Life's Trivialities

Oh Joy / Christmas In July / Elle's Studio

A couple of my Stash Bash friends and I are putting a dent in printables this month. I don't really have printables in my stash but I have had this Silhouette file for ages and decided to put it to to good use. It's "printed", printed with a sketch pen in my Silhouette Cameo. It's not too far of a stretch I don't think.

I created some swag from which the ornaments could hang with stamps, manual die cut cuts and stamps. I thought it brought even more life to the sketched ornaments.

This collection from Elle's Studio is just the best! The thing about Elle's Studio is it's timeless. You can really use it today or ten years from now and still have it be "relevent".

 

Be sure to check out how Sara Scraps and Marcia used their printables. They might have actually used "real" printables! Thanks for stopping in today!

The World Is Full Of.... / Stash Bash

Hiya! This month my scrappy friends and I are bashing our way through old manufacturers. It's one of my favorite challenges to pull out the no longer in existence manufacturers that we all loved and cherished and use up some of it. It's all pretty and nice sitting in your stash but it's time to use it up and do something with it! I chose to use of some of the Lily Bee goodies that I've been hoarding.

I have been hoarding these goodies for AGES. And the challenge to actually putting it to use for me is the fact that I don't have any embellishments to go with these collections. I was not a huge fan of the embellishments and rather than buying it because it went with the collection and i knew it wasn't going to get used, I just ordered the papers, labels and the alpha stickers! OH! do I love me some Lily Bee alpha stickers! So, that's what I had to work with.

I find that when you are lacking embellishments, the next best thing is to use some digital die cuts to create your own fun! That is just what I did here. I found this lovely phrase cut file in the Silhouette store and then the black stars are a free digital download from SpiegelMom Scraps.

I created a mixed media background to enhance the large phrase cut file. I also found that with the busy chevron patterned paper that I used to cut the file from, writing the words of some of the words made it easier to read the phrase.  Enamel dots (not from Lily Bee) were a fun way to add more color to the layout and punctuate the openings in the letters as well.

Who is your favorite manufacturer that is no longer in business? Do you have one? I have so many!! Lily Bee, Scenic Route, October Afternoon and Basic Grey really stand out for me. I collected, literally, every single collection that those companies put out during my scrappy days. Those were largely my hoarding days too. I did do a huge clean out a few years ago and got rid of things I new weren't me anymore, largely embellishments. The patterned papers you can always put to use, they are more timeless.

 

If you of the process video ilk, be sure to watch and see how the process comes together. I hope you are doing well! See you next time!

 

OK Bowtie - Stash Bash

Sigh... So, I haven't been very good about keeping up here... It's been tough to be in many places at once. This whole social media world can be ever so time consuming. But, I do want to share my work with all of you too! As such, my latest layout that I created for this month's Stash Bash YouTube hop. Yes, there is a process video to accompany it. If you are so inclined.

My Stash Bash peeps and I are busting through our ribbon and/or twine this month. I was lucky to have designed for The Twinery and they weren't kidding when they said they would send you a life time supply of twine! I barely put a dent in this spool of Blue Shimmer! And there is a TON of twine on that layout!

If you are the video watching kind, there are some useful tips on handstitching on your page and how to get that pesky thick twine through the eye of a needle in the video. The actual stitching was rather time consuming, I don't subject you to that whole lengthy process, promise!

Not only did I dig deep into my twine stash but my patterned papers and collections as well! This Fancy Pants Swagger collection from WAY back when was put to good use! A funky title for a layout but it speaks to the reluctance of Nikolas to go with a bow tie over a tie. He had worn ties to Cotillion and his first communion, there was comfort in the known. OK, I'll wear a bow tie... Living in Richmond, Virginia, there is a preference for the bow tie. And as he is close to earning a time that means getting gussied up for swimming travel, he needs to have a bow tie in his arsenal. And thus, the introduction to the bow tie!

I was suprised at how well this stitched heart turned out. I wasn't sure how well the paper would hold up to the 13 passes of needle and double thread into that center hole of the heart but it took it remarkably well! There weren't the tears and frustration that I had steeled myself for.

That my friends is it from me today. If you are a YouTube, be sure to head over to my channel and subscribe.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6wRdBnTBM4gYqz-NN-jZOA

There you will find links to the other gals channels and you can see how they are putting a dent in there ribbon and/or twine! Thanks for stopping in today!