Here There Everywhere

Scrapbook Layout for The Cut Shoppe   - Here There Everywhere -

Hello all,

I am up on The Cut Shoppe's blog with my second design team project (it is slowly sinking in that I am in the design team)...  For this layout, I chose to document one of the many trips we have taken our kids on.  Once I saw the new Go My Way cut file, I knew it would be perfect to create  a compass as a main focus on my layout.  So I welded to the Star Light Star Bright cut file to obtained my shape, though I cut the entire shape, I am only using three quarters of the cut file on this layout.

I wanted to bring subtle color to the page, so I backed the cut-out with vellum, and created a watercolor rainbow effect on waterpaper using watercolor paint.

 I attached the cut-out to using glue foam dots, so that there is dimension on the piece.

The black and white picture of my family is framed by clusters of  ephemera and cut-outs from Shimelle's Starshine collection and Amy Tangerine's Sticker collection.

For the title of this layout, I used the Here There Everywhere  cut file.  I set the Cameo to perforate the edge, instead of cutting it off.  I back stitched the shape using embroidery thread of the same color as the compass shape.  

the title of the layout

Finally, I added my lines of journal on the bottom of the page, and scattered star shaped sequin along the page.  Here is the final result.

the completed layout

I really love this page, and it was so easy to construct it.

As always leave a message, if you have any questions about this layout.

See you soon!!

Materials Used:

Patterned Paper,  Starshine collection,  Shimelle

Stickers, chipboard stickers, and cut outs, Starshine collection, Shimelle

Flair Button, Starshine collection, Shimelle

Stickers,  Better Together collection. Amy Tangerine

Watercolor paint,  Artist Loft, Michaels

Awesome Friends - Clique Kits Guest Designer Spot -

Scrapbook Layout created for Clique Kits as Guest Designer - Awesome Friends -

Hello there!,

It has been a great pleasure to have been invited by Clique Kits to be their July guest designer.  The beautiful kit was gorgeous, and so easy to work with.  For my last project for their blog, I am sharing a layout -that was created on the many car rides to and from my son's soccer tournament last weekend- that uses most of my favorite things: hand stitching, black and white pictures, cut files, and cut apart pieces...

I started by cutting the word 'Awesome' from one of the papers and gluing it to the colorful striped paper.  I then pierced the edge, and hand stiched the letters with embroidery thread that match the corresponding stripe where the letter was placed.

I am using a black and white picture, layered with some of the 4x4in cards in the kit and one of the glasine bags from the kit.  I added a few pieces of the  exclusive cut-aparts and small circle cut-out from the Cut Shoppe's Summer Circle cut file.

I added a  small cluster along the edge of the word, to add some interest to the page..

Finally, I added my journal lines, and some sequin to finish the layout.  Here is the completed layout...

Thanks for stopping by.

see you all soon!

Love Noted - Clique Kits Guest Designer spot

Scrapbook Layout created for Clique Kits (Guest Designer Spot)   - Love Noted -

Hello everyone!

I am so excited, grateful, honored, but above all blessed to have been invited as a Guest Designer for July over at Clique Kits.  I received the beautiful RASKOG kit (filled with Pinkfresh Studio's Life Noted collection goodies, their exclusive cut-outs, cards and sequin mix) a few days ago, and was strucked with inspiration and lots of ideas just by looking at the color palette on the papers.

The yellow Bazzil plastic paper was the perfect medium to cut the large word  for the centerpiece of the layout.   The cutfile used  (Every Day Essentials) comes from The Cut Shoppe.  I manipulated the cut file so that the "O" had a large empty space where I could place my picture.  The plastic paper was cut, and then an  internal offset to the shape was created, so that the papers  will cover the plastic paper edges, just showing the small details of the cut file.  I cut two pieces of paper (the back piece is simple paper) with the same measurements, glued the yellow cut-out in between the papers.  Here is small video on how the layout came together:

For the picture, I used the 'O' space to cut a smaller frame from both the papers, and glued it a copy of the picture to each  of the frames.  The idea of having the picture floating inside the 'o' was easy to construct by looping a piece of fine crochet yarn in between the two pictures, before gluing them  together.   I made sure that the looped yarn was long enough to come out of the top of the layout (this way i could hang it), and also be secured at the bottom in between the paper mats.

To secure the papers together, a sewing machine was used around all the cut edges of the layout.   I added a few extra pieces to complete the title, "Love Noted", along with some of the sequin mix from Spiegel Mom Scrap Shop exclusive for the kit...

I love creating little clusters around the page, so I placed a small cluster of Clique Kits exclusive cut apart pieces  along with some rubber and wood shapes,  Here I added my journal entry and the date of the picture.

At the end, I added a few more details  and continued to place it on a cork-backed frame.  I used a small tack to hang the layout from the loop created at the top of the layout.  Here is a look at the finished project -before being displayed-.

I really hope you like this page, and serves you as inspiration to  create a display for your home...

Once again,  I am thankful to Clique Kits for the opportunity

Till next time,

Happy Craftin'!