JESS

Last week, I had to put my little angel down. She has been battling Feline Leukemia since the day Edward rescued her from the Animal Shelter. We knew Jess would only have 1-2 years to live...but we decided to give her the best life we could possibly give her. She got lots of toys, treats, love and kisses. She was such a sweet kitty. We all loved her dearly. We were lucky... instead of 2 years, we got to have have 4 wonderful years with her. As I type this, I have a lump in my throat and tears... I'm still so very sad. 

I didn't want to scrapbook this layout yet, but it actually helped me during my grieving process. For this layout, I used Bella Blvd.'s Chloe Collection, a paw print stencil from Newton's Nook Designs, Metal Die from Kesi' Art and Art Anthology's Carnation Sorbet Dimensional Paint. Lots of beautiful product went into this layout. I am very happy with how this turned out. It's a great tribute layout to my fur-angel. All of these products are available at Clique International and the products include links in this post! We also have acrylic paints that can be used with the stencil!

I layered the die cuts using foam squares and then added rhinestones to the center of them to add dimension. Since I had some pick thread, I thought it would be neat to add a bit of thread behind the flower. I just love how a little twill and thread can add a homespun feel to the layout.

I love the die cuts in the Chloe collection. They are absolutely adorable!!! I used a lot of them on this layout... I couldn't help myself. The yellow kitty was created using a metal die. :)

Before I piled anything on this layout, I used some paint and the paw print stencil to create several paws on white cardstock to create a neat background for the layout. I used a tag as a template and traced  the image onto patterned paper so that I would have a few different patterns at the top of the layout.

I took these photos a few months ago when we were just hanging out together... I never thought I'd be losing her this summer... I love this photo because it shows how much love we had between each other.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

JOURNEYS

Good morning! Today I'm sharing another mixed media layout I created for my sister. I love the Industrial stencil and this color combination in general! For this layout, I used Sortbet Dimensional Paints (Vegas Gold, Guava) and the Velvet Dimensional Paint (Fugi). 

I think the background looks soooo cool with all the patterns and the variety of colors. This layout didn't need many embellishments with the variety of designs in the background so I kept it simple with the main focus being the photo!

Whenever I'm working with a stencil with lots of intricate details, I tape down all sides using washi tape and then I use a palette knife to apply the mediums on thickly to avoid smearing... The details turn out much better when I do this as appose to applying a thin layer of the mediums.

Doesn't this look so cool. Totally digging this design!!

Here is a closer look at the bottom of the layout.

What do you think? What is your favorite color combination these days? I'm always looking for fun color combinations for my layouts! Thanks so much for visiting today!

SUMMER/VACATION LAYOUTS

Good morning everyone! I'm back with a few summer layouts I created using Fancy Pants Design's/Foundations Decor Vitamin Sea Collection. I love all the beautiful colors and patterns in this collection! If you're a scrapbooker, I'd love to know what your favorite products are from this collection. 

The die cuts are super cute! And I love the seagulls. :) The water splash die cuts are from last year's summer collection. I happen to have them in my stash and they were perfect for this layout.

I added a few puffy dots here and there for more colors and to add dimension to the die cuts.

I cut the card from the cut-apart sheet to use as my journaling block. 

I layered several die cuts together, using a few foam squares to make the die cuts pop off the page a bit.

Here is my second layout I created. When I started this layout, I was thinking it would be more of a monochromatic layout using lots of blue, but then I saw the gorgeous cut-apart sheet with the palm trees and had to use it.

I actually used lots of die cuts to build this page! It was super simple to make and I have a video of the process. I love when the products are so awesome, they practically scrap themselves!

Thanks so much for visiting today. Hope your'e having a fantastic day!