Monday, December 27, 2021

Just A Dad and His Girl

Hello everyone!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
I am back to share another project with you that I created for Creative Embellishments. I used a photo of Sierra and Greg from Homecoming back in 2015:

  

 I used the Just A Dad and His Girl chipboard piece for my title. I sprayed it with a Lindy's mist.

   

 On the lower left of my photo, I added lots of diecuts and tucked in some bling and a few Hearts, sprayed with the same Lindy's mist:

   

 I also added a cluster of embellishments on the upper right of my photo:  

   

I also used:
Jen Hatfield and Heidi Swapp (blue) patterned papers
Prima Crystals
Jen Hatfield Diecuts
Pink Paislee butterflies  

 I love how this page came out! And I am happy I finally have this photo scrapped as it has been sitting on my desk forever, lol! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas everyone!

I have a Christmas card I created for 88 and Clear using the December mood board as inspiration:


I used a premade card base and added a layer of Sweet Pink Sugar Stock. I stamped a piece of Rich Cherry Sugar Stock with the Tight Plaid Stamp and Black Taffy Sugar Cube


I used Black Taffy Sugar Cube and stamped trees from Camp Out and Love Jack Stamp Sets. I stamped them on Sweet Cane and Tangy Apple Sugar Stocks and then fussy cut them out. The sentiment is from the Tag It Stamp Set. I used the Black Taffy Sugar Cube and stamped it on Powder Sugar Sugar Stock. Finally, I added watered down white paint spatters to mimic snow and added some Dazzling Pat spatters for some sparkle:


I hope each and everyone of you has the best Christmas ever!
Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate you!



Thursday, December 23, 2021

Farm Sweet Farm

 Hey there friends!

Today I am sharing my take on the last sketch of the year at Sketches In Thyme. I used Simple Stories Simple Vintage Farmhouse Garden for these photos Sierra took while in Germany in August:


I didn't realize these chipboard frames were so big when I ordered them, but I made it work with the sketch. I tucked one photo behind the frame and added one on top:


The sketch has 2- 4x6" photos, I usually scrap wallet sized photos, so I just added a few more photos. Sketches are used as a starting point and you can adapt them to fit the photos you are using:


I added some machine stitching and a few embellies from the Simple Stories collection:


Check out the sketch and play along with us!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Gift Bag

 Hey everyone!

I decorated a craft gift bag for 88 and Clear using the So Merry DigiNext Collection along with Tangy Gum and Java Chip Sugar Stocks, Ring Layers Die,:


For the bow, I used a Cricut cut file and cut it on Java Chip Sugar Stock
I colored the snowglobe with my Caliart Markers and added some "snow" using BoBunny Glitter Paste. I used Grey Stuff Sugar Cube and a stamp from the Tag It Stamp set to create my sentiment:


Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!





Saturday, December 18, 2021

Gnome For The Holidays

 Hey there!

If you know me at all, you know I love me some gnomes!  I couldn't pass up playing with the Merry Gnomes DigiNext Collection and So Merry DigiNext Collection from 88 and Clear! These gnomes are so stinkin' cute!

Here's a Christmas card I made with them:


I used Rich Cherry Sugar Stock for the card base. added a layer of patterned paper from the Merry Gnomes collection and then added a layer of Java Chip Sugar Stock. I colored the gnomes with my Caliart Markers and then fussy cut them out. I popped them up on foam to add some dimension.  I added some Rich Cactus Sugar Cube mixed with a bit of water for the spatters:


This was such a fun card to create and I just love those cute gnomes!
Thanks for stopping by and have a gareat day!



Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Merry & Bright

 Hey there!

I am sharing my take on case file #377 at CSI. 

I used PinkFresh Studio December Days for this fun layout:


I created a grid using some cards from PinkFresh and added some machine stitching. I added a few papers and a chipboard frame under my photo> I added a few puffy stickers on my photo:


I added the chipboard circle and used the chipboard "merry" for part of my title:


I used some foam alphas for the rest of my title and added some fussy cut gifts, houses and trees:


Check out the case files this month on the CSI Facebook page and play along with us!


Saturday, December 11, 2021

Nutty or Nice?

 Hello friends!

Today I am sharing a Christmas card created for 88 and Clear using the Nutty Pum DigiNext Collection along with Rich Cherry and Tangy Apple Sugar Stocks:


I colored the nutcracker with my Caliart Markers and then fussy cut him and the sentiment. I finished the card off with some white acrylic paint spatters.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


Thursday, December 9, 2021

Gifts

 Hey there!

Today I am sharing a layout created for 88 and Clear using the Farmhouse Christmas Digi collection. This collection is so pretty!


I used textured white card stock as my background and then added a layer of Sour Crush Sugar Stock and 1 of the patterned papers from the Farmhouse Christmas collection. I machine stitched around it. I fussy cut some flowers, trees and skates from the papers and ephemera sheets:


I added a few of the papers under my photo and then added some fussy cut flowers on top:


Here I added some more of the fussy cut ephemera pieces along with some Tim Holtz word phrase stickers:


Check out the collection and let me know what you think!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!






Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Holly Jolly

 Hey there friends!

Today I am sharing my take on case file #375 at CSI. 

I used Mintay Merry & Bright papers for this Christmas page of Greg and I :


I added some torn strips of papers to my background. I tucked in some mes and added Machine stitching. I added in some Tim Holtz phrase stickers:


I tucked in some snowflakes and fussy cut the deer from a Christmas card I received last year:

 

I fussy cut the tree from a card as well. I added a metal tree that has been in my stash for many years. I added more stickers from my stash and some enamel dots:



I used lots of embellies from my stash on this page and had a blast creating it!
Check out the case files on the CSI Facebook page and play along with us this month!


Monday, December 6, 2021

Warm Wishes

 Hey there card making friends!

Today I am sharing a card I created for 88 and Clear using the Farmhouse Christmas Digi collection:


I fussy cut the flowers, barn, tree and sentiment from the papers, popping up a few to add some dimension.

Here's a close up:


I also used:
Powder Sugar Twine
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


Friday, December 3, 2021

Christmas Slim Line Cards

 

Hey there! 
I am back to share a few Christmas cards with you using the Winter Artist Trading Coins and Chipboard Snowflakes from Creative Embellishments:

 

 I added Gesso to the Winter Artist Trading Coins and Chipboard Snowflakes. Then I added Liquitex Glass Beads, 88 and Clear Sour Crush Sugar Drops, more Gesso and Dazzling Pat. Here's a close up:

I used a PinkFresh die along with 88 and Clear Sour Crush Sugar Stock for both cards.

I did the same treatment on the chipboard that I used on the first card. I added some bits and pieces from my stash to embellish both cards:

Check out the chipboard! Isn't it gorgeous?

I hope I have inspired you to use your chipboard and make some cards.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Creative Embellishments December Challenge

 Hi everyone!

Creative Embellishments has another fun challenge this month! There is a CE gift certificate up for grabs.

This month's challenge is to be inspired by the photo and to use bling on your project. I was inspired by the colors and tree. Here's my layout:

 I painted the Ornament Frames with gold acrylic paint and tucked in some Basic Grey papers from my stash along with the Star Trees. I colored the trees with acrylic paint and a few different colors of Lindy's mists:


 I added the words "Joy", "Noel" and "Gifts" from the Christmas Sentiments. I added some Tim Holtz word phrases and some bling from my stash. 


I created a little cluster at the bottom of my page. I added a wood veneer Tree to it that I painted gold as well:


I had a blast creating this page and I am looking forward to seeing your take on the challenge!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


 

 

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Get Well Wishes Card

 Hello card making friends!

Today, I am sharing a cget well card I created for 88 and Clear using the Friends Forever DigiNext collection. This is my favorite digi collection! I love the barn board look!

Here's my card:


I used Sour Crush Sugar Stock as the base and also added in a pennant with some machine stitching. I colored the images with my Caliart Markers and popped a few up with craft foam to add some dimension:


Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Life Is A Beautiful Ride!

 Hey there! Welcome back to my blog!

Today I am sharing a layout created for Sketches In Thyme using sketch #494. I stuck pretty much to the sketch. I cannot take credit for the photos as these are some of Austin's senior pics taken by M&H Photography. I used Carta Bella Summer:


I added some watercolor spatters to my white cardstock background. I usually don't use many flowers on my pages of Austin, but I just loved the colors in this collection and thought they went well with his shirt. I fussy cut the flowers and truck, popping the truck up with foam to add some dimension:


I added a few layers of patterned papers under my photos and tucked in a few word phrase stickers from the collection:


I fussy cut the bike and title from one of the 6x4 cards and added that to my bottom border:


Here is the sketch:




This collection is gorgeous! I will definately be using it again soon.
Hope you will play along with us this month!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


Sunday, November 21, 2021

Another Christmas Card

 Hello again and happy Sunday!

I am back to share another Christmas card using a sketch from Sketch-N-Scrap and Carta Bella Farmhouse Christmas:


I fussy cut the trees, holly and frame from the papers in the collection. I added a Tim Holtz word sticker for my sentiment.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


Saturday, November 20, 2021

Christmas Card

 Hey there friends!

While the guys are out hunting, I am prepping dinner for them and making Christmas cards!

I am so far behind on making cards this year. Usually I have most of them done by now.

I used a sketch from Sketch-N-Scrap and Carta Bella Farmhouse Christmas for this card:


Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!



Thursday, November 18, 2021

Wedding Fun

 Hello!

Today I am sharing a layout I created for 88 and Clear using the Sweet Wings DigiNext collection. I created a grid and used photos from a photo strip from a wedding back in 2016:


I added layers of Sugar Stocks and patterned papers from the collection. 


I did lots of fussy cutting and added in a few different trims:


I added in some Powder Sugar Twine on 2 of the blocks:


I added in some bling as well as some hand stitching:


I used:

I had a blast creating this fun page!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!