Aspiring to Creativity: theme

- a little late getting out, but a class I'm looking forward to teaching.

It's time again for the Vintage Layout class at Scrapbook Parade. Since Father's Day is this month I thought it would be nice to create a masculine layout again. The papers used are from the retired Upsy Daisy company using the 'Man About Town' collection. I used the blues in the line along with some dark brown.

I was inspired to use my Cricut for this layout, using the Heritage cartridge. It will be a time saver in preparing the kits for this class.

All but the fussy cutting of the floral flourishes are ink distress with Tim Holt Vintage Photo. I even used it around the edges of the photos.

Normally I would have used a brown marker to edge the fussy cutting so that the white paper core doesn't show, but I was in a time crunch here. So if you do something like this, I recommend that you do it. It looks so much better.

Here are some close ups to see all the parts that I popped up. Yep, I even use dimensionals on my layouts. Just can't help myself! I just like the look.

Hope you enjoyed this layout. Thank you for so patiently looking at all the photos. I have so many for those that can't take the class and have a kit. These detailed pics help them to put their project together.

Till next time, happy crafting!

It is hard to believe that 21 1/2 years have gone by since this photo was taken. My eldest son is 9 here, happily holding his newest baby sister who is about 2 weeks old. She is now 21 1/2 years old and a welder. I would never have imagined at the time this photo was taken that she would choose welding as her career.

Well, lets get to what tools and techniques I used in the making of this page. I used the Lyrical Letter catridge for the page title going around their edge with a sparkly Red SPica pen; Heritage cartridge (two of the charms) for the photo frame piercing and connecting the holes with a white Gel Pen to create the sewn on effect; Home Decor cartridge for the red and blue paper flourishes. These I pierced holes and connected the holes with a white Gel Pen to make it look like they were sewn on just as I did with the frame. I used Fiskars Apron Lace border punch, EK Success border punch placed at the bottom of the page, and the Cuttlebug dies to cut the paper and vellum flowers and leaves. On the leaves I used the side of my paper piercer to carefully etch veins onto them. I layered the flowers using buttons and red pearls in the centers.

I then used Red and Pewter Liquid Pearl; the pewter for the pearl like flourishes, and the red for the pearl rectangle.