Two Pretty Little Studio layouts

Good day everyone! Today I'm sharing two Pretty Little Studio layouts I haven't shown before.

The first is this one with my daughter and her boyfriend. The collection I’ve used for my page is an “oldy but a goody”: Love Notes! And love it I do! The colors, the designs, the die-cuts, the cards ….  Everything is just so cute! I fell in love with this collection as soon as I saw it (yes, I admit it, I adore “cute” collections, lol). So when my daughter told me about her boyfriend I emailed Melissa straight away and asked for more of this collection!

And a few close-ups: 

And then last week I made another 8.5"x 11": this one about me and turning 50 (bleh!!!). I chose papers and embellishments from the Nature Walk collection, the Marigold collection and the Silly Monkey collection. How I love these collections! 

And also a few close-ups:

The cut files are all from Juliana Michaels' etsy store "17 Turtles".

Have a fantastic week!!
Hugs,

Featured on Chickaniddy Crafts!!! & Winner Ruby Rock-It giveaway!

A couple of weeks ago Pam emailed me if she could feature me and my layouts on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog! and of course I said yes! You can check out the "in the Spotlight blog post" HERE!! (would love if you would leave me a comment over there!)

Here're the two pages I created with their "Date Night" collection:

First this one of Manon and her friend Susan, enjoying a fun night in:

and a few close-ups:

The inspiration for this page actually came from the title of the “Date Night” collection. When I was looking for photos I could scrap using this collection I just couldn’t decide. I didn’t have any “date night” photos, only “night in” photos. And then I thought why not use those?! The collection is perfect for it! For this layout I started with the “Backwoods Lovin” paper and cut three strips of the paper for the base of my page (other side Backwoods Lovin, Plaid is Rad, A Girl’s Best Friend). I matted the photos of the girls (my daughter and her friend) and decided how to place them. I like the playful effect of placing two photos a bit on top of each other. Next I added stickers, Silhouette cuts and a few wood veneers. And that was more or less it. A trick I have when using stickers, is that I make them “unsticky” first. Because that way I can place them anywhere on my page to see where they look best, before actually adhering them. When I do decide to adhere them I often use some foam tape.

And the second layout is this one with Manon and Jelmer:

Looking at it now, I wished I had used colored photos, but the blue of the huge diamond in the background was too blue for this collection and I had my heart set on using these pics.

This layout was created using the fabulous “Date Night” collection and features my daughter and her boyfriend. I just love the soft colors and pretty patterns of this collection and because all sheets are double sided I had a hard time deciding which side of the paper I should use! I started this layout with a sheet of white cardstock and a base consisting of the vertical strip of the “Backwoods Lovin” paper and a glassine bag on top. I then decided how I wanted to place the two photos on this base and started adding little pieces of paper and stickers behind my photos. Last but not least I added different Silhouette cuts to my layout. When the time came to adhere everything in place I made sure to add the glue/sticky tape only in the middle of my paper or photo, so that later on I would always be able to add even more elements!

When my layout was finished I walked away from it and when I returned the next day I decided it needed a bit more “zest” and matted the layout on a sheet yellow cardstock and added a couple of gold sequins and a few paint splatters."

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And now on to the winner of the little kraft notebooks from this blog post here. I'll also send you some Ruby Rock-It to dress them up!

And the winner is:

Laura Turcotte, who said:

Congrats Laura!! I'll send you an email asap! 

Thank you everyone for stopping by again today and for being so awesome all the time!!

Hugs,

Creative Scrappers Reveal Day! Sketch #279

Yay, it's that time again, reveal day for the latest sketch from Creative Scrappers, number 279!!

This 3 photo sketch was just perfect for the pics I took of my son participating in the "ice bucket challenge" last summer!! 

I used Echo Park's mini "Summer Adventure" collection for this page. Love it!

The tickets strip is a cut file from Juliana Michaels. 

And here's sketch #279: 

Make sure you play along with Sketch #279, for the chance to win from our Sponsor, Pretty Little Studio!  You could also be chosen for our Wednesday Featured Layout post!  Link up on the Creative Scrappers Blog, by October 31th!

And don't forget, there's still time to pre-order your copy of Creating with Sketches V3 by October 15th!! Creating With Sketches will feature a few designers you might now from our (past) design teams! Missy Whidden, Nicole Nowosad, Sherri Funk, Monique Liedtke, Debbi Tehrani, Delaina Burns, Marielle LeBlanc, Tina McDonald, Tracy Banks,  Sara Zenger, Heather Leopard, Mary Ann Jenkins, Rebecca Keppel, Ashley Horton, Shannon Morgan and so many more!

Thanks you so much for stopping by! Have a fab Sunday!

Hugs,

World Card Making Day!!

It's the first Saturday in October and that means it's WORLD CARD MAKING DAY today!!!!

How do I celebrate this day? Well, by showing you my latest card creation of course:

I made this card using the May 2014 "The Story I Heard" kit from Scraptastic. The Thickers come from my own stash.

And what is World Card Making all about? I googled it and found this;

WHAT

World Card Making Day is a holiday especially for card makers around the world to:

Celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family

Kick off (and get a head start on) the holiday card-making season

WHEN

The first Saturday of each October, kicking off the holiday card-making season, the most popular time for creating and sharing handmade greetings.

WHO

The card-making community worldwide, including hobbyists, beginning card makers, manufacturers of card-making products, retail sellers of products, educators, and press are invited to come together to celebrate this holiday and creative passion.

WHY

It is a day to connect with fellow card makers both near and far, to applaud the creativity that powers the craft, and to provide an opportunity for card makers to connect and find resources that will empower, inspire, and encourage them in their card making.

If you feel like crafting today, you know what to do, lol!!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!
Hugs,

Happy Birthday Cards - Jillibean Soup

For the members of the Scraptastic Club's message board we (the design team) always create birthday cards and today I wanna show you the cards I made for two members having their birthday last September: 

Two Jillibean Soup cards using their Birthday Bisque collection. 

Really loving this collection!! (so much so I bought two of them, lol). And if you're looking for a kit with this collection in it, Scraptastic Club has one: the August "Celebration" kit.

Thanks for stopping by! I so appreciate your visits!

Hugs,

Scraptastic October Kit Reveals!

It's October 1st and that means full reveal of the Scraptastic Kit Club kits!!!! 

This Life Noted: 

Heart It Races:

Heart It Races Add-On: 

Heart It Races Stamp Set:

Thriller:

Thriller Add-On:

Thriller Stamp Set: 

And a bonus stamp set: Sentiments:

Like them as much as I do? Go get them while you can! Here's the link to the current month's kits! 

Thanks for stopping by and see you later this week! 

Hugs,