Scrapbook Steals Blog Hop!! 7 Gypsies Vintage ATCs

I am so excited to be a part of the Scrapbook Steals blog hop for 7 Gypsies ATC Vintage ATC scrapbook supplies. These were so much fun, and I am really excited about the cards I was able to make with these products. You should be visiting me as the first stop after the Scrapbook Steals Blog.

I absolutely love making Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). I find they are a great way to try new techniques and to share with other artists.

For this card, I started with the 7 Gypsies Vintage ATC as a base with a touch of inking, and added my sentiment, some May Arts ribbon, and a die cut flower that I embellished with some Smooch.

I used another 7 Gypsies Vintage ATC for the base of this card. I stamped on the floral image, and colored it with Prismacolor colored pencils, then I added some Little B washi, a Basic Grey Brad, and finally altered a Studio Calico wood veener to add some dimension to the card. 




Chalkboard style elements are a HUGE trend, and when I saw the black 7 Gypsies Tab Divider in black, I had to try my own take at the trend. The paper is perfect for a chalkboard feel, and a white Prismacolor pencil worked perfectly for the chalk look. I varied the pressure to allow the grain of the tab divider to show through. I hand drew this letter, but if you aren't sure about drawing, find a font you like, print it out, heavily pencil the back, place it over the tab divider, and then trace over the printout. Finally, use a white pencil or pen to trace over the image.

The 7 Gypsies Vintage folders are perfect for making a gift card holder. Recently, our Starbucks added a Clover machine, and they have reserve coffee to brew. I used a card from the reserve coffee for the image, used Smooch to alter the folder, and embellished with ribbon, rhinestones, and flowers. Inside, you can see a coffee card peeking out, waiting for the perfect coffee break.



I was surprised at the versatility of the products. There are so many uses: ATCs, gift card holders, journaling tags, mini albums, recipe albums, and more. Don't forget to comment, so you are entered into the Scrapbook Steals gift card giveaway, and please follow me if you found some inspiration.

Thanks for visiting. Next, you get to visit Lisa and see her amazing work!

In case you get lost here is today's lineup:

Me ---->Venetia Holbrook - http://www.atomicvenetia.blogspot.com/

 

Lisa Kitzke - www.chatnscrap.blogspot.com

Michelle Cunningham - http://currentcreekdesign.blogspot.com/

Abbey Colbert - http://theothersink.blogspot.com

Cristine Redmond - http://onescrappynovice.blogspot.com

Staci Jones - http://scrapbookingischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/

 

Happy Hopping

~Venetia

 

Kiwi Lane Designs- May Blog Hop!!

Hooray! Hooray! It's the third of May, which means it is time for the Kiwi Lane Blog Hop! I am lucky enough to be the first hop after the Kiwi Lane Blog. If you are new here, welcome! I'm Venetia, and I make stuff!

I got to play with the Brackets Designer Template for my go at the blog hop, and I am so excited to share my scrapbooking ideas with you.

The Brackets Designer templates are a great multi-use tool. I am pretty particular about my supplies, I like to be able to get a lot of use out of tools. For this blog hop I created a layout, a mini-album, and a Mixed-Media Canvas using the Brackets. I can also see using them in the future as misting masks, card templates, and for creating custom gift bags.

For the layout, I used the Bracket and Scallops designer templates. Using the Kiwi Lane templates helped to tie together these papers from different collections into a fun layout celebrating my oldest and her missing front tooth. I especially like how the layering adds dimension to the layout.

For my youngest, I decided to make a mini. I used all three brackets templates to design the mini.

I traced the templates on plain chipboard and added straight lines to the middle templates to elongate them so they would fit a picture.

Then, I cut the chipboard, and covered it using papers in my daughter's favorite colors and patterns.




For the embellishments, I made sure that I had a ton of flowers, sparkles, and ribbon. My youngest loves frilly, sparkly things, and using the templates was the perfect way to make a mini fit for my little princess.




This mini is her new favorite book. She loves looking at her pictures and telling me what she is doing in each.









Finally, I integrated brackets into art journaling, and created an art journaling canvas using the bracket and scallops templates. The templates definitely added great touches to the final project, I love how they worked for the brackets around the heart.

 

Kiwi Lane is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate for the Kiwi Lane Shop to a random commenter from one of the participating blogs. I am adding to the fun and giving away a different $25 Kiwi Lane gift card to a random follower of my blog!  So if you aren't a follower now, join the fun so you can be entered by using the Google Connect or Networked blogs widgets.

 

Next, I am so incredibly happy to send you off to the wonderfully talented Heather Conklin. I love her dearly, and she is amazingly talented. All the stops have really done amazing things for the Kiwi Lane Hop, so have fun hopping!

 

 

Kiwi Lane Blog Hop Lineup--------

 



Kiwi Lane

 You are here ----->Venetia Holbrook www.atomicvenetia.blogspot.com

Heather Conklin http://goldiecar.blogspot.com
Jana Eubank http://www.janaeubank.wordpress.com
Jen McDermott http://wonkywares.blogspot.com
Jennifer Budge: http://www.thingsthaticreate.wordpress.com
Catherine Povec www.tybearsmom.blogspot.com
Gail Owens www.glowormdesigns.blogspot.com
Erin Schultz www.trailofscraps.blogspot.com
Jenn Nicholes http://craftingmoments.wordpress.com/

 

 

 

 

Scrapbook Sketch- Waiting

This is one of those layouts that took forever. I had this really great notion of using an aqua background, which looked amazing with the photos, but the pinks I wanted to use with the pictures looked awful with the aqua. I got 3/4 of the way done with the layout, and I ended up ripping it apart and starting on a new background.  The process took the better part of the afternoon. Luckily, it was a nice day so my girls were happily coloring every inch of our deck with chalk, so I got to enjoy my train wreck in peace. I hate it when an element isn't working on a layout when  the vision I have in my head is so clear of what I want it to be.

The end product worked well for the photos, and kept the focus on her, and I am happy about that. I felt like her little looks and poses tell a story that I didn't want to diminish with a layout. Waiting is very hard when you are three, and you can see her little daydreams on her face, which is magical.

I wanted this layout to look kind of ethereal because the pictures are of my daughter in her own little world waiting for ballet, and I wanted a day-dreamy feel.

Some of my favorite things about this layout are the embellishments.  My daughter's nickname is Budgie, and look at that cute bird brad.  How perfect for her! I also wanted it to be girly, because she loved the color pink.  She was so excited to see me working with these pictures, and she liked the heart brad.

 

If you want the sketch, I have included it, and as always, let me know if you use it!

 ~Venetia