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Friday, August 31, 2012

Funny


I can't believe my boy is almost 13 years old. This is a very important age in Judaism; this is the age when we celebrate the Bar Mitzva. This day symbolizes the day when a boy becomes a man. Here's a layout I made capturing one of the things I love about him…making me laugh!
I used a few funny photos of him throughout the years and added a few embellishments to give the layout a whimsy, funny mood. I also misted the paper a little to add a little color.

Have fun creating!

Einat

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

101 Flower Tutorial #18: Wet Flower


It's time for another great, easy, fun flower tutorial. This time we'll play with an easy mixed media technique and we'll get wet…very appropriate for the summer!
1.       You will need a piece of tissue paper. Spray the paper with water or glimmer mist if you want to add a little color.

2.       When the paper is wet crumple the paper into a circle shape. Leave to dry.

3.       After the flower is dry add a brad, rhinestone or bling in the center.

Have fun creating!

Einat

Monday, August 27, 2012

Off to school


Today was the first day of school. I can't believe time flies so quickly and my kids have grown so much. All of this has inspired me to create a layout about the first day of school.
I used a Bo Bunny paper that had a door on it and created a scene of my son going "out" the door and off to school. I added handmade books and notebooks as well as layers of papers to emphasize and enhance the school theme.

Have a wonderful school year and a lot of fun creating!

Einat

Friday, August 24, 2012

Back to school


My kids go back to school in a few days! I always like to make them a card with a few motivating words to start the new school year. They really like it and they keep all the cards in their rooms. This year I made a mini album card, it's a folding card that is like a small mini album.
I used Kaiser Craft paper and embellished it with Echo Park stickers. They were not "school" stickers with the traditional apple or pencil because my boys are too big for that…or at least that's what they say! So I used things that are related to school like a ruler, globe, clock, numbers and days of the week.

These cards will be waiting next to their beds when they wake up on the first day of school. Have a good year guys!!

Have fun creating!

Einat

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Mixed Media Frame


I love photos; everybody knows that, so making a frame without photos was a real challenge for me. But with the talented Ania Dobrowska everything is possible and the inspiration just flowed.
This had all the ingredients I love: Gesso, paint, sprays and mists and all kind of treasures to add. I got my hands dirty and I loved every minute of it.

Have fun creating!

Einat

Monday, August 20, 2012

Together

It is always exciting to be spotlighted on Prima blog. This layout was one of the layouts picked for the June Build A Page challenge.

For this layout I used shades of blue, and I added extra texture with a piece of a Tull fabric. I also misted the paper a little with blue Glimmer mist.

Have fun creating!
Einat

Friday, August 17, 2012

You


Mixed media is a wonderful world full of exciting techniques, materials and possibilities. I recently had the pleasure to work with the materials and techniques of a very talented and inspiring artist Anna Dobrowska known as Finnabair.
This layout is full of goodies and layers. Some of the materials are familiar like stamps, gesso or flowers. But other materials are unconventional and include treasures Anna brought from flea markets, my own private stash of items and even products from other crafts.

It was fun, it was messy and at the end my hands were completely covered with gesso, paint, mists, ink and a lot of it! I had the time of my life!!

Have fun creating!

Einat

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

I have good news


To share with you. I was accepted to the Sketchabilities DT! The minute I saw the call I knew I had to apply because I love working with sketches. For those of you who don't know this wonderful blog I recommend a visit. Their sketches are first class and they're always full of challenge and inspiration!
You can find the full list of designers on the Sketchabilities blog. Our first reveal will be on September 15th, I hope you'll come and check it out!

Have fun creating!

Einat

Monday, August 13, 2012

Technique Cornen - Relax - filling a white space

Our mission at SEM this month was to scrap a layout about our favorite vacation. These photos were taken at one of our recent weekends at the Sea of Galilee. One of the most famous places in the world!

For this layout I tried a new composition, I put both photos on the top of the page. It was a little challenging but I love a challenge. The challenge was to "fill" all the "white" space under the photos.
One of the ways to fill a white space is use scraps! tags, circles, words, cut outs...anything will work.

Just remember a few important thing:
1. Keep all the embellishments in the same color palette.
2. Arrange the embellishments on the layout in such a way that they would create movement.
3. Combine different kind of embellishments to create balance. For example if you use circles balance them with square tags or words, like I did.
4. Use different size of embellishments. For example: if you add circles to your layout, make sure to use big and small circles it will add interest, balance and movement.

Have fun creating!
Einat

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Recycled pencil case - Crafts for kids


Some of the manufacturers give us a real good return for our money because they invest in the package and not just the product. Kaiser Craft is one of them. Their rub-ons and cutouts come in a great plastic package that is ideal for recycle or reuse. The minute I saw it I knew immediately I'll have to create something of it. It's just too good to just leave it as a package. It was perfect for….a pencil case!   
I used a really good adhesive and added ribbon, papers and cut outs, some buttons and tags. It's an easy project to do with your kids. They can create their own embellished pencil case for school.

Paper Players #107: Back to school
Craft your Passion #122: Anything goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations #175: Anything goes
Paper Pretties #218: Back to school
Raise the Bar #109: Back to school

Have fun creating!

Einat

Monday, August 6, 2012

Love the moment


I love making 3D cards. It's fun, it's challenging and it always looks fantastic! This time and not typically I made a pink card, imagine that….
I added all kinds of embellishments and inserted them into the valley folds to create more dimension and 3D layers. I used Jillibean Soup Die Cuts and a MME title. Also added a flower and buttons.

Challenges:
Crafty Catz Weekly #144: Pink
All Sorts #166: Recipe 
My Sherry Craft #91: Back & Forth

Have fun creating!

Einat

Friday, August 3, 2012

Maximize your supplies – make your own flowers


This layout is a tribute to my Grandmother who passed away a few years ago. She was a great inspiration to me especially in a creative way. She had hands of gold, she could sew beautifully, cook divinely and everything she touched was always in the best of taste.  I hope a fraction of that found its way to me…
My father told me that when he was a boy she used to sew all his cloths and costumes. So as a tribute to her I decided to create the embellishments on the layout myself. It felt right to honor her this way.

I used a few techniques:
1.       Swirl flowers – a very easy way to create flowers and an excellent way to use your scraps, because all you need to do is cut a spiral in a circle, roll it and create the flower. You can find a full tutorial in my 101 flowers tutorials.

2.       Layered flowers - I punched a few flowers and layered them. I gave each of them different dimension by making a slit in the flower and adhering the two leafs one on top of the other, making it 3D flower.

3.       Colored flowers – I had a few paper flowers in my stash but they were in the wrong color. So I misted them with the color I wanted. Then I inked them and misted them again. The ink blended with the mist because of the water and the flower changed

This was a really special layout to create, not only did I preserved a memory with my grandmother I used some scraps from my stashed and maximized my supplies.

ScrapFit #73: I remember
4 Crafty Chicks #101: Distressing
Divas by design #46: Flowers
PaperPlay #31: layer it up
Quick Quotes #18: Handmade embellishments

Have fun creating!

Einat