Rest Stop

Rest Stop, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I have threatened more than a few times to change the name of my blog to "Shamelessly Copied."

But really, if you look at this page by Wilna Furstenberg, you will totally want to shamelessly copy it too! (You can check out her blog here for more inspiration.)

I loved the idea of the cording running across the paper. LOVE.

I had this one photo of a dragonfly, perched on a log which was hanging over a river. I thought...how cute! The cords will look like ripples along the river!

OK, I totally hope you were thinking the same thing.

Heh.

Anyway. I added some letters and some snippets, some wood veneer and some dots, a little sewing, a few ink blots, and that awesome cording.

So easy and really simple! I taped the cording to the back of the cardstock, then simply used a glue gun to attach the wood veneer to the cording. It's not super secure, but it hasn't moved at all in the album.

Mucho thanks to Wilna!!


Supplies:
Paper: Simple Stories (24/Seven 6x6 pad); Bazzill (white cardstock); Stamp On It (vellum paper); unknown polka dot paper
Ink: Heidi Swapp (Color Shine--Teal)
ETC: Prima (wood veneer); Studio Calico (wood veneer); Freckled Fawn (Enamel Dew Drops); Thickers (DIY--Canvas); Glue Glider Pro


And that's it for me today! Have a lovely week!! And thanks so much for the visit!!!!!

~Cynthia

Ocala Skipper

Ocala Skipper, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Another quick post tonight--we've got a Severe Thunderstorm Watch right now and I'll bet money we're going to lose power on this one.

So I gotta hurry!! ;-)

This page started with that strip on the left side. I had used the paper to punch stars for a card...which I forgot to take a photo of--of course! :-/

I wanted the stars to have an ombre look so I brushed different colors of yellow Distress Ink on the strip. So cute! Then I had the strip left over and decided it would be cool on a scrap page.

Before I adhered that, I splattered ink dots and used Distress Paint and a tube to make those fun circles. I added some enamel dots too.

This is also my first foray into using gauze. I ransacked the house a bit and found some in a roll. Not exactly what I wanted, but since I just tucked it beneath the photo, no problem. It adds cool texture.

I used a bunch of snippets too. So it was more like an experiment in scrapbooking! :-)


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (kraft and white cardstock); snippets from We R Memory Keepers, October Afternoon and Doodlebug Designs
Inks: Dylusions Spray Ink (Lemon Zest, Pure Sunshine); Tim Holtz Distress Paint (Mustard Seed)
ETC: My Mind's Eye (Find Your Wings & Fly enamel dots); Freckled Fawn (Enamel Dew Dots); CVS (gauze)


It's getting all dark outside and I'm getting multiple severe weather alerts on my phone and computer. Gotta run! Have a great weekend!!


~Cynthia

PS: Oh, forgot to say that the butterfly in the picture is called an Ocala Skipper!

'Shroom

'Shroom, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I loved this little mushroom, clinging to the side of a tree, five feet above a flooded wetlands area. I just thought...how tenacious this little guy is. And just how the heck did he make it all the way across the water to the side of this tree??

Ah, the mysteries of nature!

And then of course I needed to scrapbook the little 'shroom! :-)

I used bits and pieces of various papers and took one of my new stamps out for a test drive. You can see the tone-on-tone yellow arrows on the right side. I love that it's so subtle!

I kept everything else to a minimum to allow the photo to take center place.

Oh, and sorry about the wonky paper there. The humidity warps stuff in under 20 seconds!! :-O


Supplies:
Paper: Cosmo Cricket (Dutch Girl: Lena & Hans); We R Memory Keepers (72 & Sunny: Alphabet); Tim Holtz (Idealogy: Glassine Paper); unknown snippet
Stamp: Maya Road (Perfect Shot Arrows)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Squeezed Lemondade, Black Soot)
ETC: My Mind's Eye (Mistletoe Magic dots); Thickers (Patchwork); BasicGrey (Capture: Alpha Sticker pack); The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby (Epoxy Stickers)


Thanks for visiting today! And stay crafty!!


~Cynthia

A little mixed media

A little mixed media, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

When I saw this page by Michiko Kato over on the Crate Paper blog, I knew I wanted to CASE that puppy! Michiko used Pan Pastels. I just used Tim Holtz's Distress Inks.

So easy.

Die cut, hand cut or punch some circles. Place the circles on the background paper, then brush the colors around the edges of the circles, using the circles as masks.

Done and done!

I added a few layers of paper, a few dots and a sticker.


Supplies:
Paper: Crate Paper (um. Forgot to write down the name of the paper!); KaiserCraft (Superhero: Stunt Man); old accounting book page
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Scattered Stray, Stormy Sky)
ETC: My Mind's Eye (The Sweetest Thing sticker; Cut & Paste: Presh "Noted" Enamel Dots); Nestabilities (circle die cuts)


Having worked in a craft store before, I have this very bad habit of walking through stores and straightening stuff. I found this piece of Crate Paper over in the sports section and discovered I rather liked it. So I bought it! I think the scrapbook store ladies see me coming and do that on purpose--just so I'll buy more stuff!!! ;-)


~Cynthia

Sting like a bee

Sting like a bee, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Quick post today! Monday is always House Cleaning Day around here and I still have tons of things on my To Do List! But I do love a clean house! ;-)

I made this page as clean and simple as possible. I used a bit of leftover stripes--all the paper is from We R Memory Keepers new Chalkboard collection. LOVE the colors on this one!

I was running low on creative titles so I simply used letters to spell out, "sting like a bee" since the rest of the pictures from this hike are all about butterflies.

Get it?

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali said, "I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."

Ha ha ha!!

I added a few dots, some washi tape and then I called it a day.


Happy Monday to you! I'm off to vacuum. What exciting thing do YOU have planned for today?? ;-)


~Cynthia

Oh Jaime Warren!

Oh Jaime Warren!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

When I saw Jaime Warren's scrap pages over on Cocoa Daisy, I was floored. Man, she's so incredibly talented!!

So, naturally, I shamelessly copied her design! ;-)

I used punches and stencils and Distress Inks and wood veneer and banners and ink blots and metal dots and the kitchen sink.

OK, not really the sink. But I threw everything else at this page! It was darned fun, let me tell you! I'm usually the clean-and-simple type, but lately I've been having fun making ART.

Or a mess.

Whatever you'd like to call it! =D

The photo is another in the series I took at my friend's pond of the amazingly gorgeous dragonflies. I got super super close to this one. You can see the literally see the hair on the back of his neck!

Or whatever dragonflies have for a neck. Heh.


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (white cardstock); Tim Holtz (Lost and Found pad); Little Yellow Bicycle (Fern & Forest); Cosmo Cricket (unknown snippet); Graphic 45 (unknown snippet); page from old accounting book
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Salty Ocean and Broken China); Dylusions (Spray Ink: London Blue and Stencil: Diamond Border)
ETC: Marvy Uchida (circle and square punches); Nestabilites (Pinked Circles die cuts, Labels die cuts); Studio Calico (wood veneer); Prima (wood veneer); The Paper Studio (epoxy stickers); Heidi Grace (metal dots)


Happy Friday, everyone! The chilly, rainy conditions here continue. Good thing my hobby lends itself to such weather. I would hate to be a golfer or a baseball player! ;-)

Have a crafty weekend!!


~Cynthia

Tarry but for a moment

Tarry but for a moment, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Apologies for the odd angle on this one. I totally didn't notice it til just now. Heh. We shall blame that darn photographer, shall we?

Anywho. Another scraplifted page today. Today's victim is the ever-talented Marcy Penner. I love her style! I shamelessly copied this page over on the Studio Calico gallery.

I titled the page "tarry" because I tarried alongside my friend's pond. I sat down on the edge of the water, not moving and barely breathing, until the dragonflies got used to my presence. Then they flew quite close to me and landed here and there. I got some wonderful zoom lens close-up shots because I took the time to sit still and tarry for a bit.


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (white cardstock); Doodlebug (Flowerbox); Echo Park (Everyday Eclectic: cut apart sheet, manufacturer's strip and various snippets); Pink Paislee (House of 3: Music); paper ripped from an old accounting book
Ink: Ranger/Adirondack (Lettuce); Dylusions Spray Ink (Lemon Zest)
ETC: Thickers (Rockabye); Tim Holtz (Vial Labels, Chit Chat stickers)


I would like to take a moment here to publicly thank God for inventing the cold front. It's August 15 and it's a ridiculously gloriously chilly SEVENTY-ONE DEGREES here!! Unheard of!!! And the SUN is SHINING too!!! LOL!!!! =D


~Cynthia ;-)