WOW! It's been 2 Years since I last posted. I've been very busy...you know....covid...and other stuff!
I haven't done as much card making as I used to. Seems like I'm doing a little more scrapbooking now. I have made numerous cards, just didn't get them photographed and posted.
Here's a few of the layouts I've done in the past year or so...
This first one is a photo of my grandson, Allen, taken in 2006. He's 17 yrs old now! Made this layout totally from scraps (except for the white background paper). Matted each of the photos with dark blue as well as the ppr piece in between the photos. I printed the tile work (designed in the Silhouette program) directly onto the white background. The Surprised "face" was also designed in the Silhouette program. I added some faux stitching to the banner tabs across the top and drew some lines around the edges of the background. Fairly quick and easy layout. No journaling...just added his name and the date of the photos on the layout.
My dgs, Tyler on his 4th birthday. I made his t-shirt birthday cake that year. I used EP Everyday Eclectic papers for this layout. The round photo was matted on a scrap of red polka dot paper and both the photo and mat were cut with a stitched edge die. Balloons are a die from Simon Says Stamp and were cut from white card stock and colored with Copics. String on the balloons is tatting thread. I designed the title work in the Silhouette program and cut it out 4 time to layer for dimension. I also added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the top of the letters. The little cake embellie is from the Silhouette design store, as are the tags that I added information to them. I also added thin red strips of card stock around the blue background. No journaling on this one...photos tell the story.
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Photo of our oldest son Glenn when he was about 18 months old. I used some OLD Basic Grey papers - Hopscotch and the blue is from BG Blitzen Collection. I kind of follow a sketch from Pagemaps...with a twist. I created the "Family tag in the Silhouette program and journaling was also done in the program. Circle was cut with a large circle die. Border strip across the top was punched with a MS punch (OLD). I added some faux stitching and some black Nuvo drops. Butterflies were cut with a Simon Says die and I added some tiny blue bling to the bodies. The butterflies were sprayed with some sparkle mist but it's difficult to see in the photo. The title tag reads: Family - today's little moments become tomorrow's precious memories.
Photos of my son and my grandson (his nephew). I used REALLY old Basic Grey papers - Marrakech. Really digging back into some of my stash now! I used the threading waters border punch to punch the scalloped mat (found a video online to remind me how to use just a border punch without the corner punch). The "laugh with me, giggles, laughter, and just plain silly" are all rub ons that I found in my stash. I punched circles with a 2 in, 1 3/4 inch and 1 inch punches. I printed the "uncle Matthew & Jacob" on the circle punch after I punched it. Did a bit of doodling on some of the circles. The image on the light blue circle on the right is an old SU image I stamped in black. Title work was designed in the Silhouette program, printed, and cut with the Cameo several times for dimension. Working on using some of my old stuff instead of buying so much new stuff!
Photos taken at our family reunion in 1999. I matted each photo and the ppr with black card stock. The flowers are from my "bits and pieces" basket (things I've cut out/made but didn't use) Top quote was computer generated and cut out with a Spellbinder die. Big flowers are stamps from Altenew. I'm not sure about the smaller flowers...maybe Altenew? Ppr is from EP Anything Goes collection. Title work tag was computer generated and popped on foam for dimension. Butterfly is a MS punch and the trail is a part of some black bling swirls. I cut 1/4 inch strips of black card stock and made a box around the photos and ppr. Journaling is tucked behind the top left piece.
Maybe I'll get better about posting...one can only hope! LOL! Thanks for taking the time to stop by! I appreciate any and all comments! Have a great day!
