A Splash of Pink

Instead of putting this photo in my black and white album (and embellishing it with neutral colors), I thought a splash of pink would be refreshing. I cut some of the flowers from a beautiful 12 x 12 sheet and added bling to their centers. The other flowers are painted chipboard with rub-on centers.

Butterflies

My grandson took this photo of my granddaughter and me last fall when he was only four years old. Pretty good little photographer, don't you think?

This is My Little Shoebox paper. I cut the butterflies from a second sheet of the same print. I touched up the edges of the cut-out butterflies with chalk to age them. The journaling sheet is computer-generated but embellished with tiny stamps that are colored with gel pens.

Exercise in Skin Tones

I took this photo two years ago, on a summer day that was too hot for clothes or makeup. Just skin against skin. I love both mother's and baby's tones, each a different color of brown. My granddaughter is still so baby-smooth, she looks like a toy. The lattice fence is a perfect background.

This belongs to my back and white group of photos. It doesn't call for an embellished layout. I backed it with white mulberry paper and framed it with a white ribbon, trimmed with black stitches.

Experiments in Black and White

I've been working on a scrapbook album that is solely black and white. The only paper and embellishments I'm using are neutral shades, ie., black, white, grey, beige, etc. Until recently, I was playing with photos of everybody else, BUT me. Then I decided to round up photos of myself. These three photos were originally taken in black and white, and they are not digital. They are about 10 years old.

This is a pretty straight forward L/O (above). I threaded black ribbon through this chipboard that I painted white.



These polka dots give this L/O a retro look. Both the giant flourish and the small frame are painted with white acrylic.



You can find this photo on the back of my book jacket. Here it is framed with chipboard that I painted black and topped with Distressed Stickles. These corner flourishes are rub-ons.

Layout with the Big Eyes

There was a very popular artist in the sixties who was known for the big eyes of all the subjects (mostly women) that she painted. Her name was Margaret Keane, and there is a movie forthcoming about her life. I often think about those paintings when I look at my granddaughter and her amazing, beautiful eyes.

When I saw this photo, I was compelled to find some Keane paintings, and I've included some copies in this layout.

I typed the journaling on the top of the L/O and colored its edges with chalk. I colored the tiny clear stamps of a bird and flowers with gel pens. I painted the large chipboard flower with acrylic paint and topped it with Stickles.

My New Favorite Thing: Liquid Pearls

Here is my grandson, wearing my shoes.

This is a relatively simple layout. The photo is backed with white mulberry paper, which creates a nice effect. I painted the chipboard flourish with blue acrylic paint and covered it with glitter glue. My newest find is the Liquid Pearls that I added to both the flourish and to the butterflies.

Newspaper Print and Sepia

I had to look at this photo of my grandson awhile to figure out exactly where he is and what he is doing. He is rolling backwards on the floor on top of a colorful throw rug. I love the spirit of my grandson that is revealed in so many photos. I think the muted shades of this sepia print somehow make it easier to catch his silly mood.

I made these flowers out of newspaper print by punching out the petal shapes and gluing them to white paper with Mod Podge. I covered the petals with a second coat, and after it dried, I cut the flowers out, leaving a small white border. I love how these newspaper flowers combine with other paper designs, especially vintage prints.

I painted the chipboard frame and the grungeboard key with acrylic paint and added a coat of Distressed Vintage Photo Stickles to both.

Lots of Bling

My favorite embellishments are chipboard, grungeboard, Stickles (glitter glue) and Liquid Pearls. This is a photo of my granddaughter, playing with stickers. I have embellished the whole page with Stickles and Liquid Pearls. I also love the lace and the pink ribbon.

I Love Grungeboard

My aim was to scrapbook a page very quickly. For me, this turned into a 48-hour period with lots of ruminating and a little bit of work. That is Marsha's way of doing anything "quickly."

When I started scrapbooking, I vowed that I wouldn't lose focus of the photo on the page. This L/O is busy, isn't it? But I still like it.

The green letters and the pink heart are grungeboard.



Here's a closeup of the grungeboard letters with a dotted texture. I painted them with Sea Foam Specialty Glaze by Making Memories. I want to paint everything with this paint.

I painted the heart with Rose Petal Special Glaze by Making Memories. This particular grungeboard has a diamond pattern to its texture. Here's a closeup:

I almost always paint or cover my own chipboard, but in the above LO, I used colored chipboard stickers--the tall flower and the squiggly things around the picture frame--that are by Euphoria. I work a lot in pink and green. I bought this from the scrapbook store in the Village, Jazzy Crafts.

Some Favorite Scrapbook Pages

Until lately I had been posting scrapbook pages at my other general-topic blog. I have created this blog, exclusively for paper and fabric art.

I include a few of my favorite pages below--to play catch-up. The most current ones are on the top. This picture of my son and his son is maybe my best. This page shows my style which usually includes flowers of some sort, made from either stamps or cut out fabric.

I am also loving chipboard, and I often use UTEE to make it shine. White mulberry paper gives this page a bit of a casual look.



I love this photo of my granddaughter. We posed her on the bed wearing this outfit I bought for her from a hoity toity store in Las Vegas. She was not cooperative, and it was pure grace to get this picture.

These butterflies are cut-out stamps that are colored with gel pens. I made the "princess" letters with my Pazzles.

The kids love watching popcorn come out of the air popper. This photo also features a beautiful bowl that my good friend Cathy gave me.

I used a border punch--that looks awesome, don't you think? The flowers and butterflies are purchased die-cuts and shapes that I punched, topped with a brad. The yellow accessories are a nice change.



My grandson makes the goofiest faces. He loves to try on my glasses. I embroidered the side border using a stencil from Bazzill.



I also embroidered this border using a Bazzill template. The tulips below are stamps that I colored with pencil.

This is my granddaughter who likes to put things on her head, including underwear.