Change by Sindi Jeffers

Hi everyone! I stopped by today to share a new layout with my UmWowStudio goodies!

We visited Rock City in Chattanooga, TN around 2010. Caleb was a little guy then and got a really big kick out of trying on the famous Rock City gnome hat. He wasn't quite as big a fan this time, since he's almost a teenager and, of course, he's entirely too cool for a gnome hat. Needless to say, I forced him to wear it for about 30 seconds and I'm sure I'll be hearing about it for the next 30 years.

For this layout, I used one of the large polaroid frames. I covered it with some glitter and absolutely love the look it created. I also used one of the layered arrows. I backed the arrow with some patterned paper. I also used some of the negative pieces from the explore tags to add a few circles around the page.

UmWowStudio Products Used: 

polaroid frames

 layered arrows

 explore tags

Going Down by Sindi Jeffers

Hi everyone! I'm just stopping by to share this layout that I created with my UmWowStudio and 7 Dots Studio goodies!

I was so excited when I got my package of clouds and couldn't wait to tear them open. I just love those little things! I just covered the clouds in a layer of white gesso and added some white paint before backing them with patterened paper from the 7 Dots Studio Destination Unknown collection. I did the same thing with the layered arrow and tab.

UmWowStudio Supplies: 

 Layered Clouds 

Layered Arrows 

Plain Tabs 

7 Dots Studio Supplies: 

Destination Unknown- Celestial 

Destination Unknown- Under the Stars 

How About a Little Happy This Monday!

Hello all!

Is it Monday already? Well, how about a page to put a smile on your face! I followed along with this month's sketch...it's a fantastic starting point to fill your head with ideas! Here's my girl, happy as can be and I think she's even striking a little pose....

I pulled out a bunch of my UmWowStudio goodies here :) For the background I used:

UWS Circle Confetti Mask
UWS Herringbone Mask
UWS Checker Board Mask

To create embellishments, I used several chipboard pieces:

UWS Gears Background

UWS Layered Arrows

UWS Alpha Two

And since I got my inspiration from the September sketch, I just had to throw in a flair (which coincidentally matched perfectly with Alpha Two!):

UWS Life is Good Flair 

Hope that put a little happy in your day!

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

Tags for fun

Hello!

It is wiosanka today :-)

Sometimes one has to make some project just for fun. Do You know that feeling? ;-)

I made two little tags - just for fun :-) Although I love to work with pictures and I make mostly layouts and canvas with pictures, sometimes I feel the need to create something small :-)

UmWow Studio products:

• Photo Booth Props
• Layered Arrows
• Circle Confetti Mask
• Brick Mask 
• Butterfly Kisses Flair 
• Moon Shine Flair

Other stores products:

• 7 Dots Studio Natural Walk papers and word stickers
• Avery Elle stamps
• May Arts ribbon
• Lindy's Stamp Gang mists

Rainy Days by Manda

Hi there, it's Manda here today to share a new layout with you.

I wanted to scrap this instagram photo I took of the rain on the windscreen of the car because I loved the way it looked. I wanted the page to represent a rainy day so I started out with a sheet of light blue paper that had a watercolour effect and then I used the Line of Chevrons Mask and some modelling paste to create some texture. Next I took some grey acrylic paint and added some silver Pearl Ex.

Once my background was complete I used various papers and layered under the photo. I wanted to keep the grey theme so I took some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Tinsel and painted onto my large Make Note Frame, because of the "shine" in the ink it created a metallic look to the chipboard.

I also did the same to a piece of the Layered Banners and Layered Arrows. I love the Life Is Good Flair but I felt it needed something else so I took a stamp and some Staz On ink and stamped it. I really like how it turned out and it was easy to get a good image because of the size and flatness of the flair. 

Finally I added some more stamping and embellishments as well as my title. My title was a bit too long to put across the bottom of the frame so instead of the word love I used a piece from my Heart Confetti and coloured it with black ink.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Um Wow Studio Supplies:

Line of Chevrons Mask

Make Note Frame

Layered Banners

Layered Arrows

Heart Confetti

Life Is Good Flair

King Parrots by Manda

Hi everyone, Manda here today and I am sharing a layout I made based on this month's sketch challenge.

I have recently started hanging seed bells in our yard to attract native birds and last week I was lucky enough to catch two beautiful King Parrots in the act of nibbling at one. I really love how the photo came out so I decided it would be great as a large feature photo like the one used in the sketch. 

Because of the bright colours of the birds I wanted to use a neutral paper as a base and add some some pops of colour so the photo was the main focus. I started with a pop of red Color Shine and then I used the Star Confetti Mask to add some subtle patterns around two corners of the photo and added the Star Confetti to give it some dimension.

I also added a piece of the Everyday Speech Bubbles which was a fun touch.

To balance out the speech bubble I added a piece of the Layered Arrows and of course the layout wouldn't be complete without some flair and I added a piece from my favourite - Mustard 29 Flair.

So now you have seen how I have used the sketch head over to THIS POST to play along and share your take. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!

Supplies:
Star Confetti Mask

Star Confetti
Everyday Speech Bubbles
Layered Arrows
Mustard 29 Flair.

Oily Cicada {an Altered Canvas by Riikka}

Today we're welcoming back RIIKKA with this beauty:

Riikka says "When I first saw this cicada bug chipboard, I fell in love. The shape is so captivating! So when I started to think what I should create for my guest post, I immediately thought about the bug and wanted to do a canvas using it. In my mind I saw the bug having black, oil-like surface that would shimmer in the colors of the rainbow on a surface of ephemera.

I painted the cicada bug first with black Plain Jane mist and let it dry. On top of the black coat I then misted bright Glimmer Mist colors knowing that only their colorful shimmer would show in the bug because of the black. I also wanted the shape to have a glossy, slightly crackled surface, but was all out of crackle paint. So I embossed the bug twice with embossing powder and while the second coat was still hot, I pressed my crackle stamp on it creating a subtle crackle effect. The surface looks almost like crocodile skin!

For the background I used various ephemera and leftover alphas together with a few arrow shapes form UmWowStudio. I glued them to a canvas base using regular glue and then spread gesso all over. After the gesso had dried I used Glimmer Mists to color the surface in blues and greens. I also added touches of black and white mist. Lastly I added some splashes of mist and pencil doodling to the background and mounted the cicada using a decorative needle.

I'm so honored to have a chance to guest design for UmWowStudio! Thank you for the opportunity!"


RIIKKA.. thank YOU! This piece is amazing and I'M the honored one -- I get to share your beautiful work using our products! Stay tuned for one more post this month from Riikka in CARD form :). Please leave her some love and let her know how much we appreciate her work! 

Explore Summer {Gauche Alchemy | UmWowStudio Swap}

Hello Friends!!! Welcome today 2 of our UmWowStudio and Gauche Alchemy swap!

Gauche Alchemy is a mixed media kit company that specialized in the most amazing themed kits of vintage ephemera and mixed media supplies. They also offer mixed media supplies sold separately, like washi tape, specialty papers, punchinella and more! Gauche Alchemy : Site | Store | Facebook

Today Jess is up with a 12x12! 

Jess says : I've been a fan of Gauche Alchemy for a long time so it made complete sense to pair them up with UmWowStudio... it's a perfect match! 

You can see bits from the yellow and blue Mixed Media Color Kits, several varieties of washi tape, some super fun punchinella and the ever useful ouchless cardboard. 

I added Layered Arrows, a little dude from the Potty People set, and the "love this" Arrow Title from UmWowStudio to top off all the Gauche-y goodness.

You have to love all the pops of color on here... so much dimension and sass!

Now be sure to visit our friends and check out their goodness!!

>>>While you're visiting us this week -- be sure to leave comments! 

We've got one $20 gift certificate for Gauche Alchemy to give away (and they've got one of ours!) -- and if you can't wait to see if you're the winner of either giveaway : use coupon code UmWowGA2013 for 10% off in EITHER shop!<<<

Happy Birthday {A Masculine Card by Jess Mutty}

Today I get to share a super masculine card by Jess Mutty!

Jess says : For my post this week I decided to try to go slightly outside of my usual style.  I needed a masculine birthday card so I chose to work with the always appropriate Layered Stars and the little guy from the Potty People set.

 

I covered the solid stars with coordinating paper (Heidi Swapp) and outlined them in black pen.  I misted the other two stars with Color Shine.  I like the variety in texture with that added dimension that chipboard brings.

I wanted the little dude to stay raw to stand out near my sentiment and balanced that raw accent with a Layered Arrow in the bottom corner.  Sometimes adding a simple rub-on really lets the natural kraft look shine!

It's a perfectly constructed masculine card for the occasion! Thanks so much Jess!