Printers Alley

Hey there Scrappy Friends!

Today I am sharing my take on sketch #558 at Sketches In Thyme. This fun sketch is by Shawn Lahr. I used BoBunny stash for this layout of Greg in Printers Alley in Nashville:

I used a spatula to add modeling paste through the Crackled Crick Stencil from Creative Embellishments. I let that dry over night and then watered down a Lindy's mist along with some watercolor spatters to the background. I added a few layers of patterned papers from BoBunny behind my photo. I used acrylic paints (after several layers of different mists and not achieving a satisfactory color) on the Grunge Circle chipboard Frame from Creative Embellishments. I fussy cut the words "Destination" and "Unknown" from BoBunny papers:

I fussy cut the arrow, man , suitcase and "explore' from papers. I added the Thicker heart:

I hand cut the arrow. popped it up with craft foam. I handcut the circle for journaling as well: 

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

I'd Rather Be Camping

Hey there!

I am back to share a fun camping layout of Greg that I created for Creative Embellishments.

I used Echo Park Let's Go Camping along with some beautiful Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces with you: 

I fell in love with the Spruce Clusters when I saw them in the CE store! They are the perfect size for my camping pages. I need to order a few more sets, lol! I attached a few strips of 6x 6 patterned paper with machine stitching to my watercolored background. I colored the Spruce Clusters with inks and mists and glued them to my page. I matted my photo with patterned paper and placed it on top: 

I added some diecuts from the Echo Park collection, popping them up with craft foam. I used a silver marker and acrylic paint to color the marshmallow stick and added it on top of the diecuts: 

I used inks to color the picnic table and added it below my photo: 

This page was so much fun to create! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Escape- Creative Embellishments

Hey there Creative Friends!

I am back to share a fun travel layout with you that I created using Creative Embellishments chipboard and Echo Park Let's Go Anywhere collection. This photo of Greg and Sierra was taken in June, 2019  on our trip to Germany:

 I tore a strip of patterned paper and added it to my watercolored background. Then I added some machine stitching. I added a few layers of patterned papers behind my photo.  I used a black Sharpie to color the Small Globe and tucked it in behind my photo. I added a few diecuts along with a fussy cut camera: 

I fussy cut the title from patterned paper and added the "route 66" diecut: 

I used acrylic paint, a black Sharpie and a silver Nuvo Glitter Marker to color the Double Decker Bus. I fussy cut the hills, trees, cloud, "take me away" and "capture the memories" from the EP collection: 

I added a few diecuts, more fussy cutting and the chipboard "Escape": 

This was such a fun page to create and I love how it came out! I hope I have inspired you in some way. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

CSI: So Very Brilliant!

 Hello there friends!

Today I am sharing my take on case file #406 at CSI. I have to admit, I struggled with this one a bit. I had to get creative. My layout and hidden journaling is also about how creative Austin was. He is a thinker and very creative. I used all stash on this page:

I hand cut some clouds from some white cardstock, inked them, then added some machine stitching. I tucked in some felt Thickers above the bigger cloud. I added a wood silhouette from my stash. The light bulb is from Vicki Boutin. I fussy cut the "embrace creativity" banner from a Shimelle paper. I added a felt dot and the "noted" puffy sticker from Vicki Boutin. The striped paper is from Echo Park:

I used the Starburst Stencil from Creative Embellishments along with Distress Oxide Ink on my white background. I matted my photo with patterned papers. The teal is from Echo Park. The yellow is Shimelle and I'm not sure on the coral paper or frame- thinking it is American Crafts. The navy, stripes and ruler are from Echo Park. I added another fussy cut banner from Shimelle and an Echo Park word sticker below the photo. I added a journaling spot, a ticket and some punched leaves:

Check out the case files for this month. We would love to have you play along!

The Best Things In Life

Hey there Scrappy Friends!

Today I am sharing a sunflower layout with you that I created for Creative Embellishments. The high school I graduated from, planted a huge field full of sunflowers. I tookGreg and Sierra there to check it out. It was awesome! 

I used an old BoBunny line- Forever Fall for this gorgeous page. Check it out:

   

 I added acrylic paint to my background using a brayer. Then I added spatters. I used Gesso and acrylic paint to color the Skeleton Sunflowers and then backed them with patterned paper.

   

 I matted my photos with a few different patterned papers. I fussy cut a few of the sunflowers from one of the BoBunny papers. I added a few Becky Higgins chipboard stickers and a Tim Holtz word phrase sticker that I cut in half. I also added a few diecuts and stamped the date on one of them:

   

 For my title, I used The Best Things In Life chipboard piece and used acrylic paints to color it. I fussy cut a few dragonflies and added machine stitching to the centers:

 

Another close up of the Skeleton Sunflowers. Aren't they gorgeous? Lastly, I added white acrylic paint spatters:

 

This layout was so fun to create and I love that I mixed the chipboard pieces with papers from my stash. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hiking At Devil's Lake

 Hey there!

Today I am sharing my take on sketch #544 at Sketches In Thyme. Brenda Ragsdale created this fun sketch!

I used Little Yellow Bicycle stash for this hiking page of Sierra and Greg:

I handstitched the circles with embroidery floss. I used Evalicious and Studio12 alphabets for my title. I added some acetate diecuts:

I added in a wood button. a white rubon from Cherry Art, acetate diecuts and stickers:

I used a punch to create my leaf border, then added the black clear sticker from my stash under it. I added the fox sticker, an acetate leaf and the wood veneer bird is from Studio Calico:

Here is the fabulous sketch:

I love how this page came out and that I used all stash! It fewels good to use some of it up!

Thanks for stopping by and havea great day!

Happy Valentines Day!

Hi everyone! Happy Valentines Day! 

Today I am sharing a Valentines Day layout of Greg and I. I used chippies, flair and acrylic pieces from the Creative Embellishments store along with Echo Park Truly Yours collection for this page:

   

 I used white textured cardstock for my background and added strips of patterened papers along with some machine stitching. I added red acrylic paint to the Pair of Hearts and then backed them with patterned papers. I backed my photo with craft foam so that it would be fairly even with the chipboard. I added black acylic paint to the Be Mine and placed it on top of my photo. I added the heart flair and a Red Mirror Acrylic Heart. I fussy cut a heart and added a Tim Holtz word phrase sticker popped up on craft foam:

   

 I added red acrylic paint to the other Heart and backed that with patterned papers as well. I added the word sweet, which I painted with black acrylic paint. I also added a Red Mirror Acrylic Heart and another flair here:

 

For my title, I added black acrylic paint to the Happy Valentine's Day 3. Once it was dry, I dotted the I with a pink Nuvo Glitter Marker. I added a 3rd Red Mirror Acrylic Heart here too along with some stickers and a fussy cut card:

   

 I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day and are spoiled by your loved ones! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

We Are Family

Hey there Friends!

I have a beautiful family layout up on the Creative Embellishments blog today. 

Gregs nephew got married back in May and we took a few family pics while we all were together. I used Simple Stories We Are Family along with some CE chipboard pieces for this page:

   

 I added some watercolors to my white cardstock background. I added a few patterned papers behind my photo. I tucked in a few diecuts around the photo. For my sub title, I used Count Your Blessings chippy. I added gesso and a Lindy's mist to it:

   

 I fussy cut the "we are" out of one of the papers. I added patterned papers on top of the letters from the word "Family". I glued the patterned paper to the top and then turned them over and carefully cut around the letter with a craft knife.  I fussy cut some triangles to create the banners and then added some machine stitching. I added a few stickers to finish the page:

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Lovely

 Hi everyone!

Today I am sharing my take on case file #404 at CSI.

I used all stash for this bright page of Greg and Sierra at Trevor and Kennedy's wedding:

I cut a heart out of white textured cardstock. I traced this heart on another piece of cardstock and then cut it out a little bit bigger. Then I added the ribbons from my stash using tape runner. Then I glued it to the heart opening of my background and machine stitched around the heart. I backed  my photo with tissue paper & sparkly gold paper. I added a photo tab from Pink Paislee, a frame from Crate Paper and the bow is from Amy Tangerine:

Under the photo, I added some white scalloped lace and some fuscia pompom trim. I also tucked in a  from my stash: a flower, grey chipboard circle, miscellanious brads and sequins from Buttons Galore & More along with a few puffy stickers from Pink Fresh Studios. I fussy cut the fish tail banner from cardstock.  I added a flair on top of my photo:

I added a button to the flower and hand stitched it with embroidery floss:

For my title, I used the foam Thicker word "lovely":

Here I added another flair, sequins, brads, a Vicki Boutin label and I also used the Distressed Circle Stamp from Creative Embellishments

I was inspired by the colors and wedding theme. For evidence, I used: diagonal stripes (I used ribbons from my stash to create the stripes), solids, circles, lace, flowers, love/Valentined themed items, puffy stickers, ribbons, sequins, scallops, fish tail banner, labels, gold, tissue paper, brads & flair. For my testimony, I documented something about a wedding and used the word "love".

Here is a quick look at the case file:

Check out the CSI Facebook for the complete case file and to share your layout.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Oh So Happy!

Hey there friends!

I have a layout up on the Creative Embellishments blog today. Sierra and her boyfriend, Felipe went to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side in June. A friend took this wonderful photo of them. I used Echo Park Summer Dreams along with the Ferris Wheel 2 chippy for this fun page:

   

 I tore a few strips of patterned paper and added that to my white cardstock background. Since I created this page out of town (yes, I take some scrappy stuff with me, especially since Greg was working, lol) I didn't have my sewing machine, so I added some faux stitching with a black Sharpie. I added some watercolor to the bcakground. I used a black Sharpie to color the Ferris Wheel 2  and placed that on my page. I added my photo overlapping the Ferris Wheel 2 a bit:

   

 I added a few ferris wheel stickers from the Echo Park collection along with some tickets. I added a few pennants I hand cut from patterned papers under the photo. The "life is great..." diecut is from Hip Kit Club. In the lower right corner I added a torn strip of patterned paper. I added the suitcase sticker and fussy cut flowers along with a fabric brad and word sticker from Fancy Pants:

 

To the left of the photo, I added another ferris wheel sticker from Echo Park and another fabric brad from Fancy Pants:

   

 I had a blast creating this fun, summer page! I hope I have inspired you in some way. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

A New Adventure Awaits

Hey there friends!

Today I am sharing another take on my recipe challenge this month at Bramble Fox.

I used Fancy Pants On Our Way collection along with a BF stencil, Paper Snips and perspextives for this fun travel page of Greg and I at Lookout Mountain:

Here's the challenge:

I added diecuts and patterned papers behind my photos and then added a Travel Clippie to the top of both of them:

I used Fox Cut #28 along with Oxide Inks to create my background. I also scattered a few Cool Stars and this is the other Travel Clippie:

I added some more stencil work here along with another Cool Star. The "totally awesome" is from Paper Snips #008:

I fussy cut the suitcase, bag and ticket. I added the diecut leaf from Pretty Little Studio, a few Carpe Diem sticker phrases, another Cool Star and the "explore'" and "ticket to adventure" are from the Paper Snips #008:

I fussy cut the compass from one of the papers, added a diecut heart from a HipKit Club kit and a diecut frame from Pretty Little Studios:

I used A New Adventure Awaits chipboard piece from Creative Embellishments for my title. I colored it with Oxide Inks. Love it! The "life is short.." piece is also from Paper Snips #008:

I hope you find some time to play along with us this month, I would love to see your take on the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!