10 Things: Titles

A title, every layout needs one, but where do you go from there?
Our designers think the skies the limit and they are ready to show you how.

 

 

1.Hand Cut It

Practical Scrapper Linda made her own title using only paper, pencil, scissors and paper knife. Not every one owns an electrical cutting machine (ie. Silhouette) but creating pretty titles is possible also in the old fashioned way!

 

 

2.Machine Cut It

Practical Scrapper Charissa used her Cameo to cut her title out of her background paper and then backed it with washi tape and sequins.

 



3.Split It Up
Practical Scrapper Karen separated her 2 word title above & below the main photo.



4.Glue It
Practical Scrapper Kenya used a sticker and her hot glue gun to create the title on her layout. Lifted from MSnickers.



5.Stitch It
Practical Scrapper Wendy hand-stitched over Cricut Cut letters on her
Practical Scrappers May Sketch layout.



6.Multi-Color It
Practical Scrapper Jenn C created a fun title using numerous fonts
and different colors in My Digital Studio.



7.Stencil It
Practical Scrapper Lanette used a stencil and then layered thickers for her title.



8.Bling It

Practical Scrapper Jessica highlighted part of her title with metal heat set gems.

Check out her blog for sketch details.

 

 

9.Shape It

Practical Scrapper Lisa followed the curve to create her title.

 

 

10.Combine It

Practical Scrapper Brenda created her title by combining a premade chipboard title

 with Lillybee small sticker alphas. 

 

And for our

BONUS:

Two fabulous examples of mixed fonts, alphas, stickers, and die-cuts to tie it altogether.

 

Practical Scrapper Leslii used a combination of corrugated cardboard, cardstock, and small letter stickers for her layout about her family friends.

 

Practical Scrapper Lee-Anne mixed it up by using

a sticker and several types of letter stickers to create her title.

Hope you collected some title inspiration on the blog today. Post your project with an interesting title to the Facebook page!!!

Scrap On!

~charity~

Hand Stitching on Projects

I love hand stitching and here's why...I feel like I have more control over it than machine stitching.  You know every time I get out that sewing machine it seems like things go all wacky on me :)  Today we have several projects to share with you that feature a variety of hand stitching.  Hope it inspires you to get out the old needle and thread and go old school too!

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson used a hand stitched title for her layout

Practical Scrapper Danielle de Konink adds some handstitching on almost all of her pages, just to give it an extra touch.


Practical Scrapper Christine added hand stitching to her otherwise neutral paper to add lots of fun color.

Practical Scrapper Marcia Dehn-Nix used handstitching to create vines for her flowers. It addes a more homemade feel to this vintage layout.

Practical Scrapper Christine used a stitching template from American Crafts to create the background on her  card.

Practical Scrapper Malika cut her title out with her Cameo and then hand stitched around it to help it stand out.

Getting Sketchy...May Layout Sketch

Happy Friday Practical Scrapper Fans.  We got another fun sketch from the fabulous Liz Chidester.  Our designers have done an amazing job with the sketch and we'd love to see what you do with it, too.  If you play around with, make sure you share on our Facebook Page!  Now, have at it!

 



 

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson

Practical Scrapper Cathy

Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha

Julie

Practical Scrapper Dawn Rene

Practical Scrapper Charissa

Practical Scrapper Charity

Practical Scrapper Caz Hancock

Practical Scrapper Bev Code

Practical Scrapper Liz Chidester

Practical Scrapper Jennifer

Practical Scrapper Krissy Clark McKee

Practical Scrapper Brenda Ragsdale

 

Practical Scrapper Kim Ryden

 

Show and Tell with Krissy Clark McKee

Happy Thursday, Practical Scrappers.  Krissy Clark McKee here, and today I wanted to share with you some of my favorite projects that I have recently made with - Pretty Little Studio, a manufacturer that describes itself as fresh vintage whimsical fun.  I think that description sums up Pretty Little Studio products perfectly, and I am very fortunate to be part of their design team.  If you know me, you know I am all about "whimsical fun" and I think PLS products and challenges have inspired me to create some of my most-enjoyed, and perhaps best, projects yet.  So sit back and get ready for a little show and tell!

 

My most recent project is a layout created for this SKETCH CHALLENGE which is going on at the Pretty Little Studio Blog now.

 

 

Pretty Little Studio papers and ephemera are so F-U-N that they were my first choice to use for this birthday crown I made for my oldest daughter so she could be queen for a day: (Tutorial and close-ups can be found HERE)

 

 

I also made this junque mini-album, which has got to be my very, very "most favorite" mini-album so far:

 

For close-ups of more pages, click HERE.

 

And I made these two home decor projects:

 

 

If you want to make your own "fresh vintage whimsical fun" projects, Pretty Little Studio products can be found HERE.  They are taking pre-orders now for the brand new Nature Walk Collection, which will include a fabulous line of 12 x 12 papers.

 

Now it's your turn - is there a product or collection that has inspired you, lately?

Stash Busting - Use Up Those 12x12 Sticker Embellishment Sheets

Today I am sharing a challenge I set for myself ... to use up an entire sheet of 12 x 12 embellishment stickers! I have a TON of them sitting in my stash. I purchased them thinking I'd use them all them time but I end up forgetting they're there. Well, they're not getting any younger and neither is this day so let me show you what I did.

Oh, and in case I didn't think this challenge was big enough, I decided to video tape a lot of the process. Enjoy!



What did you think? Not bad eh? I've only got a handful left from that whole sheet. Feels SO good to finally put all those cute stickers to use!!

Here are the layouts. In the video there were 5 but I'm only sharing 4 with you today. The last one you will have to see on my blog on Saturday as it was for another Design Team. Shh! Don't tell anyone you got a peek at it!!

After I shut off the camera I added the paper strips to the top of this page as it was looking a bit barren. Then I added the blue photo corner sticker to the lower right of the photo and the cream label sticker up at the top right. As well as more brads. Also felt good to dig into my stash of brads!

No changes were made to this one. I'm not 100% happy with it but it's good enough to go into my albums like this. One day I may fiddle with it but for today it is fine!

I added my journaling to this one as well as several brads. Oh, and lesson learned ... wait for the mist to dry before you start moving it around too much! Oops!

I ended up using that pink 'summer memories' sticker after all and I think it works here. With the addition of another Teresa Collins brad, this layout is complete too!

Now it's your turn. Got any embellishment sticker sheets languishing in your stash? Pull them out and start matching photos to them. You don't have to be crazy like me and do it all in one sitting, but start the process at least. While you still like the stickers!!

Thanks for coming by the blog today. For more information on these layouts and me, please visit my website at http://alisondaydesigns.com. I'll be posting details on these layouts tomorrow. Good night! 

Ten Things Tuesday:Watercolors

 Here are ten + 1 beautiful ways to use watercolors They each involve the use of water colors + 1 product or technique. Peruse these delightful projects to be inspired and then some!!!

1.Photo Mat

Practical Scrapper Alison used Gelatos and water to create the watercolour effect on the back ground photo matte. She drew lines across the paper with gelatos in similar colours to the sunset in the photograph and then blended them using a paint brush and water.

 

 

2.Acrylic Stamps

 

Practical Scrapper Lee-Anne used some acrylic stamps, colored them with Gelatos, misted it with water and stamped to create the bottom flowers. She also used Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mists on the diecut flowers and "painted" the flowers with a water brush to also give a watercolor effect.

 

 

3.Canvas

 

Practical Scrapper Lanette used water colors & gelatos to add color to her canvas.

 

 

4.Watercolor Paper

 

Practical Scrapper Jenn C used stazon ink when she stamped on watercolor paper. She then used her blender pen and ink to color the stamped image and surrounding area.

 

 

5.Fussy Cutting

 

Practical Scrapper Charity fussy-cut butterflies from patterned paper then painted them with Rose Art water colors before sewing them to this card. Check her blog for sketch details.

 

 

6. Masking Fluid

 

Practical Scrapper Charissa the heart background piece by tracing a Cameo cut with a sharpie maker onto her fabric piece. Then she painted the hearts with masking fluid before spraying the fabric with water and coloring with watercolor. Once dry, she rubbed away the masking fluid to reveal the white hearts underneath.

 

 

 

7.Ombre Effect

 

Practical Scrapper Alison used 3 different shades of green mist and some water to make the ombre back ground on this layout. To get this same effect spray a bit of your chosen mist colours into a small container then dilute it with water in approximately a 1:1 ratio. Then just paint on your new water colours with a brush blending well to avoid lines in between each colour.

 

 

8.Paper Flowers

 

Practical Scrapper Linda colored the background of the layout as well as the paper flowers with watercolor.

 

 

9.Fabric

 

Practical Scrapper Karen stamped directly to fabric with permanent ink and then used pearlized watercolors to shade the flowers & leaves and add some random splatters.

 

 

10.Stamp Over the Top

 

Practical Scrapper Sarah created this blue, abstract background by dropping concentrated, liquid watercolor paints onto a plastic sheet. Then she coated the paint with water and used a pin to stir the colors together. When she reached a pattern she liked, she pressed the corners of her white card stock into the mixture. After it had dried, she used regular black ink and stamps over the top.



 

And for our bonus round:

 

 

Guest Designer Stephanie water colored the banner with pencils and water colored on top of texture paste for the blue strip.

 

What is your Watercolor + 1 story? We'd love to see it. Post it on our facebook page with a blog link so we can all ohh and aww!

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~