Shimelle DT 2016 Layout 6: Lots of Layers

Welcome to the Shimelle Weekly Challenge layout

for "Lots of Layers" and the theme for this week: vehicles. 

I love this challenge! I'll be honest. At first I was having a hard time with the vehicles part of the challenge. I mean, I could only find about four photos of our cars from the last 20 years! Then it hit me. Look at what story you want to tell. That began with a question. 

"What memories are centered around our cars?"

We bring babies and groceries home in them, travel on family road trips, go out on dates, and to church on Sunday, and hop in them to start our lives together after the wedding with streamers flailing and cans rattling! After I found the 1950 photo of my Grandma and Papa, holding my Mom, I realized I could tell the story of our family cars over the last 66 years! OF course you don't need to span that broad of a timeframe. Brainstorm all the memories associated with your vehicles, and see how your story unfolds.

I really loved the mod feel of the 1950 photo, so I went with a 1950's inspired color scheme. The Starshine "Juno" paper had the perfect motif! The repeating diamonds on the left side of the layout utilize the tone on tone patterns from Shimelle's lines. Love the subtle effect! So thankful to my Grandma for being the faith leader in our family, and for so many wonderful years of kindness, gentleness, love, peace, joy, patience, goodness, and inspiration! Two hand squeezes means "I love you", and is something she taught me that I have passed down to my kids!

To keep the layout clean, I wanted to house all six color photos in the glassine bag with the journaling. I hand cut random size tags from the True Stories 6x6 pad. The crochet thread allows you to easily pull the tags out of the bag to read and view. 

Lots of layers were used figuratively and literally, in the layers of time represented, and the tons of paper strips used behind the focal point photo. I also added more layers with True Stories word stickers, die cuts, and an epoxy paper clip from Starshine. 

In the end, this page took me a lot longer than usual to create, but it was so worth it! I can't believe I have never realized how substantial the family vehicle is in our lives! Think about your life and the story you want to tell for future generations, and maybe even find a story you didn't know was there!

View the Process Video here

Thank you so much to Shimelle, for coming up with these challenges! If not for this challenge, I would not have this page that I cherish so much, and I am so thankful!l   

I would love to see your take on this week's challenge! Share your link at the Facebook Group "Scrapbook Like A Superhero" or at Shimelle.com and happy creating!

Inspiration Weekend at Shimelle.com

Tons of inspiration at www.shimelle.com for her 

Inspiration Weekend!! 

SUPPLIES: American Crafts Shimelle True Stories, and Starshine collections and Studio Calico title sticker, crochet thread for hand stitching.

Head on over to www.Shimelle.com for more info and tips on how to take an inspiration piece and make it your own. 

Thank you for stopping by,

Leigh

Inspiration Weekend at Shimelle.com

Tons of inspiration at www.shimelle.com for her 

Inspiration Weekend!! 

SUPPLIES: American Crafts Shimelle True Stories, and Starshine collections and Studio Calico title sticker, crochet thread for hand stitching.

Head on over to www.Shimelle.com for more info and tips on how to take an inspiration piece and make it your own. 

Thank you for stopping by,

Leigh

Happy Fourth of July 2016 Layout: Shimelle Design Team

Happy Fourth of July friends! 

Hope you have a blessed and fun filled day with your loved ones today!

I had so much fun seeing how many stars I could get on the page for this week's "Go Overboard with Stars" Challenge. 

For the first layer of stars, I used Whipped Spackle texture paste, and a Silhouette cut file to create a star stencil. 

Then I layered several other textures in star shapes as shown. Think vellum, patterned paper, stamps, stickers, and embellishments like the acrylic stars from Shimelle. In the photo above I used an X-acto knife to trim around the acrylic star, and don't you love how it is adhesive backed like a sticker? I do! 

Next, I wanted to create more dimension, so I used the Counting Stars cut file from the Cut Shoppe, and backed it with Shimelle True Stories, and Starshine papers. Making sure to leave some of the stars open, adds another layer of interest.

Using the Minc Machine to add gold foil to the Shimelle cards created more texture on the page and repeats the star shape.   Going for lots of repetition here! 

Stamping near the three embellishment clusters around the page in navy, and aqua for another layer of stars!

Here you can see a close up of the title and photo layers. The Shimelle Fitzgerald Thickers are a favorite font of mine.

Stitching down the vellum stars with a zig zag stitch, and adding the punched cork stars, gave lots of interest to the page with a variety of textures.

Choosing to add the stars in different textures around the page was a lot of fun! How many different layers of this repeating shape can you get on your layout? 

I can't wait to see what you all have to share, and your take on this challenge!

Have fun!

Hugs,

Leigh

Shimelle Design Team Layout #4 High Roller

Happy National Scrapbooking Day Weekend!

There will be so much scrapping going on this weekend,

Starting today!

My Shimelle 2016 Design Team Layout for the Arrow Challenge at Shimelle.com

goes live today!

This was an amazing challenge!

My project title is "High Roller" and that's our local landmark Ferris Wheel (Observation wheel).

 For the Arrow Challenge this week and theme of local landmark, I wanted to use a photo of our local landmark the High Roller. Looking at the photo, I knew I wanted to try circles as a design element to highlight all the circles in my photo. I found the sunburst background cut file at the Silhouette Design Store and thought the rays mimicked the cables on the wheel. So now, before I even started the page, I had a direction for the layout. 

 

   

When I cut the pattern on my Silhouette, I forgot to change the depth, and it didn't cut all the way through my paper. It was a happy accident though, because it led me to use an Exacto knife to cut out every other ray on the design. This gave me fewer rays to fill with punched circles and worked out better as far as how many colors I wanted to showcase. You can use 5 different sized circle punches to  punch out different Shimelle Starshine and True Stories papers. It was so fun to pick from the large variety of patterns you get in each color. Arrange them behind each ray. I used quick dry glue to adhere just a part of each circle and lifted up the edges for added dimension. 

I stitched around each sun ray that was backed with circles, and around the edge of the Starshine Mariner paper. Fold down the top portion of the blue patterned paper and  pick cut apart strips to add around your journaling block. The title in white glitter Thickers makes sure that the colors on the layout stand out and adds another texture and sparkle!

Did I forget about the arrows? No, I added arrows to point to the photo on the sun rays without the circles. You can add enamel shapes or any Starshine Embellishments you like in between rays. 

I added mine on the edges of the stitching to give more texture and interest to the layout.

Add a doily or other circular paper behind your photo and pop it up on dimensional foam. Then stitch underneath the title, and you have a completed page. 

I like to try to think of new ways to use my supplies, and I hope you enjoyed this variation on the sunburst design. What ways can you think of to use cut files other than they were intended? 

Happy crafting and Happy National Scrapbook Day Weekend! 

Hugs,

Artful Leigh

Shimelle Online Scrapbooking Weekend March 5-6, 2016

Shimelle.com has a super fun

online scrapbooking weekend for us on March 5-6, 2016!

Here is my challenge entry for the Map and Globe Challenge

 Supplies: PP from the Shimelle True Stories 6x6 paper pad, and 3 chipboard circles from Studio Calico (March 2015 Odyssey PL Kit) , tissue from Target, card stock  Studio Calico, Gold Thickers( Shimelle- Fitzgerald)  White Thickers(Amy Tangerine- American Crafts), stamps from Shimelle Starshine, and map stamp from Papertrey Ink.

Those little mini clothespins are from Target Dollar Spot

This layout was inspired by a beautiful layout by Emma_KW on IG, and here is a direct link to her lovely page:
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/180590-hi

The stamps are from Shimelle's new Starshine line from American Crafts. 

Thanks for stopping by, and visit Shimelle.com for lots of inspiration and challenges this weekend. 

You have a full week to join in and add your entries to her blog with Inlinkz

Shimelle Contributing Designer 2016 Layout #2 and Process Video

Loving all the inspiration and weekly challenges at 

Shimelle.com

Have you joined in yet?

This week's challenge is to be inspired by maps and globes.

For the my feature blog post and tutorial, please visit Shimelle.com

and link up your creation there as well!
I love to see your comments on my post at Shimelle.com!

Here is the process video, leave me some love,
and thank you for stopping by!
Leigh 

Shimelle's Weekly Challenge, Go Monochromatic

For this week's challenge at 

Shimelle.com

we're going monochromatic. 

Pick one color, 

(neutrals like black, white, gray, and brown don't count of course, because they are NOT colors and aren't on the color wheel) 

and scrapbook with tints and shades of that color.

Blue-green is my fave, so obviously that was my choice!

Using Kellie Stamps new March 2016 Release "Go See Do" and American Crafts Shimelle Starshine paper. Simply used the digital stamps set from Kellie Stamps to create custom patterned paper using the "Road Trip" stamp and color matched it with the eyedropper tool in Photoshop, so that it would coordinate with the Shimelle Starshine paper. Starshine papers used: Galileo, Phoenix, and Rosetta.

This layout is based on a layout from Geralyn Sy at Studio Calico:

http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/182770-pdx-scrapbook-kit-only 

Just a few embellishments from my Clique Kits Feb. Kit.

Close up view of the title, cut on my Silhouette Cameo, using a digital stamp from Kellie Stamps March 2016 set "Go See Do". 

Thanks for visiting today, and happy crafting!

Leigh

Shimelle Contributing Designer 2016 Layout #1 Process Video

Yay! It' another Fri-yay Video Day!

So excited to share my first Shimelle DT Layout Process Video!! 

 Thank you for watching, and please thumbs up and subscribe! 

Hugs, 

Leigh

Shimelle Laine Contributor Reveal and February 1 Challenge

So unbelievably excited to announce...

I made the 2016 Design Team for Shimelle Laine!! 

Feel as though I could jump over the moon right now! 

 The first challenge is live  now!! Check it out at http://www.shimelle.com/paper/2114/weekly-challenge-scrapbook-a-selfie/

There are eight Contributors (Designers), that will each be posting on Shimelle.com about once a month. They are 

 Meghann Andrew, May Flaum, Heather Leopard, Gina Lideros, Nicole Nowosad, Leigh Odynski, Sheena Rowlands, and Kirsty Smith.

I am so grateful and honored to be on this team, and like most of you, I have been a fan of Shimelle Laine for ages!!! 

Supplies: Shimelle Starshine patterned card stock, Heidi Swapp September Skies card stock ( top striped paper), American Crafts White Card Stock, Shimelle True Stories Wood Buttons, Shimelle True Stories Tags with Vellum, tracing paper for photo mat

Join in this the fun challenge at 

Shimelle.com

Hugs, Artful Leigh