Hi Everyone! I'm Rhea,
welcome to my page! If you are participating in the Crop Circles March blog hop
you should have come from Kelly Klapstein’s blog. Don't worry,I have a list at the
bottom of the post! Crop Circles is a group of women who share layouts, ideas,
tips, and friendship. We challenge each other monthly to keep us on our toes.
Cathy Caines is the ringleader for this one. The sketch for the hop comes from
Sketchbook365 , with our varied styles this
is bound to be fun. My non-blog partner for today is my friend Natasha
Connolly.
Here's the sketch:
Initially I had different
plans for the sketch as I make a lot of tags (and I may do that layout later
still), my creativity took another route. If you’ve been following my blog
you've seen that I've been scrapping our Fall family photos and wanted to keep
up with that for this week’s posting. My Authentique stash was next to me (pilled
on my lap, covering the couch, the cat, and Warren). I really wanted to include
the large journaling sticker as “A unique blend of wishes and dreams come true”
since it reminds me of my children. The base is from the “Splendid” line, the
teal 6 x 6 sheets are “Free Bird”, the card stock label from “Genuine”, and the
navy paper and stickers from “Original”.
To create the layout I
inked the edges of the base paper with my Tim Holtz distress ink in Gathered Twigs,
straight from the pad. I layered stickers on my Ranger non-stick mat or back
them in card stock. I like to glue last, as many of you know, but I do glue
page elements to each other just not to the base. The American crafts stickers
I wanted to use were an 'e' short. I grabbed a color that nearly matched and smushed
ink on top same as I did in Wednesday's post. Since my elements bring not
attached to the base I could move them and add ink to the background. I used
Tattered Angels mist to create droplets by simply unscrewing the sprayer and
flicking the straw at the paper.
I drew the hearts with the
straw on the base paper and let it dry. Then I decided I didn't like them.
Crap. How can I fix it? I thought “I know, I’ll trace it with my Picket Fence Distress
marker”. I went outside the line. Double crap. Then I had to fix that by using
the marker to highlight the elements of my layout. Then it looked weird. Whole
darn litter box of crap. I wasn't about to give up, since by that time I had
glued it all down. I stared at the TV for a bit, Richard Armitage was on MI-5/Spooks shirtless,
showing off his character’s black line Russian prison tattoos. Inspired, I
decided to grab my Black Soot Distress marker to contrast the highlights. It
was much better. Lastly I added Glossy Accents to them really make them pop.
Supply List: Authentique patterned paper and stickers;
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks, and Markers; Ranger Glossy Accents; Tattered
Angels Mist; Paper Valise twine; unknown vintage trim and buttons; Bazzill
Basics cardstock; American Crafts Thickers; Best Creation Foam.
I'd like to introduce
my blog hop partner Natasha Connolly!
"Press F5: Refresh/Reload.
After having a falling out with my scrappy supplies, we decided that we both filed for separation. We have had a year of just being on quasi-talking terms and I am happy to say that we have reunited and are now relearning things about each other. We needed a reload! To start the process I first began redecorating the space that I share with the kids – they call it the play room, I call it the scrap room – either way - we both PLAY! We recycled some old furniture and wall art to make it more cohesive with the “PINK” theme and of course added some new items for good measure! While EVERYTHING isn’t ready for a reveal quite yet, I was super excited to get started on the sketch provided! I was further inspired by The Paperie’s Mojo Monday: Bash your Stash Challenge – and after picking out some old papers and embellishments (some from 2004), I started creating. I remembered how much I love PAPER and that I really did miss it more than I even thought.
Then, I saw it, the Glue Glider Pro, standing proudly in my tool carousel, just screaming to be used, still smelling of cellophane. Even though he was well over a year old, I only just removed him from his packaging when I was reorganizing my scrap space days earlier. To top it all off, he was PINK! If you know me at all, you KNOW… I LOVE PINK!
Ironically, God blessed me with a house full of testosterone, a husband, two wonderful boys, and incidentally, all of our pets, including the fish, have been male. Alas, I digress. I completed the layout in record time (for me anyway) and Boo (the youngest-testosterone filled-youngest child – who has an uncanny resemblance to hubby and myself) also had fun creating. He, however, is much more into different mediums – he loves paint, clay, playdough, and markers. It was a success for all, Bubba (eldest testosterone laden child who, even with a quick glance at him, you would see myself and Hubby oozing out of him – looks and personality), Boo, AND myself had a FABULOUS time just being together and creating. What about Hubby? He LOVED that I was FINALLY using all that “scrap stuff” that was taking up space, and he even pretends to like the PINK curtains! That is REAL love huh? What else did I learn? I’m a “stand-up” scrapper – who knew?
I loved the sketch, the papers I selected, the photo, AND the people in it – talk about setting myself up for success! To take it one step further, I get to post on Rhea’s blog – she IS the ReAson I FINALLY scrapped! Thanks for being a friend, lending an ear, and helping me ReAlize that I NEEDED to scrap again! F5 - I'm Refreshed!"
Supply List:
Cardstock/Patterned Paper: Bazzil Red and Black, Unknown White, Bella Blvd: Making the Team
Mists/Inks/Stamps: Color Mist: Mister Huey's Calico White, Sprinklers: Holiday Style: Spruce Tree, The Crafter's Workshop: 12x12 Template: Chicken Wire, Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black, Sharpie: Fine Black, DCWV: Black Rub-On Stitching, Autumn Leaves Stampology:Borders Celebration
Embellishments: Little Yellow Bicycle:Clear Cuts Journalling Pieces: Calendar, Wild Asparagus:My Mind's Eye: "Handsome" Tag, Scenic Route: Chipboard: Summer Collection: Arrows, Bella Blvd: Making the Team: Alpha & Bits.
Be sure to leave a
comment on this blog for a chance to win the prize listed below, and on each
blog in the hop to win the grand prize ($75 value). The next stop is Catherine Stockley. The Hop is open from March 1 to March
3 to qualify to win a prize.
Enjoy!
Blog Hop List:
*3.You are here* Rhea Skomorowski and Natasha Connolly
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