The Beauty of a Temple

This is another CJ page for a friend of mine. The theme of the CJ is "Architecture of Eternity".

Here are the steps to this page.

1) I've done various layers of masking using some distress ink (peeled paint, black soot, tattered rose, aged mahogany)

2) I've printed another photograph directly onto the background of the card stock before using the masking technique.

3) I've also distressed the photograph using the scissors technique and inked the edges using distress ink.

4) I've created a pocket using transparency on the lower left corner which I've stamped some flourishes on it.

5) To embellish the page, I've cut out some flowers from pattern papers for the lower right corner and on the lower left corner, I've stamped some flowers and leaves on black card stock and cut it out. I've attached all of it using some foam adhesives for dimensions.

6) I've also created a tag for journaling which is inserted into the transparency pocket.

This is really a hard theme for me as I'm so used to scrap upon feelings and thoughts about people or my family.

Sources: Card stock: Bazzill Basic Papers, Ink: Ranger Alcohol Inks, Emboss It, Tim Holtz's Distress Ink, Staz On, Stamps: Impression Obsession, Art Warehouse, Norsk Stempelblad AS, Brads: MakingMemories, Others: Zig pens, uni-ball signo gel pen, transparency, embossing powder.

Publication in Ett Trykk!

I'm so excited and so honored to be published in Ett Trykk. It's a Norwegian paper magazine with lots of cool projects. I've been invited to be featured as their guest artist in their June issue and they've included my work in a total of seven pages in their magazine. That's too cool! Thank you so much Ett Trykk. I've just received my copy yesterday and it's an awesome issue. If any of you who are interested in getting yourself a copy, you can take a sneak peek of it through the link below.

http://etttrykk.blogspot.com/2008/05/smakebiter-teasers.html

This issue will only be available for sale from June 1st onwards on this link.

http://stempelblad.no/

Take a look at it! I'm not sure if it's sold worldwide but it's definitely reachable in the Europe and Scandinavia.

My Family is Music to my Soul

Lately, I've been involved in a "Circle Journal" in my COF. This is the first two pages of a CJ for a friend of mine. The topic is to scrap about "What, Who or Where is the music to your soul." My first thought of this is my family. Therefore, I've used the title "My family is music to my soul".

Here are the steps to these two pages.

1) I've used the Masking with Cricut Cut-Outs technique all over these two pages. I've used some distress ink to do the masking. (vintage photo, brushed corduroy, black soot)

2) For page 1, I've layered a few pieces of pattern papers underneath the photograph. All pattern papers had been distressed using the scissors and inking technique.

3) I've drawn a part circle and stitched on it in page 1. I've also used the Dimensional Leaves with Folding technique to create the leaf. The sunflower had been coloured using distress ink (spiced marmalade).

4) To add some softness to it, I've added a ribbon on the page.

5) For page 2, I've actually printed a wash out photograph of my family on the card stock before I do the masking.

6) The journaling had been printed on vellum. The flourishes in browns is actually the one I've used to do the masking on both pages and I've hand-drawn the black colour flourishes.

7) The musical note have been hand drawn and cut out from an alcohol inked glossy paper.

These are my first two pages of CJ for my friends. There are more to come and you all will get a chance to learn more about me through these pages. Hope you all like it!

Sources: Card stock: Bazzill Basic Papers, Pattern Papers: DaisyD's, Paperpizazz, Ink: Ranger Alcohol Inks, Emboss It, Tim Holtz's Distress Ink, Staz On, Stamps: Heidi Swapp, Art Warehouse, Brads: MakingMemories, Others: Zig pens, uni-ball signo gel pen, vellum, embossing powder.

Dimensional Leaves with Folding

In my recent CJ pages, I've added some dimensions to a leaf that I've drawn and cut-out from a pattern paper using the diamond folding technique. I've cut "v"s in the center of the leaf and then fold down interval flaps. This gives such an interesting look to the leaf. I will definitely experiment more with this technique in my future project.

Masking with Cricut Cut-Outs

Recently some of my very kind friends had sent me some cricut cut-outs to play with. I must say a cricut is way beyond my scrapping budget for now. Most of the time, these cut-outs are being directly attached to the layout for embellishment.

In my latest CJ pages, I've used it to do some masking around the page. I've tried this technique using some magazine cut-outs but not with a cricut cut-out. Therefore I think this would be a great way to use your cut-outs in your future projects too. Try it! It's an awesome template to do your masking!