Natural Beauty / My Mind's Eye

Happy First Day of School!  Also known as Monday.  Today I have a layout to share that I created for My Mind's Eye.  It was up on the blog last week.  I have been wanting to scrap some photos from Reese's 5th Birthday photoshoot for a while, but the colors in her clothes have made it difficult.  It's like a pinkish-purplish color.  I decided to use the Necessities Wood collection to really make the photo pop.  I had this idea in my head, and I'm pleasantly surprised that it actually turned out like I imagined it.

I went through the 6x6 paper pad and selected several patterns.  I found this beautiful flower design in the Silhouette store and used those papers to back the cut outs.  All the woods are very neutral and muted, and they allow the photo to really shine, which was what I was going for.  I embellished with the wooden shapes, brads, glitter tape, alpha and word stickers, cord and the big monogram letters.

Here's a close up of the die cut, the cord and the layers.  You can see by building up layers, you're able to add things like cord and tape underneath it all.  Plus, the dimension and texture is so cool!

I love the wooden pieces in this line...so raw and natural.  And they're adhesive and stick really well.  I cut "beauty" on my Cameo and added "natural" by using the small alpha & word stickers.

More brads, wooden pieces and grey thread to finish off this side of the layout...

I hope this inspires you to give this Necessities Wood collection a try.  I didn't think I'd like it at first, but clearly I was wrong :)  I love how it allows bright colors to really be showcased.  I definitely recommend trying it.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Love These Moments / My Scraps & More

Happy Friday, friends :)  This is our last weekend before school starts on Monday...I think I might be in the minority here when I say I'm actually going to miss my girls when they go back!  I've enjoyed having them home with me the past few months.  We've been working on getting up early the past few days...and even I'm having trouble doing it...haha :)  Once you get used to sleeping in, it's hard to break that pattern.

Anyway, today I'm sharing a layout I created a few weeks ago for a challenge over on the My Scraps & More boards.  Our Got Talent contest is winding down at the end of this month, and then we'll be back to our regular daily challenges.  For this challenge, the rules were to use stamps to create an embellishment.  I used a circle heart stamp from Jillibean Soup.  I stamped it a few times in different colored inks, cut it out, added pop dots, and that's it!  A handmade embellishment :)  I also created one using the "hello life" stamp, but I can't for the life of me remember what brand it is.

I used some gorgeous My Mind's Eye products for this...it's a mix of Necessities Wood, Record It and Now and Then.  There's also some American Crafts goodies thrown in the mix.

I know I say it every time, but I just love layering.  I don't think I could create a layout with layers!  The "love" part of my title is a Cameo cut.  I used white cardstock and then watercolored it the pink to match.  I layered in some AC Mayberry die cuts as well as some chipboard from Cut & Paste.  My big white circles were cut from my Cameo and I backed each one with MME papers.

I just love the color mix here.  That green is from the watercolors I added to the wood background.  I'm kind of obsessed with watercolors....but you probably already knew that...haha :)

Another angle of the layering and texture....here you can see where I added gesso to the background.  And that cute arrow paper clip was from a clearance pack at Hobby Lobby several weeks ago.  You just never know what you may find while browsing around!

Thanks so much for stopping by today :)  I hope you have a great weekend!

A little sneak for Chickaniddy Crafts

Hey there, friends!  I have a layout up over on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog today.  It's based on our August Pinspiration Board.  Here's a little sneak peek at my page.  You can see all of it HERE.

I hope you have a wonderful day!  Thanks for popping in :)

It's Rough Being 2 / Hip Kit Club

Oh, the days of little toddler temper tantrums!  Haha!  My sweet Paige is now five, but in these photos she was only two.  And in her defense, we were stuck and stranded waiting on her pediatrician in those tiny little doctor rooms.  We waited and waited and waited...so naturally she got antsy.  Of course a whiny fit was bound to happen.  I almost had one myself...haha!  What to do when this happens?  Break out the camera and snap away, of course :D

This is my fourth layout using the July Kits from Hip Kit Club.  I really wanted to use the October Afternoon sheet with all these cute speech bubbles, so I fussy cut a lot of them out.  They seemed to go perfectly with her facial expressions :)

I used the Sweet Cherry Heidi Swapp Color Shine (included in the Color Kit) and my own Mister Huey's Water Coolor and Gold Color Shine to make my messy background.  I'm really loving squirting the color onto plastic packaging and then using that to press it onto the paper.  I added splatters, too.

I love these speech bubbles!  I used pop dots on a few to really create a fun layered & dimensional look.

That big 2 is from the Teresa Collins chipboard sheet from the kit, and I mixed up my alphas using Thickers and little Lily Bee stickers.  I did add in my own washi tape in several places.  I think I used four different tapes!

More Teresa Collins chipboard and stamps from Simple Stories.

This was a fun kit to work with.  I know the August kits are already out!  I really enjoyed this one because it was made up of things I didn't already have.  It challenged me to work with colors I don't normally choose, and the papers really gave me fun ideas (like the speech bubbles).

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Creative Scrappers #275

Happy Sunday, scrappy friends!  It's time yet again for another amazing reveal over at Creative Scrappers!  I tell you, I just can't get enough of these sketches.  I'm always so inspired by them, and I always love what I created based on them.  Check out the latest one!



Here's what I came up with.  I used goodies from the July Kit from Hip Kit Club.  I started with some white cardstock.  I used the Heidi Swapp Color Shine and the Ingvlid Bolme Chalk Ink to create the background.  I used some plastic product packaging to smudge it everywhere.  I just sprayed some of the Color Shine onto the plastic, added a bit of water, and then laid the plastic down onto the cardstock.  It created a messy watercolor effect.  Then, I stamped the chalk ink onto the plastic, added water, and did the same thing.  I added a bit of Mister Huey's Water Coolor color (from my stash) to the blue in the background as well.  VERY fun way to make a messy background :)

I layered some Teresa Collins papers, some vellum and some chipboard elements around my photo.  I just love how it turned out...I really love the colors mixed together.

I just love adding thread to my projects...I love the look and texture it gives.

Lots of layering going on here!  You can't have too many layers...even with chipboard :)  I cut my title on my Cameo and messily (is that a word?!) outlined it in black pen.

A close up of the background paint job...I love that the texture of the cardstock shows through so well...LOVE that so much!  The "Love" border stamp is one I got from Michael's last year in a Valentine's Day stamp set from Recollections.

Be sure to head over to the Creative Scrappers blog and check out the rest of the DT's inspiration.  You should definitely be able to get some ideas of how to use this awesome sketch!  And don't forget to upload your layout for a chance to win a prize from Pinkfresh Studio!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Camera Shy / Hip Kit Club

Happy Friday, friends!  I have another layout to share with you today.  I used the July Main Kit from the Hip Kit Club.  I like that this kit has such a full range of colors and patterns.  I decided to use yellows and greens on this one.

This is made up of Studio Calico, October Afternoon, Crate Paper and Teresa Collins.  I created some interest on my white cardstock background with a Crafter's Workshop template and modeling paste.  I added some stamping and then traced around some of the triangles.  I think my favorite part of this layout is the fun blue star vellum!   I layered it in amongst all the other patterned papers, and I love the effect.

I rarely scrap the same photo twice on one layout, but I like the effect of one in color and one in black and white.

I added in some of my own film strip washi tape and thread, but the rest is from the kit.  Lots of fun chipboard and stickers to add in!

My title contains alphas from Teresa Collins and American Crafts.  I like layering them on top of the modeling paste.  The stamping in the lower right corner is from the Stamp Add-On...some Simple Stories stamps and Ingvlid Blome chalk inks...they're awesome!

Another angle of the paste texture and a Cameo circle cut.  I also added in some watercolor.

This was so much fun to create!  I still have two more layouts coming from this kit...I was very impressed with it.  I would definitely recommend the Hip Kit Club if you're looking for one to join :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend!

Heidi Swapp Color Shine at its best!

Hey there, lovely scrappy friends :)  Today I'm sharing a layout I created for a challenge over at My Scraps & More last week.  The challenge was to use embellishments to completely surround a photo.  I've collected a ton of Heidi Swapp goodies over the last several months.  Some of it bought through My Scraps, and a lot of it I purchased over time with my coupons from Michael's.  I'm sure many of you Heidi fans have that pack of the Color Magic die cuts.  I decided to pull that pack out and use as many as I could on this layout.

I used several colors of Color Shine and spritzed all of the die cuts here.  I love watching the white shapes turn all these pretty colors!  A made a layered cluster around the photo with only the die cuts.  The only patterned paper I used was the Studio Calico strips at the top and bottom.  I also used some American Crafts bits and pieces to accentuate.

I drew a messy outline around my cluster once it was complete.  I love doodling on my pages, whether it's outlining or shading or just making lines.

This is a Jillibean Soup stamp.  I stamped "everyday" onto vellum in silver ink and then went over it with a silver pen.  Love the subtle look to it.  I splattered a few Color Shine colors on the page and added a few rhinestones.

Another close up of the die cuts.  I love the colors...these are so fun to play with!

Thanks for stopping by today...have a great Wednesday!