• Scrapbooking Layouts and Projects

    Attitude is everything

    January 28, 2020 /

    I was over the top excited when CTMH announced they were re-releasing the Urban collection for the bring back my pack special. This paper pack was a favorite when it originally launched and now it’s back with refreshed colors and a new coordinating stamp set! Happy Dance!!! This can be purchased as a kit or the individual components. Unfortunately, the Urban kit is available only through the month of February so don’t delay! Once the promo date has passed you can always check the online-only area on my website

    Many have expressed they find it a challenge to scrapbook layouts for teenagers or perhaps the man in their life. In my video, I talk about some elements to consider when designing layouts such as these. Check out the Youtube video below for more tips on creating masculine layouts.

    This paper collection incorporates many elements that lend themselves well to a manly vibe. Metals, wood grains and a rich color palette all play together nicely!

    You’ll notice in the picture below I have incorporated faux metal gears. I cut these using my Cricut and then heat embossed them with silver embossing powder. The unique shapes add a lot of interest to the page and break up the hard lines of the rectangles and squares.

    I also love to incorporate stars and arrows onto my boy layouts. This kit came with both. The wooden arrow embellishments add a lot of texture to the page. These can be used as raw wood or add ink to change them up.

    Thank you for stopping by! Leave me a comment to say hello and let me know what you think. I’d love to hear what your go-to techniques are for creating masculine layouts.

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  • Card Making,  Inspiration,  Uncategorized

    Birthday Cards with Celebrate Today

    January 24, 2020 /

    I have some more birthday cards for you today! I was completely inspired by the “Celebrate Today” paper collection. It is so fun and vibrant it just makes you think confetti and cake sprinkles, and who doesn’t love that?

    I always find it easier to watch a project in action rather than read the directions. So if your like me I recommend watching the YouTube tutorial to see this project come together. You can check it out below.

    Recipe for card #1:

    • Begin with a blank white card and envelope from the value pack
    • Adhere Ballerina cardstock piece (5.25″ x 4″)
    • Trim the sprinkled patterned paper to 5 x 3.75″ and layer onto Ballerina as shown
    • Trim your banner piece to 3.5 x 1.5″ and dovetail one end.
    • Run a piece of White Daisy cardstock through your die-cutting machine with the medium-sized Stitched Rectangle Frame thin cut.
    • Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment as shown in Black ink
    • Wrap twine around the bottom of your sentiment 3 times and tie a bow
    • Using the Balloons from the coordinating sticker sheet, attach to card face with foam adhesive.
    • Send to a friend to make their birthday special!

    Recipe for Card #2

    • Begin with a blank white card and envelope from the value pack
    • Adhere Mint cardstock piece (5.25″ x 4″)
    • Using the Pixie patterned paper from the collection, cut a piece with the largest Stitched Rectangle Die and layer over Mint
    • Cut 3 circles from your scraps of patterned paper. Since its a collection, they are all likely to look great! I used the 2 middle-sized Stitched circle thin cuts.
    • Cut Mint cardstock with the large Stitched Bracket Thin Cut
    • Stamp your sentiment onto White Daisy cardstock. Here I used retired stamps from my stash. I’m willing to bet you have some birthday stamps lurking around somewhere.
    • The candle strip is cut from the info strip at the end of the 12×12 paper.
    • Adhere all pieces as shown
    • Add sequence with micro glue dots
    • Enjoy!!!

    Recipe For Card #3:

    • This card is my favorite because let’s face it, who doesn’t love shaker cards?
    • Trim your background paper to 5.25 x 4″
    • Cut a 2 x 5″ strip from the floral patterned paper, dovetail one end and attach centered on your card front.
    • Using the shaker window die cut a circle from White Daisy cardstock.
    • Attach circle to the card, apply foam dimensional ring and fill with sequence.
    • Layer your acetate circle and then finish off with the Happy Birthday Thin cut in Ballerina.
    • I fussy cut the yellow flower from the patterned paper however there is a coordinating stamp set with dies available.

    Thanks so much for stopping by. Leave me a comment to say hello and let me know what you think of the cards. Happy crafting my friends!

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  • Cricut Projects,  Scrapbooking Layouts and Projects,  Uncategorized

    Holidays Reimagined

    January 11, 2020 /

    Hello and welcome! As part of The Creative Design Team, I was challenged to take any holiday product and turn it into something completely different. I decided to use a Christmas layout from the Complete Creativity Cricut Collection and turn it into a Valentine-themed scrapbook page. And just like that, the holidays have been reimagined!

    Below is a look at the Complete Creativity layout I started with. You can see I incorporated the wreath, scalloped photo mat, scalloped border and the word “Love” ❤️ from the title. Be sure to see all the amazing projects included with the Complete Creativity Cricut collection. The possibilities are endless!

    I have a few tips and tricks to share in my YouTube tutorial. To watch this layout come together check out the video below. To see all the talented ladies in this hop you will have to go visit my Youtube channel

    I had a lot of fun pulling elements from my crafty stash to embellish this layout. The vellum leaves, from the Every Little Thing Collection, added so much presence to the wreath. I love the layered look. I am inspired to pull out my Stazon ink and stamp everything on vellum. It’s such a neat look.

    The title was originally Peace, Love, Joy. By isolating the word Love, I have a whole new title option from the original layout. Since our cardstock is two-toned, I cut the heart image in the title from each side of the paper to add contrast. I then sanded the edges to give it a distressed feel.

    The large red hearts were basic heart shapes added in the design space. I cut them in Ruby Red cardstock then sanded the edges to give them contrast. I wanted to add some additional hearts to my layout using the Stitched Heart Thin-cuts. By adding patterned paper and various sizes of the hearts it really upped the wow factor! All the patterned paper I used to create this layout came from retired Mix-In paper packs. Every catalog features a new mix-in collection to compliment the current paper suites. But really it can be a stand-alone kit!

    Thanks for stopping by. I would love if you left me a comment to say hello!

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  • Card Making,  Inspiration

    Valentine Cards

    January 4, 2020 /

    Hello there! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner so I thought I would get a head start on these fun and loveable cards. I’ve had so much fun creating with the Stitched Heart Dies, I’ve used them on all of today’s projects!

    If you would like to watch the card tutorial you can check out the youtube video below.

    I love utilizing my dies. This heart border packs a lot of interest yet has a clean and simple vibe. You could do this with so many different die-cut shapes.

    To create this clean and simple card I used the two smallest hearts to die-cut the border. I backed the heart windows with patterned paper and die-cut a large heart ❤️ with coordinating cardstock. Here I’ve used heart paper from the Heart Happy workshop (a Valentine-themed kit from 2019) and Ruby cardstock. The stamped sentiment, Love You, I chose from the My Cup of Tea stamp set. For this project you will need:

    • White Daisy cardstock 4 x 5 1/4″
    • Patterned Paper strip 1 3/4 x 5″
    • Ruby Heart is cut with the largest heart die
    • Pop up with dimensional foam adhesive to accentuate the heart windows

    The cards above and below follow the same pattern. I switched up my color palette and sentiment to get a new look. I absolutely love all the stitched detail and layering in these cards. For the card above I used:

    • Black for cardstock base
    • Stitched layer in Ballerina
    • Pattern papers from a retired Mix-in paper pack
    • The Sentiment is from the Bunches of Joy stamp set

    For this card I used:

    • Black cardstock for the base
    • Ruby cardstock for the Stitched layer
    • Black and white patterned papers are from a retired Mix-in kit
    • Black Shimmer Trim
    • The sentiment is from The February SOTM

    I thought it would be easiest to share the measurements for this card in this sketch I created.

    This next card is my favorite. Inspired by a pin on Pinterest from Stampin Pretty, I made this card and added my own flair. I love the more masculine color palette, wood grain, and distressed heart. I incorporated papers from the new Spruced Up collection. This is an awesome paper pack! If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here.

    To create this card I used:

    • Spruced Up patterned paper and Die-cuts
    • Espresso Cardstock
    • Mink Twine
    • Stitched Bracket Die cut in Vanilla
    • Hearts cut from Espresso and Mink cardstock.

    Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you have been inspired to create some Valentine cards yourself! Leave me a comment to say hello and let me know which card you like best. See you soon.

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