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Sunday, February 24, 2019

..:: beautiful señorita ::..

Hi! I have a new video up on my You Tube channel using the 2019 February Clique Kit!  I really love how it turned out!


This kit is full of Cocoa Vanilla Studio, and I simply love it! 


I used the January cut file available to subscribers here, and I backed it with all of the lovely papers!


I love all the little flowers!!!




I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy!


Thanks for stopping by! XO o.g.



Thursday, February 14, 2019

..:: all the feels ::..

Hi Friends!  Happy Valentine's Day! We are celebrating over at The Cut Shoppe! Here is my contribution:


This is layout in my "Right Now" Traveler's Notebook. My plan is to fill it with things that bring me joy!  This photo certainly does that!  The cut file I used is one of several cut files found on the  Working Title cut file available here.


For this layout I am using items from the May 2018 Clique Kit which was full of PinkFresh Studio Be You and Let Your Heart Decide collections.  The background paper is a 12x12 that I cut to size.  I backed the heart of this cut file, with a coordinating floral paper. 


I love all of the rose gold elements in this collection!  I added some matching thread behind the cut file and a few other places for pops of that color. The eyelets on this banner, and the twin also have that same metallic color.


See that face??  Serious love for that face.  I added the date and some tabs behind the photo -- more tangled thread for the win.



I also made a video of my process, if that's something that suits your fancy!



The Cut Shoppe is having a bit of a celebratory sale!  Use the code BeMine50 to save 50% through the weekend. :-) 


Thanks for stopping by! See you again soon! XO o.g.





Tuesday, February 12, 2019

..:: younique ::..

Hi friends!  I am up on The Cut Shoppe blog today with this layout using a new cut file called Pretty as a Peacock.


Here's a look a the cut file:


I cut the file using white card stock.  Then, in the Silhouette software I did a "release compound path" witch allowed me to move the pieces around or delete portions of the file.  I did a second cut but this time I only cut the inside of the feathers, and I used two different pattern papers. I glued the inside feathers right down to the background paper, but I used foam to pop up the white card stock.


The inside of the feathers are my favorite part.....except I also really like the body of the peacock!!!


Who know I would use that peacock paper?  It was perfect for his body don't you think??



I added a few phrase stickers from Tim Holtz that talk about being beautiful, different, and creative.  Unique. 😀


I bit of tangled thread placed for extra pops of color and called it done!  I made a video of my process if that suits your fancy!



Thanks for stopping by! XO o.g.


Friday, February 8, 2019

..:: love this ::..

Hi friends! I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog today with a new layout using three pieces of flair from the shop. Have you ever had one of those photos that you are just waiting for the right product to arrive so you can scrap it??  This is one of those photos for me.  Recently, I got some new pieces of flair and Heidi Swapp's Color Fresh collection arrived at my door.  Bam!  Match made in heaven. Here is my layout:


I love the bright colors with the bold stripe! EEK!  I pulled out most of the hearts from the ephemera pack and the stickers and scattered them throughout the page. I also added a few gold hearts that are from the same sheet as the gold words in the collection. The photo corners became arrows when I added them to this background paper. So, see that flair right there beside my daughter's face?  PERFECT! It is from the Watercolor Hearts and Flowers flair set.


The 'soar' flair is from the Lovely Words 10 flair set. I love the pops of green it provides to the top of the page!


The butterfly is perfection. You can find that piece in the Lovely Words 9 flair set.


This one came together pretty quickly and I love how it turned out. I made a video of my process if that suits your fancy!


Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon! XO o.g.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

..:: one little word ::..

Hello friends! I am participating in Ali Edward's One Little Word again this year. I have chosen a word each year for quite a few years, and I have never finished all the prompts and ended the year with a documented word. No regrets, I've gotten something good out of each word!  This year I decided to document my word using a traveler's notebook, similar to my December Daily. Also similar, I am going to create videos of my process and share them on my youtube channel and other social media. It is my hope that this will be the thing that helps me stick with the documentation.

Today I am sharing two videos on my You Tube channel. The first video I am actually in front of the camera for a bit and I explain my reason for the videos. I show how I've organized my supplies, and then I move into the process of creating my cover and title page. Here is a look:


My cover is from Color Cast Designs, and I've added items from the main OLW kit.


And here is the video of my process:


Once I got that taken  care of I got busy on the prompts. Here are the pages:



I stamped sunbursts all over the page & added some enamel dots to some of the centers.  Then, I used a red lightbulb flair from {a flair for buttons} in the center, with a sticker that says, "illuminate". 

Love that thought. Illuminate.


I made a pocket with the "January" card from the main kit and a card from the light kit is on the back. In side the pocket are two cards back to back. One side is my reason why, and the other side is a decorative card.

 


This is the back of the pocket.



I used a 3x8 page protector for the cards included with the main kit, and to work through the January prompt.




I made a flip out on the page protector so that I could add a couple of extra cards without adding all the space of another 3x8.


I used some new Heidi Swapp Color Fresh papers and washi to create an flip out insert to house the deeper journaling.




To see more details of my process, check out this process video, if that suits your fancy!


Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon! XO o.g.


Tuesday, January 29, 2019

..:: enjoy life love livin' ::..

Hi friends! Today I have a  bright travel layout to share with you using the December 2018 (Rainbow) Clique Kit  and several pieces of flair from the {a flair for button} shop! I am also up on the {a flair for buttons} blog today. Here is my layout:


As soon as I got the December Clique Kit in the mail, I knew I would scrap this story about my daughter's love of suitcases with wheels!  And guess what?  {a flair for buttons} has the perfect flair for that!! I used flair from three different flair sets. This cute little VW van ifs rom the Summer Vibesflair set. The color matched perfectly, too! And if you watched my unboxing video of this kit -- you will know that I wanted to use that little rolling suitcase from the get go!

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This "travel" flair is from the Tropical Vacation 2 flair set. Rockford, IL, our destination, is far from tropical, but the flair totally worked! :-)

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And I just had to add a butterfly, since this was the year of butterflies for us! This gorgeous flair is from the More Lovely Words 1flair set.

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One of my favorite things from the Rainbow kit are these exclusive acrylic pieces from Color Cast Designs! I love them!  I made a little skyline with them for this layout:

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Here is my journaling:

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I made a video of my process, if that suits your fancy!



Thanks for stopping by!  XO o.g.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

..:: hey guys ? ::..

Hi! I am up on The Cut Shoppe blog today with a layout using the pretty Flower Power 12x12 background cut file. This is a photo of my daughter in the hotel swimming pool -- one of her favorite things ever.  And my story is all about her obsession. Here is a look at the layout:



Here is the cut file:


For this layout I am using mostly items from Amy Tangerine's Sunshine & Good Times collection (from a while ago)!  I love it when I get to use up some of my stash.   I actually used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the file twice -- once I cut it as is for the white card stock. Then I used my Silhouette software to take out all of the middle parts so it would just cut the outside of the flowers -- this made it super easy to back it! Here's are a few close ups:




I started out with a white card stock background. I thought I might put some mixed media behind the area where the photos is --- and then I got carried away. :-)  I ended up with a full mixed media background behind the files. I used several sprays from Shimmerz Paints and a couple distress inks by Ranger Inks.  I used some foam to pop the whole cut file.


I fussy cut some butterflies and added some flair and tangled thread for the win! The flair is from the Watercolor Hearts and Flowers flair set available at the {a flair for buttons} etsy store. I also made a video of my process, if that suits your fancy!



Thanks for stopping by! XO o.g.