MCS Augut Main Kit Reveal

Happy Saturday to you all! I have for you today the layouts I created with My Creative Scrapbook's August Main Kit. This kit was full of beautiful, bright papers and fun embellishments just perfect to document summer memories.

My first layout includes lots of images I hand cut out of the patten paper as well as some chipboard stickers. I really like that some of the papers in this kit are bright and fun while others offer a more vintage and softer look. Here I have a couple of photos of Dylan I took while he played in front of an old building across the street from Crayola Factory last month. He was so excited so I titled the page Ready 2 Play.

I used white paint to ink the edges of the blue pattern paper, corrugated cardboard to mat the photo and some machine stitching.

Next, I scrapped a photo of Emily and a friend at a recent playdate. They were enjoying the pool and sunshine. I just love their toothless grins! As usual, I did lots of machine stitching and distressing to create texture.

A tutorial on altering corrugated cardboard for the circle in the background will follow shortly. I also used puffy paint on the flower for an added touch.

For my next layout I used the die cut paper included in the kit along with Glimmer Mist in Sun Sisters. I seem to be reaching for that color very often lately, so sunny and bright! I love polka dots and this red pattern paper was just perfect for these photos of Emily munching on juicy watermelon.

I used a large EK Success border punch for the scallop borders, hand stitching and lots of paper distressing.

My last layout uses muted colors in the kit. I love this photo of my kids feeding the ducks, so serene! I really loved the Simple Stories papers and embellishments included in this kit, the perfect combination of vintage and soft.

My did some really light masking using a punched paper border and a bit of layering.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have fun scrapping!

Quick and Easy Frosted Flowers Tutorial

I don't know about you but I love frosted roses. This month's LE kit at MSC included a package of beautifully frosted Prima flowers. I wanted to recreate the look to add more sparkle and dimension to the other roses. This is what I did:
Supplies:

-Nonstick mat
-Flowers to be altered
-Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer
-Diamond Dust (found in the floral section at your local craft store)
-Ink
-Glossy Accents
-Heat gun

1. Ink the edges of the flower very lightly. Leave stems on for easier handling.

2. Spray your flower with Vanilla Shimmer spritz. This will give your flower a wonderful, colorless shimmer and will cause the edges to 'bleed' adding a more natural two-tone effect. Dry your flower with a heat gun.

3. Apply Glossy Accents in random spots.

4. Roll your flower on the Diamond Dust and let air dry. This may take 20 - 40 minutes depending on how much Glossy Accents you applied. Try and be patient here if you use the heat tool, the crystals can burn and become opaque.

5. This is what the finished roses look like. Love it! Hope you guys try it!

August Limited Edition Kit Reveal At My Creative Scrapbook

Hello there! It's reveal time at My Creative Scrapbook and today I'd like to share with you my work with the gorgeous Limited Edition kit. This kit was an absolute pleasure to work with. It features the beautiful 5th Avenue collection by Melissa Frances and of course, tons of beautiful flowers.

For my first layout, I decided to cut the background paper into a circle. The masking was created using one of the masks included in the kit along with Wheatfields Glimmer Mist. I also outlined the masked image with a light brown pen. I really liked the result. 

I loved one of the acetate sentiments included in the kit but the colors didn't coordinate with this layout so I printed it onto one of the die cuts and placed it behind this beautiful resin frame, my favorite!

For my next layout, I pulled the blue, green and cream colored papers and embellies to create a baby layout for Dylan. I know this is not a baby themed collection but I just couldn't resist. The images are so shabby and delicate that it reminded me of baby clothing.

There's lots of hand stitching and fussy cutting on this page, fun!

For my next page, I scrapped this beautiful photo of Emily while searching for rocks to throw into the pond. Again, the beautiful papers didn't need too much to create this page. I just did some layering, machine stitching and distressing.

The pretty vintage lady was actually cut out of the Melissa Frances packaging. I also framed the tag here with liquid pearls.

My last page has a bit of a victorian look to it, don't you think? All the stitching here was done by hand using my Making Memories ruler for the straight stitch and the Sew Easy for the stitching on the left side.

 Here's few close ups of this one...

I also want to let you all know that My Creative Scrapbook will reveal a new blog on August 15th...
Do you like sketches? then you will love this blog... and wait until you see the prizes! Dont miss out on all the fun Pam has in store, you don't have to be a kit subscriber to be a member on the message boards and have fun with us!
I'll be back tomorrow to share my projects with the super fun Main kit!

Hugs,
Jolaine


Wait until you see the prizes ..