Scrapbook Friday - Wild About U

Scrapbook Friday - September 14, 2012 

~4 or more Pictures on a Layout~

Hello Crafty Blends.

I am exited to share my
fun Layout with you today.

For our DT projects today at
 My Cricut Craft Room,
 we were to create
a Scrapbook Layout that
had 4 or more pictures on it.

I love snapping random pics
as often as possible around the house.
But, really enjoy when the younger kids
cuddle by me and are happy to be close to each other.
With them being 2, 4, and 5 years old, it is important
to grab the camera when this happens since
it is a rare occasion.
LOL!
 
I used the new Create A Critter 2

Cartridge for all the fun cuts

you see on the layout.

The first set of pictures that I printed didn't suit
my fancy with the idea I had for colors on my layout.
And if you know me, you know I LOVE COLOR!
So I softened the colors up
by changing the hue and saturation amounts.
I then fussy cut around 4 out of the 5 pics.

I used a single piece of white card stock

and a single piece of black card stock

for all of my Cricut cuts.  I then 

used lots of stamp pads

and mediums to adjust them

to my liking.

The Title was cut at 4" on both layers.  I then stamped

the white layer with TH Antique Linen first.  I layered a portion with

Studio G pink and another with Studio G Teal .

When adhering all of my cuts together (the black and white layers),

I decided to offset the black to create a 

fun shadow.  This is just one of the many

techniques I have learned from

watching Erica's Room on Ustream this year.

She is full of crafty fun tips

to make crafting more fun and efficient.

My next cut was for the cute Gate.  I cut

this at 4" then went over

the top white layer with TH Vintage Photo.

When the ink dried, I applied a thin coat of Distress Crackle Paint

in Clear Rock Candy and allowed it to dry.

 (sorry about the close up pic being blurry.  I think the kids

played with the settings on my camera...LOL)

Other cuts I made from the Create A Critter 2 Cartridge

were

The Hearts (cut at 2") seen near some pics

and

The Bursts (cut at 2") seen along the length of the vine.

 I used pink and green ink to bring together the entire color

palette from the photos and background designs.

To create the background, I started with a piece of

Desert Card Stock and placed an inqueboard 

flower and a vine on top of it.  I started by misting with

Green Olive Smooch Spritz over the vine.

I then misted over the flower with several colors, but mostly

with the Pralines and Cream Smooch Spritz. 

This created a masked design and 

inked my inqueboard at the same time.

Multi-Tasking!

I simply took my Whisper Stroke Markers

and made some doodles for 

highlight.

I decided to try a technique with bubble wrap

that I had seen in several places around the web.

I applied the TH Black  Soot to the wrap,

then "slapped" it down to create the 

fun dots behind the large photo.

I matted the larger photo

on a piece of Little Miss by Bo Bunny.

I added a few rhinestones, also from the Bo Bunny Little Miss collection,

to the bursts along the vine.

For the finale',  some miniature roses to create a garden and

complete the entire layout.

 Now, be sure to head over to

see what the talented Design Team Members have created

for their projects today

at 

My Cricut Craft Room!

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica