It's time for Challenge #205 over at The Paper Girls. The theme is "Summer Dreams" so I thought my July "For the Love of Homemade Kits" kit would be perfect since it definitely had a summery vibe to it.
The next thing that inspired the page design was the return of Shimelle's "Starting Points" in this Facebook Live video. It was lots of fun and made the page happen faster than it might otherwise have done.
Scroll down for the process video!
Here are the still pics
Journaling
Embellies
Title
Embossing Paste
Health Food
The lighting is dreadful due to the afternoon sun. I tried to adjust in the editor, but it's still not great so I'm sorry and I'll see what I can do about it in the future.
I'm not sure whether I've mentioned here on the blog that I'm joining the crew over at Stick It Down! I love using scrapbook sketches so I was pretty excited about playing with these girls!
I'm using my July For The Love Of Homemade Kits supplies to put this layout together. You can find more on that in the description box of my video.
The sketch was a bit different for me as I mention in my process video (scroll down!). The titles placement and embellies on just one part of the page forced me (most willingly!) out of my comfort zone!
This one is packed with dimensional embellies of all sorts and to adhere anything (especially anything requiring some extra strength) to mixed media calls for Permanent Glue Dots! 😍😍😍
If you watch the video and compare the finished layout there to the still photos, you may notice I moved all the tiniest enamel stars and lightning bolts. 🙈🙈🙈
While I am happier with them after the change, this page one one that took on a life of its own and I'm not sure how pleased I am with it.
It's definitely not what I pictured in my head, but the crazy energy definitely reflects the story of two crazy energetic little girls who would barely stand still long enough to pose for a couple of photos!
Journaling
Close ups for your reading pleasure as always (if you can decipher my writing! 😳)
Here I am a few days late with my first layout and process video for February For the Love of Homemade Kits!
If you missed my kit share post you can find it here along with links to the printable etc, and you can read about Layout 1 which I made with the kit last week. It also had a Ukrainian vibe to it.
I'm also using this layout as one of the "A is for Alphas" ABC Scrappy Challenge hosted by Christy from Christy's Beautiful Life. Click on the links to her Facebook Group and Youtube Channel to learn more about it!
Before watching my process video, you may want to see a clip of the dance I'm ta;king about first.
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FTLHK Layout 2 Process Video
This one was a challenge from the outset. Firstly, the circular design on the paper is one that intimidates me, but I was keen to use it, since the flowers and circle are rather representative of the dance.
My initial thought was to pile more die cut and dimensional flowers from the die cut packs in my kit, but I couldn't get it to work. At least the painty splatter looked OK. Rather enthusiastically applied, but not too bad!
Some of the paint was quite lumpy, so the layers immediately in contact with the background needed to be adhered with Glue Dots. I used Mini Glue Dots to adhere the chipboard Thickers for the titles. The surgery for THOSE didn't quite go to plan either!
I had trouble getting a Ukrainian letter "D" (the third letter in the name of the dance above) so I used an English lowercase "G" which looks a bit like a lowercase handwritten "D", Not perfect. but definitely in the spirit of the ABC Scrappy challenge!
The journaling ended up being a bit more extensive than I first thought, so the circle ended up virtually full.
I'm not totally sold on the orange "dance like no-one is watching_ die cut, because the orange is slightly jarring, but this was a great time to use it so I'm going to be happy to live with it.
A few close ups of the right and bottom left embellishment clusters
Here I am a few days late with my first layout and process video for February For the Love of Homemade Kits!
If you missed my kit share post you can find it here along with links to the printable etc
This one was based off a sketch challenge during January's Spending Freeze freeze (a biannual tradition) over at Sara Scraps' Rediscover your Stash Facebook Group. Naturally in my non conformist style, I'm starting the challenges (that accompany the Spending Freeze) in February. Natch!
One was a selection of 4 sketches chosen by Sara and this one seemed so perfectly suited to my photos!
Unfortunately more than one thing went a little bit wrong during the shooting of my video, so I will try to improve on all those things next time! I'm as frustrated as you are and awfully sorry about the whole debacle!
Layout 1 FTLHK Process Video
I'm definitely going to have to go back over some words in my journaling in black. I always make the mistake of going over the grey a second time and the grey is just a bit too light for my liking. If I do the same to important words I'll make it look more purposeful. No biggie. 🤷
So I said I'd make it look more purposeful, right? Adding tiny labels to the most offending words and some others - either random or (as in this case) key words suddenly takes he attention away from the mistakes. By drawing even more attention to them. Go figure!!
The embellishment clusters seemed to take me so so long. I just couldn't get them how I wanted them at first. I think I got there in the end.
It's probably important to note that a regular adhesive probably wont have enough hold over an uneven or rough surface so you need something stronger. My personal preference is Glue Dots. I'm not on very good terms with liquid glue. 🙈
Of course after the camera is switched off I look at the page and add more. Including a really badly stamped stamp under the date! 🤦 I fixed it as best I could with a pen, but whatever!
What I am happy with is how I pretty much stuck to the kit and how all the small details reflect my thoughts about the photos and story even if they don't mean anything to anyone else.
This was a series stared a few years ago by Hannah Lemieux (I believe) and then went on a break. By popular demand Hannah. Khristina Sorge and a few others revived it in 2020, then a bunch of others (including yours truly) jumped on the bandwagon too.
Each
month we present a kit based on a recipe (which is turned into a really
beautifully presented printable thanks to Khristina, You can find it
here: February Printable
The kit shares go up on YouTube on the first of every month then each Monday we share a layout made from the kit.
KIT SHARE VIDEO
From
the outset I know I need to get 4-5 layouts from the kit, so that helps
a lot with quantities. It's not as crazy huge as my CKC kits, BUT it
does have "extra" items besides those in the recipe. What can you do?
🤷🤷🤷
You know what I'm like!
I
have to confess that I didn't get around to photographing the kit
before I realized I had to cut into it for the first layout of the month
which is shared on Mondays.
It's now Tuesday and I
only just remembered I had this blog post saved and forgot to share,
Yep it's going to be an interesting week!
It's time for Challenge #205 over at The Paper Girls. The theme is "Summer Dreams" so I thought my July "For the Love of Homemade Kits" kit would be perfect since it definitely had a summery vibe to it. 
