In a Scrap of Paper

BG Konnichiwa layouts

Hi everyone

Just a quick post to show you two layouts I made using Basic Grey´s Konnichiwa collection

 Here´s the first, Japanese Garden

  

 

 

And the second, Cute, cute, cute...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you´ve enjoyed these!!

Have a nice weekend!

 

In Portuguese

 

Olá pessoal!

No meio da correria que antecede o evento da Yummy´s, passo rapidinho por aqui para mostrar duas páginas que fiz usando a coleção Konnichiwa da Basic Grey - uma graça com suas imagens de japonesinhas, banners, lanternas...

Tenham um ótimo final de semana!

Até mais!

 

Basic Grey blog hop/giveaway winner

Hi everyone

We were all incredibly overwhelmed with the amount of comments you left us on our blogs during the Basic Grey Paper Cottage + Clippings blog hop!

Thank you all SO very much for taking the time to express your thoughts about the new collections!

Congratulations goes to BELINDA BROWN - the winner of this blog prize - a 6X6 Paper Cottage paper pack and Paper Cottage layered stickers....

 Enjoy!!!

Basic Grey Clippings + Paper Cottage Blog Hop

     

 

Hi everyone!

Welcome to Basic Grey´s Blog Hop!

It is so exciting to have you here!

 

You should have arrived here from  Kristina Werner´s  blog, but if you haven't you need to go back to the beginning of the list below so you don't miss out.

 

basicgrey http://blog.basicgrey.com/

BG designer : kelly goree - http://kellygoree.blogspot.com/

Els Brige - http://bestamped.wordpress.com/

Iris Babao Uy - http://irisbabaouy.typepad.com/creativecorner/

friend of BG : nichol magouirk - http://nicholmagouirk.typepad.com/

Jessy Christopher - http://www.teacherjessy.blogspot.com/

Keisha Campbell - http://abiteast.typepad.com/

Kim Jeffress - http://www.glasshalffull-kim.blogspot.com/

friend of BG : kristina werner - http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/

Larissa Albernaz - http://lariscrap.typepad.com/

Layle Koncar - http://laylekoncar.typepad.com/

friend of BG : jennifer mcguire - http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/

Leeann Pearce - http://thepaintbrushgoesspottie.blogspot.com/

Marinette Lesne - http://www.scraptherapie.com/

Megan Klauer - http://meganklauerdesign.blogspot.com/

friend of BG : jana eubank - http://janaeubank.com/

Nicole Samuels - http://nicolesamuels.wordpress.com/

Pamela Young - http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/

Rae Barthel - http://simplyrae.blogspot.com/

Yohko Takiguchi - http://happy-fluffy.blogspot.com/

friend of BG : kelly noel - http://kellynoel.typepad.com/

 

As you know, Basic Grey has released two new collections last week - Paper Cottage & Clippings! Today the Basic Grey Design Team along with a few special guests are sharing with you their favorite collection and then giving you the chance to win them.

That´s why heree you´ll be able to take a peek at Paper Cottage

Retire to this idyllic, cozy crafty cottage, located just a stroll down Creativity Lane. Enjoy an authentic English breakfast complete with homemade jam or stop for a spot of tea in our tucked-away parlor. Restore your stylish senses with a jaunt through the nestled garden, and return through the glen for a lovely lunch on the patio. Enjoy your restful stay here at the Paper Cottage.

 

 

 

Paper Cottage Layered Stickers

 

Make sure you leave a comment here today because you could win some goodies from Basic Grey -   a 6x6 Paper Cottage paper pad + the layered stickers above.  The giveaway begins at 12:01a EST today and ends at 12:01a EST on the 15th.

 

Now it’s time  to hop over Layle Koncar's blog. Remember, if you find a link that doesn’t work, you can always hop back to the BasicGrey blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop.

There will be amazing prizes throughout the hop!

Happy Hopping!

Good luck!

Basic Grey sketch challenge

Hi all!

Happy Mother´s Day!

Now that you all had your time to take part on Basic Grey´s NSD Sketch Challenge that went live last Saturday, I can share with you the layout I did to exemplify it.

First, let me show you the sketch provided by Valerie Salmon:

 And my take, a layout using Plumeria collection by Basic Grey:

 

 

 

 

 To create my layout, I simply have chosen some BG Plumeria papers and embellishments and have adapted my photos and embellishments to the arrangements shown in the sketch, without including different interpretations than the one proposed.  It is such an awesome sketch that I didn´t want to change much! I hope this sketch inspire you as much as it did to me!

Basic Grey´s products used:

Patterned Paper: Cleopatra, Yellow wallpaper, Velvet bloom; Graceful vine; Grandma Jane; Moonstone

Sticker Titles

Chipboard shapes and alphas

Layered stickers

Mixed brads

Layered trims

Element stickers

Die cuts and transparencies

 

Thanks for your visit!

See you soon!

 

In Portuguese!

Olá pessoal!

Feliz Dia das Mães!

Hoje vim mostrar o layout que fiz para ilustrar o desafio do sketch que foi ao ar dia 05 de maio no blog da Basic Grey, em que usei por base o sketch de Valerie Salmon, com a coleção Plumeria da Basic Grey.

Espero que tenham gostado!

Até breve!

Basic Grey+ Hero Arts stamps

Hi everyone!

Now that you all had your time to take part on Basic Grey´s NSD Hero Arts stamps challenge, I can share with you the layout I did to exemplify it.

Here it is: "Soar"

I have used the new "What´s Up" collection by Basic Grey to make this layout.

 

 

 

To create the layout below, I used two different stamps to decorate small squares/rectangles that I added to my page.

First, I stamped the images onto Basic Grey´s patterned papers with Versamark and then hot embossed them with a heat gun and Zing Clear and Rouge embossing powder. 

To take advantage on the fact that the clear embossing powder act as a resist, I sprayed some glimmer mists over the image.

 

 After pasting these squares/rectangles to my layout, I added some embellishments and my photos.

Hope you´ve enjoyed my layout!

Have a lovely day!

In Portuguese:

Olá pessoal!

Agora que todos já tiveram tempo para participar do desafio em conjunto da basic Grey e Hero Arts, venho aqui mostrar o layout que fiz para ilustrar o desafio que foi ao ar no blog da Basic Grey sábado passado.

Uma página confeccionada com a coleção "What´s Up" para a qual usei dois carimbos Hero Arts com hot emboss e sprays como viram acima!

Um ótimo dia a todos!

 

New Flickr challenge at Basic Grey blog!

Hi everyone!

Each month Basic Grey provides a theme for you to use on your projects and then upload to its flickr pool.  At the end of each month, they select a few of their favorites to post on its blog and to get some BasicGrey goodies. 

The new  theme for May is up and is all about flowers!

Here´s my take:

 

 

"Basic Grey papers have so many beautiful flower patterns that I decided to simply add some gorgeous cutouts taken from Plumeria "Velvet Bloom" patterned paper to my page. I also layered these cutouts and some chipboards in order to add interest to my layout."

 

 

 
BG products used:

Velvet Bloom

Flowerset

Dusk

Moonstone

Sticker Elements

Chipboard Shapes and Alphas

Die Cuts and Transparencies

Vintage Buttons

Layered Stickers

Accordion Stickers

 

Check out Basic Grey blog to see all the details! 

Upload your projects to our BasicGrey flickr pool, making sure to tag it with our monthly theme “flowers” so that we can find it easily. Projects must be uploaded by May 30, 2012 at 11:59p MST.

I can´t wait to see what you create!

 

In Portuguese:

Olá pessoal!

Espero que tenham tido um ótimo final de semana!

Hoje estou aqui pra divulgar o novo desafio de maio, "Flickr Friends" da Basic Grey.

A Basic Grey todo mês escolhe um tema e convida as pessoas a realizarem quaisquer projetos baseados nele, postando seus projetos no grupo flickr. Ao final do mês, alguns trabalhos são selecionados, postados no blog da Basic Grey e ainda recebem prêmios!

Legal, né?

Participem! Os detalhes estão lá no blog da Basic Grey!

Mal posso esperar pra ver o que vão aprontar!

Basic Grey´s NSD party!

Hi all!

Basic Grey is having a huge National Scrapbooking  Day celebration and are hosting a lot of challenges!

Here are some sneak peeks of two layouts I prepared to illustrate some challenges over there.

The first one involves stamps:

 

 

And the second a sketch:

 

 

Check it out!!

 See you t here!

 

In Portuguese:

Olá Pessoal!

Como parte das comemorações do Dia Nacional do Scrapbooking, a Basic Grey está fazendo uma imensa festa,  cheia de desafios e prêmios, não percam!

Dêem um pulo no blog da Basic Grey! Hoje preparei algo especial por lá!

Doodling and layering all around

Hi everyone!

Today I have some Basic Grey DT work to share with you!

First thing I would like to tell you is that a new Flickr Friend challenge is up at Basic Grey blog and it´s all about incorporating purple to a project!

Each month Basic Grey provides a theme for you to use on your projects and then upload to its flickr pool.  At the end of each month, they select a few of their favorites to post on its blog.

Here´s my take:

It was easy to incorporate purple to my layout because Basic Grey has some gorgeous purple patterned paper! After adding some layers of these papers, I also have decided to include some purple inks to my layout in order to obtain contrast and interest. I shaded the "What´s Up" clouds and banners cutouts with Pan Pastels and a purple marker and finished up by adding a few embellishments.

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES: [WHATS UP] WHA - 3697 First flight, WHA - 3698 Abroad, WHA - 3694 Balloon festival, WHA - 3711 Blue Skies, [KIOSHI] KIO - 2337 Ayaka, [MAX & WHISKERS] MAX - 2457 - Elvis,  [KISSING BOOTH] KIS-3577 Glitter Chipboards Shapes and Alphas, [LITTLE BLACK DRESS] LBD - 3494 6X6 Paper Pad, LBD - 3506 Lace Stickers, LBD- 3497 Titles Sticker, [INDIE BLOOM] INB - 3411 Pico de Gallo, [HELLO LUSCIOUS] MET - 3252 Stitched Brads, [OUT OF PRINT] OUT- 3335 Element Stickers, [CURIO] MET - 3044 Stitched Brads, [PICADILLY] PIC - 3540 Buttons, MET - 3539 Metal Flowers, [LIFE OF THE PARTY] LOP - 3168 Chip Sticker Shapes, [FABRIC] FAB - 8040 Blush in Bloom. 

What a fun challenge!!!

Inspired?

Upload your projects to our BasicGrey flickr pool, making sure to tag it with our monthly theme “purple” so that we can find it easily. Projects must be uploaded by March 29, 2012 at 11:59p MST

Check out Basic grey blog to see more details! I can´t wait to see what you come up with! 

Before you go, there´s one more thing I´d like to share with you  today.

It´s just a layout that I´ve created to another BG blog challenge that it´s called  "use it! ". For this special post, basically Basic Grey designers are chalenged to use a product that some crafters might find difficult to use.

For the post that went live at the blog last week, I was challenged to use at least a 6″ x 12″ piece of the floral side of the Dozen Roses paper from the Kissing Booth collection. And below is what I did:

When I started creating this layout I was looking for something that could neutralize a bit the patterns on the Dozen Roses paper. After adding a 6 X 12 inches piece of that paper to my background, though, I decided to do the opposite and to explore those pretty roses. So, I started doodling and couldn´t stop doing it! That was a great solution to explore those patterns - to play with them a little!

 

 

SUPPLIES: [KISSING BOOTH] KIS - 3567 You + Me, KIS-3553 Dozen Roses, KIS-3561 Oh Darling, KIS-3558 Kissing 101, KIS-3566 XOXO, KIS-3570 Sticker Elements, KIS-3577 Glitter Chipboards Shapes and Alphas, KIS-3574 Mixed Brads, [KIOSHI] KIO-2346 Kiku, [HELLO LUSCIOUS] HLO-3256 Blissful, HLO-3239 Succulent, HLO-3254 Chip Sticker Shapes, HLO-3261 Epoxy Stickers, HLO-3263 Bloomers, CRD-3269 Card kit, [OUT OF PRINT] OUT- 3351 Yo Yos, [NOOK & PANTRY] NAP-2040  Lemon Meringue Pie, NAP-2048 Cookbook, [FABRIC] FAB- 8094 Berry Essential Buttons.

I also used a white fluid correction pen to make the doodles.

 Cool!!!

See you soon!

 

In Portuguese:

Olá pessoal!

É tempo de mostrar a vocês duas páginas que fiz para Basic Grey, ambas para ilustrar postagens do blog deles. A primeira  relacionada ao desafio de usar roxo para a galeria Flickr, e a segunda ao novo desafio que foi ao ar na semana passada no blog da Basic Grey e que convida suas designers a usarem um produto que alguns artesãos podem achar difícil de trabalhar.

Desta vez fui desafiada a usar pelo menos metade do papel floral Dozen Roses e este desafio foi incrível!

Primeiro pensei em usar algo que pudesse neutralizar as estampas fortes do papel, mas depois resolvi apenas ressaltá-las e adicionar algo de branco às flores. Comecei a contorná-las e não parei mais!!!

Dêem um pulo lá pra ver outra interpretação do desafio! E vejam que já está no ar mais um desafio para a galeria Flickr da Basic Grey. Para este desafio todos são convidados a usar roxo em seus projetos, como eu fiz no primeiro layout acima! Fácil, né?

Até breve!!!

"L" is for "lists"

Hi everyone!

At Basic Grey blog today they´re showing incredible ways to use their chipboard monograms. These momograms are part of the Baby & Child collection and are perfect for a home decor project .

 

I created this piece at the beginning of the Year, when I was thinking of my New Year´s Resolutions and my reflections on the changes I  wanted to make in my life for 2012 like spending more time with my family, learning something new, etc. So, to make them easier to follow through I created a home decor item using Basic Grey´s monogram. This is a fun way to remember myself on what´s important to me right now.

 

That´s why the letter "L" means "lists"... - my list of 2012 resolutions created with layers of Basic Greys beautiful papers and embellishments!

This is a little different. I admit. 

The truth is that I was going to create something for my niece, but it happens that my sister-in-law decided to change her name after I´ve received my wonderful M-I-L-A chipboards and I had to change my plans too!

Anyway, now  instead of a M-I-L-A  nameplate I´ll have lots of different projects and that´s awesome!

SUPPLIES: [BABY] BAB-9068 Monogram Chipboard, [OUT OF PRINT] OUT-3335 Element Stickers, OUT-3293 Bowtie Stickers, [PICADILY] PIC-3541 Chip Sticker Shapes, [KISSING BOOTH] KIS-3550 Better Half, KIS-3558 Kissing 101,  KIS-3566 XOXO, KIS-3570 Sticker Elements, KIS-3577 Glitter Chipboards Shapes and Alphas, XHA-CG401 Stamps, [OLIVIA] VIA-2690 Doilies, [OXFORD] OXF-3362 Midterm, OXF-3373 Preppy Plaid, OXF-3368 Deans List, OXF-3374 Debate Team, [LIFE OF THE PARTY] LOP-3139 Ice Cream Headache, LOP-3138 Nostalgia,  [BASIC] BAS-2599 Journaling Set, [ORIGINS] ORG-2268 Canvas Tags, [WANDER] WAN-3009 Journaling Tags, WAN-2294 Chip Stickers ABC´s.

 

Check out Basic Grey blog and find some extra inspiration!

 

See you soon!

 

In Portuguese:

Olá garotas!!!

Estou por aqui só pra mostrar uma inspiração extra usando os monogramas em chipboards confeccionados pela Basic Grey em sua Coleção Baby & Child.

São perfeitos para decoração!

Dêeem uma olhada no blog deles, que hoje foram publicadas várias formas de utilizá-los.

Eu, na verdade, pensava em criar uma peça decorativa para minha sobrinha    que iria nascer. Acontece que ela iria se chamar Mila e, depois de eu receber os chipboards, meus cunhados resolveram chamá-la Maya e desta maneira resolvi pensar em outra coisa pra fazer com os chipboards. Usei-os como parte do título de uma página e no projeto acima, e ainda me restam algumas letras pra usar com muita criatividade!!!

Não percam o post da Basic Grey que está cheio de inspiração!!! 

Até breve!

Flickr Friends at Basic Grey blog

Hi everybody!

Each month Basic Grey provides a theme for you to use on your projects and then upload to its flickr pool.  At the end of each month, they select a few of their favorites to post on its blog.

The theme for January was  to incorporate snowflakes in your project in some way.

Here´s my take:

What a great challenge for someone who lives in the tropics - to incorporate a snowflake in a layout!

But the truth is that even though I saw the snow just a few times in my life, I have great moments that worth to be kept so I decided to create one page layout about one of these and have used one cute photo of my daughter. I also decorated Basic Grey´s chipoard monogram with one big snowflake chipboard taken from the Eskimo Kisses collection that I cut into pieces and added a few cute embellishments that were perfect to portray my photo as you can see below.

 

SUPPLIES: [BABY] BAB-9068 Monogram Chipboard, [OUT OF PRINT] OUT-3319 Newsflash, OUT-3323-Mish Mash,  [OLIVIA] VIA-2690 Doilies, VIA-2639 Isabella,  VIA-2640 Emma, VIA-2641-Kembrie, VIA- 2646 Brianna, VIA-2648 Ashlyn, VIA-2649 Chloe, VIA- 2651 Marabelle, VIA-2652 Katelyn, VIA-2658 Sticker Element, VIA-2686 Bloomers, [NORDIC HOLIDAY] NOR-3441 Black Diamond, NOR-3444 Carving, NOR-3645 - Glitter Chipboard, [ESKIMO KISSES] ESK-2021 - Eskimo Kisses Chip Sticker Shapes, [WANDER] WAN-2294 Chip Stickers ABC´s, [HELLO LUSCIOUS] MET-3252- Hello Luscious Stitched Brads. 

Check out Basic Grey blog to take a look at their favorites!!! There are incredible sources of inspiration and February´s theme has already been published - it´s all abour hearts!

See you soon,