Thank You Card

 Hey there friends!

I am sharing a thank you card I created for 88 and Clear using the Beary Best DigiNext Collection:

I used Tangy Peach Sugar Stock as the base of my card and then added a layer of Black Taffy and Sour Crush Sugar Stocks. I added the bow patterned paper from the Beary Best DigiNext Collection on top. Then added a square in Sour Crush Sugar Stock and strips of Tangy Peach Sugar Stock. I fussy cut the bear from one of the papers in the collection, popped it up with foam and added a bow under it made with Black Taffy Twine. The sentiment is from the collection, I just fussy cut it out. I finished the card off with some black acrylic paint spatters:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Celebrate- Bramble Fox

 Hey there friends!

I am back today to share my take on the fun June challenge over at Bramble Fox. I used October Afternoon Cake Walk from 2012, do you remember it? It was one of my favs and you could say I hoarded it, lol:

I used a patterned paper as my background and then added some watercolors to it. I added lots of the die cut shapes under and around my photos. I also added a few small doilies to give some texture on my page. I fussy cut the animals dancing and popped that up on my page with foam. I added the XO perspextive from the January Fox Box:

I added some stickers from the OA collection and I also added a few of the white star perspextives from the Cool Stars:

Above the photos, I added some fussy cut balloons and confetti:

I used the "Celebrate" perspextive for my title. Isn't it gorgeous?!

I added some tangled thread and a red heart perspextive from the January Fox Box:

Here's the challenge for this month:

I had a blast creating this layout and I hope you will join us this month!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Oopsy, Wrong Color

Hey there scrappy friends!

I am sharing my take on sketch #522 at Sketches In Thyme today. I used stash for this layout of Greg and I at the camper show in the camper we ordered back in February of 2018 (top photo)- Notice the colors. When it finally came in at the end of May, it was the wrong colors! Since we didn't want to wait another 3 months for the right color, we kept it (and they threw in the fireplace for free!)

I added watercolors to my background. I used Paper House In The Wild papers and added some stitching, leaving areas not stitched so I could tuck in a few tags from Simple Stories:

For my title, I used: 

"Oopsy"- Authentique

"Wrong"- Thickers

"Color"- Little Yellow Bicycle

I added a few diecuts, popping some up on foam to add some dimension. I used an Amy Tan stamp for the date:

The "Not A" alphas are from My Minds Eye. I fussy cut the "Happy Camper" from one of the Simple Stories papers. I added the lady diecut from Simple Stories:

Here is the sketch:

I love using a sketch to jump start a layout. How about you?

Hope you will play along with us this month!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Vacation

 Hey there Friends! 

I am up on the Creative Embellishments blog today with this fun travel page. Greg and I retired at the end of 2021 and finally took our first trip in March. These photos are from the Outer Banks:

 

I added some watercolor spatters to my white cardstock background. I used some of my Paige Evans stash for this page. I fussy cut the star and added a cloud from the Rainy Days Set that I used acrylic paint to color: 

   

 I added tissue paper behind my photos and added some fussy cut trees. I also added another cloud here:

 

I used washi tape to create the acrylic paint stripes on my Lighthouse. I popped it up with craft foam. I added Nautical Flair to the middle of my chipboard flower and then fussy cut the banner:

 

I added lots of bits and pieces under the photos and at the bottom of my page:

   

 I had a blast creating this page and hope I have inspired you in some way. 

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Heartfelt Sympathy

 Hello!

Today I am sharing a sympathy card I created for 88 and Clear using the Vintage Ink DigiNext Collection:

I used Sweet Cocoa Sugar Stock for the base of my card and then added one of the papers from the Vintage Inks Collection on top. I used another paper from the collection along with Ring Layers to cut circles and placed these on top:

I used my Caliart Markers to color the bunch of flowers and the dragonfly and then fussy cut them and popped them up with foam. These images along with the sentiment are from the Vintage Inks collection. I added a bow made from the Black Taffy Twine to the flower bunch. Finally, I added some black acrylic paint spatters:

I love how this card came out!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Wright Brothers

Hello there friends!

I am back today to share a travel layout with you that I created for Creative Embellishments. I wanted to keep this page fairly simple  since I was using 3 photos, which were pretty busy. Here's my page:

   

 I added some paint spatters to my white background and then added some hand stitching around the photos. I used Carta Bella patterned papers and stickers. I painted a few of the wood veneer clouds from the Rainy Days set with acrylic paints and added a few to my page:

 

I used a variety of alphas from my stash for my title. I added another Wood Veneer Cloud here:

   

 I painted the Glider with acrylic paints and and popped it up with foam to add some dimension:

   

I added a stitched border, fussy cut ticket and a sticker here:

I hope I have inspired you in some way!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Love Moo!

Hey there scrappy friends!

Today I am sharing a card I created for 88 and Clear using the Holy Cow DigiNext collection. I added a layer of Java Chip Sugar Stock on the base of my card. I added a few different papers from the Holy Cow collection on top:

I used Sour Watermelon and Rich Tangerine Sugar Cubes to make spatters. I colored the cows and sentiment with my Caliart Markers. I fussy cut them and popped the cows up on foam to add some dimension:

This is such a cute collection! I love it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Wedding

 Hello everyone!

Today I am sharing my take on case file #388 at CSI. I was inspired by the colors and wedding theme. I used lots of stash on this fun page:

I used Lily Bee Designs paper and an EK Success punch to create my grid design. Here are some close ups:

Here is a list of items I used:

Lily Bee Designs- yellow paper (grid)

Heidi Swapp- lime green and white striped paper & olived green and white striped paper

Pink Fresh- green and white striped paper & yellow, white patterned paper circles, puffy stickers, fussy cut lemons and diecuts

Bazzill- yellow plastic embossing paper

SpiegelMom Scraps- felt hearts and sequins

Dear Lizzie- fussy cut mason jar

Bella Blvd.- yellow puffy hearts

Alphas- Authentique (Light yellow), Cosmo Cricket (green) and October Afternoon (dark yellow)

Misc. ticket, wood veneer, bling, twine and brad

Check out the case files for this month and play along!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Almost Swingers

Hey there friends! 

I am  back to share another layout with you that I created for Creative Embellishments. Have you seen the fun flamingos in the store? I love flamingos and couldn't wait to use them! This layout has a funny story behind it that only a few of my close friends know:

   

 I added a few patterned papers to the bottom of my layout from Paper House Paradise Found collection. I added some machine stitching and watercolor paint spatters. I used acrylic paints to color the Flamingos:

   

 I used acrylic paints to color the Flamingo Shaker and filled it with bits and pieces from SpiegelMom Scraps, Buttons Galore and misc. beads and sequins from my stash:

    

 I added a few Palm Trees which I also colored with acrylic paints:

   

 I added some stickers at the bottom from Paper House, popping some up on foam to add some dimension to the page:

   

 I finished the layout off with stickers from Paper House and alphas from Paper House and Hip kit Club:

   

 This was such a fun layout to create and I'm very happy with the results! Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again soon!   

Clear Garden Tag

Hey everyone!

I am back to share a fun garden tag with you that I created for Creative Embellishments.

I used a Clear Large Tag for the base of my project:

   

 I added light modeling paste through the Cloud Border Stencil on the tag and then added blue and green mists. I used mists to color the Wood Veneer Sun and Dragon Fly:

   

 I used mists to color the Birdhouse and Birds. I used a black Sharpie for the eyes:

   

 I used a variety of mists to color part of the Large Floral Border 2 and used that as the base of my tag. I added 3 mist colored Wood Veneer Mushrooms. I finished the tag off with some white acrylic paint spatters, Tim Holtz word phrases and ribbon from my stash:

   

 This was such a fun project to create! Plus I love how it came out! I think I will display it on my screened in porch. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!