Hello! I am super excited to share that Simple Stories is featuring my work on their blog today!!! I have been a huge fan of Simple Stories since their first appearance so this is a huge honor for me!! My pages were created using the July Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook featuring Simple Stories I Heart Summer line! Check Simple Stories blog and tell them Jodi sent you! Thank you Simple Stories!!!

June Tutorail for My Creative Scrapbook

Hello!  Manufactures are great about making so many fun matching elements to add to our projects I love to see how I can make those elements stretch, and what I can turn them into! I want to share with you how I took a banner sticker and made it into a fun flag for my layout!

  I dug in my stash and found a toothpick for the “flagpole,” black paint, and a black pearl.

 A fun tip…Using a Q-tip, I add baby powder to the back of the sticker so the adhesive is no longer sticky making it easier to work with the sticker.

 I painted the toothpick black.

Once the paint has dried I apply a glue line to the back of the sticker and add my toothpick.

Flip over and add peal to the top of the “pole!”

Here it is tucked into my layout!

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My Creative Scrapbook - July Reveal!!

Hello! It’s time to reveal another months gorgeous kits at My Creative Scrapbook! I have the pleasure of playing with the July Main Kit featuring the Simple Stories I {heart} Summer line - such fun papers and goodies to work with!!

As soon as I saw the “hooked on you” quote I just had to dig out the photos of my son in his Navy suit!

  

 

 I fussy cut the anchor and added some glossy accents to the heats to make them pop! 

 

 

Using the Prima Stencil included in the kit and Modeling Paste, I added some fun texture to my layout.

 

 

Head to My Creative Sketches see all the gorgeous kits….Main Kit, Creative Kit, Album Kit, Limited Edition Kit, Off the Page Kit, Flower Kit, and more! Do you love Project Life? You’ve been thinking about it but haven’t started yet? Pam now has Projects Life kits too!

For more incredible inspiration, stop by the Design Team Gallery.  Once again, my teammates have out done themselves!!

I'm leaving you with a sneak peek at to my tutorial....coming soon!

 

Have a super day, and thank you for stopping by!

My Creative Scrapbook - Tutorial

Hello!I'm here today with a tutorial and tip using the June Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook I just love the look of stitching on my layouts! Rather than the usual borders and circles, I wanted to try a fun shape for my background. How about a butterfly?! Perfect for summery photos… or my precious granddaughter! 

 

  I started by printing the shape from an online site that shares free coloring pages. Looking through your kids’ coloring books is another great source!

  After cutting out the shape, I lightly traced it onto my background paper.

 I hand stitched around the shape.

 Once the stitching was complete I used a stencil/mask and distress ink to add texture to the butterfly. I added a little color to the background paper by spritzing on a couple colors of mist, using the original shape to cover and protect the stitching and masking.

   How fun would it be to use an apple on your school pages, or a pumpkin for fall photos?!

 

 Another fun tip…I love the pattern portions on the top of the chipboard pages.  Not wanting to toss them, I cut the top off with my craft knife,

 added some ribbon to the pre-punched holes,

and had a cute little border to add to my layout!

For more tips and tutorials check out the My Creative Scrapbook Blog!

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June Reveal at My Creative Scrapbook!

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Hello! It’s time for another incredible reveal from My Creative Scrapbook!

 I had the privilege of working with the June Main Kit featuring papers and embellishments from American Crafts May Berry Line!

  I had fun playing with a stencil and some texture paste to create the background!

 

The kit contains an abundance of lovelyembellishments making it a real treat to assemble and cluster.

 

Background tutorial coming soon!

 

A sneak peak …coming soon!

 

Stop by My Creative Scrapbook gallery for more inspiration.  To see the rest of the amazing kits head to My Creative Scrapbook.

Thanks for stopping by!

PaperHaus Magazine Blog Hop

Welcome to the PaperHaus Magazine Summer Delight Blog Hop! We are excited that you are hopping with us and we would like to thank you for hopping along! We are celebrating the release of the Summer Issue of PaperHaus Magazine! There is SO much inspiration, techniques, projects, and exclusive artist interviews inside! Not only that but it’s an issue filled with amazing Mixed Media projects from people from all over the world! We hope you enjoy flipping through the pages as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you! Below is the link to the summer issue, simply click on the cover to go there now! BUT Come back as we want to show you some amazing Summer projects!

PaperHaus Magazine Summer Delight

Welcome back! We hope you were inspired, and here is some more inspiration too! Our Summer Delight event is all about fun summer days filled with scrapbooking and crafting! We want to share with you what we have made! Every day on the PaperHaus Blog  there will be amazing inspiration and tutorials so be sure to stop on by everyday in June!

 

This sweet summer card would be perfect for those summer weddings, or just to say “I’m thinking of You!” All dies and embossing plates are from Cheery Lynn Designs…including the card base, flowers, leaves, and flourishes.

 

Be sure to leave a comment and follow my blog for your chance to win these gorgeous Prima flowers!!

 

Next on the hop is Heather

1. PaperHaus Magazine
2. Jodi Baune
3. Heather Leopard
4. Katrina Hunt 
5. Melissa Gener 
6. Corri Garza
7. Lizzie Sanchez
8. AUTHENTIQUE

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

PaperHaus Magazine Summer Reveal

Hello! We are so excited that today we are revealing the summer issue of PaperHaus Magazine!

 Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and prepare to be inspired with all the amazing techiques, projects, mixed media, and exclusive interviews!

Also, we are celebrating by hosting a different blog hop everyday each day from June 1^st - June 7^th! Lots, and I mean LOTS of amazing projects, inspiration, and prizes along the way!!

PaperHaus Summer Delight

 

Go to PaperHaus Magazine to begin todays hop!

*hint* I’ll be participating in tomorrow’s hop so come back to check out my project and enter to win a fabulous prize!