this is the story

From my Counterfeit Kits I started by pulling out the dark red cardstock and the Tate paper from the Oliver Collection. I knew I wanted to use the stencil that I had included in my kit and I thought it would show up well on the darker colors.

The strip paper has a hint of the green in it so I pulled in a green cardstock, it's a bit brighter than the one in the paper but I think it still looks good with all the darker grungy colors. I cut a small piece of the Tate paper and used the backside as a border, it's the circle piece, along with the green then layered the stripe paper. I used gesso to cover my stencil and waited for it to dry.

After I put the gesso on I realized I should have used the modeling paste. It wasn't as messy and not as bright of a white. Above is the one with the modeling paste.

I had included in my CKC- Fun Times kit the die cut Karate people for this layout and used the one where I had three together. I cut one of then off and used it at the bottom of the layout along with the journaling strips, a sticker and the date. It's a little messy because of the gesso. This is a layout that will go into an album for my sister.

On this one I used modeling paste instead added a few of the star stickers and a DIY label. I made sure to get the whole "this is the story" with the modeling paste

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CKC - Fun Times
8 - 12 x 12 Layouts
3 - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts
4 - Cards

Recipe:
Papers: Basic Grey "Oliver Collection" - Tate, DCWV green, dark reds and white cardstock
Mini alphabet stickers: Tim Holtz label letters
Cricut Cartridge: Sports Mania - Karate 
Stencil: The Crafters Workshop - the story
Misc.: Adhesive, gesso, modeling paste

Hockey Mini Album

***This is going to be a long post.***

I wanted to share a Hockey Mini Album I've been working on. I did not realize how hard it was going to be to find hockey related paper in the colors I wanted. Chris' team colors are Red, Black and White. I picked up three different sheets of hockey paper from Archiver's and mixed that with solid color card stock.

All of my pockets have foam tape behind them to raise them away from the page and I can fit two tags in each pocket. I made my own embossing folders from the Sports Mania cartridge and used them on the tags. I used Antique Brass Glimmer Mist on these pages to help them emboss a little deeper.

Page 1:

Pages 2 and 3:

Page 2 Tags Front:

Page 2 Tags Back:

Page 3 Tag Front and Back - Hockey sticks and pucks and Hockey players are my embossing folders made from Sports Mania Cartridge.

Page 4 and 5:

Page 4 Tag Front and Back:

Page 6 and 7:

Front and Back of Tag on Page 6:

Page 8 and 9:

Page 10 and 11:

Front of Tags for Page 11 - Score is my embossing folder from Graphically Speaking.

Back of Tag for Page 11 - The Hockey masks the embossing folder made from Sports Mania cartridge.

Page 12:

Once again I used Design Studio to create these layouts. I have the cuts set up for a 12x12 mat but they can be cut with the with the 12x6 mat you will just have to move them around on the screen.

Click here for the cut file.

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Recipe:

Paper: Patterned Hockey Paper from Archiver's: Hockey Words, Hockey Collage, White, Black, Red, Blue, Tan and Gray cardstock, Acetate

Cricut Cartridges: Fabulous Finds, Graphically Speaking, Sports Mania

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders: Argyle, Forest Branches

Stampin' Up Embossing Folder: Square Lattice

Embossing folders made from Cricut Cartridges and Magnetic Sheets: Score, Hockey Masks, Hockey sticks and pucks, Hockey Players

Misc: Mini Album from Archiver's, pop-up dots, foam tape, hole punch - I used my crop-a-dile, glue, stickey backed magnetic sheet - for embossing folders, Antique Brass Glimmer Mist, Glue.