Mixed Media: Angels are Near Layout

Hi all!, Katie here

I am up on the blog with a new mixed media layout to share. They say that if you find feathers in an unexpected place then it is your Guardian Angel trying to get your attention.I wanted to create a layout that was like a journal page so i sorted out a photo that was more suited for this style of project.

I used 

http://susankweckesser.com/product/circle/

https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/bunny-hugs/

I started off the page by applying DecoArt Media White Crackle Paint over the page using the DecoArt Americana Distressed Harlequin Stencil. I dabbed Chocolate ink over the top and then inked up the In Circle Me background stamp and stamped it around the edges and corners of the page.

I added paper layers which i cut out of the Dovecraft Value Range Vintage Rose pad. I used die-cuts and punches to create the shaped edges and layered them up with 3d Foam Tape.

I used the little heart stamp from the Bunny Hugs Stamp Set to decorate the mini banner. I then used the little star and stamped that around the page.

Use alphabet stamps to create long journal style titles

I finished the layout off with white feathers and embellishments.

Thank you for visiting

Mixed Media Scrapbook Page: Grumpy Chick

Hi all 

It's Katie here with another design team  post for the blog. 

I have a mixed media layout to share using the A Little Bit Washi stamp set, it's one of my favourites so I've had a good play with them. The theme of this month is exploring our backyard which over the summer had a few little visitors. I went into the shed to find a robin's nest wedged onto one of the shelves so I snapped a few pictures as it is wonderful to be so close to nature.

I love this stamp set because not only does it produce clean images that will stick to anything, The textures are brilliant and are versatile enough to use on any project.

For the base I used the Color Bust 12 x 12 sheet by Susan K Weckesser and I used a layer of texture paste before spritzing the background  with Inks In A Bottle Brazil Nut, Pumpkin and French Lavender to get an Earthy colour, I then took the Doodle Stencil and used white texture paste to create a few rows of flowers. I added some to the layers as well

I loved stamping over this canvas bunting by Prima which the Susan K Weckesser stamps work well with. Again I stuck with Earthy Autumn colours and used Colour Chemistry ink pads Spring Green, Golden Yellow and Fire Brick. I then threaded twine through the bunting and glued it all down.

For the flower I used plain cream card and stamped over the petals using the A Little Bit Washi stamp set and then I coloured in the circles with gold accents.

I called him grumpy chick after a friend pointed out his moody little face.

The stitching pattern is from the Grunge Fun stamp set which i stamped across the page along side the A Little Bit Washi stamps. 

Thank you for visiting

My Child's Garden of Verses

Hello!!  Susie here today sharing a flower-filled scrapbook layout using the bright and whimsical papers from the Live In Color collection designed by Susan K. Weckesser.

Not long ago, I  thumbed through a copy of  A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson.  The title inspired me to scrap this spring school photo in a garden filled with flowers...and advice!  I used some of my favorite quote stamps and black Archival Ink.

The sentiments - stamped in crisp black ink - really pop off of the background created by the brightly colored  blooms.

I highlighted the black dots on this large flower with black rhinestones from Want2Scrap.

The butterflies on the layout are also from Want2Scrap.  After I adhered them to the page, I painted inside the sections of the wings.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!

Susie Bentz
Susan K. Weckesser Design Team Member

Susan K. Weckesser Products Used:

• Bouquet paper by Susan K.Weckesser
• Live in Color paper by Susan K. Weckesser

Want2Scrap Products:

• Wonderful Wings Bling from Want2Scrap
• Nestabling Pennants Black Rhinestones from Want2Scrap

Other products: Cardstock, Archival Ink, Misc stamps, washi tape, Distress Inks, alpha

Life is a beautiful thing

Hi! I'm Valerie Reyes.  I'm so excited to be here as a guest designer for April.  Susan's artwork is so lovely, it makes me smile just to look at.  It was 3 AM when I walked in my front door from a road trip to see my design team box. I did take a few minutes to get the kids in from the car and into bed before I opened my box, but not a moment longer.

It was a true act of self control not to start working before I finished my haul video (you can find it on my YouTube channel). I went to sleep dreaming about two patterned papers in particular: Live, Love, Create and Beautiful Daydreams.

I knew that charming green house belonged in the sunny afternoon, so I started there.  After cutting out the house, I popped it up on dimensional adhesive using the Beautiful Daydreams patterned paper as a background. I used Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink to add definition to some of the details in the background paper: stems of flowers, rays of the sun, edges of clouds. The next thing to go down was the stamped sentiment, "Let your heart sing." from the Sing Your Song stamp set.

Then, I wasn't quite sure what to do.  I knew that I wanted it to be either wall art or a title page for one of my scrapbooks, so I googled the phrase, "Let your heart sing."  and came up with a song by Katharine McPhee. I filled in the white space with stamps from Little Yellow Bicycle's Love Letters Collection. Here is the final page.

If you're interested you can watch this video of my whole process.

Thank you so much for stopping by and a special thank you to Susan K. Weckesser, Inc. for giving me the opportunity to guest design here.

Valerie Reyes
Susan K. Weckesser Guest Design Team Member

"Run for the Cure" - mixed media scrapbook page

Hello Friends! JJ here again. Today, I'm sharing a scrapbook layout featuring mixed media techniques:

After covering my background with gesso, I added border strips with Susan's stencil and some texture paste:

I added a little colour to the background with Inktense blocks and blended with gesso.  Then I added some stamping, including the banner from "Create Your Day", and some texture stamping with a stamp from the ABC.123.Washi set. 

I wanted a little more bright colour, so I spritzed some Dylusions spray through a Want 2 Scrap stencil.

You can also spot stamps from In-Circle-Me, and Insta-Cute in these detail shots.

Thank you for visiting!
JJ Sobey


Susan K Weckesser supplies:
Live in Color paper collection
borders stencil by The Crafters Workshop
ABC.123.Washi , Create Your Day, In-Circle-Me, and Insta-Cute stamp sets by Unity

Partner products:
Arrows stencil and pearls by Want 2 Scrap
Dylusions sprays

Feeling Sketchy

Hello All!!

Keri Here!

I have always thought the concept of sketches was phenomenal, but in all honesty I probably have only used three in my 10+ years of paper-crafting. (I think I don't like being told what to do! LOL!) 

But...when I saw this one on Paper Issues' Instagram feed and all of the fantastic layouts that came from it, I knew I had to use it. 

I saw those triangles and I immediately thought: Susan's "Celebration of Simple" stamps from Unity Stamps.

I had just bought Basic Grey's Persimmon Line and I couldn't wait to use it.

Here's what I came up with:

I used a sheet of 12x12 Kraft Paper from Canvas Corp as my base because I wanted the colors of the paper to be the focal point because they complimented my vintage picture so well (and yes...that is me as a little squirt...back when I was a natural blonde. haha!)

I stamped Susan's stamps on a variety of patterns of papers so that I could incorporate a lot of colors, as well as using her "a little bit of washi" stamp set to add more color to my background by stamping the corners and in the center so that it would peek out from behind my triangles. 

I wanted my leaves (from Basic Grey) to feel like they were flying in the wind across my paper. 

Originally, I didn't have the flourish background on the corners, but when I started placing leaves the layout still felt "naked"...it needed a little something. So...I pulled out an old stamp set I had from Pink Paislee and went to town. 

I hope you enjoyed my project today and remember to be CREATIVE everyday!

XOXO,

Keri 

"Create your Future" by Guest Designer Tatiana Allen

Hello there, I am honored to be today's Guest Designer and can’t wait to share what Susan K. Weckesser’s products inspired me to CREATE.

Years ago I came to the realization that my brain works as, what I have labeled to be, a “visual translator.” It is almost as though the words I read or hear are of a foreign language until my brain interprets them into a visual scene.

Over time I have enjoyed bringing many of these visualizations to life through my creations, the most recent of which I will share with you today.

A while back my husband suggested I pursue my dream, to which I responded with  “when pigs fly.” Well, I am currently living that dream, as owner of a gallery and gift shop called Joyful Nest in which my studio resides.

As I looked at the supplies I had to play with, the pink Susiebee Studios Inc. “Bouquet” paper reminded me of the flying pig reference mentioned above. Then I saw her “Create” word stamp and thought of a quote that says “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” With that inspiration and that supplies listed below, my project was complete.

So, the next time you feel like your circumstances make it impossible to follow your heart and pursue your dreams, be sure to remember that anything is possible if you create it! Yes, even pigs can fly if you give them wings.

Supplies:

Susiebee Studios Inc. “Live in Color Tags” paper

Susiebee Studios Inc. “Bouquet” paper

Susan Weckesser & unity “Create your Day” stamps

Susan Weckesser & unity “Painted Sentiments” stamps

My Minds Eye “Classic Everyday Fresh Linens” paper

Westcott 6” Precision Titanium Scissors

Wing stencil

White paint

Sharpie

Wishing you smiles and sunshine,

Tatiana (A.K.A. Crafty Cutie), Susan K. Weckesser Guest Designer

"Inspire" a mixed media piece by guest designer Tatiana

Hello there. I am honored to be a guest designer for one of my favorite people, Susan Weckesser. One of the reasons I applied to be a guest designer is because I love how inspirational all of Susan's products are. It is for this reason I decided to start my piece with Susan's stamp "inspire" and go from there. This word led me to a quote I just love by John Quincy Adams which says "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

Supplies:

• 12” x 12” canvas
• Susiebee Studios “Boquet” paper
• Susiebee Studios “Color Burst” paper
• Susiebee Studios “Live in Color” paper
• The Paper Company “Paisley Sunshine” paper
• Susan Weckesser & unity “Create your Day” stamps
• Susan Weckesser & unity “Painted Sentiments” stamps
• Ranger-Tim Holtz: Distress Paint-Black Soot
• Ranger-Tim Holtz: Distress Paint-Brushed Pewter
• Westcott: Scissor 6" Precision Titanium
• Golden: Gel Medium-Matte
• Raw canvas sheet
• black card-stock

Instructions:

1. Adhere “Paisley Sunshine” paper to canvas with Gel Medium.
2. Cut out sun circle and glue it onto the “Color Burst” paper.
3. Draw lines coming out of each sun ray that extend to edges of page.
4. Cut out every other sun ray and adhere the sun and rays to background.
5. Adhere a strip of “Boquet” paper to bottom of canvas as grass.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Stamp 5 birds onto black card-stock with Pewter Distress Paint.
7. Dab Black Distress Paint onto cloud stamp and press into raw canvas 3x.
8. Cut out all 5 birds without legs and clouds with Precision scissors.
9. Write out words onto white card-stock and cut them out in strips.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Stamp the word “inspire” onto background and add other words with paint.
11. Arange and then glue down birds, words and clouds with Gel Medium.
12. Embelish to your hearts desire with paint and ink, etc.
    
    
    

Wishing you smiles and sunshine,

Tatiana (A.K.A. Crafty Cutie), Susan K. Weckesser Guest Designer

What is YOUR Definition of True Love?

Hello EVERYONE!  Lynne here today and this week I wanted to share with you a scrapbook page and to explain why I scrapbook and why it gives me so much joy.  It's because scrapbooking is my way of creating a tangible record of the moments in my life that I want to remember in detail.  And I know for a fact that you THINK you're going to remember these special moments forever, but unless you have a photo and the story written down somewhere - you WON'T remember - especially the details. This page called LIZARD LOVE represents the "Why" of my scrapbooking perfectly, because the photo does not give you the back story but the scrapbooked page does.  And I wanted this page to memorialize forever the moment I realized just how much my husband really loves me:

THE BACKSTORY:  I LOVE Creepy Crawly things, snakes, spiders and lizards ( I always have) but my big, burly raised-in-the-country Husband DOES NOT!  And on this afternoon in Mexico we ended up at an Iguana Farm - and the ONLY reason he went in was because he knew just how much I wanted to go!

Now the "farm" was an enclosure about the size of a small backyard, totally covered in chicken wire, even the roof had chicken wire on it, so you felt totally TRAPPED once you got in, and there were cell-like enclosures each containing a different stage of the development of the Iguana, starting with the eggs and leading up to the adults.  The adult lizards had the largest cell because there were about 100 of them and we were the ONLY ones in there... (have you got the picture yet?)

Now I don't know if you have ever been around a LOT of iguana's all at once, but it is kinda creepy, because all the adults turn to look at you at almost the same time, and then they FREEZE staring at you... NOT moving  a muscle, not even blinking! It is totally intense, and SUPER Creepy even if you LIKE them.  But my husband not only went in ... he even took some photos of me when I got to hold one of the babies ... and you can tell by the look on my face just how much I LOVE baby lizards!

When we left the farm and were once again safely in the back seat of our hired car, I got a look at my husband's face and realized just what an AMAZING thing he had done for me... and it was at that  moment when I really KNEW that money can't buy everything because no amount of money could ever buy me the gift he had given me that day and Forever... because for me This is TRUE GROWN-UP ADULT LOVE!

So in the crazy, busy lives we lead today I really encourage you to stop and take an hour to record some of those truly meaningful moments you have with your friends and family because it will be really, really worth it one day! 

Cheers!

Scrapbook LYNNE