#XOXO & Snowmaggedon...A Closer Look - American Crafts GDT

Happy March everyone!!

Just wanted to share a closer look at a couple of the LO's I did for the American Crafts GDT earlier this week.  

I had said in the description, the soft colors and patterns of any Dear Lizzy

collection seem to be made for a page about daughters and their Daddy's.

 

I loved these somewhat candid photos I caught of a snugly hug between my husband

and Sofia. Eventually knew I was taking them, but he didn't. 

 

 

There were so many of the AC bits that I wanted to use I decided to do just that!

 

 

I started with the photos at the top and then added the embellishments and tags

trickling down towards the bottom.

 





 

I fussy cut a couple flowers from one of the papers to layer on top of the die cut for more depth.

I also added some light pen doodles to mimic the doodles actually in the paper pattern.

 

 

This was a fun LO because this crazy snow happened right when I was working on these projects.

My husband and I can count the number of times we have seen snow in our lives, much less

this much of it.  Granted, it caused a huge problem with traffic, but for the kids, they will never

forget it!  I couldn't choose from the photos I had...so many.  SO, I make this collage with a

mix of Instagrams, phone pics and photographs from my real camera.

 

 

Since this snow/ice storm was so devastating for roads and drivers in Alabama, it lasted for

days, perfect way to use these die cuts from Amy Tangerine.  I also loved the papers of hers

with the bright polka dots and in honor of the snow, I made a few loose circles with my

gelatos on the background to tie in those colors.

 

 

I used a couple phrase stamps in matching colors and stamps different things inside those circles.

I layered some vellum under my photo collage and punched out lots of small snowflakes.

 



 

Ironically, this acetate die cut and the hashtag are from American Crafts new collection called #Summer!

Too funny.  The title is what everyone around here, including the local news was calling this crazy event!

 

Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  Have a great weekend!