Crate Paper, Techniques, Tips and Tools

Hey Folks! Thanks for the visit. I incorporated alot of different little techniques in this layout. But, I am just going to mention a couple tips. If there is anything else that you are wondering about it, please do not hesitate to ask.

First, I chose my color palette of gray, kraft and yellow to enter Crate's color challenge. The yellow paper is from their Cowboy collection and the gray and the die cuts are from the Prudence collection. The chipboard is from Restoration.

I started with the Kraft base and created masks from scrap paper to leave the three rounded rectangles as bare kraft while spraying Earl Gray and Antique Silver Maya Mist to the base. I wavy cut the paper with a Creative Memories trimmer.

The borders to the rectangles were created using the Sew Easy tool and flossers.

I used Darners #18 for a fatter needle. The stitch that I used is called the backstitch. The one tip that I would like to make is to come up with the needle to the inside of the prior stitch in order to get around the rounded corners properly:

The flourish threads that I used are left overs from a crewel kit. The crystal flourishes are from Prima, which are far superior to any others, IMO, (even if they are very expensive). The butterfly was cut and stamped with Papertrey tools and the center tied with Sew Easy floss.

I have very few quality pictures of me in my youth. However, a few years back my father had a few of his slides made into photographs that he gave me. Here I am swimming in a lake in the Poconoes. I love that my mother often gave me pigtails, (well, that's what she called them anyway). :)

Thanks again for stopping by. Have a marvelous and blessed day!