ISC Blog Hop Day #2!!

Welcome to Day #2 of Innovative stamp Creation's Blog Hop! I have a couple of very fun projects using some of the brand new sheet released yesterday!! First up...a 6x6 scrapbook page!

For this page, I used some Little Yellow Bicycle DP and brads. I also used the Scrapbook PhotoSlides sheet for the border around my picture (which is of my DS and his best friend sitting in my DH's jeep, playing with his daddy's binoculars...so cute to see your kids mimic what you do!!). Anyway. I stamped the largest Photo Slide on some chipboard, and then covered it with some more DP. The star is a Heidi Swapp Mini Ghost accented with some faded jeans distress sickles. I then added a few clear cut shapes from Little Yellow Bicycle, and the sentiment (from the newly released Picturesque sheet) to finish off the page!

So, if you are liking all of the things you see on this scrapbook page, then you are gonna LOVE this next offer from ISC. This month, Betsy is offering another fun Summer Kit for an AMAZING low price of $20.00!!

Contents of the July Kit:

1 - Scrapbook PhotoSlides stamp sheet (7 images)
1 or 2 Bucklez, note: it might be colors: Mint or Banana Bucklez(limited supply)
24 - 6 of each 4mm/6mm Navy/Cream tiny buttons
12 - (2 of each) Clear Heidi Swapp Mini Ghost shapes(plastic) butterfly, crown, hearts, labels, stars, flowers
1- Sakura Clear Glaze Pen
6 - 12x12 Little Yellow Bicycle Solid double sided card stock
8 - 5.75 x 11.75 Paper Tablet by Little Yellow Bicycle (double sided card stock) (note: fits perfectly on by Little Yellow Bicycle Chipboard Album, not sold by ISC)
6 - Brads, Little Yellow Bicycle
10 - assorted Clear Cut shapes by Little Yellow Bicycle (remove the protective film before use)
1 - Clear Cuts frame by Little Yellow Bicycle
2 - Photo Mats by by Little Yellow Bicycle
10 - assortment of 8, (4 of ea) 2x2 Mini/ATC size, manila Envelopes by Debbie's Die cuts

I have one more project to show you today. where I have used a few more items from this kit. This card tote is so very easy to put together. The template was created by Betsy Griffin, and she challenged each of her DT architects to created a tote using some elements from this great kit! The dimensions for this card tote is as follows: First, cut 9 x 12 card stock of choice, on the short side, score: 1", 5 3/4", 1" next, on the long side, score: 1", 4 1/2", 1", 4 1/2" then you just assemble as desired!

For the base of my tote, I used the newly released Flourishing Ivy sheet, stamped in Old Olive on Old Olive card stock. I used some Little Yellow Bicycle DP with my Label 4 nestability, added some ribbon, and the sentiment in the oval which is both from the Australian Daisy set.

For the flap of my tote, I used the three different sizes of daisies from the Australian Daisy sheet. I stamped each image on some Tim Holtz Grunge Paper with palette black ink. I then cut the flowers out and sponged them with scattered straw distress ink, and then sprayed them with some gold glimmer mist. Once they were a bit wet, I molded them to the desired state, let them dry, layered and then attached them together with a large making memories brad.

I have made a coordinating card for inside this tote, but to see it you will have to wait for my final blog hop post tomorrow! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today! Now, on to the next stop for today's blog hop tour, head on over to Sabrina's Blog! Also! Don't forget to enter in the blog candy give away of 2 FREE sheets of your choice, by leaving a comment on my Monday, July 13th post!!

Connie

Scrapbook Page Details:

Images: Scrapbook Photoslides - ISC

Paper: Baja Breeze, Little Yellow Bicycle DSP

Inks: Palette Black

Accessories: Faded Jeans Distress Stickles, Heidi Swapp Mini Ghost, Little Yellow Bicycle clear cut shapes, Little Yellow Bicycle brads.

Card Tote Details:

Images: Australian Daisy, Flourishing Ivy

Paper: Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Little Yellow Bicycle DP, Grunge Paper

Inks: Night of Navy, Palette Black, Scattered Straw Distress Ink

Accessories: White Grosgrain ribbon died with crushed curry reinker, making memories brad

Rustic Artsy Swirls Scrapbook Page

Sorry I have not posted in a while, I have been feeling under the weather the last couple of days. :( I am finally feeling better, so there is an end in sight!! I did get to stamp a little bit during this time though...one of my friends is the manager of the dialysis department at a local hospital, and a lady in upper management is retiring. They are having each department put together a scrapbook page for her to remember them by. She called me and asked if I would help. I said...sure what are friends for!

When she got to my house I asked her how big the page was supposed to be and she said 12X12...then I asked for the pictures she had, and she said she did not have any...apparently the lady retiring really does not know her staff, so she just wanted to say "thank you" for all the years of service she provided, on behalf of her staff. Okay, so my challenge was to fill a 12x12 page with no pictures...bring it on...I guess...LOL!!

I asked her if she had any ideas...she said no...so I had her look through some of my stamp sets and some of the cards that I have done lately, and she really loved this card and asked if I could do something like this. She especially like the stamp set and the color combo, so this is what I came up with:



I used the Rustic Artsy Swirls stamp set from Innovative stamp creations. I started with a white glossy 12x12 piece of card stock and embossed the swirls with clear embossing powder for the border. I then brayered the whole page with Baja breeze. Next, I layered a Tim Holtz flourish mask on either side of the page and sponged over that with taken with teal (you can see it in the picture if you look very closely).

For the butterflies, I stamped them with craft black on whisper white paper and then embossed with more clear embossing powder. I then colored them with some copic markers, and cut them out. I printed the "thank you" out from my computer and cut it with my creative memories circle cutter and layered with some scalloped nesties. Both the sentiment and the butterflies are all popped up with dimensionals.

Finally, I added the red satin ribbon across the top. As you can see, I did not stray much from the card since she really like it (and the cold I had...actually still have...was blocking my creative juices. LOL!) I kinda like the way it turned out...I am not much of a scrap booker at this stage in my life. Hopefully I will have more time in for it in the near future!

Page Details:
Images: Rustic Artsy Swirls - ISC
Paper: Glossy White, Whisper White, Taken with Teal, Baja Breeze, Real Red
Ink: Versamark, Craft Black, Baja Breeze, Taken with Teal, Copics
Accessories: Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Clear Embossing Powder, Creative Memories Circle Cutter, Red Satin Ribbon. Tim Holtz Flourish Mask