Down Time

Hi there. First day of the summer holidays and it's too hot to go out. Miss C is enjoying her off time and can be found clutching her iPad, watching youtube videos and playing Minecraft. She has extra lessons and sleepovers planned for the next two weeks, so I'm happy to let her have some free time to just relax.

I based this layout on the My Creative Sketches June challenge.

Down Time

I love the dark wood background contrasting with the brighter pinks, greens and blues. The photo was taken one morning when I found Miss C hiding in her reading corner on the iPad, complete with bedhead.

I cut out some flowers to soften the page and to provide the accents as per the sketch. I like the large wooden plaque as it adds a bit of neutral colour to the page.

I added a layered top border to add more colour and balance to the page and to ground the right corner accent. I was happy to see the black and white striped paper in the kit as it matches the bean bag in the photo. I finished the page with a few splatters of white paint.

 I pulled out the sewing machine for this layout. Just felt it needed that little something extra. I stamped and gold embossed the camera stamp that came in my kit and sewed the silver 'happy' on top.

Products Used

Papers by Chickaniddy Crafts 365 collection

Frame and die cuts by Amy Tangerine

Wooden accent and camera stamp by Shimelle

Thickers by American Crafts

Gold embossing powder by Ranger

White paint by Golden

Thanks for dropping by,

A Father's Pride

It's only a week away from Father's Day and this year I'm well prepared - card has been bought (bought, you say? Yes, I'm not much of a card maker), presents have been purchased (just needs wrapping) and I've even completed a layout to mark the occasion. Still need to get the little one to put her personal touch to the card. The only problem is that hubby will be flying out to Singapore for business on the actual day, so we will celebrate on Saturday.

HKMC just brought in some Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night papers and it was too cute to pass up. Made up of greens and peaches, the colours are neutral enough for boy or girl pages.

A Father's Pride

 I wanted to do a mixed media page, to tie in some grunge to the pastel colours. I love the green and orange combo on the wood effect background.

For the background, I brushed on different shades of oranges in specific areas of the wood paper, I then added orange tinted molding paste through the blocks stencil, after which I stamped the circular stamp and the triangles stamp in strategic areas. I also splattered on green paint and gelatos randomly around the page.

 I added lots and lots of doodling in black and white to give the page a more grungy arty feel and to highlight the lighter pastel colours. I had some wood veneer letters left over from a used pack that spelled "remember", so I stuck them randomly around the page.

The doodling part was so much fun and very easy to do. The issue is knowing when to stop. I'm sure I went a little bit further than I should have but I still love the sketched look.

Products Used

Patterned papers, stickers and enamel hearts from Chickniddy Crafts Date Night 

Circular stamp from Hero Arts

Triangular stamp from Kaisercraft

Mini blocks stencil from Dylusions for Ranger Inks

Various paints, water colours and gelatos for background

Thanks for looking,