Cooking with Cricut Blogaversary Celebration Week: Day 1

Hello friends and welcome back to our continuing celebration of the 2 year Blogaversary at Cooking with Cricut! We are having a week long celebration with lots of inspiration, giveaways and freebies! Today's theme is All things Girlie! We want to see pink, and add some satin- either flowers, ribbon or fabric!! I decided to do a layout of one of my adorable girlie-girl nieces Evie. Here it is:

I decided not to go real heavy handed with the pink, but there is definitely plenty of pink in there! And the little music note ribbon is my satin. All of the papers are from the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan line. I was a little late to the party on this line, but so glad I discovered it because I am now in LOVE. Wish I had some more, lol!! Here are some details:

The title is cut from Rock Princess, and is so appropriate for this sweet girl! I layered some border strips underneath the title for some added interest.

The clouds are cut with Serenade. I loved the flourishes that are cut into them. I also cut a circular swirl from Paper Lace (don't have a better way to describe that, lol!). I layered that under the photos.

I honestly did not even realize I had this adorable loopy border on my Ribbon's and Rosettes cart, but I am so glad I discovered it as there are tons of cute border images. Who needs border punches now, lol! Here is also a better look at the cute satin ribbon.

This jar is the reason I bought the Dear Lizzy papers, could they be any cuter?! Also, a new fave embellishment: spool buttons! Yay!
Thanks so much for joining in our celebration, and be sure to check back at the Cooking with Cricut blog throughout the week as there is PLENTY of inspiration to go around!!

Supply List:

Cardstock: DCWV

Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy for American Crafts (Neapolitan)

Cartridges: Serenade (clouds) Rock Princess (title), Ribbons & Rosettes (loop border) Paper Lace (swirl)

Spool Buttons: Pink Paislee

Banner Flags: American Crafts

Practical Scrappers DT Post: White Cardstock Background

Today at Practical Scrappers we are showcasing layouts with a white cardstock background. This is a really fun challenge as there are SO many ways you can go with this, so many ways to alter and embellish a white cardstock base. My layout was inspired by a super cute design I saw by Jennifer Perks in the June Scrapbooks, etc. magazine (pg 29). Here is my layout:

There were a few different ways I was thinking of going with the butterflies, but ultimately I decided to cut one out with the white cardstock, and another one in a colored cardstock, and then layer them over each other. Here are some close ups of the butterflies:

I curled the sides up a bit with a petal roller (a pencil or pen would work just fine) to make them 'pop' a bit more.

I then added some liquid pearls to accentuate the bodies.

I used an MS Border punch and a strip of patterned paper to add an accent border.

I kept the title small and simple and added some journaling around one of the patterned paper layers to keep it a little out of the way as to not distract from the rest of the layout.
Thanks for stopping by today, and make sure to stop by the Practical Scrappers blog to see what the rest of the SUPER talented design team has made for you! Also, if you would like to join in the fun check out our 'Challenge Me Tuesday' post- your layout could be featured on the blog!!

Supply List:
Cardstock: ColorBok
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Follow your Dreams)
Cartridge: Jubilee (title) Serenade (butterflies)
Liquid Pearls: Ranger
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Washi tape: 7 Gypsies

I am also entering the following challenges:
Frosted Designs - Rolled Paper
Lasting Memories - Something you treasure (these kids are my heart!)