Fabulous tutorial from Jinny using the August Creative Kit from My Creative Scrapbook

 

Welcome back, My Creative Scrapbook friends!  It’s Jinny here today to showcase a “dreamy” project inspired by the August Creative Kit.  This month’s kit highlights Simple Stories’ Crafty Babe Collection, which was a bit of a challenge for me, mostly because I don’t seem to have many photos of me crafting (I’m always the one behind the camera.); but also, because the word “babe” has negative connotations for me.  Regardless, I enjoyed the challenge and am pleased with what I was able to cook up.  I especially loved this month’s heart stencil, so I’ve chosen to highlight the page where it is demonstrated most prominently today.  Enjoy!

I started this page by adding puddles of aqua and green watercolors to the 12x12 watercolor paper, base page.  I then splattered it with those same shades of watercolor, as well as pink and yellow watercolors, before rubbing Spun Sugar Distress Ink through the strategically-placed stencil.  Once everything was dry, I splattered everything, once again, but this time with Titanium White acrylic paint.  The large heart was hand-cut from the black and white, striped print and stitched, over my mixed media, just right of vertical center, with silver-threaded, straight, machine stitches.  My photo was matted with white cardstock and set atop a couple of prints that were framed with more of that same, silver-threaded, straight, machine stitching.  The polka dot print itself was extended to the right; secured with staples to create a flap…

and given a “Dreamin’” tab for sneaking a peek…

at my second photo, which was matted with white cardstock and set atop a sweet, heart print, anchored with more silver-threaded, straight, machine stitching, as well as a snippet of cheesecloth for texture.

The stitching, from the papers placed behind my front photo, was hidden by a second same-size piece of that polka dot print; and the aforementioned tab was backed with a second “MEMORIES” tab and further embellished with a “beautiful” sticker and heart tab, housing my handwritten date.

The “dreamy” die cut…

as well as a hand-cut tag, laced with white string tied in a bow, and film sticker, was tucked under this second photo.  The latter were further topped with a die-cut, from last month’s glitter cardstock, cloud, of which you’ll find numerous more scattered throughout my design, and camera die cut, popped up with foam tape.

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Sticko “NAPTIME BEAUTY” title…

and scattering of multi-colored, heart stickers, which were machine-stitched with more silver thread; die-cut hearts and dazzling diamonds, popped up with foam tape…

and foam hearts complete the look.

And just in case you missed them, here are a few more projects that I created using the August Creative Kit.

Thanks so much for visiting today!  I cannot wait to see what y’all cook up with this month’s kit(s)!  Be sure to stop by the blog, as well as our Design Team Gallery, for lots more fabulous inspiration; and have fun getting creative.  Until next time, be blessed!