Sweet Banner

Hello!  Toda I want to share a banner I created for the Cheery Lynn Designs booth at CHA.  To make sure that you are able to see all the details as well as the dies used, there are a few photos.  If you bare with me, I promise it will be worth your while! Remember, you can click on any photo to enlarge it.

The base of each section was created by cutting the English Tea Party Doily in half and covering the center of the doily with a scallop circle from the Stackers Nesting Dies-Circles Scalloped.

I began the “S” section, by adhering the large heart from Two of Hearts using foam adhesive. A Large Rose along with leaves from Small Dimensional Leaves #2 and Stackers Flowers #1 adorn the heart. To the side I added Olive Branches, embossing the leaves.

The “W” is backed with Stackers Nesting Dies Circle Scallop, atop the center part of the Nautical Wheeler Doily…two gorgeous doilies in one die! An Exotic Butterfly Mini garnishes the lot. Notice the little rose buds?! I created them by using only two or three diecuts from the Miniature Rose.

For the first “E,” I used the center of the Polynesian Sails Oval (again, two beautiful dies in one!) topped with a scalloped circle. Another butterfly from Exotic Butterfly Mini embellishes the grouping, but this one is embossed with Tim Holtz Distress Embossing ink and Distress Embossing Powder to give it a different look and unique, aged texture. The flower was created using two staggered layers of Cuties #2.

 

Again, I adhered a large heart as the backgound for the second “E.” To create the key, I cut Heart Key out of cardboard from a cereal box. Yes! The dies will easily cut through the box!! Custom made chipboard…cheap and effective! You gotta love that!! I brushed a combination of Ranger Distress Paints across the key. Once dried, I rubbed it with Distress Ink to bring out the crackle and give more of an antique feel.   The flower is from Miniature Rose.

And finally, the “T” is backed with the center of the Polynesian Sails Oval and a scalloped circle propped atop a section of the Victorian Picket Fence.  I used two staggered layers of Cuties #3 to create the flower The bud was created using two layers of diecuts from the Miniature Rose.  Leaves from Large Dimensional Leaves #2, as well as Stacker Flower #1, and Olive Branches provide foliage.

That concludes our journey along the banner! Thank you for sticking with me today and have a super SWEET week!!

Nuts About Sketches #165 and some Hybrid fun!!

It has been so cold and gloomy here for so long. I am ready for some fun in the summer sun! I decided since the sun refuses to peek through I would pull some of Echo Parks fun color popping papers to brighten my world! Nuts About Sketches reveal #165
I tucked the bottom of the sun under the photo, yet adhered the top of the sun with a pop dot. I also added some stitching and stickles to the sun for texture and a bit of sparkle! I layered small stickers over the large corrugated letters for a fun twist to the title.
I stepped outside my comfort zone and purchased the Echo Park Hybrid Summer Days Elements #1 package from Jessica Sprauge. I have never tried hybrid before. I really wanted some of the cute stickers and chipboard pieces but they were not available at my LSS so I decided to take the plunge and discovered a whole new world! I have a habit of “saving” stickers/chipboard pieces for “just the right thing” but was freed from that feeling to not only use what I wanted, but to be able to print it in the size I wanted!! The green scallop border, as well as all the embellishments on this layout are hybrid! …except for the obvious buttons, bling, bakers twine, and corrugated letters
I added some stickles and bling to the elements for a bit of summer fun and sparkle, then attached them various depths of foam dots for depth and texture.
Thanks for stopping by!

Dirty Scraps Blog Hop

Hello!!

Welcome to Dirty Scraps first blog hop ever. Are you ready for some Trick or Treats? Well…no tricks here but we do have lots and lots of treats!! Let me tell you, there are some spook-tacular eye candy and prizes along the way. In order to be eligible for one of the boo-tiful Grand Prizes on the Dirty Scraps blog, be sure to leave a comment at each blog AND become a follower of Dirty Scraps blog. Each DT member has a prize giveaway…you need to become a follower of the DT members of which goodies you would like to win…chose one or chose them all!

…in other words,

become a follower of Dirty Scraps and leave a comment everywhere if you want one of the big prizes on Dirty Scraps…

AND become a follower of the DT members whose giveaway you would like to win!

I am giving away a banner I created with the Maple Grove line from We R Memory Keepers. In order to win you must leave me a comment and become a follower on my blog!

I would love to send it your way! :)

Begin the hop at Dirty Scraps
Marlene
Laura Jean
Kelly
Amy

Vicky
Jodi (you are here!)
Shawna
Pinky

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