Gesso Galore!

Gosh, I am not even sure when I bought this gesso by Claudine Helmouth but I need to play with it more! It is a lot of fun and I know people out there love texture as much as I do...so check out this stuff if you get the chance.

A few posts ago, I posted this mini album using LYB papers and a Kaisercraft Mini album. Well, at that time I didn't need the last page. When I looked at it, I realized I could make a fun wall hanging out of it. Why waste it? It was perfect for a wall hanging for the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog #84! I used the A2 Friend embossing folder 37-1132 and cut out the individual words and sanded them {core'dinations cardstock}. The holes along the top were perfect to weave the LYB Generation Z ribbon.

Here it is blank:

Now with some Ghesso, paint, paper and a cutie named Henry ;)

Here is a close-up of the chipboard letters. I used some Helmar Crackle paint on these...

Make sure you check out the Kiki Blog this week for a fun little survey and keep checking back! Kiki is so super generous! hint ;) hint ;) hint:)

Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down....

Anyone else love the Carpenters? Well, it's Tuesday and it's rainy and I feel like staying curled up on my couch but that won't get anything done, will it?

Yesterday got away from me. I am a Monday, Wednesday, Friday kinda blog poster ;) So here is yesterday's post, LOL!

Core'dinations released a TON of new product at winter CHA and this layout uses one of them. It's called the Onyx collection. The collection consists of all cardstock that is in the white, grey, and black hues AND it is textured. The sheet I used on my base is all white with a black core...so I sanded the stars very lightly to let that cool core come through. Since I got two sheets of it, I cut out the starts from one of the sheets and layered them {see the close up below}. I used a 5x7 photo on here of owen riding his new four wheeler. He worked really hard to earn it!

I used my Cricut to cut the words and then ran them through my Cuttlebug.

Layered stars with Helmar Zapdots for dimension. Ribbon is from LYB Generation Z collection.

LYB in the House!

Did you see? I won't the Little Yellow Bicycle Generation Z contest! I am SO excited! It was a great way to kick off my vacation, too. And it was even better that Lori called me personally. I am always amazed at the designers behind the paper, I think sometimes we just see the final project and forget that there is a person behind it, that created it and that it means something to them to see what other people create with it. I bet that would be cool. But since I have zero graphic design abilities, I will stick with just buying and using it on my projects ;)

I know I have said this before but I love love love gray. I wanted to paint our bedroom gray but Brian refused! And he normally lets me do whatever I want, LOL! Gray is my new black so when I saw this line with the rust and teal accents I fell in love with it. And Kristen was the master behind the kit so make sure you get yours here at Serendipity Scrapbooks.

Here is the mini album I made for the contest. It is about Owen's wrestling this year. I got some shots from a few of the tournaments and these papers just screamed make me a wrestling album! Besides the LYB Generaztion Z papers, I used Core'dinations Cardstock, MLS letters, pretty much all the goodies from the kit and Helmar 450 Quick dry adhesive and Zap dots. {the Quick dry is aWeSoMe on acetate}.

One of the reasons I like this line, too was that the papers had all these great words on them for me to cut out! You know how I love to cut...so I sat down and cut all the words and sayings I liked first and then used them in the ablum.

Some Cuttlebug embossing on here....

The papers from the LYB Gen Z line are perfect for journaling. I am not sure if you know anything about wrestling but it is intense and these kids are young. 5-6-7 years old and going out there, all alone, on a mat in front of 100's of people! are you kidding? I was nervous enough on a field with 10 other players, LOL! So it just amazes me what these kids can do, win or lose. And I hope that Wrestling and sports in general teaches owen the things it taught me about being part of a team and the competitive spirit.

I used the Acetate sheets as additional pages by cutting them down to match the album.

i LOVE this photo of the dads and coaches on the mat just watching, hoping, holding back...all those things we do when we prepare ourselves to "let go".

I know that was photo heavy so thanks for looking and letting me be excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kits Galore...Happy Easter!

So yesterday when I got home from work, I sat outsdie with a glass of wine and frozen blackberries.... the dogs were playing.....brian and owen were at baseball practice.... and henry was shooting a football into a basketball net with owen's 4 wheeler helmet and gloves on It was such a great night. Henry just cracks me up with his crazy outfits.

I am also excited that I got a layout {s} picked up for the MM book! I can't wait to get my hands on it, it sounds like it is going to be jam-packed with awesomeness!

Today it is a bit 'o work and then we are running 6 miles today! OMW...so if you don't hear from me, send out the search party b/c I am done on the side of the road ;)

So.....hmmmm...today is the second...so that means...KITS ARE UP AT SERENDIPITY! I got the pleasure of working with the Altered Kit which I LOVED. It was jam packed with some LYB Generaztion Z and Exclusive Serendipity papers.

Here is a layout I created with it. I LOVE this color combo!

I cut out the word "LIVE"from the LYB paper and ran it through my Cuttlebug.

And the kit came with this fun mesh, so I made a flowery "thing" with it and added a bottle cap from my stash. The LYB stickers were a perfect touch for it. AND I used my Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive for the bottle cap and mesh...it was perfect b/c it was clear AND it dried super fast.

I used this EXCLUSIVE paper that Kristen created just for the kit! Don't you LOVE yellow and TEAL??? I cut out the stars and circle for the layout.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!!