Love - CSI Case File No.159

Dear all...
can't believe that March is almost over, but what great is we have another new case file open from CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration).Well, as you know or not, we're sponsoring CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) this month!!! And in case you didn't know who we are... We are

Sistersart Creation. 

"We are two sisters, Linda and Merry, who are crazy about scrapbooking. Somehow we decided to make our own chipboards and try to sell them on 2011. And somehow it worked! Lately we've included some of corkboards and stencils too. And if you'd like and if it's not too complicated for us, we could make as well a custom design for you (only wordlets or names). We have quite selection of chipboards, corkboards and stencils. Our Facebook Account (Sistersart Creation - sistersartcreation@gmail.com) for inspirations of how using our products."

And if you'd like to know what we're giving away, here it is...

And here's the new Case File No.159

First, I created a journal page for this case file ...

The Scheme : Grayish Teal Blue, Light Ecru, Light Mauve, Plum and Black.

The Evidence : Doodling, Flowers, Grid Pattern, Paint, Stamps, Jewels and Mix Media.

The Testimony : I used inspiration word "Love" for my journaling it said, "I know love because of you."

With this journal I did quite a lot of work. I did a base of gesso for my background. I used Dylusions Ink Spray - London Blue, Funky Fuchsia, Black Marble and After Midnight. Then I started doodling circles in the middle and started to finished them until they looked like a mandala. I did another thin layer of gesso to disguise the mandala a little bit (so it's not to strong for my backkground). I stamped Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Bitty Grunge all over the edges and the sides of the page. I used flowers stencil for my left and right sides to create more grunge look. For the flowers, I used a 3D Viva Decor Stamps, colored them with Dylusions Ink Spray - Funky Fuchsia and Black Marble. For the journaling I used Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Worn Text.

Second, I created a page for this case file...

The Scheme : Grayish Teal Blue, Light Ecru, Light Mauve, Plum and Black.

The Evidence : Doodling, Leaves, Grid Pattern, Paint, Stamps, Jewels and Mix Media.

The Testimony : I used inspiration word "Love" for my journaling it said,"Love makes a family".

To start I did some gesso on my white paper. I sprayed them with Dylusions Ink Spray - London Blue, Funky Fuchsia, Black Marble and After Midnight. I used a plastic canvas and bandage to create more texture for my background. I cut the leaves with Silhouette Cutting Machine. 

With this layout, I would like to join the challenge from Sketchabilities Sketch No.135. I rotated the sketch 90 degrees clockwise.

Thanks Sketchabilities for this challenge and I hope you enjoy what I made and before I say goodbye, would like to encourage you with,"It doesn't matter what others are doing. It matters what YOU are doing." Have a great weekends everybody!! Hugs, Merry.

Precious Moment - CSI Case File No.158

Dear everyone,

how are you all today? Here's my words of the day,"If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely." Well, as you know or not, we're sponsoring CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) this month!!! And in case you didn't know who we are... 

Sistersart Creation. 

"We are two sisters, Linda and Merry, who are crazy about scrapbooking. Somehow we decided to make our own chipboards and try to sell them on 2011. And somehow it worked! Lately we've included some of corkboards and stencils too. And if you'd like and if it's not too complicated for us, we could make as well a custom design for you (only wordlets or names). We have quite selection of chipboards, corkboards and stencils. Our Facebook Account (Sistersart Creation - sistersartcreation@gmail.com) for inspirations of how using our products."

And if you'd like to know what we're giving away, here it is...

Here's another lovely case from CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) with Case File No.158.

Here's my layout for that....

The Color Scheme : Icy Skies, Warm Heart, Mossy Meadows, Snowflake, Bare Branches.

The Evidence : Tree/Branches, Stitching, Misting/Splatters and Mix Upper/Lower Case Fonts In Title.

The Testimony : I journaled directly on the background of my page.

It said,"Precious Moment, don't take these moments for granted.." 

This time I will not write any details about my layout. But I've prepared you a free photo tutorial. All you have to do is join CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration), be a member and you'll be able to see my tutorial there... but here's some closer look

Thanks for stopping by.. Hugs, Merry

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Hi all,
how are you all this time? Hope you are all great, if not, here's to lighten up your day, "Remember, you're the one who can feel the world with sunshine...." And here's the new challenge from 123 Challenge Blog.

And here's my layout 

I started with white paper. Made the paper ready with gesso. I started to spray it with Dylusions Ink Spray - Vibrant Turquoise. Once dried, I covered my paper once again with gesso to lighten the color a little bit. Then I stamped Kaisercraft - Bubble Wrap with Versa Mark all over my page to create some texture and embossed them with Tsukineko - Pale Yellow(not really sure what color it was as the bottle was in Japanese, lol). I prepared all my embellishments such as chipboards, filigree, plastic canvas for sewing and layers of papers behind the photo and started to gesso all of them. 

Once dried, I started to rearranged what goes where and splattered more colors.  I used Lindy's Stamp Gang - C'est la vie Cerise, Merci Beaucoup Mint, Clam Bake Beige and Bodacious Blush. I didn't do the splatters in one time, each and every colors I did it step-by-step. Once the Mint was dried, I did the Beige, once the Beige dried I did the Bodacious and so on. It took more than a couple of splatters to get to the colors that I really wanted. But once I did, I glued them all. I added some metal string and sequins to add a bit more details to my layout. Once done I stamped using Just 'Rite' stamp the journal which said,"Be the chance you wish to see in the world." Once done, I thought that my layout need a little bit more contrast, so I decided to splatter more black ink on the paper. I mixed a drop of black acrylic ink with lots of water, and I brushed it behind the layers of papers to add darker accent to the photo.

Hope you like what you see and enjoy my layout this time. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous time...! Hugs, Merry

Click - CSI Case File No.157

Hi all...

hope you all doing great. Before I start with all of the exciting things... let's cheer you up with words of the day,"If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others."

So, we've been busy again this time. Well, we're sponsoring CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) this time!!! In case you didn't know who we are... Sistersart Creation. 

"We are two sisters, Linda and Merry, who are crazy about scrapbooking. Somehow we decided to make our own chipboards and try to sell them on 2011. And somehow it worked! Lately we've included some of corkboards and stencils too. And if you'd like and if it's not too complicated for us, we could make as well a custom design for you (only wordlets or names). We have quite selection of chipboards, corkboards and stencils. Our Facebook Account (Sistersart Creation - sistersartcreation@gmail.com) for inspirations of how using our products."

And if you'd like to know what we're giving away, here it is...

What do you think? Well, it's free!!! What are you waiting for? Join the challenge from CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) this month and you'll be able to have a chance to win this. Here's Case File No.157

And here are the layouts...

The Color Scheme : Turquoise, White, Bright Red, Medium Gray and Black.

The Evidence : Cameras, Eyeglasses, Hearts, Distressing and Pen Work.

The Testimony : Inspiration Word - Click.

It said,"Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important. Develop from the negatives and capture the good times. And if things don't work out. Just take another shot."

The papers are from My Mind's Eye - Lush. I have them already for ages yet I couldn't used them because it's too beautiful. But somehow this time I have to use them or else...lol. I started (with the first page on the top left) using some gesso to make my paper more grungy, didn't use it that much as I wanted still the pattern to show up a little bit.  Once dried, I sprayed Vibrant Turquoise from Dylusions Ink Spray. I need more textures for my background, so I used our stencils and some structure paste. With the second page (on the top right), I simply hand cut them and rearranged them on my layout. I stamped JustRite alphabet to create my sentiment. Used the chipboard alphabet from the kit MME - Lush to create the title. Once done, I glued all of them and added more hearts chipboards for details....

And here's another layout that I've created for Case File No.157

The Color Scheme : Turquoise, White, Bright Red, Medium Gray and Black.

The Evidence : Grid Pattern, Scallop Pattern, Cameras, Circles, Metal, Polaroid Frame, Hearts, Buttons and Pen Work.

The Testimony : Inspiration Word - Capture. 

It said,"Walk, Look, See, Stop, Photograph, Capture, Remember."

This idea I've got from Pinterest, the lady's name is Maisa. Her works are gorgeous, you should check her here. Mainly you just paint brushed all the area that you wanted soon the be frames. I used to different kind of colors from Dylusions Ink Spray - Postbox Red and  Black Marble (I used lots of water so the colors not so intensive). Then I started brushed it all around my page. Once dried, I doodled all the frames and started to put my chipboards, cork boards, filigree, buttons, charms, pearls and finally my sentiment.

Pretty simple isn't it. Well, thank you for stopping by to see my creations and can't wait to see join us at CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) and play along with us. Who knew, maybe you're the lucky one to win our chipboards, and when not, you still have fun with us... Hugs, Merry.

Family - Sketchabilities Sketch No.134

Dear all,

how are you this week? Today's word is,"Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are." Well, today will be my last post with Sketchabilities. Here's the sketch No. 134

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Creative Embellishments.

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Here's my layout...

I was inspired from a very talented lady called Anna Rogalska, she made this beautiful layout here. And she's inspired me to use a black paper. The thing is, I've never really tried a black (totally black) before. So I thought I gave it a try. I painted all black (you could use black gesso is you have one or simply just a black acrylic paint - if you use normal paint, try not to put a lot of water for a clean finish).

I painted all the embellishement that I wanna use with all black. Once I did, I tried to arrange (raw) where's my photo and embellishment would be and started to spray that area with Lindy's Stamp Gang - C'est la vie Cerise, Prima Bloom - Cotton Candy. then I used the stencil I've got from last year bought in Scrapbook.com, The Crafters Workshop - Doodling Template for a little bit of the accent for the black paper. I stamped Finnabair - Vanity Vintage No.4 using gesso instead of ink. I used Cosmic Color H2O - Purple Violet, Blue Lilac, Crimson Sparkle and Summer Grass. Once I was happy with the background I began to glue the embellishments and the photos. I sprayed it again with the similar sprays and then I began brushing the H2O by hand to create more Details.

  

Sometimes it took hours before I decided that's enough. But I always take my time, cause when the colors not there yet, I always try to brush it more till I could say "STOP". All the colors was looking even, so I thought I need another 'one' to make it a little brighter. I decided to use Inka Gold - Old Gold. I started brushing the paint (dry) instead of rubbing it cause I needed to reach the small place that I couldn't do with my finger. And voila... My finished my layout! Would love to thank Karan Gerber for this wonderful 4 months term being one of her Design Team. It's an honor to be one of yours. Thank you Karan! Have a marvelous day! Hugs, Merry.