Witch Kraft?

What? I thought she meant, "Which Craft..."

This week the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is Witch Kraft. It's never too early to celebrate the fun of Halloween with everyone's favorite Kraft brown paper. Or will you interpret the challenge differently? I did! I combined several different crafts and interests into one project. Which Craft? Well, take a look!

I utilized stamping, scrapbooking, hand-sewing and my love of vintage photos in this layout. I adore this endearing old photo. It's an image of a wake from a boat. This is an original vintage photo that was taken during an era when camera film was expensive and every click of the shutter was risky. Whoever took this picture must've been feeling unusually free and creative and wanted to remember that moment. The Glitz Designs embellishment states "I am the Master of my Fate and the Captain of My Soul." Perfect sentiment! I highlighted it by cutting a doily using a punch with the Martha Stewart circle edge punch starter set.

Translucent grunge circles were created by stamping and embossing on vellum before being sewn to the paper.

And the bee is cut and embossed with a Tim Holtz Sizzix die and folder.

Now it's your turn!

What comes to your mind when you think of Witch Kraft?? Join us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and your project could win a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp.  We draw a new winner each week. Your project could also be chosen to be featured in our weekly designer spotlight.

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TV Time

Is this a fun photo, or what?
I've been wanting to scrap this for ages.  When I heard that Tick Tock was this weeks theme for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, I knew that this was the time to do it.
My Great, Great Aunt Lala took this photo in 1965.  She was a creative soul who dressed department store windows and wore pants during an era when "proper" women didn't do that. She often photographed odd things. She would have LOVED Instagram. ;)
Time flies, doesn't it?

I took my time and created many of my own elements for this layout.

I'm not cheap, but I am frugal...and I like to use my craft supplies in creative, yet cost-effective ways. Stencils and stamps are always a good buy. For this layout, I used my Tim Holtz Clockwork stencil as a template to create my own faux die cut. No machine necessary. I love that! (I try to use stencil patterns like this one, that won't show mistakes from my arthritic fingers.) I also used this fabulous PaperArtsy rubber stamp to make some fun embellishments. I colored them to match my paper and added a bit of Diamond Glaze to the top to create a bit of texture and shine. Another good buy was the Apha Die from Avery Elle. I used it to create title letters in coordinating patterned paper. I purchased this recently and I can see myself using it for years.

Tick Tock  Link up your project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and you could win a $50 voucher to Simon Says Stamp. Your project could also be chosen to be featured in our designer spotlight.

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Gold Lame'

I don't do monthly kit clubs and I don't have any plans on joining any in the near future, but I do love the current Jenni Bowlin kit.  I was able to purchase it this month, so the layout below is almost all from that kit, with the exception of the washi tape, doilies and chipboard hearts that I covered in glitter. 

I am a messy scrapper.  Ink gets smudged, lines don't always go straight and glitter gets everywhere.   OMG...I love glitter!  I had a lot of inspiration this week.  At City Crafter Challenge, the theme is All that Glitter's. I started out with the sketch from this weeks Let Get Sketchy sketch, but after awhile, it morphed into this and the only hexagon remaining became an accent piece.  A Twisted Tuesday Challenge!

At Use Your Stuff, Challenge #72 All in the Family, there is a challenge to document something about your family.  I was too late to link up, but I had to give a shout-out because they really did inspire me.  :) The layout is about a skirt my daughter wore her senior year of high school.  She's graduating from college in three months, so as you can tell, I don't scrap chronologically. :)

 

Red Velvet Cake

I was given the opportunity to be a Guest Designer at The Paper Mixing Bowl.  I submitted this layout for their February challenge, which is inspired by "Red Velvet Cake".   Unfortunately, there is not a link back to my blog, so I wanted to post it here as well.

This layout features photos of my talented daughter who is a brilliant artist.  I love watching her paint.  It is magical.  These photos show her working on artwork that she did while in high school.  Now she has a cute little apartment of her own and will be graduating from college in just a few short months.  My advice to her is to "create and be you".

I love the look that silhouette and cameo die cutting machines give, but I don't own one.  So, I created a similar look on my layout with my trusty, old X-acto knife.  It worked!

 

Sketch With Color

I discovered a Sketch blog that has a fun twist; A color challenge is included as well!  Check out Sketch With Color and take a peek at it.  Since it's snowing here again and I am stuck in the house, I decided to give it a try.  Here's what I came up with:

The photo isn't the best, because like I said, the weather here is pretty cruddy and I didn't have any natural light. :(  But as you can see below, I had a great time with stamping and misting and gluing.  Oh my!

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

There's another fantastic layout sketch at Let's Get Sketchy this week.  For this layout, I some of the Pink Paislee Portfolio and some of the  Crate Paper On Trend.  The On Trend line was a favorite of mine for 2012.

This layout came together super-fast because I followed the sketch closely. I love it when that happens.  :)

Wishes Come True

Last summer my daughter was a Development Intern at The Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South. She did a lot of great things while she was there, and although I didn't have any photos, I wanted to make mention of it in my scrapbooks so it wouldn't be forgotten. So these photos were taken at the time of her internship. I used a sketch challenge at Let's Get Sketchy.

I don't remember who makes the wood veneer frames that I've been hoarding.  But after reading the article on wood veneer at The Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog, I knew it was time to use them up.  After all, aren't all layouts "special"?  And that article has great tutorial links on making your faux wood embellishments.