Let's Get Loud

 Hello! It's been a while! I have some catching up to do. Today I have a layout based on this sketch from Rochelle Spears:

I started by flipping the sketch horizontally to make it work with my photos. My photos are bigger and one is vertical, so a little different than the sketch, but I made it work. The background cardstock has clear resist stars, so I sprayed it with some red spray ink and added a few gold splatters. I pulled a bunch of scraps of red patterned papers for the collage behind the photos. For the borders, I used a strip of washi tape and ribbon. I used my Cricut for the title. To embellish the page, I used some pearls and gems. The flowers were red pink and a golden color, but I wanted to incorporate more of the shiny gold color, so I painted over the golden parts of the flowers with gold Liquid Pearls.

I also did the Scrap with Stacy Tic Tac Toe challenge:

I did the bottom row: multi word title, white base paper, and gold.

Cards!

Hi all! I have several cards to share today, most of which I used the Cricut for! 

First up is a graduation card. I had the hat already cut from last year, so I cut the sentiment and layered them over dry embossed cardstock with a slim mat in the school colors. Quick and easy and could definitely be mass produced!

For my next card, I used the current card sketch from Stick It Down:

I had those thin strips of patterned paper left over from another project and decided to select my colors from there. I found the purple background paper in my stash and cut the panel. I then found a couple of pieces of coordinating cardstock that I cut into strips. I used the MISTI to stamp the flowers and heat embossed them. I cut the sentiment using my Cricut. Once that was all assembled, I decided we needed a slim frame around the panel, so I found the dark purple cardstock (which is actually two strips, but since most of it is covered, you don't notice the seam).

Next up is a wedding card. I found the cuts for this first and got them cut. I then created the background by stamping and heat embossing with clear glitter powder. I layered that over black cardstock, again leaving a slim border. I glued my cuts over the top. The cut of the bride and groom go too close to another cut I had done in that cardstock and there was a line across the bottom of the skirt. I covered it up by adding the border with silver Nuvo drops. I then added a few more details on the dress and hair.

I started this card with scraps that I glued together to make the background. I then found a Cricut cut to coordinate with the flowers and added a vellum circle behind it to make the sentiment stand out a bit more. That sentiment was a challenge to get glued down because it was so fine! I finished off the card with some silver glitter paper sequins.

For my last card, I did not use the Cricut, but some newer products. I started by used the leaf and berry masks from the Concord and 9th Merry Mix pack. While they are technically Christmas masks, I thought they would work well for the masculine card, paired with the leaf stamp and die from the Vicki Boutin Cut and Paste collection. I stuck with greens and blues for this card. I punched the tag from light green cardstock and stamped and heat embossed the sentiment. I finished off the card with a little floss bow on the card.

 

June Calendar page

Hi all! I have my June calendar page to share! I started with the double page sketch from Stick It Down:

I had lots of photos so I made the large photo spot on the right side into a photo collage. I used my Cricut a lot on this layout- for the large scallop border, the photo mats and the title. I used a Project Life card for my journaling. To label the photos, I used the circles that were cut from my border and then colored the numbers with chalk to match the dots. I used some stickers from the Vicki Boutin Cut and Paste collection- I love the embellishments from this collection!

 

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.