Bootiful Butterfly

Hello! I have a new layout to share today! I started with this sketch and challenge from Scrap Our Stash:

I had these sweet photos from Halloween of 2012. I started by splattering gold ink on my background and spraying a few spritzes of black ink to add some texture. I used a cut file from Paper Issues to cute the web background. I was really impressed with how well my Cricut cut the very fine details of this file. I used a Cricut cut for the word "Bootiful" in my title. The little ghost in the bottom right cut with the word, so I decided to cover it with glitter gel and use it as an embellishment. I used Bella Blvd. patterned papers and journaling card. I finished off the layout with some buttons and an enamel dot.

Brand New Smile

Hello! It was snowy here yesterday, so I spent the day scrapping! I was inspired by the single page sketch this month at Stick It Down:

I stuck pretty close to the sketch, but ended up flipping it because of the cut I found for the title. I wanted the arrow to point to my daughter's mouth, so I moved the photos over to the right side. For my background, I used a mask and white gesso on the top half of my background paper. To create a border between the top and bottom patterns, I used a couple of ribbons in coordinating colors. I also found a fun tooth in a bag cut to use as an embellishment on my page. To finish things off, I used some enamel hearts and sequins.

Going Home

Hello and Happy Satuday!  I have a new layout to share with all of you! I used photos of my now 7-year-old as we were getting ready to bring him home from the hospital. I've had the orange die cut paper in my scraps for quite some time. I had cut the center out to use on another layout at some point. I filled that space with another patterned paper. To tie the two papers together, I used my sewing machine and zig zag stitched around the center. I used my Cricut to cut the title. The original cut said "Welcome Home" and I even had that attached to my layout, but I didn't feel like that quite fit the layout, so I cut the word "welcome and cut the word "Going" and added it in its place. I embellished the layout with stickers, enamel dots, brads, and a chipboard arrow. I was inspired to use these embellishments by the Paper Issues "Sticker Shock" challenge going on now. 

Thanks for stopping by to check out my layout!

Happy Birthday!- Scrap Our Stash

Hello again! I have another new layout to share! It has been so fun to get some time to scrapbook and it has been really good for my mood! For this layout, I was inspired by the Bingo challenge at Scrap Our Stash:

I used the top row for this challenge. The stitching may be a little hard to see in the photo, but that is how the pocket on the right is attached. When I pulled out these photos, I realized they took up just enough space to be too much for a single page layout, so I had to come up with a way to use up more of the space on a double layout. I went in search of the cards my daughter received on this birthday. Once I found them, I pulled out a few of the handmade ones to put inthe pocket. I used my Cricut and Design Space for the title and that pocket. I am really loving the flexibility that the program gives me! Once I had my photos in place, I started embellishing., I wanted to bring some of the teal behind my title, so I smooshed some spray ink in that area before attaching the balloon. To help keep the cards from sliding to the bottom of the pocket, I slipped some of the dimensional parts through the holes in the pocket. 

I used the circles cut from the pocket to caption the photos on the right hand page. I finished off the layout with some Pebbles die cuts and a sprinkle of sequins and enamel hearts.

Field Trip- Sketches In Thyme

Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I had some time this past week to make a layout! I started with this sketch from Sketches In Thyme:

When I first saw this sketch, I didn't think I would use it because it had one big photo on it and I almost never scrap just one photo. Then I realized I had a photo collage waiting to be scrapped and I took another look! I used my Cricut once again to cut the title, apples and apple basket. For the title, I cut the letters from cardstock as well as thin chipboard and layered them together to add some dimension. I heat embossed the apples with clear powder to make them shine. I embellished the page with some stickers and a few blue pearls to bring the blue across the page. 

Cards Made with New "Toys"

Hello again! Today I have several cards to share using a couple of new tools I received/ bought. I received a MISTI and a couple of Turnabout stamps for Christmas. A few days after Christmas my Cricut Expression died, so I got to buy a Cricut Explore Air 2! I've had a lot of fun creating with all of these new tools!

First up, I made a couple of cards with the Darling Petals Turnabout stamp. This stamp is meant to be inked half in one color, half in another color. I started by using two shades of green for the leaves and a pink and a purple for the flowers. I love how bright and colorful this made the background! This set also comes with a couple of individual flower and leaf stamps so I used those. I cut the individual flowers and added them to the card using foam adhesive. A stamped and heat embossed sentiment and some light green Nuvo drops finished off this card.

Next, I tried using one color. I covered the entire stamp with blue ink all four times I stamped it. The areas where the stamps overlapped are darker because of the two layers of ink. I really like this effect too, and it was super quick to make! To finish off this card, I trimmed a bit off the edge and added a strip of silver glitter paper. I used the same paper and my new Cricut to cut the sentiment. I wanted to make it stand out a bit from the background, so I added a strip of vellum under it. I finished off the card with silver Nuvo drops.

The other Turnabout stamp I got was the Triangle Turnabout. The bold design of this stamp made me want to use bright colors, so that's what I did for this card. I did the same as I did above and trimmed off a bit and this time added blue glitter paper. I stamped and fussy cut the balloons and added them with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped on a banner and added to the card. I finished things off with strings in a coordinating blue.

For my second card with this stamp, I wanted to try some heat embossing. I used pigment inkpads for this one since pigment ink stays wet longer. I stamped the first two colors/tuns and then sprinkled on the glitter embossing powder. I then did the other two colors/turns and then sprinkled on clear embossing powder. I heated everything. I love how this one turned out! I finished the card off with a cut sentiment and flower from copper metallic paper.

Finally, I made one of the pre-made projects on Cricut Design Space to just get a hang of the program and new machine. I didn't have grey cardstock for my card base, so I sprayed my white card base with grey spray ink. I like the dirtier look with this masculine card. Once the gears were cut, I pressed them into VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with silver powder. I finished the card off with brads in the middle of the gears.

January Calendar Page

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and the start of your year is going well! I have had some time over the last week or so to be creative, so I will be sharing what I made the next couple of days. 

First up is my January calendar layout. As you may know, each month I make a two page layout with photos from that month the previous year (so these photos are from January 2019). One side of the layout goes on the calendar hanging in our home for the month. At the end of the month, both pages go into an album. If there are more photos from that month, I will put together a pocket page and insert it between the two pages of the layout.

I used the December two page sketch from Stick It Down:

I stuck pretty close to the layout, even using trees on my layout. Last weekend, my Cricut Expression finally bit the dust. So, I got to get a Cricut Explore Air 2! I had fun trying some new designs on this layout. I loved the trees, so I had to use them. I also cut the title and silver snowflakes. The polka dotted tree is adhered with regular adhesive to the layout, and the plain navy trees were attached with foam behind them for some dimension. I stamped and heat embossed some more snowflakes and finished the layout off with a sprinkling of sequins.