Just five more minutes !

Hi everyone,

A dear friend of mine mentioned that I hadn't posted in forever... And now I see that it's been a month again... SOOOooOOOO, I guess it's time for me to post, indeed!

If everything goes well, my fiancé and I should get married in Sept. in France. I am planning on displaying a few pages as a decoration :) Since my family is from France and his is from Tunisia, telling our story means telling our everyday.. And this includes my lovely kitty cat!


For this page, I used a Studio Calico sketch. It was pretty simple but I love those kind of grid designs. And, for once, I'm happy with the result :)

Here are a few close-ups.

Center

Bottom right

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I machine stitched
* I made mistakes and I was not afraid of starting again
* I hand stitched
* I stamped
* I used mists (to paint the Pink Paislee "G"
* I created my own embellies (the circles and stars on the right, the ticket at the top)

PRODUCT USED

* Papers are from Basic Grey, the Serenade collection
* Stamps are Hero Arts and Aladine

Short and sweet... But better than nothing :) Maybe I should try that more often!

How is your summer going by the way?? Do you have any fun planned?

See you soon (I hope!)

Hello everyone,

See, aren't I gettn better? I didn't let three months go by this time!!

I'm here today with a monochromatic layout I created recently. It makes me really happy for various reasons: 1- I have been wanting to create a monochromatic LO for a while, 2- I used some stuff from many different collections :)

Soooooo, without further ado, there you go:

I had fun without mists on this background! What I did is that I put a bit of mist on the top and bottom, and then I blew with a straw. And this created this fun pattern.

I decided to be a bit more creative. So, even if I had no power on the outcome, I decided to use it anyway! And I think I really like the result.

Here are a few close-ups

A close-up of the misting and stamping. I created this pennant shape free-hand. The mist orange mist is Maya Road.

My first FLAIIIIR! Some journaling spot. Some more stamping. Makes me happy!

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I used the little strip of the 6x6 pad, hence the little hole. The orange sticker is from the "Snap" collection from MME.

What I like about this LO:

• I used many different collections. When you look for one colour, it seems to me that's it's really easier to find different papers.
• I tried my hand at some "artsy stuff". I really like the result of the blowing on the misting.
• I manage to integrate various things I like (the strip on the left hand side, the clusters)
• I used some scraps!!

Hello everyone,

What a GREAT name, isn't it? I think "Gaston" is way cute! That name always makes me smile, I don't know why... I always imagine a cute grandpa... But in this case, it's my kitty cat... Or, rather, my cat the day he arrived in my life.

For this page, I haven't used any sketch, but I am sure you can recognize Shimelle's placement for the pics.

There you go:



I am really sorry for the bad pics. We had the choice between "not enough light" or "a huge glare"... So I put both and you can do a puzzle!

And here are a few close-ups:

Used DIY Thickers and Wow glitter in orange! Messy, but I LOOOVE the results!

A few gems, some paint on the cloth-pin, some brads and stamping and there we go! Tried to vary the textures here

Another cloth-pin, some layering and journaling! Love that Darice Hemp cord

More stamping, some brads and gems! And we cannot forget the SC mist of course!

STASH USED

* The pins
* The Mister Huey
* The gems
* The brads
* The ribbon

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I really love when I like the result of a non-sketch LO
* I tried to vary the textures and I think it worked quite well, without it being too bulky
* How not to mention the Heyday collection by SC!


For my next LO, I stepped a bit out of my comfort zone, and I am quite happy with the result! Be sure to stop by and have a look :)

Have a great week!

Johanna

Hello everyone,

I decided to play along one of Shimelle's sketches... Too bad I haven't had time to do more of them... I'll try to finish one or two more though 'cause they were really awesome!

So, this time, I chose "Challenge #9: Take your pick". We had to choose an outdated challenge and play! Since I had never seen any, I chose one of the "UKScrappers" challenges (for March).

And here is my take on it:


And a few close-ups:

I used some beautiful Fiskars stamps I hadn't really used before.

I cut some flowers out of my "Plumeria" 6x6 pad from BG

Used some Liquid Pearls for the first time in my life!!! :) It's not perfect yet but I like the result

More pearls, more journaling and some handwriting :)

STASH USED

* I bought this paper collection some time ago
* My butterfly punch
* The "tag" punch
* The Fiskars stamps

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* All that stamping! I love those stamps but I had never really used them, what a shame!
* I liked making my own tags and shapes
* I like the general feel to it :)

Hello ladies,

Today, I am sharing with you a LO I created for the December GDT Challenge over at Shetchy Thursdays.

I was not awefully inspired (let's say I was intimidated) by the sketch but finally, I really like the result.


And here is my take on it:


And here are a few close-ups:

I used the alpha from another collection to match the colours of this LO

Added a few scraps of paper together with some floss!

Finally got around to use my Mr Huey in Calico White. But it made my ink bleed a little :(

STASH USED

*Nothing really I have to admit... But it's pretty clean so there's nothing much at all on this LO

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The Mister Huey! I'm so happy I finally used it (even if it made my ink bleed)
* I love craft backgrounds... But love, love.. I mean, I love them!
* I like the stitching, it gives some texture!

SUPPLIES

Please see my 2Peas gallery

Hello lady friends,

Today, I want to share with you two LO. While browsing the BG blog, I noticed several halloween "digital sketches" they shared and I thought: "Why not make those sketches my own with my stash and pics?"

And here is what I came up with



As you may notice thanks to the clothes worn in the pics and the collection of papers I used, those pictures were taken, yet again, during my brother's wedding... And I'm not finished! I really need to find sketches with more pics inside or I'll never finish up with this :)

And here are a few close-ups

I thought I'd add "a few" butterflies to add movement to the page. Used a Picture Punch punch

And a little more... You'll notice that I tried to decorate them...

Fiskars border punch

This sticker comes from the "Sweet Thread" collection

For this title, I used an Autumn Leaves stamp set. I heat embossed each letter, cut them out and glossy accented them.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THOSE LO

* Well, I like not having used any white plain cardstock as a background... As I said, I like it sometimes, and sometimes, it bothers me
* You'll notice a thin/not so thin gray border on each LO. Well, I tried to bring back this colour inside (with the colour of the embossing powder in the title of M. & Mme and in the colour of the title in "Papa et maman" (it seems black here but it's not, it's also gray)
* I bought this "Man, Oh, Man" die set from Sizzix (alpha of "Papa et maman") and I'm in love with it! Plus, I'm SOOO happy to be using my Big Shot... I've had a hard time using it at first, but now, I can't seem to stay away from it!

STASH USED

* The butterfly punch
* The sweet thread sticker

SUPPLIES

For a list of supplies, please visit my 2Peas gallery and see the legend under the pics.

Hello ladies,

First of all, let me thank you for the kind comments you leave. I really appreciate them and I'm very grateful!

Today's LO is one I created using S. Tidwell's concept (she used fringe scissors to create a LO for the latest issue of "Products you love every which way"). When I saw her design, I immediatly knew I wanted to create something similar. I don't have fringe scissors though, so I had to find something else. At first, I thought about using my regular Fiskars border punch ("Threading water") but I realized the holes wouldn't be big enough. Then, I went to a LSS to get some adhesive and I found the EK Success "Circles large edger punch". I was thrilled because I thought it would be PER-FECT for this project.

So, there you go


I'm in love with it. For the first time, I thought about framing it...

I have to say that I love as much the pic. as the LO! I think my niece is adorable in it: her cute sunglasses, some bread in one hand, some sausage in the other, a real little Frenchie! My fiancé thought her princess (yes, he calls her that... she can do whatever, she always gets away with it) looked like a real badass on this pic because of her scratched knee... My poor baby had slipped on the concrete next to the see (the sand made it slippery). Anyway, enough with the talking (I think it's the first time I talk that much about us ahah... but I miss her way too much, her being in France and us in Canada).

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

Well, THE PROJECT :-P

STASH USED

I've had this "Dots and Stripes collection" by Echo Park for a while now (since my first trip to this amazing scrapbook stores, about 4 to 6 months ago I think) and I had only used one sheet of paper. But when I decided to create this page, I KNEW I wanted to use this particular paper (all the stickers come from this collection as well!)

SUPPLIES

For a list of supplies and additional supplies, please visit my 2Peas gallery

I hope you have a wonderful day!

So, here I am, blogging before going to bed...

Today, I thought I would share a project a tiny bit "different"... It's still a LO, but different because I took two different sketches and made a 2-page LO out of them... So, here they are:

1st page

2d page

And here is the result


And, of course, a few close-ups:

Sticker from my stash! looks good over here I think :)

Love the size of those pics! I didn't even have  to resize them!

I covered the chipboard with Colorbox pigment ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder!

Who doesn't like a lil cluster?

VARIATIONS FROM THE SKETCHES

* I had to change the place of the "big boxes" of paper in order to make them match...
* I adeed a brown line around the whole design to "tie it" together
* I had to continue the borders of one page on the following page (the orange one for ex. or the green one at the top)
* I added clusters of embellies at the left top corner and right bottom corner (too empty otherwise)
* On the right, I had to put the two pics together because of the orange border... It looked weird to have it go under them and have them separate
* I put those big yellow thingies instead of stars on the right in order to match them with the three on the left
* There may be other changed but I guess we have the main ones here!

THINGS FROM MY STASH


* The fiskars border punch I don't use enough
* The chipboard letters I have left from my International clocks project
* The "Vive les mariés stickers"! It's old and I don't even remember where it comes from!


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I am happy to be able to really modify a sketch in order to suit my needs
* Chipboard letters for the title
* Don't know why, but I really like the left page!

SUPPLIES

* Border punch: Fiskars Effervescence punch
* Big yellow thingies: Cabochons by Mark Richards
* Green bling on the letters: Rhinestone elements by Mark Richards
* Clear embossing powder: Top boss clear embossing powder
* For the remaining supplies, please visit my 2Peas gallery.

TFL and have a wonderful day!!!

Hello ladies,

A new days and a new sketch from Creative Scrappers:


Here is my take:


And here are a few close-ups:

I took some chipboard squares and covered them with PP  from the Hopscotch collection. Then, I stuck the letters from the elements sheet

Used some AC letters... Good match I think

Two borders and a few Diamond Stickles

Hello everyone,

First of all, let me thank all the people who leave kind comments! It's really appreciated! For those of you who come on a regular basis (when I leave a message, that is :p), just know that I changed the Membership thingie and it seems to work... So, I'll pop the question: "Will you follow me?" (If your answer is yes, just click on the right side of the page).

Let me share a LO I created for the "Products you love every which way" challenge on 2Peas!

Today, my friend Sabine told me that my scrapbooking was getting way out of hands... I guess she meant I was scrapbooking too much (IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE). Funny thing is, if she started, she would be exactly the same... Because she is such a passionate and creative person. Back in the days, when we lived in NZ, I had a modern appartment and she lived in one of those student rooms. Well, let me tell you I would have swapped anytime!! Her room was GORGEOUS, so well decorated... I was in love with it (but her flatmate was a bit crazy so....). And I know she would love love love all the pretty paper, the little embellishments, the colours... EVERYTHING (Maybe that's why she doesn't start :p)

Anyway, back to my LO.

Once again, I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers.

And here is my take on it


And here are a few close-ups

I distress stained the yellow ribbon to have it coordinate with the yellow of my LO

A lil' cluster to add balance

Getting used to hand-written journaling

Again, two fonts

STASH USED

* The ribbon
* The square brad, I've had it forever I think!

VARIATIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL SKETCH

* The cluster at the bottom
* I used a straight border (to bring a new colour in the LO) and added a ribbon at the bottom for a lil' movement
* I traced lines around the finished LO
* I added some staples for added interest (I always hear ppl say that, so I decided to do so :-p)

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The use of my Distress Stain!!!!
* I traced a line which is not straight, and I'm ok with that!! :-O
* I didn't follow EXACTLY the sketch!

SUPPLIES

* Cardstock: AC
* PP: "Social club" by Cosmo Cricket
* Border stripe: "Social club" borders by Cosmo Cricket
* Ribbon: Offray MicroSpool
* Color for the ribbon: Ranger "Distress Stain" in Mustard Seed
* Circle punch: Marvy Uchida
* Circle cutter: Martha Stewart "Simple circle cutter"
* Alpha
                      * Fées: "Stroll" Thickers in brown by AC
                      * Bonnes: Bubble Alpha by Mark Richards
* Ink: Colorbox "Frost White"

TFL everyone!