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.
Adorable lo! Thanks for all the instruction! and for the chance to win!
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Fantastic projects. Thanks for sharing
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Love it!
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I love this layout! Love the PL cards you made too! I will definitely have to try that out! Thanks for sharing!
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Love the layout, and the new stamps, thank you for sharing, and the chance to win.
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Love the stamps, love the layout, love the journaling cards.
As always: thanks for all the inspiration!
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Love this layout of yours. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
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Love Hambly, love Silhouette, love you! ALoha
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Awesome layout! Thanks for sharing with us.
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great page!
judi
highland, in
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These stamps are soooo versatile.
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Stellar LO. Love the overlay and circles. Am really looking forward to getting my stamp set.
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those everyday pages are the best. Wish i had some of them from my childhood!
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Great shot Ali, great pages, great stamps, thanks for the details, I'm lusting after a Silhouette!
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It wouldn't matter to me which I won. Love your layout and that dress your daughter has on is sooooo cute!
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Beautiful stamps and just love how you made the layout. Been a fan of your style from when I first saw your work in Creating Keepsakes and you were a family of 3. Nice to see your work here on your blog.
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Sweet Anna! Such a busy girl. I like the look of these embossed. Will have to try that!
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very cool!! love the layout, love the embossing even more!
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I love that picture and a wonderful layout!
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I love love this Ali, so sweet in that dress. The words you picked are fun, would love them. Great journal cards for the PL, how cool that you tried new things.
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Great stamps. Thanks for the chance to win!
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love these stamps!
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Wonderful layout--I like the hambly overlay and the embossed sentiments.
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Great layout. Love the Hambly and your new stamps. So glad I joined Studio AE.
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What a sweet picture. Great layout and use of your stamps.
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