Kreative Koncepts Sketch Challenge #23 - Girls Only!

Hi everyone,

April is here so that means it's time for a new sketch at Kreative Koncepts (previously known as ScrapFriends)! Here's my page....

and here's the sketch......The bold triangles are so fun! I definitely wanted to make sure I used some on my page :)

I went for a more grungy look since this photo was taken on a desolate, vast, dried lava field. 

But of course it's a fun, colorful photo of us girls (3 generations!) on our road trip so I decided to use some hearts and flowers for a feminine touch too :)

Hope you find inspiration in the sketch and play along with Kreative Koncepts! Happy April everyone!

Supplies:

Faber Castell Gelatos

Faber Castell Big Brush Pens

Angora Watercolor paints

Twinkling H2Os

Pearl Ex powder

Perfect Pearls

Dylusions Inks

Heidi Swapp Chipboard hearts

Prima Flowers

Washi tape

Um Yeah! UmWowStudio is having a Birthday!

Hi everyone!

Guess what? UmWowStudio turned ONE this week!

I absolutely love being a part of the CT! With the fabulous chipboards, stencils, and flair buttons you need to check them out...AND since they are celebrating all week long, you don't want to miss out on the giveaways, inspiration and of course checking out the new products!

Here's my celebratory card with the new Celebrate Confetti, Banner MASH and the ever useful Chevron Mask.....

Now you couldn't turn down a face like that could you??

My Foray into Video Tutorials :)

Hi everyone,

I'm made a few videos as tutorials for Kreative Koncepts (formally known as Scrapfriends) and I wanted to share them here on my blog.

Kudos to all you creative people out there who prolifically make videos....it's one thing to create on your own time but it's another thing to do it for an audience, and then edit the whole thing! It's definitely been an uphill learning curve for me :) but as each video had been made, I've learned something new and have been proud of the outcome.

I'm sharing 3 videos here and a photo of  what I end up making or and example of a layout I made with a technique I showed:

I'd love to know if you enjoyed the videos or found them interesting or helpful! 

UmWowStudio - Being Silly

Hi everyone!

Spring is almost here! We are having some fantastic weather in California and we've even got a pair of Mallard ducks that have been hanging out a bit in our backyard :) Totally random stuff but it makes me feel happy!

Something else that makes me happy is this page I've got a page up at UmWowStudio:

My little duckies (I'm on a roll here) are being goofy in a photo booth. I'm enjoying the contrast of the darker color to the lighter subject too...

My UWS Layered Triangles came in very handy too in adding that extra something I needed to make this page feel complete!

That's all from me. Hope you all have a wonderful week!

Kreative Koncepts Color Challenge #23 - Soar

Hi everyone,

Oooo I think there is such a beautiful spring color palette up at Kreative Koncepts (formally known as Scrap Friends). It's lovely pastels with a wee bit of magic gold glimmer thrown in :) 

I thought it fit just right for this photo of my youngest. She's entranced by something she sees and I love that I caught that moment. Child not aware that photo is being taken = some of mommy's favorite photos.

And of course, here is the fabulous palette:

I wanted to get that gold somewhere in a more concentrated form so I chose one butterfly....

Washi tape, gesso, watercolors and stamps, my background go-to's......

I sketched around the other butterflies with an embossing pen then dusted over the embossed areas with Pearl Ex powder...

I'm also submitting this page for the March mood board at Scrap Around The World. They've set a beautiful mood flowing with feminine pink pastels. What inspiration did I get? Tucking something floral on my page, and using the alphabet in the background.

Have a wonderful weekend!

UmWowStudio - ROTFL!

Hi everyone!

Here's a CT page I made for UWS using their awesome chipboard, flair, and stencil...

The original reveal is here and I write more about the design elements of the page.

I greatly enjoyed making this page since I'm happiest when I get to play around with different mediums. I used a high gloss, heavy gel medium over gesso and cardstock then painted over everything with watercolors and Faber Castell gelatos. The gloss created a nice resist effect. To emphasize some of the circles I used Derwent Inktense pencils.

I thought the title ROTFL (Roll On The Floor Laughing) was very appropriate since that's exactly what my daughter was doing in this photo :) 

Hope everyone has a great week!

Supplies:

UWS Circle Confetti Mask

UWS Polaroid MASH chipboard

UWS Mustard 29 Flair

UWS Circle Confetti

Faber Castell gelatos

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Scrap Friends Sketch #23 - Beach Babe

Hi everyone,

So late with this page and post, I apologize. We had a little family trip to the snow at Lake Tahoe and of course things are always so busy before and after a vacation!

Anyhoo, without further ado here is my most recent page for Scrap Friends Sketch challenge #23:

And here is the sketch:

These are photos of my youngest from a road trip we took last year up the California coastline. We stopped off at a beach to stretch our legs and as the tide was very low, my daughter was having so much fun running around. Let's just say when she was done, I'd wished I had not let her wear her clothes out there :)

This challenge will be going on through the end of the month so I hope you will find some time to join in!