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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Nuts About Sketches reveal #169

Time to share another sketch from Nuts About Sketches! I stuck true to the sketch, adding a few extra layers.

I created the layout using some of my favorite papers from Sassafras Las. I fussy cut flowers and leaves from the Smitten line. Using my Helmar Zapdots, I layered the flowers adding dimension around my Prima flowers.
Don't you just love the butterflies?! I cut them from my new Cheery Lynn Designs dies and spritzed them with yellow and Bubblegum Glimmer Mist. Their delicate designs add to the softness of the layout.
I'm off on vacation for the rest of the week for some much needed relaxation and family time! See you when I return!!

Exciting Announcement!

Wohoo!!!! The official announcement has been made and now I can share with you that I’ve been invited to join the Paper Issues Creative Team!!!! I am sooo excited!!! Head on over and check out the incredible talent on the team and join in the challenges!!! Paper Issues

I'll be back in a couple days to share some goodies I've been working on!

Have a super fun and safe holiday weekend!!

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A Real Treasure

Popping in quick today to share a card I created using my Cricut Expression and the Life’s a Party cartridge. Have you seen this cartridge?! I picked it up last week and it is definitely one of my new favorites!!! Soooo many cute unexpected goodies on it!
Sadly, my great nephew was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. I wanted to send him a card letting him know that we are thinking of him, and what a real treasure he is to us, and what more appropriate than a treasure chest!

I cut the chest from brown on brown Core’dinations cardstock. After my chest was cut, I embossed the top and bottom flaps using my Cuttlebug and Argyle embossing folder; then I lightly sanded the embossed areas. You can’t have treasure without adding bling so I covered the lock and “treasure” in stickles.

I decorated the inside with accessories cut from the Life’s a Party cartridge.

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Heartstrings

Aren’t these photos of my nieces hubby and baby just precious?! No doubt a daddy that love his little girl! I left the journaling card and date blank for my niece to fill in with her own loving memories and words. Nuts About Sketches #166 reveal. I used the right page and flipped it. You can find the sketch here. All pattern papers, stickers, buttons, and rubons are from October Afternoon; bling - Imaginisce; bakers twine - the Twinery; punches - Martha Stewart/EK Success.
I love how the border punches add pizzazz and pop to the layout and yet can be so subtle that you hardly notice them. Some of the other details include lots of stitching, stickers layered with various depths of foam adhesive, bling to the center of the flower, and a rubon in the corner of the photo.

I cut the heart from felt and applied the rubon directly to the felt. I don’t think I would try this with rubons from certain companies, but I’ve always had great luck with the rubons from October Afternoon and once again, it applied super slick!! “The Good Stuff” scallop circle and “priceless” tag are also October Afternoon rubons that I applied to pattern paper and hand cut to embellish the layout.

I wove the bakers twine through my sticker letters for a fun twist to my title!

A close up of some of the stickers layered and a little bling added to the end of the ducks string.

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Nuts About Sketches #165 and some Hybrid fun!!

It has been so cold and gloomy here for so long. I am ready for some fun in the summer sun! I decided since the sun refuses to peek through I would pull some of Echo Parks fun color popping papers to brighten my world! Nuts About Sketches reveal #165
I tucked the bottom of the sun under the photo, yet adhered the top of the sun with a pop dot. I also added some stitching and stickles to the sun for texture and a bit of sparkle! I layered small stickers over the large corrugated letters for a fun twist to the title.
I stepped outside my comfort zone and purchased the Echo Park Hybrid Summer Days Elements #1 package from Jessica Sprauge. I have never tried hybrid before. I really wanted some of the cute stickers and chipboard pieces but they were not available at my LSS so I decided to take the plunge and discovered a whole new world! I have a habit of “saving” stickers/chipboard pieces for “just the right thing” but was freed from that feeling to not only use what I wanted, but to be able to print it in the size I wanted!! The green scallop border, as well as all the embellishments on this layout are hybrid! …except for the obvious buttons, bling, bakers twine, and corrugated letters
I added some stickles and bling to the elements for a bit of summer fun and sparkle, then attached them various depths of foam dots for depth and texture.
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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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