My Favorite Plumeria Layout

Finally got one of my layouts straight for this month - must be the end of the month! :)

I love the way this layout came together with all of its purple wonderfulness.

In this layout, I used angular cuts to accentuate the florals that are at opposite ends. The many extra flowers from the companion papers really make great accents!

Dont be afraid to try multiple patterns from the same collection. You wont be disappointed.

Wednesday Layout

This week's layout uses a variety of papers from American Crafts to My Mind's Eye. We're also using a set of graduation stickers.

But you're not graduating? No problem! These have phrases that fit many things. For example, kids finally learned how to ride bikes without training wheels. I'm going to use this layout to document this long-awaited moment.

And, for the free elements we have watercolor paper for you to alter. Grab your spray mists, ink pad, paint or pen and let's go.

If you're using a dye ink pad, like Tim Holtz's Distress Inks (or his markers), you can swipe color onto the paper then spritz with water. The inks are reactive with water and do fun things when wet.

If you have paint, add lots of water before applying it for more of a translucent, watercolor effect. And have fun!

Adore

I’m totally in love with Basic Grey’s Plumeria Collection! It's absolutely BEAUTIFUL! ;) 

To create the scallop circle I used my Creative Memories Jumbo Scallop Circle Pattern. I placed the scallop circle in the middle of my paper and using the custom cutting system blades I created the large scallop circle. I also used the Creative Memories Circle Patterns to create the smaller circles.

Prior to adhering the medium sized circle to my layout I added lace around the circle. I adhered the lace to the back of the circle and then machine stitched to add a decorative touch.

I added a banner along the top, layering a few chipboard hearts for dimension.

Paper

Basic Grey – Plumeria

Embellishments

Webster’s Pages – letters

Prima, KaiserCraft and Recollections – flowers

Prima – bling flourish

Walton – doily

Eyelet Outlet – eyelets 

Michael’s – pearls

Basic Grey – chipboard

Wyla Inc. – lace trim

May Arts – ribbon

Thanks so much for looking! 

Erica 

5/28/2012 8:41 PM Happy Memorial Day! Hope you have enjoyed your weekend with friends and family. Stop by the store this week and check out the new products.

• American Crafts- Dear Lizzy Acrylic Smile/Camera stamp.
• Authentique- Glory Collection Kit (includes 12 double side papers, 12x12 details sticker and 12x8 elements sticker) and 6x6 paper pad that includes 2 papers each of 12 designs.
• EK Success- Disney Mickey Family Girls, Disney Princess Group 2 and Disney Mickey Family dimensional stickers.
• Trinity Paper Arts- 3 new 12x12 Collection Kits: Sincerely, Making the Grade and Surf and Swim.

We have tickets for the Great American Scrapbook Convention next month; pick yours up the next time you are in the store! We have posted Joanna Slan’s Zentangle classes for Friday June 22 so be sure to sign up as soon as possible to save your place. We have 1 space left for the Quick Quotes Trunk Show on Friday June 8^th. Be sure to stop by that day for a great sale on all Quick Quotes products even if you are not doing the classes! Have a great week. Debbie  

fun times with grandma

The Plumeria paper line has endless possibilities and is by far one of my favorite Basic Grey lines. In this layout, as with most of mine, I layer my pictures with three to four layers of the “plumeria” paper line. I added the many coordinating items that came with this line, the chipboard alphas, chipboard pieces, transparences, the layered stickers, and the layered trim. The store recently restocked up on a lot of these items so stop in soon. (Sorry about the pictures being grainy, next month I am going to use matt instead of glossy pictures which will make for better blog pictures. :))

Art Journaling with Basic Grey Plumeria

For my altered item this month I decided to play around with Art Journaling.  I have been taking Karen Bearse's Art Journal classes at Scrapbooks-Plus.  It was a blast playing with all the new techniques and supplies I have gathered up since taking her classes! The Basic Grey Plumeria line lent itself nicely for this project.  I used my tearing ruler to create pockets on the front cover to hold tags.  I can't wait to fill them up with all sorts of stories!

By using stamps, paints. inks, and some great tools, you too can create fun pages like this!

I played around with some overlays, Glimmer Mist sprays, inks and die cuts from Spellbinders and LOVE how this page turned out!!  It is definitely my favorite!  I have found that Art Journaling is not about being precise and perfect, but about being unique so that each page can help tell your story.  Scrapbooks-Plus has some wonderful product to help you create your own Art Journal using the Basic Grey Plumeria collection.

Plumeria card

This card design is versatile and useful for many occasions. The best part is that it is easy and makes very good use of your scraps!

I learned this technique from one of Scrapbooks Plus' awesome teachers - Susie Bentz!

With just a few simple cuts and scraps of paper, you can have a quick and easy card for any occasion!