aka The Crafting Chemist

When I started this blog I had no idea what direction it would go... I'm a Mom, a Chemist, and a Crafter. This is my place to share my creative side and ocassionally brag about my kids. I hope you enjoy my creations and find some inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!

Friday, June 24, 2011

DCWV June Stackaholic - I Dig Volleyball

Welcome Crafty Friends!

Today I'd like to share with you my layout for the DCWV June Stackaholic Challenge. The chalenge is to create a layout using one papers from one stack and the following template.


I love using templates, when you are feeling a little low on creativity.

When I saw this template I immediately thought about my daughter's volleyball pictures, and I knew I wanted to use a volleyball in place of the heart.

Here is my layout.

Here are some close-ups of the details.




Details:
* DCWV 'The Athletics' stack for the background, title, and '5' (I love the realistic papers, and the papers that look like jersey material
* Plain cardstock from my stash
* 'Sports Mania' Cricut cartridge for the title, volleyball, and border
* Pink By Design 'Samll Banners' stamp set stamped on green cs, cut out and layered on white cs. Stamped the numbers on each banner using white ink.
* Added tiny rhinestones to the banners using the i-Rock (my daughter isn't a blingy kind of girl, but I couldn't resist adding a bit of bling)
* Attached the banners to black twine
* Ribbons (printed, satin, and grossgrain) are from Michael's
* Used foam dimnesional squares to attach the "5", volleyball, banners, and title

I left off the journaling because I want my daughter's input on what to write.

I have to admit that I am a "collector" of DCWV stacks, but I am loving creating layouts using them. This way I am preserving the beautiful papers along with my pictures.

With all the sports that my two older children are involved in, I have a ton of pictures. I love this stack and will be using more of it for their layouts.

I love how this turned out! I can't wait to use the soccer, football, and baseball pages!

Thanks for stopping by!

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