A Traveler's Notebook for extra pix

 I started this TN (I did the outside long time ago and it just laid about). So watching some vids on this I decided I needed a place for "reject" or "double" or "wrong sized" pictures to go because why waste them. So I'm putting them in this album AND I'm trying to do it without pop dots. I KNOW. So far so good but its early yet. 🤣 And it kind of turned into "mixed media" but I have to be careful because the paper is thin.

Working on doing things a bit different but

a style is a style.

I'm also not needing to do a bunch of journaling because

I have journaled these photo in my Travelogue album

and sometimes its just not needed.

When trying to not use pop dots which is seriously tough

for me as I love dimension, stamps and 

stencils can be a friend.

Working on my layering of stamps and stencils.

The beginnings of Vol 2 of my Travelogue Album

Fortunately I purchased a couple of these albums ahead of time

and it paid off as noted in this post.

This is a 6x8 chipboard album that I get at Hobby Lobby.

HL is reducing their scrapbook products sadly and

I'm hoping they continue these.

It comes with page protectors and of course extras

that can be purchased.

I do gesso the entire album prior to slapping paint on.

So I happen to be a fan of Susanne Rose Arts and she

does alot of journals, artist cards, mixed media, stamping, etc.

So I looked up acrylic paints and she

does some really cool things finger painting it on.

So I did.

I used every paint color I had.

🤣

And I love the results.

Well now, it needed something BIG and COLORFUL.

Thankfully, I didn't give up some of the 4x4 Quickutz dies

because I was going SMALL.

Anyway I'm glad I kept this flower and swirling thing.

I also did some stamping on the background and sploshed it

with white flecks using the toothbrush method.

I love the look but it is quite messy because it goes EVERYWHERE.

I also decided on the front cover to use go with two flowers

I did each flower a different way - one I used

the die cut remains as a "stencil" which went well

BUT

I am not the best painter and it was hard to stay in the stencil,

so I decided to trace the cut out and still

had the same problem staying in the lines.

I decided not to put a flower on the back, but just use some

reandom stamping.

I really LOVE the '70's psychedelic vibe.

I also made an opening page - using the tag

to journal that this is part 2.

I really wanted Oregon to complete the first album,

but it would make it too bulky so

now its Oregon part 2.

 

Mixed Media - Snapshots

Love hanging out at the South Jetty in Yaquina Bay.

There are working and pleasure boats hanging

around and of course the lighthouses.

But...

there are also the sand dunes, walking and biking paths

all waiting to be explored.

Of course, the golden hour makes it all look new and pretty.

Couldn't resist our shadows.

Tom couldn't resist the bunny ears.

Studio calico, Tim Holtz stencil & stamps & camera, Memento.

Sweet, personable great nephew

It's soooo cool to be in a family where 

closeness extends to all members.

Our great nephew made his way into the world 

and his cuteness and bubbly self just

wormed his way into my heart.

 This is supposed to be mixed media.

Whelp.

Not too much mixed media going on - I used a Tim Holtz

stencil in grey with some gold splats.

I seem to roll back to my scrapbooking roots.

It's been happening.

A lot.

I did fussy cut him out because there was a lot of background clutter.

Isn't he adorable. 

I just wanna smoosh his cheeks.

Which I did.

I had so much fun holding and holding him.

Playing with him.

I remembered a bunch of things I did with my boys.

Precious memories.

So glad to meet Matteo.

MM- Sortof monochromatic

I didn't plan it that way and if you look REAL close

I had a blue and red thing going on.

Small confetti dots but but hey.

And then when I reviewed it - it looked well

stupid.

So I tried to cover it up to go the with the monochromatic

because well

it looked better.

I do love the stars and confetti.

 Used lots of stamps because I'm trying to be creative

AND keep the dimension down.

So here's a photo of my favorite eldest son.

A Red Sox Fan.

Who knew.

Studio Calico, Tim Holtz stencil.

The sox on his hat don't look red to me.

Just sayin...

You can go your own way

That Journal Card is a perfect title for this page.

If you peer real real close you can see I used a Tim Holtz

stencil and modeling paste to lay

down those crazy arrows.

I splatted about some mists and fussy cut

a couple of arrows out in black so they could actually

been seen.

 It was fun trying to catch up with favorite youngest son on the road

and this time it was a Love's in Mississippi.

 It was also fun checking out Shane's new truck.

He is now a proud owner/operator and I couldn't be 

more proud of him.

He works hard.

Those sticker strips are either Bella Blvd or Doodlebug.

I think.

Fun page that'll include some journaling on

the back since I didn't leave

enough room on the front - and I didn't want to

write over all those arrows.

Same photos - different pages

I do little 8x8 pages for the family and I also

make pages for me....

Since I used the same photos it made sense

to post the pages in the same blog post.

I made an 8.5x11 for me of the granddaughter snowboarding

using a series of photos sent to me.

Using the Tim Holtz  coffee splatter stencil about

the page using white ink - I was disappointed when the ink

dried - as it was going on, and I layered it quite a few times

it looked like "snow." As it dried, however, it looks

like a spill. Used up an acetate ticket.

 Tucked some  QK snowflakes around

along with some bling.

 Studio calico paper going on with some red things glued about too.

So below since the entire family went snowboarding

I did a 8.5x11 pocket page for them

using the same sequence of photos along with 

the others.s

Used some of the Pink Fresh Christmas embellishments

scattering them about, some punched arrows

and Studio Calico stamp.

Tomorrow we're headed to the keys for a few days

of camping. Internet will be dicey but we're gonna have some fun!

Went crazy with the mixed media

I have been bored lately and wanted to do something different

especially with this great photo I took of Lucas.

And I seriously needed to use the mustache stamp.

 I did lay down some gesso on some kraft paper and 

commenced with the watercolors.

I also used a bunch of background stamps and stencils

trying to keep it manly.

I also broke out the embossing powder to use on that

wooden veneer from Studio Calico.

 Of course my bird had to make an appearance.

 And one of these days I'll have a flashback and remember

where this brad came from.

It makes an unobtrusive title.

This photo has been flipping around on my desk for a long time.

I couldn't decide on 

WELL

a lot of things. LOL.

It was a lot of fun to do and I totally love this photo.

Every now and then I get a photo right.

A bit of background texture

Starting with some Tim Holtz and Jenni Bowlin stencils.

And of course mists.

I love the paper and the small blue pattern,

 it just needed a little something something more

and I finally got to use my spilled coffee stencil.

It's really a versatile stencil.

It's not just for coffee.

And those bows. 

When I have no mojo and lots of

2 sided scraps in the box,  I roll it through the diecut 

and just sit and make bows.

It's amazing how randomly making them and find they actually match.

 This combo was a "tag" I made ahead of time 

and it totally worked perfect with this page.
I watched an Inky Quill vid where she just pulls stuff out
and makes tags that can be used whenever.
So I made three - I didn't want to be an over achiever LOL.
So there are 2 left but I can only find one.
Maybe I used it already. hmm....

 I love those bows - they make me swoon and

of course those glitter hearts and

itty bitty enamel dots just set them off and really what more
is needed. Those itty bitty dots are Nuvo crystals that I
happened to pick up at my LSS and bought 4
colors, black was a given, and I also have the pink and gold (shown here too)
and some green, so I played around with different
sizes of all the colors on some wax paper and let them dry overnight
BUT before they dried the wind blew and ruffled some
stuff on my desk and some of the colors
got a bit mixed and squashed.
Anyhoo, I love them, so far.

The entire page needed something to bring it all together

and I used my cutter to cut these really really thin

pieces of cardstock to outline frame the page as 

I didn't want something overwhelming and these are perfect.

 The title is made from some word die cuts I got from Hobby Lobby
and I have used them previously as accents like word stickers.

Love this photo of Miss Amelia, she is so adorable and wild.

She needs to be a model.

Studio Calico & Bella Blvd papers.

Stamped clusters

I love making clusters - some work out

some don't.

These worked out and came out very fun.

I started with two stencils - Tim Holtz and Jenni Bowlin

circles - using black and gold ink.

Then using my favorite creative cafe stamps, roller

stamp from Studio Calico and hero arts and then, well stamped.

 I also misted with some Tim Holtz

and because I didn't have white mist - I used

white enamel paint to add to the fun.

 Because I only had one fussy cut cat, I used

a stamp to bring the cat around the page from Technique Tuesday.

And yes, the tags continue.

 Miss Amelia being fashion forward and

looking mighty lovely.

Dotted some stars and enamel dots around.

Love how it turned out.

A Stencil and a bit of mist

And double bonus - ding ding.

See those squares - don't the remind you of the pop dot ones??

Yeah me too, 

Well they go to these art things for kids.

And well, the grandkids not only gave me some ledge art

BUT I now have them glorious sticky squares

for my scrapbooking.

Love those grands ❤️

 I started this page prior to them coming for a visit - 

so it just evolved over the days as I walked by and picked stuff up, 

plopped it down and rearranged it.

 I picked up these stickers from Hobby Lobby - no name.

Love them 

and don't those snappy little squares rock

or what.

 Oh and the stencil that I lured you in with is

Tim Holtz - a prize from my pal Holli

and I adore them.

Prizes too.

After I put the modeling paste on I thought

of actually changing the color.

Maybe next time.

I was going for a softer look and missed.

Which is okay.

I also added a pen border too - it just sort of needed it.

And the little scribbles are from a

bump in the stars.

And the houndstooth is tissue paper that comes

filled with goodies from Paper Issues.

It'll make you swoon.

Stencil frenzy

I have been in a frenzy lately and this time

it's my pal Holli's fault.

She gave me the stencil - Tim Holtz arrows.

 I wanted a little dimension and color

so I mixed blue paint with the molding past.

 And decided to smear it over each and every one of them.

 On the entire page - which is going to be 8.5x11.

 Since I got carried away with the mixing I used

the leftovers to make dots on this page - that was going to

be THE page but I liked the other better.

 See those little stars???

They came in this month's Studio Calico kit and

when I tore open the package - they went

everywhere.

And I liked where they landed to I glued them all down.

one.by.one.

 My homemade enamel dots.

 The title. Sigh.

I didn't think of bounce til I glued down hop - which

is a QK cookie cutter font- cosmopolitan.

 Again with the chaos and I love.

After all Lou is bouncing around in a cage so......

This time I did add a bunch more layers and kept

the embellishments down to a mild roar.

I also mounted this on kraft cardstock and matted the

photo the same - along with some navy c/s.

Looks like Lou was having a blast.