Sheila's Stamping Stuff: One-Way Borders

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Friday, December 6, 2013

Clean & Simple Christmas Cards

Two quick, clean & simple Christmas cards - both use the same sketch (CAS(E) this Sketch #56) and colors (Color Dare #71).

Using ¼" strips of Cranberry and Ponderosa Pine cardstock creates a focus point for the sentiment which is available in the Holidays Tags stamp set.

My first attempt creating a card for CTS #56 used stamped lines from the One-Way Borders set in Ponderosa Pine and Cranberry. Post-it notes were used as a "mask" on the card to create the angled edge. Since I was not real happy with the lack of 'crispness' of the lines, I re-created the card using strips of cardstock as shown above.

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Hello (layout from Album Retreat)

Hello layout

On this 'Hello' layout, photos of my grandfather and my grandson are used with some Artbooking overlays which create a nice, eye-pleasing pattern.

All of the pages for the Album Retreat were designed by the CTMH Art Department and include multiple cuts from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge as well as papers from different CTMH kits with a mixture of embellishments and stamp sets. Even though each page is very detailed, it was fun and challenging to create each of them. Click on any of the photos for an enlarged view.

Hello (left page)

One of my favorite photos shows my grandfather using an iPad to FaceTime (video phone call) with my grandson (his great-great grandson).

Hello (right page)

Papers from Sarita and Sparkle & Shine kits are combined with White Daisy and Kraft cardstock as well as a little Lagoon and Ruby for color. A couple of the background pieces were stamped using Geometric Backgrounds and All the Details sets. The banner pieces were cut using the Artbooking cartridge and then coordinating stamps from All the Details stamp set were used. On the left page, a small piece was stamped with Ruby ink using an image from One-Way Borders.

Be sure to follow my blog to see all of the completed pages which I will be sharing throughout the month of November.

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Today is a Good Day

Hope you are ready for another set of pages from the Close To My Heart Album Retreat.

All of the pages for the Album Retreat were designed by the CTMH Art Department and include multiple cuts from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge as well as papers from different CTMH kits with a mixture of embellishments and stamp sets. Even though each page is very detailed, it was fun and challenging to create each of them. Click on any of the photos for an enlarged view.

Today is a Good Day

Even though the 'Today is a Good Day' title may imply that the photos are all from a single day, I selected photos from different activities which I enjoy since each of them is "a good day."

Today is a Good Day (left page)

To prepare the background for these pages, flower images from the Happy Autumn set were stamped randomly along parts of both pages. An overlay from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge was added which creates an interesting illusion of looking through a window. Other stamping uses the One-Way Borders set to add interest below the large photo. Different colored cardstocks are used along with some narrow strips of patterned paper from the Sarita kit.

Today is a Good Day (right page)

A tag with journaling slides under the large silly photo of me on the right page.

Be sure to follow my blog to see all of the completed pages which I will be sharing throughout the month of November.

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Just Chillin'

When I read the "homework" assignment for the Album Retreat and saw the 'Just Chllin' title for a set of pages, I thought of "relaxing" as I selected my photos. After realizing that it was intended as a "snow" page, I decided to still use the same photos. So the snowflakes on the page, along with the title and the relaxed photos imply a double meaning for the word "chillin."

Just Chillin' (left page)

Since I chose not to stamp additional snowflakes on the page, the only stamping is the border image from the One-Way Borders stamp set using Ruby ink. Polka-dot paper from the Sparkle & Shine kit is used for the pennant photo frames which were cut using the Artbooking cartridge.

A technique that we used several times throughout the scrapbook pages was placing the Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape on a piece of ½" wide White Daisy cardstock. This creates an embellishment strip with a white opaque background instead of the muted transparent look normally seen with Washi Tape.

Just Chillin' (right page)

Considering that the page was designed for pictures in the snow, a banner with the word 'snow' was included. When I returned home, I searched the Artbooking Shape Index and was pleased to find the word 'sweet' in the same style banner. So I cut it using Lagoon cardstock with a similar height to the 'snow' banner and used it for my page. Some texture was added to the Whisper cardstock along the bottom of the page using a Spray Pen mixed with Slate reinker and water.

All of the pages for the Album Retreat were designed by the CTMH Art Department and include multiple cuts from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge as well as papers from different CTMH kits with a mixture of embellishments and stamp sets. Even though each page is very detailed, it was fun and challenging to create each of them. Click on any of the photos for an enlarged view.

Be sure to follow my blog to see all of the completed pages which I will be sharing throughout the month of November.

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Hello World!

Yesterday, I shared my 'Capture the Details' cover page created at the Close To My Heart Album Retreat last month.

Hello World layout

For the 'Hello World' layout, I chose four photos of my grandson. As with the "Capture the Details" cover page, texture was added to the White Daisy cardstock base by spritzing a mixture of Slate reinker and water in a Spray Pen.

Hello World (left page)

Several images from the One-Way Borders stamp set were used to create some borders and accents on the two pages. A patterned paper from the Huntington kit was paired with Lagoon, Goldrush and Whisper cardstock.

Hello World (right page)

A variety of embellishments are used, including: Bronze Shimmer Trim, Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape, Midtown Cork Shapes, Aqua Dots, Sparkles and Baker's Twine. These same embellishments are used on almost all of the scrapbook pages designed for the Album Retreat.

Be sure to follow my blog to see all of the completed pages. In addition to the cover page, there are ten 2-page layouts which I will be sharing throughout the month.

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355