My Summer Journal

Traveler's Notebook Spread created for Clique Kits  - MY  SUMMER JOURNAL -

Hi there!

 Today marks my last day as part of the Clique Kits design team.   The past year has been one of the greatest experiences, creative wise.   And i will be forever thankful to Gia, Erica, Lacey and Nicole for having invited me to be part of  the team.  LOVE u ladies!!

Today is pep rally day for the Sundance kit!, which means we get to share with you all what we have been working on with the beautiful Sundance Kit.   Since I got the TN kit this month, I chose to document a picture of one of our car rides.  I started with the idea of creating a hybrid page, so I used Photoshop to create the journal page, by adding one of the ck printables as the letterhead of the page.

Next I typed up the journal lines, and added the sticker from the Wish You Were Here collection at the bottom of the page.   This was then glued to a piece of paper from the Creekside collection that had been trimmed to fit the TN's page.

For the picture, I went bold, and used Photoshop to edit, and add an Ali Edwards Digital Stamp on it.   I made sure to print the page to fit the TN size, and glued it to the notebook,   A little bit of foam adhesive adds a bit of lift to the little ephemera piece on the page.  Here is the completed spread:

I love how simple and bold this page is,  Sometimes all you need is a story, and a bit of editing to complete the page.  Remember to check Clique Kits and  instagram to see what the DT, and subscribers have been creating with this month's  Sundance Kit.

Let me know if you have questions on how this came together.


See you all soon!



Materials Used:
Clique Kits:

Ali Edwards - Travel - Digital Stamp

Hello Hello Today

Scrapbook Layout created for The Cut Shoppe  - HELLO HELLO TODAY  -

Hello there!

I am up on the Cut Shoppe blog with this new layout that combines the beautiful Ain't Life Grand collection from Pretty Little Studio with a few images from the Get Around cut file.

I chose to cut a few different size wheel images from the cut file.  I left the heart image in just two of them, and hand stitched the perimeter after the wheels were backed with papers from the collection.

Using die cuts from this collection, and the Tinsel Town die cuts, I created  the clusters on the centers of the wheels.  A bit of foam adhesive helps to add dimension to the cuts.

I chose to enlarge the image with the HELLO HELLO script on it, and backed the piece with two different papers from the collection.  I used the scripted letters as part of the title, and completed it by adding a die cut piece from the collection.

To tie in the elements on this page, I used a smaller one of the wheel cut outs as a layer behind the picture, and as part of  the cluster that frames the picture.  After the journal lines and some ink splatters, here is final layout:

I really love the end result, and i hope you draw a bit of inspiration from it.   Remember to visit the Cut Shoppe Etsy store to check this cut file.

Remember I am a comment away, if you have questions on how this came together.

Take care!



Materials Used:
Cut file -  The Cut Shoppe

Patterned paper collection - Ain't Life Grand - Ashley Horton - Pretty Little Studio

Ain't Life Grand

Scrapbook Layout created for Creative Scrappers  -  AIN'T LIFE GRAND -

Hello there!

This month The Cut Shoppe and Creative Scrappers are joining forces to bring a lot of inspiration using their recently released sketch -#305  you can find it at the bottom of this page -.   The DTs from both stores have enjoyed combining the products to create different takes on the sketch. Here is my take.

I was inspired by the shapes and organization of them on the sketch, so I used one of the images on the Let Them Eat Pie cut file to create 3 cut outs of different sizes.  I used papers from Ashley Horton's "Ain't Life Grand" collection for Pretty Little Studio to back some of the empty spaces, and used vellum for some of the others spaces.

Since the sketch calls from some layers behind each picture, i opted to add a layer of mixed media instead.   For this I used Heidi Swapp color shine inks to add some splatters in the same colors as those in the papers of the collection.









In order to bring attention to the picture, I pulled a series of pictures of my mom and daughter on one of our walks, and printed them in black and white.   I chose to only use 2 pictures, and use the smaller space to add the journal of this page.   A few smaller pieces from the Ain't Life Grand collection were added around the page as small clusters.









The newly released Ain't Life Grand cut file from the Cut Shoppe was perfect to create the title for this page.  The title was cut twice from black cardstock, and then glued to a white cardstock offset of the cut.     Before adding the title to the page, I trimmed about 0.5 in of two adjacent  sides of the mat, and glued large strips of one of  the papers of the collection,  Here is completed page:

Can I say I love this page!  The sketch made creating this page rather easy, and pushed me to use multiple pictures.

I hope you check the cut files used here at the Cut Shoppe Etsy store, and stop by the Creative Scrappers blog to check  what the DTs have created with the sketch and cut files.


Remember I am a comment away if you have a question on this came together.

Take care!



Materials Used:
Cut files - The Cut Shoppe

Paper collection - Ain't Life Grand - Ashley Horton for Pretty Little Studio

color shine - black, coral, rose, peacock, lime, seafoam - Heidi Swapp

Sketch #305 - Creative Scrappers

The Cut Shoppe - Pretty Little Studio product swap: DECEMBER JOY

Scrapbook Layout created for The Cut Shoppe and Pretty Little Studio product Swap                                                                        - DECEMBER JOY -

Hello there!

Today, i am taking part in the Pretty Little Studio and The Cut Shoppe product swap, and since we are so close to the Holidays, I chose to use Ashley Horton's Holiday collection, "Tinsel Town" to document a sweet picture of one of my littles.

Using the Tinsel Town cut file from the Cut Shoppe Store, I created this star tree,  and backed the stars with all the papers from the  Tinsel Town collection.  I added a large vellum triangle behind the tree, and used gold embroidery floss to secure and detail the tree.

Though I love the white space on the page, I added a small square of the Ugly Sweater paper from the collection to the corner, and stitched around the entire layout, I flipped the corner of the page, and change the stitching pattern to reflect the stitch in the entire page.

I added just a few embelishments to the picture of my little (they all are part of Pretty Little Studio's Tinsel Town collection).  I used the die cut starts as a way to continue the pattern from the corner to the center of the layout.

For the title, i pulled one of the Cut Shoppe's free holiday cut files from 2015, Misc. Mistletoe.  I cut the words December and Joy on the Gift Wrap paper from the Tinsel Town collection, and added an offset cut out to the words.  I used foam adhesive to create dimension on the title and page.

After adding a few lines of journal and the date, here is the final layout:

I am in love with the final result of the layout,  All the white space brings out the colors of the Tinsel Town collection, and the picture of my little.

Don't forget to visit both the Cut Shoppe and Pretty Little Studio to see what the DTs are creating with the amazing products.

Thanks for visiting!


Materials Used:
Cut files - The Cut Shoppe

Patterned Papers and embelishments - Tinsel Town collection - Ashley Horton for Pretty Little Studio

Fall Snuggle

Scrapbook Layout created for The Cut Shoppe  - FALL SNUGGLE -

Hello there!

Today, I am up on the Cut Shoppe blog with a new layout about two of my favorite things: fall and my hubby!  Recently, we celebrated Thanksgivings (Oct. 10th) here in Canada, and we had family come over during the weekend.  Finally, Monday we were on our own, so we went for a family walk around our neighborhood.  As i always carry my camera with me, i asked my son to snap a few pictures of my husband and i along the walk.  This is my favorite of the bunch, so I had to create a lovely memory for it.

I used the Cut Shoppe's Boys Rule cut file to create the circle shapes ( i just cut out the star that was nested inside the circles). I backed the cut-out with vellum, and hand stitched the entire edge of  the circles.

Using the Leaf it to Me, and Oakley Avenue cut files from the Cut Shoppe, I created the leave cut outs out of card stock, vellum, and papers from Ashley Horton's Oakley Avenue collection for Pretty Little Studio.  I just clustered them  at both corners of the page.

The title and embelishments all come from the Oakley Avenue collection from Pretty Little Studio.  I love the color combination, it is perfect for all those fall memories.  Finally, I added a few details around the picture, and  called it done.  Here is the final layout:

I love, love this page! It is my hubby and I to a tee! Clean, colorful, simple and multilayered.

I hope this inspire you visit the Cut Shoppe Etsy store and pick some of the cut files available (they all are beautiful and versatile designs).  Also, the new Ashley Horton collection,  Oakley Avenue, is super cute, and a must if you love Fall as much as I do.

Thanks for visiting today.

See you all soon!

Materials Used:

White card stock - American Crafts

White vellum - American Crafts

Cut files - The Cut Shoppe

 

Patterned papers  - Oakley Avenue - Ashley Horton designs - Pretty Little Studio

Fall leaves acrylic shapes, Love this wood shapes, Hello Fall Cut-aparts, Oakley ave. cut-aparts, Fall Faves die cuts, Feeling Fallish die cuts, tabs - Oakley Avenue - Ashley Horton design - Pretty Little Studio

Color shine ink - gold - Heidi Swapp collection