Pretty paper...

Do you ever get those ideas in your head, then find yourself halfway through the project asking WHAT WAS I THINKING? That was most definitely this project - but I'm so happy I stuck it out as I LOVE the finished project!

I made this beautiful card first, and absolutely loved it. So, I thought to myself, that would make a beautiful background for a page in my sister's wedding album - recreate it! I think I forgot how much work it would be...

For both backgrounds, I started with a white cardstock base and then had fun with my distress oxide inks. I smooshed them on my craft mat, spritzed with water and then smooshed them on my paper in different directions/places/etc.

Once I was happy with my colors and the paper was dry, I got out the beautiful Raisin Boat All in Toile stamp. Seriously, isn't it gorgeous!

I'm a huge fan of purple, so that's the color I went with. I used my purple ink, and then embossed each flower. For the scrapbook page, using my stamp positioning tool made this SO MUCH EASIER! I designed a section, and then repeated it multiple times, just by moving my paper around. Truth be told, I kind of forgot how long it would take to emboss all this! That stamp embossed looks so cool!

To finish off my card, I added a sentiment from the Raisin Boat Flourishing Thoughts stamp, some coordinating fiber and nuvo drops.

To finish off my scrapbook page, I added some fiber and some metal embellishments.

Thanks for checking out my latest creations! Don't forget to check out our newest mood board and link up your creations for a chance to win an awesome prize!

Happy crafting and happy (and WELCOME) summer!

       ~Jamie

First Communion Invitations and Layout

Good Morning! Today is my day to post on the SumMore Fun blog. The cards and layout I am sharing with you uses Raisin Boat's First Communion stamp set.  It is an absolute MUST HAVE for anyone who is celebrating that occasion.  My son will be doing so in a couple weeks.

I created all the invitations using gray and white cardstock.  I designed the top white panel shape in my SCAL 4 software to fit the gorgeous border stamp in the First Communion stamp set.  I stamped using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and used clear embossing powder on the outline.  The sentiment was also stamped in the same way.  For the chalice, I used the same ink, but embossed with white pearl embossing powder for a silver look.

I used the dotted border stamp with gray ink to add a little more visual interest to the paper underneath the sentiment banner.  All the white cardstock was popped up with foam tape.  I used Totally White Trendy Twine to embellish and also added a dot of Ice White Viva Pearl Pen above the chalice to look like the Holy Eucharist.  Here is a look at all the invitations I created!

I kept one of the cards not assembled so that I could make this layout page for my son's scrapbook.  I asked him how he wanted it to be, and this is the design and papers he chose!  All the elements are the same as the cards with the addition of patterned paper from DCWV's Silver Leaf stack, a white and silver doily, and a larger chalice stamp that is also from the First Communion stamp set.  That stamp and it's shadow were cut out with my Brother Scan N Cut.

Remember, we have this Mood Board Challenge going on right now! Here is the inspiration photo for it. You can use the pictures, theme, and/or colors to enter.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

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You are My Sunshine

Hello! Jamie here, and it's my day to take over the blog, and I'm so in love with this project! Maybe it's because I'm wishing for spring? I'm also happy with how easy it was to take a Raisin Boat stamp set and use it for my journaling on this project.

This was actually a kit I purchased for under $2 at a garage sale at a crop I attended last fall. I totally scored with it!

I started by inking the edges of ALL the pieces with coordinating colors of Memento dew drop inks. The hardest part of these kits, I think, is not losing any of the tiny pieces. Sometimes that's a struggle! I had to cut down my sun "rays" and my grass into pieces before inking. Then I started assembling; this is probably my least-favorite part - but it's so worth it!!! 

After I assembled the layout, I took my amazing Kirarina Wink Glitter markers and added the doodling. This is pretty labor intensive, but it makes the layout so much cuter! I added some chalk in different places as well.

I took monthly pictures of my kids in their first year, so I don't journal on these layouts. Instead, I found the perfect sentiments from the Raisin Boat You are My Sunshine stamp set! I had to rearrange the you are my sunshine sentiment, but that's the great thing about using a stamp positioning tool and clear stamps!

I doodled some more with the Kirarina markers on the sentiments. I really wanted sunshine to pop off the page, so I wrote over that with a marker.

What have you been working on lately? Have you seen our new mood board? Don't forget to submit your creations for a chance at wonderful prizes!

Happy crafting!

       ~Jamie

Rub a dub dub

I'm sitting here at a crop (stopping every few minutes to borrow products from the SumMore Fun booth) FINALLY getting some scrapbooking done. I hope this finds all of you well, as we haven't been at our house and it's been a rough couple of weeks.

Seriously, you guys, if you ever have a chance to attend a crop where SumMore Fun is a vendor - you must do so! The amount of wonderful product they have is so super awesome and handy for croppers!

Now on to the layout... I found this one-page layout kit at a recent scrapbooking garage sale. It was $1! How could I resist? I don't often make one-page layouts because I take WAY TOO MANY pictures, so first I had to figure out how to adjust it to a two-page layout.

From top to bottom: I colored in the title with the beautiful violet Kirarina Wink Glitter Marker. Once it was dry, I added some accents with purple glitter glue. 

I inked all the edges of my white photo mats with a coordinating ink. These Memento inks are PERFECT for this!

Then I went crazy with the bubbles! These are vellum circles. I inked the edges with the Bahama Blue Memento ink. I glued them to the sheet with a clear liquid glue. As they dried, they naturally curled - which made them look even more like bubbles! Once they were secure, I drew highlights on with a sky blue Kirarina Wink Glitter Marker. Then I added some shimmer chalk. To finish them off, I added lines of clear glitter glue!

I used the Raisin Boat stamp Baby Face for the bathtub. I stamped it twice, trimmed it out and glued it together. I colored in the bubbles with the sky blue Kirarina Wink Glitter Marker and then added some clear glitter glue. I also used the aqua blue marker for some accents.

For the journaling block, I used a sentiment from the Leave Your Mark Raisin Boat stamp and added accents with the sky blue Kirarina Wink Glitter Marker and some purple glitter glue.

On the second page, I stamped the new baby circle from the Talking in Circles Raisin Boat stamp set, and then cut around it and colored some of the dots with the three Kirarina Wink Glitter Markers I used on the previous page. I colored in the center of the stamp with a clear glitter shimmer pen.

I assembled the duck using pop dots after I inked the edges with Memento Ink. I colored in some accents with the Kirarina Wink Glitter Markers, a gold shimmer pen and some chalk.

What have you been working on lately? If it ties into the theme of our current mood board, don't forget to enter it into our challenge. You could get some of these awesome products for winning! See all the details on the blog post.

Thanks for checking out my most recent project!
            ~Jamie

Unicorn Scrapbook Layout

Check out Jamie Wright's new scrapbooking layout!

I created a fun unicorn scrapbook layout that I want to share with you today. 

I started with Dyllusions ink for the background, making sure to create a vibrant background that blended together well. I chose two horse stamps from Victorine Originals. Heart Horse (3061-B) and Star Horse (3059-B). I stamped those two images all around the pages in random colors. 

There was only one problem.  I wanted unicorns and these were horses. No problem, really. I drew a horn. Presto, chango, unicorns!

I wanted a beautiful unicorn to finish off the layout, so I grabbed Prancing Unicorn (1295-D) and hot foiled it with a rainbow foil.

 

Here are the pages separately.

Thank you for looking!  I hope you get some ideas for your next project.