Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Dear Lizzy and The Scrapbooking Studio

Sharing a couple of layouts that I created for
 The Scrapbooking Studio.  I thought they would be perfect to post today, as it is a balmy -4 degrees here today.  Hoping that just by looking at these, that it warms me up.  So tired of winter!
Both layouts were created with
American Craft's Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party!

Thanks Casey for sharing these amazing photos with me!



Thanks for stopping by and stay warm!

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Practical Scrapper's February Layout Sketch

Sharing my take on the awesome sketch over at Practical Scrappers
today, created by Christine Meyer.


I used Crate Paper's Flea Market from Maggie Holmes to create the layout.  The gorgeous photo credits go to Nichole Gust, you can check out her website here. My Rapid City and Black Hills friends, please stop by her website.  She is beyond talented and captured little Kate so perfectly...check out those baby blues!  Thank you to Nicole and Leah for sharing this little beauty with me!

Make sure to stop by the Practical Scrapper's Blog to see all of the great takes on the sketch!

Thanks for stopping by!
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Monday, February 3, 2014

Let's Get Sketchy Inspired Magazine layouts

I have a couple of layouts in the new edition of
LGS Inspired Magazine...one for die cutting and the other for a blurry photo!  Tons of inspiration and ideas in the magazine, make sure to take a peek!
My layouts are on pages 41 and 82!
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Another Valentine to share!



Just a fun Valentine tag in a glassine bag to share.  It has a little bit of everything once again...Basic Grey True Love, Chic Tags, SEI Gold Bling, Twinery Twine..and some sequins!  The doily and little glassine bag are from Gina's Designs.  
 Creating for Valentine's is almost as much fun as creating for Halloween...well maybe!
Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

A White Space layout...

Sharing my layout that was up on the Quick Quotes Blog yesterday!

I love the crispness that the black snowflakes add, along with the added interest and contrast that the white embossing paste dots create!  These two embellishments that are both minimal, but really capture the feel I wanted to create with this layout. The quote is perfect for these two little shining stars.  They are my friend's little ones and let me tell you these two cute kiddos couldn't be any more loved than they already are! The quote says:

If I could reach up and hold a Star for every time you've made me Smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my Hand.  

Quick Quotes always has the perfect quote for every occasion out there, whether vellum or cardstock, it's always a wise idea to have a bunch in your stash...so you can add text and journaling with ease!


other supplies:
AC Black Card Stock
Bazzill Dotted Swiss Salt Card Stock
Embossing paste
Heidi Swapp Stencil
Snowflake button

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Chalkboard...On Trend with Practical Scrappers!

Check out all the chalkboard fun at Practical Scrappers today!
So much inspiration!
Here is the layout I created using some Elle's Studio...
I added a bit of Marshmallow Glimmer Mist, then cut a stencil out on my Silhouette for the hexagons and used a white chalk marker!
Love how it turned out!  Such a cute kiddo, thanks to Angie for sharing him with me!  
Hope you are staying warm and having a terrific Tuesday!

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Keepin' Cozy Layered Mini album for Samantha Walker

Layered Mini Album with Keepin' Cozy by Cathy

Hi!  I have a mini album to share with you, featuring several Samantha Walker cutting files and the paper collection she designed for
Echo Park...Keepin' Cozy! My very first post for her Creative team, so thrilled to be a part of this team and this journery!
   
A couple of months back, I saw an amazing mini album on the Silhouette Blog.  I loved it and bought the bundle to create my own. Then, when we were assigned our dates to post for Samantha Walker's Creative team...I wondered if I could create one similar with her files.  So that is exactly what I did!




I love how it turned out!

Here is the list of files I used to create the mini and towards the end I will list the files for cover.

I cut all the pieces in the order listed above.  I had to ungroup the hexagon snowflake card, so that I had just the card base.  The only file I reduced was doily lace, which I reduced to 6 inches in diameter. 
Here is a screen shot of the layers.

After everything was cut, I inked all the edges except the white card stock.  I layered the pieces all back together and added a glassine bag for one more layer.  I added a piece of scrap paper, sequins and stickers to create a fun little pocket on one side and then a tag to other.  I stitched through the entire stack of layers...no problem for mysewing machine whatsoever.

For the cover, I used the snowflake that I ungrouped from the hexagon snowflake card, and circle tear drop scallop #4238 reduced to 6.25 inches.  I added a 5 inch circle of vellum for one more layer. Then finished up the mini with stickers from Keepin' Cozy, a little Twinery Twine, then added some miscellaneous buttons &sequins.

I can't wait to send this to my BFF back home, so she can add all of her fun Instagram photos of her kiddos sledding and playing in the snow.  There are so many 
Samantha Walker cut files that you could use to create a mini...the possibilities are endless!

Equipment: 
Silhouette Cameo or Silhouette Portrait electronic cutting machine
Sewing machine
Files Used: 
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Some Valentine's to share...

Just a quick post to share a couple of Valentine Cards that I made...

 This one has a little of everything, Pink Paislee, Basic Grey and Elle's Studio!
 And mainly Bo Bunny here with a little Basic Grey and MME tossed in along with some Freckled Fawn embellishments!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Hexagon Love

I am hosting the blog today over at Quick Quotes and I am playing along with Challenge 35, a  Bright and Shiny New Year.
I had fun layering vellum and adding sequins for bling. 
 A simple card but I love how it turned out. I used the Dusty Road collection and my Silhouette Cameo to create my card.

I cut the hexagon twice, once with Dusty Road 100 and then again, shadowed just a bit larger with Dusty Road 400.  I then cut two pieces of vellum to fit and added some sequins for the bling. 

The card sketch is from the talented Christine Meyer.





Other Supplies
Silhouette Files:
Love Hexagon Design ID #53654 by Jamie Cripps


assorted banner set Design ID #33110
vellum
Maya Road Cording
Washi Tape
Sequins



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Friday, January 17, 2014

A Bendy Fence Card..

So many great new Samanta Walker Silhouette Files this week..I love her new Bendy Cards.  So much fun to play with...I might be addicted.  I love how this one turned out using the
Bendi Card w/ fence file and her Echo Park Paper collection, Keepin' Cozy.

Isn't it adorable..lol?
I followed Samantha's tutorial here on how to assemble the bendy cards, then cut the snowman and snowflake.
For the card, I used two different colors of card stock, and just ungrouped the card so I could cut the two back panels in blue and the fence in white!  Followed the tutorial to put it together and used Scor tape for adhesive.  
I then cut the snowman...I reduced him by 50% and ungrouped him so I could cut it in various Keepin' Cozy patterned papers and card stock.  I used a glue pen to put him together and added black bling for his eyes, mouth and buttons...which are hiding behind the fence.  I cut my snowflake next and then had fun building my scene with my snowman, snowflake and Keepin' Cozy stickers.  A little twine, a couple of pearls and it was complete.

Here are the files I used:


And Samantha Walker's Echo Park Collection Keepin' Cozy!
Other supplies:
Bazzill Swiss Dot Card Stock Salt and Neptune, Twinery Twine, Doodlebug Gems and Vintage Photo Distress Ink!

linking to Paper Issues Link Party  Say it isn't Snow Cold

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