A Lovely Blog Hop!!

Hello and welcome to A Lovely Blog Hop! If you have just stumbled upon this blog hop you can follow along by starting at Everyday is an Occasion. If you have been following along you should have come from Missy over at Quick Chick Designs.

The idea behind this blog hop is to make a Valentine's day project, card, etc.. . I decided to make (drumroll please......) a LAYOUT!! You all must be falling over in shock!! I know, so outrageous for me! haha!

For the LIFE of me I can not get my layout photos to come out straight. They are square! It should not be this hard!! Ugh! Anyway, I did the best I could ;)

This project was really a comedy of errors. Should have been very quick and simple, but pretty much everything that could go wrong DID go wrong, but somehow I managed to get it done!

This is a Valentine's Day blog hop and I do not have a Valentine this year, but I DO have a new love: my brand new DSLR camera. I think this is going to be a forever thing... I decided to do a page about my new love rather than a silly boy. Ha!

I am once again using MME's Lucky in Love collection. I have gotten a lot of mileage out of this kit!! I love that it is sweet and romantic, but doesn't scream Valentine's Day. So if you are doing a layout about, say, your love for your camera instead of a husband or boyfriend it still works!!

I did something fun with the title. I love the look of those block letters (not sure the exact font title or style name, but I've been seeing it alot lately- particularly with Elizabeth Kartchner's work). This was the best I could do using the Boys will be Boys cart. I designed the lettering on my gypsy (this is where my night of errors began) and then cut it out on my Cricut on throwaway paper. I then laid my template over my page and used spray ink to 'color in' the title. 

Thanks so much for hopping with us today! I hope you have been inspired by all the amazing talent exhibited here today. Big thanks to Jill for organizing this! Mwah!

Your next stop is Lisa from A Mermaid's Crafts.

Whether you have an awesome Valentine to shower with affection, or you're paying tribute to inanimate objects like me I hope you have an AMAZING Valentine's day! Until next time!!

Supply List:

Paper, stickers: MME Lucky in Love

Cartridge: Boys will be Boys

Spray Ink: Mr Huey's, Smooch Spritz

Washi: Bella Blvd.

Puppy Love for Scrapbook USA Expo

Hello friends! I am back with another fun Valentine's Project with the totally awesome 'Lucky in Love' collection from My Mind's Eye. I am once again highlighting a 'different' type of love than the romantic love you usually see with Valentine's Day projects. This is great for those of us who don't currently have a romantic relationship, but want to make a fun Valentine's project, or utilize all of the adorable Valentine's product out there. And Lucky in Love is no exception- I just adore the themes in this collection- especially the hot air balloons! Without further adieu- here is my layout:

This is me and my big boy Cash.  He's a big sweetheart, and he is going to be my valentine this year. I used my Cricut Elegant Edges cart to cut out the big white center mat with the cute heart cut-out, as well as the photo frame. I then layered some fun stickers, and created a title with thickers. Here are some details:

I am a really big fan of utilizing the little border strips that many manufacturers add to the edge of their 12x12 sheets that show a preview of the pattern on the reverse side. They make great border accents, and I feel like I am getting more out of my product.

Arrows are very popular right now, and with this being a Valentine's page, I felt it necessary to add some :)

There's my project- I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and be sure to visit My Mind's Eye to pick up some of their amazing product for yourself!

A Very Merry Christmas for Sketches in Thyme #97

Hello my friends! Today I have a project to share with you for Sketches in Thyme! This weeks fun sketch is another double pager, but I condensed it into a single page. Here is the awesome sketch I got to play with:

And here is my (single page) layout:

Playing again with the SUPER fun Winter Wonderland Collection from My Mind's Eye. I have already gotten 3 layouts out of this pack, and I lOVE it.

The circles had been cut out for a previous project, but I really liked the look so I decided to recycle it! I topped them with some chipboard stickers that coordinated with the papers.

I used another chipboard sticker for my title, and added a cute journaling block behind it. I love time saving elements, like when you can find your title in a coordinating chipboard or sticker set.

I added a whole bunch of fun brads and chipboard in the upper left to embellish further.

Thank you for stopping by and looking at my project today- I hope you enjoy it! Be sure to stop by Sketches in Thyme and play along!!

We Wish you a Merry Christmas for Scrapbook USA Expo

Hello friends! It's Heather and I have another fun holiday layout to share with you today using the ADORABLE Winter Wonderland collection from My Mind's Eye. I love the bright colors in this collection, it was really fun to work with. Here is my layout:

 

 My cute nephews got their picture taken with 'Santa' (it was their dad dressed as Santa, how cute is that??) and the bright colors in the photo matched perfectly with the bright colors in the papers. I used a cute sketch from Jenny Evans as inspiration, and then just ran with it. I started with some spray ink on white cardstock. I figured out that if you depress the nozzle slowly you get the bigger paint splatters, vs the fine mist you get when you depress it quickly. I like the bigger splatters so it took a lot of trial and error to figure that out!

 

Next I cut out a bunch of solid circles and circle frames on my die cutting machine out of several different coordinating papers and layered them beneath my photo. I topped them with some cute buttons and chipboard shapes for a fun, whimsical look.

 

 

I used a sticker as my title (love what a time saver that is!!) and added some additional stickers and my project was complete! I hope you enjoyed my project, thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Practical Scrappers DT Post: Clouds

Hello my friends! Welcome to my second design team post for Practical Scrappers! This week we are playing with clouds on our projects! I love the look of clouds on layouts and was excited to play with this theme. Here is my layout:

 

I used an awesome sketch from Rochelle Spears for this layout and I had a lot of fun with it. In the sketch she showed a ring of stitching. I decided to try my hand at masking for mine. I cut a circular image from Accent Essentials (I thought it slightly resembled a sun and would work well with my summer-y layout), then I used the negative image as a mask with yellow smooch spray. The paper is from the My Mind's Eye collections. I am getting a lot of mileage out of these, lol! Now onto my clouds:

I used a chevron print patterned paper and then embossed the clouds with a swirl pattern.

I decided to try my hand at the new confetti trend to add a little emphasis around the clouds. I'm not sure if I was successful or not, ha! I used the 'leftovers' from my border punch.

Aren't these wood tile letters just the cutest?? I took these from the Echo Park This & That- Graceful pack, then added some Cricut cut letters from Songbird.

I cut a square of this notebook lined paper is from the Follow your Dreams line to make a journaling spot. I punched it with a notebook edge punch and then roughed it up a bit. There is my Smash date stamp again!! Thanks for stopping by today, and please stop by Practical Scrappers to join in on the fun!!

Supply List:
Cardstock: ColorBok
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (On the Bright Side, Follow Your Dreams)
Letter Stickers: Echo Park (This & That- Graceful)
Border Punches: Fiskars (Notebook) Martha Stewart (Lace)
Cartridges: Songbird (Title), Paper Pups (clouds) Accent Essentials (mask image)
Stamp: Smash by K & Co.

I am also entering the following challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - April Showers (Use umbrella, rain or clouds)
Frosted Designs - Weather 
Sundays are Lovely Link Party - Jaihart
Shopping our Stash - Anything water related (I used clouds!)

4 Crafty Chicks # 85: Fabric

Hello friends! I am back today with another guest designer post for 4 Crafty Chicks. This week we are working with fabric, and ribbon doesn't count! I must be honest, this challenge was a CHALLENGE for me. I have seen others work with fabric beautifully, but I have never worked with it before and was really at a loss for how I was going to incorporate it into my layout. So I went to the fabric store and browsed around waiting for inspiration to strike. When I saw some brightly colored tulle I thought of a few different things I could do with it. It was definitely fun to try something new! Here is my layout:

 

Another photo of one of my nieces, this time it's Evie. I took these photos last summer, and they have just been waiting to make it onto a page. More My Mind's Eye goodness on this layout, and some American Crafts thrown in as well. I used an awesome sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches. Really loved this sketch. Now onto the fabric:

I used Glubers to make the flowers.  If you are unfamiliar with Glubers, it is a large, flat adhesive disk that you can use to create embellishments. They come in different sizes, and the manufacturer is Cosmo Cricket. You can purchase them at ScrapbookPal for $4.19 HERE. Not much technique to share as I pretty much took a strip of the tulle and then pleated and pressed in a very haphazard manner until I had a look that I liked. I really like the look of these on the overall page as they look so filmy and soft, but still add a pop of color.

I found these little tags in my stash and thought it looked cute on the picture of Evie with her huge smile. The washi tape is from Queen and Co.

I used Printing Press and Type Candy for my title, and added some boutique brads scattered around the page.
Thanks for stopping by today, and please come show us how you use fabric in your projects, I can't wait to see the inspiring things you come up with!!

Supply List:
Cardstock: Colorbok
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (On the Bright Side), American Crafts (Ever After)
Cartridges: Type Candy, Printing Press
Brads: Doodlebug Design
Tulle: Wal Mart
Border Punch: American Crafts
Washi Tape: Queen and Co.