Guest post and scrapbooking process video: Stephanie Bryan

I am taking this month off from making videos for my blog becuase I am making stuff for something else! So, I have a few guests that will be filling in for me with awesome projects and videos. First up is Stephanie Bryan. She is a fabulous scrapbooker and photographer and I am always in awe when I look at her beautiful creations. Here is her page and video:

Stephanie used these beautiful cut files by Kim Stewart.

Sometimes the most beautiful things really are the simplest.  Often, I find that I try to make myself stick to crazy creativity rules, like including patterned paper on a layout, even if I can't seem to make it work.  After I embossed Wilna's floral cut files, I loved the beauty and delicacy that they alone added to my page.  I was tempted to add in patterned paper, and as you watch my video, you will see that it took me a few different layers to create the look I was trying to achieve.  I wanted my background to be soft and muted, but not necessarily completely white.  I did a lot of pushing paper and embellishments around on my page originally, but finally settled on the perfect combo of watercolors and paint to enhance my background.  In the end, I just love how this page turned out.  I love that I threw all the "rules" out the window and just enjoyed the process of creating.  Thank you so much for joining me today as a guest here at I Heart Studio!!  I hope this page inspires you to create in whatever style YOU want to create!  Enjoy!

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Talk soon!!
xoxo
Wilna Furstenberg
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Speech Bubbles everywhere: Scrapbooking Process video

About this page:

I made these cut files for the LOVE workshop that is available on 2peas. So, if you are (or rather were) a student in the class, then you have these already. I love the speech bubbles and wanted to make a fun page with them. As you can see here, my family as a little goofy with snow so late in May and they played around and I snapped away.

I used chalkboard paint to paint the bubbles and I used the trusty watercolor paper to cut them from.

You can buy the cut files in my iheartstudio.ca shop: Love words and Speech bubbles.

This coming month I totally cleared my schedule to focus on a project I am very excited about. Don't worry, before you know it I will post it here for the world to see. I just wanted to provide some explanation if I am not around much. My photography business is also keeping me busy. I really wish there was more hours in the day. So i hope to ask some guest teachers to post a video on here every wednesday so you can have a bit of inspiration.

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Talk soon!
Wilna Furstenberg
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Scrapbook Process Video: Like a circus. What?

 About this page:

Dani van Steelandt took these beautiful photos of Kirstin for her 15th birthday. I wanted to do something with it that complimented the photo and decided to make a wreath that goes around the photo like a crown. :)
This page is very simple and was easy to make. I hope you enjoy the video where I show you how. Nothing dramatic happened here... except the background page was adhered already and I changed it.
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Wilna Furstenberg
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Guest Designer: Nina Ostermann

Today I feature another page is by Nina Ostermann. Nina's Instagram. I "met" Nina through my art classes on 2peas. when she posted her pages in the class gallery, I immediately saw that special something. She is an amazing artist and I admire her work greatly.

What Nina said about this page:

Flowers are so beautifully, so individually and unique. There are thousand different shapes, sizes, colors and I think most of us can never get enough of them. Flowers can change a home into a cozy place. 
Next to my kids, husband and doggy they are one of my favorite photography subject and I love doing layouts with those pictures, of course.
For my first project as the "I Heart Studio" guest designer I decided to use one of my dearest last weeks flowers pictures in combination with a sentence and also some leaves Cut Files. 
Both are cutting on plain white cardstock. This is the way I mostly cut with my Silhouette Cameo because I can use those cuts untreated white (yes I´m a white lover ;-) and also painted in different colors who works best with my projects. 
For todays page I used the white word cut file onto a watercolor painted background and it pops restrained out of the page. I like the effect. The leaves are uneven painted with green watercolor. They are layered involuntarily together with the square picture and some layers of white silk paper. That´s a great keyword. Layering. To create different levels makes pages, mini albums or cards a little bit more interesting, I think. Therefore my pictures are mostly layered on the back. With this simple thing we can create a first layer without any complicated technique or anything like that. Easy, right?!


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Remember, when you buy any product from http://iheartstudio.ca/shop then you will receive a free set of hashtag cuts. :) Offer till end of June.
Wilna Furstenberg
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A teen's life: Scrapbook process video

About this page:

Tia's whole life was all about studying and making notes for her upcoming exams... the last few weeks of Grade 11. sniff sniff. She would camp out in the dining room the whole afternoon and evening making notes and studying. I love her there. I just love her presence and the fact that the dining room almost became her office for the few weeks. Maybe it's becuase I know that they will only be in the home a few more years... but I cherish every day and moment with them here. So, I decided to make a cut file collection describing her life the last few weeks of June. :)
I am using watercolors and rub ons in this page... and again, it's a beautiful combination and I loved the end result.
You can find the cut files here.


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In other news, I bought a letterpress kit from Studio Calico and I can't wait to wrap my head around it and show you. But first... SUMMER!
Wilna Furstenberg
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Guest page: Jen Kinkade

Jen design some pretty cut files for my little shop and she is sharing a page with us today that used one of those beautiful cut files. Follow Jen on Instagram.

What Jen said about the page:

I was immediately inspired to do a page about my middle daughter when I made this cut file since she is my Summer baby. I try to do photo shoots with each of my girls on their birthdays and just loved this photos of her from last summer in the beautiful flower gardens. I chose 3 main colors from the photo to accent my page with a watercolor effect--pink, yellow, and purple. I used a combination of gelatos and my watercolor palette to achieve my desired effect. I wanted the main cut file to be both large and bold, so I spray painted the whole cut with metallic gold spray paint and gold glitter, while keeping the cuts layered behind my photo white. I added tulle and sequins behind my main cut file to add dreaminess. In the end, I wanted my page to be beautiful and magical all in one! 

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Remember, when you buy any product from http://iheartstudio.ca/shop then you will receive a free set of hashtag cuts. :) Offer till end of June.

Wilna Furstenberg
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Guest Artist: Nina Ostermann

Today's page is by Nina Ostermann. Nina's Instagram. I "met" Nina through my art classes on 2peas. when she posted her pages in the class gallery, I immediately saw that special something. She is an amazing artist and I admire her work greatly.

Here's what she said about the page:

For todays pages I used a photo from our daughter Jonna (she´s 9 years old) and doggy Emma (2 years old). It is so great to know that they have an extraordinary friendship. They keep on each other like one one else does, it´s like a huge girl thing. 

Jonna is a typical girl and she loves to take lots and lots of pictures, what´s a great fact for a mommy who loves scrapbooking *yay* One of her favorite partner, of course, is Emma. Emma is always happy doing crazy things with her round the clock. She don´t have to do homework like her brother or doing laundry like me, so she´s the number 1. And this makes us smile every. single. day.

To focus the picture of both on this layout, I decided to center it up in the middle of the page, layered with a chipboard and wooden frame. I colored the deer cut with my loved Gelatos in pink and orange tones. It´s placed with a paper doilie directly behind the picture. I love the way it turns out in the background of this simple page...

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Remember, when you buy any product from http://iheartstudio.ca/shop then you will receive a free set of hashtag cuts. :) Offer till end of June.

Wilna Furstenberg
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How to make a scrapbook page with no mojo.

Oh my... did I ever had a bout of low/no mojo for this week's page. I think I am just so ready for summer that I want to sip soda and lemon on the deck and not work at all. Or read. So, in this video I will take you through those times when you want to or HAVE to make a page but the inspiration is gone. Sometimes you just have to work it until you are happy. 

<---------- THEN... I have a little surprise for you... these HASHTAG cut files are FREE with any purchase on www.iheartstudio.ca till end of June. You will get it in your downloads once you check out! 

Next week is my birthday and I might take the next week off. So this is my little birthday gift to you to say thank you for supporting my little shop. 

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Winner of the challenge:
Scrappymama! Please email me your address and I will send you the already-cut-out-files. :)

Wilna Furstenberg
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New cut files... :)

Just a quick update on new things added to my little shop at www.iheartstudio.ca/shop. I do get days where I just want to create and paint things... and sometimes it turns out like yesterday where I spent the whole day playing and planning new digital products. Then I am too excited to wait to share it and add it right away. So, click over there and have a look at the new cut files. My aim with this shop is to keep adding creative and artistic products that will inspire you to create. I am also in the planning stage of a new workshop... and I have asked it before but I if you have any thoughts on what you would like to see, now is your chance to let me know! My thoughts is going towards a Minimalist Mixed Media workshop. But since I am still just planning and brain storming, I can still change my mind. :)

Anyway... here's the new products that I added to the shop. :) I cut them all out... and they are SO pretty! My Silhouette Cameo works overtime.








Happy Weekend!
Wilna Furstenberg
xoxo

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Butterflies everywhere.

This did not happen intentionally. I was watching Veronica Mars on Netflix and drew some butterflies to cut out. Once they were cut out of lovely thick watercolor paper, I wanted to paint them. And after I painted them with watercolors, I wanted to make them into printables. Six Veronica Mars episodes later, they were done!
You can find them on http://iheartstudio.ca/shop and this is all included in the download:
1. Printables *pdf,png and jpg* in 8.5x11 and 12x12 so you can print them with a wide format printer or a normal printer.
2. Cut Files: *png, svg and dxf* in 8x5 and 12x12 sizes.

In this video, I will show you how to make the page and the print and cut feature of the silhouette.

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Have an awesome week. I will see you on the inter webs!
Wilna Furstenberg
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New on 2peas today... :)

I just want to share the new products that I created for 2peas that will go on sale today! I loved creating the printable files and they are my favorite. Please forgive me if I make a few pages this month using them. The printables come in 2 sizes: 3x4 cards and 3x3 squares. You can re-size the 3x3's to fit a 8.5x11 letter paper and print the squares smaller... Either way, they are sweet and fresh and hopefully you will love them just as much as I do.

You can click on the pictures here to take you to the 2peas shop. As you can see, there's a lot of cut files and then the 2 printables. All I can say is that I love creating these!

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Also, right now I have a sale on iheartstudio.ca for my Lightroom 4 class. I had some questions about the way I edit my photos and this is honestly the program I use and one of the things I teach you in the class is how to do a simple edit. I use this exact technique to edit my photos. I love Lightroom. I cannot imagine my life without it. This class is a very good entry point into Lightroom and even though it's geared towards you making the most of displaying your scrapbook pages, You can apply the principles to photos too. I was just thinking today that I use this exact process every. single. week to make my scrapbook pages look their best. For $12 right now, this is a worthwhile investment. :) click this link to the LR4 class and go and read the extensive description about the class.

My nephew (my Brother's son) is visiting us right now and I love hanging out with him as much as I can. So today he will experience Walmart. He is in for a (cough-cough) treat. bwahahaha... so much for sight seeing! See you soon!

Love and a kiss
Wilna Furstenberg
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Text type and texture.

About this page:

You can buy this text cut file here. I love this song by Eva Cassidy and felt that the words can fit any person you want to make a scrapbook page about. I used this cut file as a double stencil on this page... you have to watch the video to see why and how! Becuase I used it as a stencil, I made the cut from thick watercolor paper. (see related products below).

I am so excited to take a little break over Easter with my family but I scheduled a video for next week already. If you have any questions about this page, please leave me a comment. Your support means the world to me and are the VERY reason I am doing a video every week. Please share your pages with me! If you make a page/project inspired by my videos, please upload it to my April blog gallery here. I would love to see what you do!

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Love till next Wednesday!
Wilna Furstenberg
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