Love Us || Pretty Little Studio

Good morning, everyone!  I'm popping in to share a new layout that I have created with the Pretty Please Here Comes the Sun collection.  I love how versatile this collection is.  With the right mix of colors and patterns, it's easy to crate a masculine page or a feminine page or a page all about love.  Today, I opted for the love one :o)

When I saw the Hearts patterned paper, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it: fussy cut the pretty shapes, layer on some die cuts and stickers and create a very mushy layout.

The best part about this layout was how quickly it came together.  It took me about 10 minutes to fussy cut the hearts and then another 10 to glue everything down where I wanted it.  You can't beat a 20-minute page!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Alphas: American Crafts; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Clique Kits' August Pep Rally

Hello!  Happy Pep Rally day!

How much fun is the August kit?!?!  I'm telling you, I love pretty much EVERYTHING that Fancy Pants Designs manufactures and the Millie & June collection is no exception!  So, obviously, this month's Clique Kits kit is one of my faves :o)

For my layout share today, I decided to scraplift this amazing layout by Missy Whidden.  I LOVE it and the cut file from The Cut Shoppe sooooo much.  Her layout is waaaaaay better than what mine ended up looking like, but I tried ;-)  

Here is the full line-up for the hop:

Clique Kits  
Gia Lau 
Erica Thompson 
Kat Benjamin (That's me!)
Marcia Dehn-Nix 
Kim Allen 
Maryam Perez 
Caroli Schulz
Melissa Vining 
Leeann Pearce
Sara Mishler 
Donna Espiritu 
Leigh Ann Odynski 

Thanks for popping in!  Have a happy week!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Die Cuts, Alphas: Fancy Pants Designs; Mists: Heidi Swapp; Doily: SpiegelMom Scraps

Fall Jewel Mix

Good morning, everyone!  I am so excited to share that the super-talented May Flaum has teamed up with Buttons Galore to create a limited edition mix called Fall Jewel!  This mix is choc full of pretty buttons, sequins and beads.

I was lucky enough to get to play with this mix and created a fall-themed layout - doesn't the mix match the new Fancy Pants Millie & June line perfectly?

Now through Friday, if you use discount code LL400 at checkout in the Buttons Galore store you can get this mix for just $5.99!  Now that's a good deal!  :)

Thanks for stopping in!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Alphas: Fancy Pants Designs; Doily: SpiegelMom Scraps; Arrow Clip: Freckled Fawn; Mists: Heidi Swapp; Buttons, Sequins: Buttons Galore

Scraplift Satuday || 8.20.16

Good morning, everyone!  I've been away for far too long!  Life got busy there for a while, but I have a teensy tiny break right now, so I'm gonna get my scrapping in :o)

For today's Scraplift Saturday post, I selected one of my favorite layouts to lift:

In keeping with the Bella Blvd theme, I broke out my long-hoarded "She Blooms" collection and got to work:

I sorta love it.  It's so much busier than my normal stuff...so many patterns and colors...but I *think* it works.  It's so far out of my comfort zone, I'm not even sure :)

Have a happy weekend!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Using Lots of Die Cuts || Pretty Little Studio

Good morning!!  I am popping in to share a layout that I have on the Pretty Little Studio blog this morning.  It is all about highlighting die cuts.  There are so many awesome PLS die cut packs to choose from so I had a difficult time deciding what to do for this project.  In the end I decided on one of my favorite packs: the Woodland butterflies!  I also sprinkled in some other die cuts from the same pretty collection.

The final result is this vibrant layout featuring my vibrant niece!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Staples: Tim Holtz; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Purple Layout!!!

Good morning, everyone! Earlier this week I shared a layout on the Pretty Little Studio blog that I made with the Pretty Please Here Comes the Sun collection.  When I saw this fabulous photo of my friend's daughters I knew that this collection would perfectly compliment it.  It just screams summer fun!

I found a cute cut file from The Cut Shoppe, backed it with some paper from the collection and scattered minimal embellishments around to complete the look...and I used PURPLE cardstock...I still can't get over it...so unlike me  :o)

Thanks for popping in!

Cardstock: American Crafts, Recollections; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Creative Scrappers || Sketch 297

Good morning, everyone!  Happy August!  Time is whizzing by!

I wanted to pop in and share this month's sketch from Creative Scrappers:

This month's sponsor is the awesome The Cut Shoppe!  There is even a free file for you to download and play with.

I had so much fun with this layout.  I love, love, LOVE the Quirky Quads background file that I used on this layout.  And I adore the new Elle's Studio collection.  I struggled a little with the sketch itself, but I just shrank it down a bit and found it much easier to work with.  I was still very inspired by it and its overall design:

I really hope you can all play along with us this month!

Thanks for popping in!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Die Cuts: Elle's Studio; Cut Files: The Cut Shoppe; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Enamel Stars: Bella Blvd

Cutie || Pretty Little Studio

Good morning, everyone!  I am so happy to finally be able to play with Pretty Little Studio's Pretty Please Here Comes the Sun collection.  The colors are so soft and pretty and the patterns are so fun.  For my first layout with the collection, I decided to scrap a layout about my dog, Moose.  I picked out the masculine colors from the line and layered them in strips and sewed them all on top of each other:

It was a simple and easy technique, but I really like the end result.

Thanks for stopping in!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Enamel Shapes, Paperclips: Doodlebug Design; Mist: Studio Calico; Alphas: Pink Paislee; Word Sticker: Jillibean Soup; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio 

Playing with the Woodland Collection from Pretty Little Studio

Good morning, everyone!  I have a new layout on the Pretty Little Studio blog today that uses the new-ish Woodland collection.  I love the colors in this collection - the kelly greens, corals and navy blues compliment each other so nicely and make the collection truly unique from others.

My favorite product from the Woodland collection is most definitely the package of the die cut butterflies.  As soon as I saw them, I knew I *needed* them :).  I also knew just what photo I wanted to scrap with them.  I think this photo of my niece running through a field is simply perfect for this collection.  It's like my sister-in-law took the picture with Woodland in mind... :o)

I also had fun laying the striped vellum sheets down in alternating directions to create a fun zig-zag effect...the stitching is messy, but I kind of like it like that!

Have a fabulous day!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Clear Background Sheet: Bella Blvd; Wood Veneer: Heidi Swapp; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Scraplift Saturday || 7.16.16

Two Scraplift Saturday posts two weeks in a row!  I admit it, I'm out of town right now, so I had to schedule some posts.  These were the easiest ones for me to do :)

For today's edition, I decided to scraplift this layout.  I was never sure how I felt about it, but decided to give it another go:

And here is my result...made with my Clique into Summer kit from Clique Kits:

Thanks for stopping in!

Cradstock: Bazzill;

Scraplift Saturday || 7.9.16

Good morning everyone!  I have a new Scraplift Saturday layout to share today.  Here is the layout I chose to lift:

Here is my new take on it:

I was excited to be able to use the Clique into Summer kit from Clique Kits.  It's full of the fun "You Are Here" collection from Simple Stories.  I have a few more layouts in the works - this kit is too much fun!!

Have a nice weekend!!

**For the first layout's supply list, click on the link to the layout.**

Layout 2: Cardstock: Bazzill; Alphas: American Crafts; Cut Aparts: Clique Kits; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Patterned Paper, Stickers, Die Cuts: Simple Stories

Project Life || May with Clique Kits

Good morning, everyone!  For all those living in the U.S., Happy Independence Day! I hope you a safe and happy holiday.

I am up on the Clique Kits blog today sharing my May Project Life spread.  

If you've been following along with me this year, you know that I have really simplified my Project Life process, but that doesn't mean that I don't like adding some fun bits and pieces to my monthly spreads every now and then.

For the first page of my May spread I decided to make  a flip-up title card.  I did this for a couple of reasons: I prefer 4x6 title cards and the page protectors I like only have 1 4x6 slot...and I had a 4x6 picture.  Also, the picture contains a bunch of people from work and I knew that I was going to be sharing this spread online, so I decided this was the easiest way to cover it up :)  Here is the spread:

Here is the flip-up title card...I included journaling notes on the other side of it:

For the second page of my monthly spread I really wanted to find a unique way to use that awesome paper from Pinkfresh...and hence the giant "Life" title in the middle...I also managed to use the whole remaining package of SpiegelMom Scraps sequins here:

My third page is less exciting, but does include a few details that I think are fun; mainly the handmade filler cards:

Thanks for popping in...I leave you with a look at this month's kit:

Page Protectors: Becky Higgins (Design F); Journaling Cards: Clique Kits, Pinkfresh Studio; Alphas, Patterned Paper, Rubber Stickers, Acetate Words: Pinkfresh Studio; Arrow Clip: Freckled Fawn; Wood Veneers: Studio Calico; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Enamel Hearts: Bella Blvd; Staples: Tim Holtz; Printable labels: Clique Kits

Lots of Layers || Clique Kits

Hello!  Happy weekend! :o)

Today I am popping in to share another layout made with the Clique Kits Raskog Kit.  I usually have a semi-plan for how I want to arrange my page before I begin, but recently I've been sitting down with no real plan in mind.  That's what I did for this page.  I knew I wanted to incorporate a lot of layers, but after that, I really didn't know what I wanted to do.

I was so happy with the color scheme that ended up emerging on this page: black, white, grey, yellow, green and blue - so pretty! The colors look really nice with the handsome pictures of my Moose Dog :o)

After I had my pictures matted, I just started playing with scraps of paper and layered away.  I moved things all around until I got everything just where I wanted it.  I guess you could say that I "free-styled" this one:

Here is one last close-up...I kinda love those Bella Blvd/Illustrated Faith Enamel Hearts add on!

Thanks for stopping by today - enjoy the weekend!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Enamel Hearts: Bella Blvd; Patterned Paper, Alphas, Acetate Word, Rubber Banner: Pinkfresh Studio; Cut Outs, Flair: Clique Kits

Creative Scrappers || Sketch 296

Hello, everyone!!  Since it's the first of the month (it's July?!?!), that means there is a new sketch posted at Creative Scrappers today.  This month's sketch is really fun:

And it comes with the added bonus of a free cut file from this month's sponsor, Just Nick Studios!

I stuck to the sketch very closely...and was so excited that I was finally able to dig into my "She Blooms" collection from Bella Blvd:

I hope you decide to play along with us this month!  The winner will get a $25 gift card to Just Nick Studios!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Cut File: Just Nick Studios; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Fringe and Mist || Clique Kits

Good morning, everyone!!  I shared another Raskog Kit layout on the Clique Kits blog yesterday.   I am really enjoying this kit and it's fun patterns and colors.  It's a little bit different from what I'm normally attracted to, but I've found that it's been so easy to create with.  I'm definitely a fan :)

As soon as I saw the acetate words in the kit, I knew I wanted to use one to create a mask.  The very first thing I did on this layout was use the acetate "Capture" as my mask and then I built the rest of my layout around it.  After my mist had dried, I outlined the word with a black marker to make it stand out more.

I also decided on a whim to add some fringed patterned paper.  The "fringe trend" is really popular right now, so I decided now was the time to experiment with it myself.  To pull everything together, I cut out tiny pieces from the 6x6 paper pad add on and created borders along the top & bottom of my page.

Here is my final layout:

And one more close-up:

Thanks for popping in today!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Patterned Paper, Alphas, Rubber Shape: Pinkfresh Studio; Arrow Clip: Freckled Fawn; Flair: Clique Kits

By the Sea || Pretty Little Studio

Good morning, everyone!  I have a layout up on the Pretty Little Studio blog this morning!

Since it is officially Summer where I live, I decided it was time to break out my Treasure Island collection and create a Summer-ish layout.  I'm all ready for beautiful beach days and lazy Summer weekends!

The picture I chose to scrap today was one of my husband on a recent trip to St. Augustine, Florida.  I took a picture of him standing by the marina and knew that the Treasure Island collection would compliment the photo perfectly.  I actually built my layout around the negative of another cut file that I had lying around.  The negative was a giant circle shape so I decided to use some of my scraps to fill in the circle and build a base for my layout.  I also decided to go for a bold title, using an alpha cut file from The Cut Shoppe and filling the letters in with the Treasure Map patterned paper.

The end result is something that I love - and definitely has me in the mood for some Summer fun!

Thanks for popping by today!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Studio Calico; Cut File: The Cut Shoppe; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Lift Yourself || Clique Kits

Hello, all!  Earlier this week I shared a layout on the Clique Kits blog that I made with the new Raskog Kit!!  This kit is full of the Pinkfresh Studio "Life Noted" collection and I am having so much fun playing with it!

If you are a frequent reader of my blog, you know that one of my go-to ways to get my creative juices flowing is to scraplift myself.  It always gives me new ideas and reignites my desire to create.  For today's layout, I chose to scraplift the layout that I made for June's pep rally:

It's  an easy design to copy, but there are ways to mix it up a bit, too.  I decided to rotate it and lift that design:

Here is my new layout made with the July kit.  You can tell that it was definitely created with the inspiration layout in mind, but it's different enough to stand on its own:

Simple and easy!  What do you do when you get "scrapper's block"?

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Enamel Hearts: Bella Blvd; Cut Outs: Clique Kits; Patterned Paper, Acetate Word, Alphas: Pinkfresh Studio; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps

June Pep Rally

Hello everyone!  Happy Clique Kits pep rally day!  This month's kit was so much fun to work with.  I wish I had more time to play with it...it's definitely one that I'm going to leave in kit form for awhile so I can come back to it when I have more time.

My layout for today is fairly simple.  It came together with no real plan.  I just sat down and started cutting paper and moving stuff around on the page.  I kinda love when that happens.  The results are usually awesome or terrible.  Ha!  I'll let you decided for yourself which category this layout falls into:

Here are my other projects created with this month's kit:

And here is the full hop line-up for today:

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

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

Kat Benjamin http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com (you are here!)
Elisabetta Margini https://abcdeliblog.blogspot.com/
Marcia Dehn-Nix http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/
Aliza Deutsch http://peopleofthescrapbook.blogspot.com/
Candace Perkins http://findingeverydayperfection.com/
Kim Allen http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/
Maryam Perez http://maryamperez.blogspot.com/
Sara Mishler https://sarascrapsblog.wordpress.com/ 
Audrey Yeager http://audreysreflection.blogspot.ca/
Maryam Perez http://maryamperez.blogspot.com/
Kim Oedekoven http://krodesigns.blogspot.com/
Donna Espiritu http://scrappydonna.blogspot.com/
Janet Perafan-Babar http://janetperafanbabar.blogspot.com/
Janet Zeppa ​www.janetsjoy.blogspot.ca
Mariah Hechler www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com/

Hop along for your chance to win a prize!  Thanks so much for stopping in - happy hopping!

New layout supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Patterned Paper, Die Cuts: Elle's Studio; Sticker: Jillibean Soup; Sequins: SpiegelMomScraps