My Personal Journal

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

Hello there!

It has been busy here, lately!


This time, i am up on the Clique Kits blog with a few entries of my personal journal that showcase some of their past kits, in a new way!

I usually keep leftover pieces from papers of a kit in the same kit bag, however I trim them to fit into a TN spread or page.  In this case, I had cut one of Shimelle's Little by Little collection from Clique kits' PLAY kit to  fit into a TN page.  Since I had prepared this page in advance, it was so easy to embellish it with just a few of the kits embellishments.

 I layered pieces from the PLAY kit below the picture, and added a small cluster to the picture.    The best thing to take on a trip with you is stamps, like the Altenew one used to add the small sentiment to the picture. Here is the final look of the page:

I love simple pages like the one here, especially when they are created while high in the sky.  The sentiment was added upon arrival to Ecuador using my grandfather's typewriter (which he handed down to me, and is sitting on my desk right now!)  Remember to check the Clique Kits store for all the kits they offer,  they are all beautiful.

Remember i am always a comment away if you have questions on how this came together!

Thanks for stopping by!


Materials used:
Clique Kits - March kit - PLAY

Trouble Cutie

Scrapbook Layout created for Clique Kit's pep rally  -  TROUBLE CUTIE  -

Hello there!

It is PEP RALLY day over at Clique Kits, it is our opportunity to show you all what the DT and subscribers have created with this month's beautiful "PLAY" kit.  This kit featured Shimelle's Little by Little collection's papers and embellishments which were perfect to document our littlest (my nephew).

I have had this pie cut file from Elle's Studio in my library for quite some time.  Since I wanted to use color, I picked the b side of the A to Z paper to cut the image.   I backed the some of the empty spaces with papers from the collection, and attached the cut out to a light mint color card stock, which was trimmed by about a half inch on each side, this was then attached to a white card stock frame, which was then attached to the a side negative part of the A to Z paper, all was secured with machine stitching.

This little cutie's picture was framed with embellishments from the collection, and some of the Clique Kits exclusives.

Using the embellishments from the kit, and lots of the exclusives, a small cluster was formed on the  upper corner of the cut out.   I used the tag to add my journal lines on the layout.

Recently, I purchased the AC thicker aligment guide, and was able to properly curl the title to fit into the cut out.   I used the foam thickers from the "PLAY" kit add ons, and the alphas from last month's kit,  After a few ink splatters, here is final layout:

I love how my cute nephew's picture is surrounded by color and beautiful embellishments. This is just one of the many ideas that the kit had provided this month.   You can check more of what the team has created by visiting the Clique Kits website.

AS always, leave me a message if you have any question on how this came together.

Take care!


Materials Used:
Clique Kits - Play Kit
Cut file  - Circle Pie Chart - Elle's Studio

Oh, The Places You'll Go

Scrapbook Layout created for Clique Kits -  Oh, The Places You'll Go! -

Hi there!

Today, I am up on the Clique Kits blog with a new layout using the beautiful "PLAY" kit.
This time, I used Dr. Seuss quote, "Oh, The Places You'll Go" as the inspiration, and title for this piece.

The colors in the PLAY kit are so vibrant, and cheerful, i had to use them all.  So the background was created using different Color Shine sprays and the packaging technique.  While the background dried, I backed a die cut -created with the Cut Shoppe's Arrows with Attitude cut file-.  Though i used papers from the collection, it was the branding strips at the bottom of the papers that worked to back the cut-out.

Next i used some machine stitching to secure the cut outs to the colorful background.   The picture of my little nephew climbing the a rope wall was framed with pieces from the kit, and add ons that I picked from the Clique Store.

For the title of this project, a simple font was used to create the quote using the specialty paper in the PLAY kit.   In addition, an offset to the image was created, and the letters glued to it, so that the title pops from the page,  Once again a bit of machine stitching holds the title in place.   Here is the completed layout:

I had fun creating this page, the entire kit was perfect to document my little nephew.  Here is a small video on  how this page came together:

I hope this inspires you to pick up the PLAY kit from the Clique Store.  Don't forget to check what the ladies have stocked in their shelves.  As always, I am a comment away if you have any question on how any of this came together.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Materials Used:
March Kit-  PLAY - Clique Kits

Color shine - butter, pink, blush, peacock, navy, seafoam, white - Heidi Swapp
Cut file - Arrows with Attitude

My Personal Journal - Traveler's notebook -

Traveler's Notes entries created for Clique Kits  - My Personal Journal -

Hello there,


Today I am  up on the Clique Kits blog with a few entries created in my personal journal using the PLAY kit.   This kit features Shimelle's Little by Little collection, and the coordinating embelishments.  In all the kit is colorful, beautiful and super versatile.

For my first spread,  i chose to work at an angle, using the Oasis collection alpha stamp, I created the lines of continued HELLO, at the end, I change the color ink and added BABY.  On the opposite page, i used the same angle to trim a piece of the kit's paper and add the picture of my cousin and his baby.   The embellishments all come from the kit and exclusive printables.

Like i said, the PLAY kit is so versatile, and it was possible to document a winter memory with the same kit.  I simply pulled some vellum from my stash, used the Cut Shoppe's Very Merry cut file to create the large snowflake on the vellum.  The vellum was then trimmed to fit the page with an extra half inch on the left side of the page.  This allows for the vellum to be folded and attached behind the large picture.  The next page has the b side of one of the papers in the collection along with some small notes created with the ephemera and kit exclusives.


I hope this serves as inspiration for you all.  Traveler's notebooks are a dream when it comes to journal keeping, and the PLAY kit was a great source of inspiration to document different everyday moments.

As always let me know if you have any questions.  Remember to check Clique Kits  for details on the PLAY kit and all the add-ons.


Thanks for visiting!


Materials Used:
Clique Kits - PLAY kit main and add ons

Crate Paper - Oasis collection - Stamp
Prima Marketing - Metallic watercolor palette
polkadot vellum
The Cut Shoppe - cut file - Very Merry

Silhouette Store - cut file

Clique Kits 2017 Design Team Blog Hop

Hello Crafty Friends!

I am so happy to welcome you to my blog (you are just arriving from Caroli's blog).    I am so thankful to the ladies at Clique Kits for this opportunity.  Today is your chance to get to know the new  Clique Kits 2017 Design Team;  we will be sharing a sample of our work, and some fun facts about each of us.

Here is the line up for today's blog hop:

Maryam Perez  http://maryamperez.blogspot.com/

Melissa Elsner   http://theprofoundbrunette.com/

Enza Gudor   https://creativefindingsblog.wordpress.com/

Caroli Schulz  http:carolinaschulz.com

-->  Nathalie DeSousa  http://tachita55.blogspot.ca/  <---  you are here

Candace Perkins  http://findingeverydayperfection.com/

Audrey Yeager  http://audreysreflection.blospot.ca/

Stephanie Gold  http://stephaniegolddesigns.com/

Nicole Martel   http://nicolemartel.blogspot.com/

Donna Espiritu  http://scrappydonna.blogspot.com/

Reka Turoczi  http://laceandcase.blogspot.hu/

Hanna Lemieux  https://scrapbookpagesandcupcakes.wordpress,com/

Victoria Calvin  https://victoriamarieblog.com/

Taina "Evi" Cortes  https://lifewithevi.blogspot.ca/

Sheryl Banares  www.sherylbanares.com/

In case you don't know me, my name is Nathalie DeSousa (aka Tachita -my nickname since birth-).  I  am a stay-at-home wife and mom to two teenagers and an Boston terrier.   Now to some fun facts about me:

•  What is your favorite color?  I love black (you will see a lot of black and white photography in my work), but i think my scrapbooking fave color is white with a sprinkle of rainbow in it  (I hope that makes sense).

•  What is your favorite song right now?  Adele is always on my playlist, but Lady Gaga's "A Million Reasons" has been playing a lot lately around the house.

• Who Inspires you?  I find inspiration everywhere, but my mom is a constant source of inspiration in life, and my crafty projects.

• Favorite Book?  Reading is like air for me.  I read my Bible every day, and the Harry Potter collections a few times a year.

•  Favorite Movie?  I love all kinds of movies, but one of my favorite movies of all times is an Argentinian movie, "El Hijo de la Novia" (The Son of the Bride),  If you ever come across it, watch it even though is in Spanish.

• Favorite Snack?  This is easy,  dark  chocolate  - the darker the yummier

• Favorite Food?   if cake is consider food, then Carrot Cake.

• Where would you like to visit someday? It has always been my dream to go to Australia.

• Who got you into scrapbooking?   I fell into this art when my kids were born, and i looked for ways to document their lives.  

• How many years have you been scrapbooking?   I have kept a journal for as long as I can remember, however once my kids were born, i started to document their lives.  Though when they were young, I barely had time to breathe.  That means i have done serious scrapbooking for the past 5 years.

• Favorite Manufacturer?  I don't have a favorite manufacturer, honestly.  I just love pretty paper!!! 

That was fun!  Now let me share what I have created for today's blog hop:

For this layout, i used Clique Kits's March kit, "PLAY", to document a picture/memory of my daughter on one of the trips to the hair stylist.   The beautiful colors in the kit along with the "Funky Florals" cut file from the Cut Shoppe, and some hand stitching created the background for the layout.

The picture of  daughter was framed using pieces from Clique Kits  "PLAY" kit, and a few extras from previous Clique Kits' s monthly kits.  

I hope you like the project created for this hop, and you are inspired to get your hands onto the beautiful Clique Kits's kits.   Remember i am always available to answer any questions on how this layout came together, or if you just want to say hello!.

Thanks for visiting today!

Now you are off to visit  Candace's blog.

Beautiful Boy

Scrapbook layout created for Clique Kits  -  BEAUTIFUL BOY -

Hello there!

Today, I am up on the Clique Kits blog with a new layout created using their March kit, "PLAY".   The colors in the papers of the kit are gorgeous, and the kit is so loaded with some many small details that it is so easy to create projects with it.

It all started by creating a watercolor background to resemble the sky.   Once the background was dried, the image from the Cut Shoppe's Happy Little Clouds cut file was attached to the layout (all the empty spaces on the cut out were backed with papers from the kit, and vellum.  A bit of hand stitching adds some texture to the page).

The PLAY kit is so full of many beautiful embelishments, and Clique Kits always makes sure to stock products that will coordinate with their kits in  the store's shelves.  The picture of baby Tadeo was beautifully framed with clusters created with the kit, and its add-ons.   For the title, I simply combined the alphas and word foam stickers from the collection.   After adding a few more details, the layout was completed .

I have created a small video on how this page came together, please enjoy!

As always if you have any questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for visiting today!

Materials used:
Clique Kits -  PLAY kit

Cutfile - Happy Clouds - The Cut Shoppe

Maggie Holmes - Gather collection - Card stock stickers
watercolor palettes -Prima Marketing - The tropicals, the classics,  pastel dreams
Heavy weight card stock  - Marshmallow - Bazzill