Smile!

Smile layout, featuring your truly!

Over at scrapbook.com there is the "Round Robin" challenge, which is basically how it sounds. Inspiration is posted, in the case of this month, a lovely autumn themed image with the quote "Even though we can't have all we want, we ought to be thankful we don't get what we deserve" on it. So, it inspired me this way: I am 4 1/2 years old in this photo, and obviously upset about SOMETHING which I'm sure at the time was because I didn't get what I wanted or didn't get my way, hence why I linked this photo with the quote. And, I also threw in some leaves and I have mostly autumn colors on this layout. So there you have it, my Round Robin layout! Now it's week two's turn to be inspired by my layout!

This layout is also going to be entered in the Stuck?! Sketches November 1st sketch challenge, which is to use the following sketch! Instead of three photos, I cut one photo into three pieces! I also flipped the sketch on its head for my layout!

Stuck?! Sketches Nov. 1, 2017 Sketch

Product List:

• Shimmerz 
• Vibes: Mango Tango 
• Inklingz: Old Yeller 
• Creameez: Lapis Dance 
• Hip Kit Club 
• Harvest Dreams: Warm & Fuzzy 
• Elle's Studio 
• Black Letters & Numbers Sticker Sheet
• American Crafts
• Star Gazer Collection
• 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Make a Wish
• Crate Paper
• Gather Collection
• Ephemera
• Pinkfresh Studio
• Escape the Ordinary Collection
• 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Transform
• Chipboard Stickers
• Ephemera Pack with Foil Accents
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Art Basics - Mixed Media Silicone Brush - 2 Inch
• Ranger Ink
• Tim Holtz
• Water Brush - Detailer Brush Nib
• Sharpie - Fine Point - Writing Pen
• Teresa Collins
• Daily Stories Collection
• Cardstock Stickers - Alphabet and Label
• Tonic Studios 
• Tim Holtz
•  Mini-Snips - 5 Inches
• Orange & White Twine ... umm, I kinda threw the wrapper in the trash! 
• White tissue paper 
• Clear Gesso 
• The pink gems I got in a Birds of a Feather Kit back in 2014 ... I think 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Over at Creative Embellishments' October Challenge a wonderful image was post at the beginning of the month to be used as inspiration for a project. The directions say to "Simply be inspired by 1 element from the picture below and the twist is to make your project black and white. I will let a very teeny tiny bit of color slip on by" I don't know if being inspired by the WHOLE photo counts as "1 element" or if it would be the skull ... mainly ... or if it qualifies at all, but I HAD to use that image somehow!!

Anyhow, I saved the image to my computer, did a bit of editing to it, then used the stippling feature on my Silhouette Curio. For eight hours. It took eight hours to stipple the image out, and it wasn't even the "whole" image! Good thing I had other things to occupy myself with!

I'll also be entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday "Anything Goes" Challenge!


Product List:

• ReneaBouquets
• Black Shard Glitter Glass
• Ranger
• "Emboss It" Pen
• Water Pen - Nib
• Embossing Powder
• Enchanted Gold
• Antiquities Frosted Crystal
• Multi Medium Matte
• Perfect Pearls
• Forever Green
• Pewter
• Heirloom Gold
• Blue Patina
• Green Patina
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxides:
• Fired Brick
• Antique Linen
• Distress Ink
• Dusty Concord
• Distress Markers
• Black Soot
• Wilted Violet
• Lucky Clover
• Tumbled Glass
• Wild Honey
• Forest Moss
• Abandoned Coral
• Thinlits
• Cobweb
• Prima
• Metallique Wax
• Vintage Gold
• Bronze Age
• 3D Gloss Gel
• Sizzix
• Big Shot Plus
• a la mode clear embossing powder
• homemade alcohol inks
• 99¢ Store finds
• Green Mesh
• Orange Mesh
• Purple Lace
• Pumpkins
• Skulls
• Gold Lace
• String "web" (that became flowers - sorta)
• Purple Spider
• Received in a PocketLetter
• Bird/Birdcage
• Small black spiders
• Wood Skull Key
• the string "web" at the bottom
• unknown
• bluish-black glitter

Autumn Tag!

Autumn Tag!

Over at scrapbook.com Donna hosted a tag swap for Autumn and/or Halloween themed tags! For this swap I was partnered with Kathy and we did both themes! This is my Autumn tag, and here is the link to my Halloween tag! I'll also be entering this into the Simon Says Stamp, "Anything Goes," Wednesday Challenge!

This tag was mostly a matter of choosing where to place all of the flowers, leaves, and pumpkins! But for the background, I used the Echo Park 6x6 Woodgrain stencil with Ranger Texture Paste and randomly sprinkled Ranger's Gold, Enchanted Gold, and Wendi Vecchi's Tree Branch embossing powders! (I have no idea the origin of the paper I used!) After the texture paste was dry I used my heat gun on the powders! (If you do it while the paste is wet it will bubble, or so Tim Holtz warned, and I take what Tim says VERY seriously!! 😁)

After the background was created I just started arranging things and gluing them in place than added a bit of 'vintage' lace at the bottom and the last bit of my (unknown) velvet ribbon at the top!

Close ups of the cluster!

Products Used:

• The leaves, the netting looking stuff, and the pumpkins I found in my local 99¢ store!
• Echo Park 6 x 6 stencil: Woodgrain
• Little Birdie: Vintage Elements - Symphony Flower Cherry; Vellum Elements - Poinsettia - Lemon; Vellum Boutique Flowers - Sunset Orange
• Petaloo: Darjelling Collection: Wild Blossoms x 9 Med - Paprika
• Ranger: Glossy Accents; Texture Paste; Embossing Powers - Gold, Enchanted Gold, & Wendi Vecchi Tree Branch
• Fancy Pants Resin Flowers: Autumn Hues & Vintage Hues
• Unknown velvet ribbon & unknown laces!
• Unknown origin for the paper used on the background!

Happy Fall!

"Happy Fall" ATCs!

A set of ATCs I made for the ATC swap over at scrapbook.com! The category for this is was to be "Inspired" by the photo shown below!

The leaf clusters are put together with a lot of staples from Tim Holtz's Mini Stapler, regular staples, and hot glue! I used leaves from the Autumn Decor section in my local 99¢ store, cut them in half, then, more or less, folded them into pleats and stapled them! Then I stapled the individual leaves together into clusters, glued them together, then glued them down!

For the background I used some tissue paper I received with a Pocket Letter (the letter was wrapped in it!) and some Mod Podge!

Inspirational Photo!

Product List:

• Jute 
• Decor leaves from the fall decor section at the 99 cent store 
• Lots and lots and LOTS of hot glue!  
• Lots and lots of regular staples to go with THs mini staples! 
• The tissue paper came wrapped around the September Pocket Letter I recieved from Donna (bonprof)! It was the perfect color for the BG!! Thank you, Donna