Technique Corner: What do you need to make a great layout?

What do you think is needed to create a great layout? Lots of fancy embellishments, many new and cutting edge techniques or maybe expensive materials? I've asked my self that question and the answer surprised me...you actually need very little of those embellishments, techniques or materials. You can create a fabulous layout with paper, ink, gesso and mask!

This layout is paper based with a simple easy technique. I started the layout with a circles mask gesso and a little distress ink. I first used the gesso and then the ink to create a continuation in the pattern of the circles. I hit set it to dry the gesso and then puffed some of the gesso with the hit gun.

 

I then layered paper and paper tags to create dimension as well as different fussy cutting shapes.

 

Finally I created different sizes of paper flowers and gave them a little more dimension with small touches of gesso around the edges.

 

Try to challenge yourself to create a layout with nothing but paper and a simple technique and see what your creativity can create!

 

Have fun creating!
Einat

The BEST BLOG CANDY EVER....WINNERS

Thank you everyone for the overwhelming participating and amazing support and wishes. It's time to announce the blog candy winners!

 

The 5 lucky winners are.....

 

Andrea

Sola

AmandaScrap

Gloria

Sisipi

 

And the best birthday wish goes to....

 

פילפילונת פ

 

Please send me your addresses so I can send you prize.

 

Thank you everyone for celebrating my birthday with me!!

 

Have fun creating!

Einat

Scrap your jewelry

DT project {Spellbinders International Blog Ambassadors}
I'm usually not a jewelry person. I love all things paper and I always thought jewelry was not my thing. I thought so...but I guess I was wrong, because when I saw these beautiful Spellbinders bezels I just couldn't resist. I created a three part pendant filled with vintage treasures.

I started with spreading a little glitter inside the bottom triangle and then attached a piece of an old vintage jewelry on top of it.

 

In the middle part I put a metal flower and embellished it with pearls.

The upper small circle was filled with small metal beads and adhered on a large metal flower.

All the bezels were filled with ice resin I also embellished the necklace itself with a few beads and buttons.

 

Have fun creating!

Einat

Ins(paper)ation: Home of inspiration

DT project {Susan K. Weckesser}
One of my favorite Susan weckesser's stamps is this cute adorable house (LOVE stamp). So I decided to use this stamp and create a project that can be an inspiration for yo all.

I started with stamping the house on different Susan Weckesser's patterned papers and cutting the parts of the house like the window, door or roof. Then I played around with the parts so each house got a different color of window, roof or door.

I embellished the houses to fit the sentence I wanted to add.
"The house does not rest on the ground it rests on a mother": I stamped the Motherhood is a verb stamp and cutout the image. I added lace, some cut flowers and the sentence.
" Fill a home with love and it will fill your life with color": I added some colorful buttons on the house's roof and added the sentence.

"Home is where the heart is": I cut hearts in different sizes and shapes and adhered them on the roof. I added the sentence replacing the word heart with a shaped heart.

"Home is an inspiration for memories": I embellished the house with parts of clocks which to me represent time and memories. I added the sentence and wrote the word memories in a circle shape to compliment the clocks' shapes.

These four cute houses can be a mini album, a banner or even be placed on a frame. You can keep on creating houses and add more inspiration!

Have fun creating!
Einat

Key to my heart

I had the pleasure of meeting the fabulous Limor Webber and see her in action! As a designer and teacher my self I always enjoy and appreciate being inspired by a fellow scrapper. Here's my interpratation to a layout created by Limor.

 I used Prima's beautiful papers, metal embellishments, flowers and little trinkets from my treasure box. I especially love the metal keys I added (thanks dear Ola) to compliment the layout's title.

 

This layout has it all...a lot of layers, hidden surprises and many techniques: distressing, inking, fine cutting, stamping and taring. I also used techniques such as adding gesso accents and embossing the metal with the great Lindy's Stamp Gang two tone embossing powder.

 

Have fun creating!

Einat

You and Me

Taking part in Prima's BAP is always fun and it's even better when my layout is featured in their blog!

In this layout I used a few mix media techniques that gave it more dimension and texture. I used  two kinds of circles masks. I started with molding paste to create white raised dots on the background. Then I added more dots using two colors of distress ink and a mask. I sprayed the layout with glimmer mists to add a little more color. I also stamped the backgorund with brown distress ink to add even more depth to the layout.

I used two copies of the same photo, onein color and the other in blck and white and then I added embellishments like ribbons and flowers. Finally I added a title and inked the edges of the layout.

Have fun creating!

Einat