February Calendar Page

Hello! I have my February calendar page to share. I started with the January double page sketch from Stick It Down:

I adjusted the photo spots a bit to fit a couple of extra photos onto the layout. Since it is February, I decided to go with a heart theme. I started by cutting a bunch of hearts with my Cricut. I used my sewing machine to stitch a large circle on my left hand page. I then glued the hearts around that circle. I matted my photos with scraps of the cardstock I used to cut the hearts. There are things cut out from several of these mats, I just strategically adhered my photos over the holes- this is a great way to get the most from your paper! I used my Cricut to cut the title from the same papers I used for the hearts. I have a pack of white cardstock borders that I went through and found the flower borders and added those. I used strips for my journaling and embellished my right hand page with leftover hearts.

 

Red Balloon

Hello! I have a new layout to share today! I started with this sketch from Rochelle Spears:

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to the right to make it work for my photos. I shifted the banner and title as well to make it work with the new orientation. I started with the red foil polka dot cardstock and cut the three large circles, which helped highlight the red balloons in the photos. I then fround some black and white paper options to put behind my photos. The text paper had something cut out of it, but I was able to cover it with a photo. The striped piece is acetate. I used my Cricut to cut the title. For the subtitle, I used rub ons. In order for the banners to not cover the balloons in the photo, I had to place them over part of the "J", so I went in with a white gel pen to alter the letter to make it fit above the banner. I stamped and fussy cut the banners and the journaling label. The glitter banner in the top right is actually glitter washi tape that I just cut into a banner. I used a piece of black embroidery floss to connected the banners under the title.

 

 I also did the Tic Tac Toe Challenge from Scrap With Stacy: 

I did the center column: title and subtitle, banner, and circle.

Birthday Card

Hello! I have one more card to share today. This is a fun birthday card I made for my nephew. For this one, I started by finding a couple of Cricut cuts that I could use together. I coordinated the colors between the two cuts and cut all the pieces using my Cricut. The puppy cut included the stars, so I decided to go with that theme for my background. I used a star mask and blended yellow and orange ink over it. I then edge the panel with the orange ink to give it a sharper edge. I then added the cuts. I put foam adhesive behind the box to give it a little dimension. I also added googly eyes to the puppy for a fun element. This was a fun card to make and I love how it turned out!

 

OCIA Cards

Hello! I have a few cards to share today that I made for the card ministry at a local parish. These cards are for people who are receiving one or more sacrament of initiation ( Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation) in the next month.

For my first pair of cards, I started by stamping the crosses on white cardstock with black ink. I then colored in the flowers. I then took a piece of white cardstock and ran it through an embossing folder. To highlight the texture, I blended some ink over the raised areas of the design. I then used some gold foil cardstock to back the cross and to stamp my sentiment onto. 

For my second pair, I actually made these at different times, so they are slightly different. I started both by stamping and coloring in the cross. For the first card, I had dot textured cardstock that matched the blue I had colored the cross, so I used that for my background. To add more interest, I stamped the script background stamp in dark blue ink. The piece of cardstock was smaller than what I needed for a full background, so I matted it with gold foil cardstock. I matted the cross and sentiment that I stamped on vellum with dark blue cardstock. For the second card, I had regular smooth cardstock so I did the stamping first and then ran it through an embossing folder. Instead of matting with gold, I created a frame to layer over the background.

 

Splish Splash

Hello! I have a new layout to share today! For this one, I started with this sketch from Lasting Memories:

I did another layout for my daughter's dance album, so my photos are a little larger than what is shown in the sketch. I first found some patterned papers that went with the colors in the photos. I cut those up and layered them on the background. I then cut some circles from acetate, vellum and sheer yupo paper. I inked them with two colors of blue alcohol inks. Once those were dry, I added them below the photos. I used my Cricut to cut the title and the ducks. To add dimension, I used foam tape behind the ducks and some puffy stickers to embellish the page. A journaling spot with the info on the dance finished off the page.

 

I Just Wanna Be Happy

Hello again! I have another layout to share today! This one started with this sketch from Sketches In Thyme: 

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to the right to make it work with my photos. I found a bunch of papers with the right corally pink color and cut them into strips. I then found a glitter cardstock that was the perfect color to go with the costumes so I used the to mat the individual photo and give me a place to put the title. I cut the title with my Cricut. To embellish the page, I splattered some ink and used die cuts, stickers, washi tape, puffy stickers and polka dot gems. 

 

Photo Booth Baby

Hello! I have a new layout to share today! I started with this sketch from Paper Issues:

I had square photos from a photo booth for this layout, but I made them work with the sketch. I used a cut file for the background. I then used some patterned paper for the banners on the right side. I cut the words "Photo Booth" and the panel behind it using the Cricut. For the word "baby" I stamped and heat embossed the letters on vellum and then fussy cut the word. I used some stickers, die cuts, and glitter washi tape to embellish the page.