Tattered Angels Week-Day 2

Welcome back Creative Friends!!

Are you ready for day 2? I am!!!

Here's a reminder of our finished project:

Tip #2-Go Topless!!!

Just because the bottle comes with sprayer doesn't mean that's the only way to use it.

Shake it like normal (side to side like a bell) and unscrew the nozzle.

Then You can....

(1) SPLATTER!!!!

Use the tube or a brush to flick the paint onto your project. You can lay it flat or set your project upright and allow the paint to slide down. 

(2) BRUSH IT ON!!!

Some people are intimidated by the "unknown" factor of spray-able inks, so this technique is good for those who want a little more control over where their color lands.

Try using browns or blacks to distress instead of traditional ink pads or use brighter colors to add POP, like I did here... I used Pomegranate Glimmer Mist to to add some fun to my project:

My FAVS!

Let's get started with some of  my favorites!!

Glam is my favorite Tattered Angels product, so let's start there.

(1) Golden Goddess!! My All time FAV! It has a yummy golden background with a bright golden glitter.

(2) Chandelier- This is most people's favorite because of it's versatility. The paint is clear and the glitter iridescent, so it won't change the color of your project....just add a lot of shine!

(3) Calm Before the Storm- This color is very intense, so it can be a little intimidating, but it's perfect to add ALOT of impact. The background color is a navy blue (a little darker than this picture), while the glitter is a mixture of blues and grays. Definitely makes you think of inky nighttime skies.  

(4) SMOOCHES! Everybody needs a go to fabulous red and SMOOCHES is mine. Red on Red...you can't go wrong. :)

(5) CAMEL- This is a lighter brown than Golden Goddess and the glitter is a lighter gold mixed with some browns. It give more of distressed look than Golden Goddess.

So fun, right? Come back tomorrow for even more tips, tricks and favs.

See you then!

Oh Scrap! New Layouts!!

I've been hoarding a bunch of scrapbook layouts, so I think it's time to share!!

FAMILY RULES

This layout was made with 2 of my FAVORITE new patterns from Canvas Corp: Ivory & Orange Chevron and Ivory & Orange Tile. It also featured their Family Sampler that makes it super easy, fast and cheap to embellish your pages! (and as I look at this...I realize how crooked my picture is..UGH!!)

It's a Small World

These are some of my favorite peeps in like...the whole world! One is from South Africa, 2 are from Canada and 1 is from Utah (that can be another world, right!? LOL) I love the bright "wow" factor of Heidi Swapp's Color Pop Collection so much that I didn't even mist the paper to change up the yellow/white colors...it is fabulous in it's own! I love my glitter heart made using a chipboard shape, double sided tape and fine glitter and my yellow Amy Tangerine letter's for American Crafts are a perfect finishing touch!

You Can Never Have too Much Hair

I change my hair all the time and sadly enough... this is not the first layout I've done about my hair. I was challenged to incorporate chevrons into a layout and what better way than to just GO BIG with Canvas Corp Chevron papers! All I did was cute sections from the red, green and aqua turquoise papers and layer them on my black & white chevron, lining up the patterns. I added 3 of my favorite instagram selfies, the "you can never have too much" title I fussy cut from a Glitz Design paper and some American Crafts Thickers to complete my title.

Notre Dame Basilica

I did this layout a few years ago and it is still one of my favorites! It was my first time playing with Tattered Angels on a scrapbooking page. And as you can see...there's a surprise element! When combined with the Canvas Corp White on Kraft papers, the soy-based ink of the pattern actually acts as a resist and POPs through the Tattered Angels colors. It totally looks like I stamped the background with white ink! The pictures themselves are breathtaking, so I kept my embellishments to a minimum so the pics could get the attention.

Our Story is Perfect

This is my HOTTIE HUBBY and I being silly in the car one day. I bought this Echo Park collection (appropriately titled: Be Mine) super cheap from this little site called Part-Time Sally. It is a great store that is always having sales and is a good place to find older collections at a steal! The colors of the paper matched perfect with my black shirt and pink feather in my hair. I liked the idea of the flags so much after I did this one page layout that I scrap-lifted myself and stretched it into a 2-page layout I did for a class for Easter.

I hope my little layouts have inspired you to get scrappin'!

Until next time my friends...stay Creative!

Love,

KERI

Getting Crafty with Echo Park and 7Gypsies

I LOVE doing shadow boxes! There's just something about building something in 3-D that is just sssoo much fun!

On my retreat last week, I had the chance to make this adorable shadowbox from a 7Gypsies Solo Tray and Echo Park's Everyday Eclectic. I've loved this line since I saw it at Summer CHA last year. The colors are fun and the added wooden images and ssoo popular chevron was right up my alley. :)

I loved using LOTS of 3-D Pop Dots to add lots of depth and levels.

The flowers are my take on this Rose Tutorial by Helmar Adhesive's Design Team Member Vicky Alberto.

Click Here for Vicky's Step by Step Tutorial!!

Vicky used punches for her flower, giving her rose petals a more rounded shape. I used Tim Holtz's Tattered Florals Bigz Die from Sizzix, so mine have sharper edges.

complete supply list: Tray: 7Gypsies; Paper and Stickers: Echo Park Paper; Cork: Canvas Corp; Wooden Speech Bubble: Studio Calico; Adhesive: Canvas Corp and EK Sucess

I hope you enjoyed my little project.

Check back next week for my FIRST featured project on the Scrapbook News and Review Blog!!

Until next time...get caught being creative!!