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

Discover Beauty!

Hello everybody!

Susie here today to share a layout.  We are celebrating Spring on the blog this month and nothing says spring to me more than flowers...specifically tulips.  They are my favorites!

I used a piece of Susan's whimsical scrapbook paper for the base of this layout.  I love all the tiny pops of color you see from the background text!  Next I die cut and embossed a piece of green cardstock, sanding and inking the edge to reveal the detail.  On top of that I created a collage of photos from some tulips I received as a gift last year.

The chipboard word  "Discover" is completely bare and looks great with the kraft background.

To make sure it didn't blend in, I tucked a vintage doily in behind it.

This little tag came from another sheet of whimsical Susan K. Weckesser paper!  Perfect place for alpha stickers to finish the title...and a little journaling to remind me who gave me such a lovely gift.

Beauty is where you find it...but you won't discover it if you don't take the time to look!

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

Susie Bentz
Susan K. Weckesser Design Team Member

Products:

• Live In Color Tags by Susan K. Weckesser
• Live, Love, Create by Susan K. Weckesser

Other Products:

• Fancy Chipboard Word "Discover" Large from Want2Scrap
• Spellbinders Grands Labels Four
• Sticker Alpha
• Vintage Doilies

Love you - Mixed Media Card

I recently took Susan K. Weckesser's class Silent Night Christmas Card Folder from The Art Studio @ SNR (you can keep the file on your computer once bought).  In the class she gave me tons of great ideas two of which I used two on this card  - making my own background and doodling.

 

For this card I used a paper bag and modge podge to create the background, plus a few tips from Susan's class on how to make it pop and make it feel "worn".  I also used her stamp "Motherhood is a Verb"as part of the background in black ink.

Here you can see the full background of the card using her tips of doodling and making it look worn before I added all the embellishments.

A close up of the her wonderful stamp "Motherhood is a verb" image and embellishments I used on the card.  Here you can also see a couple of strips of the great paper that Susan K. Weckesser has designed.  I used the cream with the brown lines on it as vertical and horizontal strips.

I always love to find new fun ideas to create projects - check out the class to and get some great tips from Susan!!

Supplies Used
Paper bag
Patterned Paper - Susan K. Weckesser
Stamp - Susan K. Weckesser
ribbon - other
Ink - Ranger
Mediums/mists - Plaid
Doily - Recollections
Flowers and leaves - Prima
Chipboard diecut - Pink Paislee
Sticker - Prima
Bling - Prima
Pen - Faber Castell

 Enjoy!!

At the Beach

Hello crafty friends!

Emmy here with a new post, using the amazing stamps and papers from Susan K. Weckesser Inc.

I know it is winter and cold, and Christmas is just a few days away, but I just printed over a 1000 beach sunny pictures from our summer holiday and I couldn't resist these cute photo's.

We were at the beach in Greece and the sand was so warm, that little Theo decided that crawling is a much better options than walking. 

For my background I used Susan K. Weckesser Whimsical Paper "Live Love Create" and white cardstock. I altered the cardstock using a masking template and Tim Holtz distress ink pads. After I was satisfies with the result, I outlined some of the circles with Ranger Ink Stickles Glitter Glue.  

When the Glitter Glue has dried,  I finished my design using Susan K. Weckesser and Unity Stamps "abc.123.washi" stamp set. 

I layered my pictures on a stripe of Susan K. Weckesser Whimsical Paper "Live in Color". I stamped the alphabet washi image and distressed it edges. For the arrows I used a Sizzix die.

The cute colorful circles i fussy cut from Susan K. Weckesser Whimsical Paper "Color Burst". I added die cut cameras and brown pearls.

I hope you enjoyed today's post!

Come back tomorrow for more amazing projects from our design team!

hugs,

Emmy

"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

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

Layouts for special people

So glad you came back to join us for our Susan K Weckesser & Want2Scrap Blog Hop.   

 Hey there artsy peoples - Rita Barakat here! Did you know this Sept 8th is grandparents day? 

The elementary schools here in Texas declared it grandparents week so I thought 

                  it would be appropriate to share this layout with baby girl and her Abuela (grandmother).

 This week Susan K. Weckessor and Want to Scrap have teamed up! Did you know that in addition to chipboard pieces they also make cute little metal embellishments! See that little birdcage with the heart? Yep, Want to Scrap!

Here is a chipboard piece from Want to Scrap. 

I colored it with Gelatos to match Susan K. Weckesser

whimsical papers! Sweet little hearts right?

Well this might be a good time to do a grandparent layout!

Happy scrapping!

"1st Day Back" scrapbook layout, featuring Want2Scrap

Hello friends!  I'm happy to be sharing this layout with you today.  Susan K Weckesser and Want2Scrap are a great match, making this project come together in a fun way.

I started off by stamping leaves from the "Autumn Grunge" set, and then misting with Dylusions sprays in fall colours, and adding a few pieces of patterned paper.  For some of the misting, I used one of Want2Scrap's stencils.

I adore gears, so I was delighted to get to work with some of Want2Scrap's chipboard ones.  I primed them with gesso, painted them with glimmermist, and then added glossy accents for a bit of shine.

I gave a similar treatment to this chipboard tree, and then added a few self-adhesive pearls.

Thank you for visiting!
JJ Sobey, Susan K Weckesser Design Team member

Susan K Weckesser products:

• Live in Color paper collection
• Autumn Grunge stamp set

Want2Scrap products:

• chipboard gears
• Fancy Swirls small tree chipboard
• Sage green pearls 
• Arrows stencil

Make sure to visit both teams here and at Want2Scrap for fun inspiration all week long.  

Autumn Grunge Live, Love, Create by Susan K. Weckesser Bouquet by Susan K. Weckesser

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DIY decorative cans- a fresh start!

 

 Hey there Rita Barakat here! And if you are like me kids are back in school! Yay!

Back to school is just like New Years- a fresh start!

Time to re-group, re organize and maybe set some goals!

Of course having pretty things around to help with those goals

is always a bonus!

Today I decorated this sweet little can with Susan K Weckesser whimisical paper!

A little twine and burlap added the finishing touches!

Around here we save anything that I (or the kids) could use as a craft, this can is
the perfect size! I have been saving these and I am thinking how

cute would it be to have a bunch of these line up in a row? I saw that quote and
thought that would be perfect-

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; 

it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to 

become something more.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Not just for the can (LOL) but for life, a fresh start, a new year!
Today is a great day to start over! Or keep working towards those goals!

Have a wonderful first day!

Supplies

Susan K. Weckesser Whimsical Paper

DCWV Burlap stack

Cord

                                                                          Empty can

adhesive

Change your mood

 Hey they arsty peoples, Rita Barakat here! Today is a good day!

And if it's not find or create something lovely to look at. 

Something that can change your mood. 

Because time wasted is time spent brooding, worrying or miserable.

I created this cheery piece by stamping a heart and sentiment on burlap.

 The frame was wood and I painted it to match my piece.

So what will you do today? 

Find something lovely to look at?

Or create something that gives you a little peace?

Supplies: Paper -Susan K Weckesser Live, Love Create,

Susan K Weckesser/Unity Stamps- A little grunge Love stamp set

Insta-cute stamp set

Frame-ArtMinds

Felt Bird-Jolees Boutique

Faber Castell Stampers Big Brush pens

Paint- Tattered Angels Glaze & Silks

DCWV Burlap stack

Jute

Getting organised...one project at a time!

Hi there, it's Julie Short here and I am on a bit of an organising kick at the moment.
The other day I was wandering through our local op shop and this little treasure caught my eye.

 I don't know about you but I seem to spend too much time looking for business cards, paint chips for yet another pot of my current favourite colour as well as warranties and instructions for recent purchases.
The accordion folder certainly deserved a makeover and could be a perfect catch all.

So out came the Susie B range of papers, the Unity Susan K. Weckesser Washi stamps, Pan Pastels and Viva Decor Pearl Pens.
In pretty quick time I jazzed up the accordian file.

This is the front with the wonderful house and alpahbet letters individually cut. Because I intend to use this, when I had finished decorating with Pan Pastels - how smooth they are, I gave both sides a very thorough spray with fixative.

I was pretty pleased too that the "Live in Colour" came from a remnant paper piece and it fitted perfectly.

Now we just have to get into the habit of using our organiser so that we can be ..... a lot more organised.
That should leave me more crafting time ...shouldn't it?
Julie