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Layouts of the Month - July 2005
July's scrapbooking
layouts of the month are compliments of Design
Team Member
Cami Bauman, and features Kaleidoscope Collections, Kreative
Kaleidoscopes
Making Memories
Foam Stamps - Philadelphia lower case
Making Memories
Magnetic Stamps - Express it
Making Memories
acrylic paint - honeydew
Marcella by
Kay Metal Accents
Marvy LePlume
II pen - dark brown
Other: Computer,
scanner, printer and small curved scissors
Directions
Scan photo and
open Kalidoscope Kreator software. Open file (import scanned
picture) then select lotus shape. Place section of clothing from
picture in the lotus shape and print 3 kaleidoscopes.
Cut out kaleidoscope
shapes and ink edges.
Adhere metal
accents to the center of each kaleidoscope and set aside.
Trim green cardstock
to approximately 5" x 12" and ink edges. With the "princess"
stamp from the Express It magnetic stamp kit, stamp word across
the green cardstock (vertically). Adhere to the left side of
the layout.
Adhere kaleidoscopes
down the green cardstock strip.
Crop and adhere
photo to the top right of the layout.
Below photo,
stamp title with alpha stamps and green acrylic paint. Outline
letters with brown pen.
"Pigtail Princess"
"Sunrise"
Supplies:
Brown cardstock
- "School Solid" by Paperwhite Inc.
Yellow paper
- Brushed Yellow (Paper Adventures - Cut-It-Up)
Orange paper
- Brushed Orange (Paper Adventures - Cut-It-Up)
Black chalk
and rotary distressing tool from Making Memories Distressing
kit
Brown ribbon
- Michaels
Brads - Treasured
Memories (by Nicole)
Font: Viner
Hand ITC
Other: Computer,
scanner and printer
Directions
Scan photo and
open software. Open the image then select the lotus shape.
Rotate photo
so that the flat edge lies below the curved area of the lotus
shape. Save and print kaleidoscope. Cut out kaleidoscope and
set aside.
Tear a strip
of yellow paper and a strip of orange paper. Layer and adhere
at the bottom of the brown cardstock.
With the rotary
distressing tool, roll/distress all over the edges of the layout.
Take the canister
of black chalk - turn upside down and rub all over the edges
- highlighting the distressed areas.
Follow by taking
a sandpaper block and sanding all the edges - taking off some
of the color of the papers.
With foam alpha
stamps, stamp the title over the yellow and orange papers.
Using the Satin
Rose Dauber Duo ink, rub ink all over the bottom and creeping
up the sides of the layout, creating another layer of color to
mimic the photo. (Note: you may need to blend and soften effects
with a sponge)
Repeat this
last step in the top corners and blend.
Print quote
onto vellum, crop and attach to layout using brads. Adhere a
knotted piece of ribbon at the top of the journaling.
Place large
Kreative Kaleidoscopes frame sticker on the top left corner of
the cardstock.
Adhere photo
- centered in frame and place 3 mini brads above and below photo.
Crop smaller
photos and adhere below the frame.
Adhere Kreative
Kaleidoscopes tag sticker in the bottom right area of the layout.
Print "4TH OF JULY" with Dymo labelmaker and adhere
- centered on tag.
Adhere a knotted
length of blue ribbon to the side of the tag.
Print journaling
on vellum, trim and ink edges with white ink. Adhere to the page
with mini brads.
Tie a bow with
the red, white and blue ribbon and adhere above journaling.
Various metal
& metal-look alphabets: JoAnn ScrapEssentials
Directions
Place 12"
Kreative Kaleidoscopes sticker at top of layout.
Adhere photo
to vellum with photo corners and place Kreative Kaleidoscopes
sticker to the right of the photo, leaving a gap for the ribbon.
Adhere a length
of ribbon between photo and sticker - then adhere a knotted length
of ribbon on top. Adhere photo to layout.
Place a Kreative
Kaleidoscopes tag sticker to the left of the photo. Tie a bow
with the ribbon and adhere to the top of the tag.
Using various
styles of alphabets, adhere title to the bottom of the layout.
"Flower Power"
"Love
and Cherish"
Supplies:
Textured brown
and pale turquoise cardstock: Bazzill
Kreative Kaleidoscopes
stickers - Tree Spirits 2: Kaleidoscope Collections
Various ribbon
- Michaels
Alpha stamps
- Perky upper and lowercase: My Sentiments Exactly
Diamond Background
stamp - Stamps Happen
Ranger Archival
Ink - Sepia
Love and Cherish
sticker/embellishments: JoAnn CraftEssentials
Staples - Office
Supply store
Other tools:
Circle punch and small curved scissors.
Directions:
Ink edges of
brown cardstock. Trim a piece of pale turquoise cardstock to
about 4" x 12". Stamp with Diamond Background and ink
edges. Adhere to the bottom of the layout.
Trim a smaller
piece of turquoise cardstock to fit inside Kreative Kaleidoscopes
frame sticker. Stamp journaling on cardstock (making sure it
will fit inside the frame) and adhere to the right side of the
stamped strip of paper.
Place frame
sticker over journaling block.
At varying angles,
place the Love and Cherish stickers near the left side of stamped
strip.
Fold and staple
various ribbons into "V" shapes and tuck under the
Love and Cherish embellishments.
Trim pale turquoise
cardstock to mat photo. Ink edges. Adhere mat and photo to layout
- altering the angle of the mat.
Using the 12"
Kreative Kaleidoscope sticker strip, cut the circles out of the
design and adhere randomly to the top portion of the page.
Punch circles
out of pale turquoise cardstock and ink edges. Adhere to the
layout.
Supplies:
Kaleidoscope
Kreator software: Kaleidoscope Collections
Marvy LePlume II pen - pine green
Alphabet stamps - Nicole
Buttons - Button Ups Adhesive Buttons (Stickopotamus)
Burlap swatch - fabric store
leaves - AC Moore
Glue Dots
Other
Computer, scanner,
printer and small curved scissors
"Daffodils in bloom"
Directions
Scan photo and
open Kaleidoscope Kreator software. Open file (import scanned
picture) then select lace shape. Place section of photo in
lace template, focusing on the center of the daffodil. Save
and print image (this image is the very left image on the layout).
Using saved
kimage, change shape template to flower and position previous
kaleidoscope in the flower template to create another image.
When placing the image in the template, put the lace edge of
the original kaleidoscope so that it ends up in the center of
the kaleidoscope instead of the outside edges. Print 2nd image
(this image appears 2nd from the right on the layout shown here).
Import the original
photo again. Select the Northern Star shape and position photo,
again focusing on the center of the daffodil. Save image.
Using this saved
kaleidoscope, select the flower shape and position the Northern
Star kaleidoscope image in the flower shape until desired look
is achieved. Print image (this image is 2nd from the left on
the layout shown).
Import the Northern
Star kaleidoscope again. This time select the Northern star
shape again, putting the original Northern Star kaleidoscope
inside another Northern Star shape. Position image and print
when desired look is achieved (image described is shown as the
center flower on the layout).
Import the original
daffodil photo again. Select square shape, position photo (focusing
on the center of the daffodil) and save image.
Using this last
saved image, select the square shape again and place square kaleidoscope
image within the square shape again. Save the image.
Using this last
saved doubled square kaleidoscope image, select the lace shape
and position the double square kaleidoscope within. Move image
around until desired look is achieved. Print image (shown on
the very right of the layout).
Cut out each
of the 5 printed images, including the centers if applicable.
Place on layout and adhere with glue dots.
With a green
pen, make loose, random strokes for the leaves/stems of the flowers
on the layout.
Place buttons
in the centers of each flower.
Cut a strip
of burlap and fray edges by pulling out individual fibers. Stamp
the word "DAFFODILLS" on the burlap, using the same
green pen to ink the stamps.
With Glue Dots,
adhere burlap to layout. On the right edge of the burlap, adhere
2 leaves and a button.
Below the burlap
title, handwrite sub-title using the same green pen.
"Moments
with Memaw"
"Moments
with Memaw Tag"
Directions:
Place the 12"
sticker strip to the pink cardstock leaving several inches of
border near the top of the page.
Frame your photo
with the frame sticker then mat with burgundy cardstock. Place
on the layout, centered over the sticker strip.
Using manila
colored acrylic paint and the floral foam stamp, stamp images
randomly all over the pink cardstock.
Repeat the process
using the white (spotlight) acrylic paint - stamping over the
manila colored image, but turning slightly doubling the petals
on the original image. Let dry.
Place letter
stickers on layout for the title, just below and to the left
of the photo.
Place buckle
on ribbon and adhere to layout, preferable with buckle in the
center of one of the stamped flowers and slightly to the left
to make room for the mini bag on the right.
Place Kreative
Kaleidoscopes sticker on the mini bag and place letter stickers
over sticker to spell "open".
Mat a Kreative
Kaleidoscopes tag sticker with burgundy cardstock then use rub-ons
to journal the date.
Place a brad
through the center of a faux flower and through the top of the
tag.
Trace tag shape
onto a piece of white cardstock and cut out. Write journaling
on white cardstock with Plum pen and adhere to the back of the
tag.
Place tag inside
mini bag and adhere mini bag over the ribbon.
