A bunch of layers and a big ol' title

Hi scrappy friends! I've been a horrible blogger!  So I thought I'd throw one of my favorite recent layouts up here just so you would all know that I'm still in the land of the living.

 

Did You Put a Sticker On the Dog's Nose?

 

During my spring break, I took my little niece into the backyard to dye some Easter eggs.  My dog, Bailey, was hanging out doing doggy stuff back there and eating the hard boiled eggs we accidentally lost to a fall from the table.  As we were cleaning up, I happened to look down and saw the Bai had acquired a lovely Easter-type decoration upon her nose.  So, I asked Ellie, "did you put a sticker on the dog's nose?" - thus my title...  To which she replied "uh huh."

 

I added a bit of machine stitching to my layers which involved a medley of scrappy supplies.

Supplies:  patterned paper - American Crafts, Crate Paper, Echo Park, My Mind's Eye, Pebbles, Studio Calico; die cuts, flair badge  - American Crafts; journaling card, wood veneer, tab sticker, star stickers - Studio Calico; letter stickers - October Afternoon, Pebbles; washi tape stickers - Basic Grey

In other news, I'm anxiously awaiting October Afternoon's Travel Girl line to hit the stores.  October Afternoon is my very very fave manufacturer ever!  Who's your fave scrappy manufacturer?

 

I guess I'm on a Zoo Trip 2012 Kick right now, because it seems I've been scrapbooking only pictures from that little trip I took with Ellie last summer! 

The Mini Horse Whisperer

 

Ellie really wanted to ride this little automated horse and carriage, but more than that, wanted to get to know the horsey.  It was a really sweet moment.  I used a bunch of the My Mind's Eye My Girl line here, as well as bits of a few other lines that I think work really well together - Echo Park's Sweet Girl, American Crafts Love You More, and a chipboard sticker from my favorite of Studio Calico's latest lines, Snippets.

 

I did quite a bit of misting on this layout and actually used a mask!  This is something I rarely do (the masking, not the misting), as I tend to be a very impatient and quick scrapbooker.

 

I used the wood veneer arrow to accent the "mini" I inserted into the title.

Supplies:  patterned paper - My Mind's Eye; letter stickers - American Crafts, Studio Calico; brad - My Mind's Eye; chipboard stickers - Echo Park, My Mind's Eye (button), Studio Calico; sticker - American Crafts; enamel dots - My Mind's Eye; mists & mask - Studico Calico; wood veneer - Freckled Fawn

Thanks for stopping by!

Dear Lizzy

So last week I came to you with a layout featuring mostly Dear Lizzy's Lucky Charm line.  I seriously love this line.  I purchased most of it separately, but pieces of it keep popping up in various kits I've gotten. 

You Make My Heart Sing

 

I'm not a feather person.  I received a pack of the Bella Blvd feathers in this month's Scrapbook Circle kit and decided I needed to try to use it. So, I layered it in behind some of the paper layers.

I've been using my sewing machine a lot more frequently late, particularly over alphas and titles

 

I love anything paper-clippy added into my page.  I just got these yo-yo flower paper clips and have almost gone through the entire package already.

 

Supplies:  patterned paper - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy), Crate Paper, My Mind's Eye; paper clip and die cut card - American Crafts; feather - Bella Blvd; other - buttons, wood veneer frames, twine

 

Thanks for stopping by!

A Note and a Layout

Hey everybody.  Firstly, I wanted to apologize for not posting for the past couple of weeks.  I'd fully intended to have my new Kit It Together Monday up this week and the remainder of my projects from March up last Monday.  However, life threw some curveballs and I've been dealing with that.  Those of you that know me at all through Two Peas or Studio Calico or just here at my blog, know that I have been in a long-distance relationship for the past three years.  A couple of weeks ago, that relationship came to a close and so I've been spending a lot of time with family and friends trying to begin the healing process and think about what comes next.

That said, I have done a few layouts the past couple of weeks and wanted to share one of my favorite recent ones with you today!

Lovely Little One

This is (yet ANOTHER) snapshot of my niece, Ellie.  I've taken in recent months to calling her "Little One", so this title worked really well in my mind.  I used a ton of the new American Crafts lines, primarily Dear Lizzy's Lucky Charm with some Pebbles Love You More thrown in for good measure.  Lucky Charm is by far and away my favorite Dear Lizzy line to date.

 

The twine at the bottom is from Lawn Fawn and is like no other twine I've ever experienced.  Seriously, it's that awesome.  It is an experience.  It's much heftier than twine you might find from say Doodlebug or Jillibean Soup (both of which I love dearly), and doesn't have as much give.  I'm absolutely in love with this particular twine.  I believe it's called Pink Lemonade.  It's absolutely delicious.

 

The "Lovely" part of the title is actually a Thicker from the Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm collection.  I love how it adds some dimension and is a solid word.  These chipboard Thickers that were released with this line are incredible.

 

Supplies:  patterned paper - American Crafts, Pebbles; letter stickers - American Crafts, October Afternoon;  stickers, flair badge, and tag - American Crafts; twine - Lawn Fawn

 

In other scrappy related news, I just ordered a Silhouette Cameo which should be arriving tomorrow, so I'm rally looking forward to playing around with that!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 



 

Time for another project using products in my DIY Kit for March!

Life Is Good

This is another little Instagram I took of my mom and my niece this past fall.  Just a sweet little moment that I am so happy I captured!

I'm generally not a fan of colored cardstock backgrounds.  It's rare that I use them, but this worked for me and I ran with it.

 

One thing to be said for this kit is that I have made heavy, HEAVY use of these buttons from OA's Farm Girl collection!  I'm kind of fanatical about making sure buttons are adorned with twine for the most part, but I tried very hard to let go of that for several of these layouts, including this one.

Supplies:  patterned paper - Echo Park, Jillibean Soup, Pebbles, October Afternoon, buttons - October Afternoon; stamp - Jenni Bowlin; stickers - October Afternoon; tape - 7 Gypsies;  Cricut Cartridge - Graphically Speaking;  garland - My Mind's Eye; other - flair badge

Thanks for looking!  More projects coming up in the next couple of weeks - 2 more layouts and a card!

Hey all!  This week is my Spring Break and I'm super excited to get some rest after battling a crazy cold all this past week.

Here's my first layout created with my March DIY kit!

You and Me

My favorite Instagramed photo and me with my little niece!  I added some splatters and a big arrow that I cut out with my Cricut.

 

 

Supplies:  patterned paper - Echo Park, Jillibean Soup, Pebbles; Cricut cartridge - Graphically Speaking; flair - A Flair for Buttons; buttons - October Afternoon; letter stickers - Basic Grey, Studio Calico; stickers - October Afternoon; garland - My Mind's Eye; other - wood veneer, spray mist

 

Please check back in next Monday for my next Kit It Together project.  As always, thanks for stopping by!

 

Hey everyone! Welcome to my brand new weekly Monday feature, "Kit It Together". I'm sure most of us are plagued by growing stashes of scrapbooking goodies which can sometimes cause us to feel overwhelmed and leave us unsure where to start. Or maybe that's just me, so forgive me for speaking for all of us! ;) So, to that end, I'm going to start kitting up my supplies to create my very own "free" kit.

On the first Monday of the month, I'll be showing you a kit I put together with supplies from my own stash. I thought long and hard about what *I* would want in a kit I were to purchase. Here's what I came up with:
*8 sheets of patterned paper
*4 sheets of cardstock
*at least 5 different types of embellishments
*washi tape
*ribbon or twine
*a stamp
*large letter stickers
*small letter stickers
*some sort of sticker embellishment sheet
*3 - 5 die cuts

I've owned a Cricut for over a year and have not used it nearly as often as I would like. Because of that, it will be a long time before I can justify owning a Cameo. So, as part of my kitting project, I thought I would include some precut die cuts that I could incorporate into my projects.

Now that I've got that covered, what exactly do I hope to do with my own personal monthly kits? I intend to use it to create at least 4 layouts and 1 card. Anything more than that would be awesome. In addition to the kit, I may use additional white cardstock to mat photos, adhesive, and other tools (such as a Tiny Attacher) I'll share these projects with you each Monday for the entirety of the month.

Without further ado, here's my kit for March:

Contents:
Patterned Paper (1 of each)-
Echo Park (Vintage Fans - This & That)
Echo Park (Instamatic - This & That)
Jillibean (Red Salt - Soup Staples II)
Lily Bee Designs (Uppity - Persnickety)
October Afternoon (Wooden Crate - Farm Girl)
Pebbles (Nellie - Walnut Grove)
Pink Paislee (Clam Chowder - Nantucket)
Studio Calico (Garbo - Darling Dear)

Cardstock (forgive me, as I have no idea as to the specifics of the company or exact color name of each piece, so I'm going to assume they are either American Crafts - most likely or Bazzill and I'm going to make up my own names for them for now, anway.) -
1 white
1 kraft
1 dark olive green
1 sea blue

Embellishments -
Buttons (October Afternoon - Farm Girl Collection)
wood veneer (unknown)
Do-Dads (October Afternoon - 9 to 5 Collection)
2 flair buttons (A Flair For Buttons, Studio Calico)
circle garland (My Mind's Eye - Kraft Funday Collection)
washi tape (7 Gypsies)
ribbon (The Girls Paperie)

Stickers -
Chipboard letters (Basic Grey)
Small alphas (Studio Calico-Abroad Collection)
Accent stickers (October Afternoon-Schoolhouse Collection)

Stamp - Jenni Bowlin

Drop by next Monday for my first completed project. And please let me know if you are playing along by creating your own kit!

As always, thanks for reading (and sorry for the giant post)!