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

My Summer Journal

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

Hello there!

I hope you all are enjoying the last days of summer.   We are ready to go back to school, here in Toronto,  next week.. YAY!!  But since our break has been packed with so many adventures, i have been keeping  a Summer Journal.  I love memory keeping, and the new Sundance Kit from Clique Kits was perfect to document those small moments.

I cut one of the cards from the Prettly Litte Studio's "Wish You Were Here" collection that was included in this month's kit.   I just followed the lines of the card, and obtained the corner triangles that were glued to the corners of one of the pages.

I used the corners of the triangles as guiding lines to attach the picture to the page, and added small details on the picture, and strips with the typed journal.

I wanted to tie in the outdoor feel of the picture to the lines in the page, so i chose to use my editing software to create my own patterned paper.   I simply copied some of this month's  CK exclusive printables -as the colors matched those of the lines in the triangles-.   Then a few pieces from the kit, and the little stamp from Altenew complete the page:

I love how the color palette of the page marries the lines and the wreaths with the picture of my litlles playing outside.   And it all came together in no time!  Remember to check the Clique Kits website to see all that is included in the Sundance kit, either main or TN,  you will love it!

If you have any questions on how this came together, remember to leave me a comment.

Take care,



Materials Used:
Clique Kits - Sundance  TN kit

Altenew- Capture Moments mini stamp
Pinkfresh Studio - The Mix 1 - puffy stickers

My Personal Journal

Traveler's Notebook spread created for Clique Kits  - MY PERSONAL JOURNAL -

Hello everyone from beautiful Ecuador!

Yeah, as this goes live, my family and I are enjoying a long vacation down in beautiful Ecuador,  but enough about me and this beautiful place.    Today is challenge day over at Clique Kits, which means all followers will have a month to create a project of their choice and link it to the Clique Kits blog for a chance to win a prize.

I have been enjoying working with July's kits (both main and TN), so I chose to highlight the TN kit for this entry.  Since I have many pictures of my God daughter in her cake smash session, I chose to combine both for this spread.

To create the background of the page, I peeled the negative part of the Ain't Life Grand Stickers and stuck it to the blank page of the TN.

I attached the picture of the baby to the top of the page, above the sticker negative, and added the cupcake paper clip to represent the cake smash.  Next I used some of the stickers from the sheet, and place them randomly on the page, making sure that they were set at the junction of the color shapes.  To complete the page, some of the exclusive cut outs were attached to the bottom corner of the page, along with the word "Smile" from the Ain't Life Grand ephemera pack included in the kit.

To balance the page, and continue with the label look of the page, I photocopied the sheet of labels from the Ain't Life Grand collection , and attached it to the page.  Here I glued one of the journaling cards from the same collection included in the kit.  A few of the exclusive printables complete the page.  Here is the final spread:

The colorful boxes work great behind the picture -even when there is a lot of color on the picture, too-.  All the color in this kit is so perfect for all summer memories.  I even brought the kit with me on vacation.

Remember to  check Clique Kits for all the details on this month challenge, and to check the beautiful July kits, they are beautiful!

I am always a comment away if you have questions about this project.

Take Care!


Materials used:
July 2017 Traveler's Notebook Kit - Clique Kits

You Float My Boat

Scrapbook Layout created for The Cut Shoppe  - YOU FLOAT MY BOAT -

Hello there!!

it is a sad day for me as this is my last post for The Cut Shoppe - the design team will end at the end of this month-.    It has been a pleasure to work with and for Ashley, to whom i will forever be thankful for taking a chance on me!.

At the same time, as this goes live, I will be packing our bags to take a month long vacation to beautiful Ecuador.  It is all about visiting my family, and creating memories like the one documented in this page.   This is actually one of our favorite pictures from our last trip 2 years ago, and my daughter, and her little cousin just loved being together, and this is an example that some traits are inherited.

As the picture was taken while sailing down the Amazon River, I chose to use the Nautical Notions cut file to recreate the scene,   A bit of mixed media created using Distress Oxides brings the colors of water to the page, and also enhances the helm image.

The helm of this layout was created from one of the papers from Ashley's "Ain't Life Grand" collection for Pretty Little Studio.  I also cut an offset image of the helm from white cardstock,and glued them together.   A bit of hand stitching brings all the details of the cut to the eye, as well as adds texture to the page.

The embellishments from this collection were perfect to create clusters around the picture and helm , hence creating a visual triangle.    Those flowers are just one of my favorites ever!

The title for the layout was also created from the cut file.   Once again,  i used one of the papers from the collection, and machine sewn it to the  page.   A small strip of blue vellum (cut to look like waves)was added to the bottom of the page.   After adding some enamel dots and ink splatters, here is the final layout:

The final layout is one of my favorites to date.  It is with heavy heart that i bid my farewell to the Cut Shoppe, but i am still a fan of Ashley's designs, so you will continue to see them in my pages.

Thanks for stopping by!



Materials Used:
Cut Files -  The Cut Shoppe

Patterned Paper collection and embellishments - Ain't Life Grand by Ashley Horton - Pretty Little Studio
Distress Oxides - Broken China, Faded Jeans - Ranger
White Enamel dots - Ranger

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

Hello Summer

Scrapbook Layout created for The Cut Shoppe  -  HELLO SUMMER  -

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today, I am back with a new layout showcasing the Cloud Nine,  April Showers, Let's Talk Summer cut files, and the super cute Ain't Life Grand collection, by Ashley Horton.

I have had this picture of my little  in the scrap folder for a while, once the Cloud Nine cut file was available, I knew it would be perfect for what i had in mind.

For this layout, I picked the 8.5x11 format of the Cloud Nine cut file. The empty cloud cut outs were backed with papers from the new collection, "Ain't Life Grand" by Ashley Horton for Pretty Little Studio, and some white polka dot vellum paper.

A bit of  dimensional adhesive was perfect to create some dimension on the page.  The background paper was created using distress ink and a blending sponge. I simply worked from the center to the outside, just a bit wider than the cut out.

Aren't the patterns of the papers just beautiful!.   I tried to find all the papers that had some pink in them, so that they did not blend with the background.

Finally the title was created by using the Hello cloud image from the April Showers cut file, and the Summer word from the Let's Talk Summer cut file.   Once again, I used a combination of the papers used to back the clouds to tie in the title to the layout.  A few drops of white and black acrylic ink complete the page.

This layout took no time to come together, and  i love how it looks.   The cut files combined with the colorful "Ain't Life Grand" collection was just perfect to document this picture.

Don't forget to check all the cut files used in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, there are so many designs available !!

Thanks for stopping by!

Materials Used:
The Cut Shoppe - Cut files

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