Day Trip!

So hard to believe Summer is almost over and time for school to start again.

 Although I retired from teaching a year ago, since my daughter is a

teacher; it means I am back to my favorite job as the babysitting grandma.

 The challenge this week at Sweet Sassy Diva is a Travel Challenge or how

we spent our Summer Vacation.  Since my youngest daughter was due with her

second child the end of July we had to stay close to home.   We did a lot

of day trips and trips to see the new grandbaby.  This is actually right

before grandbaby #3 arrived in July.  We live in California and there is a

mission close to my my daughter's house.  We went there one day to look at

all the animals and see the exhibits.  Then we went to the local Danish

town to eat at our favorite restaurant.  My oldest granddaughter had a

blast pretending like she was fixing her coffee with sugar and stirring it.

Here is the completed two page layout.

First I  placed my pictures on my background paper which is Roman Numerals.

I decided to add some cuts from Heritage.  I cut the windmill and shadow at

8".

The wagon and shadow at 4 ".  

Then the title was cut using Plantin Schoolbook at 2 " and the shadow.

I then embossed the letters and part of the wagon and windmill with the

Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder to give it the wood look.  

I also cut out the banner at 2 " to write the name of the mission and the date.

 I then chalked the edges to make it look old.   The wagon was all cut

out of cardstock  and then I made the top yellow and wheel black with

chalk.  

For the other page I chalked the top of the wheel and also cut out and chalked

the parchment cut at 3 " to add journaling.  

Hope you are getting some great ideas this week for scrapbooking your vacation

photos.  Come back each day this week to see what the Design Team has in

store for you.  Also I would love to have you  stop by my blog and see what

else I have been up to.

Suzanne Y. Pipitone

Not your typical Shall We Dance Vignette!

aMerry Christmas!  It's Nadia from With Glittering Eyes!  I would love to share a two-part Christmas project I have created using Shall We Dance (along with a few other cartridges) and Post-It Full Adhesive Craft Paper.  The first vignette...

To begin, I started with the figure on page 28, cut at 5-1/2" twice.

On one cut, I cut away her bottom half; on the other, I cut away her head, arms, and skirt to use as a pattern.  I hand-cut a new dress, adding folds for the full skirt, long sleeves with cuffs, and a ribbon belt.  I did add a bit more hair too!  Stones created quick jewelry.  I drew in her face instead of using the layer cuts so that I could get a little more detail.

The fainting couch is from the Heritage cart (page 49).

I cut it at 2-3/4", adding ink to create the wood detail and shading.  The cart cuts a space between back and seat on the furniture, so I added a piece of black cardstock behind it.  My Zig Millenium 01 fine pen allowed me to add details to the wood.  I used a 5/8" punch to cut a circle from red velvet flock paper to make a bolster pillow.  The Zig pen and a paper tassel I cut finish it off.

The wreath is from Joys of the Season (page 66), cut at 2".  I cut the base from Post-It Craft Paper, color Evergreen (found in the Jewel Tones package).  The layers are cut from regular paper.  Unlike some specialty papers, the Post-It papers are easy to glue on to.  This is important if you are like me and enjoy a mix of 2D and 3D effects on your projects!  Additionally, this paper can be cut without cutting the liner.  To do a kiss cut on this product, your machine should have the following settings:  blade depth 4, speed medium (3), and pressure medium (3). 

The background is a beautifully muddled printed paper.  To it, I added cuts from Home Accents (cut at 1-1/4") to create a wall paper effect.  I used more of the Post-It Paper to do this, saving the negative space for the next vignette.  This was cut using color 'Lucky' from the Brights pack.

 I popped up the figure to pull her farther off the surface with those great Ranger 1/4" pop dots, stacked to equal 1/2".  Using the ATG, I glued the vignette to a mat.  This finishes at 6-1/2" x 6-1/2". 

The next vignette started in much the same way.

I cut two figures at 5-1/2".  This figure is from page 32.  Cutting away the head and limbs on one, I was able to create a pattern for a new outfit.

 
The figure's right arm was cut and replaced to be slightly behind her and downward.  Her feet were flocked to create slippers.  I drew her face on using the Zig Millenium, Sakura Jelly Roll pen, and colored pencils.

The cat is cut from Four Legged Friends at 1", flipped and without layers.  I colored in the face, limbs, and tail for detail.  Embroidery floss creates the ball of yarn.

The background is the negative space left over from the wall accents cut for the first vignette.  I used an ink pad to give a bit of texture to the plain paper and to coordinate with the first background.  I peeled the backing and placed directly onto the 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" mat cut to match the first as well.  Easy and smooth adhesion is the key advantage of the Post-It paper!

I cut the desk from Sentimentals at 2", inking for detail and adhered it to the Post-It paper.  I hand-cut a pet gift box.  The snow globe is a couple of strips of wood veneer paper, layered and inked to make a stand and an image from Google of a nativity scene, punched in a circle and 'glittered' with Stickles.

The figure and cat were popped up with Ranger pop dots to pull them off the surface.

And here they are together.

If you would like to try out the new Post-It Full Adhesive Craft Papers, you can find 24 colors in assorted packs at larger JoAnn stores, JoAnn.com, and Amazon.com.  You will love the way you can ink and stamp them!  They perform perfectly with all your other decorative papers on projects, making them a must-have in your paper stash!

You are invited to check out my blog, With Glittering Eyes, to see my other projects, source guides, project gallery, and Cricut material settings guide!

Merry Christmas!
Nadia