Author: mariclarke21

I am a complete and total fan of all things Lawn Fawn!!  Their designs are brilliant and I especially love that you can purchase a smaller set at an excellent price point.  Once such set is the “Duh-Nuh” set…love it!!  There are so many things you can do with this set and pair it up with many other Lawn Fawn products.

The card I made today is very simple: a little Distress Oxide Ink in Broken China and Cracked Pistachio, some Copic markers (N2,N4, N5/YR07,YR12), a few dies from Lawn Fawn and voila…a cute little summery card!

I added some clear drops from Studio Katia, Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to finish the card.  I purchase virtually all of my supplies from Simon Says Stamp.  It’s one of my favorite on line stores for card making.

Here is a link to the process video:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xx Mari

I love my Canada…I think any Canadian you talk to will say the same!  Today is a lovely day as we celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.  Kelly Barron and I decided to challenge ourselves to do a patriotic layout this weekend, scrapping about our countries using a patriotic theme.

It was a little tricky since I do not have much red in my stash; however, if you have a silhouette…anything is possible, lol!  I cut my title and some maple leaves using red card stock and an older paper collection called Capture Life from Echo Park.  I am journaling about Canada’s birthday on the front and on the back, where everyone in my family is at/doing this Canada Day, 2017!

Here are some photos and a link to the video!

Have an amazing day, everyone!

xxMari

I love to use embossing powder on vellum!  This creates such a lovely result, so I decided to use some of my Jane Davenport bright watercolors as a backdrop with the vellum/embossing technique.

I used some Ranger watercolor paper as my base and then did some loose watercolor/smooshing.  I used teal, pink and yellow as my color palette.  For the embossing on vellum, I chose the gorgeous Peony Bouquet stamp set from Altenew…love this set!!  I embossed the images with Gold Enchantment Nuvo embossing powder…so pretty.

I adhered the vellum to the watercolor paper and voila, the card starts to come together.  I finished off the project with some Recollections glitter paper and a thanks die from Simon Says Stamp.

Here are some photos of the project and a link to the YouTube video tutorial:

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

xxMari

Hey,

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  I have a fun little card project process to share with you today!  This was fun; anything Pretty Pink Posh gets my attention, lol.  I love this company!  The stamp and die set Bee Friends is sooooo sweet and is the focus of the project today.

I used a variety of products for this card and I mention them in the video which is linked up below.  The Garden Party patterned paper from Pebbles with the little bees buzzing around was the perfect compliment for the card front and inside.

I love the Tumbled Glass Distress Ink clouds in the background; I had to create my own cloud template since the one I wanted was either sold out everywhere or was going to cost too much to ship for a 5$ item.  I improvised.

I hope you enjoy checking out my project today….I love making cards!!

Here are some photos and a link to the process video over on my YouTube channel.

Have a wonderful day!!

xxMari

Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog today!  I have been sooooo far behind in the last couple of weeks; such is life for teachers in May and June…the things to do just never end.  It’s a good busy, but I always miss my creative pleasures when I get busy with work stuff.

We are getting our home in the city ready for the market, so that has meant many trips to the city and making plans for that.  We also have been helping both of our kids through some pretty big changes they have going on in their lives as well…this all adds up to absolute craziness, lol.

So what have been up to for crafty stuff??  Kelly Barron and I did a “Choose Five Things” challenge for April 21st and Scrap the Challenge #33.  This was lots of fun!  I ended up choosing papers from Paige Evans, a yellow Gelato, chipboard alphas, die cuts, and a sticker booklet.

I decided to cut my patterned paper into strips and weave the papers into a mat for my photo mat.  I like how this turned out.  I created a base for the mat using the yellow Gelato on some white cardstock.  Here are some photos and a link to the video:

I had so much fun creating this…I hope you enjoy it, too 🙂

Have an amazing day; you deserve it!!

xxMari

I have lots of stencils and mixed media in my supplies that I love to get messy with.  A favorite technique is to use these products to create a scrapbooking background.  The project I am posting today began with just this sort of idea in mind.  It took a while for this layout to come together and I talk about that in the process video below.

I started with some mists and stencils, then added some texture paste to complete the mixed media portion of the project.  I added some patterned paper and embellishments to complete the layout.  Check out the photos below and the process video.

I had lots of fun with this, even though the process seemed to take a while!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Altenew stamp sets are some of my favorite on the market.  The florals are absolutely stunning and call my name with every new release.  I used the Extra Special stamp set to create my project for today’s post, and I love the results.  I combined this set with the Handmade Tags Dies as well as a few other products from my stash.

I started with some Canson watercolor paper…I heat embossed the floral image using black Stampin’ Up! embossing powder.  Then I colored in the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens.  I created a background using the My Favorite Things background stamp Lined Up Dots and some Wow Pearl Gold Sparkle embossing powder.  Here is a list of a few other things I used, as well as some photos and the process video:

• Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins
• Clear Wink of Stella
• Pool Party cardstock (SU)
• My Favorite Things Scalloped Stitched Frames

Thanks for stopping by today!  Don’t forget to leave me a comment!

When I am buying a new collection, I always try to get the 6×6 patterned paper pad.  The small pads are so great for all sorts of applications in paper crafting.  Kelly Barron and I decided to make these little gems our focus in our 32nd edition of Scrap the Challenge this week.

My layout is very simple; I have not done a lot of embellishing or fussing with this one.  I have simply taken three 6×6 papers as basic layers behind the photo and used some fussy cut pieces from a 12×12 paper as my embellishments.  Super easy!  I love how Kelly uses the papers in her layers, as well.  We often have a good chuckle over how we sometimes choose the same collection or exact papers for our projects…this is not planned!

Here are some photos of my layout and the process video.  Thanks for stopping by!

If you check back to the beginning of my YouTube channel, you will see that I have enjoyed using mixed media on my layouts since…..well….forever 🙂  I have a lot of mixed media supplies in my stash because I have been a painter/crafter of sorts for many years (decades, in fact #sadly#old#notquiteasenior).  I love to use all sorts of fun stuff in paper crafting; this layout I am sharing today is reminiscent of my love of paint and beautiful colors.

I started by treating my white card to some opaque gesso, and then dry brushed acrylic paint in stripes onto the paper.  This is an extremely easy way to create a background…this is not rocket science…just a very simple technique to create some interest.  Turns out if you have some paint and ink you can create some fun stuff on your paper for a background without patterned paper!

I used two photos for my layout and some products from Crate Paper Oasis.  By the way, who else out there loves anything made by Crate Paper??  One of my favorites for sure!

The title cut file Always is from Just Nick Studios cut file store.  Nicole Nowosad has some of my favorite cut files…oh…and she is Canadian!!  I try to support creators who create and sell in Canadian dollars as much as possible.  I buy from a variety of places, but try to support Canadian artists as much as I can.  There are some really awesome Canadian online shops.  Scrap ‘n Stamp is a good one as is R & R Scrapbooking.  Rhea at R & R is out of Edmonton and she will ship your product the day of the order in most cases.  I get my stuff from her either the next day or within two days!  That’s amazing!

Here are some photos of my layout and the link to the video.  Thanks so much for stopping by and supporting my crafty side…I truly appreciate it!

There are some color combinations in paper crafting that just appeal to me so much; one of those is robin’s egg blue, soft yellow and kraft.  The Jen Hadfield Simple Life collection has this color combo and was the inspiration for the colors I chose for my layout “Smile”.

I wanted to scrap this photo of Jordan that we had taken by a professional photographer when he graduated high school in 2010.  The photos turned out so nice and I especially love the ones with the violin.  Jordan is such a special person with so many neat qualities.  One of those is his love for expressing himself through music.  He plays violin, guitar and trumpet; pretty cool!  Here are some photos of my layout and a link to the process video.