Sweet Spring

 Hello There!

Today I am sharing my take on sketch #562 by Jenessa Franco at Sketches In Thyme.  I used a photo of myself at the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, NC while we were on vacation last year. I used the March 2020 Hip Kit for this page:

I added a strip of Heidi Swapp patterned paper to the left side of my white cardstock background. Then I added some watercolor. I fussy cut that beautiful wreath from a Paige Evans paper. I tucked in the "sunshine ahead" strip that I fussy cut from another of Paige's papers:

I fussy cut the rainbow from a Heidi Swapp paper. I used Thickers for my title, I love the font and colors!. I fussy cut another word strip  and tucked it under my title. I fussy cut the small flower and bird from a Jenn Hatfield paper:

I added some Prima crystals and a few Paige Evans Bloom Street butterflies:

I hand cut a tag and added that in the top right corner of my layout:

Here's the fun sketch by Jenessa:

I hope you find some time to play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Spring Love

Hello Creative Friends! 

Today I am sharing a spring layout with you that I created for Creative Embellishments. Here in Wisconsin we can still get snow, but I am always happy to know spring is just around the corner. I used some beautiful chipboard pieces along with PhotoPlay Bloom collection for this spring camping layout:

I added watercolor to my white cardstock background. For my title, I added acrylic paints to create an ombre effect  to the Spring Love chipboard piece. I fussy cut the kite and clouds and the flowers from the papers:

I added light modeling paste mixed with acrylic paint to the blooms on the Spring Tree. I colored the branches and trunk with Distress Ink. I fussy cut the bird and popped it up with craft foam. I added a few fussy cut bees:

I fussy cut the subtitle from one of the papers. I added my journaling under the subtitle:

 

This was such a fun layout to create! I hope I have inspired you in some way. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Cousins Are Friends For Life

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Today I am sharing a layout of Sierra and Austin with some of their cousins on Greg's side of the family. This photo was taken last May when Trevor and Kennedy got married. I used Graphic 45 Sunkissed papers along with some wonderful chipboard pieces from the CE store for this fun page:

   

 I added a few strips of patterned papers to my white cardstock background. I tore the edges of the orange one. I added some machine stitching.Then I added some ink/ watercolor spatters. I colored the Ivy Spray with Forest Moss Distress Oxide Ink and added some Mojito Green Lindy's spray to add some glitter. I placed my photo on a few layers of patterned paper and added that on top:

   

 I applied Chipped Saphire Distress Oxide Ink and the Lindy's spray I used on the ivy to the Cousins Are Friends For Life and used that for my title- it was perfect! I tucked in a Mini Leaves Set 2 that I cut in 3 pieces. I added the "Fave" chipboard sticker from Becky Higgins along with a few Tim Holtz word phrase stickers and machine stitching:

   

 I added the Becky Higgins heart on the photo and a gew chipboard stickers from the Graphic 45 collection:

   

 I colored the Lace Border 5 with the Chipped Saphire Distress Oxide Ink and added some of the Lindy's spray to it. I placed that along the patterned papers edge:

   

 I had a blast creating this fun page and I love how it came out! 

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Favorite April Fool's Day Laugh Ever

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Today I am sharing my take on case file #408 at CSI. I used lots of stash on this fun April Fool's Day layout of Austin:

I added strips of patterned papers from My Minds Eye Boy Crazy. I tore a piece of washi tape and added that under the yellow strip of paper. I added some stitching along with watercolors on my background. I fussy cut a few clouds from white cardstock and added some ink. The "what?!" diecut, label stickers and mustache stickers are from October Afternoon. I fussy cut a few fireworks from a PhotoPlay paper:

I used a Hip Kit Club pocket life card to hold my title. I fussy cut the "April" from another one. "Fools Day" are Cloud 9 alphas from my stash. I added a ticket and the "documented" chipboard piece from my stash as well:

I fussy cut the "Laugh" from a MME paper. The "Ever" I fussy cut as well. I am not sure who made that. I also added a few fussy cut stars, some doodling and the stitched starburst:

Here's a quick look at the case file. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Easter Blessings

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Today I am sharing an Easter layout with you that I created for Creative Embellishments.  I used a photo of Sierra and Felipe from last Easter. I used chipboard, acrylic pieces and wood veneer from the CE store along with the Echo Park Springtime collection for this Easter page:

   

 I added a few patterned papers along with some machine stitching to my white textured cardstock. I added used acrylic paints to color the Easter Frame and Easter Blessings chipboard pieces. I struggled to get the right color on the frame, so I added a mist to it. I fussy cut the tree and butterfly. I added an acrylic bunny and egg:

 

Here's another look at the Easter Frame. I fussy cut some flowers and another butterfly. I added the wood veneer bunny egg along with another acrylic egg:

   

 I hope you have a wonderful Easter! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Printers Alley

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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

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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

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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!