First, I have to say, "I can't believe LOAD is completed!" I am in shock; so it is a good thing I have a few Ella's Boot Camp Drills to complete and 4 FABULOUS weeks of Double Take with Nic Howard & May Flaum! So excited. Today I combined Drill #11 Embossing and Resist Technique and Double Take's Week 1 Sketch 3 into one layout. It is about our 2 different snow days in 2011, specifically: 1/9/11 & 2/9/11. Most of these pictures are from 1/9/11. Embossing/Resist Technique. The red embossed snowflake paper inspired me. Unfortunately, I still need LOTS of practice. I took a piece of white cardstock and stamped a snowflake image all over it. I used Dazzle Versamark ink to create the embossed snowflake. I used clear embossing powder (because that is all I have). I do think white embossing powder would work better. I embossed snowflakes on the white background cardstock and a strip of white cardstock to use for the title letters "Snow Daze". (The title I owe a thanks to a fellow classmate in double take) For the title letters, I inked them with vintage photo & red brick distress inks by Tim Holtz. I sprayed Maya Roads, Maya Mist "white" spray paint on the edges of the white snowflake background cardstock. Again, I think the snowflakes would have stood out better if I would have used white embossing powder rather than clear. I used the leftover "handmade created" title paper for "accents". I punched a double loop border, using Martha Stewarts' around the page punches. I tucked in these accents primarily on the left page. I was also SO HAPPY to use a Prima Silver Poinsettia on the right hand of the page!! I have had these and never used them! Also the paper is SEI "Alpine Forest". I only used 3 sheets of PP, with several pieces left over. The sketch used a lot more layering than I have been doing lately, which took me a bit longer to create. But I LOVE how it turned out! Double Take is taking me into that creative mode, trying new and old/unused techniques, such as embossing, inking, more embellishments, punching and layering! I am truly happy to "jazz" up my pages a bit more since LOAD, even if this layout took me two days. Off to another drill and another sketch!
First, I have to say, "I can't believe LOAD is completed!" I am in shock; so it is a good thing I have a few Ella's Boot Camp Drills to complete and 4 FABULOUS weeks of Double Take with Nic Howard & May Flaum! So excited. Today I combined Drill #11 Embossing and Resist Technique and Double Take's Week 1 Sketch 3 into one layout. It is about our 2 different snow days in 2011, specifically: 1/9/11 & 2/9/11. Most of these pictures are from 1/9/11. Embossing/Resist Technique. The red embossed snowflake paper inspired me. Unfortunately, I still need LOTS of practice. I took a piece of white cardstock and stamped a snowflake image all over it. I used Dazzle Versamark ink to create the embossed snowflake. I used clear embossing powder (because that is all I have). I do think white embossing powder would work better. I embossed snowflakes on the white background cardstock and a strip of white cardstock to use for the title letters "Snow Daze". (The title I owe a thanks to a fellow classmate in double take) For the title letters, I inked them with vintage photo & red brick distress inks by Tim Holtz. I sprayed Maya Roads, Maya Mist "white" spray paint on the edges of the white snowflake background cardstock. Again, I think the snowflakes would have stood out better if I would have used white embossing powder rather than clear. I used the leftover "handmade created" title paper for "accents". I punched a double loop border, using Martha Stewarts' around the page punches. I tucked in these accents primarily on the left page. I was also SO HAPPY to use a Prima Silver Poinsettia on the right hand of the page!! I have had these and never used them! Also the paper is SEI "Alpine Forest". I only used 3 sheets of PP, with several pieces left over. The sketch used a lot more layering than I have been doing lately, which took me a bit longer to create. But I LOVE how it turned out! Double Take is taking me into that creative mode, trying new and old/unused techniques, such as embossing, inking, more embellishments, punching and layering! I am truly happy to "jazz" up my pages a bit more since LOAD, even if this layout took me two days. Off to another drill and another sketch!
Beautiful work! I'm not sure you need any practice at all!!! Just love that SEI paper too. Thanks for the inspiration!
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