scrap-ements

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Been There, Done That...Map LO

This is my Travel/Vacation Layout for the March CropChocolate Chocolatier's Monthly Challenge.

It incorporates both travel and vacation. I wanted to document where we (as a family) have gone together in the USA. I have started with trips my husband and I have taken and added trips that have included our boys. I really love how it turned out. I have been wanting to do something like this for a while. I even started cutting a map out by hand using a template...uh...yeah...got 4 states done. Then I got a Silhouette! One of the first images I bought with my newly acquired download card was the puzzle map.
Supplies used:
BasicGrey Wander CollectionBrown Ink
TONS of White Thread
Two Pieces of Kraft Cardstock
i-rock by Imaginisce and crystals
Arrow Photo Turn (pretty sure it is 7gypsies)
Thickers Remarks Shoebox Chipboard Letters
How to:
Cut out the puzzle map several times using different pieces of Wander cardstock. Piece it back together on a sheet of kraft cardstock alternating the patterns.
Stitch a border(hand stitched thanks to a lost bobbin).
Cover plain chipboard letters with an additional piece of patterned cardstock.
Adhere letters to kraft cardstock.
Stitch arrows to point the "there" and "that".
Marked places visited with crystals.
Using an additional sheet of kraft cardstock construct a little book to use as a key.
Decorate with Wander chipboard stickers.
Use photo turn to keep it closed.
Ta Da....you have a map that you can use to track all your adventures!!
Additional Photos:

From Been There

Monday, January 17, 2011

Love Our Boys.

Got a chance to scrap over the long weekend. I absolutely love how this came out.
I used Basic Grey's Wander Collection that I got on CropChocolate (LOVE this site!!).

From love our boys

How I made it:
Firstly....it is scraplifted (view original layout here).

To make the black lines, I used crafting thread. Then I cut out a 1 1/4 inch square out of some clear packaging to use as a template for selecting photos. If the face fit in the square...I used it.

From love our boys

I then placed them on my completed grid...along with square I cut out from the cover sheet of the collection pack (no need to waste a 12 x 12 piece of paper for a little square).

From love our boys

The cardstock sticker sheet had tons of small images to use.

From love our boys

Next, I light wrote in where I wanted the words to go.

From love our boys

Had originally intended on using some black Thickers for the words, but I really like the font of the letters that came with the collection (plus they ended up matching the solid paper I used for matting).