MSM's Green Goblin

Virtual Scrapbooking Night challenges are happening over on SCS.  

Challenge 1: Celebrating babies in our lives:  Babies have many different definitions in my mind. I immediately think of newborns. But babies include infants, toddlers, young children, grandbabies, friend’s kids, and even heritage baby pictures. So many of us consider our pets as our babies. I still consider my 25 and 28 year old as my babies. So, your Babies Challenge, is open to include all that you consider your babies.

Challenge 1 Rules: 

• Use monochromatic colors for this page. (All shades of one color such as all blues or pinks, or greens, reds, or blacks.)

• Label the names of the people in your pictures. This can be a title, journal box, label strips, or other creative idea.

• Complete a one or two page layout.

• Add two additional embellishments. 

Here is my interpretation:

The monochromatic orange color scheme with pops of black looks wonderful with the Green Goblin!  My two additional embellishments were the black grid that I cut into three pieces and the black sequins.  In this project, the orange washi tape serves as an paper element, rather than as an embellishment. The "make magic" panel is a silkscreened acrylic paint on watercolor paper.  

It's been quite a while since I have played in VSBN.  I hope to create some more pages.

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Paper: Basic Grey for Studio Calico x 2; ProvoCraft Jack O Lantern Spooks; Canson Watercolor Paper

Accessories: Accessories: Studio Calico - (from The Underground kits: black grid, "make magic" silkscreen), CT acrylic paint (Orange County), CT alpha (Inky Black), Sequins (black); Target - orange washi tape; Tim & Beck for SC - Tiny Alpha Stickers; Thickers Sotheby's Charcoal

Techniques: Silkscreen

MSM's Season of Thanks

This week's color challenge over on SCS is "Crisp Coral Crumbs".  That is:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake.  I'm still loving the look of the direct-to-paper technique I experimented with yesterday for Monday's CAS challenge:  stamp-a-pad..

Lately, I've been inspired by projects featuring "color blocks".  I'm looking forward to trying this on a larger canvas!  

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Stamps: SU! Season of Thanks

Paper: PTI White, SU! Crumb Cake

Ink: Studio Calico Color Theory (Blush Crush, Coral Bay, Creme Brulee, Inky Black)

Techniques: Direct to Paper

MSM's Garfield's Bright Idea

Halloween 2014.  Garfield decides to play a trick.  At first I thought it was Dale playing a trick.  It all started when he announced that Garfield caught a mouse.  

I looked at my husband in disbelief.  This is Garfield we're taking about.  Garfield, whose hunting skills would put him in the "starve to death" category if there were to be no Purina Cat Chow being served.  

Yeah, right, I said.  He probably picked up something Princess or Freddy left. 

Oh no, Dale said.  It's alive.  

Garfield caught a mouse.

That's what I said hon.

Later, Dale goes outside and Garfield runs inside.  With the mouse in his mouth!  He drops it and it hops along the wall of the shop!  

OMG!  AAAAHHHHHHH!  I have on rubber rain boots, shorts and no socks.  Those suckers jump! AUGH!  Garfield and Lincoln are hiding under the table, peeking out, because I am screaming.  

Later, as I stop by the shop to get my hug & kiss before I head off to work, Dale is so proud.  He moved the extra flooring and out hops the mouse.  Garfield caught it.  Dale proceeds to show me some gnawed up carcass in the cat yard.  Um, Dale, that's not the mouse.  Where's the mouse?

Yes it is; that's the mouse.  Garfield caught the mouse.

It's awfully small.

Garfield's been chewing on it.

Okey-dokey.  You want a picture of that hon?

Garfield.  What a cat.

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MSM's Be Merry

Today's CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge over on SCS focuses on non-traditional Christmas cards. I am taking a class over on Studio Calico called "Send Joy", taught by Lisa Spangler.  This is a CASE of one of three cards she demonstrated, using a cool ink technique!  

This non traditional Christmas card has a trendy vibe with its two toned (blue / green) triangles that serve as evergreen trees.   It is definitely CAS in design, containing white space upon which the eye can rest.

This was a fun challenge using something other than the traditional red + green for Christmas cards or white + blue for Winter Holiday cards.

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Stamps: SC Send Joy

Paper: PTI White

Ink: SC Color Theory (Mint Hint, Lime Light, Emerald City, Inky Black), Brilliance Galaxy Gold

Accessories: Krylon 18 kt Gold Leafing Pen, mini mister (water), foam squares, SC gold sequins & stars, SC craft die O Christmas Tree

MSM's Jubilee - Laundry Boy

Here's another layout created using the Jubilee ebook kit.  I created five 12 x 12 layouts and 4 project life spreads with this kit, supplemented with items from my stash.  You can find other Jubilee ebook projects here:  Other Jubilee Projects

The boy was set to go to State Fire School.  He was afraid I would not get his laundry done in time.  (rolling eyes)  So, he announced he was going to learn to do laundry.  I was impressed.

It was quite an adventure using burlap on a layout.  Dale is right, it has a smell.  LOL.  AND, nothing sticks to it.  But I already figured the lack of stickiness part before I got started.  **wink**  The smell started to get to me after a while tho.  

Stitching was oh so fun.  **wink**  Burlap is full of holes.  And I needed to punch the paper.  In a straight line, in the form of a square, from the backside, making sure the stuff that would not stick on while I stitched would fit in AFTER I stitched.  I had way too many tabs open in my mind while I stitched this.  LOL.  But, I got it and it was OK.  Nothing like a good challenge.

I'm so glad the stitching turned out so well.  I stitched down all the veneer that is on the burlap.  Other things were taped to paper that was stapled through all layers.

I love the Signo white gel pen.  Just don't stock up on them.  Get a couple and use them, because they are so nice and smooth when they are fresh.  I purchased these two using a subscriber special / discount during subscriber reveal over at Studio Calico a couple of months ago.  It is the best white gel pen I have used.  Stampin' Up! sells these as well.  A fresh white gel pen is like fresh bread or fresh chips, fresh tomatoes or strawberries or blueberries....can't beat 'em.  

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SUPPLIES
Stamps: Jubilee ebook kit stamps, date stamper
Paper: SU! Soft Suede, Groovy Guava, Pear Pizzaz; burlap; Jubilee ebook kit papers
Ink: Hero Arts Chalkboard, HA Dauber Cup-O-Joe, Tim Holtz Distress Paint Black Soot
Accessories: SC South of Market Kraft Thickers; DMC floss (black); Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Signo Uniball White Gel Pen; Jubilee ebook kit & printables, SC sequins

MSM's You Make Life Sparkle

July 4, 2006 - I love these photos of Phillip with the sparklers!  

Technique: 12 x 12 watercolor paper was painted with SC Color Theory Deja Blue acrylic paint - I love this stuff! It is a nice thick acrylic paint that dries with a wonderfully rich sheen. It comes in these super cool silver tubes.  I think I'm in love.  With 10 tubes of acrylic paint.

When the paint dried, I flung some drops of Mister Huey Inky Black and added a couple of spritzes.

This is a favorite layout!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a moo'vlaous day!

SUPPLIES
Paper: SU! Basic Black, SC Brighton Pier Wonder Wheel (Side B)

Accessories: SC Color Theory Deja Blue Acrylic Paint; SC Brighton Pier Tiny Type Stickers, Silver Stars Rub-ons, Bucakroo Silver Thickers; Transparency Diamonds (Penny Arcade SB Kit); Silver Foil Labels (Penny Arcade Pinball Card Add On Kit); Basic Grey white letters; Mister Huey Inky Black.

Jubilee - SMILE!

During June's "last call" over at Studio Calico, there it was:  the Jubilee e-book & kit, regularly $39.99 on special for $9.99.  EEK!  I snatched it up!  When it was all said and done, I have 5 12 x 12 layouts and 4 weekly project life spreads.  Not too shabby for a $9.99 kit.  The e-book is pretty cool also.  AND, (I know...there's more) the kit & kaboodle came with digital cut files & printables! 

Okey dokey.  Project!  And I'm posting these backwards!  LOL.  So, up first is the last project I made, with the remaining scraps.  heeee!  I didn't waste nuthin!  I squeezed every.  last.  penny.  out of that kit!  I really enjoyed this kit!  I had been eyeing it for quite some time and a couple times almost bought it.  I'm glad I waited. 

I don't normally scrap purple.  But, I had scraps to use up & they were purple.  LOL.  I supplemented the e-book kit items with Studio Calico 12 x 12 paper from the Color Theory collection and some basic Studio Calico grid design 12 x 12 paper; some other color theory items (buttons, sequins, enamel dots); and items from past Studio Calico kits (Thickers & washi tape).

I do love these colors!  Purple was Grandma's favorite; green has always been mine!  And silver...I just love it!  

That's me, back in February 2014, showing off a new haircut.  Danielle is a whiz with the flat-iron! Me, not so much.  And I love my hair flat-ironed!

This makes me smile!  

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Phillip is FOUR

The birthday boy is FOUR!

This is my second layout in recent days using Studio Calico's 2013 Atlantic Collection.

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almost THREE

Is she cute or what?  

I prepped my paper with gesso.  Then I fussy cut a sheet of patterned paper from the SC Atlantic Collection, a sheet with all those circles.  I adhered the cut out with gel medium and outlined the circles with Neocolor ii crayons.  Using a watercolor brush, blended the color.  I misted the with Mr. Huey, added my photo and embellished with items from the Atlantic Collection.

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SUPPLIES:
Paper: SC Atlantic Collection
ccessories: SC Atlantic Collection, Neocolors ii, gesso, gel medium

@ the NOZZLE

This particular mixed media project involved colorizing photos using Neocolors ii.  It was an interesting experience and I'm quite pleased with the results.  I know, **gasp**, mutilating photos.  LOL.  That's why we digitize our photos.   I will most likely scrap this photo again for the boy's book.  And I will "leave it alone".  LOL.

I do like this.  A lot.

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SUPPLIES:

Paper: Papers from various past Studio Calico kits

Accessories: Neocolors ii, gel medium, SC (shop items: Color Theory black alpha & yellow/orange enamel dots, cobalt square sequin, wood veneer speech bubble; past kit items: die cuts & flair, chalkboard tape & marker, Amy Tan vinyl letters, speech bubble)

Everyday is a Celebration!

Don't settle for celebrating Taco Tuesdays with margaritas every week!  

Celebrate every. single. day.

Keep Going!

This quote from Winston Churchill makes me chuckle.  Then I'm like...well duh!  LOL.

I used upteen supplies and got messy! 

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MSM's FAMILY

MSM's son-shine rules

(Participating in this sketch challenge:  http://www.lifepaperscrapbook.com.au/2014/03/march-sketch-challenge.html#comment-form)

Heartland Festival AG Village

It was a glorious day to visit the AG Village at the 2010 Heartland Festival!

Remember SUPER SUGAR CRISP Cereal?

Today, it's named the politically correct "Golden Crisp".  Ahem...it's the same cereal.  ;-)

I loved it as a kid; my kid loves it.  He wanted to save the box because he likes the box.  I gotta admit, I like the box, too.  LOL.  I figured we might enjoy the box more if I scrapped it.  ;-)

Yep!  Love the Sugar Bear, but he's gotta get behind Sock Monkey.

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MSM's Love this kid!

Love this kid...he has such a beautiful smile.  

Sugar Rush Doodled Owl

It's been a while since I've made a card.  I've been eyeing this owl die ever since I won a GC from Serendipity Stamps during HYCCT 2013.  It reminds me of a silver necklace I had as a child.  The pendant was an owl in sliver and turquoise with emerald eyes.

  

I used MOJO Monday Sketch 325 and Studio Calico's Sugar Rush card kit to complete TLC469 - doodling.  That technique challenge was to trace around a die cut.  It's amazing the POP that can be added to a project by tracing around the die cut out with a white gel pen!

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Bachelor Degree in Scrapping

Just for fun and to get some pages scrapped, I participated in the VSBN1113 - Scrapping Degree Program over on SplitCoastStampers.  I'm going for all three:  Bachelor, Master & Doctorate.  Is anyone surprised?  LOL.

 

The supplies for the pages pull heavily from Studio Calico kits.  I won't bore ya with the details of the challenges or the supplies..  **wink**  I'll just share the eye candy, for a photo rich post!  Enjoy!

 



This photo is dark.  This is Dale & Phillip in the cab of the Ford.
 Dale has been picking corn and it throwing me a kiss.  Phillip is giggling!  LOL

 

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Happy Halloween

I have been blessed with a lovely case of bronchitis.  I'm hoping I'm on the mend because my mojo appeared!  I want to play with Halloween goodies...I mean...make Halloween cards.  So...feeling halfway decent today, after work I went to Michael's.  I picked up some chalkboard paint and a lovely 6 x 6 pad of MAMBI Halloween paper!  I have oodles of 12 x 12 Halloween paper, but that's for scrapbooking only.  **wink wink**   I had no 6 x 6 pads of Halloween paper.  **gasp**  It made perfect sense that I pick up more Halloween paper in the 6 x 6 size.  The scale of the pattern in the 6 x 6 pad is perfect for making cute cards, right?

 

Being sick, I missed the deadline for the yellow, orange & khaki color combo.  I'm still gonna do my idea.  I disgress.

This is AMMCC8 and SC454. 

The colors...

...and the sketch.

 

 

Now that proper introductions have been made, let's get acquainted.

 



 

The mixed media portion is the main panel.  I painted the top with a chalkboard paint!  I love it!  Two coats...one horizontal, let it dry; then one vertical, let THAT dry.  I stamped the greeting with Versamark & white pigment ink (SU! Whisper White craft ink), dumped on white embossing powder (SU! Winter White) and blasted it with the heat gun. 

 

See those CUTE Halloween wood veneers?  From Studio Calico Licorice add-on for the Double Scoop SB kit.  I love them.  I also love that black candy stripe washi from Freckled Fawn that was in the Licorice kit as well.  The glitter cat is from my stash.  He has some companions...I plan on using them in a few more projects! 

 

Wanna see the inside?

 

 

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