Laine's April Sneaks

I'm a little late with the sneaks this month....
Thought I'd tell you what I think you'd like about each of the classes I designed:

1. DS - GOOD (layout class) - classic looks of the layouts... vintage stamps and images... making your own foil embellishments... working with Ranger Dimensional Pearls...

2. DS-TEXTURE (layout class) - making your own gritty textured paint (Sharon's secret recipe)...layering with tissue and gel medium...getting your pages dirty - woo hoo!

3. DS - JOURNAL (altered journal) - gel medium transfer on sheers... working with new ten seconds studio metal embossing... the transparency quotes I will custom print for you... tearing your fancy K&Co journal apart... the goldfish...

4. DS - KNOCK (mini album) - making your own album from scratch...the faux woodgrain print cover...the warm colours...paper patchworking...crackle paint and fake rust...making a keyhole from chipboard...

So...see you in April eh?

Anatomy of a Splat

Layout Title: "Bike + Puddle = Splashin' Good Fun"Wanted to share the fun technique used on this layout -didn't have time to do it in the earlier post. (this one's for you Peggy) Here goes:

The 'splats' in the background (there's actually one big green/blue one and 3 smaller black/silver ones) were made using transparencies, alcohol inks / maya mist, a drinking straw and good old human lung power.

1. Drip various coloured alcohol inks on transparency (I used black and silver)
2. Add a bit of blending solution, then blow in the centre with your straw. (remember doing this in school as a kid?)3. Give a good hard puff if you want those nice skinny streaks. cut to shape to use on layoutI used Maya mist for the large splat 'cos its wetter and so will move around a lot more (less puffing!!!). But it took forever to dry....so I got impatient and just cut it out while wet (dirtying my hands in the process - *tsk* typical sharon) then stapled it wet side down onto the layout - and woo hoo, it actually turned out nice cos the splat changed a bit as it smooshed on the paper.

Really happy with how this layout turned out....and best of all, I had fun.

p.s. if you ask the Auntie at Burger King very nicely, she lets you have as many straws as you like from the dispenser..... just tell her the girl who always buys a bacon crossaintwich with large barley sent you....haha.

She's a Cutie

Mini Album: "My Funny Girl" (using Basic Grey mixed page black chipboard album)

We're done with classes for this and so I can show you what the whole album looks like:Love that pout...
I like the phrase "She's a Hoot" next to the owls - cute corny


pacifier + angel wings ... super cute combi
my favourite bit - an extra butterfly page hidden in the album. Traced the edge of the album, then used it to make a mirror image for other side of wing.


Glossy Accents on black chipboard looks really good - shiny black
Cute! Cute! Cute! Now to give it to my sis so she can journal

Aiyoh So Nice!!! Cannot Tahan!

April is coming and we're gearing up, getting excited, raring to go! And so the countdown to Creative Escape Begins - exactly 1 month to go!

Here are some sneaks of Tia Bennett's "Pieces of My Heart" class: Woo Hoo! Check out the delicious materials she's working with - SOOO pretty (Ok, its really not like me to gush about prettiness - but I seriously like her choices of materials) Plus this is a cool kit - you'll be able to do this either as a 6X6" album or 6X12" - can't wait to see how she does that!

PLUS!!! Here are sneaks of some of the exclusive limited edition / autographed products Donna Downey will be bringing with her to Creative Escape - so you ladies who have signed up already - you're gonna be the privileged ones who get to snap up these delicious goodies!!! (I've got my eye on her fabric journals...)
Its NOT too late to sign up - there are a few spaces left! I'd sign up for it if I could , but I'll be working that day.....at the event of course! Haha! Seriously - its going to be really great - I am SOOO looking forward to seeing all 3 talented ladies and soaking up their creativity - see ya.