Tips for Masculine Layouts by Tonya Gibbs

 

 

Well this is my last post of the month, and I issued everyone a challenge to create masculine  projects. The scrapbooking industry is full of products for feminine designs and it is sometimes a challenge to create for the men in your life. All month Peggy and I have been sharing some great projects, that I hope have inspired you. Today I thought I would recap some tips on how I set out to create Masculine layouts.

 

 

 

1)  Dig around in your stash for items that have a neutral theme and color.   I like to select colors that are blue, red, neutrals (grey, tan, brown, black, white) and green.  Not that there is any kind of rule to sticking to a color, I just find that these colors help my focus stay masculine.

 

2)  Look for embellishments in your stash that are not gender specific, like the Dictionary Tissue Tape from Tim Holtz, Star Sequins, and chevron designs, notebook paper, cameras, arrows, tickets, labels, wood veneers and tags. Metal accents are awesome for Masculine projects.

 

 

3) Select papers that lean more on the masculine side.  Like the Heidi Swapp No Limits papers - which were actually travel papers, but you can't tell after it was used and the Echo Park Note to Self (which has a lot of things you can fussy cut to add interest to your layout).

 

   

 

 Here is a process video of me making the layout!

 

 

Here is the finished layout. 

 

 

My son's girlfriend said to me yesterday "I like that this layout is very masculine, but still has a lot of sparkle!"   Don't be afraid to use sparkle elements or even flowers on a masculine layout - just don't over do it!  

 

 

I hope this post has helped you with ideas on creating masculine projects.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com



Resources: 

Heidi Swapp  - No Limits Paper collection
Heidi Swapp - Confetti Stencil 6x6
7 Gypsies Paddington clear stamp
7 Gypsies - Postale Index Cards7 Gypsies - Naked Index Cards

[PDF] 7 Gypsies - Library Drawer - Tabbed Dividers - Naked Tabs

My Mind's Eye - Everyday Funday kraft - Everyday Fun stamps
My Mind's Eye - Find Your Wings & Fly - Stamps

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - dictionary tissue tape

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Tiny Attacher

Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations Frameworks Border Die Chevron

Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Hearts & Arrows

Studio Calico - Wood Veneer School Days Speech Bubbles

Ranger Ink - Archival Ink Vermillion

Cosmo Cricket - Glitter Adhesive Sheets  Red, Blue, Silver

Fiskars Circle Punch - 1.75 Inches

Marvy Circle Punch - 2 Inches

Washi - Red Chevron

Prima Wood Veneer Camera

Black Sharpie

EK-Success-Notebook-Border-Punch
EK Success Zig Writer
Clear Glitter Nail Polish
Star Sequins

Grid Line Index Cards

Labels

Color Box Pigment Stamp Ink Silver

Color Smart Pigment Stamp Ink White

Hampton Art - 7 Gypsies - Clear Acrylic Stamps - Varsity
Hampton Art Rubber Stamp A Day To Remember Numbers
Echo Park  Note to Self



Insta-Frame Magnet by Peggy Lee

Howdy peeps, it's Peggy Lee here,

to share with you all my

"Insta-Frame Magnets"

I created these for a workshop I hosted last weekend...

Inspired by Heidi Swapp, 

which I just LOVE her style!!

This first one is an ART in a frame magnet!!!

You could stamp anything inside the frame...holiday themes...or pretty art!

The second insta-frame magnet...is a Photo holder one...

We left one side open to slide a photo in!!

This is the one the ladies created and they sure did love it...

What's really awesome you could use this in a layout, in a frame to hang on wall...or 

as is a magnet to adorn your fridge!!!

Just love making these...I have a few more to create some

scrapbook layouts!!! I will share when I have them finished...

Thanks so much to stopping by today,

hugs

Peggy Lee

Supplies:

All Supplies are CTMH

Skylark Paper Packet

Stamps-True to Life & Believe in Yourself

Inks-Sweet Leaf, Lagoon, Desert Sand

Seam Binding

Magnets

3-D Pop dots

Simply & Quick Card by Peggy Lee Baker

Good morning peeps, it's Peggy Lee here to share

with you all a simply and quick card.

I grab some pretty scrapbooking papers and a card base...

Starting layering them on

added some texture with a stencil and gesso.

Doily, cheese cloth-that I colored with Color Shine Teal

Color the seam binding with Perfect Pearls Mists-Heirloom Gold

Fussy cut out the paper flowers from 

Splash of Color-IOD Cotswald Manor Collection

Added yummie texture and color to the Petaloo flower

with Viva Inka Gold-Lava Red

This would make a wonderful thinking of you card,

get well soon, or birthday.

Thanks for stopping by today,

grab your paper crafting supplies and make a quick card.

hugs,

Peggy Lee

Supplies:

Splash of Color-IOD Cotswald Manor Collection

Petaloo-Little Darjeelings wild blossoms pink

Viva Inka Gold-Lava Red

Tattered Angels-Glimmer Glam-Bordeaur, Glimmer mist-English Ivy

Ranger-Perfect Pearls Mists-Heirloom Gold and TH-Dot Faded Stencil

Heidi Swapp-Color Shine-Tinsel and Teal

Gesso

Doily, seam binding, and cheese cloth

File Folder "December Daily" Album for 2013

Good morning yes my post is coming to you a couple of days late, sorry I've been sick with a bad sinus migraines. But all is good I just couldn't wait to share with you my take on the December Daily Album...I decided to use file folders in Kraft...(which you could use any folder) and my favorite two paper collections by Heidi Swapp and Teresa Collins Christmas theme...oh my so pretty!

Mixed with many supplies from my stash.

and 

Christmas music and lighted tree...

Here is the finished guts of my album

and the decorated cover...

Dollar Store reindeer with trimmings from my stash.

Here is the only thing I bought

my two favorite paper collections.

I gathered items from my stash to use...

I keep a basket full right beside me while I create!!

Kraft file folders taped together-form album

After the album is formed

start gluing the papers to each file folder and trim out.

Here is the file folder album 

now to decorate!!

Don't forget to sand down the edges 

and 

ink them I used Distress ink-vintage photo

Cut out the numbers to use for days!

Now I can't wait to start filling up my Christmas December Daily

with family and friends photos

and all the details of the Holiday Season!

Don't forget to check out Tonya Gibbs post here to see her take on December Daily!

Happy Holidays,

hugs

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Holiday Sunshine Tags!!!

Good morning everyone..

Peggy Lee here bringing you a little "Holiday Sunshine" cheer in tags!

With the holidays right around the corner from us, I knew creating my own holiday tags was a must!!

It warms the heart of someone special to receive a beautiful 

handmade tag on a gift, or as a gift to adorn their gifts, trees etc.

"Holiday Sunshine Tags"

using the Sunshine My Mind's Eye paper collection.

With no direction I just sat down and started creating...covering shipping tags.

Adding texture with drywall tape, gesso and stucco...

Sprays and splatters of different mists

chipboard pieces, twines, burlap, flowers and buttons...

**do you see the fresh fallen snow**

that's right I went outside this morning in 10 degrees bitter cold temps

to capture the photos in the beautiful sunshine. :)

every tag needs a little glimmer of gold...

Viva-Precious Metal Effect Paints in Gold!

I just love taking a color flower and adding different 

sprays of glimmer mists, color shine, perfect pearls

plus precious metal effect paints...

make your own flowers

to match your projects.....love them!

Happy Holidays

hugs,

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye-Sunshine Lost & Found two

Viva-Precious Metal Effects Paint in gold

Ranger-Perfect Pearls Mists in blue patina, heirloom gold and biscotti

Distress ink-walnut stain

Distress stain-forest moss and bundled sage

Tattered Angels-glimmer mist raven 

plain jane glimmer mist in blue bird baseboard

Heidi Swapp-color shine in teal and tinsel

Prima-flowers

stucco/gesso

gems, twine, burlap, buttons

chipboard pieces

drywall tape

OH CHRISTMAS TREE

Hi Artsy Addicts fans!

Peggy Lee here to share with you 

a little mixed media canvas.

Even though it's still November and Thanksgiving is next week.

I have already started listening to Christmas music...one of my favorites is...

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

How lovely are Thy Branches

Love that song!!!

So with that I have been playing and creating tree theme artwork.

"OH CHRISTMAS TREE"

mixed media canvas

Using a Canvas Corp's canvas

I started by spraying some Heidi Swapp Color Shine

in Tinsel and Teal  and  Perfect Pearls Mists in many colors.

to create the background...adding texture 

with Crafters Workshop stencils 

and stucco/gesso mixture.

To create even more texture-randomly stamp all over canvas

also splatters of Color Shine and Perfect Pearls Mists!!

Cut out Tattered Leaves (Tim Holtz die) out of linen fabric...

colored with Distressed Stains in Bundled Sage and Forest moss.

Edged with Viva Precious Metal Effects Paint in Gold!

Covered the colored, stamps leaves with gel medium to give strength.

which helps shape the leaves in place.

Title "Oh Christmas Tree" hand written and backed in burlap mesh...

same burlap mesh became a tree trunk.

Tree leaves adorn with tiny real pine cones glittered with

Precious Metal Effects Paint in Gold

Garland is Canvas Corps jute rope...I love the woodies feel it gives the tree.

Thanks for stopping in today,

Please leave comments for us with what's your favorite Christmas song!!

Like what music do you listen to while creating?

Happy Holidays,

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies

Canvas Corp: canvas, jute rope

Heidi Swapp: color shine in tinsel, teal

Ranger: Distress ink in black soot

Distress stain in bundled sage, forest moss

Perfect Pearls Mists in blue patina, heirloom gold, biscotti

Tim Holtz tattered leaves die

CTMH: chipboard star

Creative Imaginations: viva precious metal effect paint in gold

Silks acrylic glaze in ice

Beacon: 3 in 1 glue

Stampendous: stamp carte postale

Linen fabric

Crafters Workshops: stencils

Stucco/gesso

Tiny real Pine Cones

Let's Remember-Tag Embellishment

                           Let's remember those who have served and who are serving us today!!! 
                                                                Happy Veteran's Day!!!

Today is our small town we love to show our love

with a ceremony....

the laying of the wreaths...

Here is a tag that I created to go onto a 

scrapbook layout

that I will share after I get these

wonderful remembering photos 

developed.

"Tag embellishment"

created out of Marion's new line Nirvana.

glued the Nirvana paper onto a shipping tag...

laid down some stucco

with a brick mask

white washed over the whole tag

sprayed some mists 

over the whole piece

using a baby wipe 

clean off to give a washed look.

before the splatters of mists...

The Remember This:

11-11-11

is

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month

remembering those who have served 

and who are serving....

Thanks for stopping by,

I will be sharing soon the complete layout...

Peggy Lee

Let's remember!

Marion Smith Designs: Nirvana Paper Collection

Stucco/Gesso

Heidi Swapp: color shine in teal, tinsel

Tattered Angels: glimmer mist in raven

Ranger: Distress ink in black soot

Portfolio - Layout

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I'm looking forward to the 2013 year and all the possibilities that it brings.

For Christmas, I took this picture of my nephew and today, I thought I would share with you a masculine layout that I did using the photo.

 

A few months ago, Suzanne from FlamingoScraps.com - also an Artsy Addicts Member - shared with me the Pink Paislee's Portfolio collection and Heidi Swap's Vintage Chic collection. I instantly fell in love and this is the type of paper I HOARD!

 

Last night, I wanted to experiment with negative spaces and thought a "boy" layout was the perfect opportunity.  It was really hard to break away from flowers, bling, and my usual "busy" style.  It was a challenge to keep the layout "clean",  but I'm so happy with the results.  By adding all the layers, It makes the layout look full without being crowded. 

 

I allowed the text in the paper collection to be my title around the picture.  It reads left to right -  "Think Big, Today & Tomorrow and FOREVER - Seriously.   On the right it says "You Are.... so I filled in My Everything."  Kolton has told me I'm his favorite everything since he was able to start talking.  I placed a glassine bag behind the collaged paper and tucked a tag into the bag for my journaling spot.  On this tag, I wrote Kolton a note reminding him to always stay true to his heart, and never be afraid to follow his dreams.  I also hand wrote some things around the frame of the picture and the secondary title reflecting these thoughts as well.

 

I love how clean this layout is, and I'm so happy that I avoided cluttering it up.  If you want more details on how I did this layout, please watch as I recreate it Live on Ustream on January 7 at 8:30 est.   My channel is  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gibbst

 

I hope everyone has a Blessed 2013. 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

 

Resources:

• Pink Paislee - Portfolio - Unbelievable.
• Pink Paislee - Vintage Chic - Heidi Swapp, Just Dots paper
• Pink Paislee - Portfolio - Ephemera Pack
• Pink Paislee - Artisan Resist Stars
• Pink Paislee - Artisan Boarders
• Tattered Angels - Frozen Lake, and Silver Sugar Glimmer Mist
• Ranger - Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs and Wild Honey
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz  - Tiny Tags and Tabs Die Cut
• Tim Holtz - Tiny Attacher
• Glassine Bag
• Tag
• Misc. Washi Tape
• Sewing Machine
• EK Success Label Punch