It’s time to unveil August fabulous Sketch.Everyone is welcomed to play along. Remember to share your sketch atMy Creative Scrapbook Inspiration Centralyou never know when Pam is watching and you can be a lucky winner to some fabulous goodies!
Here below is a example that our Design Team has created using the same sketch!
Shizuka Hirano
Tracy McLennon
Monique Liedtke
Angel Lebouef
We are looking forward to seeing what you share with us!
When I make projects with a marine theme, I like to include real sailing knots, as they make such nice accents :-) One of the simplest knots is the flat knot which you can tie using just one piece of string.
1/2. Make a loop and tie as if you were lacing your shoes:
3/4. Do not pull the knot tight, just tie another knot just above:
5. Tight the two knots a bit tighter and cut the lower loop:
6. Now you have a nice flat knot to use in your projects :-) It looks best with thicker, cotton white string, but this coarse linen string is also nice:
Laura here sharing another layout and process video, created using the August main kit. I gave myself many challenges for this kit, in my last layout I challenged myself to use a large photo, for today's page I am using some older photos from a cruise we took. I ran out of steam for the album, I think in part because I used the same collection for what I had competed thus far in the album. Using new goodies made it exciting again! The second challenge to myself was to use the large cut apart sheet, as I often opt for the "B" side of these types of papers.
Even though, these aren't your typical cute cruise pics, I really wanted to document this story. Our youngest was decidedly nervous when it came time to board the ship! I managed to capture his emotions fairly well in these photos.
As you can see I used one of the 2x12 cut apart pieces on my page,
including it as part of my title. I used my Silhouette to cut out the
second half of my title.
Because this design is a little out of my norm, it felt a little awkward and the title seemed overwhelming. So I wrapped embellishments all around my photos to ensure that is where the focus went.
I used lots of the Echo Park "Boarding Pass" goodies to create some clusters and layers.
My journalling could have been a little tidier but I am glad that I captured the story.
You can watch my process video below or on my You-Tube channel here.
Supply
List: (From the Kit) Echo Park "Go See Explore" patterned papers {Let's Fly Away, Border Strips, You Got a Postcard, Let's Pack and Go}, sticker elements and chipboard elements;. (From my
stash) crochet thread, Sharpie pen.
Hello My Creative Scrapbook friends! It's Monique here today sharing a fun stitching tutorial with you. I've created this layout using the MCS August Main Kit and one of the MCS August cut files and my Cameo. I thought that for my blog post today I would show you how I did this.
This is the page I created:
And here's how I did this:
I started by opening the MCS August digital cut files:
Next I selected the "Love This Place" cut file and resized it:
I selected the shape and in the cut settings on the right hand side I clicked on "perforate" (see photo below) and sent it to my Silhouette.
Instead of cutting the shape the Silhouette made tiny cuts:
I had this photo of my boys printed and selected a few papers from the kit and found some matching embroidery threads in stash that I wanted to use:
Stitching always takes longer than anticipated, but because I skipped lots of holes it went very quickly nonetheless:
I decided to use four colors of blue thread and used three of them I used at random, but the heart got it's own blue color:
As I don't like too much of white space I decided to pull out my watercolor paints again and colored the inside of the letters and heart in a light blue:
Now I got to the actual "scrapping" part. I matted the photo and added a little border and got started: the photo went on the left side of my page and two banners were adhered at the top and bottom of my page:
Stickers and chipboard were added:
A flair button and a chipboard piece were adhered in the heart:
Last but not least came the handwritten journaling, the date stamp and the paint splatter:
With the addition of a few star stickers my page was done!
Hope you like it!!
Here's a close-up of the heart with the fun flair button (I'm a huge fan of flair buttons and was so happy they were included in the kit!):
And a final close-up of the photo with the cluster of embellishments around it:
For more August Main Kit inspiration hop over to the MCS Design Team gallery and if you're interested in information about the kit club then you can find the details HERE.
Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to take a peek at my project!
xoxo
Monique
Hi, My Creative Scrapbook fans! Design Team member Marilyn Rivera is treating us to another fabulous process video today. A gorgeous mixed media scrapbooking layout with our August Limited Edition kit!
August Limited Edition Kit
To see more beautiful creations made with the contents of this kit, please visit our inspiring Design Team Gallery
This is a photo frame tutorial using the talented Frank Garcia's St Tropez Collection by Prima Marketing!
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Prima Marketing Flower Packaging
Prima Marketing St Tropez Embellishments
Adhesive
Photo
I began by layering and adhering embellishments to a Prima Marketing flower packaging, being sure to cover the writing and whole at the top of the packaging.
I finished off the photo frame by adding a photo!
This was quick and simple and would make a great small gift for a friend or co worker!
Hey there it's Laura here wit you toaday!Did you see this month’s reveal here on the My Creative Scrapbook blog? In case you missed it, here is a peek at the main kit that I will be playing with this month......
And this is my first layout share....
This particular photo is so new, that I created with it on the day that I took it! Outside of December daily, I never do this. I challenged myself, when creating this page, to use a larger scale photo. I typically use smaller pics, as you know, so this was a fun test for me.
And while the layout deviates a fair bit from my usual style, I still like the way it turned out.
Keep reading for information on my page, and to watch my process video!
I combined the chipboard flags with a die cut word to create my title, hanging the chipboard flags from a piece of the rustic twine that was in the kit.
I also incorporated my journaling as a main design element on my page.
I layered up a couple of patterned papers in my background and added some machine stitching for texture. I also like the way that it helps to frame my page. And speaking of framing, I halved a Becky Higgins frame from the kit, to flank and draw even more attention to my photo.
I layered stickers in two areas of my layout, creating clusters and topped this one off with a flair from the kit.
You can watch my process video below or on my You-Tube channel here.
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List: (From the Kit) Echo Park "Go See Explore" patterned papers {Snap Photos and 4 x 6 Journalling Cards} and chipboard elements; PhotoPlay "Boarding Pass" element stickers; Becky Higgins "Explore" chipboard frames and flair; rustic twine. (From my
stash) American Crafts cardstock; One Canoe Two date stamp; CTMH black ink.
