Chantalle McDaniel's Blog Posts

08.08.15

Hi!  It's Chantalle back again with the 2nd of 3 layouts!

I’m sure I am not alone when I say that it feels as if So Rad has been designed just for me. With a nine year old Son, I find myself laughing out loud at the sentiments and images. Video games… skating… duuuuuude. Sweet ;)

I’ve made a feature of my photo by using a number of the smaller size So Rad chipboard frames. Almost like photo corners. I really like the angle they create in opposition to the straight title.

To create my layered SK8R title:

* I first planned the layout in Silhouette Studio (I will often draw out/type up elements I have in mind, so I can effectively plan where my cuts will be placed in relation to the paper I want to use.)
 
* I then deleted the holding areas and sent the title to cut on a sheet of So Rad 12x12 ‘X-Treme’. 
 
* To make the multi-layer title, I then selected the SK8R text and created an internal offset. (Select the offset menu from the tool bar in the upper right of the screen and click ‘offset’, adjusting the options to suit your project.) Now I had a smaller identical version of the word SK8R. I deleted the larger outline and using a contrasting shade of paper from the So rad 6x6 pad, I sent this file to cut again.
 
 
 
I backed the larger type area with a section from a sheet of So Rad 12x12 ‘Dark wood/Newsprint’ and raised the orange paper up on some foam tape.
 
 
I ran with a star theme for the embellishments and used whichever ones I could find, be it stickers, wood veneer, brads. I also punched tiny stars from a sheet of cork to coordinate with the awesome cork print in this collection.
 
 

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07.02.15

Hi!  It's Chantalle, back again today with another layout, this time featuring the So Rad collection.  I have been itching to use this picture of my DS against a painted mural, which was taken on a recent trip to Bondi Beach in Sydney. I just love how these two hot dogs coordinate with their cool sunglasses! ‘So Rad' could not be a more perfect fit for capturing this moment on paper.

I was inspired by the artistic print on this So Rad ‘Chillin’. I wanted to build on the theme by adding a Gesso base. Simply applied with an old loyalty card, it adds to the painted elements and also provides a more focused area on which to build up my photo layers.

Once the gesso was dry, I added an ‘extreme awesome’ 12 inch sticker from the So Rad  Fundamentals sticker sheet. I really love that these stickers are a full 12 inches in length. It can be annoying when one goes to use a sticker like this and it doesn’t fit all the way across the page. By placing it diagonally. I am creating continuation with this awesome ‘extreme awesome’ photo overlay, which comes as a bonus in the So Rad collection kit!

Add a touch of grunge by distressing chipboard stickers with a sanding block. Under my photo I have adhered a pocket horizontally. You will find a couple of these handy guys, as well as some super cute die cut shapes in the So Rad Sn@p Cards pack. I’ve journalled on a 3x4 card from the pack and ever so slightly trimmed it and tucked it into the pocket.

 
The circular elements in the pack of So Rad photo stickers tie in the nicely with the small circular finishing touches.
 

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07.02.15
Hello everyone! Chantalle here and how fabulous to be back sharing with you again today! I have been creating up a storm with the new lines, So Fancy, So Rad and Summer Vibes and absolutely love them. It’s a thrill to see these collections shipping to retailers and seeing amazing creations on social media already!
 
I have three layouts to share with you over the next 2 days, one from each collection. My first uses So Fancy.  Not only is it beautiful and inspiring, but also very luxurious with it’s gold finishes. One can add a sense of fun with the sweet sentiments and carefree elements or add a dash of metallics for a touch more drama.
 
Girl, why fit it?
 
 
The 4x6 SN@P! card and its statement was a perfect match for this image of my little girl, working her usual sass! I often find myself amazed by her outgoing personality and sense of humour. She’s definitely a force to be reckoned with! I need to remember that she has her own path to follow and I must encourage her to be the beautiful rainbow that she is.
 
 
The feather shapes were also a big drawcard for me. I’ve taken the various sizes from the chipboard stickers and the die cut elements and added a couple more in the form of some stamping as well as some die cut shapes which I created with a metal die and gold foil paper in my Cuttlebug.
 

I then had some fun layering all these elements and adding a few details like machine stitching, enamel dots and tiny pops of inky splatters.

Check back later today for the layout I created using to the So Rad collection!

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