posts in category #ColorMagic
6.10.2013
A Father's Day Layout...
In less than a week, a lot of us will be celebrating the wonderful men in our lives...our fathers and husbands.
And today I'm sharing a non-traditional Father's Day layout over on the Heidi Swapp blog...
My layout is all about my Dad long before he became my Dad...
My Mom recently received some photos of my Dad as a toddler and, because she knows how much I love vintage photos, she immediately shared them with me via Dropbox. I printed out a few of them on some 8.5"x11" photo paper, cut them to size and got to work.
I've displayed this layout in my living room, and my kids are getting such a kick out of seeing their "Papa" as a little kid...and I've loved remembering this amazing man...
How do you plan to celebrate those special men in your life?
3.14.2013
color inspiration thursday...
Time for another edition of Color Inspiration Thursday! This is really one of my favorite times of the week...I am soooo enjoying creating layouts using magazine ads as my inspiration...it's so much fun for me!
Today's photo comes from the January/February issue of Click magazine...have you seen this magazine yet? It's absolutely gorgeous...and it's packed with tons of information.
And here's the photo...oh my gosh...I just adore this...
This photo was taken by Shannon Sewell...you really must check out some of her work...it's absolutely beautiful...
And here is the layout I created...
I really loved the black, white and red of the chicken (OK..how cool is that?) mixed with the pinks, purples & yellows...these are colors I would NEVER have thought to work with together, but they look really neat...
Because I wasn't using tons of each color (like in the photo), I wanted to busy up the layout a little, so I added a bunch of different patterns...I love they way they look together...there's a lot going on - but not so much that you get distracted from the photo...
I challenge you...take a photo or ad and let it inspire you to create...I would love to see what you come up with! Tag me @MidwesternGirl5 with the hashtag #cit with your projects!
Items I used for this project:
Today's photo comes from the January/February issue of Click magazine...have you seen this magazine yet? It's absolutely gorgeous...and it's packed with tons of information.
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And here's the photo...oh my gosh...I just adore this...
This photo was taken by Shannon Sewell...you really must check out some of her work...it's absolutely beautiful...
And here is the layout I created...
I really loved the black, white and red of the chicken (OK..how cool is that?) mixed with the pinks, purples & yellows...these are colors I would NEVER have thought to work with together, but they look really neat...
Because I wasn't using tons of each color (like in the photo), I wanted to busy up the layout a little, so I added a bunch of different patterns...I love they way they look together...there's a lot going on - but not so much that you get distracted from the photo...
I challenge you...take a photo or ad and let it inspire you to create...I would love to see what you come up with! Tag me @MidwesternGirl5 with the hashtag #cit with your projects!
Items I used for this project:
2.28.2013
color inspiration thursday...
I had so much fun with last week's color inspiration self-challenge that I decided to do it again...yay!
Here is where I took my inspiration from this time...
The beautiful, fun, bright spring colors are just so much fun...they caught my eye right away...
Now here's what I made...
The day I took this photo of my daughter it was about 4:00 in the afternoon...a gorgeous October afternoon...and the sun hit her strawberry blonde hair in such a way that it made it look pink. The oranges and blues in the photo make it the perfect fit for this challenge...
I used a few embellishments from the new Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm" line, as well as some from the new Maggie Holmes line with Crate Paper. I think you can also see a little Amy Tangerine tucked in there...
If you look closely you can see a piece of the new Heidi Swapp Serendipity Lovey Dovey paper behind the photo (it's the pale pink one with the hearts)...I can't wait for this whole line to be released in March!
And that paper "slide" to the right of my photo? Oh my gosh...you guys. This is from Maggie Holmes' line with Crate Paper. If I could have 20 of just those I'd be satisfied...I adore them.
I think this my absolute favorite layout right now...the colors just make me soooo happy...
I challenge you...take a photo or ad and let it inspire you to create...I would love to see what you come up with! Tag me @MidwesternGirl5 with the hashtag #cit with your projects!
Items used in this layout:
Here is where I took my inspiration from this time...
The beautiful, fun, bright spring colors are just so much fun...they caught my eye right away...
Now here's what I made...
The day I took this photo of my daughter it was about 4:00 in the afternoon...a gorgeous October afternoon...and the sun hit her strawberry blonde hair in such a way that it made it look pink. The oranges and blues in the photo make it the perfect fit for this challenge...
I used a few embellishments from the new Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm" line, as well as some from the new Maggie Holmes line with Crate Paper. I think you can also see a little Amy Tangerine tucked in there...
The background paper is from the The Girls' Paperie...and see my ever-present wax paper? It was a scrap I had left over after I had been using my Tropicana Teal and Mustard Color Shines.
The bottom paper piece is a scrap of Color Magic colored with Chartreuse Color Shine and the "LOVED" sentiment is made from Color Magic Chipboard Alphas...I sprayed the bottom of each letter with Primrose Color Shine and the top of each letter with Georgia Peach Color Shine...I love the sunset quality it gives the letters...and the Color Magic Banners and Arrow are also sprayed with Georgia Peach.
If you look closely you can see a piece of the new Heidi Swapp Serendipity Lovey Dovey paper behind the photo (it's the pale pink one with the hearts)...I can't wait for this whole line to be released in March!
And that paper "slide" to the right of my photo? Oh my gosh...you guys. This is from Maggie Holmes' line with Crate Paper. If I could have 20 of just those I'd be satisfied...I adore them.
I think this my absolute favorite layout right now...the colors just make me soooo happy...
I challenge you...take a photo or ad and let it inspire you to create...I would love to see what you come up with! Tag me @MidwesternGirl5 with the hashtag #cit with your projects!
Items used in this layout:
1.21.2013
Valentine's Day Paper Candy Cones
Warning...this post has A LOT of photos...and by "A LOT," I mean excessive...(smile)
I'll admit it...I'm not a super-huge fan of Valentine's Day. Not because of any bad experiences...I've just never been all that "into" it. I don't decorate my house for it, I don't bake cute little heart-shaped brownies and cookies, I don't send darling little love notes to my husband and kids. And, if the truth be told, I'm the Mom that doesn't buy my kids' Valentine cards for her kids' friends until the last possible moment (and yes, I said "buy" the cards...I don't hand-make them).
This year, however, I decided I wanted to do something a little different (you have to keep 'em guessing, right?). So I whipped up some really fun little paper cones for my kids and their teachers and a few of their friends...cute little paper cones that hold yummy yummy Valentine's Day CANDY! Yay!
For each of the cones I started with a piece of Heidi Swapp 12"x12" paper and cut it to 8"x8".
I wrapped the paper into a cone shape, hot-glued the bottom flap and stapled the top to keep the cone's shape. I grabbed my wax paper (my absolute favorite), made another cone and slipped it into the first cone. I folded any excess wax paper over the top of my cone and hot glued it down.
I cut a variety of Digital Banner Delights out of a number of different papers and hot-glued them over the wax paper at the top of the cone.
On each of the cones I added a Vintage Chic Note with the name of the recipient, and then I just embellished those babies up...
I punched a hole on either side of the top of the cones and tied on a length of seam binding that can be used to hang the cone.
On a few of the cones I attached a fun little dangle to the bottom. To do this, I first threaded a length of monofilament cord through the cone (before I added the wax paper), I attached my little embellishment to the bottom of the cord and then hot-glued the top of the cord to the inside of the cone.
I had so much fun making these little cones...
...and I'm amazed by the possibilities with this project...
...I switched things up a bit on Owen's cone and put the Banner Delight on upside-down...
...honestly, these can be made so easily for boys or girls, for any occasion, in any combination of colors. I dare say this may be the very first Valentine's Day I've been excited about in years...
How about you? What are you making/buying for the the kids and their teachers this year? Anything special?
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How about you? What are you making/buying for the the kids and their teachers this year? Anything special?
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