Hi everyone!! I am so excited to be able to share my creations using the January kit "Wishing and Hoping". The items in the kit really bring out your creative side! With the fish nets and seashells matching the Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue perfectly, you will have no trouble bringing your layouts to life!
For this layout I started with the Island Jewel paper and used my mask I made with my Cricut and Tim Holtz mask sheets. I used Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink for the masking. I spritzed a little Charcoal Glimmer Mist on the background as well. I used a piece of the Rainforest paper to double mat my picture and punched around the edges of one of the mats using a MS punch "Deco Fan". I used Tim Holtz Die Cut "Hardware Findings" for the hinges and after adding those I placed my netting using very small dabs of hot glue. I had a string of peach pearls which I cut and glued down onto the netting. I added my shells and flowers and used letters from the G45 stickers that come with the kit for my title.
For the next one I tried to lift Shona's "Snow Babe" layout as I LOVE the background effect she used. Well mine didn't turn out so well..lol I used Picket Fence and Broken China crackle paints for on the Jungle Fever sheet which I placed on top of the Oceania paper. Stamped a postcard on the right hand side as I was looking to make a vacation type layout. I used some of the netting from the kit to give the background texture, again using small dabs of hot glue to hold. I cut out a fence using a Timmy die and again painted with some Picket Fence. Layering using Tropical Travelouge and Tiki Voyager sheets for the picture. I did add a doily underneath as well. I painted a larger Dusty Attic flourish I had with Vintage Photo Distress Stain and then cut it into smaller pieces to tuck into my flower clusters. Used some Websters Bloomers to tie it all together.
The 3rd layout is one I did for my daughters album. I have scrapped this picture before, but as soon as I opened the kit, I knew I had to do it again! Hibiscus Heaven sheet is used for the background and I cut the Garden Isle sheet using my Cricut to make a frame and mat. I started by stitching around a couple of corners and inked edges with Rusty Hinge Distress ink. The faceplate did not come with the kit, but I painted it with Old Paper Crackle Paint to give it an aged look..like it had been under the sea for awhile. I fussy cut the images from the double sided Tropical Travelogue sheet and used some pop dots to give dimension. Tearing a bit from the left side, I added some journaling about the day. I had a Dusty Attic corner piece that I painted with a Paint Dabber-color is Pool. Made another hinge with my Timmy die and some coral with my Cricut which I misted with Marmalade Glimmer Mist. Added that wonderful netting and topped it off with my shells and flowers! Title lettering is from the Alphabet Sticker sheet in the kit as well.
The Off the Page project was super fun to work with. It will push your creativity to a whole new level! The OTP comes with 3 gorgeous glass bottles..each one is unique. A glass plate and 3 candles...plus the paints and stencils. Unfortunatley my plate and one bottle broke, but if you look at Franks gorgeous creation, you will see exactly what I'm talking about. I did however get to make 2 of my bottles which are SO cute!
This first one I swirled the blue on first. To get this look I used a very generous amount of paint on my brush, painted on the bottle in a slanted direction. I let dry before adding the green (it looks yellow) in the same way. If you do this you will notice the paint is very thick at the top and thins out towards the bottom ..this is what you want to give it dimension and texture. I wanted to do a beach theme so added the netting, flowers and pearls.
For the last one I wanted a spring theme so I painted it yellow. Let it dry in between coats if you want more coverage. I then used the stencil that comes with the kit to paint on the flower. Added some ribbon and a flower..and wah lah! *Tip*-if you are using the stencil and paint, make sure to add a generous amount of paint on your brush and 'tap' it into the space of the stencil. Do not 'brush or paint' it on as it will smear and not look right. Do this a few times for each stencil so you get better coverage.
I hope you enjoyed my creations as much as I enjoyed making them and sharing them with you! Check back tomorrow for some more wonderful projects!