Goodbye to a much loved designer - Erin Reed

It's Sad to see Erin go and we wish her well on her ventures. Erin has done some absolutely stunning work over the pasted 2 years and we have loved seeing every minute of it. Thank you Erin for putting so much hard work into Off the Rails 

I love making Christmas cards, and sometimes simple and elegant is the way to go!  Here is yet another fun card I made for this magical season!

Red, cream, silver, and black - how can you go wrong with those colors?  They make a beautiful card!!  Here is a set by step tutorial on how to make this card.

I love when there is a little surprise in the card when you open it, and in this case it help cover up the tape holding the rope together.

 

Here is a close up the heat embossed die cut tree - so pretty!!

Merry Christmas!!

Supplies Used

Paper - Canvas Home Basics

Card - Canvas Home Basics

Rope - Canvas Home Basics

Mist - Tattered Angels 

Ink - Clearsnap

Embossing powder - Clearsnap

Roller Stamp - Clearsnap

Paint - Clearsnap

Die - Die~Namites

Adhesive - Xyron

Heat Gun

Scissors

Paper Trimmer

Enjoy!

Mid Month Reveal

 Anguree
 Anguree's Scrap Yard

Tania  

 http://taniaridgwell.blogspot.com.au/
 

 

 Felicity

 http://herhand.blogspot.com.au/

 

Nicole  

 http://scrap-utopia.blogspot.com.au/

 

Lizzy

http://lizzyhill12.blogspot.com.au/

 

Mandy 

http://mandymelville.blogspot.com.au/

Lynn Good

  http://memoriesonthepage.blogspot.com.au/

 

And a very special goodbye to Erin Reed, Erin has been with us from the start of Off the Rails Scrapbooking and it will be very sad to see her go, such a loss for us. 

Erin Reed

http://scraps-of-reflections.blogspot.com.au/
 

 

Mid Month Reveal

Welcome to yet another Mid Month Reveal

Here you will see a different side to the designers, I absolutely LOVE what they have done with this months mood board

And further more I'm really looking forward to seeing what you have done with it this month

Erin
 

Nicole

Heather

Lizzy




Felicity

Thank you again to

 LAWN FAWN

for being this months sponsor  

 

Oh My Goodness!!!!

Oh My Goodness!!!
Just take a look at what Designer  
Erin


 I always need cards for last minute things; birthdays, thank you, get well, etc and I don't always have time right before the event to make one.  I love to make some random cards ready in my desk for such occasions. 

Here is a video of how I created one of these cards.

https://youtu.be/wziKhO3wLi4

I wanted the Paper Smooches "Squeaky Clean" Stamps to stand out so I really kept a simple background of solid cardstock papers.  The irony of the cards is the flicked spray mists, the illusion that the clean is really not clean.   Adding on all the small parts of ribbons and papers are also super easy with Xyron adhesives.  I just love the puns on these cards, the vacuum with the sentiment of "that sucks" is sure to make a get well card seem a bit brighter!

I giggle at "I was swept off my feet" with a broom, duster, and dust bunny.  Even my husband laughed at that one.

I have already given this one away as a birthday card to my FIL, he just turned 71, pretty impressed!!

I love the light-hearted feel of these cards, it just makes you smile.

Supplies Used

Cardstock - Bazzil

Stamps - Paper Smooches

Ink - Prima

Ribbon - Bazzil

Gems - Bazzil

Mist - Tattered Angels

Adhesive - Xyron

Trimmer/Scissors - Fiskars

Art Journal Page with a Snapchat tutorial

I wanted to play with my black and clear gesso, see what it could do.  Art journals are perfect for trying out new supplies, matching colors, and just playing and having fun with your craft.  I had not plan as to where I was going with this page, I just started layering up the stencils with the gesso, picking colors of mist to go with the paper and had fun getting messy!!

Below is my step by step process of how I created this art journal mixed media page and some tips I learned with the supplies used in this project.

Check out How to Play With Gesso and Mist in an Art Journal by Erin Reed on Snapguide.

Supplies Used
Stencils - Imagination Crafts
Paper -  Imagination Crafts
Glitter -  Imagination Crafts
Stamps - Imagination Crafts
Mists - Tattered Angels
Alphas - Kaisercraft
Diecut - ScrapPlezier
Ink - Prima
Gesso - Prima
Beads - Prima
Pen - Copic
Adhesive - Scotch

 Enjoy!!

 

Merry Christmas from Erin

Every Christmas for the past 8 years we have gone to the breakfast with Santa with my parents.  These pictures are form the last two years.  Catherine was 4 months old in 2012, and for most of the breakfast she slept, even in Santa's arms. Then came 2013 and Catherine was 15 months old, she would not stop screaming and crying, so we now have the typical crying baby photo with Santa.  Both years the boys loved going to see Santa, they had plenty of time to tell him everything they wanted and eat as much as they wanted too!  I personally love this tradition we have started as it gives us plenty of time to take pictures, it is nice and relaxed, there are not tons of people, and I love the pictures it get from it.

 

I just love Christmas.  It is just full of tradition and wonder, and to see my kids light up with just to thought of seeing Santa puts a smile on my face.

Supplies used
Cardstock - The Robin's Nest
Glitter Paper - The Robin's Nest
Patterned Paper - Kaisercraft - ScrapPlezier
Dew Drops - The Robin's Nest
Glitter Chipboard - The Robin's Nest
Twine - The Robin's Nest
Mini Alpha Stickers - Kaisercraft - ScrapPlezier
Black Die cut large Swirl - ScrapPlezier 
Flowers - Petaloo
Vine - Petaloo
Die Cut - Heartfelt Creations
Ink - Prima
Paint - Plaid
Leaves - Prima 
Adhesive - Tombow
Trimmer & Scissors - Fiskars 

Enjoy

Getting Creative with Erin

Today on the blog we have a a gorgeous project from 

Erin. 

I love how she has used the colours of the current challenge. 

All that different texture creates a feast for the eye.

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Happy creating