Austyn Layout Using Harmony by Authentique

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I hope everyone is ready for another fun week.  I got to spend some time in my creative world this past weekend, which makes me super HAPPY!  Today I'm sharing a mixed media layout I created of my Niece, Austyn.  

 I fell in love with the Harmony Collection from Authentique the minute I saw it! Expect lots of projects with this line.  The paper has a nice weight and texture, and the patterns are soft and pretty!  Pairing them with Petaloo's Burlap Blossoms and Butterflies just seemed natural! 

I really wanted a WOW factor for this layout. Something dramatic!  I used the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®  Gelatos® to color the layout's accent pieces, and give life to my die-cuts, flowers and butterflies.   

Look at these GORGEOUS flowers I drew with the Peach, Tangerine, Pistachio, and White Gelatos® They really give an element of elegance to this layout, and make my niece appear as though she is sitting in a garden. 

I pulled out the Hoppy Flowers & Flower Branch Dies from Die-Namites. They offer the most delicate filler and really help to give this layout depth.   I colored the Flowering Branch die with the Pistachio Gelatos® and look at how it went from a flowering branch to an Ivy branch! 

I removed "Hoppy" the Cricket from the Hoppy Flowers die and it transformed the die into the perfect corner spray! Just look at how cute "Hoppy" the Cricket is perched in that floral spray in the photo below!  

Want to learn how to create this layout?   Here is a process video showing you how it was made!

I hope you are enjoying your July kit as much as I am.  Thank you so much to Scrapbooking With M.E. Boutique for providing kits, and sponsoring these Ustreams.   

SAVE THE DATE:  Our next Ustream will be August 4, at 8:30 p.m. EST.  We will be creating mixed media cards.  The kits for August have sold out, but make sure you friend the Boutique on Facebook so you don't miss out on the September Kits!  

LAYOUT PRODUCTS (All supplies used can be found at the Scrapbooking With M.E. Boutique): 

• Authentique:  Harmony Collection Pack
• Petaloo:  Textured Accents  Blossoms & Butterflies Ivory
• Die-Namites Dies:  Hoppy Flowers,  Flowering Branch
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®:  Gelatos®  Peach, Tangerine, Pistachio, White
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®: Gelatos® Double Scoop® Snow Cone
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®: Textural Accents:  Gesso  & Whipped Spackle
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®:  PITT® Big Brush Artist Pens  Cold Grey VI 235
• The Crafter's Workshop: Mini Brick Stencil
• Glitz:  Roller Stamp Doodle Cheveron
• EK Success: ZIG  Wink of Stella Pen Clear
• Heidi Swapp: Color Shine - Chartreuse & Georgia Peach
• Lindy's Stamp Gang:  Edelweiss Moss Green
• Dylusions Ink Spray: White Linen
• May Arts Burlap Twine Cream
• Stampabilities:  Script Stamp
• Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink
• Wood Filigree
• Cotton Netting
• Junque & Gems Flower filigree by Marion Smith Designs 

I love seeing things you create using my tutorials or project shares. Please use the following handles in social media to insure that I get to see your creations:

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Thank you so much for hanging out with me today!    If you like what you see, please be sure to leave me a comment. I love your feedback! 

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Quick Baby Shower Card

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Hi everyone, I have a simple little card to share with you today.  Our theme this month is masculine. So I thought I would share a simple little baby shower card that I created using the scraps from the "Spread Your Wings and Fly" kit to create a card.

 

This is the outside of the card.  I only used scraps from the paper collection. Small pieces of scraps when torn on the edge, create a nice washi tape look.  

 

 

I decided to decorate the inside of the card with the remaining scraps.  You could easily make this for any occasion or gender by just changing out the sentiment.  

 

Don't forget to post your masculine projects in the Artsy Addicts Facebook page.  I can't wait to see what you create! 

 

Thanks for stopping in today. 

 

Tonya Gibbs.

http://www.psychomoms.com

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This Makes Me Happy - Layout by Tonya Gibbs

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Hi everyone, today I wanted to share with you a layout that I created of my newest niece and I.  I finally got to meet her this past weekend, and couldn't wait to add her sweet photo to my album.

 

 

My only photo was a small Instagram photo. To keep from over powering the small photos,  I wanted to keep the design simple, yet girly and elegant.    I reached deep into my stash for a few scraps, and some odd and ends products. 

 

 

Since the label on the right mentions "...moment with you"   I decided to frame a Prima Romance Novel Clock inside a Prima Resin Frame. Then flanked it with soft Prima Roses.  It still needed a little something so I went DEEP into the hoard vault and pulled out a Say It in Pearls spray and framed it around the flower cluster.   I wanted my journaling to blend into the layout, so I wrote it along the boarder with a pink pen from Zig.

 

Sometimes the simplest projects are really the most powerful.  I challenge you this week to make a layout with a small photo, and keep it simple.  Share your samples with me on Facebook.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya 

 

 

Resources:    

• Bazzill - Smooth white cardstock
• Teresa Collins - Family Stories Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Numbers
• Teresa Collins - Family Stories Collection - 12 x 12 Die Cut Paper
• Teresa Collins - Family Stories Collection - Border Strips with Glitter Accents
• Teresa Collins - Family Stories Collection - Sequins
• Prima - Say It In Pearls Collection - Self Adhesive Jewel Art - Bling - Mini Flourish with Roses - Cream
• Prima - Flower Embellishments - Conventry Serene
• Prima - Romance Novel Collection - Wood Embellishments - Clocks and Tickets
• Prima - Resin Collection - Ingvild Bolme - Resin Embellishments - Marvelle
• Prima - Junk Yard Findings Collection - Ingvild Bolme - Trinkets - Metal Embellishments - Rusty Typo Zippers
• American Crafts - Studio Calico - Snippets Collection - Wood Veneer Pieces - Chevron
• American Crafts - Studio Calico - State Fair Collection - Wood Veneer Pieces - Hearts
• Tattered Angels - Chalkboard Collection - Glimmer Mist Spray - 2 Ounce Bottle - Tutti Fruity

Originally posted on http://www.WeAreArtsyAddicts.blogspot.com

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First Birthday Layout - Tonya Gibbs

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I'm loving the chalk board trend in scrapbooking papers these days.  But I think my favorite one from summer CHA was the Teresa Collins Designs Memorabilia line.  I had to have it all the second that I saw it!  I love that the secondary colors are yellows, and aquas, the embellies are filled with awesome typography, and I'm totally in love with all those flags! 

Today I wanted to share with you a layout that created of my nephew Gage's first birthday party with this collection.

 

 

 

 

Here is a process video showing how I made the layout.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

 

Resources for this layout:

• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Snippets
• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Recorded
• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad
• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia Collection - 12 x 12 Die Cut Paper
• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia Collection - Envelopes
• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia Collection - Layered Stickers
• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia Collection - Sequins
• Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Fluid Edger - Pastel Blue
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Alterations Collection - Die Cutting Template - Filmstrip Frames
• Gold Glitter
• Studio Calico - Wood Veneers - Heart & Arrows
• Jenni Bowlin Studio - Fiskars - Squeeze Punch - Large - Blue Ribbon
• My Favorite Things Stamps - Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon

This post was original published on WeAreArtsyAddicts.blogspot.com

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Fairy Belle - Meet Emily

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Last week I shared with you my journal entries using my Sister In Law's maternity pictures. Well, Ms. Emily was due on July 11 and she decided on June 15 that she wanted to meet us all. 

Today - I am going to introduce you to the newest member of the Gibbs Clan -  Ms. Emily Jean Cunningham she arrived very healthy at 5lbs and 6oz and 17.5 inches long.  Our little Princess needed a layout fitting of royalty and Prima's Fairy Belle seemed to do the trick.

I took 2 sheets of the Fairy Belle 12x12 Paper -  Le Toulle is the top paper, and La Spa is the back paper.  Now this gets a bit tricky --on the La Spa paper I fussy cut around the top portion of the fairy at the top and used her as a pop out.   On the Le Toulle paper I cut out the center section, and used it as a frame over the La Spa.  Then added some dimensional tape between the two layers. Here are some close up pictures of those sections for a better idea.

Then I took the 6x6 paper and cut the fairies and flowers from it to use as layers around the photos.  I added a few of the Eline daisies from Prima and Pearl Centers. I used a Martha Stewart Punch with some Scrap Prima paper to make the daisy leaves for a little more layer.  Then sprinkled a little fairy dust with my Starlight - Clear Glitter Pin over all the stars and on the Eline flowers.  I know the sparkles don't show well in the photos but the layout has a subtle glimmer sprinkled here and there.

This is a Top view so you can see the dimensions. 

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com

Resources:

• Prima:
• 12x12 Fairy Belle:  Le Toulle and La Spa
• 6x6 Fairy Belle Paper:  Firefly, Dream, Summer Dream
• Eline Small Daisies
• Flat back Pearls
• Scraps from the Annalee Paper Collection for the leaves.
• Martha Stewart Crafts
• Trio Butterfly Punch - used scraps from Fairy Belle paper.
• Branch Punch - scraps from Annalee Prima Paper Collection
•  Gelly Roll
• Black Pen (outlined punched butterflies)
• Starlight Pen (glitter accents on flowers and printed stars)
• Lace
• House of 3  - Digibrush  Precious Moments - Gratitude Brush Set

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Pion Designs Thinking of you Card

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I created this card today using the scraps from the Tower Mini and the Calendar. I am so in love with this Pion Designs paper. For the card, I used some silk ribbon to anchor the layered scraps from the collection. I cut the Hearts from the scraps as well. The baby photo is a tag in their paper collection. It was longer than the card, so I foldeded it and tucked the bottom edge into a glassine bag. I think this gives the layout a nice "vintage" feel.

I love cards that can be used for multiple purposes, and I think this one would make a perfect "new baby" card or "thinking of you".

I have had a great time playing with the Pion Design's Paper. I hope you visit their store and blog for additional ideas and to purchase.

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