Sassy Scrapper: Kelly Purkey

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Monday, 3 July 2017

Pocket Pages with Agnus | Easter Insert | Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'You Rock'

Hi again, I am still playing with the Cocoa Vanilla Studio's 'You Rock' collection from the store and have used this range to create an Easter insert to complete our April memories.

I have used an inexpensive baseball card page protector from my local

newsagent as my base. The pockets are slightly smaller than the usual 3x4" size, but the compact size works well for an insert and still allows for plenty of photos.

Once again I have used the papers and various die cut ephemera pieces layered with washi strips and enamel dot shapes to create my own custom cards and as I already showed with my previous April pages, here and here this collection is very versatile and works well with a range of different photos.

I found a cute bunny image on Pinterest and used the trace feature in my Silhouette Studio software to convert the jpg image into a cut file. Before cutting I scaled down the image to fit my pocket and slightly elongated the shape and once cut, I dressed up the bunny with a stamped sentiment and one of the washi strips.

I used the Days of the Week clear stamps and printed journaling to record the details, and used one of the large frames from the die cut ephemera pieces to anchor the journaling across two cards.

The reverse side uses more of the same patterns and similar format for my photo and journal placement.

Again using the die cut ephemera to help tell the story while also adding interest to the page. I also repeated the look of a horizontal photos across two pockets.

Thanks for stopping by xx

Monday, 26 June 2017

Pocket Pages with Agnus | Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'You Rock'

Hi again :) I'm back with another pocket pages share using the fun using Cocoa Vanilla Studio's 'You Rock' collection.

As I showed in my earlier post, the colours and patterns in this collection are not only perfect for all those boy memories but also work really well with everyday photos too.

This is a mid-month post, so I have skipped my usual title card and instead started the page off with a photo and a filler card using a few enamel dot shapes with the awesome Days of the Week clear stamps from the store. In case you missed it, I also showed how versatile these stamps are on a full sized scrapbook layout in my previous post.

I used a few different photo sizes this week and liked the way it allowed me to add more pattered paper and I creating a simple pocket gave a place for some of the ephemera I collected from the month.

I layered a couple of the larger die cut ephemera pieces to help balance out the square shaped photo and used one of the washi strips to ground my journal strip.

Mixing in more of the fun patterns for the second part of the page - and using little pops of colour on each photo to lead the eye across the page.

Adding an embellishment cluster is always a good way to add interest to a photo with negative space, and I used a mix of die-cut ephemera, stamping onto a washi strip and a couple of enamel shapes.

I often look for printed phrases that will help to tell the story, and backing these onto contrasting patterns I was able to create some quick and easy filler cards.

Thanks for stopping by xx

Sunday, 18 June 2017

Agnus | Everyday Moments

Hi again :) I've got a layout to share this week using a splash of paint and some gorgeous rose gold foiled paper from Prima's Rose Quartz collection.

As much as I loved the beautiful rose gold detail in the Rose Quartz collection, the colours were not working with this particular photo, so I decided to add some contrast with a splash of 'night' in the awesome range of acrylic paint from Dina Wakley Media!

I love the heavy bodied consistency and matte properties of this paint and have been using quite a lot of it for my art journal pages for #the100dayproject on Instagram, but for this layout I was after a softer effect and decided to dilute the paint with a generous amount of water to create a colour wash similar to what you would get from watercolour but with less translucency and more depth.

I used a few simple layers behind the photo and fussy cut several feathers from the 'Grace' patterned paper that I positioned down the page. I used my scissors to add a few extra snips around the base of each feather to give them a more realistic appearance.

I also used the Dina Wakley Media paint to add some stamped detail down one side of the page. Using the paint in place of ink was easy to do... I simply spread a few drops of paint onto a non-stick craft matt, mixed in a little bit of water to create a more fluid consistency and used a sponge to apply the paint onto the surface of the stamps as you would with ink. This little Kelly Purkey 3x4" stamp set has already become a fave for my project life pages, and I love the detail it also adds to a full sized layout.