Technique Tuesday - get inky-Jen T.

Hi all , jen t. here. Happy technique Tuesday!  Are you lovin' the wood veneer in the October kit?!  And that mini ink?! I am! And i thought of some ways to get the most use out of them- First i used the ink pad to ink up the wood veneer really good( if it is a word make your your ink the right side) then press down firmly onto the paper and pull it straight up. Wahlaa! A stamped image and  now you can still use the wood veneer on another project.  

Second, i took the same kind of wood veneer and washi to mask off the words so i could use part of the design .see pics below. 

Then since i was already inky i got out my acrylic block and stamped the ink on it and used my water pen to watercolor my cloud diecuts for my layout. 

Technique Tuesday

Today I'm sharing not really a "technique" but a way to make the most of some of your scrapbook embellishments included in this month's kit! Those wooden phrases and shapes are pretty cool all on their own but it's amazing how you can change them up by simply adding a bit of some of your patterned paper scraps behind them!

Simply take your wooden shape and find some patterned paper that you want to back it with and adhere using your favorite adhesive that will work with both wood and paper. I love my Scotch brand 2-way glue!

I don't worry about it getting the paper the right size right off the bat...I stick it on the back and trim it up afterwards.

Looks pretty good like this...but I wanted to add something extra.

Some word stickers were perfect as something added...you could also journal right in this space as well.

Here is another sample of where I used this little technique on the wooden phrases on another layout...

Let me know if you have tried this or link up a project where you did this so I can check it out!

Trio of cards using the october kit - jen t

Hi all, jen t here:) i am stopping by today to share some super fun and pretty cards i made with the October kit. I just love the brown and turquoise color combo! Can you tell?! Lol! And oh! That trim is gorgeous! I just fell in love with this kit the minute i eyed it. Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!  

even a card needs a pretty ruffle skirt
This card i used the Kraft glitter paper for the base, then inked the edge of a cutapart and layered the wood veneer on top. Lastly, i added that gorgeous trim to the bottom of the card. 

On the top of this card i used the washi stickers and layered them for dimension. The wood veneer shapes and words are so fun to add to cards! 

The gold transparencies in the epherma are sooo pretty!

Another Fall Reveal!

Hello everyone, welcome to another BOAF reveal using the fabulous October Kit.  Once again I have enlisted the enlisted the help of my trusty Cameo machine to create this wonderful fall leaves background.  Added pattern paper from the kit, embellishments and a photo from a couple of years ago of my grandson at the Botanical Gardens and came up with this wonderful page.  I love it!

A couple of close ups!

Thanks so much for stopping by

It's Fall Yall!

Hey all it's Brenshevia here with another reveal using the fabulous October kit.  If you have not grabbed yours already I dont know what you are waiting for!  This kit is chunked full of awesome Fall colors and scrap goodies!  Now on to my reveal!

First up is a layout I created featuring my beautiful granddaughter.  I pulled out my Silhouette Cameo to help me out on this one using a cut file from Paper Issues I created this fabulous layout filled with wonderful triangles.  In all my years of scrapping I cam honestly say this is the first I have ever used triangles on and I love, LOVE how it turned out!

Next up is a layout featuring my youngest two grandkids and once again I had a little help from my Cameo.  What better background could there be than the one exhibiting the love that you see featured in this photo of my grandson and his baby sister.  Again, loving the way this turned out!

Well that's all for now thanks so much for dropping by, please show us your fabulous layouts by uploading them to the right of the blog!

Smooches!

Sharing Some More Goodness from the October Kit!

As you can tell I've been having lots of fun creating with the October kit! I am loving the variety of patterned papers a ton. I've created four layouts so far and have a ton of stuff left for more projects. I'm so excited to challenge myself to use every little scrap!

For this layout I chose some photos of when we went on a somewhat impromptu adventure to the American Girl store with my daughter and some close friends. We had so much fun and the girls ended up each getting a doll...kind of a big deal! The wood cut words and shapes were fun to use on this layout and also add a bit of depth to the otherwise pretty flat page.

I don't know what I was thinking when I created this next layout...I went a bit overboard with all the colors and patterns, I think I was just so excited to use it all! It's a bit crazier than I usually am when it comes to combining but I think I like it. It kind of reminds me of a grandma page. :)

Off now to enjoy this beautiful weekend we're having here! Hope you are able to do the same!

Layouts using the October Kit!

I was so excited when I saw the pictures of the October kit...I couldn't wait to play with it and I did as soon as it arrived on my front door step! I knew I wanted to scrap the pictures from my daughter's first school dance and the colors from the photos went perfectly with the hues in this month's kit.

I have a Silhouette die-cutting machine and had some fun cutting out some feathers as you can see. I also used my die-cutting machine to cut out my title.

This next layout is a snapshot of my daughter and I on a recent hike that we took exploring some state land...it was gorgeous! I had taken a quick picture of our shadows and I ended up loving it. Had to put it in a layout!

I used my computer to type up and print out my journaling on this layout. I used the Distress Ink from the kit to ink up my edges of the journaling strips a bit to make them more visible.