Clean and Simple Layout for Creative Embellishments

Oh yes, I'm still working on that 8 x 8 mini album that was supposed to be a Christmas gift for LAST year!  The good news is that I finished it yesterday!  Hooray!! 

This is really a simple layout but simple is sometimes what you need when your goal is to present a set of photos. I love this set showing how my great niece has grown over time.  It's such a cute way to document how quickly babies grow!

At the top I used Creative Embellishments' word "Cute" from the Boy Word Set and as usual I have heat embossed with Stampendous Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel.  It's such a fast and attractive way to make your chipboard embellishments stand out.

I used Ranger Antiquities Rose Quartz Embossing Powder on this adorable heart chippy.  This powder is completely different from what I used on "cute".  It has a textured finish that I really like.

An adorable baby, some great chippies and a few flowers, that's all it takes to make a great layout!

Products from Creative Embellishments

Boy Word Set - Words

Love Arrow Set

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Mixed Media with Eileen Hull's Full Size Journal by Sizzix

 This is a little tease because I'm going live with Eileen sometime the week of November 11th to show you how to make a mixed media journal cover using clear gesso, mists and Sizzix Luster Wax.  Til then here's a preview of what we'll be doing.

Here's the front cover.  It's still a work in process but the mixed media part is done.

This is the journal cover in its beginning stages.

And here I masked on some Luster Wax. (Tip, stamp cleaner works great to remove the wax from stencils and fingers.)

Cutting Full Size Journal Covers

Do you sometimes have difficulty getting your steel ruled dies to feed through your die-cut machine?  Here's a tip.  First I want to tell you that you can cut a Full Size Journal with your Spellbinders Platinum 'cause that's how I cut mine.  But, it wasn't the easiest thing I ever did!  I couldn't get the die to feed through the machine.  So, this is how I made it work.  Put the plates so that they extend over the end as in the photo below and feed the opposite end in first.

So, here are the steps in detail (this works with any machine that you're having trouble getting the die to feed)

1. Cut mat or chip board slightly larger than the journal cover.
2. Place the die face up on a cutting plate.
3. Place the mat or chip board on the die covering the journal cover.
4. Cover with another cutting plate.  Make sure the plates are completely extended over the end of the journal cover part of the die.
5. Feed the opposite end into your machine.

I hope that makes sense!  It's a little hard to explain and I will go over it in my Facebook Live with Eileen Hull the week of November 14.  I'm not sure of the exact date but I will let you know on my Facebook page.  I will be making the back cover for this journal on the Facebook Live using the same techniques as the cover.  I hope you can join me!

Grand Teton Layout for Creative Embellishments

I created this simple layout featuring 3 photos for Creative Embellishments.  You know, sometimes you just need to create scrapbook pages that are actually made to go into a scrapbook!  This one will be a little bulky with the floral vine on the side but it will still fit.

My floral cluster has several layers beginning at the bottom with a swirly chipboard pieces that I have heat embossed with Deep Sea embossing powder. I topped that with painted Leaves Clusters.  I think they make a great bed for the black floral vine that I used.

After placing the swirly border, leave pieces, and floral vine, I fussy cut some flowers from the design paper (Graphic 45 Come One Come All collection) and tucked in here and there.

For the title I used a word, Vacation, chippy and heat embossed it with Aged Spice from the Stampendous Autumn Fling kit.

 

Be sure to join in the November challenge at Creative Embellishments.  You could win a prize!

Products from Creative Embellishments

Vacation - Words

Swirly Border

Leaves Cluster

Other Products

Graphic 45 - Come One, Come All! Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Pack

Stampendous - Embossing Powder Kit - Autumn Fling

Emerald Creek Baked Texture - Deep Sea

 

Spellbinders Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken is so perfect for creating an elegant slim line card.  Here I've used 4 different diecut paper layers to create my card. 

I used diecuts that came with the paper collection (an older Kaisercraft collection, Golden Grove, to embellish the card.  I gave them dimension by popping up with foam and by using a stylus to give shape to the paper flowers and leaves.

The Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection also includes a great stamp sentiment collection.  I used one of the stamps and the accompanying diecut to add a sentiment to my card.

I kept the inside simple and just added a border and flower sticker so that there is plenty of room to write a note.

Spellbinders Products Used to Create this Card

Flourished Sonata Notecard Etched Dies from Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken 

Just a Note Sentiments & Tag Clear Stamp & Die Set from Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken

You can view all the Sweet Serenade Collection here

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Maggi

Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace November Dies

 
You're going to love the dies in the Amazing Paper Grace  November Collection!  I made this card using the 3-D Christmas Tree dies in the November APG collection.

There are actually 5 trees that make up this pretty 3D display.  You can stand the trees alone where it shows beautifully from the front or back or you can attach to a card as I did.

I used metallic kraft cardstock on this card and I'm sorry it really doesn't photograph very well.

 

The dieset also includes two sentiments which look so pretty with the cut out letters.

Supplies

Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month by Spellbinders - November

Birthday Wishes Vignette Etched Dies from Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken for Spellbinders 

Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - 8 x 8 Paper Pad - Kraft-Stock - Metallic 3

It's a Dog's Life Layout for Creative Embellishments

Creative Embellishment's November challenge is up and it's based on this layout sketch with a twist to splash paint onto your prooject.

 

My Project

I chose my favorite subjects for this layout, my dogs and my husband!

I framed both my photos with the doily frame set, using the largest frame on the bottom photo and the medium frame on the upper photo.  I rubbed them with Sizzzix Luster Wax to make them gold.  I love their wax, it's so easy to apply with your finger or even a small paintbrush.  Once it's dried, it doesn't rub off.

Isn' this such a sweet picture, "a man and his dog".  Tisha is definitely Daddy's girl while Nika is mine!

I love all the grunge pieces at Creative Embellishments; this one's call Grunge Corner. I heat embossed most of it with Stampendous Aged Black and used a little wax on the bottom part.  I love the black powder mottled with gold and silver to give it an aged appearance.

I also used the Heart Bokeh Stencil and stenciled on some hearts,  I don't think that worked out too well as they kind of fade away but I was afraid red hearts would be "too much".

Our dogs are spoiled rotten and we wouldn't have it any other way.  These photos were taken in our motorhome and they ar sharing a seat in the picture above.  Ha, normally they each take a chair leaving us with no where to sit!  So I thought this title was rather appropriate!  It is heat embossed with black embossing powder.

Check out that adorable little dog bone in the lower left.  It's black acrylic and part of a line of laser cut acrylics at Creative Embellishments.    I really love the acrylics!

I used Graphic 45's new Well Groomed collection to make this layout and spashed on some black paint to meet the twist.  It is so perfect for dog and cat projects!

I hope to see your project entered into the November challenge!  Thanks for stopping by!

Products from Creative Embellishments

It's a Dogs Life

Doily Frame Set 1

Grunge Corner - Photo

Black Bones Set - Acrylic

Heart Bokeh Stencil

Other Products

Graphic 45 - Well Groomed Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Pack

Graphic 45 - Well Groomed Collection - Chipboard

Sizzix - Effectz Collection  Luster Wax - Gold

Stampendous Aged Black Embossing Enamel

Stampendous - Detail Embossing Powder - Black

Spellbinders Large Tag with Sweet Serenade Notecards by Becca Feeken

I've used Graphic 45's 2021 Christmas Collection, Let it Snow,  to fashion this oh so pretty large tag using Spellbinders Flourished Sonata Sweet Serenade Notecard die set.  Not only does this die set make beautiful slimline cards, it also works great on large tags.  I've used a large chipboard tag (5.5" x 10") from Creative Embellishments as my base.

I layered a base die-cut (green) and flourish die-cut (red) from the Flourish Sonata die set on the tag.

Look at the detailed cut outs on the flourishes.  I love how the paper underneath peeks through. The inside can also be cut out but I opted to not cut it out.

I stamped "every day" onto one of the tags from the design paper using the Just A Note Sentiments and Tag stamp set that works so nicely with this die set.

You can really dress up and  give your tags and cards character by using different die-cuts.  I love the cut out designs that just can't be done by hand.

To add a snowy effect to the tag, I added Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Enamel around the edge of the tag and heat set.  I love that snowy look!

Spellbinders Products Used to Create this Card

Flourished Sonata Notecard Etched Dies from Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken 

Just a Note Sentiments & Tag Clear Stamp & Die Set from Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken

You can view all the Sweet Serenade Collection here

Other Products

Graphic 45 Let It Snow Collection

Stampendous - Frantage - Embossing Enamels - Shabby White

Creative Embellishments Large Tags

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Maggi xoxo

Cookbook for Creative Embellishments

Did you know I have two hobbies, one is paper crafting, the other is cooking.  I love to cook for other people and make a big mess in the kitchen (I don't like cleaning it up so much 😂) So every year since 2011 (except that bad year 2020 😣) my scrappy bff's have arrived on my doorstep with two tons of scrappy "stuff", a pair of pj's and their appetites waiting for some Maggi Camp home cooking.

We decided that a recipe book of camp dishes was necessary.  I am the only obsessed cook in the crowd so I don't expect this cookbook to get used alot.  One of the gals said she would give the recipe to her SIL to make for her. LOL!!!! 

Well anyway, here it is.  I used Graphic 45's Farmhouse Collection to make the cookbook and lots of great chippies from Creative Embellishments.

The gang!

I used Wood Veneer Recipe Words throughout the cookbook.  I left them in their natural state as they looked great on the cookbook as is.

They were too large to fit on the tabs I had but I decided that didn't matter.  The tabs divide the sections and help turn the pages.  I thought the titles worked well just beneath the tabs.

...or at the bottom of the page.

Yes, "from my kitchen to yours", its the perfect quote for a cookbook, or a food gift.  I heat embossed the words with black and mustard embossing powders.

I am a firm believer that good food makes for a good life!

Front and back covers.

From Creative Embellishments

 Recipe Words - Wood Veneers

good Food, good Life - Words

From my Kitchen to yours - Words

Other

Graphic 45 - Farmhouse Collection - 8 x 8 Paper Pad

Graphic 45 - Farmhouse Collection - Chipboard

The Cinch - used to bind to book

Does anyone use a cookbook these days?  I had a bookcase full of them but gave 90% of them away when we moved.  When I am looking for a recipe I usually run to my computer.  Of course I have my Mom's 4 recipe boxes and in there I know are some treasured recipes from my childhood.  I really need to go through them and organize!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

xoxo Maggi

New Large Tags from Creative Embellishments

Ohhhh check out this new flourish tag!  I totally love this tag!!  I painted the top layer of the tag first with clear gesso and then used oxide inks to color and blend.  Then I cut the witch out from the signature page of Midnight Tales to fit behind the top tag layer.  Then I just glued on the backing making a nice sturdy tag suitable for home decor.

It's a 2 piece large tag, measuring 5 1/2" x 10". I sandwiched paper from Graphic 45's new Halloween collection, Midnight Tales, between to two tag layers to create a fun and spooky scene.

At the bottom of the tag I heat embossed two Witchy Pumpkins and nestled them among some fussy cuts and epemera from the Midnight Tales collection.

I painted embossing ink on the Witchy Pumpkins rather than dabbing so that I could preserve the etched pumpkin's  eyes and mouth.  

The Owl on Branch is simply painted with black acrylic paint giving just a silhouette in the moon light and is glued over the tag..

 

There are 3 different flourish tags, check them out!

Creative Embellishments Chipboard

Flourish Tag set 2

Witchy Pumpkins

Owl on Branch

Other Supplies

Graphic 45 - Midnight Tales Collection 12 x 12 Collection Pack

Graphic 45 - Midnight Tales Collection Ephemera Assortment

Tim Holtz Oxide Ink

Stampendous - Embossing Powder Kit - Autumn Fling 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to join in our October challenge, here.

New Eileen Hull Dies and Stamps - Sizzix Chapter 4

Lots to share with you today including some things that were in Eileen's blog hop last week.  

Let's start with the fabulous Sweater Embossing Folder.  Oh how I love this embossing folder!   The detail that pops out when using this embossing folder is just amazing!

Looks just like a knitted glove!

To make the glove, I die cut a glove using Eileen's Mitten Box Scoreboard die from Core'dinations Color Core cardstock.

Now a BIG WORD about embossing with this folder! This is a 3D Textured Embossing Folder and uses a DIFFERENT sandwich than most texture folders. Ok, not being a smart a** here but pay attention 'cause this is important. The sandwich for a Vagabond is: platform, embossing folder, cutting pad. (That's probably the sandwich for your machine too BUT verify that before cutting.) JUST ONE CUTTING PAD. I am "yelling" because I have broken not 1, but 2 Vagabonds using the WRONG sandwich. (yeah stupid me!!)  Please be careful!  I have a written note taped right beside my diecutting machines, telling me the CORRECT SANDWICH  And after all that, I still did it wrong and broke my machine!!! It's so easy to get in the automatic mode and not pay attention to what you are doing.  I suspect that it is much easier to break an electric machine than a manual machine as I think you would feel the resistance more with a manual machine and not force the folder in but with the Vagabond, when I realized it was the wrong sandwich, it had already gone "bang, pop",  uh oh, WTH, yikes machine broke!

Here's some additional information about the 3D folders, click here. (Textured Fades = Textured Impressions)

Ok enough lecture, 😆!  To get a really good embossed impression, first mist the embossing folder, top and bottom. 

Then place the die-cut glove inside the embossing folder. I didn't want the cable stitch on the glove's cuff so I positioned the glove in the embossing folder such that the cuff was sticking outside the folder. After properly positioning, run it through your die cut machine 3 times.  That helps get a really great embossed image.

Let the embossed paper dry before doing anything else to it.  (You can use your heat gun to dry quickly.)  After my glove was dry, I lightly sanded over the embossing to bring out the knitted stitch. I think my glove has a heather blue appearance now.

To make the card, I just placed the glove over a Stamperia journaling card and fussy cut some flowers. I placed that on a scalloped die-cut of coordinating of card stock and adhered to a card that is 4 1/8" x 5 3/4".

The finished card.

Eileen Hull Designs Products Used

Sizzix ScoreBoards L Die - Mitten Box

Sizzix 3-D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Sweater

The Bigz Notebook Die

Now let's take a look at the Bigz Notepad die. This is great to make little gifts or favors as the notepad measures 3 5/8" x 4 3/8". I used Graphic 45's Come One, Come All collection to embellish the Notepad.

It's a great size to hold Post-it notes so I filled mine with the sizes I used the most. The Notepad also includes closure and pen holder tabs but I didn't need those.  The Notepad stays nicely closed when used with Post-it Notes.

You could also use this for a small notebook! Just diecut a bookbinding insert with  Eileen's Bookbinding and Label thinlit set.

Products Used

Sizzix ScoreBoards Die - Notepad by Eileen Hull

Graphic 45 - Come One, Come All! Collection - Journaling Cards

Graphic 45 - Come One, Come All! Collection - 12 x 12 Solids and Patterns Pack

The Heart Mandala Die

Did you know Eileen has a new line of stamps out?  I made this card using stamps from her latest release and the newly released thinlit die, The Heart Mandala.

I stamped the flowers onto mixed media paper and then used watercolors to color them.  Remember Eileen's Bookmark, Tag & Pocket Framelits die set?  The "Create With Abandon" is stamped onto the tag and then turned upside down.

I was feeling very bright on the day I made this so I just used some miscellaneous papers from my stash. "Be Kind" and "Explore" are stamped onto die cuts using the Eileen's Sizzix Framelits Die Set  Bookplate, Hinges & Label. (This one has been discontinued)

Skip to the beginning of the images gallerySizzix Framelits Bookplate, Hinges & Label by Eileen Hull

Products Used

Sizzix Thinlits Die - Heart Mandala by Eileen Hull

Eileen Hull Stamps by Maker Forte: 

Wonderful World of Flowers

Snail Mail- Inspire stamp set

If you made it this far, thanks for sticking with me!  These new products along with the fabulous Full Size Journal make this the best Eileen Hull release ever!!

In case you missed the Full Size Journal release, here's a link: