It's a Wonderful Life

 

I’ve been inspired by the wintry road and Christmas tree images in the December Mood Board from Tres Jolie to create this layout featuring a photo from four years ago.

And here is the Mood Board…

It’s all about the layering here, some obvious, some not so much, with a little bit of paper tearing thrown in. I selected the center image first: the bottom part of Treetops sheet, which I tore along the top and bottom. The Northpole sheet with the hint of trees and snow makes a perfect base. 

 

After matting the photo with chipboard, I glued it to a frame from one of the cut-apart sheets. I selected two of the larger pieces from the Ephemera pack. I wanted the notes to show on the larger piece, so I ripped it down the side. I wasn’t pleased with the result, finding it too narrow. I began to glue it back together, not quite matching the edges so the tear would show. I did tear the print piece because I wanted as much of the print to appear above the photo. I played around with these pieces until I was satisfied with their placement and marked the spot.

I selected one of the images from the Rub-On package and added it to the spot where the print piece and the frame layer met. Next came a layer of trees from the cut-aparts, backed with a bit of chipboard for added dimension. (I cut a bit from the edge to created one more layer.)

I glued a long piece of chipboard to that torn strip of patterned paper, adhered it to my layout, then added the remaining layers. The title piece, again from the cut-aparts, was inked around the edges, glued to a scrap of chipboard, and placed on the photo.

 I treated the pine cone chipboard pieces with clear gesso. Once it was set, I used a paintbrush to color them with Lindy’s Stamp Gang mists. I love how the glitter makes this cluster pop while blending in perfectly with the colors of the piece.

I finished by watering down some white gesso and using a fan brush to create splatters, adding to the snowy feel, and called it “done”.

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 *****Supplies*****

 ***Très Jolie December Kit***

49 and Market – Vintage Artistry – Peace & Joy Collection – 12 x 12 Collection Pack #VPJ-34628

Northpole #VPJ-34710

Treetops #VPJ-34741

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Pine Cone Set

49 and Market – Vintage Artistry – Noel – Ephemera Stacks #VAN-32853

49 and Market – Vintage Artistry – Peace and Joy – Rub-On Transfers #VPJ=34642

 ***Other***

Prima – Finnabair – Art Basics – Clear Gesso #941466

Prima – Finnabair – Art Basics – Heavy Gesso – White #961442

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Starburst Spray – Tibetan Poppy Teal

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Starburst Spray – Cattail Copper Brown

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Squirts – Maple Syrup Bronze

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Archival Ink – Hickory Smoke

Beacon – Fabri-Tac

Art Institute – Glitter Glue

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Today Is a Good Day

 

I’m so in love with Craft O’Clock’s Blooming Retreat collection that came in the October Scrapbooking Kit from Tres Jolie that I decided to create a third layout featuring a heritage photo of several of my mother’s uncles.

Lots of layering going on here: corrugate and paper scraps, all with torn edges and several groups of tags, fussy cut, lightly distressed and then inked. But!!!! that bottom layer is an illusion; it’s actually the pattern of the paper… The minute I saw it, I just knew that it would be perfect for the image I wanted to use.

The pattern and the layers make for a very busy design, so I kept the rest of my layout simple. I framed the photo with chipboard from the September kit and added a few sprigs and a butterfly from the remains of a package of flowers that came in the November 2018 kit.

Here are a few closeups:

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 *****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie October Kit***

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 2 #CC-BLR-MM09-02

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 4 #CC-BLR-MM09-04

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cover Sheet #CC-ZD-BLR-MM09

***Other***

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Circle in Circle

49 and Market – Handmade Flowers – Vintage Shades – Yellow Cluster #VS-85991

Corrugate

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Ground Espresso

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Always Be On the Lookout for the Presence of Wonder

 

The colors and the images of September’s Mood Board are a perfect match for this photo that my son took on Cape Cod a few weeks ago, capturing my grandson walking on the beach at sunset. Here is my layout:

And here is the Mood Board that inspired it:

This month’s twist is “vintage”, so I slightly softened the colors of the photo before printing out two copies. I think that the image itself is timeless, which adds to the feel of the theme.

I wanted to use a lot of thin strips to form my base, so I started by cutting an 8” x 8” square from the center of my paper and attaching the outside piece to a bit of packaging cut to size.

I carefully tore a strip from the top of another sheet, flipped it over, and glued it to the base.

I trimmed the paper to about 2” from the torn edge and glued this strip down as shown.

I repeated this step using several sheets of paper until the entire surface was covered. I used the 8” x 8” piece behind the photos, dividing it in half and placing the photos to cover the split. I also added a bit of green, using one of the LemonCraft sheets that came with the kit. I didn’t bother inking or matting the photos because I like the way they stand out with just the white borders showing.

Now to embellish! I started by draping some cheesecloth around the bottom of the photos, allowing it to flow, capturing the feel of the waves. I added a few stones that I had taken from the Cape several years ago and filled some more of the space with flowers from the October 2019 kit.

And then I put it aside. I had plans to visit the Cape myself (my brother and sister-in-law are wonderful hosts!) and I was hoping that the weather would allow me to collect some sand from the Nauset Beach in the picture. It did look a little iffy – Hurricane Larry, now downgraded to a tropical storm, decided to pay a visit and Thursday was a day of torrential rain. Friday dawned clear and sunny, and we all went to several of the Cape’s beautiful beaches on Friday and yes, I managed to scoop up some Nauset sand, here applied with the help of some gel medium…

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 *****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie September Kit***

Paper Heaven – Beyond the Mist Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 1

Paper Heaven – Beyond the Mist Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 2

Paper Heaven – Beyond the Mist Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 3

Lemon Craft – A4 Basic Paper Pad – Double Sided Papers #Leaves 01

***Other***

Prima – Pretty Pale Collection – Dry Desert # 637583

Cheesecloth

Tim Holtz – Idea-Ology – Stickers – Small Talk #TH93193

Stones

Sand

Beacon – Fabri Tac

***Mediums***

Ranger Ink – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Milled Lavender

Liquitex – Gel Medium - Matte

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