Pattern Happy + Ellen Hutson Blog Hop

Hey everyone!  Welcome to the Pattern Happy/Ellen Hutson blog hop!  Today we are sharing some fun Spring projects with you.  And when I think of Spring, I think of rainbows, which is why I used a variety of Pattern Happy dies and papers to create this rainbow-filled card:

Make sure to leave comments at each stop on the hop for a chance to win one of two Pattern Happy prize packs! Leave your comments before April 5th, at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be contacted via email.

And here is the whole hop order:

Amy Tsuruta
Carly Tee Minner
Emily Midgett
Heather Campbell
Kat Benjamin (that's me!!)
Kelly Griglione
Khristina Sorge
Kristine Davidson
Laurel Seabrook
Sharon Harnist

Happy hopping!! :o)

#52favorites Update

Hey, hey!  I wanted to pop in and share some of my recent spreads for my #52favorites album.

Special shout out for my Week 12 spread, which was created for my guest designer stint at the Inspired By challenge blog.  We were asked to create a project inspired by this image:

Here is what I created for it (using an older Felicity Jane kit):

And here are the rest of my weeks:

Week 8 used the XOXO collection from Pretty Little Studio.

Week 9 used the Potpourri collection from Pretty Little Studio and wood veneers from Color Cast Designs.

Week 10 used the It's Your Birthday collection from Pretty Little Studio.

Week 11 used the This is Us collection from Clique Kits. (use code KAT10 at checkout to get 10% off purchases in the CK store)

Thanks for popping in today!

XOXO || Pretty Little Studio

Hey all!  So sorry I've been MIA.  Piper and I were visiting both sets of her grandparents for the past two weeks, but now I'm ready to get back in it :)

While I was gone, I had a page up on the Pretty Little Studio blog.  I played with the XOXO collection some more and created a quick layout with it.  I combined it with the XOXO cut file that was one of the freebies last month to create this:

I must say, I am sooooo proud of myself for using this bright purple background.  I always use a white background, so this was way outside of my comfort zone :)

Have a nice week!

Cardstock: DCWV; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Cousin Love || Color Cast Designs

Hi everyone!!  I recently shared a layout that I created for Color Cast Designs using a few of the releases from January and February.

I really love this layout.  It's very simple and it came together in abut 15 minutes.  I love the photo and love that the photo is definitely the focus of the layout.  I actually created a collage consisting of this photo and another one and had it printed in a 12x12 size...which mans another large photo layout is coming soon!  :)

Thanks for popping in!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Acrylic and Wood Veneer Embellishments: Color Cast Designs; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Typewriter: We R Memory Keepers