Showing posts with label scrapbook layouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scrapbook layouts. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Front Porch Fun Day- It's Fall Yall Layout Tutorial


It's Front Porch Fun Day! Lynette is here on the Blog to share a full tutorial on how to create this "Its Fall Yall" double Layout!  

It’s Fall Y’all – Double Layout   Designed by: Lynette Chiles

Additional Supplies Needed:
Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Tape Runner
Glossy Accents
Pop Dots or Dimensional Squares
White Signo Uniball Broad Pen
Quick Quotes Chalk Ink – Java
Black Permanent Medium Tip Journaling Pen
Circle Punches: 2”, 1”, ¾”, 5/8”
Oval Punch: 1 ½”
Scor Tape ½”

CUT LIST
Note: Base Pages are pieced to conserve paper. 
Title: It’s Fall Y’all is included in the kit.

Cardstock:
Cardstock A – Vanilla – 8 X 12, 4 X 7
Cardstock B – Goldenrod – Two 4 X 6, Two 2 ¾ x 3 ¾, 1 X ½ (flag), Four- 1” circles, and Two ¾ X 1” (flags)
Cardstock C – Brown – 5 X 7, Two 5/8” circles
Cardstock D – Green – Two 3 X 4, 4 X 6, Two 1 X 1 ½ (flags), Two ¾” circles
Cardstock E – White (used backs of printed cards) Two 1 ½” Ovals

Cardstock F – Orange – 6 ½” circle 

(leftover from Wreath on the Family is Everything Double Layout)

Patterned Paper:
Patterned Paper A –Plaid – 4 ½  X 12, 1 ¼ X 12,
5 ½ X 3 ½
Patterned Paper B – Dk. Brown Trees/Acorns – Two 2 X 12, 4 ½ X 12
Patterned Paper C – Orange Dot/Trellis – 8 X 12, Two 2” circles, 3 ½ X 5 ½
Patterned Paper D – Gold Check – 4 ½ X 6 ½, Four 1 ¼ X 2 (flags)
Patterned Paper E – Gold Stripe (taken from card) 2 X 4
Patterned Paper F – Football Print – 1 X 1 ½ -Stem, ½ X 5 ½
Patterned Paper G – Cork – 1 X 12

Additional Items From Kit
2 green enamel dots, wooden heart flag, 24” grey and white baker’s twine, “so fun” wooden tab, wine and rust felt leaves, October label, 24” jute, orange arrow paper clip

Time to Create! 

1.     Ink all edges with Quick Quotes Chalk Ink – Java
2.     Refer to photos to assemble the layout.
3.     Piece base pages together with ½” overlap to create the two 12 X 12 base pages.
4.     To make pumpkin – 6 ½” circle – orange. Punch random circles in area that will be seen. Back with goldenrod punched circles. Attach stem and wine and rust felt leaves. Add jute bow.
5.     Scarecrow – 4 X 7 vanilla cardstock, add gold stripe (2 X 4) to the top section to create hat, add jute to the back of the ½ X 6 football print, pop dot across. Fray jute. Cheeks – Adhere circles referring to photo and trim to fit. Eyes – 1 ½” ovals (white), ¾” green circles, and 5/8” brown circles. Cut triangle for nose from 1 X 1½ orange cardstock. Use black and white pens for details. Contour of mouth is a 3” circle. Attach flags at the bottom for Y’all. Add twine and bows.
6.     Pop Dot – Brim of hat (scarecrow), goldenrod/plaid photo mat, brown (2) flags.
7.     Glossy Accents – Fall (title), green (scarecrow eyes)


I Hope You Are Enjoying Your It’s Fall Y’all Front Porch Kit.

Kits are still available...To purchase or to check out more projects made from this
It's Fall Yall Front Porch Kit visit:
 http://www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com/fpk-its-fall-yall


Friday, February 20, 2015

Be Inspired with Dear Lizzy: Serendipity Phrase Stamp


Good Morning Blue House Fans!!  Cat here from The Blue Crew for Day 2 of our feature:

BE INSPIRED WITH DEAR LIZZY

Nat & I had the Dear Lizzy Phrase Stamp to play with.

This fun little stamp can be used in so many ways on scrapbook pages, cards, treat containers, journaling and more.  Its super simple and easy to use too.  I love that the 12 sentiments all in one roller stamp so that makes it versatile and easy to take along to crops.

Nat and I both used the stamp on our layouts that we made with the  Dear Lizzy Serendipity paper collection.  It's available now at the store, or online HERE

We each used a phrase from the stamp to title our journaling posts.  So cute!



Close up of the journaling prompt


Close up of the journaling prompt

We also made this adorable little treat holder that I plan to fill with cookies and take to my neighbors.



This little beauty came together in minutes and turned out so cute.  You wont believe how easy it is to recreate.  Let me show you.

First, cut an 11in. circle and line it up on your score board. Just line the edge of the circle up on your score board as if it were a square piece of paper, having the top and sides of the circle touching the edge of your score board.







Score it at 3 ½ & 7 ½ inches.  Then flip 180 degrees and score at 3 & 8 inches. 



Then I cut from the edge to crease on the 3 ½ & 7 ½ inch score lines.  See pic.



Then I used my ATG gun to adhere the sides closed like so.



I used an assortment of trims that coordinate perfect with the Dear Lizzy line (available in the store now), along with the stamp and some pins & buttons from my stash to decorate the front. 



So cute and EASY, right?

So, this got me thinking about all the things I could do with these little containers… Hmmmm.  I cut out a variety of circle sizes and… I will show you exactly what I did with them on Monday on The Blue Crew blog. Te he he…  Until then, here is a sneak. 


Stay tuned for more posts featuring lots of inspiring ideas from the DEAR LIZZY SERENDIPITY line.  You can stop by The Little Blue House or our Online Store to get your very own Phrase Stamp, or even the whole Serendipity collection! 

Stay True Blue,
Cat & Nat ~ The Blue Crew

Sunday, February 8, 2015

"Love Bug" Mixed Media Layout Tutorial

Happy Sunday!
Today is the 2nd day of our LOVE Bug Blog Feature.


Today, Nadine Carlier is sharing a Love-Inspired Layout featuring her unique, artsy style! Read on to see her full tutorial...
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Hey everyone! Nadine here, sharing my 1st LBH project with you all. I was super excited to get to use the new Pink Paislee Bella Rouge Collection for my project this month. I hope you get as "love-inspired" as I did using this collection.


Mixed Media Layout Tutorial
Supply List:
1. Spatula or old credit card/gift card
2. Gesso
3. Perfect Pearls or Paint and spray inks
4. Spray Mister
5. Pink Paislee Bella Rouge paper collection or 4-5 patterned papers
6. Pink Paislee Bella Rouge embellishments or other embellishments
7. Wink of Stella Glitter Brush
8. Distress Ink and Blender
9. Standard scrappy supplies... adhesive, scissors, paper trimmer
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1.  Apply some Gesso with a spatula or an old credit card or gift card onto your background paper. Try to make it as uneven as possible leaving some areas thicker than other areas. Don't worry about drying it yet.
Tip: I like to save the plastic from packages to pour my Gesso in and to mix paints in.


2. Add some Perfect Pearls (I used pink) or paint into the Gesso. I like the Perfect Pearls because I wanted the metallic look that it gives. Paint will work just as well, you just wont get the the metallic look to it. Apply the Gesso mixture randomly over your 1st Gesso layer with your spatula or plastic card.


3. Then randomly sprinkle some Perfect Pearls (I used gold) onto your background paper. Using a water mister, spray the Perfect Pearls that you just sprinkled until it is wet. It will look almost like its melting when it's wet enough. Don't worry if the water puddles up some onto the paper. The Gesso will cause it to do that. Placing something heavy on all 4 corners of your paper to hold it down from curling up you can either leave your page for a few hours to dry or you can use a heat gun to speed up the drying process. If you use a heat gun make sure to not hold it too close to the paper or in one spot for too long or the Gesso will start to bubble.

(Before Water)
(With Water)
 

4. Once the background paper is dry you can now add your paper layers and embellishments. I layered a picture of my daughter from last years daddy/daughter Valentines dance over one of the frames in the Bella Rouge Chipboard Sticker Pack and 2 papers from the collection. Cutting each of the papers slightly bigger then then your picture and angling them in different directions from one another. I cut the beautiful title from one of the Bella Rouge 4x4 Card Pack. I absolutely LOVE the Frayed Flowers & Charms.


5. For the finishing touches I created some flowers onto the background using a Wink of Stella Glitter Brush in Gold. To create the flowers, I pressed the side of the brush onto the paper to make a petal. Repeated it 5-6 times in a circle to create the flower. Depending on how much of the tip you press down on its side will determine how big your flower is. I suggest practicing a few times on a scrap piece of paper before trying it on your layout.


6. After creating the flowers on my layout I added a few white enamel dots and flicked some black spray ink onto the background. To flick the ink onto my page I unscrewed the top off the bottle and tapped the tube that was in the bottle over my page with something hard like a pencil or pen. Make sure to cover your picture on your layout with a scrap piece of paper before doing this. I have ruined a few pictures by not covering it. Around the outside edges of the background paper I applied some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot with the Tim Holtz Blending Tool.

Here is my completed page with some close up pictures. Hope I inspired you to give it a try!





Thank you for looking and happy scrapping!
Nadine
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We hope you have a super Sunday and remember to leave a comment and YOU will be entered into our LOVE BUG prize drawing! Winner of the LOVE BUG Prize Bundle will be announced on Feb. 14th!!!

Keep Creating,
Miss Tracy :)

Friday, February 6, 2015

It's FLASH FRIDAY!!!!

Happy Friday!
Wondering what Flash Friday is all about?? Well, let me explain...on the first Friday of every month, you will see the results of our FLASH CHALLENGE. This fun challenge originated with our Blue Crew (Cat & Nat)...and it was SO much FUN that now several of our Media Team decided to join along and take the challenge! 

Our goal for the FLASH CHALLENGE is to finish a layout in 30 minutes...that's right...Start to finish in 30 minutes!!! 

Our Feb. Flash Rules:
Create a Layout (in 30 minutes)
Love- Themed
Using a stamp and/or die

This past Monday evening, the team gathered their supplies and we each posted a picture of our pile of goodies...(here's my "before" pic)...I chose to FLASH with goodies from my Front Porch Kit...



Then at exactly 9pm, the clock began ticking and we had to post a pic of our project at exactly 9:30pm! I'm happy to report that everyone successfully finished their layouts and TODAY, I am posting their finished FLASH Layouts! 

You can visit each team members blogs to read about their FLASH experience and learn more about the items and techniques applied on their Layouts. 

Take a look at these
Lovely FLASH CHALLENGE Layouts:

#Sweet Love Layout
Designed by: Tracy Pounds
www.misstracycreates.com

LOVE Layout
Designed by: Natalie Sheeran
www.lbhbluecrew.blogspot.com


 Puppy Love Layout
Designed by: Susan Liles


Today Layout
Designed by: Angi Barrs


Together Layout
Designed by: Vicki Chrisman


True Love Layout
Designed by: Cathy Grigsby



Pretty Amazing Layout
Designed by: Valerie Bishop


So proud of the team...ALL these Layouts were Finished in a FLASH!!!

Would YOU like to FLASH with us next month?? 
Post a comment and let us know!!! 

Keep Creating,
Miss Tracy :)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

REVEAL DAY!!! Introducing "the Greatest of these is LOVE" Front Porch Kit!!!

Oh Happy Day!!!
It's finally here...Reveal Day!!!

I'm thrilled to share with you our NEW Front Porch Kit brought to you by the Little Blue House...
 "the Greatest of these is LOVE"...

Introducing “the Greatest of these is LOVE”…This is a wonderful paper-crafting assortment of “love”ly goodies…Hand-selected just for YOU! It is overflowing with a variety of beautiful papers, charming embellies, an adorable chipboard coaster book, and so much more! 

You will fall in “LOVE” with all the glam gold accents in this kit…metallic foil paper, fun sequin heart trim, a cute gold bow, and more sparkling goodies to create with! This kit also includes an exclusive, custom-designed stamp set by Reverse Confetti…great quality and such a fabulous addition to our “love”ly kit! Prepare to swoon over the pretty color palette, unique alterables, and great assortment of ribbons & trims!

Design Board
By: Tracy Pounds

“the Greatest of these is LOVE” will be perfect for your faith-based projects, gift-giving, and preserving memories of all the people and things you LOVE!!!


You are WONDERFULLY Made Layout
Designed by: Susan Liles

Here's a closer look at some of the delightful details and gorgeous goodies in this "love"ly Front Porch Kit...Filled with wonderful products from some of your favorite companies...Crate Paper, Reverse Confetti, Maya Road, Authentique, Pebbles, American Crafts, Pink Paislee, SRM Press, May Arts, etc.


























You can see a full content list here.

There are "No Strings" attached with our Front Porch Kits and no contract or monthly commitment is required. When you purchase your kit you will also receive a BluePrint Guide. This Guide will include step-by-step instructions on how to create 8 unique projects from your kit... 
AND
...If you are still seeking even more inspiration!!!!...Look no further than our Inspiration Gallery and prepare to be AmAzeD and InSpiReD!!! Our Front Porch Design Team is super talented…be sure to check it out! I was blown away by their creations!

Our Love Adventure Layout
Designed by: Valerie Bishop

You can visit the Inspiration Gallery HERE
You can also check out their Reveal Posts today...
Our Front Porch Kit is available NOW! You can purchase at the Little Blue House, over the phone (817) 431-7930, or online at www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com

"the Greatest of these is LOVE"
Front Porch Kit: $41.95
Limited number of kits are available...
Place your order today!  
**The BluePrint Guide will be ready this Saturday, Feb. 1st. It will be emailed to all purchasers at that time. 

I want to thank all of you for posting comments on our Sneak Peek posts!!! We loved reading each of them. All commenters were entered into a drawing and a WINNER has been selected....drumroll please....

Congratulations to...
BECKY ANDERSON

Congrats Becky! Please contact the Little Blue House to claim your "the Greatest of these is LOVE" Front Porch Kit!


Mini Canvas and Faith Hope Love Minibook
Designed by: Rhonda Merry

Stop by the LBH to see all of our "love"ly projects and Design Board...It's all on display NOW!!! 


Remember gals...
Stay true to your passion--Keep Creating!

Miss Tracy and the Front Porch Team