you are loved. { & Video }

Hi there!  This post is late for a Thursday morning, but better late than never!?!
I needed a little creative therapy for just me, this was the result...and I filmed the process too! :)

I have an entire tray of some of my favorite products, some bits of left over favs and a few new products just begging for attention!  I used this gorgeous floral die cut from The Cut Shoppe, cut from watercolor paper and painted it to match my daughter's p.j.'s and some of the papers.

Click on the link above for the video or HERE for my YouTube channel.

I used some Lawn Fawn dies to cut out a couple pieces from the Dear LIzzy Derendipity collection.

Layered with lots of other bits and pieces, sequins, stickers, gold polka dot vellum and doilies.

I love creating pages like this and it is part of my need for this hobby!

Thanks for checking it out and have a great evening!

stay GOLD - Mini Album Cover for My Creative Scrapbook

Hi there!  I am sharing a cover for a mini album I made as a March Guest Designer for 

My Creative Scrapbook Blog.  I was given the March Main Kit to use for my projects.

I made 12x12 layouts, but I also made this album cover and filmed my process.

You can access the original Blog post on My Creative Scrapbook HERE.  Click below for

the video or you can find my YouTube channel HERE.  It is a process that was frustrating

at times, but shared it anyway...coming up with a design isn't always easy for all of us.

The majority of the main kit is comprised of the Simple Stories 'I AM' collection.  I used one of the patterned pieces of paper that is covered with text.

I wanted to have that as a neutral background for a floral cluster using the ivory Prima flowers from the kit.

I painted the tips of the paper flowers with gold paint and used a couple gelatos to highlight several phrases of the text.  I used a combination of Simple Stories stickers and feathers I fussy cut from some of the paper.  I made a cluster of the stickers, papers and some of the ribbon from the kit under the flower and layered it all onto the gorgeous gold polka dot vellum.

I intend to use my Cinch machine to bind the chipboard cover into an album so I placed the entire cluster right of center.  I am pleased with the way the album came out, regardless of the length of time it took me to get there.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have an amazing day!!

you are my MOON my SON and all my STARS - Scrapbook Circle March Designer's Choice

I am sharing the layout I did for my Designer's Choice assignment using the March "Here's The Story" main kit and the "Tell Me" add-on.

I just love the color combination of the mints and peach and corals that are in this month's kit.  They made a fantastic background to make my photo pop.  I layered lots of different patterns under the photo and ran lots of random stitching through it.

I have always loved the quote about loving you to the moon and back from the first moment I read it to my daughter.  Thinking of it gave me the idea for the title of this page, using 'son,' instead of 'sun.'

This is one of those layouts that needs no journaling...at least to me.  I could write a page about this photo and my sweet son, but decided that the title said everything I felt!

Thanks for stopping by today!

#boys will be boys - Come On Get Crafty

Happy Weekend!!

Today on the Come On Get Crafty Blog, I am sharing a page inspired by the sketch I drew!

This is a new Friday sketch challenge for the DT which I love!

I had these three photos printed out of my son and wanted to come up with a sketch to go with them.

I love scrapping pictures taken in rapid succession like this. Especially for a silly subject such as this one!

The title is a cut file from one of the workshops from Wilna Furstenburg.  I cut it out in two different

sizes and watercolored them to match the background painting I did.

This is the way I sketch ideas in my journal, so this is what I am sharing!  Using the stars,

I was suggesting paint splatters, stars, flowers, hearts, any sort of embellishment really.  I ended

up using both splatters and then added stars too.  I used papers and stickers from Bella Blvd. along

with a couple Silhouette die cut titles that I watercolored, coming up with a palette of blues and aquas.

I thought cutting the chevron paper into smaller strips, like arrows and then reversing them

added to the movement of the "light saber!" :)  I added wood veneer stars from Freckled Fawn

and a wood veneer card from Amy Tangerine under my journaling.

You can see the original Blog Post HERE!  The shop is filling up with lots of new goodies!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have an amazing weekend!

My Creative Scrapbook Blog Hop - March

Welcome to the My Creative Scrapbook March Kit Reveal Blog Hop!

My Creative Scrapbook is thrilled to celebrate the reveal of our beautiful March kits with an inspiration-filled blog hop complete with beautiful PRIZES!  The design team has prepared a spectacular assortment of projects for you, so be sure to visit each blog to soak up all of the inspiration.

Several prizes are up for grabs!

*** One lucky winner will receive a March Limited Edition kit! ***

*** One lucky winner will receive a March Main kit! ***

*** One lucky winner will receive the assortment of chipboard below, courtesy of our fabulous friends at Blue Fern Studios! ***

>>>>> Here is how you can win <<<<<

Simply visit each of the participating blogs and leave comments along the way. You’ll find the links to the participating blogs at the end of this post.  The prize winners will be randomly chosen from the comments!

Presenting the My Creative Scrapbook March kits:

Here is what I created with the MARCH MAIN kit:

I used as many of the Blue Fern Studios chipboards as possible.

  I used gelatos to color all them which worked great, especially to make them fade into other colors!

I heat embossed the camera and heart with gold embossing powder.  I love the sparkle it adds!

I used mists to color this chipboard frame and its letters too.

This layout was SO much fun to put together!  I used lots of phrase stickers on top of this

text paper from Simple Stories to highlight different pieces.

I colored some watercolor paper with gelatos and cut them into random squares and rectangles.

I layered all the papers and stickers that had 'I Am' written on them and fussy cut the little banner too.

I used the stickers and papers from the Simple Stories collection along with this Prima flower

to make a mini-album cover for my daughter.  I used the Heidi Swapp gold sticker too!

My Creative Scrapbook is currently accepting new members!

Subscription information can be found here: http://www.mycreativescrapbook.com/kits.htm

Before you go, remember to leave a comment to be entered into the prize drawings!

We would love it if you would follow us on Facebook, too.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Creative-Scrapbook/130352440344752

The blog hop ends on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Winners will be announced on the My Creative Scrapbook blog.

The next stop on the blog hop is Yuko Tanaka: http://wihtcolors.blogspot.com/.

Here is the complete blog hop lineup:

My Creative Scrapbook: http://mycreativescrapbook.blogspot.com/

Blue Fern Studios: http://bluefernstudios.blogspot.com/

Sandi Clarkson: http://softsideofsandi.blogspot.com/

Marta Lapkowska: http://artistycrafty.blogspot.com/

Alicia Giess: http://inspiredandblessed.blogspot.com/

Kristin Greenwood: http://kmgreenwood.blogspot.com/

Marilyn Rivera: http://marilynrivera.blogspot.com/

Mariusz Gierszewski: http://scrapkiart.blogspot.com/

Maiko Kosugi: http://maimaipiano.blogspot.com/

Becky Litz: http://www.scrapcircus.blogspot.com/

Michelle McDonald: http://michellesscrapdesigns.blogspot.com/

Christine Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/

Angel Rodrigue: http://scrappalace.blogspot.com/

Jenni Calma: http://papercardinal.blogspot.com/

Yuko Tanaka: http://wihtcolors.blogspot.com/

Ginger Williams: http://www.truekodakmoments.blogspot.com/

Jodi Wilton: http://luvalotland.blogspot.com/

Lynn Shaffer: http://linnie79.blogspot.com/

Kris Berc: http://stashofprettypaper.blogspot.com/

My Creative Scrapbook: http://mycreativescrapbook.blogspot.com/

SNEAKS for My Creative Scrapbook Guest Design Team!!

Hi everyone!

I am super excited to finally announce that I am a guest designer for My Creative Scrapbook for March!

The big reveal is tomorrow and here are a couple of my sneaks from my projects!

They have an awesome selection of various kits for March and lots of fun things planned!

Come back tomorrow for more fun!!

dance?! - Scrapbook Circle March Circle Round Up

The new March Scrapbook Circle kit 'Here's The Story' is full of all the latest Pinkfresh Studio supplies.  I used the 'Tell Me' Embellishment Add-on kit, also full of Pinkfresh, MME & Simple Stories. Since I just finished up my DT term with them, Pinkfresh has a special place in my heart!  And their products are truly unique!!

My task this month was to attack the Circle Round Up and use it to inspire my layout!  I haven't done one of these as an assignment yet, but just personal inspiration.  The Round Up is like a sketch, great direction but only with little more room for interpretation!  Love it!!

Using the piece of Pinkfresh Studio paper ‘ Rainbow Dance’ for my main background,  I used my Silhouette to cut a simple grid of 1″ circles.  I adhered the base of negative cut out circles onto white cardstock and matched cut circles re-attaching them within the pattern, but with dimensional adhesive.  I thought this would give it some texture, play off the whole idea of the Circle Round Up, and relate to the circles in the Pinkfresh patterned paper ‘Circles.’

I used three of the Pinkfresh wood tags, stepping down from the top left corner across the page.  I also matted my photos on a piece of the My Mind’s Eye 6×6 gold polka dot paper!

I used one of the sweet Simple Stories heart paperclips to tie the two photos together.  For the final idea from the roundup, I used the Amy Tangerine mini sticker phrases, adding them to areas of matching colors in my background.  The Round Up is like a sketch, great direction but only with little more room for interpretation!  Love it!!

Make sure you check out the Idea Gallery for all the DT members amazing projects.

Thanks for stopping by today!