Stick It Down Guest Designer

Hello! I am here today to share that I am the guest designer for Stick It Down this month! I made a project for each of their sketches for the month. 

First up was the card sketch, which I used to make Valentines for two of my sons. I started by stamping the wood background on kraft cardstock. I used a die to cut the brown frame and my Cricut to cut the hearts from various papers. I layered the hearts over the frame and attached them to the card front. For the sentiment, I stamped on a strip of white cardstock and trimmed the end into a banner and tucked it under the hearts. To embellish the card, I used a metallic pink paint pen to drw the hearts on some of the "logs" and made dots with pink Nuvo drops.

Next is the double page layout. I used some really old October Afternoon for this one. This sketch is all about blocks, so it is a great one to use up a collection or use 6x6 papers on. I ussed my Cricut to cut the title and embellishments. For the journaling, I used vellum and hand wrote the captions and recap. I used washi tape across the bottom of my layout and red Nuvo Drops as accents on my embellishments.
 

 Finally, I have the layout using the single page sketch. I started by creating a vertical "block" on the page with ink blending and a mask. I then used patterned paper and stickers from the collection to embellish the page. For the title, I used the combination of a sticker and a Cricut cut. For some added dimension and fun, I sprinkled some enamel dots over the page.

March Calendar Page

Hello! I'm back today with my March calendar layout. I started with the February double page sketch from Stick It Down:

I started with white cardstock. Then I went to work finding patterned paper that I had two sheets of that would go with the photos. I landed on this wood grain paper that had colors that went with the rest of the patterned papers I wanted to use on the layout. I layered everything up on the layout. For my title, I used my Cricut. I inked the edges of the offset to make it stand out a bit more. To embellish the page, I used some white chipboard flowers and a floral sticker that went with the colors of my layout. For the centers of the flowers, I used enamel dots in coordinating colors.

 

Dance Layouts

Hi all! I've been busy making layouts! Today I have a few to share. For my first layout, I used this sketch from Rochelle Spears:

I found some fun patterned papers to go with the colors and theme of the layout and cut them into blocks. These were both scraps, so the dimensions are different than the sketch because I went with what I had. I cut the wheel and title using my Cricut. To add some dimension, I used gold brads on the wheel. For embellishments, I used a tag and die cut, puffy stickers and washi tape. 

I also did the tic tac toe challenge from Scrap with Stacy:

I used the center column- metal, stickers, and 2 photos.

My next two layouts were inspired by products and weren't for any specific challenge. For this layout, I started with the white cardstock that I had pressed a masked that had been misted onto. I then found the patterned papers and layered them over the top. When I was looking for ideas for the title, I saw the hot air balloon cuts and decided to add those to the layout in coordinating colors. I finished off the embellishment clusters with fussy cut rainbows and gold paper sequins.

For my last layout, I started with the patterned paper that I used on the background. I loved the design of it, so I went looking for a set of photos with colors that worked with the paper. I found these two and thought they would be perfect. I adhered them to the background. Then I added rub ons over the top edges of the photos and in the top left corner. I cut the title with my Cricut and holographic cardstock. I fussy cut the journaling spot from patterned paper. To finish things off, I added a sprinkling of gems.