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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The Taste of Snow

One more photo from last December’s Christmas Tree Hunt: I just had to scrap this image of Mr. V. catching snowflakes on his tongue.

Still trying to make a dent in my pile of pattern paper, I chose to start with another sheet from FabScraps’ Timeless Travel collection – Stamp. This is a darker sheet with a bold design, not exactly suitable for an image that would get lost with that background, so after applying a base coat of clear gesso to make it sturdier and to give it some “teeth”, I used a silicone brush to coat it with watered-down gesso to tone it down. Next, I applied crackle paste through a stencil and set it aside to dry.

Meanwhile, I cut a 6” square from the center of a Bo Bunny sheet. (This is a great way to stretch your paper supplies; you can have an undersheet and still be able to create matting and small border strips.) I trimmed the square to form one of the matting layers and used a border punch on the resulting strips.

After distressing the edges of the FabScraps sheet, I adhered it to the undersheet and arranged my photo and matting layers off to one side. More of my stash – a package of silver snowflakes – proved to be just a tad bit shiny, so before gluing them on with E6000, I toned them down with an application of Metallique Wax.

A big, big thanks to my wonderful Daughter-In-Law for the photo of her Little Guy.

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Supplies

FabScraps – Timeless Travel Collection – Stamp #C31-005A

Bo Bunny – Rose Café Collection – Heirloom #17201691

FabScraps – Timeless Travel Collection – Reed #C31-004A

Silver Charms – Snowflake

Prima – Art Basics – Gesso – Clear #961466

Prima – Art Extravagance – Texture Paste – White Crackle #961503

Golden – Gesso

Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Hickory Smoke

Prima – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Old Silver #963996

Prima – Finnabair Elementals – 12 x 12 Stencil – Bubbles #960445

Martha Stewart – Punch Around the Page – Craft Punch Set – Double Loops 

Prima – Ingvild Bolme – Distressing Tool

Prima – Art Basics – Mixed Media Silicone Brush – 1”

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Snow Crusted Mittens

Next up on my “to scrap” pile is this image of my grandson looking at his snow-crusted mitten.

 

I cut a piece the FabScraps Stripe paper to fit under my photo and punched the edges here and there. Next, I tore a couple of book pages to form another layer. After inking them heavily, I crushed the pattern paper into a ball, flattened it out and taped it to a bit of packaging before adhering it to the Bo Bunny sheet. I glued the book pages in place (I like using glue here; it gives me the chance to adjust the paper to “just right”.), then adhered the photo that had been backed with another piece of packaging. I framed it all with a bare chippie – simply a circle left from a Blue Fern Studios package.

The branches were die cut from a mix of FabScraps Reed and Core’dinations cardstock. I topped them with some berries that I’ve had for years. 

I’ve added a few bits of 7 Dots Elements to give a bit of interest: the banners and the circle, all inked to give them an aged look.

To finish it off, I covered my photo and splattered my layout with watered-down gesso.

A big, big thanks to my wonderful Daughter-In-Law for the photo of her Little Guy.

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Supplies

Bo Bunny – Rose Café Collection – Garden #17201690

FabScraps – Timeless Travel Collection –Stripe #C31-003A

FabScraps – Timeless Travel Collection – Reed #C31-004A

Core’dinations – Textured Cardstock – Forest #GX-FG040-12       

7 Dots Studio – Nature Walk Collection – Elements 6x12 #SDOE8016

Hobby Lobby – Berry Spray – Blue

Golden – Gesso

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Ground Espresso

Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Alterations Collection – Thinlits Die – Holiday Greens #658759

Martha Stewart – Punch Around the Page – Craft Punch Set – Double Loops 

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As always, I want to thank you for peeking into my blog; your visits mean a lot to me.