In the Leaves

 

Autumn is here and what could be more evocative of the season than this series of photos from twelve years ago?

This design is inspired by the October sketch from My Creative Scrapbook.

I began this layout by stripping the top layer from a piece of corrugated cardboard. (Tip: Using a spray bottle, lightly moisten the surface with water and allow it to set for a few minutes. That layer will come right off, leaving some schmutz here and there – perfect for a rustic look.)

Next, I selected a few rub-ons from the 49 & Market Plum Grove collection and applied them to a sheet of Bazzill cardstock, making two rows of DIY patterned paper.

I cut 6” from the bottom of the Falling Leaves sheet and divided this into two pieces measuring 4.5” and 1.5”. The larger piece was flipped over, showing the stripes, then I glued the smaller bit to the center. This was glued to the corrugate base, making sure that there would be plenty of room to tuck the next items under the top and bottom edges.

I tore the edges of the cardstock/rub-on pieces, then cut these in half, allowing me to create two layered pieces. These were tucked under the edges of my center piece. I added a couple of strips from the Laser Cut Elements to balance it out.

I selected five tags from the Tag Elements sheet. Using a circle punch, I cut out the holes on top. I glued some scraps of the Bazzill cardstock and glued them to the backs of the tags, then punched out the holes again. After backing the photos with cardboard, I attached them to the plain tags. I used a pencil to write the title and date on the journaling tag. I cut five pieces of twine and attached them to the tags, then glued four of them to the page, saving the patterned one to embellish the top.

I layered six of the leaf piles from the Laser Cut Elements and topped them with a rake. Next, I added a leaf to the tag and decided that nothing else was needed there. To embellish the top corner, I cut a couple of small strips from the cardstock scraps, attached a couple of sentiments from the sticker sheet and two leaf pieces from the Laser Cuts.

I finished my layout with a title piece selected from the In the Leaves Chipboard Stickers.

 A few closeups:

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

Simple Stories – Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Falling Leaves #25105

Simple Stories – Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Tag Elements #25110

Bazzill – Cardstock – CS White #303721

***Embellishments***

My Creative Scrapbook – Autumn Leaves

May Arts – 100% Jute – Burlap String Cord #SM10 – Natural

Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – Cardstock Stickers #25102

49 & Market – Vintage Orchard Collection – Laser Cut Elements #VO-28874

49 & Market – Vintage Artistry – In the Leaves Collection – Cardboard Stickers #VAL-35151

49 & Market – Art Options – Plum Grove Collection – 12 x 12 Sentiments Rub-On Transfer Sheet #APG-38534

***Tools***

EK Success – Circle Punch – ¼”

***Other***

Corrugated Cardboard – 12 x 12

Beacon – Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive

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Moments

 

Me again, without the pigtails – I’ve graduated to the Tonette perms, my mother’s attempt to control my ever-messy hair. Next to me are my brother and sister. We’re sitting at the “kiddies’ table” – actually a smaller picnic table that my father made just for us! The photo is dated 1952, so I must have been 5; my brother would have been 3 and my sister would have been 4 years old.

Lots of tearing and layering here. I had planned on using more of the red gingham pattern to go with the picnic theme, but it looked much too busy. I ended up with using the centers of several sheets, thinking that the watercolor-like backgrounds and floral edges worked much better. The photo was matted with a couple of pieces of scraps after I distressed all of the edges.

The title piece is a Prima chipboard coated with gesso, then colored with a few of the new 49 & Market inks from Ranger using a water brush.

I added a few die cuts here, using foam dots to make them pop and called it done.

A few closeups:

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Busy Bee #JNH-33052

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Growing Wild #JNH-33090

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Happy Place #JNH-33106

***Embellishments***

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – Die Cuts – Elements #JNH-33199

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – Laser Cuts – Elements #JNH-33175

Prima – Decorative Chipboard – Words to Live By II #647407

My Creative Scrapbook – Cut File – Floral

***Mediums***

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

Ranger – 49 & Market – Dye Ink – Green Jean #92407

Ranger – 49 & Market – Dye Ink – Strawberry Pie #92483

***Other***

Beacon – Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive

Scrapbook.com – Artis Craft Glue

Scrapbook.com – Double Sided Foam Adhesive Shapes

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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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