Stamping La Vida Loca

Beyond the Garden DSP 12x12 Layout

2011-07-03T19:54:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I had this photo I wanted to scrap of my 2 oldest daughters and I knew I wanted it to be a bright, happy type of layout. I also knew I wanted a circle involved to symbolize their unity. I found the sketch below from http://www.letsscrap.ning.com/ in their 2011 sketches section and decided the left side would work:

And here is how it turned out:

As you can see, I am still trying to learn how to post layouts, with the resizing and all! Thank you for your patience while I get up to speed with all the techie stuff!

Supplies are all Stampin Up! unless otherwise noted:
Cardstock: Tangering Tango, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Cajun Craze.
Designer Series Paper (DSP): Beyond the Garden
Classic Ink Pads: Daffodil Delight (to ink bird edges)
Markers: Tangering Tango & Daffodil Delight to outline alpha, bird legs & beak and tree trunk. Black Journaler for journaling.
Accessories: Tasteful Trim border die, daffodil delight 1/4" grossgrain ribbon, bird punch, small heart punch, modern label punch, tab punch, embosslit beautiful wings die, snail, dimensionals, sticky tape to adhere ribbon, 5 1/2"Circle and Quikutz Alphabet dies and misc small rhinestones.

Notes: I free handed the tree trunk. I put crystal effects over "sister" to make it different from rest of title.

Thank you for stopping by! And until next time... keep stamping la vida loca... AKA "the crazy life"!

Sylvia

Nature Walk 12x12 Layout

2011-07-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

Okay I am finally back to posting something! Here is a scrapbook layout I created last week using a January 2011 sketch from http://www.letsscrap.ning.com/. All the products used are from Stampin Up! I rarely ever get to do a layout for myself (probably because I don't take that many pics of myself either!). So I decided this one was for me :)

Stamp Set: Nature Walk (love this set and glad it carried over to the new 2011 catalog!)
Ink Pads: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Marker: Early Espresso (used with color spritzer tool to distress)
Card Stock: Old Olive (textured 12x12), Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
DSP: Botanical Gazette (retired)
Accessories/Tools: Heart punch, embosslits beautiful wings, pearls, scallop trim border punch, 1 1/4" old olive grossgrain ribbon, linen thread, antique brad, vintage brad, mini library clip, tasteful trim die cut, big shot, champaign mist shimmer paint, sewing machine, victoria crochet trim, dimensionals, glue dots, snail adhesive, bone folder to distress paper borders, top note die cut, sizzlits billboard alpha die cut strip.

Thank you for stopping by!! Til next time... keep stampin la vida loca!!

Sylvia

Bella Blossoms Birthday Card

2011-03-03T17:53:00.000-08:00

I made this sweet birthday card in Nov. 2010 for a very special lady, my husband's grandma "Nan". I cased it from splitcoaststampers but I apologize I can't remember the original designer's name. I just changed the background pattern paper, the sentiment arrangement and added the dots embossing folder.

I believe all the supplies are from Stampin' Up! The flower is from the Bella Blossoms stamp set and the sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations set. I used the top note die cut, victoria crochet trim, pearls and dazzling diamonds. The petals are cut and adhered in incremental layers using dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by and...

til next time, keep stamping la vida loca! (AKA the crazy life!)

Hi Stampers & Papercrafting World!

2010-10-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

I finally decided it was time to join in the fun and excitement of this social media! I hope to be able to learn and share bits and pieces of what we all enjoy in this industry: creative expression, family historians, and gift giving. Life is so full of adventure and crazy twists and turns! That's why the name of this blog is what it is. With a husband, 5 young kids, full time work, 4 pets, and an active social/family/stamping life, there is never a dull moment! Have fun!!!!!!!!!!! and stay true... to YOURSELF.