Mother's Day and Reelin'

I lost my mojo these past few weeks.  I have been so busy with other things around the house, and even outside the house now that the weather is nice!  So I  just let my slump take it course until I felt the urge to scrap again.  And there's nothin' better to get me out of a rut then a few great challenges!

First, as a huge fan of Diana's sketches, I tackled the sketch for Scrapbook Circle and Lily Bee this month!  I dug into my April and May Scrapbook Circle kits, and mixed them up a bit to scrap these photos that have been laying in my "to do" pile for almost a year!  Charlotte is going to be quite the fisherwoman....she gets it from her grandma and me!  :)

I started by giving a whitewash on the background with gesso, then using a splatter stencil and some blue mist.  The blue came out a bit too dark, so I went over again with some white gesso and I like the way it turned out!   I stuck pretty closely to the sketch, but added one more large circle on the bottom right to balance out my page.  The circles are stitched with yellow thread.

The tulle ribbon in the kit reminded me a bit of fit netting, so I used a bit of it under my photo and held it down with the Maggie Holmes washi paper.  The title alphas are some AC mistables ones from my stash that I misted in navy to match the papers.

And the sketch by Diana:

A few weeks ago I won the new "Find Your Wings and Fly" collection from MME on their blog during their release announcement.  They are VERY generous with their prizes.  While on their blog recently, I came across the sketch challenge for May with a sketch by Ronda Pallizari.  I LOVE this sketch!

These photos of Mother's Day were on my to do list, and I thought the floral prints of the papers were perfect for the theme!

We actually had Charlotte's birthday party on Mother's Day.  I had been in such a tizzy trying to get everything ready for the party, that I forgot it was even Mother's Day.  When my mom arrived, she looked at me and said "Happy Mother's Day!  But I feel so bad...I didn't get you anything!".  I said, "I MUST be your daughter, because I didn't get you anything, either!".  But she did teach me to be a great mom, and I gave her an awesome granddaughter, so we're even!

I love the grid design of the sketch, but I wanted to use two photos, so I changed it up a bit to accommodate my photos and a journaling area.

I had fun using lots of bits of paper, washi tape, chipboard elements, buttons, and enamel dots!  I added a few splatters of white paint in the background, too.

And the sketch from Ronda:

SOOO glad my mojo is back!!  I have a ton of projects to share that I haven't posted over the last month, so this blog is going to get busy the end of this month!

Stay scrappy my friends!

Dress Up Time-GCD Pure Bliss

If I have to pick a new favorite collection from GCD, this might be it! (Although I think I said that with the last collection I worked with, too! :) )

 The pinks and florals in this line really got me in the mood to do something girly, and since my daughter LOVES to dress up all the time, I thought these photos would be perfect!

 I started with a pink background and wanted to add some texture. I was inspired by her tulle skirts, so I just bunched up some tulle on the page, glued it in some spots that wouldn't show the glue, and then machine stitched over it in some areas.

I splattered some yellow paint and a bit of grey mist here and there, and also misted my alphas yellow to match.  You will also see a glimmer of some sequins here and there!

I like to balance out my design with something going off the edge of the page somewhere.  Here is a little cluster with paper, a sticker, and a brad.

 And what else could be more girly than bows?  I love seeing the paper bow trend popping up on pages now!  I found a free template online and used it to create these little bows, which were very easy to make!

 Pink, tulle, sequins, and bows....what could be more girly than that???  :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Audrey Yeager


Supplies:

Pure Bliss Papers: Happy Hoops (#2018), Alphabet (#2019), Pink Honeycomb (#2023), Dainty Floral (#2024), Journal Tags (#2025)

Pure Bliss Label Stickers (#2033)
Pure Bliss Die Cut Borders (#2036)
Pure Bliss Paper Clips (#2035)

Other: tulle, sequins, paint, mists

What You Missed....

In April, I was so excited to have my first online class through My Scraps & More.  The "Lots of Layers" class was 4 weeks long.  Each week there was a new video, a sketch with directions, and a place to discuss the techniques and share your creations. The class came with a custom embellishment kit that I designed including a stencil and other handmade goodies.  I worked with a pre-selected set of papers and embellies that was given as a supply list at the beginning of the class so that people could purchase it if they wanted.

Although I can't share the sketches and the videos, I wanted to share the pages that I made for the class!

The first week we focused on "Peek A Boo" layers....creating layers in which you can see other layers below.

The 2nd class we learned different techniques on how to use the stencil that came in the kit (the "spoke" pattern).

The 3rd class we used a pocket or envelope to hold some goodies.

And the last class we focused on using basic shapes on your pages.

I really  really enjoyed seeing all the creations from this class!  The ladies seriously rocked their pages!!!

I will be offering another class in June at My Scraps & More, although, this one will be a self paced class with step by step  photos and only 1 video.  The class will showcase 3-4 layouts and an altered project (still working on that!).  Stay tuned to my blog for more details!

Stay Scrappy My Friends!

Heidi Sonboul Signature Series Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to Heidi's blog hop, celebrating the release of her new Signature Series Book, her two new collections from GCD Studios, AND her new Website!!  I am so honored to be a part of this hop and so excited for the release of Heidi's book!  Of course, I am also in love with her two new paper collections, too: Sunkissed and Special Delivery.

I created this page using the Sunkissed collection.  The papers with the waves and water swirls was perfect for these photos of my kiddos at a fish exhibit at the zoo.  I love the photo of my daughter with her hand on my son's head.  She was trying to show him the fish...

Inspired by the fish idea, I added some circles to my design, and some machine stitching in wavy lines.  I kept to a color combo that complimented my photos, and added in a bit of the peach and yellow for contrast.

I played around a lot with the border strips, and cut them and layered them as accents on my page.

To see some more wonderful inspiration from the Special Delivery and Sunkissed collections, hop along through the blogs below!  There are lots of RAKS to be won!

The Line Up

GCD Studios

Alicia Thelin

Amanda Coleman

Angi Barrs

Audrey Yeager Christina Collins Christine Meyer Grace Tolman Heidi Van Laar  Jennifer Chapin Julie Tucker-Wolek Katrina Hunt Kelly Holbrook Lalo IK Megan Klauer Nina Yang Pam Callaghan Rae Barthel Rochelle Spears Sara Zenger Suzanna Lee Teri Anderson Wida Miller
And for even MORE prizes, head over to Heidi' NEW WEBSITE for a chance to win the newest tool from Fiskars and her two newest collections, Special Delivery and SunKissed.
And don't forget to order your copy of Heidi's New Signature Series Book, too!
To order the book you can go here:

*WINNERS* and another Paper Issues page!

I have had a LOT of giveaways going on the past week or so and it's time for some winners!

From the Inspiration Elevator Blog Hop (winning a little kit I put together)- DARCY

Darcy said...

Have fun in your future creative endeavors! I love that you made her style your own!

APRIL 17, 2013 AT 4:22 PM 

From the Glitz Blog Hop (a stash of Glitz goodies)-  june2015 said...

the garland is genius! will definitely give that a try.

April 25, 2013 at 3:02 PM

 

and from Cassie's Birthday Week celebration for Paper Issues (winning a Lucky You kit): AMBER

 Amber said...

Im a new follower - love your blog! I've liked Paper Issues from the beginning :) they rock! LOVE the kit!

April 28, 2013 at 5:13 PM

Ladies, please contact me with your mailing information so I can get your prizes out to you! audreykit at yahoo dot com

Speaking of Paper Issues, here is another page I made with the "Lucky You" kit!  The colors of my photos were kinda yuck, so I changed them to black and white.  The smoothies we made were berry and banana, so I used some pinks, blues, and yellow.  I was thinking of round berries, so I used a circle scheme for my page!  

I used the circle idea as the basis for my challenge at the My Scraps & More Spring into Summer Crop.  Check it out HERE!

This wood button from MME was a bit too dark, so I just painted over it with a whitewash to tone the color down a bit.

For each circle, I outlined it with a white pen just to make it stand out a bit more.  A few of the circles I popped off the page.  And I LOVE these word stickers from Jillibean!

The alphas weren't part of the kit, but were the perfect color yellow!  Lastly I added this chipboard piece with some twine tied in a bow.

I've got a lot more to share this week AND another blog hop with a prize coming up early next week!

Stay scrappy my friends!