Last Night at Sunny Hill Layout

 Hello! Alison Heikkila here. Today I have a scrapbook page to share with you. It's been far too long since I've made a layout, and I was really inspired by a challenge by Gel Press...which was to use your prints on a scrapbook page. I found a photo of my family and I on our last night of vacation. It's always a bittersweet night because it's so much fun, but we're sad that we have to leave the next day. I opted to highlight all of the good things about the evening, and I managed to use 3 Gel Press Prints on my page. White Rose Crafts has lots of products for scrapbooking as well as gel printing, and there's is more coming in future months!

The first print is over on the left of the layout. I used a couple of swirly stencils as well as alcohol inks to create it. If memory serves me correctly, it was done on a roll-off print. I thought this print pulled from the colors of the photo really well. As I was gathering my prints, I also looked at my Graphic 45 and Kaisercraft patterned paper. I found that the Bombay Sunset paper pad from Kaisercraft would come through for me once again, (man, do I love that paper!) and I used 4 different prints from that one pad.

The long strip of patterned paper on the right is from Graphic 45. I built my page on some espresso colored cardstock and flicked on some Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Gold. This tied in really well with the foil accents on one of the Kaisercraft papers.

I chose another Gel Press print that had subtle colors on it and I stamped AALL & Create's Reverse Crescents with Monarch VersaFine Clair ink, which I then embossed with clear powder. I used a long monoprint as my journaling spot. I especially love those messy edges. I also matted my photo with purple cardstock, which I left a little long on the bottom so that I could emboss the edges with gold embossing powder. For a little texture I used a green Pearl Swirl from Scrapberry.

I love the mix of all of the patterns that wound up on this scrapbook page. It's not the greatest photograph, but it's an amazing memory. We had an amazing vacation back in 2019 and I think this page shows off how happy we were with all of the colors and layers. Please head over to White Rose Crafts to check out the thousands of items they have. And, hang out with us in the White Rose Crafts Gallery on FB! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Monoprinted Sewing Card

 Hello! Alison here. Today I have a card that uses several products that can all be found in the White Rose Crafts shop. I used some monoprints made with my Gel Press, and some stamps and a stencil from AALL & Create, plus a couple of VersaFine Clair inks.

When I am working with my Gel Press, I make many prints at once. I truthfully don't always keep track of what colors or mediums I used, and as I start to work with the prints I create, they get shuffled and then I really don't remember what I worked with. For this card, I know I started with a print that had neon colors on it, but I didn't love it, so I printed over it to get a better, layered print. When I decided to use it on a card, I took out the Lotza Trianglez stencil from AALL & Create and I applied triangles here and there with Salty Ocean Distress Ink.

I roughed up the edges a bit with my scissors and stamped one of the images from the Sewing Forever stamp set with Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink. I also stamped just the gal on a separate monoprint I had made, fussy cut her dress, and added it to the original print to make it stand out. I added a bit of detail shading to her shoes and skin with Copics. I also used a silver marker on the scissor. My sentiment was stamped with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink. I inked the edges of my card with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

I love that this card looks like a detailed collage, but it really isn't. Fussy cutting the dress was simple, and since I used two very different monoprints, each element stands out nicely. Please be sure to visit the White Rose Crafts shop to see the latest and greatest. And, hang out with us in the White Rose Crafts Gallery on FB! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Magical Wee Books By Kim

Good morning and happy October! I have some fun and magical wee books to share with you today, using some amazing products from White Rose Crafts.

I started off using some black cardstock from my stash and created my own wee little book using a chipboard base. I glued the chipboard to the cardstock on both sides and this formed the base of the books.

I used the American Crafts "Haunted Hollow" paper for the top of the books. This paper had different book covers on it, so it was perfect for this project.  I also used some Frayed Burlap Distress Ink to each of the books to make them look old and grungy.

I also used the Dress it up Halloween set, and used three of the little embellishments to decorate the covers of the tiny books.

I used old book pages inside the books to make them feel authentic and sewed in the signatures to each of the books. So, now they are real tiny books that can be open and read!

I added some of the ScrapBerry Witch Hat charms to the spines of each of the books so everyone knows just who they belong to!

I decided the books were not spooky enough so I added some "cobwebs" made with hot glue to each of the books, now they look old and like they have been sitting on someone's shelf for a very long time.

The finishing touch was some Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Spray, this gave my books the magical sparkle they needed.

I hope you have enjoyed my wee magical books today, thanks for stopping by!

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White Rose Crafts Products Used

Dress It Up Halloween

ScrapBerry Witch Hat Charms

American Crafts Haunted Hollow Paper

Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Spray

Frayed Burlap Distress Ink