Rainy Day | Inspiration

 

Hi there... Rona here sharing a simple two-pager. I know that there are all sorts of scrapbookers out there. Some love LOTS of embellishments, and some like a more simple look. I vacillate between the two, depending on my mood. Today I decided to make the layout more about the story and photos, so I went with fewer, but more impactful, embellishments. 



There's a pizza ad here in Canada that always started with "It was a rainy day.." in a fake accent. That's the voice in my head reading this layout title. I combined two colours of the Evalicious puffy letters (faux cork and black) for the title. Look how great that faux cork looks!  These alphas are a great size for longer titles or subtitles, and the fact that they're puffy stickers and not chipboard means that they don't have the issue of layers peeling off.

This is a simple cluster, with a plain cardstock circle inset over a This Way Round Sticker, then a puffy sticker from the This Way Puffy Stickers V3 set. (Up close, you can see my cheat since this decorative strip was cut from a 6x6 paper pad.)

And I found the perfect raindrops to finish off my page. :)  Several of the collections have puffy heart stickers. Cut them in half, turn them upside down, and voila.

 

Ok, enough of the rain... here's hoping for some sunny weather!

Rona


Evalicious products used:



life's sweet puffy stickers v2

this way puffy stickers v2

this way puffy stickers v3

this way round stickers

faux cork puffy alphas

 

black puffy alphas

Happy Day, Happy Week | Inspiration

Hi everyone, Rona here sharing a culinary creation, erm, I mean layout with lots of Evalicious' Life's Sweet embellishments.

Predominantly on this page, I have two of the 4x6 Life's Sweet Large Tags / PL cards layered at the top. I cut out the cute cups originally on these cards ahead of time, because I think I'll use them later and I didn't want to waste them. I really liked the colour of the light aqua blue with the white border. It's a really nice layering piece. 

So... this week, my kids suckered persuaded me to buy black pasta. (To me, it reminds me of the black webbing that surrounded Spiderman when he turned bad, but I digress.) The spaghetti is coloured with cuttlefish ink, which sounds kind of gross, but actually doesn't make any difference to the flavour.

I made a white wine and garlic sauce that was absolutely delicious, and decided that putting it into my scrapbook would ensure that I would never lose it. :)  (You can find the recipe here. I only added a squeeze of lemon, and mixed in some shrimp at the very end. Be sure to use proper heavy cream. The lemon will curdle the sauce if you just use milk). I plated it all up fancy-restaurant style with some grilled asparagus from the farmers' market on the side. Yum! (And I also figured out something to do with the leftover white wine. Win win.) 

I think one of my favourite bits on this layout is this little wood veneer. Usually, I just put white acrylic paint on when I want it white, but sometimes that just yields more of a white-washed look. I wanted it to be REALLY white, so I covered it with Versamark ink and white embossing powder and then heat embossed it. Now it's super white, and shiny, too.

I made the mistake of trying to stamp over two different layers of paper at the same time with this "I Give This Meal (5 stars)", so I fixed my gaff by restamping it and layering it over one of the Life's Sweet Miscellany Stickers. No one will EVER know!

I used another stamp from the Good Eats Clear Stamp Set... "The Menu" has really fine details in it, so I stamped with a VersaFine black ink and embossed it with clear. I gave it extra dimension by adhering it to the layout with a double layer of foam tape.

On the left, I changed the tone of the "Let's Do This" snip-snip page tab by adding "Again!". Layered with a badge button gives this corner of the layout a splash of the aqua and lime green to even out the colours on the page.

And, it almost goes without saying, that there are lots of really lovely puffy stickers here, too. My layouts aren't complete without them, these days!

Thanks for checking out this layout... and if you try the recipe, let me know how you liked it!

Rona


Evalicious products used:

this way wood veneer v2

life's sweet puffy stickers v1

life's sweet puffy stickers v2

life's sweet round stickers

life's sweet large tags

life's sweet badges

good eats clear stamp set

life's sweet snipsnip page tabs

Greetings | Inspiration

Rona back again to share some simple, yet pretty, cards that are quick and easy to make with a few Evalicious goodies.  You might not know this, but the "Life's Sweet" line has quite a few pieces that are well suited to cardmaking.  

I like to have a little stash of cards, and mine is really dwindling, so it's time to make a few! It seems such a waste to spend money on cards, when I'd much rather buy crafting supplies!

I started off with some blank cardstock that I cut in half to make 5.5" x 4.25" cards. I stamped the insides first using the "Addicted to You" clear stamp set. I like mixing fonts, so I was really happy with the results.

For the birthday cards, I picked some fun, happy paper, and layered a few sheets. On the first one, I also layered a 3x4 Life's Sweet Large Tags with some cork puffy alphas, plus a couple more puffy stickers for good measure. The second card is even more simple, with a wood veneer and a couple more puffy stickers.

I like the clean look. And the bonus is that it's quick!

For the thank you cards, I had just bought some pretty paper that I was itching to use. The reds and greys really coordinate perfectly with Eve's designs.

 

These two cards came together very easily. Again, the first was a PL card, layered with a wood veneer that had been blackened with a Copic marker. A little puffy heart topped it off. The last card is even more simple. But I like the elegant look.

As always, thanks for looking!

Rona



Evalicious products used:

life's sweet wood veneer v2

faux cork puffy alphas

addicted to you clear stamp set

life's sweet puffy stickers v1

life's sweet puffy stickers v2

life's sweet large tags

gold misc shapes puffy stickers

Churros | Inspiration

Hi everyone, Rona here with yet another layout from Spain. I'm so happy that Eve just came out with travel and food themed lines, just exactly what I needed! (Thanks, Eve!!)

In the Life's Sweet Wood Veneer V1 (and, yes, that means that there's also a V2!), there's this really adorable little steaming cup. He's so cute!

There's also a stamp to match, so I fussy cutted it to add to my title on the other side of the page. There are also a few new colours of the puffy alphas. On this layout, I used the Gray Woodgrain Puffy Alphas. I like the lighter, more subtle look it gives, when I don't want a bold, black colour.

The title is a new-to-me font called Sabella. It's got lots of glyphs and stylistic alternatives. Very slick.  Yeah, I'm a sucker for a pretty font.  :)

In the This Way line, there's an awesome "good eats" piece in the This Way Wood Veneer V2 pack. I layered it with a page tab and popped on a heart puffy sticker for good measure. I really love the labels and page tabs for layering. More interesting than just another plain ole die cut.

My last little embellishment cluster... a really lovely "you are sweet" puffy sticker, a snipsnip label, and another little Life's Sweet wood embellie.

This layout was really fun to make, plus I was hungry afterwards. ;)

Thanks again for looking!

Rona
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Evalicious products used:

life's sweet wood veneer v1

gray woodgrain puffy alphas

addicted to you clear stamp set

this way wood veneer v2

life's sweet puffy stickers v1

life's sweet puffy stickers v2

life's sweet snipsnip labels

life's sweet snipsnip page tabs