Spring Layout Using Alcohol Pearl Inks and Chipboard!

Hello! I sure hope all my Canadian friends have enjoyed a lovely long Victoria Day Weekend, and that all my other crafty friends had lots of fun this weekend too! The weather hasn't been fantastic here in Calgary, Alberta, but we definitely still enjoyed the long weekend. Today, I'm over at the Southern Ridge Trading Company Blog with a pretty spring layout using some lovely chipboard pieces from the SRTC Shop and customizing them with Alcohol Pearl Inks. I'm telling you, the more I use these inks the more I love them! I'm also using a pretty stencil from the shop to add some soft detail with Distress Oxide Inks.

Here's a look at the Process Video where you can see how I put it all together-

Supplies Used:

SRTC Chipboard - Foliage Pieces and Wild Flower Bouquet

SRTC Loop Stencil

Ranger Alcohol Pearl Ink by Tim Holtz

Ranger Distress Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz

Simple Stories Vintage Botanical Collection

My Mind’s Eye Happy Days Paper

Pinkfresh Studio Sticky Notes

Sketch from SCT 365-2019 Online Layout Class

Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock White 12x12Paper

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Southern Ridge Trading Company Blog for more closeups and details, and enjoy a wonderful week ahead!

Linked to:
SSS Monday Challenge - Stencils

Spring Puppy Card!

Hello! I am so ready for spring and these pretty papers are just the thing to lift my mood along with the adorable Dog and Butterfly digital stamp in the Gerda Steiner Designs Shop! I had fun using the February goodies from the SCT Sampler Pack - I'm loving this new My Mind's Eye paper from the Splendor collection.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out all the details and closeups at the Gerda Steiner Designs blog, and have a wonderful week!

Linked to:
SSS Monday Challenge - Whatever the weather (spring!)
SSS Wednesday Challenge - Create a scene

FCCB #333 - Beach!

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Monday challenge!

Challenge #333-Beach
Make a project using anything Beach related. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!

This Weeks Sponsor is-

https://www.printablecuttablecreatables.com/

And the prize is-

$25 Virtual Wallet!!!!

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images. If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

For this challenge I created a double page scrapbook layout using lots of Cricut cuts as well as SVG files from our fabulous sponsor, Printable Cuttable Creatables (see below for a list of files and cartridges used).  I always like to check to see what's free each week in Cricut Design Space, and I really loved the Photo Play Paper Happy Glamper files, which were print and cut. I figured while I had my Explore hooked up to my printer I would flatten all the cuts I was using and print & cut them all at once. I love using diecut ephemera packs, so this was awesome - I could cut as many as I wanted and size them just so!

We take a yearly camping trip to a campground in Alberta with a bunch of other families, and it was so cool to look back on 2012 to see how little the girls were on this trip. I realized after I took photos that I forgot to add the date and some journaling, but I will go back and do that! I have these in an album with the rest of the trip that year, so there is already a lot of journaling, and well... it was a busy weekend so I decided not to retake photos!

The PCC Sandbucket file was coloured so nicely that it matched my colour scheme perfectly! I love the shadows that come with the cutfiles and make it look so nice if you decide to print & cut.

I pulled out an older My Mind's Eye collection, Jubilee, that I had in my stash and used the pretty papers together with some background papers from another stash. I used a bit of watercolour pencils to add colour to the black and white cardstock below. The printed sentiment banner was from the Cricut Photo Play cut and I added a cute pink flamingo from an Echo Park sticker pack.

I wanted to bring some of the same colours in the photo and papers to the top left corner so I used some Distress Oxides and Inks and a pretty Vicki Boutin butterfly stencil along with lovely matching SpiegelMom Scraps Sequins. (Be sure to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off at the SMS Shop!)

I layered some of the diecuts and created a title, using some twine to add to the banner effect.

For the second layout I brought in some of the same papers and used the butterfly stencil again. I just love looking back and seeing how adorably cute Erica's little chubby legs were! And Amie is the same age in the photo as Erica is now! That's one of the most important reasons I love scrapbooking - remembering all those little things just makes me happy :)

The PCC castle turned out really neat, and I added some glittery gel pen to the window and flags. I love the Echo Park brad and the printed sentiment layered along with bottom of the page.

Another cute flamingo brings in some more pink colour to the layout, layered beside the PCC beach ball and wave.

I popped up the sunglasses with foam tape and added some Glossy Accents to the Sunny part of the diecut title. Adding the black gel pen around the edge of the title just helped it stand out on top of the yellow background.

Supplies Used:
Cricut: Photo Play Paper Happy Glamper, Paisley, Create a Critter
PCC files: Sand Bucket & Shovel, Sandcastle, Beach Ball & Swirly Ocean Wave

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the FCCB challenge blog to see what all the other fabulous designers came up with for this challenge, and enter your own project with at least one Cricut cut for a chance to win!

Linked to:

Bimini Moose - AG August Scrapbook Challenge

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - August Challenge

Kitty Bee Designs #116 - Rain Rain Go Away!

Hi Friends! I hope you've been having a lovely week so far! I've had lots of fun creating projects lately and here's one more for you!  It's time for the midweek inspiration for Challenge #116 over at the Kitty Bee Designs Challenge Blog - Aloha Friday!

Challenge #116
Rain Rain Go Away!

Super big thanks to our sponsors for this challenge

Oddball Art Co.

and

Sparkle N Sprinkle

I'm sharing a sweet little rainy day digital image - April Showers from Sparkle N Sprinkle on this lovely spring card today! I used my Jane Davenport Magic Wand colouring pencils to colour the image and then cut it out with a Spellbinders Nestabilities die. A little foam tape gives the focal image some dimension after layering it on pretty My Mind's Eye, BoBunny and Your Next Stamp papers - all edged with Distress Inks. The pretty MME flower brad and a couple butterfly confetti's with gems add to the spring feel. I found the perfect rainy day sentiment to add from a Pretty Cute Stamp set!

I added details to the boots and umbrellas with gel pens and used blue Stickles to add glittery highlights to the raindrops.

Inside, I used another sentiment from Pretty Cute Stamps and a third butterfly confetti embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge to see all the inspiration from the other awesome Design Team members - and enter your own project HERE for a chance to win!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Kitty Bee Designs - I Heart Unicorns Panda Gatefold Card!

Hello! I'm sharing this neat gatefold card over at the Kitty Bee Designs blog today using the sweet Kitty Bee Designs - I Heart Unicorns Panda digi image. I just love that this adorable panda is wearing a cute little t-shirt! Unicorns are so popular right now too, so I thought a bright, flowery card with a magical sentiment inside would just be perfect.

I coloured her up with coloured pencils and used a Spellbinders Nestabilities die to cut out the image. Since I created a gatefold card I chose to use a ribbon to provide a closure and layered it around the card and in between the image and the black border. I added some sparkle gle pen to the heart and her little hair clip and then added some Glossy Accents to both of those as well as her eyes and nose.

I used some My Mind's Eye papers and the diecut rainbow/star from the SCT Sampler Pack I just got full of fun little samples of papers and crafty goodies. (check out the unboxing of the pack HERE) I added a sentiment from the Waffle Flower Stitched Unicorn stamp set, creating an ombre stamped effect with Distress Oxides and my stamp press. I used gems and pretty SpiegelMom Scraps sequins to both inside and out for just a touch more magical bling!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs shop to see all the sweet images available as well as the Kitty Bee Designs blog for much for inspiration! And don't forget we have a bi-weekly challenge on the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge blog where you can enter for a chance to win a prize from our awesome sponsors.

Linked to:
Word Art Wednesday - AG
D.L. Art - March Thankful Thursday AG
CHN Patterned Paper - AG

Kitty Bee Designs - Valentine Bunny Pocket Tags!

Hello! I'm over at the Kitty Bee Designs Blog today sharing these adorable little Valentine Pocket Tags using the Super Bun Valentine Digital Stamp . I think my girls will adore finding these on Valentines Day with a few sweet treats tucked into the pockets!

I keep a box of Valentine themed papers and goodies in my craft room and was excited to find these sweet little My Mind's Eye pockets that I thought would be perfect to turn into little tags!

I coloured in these adorable digi bunnies with Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers, which are alcohol based, and then cut them out using a Stitched Square Kaisercraft Die. I added a little Tim Holtz chit chat sticker to the middle of the heart and then layered it on a piece of BoBunny paper diecut with a Pretty Pink Posh scalloped die.

I stamped the Pretty Cute Stamps Valentine sentiment on a piece of white cardstock and cut that out with a Waffle Flower Patched Layers Die. A little pink Distress Oxide Ink added a bit of colour around the edge of the sentiment and onto the pretty burlap Little Birdie Crafts flower. (you can check out the unboxing video of these flowers to see more in the collection!)

I added a pretty button and some pink ribbon from a BoBunny Ephemera Pack - I've been loving the assortment of papers, buttons, ribbons and stickers in these packs! Great for crafting on the go too.

I had some ombre coloured doilies that I had picked up at Michaels a while ago and tucked these under the diecuts and the bunny image. I love the look of the layers and the stitched dies!

Lastly, I added some lovely SpiegelMom Scraps sequins for a bit of bling!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'd love to know if you make cards for Valentines Day, and who you give them to. Have a fantastic week friends!

Linked to:
SSS Monday Challenge - Tag It

SpiegelMom Scraps - Always Wear A Smile Scraplift!

Hello friends! I'm on the SpiegelMom Scraps blog today with a fun scraplift of the awesome Kat Benjamin! I just love her clean style and this was a really fun page to make. You can check out the details on her layout HERE. And here's a look at my layout using the new SpiegelMom Scraps sequin mixes Star Spangled, Girly Glitter and Ferris Wheel!

Be sure to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off your order at the SpiegelMom Scraps Shop!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to head over to the SpiegelMom Scraps blog to see all the details and closeups on this layout :) And I hope you have a very happy, very crafty week!

Linked to:
Ninabrook Paper Crafters - Using My Mind's Eye Jubilee collection purchased from the Ninabrook Shop!
DL Art - Thankful Thursday August Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - August Linkup
Word Art Wednesday - #294/295 AG
Pile It On - Something that starts with S (Smile & Sequins!)

Summer Pool Layout!

I've been having so much fun with the Ready Sketch Go online class from Tracie Claiborne and Jen Schow! They are both so super talented and it's awesome to be able to see their takes on each sketch. This is my first layout following sketch #1.

I found some photos of my daughter I had printed in a 5x7 format when she was about 3. They are some of my favourite photos I had taken at the time and I just hadn't scrapbooked them yet. I love this cute one of her with the bright yellow, red, pink and aqua blue colours, and I was really excited to use these papers from the My Minds Eye collection along with some Carta Bella papers and stickers. The colours of the papers and stickers coordinated perfectly with the photo! 

Over at the Mercy Tiara FB group, the March 27 day challenge is to use something you've been hoarding. I have realized I have trouble using pretty papers up that I feel won't be the main focus of the page. It seems so hard to cut them and put them behind a photo, even though they look wonderful there and the whole point is to enhance a photo- not scrapbook a piece of paper, lol! So I forced myself to cut these papers up- although I did cut out the centre of the papers that you wouldn't see so I could use them on a card! 

My title was a sticker from the Carta Bella sticker sheet. It was nice to be able to find a happy home for some of these lovely stickers! I stitched along the outside of my layout and this along with the layers of papers and ephemera gives it a great 'Touchy Feely' texture!

I cut a couple cute cameras and speech bubbles out of some Fancy Pants Design paper and layered my embellishments together. I love journaling right on my page, so this design worked great! 

Thanks so much for joining me today! Please check out both the Ready Sketch Go class - there is so much amazing content - sketches, videos, print-outs, a private FB group! As well as the Mercy Tiara 27 day challenge group for monthly challenges and inspiration! 

Linked to:

Shimelle's blog- make your own challenge based on comments - Natalie's comment: use lots of white space and layers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  - Touchy Feely (stitching and layers)
DL Art - Thankful Thursday March Link Up

613 Avenue Create - AG

Crafting From The Heart - AG 

Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday

The Wonder Years Scrapbook Layout

Hi there friends! I'm posting over at the Scrapendipity Way Of Life blog today and wanted to share a layout I made using some new and old supplies. I recently picked up some My Minds Eye Jubilee papers and coordinating stickers and thought they'd be perfect to use on this layout with photos from our summer 2013 camping trip.

Over at the Victoria Marie Facebook page there is a weekend challenge to follow a sketch (shown below) and incorporate pink, red or purple. Even though my page isn't Valentines themed I added hearts, reds and pinks.  As well, Shimelle's challenge this week is to mix your old scrapbooking stash with your new favourites. This Jubilee collection is definitely my new favourite! When I looked at the sketch, the triangles reminded me of the Heidi Swapp stencil I have had in my stash for a while and I pulled out some Texture Paste to go along with it. I love being able to use my mixed media supplies I have had for awhile and mix them with my paper supplies on my layouts.

Another oldie supply in my stash was this striped CTMH paper that I'm trying to use up! The stripes made a perfect lined journaling card I formed into a tag and tucked behind my photo. I used my 123 We R Memory Keepers Punch Board to create the file folder tab at the top and stamped it with a SMASH date stamp that's been in my stash for quite some time too!

I love this fun flair badge!

The Wonder Years title was part of a chipboard sticker page that coordinates with the papers and I found a little chipboard bike to add to my page.

Here's a look at the sketch, which you can find on Pinterest:

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We had a lovely long weekend and I spent yesterday doing lots of scrapbooking! You'll be seeing those pages this week and we have a fun new release at Pretty Cute Stamps coming this week too - so be sure to check back!

Along with the sites linked above, I've linked to:

613 Avenue Create - AG

Crafting From The Heart - AG 

DL Art - Thankful Thursday February Linky Challenge

Word Art Wednesday - AG

PDE Linky Party - AG!