Tuesday Tutorial: Creating Embellishments for your layouts

Hi there!

It is December!  Cue the confetti!!!  it is the jolliest and happiest of times (for some of us that is!) so, what better way than to celebrate it with color.  Today, I want to show you a simple way to make the most out of your Holiday collections while customizing some embellishments for your layout.

 

When I think Christmas, I always think of festive times with lots of color.   Unfortunately, the Merry Days collection from Crate Paper has color, but it is not as vibrant or festive as i have in mind for this layout.   Then, my choice was to create my own embellishments that will bring that much needed color to the page.   The following video will show you how it all came together:

 

As you can appreciate from the video, the colorful Christmas trees are customized to bring vibrancy to the existing colors of the collection.  The color is saturated in the trees so that they can show the small drops of white paint that are trying to create  snow capped branches.

 

The colorful trees are the basis for this page, as they bring the color and focus of the page to the picture of my two kids on their last day of school before the Christmas break.

 

 

By adding accents of gold in the embellishments used in the page, I am able to marry the new created colors to the pre manufactured stickers and embellishments.

 

 

All the colorful embellishments and background of thie page are the perfect background for this happy memory of my kids a few years ago.

 

 

I really hope you are inspired to customized embellishments and backgrounds for your next layout,  Remember you can always contact me if you have questions on how this came together.  Also, you can find all the materials used in this layout in the Scrapbook Nerd shelves so, stop by to check them and all the new arrivals.

Have a blessed day!

 

 

Merry Days collection: 12×12 papers, 6×8 Paper pad, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, cardstock stickers, word stickers

Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers

Heidi Swapp Color shine in Gold Lame

Vicki Boutin Foundation paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Team Weekly Digest

 

 

Hi there!

The weather is cooling, the leaves are falling, PSL is back and we all are looking for our cozy sweaters… It is Fall, y’all!!   What a great time to enjoy nature, and all its splendor; this was the inspiration for this week’s projects from our design team,  “Fall Colors”.  So, let’s see what they created, first up is Mari.

 

For fall colors week, Mari created an 8 1/2 x 11 Scrapbook layout using the Vicki Boutin Field Notes collection. Using the Art Crayons and Vicki Boutin stencils, Mari added some color to the white card stock. Some Irridescent Glaze was added through a stencil to create some texture on the layout.

Other stickers and die cuts from Field Notes have been added, as well as a strip of patterned paper to the top 1/4 of the layout. The black title piece has been added using the gorgeous phrase sticker sheets in black.

What a beautiful color combination and all the mixed media on the background.   Gorgeous layout, Mari.  Now let’s see Milena’s project.

 

Milena was up on the blog this week with her take on this week’ s sketch.   She also chose to work with VIcki Boutin’s Field Notes collection and multiple Pictures.

 

You can find all the details of her page on the Sunday blog post.  What a great sketch, and Oh, the possibilities!  Thanks, Milena; and now let’s see what Nathalie created.

 

 

Nathalie was up on the blog’s Tuesday Tutorial spot.  She chose to showcase how to create a color family for a multicolor background using Vicki Boutin’s Acrylic Pop Paints.  You can find all the details and process video in the previous blog post.

 

The color combo, all the stamped images, and the vellum leaves are the perfect canvas for the sweet picture of her niece.  Great layout, Nathalie.

Well, now it is time to use some of this inspiration on your projects.  Remember to check Scrapbook Nerd store for all the materials used in these projects.  There are so many new products arriving at the store, so make sure to stop by to check them all!

Thank you so much for visiting!

Creating with a Fall Color Palette | Nathalie DeSousa

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to bring you a new project inspired by the colors of Fall.  This week we will be creating projects inspired by color, and i wanted to show you how to build a color family background using acrylic paints.

 

The colors used here are the ones in a Fall sunset (i found the colors by doing a Pinterest search, “Fall color palette”), and were replicated using Acrylic pop paints    The key to having a cohesive look to the background -not harsh transitions between the color stripes- is to build the colors using a same color base.  This means you start with the lightest color, in this case yellow, and create the colors using this as a base.  The background color will be the one that softnes the transitions and help create a cohesive color family.   The following video will show you how this page was put together:

 

How simple and colorful is that background?!  The color stripes are the perfect base to bring the rest of the layout to live.   The simple stenciled details are just subtle enough to add interest to the stripes

 

 

The leaf cut outs and stamped flowers are a great way to create clusters in this page without losing a large part of the background.

 

 

The smalls pop of gold complement all those ephemera pieces and stickers from Vicki Boutin Field Notes and All The Good Things collection.

 

 

The title brings the warm tones of Fall into this page, and complete the golden look of a modern Fall layout.

 

Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check all the materials used in this page, and all the new goodies that are always arriving at the store.   As always please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

XO,

 

Marshmallow Cardstock, vellum  – Bazzill

Gesso; Acrylic pop paint in White, Crushed Pineapple, Sugar Strawberry, Coral Macaroon, Plum Pudding, Orange Slice, Cherry Tart, Cotton Candy and Black; Art Crayons – warm , neutral sets;  Stencil Brushes  – Vicki Boutin

Shine – Stamp and Die Set – Vicki Boutin

Stamp and Die set #2 – VIcki Boutin v

Field Notes collection – Collect and Document paper, Chipboard stickers, Watercolor Stickers, Ephemera Pieces – VIcki Boutin – American Crafts

All The Good Things collection – Cardstock Stickers – Vicki Boutin – American Crafts

Gold Puffy Thickers – Sweet & SImple collection – Pinkfresh Studio

Gold Puffy Thickers – Flourish collection – Maggie Holmes- Crate Paper

 

 

THIS WEEK … DAILY ROUTINE/DAILY LIFE

Hello, Gisele here bringing you the design team’s projects for this week. Lots going on this week, but our theme was daily routine/daily life. So let’s check it out shall we.

Mari’s everyday life thematic layout is about time she spends with family! Mari applied some Vicki Boutin Gesso to some patterned paper. Then she tore the paper in half and adhered it to some Bazzil Marshmallow card stock. Just under the torn paper, Mari added some texture paste through a Crafter’s Workshop stencil. Using a dry, flat paint brush, she dry brushed some Vicki Boutin acrylic paint in blue, pink and yellow onto the paper. Mari chose a Crate Paper collection from Maggie Holmes to embellish her layout. If you want to try this, there are so many beautiful mediums, paper and embellishments in the shop for this project! Mari has a video of this project on her YouTube channel if you would like to see all of the details.

A little closer look to her page:

A peak at her texture and mixed media:

Nathalie created this project that celebrates an everyday moment of her son’s life. She used a combination of Paige Evans collections ( Turn the Page, Pick Me Up, Take Me Away, Oh My Heart) to create this page. The title was created using a cut file from JustNick Studio. The background was built using Distress Oxides, a Kaisercraft stencil and Pink Paislee’s Turn the Page collection stamp. All the embellishments come from all the collections and also the Paige Evans sticker book. Love the color blocking in this starry page.

Mixed media is beautiful:

Closer look at the title backed with the pattern papers:

This week’s sketch features a single 2×3 photo. Milena’s page example uses Bella Blvd’s Pop Quiz collection. Such a fun sketch. Maybe you could try it in our online crop this weekend in our Facebook group.

Yup, school has started up again, great way to showcase that.

A closer look of the layering:

Everyday life sometimes is when Gisele ends up in a thrift store and finding a new bracelet. She has a big collection. This was her latest find recently. She used a free cut file from the store called “Spring Things”. She also used a punch from her stash to add some more flowers in white to add around the photos. Pattern papers used are from the “Have Faith” from 6×6 paper pad by Echo Park. These papers were also used to back photos and cut file.

Also used on this page are puffy stickers from Pink Fresh, some chipboard embellishments from Thickers “Pick Me Up”, some Heidi Swapp in navy and gold colour shine and some gold floss from her stash. The title is from Pink Fresh, the LOVE is from the Pick Me Up collection as well. The background and frame are papers from the coordinating solids paper pack from Echo Park “have Faith”. The large cluster cut file of flowers is from the Scrapbook Nerd shop and it is free!! You can find it here. It’s called “Spring Things”.

 

A closer look at title and white flowers:

The cut file and the papers used to back the flowers and leaves:

Well there you have it, such wonderful projects from the design team. We hope we have inspired you again this week.  If you have not checked this weeks tutorial on creating your own embellishments you can find that here.

Also this weekend, we are having an online crop in our Facebook group. Lots of challenges and fun. Prizes too!! Check it out here.

Lots of fall, Christmas and other scrappy goodies have come into the shop, so why not stop by and check it out here.

Have a wonderful scrappy week,

Gisele

 

NEED EMBELLISHMENTS …

Hello everyone, it’s Gisele here with a new tutorial. Are you working on a project and looking for embellishments? Well look no further than your patterned papers, Project Life type cards, cut apart cards and sometimes even the packaging!! Yup, it’s so easy, get your precision scissors and get cutting; fussy cutting.  

Your tool to cut is very important. Using precision scissors. For me from my stash of scissors (and I have a few pairs LOL), I used these, Viva Infinite. Not sure where I got these. The important thing is that they are precision. I sometimes cut really close to the items chosen, or I leave a tiny border around them. 

We have these in the store : precision scissors

Here I used the Simple Stories I AM collection, I fussy cut some flowers to add to my 12×12  layout.

In this following example I used Simple Stories again, the Hello Summer collection. I fussy cut several florals from this page. Added some of the stickers too from the collection to show different sizes of florals.

 Also fussy cut my title from one of the patterned papers as well.

Another example of some fussy cut embellishments, here is another LO. I used Simple Stories I Am collection again. The pink florals are from the 6×8 collection.

The following example, I fussy cut some florals from some Vicki Boutin papers.

My card:

I also used the Simple Stories Hello Summer collection in a mini album seen here.

So, do not be shy cutting up some patterned paper and use as embellishments to your pages, cards and projects. It is a way to use your papers to the max or helps your scrappy budget. Get cutting! 

New products are coming in every day, so check out the store soon so you do not miss out.

Signing out for now, but not before telling you that we have an online crop happening in our Facebook group on September 21st to 23rd. Please join us for fun challenges and prizes too.

 

Reworking Backgrounds

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all enjoying this new week!  It is time for a new tutorial, and this time i wanted to show a way to rework those layouts we some-and/or-many times we end up not loving after they are completely finished.

This is the original layout i had created for this tutorial, i wanted to show you a quick and easy mixed media background, but i think i got carried away, and ended up not loving the finished product.  So i set it aside for a while, and played with a few ideas, but i knew that it was not up to my liking, so i decided to rework it.  So please enjoy the following video that will show you how this layout yielded two new layouts:

 

 

 

 

How about those layouts!!  Let me just give you  a bit more information on what i created with that salvage layout.

 

This new layout is similar to the original one created.   The major difference is all that extra gold stenciling that run diagonally across the opposite side of the picture.

 

 

This layout has a more refined background, and all the elements of the previous page (i kept them all as they were featured in the first page).  With this simpler design, the picture is the focus of the page, and all the embellishments (all from Pebbles’ Patio Party Collection) shine without being overtaken by the background.  Now onto the next page:

 

 

This layout features the background of the original page.  The choice to cut circles out of the original lbackground takes away the busy pattern that all that extra stenciling created on the page.

 

 

A bit of a watercolor brings a new clean canvas for all those background circles.  Due to the bold pattern of the circles, just a few of them are enough to complete the page, and add dimension to the layout at the same time.

 

 

To balance the bold pattern in the circle, the rest of the layout’s embellishments were kept simple, so that the picture becomes the focus of the page.

I am sure some of you might think that reworking a background into other pages might be a bit of a stretch, and i completely understand.  But  this might serve as inspiration to create your own patterned paper (so you could create shapes out of it), or to try a simple mixed media background.    It is completely up to you!

As always please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.  I would love to help you, it at all possible.  Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd  to check all the materials used in this page.

XO

 

Patio Party collection and embellishments – Pebbles

Vicki Boutin Art Crayons,  gesso,  ephemera, rub on, glitter word, gold and iridiscente glaze,

Pebbles_ NIght Night word foam thickers.