Innocence

 

Of course – May being the month of Mother’s Day – I scrapped a photo of my own Mother. This year, I wanted to do this a bit differently, using an image of her taken during the Summer of 1921 at the age of 2-1/2, with her Aunt Kate looking on. The soft papers and embellishments that make up the May Scrapbook Kit from Tres Jolie are perfect for capturing the sweet innocence of that time…

I began by applying some of the Crackle Paste that came in the April Mixed Media Kit through a Prima stencil that I’ve had for years. 

 

Once that had set, I began to add layers, using some more of the pieces that I had cut from the cover sheet and the reverse side of the same paper to matte the photo.

 I adhered a bit of the chipboard border to the bottom and then embellished the corners with fussy cut leaves (from the 6 x 6 Cutout sheets) and a few of those gorgeous flowers from the Courage package.

Lastly, I fussy cut a few butterflies and arranged them here and there to finish my layout.

 

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*****Supplies*****

 ***Très JolieScrapbook Kit***

Paper Heaven – Innocence Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cover Sheet #GP/NSET

Paper Heaven – Innocence Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Innocence - 05 #GP/N05

Paper Heaven – Innocence Collection – 6 x 6 Double Sided Paper – Flower Cut Outs – 6 Sheets

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Lace Border Set (White)

Prima – Diamond Collection – Flower Embellishments – Courage #653200

 

***Other***

Prima – Masks – Fence 3 #550042

Ranger – Distress Texture Paste – Crackle ##TDA71303

Ranger – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Hickory Smoke

 

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Mary Jane 1942

During World War II, my father served as a waist gunner in the Eighth Air Force on a B-17 Flying Fortress. While he was stationed in England, he kept a photo album filled with pictures of his companions, the planes that came back damaged, and most of all, of friends and family back home.

One of my nephews spent countless hours scanning the album as well as a pocket diary and a scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings that my grandmother put together.

I’ve selected this image from my father's album for this year’s Mother’s Day layout. It’s simply captioned “Mary Jane 1942”.

When I opened my May Kit from Très Jolie and started examining the pretties, I immediately put this sheet to one side, knowing that I’d want to use it for this page. I love the design, with the weathered frame and background of equally weathered whitewashed boards and flowers and lace on top.

My first step, after deciding where to place the photo and that large flower, was to figure how to arrange one of the corner chippies that came in the kit. I ended up cutting it into three pieces and colored it with Color Bloom mist and Sparks paint from my stash. 

While that was drying, I cut a slit on the edge of the “frame” and slid one side of the fussy-cut border piece (part of the 035 ephemera sheet) underneath, so that the other side would end under the flower.

Next, I cut three of the images from the back of the cover sheet, inked them, and fanned them out to fit behind the photo. 

Once that was done, I began to embellish my page, using more flowers from the kit along with a fussy cut clock and butterflies from the ephemera sheets.

The larger flower and the vintage lace are left over from the March kit.

The main part of this trinket from the April kit is actually cork. I altered it to blend in with the rest of my page by stamping it with chalk ink.

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

Lemon Craft – Grow Old with Me Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – 04 #LP-GROW04

Lemon Craft – Grow Old with Me Collection – 12 x 12 Cover Sheet #LZP-GROW01

***Embellishments***

Lemon Craft – Grow Old with Me Collection – Vintage Time Ephemera 035 #LZP-GROW01

Lemon Craft – Grow Old with Me Collection – Vintage Time Ephemera 037 #LP-VT037

Prima – Lifetime Collection – Flower Embellishments – Brown #564476

Prima – Divine Collection – Fabric Flower Embellishments – Peach #564612

Prima – Pretty Pale Collection – Flower Embellishments – Meadows #637682

Prima Marketing – Zella Teal Collection – Flower Embellishments – Made with Love #597177

Creative Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – Rose Page Corners

Prima – Vintage Trinkets – Wood Dangles with Beads #560829

Très Jolie – Vintage Doily

***Mediums***

Prima – Ingvild Bolme – Chalk Fluid Edger – Pastel Peach #891756

Prima – Color Bloom – Spray Mist –  Sultry Shimmer – Lime Wedge #573850

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Sparks Acrylic Paint – Butterfly Spells #964122

Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Vintage Photo #40262

***Tools***

Prima – Rosarian Collection – Clear Acrylic Stamps – Mix 2 #559489

EK Success – Cutter Bee – Scissors EK-CB01

***Other***

Scor-Tape – ½”

Beacon – 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue

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The Best Is Yet to Come - Created with the "Spring Grunge" Sketch from Swirlydoos

Swirlydoos' Spring Grunge Kit and Add-Ons are packed full of gorgeous colors, elegant embellishments (with a bit of fun thrown in!) and, as always, an original sketch created by Swirlydoos Design Team Coordinator Kim Heard.

Here is the sketch.

And my layout...

I started with the Chance sheet from Blue Fern Studios' Happy Accident collection and this wonderful photo of my parents from 1941. To create a bit of interest in the background, I rubbed the Viva Decor Inka Gold from the Mediums Add-On though one of the Tim Holtz Mini Stencils that came in the Project Kit. I chose to back my image with a journaling card from the Embellishment Add-On and the Darice gate that was included in the Main Kit. The Blue Fern Studios chippie (also from the Embellishment Add-On) was treated with the Inka Gold and then slightly inked to give it an aged look. I finished it all with blooms from the Flower Add-On and some vines cut with the Die of the Month (Monterey Vine by Poppystamps) that I treated with the Liquid Leaf from the Mediums Add-On.

And a few closeups...

Supplies

*Swirlydoos May 2017 Spring Grunge Kit*

Blue Fern Studios - Artisan Collection - Happy Accident - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Chance

Prima - Rose Quartz Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Stone Quartz #848040

Prima - Rose Quartz Collection - Gem and Paper Clips with Foil Accents #593025

Heidi Swapp - Cardstock Stickers - Word Jumbles - White and Black #312243

Mark Richards - Scrapbooking Embellishments - Metal Stickers - Nailheads - 3mm - Round - Black #3873

Darice - Rustic Accents -Rustic Metal Fairy Garden Fence Section - 4" x 5"

*Swirlydoos May 2017 Cardstock Add-On*

Core'dinations - 12 x 12 Foundations Cardstock - Elephant

Core'dinations - 12 x 12 Foundations Cardstock - April Lovely

*Swirlydoos May 2017 Flower Add-On*

Blue Fern Studios - Flower Embellishments - Happy Roses

Prima - Rose Quartz Collection - Flower Embellishments - Petal Marble #595111

Prima - Rose Quartz Collection - Flower Embellishments - Travertine #595142

*Swirlydoos May 2017 Project Add-On*

Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Layering Stencil - Mini Set 25 #THMST025

*Swirlydoos May 2017 Embellishment Add-On*

Prima - Rose Quartz Collection - 3 x 4 Journaling Cards #593049

Blue Fern Studios - Laser Cut Chipboard - Happy Accident Dangles - 2 pcs

*Swirlydoos May 2017 Mediums Add-On*

Plaid - Liquid Leaf - One Step Leafing Paint - Classic Gold #6110

Viva Decor - Inka-Gold - Metal Gloss Paint - Rose Quartz #926

*Swirlydoos May 2017 Die of the Month*

Poppystamp Dies - Monterey Vine

Other Supplies

Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Liquid Chalk Edger - Knotted Wood

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