June, 2014

Linda Barutha, Owner

Linnie Blooms

June’s Shabbylicious Mixed Stitch Kit is full of fun,

soft colors. Don’t forget to share what YOU cre-

ate with your kit at our facebook page!

I was new to online scrapping since Apr 2009. There are so

many sites. My name is Bev Code and I have been scrapping

about 4+ years. I am a wife, mother and gramma that loves

being retired and now have time to scrap to my heart's content.

I love scrapbooking along with fun things it entails with online

friends, forums and FB. The learning process has been

interesting and creative also. Other crafts I love also are

needlepoint, sewing, knitting, crochet and taking lots of photos.

Family and friends are the subjects of my scrapping along with

nature, ancestry and vacation sites. I live in Conestogo, Ontario

and spend some time in Florida where I take my scrapping with

me for the extended time.

Now, let me show you what I did with this month’s

Shabbylicious Mixed Stitch Kit!

Bev Code, Canada

Design Team Kit Designer

Starting with a white background,

I mask the clock using the Versa

Magic dew drop chalk ink.

Below the clock I used an emboss-

ing file that I put ink on and just

pressed down on the paper.

Then using the dew drop shape of

the chalk ink pad, I randomly

inked the petals to form a flower.

In this section you can also see

the fun key tied with ribbon.

In this section I hand cut the chev-

ron shapes which I doodle stitched

using Staedtler black ink pen. Lots

of fun layers of paper from the 6x6

paper pad in the kit. Also, a layer

from the stencil pieces (stars and

baby) which also come in the kit.

The super fun alpha letters

complete the page well.

Next, I created a super easy but cute card with a

fun , altered style and an easy to make butterfly.

Instructions: Fold the base card outer wings to

center; cut pieces to add to the side panels; ei-

ther the same print or mix it up like I did. Also,

find a fun front accent and size it to fit.

Trace and hand cut to prepare a hand stenciled

butterfly using a fun print. Cut and ink edges.

Ink the edges of the butterfly and accordion fold in tiny seg-

ments.

Tie the center with twine and leave a short length for the feelers.

Assemble all the pieces and add the butterfly.

What a fun, cute card, and it was

so easy!

Creating another fun card with an easy tech-

nique — using chalk ink and masking tape.

Follow the technique pictured below to make

the card base. Let it dry, then finish the card

as seen here.

Lots of fun layers, borders, fussy

cut doily and banner sections.

Decorate adding ink to the edges

and use alpha letters for the XO!

I hope I’ve inspired you to try

some of these techniques.

Hi everyone, I'm Abby aka ScrappinAbby and I

live in the beautiful green state of Oregon. I'm

happily married to someone who I can truly say is my best friend, Steve. He is also my Number One

Fan as he does nothing but support me in my crafting. I'm a proud mom to two wonderful kids, Tre'

who is 18 and Kaley is who is 14. I'm also the proud owner of a very spoiled mini Dachshund, Bella. I

am a lover of paper, canvas and all things crafty & I am obsessed with the color purple. I've always

been a crafter but I started scrapbooking 18 years ago when I had my son and it has grown into a full

blown obsession for me and I haven't looked back since. I love making albums (mini etc.), board

books, cards, LO's, altered items and pretty much anything I can scrap up! I love crafting & the friend-

ships that are created from this wonderful world of paper, stamps & inks. I craft every single day...it's

my therapy for sure and I love nothing more than being surrounded & inspired by all the wonderful

scrappy items in my craft room and getting inky!

Abby Henderson, Oregon

Design Team Kit Designer

“There is so much inspiration

jam packed into this

‘shabbylicious’ album! You can

keep coming back to these

pictures for more and imore

deas! Great job Abby!”

To finish off the baby

gift, I just had to create a

coordinating card!

Wood blocks are a great way to feature

some of your favorite photos! Here is a

wood block that I decorated with some

pictures of my nieces adorable newborn,

Robert.

Designs by Linda Barutha

Make Your Own Journal!

Looking for a quick, fun project to do with the kids this summer? Why not have them deco-

rate their own journal? For this one I used a $1 composition notebook. While decorating the

outside, protect it with wax paper laid in between the inside covers. Here’s a step-by-step of

how I created this one.

1. Paint a couple coats of acrylic paint over the entire front and back covers. Let dry.

2. Use DecoArt Decoupage to adhere a small paper doily. Remember to coat the glue both

over and under the doily. Let dry.

3. Use a coordinating acrylic paint color to randomly stencil your favorite shape/design (I

did hearts).

4. Cut apart the My Mind’s Eye Chalkboard Journal Card and adhere with decoupage.

5. Use the LB butterfly stencil to draw and cut out a butterfly with your favorite designer pa-

per. Ink the edges of the butterfly

and use a hot glue gun to adhere it

to the journal cover. For butterflies,

I only glue down the center to let

the wings have natural dimension.

Hot glue the key to the center of

your butterfly.

6. Use any type of background stamps

with archival ink randomly all over

the journal cover.

7. Get out your white gel ink pen and

doodle your heart out! The only

rule is that there aren’t any rules!

8. Want to use your journal to create

art? Here’s a tip you can use for any

type of notebook. To strengthen

the inside pages, simply glue 3-4

pages together. Then you can apply

gesso or acrylic paint to each page

as a base for your works of art!

For this last project I used a Linnie Blooms 8-1/2x11 Canvas Blank. The background was colored

with Faber-Castell Gelatos. Items were drawn and cut out of the kit paper and adhered with Decou-

page. I love my working “washline girl”! Not comfortable drawing? Use stencils or stamps!

I hope you enjoyed this month’s kit projects! Bev, Abby and I had a blast creating them. See you

next month!

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