Act Naturally - Scrapbook Circle - One Item Wonder

One of my final May assignments from Scrapbook Circle was to use one of their exclusives

included in the May 'High Five' kit.  I chose the stamps which are great for lots of uses.

I used the chevron stamp, over and over and over, to make this pattern on the background piece of my paper.

I used it with 4 different colors of Distress Ink and other stamping inks.  I was trying to tie in to 

the chevron pattern on the right and also balance out my page so it wasn't too heavy on that right side.

I loved these Heidi Swapp acetate embellishments...I love that it adds

another layer, but still transparent so it doesn't weigh it down!

I placed the chevron stamps aligned with the center of the photo and the stripe

of black in the patterned paper.  I also used a white gel pen for my journaling

and some doodling so I didn't take too much away from the bright, vivid colors.

The other piece of the Scrapbook Circle exclusive stamp I used was this 'you + me.'

Such a versatile sentiment!

You can see the original Scrapbook Circle post HERE which also features the

May guest designer Stephanie Buice!  Her projects have been absolutely fantastic!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy hump day!

dream BIG - Scrapbook Circle May DT Choice

Happy Memorial Day everyone...hope you all are enjoying a day off or at least some nice weather!

I shared this layout using the ‘High Five’ May kit and the ‘My Fave’ Add-on last week on Scrapbook Circle.  This has been one of my favorite color combinations lately, navy & pinks, and it made putting this page together super fast!  This is a photo from my daughter’s voice recital last month and her dress was black with tiny white hearts.  It actually looks navy in this photo making this Pink Paislee Navy background paper absolutely perfect.

Obviously, this star paper from Bella Blvd, is the ideal accent paper to use for a rising star!  

All the little acetate and cardstock die cuts that are part of the Heidi Swapp ephemera pack

are excellent and easy to layer.

 I made a little baggie for sequins and mini punched stars out of the glassine bag used for

some pieces in the kit. The little puffy globe also works well with the dream BIG title!

There is a beautiful piece of darker pink POW! paper from American Crafts in the kit that I cut
as a banner and punched those stars out of to help layer the acetate onto.  Even though this
layout includes more than four manufacturers, the colors and patterns work so well together!

Next time you need some color palette inspiration, try a little navy, pink and white!

And check out how the rest of the DT used their kits with these products!

Share your creations on the Scrapbook Circle Facebook page to inspire all of us!

Wishing you and your families a safe, happy Memorial Day!

Final Pinkfresh Projects for May!

This layout and the 2 cards are my final projects from the May reveal with Pinkfresh Studios.

I love using lots of layers and patterns, but every now and then I like to keep it clean and simple.

This photo of my daughter inspired me to use just a few colors including this

orchid color in the glitter washi tape.  I cut a large floral background on

my Silhouette and used that tape in some of the floral spaces.  The glitter washi

is great because it is pliable like washi but thicker like glitter tape and it doesn't

tear your paper if you remove it...which I did a lot of to get the tape just right!

I used a couple of the 'Fresh Drops' retro brad stickers in the centers of the

cameras' as well as pointing to the 'today' in the patterned paper below.  The round drop

stickers are similar to enamel dots, but with the weight and quality of a brad.

I used the Fresh Press cards to make a couple quick cards.

I used the orchid & gold alphas and one of the enamel drop hearts for this everyday card.

I just love the sentiment on this card and used a die cut and a few of the colorblock wood veneers.

I turned the hearts upside down like raindrops and added some Stickles to make them shimmer.

You can see the original post with all the projects from my real HERE and

check out the Blog with all the DT projects HERE...they are seriously amazing.

Instead of "winning," it is "pinning!" :)

Have a great Saturday!!

MEMORY BLOOMS... - Scrap Our Stash May Sketch

Hi everyone!  So glad you are here today.

I am sharing my take on the May Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash.

Here is the awesome sketch from Rochelle that us probably my favorite sketch at SOS.

I think this sketch is SO inspiring!  You must create your own background by using

cardstock, a stencil and/or mask and using some form of medium (ink, paint, etc) from your

stash.  Make sure to describe how you created your background in your blog post for the entry! 

I used every medium I could get my hands on...stencils with mist, stencils with modeling paste, stencils

with Distress Ink, large background stamps and watercolor!!  I got a little carried away, but the photos are so powerful with the peachy iris against the dark background, that I hope it wasn't too overpowering.

I had three photos to go along with the sketch, but decided to do my journaling on a piece of vellum on top

of the middle photo.  I had a lot to write and I didn't want to take away from the background or title.

This was a special LO for me because this iris was from a bulb my mother gave to me from her

dearest friends' garden, after she died.  One if the strongest ties they had, as friends,

was their mutual love of gardening.  These bulbs were moved to my mother's garden,

then to her new home, closer to us, then divided for me.  It is a piece of a special

memory, the foundation of gardening to divide and share, and is a joy to see bloom...

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you enter this challenge before the deadline on May 29th.

The prize is:

 

And one more important thing...click HERE for the SOS Challenge Guidelines!!!

Click HERE for original post.

More Pinkfresh Studio!

Hi there!  I wanted to share another two layouts I did for my Pinkfresh Studio Reveal!

Both layouts use the enamel Retro Instaframes.  These come in two different sizes and two

different packs of colors; neon & a more muted color set. 

This was one of my first pages I did after getting a fabulous supply of goodies to work with!

And I couldn't help myself by include lots of everything!  

After picking a couple Project Life cards and a journaling card from Webster's Pages to layer underneath my

photos in the frames, I stenciled on top with a stencil that was part of a Scrapbook Circle kit a few months back.  

I loved this letterpress tag with the "rollin' with my homies' and so I cut it out in a banner shape and 

used lots of the colorblock wood veneer to point to it!  The 'roll' inspired me to sew in a circle around the whole photo cluster and line up a couple other embellishments along that circular stitching.

This is the page that documents our Easter this year.  I wanted to use lots of photos to give

an idea of the egg hunt and the kids sifting thru the candy so using these frames were perfect!  I also thought the colors of all the enamels would work well with the 'Fresh Press' letterpress card in the middle.  There is a lot going on in this page, but I still think that the frames allow you to see one photo at a time.

I also thought the colors of all the enamels would work well with the letterpress card in the middle.

There is a lot going on in this page, but I still think that the frames allow you to see one photo at a time.

Thanks for stopping by for more freshness!

You can see the original post HERE and look at all the products used in depth HERE.

Have an awesome hump day!!  Woot, woot!

First Pinkfresh Project!

Yesterday I had my first post on the Pinkfresh Studio Blog as part of the new DT!

I am super excited about being a part of this team...the other DT gals just blow me away.

I am humbled to get to work with such talent!  I was so inspired I made 4 layouts and 2 cards

for my first month!  Well, the products are so awesome and truly inspiring in themselves...

Yesterday was my 13th wedding anniversary and this photo was taken on our honeymoon in Santorini.

This is my favorite LO from the other Pinkfresh pages i made, and is definitely my favorite in a while!

Not because it is a photo of me, ugh, but because of the background.  It came out exactly who I envisioned it,

and that is a rare occurrence! :)

The geotag wood veneers and their colors are really what inspired this page!  

I watercolored this white cardstock as if it continued from the map pattern paper below.

When I think of Santorini, I think of the vivid blue and white buildings and my favorite flavor in lemons,

and beautiful sunsets.  All of those colors are in the wood veneers, the drop stickers and the foil alphas.

I honestly didn't know how I was going to use these diamond acetate pieces from Heidi Swapp.  They were in her ephemera pack that was part of the May "High Five" Scrapbook Circle kit.  I think they worked out all right here.

One of the things that drew my to Pinkfresh before being on the DT was how unique the embellishments are.

Especially the  wood veneers.  I think the colorblock wood is so clever, especially the little envelopes!

And if the colors don't match, you can paint over them, or turn them over and just use the wood finish.  Genius.

I will be sharing the other projects throughout the week, but in the meantime,

go check out the Blog and see my original post HERE.

Check out all the products and the other projects by the DT and some of the Guest Designers.

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing day!

Fresh Tease!

Tomorrow is my first DT post for Pinkfresh Studio!

I am super excited to share a bunch of projects and thought I would put a teaser out there!

This is a peek at one of the cards I made using the 'Fresh Press' letterpress cards & colorblock wood veneers.

Be sure to stop by the Pinkfresh Studio Blog tomorrow for my post.

I will be posting those projects here throughout the rest of the week as well!

Happy Sunday!