Birthday card for the granddaughter

This is a very cool sissix die that I picked up

for really cheap from a HL in NY.

Sadly, I didn't know Hobby Lobby got rid of all their dies.

Anyway, this is a cute die that

can be rearranged but I mostly did the example

on the front.

Used some really old Nicole 6x6 pad paper and

the rays worked perfectly.

Oh and don't get me started on the window.

You have to cut the die twice to get the 2 different colors,

BUT WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO DO

Is take those itty bitty pieces on the window and glue them on

the background.

WELL.

After an inderminate amount of time I called FOUL

and did the opposite.

I took the FRAME and cut it down for the backside of

the shape and wa-la

NOT SCREWING WITH ITTY BITTY PIECES THAT

I'LL NEVER LINE UP IN ANY LIFETIME.

🤣

The inside I actually used the stencil 

for the background using wilted violet distress ink.

And the wild looking hearts are made from ink leftovers 

stamped on white paper randomly.

Love them.

 

I have a couple of albums going on...

Mostly because I've been playing with watercolors, Tim Holtz inks,

sprays, crayons, and oxides oh my...

However, I was dabbling in this album before I binge watched

Tim and decided that I had to have his product.

But I digress.

Saw this photo of our beautiful granddaughter and I was like

SO WHEN DID SHE GET TALLER

and more grown up.

When did that happen?

Obviously, when I wasn't looking.

This is my "Wonder" album - mixed media artist album

from Michael's, I think.

I created some pages uses watercolors, sprays and dylusions

that you may have seen some previews here.

Anyway the rainbow drips did the trick, add a TH sentiment

with a doily and and inked up butterfly from

messing the TH inks.

Love how it turned out.

Smile - Best day ever

Love how this turned out. 

Using a different book  - I have 3 going on at the moment.

Each for different stuff.

 This book "Life is Sweet" was given to me 

by my pal Holli and I put

whatever  I want in this book and its working

out lovely.

 

 I have done mixed media in this book but

I'm finding I fancy the kraft look.

 

 Using a bunch of really old Studio Calico

6x6 papers and fussy cutting the flowers and the birds

and basically going crazy with all the items.

I love how it shows off my beautiful granddaughter,

her new 'do and the granddog August.

This is the book and the pages lay flat when it's open.

Bonus!

Mixed Media - believe

This page was what Adele calls "use it up" page.

I had a stencil already messed up with modeling paste

for one page, so I use it up on an unsuspecting blank

page in my mixed media album.

So why not add "use it up" watercolors t as well.

 And wa-la - instant page ready for a photo.

I used quite a bit of layering because

A. I love laying

B. It makes the photo rock

 The stickers from Momenta (I think Hobby Lobby)

that "believe" was really tough to get out

of the packaging which was annoying.

And the rest just worked right in.

Love how it turned out.

Travelers' Notebook - Party!

 I know it seems to the young that things are going sooooo slow

but in reality, their birthdays come fast and furious.

 I used a lot of stamps, fussy cutting and of course

I had to pop them up.

And Miss Amelia - turning 8.

Really when did that happen and did it go fast or what.

She looks soooo grown up.

No more little "little" girl anymore.

Studio Calico.

MM - Messing with Photos & printing

As most of you know, I am not impressed with photos.

At.All.

I adore Aperture, yes, yes, a dinosaur that has

served my scrappy needs for years and

with the upgrades and not being supported

(bad Apple) it's just not working well anymore 😞.

Especially in the printing department.

From Aperture, I can print 4 different 2x3 pictures

on a 4x6 photo paper.

NO waste, it looks great and at times fit my needs.

Can Photos do that - NO 😐

Hence, the itty bitty photo and the 3x3 photo.

Which is cool but waste of paper

as doing a multi photo (using their directions)

on a "contact sheet" that doesn't give you the size YOU want.

Sigh.

 So I printed it twice.

It's cool. 

But seriously annoying.

WhataRANT!

LOL.

Anyway, Miss Amelia looks adorable dressed up

as Amelia Earhart for a school report.

Used watercolors in the background and a lovely

quote from e.e.cummings.

So if you do print smaller multiple photos on one paper size what

program do you use?

Studio calico.

Music to my Ears

Using Pink Fresh and a snapcatch from

instagram - a fun, sort of girly page evolved.

There's even journaling there - no need to add more.

 I whacked the 12x12 down to 8.5x11 because

that is one of the sizes I am using now.

I have used this size intermittently before because

I really love all sizes and hate to be limited in my choices.

But...

Again, a photo of Annie and I scrapping her photos

in the little albums I made for her

and Owen - the background (see arrow)

is playing his saxaphone.

And as you can see it wasn't a pleasant sound.

However, who doesn't love a sax and some music

to scrap by LOL.

Journaling by dad: When you start learning to play the saxaphone

you are more Goose than KennyG.

Took me a minute to get that.

But I gots it now!

Title is a mix of QK Spicy Chicken and Studio Calico alphas.

Scrapping with Annie

I did post it on facebook but I want to show more.

Yes, this is the little book that had the

wardrobe malfunction all decked out just

waiting....

Annie is quite the photographer and

has her own camera.

A pink fujifilm instax mini that she uses

alot and quite well.

 So here's an action shot of Annie going through

her photos and picking out ones she

wants to add to the book.

 She even did the journaling.

How cool is that.

 It was fun showing her how to...

All I did was hold the glue and flip pages

for her to pick the perfect one for her photos.

Based on the amount of photos in that box

I need to do a lot more mini albums.

Ah man....😍

And of course, you'll be seeing a page I made about it.

This paper reminds me of the dot candy back in the day

Don't it?

These aren't exactly dots but the same premise.

I can't remember what they taste like

but back then if it was candy I liked it.

 Just because there is a rainbow of dots doesn't mean

that some watercolors can't be splashed about.

 Of course a fun banner with bits and bobs of adorable things.

Miss Annie's art was featured at her school's district art show.

Second year in a row I believe.

I know she was very proud and excited.

Studio Calico, Fancy Pants transparency I think-it's been

around for a long long time.

Loving my sunburst/splash punch.

Yeah! Transparency title

Loved this papr and decided it needed a little something.

So I added white painted vertical lines.

Did a couple of lovely clusters and the green just pops.

And because the white lines weren't enough I added

green circles in paint about the page.

Who knew I could draw circles .

Because I was so successful with the green circles

I added small pink ones because

why not.

This is Miss Amelia strumming her birthday present and

I hope she learns it well and totally rocks her guitar.

This oversized transparency has been rolling around in my stash

for awhile just waiting for the perfect page.

Found it! 

Studio Calico.

The big 7

Another festive birthday going on in 

the month of April and

that would be Miss Amelia who turns seven.

I am saying that it went by way too fast.

She is turning into such a little miss,

no more baby look for her.

 Another Quikutz number, because I needed that size

and color. I should use my dies more.

The flower, burst and heart are punches impersonating balloons.

I just love the fun wild colors.

Studio Calico, Quikutz.

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

Broke out the lattice looking die cut

I haven't used it in awhile and I was bored

with just layering with paper

-pretty as they may be.

 I took the die and used it with multi-colored stripe paper

and it sorta came out with a rainbow effect.

Very cool.

 And there's the doily - told you I got carried away

and I'm not done yet.

Somehow, I missed this photo and it was a good thing

I was on the hunt for a photo and couldn't make a decision

because I'm quite decisive like that,

stumbled across this gem.

How could I miss that, Seriously.

Studio Calico, candland kit, recollections flowers.

Using hard cardboard squares

Well these just baffled me mostly because I wasn't sure

of the whole PL thing because in my head 

I had to have protectors with the perfect square.

OCD much?

 They are heavy on the page but I used

some tacky glue and I think it'll be enough

to keep them on the page.

If not, I'll break out the big guns whatever that may be.

 Each square has something going on and 

I thought it a good idea to connect the photo with 

the card.

 Miss Amelia had a quirky pose going on

that needed a quirky frame to go with.

I had that @ floating about in my die cut box 

and it matched sooooo one win for me.

and the butterfly was because I could.

Some watercolors in the background along with

some watered down white paint splatters because

they're cool.

Studio Calico.

Using paper scraps whacked

So I've done this before and didn't want to do the same

thing again, NOTHING wrong with doing

the same thing again.

I do a number of things on my pages over and over.

So...I embraced my inner Lisa Fonseco. If you haven't

checked out her u-tube channel sashsay on over.

She has the most adorable, hand done pages.

It's fun to watch them take shape.

So...

 Needing to use up the 999 straws that I have 

I tossed in a "stem and leaves" and

voila a really dynamite challenge done with slim to no

artistic talent.

 Of course I have a ton of buttons that need to be used and

you'll be totally seeing them again mostly

in the same colors because I seem to rolling with

similar colors too.

So how adorable is that.

Seriously.

It's too cute and I love that its BIG.

I don't usually do BIG that often but I'm gonna

figure out some more slim to none

artistic stuff.

Notice the "tag" tucked in the back.

Sigh.
 As I've been rolling with the tags.
LOL!

The other "bloom" on the page is Miss Amelia

who rocks playground.

Studio Calico.

Using up some Project Life cards

Lots of layering going on with the cards

and punching out those adorable suns as an embellishment.

 That camera was too perfect not to use and that

pineapple is adorable.

 Little bit of mists splashed about.

 Annie with her camera that she loves

and is quite good with it.

Gets that from her dad. He rocks the pix.

The the big PL card as the title; yellow is such a fun color.

Doodled around the sides - which I'm doing 

a lot lately - it just seems to bring it all together.