..:: shine on ::..

Hi! Happy July! I am up on The Cut Shoppe Blog with a layout using the Shine On cut file. Here is a look at my layout:

I cut the file as big as I could, in fact, when I set it up in the software I had parts of it going off the page. I knew I wanted it to look like the stars were falling off the bottom of the page.  Next, I backed the open stars with blue and red papers. I also used a Shimmerz mist to make more red stars out of the leftover stars after cutting. I added those to the page.

I set up my software to cut just the bows out of blue papers, and glued those on to add a bit more color, texture, and interest.

Finally, I used a punch to punch out a few smaller, blue stars and scattered them about the page.

The title comes from a line in a song -- and it is also on the girls's shirts in the photo!

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

..:: better together ::..

Hi friends! I have a layout and process video to share with you using the June Clique Kits.

I started by ripping the patterned papers to create a vertical, The green paper is from Heidi Swapp and the pink paper is from 1 Canoe 2 Goldenrod collection. 

I used the vellum specialty paper from Maggie Homes It's All Good collection -- it has beautiful gold accents. I fussy cut the flowers and tucked them into the layers. I used even more of this paper (fussy cut) on the far left side of the layout. I also fussy cut some strawberries out of a patterned paper from the same collection and tucked those in for another pop of color.

The hearts and ephemera are mostly from 1 Canoe 2 Goldenrod collection. 

I really like how this one turned out. I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy. Thanks for checking it out!

See you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: ribbon dancer ::..

Hi friends, I am a guest designer for Cheeky Studio and this is a layout that a made using items they sent me to try out! This particular layout was made using a lot of Cat Martin's Norwegian Wood collection. Here's my layout:

When I received my box of goodies in the mail, I did an unboxing video. I noticed that much of the items I received were autumn or fall collections. So, I challenged myself to make projects that looked more spring or summer, even though the products were fall! I think I did it!

I fussy cut some flowers from two different patterned papers. I also cut the white boarders off some of the die cuts so they would match. 

I added some tangled thread a few places for a pop or two of color and texture.

I found these matching alphas in my stash -- I cannot believe how well they worked with this layout!

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

Thanks a lot to Cheeky Studio for sending me products and providing my readers/viewers with a discount code!

See you soon! XO o.g.