Awesome By Farrel Tailor

Good Morning Sassy Fans!!! Farrel here to share with you all a layout I created using my favourite ink pads ever......Distress Oxides along with some Cocoa Vanilla You Rock products!!!

To start my layout I used Cocoa Vanilla You Rock patterned paper In Line with some white cardstock. I then used some Heavy White Gesso and applied with a silicone brush to add texture.

I used the Kaisercraft Arty Stamp and Versafine to stamp onto the background. It all seemed a little flat so I decided to add some stenciling using Tim Holtz Diamonds stencil with Ranger Texture Paste and felt it was perfect for my photo.

I used Ranger Distress Oxides in Broken China, Fossilized Amber, Wilted Violet and Cracked Pistachio. I used both a wet paint brush and my fingers to apply to the background.

For the Cocoa Vanilla You Rock Veneers, I inked with the Versafine and then stamped Wilted Violet and Faded Jeans Distress Oxides. And to finish it off I added some Vicki Boutin stickers Phrases and Accents.

To see the full process please check out my video

Thanks for dropping by 

Farrel xx

Christmas card with Anita

Hi..

Today I'm sharing a quick easy to make Christmas card

Using the lovey Christmas collection from Cocovanilla studio 

I cut my background patterned paper to size 

just so I had a bit of a border around the edge of my card

And machine stitched around the edges 

Then adhered it to my card base

 Next I cut a strip of patterned paper and adhered it across the middle of my card

Then I die cut a scallop oval and fussy cut one of the 3 x4 cut outs and stuck it in the middle of my die cut scallop oval and added pop dots behind 

Then I die cut some holly using a couture creations die 

and adhered to the edge of the oval and a flair and added a few die cuts from the die cut pack and a few rhinestones

Pop on over to the sassy store and check out the lovely collection from Cocovanilla studio 

They sure are super lovely....

Products used

Christmas layout and video with Anita Bownds

Hi..
happy Sassy Thursday!!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas layout and video 

using the Cocovanilla studio collection Tis the season 

I love how the colours in this collection are not over powering each other they flow together with the lighter tones. So with my layout I wanted the design to be straight down the middle, with white space on each side...

I hope you enjoy my video layout process
(first time doing voice over so be kind :)

And here is a better look at my layout

Products used

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:            

Project Life | Week 22...

Hello Sassy Friends! Here we are once again, exploring the possibilities of Project Life 2015. Today I am sharing my Week 22, using a combination of both Simple Stories Summer Vibes and Coco Vanilla Studios - Made of Awesome.  

 

This week was another sporty one in our household (be warned, this week was one of several sporty weeks in a row!!!) and I wanted to capture the craziness of it all, in a very boyish sense.  Summer Vibes and Made of Awesome are a perfect fit!

 

 

Documentation was a big part of my week. My eldest son was in a hockey tournament which was leading up to State Titles. A massive weekend where we had to travel away for it.  The journaling card was a mix of sporting and tourist-like opportunities. Each of the cameras were fussy cut from the Summer Vibes Selfie patterned paper and layered in a vertical stack to mimic the subtitle next to it.

 

 

I did however, before I let the spread get too sports heavy, throw in a little of our normal week.  It finally clicked with me, that we've built up a routine that hasn't varied in a while during the morning school drop off. I took this moment to document the routine; noting both the mundane and ordinary in the process. The vertical stars from the Made of Awesome Mixed Up patterned paper is, like the camera stack,  complementary to the Hervey Bay subtitle in the adjacent pocket.

 

 

My colour palette this week was again dictated by the photos. The filler cards were left mostly as is, with perhaps a little journaling note attached.

 

 

From the piles of photos sourced this week, some of them were specifically chosen because of the literal information in them.  When I took this shot of my eldest son, I made certain I could see the sign in the background.  It not only becomes a favourite portrait shot of Liam, but it recognises where he was playing on this particular weekend.

 

 

If you remember from last week, I mentioned the shaped filler cards. This is the reverse side from Week 21. The only alteration is the orange die cut star added to boost the colour story on my pages.

 

 

On page two, I've played with stickers.  Always a great embellishment for project life pages!

 

 

Each sticker was chosen for its colour and ability to share the story.  Here I added the Made of Awesome Accessories stickers directly to my photo.  With this sticker placement, seemingly in white space, I've highlighted the player at the bottom of the field - my middle son, who was helping out at his brother's team training session. 

 

 

Stickers can not only highlight difficult things to see, but on this filler card, I've created my own message using stickers, pre-existing cut aparts and ideally placed die cuts! Going away for a weekend with a team of U13 boys, this phrase was heard regularly!

 

 

Also found on the Made of Awesome Mixed Up patterned paper (cut aparts) was this cute speech bubble 3x4 card.  What a perfect opportunity to add more journaling during a very busy week.

 

 

Finally, to finish off the spread, more stickers from the Summer Vibes Expressions sheet were placed in the white spaces of photos.

 

    Thanks for visiting with me here today. I hope you are inspired to continue on with your PL2015 - especially when it comes to sports crazy weeks! *grin*   Sassy Supplies: