ADVENTURE

Hello! While I wait for the newest summer collection Vitamin Sea to arrive, I decided to use their Poolside collection from last summer to scrapbook this photo from the cruise. I love this photo so much. I framed it and it's sitting on my desk in my craft room.

I am loving all of the white space on this layout with the larger photo. I used stamps from Citrus Twist to stamp the words and heart at the bottom using inks from Catherine Pooler. LOVE these colors...they go with this collection, perfectly. I used Rouge, Suede Shoes, Mardi Gras and Sauna.

I used large gluedots to add dimension by popping the flowers up off the page a bit. Then I added some gems to the center of the flowers. I added a few additional die cuts here and there to make the design more playful.

Loving the sun die cut that I cut in half and tucked it behind the "This is the life" die cut. The embellishments look so pretty across the top of the photo. I just love it.

Thank you for visiting today! Hope you're having a fantastic weekend. I just got back from the grocery store and now...I plan on making a few cards and just having fun!

YOU ARE AN AWESOME HUMAN

Happy Saturday everybody! I have a fun layout to share with you using the "You Are An Awesome Human" and the "Spring Fling Florals" stamp set. I was in the mood to color a few weekends ago so I grabbed my stamps and markers and just had fun.

While I was creating this layout, I decided I needed some hearts to show the love... The Nested Hearts are perfect for creating your own layered heart die cuts from patterned paper. They come in a variety of sizes to work with just about any size layout/card you decide to create.

I stamped some flowers at the bottom of the layout and added a few Bubble Blowers. LOVE this little bubbles!

I colored inside the stamps using a few markers.

 As an afterthought, I hand-cut some more flowers from my scraps to add more dimension using foam squares.

Thank you for visiting today! Here is a video to see how this adorable layout came together.

LOVE

Hi everyone. These past five months have flown by. My sister had her first baby in August and I am excited because that means I'll be scrapbooking my baby nephew. Edward is getting sick of posing for me. :) My sister had a professional take newborn photos of Henry and they are ADORABLE!

I created another project for Pinkfresh Studio's February Challenge. I had some things on hand that works with the theme so I figured, why not?! And to mix it up, it's an art journal spread.

The Woody doll used to be Henry's father's when he was a boy. Mat, gave it to Edward when he was two years old... seven years later, we gave it back to Mat so he could give it to Henry.

I decided to use the Kraft Tab art journal page for this layout since I wanted to sick with browns and blues for this spread. I wanted to keep it simple, focusing on the photo.

If you haven't played in one of these journals, you are missing out. I love flipping through my journal, touching and feeling all of the embellishments. These art journals are truly one of a kind. I like how the vintage ribbon binds the book. It's very pretty and feminine.



Here is a close up of the embellishments. I used a strong glue to mount the burlap down on the layout. Then I matted the photo using a variety of journaling cards from Pinkfresh Studio. Once I was satisfied with the arrangement, I glued the matted photo down and added the embellishments. This was super simple, but effective. Sometimes, a little goes a long way. I never feel like I need to add a lot to my layouts. I just do what I like.

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a fantastic week!

BE HAPPY CARDS

Happy Sunday all! I have a few cards that I made for Altenew's color inspiration challenge this month. I love yellow...it makes me so happy! Click here to join!

For these cards, I used the Smile More Stamp Set and the "BE HAPPY" sentiments from the Geometrics Flowers Stamp set.

I used the Artist B set markers to color in the flowers and the Artist A set to color in the leaves. Both cards are 3"x4". I am not normally a card maker, but when I do make them, I prefer making smaller cards. It's easier for me...and I keep them simple!

Thanks for stopping by today! Don't forget, there's still time to get your entries in!

ART JOURNAL SPREAD

Good morning everyone. I've been getting my hands dirty. I love playing with mixed media products. It really warms my soul. This art journal spread took a long time to create because I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the background. I think there's probably three different colors beneath this spread that I covered up... A bit of gesso will change everything... remember that for your next mixed media project.

I used Art Anthology's Coloration Sprays Plush and Sky for the background with some other acrylic paints I had in my stash. I covered the Double Flower stencil on plain cardstock using molding paste. Once the paste was completely dry, I sprayed some Coloration sprays over it and used a baby wipe to blend in the colors a bit.

I colored two wood veneer hearts using a purple marker and the Mermaid Sorbet Dimensional Paint then I added a few layers of the Sorbet Clear Coat Dimensional Paint (Linen) to add some shimmer. It looks so pretty!!!

Here are a few close up photos of the stickers, die cuts and gems.

Products Used: Art Anthology Coloration Sprays (Sky and Plush), Sorbet Clear Top Dimensional Paint (Linen), Mermaid Sorbet Dimensional Paint, Art Anthology Double Flower Stencil ( Patterned Paper/Stickers: Creative Memories, Gems: Pinkfresh Studio, Metal Die: Pinkfresh Studio, Art Journal Canvas Stitched Page and Molding Paste: Bad Girls Couture.

Thank you for visiting today!