Just Cardstock

I'm taking a break from patterned papers. I find it quite therapeutic to mist and doodle and distress and ink the cardstock directly.

This was using one of the cardstock from my misting experiments.
Took some photos of E pecking away at an old keyboard. When I received the Memoirs kit from Club Scrap, I imagined she was trying to write her memoirs. Hence the title "I'll be done before dinner".

I hated the yellow buttons on this version. I had already plucked out several large one, tearing the lace cardstock in some places.
So I toned them down with some Lettuce alcohol ink.

Still don't like the page. Maybe it's the scanner which distorted the colour balance. Maybe it's my eyes. But I'll let it incubate for a while before tweaking it further.

No wonder my work is never done

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Did this for Pooi's challenge on MWL.

All those numbers from Thickers and Doodlebug sheets which are hardly used, clear stickers from ProvoCraft (small numbers) and American Craft (chandelier), a rubon from an old sheet of October Afternoon, and a round journalling sheer.

Nature Abhors a Vacuum

When you suck all the air out of a bottle, this is what you get.

CHA-S Stalking the Sneaks

Surfing for sneak peeks again.

I love the Victoria line from 7Gypsy. The Tree of Life from Cropper Hopper is cute, but I have no place to put it. Of course, Ranger's Distress Crackle Paint in clear Rock Candy! Not forgetting, lot's of Maya Road goodness - sushi anyone?

I think I'll have to eat cardstock, seeing that my budget will be busted with all these releases. Okay, maybe I'll just get only one little tool ...

The Fourth Submission

Congratulations to the new gals on MWL Design Team. They are amazing!

Here's my last submission for that call.

For embellishments, I used only Sizzix dies with cardstock, felt, foil tape and magic mesh.

Originalz: Parchment, Paperclip, Daisy, San Serif alpha
Sizzlits: Flower #2 and #3, Cherish alpha

The Parchment die is most versatile. Besides using it full sized (above, on the yellow felt), it can also make smaller shapes (below:yellow post-its) and as a border (white and teal journalling block)

Paperclips from foil tape and felt

My Submitted Works

These are 3 of the works I submitted to MWL.

The first is a colourful one, full of sparkles and blings.Lots of shine here, with my favourite cardstock. Some glossy accent on the bees and leaves and butterfly wings. Lots of Prima crystal swirls.
I love this font - MM Lovenote.

A quiet layout in contrast. I hardly scrap with pastels, but these slightly over-exposed pictures just call for soothing colours. The scanner took away some colour from the MR blossom, but you get a better view later.
Here's the MR blossom, a sheer ribbon scrap for leaves, and the Hambly onesies. I coloured behind the pink one and added pearl buttons. The other is custom monogrammed with StazOn.
Epoxy sticker cut in half over a folded Prima. More pearls scattered around the swirls.
My favourite part of the page: pom-pom trims with folded pink ribbons and buttons sewn onto the polka-dot ribbon.
I had a lot of fun tweaking the altered houses.

Added a pole of onesies. These were coloured in white. I resized some photos and trimmed them to fit in the windows.

Here's a little bird singing in a Hambly cage at the kitchen window, where J is preparing some fruits.

Me, watching TV. A rare sight in real life actually!

I have to enlarge this last shot so that you can see: A whole room for my scrapping, and it's still as untidy as ever!

I'll put out the last layout later, which showcases a very versatile Sizzix die. If you can't wait, head over to MWL forum, where you'll be wowed by the amazing work of the talented applicants.