Shawn Davis Designs

I am so sad to say that this is my last reveal for Shawn Davis Designs. Shawn has decided to pursue another venue. Shawn, Thank You so much for giving me the opportunity to design for you! I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you and the team. I wish you the best of luck in your new venture!!!

Shawn has put together a new book with fabulous templates and instructions for adorable minis using gift bags!!! You can order your copy through her store.

Here are some pages from a mini I created using the templates found in her new book.

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Fairy fun

Today I have a fun little project for you! This is the second reveal using my kit for Shawn Davis Designs featuring the gorgeous fairy papers from Graphic 45, a Maya Road tin, and Maya Road chipboard.

I just love the little fairy kneeling!! Everyone knows a waterfall is a must in the enchanted forest! The waterfall in my background is a photo I took of the waterfall at a park near my home. I fussy cut the leaves from the Pink Paislee papers (also included in the kit) and adhered them at various depths.

I covered each of the chipboard pieces with a coat of Distress paints, then inked some of the cracks for a more distress look. I hand cut each of the fairies and placed them among some leaf branches that I cut using my Cricut Expression and Storybook cartridge.

I love this quote! I printed it on a transparency and glued the transparency to the back of the chipboard. Of course I had to apply a thin layer of stickles to the fairies wings!

Have a super day!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Paper Issues Blog Hop!!!

Wohoo! Paper Issues is having another blog hop!! These ladies are super talented and full of inspiration! Hop along with us for some tips, tricks, eye candy, and even some treats to be given away!!! To help us celebrate this weekend, Cassie is also offering a 25% discount at Paper Issues Etsy store. Your coupon code is HOP25.

I created my layout using my September kit from Shawn Davis Designs. She sent me some gorgeous goodies from Pink Paislee and Graphic 45.

Want to win a fun little goodie bag full of Prima flowers and other surprises?! Become my follower and leave me a comment! Simple as that!! The winner will be announced here and on Paper Issues blog on Monday!

Next stop: Holly Humbert

Crystal Beshear
Michelle Hernandez
Joanna Bandelin
Jodi Baune- Me!
Holly Humbert
Monika Wright
Jennie McGarvey
Melissa Priest
Joan Liddle
Tiffany Call

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8:32pm Sep 15

Oh Baby!

Today, I am sharing my second reveal for Shawn Davis Designs. Focusing on the adorable chipboard pieces in the kit, I made a centerpiece/gift, invitation, and cupcakes for a baby boy shower.

I started by creating a little banner to decorate the basket. The pennant pieces were cut using the Cricut Expression and Country Life Cartridge.

I created wraps for the bottles and diapers buy punching a border and stitching it to at plain strip. I cut frames using my Spellbinders dies, then attached a chipboard piece in the center.

The cupcake wrappers and toppers were cut using the Cricut Expression and Life’s A Party cartridge.

Also using Life’s A Party, I cut the onesie card and decorated it with another of the chipboard pieces.

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So Sweet!

Here is the first of my monthly reveal for Shawn Davis Designs. My kit this month contained the most adorable baby boy goodies. These are photos of my son at a day old. He’s going to be 18 in two weeks! *sniff sniff* Where does the time go?!

Moving on before I get all sappy…

The chipboard pieces Shawn included in the kit are so adorable!!

The flourish, butterflies, and doily are dies from Cheery Lynn Designs! They are sooo beautiful and I just can't get enough of them!!!

I cut the hearts by free hand, embossed them with my Cuttlebug, then inked. I ahered all chipboard, hearts, and butterflies with pop dots.

Have a super day!

All Aboard!!

Hello! I came back from vacation to have my computer crash a couple days later! Aack! Thankfully they were able to recover all my info and photos! Whew! This was the 4th trip to the shop since the beginning of the year! Hopefully we’ve got all issues resolved now!

Here is another project I created with my Shawn Davis Designs kit. Shawn sent me this adorable little Maya Road train mini album along with these adorable My Minds Lime Twist papers. I compiled some of my favorite photos of both my boys together through out the years.

As always, click on any photo to enlarge.

A closeup of the back cover.To create the wheels, I cut circles with my cricut. Then, again using the cricut, I cut rings slightly smaller and adhered them with pop dots for a bit of dimension and interest.









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Game On!

We had the most wonderful time on vacation…our first vacation in four years! We got some much needed time to sit back, relax, and enjoy creating some wonderful memories with family!!

My July kit from Shawn Davis Designs contained papers from My Minds Eye Lime Twist. The patterns and colors were perfect for some of my son’s football photos!

I sanded the edges of the larger photo for a bit of texture and masculinity. The smaller photo was layered and attached with foam dots, as well as some stars cut from the pattern paper adding dimension and texture to the layout.

Using my Cricut Expression and Life’s a Party Cartridge, I created the Star/flourish. I added Ranger Crackle Accents to the center of the flourish, adding to the masculine feel of the layout.

I layered a Spellbinders die, hand cut banner, and some stickers to create my title.

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Super Sunday!

Today I am sharing my second project of the month for Shawn Davis Designs featuring Fancy Pants papers and chipboard flowers from Sassafras Las.
I distressed the chipboard flowers with my sanding tool, and adhered them with different sizes of pop dots to add more depth to the layout.
Shawn also included some beautiful Making Memories metal frames in my kit.
I folded ribbon into little loops for a bit of unexpected interest and texture.
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