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 ..

Altered Box

Hi there! It feels like forever ago since I blogged. Whoever coined the phrase 'lazy days of summer' obviously didn't have any children, LOL!

Today I like to share with you an altered project I created using My Creative Scrapbook's Flower Kit for the month of July. I received a gorgeous assortment of flowers and this is what I came up with.

I painted my box and used paper from the Country Estate collection by Webster's Pages. I created a mini tag album designed to hold wallet sized photos and perhaps some journaling. The mini tucks nicely inside the box.

Here's a couple of close-ups of the gorgeous flowers I used.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you're having a wonderful summer day!

Dreamy Photo Effect Tutorial

Hi there! Just a quick post today to share a tutorial. I love to give my photos a 'dreamy' look with white paint. I think it adds a unique softness. This is how I create that effect in the photo I used for my 'Love' layout I shared in an earlier post.



You will need:

-a nonstick mat
-a paint palette
-scissors
-white paint
-a stencil brush
-the photo you want to alter

1. Run the blade of your scissors along the edge of the photo to mildly distress it. I don't recommend the edge distresser for this step as your photo may tear.

2.Pour a little bit of white paint on your palette and spread it around so that your brush will only get a light coating of paint on it.

3. Start applying the paint on the craft sheet and slowly work the brush toward the photo. As you do this, hold the brush at an angle and apply lightly. This is very important in order to avoid harsh straight lines.

4.That's it! You're done! The paint 'frame' can be as wide or narrow as you desire.

I hope you found this tutorial useful and that you give it a try! Now, I'd like to invite you to head over to My Creative Scrapbook to watch a video tutorial created by my team mate Delaina. In the video she shows you how she created a beautiful layout from start to finish using the fabulous July Limited Edition kit. Watch the video here.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!