Lasting Memories Guest Designer- Week 4

My last layout went up on Sunday at Lasting Memories. Here is the tic-tac-toe board for week 4:

I was also inspired by this sketch from Sketches In Thyme:

I broke the photo spots into multiple spots so I could get more photos on my layout. I then went to work with some fun papers. I used my Cricut to cut the title and the circles. I scattered the circles around the page like the hexes on the sketch. I added some pieces of washi tape around the page as well. I finished off the page with some enamel dots. I used the top left to bottom right diagonal on the tic-tac- toe board: 2+ papers, circles, and blue.

 Thanks for stopping by and following along this month!

Lasting Memories Guest Designer- Week 3

Hello! The week 3 tic tac toe board from Lasting Memories looks like this:

I started with a rainbow lined piece of patterned paper for my background. Then I found some patterned papers to back my photos. I used a coordinating color of cardstock for the center strip. I used my Cricut for the stars and letters. For the journaling spots and the word "Hello", I used some stickers. To frame the center, I used some washi tape and sewed over it with my my sewing machine. To embellish the page, I once again used some school die cuts and stickers. I finished things off with a few enamel dots.

 This layout was inspired by this sketch from last month's Creative Memories crop on Facebook:

Birthday Card- Color Inspiration

Hello! I have another new card to share! For this card, I started with this challenge from Color Dare:

I loved the bold colors of this challenge! I started wtih a piece of golden cardstock. I used a background stamp and blue ink, followed by clear embossing powder for the background. I then blended some orange and red ink over that. The blue ink was not as bold as I'd hoped, so I added some blue ink splatters. I then used my Cricut to cut the cake and the sentiment. I assembled that directly on my card front. To finish things off, I added some sequins for added interest.

 

Mother's Day cards- Working with 6x6 pad

Hello and Happy Mother's Day! I have some cards to share today that I sent to my mom, mother-in-law, and grandmas. I started with the Scrapbook Customs Mom paper pad. 

For my first card, I ink blended the background with a set of masks. The background was a pink patterned paper with white words. I used inks for three of the layers and for the final layer I used Versamark and then silver embossing powder. I then used a strip of the striped Happy Mother's Day paper and layered that over two more patterned papers and angled it across the card.

For my next card, I started with the black and grey patterned paper and used the circle background stamp. I stamped it with Versamark and used white embossing powder. Another patterned paper had circles with "Happy Mother's day" and flowers in the center, so I used a circle cutter to cut some of those out and added them to the center of the cut circles. I then layered that over a gingham patterned paper. 

I cut the striped "Happy Mother's Day" paper again for this card, cutting the strips. I then layered those over the diagonal stiped paper. To add dimension, I layered two strips of paper underneath each text strip. I cut the flower using my Cricut and outlined it with a black pen and then attached it with foam adhesive. To finish off the card, I used some clear gems and a large black gem for the center of the flower.

For my final card, I started with two patterned and layered them on the card front. I used another strip from the text paper to cover the seam. I used my Cricut to cut the little floral doily and flower. I added detail to the center of the flower with a pen and finished it off with a black gem.

 Thanks for stopping by to check out my cards!

Lasting Memories Guest Designer- Week 2

Hello, I'm back with my layout for this week's challenge at Lasting Memories. We started with this tic tac toe board:

This week I used the center column to inspire my layout. I started with the three photos from Halloween 2015. I then found two patterned papers that brought out the colors of my daughter's costume. I cut those into large tags. For the background, I stamped snowflakes with white pigment ink. I used my cricut to cut the title and snowflakes. I stamped and heat embossed the journaling spot. To finish things off, I used a few silver star puffy stickers and a epoxy flair.

I used a sketch from Scrap a Sketch again for this week's layout:

 

Lasting Memories May Guest Designer- Week 1

Hello! I'm excited to share that I am a guest designer at Lasting Memories this month! Each week, we will be working with a tic tac toe board. Here is this week's board:

I used the top row to inspire my layout. I started with two photos of my son making art when he was younger. I then used these fun watercolor style papers for my background. I used a punch for the banners and then my Cricut to cut the letters and blobs. For the journaling spot, I stamped the journaling area and wrote my journaling with a white gel pen. To embellish the page, I used a pack of school die cuts and found the artsy ones. For the metal, I used two metal brads on my tags. 

 I used a sketch from Scrap a Sketch as the starting point of my design.

Totally Buggin- Sketches In Thyme

Hello! I have a new layout to share that I was able to complete over the weekend. I started with this sketch from Sketches In Thyme:

I rotated the sketch to accomodate my vertical 4x6 photo. The other two columns were adjusted slightly for the sizes of my photos. Instead of the arrows, I cut some bugs with my Cricut. Before attaching them to my layout, I used my sewing machine to add some wavy stitching. I also used my Cricut for the title. I used a couple of journaling stickers. I finished off the page with some red Nuvo Drops.