December Color Challenge & a WINNER posted! :)

Happy Monday. 

I hope today you are able to find some happiness despite

 recent events here in the United States.

Maybe I can help..

This layout for the December sketch took our breath away! 

Thank you Marie-France, please email me at freckledfawnDTatGMAILdotCOm

For a little different feel to our color challenge, this month I asked our DT member, Adrienne to pick the inspiration piece, and I have to say... she totally nailed it! Thank you Adrienne! 

Adrienne of course ROCKed it! I LOVE all the gold bits she found! 

I love it when Natt creates a layout, they always make me look at the square canvas in a new way!

I love how Anna-Maria used the arrows and was able to keep her style through these colors. 

I love that Christin made a card! HELLO WIDE GOLD CHEVRON WASHI!

I adore Brandy's take on these colors. First off hello, that photo is too cute. Second, why can't I have handwriting like this? It's just so beautiful, and Brandy, you are an amazing story teller! 

I love the very different styles that this color combo allowed! Thank you team you did a beautiful job!

If you would like to play along please link us to your project by Monday December 31st for your chance to win a $5 gift card from Freckled Fawn!! Thank you so much!

xox

Washi Workshop with Anna-Maria

Hello our dear readers, it's time for washi workshop today!!! I would like to show you step-by-step how to make a simple luggage tag - upcycling class.

I used 'Paris' set of washi, alphabet stickers by Lily Bee, Ranger STUDIO gloss medium, Studio Calico wood veneer airplane and an old label.

Ok, let's start with this stuff. I decided to use a tough label with primitive closure as a base of my luggage tag. Because I have to cover all the subtitles I cut a stripe from white ILS 'POPs OF' paper and glued it on the label base.

The next step is to stick a different kind of washi on the front and the back of the tag. Just like this:

Now we have write something... a message for a possible finder... (hope there will not be necessary, ever...)

I used ABC stickers to write 'I am here !' and some rub-on alphabet for 'over here'.

Inside of the tag I wrote a short, funny message :) After this workshop I will add my telephone number there).

The last part of working with a cover is to protect it (we all know how the washi tapes are delicate, don't we?). So I overlaid the front and the back of the luggage tag with a layer of glossy medium.

Than - when the medium dried - I made little holes with rivets and put there a metal chain (I don't know is the construction of this phrase is clear... sorry) :)

That's how the luggage tag looks when it's done :)

It's perfect for my upcoming journey to Paris. But of course you can use all of different kinds of washi tapes! It's up to you. You can choose your own colour palette for your personal luggage tag. If you make any please share it with us in the comment below this post! We would like to see your ideas inspired by this workshop :)

Thank you.

Anna-Maria Wolniak

Design Team Gallery- November 2nd

Hiya!! Its November, when in the world did that happen? Do you feel more insipired or less inspired this time of year? I think I am more inspired and scrap more because we are inside more. But I still love to scrap with those bright spring colors all year long!!

Anna- Maria has been a busy girl, and I won't want to dilute her stunning gallery 

with any more words... so here we go!

Wouldn't you just love to stand in her studio and watch her work... 

okay now that I sound like a total stalker..  I am off!!! Thanks for stopping by! 

recent layouts from Anna-Maria

washi tapes:

grey airmail

sketched polka dot

geometric star - gold and silver

 washi used:

gold airmail

a subtle embellishment

there's a lot of hype about how to use washi tape as you main embellishment

but somtimes its nice to just use it as a subtle accent

Anna-Maria snuck in some gold airmail washi tape

on each of these layouts.

its nice to have add a little something to a project

and washi tape if perfect for that.

Don't you adore her style?

i love the "pretty please" layout best.

xoxo, Doe.

french airmail

airmail washi tapes are simply delightful

they are a classic pattern that are so easy to use!

Anna-Maria used some of our french airmail washi

and some doilies in her most recent layout.

i so wish i could be on a beach right now

the littles would just love it!

don't you adore how she snuck some shells into a little bag

and attached it to the layout?

genius!

happy monday everyone!

xoxo, Doe.