You're a Gem

Hi there!  I'm back today with my very last two layouts today that I created for a guest spot over at Shimelle.com.  I'm sharing two more ideas for titles.

You're a Gem

I love a simple mixed title. I think that mixing up supplies that you already have on hand can give them a fresh and unique look. To create the title for this page I simply combined die-cuts with Shimelle’s gold glitter thickers. The die cuts are basic but the thickers add interest and texture. The result is a fun mixed title.

Hello Love

Brush script is a creative way to bring originality into your memory keeping. There is nothing that draws me in to a project more than seeing a unique brush script title. To create my title for this page I first started by hand painting a large quotation bubble onto my page using a light watercolor pink. After my page dried, I hand painted the words “hello love” using black acrylic paint. For best results it is important to use a paint brush that it designed for calligraphy and sketching. To create my title I used a fine tipped size two bamboo paint brush.

I hope you enjoyed my final layouts for Shimelle.com!  Thanks for looking!

Guesting for Shimelle!

I have a Five Ideas post over at Shimelle.com!  I'm sharing five ways to create creative titles using the American Crafts Shimelle collection.  Here are some sneaks of my projects that are up on the blog today.  I will post the full reveals on my blog later on next week!

Handcut Lettering

 Brush Script

 Hand-stitched Title

Sequin Title

 Mixed Title

To see the full reveal, plus how-to's visit the Shimelle blog!

American Crafts DT August Gallery layouts

Hi everyone,

I have a couple of Gallery layouts to share with you today using the brand new Shimelle collection from American Crafts.  This brand new collection arrived on my doorstep last week and I was so excited that I dove right in!

First day of School

How to:  I used a waterbrush to lightly paint my background paper with light blue watercolor paint.  Next I used the American Crafts Knockouts triangle punch 1.5" and 2" to punch out pieces of pattern paper from a 6x6 Shimelle paper pad.

New

This was my first experiment with brush script.  I'm kind of a neat freak about my handwriting so it was a little hard for me to let go with this.

How to:  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut a large heart on my background paper, then cut strips of paper from the Shimelle collection to fill it.  After it was filled, I used a sewing machine to stitch around the outside of the heart and then painted the outline and title before adding embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoyed my monthly gallery layouts.  I will be back again tomorrow for the first American Crafts 2014-2015 blog hop!