Birthday Cards

Hello! I have a couple of fun birthday cards to share today! The first card is for my niece who turned 5 earlier this week. I used a Cricut cut for the number and butterflies. For the background I used the Marble Turnabout stamp from Concord and 9th with pink inks that coordinated with the pink cardstock used on the "5." For the sentiment, I stamped on a strip of vellum that I wrapped around the front panel.

The color scheme for this card was inspired by this color combo from Color Dare: 

My second card is for my youngest son who loves video games and turned 8 over the weekend. I cut a bunch of stuff with the Cricut and assembled it all. I kept everything else pretty simple. I used kraft cardstock and a brick embossing folders. I matted that on a piece of black cardstock to add the thin black frame since everything on the front of my cards had a black outline.

 Thanks for stopping by to check out my projects!

Let's Get Loud

Hi all! I have a new layout to share today! It is another dance layout for my daughter's album. 

This month's challenges at Lasting Memories are tic-tac- toe boards. I used the first one for this layout. I used the center row- bold letter, stamping, and triangles. To start the layout, I cut triangles from scrap paper and laid them in the ray pattern and then sprayed and flicked teal spray inks. Once that was dry, I adhered my photos. I cut the title using the Cricut, along with some of the stars. The rest of the stars were punched. I stamped both the lines for the journaling and the teal star outlines to add some depth to my embellishments. 
 

May Calendar Page

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

I loved how much space there was on this sketch for photos! May is such a busy month, so I needed the space! I started by printing my photos and laying them out on the page. I trimmed the patterned paper for each end of the layout. I used strips for my journaling. I had a great time embellishing my layout with die cuts, stickers, and foam stickers from the Cut and Paste collection by Vicki Boutin.

 

Disco Medley

Hello! I have a new layout to share! I started with the current sketch from Rochelle Spears (see below). I rotated the sketch to work with my photo. I used all acetate for the triangles in the background. I used my Cricut to cut the title and the disco ball in the background. To embellish the page, I used washi tape, ribbon, ticket stamps and punch, and some paper sequins. 

 

Some of my design decisions were influenced by the the Scrap With Stacy Tic Tac Toe Board:

I used the center row: twine/ribbon, triangle, and ticket.

Fall Sweet Fall- Lasting Memories Guest Designer

Hello! It is my final week as guest designer for Lasting Memories. This week's challenge is: THIS-use never before used pieces of paper or THAT: use all scraps. 

I ended up using all scraps for my layout (except for the base cardstock). Most of the papers I used are from Creative Memories, which is also where I got the sketch that I based this layout on (see below). I stuck pretty close to the sketch, adjusting it a bit to work with the size and shape of my photos. I cut my title useing the Cricut. To embellish the page, I used some stickers, die cut flowers, and fussy cut leaves.

Here's the sketch I based the layout on:

 

Love Bug- Lasting Memories Guest Designer

Lasting Memories is back with another challenge this week: THIS: use stars on your layout OR THAT: use hearts on your layout. As you can see below, I chose hearts!

 I started by cutting a heart background using my Cricut. I spread the heart outlines around my background. Then I sprayed the insides of the hearts with Distress Mica Stain to add some shimmer and a little different color. I then spread those between the other hearts. I found a coordinating piece of patterned paper to mat my photos on. I used my Cricut to cut the title as well. Since the polka dots on the patterned paper were light blue, I used that color for my journaling spot and embellishments. I was excited to use the blue felt trim that I've had forever, I thought it worked perfectly! I finished off the page with paper sequins cut from glitter paper.

Birthday Cards

Hello! I have some cards to share with you today and they are all for birthdays! For my first card, I used the card sketch from Stick It Down:

I was also inspired by the color from this Card Concept inspiration:

I found cardstock to match the first three colors and cut strips of it and placed those on my card front. Then I stamped the little birthday items in the pink and fussy cut them. I added them to the card with foam tape for dimension. I finished off the card with some coordinating sequins.

This next card I made during Justin Adkins's class during SBC Fest last month.

I didn't buy the kit for his class, so I used what I had. I really love how this card turned out!

When we made the background for that card, we made multiple backgrounds. I pulled one of those out this week to make this card for my niece. The inking on the background was done with Distress Oxide inks, so I took a background stamp and sprayed it with water and stamped on the background. You can see the subtle circle pattern on the background that adds some fun and interest. I used my Cricut to cut the sentiment. I used the centers of the stars in the sentiment cut, along with some paper sequins to embellish the card. 

My final card is for my sister-in-law. I used a background mask set. I love this set, it is such a fun pattern! I used three ink colors and Versamark and silver embossing powder for the fourth mask. I cut this sentiment with my Cricut as well. The background was so busy, that I decided to do an offset layer from vellum to make it stand out a bit more. I finished off this card with a thin strip of foil paper.