Happiness Found

 Hey there scrappy friends!

Today I am sharing a layout I created using stash and a sketch from Sketch-N-Scrap. This is a photo of me playing with SnapChat filters. I love the cans for the rollers! So fun!

I added some watercolors to my background and then added some Lawn Fawn paper and stitching:

I added a fussy cut cloud and a wood veneer sun from my stash:

I also added a couple more wood pieces from my stash:

Here's the sketch:

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Count Your Blessings

  Hey there friends!

Today I am sharing another card that I created for 88 and Clear using the March 5 for $5 digital stamps- So This.

I used Java Chip Sugar Stock as my base and then added a layer of Sour Pineapple, which I used a Martha Stewart punch on the edge. Then I added a layer of Sour Guava. I used the Ring Layers die on the 2 top layers to create my circle. The sentiment and leaves from the Sweater Weather digital stamp and the hands with cup is from the So This digital stamp. I also added some Black Taffy Twine made into a bow and some Dazzling Pat spatters.

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Hey Gnomie

 Hey there friends!

I had a bit of free time so I played along with a card sketch at Sketch-N-Scrap. I used Fancy Pants Joy Parade and added the gnome with balloons from the digital stamp set Gnomie Love that was available  in February for a workshop at Richard Garay 88 and Clear. I invested in some Caliart markers and have been enjoying coloring images.

Here's my card:

Here's the sketch I used:

I had a blast creating this fun card!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

March Workshop

 Hey everyone!

I am sharing a card I created using the March Workshop digital stamp at 88 and Clear. It's called Magic Dreams and has the cutest unicorns! I used watercolor pencils to color the images.

Here's my card:

I used Tangy Berry Sugar Stock as my card base. Then I added a layer of Tangy Gum and Sour Lime Sugar Stocks. Before I adhered the Sour Lime, I used the So Boxy die and ran it through my Cuttlebug to create a Polaroid frame. I popped up the unicorn in the tub and added a bow made from Powdered Sugar Twine. My sentiment is from the Magic Dreams Digital Stamp as well.

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Bier Garten

 Hey there friends!

I am sharing a layout for Sketches In Thyme using photos from our Germany trip a few years ago. I used PhotoPlay Let's Go and Fancy Pants alphas:

I machine stitched the layers of patterned papers together to add some texture. I added some travel word phrases to the right of the photo.

I hand cut some pennants and created a banner and machine stitched it:

I added some fussy cut suitcases, a camera and the 23 cent piece:

I am amazed that I didn't use any watercolor on this page. With the sketch, I didn't need to...

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This Too Shall Pass

 Hey there friends!

Today I am sharing a card that I created for 88 and Clear using the March 5 for $5 digital stamps- So This. 

Here's my card:

I used Sweet Cane Sugar Stock as my base and then added layers of Sour Mist, Sweet Banana and Tangy Peach Sugar Stocks. I used the Ring Layers die to cut the circles. I colored these stamps with my new Caliart markers. Yes, I finally purchased some markers to color digi stamps. I am loving these markers! To finish the card, I added some Dazzling Pat spatters. 

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Wishing You Well

 Hey there!

Today I am sharing a card created for 88 and Clear. I used the Spring Frames March Card Club Digital Stamp for this pretty card:

I used a white card base and added a layer of Rich Cherry and Rich Tangerine Sugar Stocks. I used white cardstock from my stash and smooshed the Rich Cherry Sugar Cube on some plastic packaging, added a bit of water and smooshed it on the white cardstock. Then I did the same with the Rich Tangerine Sugar Cube. This creates a watercolor look that I love! I used Sharpies to color the wreath from the Spring Frames digi stamp. Fussy cut it and added the "Wishing you well" sentiment from the same digi stamp. I did add a bit of watercolor around the edges. I popped the sentiment up and then added some Dazzling Pat spatters.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Birthday Card

 Hey there!

Today I am sharing a birthday card I created using a sketch at Sketch-N-Scrap along with Cocoa Vanilla Made of Awesome:

Here is the sketch:

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Easter Layout

Hey there friends! 

 I am sharing a fun Easter layout with a shaker on it today that I created for Creative Embellishments. I love all the fun crafty goodies they have!

These photos are of are Sierra last year making the famous bunny cake for Easter dinner:

   

I added Dylusions mist to 3 of the Fun Eggs and tucked them around my photos. I added a wood veneer Bunny, which I painted with Gesso:

   

 I added a layer of Gesso and white acrylic paint to the Bunny Shaker and then filled with beads from my stash. I used pearls from Buttons Galore & More for the eyes and bling for the nose:

 

For my title, I used Happy Easter and sprayed it with Heidi Swapp, Shimmerz and Recollections mists:

   

 I used an older Echo Park line for this page. I had a blast creating this page! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Happy

 Hey friends,

I am sharing a scrappy layout created for CSI using case file #349 along with stash:

I fussy cut the kites from a Maggie Holmes Carousel paper. I added some machine stitching in white to a few of them:

I added some puffy stickers from that collection along with some Hip Kit wood buttons:

I fussy cut the houses from a paper from Jen Hatfield Homemade and created a patterned paper hill from an Amy Tan Slice of Life paper for them to sit on. I added the word happy from the puffy stickers for my title:

If you have some time to play along with us this month, we would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Thinking of You

 Hey there Scrappy Friends!

Today I am sharing a card created for 88 and Clear using the Sweetie Cup March Free Download. 

I added a layer of Rich Cherry Sugar Stock to my white card base. I added a layer of Sweet Lavender Sugar Stock to the left 2/3rds of the card and Rich Cactus Sugar Stock to the other side and then added some machine stitching.

Here's my card:

I colored the images from the Sweetie Cup Digital download with Sharpies. The heart is from the Love Jack Stamp Set. I stamped it using Black Taffy Sugar Cube. Finally, I added some Dazzling Pat spatters.

This was a fun card to create!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

You Are...

 Hey there!

I am sharing a layout that I created for case file #350 at CSI. 

I was inspired by the harlequins, guy, blue and dandelion. I used mostly My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 2 along with some Creative Embellishments chipboard & stamps and a few BoBunny stickers:

I used the Distressed Harlequin stamp and one of the Halftone Circle stamps from Creative Embellishments on my background and added some watercolor and paint spatters. I layered a few torn paper strips from MME and then added some machine stitching:

I placed the Berry Wreath from Creative Embellishments behind my photos and added a few layers of patterned papers. I used a butterfly stamp from my stash and stamped a few different ones then fussy cut them. The circle and flourish are stickers from an old BoBunny collection. 

I added a few brads and fussy cut the you are... from one of the 6x6 papers. Finally I added a chipboard button with some Divine Twine:

I sometimes struggle with guy layouts but this one came together real fast and I love that I used lots of stash!

Hope you will check out the case file in the Facebook group and play along!

Snap Chat Filter Fun

 Hey there!

I had some free time and played along with a sketch at Sketch-N-Scrap. I used the July 2018 Hip Kit club kit for this page:

I added some layers of papers from the kit, a bit of machine stitching and used some HKC alphas for my title:

I added lots of diecuts and a few enamel buttons:

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Live, Love, Travel

 

Hey there Scrappy Friends!

I am back with you today to share a multi photo travel page I created for Creative Embellishments using some travel chippies and stash:

I dry brushed blue acrylic paint on my background and then added some brown acrylic paint spatters. I painted the Luggage with brown acrylic paint and then dry brushed them with white Gesso to add some aging:

I added a few stickers from my stash along with a few fussy cut suit cases:

I painted an Airplane blue and then dry brushed it with brown acrylic paint. I also added the word "Explore" from the Travel Word Set 1. I painted it brown and added the white Gesso:

I hope I have inspired you some way! Dig out your acrylic paints and paint your chipboard.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

March Challenge at Creative Embellishments

 Happy March everyone!

This month's challenge at Creative Embellishments is a sketch challenge. I used some fun Creative Embellishments chipboard along with Simple Stories Happy Trails for this camping page:

I tore a piece of patterned paper and then added the plaid and green strip along with some machine stitching. I fussy cut a few flowers and added the compass diecut:

I added the Lace Border 6 under my photos and under the plaid paper. I added gold acrylic paint and once that was dry, I dry brushed some orange on it. I added that adorable racoon diecut:

I added the Fancy Rectangle Frame on top of the middle photo. I used the same painting technique:

Check out my fun banner, I used the Bauble Banner:

I colored it with the same paints as the other 2 chipboard pieces but on the larger "baubles" I used a circle punch and punched patterned papers:

Here is the sketch: 

The challenge is to also add some stitching.

I love how this page came out especially that cute banner!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Swim for CSI

Hey there friends!

Today I am sharing my take on case file #348 at CSI. Every month they post 3 new case files to play along with and there are lots of prizes to win.

I used mostly stash for this fun, summer page:

I added shimmer watercolors to my white cardstock background. I fussy cut a wave from Echo Park Splash and stitched that on. I also fussy cut the fish and punched some scallops from this collection as well. I added some tangled thread, a flair from Accent Scrapbooking, a gold sticker and sub title from Pink Paislee. I also added some flip flops from Fancy Pants:

I added a journaling card from Fancy Pants Joy Parade and placed it to the left of my photos. I added a layer of blue tissue paper and craft foam behind my photos. I added a project life card behind the top photo.

I added  and some Creative Embellishments Twigs that I dry brushed with Gesso. I finished off my layout with some punched circles, brads and sequins from 29 Lilac Lane by Buttons Galore & More:

I had a blast creating this summer page!
Hope you will play along with us this month.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!