Welcome to the Beach

This is my take on the Beggahuna sketch that was included in the July kit from Swirlydoos.

Although any materials may be used to create my layout, I decided that two of the patterned papers - Borrow from the Kaisercraft Story Book collection and Borders from the Mister Tom's Treasures by Pion Design.

I used my Cameo to cut two bracket shapes from the "B" side of the Borders sheet, backed them with bits of chipboard to give them some dimension and adhered them to my photo, then to the Borrow sheet.

Next, I treated my chippies (Flourish 26 from Creative Embellishments and a bit of filmstrip that Rae Moses gave me) with Blue Fern Studios embossing powder in Black Sand. The resulting color is amazing - an antique gold with black specks, a perfect contrast with the sand.

And now for the fun: a few borders and alphas from the border sheet and from my stash netting, sea shells and beads to complete my beach scene!

The grandsons had a ball during their week at the Jersey Shore!!!

All I Want for Christmas

The theme of the August 2016 SGC Challenge is "Christmas in August" and the twist is to make something "Christmassy" using paper that isn't Christmas themed. For extra credit, we can make our own flowers and add some mixed media.

At first glance, this photo of my granddaughter showing off her toothless gap doesn't seem to have anything to do with Christmas. But put it together with what I'll admit is one of the most annoying songs to be played during the holiday season - All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - and it's perfect!

I started with a sheet of Bazzil cardstock in Walnut Cream and a very old stamp from the July 2011 Embellishment Add-On from Swirlydoos to create a bit of background for layers of distressed and inked Pion and Kaisercraft pattern papers from the July 2016 Moments Captured Main Kit.

Next, I dug out some of my oldest dies - Pine Tree and Tattered Poinsettia Sizzix Bigz to create my flowers and a couple of borders for my photo.

Once everything was layered and glued, I used some excelsior to fill in the gaps.

That first tooth fell out on its own, but that stubborn second insisted on hanging in there. Mommy and Daddy decided to give it a push with the aid of a loop of dental floss, leaving Sophia with a big smile and visions of Tooth Fairy in her pretty head!!!