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Hello Friends, 

Today I am sharing how I built my Joy layout. I will focus on the back details. 

I have to admit I am a paper hoarder! I love paper so I try to use it to the max. Using a piece of kraft cardstock I create a 10x10 square in the middle of my cardstock. I then cut out the center piece out. The 10x10 square will be used to matt my picture and use the remaining for background layers. The outside square will be later painted gold to change things up. I cut my pattern paper down to 11x11 and misted the edges with water. Once my paper is a little damp I crinkle the edges. 

While my edges dry I then apply a little modeling medium and some fun sparkles. Let dry. I then cut stars out from various left overs of pattern paper from the kit. I painted the edges gold. I randomly dabbled gold paint around the edges of where my gel medium was. 

Using texture paste added a few white stars. 

Then added the various layers and voila we are done!

Here are a few more of my layouts

Take a peek at all the yummy goodies offered in this kit!


The December 2014 kits:

The December Main kit features the beautiful Carta Bella Christmas Time papers and embellishments and is complemented with Simple Stories brads, Bo Bunny petals, and pretty ribbons.

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Details about subscribing to any of the kits can be found on our website at MyCreativeScrapbook.com.  There are several membership options to choose from. Kits are available in limited quantities, so don't delay!

Don't forget about our sketch challenge... we have a terrific sketch and a fabulous prize package to give away. Visit our sketch blog for all of the details!

Love Gold and Blue

Hello crafty friends, today I am yet again sharing another layout created with the December 2014 Main Kit. I decided to try a little something different than the red/green/gold colors. I continued with the gold but decided to spice things up by adding some blue. There were so many beautiful pieces.  

A bit of a close up. 

Take a peek at all the yummy goodies offered in this kit!


The December 2014 kits:

The December Main kit features the beautiful Carta Bella Christmas Time papers and embellishments and is complemented with Simple Stories brads, Bo Bunny petals, and pretty ribbons.

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Details about subscribing to any of the kits can be found on our website at MyCreativeScrapbook.com.  There are several membership options to choose from. Kits are available in limited quantities, so don't delay!

Don't forget about our sketch challenge... we have a terrific sketch and a fabulous prize package to give away. Visit our sketch blog for all of the details!

Sweet

Today I am sharing another project created with the amazing December kit from My Creative Scrapbook. 

This has to be the best kit yet! 

Mixing Black ink and Dreamweaver paste I created the star background. Layers upon layers of stars, snowflakes. 

Add some of the amazing die cuts. 

 Create my own pop up star.

Take a peek at all the yummy goodies offered in this kit!


The December 2014 kits:

The December Main kit features the beautiful Carta Bella Christmas Time papers and embellishments and is complemented with Simple Stories brads, Bo Bunny petals, and pretty ribbons.

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Details about subscribing to any of the kits can be found on our website at MyCreativeScrapbook.com.  There are several membership options to choose from. Kits are available in limited quantities, so don't delay!

Don't forget about our sketch challenge... we have a terrific sketch and a fabulous prize package to give away. Visit our sketch blog for all of the details!

Countdown

Here is another layout I used creating the December 2014 kit. I adore this kit! The layouts just came together. This layout is of my beautiful daughter. 

The papers were simply fabulous to work with. I loved layering all the various elements. 

The December 2014 kits:

The December Main kit features the beautiful Carta Bella Christmas Time papers and embellishments and is complemented with Simple Stories brads, Bo Bunny petals, and pretty ribbons.

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Details about subscribing to any of the kits can be found on our website at MyCreativeScrapbook.com.  There are several membership options to choose from. Kits are available in limited quantities, so don't delay!

While you're on our website, we encourage you to visit our incredible design team gallery to see all of the absolutely amazing creations that our designers have prepared with our kits.

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We hope you will continue to visit our blog throughout the month to see all of the wonderful tips, techniques, and tutorials that our designers have prepared just for you!

Don't forget about our sketch challenge... we have a terrific sketch and a fabulous prize package to give away. Visit our sketch blog for all of the details!

December Kit Reveal

It's REVEAL TIME!

Presenting the December 2014 kits:

The December Main kit features the beautiful Carta Bella Christmas Time papers and embellishments and is complemented with Simple Stories brads, Bo Bunny petals, and pretty ribbons.

I loved loved loved working with this kit. 

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Details about subscribing to any of the kits can be found on our website at MyCreativeScrapbook.com.  There are several membership options to choose from. Kits are available in limited quantities, so don't delay!

While you're on our website, we encourage you to visit our incredible design team gallery to see all of the absolutely amazing creations that our designers have prepared with our kits.

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We're also excited to tell you about our December Memories kit:

Let us help you get your December memories recorded using this new kit. Papers, embellishments, flowers, trims and so much more. This kit is full of all the Christmas items that you love, just in time to record those everyday events.

You can find this amazing kit on our Add-ons page.
Limited quantities!

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We hope you will continue to visit our blog throughout the month to see all of the wonderful tips, techniques, and tutorials that our designers have prepared just for you!

Don't forget about our sketch challenge... we have a terrific sketch and a fabulous prize package to give away. Visit our sketch blog for all of the details!

Making it POP

Hello! Lynn here today sharing my tips to making your layouts pop. I had the pleasure of working with the Main Kit. I don't know about you but receiving my scrapbook kit is a production at my house. The whole family is involved. The minute that bad boy makes it to my place the kids and I are dancing and squealing. We then sit down and open the kit. The rule is mommy is the first one to touch (everything). This kit is stuffed with beautiful pieces, lots of great embellishments. 

Beautiful flowers and I loved the velum words. 

Little did I know there is a bit of a competition between my kids as to who's picture will be used in the layouts.

Once the pictures are selected I will then match them to the base pattern paper. I then go through the embellishments and add the ones I believe will go well with my picture and the base page.  I then start to stage my layouts. Using either a sketch or playing with the various pieces, till I get my look. Once my look is achieved I will take a picture of my layout.

This picture will serve as my guide as I layer, ink, distress the pieces. I will cut pieces in ½ to layer. 

The picture on the left is of my stage layout and the one right is my actual finished layout. You will see there is a slight difference in the placement of the pieces but overall pretty close match. 

By cutting pieces in 1/2 and layering you achieve a full look to your layouts. Slightly inking those edges will help those elements pop. 



I also picked inks that would go with my embellishments. 



Another way to make your layout pop is to add a darker color with a bright. For this layout I loved the black vellum lettering. But when I staged my layout the black lettering was a bit off. 



I decided to layer my patterned paper with black cardstock. I then painted a few embellishments with black paint. Adding bits of color here and there around the layout. 
For extra shine I added Faber Castell Glass Bead Glitter Gel
 

I love soft layouts but sometimes simply tracing out a few elements in black will help them stand out. 



Tracing words or shapes will help draw attention. 



Also don't be afraid to manipulate some of the pieces. I had a few gold leaves in my kit that I cut into hearts to make my layout work. 



I also added a few color blotches by fanning my nozzle on the pattern paper. 



I started editing a bit of journaling on my pictures. I really wanted to use these pictures but the paper combo's where not working for me. So using a bit of color (I used my Color Bloom spray or you can use your Lindy's) re-colored a couple of my pieces. I also cut hearts out of other embellishments.



I also recolored some of the pieces to "bold" them. 



Inking the edges to help them stand out. 

Hope this helps you on your creative process. Don't forget to check out the DT Gallery. 

Enjoy this fabulous kit!