Good afternoon, y’all!  I’ve got a layout to share today that features some Basically Bare goodies and my two favorite little monsters.  They aren’t so little anymore, and are now a good four or five years older than they were on this particular Halloween, but I couldn’t resist this picture.

The whole thing is made up of Recollections papers and Basically Bare Bare Basics Arrows.  And a pen and a black marker.

I outlined everything with a thick black edge to make it look like it belongs in a comic book.  The awesome arrows are covered with paper, and the little words and the journaling card were fussy-cut from more of the super hero-themed papers.

Since the layout is made mostly of paper (that’s a little unusual for me; you know I love my flowers and ribbon), some of the pieces are adhered with foam tape to add a little dimension.

That’s all for me today.  Thanks so much for looking!

x Beth

Materials

Basically Bare:  Bare Basics Arrows

Paper:  Recollections (Comic Heroes)

Misc.:  Wide black marker

Happy Cinco De Mayo!  Veronica here to share another layout with you.  I am going to a Cinco De Mayo party so I thought I would get a layout ready. I also have some pictures from when I went to Puerto Vallarta, so maybe I will use those.

I have to admit to all that I am a paper hoarder so I have been “saving” this paper for a long while LOL.

I decided to split my title between my two pages and used the small Basically Bare pennants to add “MEXICO”.

I also used the Fanciful Frames Set II.  These are great to use and it really is great if you want to focus on a particular photo. Doesn’t my photo of Frida Kahlo look good?

I added lots of fuzzy fiber and some pinata embellies that I cut out of paper and layered. I thought it enhanced the flavor of ‘ole Mexico.

I decided rather than having just cardstock as my background I would dress it up with some Art Anthology and stencils and give my paper a pattern.

Notice the cute flower on the upper right hand corner.  I used Basically Bare Blossoms and Leaves, and I stacked some K&Co. flowers on top.

Products Used:

Basically Bare:  Blossoms and Leaves, Small Pennants, Fanciful Frames Set II

Art Anthology:  Sorbet – Tigers Eye

Thank you for stopping by and have a scrappy fiesta with friends!

Veronica (Kitsnbitscraps)

So, we have ferrets.  They are a giant handful, but they are so much fun, and we just love them to pieces.  This is a set of layouts I made using their pictures.  These are now framed up and hanging in their room.   I figured it’s the least I can do since they let me use it as my craft room as well.

This is Wanda The Fearless Flying Ferret.  She is the older of the pair; nearly 2 and a half years old now.  She is the sweetest ferret in the world.

This is Arya Underfoot, our baby (she’s just turned 14 weeks old).  She’s a firecracker, but has a very sweet nature underneath.

Each one of these layouts has Basically Bare Fanciful Frames 2 chipboard embellies with a bunch of Art Anthology paint on top.  Since they were planned as framed layouts instead of album pages, I cut plenty of banner shapes from burlap, ribbon, and paper and layered them up with great soft flowers and trims.

Thanks so much for stopping for a look!  I hope you come back and see us soon!

x Beth

Materials:

Basically Bare:
Fanciful Frames 2

Art Anthology:
Sorbets (Drab, Frost, Satin Sheen Gold), Dimensional Crystal (Blizzard), Colorations Spray (Sangria)

It’s me again, Veronica here to share a two page layout with a nursery rhyme themed for baby.

It has been a long while since I made a layout for baby, so I thought this would be cute to do.  I love using the Basically Bare “celestial shapes” and I thought the nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle, Diddle” went perfectly with the clouds, moon and stars

On both the felt clouds and the chipboard stars I used Art Anthology “linen” sorbet.  It gives not only a shine but also texture which I love.  I also added some blue glitter to the star and rim of the clouds.

Of course you can always cover the chipboard pieces with paper as I did with the moon and one of the stars   I just like using the chipboard because it gives dimension to the pages.

Hope you enjoyed my nursery rhyme.  Thank you for stopping by …

Happy Scrappin,

Veronica (Kitsnbits) 

Good morning, guys!  Beth here with a couple of cards that I made using Basically Bare goodies.  Both used We R Memory Keepers paper and lots of Art Anthology paint and spray.  Lets dive right on in, OK?

First up is this “Timeless” card that features a Dress Me Up Dress Form.  I painted the dress form with Art Anthology Sorbet paints (Satin Sheen Gold for the dress and Trolley Grey for the post and stand), which are dimensional and glimmery.  I kind of smunched my brush around in it to give some texture.

Once the Sorbet paint was dry, I added a thin coat of Art Anthology Velvet paint in Mayan Gold over the top of the dress.  The Velvet paint has a much more matte finish, but still allowed some of the glimmer to come through from the Sorbet paint beneath.

To finish up, I added a few stripes of Stickles in the corrugated grooves of the card background for just a little more shine, and a few ribbons.

Now, on to the second card!

I used a Bare Basics Heart for this card.  It has three layers of Art Anthology goodness which combined to match the background paper color fairly closely.

I started with Art Anthology Colorations spray in Lark as a base coat.  I then added Sorbet paint in Lagoon, which is a little bit more teal than the background.  To tone down the teal, I added a final coat of Sorbet paint in Splashed once the other layers were dry.

Like the first card, this one has some Stickles in the grooves to make it shine a little more.

The black ribbon and rhinestone trim are the finishing touches on this one.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look!

x Beth

Hi Veronica here to share with you my Valentine Layout.

I usually paint, ink, gesso, or glitter my chipboard pieces from Basically Bare.  Today I decided to cover my pieces with paper.  I wanted to add several patterns to my layout and the reason this works is because the colors of all the patterns all have the same hue in color.

I still have to journal my page, but I wanted to wanted to share one of my wedding photos.  That was 17 years ago and yes, I am still crazy about my hubby.

I wanted focus on my photo so I added some eye candy by using the clear acrylic fanciful frames and adding some alcohol ink.  Before adding the ink, I decided to run the acrylic frame through my polka dot embossing folder for more texture.

I love layering so I tucked the chipboard heart behind my title.

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share with you today

Happy Scrapping,

Veronica (kitsnbits)

Supplies Used:

Basically Bare:  Fanciful Frames, Hearts, Pennants

Good morning, everyone!  I hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day with your sweetie!  Today I have the door hanger I made to share a little love with folks that come to visit.

I used three chipboard Bare Basics Hearts and a whole lot of Art Anthology for this project.  It started with a wood frame painted white.  Then I added some heart-shaped paper doilies in the background.  I dabbed Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Gel Paint in “Splashed” around the sides of the frame for sparkle and a little dimension.

Each heart has a different design, but all of them started with a solid base of plain white acrylic paint and then were covered with a thin coat of Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Gel Paint in “Drab.”

The first heart has swirls stenciled on top of the “Drab” Sorbet using “Red Velvet” Sorbet.

The second heart has some random brush strokes in the base coat of “Drab” Sorbet for extra dimension, and then has a masked flourish that was painted around using Art Anthology “Wineberry” Velvet Dimensional paint.

The third heart has small white hearts made with Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal in “Blizzard.”

After all of the hearts were set into the background, I filled in the open spaces with various flowers from my stash.  Several of these flowers were white to start with, but were colored with Art Anthology Colorations Spray in “Sangria.”

That’s it for today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

x Beth

Basically Bare  Materials:
Bare Basics Hearts

Art Anthology Materials:
Colorations Spray: Sangria
Dimensional Crystal: Blizzard
Sorbet Dimensional Gel Paint (Drab, Splashed, Red Velvet)
Velvet Dimensional Paint (Wineberry)

Hi, Veronica here to share some romantic sweetness.  Are you making plans with your Valentine?  Why not start by making a Valentine Card from the heart (and wings).  Plus a little cupcake sweetness thrown in.

I  am excited to share with you today two Valentine Cards and One Sweet Door Hanger to help you decorate for Valentine’s Day.

First I used the Basically Bare chipboard Hearts, and to the lovely heart I added some angel wings.

In the heart package you also get FELT hearts!

On my second Valentine’s Card I decided to use (one of my absolute favorites) small dress form.  In the dress form package you get different sizes and also cardboard and chipboard

To make my dress form beautiful and blingy I added Linen sorbet from Art Anthology

For my last project I made a Valentine’s Day door hanger.  It is pure sweetness.

For this piece I used the Rounded Oh So Mini page, the felt medium size fanciful frame, cupcake and felt wings

I had alot of fun decorating my “cupcake” I used lots of the layers, linen sorbet and bling.

Hope you enjoyed my Valentine goodies, happy scrapping …

Veronica (kitsnbits)

Hi Everyone! Kristin here today to share the second half of my Top 10: Chicago mini book with you. Check out the first half here.

The base of this mini-book is the Tiny Tabs album; and because this book has over 20 individual pages and transparencies, I’ve broken it up into two posts to better share the special details with you.

I kept this album very simple. I just wanted a quick showcase of my top ten moments from Chicago. Quick mini-books are my favorite way to tell a story. Just a few simple steps and you have a great book to document your favorite memories.

Tips for Quick Minibooks: 

1. Grab all your photos first.
2. Put your photos in the order you want them to appear in the book.
3. Grab a few sheets of paper (6×6 paper pads are perfect for this) an alphabet set
4. Only use a few embellishments (washi, stickers, flair, etc)
5. Batch process your book — put down your papers, then your photos, then embellish and journal at the end.

This is my favorite album from Basically Bare, it is incredibly versatile and can be used for any occasion. Come over to my blog and see the brand new project I have in the works using the Tiny Tabs album!

Supplies Used:

Basically Bare Tiny Tabs Album
Studio Calico December 6×6 paper pad
Basic Grey Number Brads
Simple Stories Sn@p Alphas
Heidi Swapp White Alphas

Elle’s Studio Day by Day tags

Freckled Fawn washi tape

Hey, it’s me Katrina again!  Occasionally, I love to just take a drive with no intent of winding up any place in particular.  Since I live in the Midwest, this often involves driving thru farming country.  I have always loved to see barns out in the middle of nowhere.  But since I have really started taking pictures as a “hobby” (or more!), I am itching to get out and find some good barns to photograph.  The picture on this layout came from a drive up in Central Missouri.  It was a great late afternoon/evening and I have some fun pictures from it.  BUT, this barn picture is my favorite!

 For the cloud, I used a felt blossom from the Blossoms set that I had cut in half previously.  I misted with some Art Anthology mists in two different colors.  Then, I added some of the Art Anthology Sorbet paint in the Frost color to the cloud to lighten it up a little.

I am trying to incorporate more journaling into my layouts.  So, I popped some journaling on a label and added it at the bottom of my layout.  It’s just something I don’t usually do, but am trying to do more!

And then the tree from the Happy Little Trees set!  I used a stencil from Crafter’s Workshop and just misted with a couple of colors from Art Anthology.  For the trunk of the tree, I did a gesso base coat.  Then, I used some Art Anthology Sorbet paint in a brown color.  I wanted to tone down the sparkle, so after the trunk dried I inked the edges with some distress ink for shadowing.  I also used a bare chipboard star from the Celestial set to anchor part of my title.  I loved the bare look to it!

Thanks for stopping by today!  And make sure to take that camera on those impromptu road trips!  You might just love the pictures you end up with from it.

Katrina Hunt

Paper, Scissors and Glue