Best Friends Forever Layout | DT by Tarina Lafollette

Hello All!

Today's project was made with an upcoming birthday in mind...

Yes, it's for a girl. lol

Yes, it took longer than I had originally planned. lol

Yes, the time it took was totally worth it!😁

This layout features the Little Dreamer collection, watercolors, and the Flower Market cartridge.

I started with CTMH watercolor paper and watercolored the shape of a heart. I didn't really have a guide, I just kind of guessed. I pulled the colors from the Little Dreamer color pallette and made sure to dry in between colors so they didn't mix and make browns. Also, I tried not to move the colors around much while applying them because I noticed the dry colors liked to soak up the water and mix with the new ones. To get the drippy effect, you just tip up the page after applying each color. I also added a few splatters of each color so that the page didn't seem so bare. *Using watercolor paper helps minimize warping.

After making sure the paint was dry, I trimmed down the page just enough on each side to have the heart in the upper center of the page. I also made sure to cut equal amounts so the page stayed square. I then adhered it onto a full sheet of the (purple/w rainbows) patterened paper from the Little Dreamer collection.

Generally, I distress the edges of the paper before sticking it in place, but I totally forgot to this time. lol So I decided to bring out my peircing tool, white thread and my CTMH ruler (because it has a stitching guide along one side), and a little washi tape (to stick down the ends). I randomly added some zigzag stitching along the edge to help soften the line of the white and purple papers.

After adding the stitching, I took a little time and created veining in the leaves of the wreath with my piercing tool. Then I decided to place down my heart-wreath die on top of the watercolored heart. I lifted the left side of the heart with 3D Foam tape because I knew I wanted to tuck the photo under there and it also adds a little dimention. All of the die cuts are from pg. 42 of the CTMH Flower Market cartridge.💗

Speaking of the photo, I LOVE the Be Funky photo editing app! This is how I got the title 'BEST Friends FOREVER' on the photo. And the print quality after editing is great too! So, I backed the photo in a few different patterns from the Little Dreamer paper pack, making sure to stagger them a bit. As mentioned before, I tucked the photo/paper grouping just under the left side to the heart wreath. I decided to add some more foam adhesive under the right side of the photo mat.

Next up are the flowers. These took quite a while to create, mostly because of their size...the smaller they are, the more difficult they are to manipulate in our fingers lol. Once these were together, I layed them out on the left side of the heart where I thought they looked good and adhered them with Liquid Glass. Why would I add just one purple flower? It helps balance the purple in the photo mat, and also draws your eye to the left side of the photo.

Now, to get the sparkly leaves I used the white Shimmer Trim and covered each leaf. I then trimmed any extras from around the edge of the leaf and Ta-Da! you have a white shimmery leaf! I just randomly placed them around the flower wreath/flower cluster, adhering with Liquid Glass.

Last, comes the bling! I used the Little Dreamer Glitter Gems and Bitty Sparkles, of course to round out the layout.

Here's the Layout recipe:

Little Dreamer Paper Pack

Water color paper

Water colors

Flower Market cartridge

White Daisy CS

Bitty Sparkles

Little Dreamer Glitter Gems

Shimmer Trim- white

Piercing & Embossing tool

3D Foam tape

White Twine

CTMH ruler

Washi tape

Since this is a gift, I created a card to match.
I used some of the rainbow paper from the Little Dreamer paper pack to tie in the colors.
The card pattern I bought from the Silhouette Design store.

I hope you leave this post inspirted and have a lovely weekend!

~Tarina

@hellotarina

Delight in Everything card | DT by Tarina Lafollette

Hello Everybody!

Have you ever heard of Christmas in July?

Yes, I know it's April, Lol And it's definitely not July weather where I live, but the style of Christmas is pretty much the direction this card took. 

This card started out with stamping the Rosemary sprig from the Good Thymes stampset (found in the CTMH Annual Inspiration catalog) in Archival Black ink. I chose the Archival Black ink because once it's dry, adding water won't smudge or smear it. I then cut them out and watercolored them. After they were dry, I adhered just part of each sprig to a neutral-colored circle of paper. I didn't plan on them lifting up off the paper like an actual wreath, but they did!

For the center of the wreath, I decided to use the 'Delight in everything' sentiment, also found in the Good Thymes set. I stamped it in the center of a white daisy circle scrap I had laying around...lo and behold, it was the perfect size lol. I water colored Desert Sand ink around the edge which made the piece more of a Colonial white color. After everything was dry, I filled in the word 'Delight' with the Gold Shimmer Pen. It added such beautiful sparkle!

I adhered the sentiment piece with foam adhesive and added some Gold Sequins and Bitty Sparkles to fill in some of the empty space. Next up, a bow made from Blush Shimmer Ribbon. It took me a couple tries, but I finally got the bow tied to my liking lol. I find that using adhesive dots for bows makes my scrappy life soooo much easier! I set the wreath aside while I worked on the card base.

For the 6x6" Kraft card base I used several of the stamps from the Good Thymes stampset, stamped them randomly around the card using VersaMark ink and embossed them using white embossing powder. I also embossed a few sprigs on the coordinating envelope. After both were heated, I added a label to the center of the card front from the Flower Market cartridge(cut from Kraft). Then, it was time to adhere the wreath!

I thought I was all done, and even took photos of them both....but there was this nagging feeling they were missing something! I grabbed a black pen and added foe stitching aroun the sentiment circle edge and also around the edge of the envelope. Just that simple addition made them feel complete.

Here's the Card Recipe:

Good Thymes stampset

Archival Black ink

Watercolors

heat tool

Kraft cardstock

VersaMark ink

white embossing powder

white daisy

Desert Sand ink

Gold Shimmer Pen

foam adhesive

Gold Sequins

Bitty Sparkles

Blush Shimmer Ribbon

adhesive dots

Flower Market cartridge

black pen

Besides garden markers, and seasoning tags/labels, the Good Thymes stampset gives you tons of foliage to make several different types of wreaths that would be perfect for all seasons!

If you wanna see my creative process for this card, head on over to my YouTube, (hellotarina)

Here's the link to my video:

https://youtu.be/bszU5gAoPTY

I hope you enjoyed my Christmas card in April! lol

And I hope you all have a delightful weekend!

~Tarina

@hellotarina

DIY Succulent Wreath Kit from Close To My Heart

Here is a video on how to put the wreath together at home.



You can add dimension by sponging the edges with ink.

My Friend Leslie Malnik-Miller‎ created this one using these items and look how beautiful it turned out.

Here are some products to consider when ordering your wreath.
• Adhesives: We have a variety of adhesives that will make assembling the wreath kit easier, particularly Glue Dots™ (1772) and Liquid Glass (Z679).
• Quilling Tool (Z1795): This crafting staple will really come in handy when rolling the 3-D flowers included in the wreath kit.
• Sponge Daubers (Z726): Explain to customers that if they want even more dimension on their wreath, they can add shading to the succulents and flowers by sponging a little color along the edges. Be sure to offer your favorite colors of Exclusive Inks™ stamp pads to use for the shading!
• Spray Pen (Z1380): This product is another fun way to add color to the wreath, especially when paired with your favorite color of Exclusive Inks™ re-inker.
• Watercolor Paints (Z3132): Watercoloring is still making waves in the world of crafting, so be sure to share this item with any new customers, along with our awesome waterbrushes (Z3224, Z4225, or Z3226).

• Cut Above™ Layout Kits: Anyone who loves the pre-cut pieces in the wreath kit is sure to love our new Cut Above™ layout kits, which also feature pre-cut pieces that just need to be assembled. 

I will have my wreath done soon and will post it here so you can see the difference.

Happy Scrappin',



Janice