Using a premade embellishment

If you looook down, I made a bunch of premade embellishments

sort of like tags only not...and wouldyoubelieve

I forgot to do a post about them???

Geez, I need to hand in my blog badge LOL.

 This page came together without a photo in mind

and it rolled into a very girlie page.

 Isn't that "tag" neat.

Has all the colors in it and so glad

I got it on a page really. I do believe I have one

more to go.

 Anyway digging back into my "wayback box" I

found this photo of me back in the day.

Like way back in the day. 😐

Of course no date, but from the hair, the clothes

this is about 1974 or thereabout.

In my early 20's.

Oh if I only knew then what I know now.

And I did it again.

No title.

Sigh.

Studio Calico. (March kit)

Watercolors and a bit of orange

Anyone else have trouble with orange?

It's a pretty color no doubt

but for some reason..........

Anyhoo, tossed in some watercolors with

some old stash.

I also just noticed I didn't roll with a title either.

Seems to work out okay.

 Love that more stash is getting used and

it works perfect with this photo.

I didn't use any gesso on this - and it worked.

Rolled with 8.5x11 mostly because I'm running out

of regular 12x12 page protectors and neither HL or M's

really have what I want. 

Did I mention both stores are downsizing their scrapbooking

aisles - not that they're cutting edge on anything

but it's good to have them to be able to see things live and in person.

Studio Calico.

Once again cards...

Happy Easter!!!

Once again my pal Holli came through.

We spent the day together- mostly going through

Tuesday Morning to see what goodies they had going on.

And since the mojo was on a break I shopped

her stamp section (I'm telling you Michael's would

be jealous) and found the chicks and bunnies

so I stamped a bunch of them while

we chit-chatted - and watercolored them in and then

when I got home fussy cut all of them out

while watching TV.

How cute are they.

Now to get them in the mail.

Stapling a photo to the mat

GASP!

I have seen others do it and almost cringed

but I put on my big girl panties

and tried it and love the result - it's kinda cool.

Who knew.

I have this problem with keeping photos - well 

looking nice. It's just one of those things

that need getting over.

 I also brought out some stitching down the paper

and if you don't look real close you won't

see that I have issues going straight.

 Love the kraft embellies and they work

really well with the papers - from

the March kit.

My other granddaughter Annie also napping

with her puppies (stuffed).

It must have been the day for it - especially the girls.

What were the odds.

Love it.

Studio Calico.

Another foam stamps & enamel paint page

Say that three times fast LOL.

Well same set of stamps (not your ordinary

stamp set) just different ones

and different paint colors

but basically the same - except I flipped

the flowers to the top.

And I did fussy cut and punch some flowers

for some extra ooomphh!

 It also works perfect with the B&W photo

that is soooo cool.

I can't figure if the it's Tuesay or August hanging

out and giving comfort to Amelia

who was feeling under the weather.

Would you believe I have absolute NO big size black

thickers in my stash????

Me either, but it's so - therefore I broke out

my Quikutz - emily font and wa-la.

Does anyone use die cut alphas anymore?

I love the white splatters with the bold colors

it makes me smile.

Tossed in a bunch of sequins and do

see those teeney tiny butterflies throughout?

Aren't they adorable?

It's an itty bitty punch.

Kraft-Recollections, Quikutz--Emily

How did I miss this photo?

 Like seriously?

It's such a cool, fun picture so it's a good

thing I was out trolling for

photos after making this page.

 Keeping the matting light an airy with

just a pinch of embellies.

 And I needed to use those stamps.

I especially like the one that says #fromwhereistand.

It's so perfect and I'll be using that a lot.

Because I can.

I also wanted to use the #squad - because it's cool and

totally is the photo.

How fun is this photo especially Cavin and Amelia.

Hanging on and Cavin being cool especially

with the rabbit ears and hanging on to Amelia

 and Amelia - dramatic.

Perfect.

Studio Calico.

White thread and splatters

I have used my sewing machine before

but this is the first time I just ran it around on the

pages making out of control circles.

Me and Nick - another throwback photo.
(it's not that dark in real life)

Love how it turned out - really simple and fun

with the circles.

Using the chipboard as a title next to some

Tim Holtz words.

Studio Calico.

St. Patrick's Day cards

are winging their way to the grands.

I'm changing things up as they are growing up

and I realized I don't need to make them all alike.

Like doh!

I have had this paper forever, and my pay Holli

gave me some sparkly shamrocks and leprechauns 

for some snappy embellishments.

I do need to step up my card making skills - cards

like double pages baffle me.

Anyhoo, we had our Murphy Clan St. Pat's day this

past Sunday and we it was soooo good

meeting up with the Murphy's.

Reminisce

 (are they still around?)

Throwback

So yeah yeah I don't do enough about me.

Not sure why either.

However, we shall endeavor to do better.

Maybe....

 Those flowers were fussy cut from a 12x12 paper

and then I popped them up. 

I was in Michael's and found a stencil

with those adorable fairies - you'll be seeing them

a lot on the granddaughter pages.

Using the packaging technique I splatted 

watercolors all about and then the title - sigh.

I really couldn't think of one so

 I found #throwback

that really works for the throwback photo is of moi.

So that was me back in 1984 - still sporting a Farrah 'do

in my natural color.

That was 2 years after Nick was born.

Life was going really good.

There's a tag tucked in the bag that I haven't

journaled on yet. It's perculating on the back of the brain right now. 

Studio Calico.

Black & White monochromatic look

Keeping it real simple on this one.

A photo I took, and developed myself, back in the day

 of my favorite eldest son 

snoozing.

For some reason, the black laser cut paper was

whacked down to 6x12 so another piece in my

stash forever is now on a page.

I used it to cover those dumb doilies on the paper

that I had no idea what to do with.

Win-win.

How adorable is that.

 Used some of Tim Holtz words because

they covered it all, broke out

my Quikutz Spicy Chicken alphas for the title.

I really need to use them more....

I did use that blue bow mostly because I liked it

but it was the only one that color remaining so.......

The flourish under "dream" is also a Quiktuz die - woohoo!

That baby boy just turned 36 😐😮💗.

Before cutfiles there were laser cut backgrounds

I can't think of the word I want to describe this

and its making me crazy.

Anyway, I had this laser cut background forever

and it also had a chunk out of it but I wanted to 

use.it.up and get it out of my stash.

 Backed in on white cardstock and broke out

some SpareParts flowers and Tim Holtz ephemera

a bird here, a butterfly there with a watch face.

 Used some gold mists in the background

to add a bit of color for the

b&w photo of my Aunts Ruthie and Toot.

I have no idea why they have kimonos on - so I used

that entire pack of flowers I had forever,

more stash down - woohoo!!!

Studio Calico, Creative Imaginations, Spare Parts.

Foam stamps and enamel paint

I have a ton of them because at one point

foam stamps were totally 

en vogue for scrappers everywhere.

So, I broke out an old, old set that came as a 

kit of the month, named as "Not your ordinary stamp set."

It has everything in it, from month stamps, flowers and 

stuff in all shapes and sizes.

 I then took out my studio calico color theory paints

and wa-la (except for white) that I wasn't using much and

look at those vibrant colors.

I need to work on my painting skills but I do love the result. 

Nuvo drops in gold are the flower centers.

So wild, bold, and colorful on kraft paper.

I love kraft paper.

I made a mat cluster with that amazing gold doily

(doily and tag people LOL)

to highlight the small photo

of my gram with my favorite eldest son - so

that would be his great grandmother -Mammy - he

had trouble with G's. 

Mom, Nick and I were bringing Mammy back to Florida

for a visit and Nick just needed out of his

car seat for a moment - and of course she sat in the

back with him.

It was fun to have her with us.

The title doesn't stand out here but works in real life.

Tim Holtz words that say it all.