Detail Delight

Hello!  When decorating your home, you chose just the right accessories to compliment your eye giving your home a warm welcoming feeling.  When dressing up, you chose the accessories that compliment your outfit giving the sexy appeal you feel.   The same happens in choosing just the right embellishments (or accessories) to compliment your page.  Any way you look at it, it's all in the details you add. In working with kits from My Creative Scrapbook,  Pam fills the kits with oodles of coordinating embellishments.  I want to share with you today the difference just a few details can make. 

My first layout. 

 I started by adding a textured background, some stitching, and a few embellishments to my layout...looks good as is.

 By adding just a few more details, it  created a whole new look!

 

I've photographed my second layout in three stages.  A textured background, a few layers, and a couple flowers.

Already a big change in appearance by adding not only a few more embellishments, but by adding embellishments with a complimentary color! 

 

And finally, just a few small details make a big impact!

 

And lastly...

 a few small embellishments make it feel more complete!

 

For more fabulous inspiration and tutorials, head to My Creative Scrapbook Blog.  You can check this kit, and many more at My Creative Scrapbook.

 

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Welcome!!

Welcome!! I am so thrilled to be a part of the launch party for PaperHaus Magazine, and I am even more excited that you are here with us!!! If you are coming from Peg Hewitts blog, you are in the right place.
If you are just popping in, we are having a week long blog hop with lots of prizes, ending the week by revealing the fall issue of PaperHause Magazine on September 1^st! Be sure to go to the PaperHaus Magazine blog and begin the hop there so you don’t miss any of the fun!! Lots of RAKs and fabulous prizes along the way!

 

I created a layout for my hubby thanking him for all the wonderful things he does! 

  Paper - BoBunny, Pink Paislee, Cardstock- Bazzill, Dies - Cheery Lynn Designs, Ink - Ranger Distress Inks, Diecuts - Pink Paislee, Stamp - Inkadinkado

 

I am giving away a $20 gift card to Cheery Lynn Designs! Be sure to follow my blog and leave me a comment for your chance to win! The winner will be announced Sunday, Sept 2nd.

 

Next stop - Carrie Walz

PaperHaus 

Frank Garcia

Christina Colón

Paper Issues

Jodie Lee

Missy Gener

Peg Hewitt

Jodi Baune - you are here!

Carrie Walz

Lowri McNabb

Lori Hairston

Diana Fisher

Aimee Maddern

Izzy Anderson

Jess Mutty

Christina Heeren

Corri Garza

Sabrina Alery

Sarah Andreotti

Shelley McDaniel

Jamie Dougherty

Kate Vickers

Kristy Dalman 

Melissa Priest

PaperHaus

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Embossing Adventures

Hello! I'm here with some embossing fun, inspired by this weeks challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs! I’ve created a simple, yet elegant card just by adding layers of dies. I started by cutting my base card using the Square Scallop Nesting Die, layering it with the Classic Silver Stacker Square. I just love that the Silver stackers are the perfect fit for the Nesting dies, taking out all the guessing work!

To create the lacy border, I cut two pieces from Francesca and placed the flat edges together. After adding a piece of satin ribbon, I topped it with the Flower Chain Border which I trimmed to fit. For a bit of interest, I added texture to my Classic Circle Silver Stacker layer using the Petite Hearts XL Embossing Plate before adhering to the Scalloped Circle Nesting diecut. Yes! It is okay to emboss your pattern papers too, just make sure your patterns compliment each other!

 I embellished my card using the smaller heart from Two of Hearts, topped with a Large Rose. I lightly brushed the edges of the petals with Shimmerz Paints before assembling the flower. I tucked leaves from Stacker Flower #1, along with Olive Branches in around the flower. Remember I said I had trimmed the Flower Chain Border to fit? I saved the remaining pieces and trimmed the excess chain from the leftover flowers, adding the flowers to the bouquet!

Thank you to all the ladies that have been participating in our challenges! I really enjoy visiting your blogs, and seeing your lovely work! If you haven’t joined in yet there is still time to enter this weeks challenge! Details here.

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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

Thanks for stopping and have an awesome weekend!!

8:32pm Sep 15

Nuts About Sketches #156

Time for another Nuts About Sketches reveal! To create the sketch I used the stunning April Kit from Tally Scrapper full of beautiful papers, and gorgeous embellishments to match! The April kit is sold out already, but the Pre-order for the May Kit is up and definitely worth every penny!! Her kits have been selling out fast so don’t hurry before May is gone too!!

Yep, that’s me at 16. Seems like yesterday, although my body is beginning to tell me otherwise! LOL! It’s even harder for me to grasp that both my kids are older than I am here!!

I wanted something a bit different for my butterfly so I added a bit of the tulle and American Crafts brad from the kit.

The chipboard butterflies are sooo fun to decorate as your own, but I discovered I really really need to get myself the Imaginisce D-stress tool!!

I pulled an old Prima flower and flourish from my stash, you know the stuff you hoard for “just the right thing!”

This in an old gold vintage doily that I acquired from my mom’s stash. The gold wasn’t working with my colors, so I dabbed a bit of white paint here and there on it!

Nuts About Sketches #156

Stay tuned tomorrow for some Imaginisce fun!!

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a scrappy day!!

I finally took a day to just sit and create. What a glorious feeling, to be playing with paper and glue again. It so exhilarating watching bits and pieces come together to form something beautiful…tell me I’m not the only one that gets a rush as ideas collaborate constructing a masterpiece!!

My first layout and card of2011!

As always, click on the photos to enlarge.

Pink Paislee; Bazzill; Coredinations; Spellbinders; Jenni Bowli; Ranger Distress paints, inks and Stickles; My Little Shoebox; American Crafts; Prima; Maya Road; Jillibean Soup; Stampin’Up; Martha Stewart; cardboard

I used Sketchabilities sketch #38 as my inspiration to get the ole wheels turning again. I wanted to jazz up the background cardstock a bit, yet I wanted it to be very subtle so I lightly embossed the corners of Core’dinations cardstock using an embossing folder and my rolling pin; then gently sanded over some of the embossed flowers.
Naturally, I had to alter some embellishments with distress paints, and distress inks!

My first attempt at a rolled felt flower! I am excited with how it turned out. I can see how they could easily turn into another addiction! I’m sure you will see more of them soon! :-)



Changing the pace a little, I created a card to play along with Cardabilities sketch #21.

October Afternoon; Making Memories; Cricut (Create A Critter);Martha Stewart; Stampin’Up; Ranger Stickles; Making Memories

I couldn’t resist adding some texture to my squirrel. It’s those little details that add so much, don’t you think!

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Pink Goodness

Such a busy time of the year! Between holiday preparations, working on final bookwork for taxes, attending my son's basketball games, and working on a couple secret projects, I did manage to squeeze out a couple of baby cards!

I used a mixture of Pink Paislee Love Stuck and Sweetness….How appropriate for a little girl!

I am addicted to all my Spellbinders dies. Isn’t that Lacy Circle just too precious?! I cut my dies with Core’dinations cardstock and sanded the edges, then attached with pop dots.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super scrappy day!

Banner Winner!!

I would like to thank everyone for stopping by during our Dirty Scraps blog hop. Thanks to you, the hop was a huge success!

An extra big thank you for all the sweet comments on my banner and blog!! The winner of the banner is...


Jennyrb78
Congrats Jenny! Contact me with your address so I can get your banner in the mail!!

My tree was inspired by Gabrielle’s Make N Take during the Life Preservers Crop last weekend. I created the tree and decorations during the crop, but wanted to finish it off with a tag on the jar/vase. While browsing the Echo Park blog, I came across vintage label downloads and knew that it was just what my tag needed!

As always, click on the photo to enlarge!

The vase is a taco sauce jar! Using a Pink Paislee canvas label, I cut it to fit inside the label form molded in the glass. I filled the jar with leaves and sand from my sandbox.




I used lots of Ranger Stickles, Crackle Accents, and Distress inks as well as popdots and sanding to add texture to the ornaments. Notice the Core'dinations background in each piece?! Love that stuff!! The ghosts, bats, spiders, skeletons, and mat shapes were cut with my cricut.




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What fun!!

What a an awesome crop!! I wasn’t feeling well again, but the challenges and chatter were just the boost I needed!
Here are a couple challenges I posted. Feel free to play along for fun…and don’t forget to share your version with me!

First, I challenged the ladies to complete a layout in an hour using a fun sketch from Helen Croft at Scrap A Little…Thanks Helen!!

I am a super slow scrapper, but I finished this in 45 minutes! I am carving jack-o-lanterns with the kids today. I'll add a few photos of our pumpkins to this later.

Next, When I think fall, not only do I think of beautiful colors, crisp air, and lots of baking, Harvest Moon comes to mind…it must be the farm girl in me with all the late nights out in the field under the bright moon and blanket of stars.

Representing the Harvest Moon, my challenge to you is to use at least one circle on your layout, OR really challenge yourself and create a circle layout! And no, pre-made circle embellishments like buttons and brads don't count. :) Large circles, small circles, make your own embellie circles, stitch a circle, tuck one behind some layers or photo in your design....it must be something you cut/ made!



I am working on my pumkin tutorial and will have it up in a day or two!

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