..:: super tween ::..

Hi, friends! I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog with a layout using flair from the Bee Mine flair set! Here is a look at my project:

To tell this story I decided to pull the yellow out of her shirt - and create a monochromatic look. I started with a couple of  Distress Oxides (Wild Honey and Mustard Seed) to create a space to house my photo and embellishments. I love using Distress Oxides and water to create backgrounds. Here is a close up of the flair. 

I grabbed a bunch of yellow flowers from Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Sunkissed collection to cluster around the page. Some came from the embellishment pack and some I fussy cut from patterned papers. Finally I used a stamp designed by Vicki Boutin to create more texture and pops of black around the page.

For the title I used Elle's Studio Jordan Alpha stamps (both the Outline and the Dots & Stripes). I filled some of the letters in with patterned papers as well. 

I love how this one turned out. I also made a video of the process, if that's something that suits your fancy!

Thanks for stopping by and checking it out! XO o.g.

..:: first hug ::..

Hi Friends! I am up on the Pretty Little Studio blog today with a layout using the new Frosty collection!  Here is a look at my project:

When I opened the Sugar Cookies die cut pack I saw so many circles!!  Then I opened the Fuzzy Socks die cut pack and saw some more! When I saw the one in the latter pack that says "Big Hugs" I realized what I had to do -- make even more circles!

I grabbed a lot of the die cut circles, and then grabbed my circle punches and some of the 6x8 pattered papers in the collection.

As always, I punched a few butterflies from the papers to add around the page.

I knew I wanted a bit of journaling so I printed that out on my printer and cut it into journal strips to tell the story of my daughter and my mom hugging for the first time in over a year.

 Such a happy story to tell, and what a beautiful collection with which to document it!  Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: rainbow eyes ::..

Hello friends! I am up on the Pretty Little Studio blog today with this layout using the Chasing the Sun collection. I love this bright, fun collection and it always makes me think of the tropics!  This photo was taken in the winter, but I love how the colors of the collection work perfectly with this photo of my daughter. She was playing with make up and made her eyes "rainbow". Here is a look at the layout:

I used the sunset words die cuts to find the right letters for "eyes".  There are some words in the die cuts that I will likely not use, so I don't feel badly about splitting them up to make something new. 

I love the flowers in this collection!  Most of these came from the Blooms die cuts.

It was really fun to work with this collection again. The colors are so beautiful. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again soon!  XO o.g.