboard Stars (Making Memories)
• Mini Paper Clips by Tim Holtz
• Border Punch Kit by 7Gypsies
• Scallop Sentiment Border Punch by Fiskars
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

Come back tomorrow to see the December installment for Celebrate the Seasons (it's the last month for this class). I am so excited to share this last month's layout with you. :) More soon!

 

November Super Sketches (with Kelly Purkey)

I have mentioned before how much I love Kelly Purkey's Super Sketches Class at Two Peas. Her sketches are always such great layout starters. I played along with her November Class over the weekend. I needed to get my scrapping mojo going and this class was just the inspiration I needed.

I had these older photos of my daughter and my mom and after seeing the "Grandma: My *Heart* Belongs To You" Die Cut for the Silhouette + Kelly's sketch the layout just came together. So easy. 

I really love this new patterned paper line from My Mind's Eye (Be Loved). I have a thing for hearts anyway but I really, really love the pink/red/aqua/light yellow combination. Great not only for upcoming (or past Valentine's photos but for really anything. I love to be able to take a "theme" patterned paper line and use it for everyday photos.

As in a lot of my projects I did incorporate a lot of die cutting into this design. The title is die cut as well as the vellum flourish (it is very subtle but I really like the effect). This flourish is a new design from one of Silhouette's new partners, House of 3! How cool is that! I also die cut the hearts. I was originally going to punch the hearts but I didn't have a punch big enough to fit the area I needed to embellish (the top right square is 6"x 6"). So, I used a heart design for the Silhouette to create my hearts. The design I used is actually pretty elaborate with lots of circle cutouts but I used the "ungroup" feature to remove all parts of the design I didn't want cut. Easy peasy. :)

Silhouette Designs Used:

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 Supplies:

• Beautiful Branched Be-Loved Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Dearest Dots Be-Loved Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Lovely Loops Be-Loved Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Passionate Paisley Be-Loved Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Smitten Stripes Be-Loved Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Sweet Hearts Be-Loved Paper by My Mind's Eye
• Be-Loved Paper & Accessories Kit by My Mind's Eye
• White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts
• Vellum
• Grandparents 97% Complete Cardstock Stickers by 7Gypsies
• Cherry Hill Word Stickers by October Afternoon
• Clear Frame (Making Memories)
• Clear Buttons (CTMH)
• Small Accent Pearls by Hero Arts
• Heart Pins (Heidi Grace)
• Rub-ons (Crate Paper)
• White Mini Jewel Brads by American Crafts
• Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool
• Silhouette $25 Prepaid Download Card
• Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
• Making Memories Slot Punch

Get ready for a new Garden tomorrow...lots of fun new layouts and projects coming your way!