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) 

Oh yes!  Spring is here.  Chirping birds, sunny days, and still slightly cool nights.  My absolutely favorite time of year.  So, to celebrate my love affair with Spring, I’ve created a couple of tags.  Green trees, birds, flowers, bright colors; all signs of Spring.

I started out with two #8 tags I cut out of a heavy duty file folder (sturdy is better).  I then used Crackle Paint, Art Anthology Mists and Sorbets, modeling paste, stencils, stamps, and ink to create my backgrounds and color my Basically Bare Happy Little Trees and Birds.

For my Bluebird Tag, I used a Basically Bare Happy Little Tree in felt and a Basically Bare Bird.  The bird was painted with Salty Ocean Distress Paint and then covered with Art Anthology Splashed Sorbet to add sparkle.  I painted the tree with Art Anthology Evergreen Sorbet.  While those were drying, I applied Antique Linen Crackle Paint to the tag and sped up the drying time with my heat tool (be careful, you will cause the paint to bubble if you get the heat tool too close).  I then sealed the crackle finish to prevent flaking.  Next, I used a word stamp with black archival ink to stamp a background and a scroll stamp with sepia archival ink to stamp around the edges.  Miscellaneous flowers and pins pulled from my stash completed the tag.

After the crackle paint dried, I misted with Art Anthology Glorious Mist to give depth to the background.  I love the way the paint cracked for me.  I covered some areas in a thicker coat than others in order to vary the crackle.

For my Sunny Flower tag, I once again used my Basically Bare Happy Little Trees on a crackle background, but I also pulled out my stencils and modeling paste and had some fun.  The bright yellow flowers (Peeled Paint and Mustard Seed Distress Paint) add the bright cheery touch I was going for.  For the grass, I used a couple different colors of Distress Stain, swiped a manila card through it, then cut it with a pair of scissors.  Instant grass!

I once again used Art Anthology Glorious Mist to give the crackle background more depth.  This time I used a Basically Bare Happy Little Tree in canvas and painted it with Art Anthology Evergreen Sorbet.  Yep, think I’ve mentioned that it’s my fave color.

These tags will be winging their way to their new owner soon.  In the meantime, I hope you love my latest creations.

Until later……….
Smiles~
Marilyn

Hello everyone! I wanted to share a little mini with you today about an Easter even that I took my kids to last year.

I started with a Pocket album, and took it apart to cover the pages and stitch on the pages.The design on each page is fairly simple: a piece of patterned paper on one edge, a 2nd piece punched with flower shapes on the other, and a striped piece down the seam of the 2. I machine stitched around the edge of each page, too.

Then I cut a doily with my electronic die cutting machine and placed it on each page. I just added some photos and some simple flowers and stickers here and there. The journaling is on a tab in the back of the album.

For the cover, I covered it with patterned paper and then with a piece of lace. Then I splattered it with paint. I layered some stickers, fussy cut patterned papers, buttons, and twine.

Hope you have a very Happy Easter weekend!

-Audrey Yeager

PS: This is my last post for Basically Bare!  I have LOVED working with these products and will continue to promote them!  Thanks for having me!

Hi there!  Becky here with you today with a truly special mini album!  This post is photo heavy, so I am going to do my supplies as such photo by photo so you can see what’s what.  The album that I used was the Basically Bare ‘Delightful Doors’ mini, and all of the papers are from the new Crate Paper collection ‘Maggie Holmes’.  And here we go …

Flowers and Bling – Prima

Ribbon – Fancy Pants Designs

Chipboard Pennant Letters – Crate Paper

Flower and Bling – Prima

The small pocket at the bottom is simply a strip of paper, punched along the top, inked with brown ink, misted with water, scrunched up, allowed to dry, and adhered to the base using Inkssentials ‘Wonder’ Tape.  This is a great way to provide space for extra photos, ephemera, etc.

Here is a view of the first pages of the inside of the album.  Top center is an envelope that I covered with patterned paper and added a photo mat and bit of ephemera from the collection.  Trim is from Maya Road and Fancy Pants Designs.  The bottom page is clear acrylic, so I painted one side with Art Anthology’s amazing ‘Dazzle’ Sorbet.  It dries clear, leaving only some gold glitter for a bit of bling!  The right hand page has a chipboard flower,  canvas leaf, and flip mat where there is room for two pictures or journaling inside.

Cardstock – Bazzill

Flowers – Prima

Vintage Button – my stash

The pages on left are the reverse sides of the envelope and acrylic sheet.  They are both covered with patterned paper, and the top one has a photo mat, while the bottom has a journaling sticker, Prima flower and ephemera.  The center is my favorite page in this album.  The page is made of canvas, and I cut a frame from pretty floral patterned paper, cut a photo mat to fit just inside, and decorated it with some Prima flowers, Epiphany bubble caps for the centers of the flowers, and a tag.

Prima Flowers

Bazzill Card Stock

Epiphany Round 14 and Flower Button 20 Bubble Caps

Pink Ribbon – My Stash

The far left pate I added a large photo mat and two layered pockets to hold lots of tags for small photos and / or journaling.  Pockets are so easy to make!  These are just simply strips of patterned paper with decorative cuts on top, and adhered with Wonder Tape, or Scor-Tape, etc.

The center page is corrugated cardboard and I removed the outer layer (one side only!!!) of kraft paper by lightly scoring it with a craft knife, then misting it with water and letting it sit for a minute or two.  Once the water has soaked in, the outer layer of paper is easy to peel off.  Then I covered it with patterned paper and added some ephemera, a flower or two, and a tag shaped flip mat that flips up to reveal space for two photos and / or journaling.

The right hand page is the reverse of the canvas page you saw above.  I simply used some ephemera from the Maggie Holmes collection, Prima flowers, and a film strip chipboard elememt from Basically Bare’s ‘Paparazzi’ collection.

Card Stock – Bazzill

Flowers – Prima

Various and sundry bits of ribbon from my stash

This page is the reverse of the corrugated cardboard page and I decorated it with patterned paper, a photo mat and decorative stickers from the Maggie Holmes collection.  The row of tiny cameras on the right hand side were stamped using Glitz Designs’ Tiny Roller Doodle ‘Camera’ stamp roller … that is the coolest thing to play with!

This pocket page was simply covered with patterned paper, then I used an element from the ephemera pack that I only glued on the bottom and sides, making room for a pull out card with space for more journaling or a tiny photo.

The picture above is the inside back cover of the album.  I added a photo mat, the word ‘Beautiful’ from the pennant chipboard letters, topped with pom-pom trim from Fancy Pants Designs.  The dress form is from Basically Bare, and I inked and heat embossed the top and bottom with Ranger ‘Copper’ embossing powder, then cut a shirt and skirt from paterned paper, and added the blue paper bow from the Maggie Holmes ephemera pack.

The back cover of the album is simply covered with patterned paper, and I adhered some perfectly coordinating ribbon from Fancy Pants Designs to the back, which pulls around and ties on the front of the album.

This is my last post as a Design Team member with Basically Bare, and I want to thank Angela, Stayce and all the girls from the team for making this experience so amazing for me!  I will miss being a part of the team, but it is time to move forward to a new phase in my life.  And to all the Basically Bare fans … Blessings from Becky!

Hi, everyone!  I’ve got a little album to share today that I made with one of the great Easy Easel albums and some photos of my family from my grandfather’s albums.

The heart is slap full of great Art Anthology Sorbets.  Love them!

I added a whole bunch of flowers, ribbons, and butterflies throughout.

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

x Beth

Hey there!  Katrina here with a fun little mini book.  I used the Echo Park So Happy Together collection to make this book.  I loved all the fun little elements and the colors in the collection.

Now all I have to do is pop pictures in when I am ready and my book will be done!  Don’t be scared to create minis without pictures, sometimes it can be a lot more fun!

Thanks fro stopping by!

Katrina Hunt

Paper, Scissors and Glue

Hi Veronica here and it’s almost Easter!  I was in the mood to make some cutesy cards – I hope you enjoy!

I used the celestial Shapes (chipboard) and I though it would would make a great spring flower.  I covered the sun chipboard in pattern paper (MyLYB) then stacked some prima flowers and topped off with a cute yellow button.

Here is another cute card using the canvas Heart and just inked edges.  Notice I used the smallest flower of the “Blossoms and Leaves” pack and stacked the covered chipboard with some prima and button to create dimension and texture.

I also drew this quick and easy carrot to make my “spring” card more colorful.

Thank you for stopping and happy scrapping

- Veronica (kitsnbits)

Yes!  It’s almost Spring!  Warmer days, sunshine, and everything turning green.  I love Spring – it’s my favorite season.  So, to celebrate the upcoming arrival of my most favorite time of year, I created two large tags.

For this tag, I used Basically Bare Small Pennants and Happy Little Trees.  I spritzed Art Anthology Heart and Focus mists onto my craft sheet and drug my tag through it.  I then rubbed Distress Stain in Mustard Seed over the bare patches and ran it through a Swirls Texture Fade.  I grabbed my Distress Ink in Broken China and swiped the high spots.

I took two Basically Bare Small Pennants and made a face and hat.  The hat is colored with Art Anthology Imperial.  I used two clear sticky back rhinestones for eyes, coloring them with Alcohol Inks.

I used a Basically Bare Happy Little Tree, painting the canvas top in Art Anthology Vergreen.  I found the bunny rabbit and eggs in my stash.  What’s Spring without bunnies?

For this tag, I used Basically Bare Small Pennants and Blossoms and Leaves.  I smushed some Distress Stain in Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade onto my craft sheet and then swiped my tag through it until is was covered.  I then ran it through a Rays Texture Fade.

I used Basically Bare Small Pennants to create a face and hair, coloring the “hair” in Art Anthology Viridian.  The eyes are actually brads I cut the back off of.  The quote comes from a huge books of quotes I got from auction.  At five or six inches thick, there is a quote for just about everything and it’s a wonderful resource.

The flower is Basically Bare Blossoms and Leaves.  I painted the leaves in Art Anthology Vergreen and the blossoms in Art Anthology Outrageous Orange.  What’s Spring without flowers?

I loved making these tags.  Getting inky is always so much fun!

Until Later…………………
Marilyn

Hey All! It’s Emily Lanham here today with a quick & fun gift item for a mom-to-be!

 I love adding Basically Bare embellies to my projects. I recently got a new stack of Baby Girl paper from DCWV and decided that I wanted to make a little Baby Girl gift set to have on hand just in case. You never know when you will need a quick baby shower gift!

First, I started by making a mini album out of paper bags. I love the little mini banner set. I used them behind the word “baby” on the bottom of my album. These are so simple to quickly cover with some patterned paper.

Next, I decided to create a door hanger for a nursery. This is a really sweet decor piece.

I added the hot air balloon chipboard embellie and painted it with some Art Anthology Velvet then sprayed with some Colorations mist.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hi Everyone, Kristin here today with another mini-book to share with you.

Sometimes I have a bunch of snapshots left over from other completed projects. I don’t want to get rid of them so I throw them all in a box and leave them for another time. For this mini-book, I went into that box and picked out a bunch of pictures that have to do with ‘home’ and made a home-themed mini.

I started with the Wonky Windows album. I took apart the pages from the binding so that each page would be easier to decorate. This way I was also able to put them back in whatever order suited me best.

I folded the canvas page in half and hand-stitched the edges to create a pocket for extra photos. I also hand-stitched the word love onto a BB canvas Heart before attaching it to the canvas pocket.

Here is the completed mini-book:

Here are a few close-ups, including the stitched page:

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out this fun book.

Supplies Used:

Basically Bare: Wonky Windows Album, Canvas Heart Embellishments

American Crafts/Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic Collection

Pink Paislee Portfolio Collection

Zig Millenium Journaling Pen .03/Black

Washi Tape: Freckled Fawn