#6 - Reverse Stenciling - A Scrapbook Page About Las Vegas

I've been getting my scrapbook action back on lately, so I thought, let's get all "mixed media" with this stencil and make some MAGIC happen! I just got ths new Traci Bautista stencil from StencilGirl - it has an organic, graffiti feel to it - a bold, almost Latin feeling design, that I used to achieve a glow effect on this scrapbook page:

You can get most of these handy dandy supplies online at StencilGirl.com and Amazon.com (please note, some of these links are affiliate links from which I make a small commission if you make a purchase):

L302 Floral 2

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/product-p/l302.htm (this is the one I used on my layout!)

Watch how I created this page here:

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#5 - How to make a stenciled background

I took this challenge a couple weeks ago with the Stencil Girl team: 

Challenge #10 Spray It! Ink It! Paint It! Smear It! Emboss It!Show us your inner mixed media diva! Use spray mists, inks, paints, modeling paste, embossing powder, pastels, chalk, and whatever messy media you can find! Let's dig into that hoard, pull out some of that "messy stuff," and use it up! There is a mess-maker hiding in all of you! Let her/him out to play!



Since I am trying to get more scrapbooking done, I did a scrapbook page for this challenge. Over the years, I have amassed QUITE the collection of cardstock; and inking, painting, etc is one way to dress up that cardstock to use for a layout. I am sure many of you are in the same boat as me. I am also incredibly tired of putting away patterned paper scraps. BORING! So when I read this challenge from Craft Hoarders Anonymous, I knew it was right up my alley!

For this layout I used ONE single piece of paper and the rest is all ink, paint, embossing, and sprays through StencilGirl Stencils. See more details on how to make this layout on the Hydrangea Hippo blog, including a video!

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#4 - Christmas in July

This month's kit over at Hydrangea Hippo is all about Christmas in July!!! If you haven't yet scrapped your Christmas photos from last year (or 20 years ago) now is as good a time as any to put those pics on pages! 

Here's how to make this page:

 

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