Studio Calico Neverland Kit

I finally got around to the March kit from Studio Calico! Neverland....weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Love it as usual! Having done now two layouts using it, I suddenly feel like I can fly.



The mask that came in the kit... ummm my fav so far. No washi this time, but I think the ribbon made up for that.



So I used the mask to trace out with the blue smash pen, and then inked over it with a sponge and the mini Mr.Huey in Skyscraper.



In other news, the new thickers I got in my store are sold out! Sketchbook and notebook... I totally understand why because when I ordered them I was in love... so why am I surprised when other people agree with me??
So I may order more... maybe in a diff shade... though black and white are the most useful.

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Also, two coupon codes that are active right now:
BACON: 15% off when you spend $15
EGGIES: 10% off when you spend $10



And besides DOODLES.. my name could also be SPILLED COFFEE...
Because after I captured this layout on the camera.. I went back and added the date to the bottom... not realizing that I spilled coffee on my crafty station and I just put the page right in it. So now there's a chunk on top missing where I tried to dry the coffee but instead just pulled of the spot completely...
YAY for me.

Here is the making of this layout process
NEVERLAND KIT PROCESS VID

THREE 3 things things

 1 Something Cute:

Ummm ... hello cute bunny alert!

Is it just me or does everyone else find anything that has been felted sooo incredibly adorable?  And it's one of those crafts I've never tried and it seems like it would be difficult and time gobbling.  But dang, that bunny is cute!  You could probably have a whole shop of felted cockroaches and people would swoon and pine over your feltings.

2 Cool Shop!

Ok, this madplatters shop is just cool. Felted items get me in the cute gut, but cool plates, mugs, and any kinda dinnerware or tea party accessories that feature odd, cute, or random things get me in the NEATO gut. And this store fills that up nicely.

3 Something to try at home?

so you can either print your pet on some fabric and sew him up as a pillow yourself... or have this shop silkscreen them into a pillow. Looks like something worth trying! Though, them seem to do a good enough job. I can see this coming in handy if you have one dog and two people at home that like to snuggle with him in bed. And they spend the night calling him into thier seperate rooms... and he's exhausted by sun up because he's been running around the house all night from room to room... Get a pillow made and someone can at least snuggle with that in lester's absence.


'Nough said.

Scrapbooking with Fabric

I'm still working my way through all the lovely fabric I inherited from my Grandmother but I have to say I've made quite a dent in it so far. I like to sew, but I also use fabric in my scrapbooking quite often.

And after watching Shimelle Laine (LOVE HER!) on youtube going on a glitter girl adventure about how to use fabric in your scrapbooking  (click for the vid), I decided to do one to follow it up.



Scrapbooking with fabric- not like rocket science. not like baking. not like whistling. Though you may whistle while you scrapbook with fabric. Unless you can't whistle, then you may just want to put on some counting crows.

There are so many ways to use fabric in your scrapbooking.

You can:

1. Use scraps of it as a banner

2. Use it as a matt for your photos

3. Roll it up and use it as a large embellishment.

4. Cut strips and make an interesting background on your page.

5. Sew it on in blocks for a quilty look.

6. Staple it on and fray the edges for a grungy look.

7. Stamp on it for a vintagey look!

The basic rule is:  Treat fabric just like you would paper in your scrapbooking.

This recent layout was probably the biggest chunk I've ever used. I meant to just sew it around my photo for a matt...  but I ended up using the fabric itself as the main background because it had a nice snowy look. And being that it had that embroidered background, I felt like it didn't need much embellishment on top.  I just added some brads, a banner and a piece of crocheted trim.

Another technic I used in this layout was the double photo thing. Yes, that's the official title of this technic!  THE DOUBLE PHOTO THING!  dunt dunt DAA!

I printed the same photo twice: once big in Blk&W, and one again 4x6' in color.
There wasn't all that much color in the pic anyway with all the snow. I fiddled around with the placement of the smaller photo onto the large one and ultimately decided I would match it up.

And I love this effect. I actually used to love big photos on my pages, but like everything else, my tastes have changed over the years. Now I rarely go over 4x6'. But in this case, the larger photo became part of the background.

I have a video brooding about the making of this layout... but due to multiple crap-outs of the ol' puter...  I'm not quite sure when this will come to.


 

 

Happy monday night arty frens!