Studio AE From Technique Tuesday | April 2012 Blog Hop
Welcome to the Studio AE for Technique Tuesday April Blog Hop.
April's stamp set is called "Hello Routine."
For the digital memory keepers out there these sentiments are available (without the circles) at Designer Digitals: Embracing The Everyday
Here's a look at my completed layout:
This 2-page layout started out with a full-page 8.5x11 photo printed on my Epson R2000. It's a recent one that I love - just an everyday shot of Anna standing on a dining room chair, a skirt under her dress, building really tall lego towers.
I also wanted to use some of the new Hambly overlays so I decided to use that as the background as a companion page for the photo. My guess is that I will be overusing that Herringbone Overlay. NOTE: Looks like Two Peas has all the new Hambly in stock here.
Step one in the creative process was embossing the stamps with Versamark and Zing Silver Metallic Finish powder. Here's what it looks like with just the powder:
And once it was "cooked" with the heat gun:
Then I used scissors to cut out the circle, using the edge as my guide.
Next up I used my Silhouette to cut out a couple Memory Circles. For information on how to use PNG files with the Silhouette I've got a tutorial here.
Along the edge is a handcut piece of pattern paper from American Crafts called Greenery Atrium.
Behind the large circle is a piece of 6x6 pattern paper from My Minds Eye Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks.
I played around a bit before figuring out how I wanted to place all the elements.
I ended up adding a couple elements from the Cosmo Cricket 23 Collection Ready Set Chipboard (arrow + 2 x's).
The "A" is from an Educational Insights alphabet set and the "3" is from an older Studio Calico number stamp set. I stamped and embossed and then hand-cut around the A and the 3 before adhering it with foam dots.
I went back and forth a bit about whether to put this page on top of a piece of white cardstock but just decided that when I place it in the album I will find another layout with a white background to go behind it.
I used a white Sharpie Poster Paint Pen to draw a couple freehand circles around the accents on the second page. It was a nice way to repeat the circles from the first page.
The little decorative brad is from My Minds Eye Miss Caroline Like Brads.
I'm loving how this one turned out.
While I was working on my layout I also used the stamps to make a couple quick journal cards for Project Life using ColorBox chalk inks:
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Be sure to check the blogs of all taking part in the Blog Hop today:
We love your comments so we are going to draw at random from all the comments left on all the blogs for a couple brand new Technique Tuesday stamp sets. One person will win Technique Tuesday’s Gone Fishin’ stamp set and one other person will win the new Take Flight stamp set. You don’t need to leave a comment on all the blogs to be eligible to win. All comments must be made by midnight PST on April 13th. Tune into the Technique Tuesday blog on April 14th to see if you are one of the lucky winners.
Love the layouts, they are so pretty. I think it is a great idea to use stamps on all of ones projects. TFS pammejo1@yahoo.com
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What a happy little Tuesday surprise! Loving the layout, and wishing that my Cricut would cut PNG files, too!
That is where design studio comes in handy. Many times you can come up with something close.
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Beautiful layout. Love that we both embossed the images. The journaling cards are adorable!!!
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The detail in this layout is amazing. Great photo choice and love the herringbone background!
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The new stamps are great and will have so many uses!
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love this set and that LO.
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Love your layout...simply LOVE your work...and how you truly make "the ordinary everyday" seem so amazing :)
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Pretty LO, and so inspiring.
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Great layout! I love the new stamp set!
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Love your layout. Beautiful journal cards.
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Loving the Hello Routine stamp set!
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I love how you used so many elements but the picture is still the main focus.
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I love how your used the transparency.
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so, so pretty.
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Love the layout!!! I'm really looking forward to the mail on the 15th now! hehe :) I so want to scrap...
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love this layout. Thanks for the tip about using matching die with the stamp.
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I think this is one of my favourite stamp sets you've done. Adorable picture of Anna, too!
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love seeing your offset stamped image on the journal cards, and the connecting hand drawn border. Cool stamps for sure!
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Wonderful layout. Thanks for sharing how to use a Hambly transparency. I love buying them but then struggle as to how to use them.
Aloha, Kate
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I love this new set of yours, Ali! And I love that you made some journaling cards too - so many possibilities for those stamps. Thanks for sharing!
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As always, I love the ideas that I can bring to my own books. Thanks for sharing.
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love your LO but the idea for the journaling cards really hit home with me since I do PL. Thanks for the inspiration!
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A wonderful layout! and love the new stamp set!
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Ali, you never ever cease to amaze me with your talent! I do not know how you keep coming up with such great ideas. Love that you so willingly share and educate us as to the process. Thank you.
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Love the simple, natural look...fresh, clean. Love your use of large photos. Great stamps too! Thanks for sharing.
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