Scraplift Saturday || 4.2.16

Good morning, everyone!  Happy April!  Did anyone get fooled yesterday?  I did a few times...I'm so gullible :o)

I wanted to pop in and quickly share my Scraplift Saturday layout for this week.  Here is the layout I chose to scraplift:

Here is my new take on it:

I kept it pretty much the same - just moved my cluster from one side of the page to the other.  I used a collection of random supplies and really like the way they all mixed together!

Thanks for stopping in!  Happy weekend!

To see the supply list for the first layout, click here.

Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper: 7Paper, Doodlebug Design; Doily: SpiegelMom Scraps; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Chipboard: Bella Blvd; Vellum Heart: 7Paper; Enamel Dots, Washi Tape, Felt Leaves, Puffy Heart Stickers, Wood Veneer, Transparency: Freckled Fawn; Staple: Tim Holtz

Clique Kits' Origins Layout

Good morning, all!  Happy Hump Day!

I am popping in to quickly share a layout I made with the April kit from Clique Kits.  The kit is called "Origins" and it features a ton of Simple Stories products - mainly the "Life in Color" line.  It's so much fun! 

Here's my layout:

I covered my cardstock in mist before I started and I really like the end result.

Thanks for stopping by - go pick up your Clique Kit today!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Paperclip: Doodlebug Design; Enamel Hearts, Alpha Stickers: Bella Blvd; Everything Else: Simple Stories

Clique Kits' March Pep Rally

Good morning, everyone!  Happy Clique Kits' Pep Rally!  This Pep Rally features projects made with the Hell Yeah kit - it's such a fun kit.  My other CK projects this month featured a ton of blue and black.  My layout today took a different route:

I really wanted to use the cute little Eiffel Tower that came in the exclusive die cuts package.  We went to Paris a few years ago and had so much fun.  I love scrapping these photos - I think I've scrapped them a million times now :)

I also had to sprinkle in a ton of sequins and a few doilies from SpiegelMom Scraps.

Here is the full line-up for today's hop:

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/

Gia Lau https://giaaloha.wordpress.com/

Erica Thompson https://ericarosecreates.wordpress.com/

Melissa Vining http://yesterday2day4ever.blogspot.co.nz

Leeann Pearce http://thepaintbrushgoesspottie.blogspot.com.au/

Carolina Schulz www.carolinaschulz.com

Kat Benjamin http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com - that's me!

Marcia Dehn-Nix http://www.onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/

Maryam Perez Osorio http://maryamperez.blogspot.com/

Elsie Robinson http://heyelsie.blogspot.com/

Sandy Gonzalez http://craftythought.com

Taina Cortes (Evi) http://lifewithevi.blogspot.com/

Kim Allen http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/

Hannah Lemieux http://www.scrapbookpagesandcupcakes.com/

Charity Feit http://www.scrapfaire.blogspot.com/

Mariah Hechler www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com/

Leigh Ann Odynksi http://www.artfulleighcreative.com

Thanks for stopping in!  Happy hopping!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper: Clique Kits, Seven Paper, Mist: Heidi Swapp; Die Cuts: Clique Kits; Sequins, Doilies: SpiegelMom Scraps

Project Life || February

Good morning, everyone!  I wanted to pop in and share my Project Life spread for February.  I used the awesome Hello Heather Here + There collection from Pretty Little Studio.  This collection makes me so happy.  I think it's so fun and colorful and the patterns are awesome!

Left side:

Right side:

Thanks for stopping in!!

Page protectors: Becky Higgins (Design F); Jounraling Cards: Studio Calico, Pretty Little Studio; Die Cuts, Stickers, Alphas, Vellum Tape: Pretty Little Studio; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Date Stamp: Shimelle; Paper Bag: Whisker Graphics

Scraplift Saturdays || 3.19.16

Good morning, all!  Happy Saturday.  It's stormy and gross here, which is awesome - means I *have* to stay in, be lazy and craft all weekend.  :o)

I wanted to pop in and share this week's installment of Scraplift Saturdays.  Every few weeks I choose to scraplift one of my layouts - I feel like it keeps my creative juices flowing!  Here is the layout I'm lifting today:

I rotated the design and used the Hell Yeah kit from Clique Kits to complete this layout.  The Goldie collection from Seven Paper just makes me happy!

Thanks for popping in!  To see the supply list for the first layout, click on the link for it!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper, Alphas: Seven Paper; Die Cus: Clique Kits; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Doily, Tag: SpiegelMom Scraps; Bowtie Paperclip: American Crafts

Project Life 2016 plans

Good morning, all!

I mentioned way back in January that I was changing my Project Life plans for the year...and I have. I did a truly terrible job keeping up with Project Life last year...I'm not totally sure why because I did really well during the 2 years prior.  Last year was a busy year and we moved and I got a new job and I just fell more and more behind until I just didn't even want to try to catch up.

So, this year I am keeping things super simple.  I'm going to be doing monthly, instead of weekly, spreads and I will only embellish when I really want to :)

I completed my January spread back in February, but completely forgot to share.  I used my January Alegria kit from Clique Kits.  I really loved all the labels that came in the kit and decided to use those for most of my journaling.  

See?  Super simple!!  And yet, I'm still getting our memories in the books.  I call that a win!

Page Protectors: Becky Higgins (Design A & Design F), Journaling Cards: Clique Kits, Studio Calico, Fancy Pants Designs; Alphas: Studio Calico, 7paper; Patterned Paper, Die Cuts, Stickers: Fancy Pants Designs; Wood Veneers: Basic Grey; Sequins: Clique Kits; Cut Aparts: Clique Kits; Labels: Fancy Pants Designs, Studio Calico; Staples: Tim Holtz; Date Stamp: Shimelle; Enamel Dots: Freckled Fawn; Mist: Heidi Swapp

Egg Hunt || Bella Blvd

Happy Friday everyone!!  I am on the Bella Blvd blog this morning with my last project for them (insert ugly crying face here!).  Today we were asked to focus on Bella Bows, which is one of my favorite Bella products, so this was really easy for me to do!

I decided to dig into my Simply Spring collection and create a grid-ish layout featuring a photo of my adorable nieces on their Easter Egg hunt last year.  I added in coordinating Bella Bows throughout the grid to finish off the layout:

I have absolutely adored working for Bella Blvd this past year and am so blessed to have had this amazing opportunity.  Bella Blvd will always hold a special place in my heart.  The owner, Stephanie, the design team coordinator, Laura, and all the amazing ladies who work for Bella have been simply wonderful.  I'll definitely miss working with all of them! ♥♥♥

Cardstock: American Crafts; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Clique Kits || Hell Yeah!

Morning, everyone!!  When I saw the March kit for Clique Kits I was SO EXCITED!  I have had my eyes on the 7Paper Goldie collection for a while now.  I adore the fun mix of prints.  It's such a eclectic collection and I just REALLY, REALLY love it.  (Hopefully, if you're reading this you understand that it's totally normal for one to hyperventilate about pretty paper!)

The March kit is appropriately named "Hell Yeah!" and it's full of amazing papers and exclusives - there are even some exclusive papers - sooooo cool!!

I finally got to play with my kit a bit this weekend (it's been taunting me for about 2 weeks, but I just didn't have time to break into that bad boy) and here is what I created:

A cute little layout about my Moose Dog!

I'm hoping to get some more play time this coming weekend - can I get a hell yeah?!

Cardstock: American Crafts, Patterned Paper: 7Paper, Clique Kits; Label Sticker, Alphas: 7Paper; Die Cuts, Sequins: Clique Kits

New Here + There Collection

Good morning all!!  Have you seen the new Pretty Little Studio collection, Here + There?!  It's a collection designed by Heather Adams...and it's freakin' awesome!  The colors and patterns in it are so bright and fun, so when I received my order of it on Saturday, I had to dive in immediately and create something!

I kept my first layout with the collection pretty simple, using an old, faithful layout design that I use pretty frequently.  I mainly just wanted to highlight the awesome heart patterned paper:

Like the collection?  It's available for purchase here!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Mist: Hedi Swapp; Date Stamp: Shimelle; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Scraplift Saturday || 3.5.16

Good morning, everyone!!  I am popping in on this happy Saturday (seriously, YAY SATURDAY!) to share another installment of Scraplift Saturdays.  I always choose one of my own layouts to lift for this feature.  It's a fun little challenge and it's always nice to be inspired by yourself :o)

For today's feature I chose to lift this layout from last August:

I really liked the big circle and the fact that there were multiple photos spread across the page.

This is my new layout for Pretty Little Studio:

I LOVE that big 'ol sun cut file from The Cut Shoppe and knew that it would be a great element to anchor my photos.  For my PLS assignment, I was also asked to focus on stickers.  I decided to have some fun with the tiny ABC stickers.  I'm a pretty big fan of how this layout turned out.

Thanks for popping in!

To see the supplies for the original layout, click on the layout link above.

Cardstock: American Crafts; Cut File: The Cut Shoppe; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Date Stamp: Shimelle; Staples: Time Holtz; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Flashback Friday || Bella Blvd

Hey, everyone!  Sorry I've been M.I.A. recently!  I did want to pop in and share a layout that I have on the Bella Blvd blog this morning.  We were asked to create a layout using an older Bella collection, so I went with the Family Forever collection.  Here's what I whipped up:

The title is made from a cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

Hope you enjoy!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Cut Files: The Cut Shoppe; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Clique Kits' February Pep Rally

Hi, everyone!  Happy Pep Rally Day!  I sure do love these blog hops - it's always so much fun to see how everyone using the same set of products.

My project today is actually pretty unexciting, but I am proud of myself for using my favorite piece of paper from the kit.  I'm really working on not "hoarding" this year and so far I've done pretty well, even if it's  been a somewhat painful process for me ;-)

Here is the whole fantastic line-up for today's event:

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/

Gia Lau https://giaaloha.wordpress.com

Erica Thompson https://ericarosecreates.wordpress.com/

Melissa Vining http://yesterday2day4ever.blogspot.co.nz

Candace Pearce http://findingeverydayperfection.com/

Leeann Pearce http://thepaintbrushgoesspottie.blogspot.com.au/

Carolina Schulz www.carolinaschulz.com

Kat Benjamin http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com - me!

Leigh Ann Odynksi http://www.artfulleighcreative.com/

Aliza Deutsch http://peopleofthescrapbook.blogspot.com

Elisabetta Margini https://abcdeliblog.blogspot.com/

Marybeth Hancher https://marybethhancher.com/

Taina Cortes (Evi) http://lifewithevi.blogspot.com

Kim Oedekoven http://krodesigns.blogspot.com/

Mariah Hechler www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com/

Megan Blethen www.craftymeggy.com

Kim Allen http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/

Maryam Perez Osorio http:maryamperez.blogspot.com/

Renee Aslette www.reneeaslette.blogspot.com

Sandy Gonzalez http://craftythought.com

Happy hopping!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Patterned Paper, Stickers, Alphas: Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper; Cut-Aparts: Clique Kits

Pinterest Inspired || PLS

Good morning, everyone!  I am up on the Pretty Little Studio blog this morning with a Pinterest-inspired layout.  I really loved out Pinterest inspiration:

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Seriously, the colors are great - I'm loving that pop of gold. 

I decided the Wonderland collection would be perfect for scrapping these cute photos of Jody's daughter:

How does this image inspire YOU?

Cardstock: American Crafts; Mist, Acetate Word: Heidi Swapp; Staples: Tim Holtz; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Scraplift Saturday 2.20.16

Good morning, everyone!  I am popping in with a new Scraplift Saturday installment.  The layout I chose to scraplift is one of my all-time favorites and I don't think I'll ever be able to create a scraplift of it that I will like just as much, but I'll keep trying.  Here's the layout:

Here's my scraplift of it:

While I like this layout, I don't like it better than the original...but I'll tackle it again in the future.  Side note: isn't Moose Dog cute? :)

Happy Saturday, y'all!

Click link to original layut to see supply list for first layout.

Second layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Enamel Shapes: October Afternoon: Everything Else: Simple Stories

Snow Much Fun || Pretty Little Studio

Hello, hello!  I wanted to pop in and share a layout that I had on the Pretty Little Studio blog earlier this week.  I finally got to play with the new Wonderland collection and I just adore it.  The pretty color palette is right up my aisle.  And even though, I created a Winter-y layout for my first project, I truly believe this line is incredibly versatile.

Anywho, as I mentioned, for this layout I stuck to the Winter theme and decided to scrap these photos of my nieces playing in the snow.  I began by cutting a giant snowflake out of my background paper using my Silhouette.  I backed the cut out with the pretty-looking water-colored paper and then built my layout on top of that:

Hope you enjoy!  Thanks for stopping in!

Background paper: Studio Calico; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Staples: Tim Holtz; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Bella Buzz Layout

Good morning, everyone!  The newest issue of Bella Buzz came out yesterday and I was happy to be one of the designers who took on the Challenge on the Blvd.  The challenge: create a layout using the Valentina collection, at least one chevies clear cut and one 5x7 photo.

After I got over the initial terror of having to scrap a 5x7’’ photo, this layout came pretty quickly to me. I knew I wanted to go with the prepster’s color combo of choice – pink and green. I pulled in some of the pink, black and white patterns from the Valentina collection and added in a few extra patterns from the Just Add Color collection. I also embellished with pickle juice and guacamole accents and topped it off with some random hand stitching:

I'm actually a fan of the final result!

Go check out the whole newsletter, if you get a chance.  It's full of a ton of inspiration!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Staples: Tim Holtz; Embroidery Floss: Prism; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Bella Blvd Valentines

Hello!  Happy Friday!!

All this week on the Bella Blvd blog, the design team has been sharing Valentine's Day projects - they like to force us out of comfort zone and have us create something besides layouts and cards!

For my project, I decided to create a cute little group of envelopes with twine enclosures.  They are the perfect size for holding cards and small treats.  They were so much fun to  make and decorate!

I even got to break out my old-school Crop-A-Dile!!

I kept the embellishing on the front fairly simple, but I think that ended up working out okay.

I really hope my people will enjoy getting these!

Doilies: SpiegelMom Scraps, Eyelets: Crop-A-Dile; Twine: My Mind's Eye; Paperclips: Doodlebug Design; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Some PLS Shares

Good morning, all!  I recently realized that I have a few Pretty Little Studio projects that I forgot to share here.

The first one was for the February sketch.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on it:

I do love me some grid layouts, so I thought this sketch was a lot of fun to work with.  I used bright colors from the Neapolitan collection to highlight these pool photos - and now I'm ready for Summer!  :)

The second layout was a lot of fun to make.  I punched out circles from patterned paper, vellum and even a bingo card to create this one...it came together very quickly, which is always a bonus!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Layout 1: Cardstock: American Crafts; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Layout 2: Cardstock: American Crafts; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Staples: Tim Holtz; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Hello 29 || Clique Kits

Hello, all...it's back to the work week routine today - I've got a busy week ahead, so I'm glad I was able to relax a little bit this weekend...and I managed to schedule blog posts for the week...yay!

Last week I had another layout up on the Clique Kits' blog that was made with the February Hot Mess kit.  I decided to make my yearly layout about myself..the colors in this kit were so colorful and the patterns were so fun that I really couldn't resist using it for my "about me" spread:

Seriously, isn't this kit amazing?

That watercolor-looking paper is my fave - I want to hoard ALL of it!! :)

Enjoy your week!!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper, Die Cuts, Stickers: Crate Paper; Journaling Card, Sequins: Clique Kits; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Staples: Tim Holtz

Scraplift Saturday | 2.6

Happy, happy weekend!!!  Saturdays are totally my "happy place"...

I have another edition of Scraplift Saturdays for you today.  Last year I made this layout:

I really liked all the layered paper strips and decided that I wanted to mimic that technique again on my new layout:

I made the strips smaller and sprinkled in a few pieces of washi and smaller scraps throughout.

I also love the collection that I used: the 7paper Amelia collection contains my favorite colors: pink, fuchsia and orange with bold black and white patterns.  SO FUN!  And I was lucky enough to grab this Freckled Fawn embellishment kit on sale during some of their Black Friday goodness.  I'm glad that I finally found some time to play with it!

Have you been scraplifting yourself?  If so, I'd love to see - please share a link in the comments!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: 7paper; Washi Tape, Felt Leaves, Wood Veneer, Acetate Circle, Puffy Stickers: Freckled Fawn; Acetate Word, Mist: Heidi Swapp; Alphas Stickers: Teresa Collins

Love || Bella Blvd

Hey, everyone!

I wanted to pop in real fast and share a layout that I had on the Bella Blvd blog this morning.  We were given an image to inspire us and create a layout based off of our inspiration.  Here was the image:

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Here is my layout:

So…my inspiration from this image is pretty obvious – I was inspired to make a GIANT “Love” title.  Since the layout is all about love, I figured I should use the love-appropriate Valentina collection.  I also decided to do something new for me and hand-cut the letter outlines.  They’re not perfect and I kind of like that!

I had so much fun making this layout.  And I must say, I totally adore the Valentina collection.  

Thanks for popping in!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Lots'O Mist || Clique Kits

Good morning - happy Saturday!!

I'm on the Clique Kits blog today with my second layout made with the February kit, Hot Mess.  One of the coolest things about this month's kit is that it comes with a mini bottle of Heidi Swapp Color Shine.  Seriously, how cool is that?!?!

I was lucky enough to get the "Butter" bottle in my kit and knew that I wanted the mist to be a main focus of my layout.  I began by punching out some large circles and using them as masks on my cardstock.  I then filled in the circles with patterned paper and embellishments.

Another thing on this layout that I'm kind of proud of?  My hand-cut title!  Every time I've attempted this technique in the past, it has looked like something my two-year old niece created.  By keeping the title simple and combining it with the alphabet stickers, I think it ended up looking half-way decent!

Thanks for stopping by - enjoy the weekend!!

Cardstock: American Crafts; "Today Rocks" Label: Clique Kits; Mist, Date Stamp: Heidi Swapp; Everything Else: Crate Paper

A Pretty Card for Pretty Little Studio

I can't believe that I made another card!  Cards are not my "thing".  I'm not good at making them and I don't know what to do with them when I'm done!  But sometimes, I just get in the mood to create something besides a layout and a card is born!  :)

For my most recent prompt at Pretty Little Studio, I was given an image and asked to make a project inspired by it.  Here was the image:

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I really loved the color scheme going on in the photo and decided that I would make a card with the same color scheme:

I actually think it turned out okay!  It's a little more froo-froo than my  normal style, but it's always good to branch out a bit and experiment!

Do you ever make cards?  Do you enjoy it?

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Die Cuts: Clique Kits, Heidi Swapp, Pretty Little Studio; Staples: Tim Holtz; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps, Pretty Little Studio; Doily, Label, Tab, Vellum: Pretty Little Studio