BACK TO HAGLEY

For tonite's layout I resumed working with my photos from Hagley.  I have two photos I took in the museum area before I went to the workshop, powder mill and mansion tours.  I used some Prima Resist Canvas shapes for the first time as well as some diecuts and an embossing folder.  I colored them with Distress Stains, Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls.

I used a sketch from Scrapbook.com Page Maps Challenge Sketch #4 and also entered it in the Scrapbook.com 2 Pic Challenge.

Here's the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I had a very severe migraine today so I am limiting myself to this creation and heading back to bed.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a better and more creative day!  Sweet dreams to all!

MORE OF HAGLEY

Last night I was able to complete two more layouts using photos from my trip to Hagley Museum.  The first page is at the entrance to the museum.  I selected the Guest Designer Sketch - Natasha on Colorful Creations and I am also entering it into The Crazy Challenge #151 Anything Goes and in Scrapbook.com One Pic Challenge.

This is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

And my next page are more photos from the workshop.  I chose another sketch from Colorful Creations Member Spotlight Kerri West. I am also entering this in The Pink Elephant challenge #TPE211 Texture.  I selected a background page from Cosmo Cricket Core Impressions Classics Collection.  The paper has a wonderful texture and was embossed.  First I sanded it, then I inked it and added several different shades of Perfect Pearls.  I also added an embellishment made using one of my favorite Sizzix Embossing Folders. This was also inked and had several layers of Perfect Pearls.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have enjoyed a bit more of my day at Hagley.  There will be several more to follow hopefully over the next few days and weeks!  

KRAFTIE KRE8ATIONS DESIGN TEAM BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Kraftie Kre8ations Design Team Blog Hop! KK8 is a wonderful new and very active group and I am proud to be one of it's first designers.They have a Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kraftiekre8ations/ 

and a blog at http://kraftiekre8ations.blogspot.com/


Kraftie Kre8ations is proud to have this opportunity to introduce our "new design team" members. We have a talented group of ladies starting this month. Here is their opportunity to introduce themselves and for us to allow them to truly shine. Just wait until you see what they have to show you on this hop!


Our sponsor for this hop is Stampin' Up: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/scrappinvon/

Let me tell you how this hop is going to work! After the hop, we will select the lucky winner from those who commented along the way and became a new follower of the Kraftie Kre8ations's Blog, which is the last stop on on the blog trail. We hope that you enjoy our welcoming blog hop!

And now for my bio and project - My first project is an ATC showing you who I am. I have never done an ATC before or worked on anything SO small. It was certainly a challenge. I hope you like it:

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Basically, this is telling you I am very laid back, independent and unique, that I love the beach, collecting shells and flowers. The umbrella is because I was born in April and I'm sure you know April showers bring May flowers. The cross is because I am a Christian. The medical symbol is because I was in the hospital in March and April and have spent much of the following months seeing various specialists to try and get a host of physical ailments under control. I love butterflies. The paint and brushes are because I am an artist and the rest is bling!

My Interview:

What is your scrapbook "kryptonite"? (What style/color/etc. will people never see on your creations because you cannot deal with it???)

There really is very little I won't try or won't use. In fact I can't think of anything that I have tried and won't do again other than using a Cricut which I tried in a store and found very complicated compared to Sizzix. 

What do you listen to or watch while your scrap and WHY?

If I am listening to music it usually will be Contemporary Christian, Classic Rock or 80's. If I have the TV on it will usually be Law and Order SVU or NCIS. Often it is just peace and quiet.
How do you jump start your creativity when you find that it is missing?
That is a tough one. I guess it would probably be to go through all the open challenges I can find on various online sites and see if there is anything that strikes my fancy or calls for specific pictures that I am in the mood to work on. If that doesn't do it I will usually pull out my art journal and some different media like molding paste and various types of paints and my Crafters Workshop Templates and just play and then add an inspiring quote to it when I am done. 

Here is a page from my art journal:

At what time of day are you most creative, or do you prefer to create?

Occasionally I will create during the day, but I would probably say from after dinner until bedtime is my norm.

What is your favorite technique(s) to use right now and why? What are some tried and true techniques you love to use?

I would have to say that my favorite technique would be to use my favorite product - patterned paper - lots of it and a tried and true technique would be inking. And...I love using my embossing folders.

Show us a new project of your choice:This is my most recent layout. I really enjoyed creating it as I have not done too much steampunk style and I loved embossing the tag and using various inks on it as well as the diecuts which were colored with Distress Stains and various colors of Perfect Pearls. The photos were from my recent trip to Hagley Museum in Wilmington, DE which is where the duPont Story began. 

Hagley Museum and Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley Museum has been accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1972. Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802.
Find out more at: www.hagley.org

Show us your old favorites and why:This layout is not all that old but it is one of my current favorites as it was selected as a winner in the Carta Bella Paper Company Giddy Up Boy Contest. The photo is of me and my younger son at Wild West City in Netcong, NJ. They have been there for over 50 years. I went there as a child and have taken my sons for years.

Here are a few layouts I did back in 2010 of favorite photos of my Mom. I really enjoyed working with the vintage photos.

And now it's time for you to move on to the next blog on the hop - 

• Here is the "hopping" order:
  
  
  Shavon Borders:http://scrappingvon.blogspot.com/ START HERE
  Meka Matthews:http://mmdesi9ns.blogspot.com/
  La-Vie Borde-Perry:http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/
  Lyne Schnable-Blodgett:http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com/
  Carolyn Smith:http://www.grandmacarol46580.blogspot.com/
  Paula Jennings:http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com 
  Alicia O'Bryant:http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
  Charmagne Welch:http://sanurascraps.blogspot.com/
  Kisha Taylor:http://www.iamartserae.blogspot.com/
  Kraftie Kre8ations:http://kraftiekre8ations.blogspot.com/
  
  
  Good luck and happy hopping!

SECOND SECOND FLOOR CHALLENGE

The challenge this time around is to use something from your art stash that you've never used before.  Whatever that means to you or however it inspires you.  The prompt is simply meant to get you started.  The level of challenge you aim for is entirely internal and up to you.


For this challenge there really wasn't anything in my stash I've been waiting to use but there was a technique I wanted to try which used various items in different ways.  I decided that since the technique was new and I'd use a lot of different products some of which I don't use often it would make a good trip to the second floor.


My project is an art journal spread using the quote "Once you choose hope, anything's possible" -Christopher Reeve.  I started by coating my pages with Matte Mod Podge.  I cut several different lengths of different colors of embroidery floss.  I dropped them onto the page and pressed them in with my fingers.  Then I took a sheet of hot pink tissue paper (I would have used white but I didn't have any).  I crumbled it and then unfolded it and pressed it down into the Mod Podge.  Once I was satisfied I gave it another coat of Matte Mod Podge.  I then dripped on some pink acrylic paint and some gesso and spread it over the texture with an old credit card.  I loved the webby textures that were created by the thread and the crinkly tissue which were further accentuated by the lighter shades of paint.  I added gold stickers for the words CHOOSE HOPE.  I wrote the quote on the page with a Pitt marker.  I finished it off by dusting it with Gold Perfect Pearls.


Here is the result:

Thanks for stopping up to my second floor.  Hope you enjoyed the trip!