Driving the Bus | Inspiration

The new stuff is in the shop and wow, I love it.  The Escape pieces have a travel theme to them that is so perfect now that I have summer break on the brain.  (One more week!!!)  Anyway, we have not had any trips lately but I really wanted to use these new fun items, so I just needed to make them work.

I searched through my photos and found two that I already had printed but had done nothing with.  Yippee!  These are pictures of my daughter on an old bus at the train graveyard outside Atlanta.  It was a cool day we spent exploring a piece of history with our cameras.  The lighting in the bus was incredible.  And it was really interesting to see my girls walking into a different time period.  But anyway...

The pictures of her on this bus and the Escape tags and badges just fit together good enough.  It was time to create.

I started by laying out tags through the center of my background.  They looked cool, but I wanted to make sure to tone them down a little to the photos were the boldest thing on the page.  I added this pretty star vellum over the tags.  You can still see them, but the boldness of them is muted.

I really liked the way it turned out.  There but not overwhelming.  I of course had to add some badge buttons as well.  Love those.  I thought the geo tag one helped with the whole destination feel.  I know she is not really driving the bus and we were not traveling, but the pictures tell a story themselves and the tag just worked!

Definitely check out the new awesome shop items!!  You will love them!

Fresh Air | Inspiration

Hello! It's Michelle here to share a layout I made for my inspiration post. When I got the new goodies from the Escape line, I knew I had to use them! I like that the line doesn't have to be used specifically for travel, most of the items can work for everyday events. 

For this page, I used a photo from Banff when we reached the top of the gondola and walked around. I selected mostly blue and orange Evalicious tags and badges to use for a pop of color against the neutral grey background. I added subtle stamping to the background for added detail.

To make the tags stand out more, I used pop dots as adhesive. As you can see in the photo above, I definitely needed to change my paper trimmer blade!

I used a badge and paper tag from the Escape line and layered them over the corner of my photo. To go with the blue/orange theme, I added clothespins as an embellishment.

Thank you for stopping by! We'd love to see what you make with your Evalicious goodies, don't forget to share your creations in the Flickr pool!

Evalicious products:

escape v3 badge buttons
escape large tags
escape snipsnip labels
escape miscellany tags
love this banner stamp
cloud outline stamp
hello arrow stamp

Emboss & Watercolor Resist | Tutorial

Hi Evalicious fans!  Christine here to show you a video tutorial on the stamp emboss & watercolor resist technique I used on this layout of our trip to AT&T Park in San Francisco!



I will show you step-by-step, how to stamp and emboss the white images onto your paper.


And how I watercolor over the embossed images to create looks like these.


Here’s my emboss & resist video.  It is under 7 minutes.  I hope you enjoy watching my process and learning about stamp emboss and watercolor resist!  :)  You can click over to youtube to see it slightly larger.


Evalicious Supplies:

• Hello speech bubble stamp
• Cloud outline stamp
• Escape miscellany tags
• Escape V2 badge buttons
• Escape snipsnip page tabs
• Escape snipsnip labels

Have a great Monday!
Christine

Ready, Set, Go | Inspiration

Good morning everyone!

Emmanuelle here today for some insipiration.
Here is a layout I made with some pictures taken one and a half year ago. We are still waiting for a proper spring here in Belgium (that is why my pics are a little bit dark...it's been raining the whole week... sorry about that), and I just need some sun.
That's why I decided to use pictures from a sunny day in Malta. And those pics from holidays spent abroad where perfect to start using the enw Escape colletion. I love the colors of this collection. And once again it's so versatile that you can use it for any theme.

 

 

I am just in love with this light blue and grey association, with a touch of orange, aren't you?

 

Evalicious supplies:

• escape snipsnip labels
• escape V1 badge buttons.

Have a lovely week-end and be scrappy ;) (and if you are, don't forget to post your projects using Evalicious supplies into our Flickr pool.

Vacation Pics? Time to Escape! | Inspiration

The new Escape bundle is absolutely awesome... and to have it in my hands the week before our big trip to Belize?  Even more awesome!  I knew the color scheme was going to be perfect:  aqua, orange, and grey.  That's the ocean, my orange-loving son (he had orange everything already packed!), and the sand, wood, and fish we were going to be surrounded by.  *love*

Do you ever travel and think about how you are going to scrap it or what kinds of layouts you might do when you get back?  I do... and this trip was no exception.  I knew my family would be taking tons of pictures - and I was starting to get a little overwhelmed with figuring out how I'd tell the story of our time together on a tiny Caribbean island.  Then it hit me... I had the perfect embellishments.  Why not use them my favorite way?

I haven't been doing Project Life very long (I started at the beginning of this year), but I've been keeping up with it and absolutely loving how fast and free and personal it feels.  So I decided to NOT make any traditional layouts but to treat the vacation Project Life style... with a twist.  I knew I wasn't going to be able to stick to one (or two or three) photos a day, so I decided to go with a double page layout per day of vacation.  Plenty of room for pictures, stories, and quotes of the day.  *fist pump* 

So here's the first couple of days, along with a scrappy tip!

I like to make my vacation pages matchy-matchy to each other whether they are traditional layouts or not.  To do that, I like to start with a "typical" photo and match embellishments and Evalicious products to it.  Then I store it all together in a pretty bowl in case I get interrupted with other projects in the meantime, which pretty much always happens!

Day 1:  Saturday.  Getting there is part of the adventure, right?  We love to take pictures out windows as we travel as well as those random "waiting" shots.  And I love to swap pictures with my family - I didn't take any of these myself, although a few of them were on my camera.  We're sort of an "any camera available when a moment happens" group!

Left side.

Right side.

Detail shot... and how perfect are these Evalicious tags???

Day 2:  Sunday.  Nothing like jumping feet first into a vacation... and here are the pictures to prove it, along with a few quotes we didn't want to forget.  *big smiles*

Left side.

Right side.

Detail shot... and once again, I layered on those Evalicious tags and badges for fabulous dimension and a little extra story-telling power.

Evalicious goodies used on this layout:

- Escape bundle

- Days of the Week stamp set

Whether you're documenting a trip of a lifetime or just a jaunt across town, I think these Escape goodies would look great on your Project Life pages.  Well, actually, I think all the Evalicious goodies look great on any kind of page!  So, use yours.  And share what you've made!  We'd love to see them in our Flickr pool and be inspired by *your* creativity. 

- Theresa

Fun with Stamps | Tutorial

Hi everyone, it's Vee here to share a quick fun stamping tutorial with you today. I love stamping especially with shopevalicious  rubber stamps!  Today I am going to show you how to take color inspirations and combinations from a flyer and incorporate it into a project and share my favorite technique, heat embossing.  I love the colors in this j.crew mailer I received last year.  The tones in the advertisement are really similar to a lot of shopevalicious goodies. :)

I was inspired by the colors, tones and patterns in the above ad, while making  project life and layout journaling cards for upcoming projects. The snipsnip labels are perfect to use for inspiration such as the above because they are the perfect size and pattern to add to any project for extra pizazz.  I decided to add additional dimension by embossing my stamped images and used a few other techniques to add some additional flair!

supplies needed: scissors // embossing powder(s) // heating tool // rubber stamps // paper tags // ink pads // acrylic block(s) // colored pencils // 3x4 journaling cards

I used a variety of stamp sizes and designs to versify each card since they are all similar in colors but the graphics provided by the stamps make each card unique.  This is what I love about stamping, each stamp will always be used differently dependent on the person.

If you are new to stamping, try using a line acrylic block first to make sure your stamping is accurate.  I also love to use this type on word stamps especially.  I have a variety of different size blocks for my rubber stamps but these two are my favorite to use.

On this card I added texture to the  insta-love stamp by heat embossing it.  I love heat embossed stamped images because it adds shine and raises the image up from the paper to reveal a shiny and textured image.  To emboss follow these steps:

1. Mount your rubber stamp to your acrylic block.  Stamp onto a watermark ink pad (make sure not to add too much ink because it will cause stamp to slide when stamping).
2. Stamp onto card using firm, even pressure.  The stamped image will be clear.
3. Sprinkle embossing powder over the stamp design, I always apply more because I want to make sure the image is fully covered and opaque.  Tap extra powder back into container and brush away excess powder with a paint sponge or brush if you have one.
4. Hold a heating gun about two inches from your card, any closer and the paper will burn. I like to pass the heat over the image back and forth (wave) so the image doesn't get overly hot.
5. Once you see the image starting to raise up and become shiny stop applying heat.

On a journaling card from the escape large tags set,  I added color to the design with a colored pencil in a vibrant pink accent color.  I love using colored pencils because they provided a light wash of color without being overbearing to a design color palette.  This is also the perfect way to make "white space" disappear if you are not a fan.  I used a chalk ink on the i eat stamp because it created a softer image.

I used a StazOn ink pad on the card to the right because I love that this ink is solvent based and permanent as soon as you raise your stamp off of  the card.  It provides crisp, vibrant images every time!  The new thought of the day stamp is a perfect customizable stamp to use with colored pencils as well!

Love mixing more than one color on a stamp, on the I love your more stamp, I mixed read and orange to create an ombre effect.  On the life moments card I kept it monochromatic with each element, embossing, snipsnip labels and journaling card.

shopevalicious products used // escape large tags // love you lots snipsnip labels // love your lots 3x4 tags  // real life snipsnip 3x4 tags // this christmas large tags // insta love stamp // thought journal prompt stamp set // fill in the banner stamp set // i eat stamp // love you stamp // dennison label snipsnip tags

 

Above is the complete mix of cards I created, I can't wait to add them to my projects.  Please remember to share your projects,I can't wait to see what you will make with some of these techniques and tips. Share  your projects in our Flickr gallery.  Have a wonderful week!

Starfish | Inspiration

It's Natalie here today. I couldn't wait any longer to share with you my excitement about the newest Evalicious collection!  It's called Escape and is designed firstly as a travel/holiday line, but can be used for many other occasions too.

However given I've only just returned from a tropical beach-side holiday myself, I knew it was going to be perfect for scrapping the thousand new photos I've got!

With so many photos it's not going to be possible for me to only scrap single-photo pages. Plus, using multiple images always tells the story better I think. I merged these 3 i-Phone photos into a single 4x6" collage using the app 'Picframe' and printed them out as one. That means I can use all these snaps without taking up too much space on my page. Yay!

Next, with my whole story to share I grabbed one of the Large Tags from the Escape collection and typed up my journaling. They're big enough to write quite a bit without being too obtrusive on your page, and it created a nice balance against my photos. I layered up a few other tags in both my clusters too. Foam tape is definitely your friend with this technique ;-)

Lastly, it's all about the stamped details for me. I like to include the date on my pages so the 'photographed' stamp from the Hello Photo set created a lovely space for it, and the Cloud Outline was a fun decoration in the opposite corner.

Have you got holiday snaps to scrap? If so, you'll definitely want to get your hands on the Escape collection. They're just perfect!

Supplies: 
Escape Large Tags
Escape Miscellany Tags
Escape Snipsnip Labels
Escape V1 Badge Buttons
Hello Photo Stamp Set
Cloud Outline Stamp

Back to reality for me now.
See you next time.
xx
Natalie