Class of 2015 Mixed Media Layout

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Happy fall everyone! I've been away for a while - have you missed me? This time of year is a MESS in my world. Just busy busy with lots going on in my personal life. Today, with the kids back in a school, and lots of "sports" photos being taken, I thought I would share with you a masculine layout to inspire you to scrap those teen school photos. My Son graduated last year, and the photo taken here, was one we used in his senior announcement.

 

 

I gathered up lots of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® to create a colorful background for my black and white photo.   I just love all the texture and grunge. 

 

 

What teen doesn't have music blaring 24/7? So I used Gel Medium to add music tissue paper to the background. The Boysenberry Gelatos® was the perfect blue to add color to my white card stock and represent his school colors of red and blue.   Once it was dry, I applied Whipped Spackle through the School House Stencil from Tim Holtz. This gave me some subtle texture.  For my journal area, I add a list of Brighton's top 10 details from his Senior year.

 

 

 

I also used the Boysenberry Gelatos® and the Tim Holtz Stars Stencil to add a few grungy stars to my background.  I created a wash with the Double Scoops® Red Cherry® and used a bottle to add a few circles in areas around the background.   For more texture, I used my Stamper's Big Brush Pen in Black as a stamping ink with some grungy texture stamps from Tim Holtz.  

 

 

I also gathered a few items that I thought would set the tone for a "school" themed layout.  Since my Son is a HUGE lover of all things historical, I figured a page from the Life of Abraham Lincoln would make the perfect photo mat. I also pulled a few mini file folders, notebook paper, grid paper, dictionary paper with the football definition visible to add to my photo mat layers.  If your son is anything like mine, his homework always looked like it had been stuffed in the bottom of a back pack for weeks.  To achieve this look, a crumpled up the papers and used the Nougat Stamper's Big Brush Artist pen to distress the edges.  I also wanted the entire piece to have a messy handwritten look, so I hand wrote my journaling and titles. To finish off the embellishment clusters, I used tickets and charms for my ephemera. Heidi Swapp's chipboard stars added depth, and show he is my "All-Star".  

Here is a quick video showing how I created the layout.  

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,  I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Tonya

 

Supplies:

• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Whipped Spackle
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gel Medium
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens in Nougat #178
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen in Deep Scarlet Red  #219
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen in Black #199
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen Cold Grey III #212
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Double Scoop® Gelatos® Red Cherry
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gelatos® Boysenberry from the Blues Mix & Match Set
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® PITT® Essential Artist Pens
• Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous - School House Stencil
• Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous - Stars Stencil
• Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous - Ultimate Grunge Stamps
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Tissue Wrap - Melange
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Journaling Tickets
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Adage Tickets
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Grunge Board Numbers
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Tiny Attacher
• Heidi Swapp - Color Magic Chipboard Stars
• 7Gypsies - Librarie drawer tabs
• 7Gypsies - Journal Spot
• Dictionary page
• Grid Paper
• Ranger Ink - #10 Tag
• Vintage Book Page - Life of Abraham Lincoln
• Notebook Paper
• Cardstock  White 12x12 80lb
• Cardstock Red, Royal Blue

 



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Valentine's Day Layout - Love Birds

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Hi everyone, I'm up on the Die-namites Blog today, with this lovely layout and video tutorial.   I hope you have a chance to stop by and watch the video. 

I'm using these dies today, 

Tall Flowering Branch

Leafy Flowers

I love how my dies are so versatile that they compliment all collections.  For today I paired them with lots of Prima products - the Printery Collection, pieces of Romance Novel, and Song Bird collections too!   And those lovely Prima flowers we all drool over. 

In the video I show you lots of techniques and give ideas on how you can use your dies in different ways! Here is the link to the video tutorial and the Die-namites Blog Post. 

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya


Supplies:

• Die-namites Dies - Leafy Flowers Dies
• Die-namites Dies - Tall Flower Branch
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Adornments - Arrows
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Muse Tokens
• Prima Printery - Folio 12x12 paper
• Prima Resist Canvas - Song Bird Collection
• Prima Romance Novel Alpha Stickers
• Prima Distress Tool
• Prima Chalks - Shabby Tote, Hydrangea, Olive Vine
• Prima Vintage Trinkets
• Prima Soubrette Flowers
• Prima Romance Novel Charms
• Prima Encore A Flowers
• Prima Washi Tape Romance Novel 
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®Gesso
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gelatos® Black Cherry
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Whipped Spackle
• Liquitex Ink - Iridescent Bright Gold. 
• Lace Heart Doily
• Washi Tape Gold Glitter
• Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Gold Lame
• Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists - Pashmina, Popsicle, Sweet Clover
• Black Acrylic Paint
• Book Pages
• Hymnal Pages
• Lace
• Cheesecloth
• Seam Binding
• Maya Roach Chipboard Heart
• Versa Ink 
• Ranger Ink Alcohol Ink Pitch Black
• Ranger Ink Embossing Powder Queens Gold.
• Garment Pin
• The Crafter's Workshop Brick 6x6 Stencil

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Recap from Ustream

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Thank you to everyone who came to the show live last night. We had a lot of fun. 

The theme of this tag is based on the Fruit of The Spirit  Galatians 5:22-23

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

As always we will do our best to record for those unable to join us live. 

Here are a list of supplies that I used for my class project. 

As always, I encourage you to use what you have in your stash when following along. Most of these supplies can be purchased from Limor Webber Designs Store. 

Here is the recording. 

Suggested Supplies 

• IndigoBlu - Limor Webber Designs Stamps - Limor Circles 
• IndigoBlu - Limor Webber Designs Stamps - Rugged Edges 
• IndigoBlu - Flitter kit (foil kit) 
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gelatos® Double Scoops® Bubble Gum, Red Cherry, Cotton Candy, Tea Green
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gesso Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Whipped Spackle 
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens Cold Grey 233, Cold Grey 235, Pink Madder 129 
• Liquetex Gold Ink 
• Prima - Bubbles Stencil 
• Prima - Flights of Fancy Scrap Paper (This is just something I had in the scrap pile with words on it, please substitute (you can see it in the frame) 
• Charm - I used one I've had in stash from Girl's Paperie for EVER use what you have 
• Metal pieces for Filler I used 2 Filigree flowers, Tim Holtz's tiny gears 
• Wooden Ornate Frame (can sub out chipboard frame if you wish) 
• Wooden Butterfly (can sub out chipboard if you wish) 
• Ranger Ink - Alcohol Ink - Shell Pink, Vintaj Patina Jade, vintaj Patina Verdigris
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Creme Brulee
• Ranger Ink - Utee 
• Versa Ink Embossing Pad 
• Cheese cloth 
• Fibers 
• Large Eyelet 
• Garment Pin 
• 2 Buttons/Brads (I used Graphic 45 brads) 
• Misc Flowers  ( I used 2 Med. Sized Flowers 2 Small Flowers) 
• Black Paint 
• Rubbing Alcohol 
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Bookplate Tag Bigz Die  (cut in manila and chipboard) 

To enter the contest, subscribe to my blog, and my YouTube channel, and Leave a comment on either place. I will randomly pick a winner from all the comments on February 10, 2015.  Comments must be left before Midnight EST February 9 to be eligible. 

Save the date - our next Ustream will be March 2, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. EST.  Let me know if you are game for on doing a Ustream on a Saturday at 11 a.m.  EST

Thanks for hanging out. 

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Back to School Layout for Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

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Hi everyone, I'm excited to share with you this layout that I've created for the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog®  I used Gelatos® Double Scoops®  to create the dramatic background with some of my Crafter's Workshop Stencils.   

Please hop on over to the blog to get the details. I have also shared a process video on the blog post. 

Thanks for stopping over today. 

I love seeing things you create using my tutorials or project share. Please use the following handles in social media to insure that I get to see your creations:
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August 4 Ustream Recap

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Wow we had a fantastic time last Monday night. Lots of Yummy techniques using our Gelatos®, Whipped Spackle, Gesso, Gel Medium, and Glaze from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®, Bo Bunny Sentiments, Heidi Swapp Stencil, and Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor paper. 

As always thank you to the Scrapbooking with M.E. Boutique for managing the sales of the kits, and to their amazing Design Team for promoting and following up with future posts using these products!

In the show we created 4 very different card designs!

On this card, I showed you how to avoid "mud" and create colorful backgrounds.  We mixed the Margarita and Watermelon Gelatos® to create this lovely orange that we mixed with the Whipped Spackle for texture and depth. I also demoed how to resist with Gesso. 

I showed how the Gelatos® look on a black cardstock.  I love that they look just like chalk!  So pretty. This card could easily be a masculine card by changing out the feminine colors. 

On this card, we did a resist with embossing powder.  I also showed you how to combine stamps in the set to create a word cloud effect, and interesting background! 

And finally we used the Gelatos® as a watercolor medium. Sometimes "Mud" is what you really want. Like when I created the tree branch above.   So I showed you how to use the Margarita Mix, Snow Cone, and Raspberry Gelatos® to create a pastel brown. 

Congrats to our winner - Jeanie Ellis on being our winner of the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Mixed Media Kit!

Here is a link to the Playlist with all three parts of the video tutorial.

In addition to the supplies above, I also used the following:

• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® PITT® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen in Black
• Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Bird
• Cardstock  Black, White, and Cream
• Cuttlebug Embossing Jacket - James' set
• Twine
• Die-Namite Dies Flowering Branch Die
• Die-Namite Dies Swirly Butterfly
• Prima Flower
• Sequins
• Tissue Paper (white)
• Butterfly Stamp (brand unknown)
• Stampendous Dream Text Stamp

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the show live.  I hope those of you joining in the recordings have as much fun as we did live.   Share with me in the comments below how you use your Gelatos®.

The September Ustream Kit is up for sale now!  Make sure you grab yours before it is gone!

Thanks for stopping in today,
Tonya

I love seeing things you create using my tutorials or project share. Please use the following handles in social media to insure that I get to see your creations:
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Full Bloom Chalkboard for Faber Castell Design Memory Craft

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Hi everyone,  I'm super excited to bring  you today's project. I've created this Chalkboard Art that would make an awesome gift for someone.   This project is one of those that started out being one thing and ended up being something totally different.  I started out wanting to make watercolor card gift sets to share with friends. But when I finished the Art Panel it was just too beautiful to turn into a card. It needed to be displayed on a wall!

I have created a process video that is included in the post on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Website.

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Thank you so much for stopping in today.

Tonya

I love seeing things you create using my tutorials or project share. Please use the following handles in social media to insure that I get to see your creations:
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Ustream TONIGHT - August 4

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Hi everyone, Our next Ustream is scheduled for Tonight!  I hope you can join me live at 8:30 p.m. EST at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gibbst.  I am super excited about this show.  If you have followed me for a while, you know that I am using Gelatos® on just about everything!  

I will share techniques for getting the perfect color every time, mixing your Gelatos® with different mediums for textural effects, and painting techniques! 

In this month's kit we have 

• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Whipped Spackle
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Textural Accent Samples
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gelatos® Tropical collection
• Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper
• Heidi Swap - Square Lattice Stencil
• Bunny - Essentials Collection - Clear Acrylic Stamp - Sentiments

Kit purchase isn't necessary to join in the fun! All you need is your favorite beverage and a computer. Join us live to chat and get inspired.

In addition to tonight's kit,  I recommend the following basic supplies if you plan to follow along:

• Twine or Ribbon
• Black Permanent Ink Pad  (I will be using a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® PITT® Big Brush Artist Pen in Black).
• White or Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat Gun
• Textural Background stamps (anything will work as long as it has a repeated patterned).
• Embossing Ink Pad (I will use Versa)

As an added bonus Faber Castell Design Memory Craft® has graciously offered a Mixed Media Kit to give away at the show!  

Thank you to Scrapbooking with M.E. Boutique for providing kits.   Can't make it live, no WORRIES - we will do our best to record!

Hope to see you there,

Tonya

I love seeing things you create using my tutorials or project share. Please use the following handles in social media to insure that I get to see your creations:
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Gelatos Tutorial for Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

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Hi you guys today is my day over on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® blog, and I'm sharing with you a Gelatos® tutorial.   I hope you have time to stop by and watch the process video that I have created for this project.

 

Here is a link to the Blog Post.  

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya

 

 

 

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

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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:

INSTAGRAM: #FollowingTonyaGibbs | TWITTER: @gibbst #FollowingTonyaGibbs | FACEBOOK: Tag Tonya Gibbs #FollowingTonyaGibbs

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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Ustream - June 28 - Follow up post

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WOW - this has been a crazy busy week. Today I want to follow up the Special Broadcast last Saturday. It was a lot of fun spending the morning / afternoon with you guys.

I used the Teresa Collins Designs Urban Market kit that we featured in June to create a self portrait layout!   Along with a few other items from Stampendous, Spellbinders, The Crafter's Workshop, Heidi Swapp, Cosmo Cricket, and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®

Our base was the glitter paper in the collection, and I shared that if you pre-treat the paper with Gel Medium the glitter will not come off.  I used the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gel medium. Someone asked in the show if it will dull the Glitter effect -  The Answer is NO this is still super shiny. 

Look at all of this yummy texture created with the Whipped Spackle and Colorshines! 

Chipboard shapes are super popular right now, and I showed you how to use your chipboard  and Spellbinder's basic circle shapes to create these navy blue circles. 

If you missed the show never fear it was recorded! 

Thank you again to Scrapbooking With Me Boutique for sponsoring this event, and providing kits!   Don't forget that our next Ustream is scheduled for July 7th at 8:30 p.m. EST.

Remember that August Ustream kit has gone on sale. Head over to the boutique to get yours while supplies last.  We will be creating mixed media cards.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Tonya

Layout Supplies:

• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper with Glitter Accents - Circles
• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Cards
• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Floral
• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - Decorative Brads
• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - Chipboard Stickers
• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - Ephemera Pack
• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - Laser‑Cut Wooden Shapes
• Teresa Collins Designs - Urban Market Collection - Cardstock Stickers - Alphabet and Label
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gelatos® - Boysenberry 
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Whipped Spackle
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®  Gel Medium
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®  Gesso
• Heidi Swapp - Colorshine - Navy
• Heidi Swapp - Colorshine - Gold Lume
• Stampendous - Stamp & Stencil  - Grunge
• The Crafter's Workshop - Mini Romantic Circles
• Tim Holtz - Ideo-ology - Tiny Attacher
• Cosmo Cricket - Wood Charms - Feathers
• Cosmo Cricket - Wood Charms - Tiny Words
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Basic Shape Large Circles
• Doily
• Foam Adhesive

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Beach Layout for Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

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Hi everyone, I'm super excited today to bring you my first post with Faber Castell Design Memory Craft^®.  I seriously screamed when I saw my name on the list with all the other talented ladies.  I think I woke up everyone in my house that morning!  I've enjoyed using these products for years, and consider this a huge honor!

I hope you have a chance to visit their blog, for details on the Post!  There is a process video there showing step by step how I created this layout.

Thanks for stopping in today

Tonya Gibbs

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Varsity Layout by Tonya Gibbs - May Challenge

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Hi everyone, wow can you believe that school is almost out?  Where did the time go? Seriously It was just fall in my mind.   My son, Brighton, is a Jr. this year and I'm going to spend some time in the next year crying - no seriously - documenting his high school story!   I know it is hard to sometimes create Masculine Layouts so I have a few tips to kick start your creative process.

 

First of all GRUNGE makes masculine layouts come together so easily.  And what better way to get grunge then Mixed Media.  Just like little boys - the messier the better! Texture is my next hint!  I think you can't have too much texture on a boy layout!  

 

 

Second - stick to masculine colors.  Like Blues, Greens, black, browns.  Since my son's high school colors are Blue, White & Red, I decided to use them for my focal color pallet.

 

 

I typically avoid flower clusters and stick to masculine paper elements.  7Gypsies Vintage Varsity line was perfect for this layout - since it offered so many 'sports' themed elements that could be fussy cut and used for layers. 

 

Here is a process video of me making this layout.

 

 

 

 

I challenge you to post some masculine projects this month in the AA Facebook page.  From little boys, to grown me, it is a challenge sometimes to work with their photos, but they deserve to be documented too!    With Father's Day in a few short weeks, this will kick start your brain into thinking masculine!  

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com

 

 

Layout Supplies:  

• Canvas Corp - White smooth Cardstock
• 7Gypsies - Vintage Varsity 8x8 pad
• Stamper's Anonymous & Tim Holtz - The Ultimate Grunge
• Tattered Angels - Silver Glimmer Mist
• Faber Castell - Design Memory Craft   PITT Big Brush Artist Pens in the following Colors:
• Black,
• White,
• Cold Grey I 230,
• Cold Grey IV 233,
• Phthalo Blue 110,
• Dark Sepia 175,
• Deep Scarlet Red 219
• Faber - Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos in the following colors:
• Dark Blue
• Silver
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Glaze
• The Crafter's Workshop 6x6 stencils in the following Patterns:
• Mini Numbers
• Mini Well Rounded (this is the grunge stencil)
• Mini Wonky Circles
• Liquitex - Full Body Gesso
• Prima - Distress Tool
• Pearl Ex -  Interference Red
• Score Tape
• Scotch - ATG
• Scotch - Mounting Foam
• Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Grunge Board Numbers
• Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Sanding Block
• Ranger Ink - Dyan Reavely Dylusions Sprays White Linen
• Cosmo Cricket  - Silver Glitter Adhesive Sheets
• Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Speech Bubbles
• Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Abroad Cameras
• Clear Glitter Nail Polish
• EK Success - Square Binding Edge Punch
• EK Success - ZIG Wink of Stella Clear
• Silhouette Cameo - Primitive  Stars
• Stars - Rhinestone buttons
• Index Card

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March 2014 - Ustream Recap

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Thanks to everyone who came to the show last night.  Below is the project that we created.   It isn't in the recording, but I did go over all the white flowers with clear glitter nail polish to make them sparkle. 

Here are a list of supplies: 

• Die-Namites Dies:   Fragile Flowers
• Die-Namites Dies:  Heart Bloom
• Die-Namites Dies:  Spring Egg Scene
• Liquitex - Surface Prep Gesso
• Liquitex - Matt Medium
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos  Blues, Greens, Purples
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft PITT Artist Pens  129, 178, 170, 154,174,107
• Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Gold Lame
• Ranger - #10 Tags
• GP 110lb cardstock.
• Studio G - Gold Ink Pad
• Graphic 45 / Hampton Arts Spring Garden Cling Mount Stamps Set 1
• Paper Shapers - Egg Punch
• Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set - Ultimate Grunge
• Clear Glitter Nail Polish
• Tombo Mono Adhesive
• Hug Snug Seam binding white
• Surebonder Mini Detail Glue Gun

Here is the recording in case you missed it live!

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Curiosities Layout by Tonya Gibbs

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When I first saw Nirvana I knew it was going to be one of my all time favorite collections.  I love the neutral design. This collection is on its way to becoming a CLASSIC in my scrappy world!   Today I'm going to share with you a Christmas layout with some of the scraps from my previous projects.

 

My photo was taken with my phone and ran through an Instagram filter.  Yes, I had just gotten the ap and did this with every photo (haaaaaa).  While the quality of the photo isn't perfect, it is trendy and fun with the high pass faded colors and lens blurs.  I loved how I captured that one moment of curiosity in her face - pure bliss and so precious.  This photo had to be scrapped!

 

 

To mimic the softness in the photo, I decided to watercolor my background.  I used Gelatos from Faber Castle Design Memory Craft on white watercolor paper.  For texture I made a ruffle out of crape paper streamers.  The ruffle reminds me of  a tree skirt.  

 

 

    

 

 

For the Christmas tree. I decided to keep the tree simple, and free of ornaments. It was already so full that I didn't want it to compete anymore with my small photo.  The Gold Color Shine gave the sparkle but kept the simplicity.

 

 

To create the tree, I punched scraps of the following  Nirvana designs with the Martha Stewart Medium Branch Punch. 

 

 

 

Most of the tree was punched from the B side of this paper. I love the look of the ledgers when punched.    The Curiosities title on the A side was perfect for my layout title.

 

Both sides of this paper were perfect. 

 

I used the A side of this paper.

 

 

 

 

I started at the top, then formed a triangle overlapping the branches for a dense look. Apply glue only to the base of  the leaf, so that the tips can be elevated.  I made sure all my branches where pointed upward except the ones on the sides, they were tilted to a slight angle.   To give a spruce look, I focused on the brown tones towards the bottom, and the bluish green punched pieces on the top layers.   This variation in color gives depth to your tree.  The text and patterns on the paper give interest. 

 

 

For the stack of presents under the tree I used the Tim Holtz Collection Sizzix Bigz Die - Packages & Bows with scraps of these papers from Marion's Nirvana and Mad Tea Party Lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think this layout is going down as one of my all time favorites.  I love the softness, and sheer elegance of the design.   I know I hit a home run when my teenage boy walked in and said "hey that tree is cool!"  

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today.

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

 

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