Layouts Summer & Stay Cool | My Creative Scrapbook July Kit

Hi friends, happy Saturday!! Today I'm sharing two other layouts I created with the July Creative Kit from My Creative Scrapbook. I made 5 layouts with this kit and I have so much left of it, I could easily have done a few more, but alas I had to go into the office and didn't find the time to do so. 

Here's the layout called "Summer" using also one of the free July cut files from MCS. 

The photos were printed with my new Sprocket printer. The quality of the prints is not overwhelming, but they will do. For a travel album the are perfect and that's why I bought the printer in the first place. 

Here are a few close-ups:

I said it before, I really LOVE this Bella Blvd collection, it has so many fun designs and it's so colorful! 

Here's another layout I made: Stay Cool

It's a shame you can't see the white glitter Thickers very well; irl the layout looks much better. 

A few close-ups:

And here's another quick look at the July Creative Kit:

For more information please visit the My Creative Scrapbook website. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo

My Creative Scrapbook | July Creative Kit | Step by Step Bella Blvd layout

Hello friends, on the My Creative Scrapbook blog I'm sharing one of the summer layouts I created with the My Creative Scrapbook July Creative kit and a little step-by-step. I thought I would share it here too. I'm so very in love with this month's Creative kit, filled with the Splash Zone collection from Bella Blvd (one of my favorite manufacturers!).

Here's the layout I made:

The photo I used is from our cruise last May and I thought it was perfect for this collection. The bright colors of the photo match the colors of this collection so good.

Here's a step-by-step of how I created this layout: 

I started with punching a whole lot of 2" circles and because the paper is double sided I had circles with many different patterns.

Next I cut the circles in 4 equal parts:

And arranged these in whole circles again and placed them in two vertical rows: one on the right and one on the left side of my background cardstock:

After adhering them with a little bit of adhesive I machine stitched them to the background cardstock:

Using a large blender brush I colored the white part between the rows of circles with fuchsia colored stamping ink:

These laser cut chipboard words from Creative Embellishments are also included in the kit and I thought one of the "splish, sploosh or splash" words could be used on my page. As the bare words left a bit of a black stain on my hands and paper I thought it best to paint them. I used some spray ink to color them.

After matting the photo I placed it on the left row of circles and selected one of the journaling cards to accompany it:

Next I added a few Bella Blvd chipboard pieces and cardstock die-cuts: 

The word "Splash" and the journaling came next, as well as a few ink drops and with this the layout is finished!

Here are a few close-ups of my layout:

I really love how this turned out and hope you do too! 

Here's a photo of the July Creative kit I used:

For more information about this kit (and the other 3 kits of this month) please visit the My Creative Scrapbook web site. For photos of all projects created by the design team with the various kit, please visit the Design Team Gallery.

Thank you so very much for stopping by! I really appreciate it! Wishing you happy crafting!

xoxo

My Creative Scrapbook July Kits Reveal and two layouts

Hello friends! I just realised I hadn't posted the My Creative Scrapbook July kits on my blog yet and thought I would do this now. This month Pam sent me both the July Main kit as well as the July Creative kit. 

Let me start with the July Creative kit. Here's one of the five layouts I created with it: 

I just adore the colors and designs of this Bella Blvd collection Splash Zone. They match every possible summer photo I've got. This is a photo from a looooong time ago (how time flies!). 

The kit is very complete, with papers, carstock die-cuts & stickers and chipboards from the Splash Zone collection from Bella Blvd as well as American Crafts letter stickers and laser cut chipboard letters from Creative Embellishments. 

Here's a photo of the July Creative Kit:

Next I'm also sharing a layout created with the July Main kit. This kit is filled with the Pink Paislee "Indigo & Ivy" collection. 

Here's the first layout of the four I made:

and a few close-ups:

To be honest, I struggled a bit with this collection. The colors are a bit too sombre for me but I have to say I'm happy with how this page turned out. 

Here's a photo of the July Main kit:

If you want to see all 4 July kits hop over to the MCS website and for photos of projects created by the design team with the various kit, please visit the Design Team Gallery.

Thank you so very much for stopping by! I really appreciate it! Wishing you happy crafting!

xoxo

Monique

12 Days of Giveaways - JustNick Studio - FREE SNOWFLAKES CUT FILE!

Hi friends! Have you seen the "12 Days of Giveaways" at JustNick?! Nicole is giving away 12 cut files and today it's already the 7th day and it's my turn on the blog to share the project I created with today's free cut file!! 

Today's free cut file is this awesome snowflakes cut file: "Snowflakes 5": 

I decided to use one of the snowflakes as the background for my layout (the one at the bottom left side) and created this page using an older collection from Bella Blvd:  "Christmas Cheer":

Here are a few close-ups of my page:

I cut the snowflake from the "Daily Details" sheet, a sheet full of different colored snowflakes and love how it turned out. 

I love background cut files and often use a "normal sized" cut file and enlarge it so I can use it for my background, like I did here.

If you like the "snowflakes 5" cut file too, then be sure to hop over to the JustNick shop to grab this free cut file!!

Enter the code: SNOW5FREE at checkout to get this design for free.

This code is only valid until midnight CST on December 7, 2018.

No purchase necessary. Coupon code must be entered to receive this item for free. No refunds will be given.The design will still be available in the JustNick Store for purchase after the discount code expires.

WIshing you a wonderful day and happy crafting!

xoxo

Monique

Bella Blvd and Pandas ... a perfect combination!!

Today I thought I'd share this layout Bella Blvd layout I created a little while ago. I wanted to scrap the photo of my youngest and my daughter and still had the  "Popsicles & Pandas" collection lying on my desk so the choice was easy: 

And a few close-ups: I just love all the stickers in this collection and used quite a lot!

And just look at that cute little ladybug!!

I think that the paper clips in this collection are my favorite!

The "Get Around" cut file I used is from The Cut Shoppe. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!! Have a wonderful evening and hope to see you back soon!

xxx

Monique

Adventure awaits - Bella Blvd

Today I'm having some time to myself so I decided to pull out some of my favorite scrapbook papers to play with. A little while ago I bought Bella Blvd's "Popsicles & Pandas" because my youngest favorite animal is a panda. As I hadn't had the chance to use this collection just yet I chose to scrap with it today! Here's one of the layouts I created: 

When starting to scrap with a brand new collection I always have difficulty cutting into the beautiful brand new papers and this time was no exception. So for the first page I (once again) used the cover sheet of the collection pack. Of course I had to use other papers as well, but now it somehow seemed easier to cut into those. 

Here are a few close-ups of some details. I totally adore the puffy stickers and the paperclips in this collection!! 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope you had some time to scrap as well!

xx

Monique