"Loveland" Collection Card Set

Hi Guys

I thought I would share with you a card set that I created using the Scrap Boys Collection LOVELAND.  It is such a pretty collection with lovely pinks and purples teamed with green.

For this set I used 1 set of the 6x6" paper pad.  In each of the pads there are four sets of six papers which is great.  I also used the fussy cutting or cut apart 12x12" sheet.

Before creating card collections using the fussy cutting sheet I always cut out every image so that I can great the cards quicker without having to stop and cut out the images I want for each card.  I find it keeps the ideas flowing if I have everything I need ready to go.

For Card 1 I used a tall card base rotated on it's side for something different.

I used a gorgeous metal die from a Spellbinders set, along with a clear strand of pearls, unbranded flowers and some white seam binding that I coloured using a matching ink pad from my stash.  I find just having white seam binding as a staple in my collection very handy as I can then colour it to match my creations.

Card 2 was created using a 5x7" card base.  Again I used a Spellbinders die, coloured seam binding, clear pearl strand, flowers and heaps of fussy cutting.  On al these cards I also used my shimmer pen in clear to add a nice light sparkle to the images without being over the top glittery.

For Card 3 I used an A6 card base, again using the same products as the previous two cards.

There was plenty of bits and pieces left to keep going with more cards.

Thanks for stopping by

Anita E

Products Used

Scrap Boys - Loveland

Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Snow White - ULT200001

Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Royal - ULT200086

Bazzill Cardstock - Pinkini

Seam Binding

Flowers

Clear Pearl Strand

Adhesives

Glue

Matching purple ink pad

Shimmer Pen - eg Wink of Stella, Colour Blast, Uniquely Creative etc.

Flourish | Colour Blast

Hi Everyone

For my share today I've stepped outside my normal comfort zone of white backgrounds.  It is so easy to manipulate the white with colours so I decided to go the total opposite and use a black as my base for my scrapbooking page.

I prepared my cardstock by applying the Heavy Black Gesso. Once dry I softened the background using the Colour Shimmer Spray in Snow White.  I did this twice, the second time once the first spray had dried.  I have to apologise as I did forget to take a photo of the cardstock once I had sprayed it with the Colour Shimmer spray.

Next I applied some of the Heavy White Gesso through a couple of stencils.  I really love this gesso as it dries quite quickly, which is great as I am an impatient crafter.  I have learnt that by leaving your gesso open (without the lid) it helps thicken it up.  Mine obviously isn't as thick as I really want it as it bled a little underneath my large stencil.  You couldn't really notice it in the finished page so all turned out for the best :)

When the stenciling was dry I felt that it was like it was going to jump off the page and grab me around the throat so to soften it I decided to throw in a bit of pink.  Using some more of the Colour Shimmer Spray in Blush I sprayed over the gesso stenciling and dabbed off the excess with a paper towel.

My last bit of prep work was covering both my wood veneer title and chipboard accent with some white gesso.  For the title I added some Colour Paste in Snow White and for the chipboard accent I dabbed the Colour Paste in Punch over it with my finger.

Once I was happy with the background for my layout and title and chippie I added my photo, ephemera and other embellishments to the page. Oh, and a huge shout out to Jodi from Corbett Creations for my special wood veneer word.

To finish I used one of the new Shimmer Brush pens in Clear over some of my ephemera pieces to add a little bit of bling without being obvious. These pens are great and also come in gold and silver. 

Check out a few closeups of the finished page.

Thank you for popping on by.  

Don't forget to keep the craft alive.... and find at least a little time in your busy week to have a bit of a play.

Anita

xx