BIG Photos? - Week #8

Hi Ladies... This month my Layout is all about BIG photos.. Some times for any reason we have those big photos and they are so difficult to put it in a Layout.. so what we can do is cut our photo in pieces or some times in different shapes add a frame and you make the photo more interesting.

Another thing I like to do is my embellishments.. I love to stamp in vellum.. Have you do that technique? it is so easy and the results are amazing!

Once I stamped my images I fussy cut with my Westcott Titanium Non Stick Scissors and I keep it in a book.. Some times vellum curl and keeping it in a book help!

I have those Pentart Pearl pens and I decided to experiment.. I did some doodles.. I think we can do more than pearls.... 

Supplies used:

Xyron Mega Runner

Westcott - Cutting Mat

Westcott - Titanium Non Stick Scissors

Bazzil Cardstock

Duck Tape - Adhesive Borders

Color Box - Surfacez Multi-Surface Ink

Pentart - Pearl Pen

YouTube - Video Tutorial

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope this inspires you to think of your BIG photos in a different way!

JuSt Do iT! Week #4

Hi Ladies... It is another Layout-A-Week and this time I'll show you how not to be afraid to cut your papers... Don't think they are precious.... Just do it!!

Some times we just have our papers to admire but at the end they became old and we never use it.. this time I encourage you to use your most precious papers!!!

Always use layers.. that give to your project volume! 

You also can stamp.. Stamping in neutral colors is easy to combine.

Using the fussy cutting technique you can add several layers of paper .... 

Cut the frames of the tags and use it as picture frames ... even if they don't fit your pictures.. Just Do it!! You will love the results.

Add some texture using different materials.. 

Supplies Used:

Xyron Mega Runner

Westcott - Titanium Non Stick Scissors

Wescott - Cutter

Bella Blvd - Enamel Dots

Duck Tape - Adhesive Borders

Do your own embellishments - Week #45

Hi Ladies.. Thanksgiving is almost here and I would like to share my Thankful & Blessed Layout for this week and show you how easy is to make our own embellishments!!!

Sometimes we have a lot a papers and we realize they are so busy to use in our projects and maybe they are waiting in our stash for months and sometimes years for the perfect project....So I decided to use my old papers.. and this piece of paper is perfect for my Layout!!!

This piece of paper is so busy to use alone but I fussy cut the leaves using my marvelous Westcott scissors and they will be perfect to embellish my layout.

Did you heard about Scrap Free Scrapbooking?? Well Jennifer Priest come up with a great idea to Scrapbook Free! don't you like the idea to Scrapbook with the papers and embellishments we have and don't spend money? well she has a lot of tips and templates that she develop to scrapbook without scraps!! YES>>> No Scraps!!! yey!!!!

Using my brand NEW Trim Air - Westcott Rotary Paper Trimmer and using Scrap Free Scrapbook ideas I start cutting my paper!

Once I cut all my pieces I use my Xyron Mega Runner.. another gadget I love!

I use two pictures I don't really like to journal.. I'm more into titles and photos some times I love clean and simple and today is one of those days!

Another embellish I did was the title.. I use my electronic cutter .. you can use also dies.. the thing is we need to use what we have!!!!

This Layout is so simple but I like the results..

To finish .. I add some tags I had also from my stash and voila!! One Layout with out using anything new!! I'm so thankful and blessed to have a lot in my stash and I'm decided to use it using all the Tips from the book "Scrap Free Scrapbooking" isn't a good idea?

If you want to buy this book use code MAGDA to save $3.99 at checkout.

TUTORIAL!!

Supplies used:

Westcott Brand - Titanium Non Stick Scissors

Westcott Brand - Rotary Paper Trimmer

Westcott Brand - Self Healing Mat

Xyron Mega Runner

Silhouette Cameo Electronic Paper Trimmer

Cardstock and papers from my stash

Thanks for your sweet comments and don't forget to come next Tuesday for another Layout-A-Week!!!

Day of the Dead - Week #41

Hi Ladies!

Today I'm going to share my layout and it is all about the "Day of the Dead"  and a little of what is this Mexican holiday.

Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos.. is a holiday we celebrate in Mexico in particular the Central and South regions.. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died and help the support their spiritual journey.. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called "Ofrendas" honoring the deceased using sugar skulls marigolds and the favorite beverages and food of the departed, also visiting graves to be with the souls of the departed.. the intent is to encourage visits by the souls, so the souls will hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them.. Celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember funny events and anecdotes about the departed.

Jose Guadalupe Posada created a famous print of a figure he called La Calavera Catrina.. as a parody of a Mexican upper-class female..

I went in 2012 to Guadalajara Mexico and as I said in central Mexico they decorate everywhere with paper mache Catrinas.. I took some pictures and some I use in my layout..

We always can use papers even if they are for a different occasions.. This paper is Christmas paper but I think it was perfect for my layout!

 This iron transfer was my inspiration for this Layout... As you know I love fussy cutting so I cut the Iron transfer with my excellent Westcott Craft Titanium non stick scissors!!! and was perfect to embellish my layout!

This is a simple-easy layout and I use 3 photos! 

 

The Catrina Skull is a great embellish and I add some pearls with my Pearl Pen.. 

Also I add some Molding Paste and Embossing powders from Color Box to give more color.. Day of the dead is also a lot of color!

I just did my Title with my lovely Sakura White Pen.. some flowers from my stash and ready!!! 

I hope you get some inspiration and see you next Tuesday with another fabulous Layout-A-Week!

Supplies:
Westcott Brand - Craft Titanium Scissors, Self healing cutting mat, TrimAir Trimmer
Fancy Pants "Oh Deer" Paper Collection
Crafty Chica - Day of the Dead Iron-on transfer
Pentart - Pearl Pens " Lilac, Morning Glory and Poppy
Aleen's - Turbo Tacky Glue
Color Box - Embossing Powders
Golden - Molding Paste
Sakura - White Pen

My Style? Week #37

Hi! I'm so happy to be part of the Layout-A-Week Design Team!

My Name is Magda Cortez,  I live in San Diego, Ca. since 2000 OMG! it seems like forever! I'm a retired Civil Engineer and 100% Scrapbooker! 

Today I'll show you my style.. It's not easy to describe my style because I can do  Clean and Simple  or use the new Mixed Media techniques in my next project.. I love butterflies and fussy cutting so maybe you will see a lot in my future projects..

Here is a short video where you can see My Style.

Thanks for joining me today and see you next week with another inspirational Layout-A-Week!!!