Masking tape texture....with Miae Rowe!

My guest today is the super talented Miae Rowe of Making Scrap Up. Miae has a fun and whimsical style that really appeals to me! I really love how she creates textures on her layouts with her use of mediums and fabulous use of colour! Today she shares how you can create texture with masking tape and is hosting an awesome challenge with a prize for one lucky player!

Let's admire some of Miae's fave projects!

Hello everyone! I'm so excited and honored to be a guest here! A BIG thank you for having me Yvonne!

Today I wanted to share with you some of the ways I like to create texture on my pages. There's been a huge trend in the world of scrapbooking of incorporating mixed media into layouts and I LOVE it! This seems to include anything from found objects to different art mediums. As a result of this, pages are wonderfully full of texture and dimension.

Two ways that I like to add texture is with masking tape and a texturing medium called Snow Writer by DecoArt. 

Masking tape is so affordable (I get mine from the dollar store) and malleable! It's definitely one of my 'go to' items! I've done a quick tutorial on how I made some dimensional embellishments from masking tape:

1) Supplies needed: cardstock, masking tape, gesso, stuff to color the masking tape, cloud stencil (or you can freehand draw), pencil, scissors, and brush

2) lay down 3 to 4 rows of masking tape, crinkling and folding as you go. The more crinkles the more texture!

3) paint gesso over the tape

4) use whatever mediums you love and add color!

5) draw your picture in the back and cut it out

6) now you've got textured clouds!

The other item I like to use is Snow Writer. It's comes out like a paste, has a nice gritty texture, hold its shape and dries quickly. I usually apply it with a palette knife but you can apply it with whatever you feel like!

Here's a page I made using the masking tape clouds and some Snow Writer (the stars):

 

So now my challenge to you is make a project with........some texture!  Take your masking tape, your washi tape, wrinkle it up and splatter stuff on it! Take your tubes and jars of gesso, molding paste, Snow Writer, and make fun and beautiful shapes! Go on, I dare ya ;) 

Play along for a chance to win this RAK!

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Isn't this such a fabulous use of masking tape? Ready to play along with Miae's fun challenge? Link your newly created projects featuring the use of masking tape via Inlinkz [located at the end of the post] by Friday July 6.

This is Miae's first ever tutorial....so please leave her a little love! :)

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Guess who really really wants to hold my hand?

Littlest nephew J really loves to hold my hand.

"I want to hold your hand..." he asks politely while looking at me with that cute face.
"Nope, you can't...." I say in a teasing tone...
"But I want to hold your hand....please?" he pleads.
I relent. His eyes light up...and he announces proudly to everybody that he's holding my hand. *blush*  No guy has ever wanted to hold my hand so badly. *LOL*

This is especially useful when he throws a tandrum...I can actually "threaten" not to hold his hand and the hissy fit is over. *LOL*

I was inspired by the fussy-cutting challenge at My Mind's Eye...great way to use up those little scraps. :)

Supplies: My Mind's Eye patterned papers, Maya mists, Ranger distress ink, SRM stickers, Prima canvas letters, white pen, brown pen, buttons, tag, twine, trim.

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Presenting Watermelon Rin....and your chance to make her part of your stamp collection!

Presenting....Watermelon Rin! She's the new addition to the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps family! And you just might be that lucky recipient to make her part of your stamp collection! :)

I coloured Watermelon Rin with Copics, did a little paper piecing....[she is very into the chevron print..*winks*], edge punching and handstitching. And of course, the ultimate cover-up for all oopsies...stickles! *LOL*

Supplies: Echo Park patterned papers, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps/Watermelon Rin, EK Success edge punch, Jenni Bowlin stickers, button, bling, thread.


Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Watermelon Rin. Sparkle will be giving away Watermelon Rin to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Rin post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!

Alice Wertz
Amber Hight
Danielle Lounds
Kerri Michaud
Kim Yu
Savannah O'Gwynn
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft
Yvonne Yam - June Guest Designer *You are HERE!* ----> head on over to the SCRS blog!

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Introducing Beach Chloe....and your chance to win her! :)

Hello friends! Welcome to Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Preview Day! Today we are introducing Beach Chloe and one lucky person gets to win this fabulous stamp! :)

 I did a little colouring with copics and paper piecing. [And conveniently covered up my sloppiness with stickles *sheepish grin*]

Supplies: Echo Park patterned papers and stickers, Copics, Ranger stickles, 3D dots, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp/Beach Chloe, KaiserCraft pearls. 

Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Beach Chloe. Sparkle will be giving away Beach Chloe to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Chloe post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!


Alice Wertz
Amber Hight
Danielle Lounds
Kerri Michaud
Kim Yu
Savannah O'Gwynn
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft
Yvonne Yam - June Guest Designer *You are HERE!* ----> head on over to the SCRS blog!

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Guess who's into the weathered, beaten-up look?

Given my recent resolve to use my Tim Holtz/Ranger stash, I've been really into the weathered, beaten-up look. :) Here is my hardworking bookend cum remote control holder for LESSology Challenge #15: The Bookend Challenge.

I adhered scrunched-up wrapping tissue to a wooden holder using gel medium. Then I proceeded to "distress" it with distress inks [for the different tones], distress embossing powder [for the gritty, grainy texture] and misted with walnut stain [let it drip into the crevices and dry naturally overnight].

Here's how it looks holding my remote controls and propping up my sketch journals. :)

Supplies: Prima canvas letters, Ranger distress inks, embossing powders and glossy accent, Maya mist, EK Sucess walnut ink, Graphic 45 patterned papers, Claudine Hellmuth gel medium, wooden holder, wrapping tissue.

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Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #81

I'm the guest designer this month over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! And the first challenge this month is a sketch challenge. Come play along! 

The challenge is open to all players and a random winner will be chosen to win s SCRS rubber stamp. In order to qualify for a prize, you must use a Sparkle Creations image on your creation.

I used Travelling Josh...had some fun with some paper piecing and copics. And added some metal brads [beaten up with a texture hammer] and a Magnum ice-cream stick for dimension and texture.  

Supplies: Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp/Travelling Josh, Sassafras patterned papers and stickers, Copics, SRM stickers, brads, texture hammer.

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So I spent the weekend watching the Revenge marathon....

Hello friends! Did you have a great weekend? Mine was spent glued to the television watching the Revenge marathon. *sigh* I tend to find scheming by the rich particularly enticing since I'm no trust fund baby...*LOL*

I did manage to make this card between episodes though...inspired by the challenges at Card Patterns, Moxie Fab World and City Crafter Challenge. The base is a Maya Road kraft envelope.

Supplies: Maya Road kraft envelop, Ranger distress ink, Crate Paper patterned paper and sticker, lace, photo turns, brads, ticket, thread.

* Edited* My card was picked as one of the 10 winners out of 806 entries over at Moxie Fab World! :)

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A distressed tag! :)

So I decided that I should really stop collecting anything Tim Holtz/Ranger related and actually start using them! The result is a suitably distressed tag that took 3 nights...[okay...about 30 minutes each night...I can hardly stay awake when night falls...*LOL* Yep...I nap first if I want to go clubbing...]

Distressing is pretty therapeutic! The base tag is a grunge board...this stuff is indestructible! *winks* Love that I finally used the old watch face casing I had in my stash! :)

Supplies: Graphic 45 patterned papers, Ranger grunge board, distress inks, distress powders, distress stickles, texture hammer,glossy accents, Claudine Hellmuth Gel Medium, Maya mist green), brads, metal embellishments, lace trim, doilies, wrapping tissue.

I was inspired by Moxie Fab World's Doilies and Lace challenge.

P/s: Have a fantabulous weekend my friends! Come play along with LESSology Challenge #14: Birds of a feather. It ends on Sunday! :)

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The fragility of life.

Today's post is a poignant reminder of the fragility of life. Way back in January, I was sharing with you projects I made for my cousin's wedding. It was such a joyous occasion - a story of love between a couple and the merging of two families.

In late February, my cousin's mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. She was responding well to treatment but deteriorated rapidly following an infection late last month. It was hard watching my fave uncle lose his wife of 26 years.

It took me a while to get started on scrapping these happy photos. It seemed wrong to scrap celebratory photos when we were all in mourning. But it's important that my uncle and his two girls remember my aunt when she was truly happy and radiant - the wedding day of her first-born - rather than her last days being ravaged by this insidious disease.

Loss is hard. Savour each and every moment you have with your loved ones, my friends.

Supplies: Artful Delight May 2012 kit, buttons, mist.

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Suit up!

Today's layout features my cousin's husband and his entourage. Looking all spiffy in suits. Suit up! [Ahhhh...I love men in suits...unless it's ill-fitting or in a ridiculous "it hurts my eye!" colour, that is! *LOL*]

A really quick layout using goodies from Artful Delight's May 2012 kit....[I'm the guest designer for May and made 9 layouts with tons left over!]. Check out the groom's boutonierre and that beautiful handmade bouquet? *winks* I made them! :)

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A girl really knows how to tug at heartstings...

When my niece came along after nephews #1, 2 and 3, I decided that I wasn't going to be overly attached to this kid. Being an overzealous aunt is hard work and I would love to get my weekends back! *LOL* But of course, a girl really knows how to tug at heartstrings, to draw you in with her charm....

Plus I can never resist a smart kid. Damn. I love that at 14 months.... she remembers what I taught her last week, can already participate in roll call [to ensure the kids are alive and kicking, I do a roll call and the nephews respond with "alive" to indicate all is well], says "yes" when I ask if she wants to eat or play, claps her hands and smiles when I sing "happy birthday", can roll the ball to me perfectly, can "high-five" me, can climb up and down a couch and entertain herself for at least an hour and falls asleep within 10 minutes of hearing my melodious voice singing "Sing a song of sixpence" [okay, okay...the melodious part is pushing it...*LOL*].

Just a fun layout using this month's Artful Delight kit...the doodling with mists was a total accident....I tried to remove some dried paint particles and got streaks that looked like it was done by a kid with crayons...so I just went along with it. Kind of like the "fun" vibe it adds to the layout. What do you think?

Entering this for the splatter challenge at Moxie Fab World.

Supplies: Artful Delight May 2012 kit, Maya mists, EK success punch, buttons, ribbon, brown pen, stick.

P/s: If you are playing along with The Three Cool Chicks, you have until 31st May to upload your creations for a chance at some prizes! :)

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