Lots of boys inspiration for you ...

First up from the DTs today is Corrina with ...

Mr Tough Guy Super Hero

It's boys month at my2angels ... and what little boy hasn't dreamt of being a super hero?
My little man dressed himself up and ran around the house doing 'acts of heroism' and 'goodly deeds' all day and I snapped him in full flight (dangerous cargo t-shirt and all...LOL).

The backing cardstock is the reverse side of a piece of Sassafras Lass Monstrosity Take Note, that I machine stitched around the patter to add a little bit more detail.

I layered this with some SEI Happy Days Balloon (green side) and October Afternoon Cherry Hill Egg Basket papers.

The title Mr Tough Guy Superhero is a combination of Sass Lass Apple Jack Glitter Alpha stickers and Like Father Like Son Element Stickers.

I mounted some my2angels Extreme boy ribbon onto some thick chipboard that I painted and inked to add in the necessary superhero words.

The Bam! and Ka-pow words are American Crafts Thickers Jewelry Box black alphas.

I cut around 2 of my photos to be able to squeeze them onto the page without cluttering it up too much.

Materials Used:
Pattern Papers - Sassafras Lass Monstrosity Take Note, SEI Happy Days Balloon, October Afternoon Cherry Hill Egg Basket.
Titles and Journalling - Sassafras Lass Apple Jack Glitter stickers, American Crafts Jewelry Box Thickers
Embellishments and ribbons: Like Father Like Son Element Stickers, my2angels Extreme boy ribbon.

And from Taryn ....

Show us Your Tricks

I decided to go vintage with these cute pics of my Will doing some tricks on his vintage style radio flyer trike...

These vintage papers by graphic45 were perfect for this look, and so was the Scrapware
penny farthing. I have also used Scrapware key and hinge.

This page is loaded with goodies from my2angels... I have used Tattered Angels crepe along the bottom, sprayed with glimmermist, and added some cotton lace over top.

The glimmer glass owl is a cute accent, as is the little boy cap charm, I have used sei buttons for the centres of the black flowers, and also sprayed and inked the Jenni Bowlin mini bingo cards.

Here is a close-up of the penny farthing. To achieve this look, I first sprayed a light coat of mustard seed glimmer mist, inked some of the edges with Walnut stain distress ink, and then stamped a script overtop.

And from me Tracy ...

A clean and easy layout using the boys side of the new Prima So Cute Collection

Scrapware Birdie inked and the eye is Ranger Liquid Pearls White Opal
Baby Feet charm
White Cotton Ric Rac
Blue Cotton Ric Rac
I cut up various pieces from the Prima So Cute growing pp and added our Baby with Bottle Charm

Still with me and diversing from the boys theme just for a moment ...

Last weekend I got to meet Ange, owner of Scrapware, which was fantastic and as we all know so wonderful to put a real face to the avaitor and emails

Her and her mother brought some items off me on Saturday then texted me later on asking to come back for more shopping - heck yes I said LOL and because I had nothing else to do (yeah right!) I made them both a note pad holder out of the Scrapware Dressing Screens - these are a seriously good buy because you get 6 screens in a pack!

For Ange's one I covered it with Black Soot Distress Crackle Paint and pink ink
Pink Stemmed flowers WHICH ARE ON SALE TILL 23rd September - 5 for 90c
Handmade flower with stamens
and our circle pendant with an angel picture inside

Scrapware Antique Alphas "N" and Carolees Creations Alphas on our white journalling tags

Handmade roses made from our Pink Organza Ribbon on the clip

And for her mum ...

First I inked it brown and while still damp I covered with picket fence distress crackle paint which made the paint go brown.
For the flourish piece up the top I used broken china embossing powder
Blue stemmed flowers
handmade large flower

Scrapware Antique Alphas "N" and Carolees Creations Tiny Chocolate Alphas on our white journalling tags
Handmade white organza ribbon roses sprayed with Turquoise Blue Glimmer Mist

Our circle pendant with an angel picture inside

Phew I think that's enough for today
Hope we gave you some ideas and are inspired to create with your boys photos
Have a fantastic and safe week

Step by Step Boys Layout by Wendy

Hi Wendy here today with a Step by Step layout that I have created for the boys theme this month ....

It was a bit tricky to do a step by step as I don't plan my layout but here goes ...

Select your supplies … I have used:

Core’dinations Cardstock Navy

Fancy Pants ‘Like Father Like Son’ Papers Be Strong

Fancy Pants ‘Like Father Like Son’ Papers Tike

Scrapware Chunky Chicks

Scrapware Cogs

Scrapware Antique Lower Case Alpha

Buzz & Bloom Photo Corners &

Buzz & Bloom Clouds – which are out of stock but my2angels do have scrapware clouds

OTHER

Chipboard Scallop

spotty button or blue plaid fabric braid

Stamps

Sanding Block

Water Pencils & Aqua Brush

Double Sided Tape

Foam Mounting Tape

Okay so gather all your supplies

For my 5x7 portrait photo I have used 2 pieces of the pattern papers and cut 25x15cm & 30x12cm.

Sand the edges of both papers and the photo.

This gives a look of matting and matches the white stitching pattern in one of the papers

Next alter your chipboard pieces.

I have used water colour pencils and a water brush for this layout but you could use paints, inks or markers to colour with.

Colour to match your papers.

I have coloured by Scrapware ‘cogs’ as suns, as they are a perfect shape for this.

As I was a ‘c’ short I cut one out of the reverse pattern of one of my papers

Stick down your papers and your photo overlapping each on the other until you are happy with the look.
Leave room for the photo corner on the top right hand corner of your photo

Then play with the layout of your chipboard. I always do this before I stick anything down (and this photo was taken before any sticking).

I have made my title vertical but there is plenty of room on this layout to have a horizontal one if you prefer.

After my initial mock up I had added a cloud, a piece of scalloped chipboard for my chick to sit on and also cut some journal strips out of scrap cardstock.

I used a purple pumpkin spotty button that I had in my stash but you could use a blue plaid fabric braid that my2angels have in store

I hope you like it

Wendy

Boys and their Camo Gear

Hi it's Ngaire here, my2angels Guest Designer for September ...

I had to laugh when Tracy told me the theme for my DT month was boys – with 3 teen males I figured it wouldn’t be too much of a problem coming up with suitable material.

Having a poke around in the store I found the Rose Moka Mec Fort range for my first layout.
It’s just perfect for this photo of my DS3 sitting out in the backyard in his camo gear.

These much loved clothes now blend better with the rag pile than what’s in his cupboard, but there is no way he is giving them up yet.

The state of his clothes suggested a grungy sort of layout – so distressing was the name of the game.

Often you get bits and pieces of patterned papers that are left over from other layouts – not enough to make something in their own right – but too much to bear throwing out.
Mixing and matching them together to make a grunge layout is a great way of making sure they don’t go to waste.

I’ve ripped up bits and pieces of the Fort (I used both sides) and Rose Moka Positif papers and then mixed them up in layers with cardboard from a packing box and some bits of the Pink Paislee Twilight Dusk paper (again – I used both sides).

The alphas you can see are Buzz and Bloom – the trusty Urban font, which I have inked to grunge them up a bit. (Only one left of the Urban Chipboard letters in store and once that is gone that is it!)

The main embellishments for the layout come from the Scrapware Army Men chipboard set. These are really cool – and to get that camouflage look to them I dabbed them with some blue and lime inks, which – where they blended – gave me a darker green third colour. Then to tone down the brightness, I smudged a little black ink over them.

The tags (and also the flag on the other side of the layout) are also part of the Army Men set – again I have inked them and then added the symbol and writing.

The chain came off a clothing tag and was just what I needed for the tags.

A few twine cross-stitches here and there also help add to the grunge factor.

Here you can see that I varied the techniques I used with the patterned papers – tearing, inking, distressing, sanding – I used the lot.

I also like the way that using the papers in small areas like this can allow you to include a paper you might not normally consider. The Pink Paislee Twilight Dusk paper is a Halloween one – but with the words on the paper all ripped like they are, you cannot see that.

Even the 31 fits here – even though it has no significant meaning – it just looked good there.

So, I have a layout that is as grungy as the clothes and one very happy Tween.

I hope the layout gives you the courage to gather up all your left-over bits or rip right into whole pieces to use together on your layouts.

Ngaire :)

The Lads and some Prima layouts

From Taryn with The Lads

Gotta love my cheeky boys, and how well they get along together *mostly*. I managed to sneak this sweet pic of them palling up together at the park.
Too sweet.

For this layout, I used some Graphic45 Playtimes Past paper, which I completely adore, teamed up with some Scrapware cogs, which I inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and stitched around the centre with black thread.

I also added some SEI buttons, and Tracy's fab felt lad (Tracy is giving these as gifts this month, check the store for more details), and little boy charm. I have also stitched on some ric-rac in brown and light blue.

The little soldiers were cut right out of the paper... don't they just look adorable all lined up!

AND FROM ME ....

I can't help myself with the new Prima Papers we have in store ...

First I played with the Jack and Jill Collection and came up with this one ...

Using the soft lime green Jack and Jill Sunny Meadow as my back ground and cutting up various pieces from Green Fields - leaving me with plenty of pieces for another layout



On the Scrapware Flourish and Scrapware Hinges I inked brown then stamped with Tim Holtz Fairy Garden and applied Perfect Pearls Blush - such a gorgeous effect which the photos don't show.

The Ranger Perfect Pearls comes in small jar BUT OMG it will go a long way - unless you open it from the bottom like I did and spill half of it (note to myself write TOP on the jars!)

The title is Thickers Chipboard Jewelry Box

and also used ...

Butterfly charms
Love Key Charm
Gardenia from the Pink and Green pack
Brown Acrylic Rhinestone chain - goes perfectly with these papers
handmade flower with cream stamens

and to highlight some of the edges I used White Opal Liquid Pearls
the butterfly edge is from a Martha Stewart Punch given to me by the beautiful Kathie when I was down in Melbourne

I am intending to bring in some Martha Stewart Punches so if there is one you are after please let me know

and another layout from me (I know not keeping with the boys theme for the month but I HAD to use this paper!)

Introducing the Annalee Collection ... OMG such beautiful papers that I am already half way through another layout LOL

Snowflake Core dinations cardstock as the base and using an old die cut pp as a template for the brackets I cut the gorgeous Ashton pp and inking all the edges in brown

Scrapware chipboard date set has been inked with Stazon Blush Pink, brown ink edges and the word date has Diamond Dust sprinkled over it

The Scrapware Butterflies have been inked with Stazon Blush Pink and edges inked in brown.

You probably can't see but again I stamped them with Tim Holtz Fairy Garden and applied Perfect Pearls Blush like the previous layout but this time sprinkling Diamond Dust on the edges. Centred each one with a pink pearl

For the large butterfly I made a brown organza ribbon rose, inkssentials crackle accent and cream stamens

On the side piece I used string, more organza ribbon roses, brown gardenia sprinkled with Diamond Dust, brown stemmed flowers, 2cm wide white organza ribbon, brown organza ribbon for the bows and tied our bronze heart locket and bronze key charms

That is it for me, I have layout to finish then going to start on a new one with the super cute (excuse the pun) So Cute Collection ... but before I go

BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my brother
and also to a my2angels customer Melody Rainbow
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY

See back on Friday with a layout from our Guest Designer Ngaire Gilligan

Boys playing ...

September is the month for the boys here at my2angels and the Design Team have some fantastic and creative ideas for boys layouts to share with you

First up is from Wendy ...

This is back at the beginning of the football season, it is my 2 boys and our under 14’s managers little boy ‘helping’ out with the goal posts after a practice match! And luckily for me I just happened to have my camera handy and grabbed this cool photo!!

I have used white core’dinations cardstock with some Sassafras Lass and October Afternoon papers in bluey greens to match our team colours. I have also used a piece of corrugated card (from a box some wine came in!!) and inked the edges to also match the team colours.

On the photo I have used a my2angels bling circles and my title/journaling comprises of Thickers Daiquiri, Jenni Bowlin mini circle letters, a my2angel love charm (sanded back to silver colour) and Sassafras Glitter alphas.

The ‘Go Team Go’ , ‘play hard’, ‘spirit’ and ‘skill’ are SRM Stickers, ‘Reinforcement s Team’ which I stuck onto card and hand or die cut around so that I could 3d some of them. The gorgeous silver camera is a my2angels charm and I’ve added a few aqua pearls to finish off.

and from me because I couldn't resist using the new Prima Road Trip Twists & Turns pattern paper which I cut up in various parts as I didn't want the plane or the duck in the layout and totally love the printed woodgrain effect on the reverse side.

For the Scrapware Chipboard Birdhouse Corner I inked it with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint and while the ink was still wet I covered in Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint so it gave the green tone.

The birdhouse was removed to make way for the clipart boy to sit on the swing I made.

Lots of SEI Park Buddies Buttons (which are currently on sale)

Owl Charm

Mushroom Charms

Made with a Smile Sun Charm

and the flying bird charm.

For the title in the clouds I used Carolees Creations Tiny Etched Natural Alphas

Just diversing from the boys for a moment ...

I am in the middle of a layout using this BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL Prima Annalee Ashton pattern paper which I will share in a few days

such a pretty soft coloured pattern paper with rose blossoms - just gorgeous!

See ya soon

TFL

Prima is in store and ....

We just receive the new Prima Marketing Pattern Papers this morning, all up on the website for your viewing

I have to take my hats off to them ... the So Cute Collection ... fantastic range ... one side is for the boys and the reverse side is for the girls

Before you go rushing off over to the Prima Section (and be quick because Amanda T is already ordering LOL and thanks Ann L I received your Prima order smiles)

A question ...


What to do with a pair of shoes you love but you know realistically you won't wear them and never have because your feet are too wide!!!!

Yeah squeeze into them and every time you wear them ... it feels like child birth all over again so ....

turn them into door stoppers!!!!

And that is what I have done ...

It was pretty handy because once I scrapped all the microbeads off them they left the flourish pattern still visible which I used that as my template and attached our cream pearls

Then adding one of my handmade muslin blossoms which are centred with our cream stamens
Scrapware Petite 3d Butterflies embossed with Butter Opaque Embossing Powder (bugger forgot to fix those embossing bubbles! Don't look!)
The butterfly wings have been inked and covered with muslin

Handmade brown organza ribbons roses and our bronze key charms with the bronze heart locket

Up close of my yellow Blossom that has random edges inked and coated with Diamond Dust then finished off with our gold stamens

And of course every shoe has a pair (except for the ones on the side of the road - what is with that? Where is the other one? How does only one shoe get there? I don't see too many people walking around with only one shoe on?)

Anyhow ... this one has Raspberry Liquid Pearls for the swirls

Up close of myhandmade Pink Blossom and gold stamens

And our pink and white stemmed flowers sprayed with Pink Taffy Glimmer Mist
Brown Skeleton Leaves
Pink Canna Lillies with Stamens
White Canna Lilies sprayed with Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist
Dragonfly Charms

and finally

Scrapware Vine Branches which have been inked.
And on the chipboard leaves I WIPED Raspberry Liquid Pearls

Okay ... now you can rush over and check out the new Prima Papers

Have a great weekend

This months Free Gift and a competition

The free gift this month, with your first paid purchase is ...

2 self adhesive felt boys - one black and one white

This months competition is to complete a layout featuring 'boys at play'. (it can be of the Big Boy in the family!) and a bonus entry if you make a handmade toy

The prize is a $15 voucher from my2angels!

All you have to do is upload your competed layout into our GALLERY and most importantly, please let us know what my2angels products you have used.

We apologise that overseas residents cannot apply due to postal costs.

Please ensure that the majority of products you use on your entry and any other gallery uploads are purchased or available from my2angels.

Here is my take on the challenge

Nightfall core dinations outlined with Inkssentials White Opague Pen (brilliant for writing on black) and Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine Clover PP
Various buttons
and a white felt boy

Scrapware chipboard trees with Ranger white puff embossing powder and black soot crackle paint
Tree Charms
Boy Charms
Extreme Boys Ribbon
and I added the apple charm after taking the main photo - well every tree needs an apple right?

Scrapware Clouds embossed with Ranger white puff embossing powder
foam taped the kite for dimension with clear rock candy on the top kite
Flying bird charm

Large white journalling tag with our Made with a Smile Sun Charm

Hope you will join in with us for this easy peasy monthly competition

See ya soon