Feelin' the Flowers at Artful Delight

I love Tuesdays because it's my reveal day at Artful Delight!  I am really loving playing with the new July kit...so many fun colors & patterns.  There is a Prima flower stamp set included in the kit, and I used that to create these fun pink flowers for this layout.  Paige was fascinated by these flowers, so I thought this stamp went perfectly with the photos :)  I added a little bit of my own blue paint and green floss.  I also darkened the Thickers a bit, using the Mister Huey's mist that is included in the kit.

Some distressing & paint smudging...

I love how these leaves & stems turned out! The stitched leaves looked kind of lonely and empty there, so I added in some "real" leaves, using a piece of Authentique patterned paper included in the kit.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget about the July sketch challenge going on at Artful Delight...you just may win one of these fabulous kits! Have a GREAT day!

She Sparkles

Hey there!  It's Sunday...which means our weekend is drawing to a close.  They sure do fly by pretty fast these days, don't they?  I'm sharing a layout I made a few weeks ago for a {stash} challenge at My Scraps & More last week.

The challenge was to pull out some old chipboard and make it work for your layout.  I have had these very old chipboard "coaster" pieces for about five years (really!) and they've just been sitting there.  When I first started scrapping, I bought so many things that just didn't match anything else.  I don't know what I was thinking!  Here they are--years later--just taking up space.  So I pulled them out and made them work for my page.  Some of them I used as they were, some I embossed & inked, and some I painted.  I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out :)

It always makes me feel good to know that I've used something that has been sitting in my stash for so long! This is why I never throw anything away when it comes to scrapping...you just never know when it might all of a sudden work for you.

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

ScrapFIT Warm-Up #29 - a Looonnngggg Title

Hey there, everyone!  Happy  Friday to you all :)  I wanted to let you know about this month's Warm-Up over at ScrapFIT.  This is one of two monthly challenges there where you can play along to win a feature in the FITGirl Spotlight.  The Warm-Up is one and the Step Class is the other.  If you win either one, you get to show off your work and let everyone know more details about you.  It's a great way to get your name & face out there and let everyone see what you can do.

This month's Warm-Up centers on the TITLE of your project.  It needs to be a long title, and it needs to be either a question or a complete sentence.  Here is the sample layout I made using MME's On the Bright Side.  It was like pulling teeth to get my daughter to smile for me...I kept begging, and she kept giving me these cheesy fake grins.  They crack up me up every time I see these pictures!

I created some distressed layers and stitched a little bit on the chevron patterns.  I also punched half-circles to create a banner.

A close-up of my paint...I literally just squeezed the bottle of paint onto the paper and let it drip. So easy! I love the touch of bright orange.

Thanks for stopping by...hope you have a great weekend!

Delightful with Artful Delight

That's a whole lotta delight, huh?  :)  This is my first layout using Artful Delight's July kit...it's full of Authentique's Delightful collection...such pretty & girly colors.  Perfect for me!  I used them on this page, featuring some downright adorable photos of my little Paige from nearly two years ago.  I can't believe how wild and crazy her hair is now...you wouldn't believe the difference!  She looks so sweet & innocent in these pics...what you don't see is how she can literally turn into the Hulk in half a second after smiling like this...haha!

These Prima flowers are included in the kit. I don't know why Prima scares me so much...I rarely use their products because they are just so beautiful that I don't even know where to begin. I see so many other scrappers making Prima look so gorgeous, and I just never seem to be able to use the products to their full advantage. I guess my pages never really have that Prima look to them...so I was nervous about these flowers. I only used a few here, to give the title block a little lift.

There is also a canvas sheet of butterflies & flowers from Prima that are perfect for misting and/or painting. For this page, I used a butterfly as a mask. The gorgeous aqua color mist is Mister Huey's, and that's included in the kit, too!

 

Another close up of some of the layers & the cute little banner that comes on the Authentique sticker sheet.

This page was based on July's Artful Delight sketch...it's a great one! You can play along, too, for a chance to win this awesome July kit. You don't even have to use Artful Delight products...use whatever you'd like and just play along!  I reversed the photos and used circles instead of stars. I wound up placing my title on the opposite side, and my journaling went to the other side.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great Tuesday!

ScrapFIT #71 - Home Sweet Home

Good morning!  I can't believe today is July 1st!  Half the year is officially over.  It really does seem like we just finished up with Christmas, and now it's summer?!  Unbelievable how fast time flies.  I'm so excited to share my latest ScrapFIT creation with you.  I was clueless at first, because the assignment is to create something to decorate your home instead of a layout or card.  I'm not usually that crafty when it comes to things off-the-page.  I saw this cute idea in Scrapbooks Etc, and thought I'd give it a go.  I really love the result!

I painted an old picture frame and then used crackle paint on it to give it a bit of a weathered look.  I cut a 10 banner-shaped pieces from Echo Park paper (one of my faves!) and then added different things to each one.  I attached wire going across the frame, and then used mini clothespins to hold the banner pieces.  It reminded me of a little clothes line, and I think it turned out rather cute!

I found these initial blingy stickers in the $1 at Michaels...I couldn't wait to use them on a project
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You should hop on over to the ScrapFIT blog HERE and check out all the other "home" projects...such a variety!

The prize for winning this workout is super awesome!! A $15 gift certificate to:

Click HERE for the Paper Issues store!

Thanks for stopping by...have a GREAT day!!

Using alphas as a background & a color palette

Happy weekend!  It looks like it's going to be a beautiful one here.  Last weekend we were battling Tropical Storm Debby, and it was nothing but rain, rain, rain.  Now there no clouds in sight, it's sunny and there's a wonderful breeze.  I smell pool time coming very soon today!

I wanted to hop on today and share two layouts I made for my monthly DT challenges at My Scraps & More.  The first one was for a {stash}challenge.  The challenge was to use some old alpha stickers to create some sort of background for your layout.  Back when I first started scrapping, I had to buy every single sheet of cutesy & colorful letter stickers I could find.  Usually, they came by themselves, so there was nothing that really coordinated with them.  I've had these for probably 5 years, and they just sit there in a pile of other old stuff.  So, I pulled them out and made them work.

I created my big background banner pieces with white cardstock & watercolor paints.  I used no patterned paper here at all.  I also pulled out that Summer title piece to use...I've had it for ages, too.

I saw this amazing sketch from the Lily Bee Designs blog and just had to use it!

My second layout for today is for a {color} challenge. I found this gorgeous color palette & color inspiration photo from the Fancy Pants blog.

Here is what I created. I started with plain black cardstock and just got messy with some acrylic paints.  A few pieces of patterned paper, a few buttons, and that was it.  I am really loving how these colors pop right off the black background!
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 Also, don't forget about the My Scraps Got Talent contest going on right now...it lasts all summer, and there are all kinds of awesome challenges going on.

 I also wanted to remind you about the Challenge Me Happy Hoopla going on right now...there are 7 challenges presented. You can play as much as you want. There are prizes up for grabs for each challenge, and a huge prize for one lucky lady who completes all 7 challenges! Click HERE for more details. Have a GREAT weekend, everyone! Thanks for stopping by :)

Final layout for Artful Delight June kit

I never thought the end of this kit would ever arrive...haha.  This is the last layout I created with the June Artful Delight kit.  Believe it or not, I still have product left over, and I will eventually dig back into it.  For this one, I used more Simple Stories Summer Fresh papers and embellishments.

I love these cool stick pins...I incorporated them behind my button & twine.  The "discover" title is almost like a flexible grungeboard type material.  I added paint and ink to give it some flavor.

I love these tags & tickets on some of the patterned paper...I just sliced the ends, added an eyelet & twine, and it gave it a little interest.

In case you didn't see the new July kit that's for sale, you must see my previous post, or click HERE. Lots of gorgeous summer colors in this one! You're going to love it :) Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!