Fun Moments by Nicolle Kramer using Prima Marketing Engraver Collection

Prima Marketing Engraver Collection

Fun Moments Layout

Designed by: Nicolle Kramer

Today I am sharing my latest layout using Prima's Engraver Collection. Here's the kit I worked with this month.  Love all the neutral colors in this collection.

Well it's that time of year again. It's getting close to the end of the school year and my son is a senior this year. We are preparing for his prom and graduation. The end of the school year for the last couple years have been hectic and expensive. My children being so close in age proms and graduations are one after another. Below Bret went to get measured for his tux for the prom. we even bought him patent leather Chuck Taylor converse sneakers. It's sort of a tradition since we also bought them for my oldest when he went to prom. I had to get a shot of him with his Men's Warehouse bag. My daughter is also going to the prom I didn't want her to steal all the photo opportunities being only her Junior Prom. 

My kids are my world and I enjoyed using this collection with the Atlas designs representing just that. I fussy cut part of the globe from one of the patterned papers. I kept the flow using many different circular elements and embellishements. To me the numbers could represent the grade he is in , or even his age. I just had to add the ticket because to me it  represents the price of the tuxedo or the prom ticket. It may sound kind of funny but a lot of thought goes into my projects.  

Here's a few close ups of my clusters.

Many people are afraid to add flowers to a masculine layout. I don't feel a flower makes it any less masculine. It also adds to the circular elements on the page. I finished my layout with a few  black paint splats.

There's still time to play along with the Chic#2 sketch. We would love to see your take on it. Please share it with us at The Hen's Den facebook page.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I inspired you to create something with this amazing collection. You can find all the materials at The Hen's Den store. 

Have a good day!

Supplies:

Prima Marketing - Engraver- Arcade

Prima Marketing - Engraver- Atlas

Prima Marketing - Engraver- Black Leaf

Prima Marketing - Engraver-Cartouche

Prima Marketing - Engraver-Chipboard Pieces

Prima Marketing - Engraver- News Print Mini Frame

Prima Marketing - Engraver- Resist Canvas

Prima Marketing- Engraver- Silk Brown Flowers

Prima Marketing-Engraver- Brads

Unforgettable Set

My Minds Eye- Collectable- Unforgettable 

Unforgettable Card Set

 Designed by Moriah Macdonald

I am soooo crushing on this Unforgettable paper line from My Minds Eye!  It is so easy to play with and have everything love marvelous.  It was begging to be put to use for a card set.  Card sets were also on my mind because Teacher Appreciation Week was well underway when I was crafting this set.  Teachers can ALWAYS use more blank note cards. (Hint, hint- great year end gift for your kiddos teacher).

Voila!  Each card has a white base making for a crisp frame for the Graphic 45 cardstock.  Its an awesome two tone paper that is perfect for dry embossing & sanding- which I totally took advantage of here.   The Journal Paper was great for cutting down to create and added layer of pop for the chipboard focal points.

Now the sentiments of some of these cards are best suited to a BFF, your mom, or sister.  Don't let that stop you from using some of the other chipboard shapes to create a fab thank you set for your "fav teach".  Fast, easy, outstanding.  It's an "unforgettably" wonderful set that anyone would love to get from you!

Whatcha' think?  Are you ready to make something great with this line?  Make sure to leave us a comment or post it to our FB page.  We LOVE to see what you make with goodies you've gotten here at The Hen's Den!!!

The uber goodies used from the "Eeek-I-love-it" stash you'll want to get to make your own set:
My Minds Eye- Collectable- Unforgettable - Buttons
My Minds Eye- Collectable- Unforgettable - Chipboard Shapes
My Minds Eye- Collectable- Unforgettable Story- 6X6 Pad
My Minds Eye- Collectable- Unforgettable - Journal Paper
My Minds Eye- Collectable- Unforgettable - Stickers
My Minds Eye- Collectable- Unforgettable - Pins
Graphic 45- Triumphant Red Cardstock
Graphic 45- Lemon Chiffon Cardstock
Graphic 45- Precious Pink Cardstock
Graphic 45- Bon Voyage Cardstock
May Arts- Blue Crochet Ribbon
May Arts- Crochet Trim

Happy Monday!

Grunge Tag

 

 

Hi everyone!!!.  I spent time in the scrap room playing with tags and after many tries, I came up with this version. 

 



 

I love how it turned out.  I played with some Claudine Helmuth Matte Medium, layered a dictionary page over it and "helped" it dry.  Then I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to ad color.  Next came the Dylusions stamp and and and...then Wendy Vecchi  embossing paste to make the stenciled design.  After it dried, I inked it with Distress Stain - Walnut Stain and allowed it all to finish drying.

 

Next I added the big bling and the corners.   I think all it needs now is some ribbon on the top!!

 

OHHH, did I forget to tell you that we will very shortly have Dylusions inks and Wendy Vecchi Embossing pastes?  YES... they are ordered and will be in the store very shortly!!!

 

Thank you for stopping by!!

 

I am on a roll.  Adding  new tag that I made using old jewelry.  Not sure if it is ok, really.  Just put it together and this is what ended up with.

 



 



Oh Baby!!

I just adore this Simple Stories 24/Seven line.  The Sn@p pages are just so much fun to work with and so easy to work into an album.  You should definitely check them out in the Hens' Den Store and get some before they are gone.  I missed my darling daughter while she was away at Georgia Institute of  Technology studying engineering for her freshman year.  One reason that I love scrapbooking is that I am able to live through these wonderful times with her growing up as I created each page.

 She was so sweet and so adorable growing up and as my children have gotten older I have wished that I had held onto those sweet times a little more closely.  These are some of my favorite photos which are now all in a lovely book that I can flip through when I am missing her.

 Now I will have to make one for Sean, may be for my next project, lol.

 Hugs,

Simple Stories 24/Seven 12 Sn@p Pages
Simple Stories 24/Seven Layered Stickers
Simple Stories 24/Seven 3X4 Journaling Card Elements
Simple Stories 24/Seven 6 Sn@p Pockets
Simple Stories 24/Seven Brads
Simple Stories 24/Seven Expression Cardstock Stickers 
Simple Stories 24/Seven Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers
Simple Stories 24/Seven Collection Kit
May Arts Woven Burlap Red 1/2"
Maya Road Striped Ribbon Sunflower

"Goofy" Love using KaiserCraft 75 Cents

KaiserCraft 75 Cents 

... of "GOOFY" love 12 x 12 layout 

Chic Sketch #2 by Lori McClellan 

Created by Janet G. Bagnall

This month brings us a new sketch created by Lori McClellan (I always look forward to her sketches because they are so creative and makes me think, which is a good thing).  Don't you just love it.   

I once again used the fabulous kit Charlie sent me and even though it screamed "vintage" to me, knew I could still use it in a fun way.  If you recall in my last post, I did the left side of Lori's sketch using photos from the wedding day of Jim's parents, my parents and our wedding.

On my second page, I took pictures of our 3 wonderful kids and showed you the funny side to these three and yes, each one of them are goofy to the core.  I had so much fun doing this page - seeing how their goofiness change over the years not only made me laugh but brought tears to my eyes.  I was going to do younger photos of them, but after looking at the previous page, thought that since I did that already, needed to do recent photos of the kids.

Once I put all the wonderful little embellishments on there, I realized there was something missing.  I had made one flower in the left corner, but thought another one would put it all together and yep, it did.  I also went around the paper edges and distressed them to break up the black cardstock so it won't look so hard.

Here is the final page and a picture of both of them together.  I really had fun putting these together and love them because it represents not only the love of my family but the fun we have with our younger generation.

Instead of putting them in my album, they are sitting on the top of my bookshelf proudly being displayed.

Hope you have a wonderful day and head over to The Hen's Den and take a look at what Charlie offers in the store.  

Janet

Graphic 45 - Signature Series black cardstock
KaiserCraft 75 Cents 6x6 paper pad
KaiserCraft 75 Cents collectables
Petaloo embellishment brads - Shades of White
Petaloo Penny Lane flowers - antique gold 

MME - The Sweetest Thing Collection Layout by Carolyn Lontin

These Are The Best Days Layout 

Created by Carolyn Lontin

Today I have my latest layout featuring MME's The Sweetest Thing Collection - I am so in love with these colors!!  They are not typical colors that I would use since I mostly scrap photos of my son, but these colors and patterns just work together so well that the layouts almost create themselves! :)

Here are the fantastic goodies that I received - you can find them HERE!

My layout was inspired from the MME Sticker that says " These Are The Best Days"

My journaling reads:

Good night milk - that's what we call it.  I love enjoying a warm mug of our good night milk on cold winter nights" (recipe on back)  Jan 13, 2011.

A little bit of a background - a few years ago my son was having a hard time sleeping and it took a toll on our family and we were at our wits end on how to get him to go to sleep.  Online I found this recipe for Mom's Warm Milk - I adjusted it a bit since I didn't think we needed that much sugar before bed.  Eventually my son started sleeping again but this had become our little night cap - looking back, yup these are the best days! :)

As always some fun detail shots 'cause everyone loves the embellishments:

Supplies used:

MME - The Sweetest Thing - Bluebell "Smile" Beam
MME - The Sweetest Thing - Bluebell "Bright" Meadow
MME - The Sweetest Thing - Bluebell "Remember" Record
MME - The Sweetest Thing - Brads
MME - The Sweetest Thing - Label Stickers
MME - The Sweetest Thing - Layered Stickers
MME - The Sweetest Thing - Wood & Chip Buttons
Tim Holtz - Idea-Ology - Tiny Attacher Stapler
Prima Marketing - Rasp Tool

Thanks for stoppin' by! 

Teresa Collins - Memories - Always cards

Teresa Collins - Memories collection

Always cards

by Lori McClellan

I am so excited to share some new ideas and ways to use a sketch.

First, I made a card loosely based on the sketch.  Remember that you don't have to be exact.  You can pick and choose the elements that you like and what looks best for your project.

 

This card is sized 6 x 6.  I used a yellow polka dot strip across the card and substituted circles for the squares from the sketch.  I used a circle punch to cut the circles from the Teresa Collins - Memories - Dots paper. In place of the big rectangle I used the lace circle and the image of the old fashioned bike.  I used the black ribbon under that in place of the thin strip of cardstock.

I  know that many of you have been doing the project life scrapbooks.  I decided to create a 4 x 6 element that could be used with the project life and also loosely based on the sketch.

Again I used the circles cut from the Teresa Collins - Memories - Dots paper and the lace circle and  old fashioned bike.  I also used the die cut noted strip from the collection.  This could easily be put on a card base and made into a card.

There are so many ways that you can use a sketch.  I hope these give you some new, fresh ideas.  Don't forget to join in the fun and submit a photo of how you used the sketch this month.  Post  it on The Hens Den facebook page.

Happy Scrapping!

Teresa Collins - Memories - Die cuts
Teresa Collins - Memories - Dots paper
Teresa Collins - Memories - Subway calendar paper
Teresa Collins - Memories - Words paper
May Arts - Ruffled Edge Ribbon - Black