Traveler's Journal CHA 2017 - The Crafter's Workshop

Hello there friends!!

Today, I am sharing a traveler’s journal that I used to document my trip to Creativation in Arizona this past January.

The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some product to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own.

               

I was planning to create something special to remember this trip and had always had the cactus/stars stencil in the back of my head to use.  I printed out some of my favorite pictures using my Instax printer.The blank traveler’s journal I used has a kraft cover, which I stenciled the cactus and stars blending several colors of Distress Inks.After the front cover dried, I started adding stencils to the inside pages as backgrounds for my photos and journaling.  I chose stencils that I thought would match the photos & subjects of the pages.I thought this 6×6 would make a good radiant abstract sun.I mostly added the stencils to opposite corners, varying size to add a dynamic visual!Besides the cactus stencil, I thought these succulents would be perfect and tried to add some depth with the inks.I added a loose watercolor rectangle and then stenciled some of these flowers on top in contrasting colors.I used a pink mist with the small stencil as a light background for my journaling on this page.Finally for the last page, I layered the postmark piece of one stencil and the ‘correspondence’ text on top of a bookmark and sticker to compliment the photo and story I had for this page.I tried to keep it simple, adding journaling to one side, and just a couple embellishments to each spread.I used the stickers from the entry into Frank Lloyd Wright’s Talesin West to this page.I added some pink colored pencil to the centers of the stenciled succulents.

I love this washi tape with the colors & ink of the flowers.Although the colors and patterns are subtle in these pages, I think they add a nice texture and scale to compliment the other patterns I used.This turned out to be one of my favorite pages with the ink bottle and feather; I loved the layered look it achieved.

I added some of the Gold Gesso under the cactus for a little shine and title block for my Thickers.

Thanks for stopping by the Blog today and I hope this inspires you to document a special trip or event in your life!

PRODUCTS used:

TCW9003 – Gold Gesso

TCW655s – Doodling Template – Mini Cactus

TCW699s  – Doodling Templates – Prismascope

TCW538 – Doodling Templates – Tribal Triangles

TCW613 – Doodling Templates – Pretty Succulents

TCW691s – Doodling Templates – Joyful Flowers

TCW704s – Doodling Templates – Cone Flowers

TCW677s – Doodling Templates – Flower Tangle

TCW529s – Doodling Templates – Mini Ravenscape

TCW706s – Doodling Templates – Correspondence

TWO awesome - Scrapbook Circle July 'Be Real'

Hello!  Today, I am sharing a simple page I created using the July ‘Today is the Day’ kit.  I wanted to document a couple photos taken with my phone of my two girls…One 12 and one 6, or 42…closer to my age! 

I filmed my process from start to finish, which you can find below, or click HERE to go to my YouTube channel.

We were sitting around on the porch watching the late afternoon pass us by.  Lola was so relaxed and settled for once, and the background made such a lovely contrasting sienna color tho the denim and black.

I painted a quick couple strokes of a pale aqua paint onto a light kraft cardstock for my background.  I added a couple pieces of patterned paper behind my photo, tearing a few of the edges.  I tucked lots of Elle’s Studio, Fancy Pants and Pretty Little Studio labels and tags underneath my photo.

Finally, I used a couple wood veneers that are Scrapbook Exclusive pieces in the July kit.  I added some journaling underneath the date stamp and added a few puffy stickers.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have an amazing day!

JUMP - The Crafter's Workshop

Hi there friends!  I am sharing a scrapbooking layout today perfect for summer fun!  I used 3 different stencils from The Crafter's Workshop to create this watery background for my photo from the lake.

The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some product to create this project.  The opinions I share are solely my own.

We just spent a lovely weekend at the lake with friends.  I took some fun action shots and slow-mo videos of all the kids jumping into the water.  I knew the photos would be fun to document, a beautiful day & summer memories, and it made me think of these sea/water stencils.

I used the 12×12 Sea Turtles stencil for the main design of the background.

I added this large stencil to cardstock that I had already loosely painted pale aqua acrylic paint using a brayer.

I used several spray inks to stencil this design onto a piece of white cardstock.

After the turtle dried, I used 3 or 4 of the Distress Inks shown in the photo to add ‘seaweed leaves’ in the corners of my background.

Deciding I needed a little bit of black, I used another stencil to add some of the ‘net’ pieces on this 6×6 nautical stencil.

Finally, I used a piece of this woodgrain patterned paper to stencil the smaller anchors in navy ink.

Obviously, I thought the woodgrain worked with the photo of the kids jumping off the dock.  Finally, I added some labels for the date & title, puffy stickers and photo corners.

Here is the finished layout!  The photo fails to grasp the kaleidoscope of blues and greens that were in our surroundings, but my goal was to capture a bit into my stenciled background.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Blog today!

STENCILS Used:

TCW610 – Doodling Template – Sea Turtles

TCW568s – 6×6 Doodling Template – Mini Moving Vines

TCW569s – 6×6 Doodling Template – Mini Nautical Chains