Smile Often Layout by Farrel Tailor

Good Morning Sassy Fans!!! Farrel here to share with you all a different type of layout that I am use to creating....Clean Scrapping!!! This month is all about Vicki Boutin's Mixed Media range. So here is my first layout for the month.

I started by using some Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Ephemera Die Cuts with gold foil to layer my photo. 

I then used the number stamps from Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Stamps & Dies - Floral and drew on them using Vicki Boutin Art Crayons Set 1. To activate the crayons I then sprayed the stamps with water and stamped onto my layout.

 I also stamped the numbers using Prima Chalk inks Teal Damask and Turquoise Stone along with Watering Can Archival Ink until I was happy with the layers.

Now it was time to use more of the Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Ephemera Die Cuts with gold foil to add some layer to the background. And how awesome are the numbers? It matched everything perfectly!!!

I added a gold outline on some of the number die cuts using a Sharpie and then all there was left to do was to doodle around the layout and add my journaling.
Here is a process video, please feel free to check it out.

Thanks for dropping by and I will be back with another layout featuring these amazing products.
Farrel xx

Project Life | Week 23...

Hello Sassy Friends!  Welcome to Project Life Monday! Up on the blog today I am sharing more Simple Stories: Summer Vibes and Coco Vanilla Studios: Made of Awesome.  

 

My Week 23 was a merger with Week 22. We had a long weekend of sporting events which flowed over onto the Monday of this week. But instead of cramming it all into last Week's spread, I was happy to focus on the things we did on the Monday and left all the hockey tournament details together in the previous week.  If that makes sense! *grin*

 

 

After all the hockey games were completed, we drove back to the beach to check out this really long pier! What I love most when putting together this spread, is how much the Simple Stories 4x6 Sn@p card reminds me of the wooden planks on the pier.

 

 

 

The last two lines on the card referred to a summer story but as we are in the middle of Winter, I covered it up with the weekly title. These tiny alphas, also woodgrain patterned, are perfect from the Made of Awesome stickers.

 

My journaling for this particular day, was split to roll over into two pockets. It also helps that it repeats the look of the journaling strips from the title pocket. A theme I continued on both pages.

 

 

 

Of course, once the Monday was documented, it wasn't to say we were sports free for the rest of the week. Oh no! Not a chance! *grin* And... I did warn you last week that there were a large number of sporting photos coming! Sorry about that! Week 23 is mostly about recording my youngest boys' school Athletic/Sporting Carnival. Yay!

 

After a big day of running, jumping and playing obstacle coarse games, my five year old came home from school wearing this paper ribbon.  His teacher always puts in 110% effort to make her kids feel special and this is only one example of what she does for the students.  Each child walked out of the classroom wearing theirs proudly! How could I not include it in this weekly spread.

 

The Simple Stories collection has the most gorgeous bits and pieces. I've used them throughout the spread to help record the stories. At first glance it could be hard to use summer related products during winter, but I've used them in a more individual sense. See the photo below..

 

 

This photo was taken at half time. For me, oranges and sport naturally go together. And at half time, there's usually opportunity for these boys to gulp down as much water as they can before going back out onto the turf! LOL! This summery water jar = ideal embellishment for a sporting event.

 

 

And the star bits and pieces are always versatile! This time I've teamed it up with a quick row of machine stitching and a wood veneer heart.

 

In the next pocket, I've layered patterned paper & stickers from the Made of Awesome collection. Initially I look at the colour story when choosing embellishments and then sort by the pre-printed phrases. Sometimes I luck out and get the best of both worlds! And I never shy away from adding flowers where my boys are concerned! *grin*

 

Finally, to finish up this week's spread, I've added the weekly dates using some fun Jillibean Soup alphabeans. Another small touch of machine stitching also helps kick up the texture on the page, a notch.

  That's it for another week.  Please come back next week as I share a quick tutorial on including bulky ephemera in your Project Life pockets. Thanks so much for visiting today..x   Sassy Supplies:            

Postives and negatives

Hello Sassy Friends!

For us here in Queensland, it's the last 'day' of the Easter holiday break. I will miss the friendlier pace we've enjoyed, but I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things ;)

I have made some cards using both the positive and negative bits after playing with my new Heidi Swapp dies. Cutting the words out of lush gold foil paper, there was no way I was wasting the leftovers!

 For this card, I have cut out a feather from plain white cardstock using a die set from my stash. I have matted this with a section of Craft Market 'Process' paper - I love the subtle distress incorporated into the print. This white bit of card was then mounted with foam tape onto a white greeting card onto which I have popped a bit of Craft Market 'Hand Painted'.

I have embellished with the word 'Thank you', some splotches of Color Shine and a few adhesive sequins.

The next card uses the leftover of the die cutting process. I have picked up on the pinks and blues from the star print on the other side of the 'Process' paper, running a strip of it in the middle of my card.

This was machine stitched down with pink thread. I then popped the pink/gold glitter tag from the Craft Market 'Gold Glitter' paper on top of the stars and over that, foam mounted my gold foil negative. I love the way I can see the glitter peeking through from underneith.

This next one is a bit more layered and softer. Here I have used the 'Happy' die

I've created a little stack over some soft stamping, using a bit more of the Craft Market 'Process' a tag from the Glitter paper, the positive of the feather I cut for the first card and a gem die cut.

My final card incorporates the 'happy' leftovers. I have created a background using it, a scrap of Craft Market 'Hand Painted', and a glitter tag.

I've then machine stitched for definition between the areas.

 Finished simply with a few small ephemera bits, a sticker and a flair, I like the quirky yet clean look of this card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate it!

Have a fantastic weekend

Chantalle x

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