Wild One ~ Creative Embellishments

Hello, scrappy friends! 

Sandi here with some Friday inspiration for Creative Embellishments.

And speaking of inspiration, do you ever get stuck? All those wonderful ideas that were racing around in your head the night before are suddenly gone? 

Well, here's what I do: I scrap lift myself. 

Depending on if I'm in the mood for a layout or a card, a canvas, anything really. 

I just scroll my own gallery and then boom! An idea or a sketch design jumps out at me or maybe I see a fave piece of chipboard and away I go creating anew. 

Last year I created a layout similar to this one and honestly, I needed another one very similar because my daughter wants the first one. So, I found a cute photo of my dog Georgie after a bath when he was still a pup. He'd been towel dried but was still wet and looking pretty fed up with the whole ordeal. Now, he's 70 pounds and there is no way I can bath him here at home except for outside. Since he's a Golden Doodle, he has to see the groomer often and we don't have many of these cute photo moments anymore. 

I grabbed some 49 and Market papers and prepped it with 13 Arts clear gesso, then used my Muddy Paws Stencil to much some modeling though it. The 13 Arts modeling paste stays very white which I really love. When that was dry, I did some random stamping with my fave CE stamp: Circle Bokeh Stamp. 

While all that was drying, I got to work on altering my chipboard. 

The Heart Strings Border is one of my absolute pieces of Creative Embellishments chipboard. It makes a great border but I love tucking it behind my focal area. All of chipboard for this layout was stained with walnut ink except for the Bubbles which were painted with 13 Arts white gesso and then inked with an old Quick Quotes ink pad. 

I added some paper layers and then adhered my Heart Strings Border and the Infinite Circle Frame. After that I added my photo which was elevated with corrugated cardboard for dimension.

The Bubbles were easy to tuck in along both sides of my photo with a few stray bubbles floating upward. Almost as an afterthought, I added some 49 and Market florals. 

Here is a nice shot of the Bubbles as well as one of the Happy Tails Flairs that I used. You can also see Georgie giving me a little side-eye! So funny! 

Lastly, I added my Wild One Title which worked nice given what a wild pup he was. The finishing touches were dabbing with gesso and then splattering some across the page. 

Thank you so much for dropping by today. 

If you haven't seen the February Challenge yet, please check it out! 

I created the mood board this month and would love to see how it inspires you. 

The Challenge post is always pinned at the top of the blog.  

See you soon! 

Sandi

Creative Embellishments products used: 

Flair:

Happy Tails Flair

Stamp:

Circle Bokeh Stamp

Chipboard:

Wild One Title

Bubbles

Infinite Circle Frame

Heart Strings Border

Stencil:

Muddy Paws Stencil

Explore ~ Travel the World with 13 Arts

Hello, scrappy friends!
Sandi here today sharing my first project with the new 13 Arts Travel the World collection.
These are SO my colors but it has a wide range for any place or activity on the map practically.
The beach or the mountains, you choose!

For my base paper I selected This Moment paper, Travel the World. I also incorporated some fussy cut images from the Our Trip paper, Travel the World along with some of the awesome ephemera from the Travel the World Ephemera pack.




As always I first coated my papers with Clear Gesso. When that was dry, I pushed Modeling Paste through the new Vintage Newspaper Stencil/Mask. This stencil actually belongs wit another collection but I adore it and couldn't wait to use it! I also did some random stamping with the Travel Stamp A6 and brown ink.




I've also used a couple of the chipboard pieces from Travel the World Chipboard Set and colorized them with Yellow Amber Water Ink and a smudge of the olive green from the Watercolor set 16 pans - set of watercolors. Love how the chipboard flower turned out!

Of course, I had to add some color to make the stencil work and focal area standout. A combination of  Yellow Amber Water Ink along with some Brown Water Ink seemed to work the best for me. Towards the end, after adding my embellishments, I did some splattering with both Brown Water Ink and White Gesso, 500 ml.




I added a few 3D balls medium and Colored Grit, Light Gray with some Gel medium. Some sisal and a few flowers from my stash and it was complete!

I have listed all my 13 Arts products below so that you can check them out!

13 Arts products used: 

This Moment paper, Travel the World

Our Trip paper, Travel the World

Travel the World Ephemera pack

Vintage Newspaper Stencil/Mask

Travel Stamp A6

Travel the World Chipboard Set

Watercolor set 16 pans - set of watercolors

Yellow Amber Water Ink

Brown Water Ink

Clear Gesso

White Gesso, 500 ml

Modeling Paste

Gel medium

Watercolor flat brush 4 mm

Watercolor Brush Circular 4 mm

Silicone Brush Oval 50mm

3D balls medium

Colored Grit, Light Gray

Ecru Sisal

Thanks so much for coming by!
Sandi

Life is a Verb ~ 13 Arts

Good morning, creative friends! 

Sandi here with you today sharing my most recent layout for the 13 Arts blog.

I had been feeling inspired to work with the "B" side of Paper Birds and flowers paper, In Bloom. 

That yellow damask-like paper is so gorgeous! I had planned to use that along with predominately teal. But as always with the creative process, I decided to add in some areas of purple along with the teal from the Watercolor set 16 pans - set of watercolors to pull out the purple in my granddaugher's shirt. 

I also fussy cut some of the peach flowers from the In bloom Elements A4 sheet. So with the yellow, teal, purple and peach, I had to be very careful not to get a pastel Spring-y effect. I tried to accomplish that by using some more intense shades of the watercolors by not adding as much water.  At that point it was lovely but I wanted "rust" to ground it. So, taking the easy way, I sprinkled some of my brown Rainbow Color Brown and then spritzed it with water. Some areas are still powdery but actually since I like texture, that is more than fine by me!

As usual, I first coated my papers with Clear Gesso, then added some Gesso white - acrylic primer 500 ml around my focal area. I did some random stamping with brown ink using the Avril stamp A7. Next I created some texture by pushing Modeling Paste through the Stencil masks HIS TIME. This is when I began doing my color work. What I really like about our modeling paste is that it stays a bright white unless you have already mixed it with color.

Then I began adding layers to my photo with the paper elements below. I am proudest of my fussy cut blooms because it's not my favorite thing to do when I'm in the midst of a project. That is what is nice about our ephemera packs! However, fussy cutting is fun when you are just relaxing and maybe watching TV, movie or a video.

I finished with a few embellishments, some 3D balls, Ecru Sisal, rhinestones from my stash and then some splattering with my paint colors and Gesso white.

I hope you like it!

13 Arts products used: 
Paper Birds and flowers paper, In Bloom

Scratchy Walls paper, Grungy Walls

In bloom Elements A4

Grungy Walls, Postcards A4

In Bloom Ephemera Pack

Ephemera pack "Grungy walls – butterflies"

Grungy Walls, Postcards A4

Stencil masks HIS TIME

Avril stamp A7

Watercolor set 16 pans - set of watercolors
Rainbow Color Brown
Gesso white - acrylic primer 500 ml

Clear Gesso

Modeling Paste

Gel medium

Watercolor flat brush 4 mm

3D balls medium

Ecru Sisal

See you next time!
Sandi

More Valentines Cards ~ Creative Embellishments

Hello, scrappy friends! 

Sandi here with you today sharing some more Valentine cards before the season gets away from us! 

Whether you do V-Day or Gal-entines, either way these cards are fun for a variety of occasions. 

Once I got my idea formulated, I made both of these in a mornings time. 

First, I trimmed both cards to be 4x6.5 while I still hunt for the DL sized cards, preferably a set of nesting dies. And once again, I used some of my fave Graphic 45 papers, Place in Time. 

And here they are! 

A couple of little beauties, huh? 

Each one uses different portions of the Heart Pieces which were painted with an Antique White craft paint, then inked with Vintage Photo. 

The sentiments were treated the same and are from Valentines Sentiments. 

Had I known up front that I was painting them all the same, I could have saved myself some time by painting all the chipboard at once. Ha, I had to do it the long way because of my indecision! 

Here is the first one and maybe my fave of the two. This one is distinctly for Valentines or another romantic occasion. I've used some of my old but precious and hard to find Petaloo Darjeeling (red)  flowers. I love the paper texture and am so glad to see 49 and Market using that as well. 

A few fibers and pearls and it's ready to give! 

Here is the second and I originally was going with a full-on Winter theme but at the last minute decided that I could add hearts and still use it generically. This one was created essentially the same, just different product. 

I think that is about it for today!
Thanks so much for your ongoing support here at Creative Embellishments.
We appreciate your shopping with us and playing along with the monthly challenges. 

I designed this month's Challenge mood board and hope that it will inspire you! 

Also, don't forget to join our Facebook group for another opportunity to be inspired and to win free stuff!
See you next time!

Sandi

Creative Embellishments products used: 

Heart Pieces

Valentines Sentiments

Creative Embellishments February Challenge

Hello, scrappy friends! 

It's time for another Challenge over at  Creative Embellishments. 

I'm excited about this month's challenge because it was created by myself a few months ago. I love creating mood boards, so it's an honor when Nicolle likes my work enough to use it as the Challenge image. I'll share it near the end of this post!!!

Here are the two cuties that I created from leftover Graphic 45 scraps. These are 6x6 but I did have some large enough sheets to accommodate that! 

I wanted something simple but with a shabby chic look to them. My original intention was to use handmade flowers but ultimately, I was just too impatient to get my dies out and use them! 

This was actually Card #2 but it turned out to be the quickest one because I had already created my basic design. These papers are from Graphic 45s Once Upon a Springtime. These colors co-ordinate perfectly with the other card which has entirely different papers! 

Here I've used Flourish Heart Frame 1 sort of in the center, added a couple of 49 and Market flowers along with a twine bow. Near the bottom, I added the XOXO from the Valentines Sentiment Set. Lastly, I added a few flat-backed pearls. 

All my chipboard pieces were altered with walnut stain. 

This card had a similar concept. This was where I actually came up with a quick design. After eyeing my focal point, I clustered some Valentine Word Hearts and a piece from the Filigree Corner Set 2

 around it. Then I added the floral piece and the twine bow. 

Almost as an afterthought, I added a title piece in the left hand corner which was the word Gift from the Valentine Word Set. Again, all my chipboard was altered wit walnut stain. 

These papers are from Graphic 45s A Ladies Diary collection .. still a huge fave of mine! 

Some pearls and leaves finished off the project. 

So, now it's your turn to create! 

Here is the Challenge image: 

The twist is to add flowers. 

I hope that you will be able to play along! 

Think love, travel, commitment and family! 

Or maybe the colors will inspire you. 

Thanks for coming by today! 

Creative Embellishments products used: 

Valentine Word Set

Valentine Word Hearts

Filigree Corner Set 2

Flourish Heart Frame 1

Valentines Sentiment Set