The Good Stuff with Rhonda

Happy Thursday to you and welcome to the blog today!  It's Rhonda here with my final post for 2014. It has been such an honor to design for UmWowStudio and DeeDee.

I had some fun with my page for today, using one of my favorite fun photos from this summer of my boys. I've mixed up my chip here with some fun designs and of course one of our beautiful flairs for my title.

"The Good Stuff"

Some details...

I thought it would be interesting to mix the Film Reel with the Flourish. I covered the flourish with some pearlescent paint. The film reel was painted with some Radiant Rain in pewter. The love speech bubble was colored with a Faber-Castell watercolor pencil in red, then I added a very dry brush to it.

I backed the film reel with some vellum, and the love speech bubble with pattern paper.  The variety of finishes on the chipboard elements makes for a really interesting mix of texture for the page.  

UmWowStudio Products:
Life is Good Flair 
Love Speech Bubbles
View Finder Film Reel
Flourishes One

Other Products:
Star Crossed Pattern Papers, Noteworthy and Buttons by BoBunny
Pearlescent in Island Mist and Sugar by BoBunny
Radiant Rain in Pewter by Creative Imaginations
Watercolor Pencil by Faber-Castell

Thank you so much to DeeDee for the opportunity to design with your fabulous products!  I have enjoyed every moment and can't wait to see what new things that you come up with next!!!

All the best to you and yours,
~ Rhonda

A Vintage Page with Rhonda

Greetings and welcome to the UmWowStudio blog today!  It's Rhonda here to share my project with you.

I've been wanting to scrap this photo of my father and his sister for the longest time. When I found it again going through photos the other day, I really wanted to celebrate it.  There aren't a ton of photos of my Dad from his youth, so these are very special to our family.

I used some papers with a sepia type of feel to them. Once I selected my papers, I chose my chipboard embellishments that would fit the feel of the page. The Doilies chip was covered in a chocolate pearlescent product.  The Soar Tab was coated in gesso, then touched with a variety of pearlescent product to give a variegated feeling and match the photo.

Don't you just love those doilies?!!!

A bit of background stamping and ink droplets with a bit of cheesecloth helped pull the page together.  When I was done stamping, I added bits of Mica to the areas to create a bit of shine and texture.

UmWowStudio Products:
Butterfly Swarm Mask
Damask Mask
Flourishes One
Doilies
Soar Tags
Sidewalk Chalk Flair

What's your favorite way to honor those special photos? Thanks so much for stopping on over today!
~ Rhonda

Missing You with Rhonda Van Ginkel

Tuesday greetings to you and welcome to the blog!

I created a card for you today featuring the Miniature Blank Polaroid, a Flair and the background texture courtesy of the Harlequin Mask and some embossing paste.

I created the card by starting with my background layer, stitching it on and then applying the embossing paste using the Harlequin Mask. Let dry or you can heat set with a heat gun for a little speedier process.

I then dripped a few of my favorite coordinating colors into the masked design.  While this was drying I coated my Miniature Polaroid Frame with some Art Anthology Dimensional Sorbet Paint in Mint Julep.

When dry, I backed the frame with some coordinating paper and assembled my sentiments and other embellishments.

UmWowStudio Products:
Dream a Little Dream Flair

Harlequin Mask
Miniature Blank Polaroid

Other Products:
Embossing Paste by Wendy Vechhi
Glimmer Spray in Frost and Sugar by BoBunny
Vibes by Shimmerz in Jem B Bleu
Art Anthology Dimensional Sorbet Paint in Mint Julep. 
Scallop Border die by MFT
Tags 2 Dies by Cheery Lynn Designs
Cold Country Papers and Die Cuts by 7 Dots Studio
Cheesecloth

Thanks so much for stopping on over for a visit today!
~ Rhonda

Butterfly Kisses with Rhonda

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's Rhonda here today to host the blog for you.

I created a page today featuring our Damask Mask, Butterfly Kisses Flair, Love Speech Bubble and Flora Chipboard.  I love how versatile and pretty our products are!

I was a bit nostalgic over my youngest heading off to Kindergarten and when I found this photo, it just moved me, so I had to scrap it. Do you ever do that?

I layered one of our speech bubbles with a relief heart in a coral mist to give a little character.  : )

UmWowStudio Products:
Butterfly Kisses Flair
Damask Mask
Floral Flourish
Love Speech Bubbles

Other Products:
Butterfly Garden - DCWV
Craft and White Mat Stack - DCWV
Sunday Afternoon Mat Stack - DCWV
Premium Paper Collection - DCWV
Cheery Lynn Designs Doily Die
MFT Tab Die
Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!
~ Rhonda

You and Me with Rhonda

Thursday greetings to you and welcome to the blog, it's Rhonda here to host today!

I decided to create a mixed media card for my project today using a mask, a chipboard tag and some flair.  I've also added in other elements like cheesecloth and hemp for texture and interest.

I started by using the Damask mask with some glass bead gel, then I sprinkled a few different mists and let them pool and run together a bit.

There is a chipboard tag from the soar collection on the right, it's been base coated with gesso, then pearlescent pens rubbed on it to create a variegated effect.

I just love our beautiful Flair and used the "You & Me" from The 2 of Us collection as a sentiment for my card.  

UmWowStudio Products:

Damask Mask

Soar Tags

The 2 of Us Flair

Have you been busy creating with your UmWowStudio goodies? If so, be sure to enter our challenge this month - it's Anything Goes!

Have a super day!

~ Rhonda

The Big Day with Rhonda

Happy Wednesday to you and welcome to the blog! It's Rhonda here today to share a bit of inspiration from our all new September sketch. Have you seen it yet?

I had the perfect photo for this sketch and had fun putting this page together:

I stayed pretty true to the sketch and just had fun with it!

UmWowStudio Products Used:
Love This Flair
Layered Arrows Chipboard

Other Products Used:
Nature Walk by 7 Dots Studio
Transparent Cards and Date Stamp by Heidi Swapp
Texture Stamps by BoBunny
Journaling Stamp by Pebbles
Mica by Stampendous
Cheery Lynn Designs Dies (Scalloped Rectangle, Vertical Heart Mesh & Doily Border)
Memento Black Ink
Lindy's Stamp Gang Tiffany Lou Blue and Whale Watch Blue Mists

We can't wait to see what you do with the sketch! Visit this post for all the details.

Thanks for stopping on over to the blog today, have a fabulous week.
~ Rhonda

Road Trip with Rhonda

Happy Wednesday to you!  It's Rhonda here to host the blog for you today.

I have a confession, I have some favorite chipboard elements and I was hoarding one of them. Do you ever have a piece or two that you just love like that?

We recently took a family vacation and I wanted to grab a few images that my husband shared on FaceBook.

Road Trip!

The View Finder inspired my page, I decided to add some funky pattern paper to back it so it looked like there was film in it. I coated it with Radiant Rain in Pewter.

One of the Layered Arrows was base coated with cream paint and I stamped an ampersand on it. The Confetti Heart was inked with a Cherry Red Ink.

The Christmas Speech Bubble was used to frame one of my elements.

UmWowStudio Products:

Love This Flair

Layered Arrows

Christmas Speech Bubbles

Heart Confetti

View Finder

Other Products:

Souvenir Pattern Papers by BoBunny

Navy Cardstock by Core'dinations

Kraft Cardstock by The Paper Company

Stamp and Button by BoBunny

Enamel Dots by Basic Grey

Twine by The Twinery

Other: Sequins, Thread and Sewing Machine

Thanks so much for stopping on over to the blog today!  What's your favorite UmWowStudio item right now? Perhaps you've guessed but one of mine is the View Finder. 

~ Rhonda

August Sketch Inspiration with Rhonda

Happy Saturday to you! Rhonda here today to share my take on our new fabulous August sketch.

Did you get a chance to check it out yet?  If not here's the sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

I loved the design and stayed pretty close to it. You'll see a variety of UmWowStudio products on my page. One of my favorites, the Doilies was my starting point, along with the Damask Mask.  I base coated the doily in a pretty cream paint and then touched some Inka Gold for a bit of shimmer.

The sentiment flair was perfect to accent my photo here. On our recent vacation I was able to snap a few sweet candid shots. A love speech bubble was inked with a rainbow ink pad, then rubbed with some more Inka Gold to keep the bit of shimmer.

A few more layers were added with the Soar Tag which I stamped and embossed, then wasn't so happy with the look, so I painted over it. This gave the perfect texture and I left it. A Layered Arrow was coated with a Pearl Pen in Opal.

I had such a wonderful time working with the sketch and our products, I really hope you'll find some time and play along. For all of the details on our August Sketch, check out this post. 

UmWowStudio Products:

Damask Mask

Layered Arrows

Soar Tags

Doilies

Love Speech Bubbles

Love This Flair

Other Products:

Nature Walk Collection by 7 Dots Studio

Inka Gold  Metallic Rub

Viva Decor Pen in Opal

Add a Flourish, Coved Rectangle Horizon Boutique Stacker, French Pastry Tiny Doily, Hummingbird and Lattice 2 Frame dies by Cheery Lynn Designs

Teal Zircon Radiant Rain

Wow Embossing Powder - Pepper

Modeling Paste

 Thanks so much for stopping on over today!

~ Rhonda

Believe Tag with Rhonda

Happy Tuesday crafty friends!  It's Rhonda here today to host the blog for you.

For my project today I created a feminine inspirational tag featuring the relief of the "Believe" sentiment from our Christmas Speech Bubbles chipboard.

"Be You-nique and Believe"

Believe. One of my good friends always says this to me. It's funny how this one little word can have such a profound and calming impact. When I saw this in the Christmas Speech Bubbles, I knew I wanted to use in as part of the inspirational message on the tag.

Both of my chipboard elements were colored with some Smooch in Lettuce and a touch of Frosted Acadia. To accent the delicate features of the Leaf Stems I added some crystals from Prima in a variety of styles.

UmWowStudio Products:
Leaf Stems
The 2 of Us Flair
Christmas Speech Bubbles

Other: Tag Base, Papers, Stamp and Crystals by Prima. Smooch in Lettuce and Frosted Acadia. Be You-Nique sentiment from Primrose 3x4 Misc Me card by BoBunny, Copics and Ribbon. Ribbon Bow on Dress by Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper. Bell Doily Die by Cheery Lynn Designs.

Thanks so much for stopping on over to visit us here on the blog. Have a fabulous day!

~ Rhonda

Summer Blog Hop Day 4

Hello Friends!! Welcome to the SUMMER BLOG HOP between UmWowStudio and Susan K. Weckesser Inc. We'll be sharing gorgeous bright and shining inspiration with you from both teams all week long. Be sure to keep visiting, hopping and commenting to enter to win one of TWO prize packages. Each day is chock full of goodness and we don't want you to miss a thing.

Day 4 brings us treats from Rhonda and Geraldine.

First I'll share this piece by Rhonda.

UmWowStudio : Star Confetti Mask, Dream A Little Dream Flair, Layered Circles Chipboard, Layered Clouds Chipboard




Susan Weckesser : Live In Color Paper Collection
Create Your Day Stamps
- Banner
- Sun

And second is this by Geraldine:

UmWowStudio : Nature Walk Floral Collection

Susan K. Weckesser : Paper- Live in Color, Live Love Create, Colour Burst, Live in color Tags and Bouquet, Unity Stamp – Home.

Now be sure to visit the Susan K. Weckesser blog to see what's happening on their side! Leave comments for your chance to win a prize pack full of UWS and SKW.

My Secret Story with Rhonda

Thursday greetings to you!  It's Rhonda here today with my very first post for UmWow Studio.

I was inspired by the Hexagon Background for my page. To begin, I coated it in clear gesso and then misted it with some Moon Shadow Mist, then sprinkled it randomly while wet with Pepper embossing Powder and applied heat to activate the embossing.

Once it dried completely, I flipped it over and used it as a mask to mist onto my background paper. I used TiffanyLou Blue and then set aside to dry.

I selected the Mini Polaroid with a heart relief and colored it with Whale Watch Blue. The heart was later colored in with a Blue Metallic artist pen. The Layered Clouds were misted with Splash Chalkboard mist and Whale Watch Blue. Once dry, I added some Glossy Accents to the layered cloud on the right.

Additional embellishments of enamel dots and sequins helped finish the page. The star theme of my "Life is Good" flair is one of my favorite elements on the page. 

UmWow Studio Supplies:
Hexagon Background
Miniature Polaroids
Layered Clouds
Life Is Good Flair

Other Supplies:
Cold Country Papers, Die Cuts and Stickers by 7 Dots Studio
Earthtone Pepper embossing powder by Suzy West for WOW
Tiny Attacher by Ranger
Pitt Artist Pen in Blue Metallic by Faber Castell
Moon Shadow by Lindy's Stamp Gang
Whale Watch Blue Starburst by Lindy's Stamp Gang
TiffanyLou Blue Starburst by Lindy's Stamp Gang
Splash Chalkboard Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels
White Color Shine by Heidi Swapp
Swimming Pool and Silver Sprinkles Enamel Dots by Doodlebug
Fairy Dust Glitter by Donna Salazar
Glossy Accents by Ranger
Gems by Want2Scrap
Horizon Fishtail Banner dies by Cheery Lynn Designs
Vagabond by Sizzix
Other: Sewing Machine and Thread, Cheesecloth and Sequins

p.s.  Don't forget about our new sketch challenge for July.  You can check out all the details here.