Stencil Play

I recently received a RAK stencil from Ruth Ann of West Coast Scrap. I immediately sat down and created a Thank You card for her (which is totally out of my usual routine). It was a play day using all of my new stencils and inks and sprays and this was one of the results. The color of the front panel was obtained from Memories Mist spray and Gelatos on my craft sheet. It was a fun time. The fabulous butterfly is one I cut from my new favorite die purchased at the Original Rubber Stamp Convention on Saturday. The manufacturer is Cheery Lynn and I will really have to restrain myself from buying their entire inventory. It is so detailed and intricate and cuts like buttah!!! Card base and stamped sentiment from Club Scrap as is the stencil. Thanks for looking.

Learn Something New Every Day

Last September, Farley and I took a class from Shimelle called Learn Something New Every Day. I failed miserably at it with so much else going on that month and fully planned to eventually get back to it. The "every day" part of it is what I found overwhelming. So I am going to try to complete the class by learning something new every WEEK, still following Shimelle's thought-provoking prompts. This week's prompt was to talk about my latest Big Adventure. Which in my case was the first ever Beer Tasting Class on DH's birthday.

In addition, I decided to use the teapot shaped book which was one of our goodies from West Coast Scrap Scramp Camp. I have never attempted an altered book of any kind, much less one in the shape of a tea pot. So I'm not expecting much of myself. It is a learning experience and one I plan to hammer out if it takes me forever. 

I used so many different things on these pages that I've forgotten what they all are. I know I used matte medium and Dylusions sprays along with stamps (Club Scrap and others) and a Silhouette cut stencil and even a little bottlecap shape cut on my Cuttlebug. The journaling was computer-generated and cut into strips. Please be kind and thanks for looking.

Letterboxing

Another layout using THREE of an item. This time I chose to punch some chevrons with my old quilt punch. These photos are on an ALSB using Club Scrap's Road Trip remix kit. They show my sister Chrissie in Campbell and Santa Cruz when we were Letterboxing in October. Good times. Thanks for looking.

Scramp Camp Classes

Back to PSL, the challenge for the first week was to use three of the same items on each page. For this layout, which was assembled in June of 2009 in Miamisburg, Ohio, when I attended a Club Scrap event with my sister Chrissie. I used three screw brads on each page. The photos depict classes taken at West Coast Scrap's Scramp Camp and include photos of Nancy and Farley, as well as Chrissie and myself. Thanks for looking.

Sweet

Created this layout for the Club Scrap Monthly Sketch Relay challenge. Took me all month to do it but I FINALLY, finally finished it. How can it take sooo long to put a title and journalling on a layout? Let me count the ways. 

Anyway, these photos were taken when my sister Chrissie and I attended West Coast Scrap's Scramp Camp with Farley (along with many other Club Scrappers) in Campbell, CA, in September. On the way, we made a stop in Livermore to see the World's Longest Burning Lightbulb (yes, indeed, we did) and on that same stop, we introduced Farley to the fun sport of Letterboxing. We also took her to one in Campbell. Funnily enough, both letterboxes were located indoors in sugar shacks. One was called Let 'Em Eat Cake and the other was Psycho Donuts. 

We feared Farley would turn to a pillar of stone when we took her into those dens of iniquity. However, we all survived without having an on-the-sport heart attack. Of course, Chrissie and I broke down and bought one cupcake but ALL resisted the Psycho Donuts. 

I used base from Earth & Herbs, purple from Sonoma and pink from Jubilee. Mats from Perfect Ten. Title cut with Quickutz Blossom font. Cupcakes punched with Martha Stewart punch and Stickled. Journaling computer generated. All edges inked with Dusty Concord DI. Love this sketch. Thanks for looking.

Camp Scrap

Well, I finally got busy with May Flaum's Camp Scrap. On the very first day of camp, she challenged us to use a technique she calls Confetti Burst. As always, I am multi-tasking by using this technique on a sketch by Becky Fleck's Page Maps for June and finally breaking into my Capricieux Counterfeit Kit by Squirrely Nancy. I couldn't resist using photos from my IRL visit with May at Scrapbook Island in San Jose along with quite a group of my West Coast Scrap friends.

In addition to the Confetti Burst, which is entirely out of my comfort zone, I also outlined my title letters with a black pen which is a little tip I learned from May. Not a big deal but it does add a bit of an extra touch.

Thanks for looking.