SNL Saturday Stash Dive ~ Color

Today's stash dive is all about color. I'm teaming up with CraftinMommaML on You Tube for this stash dive. We thought it would be fun to issue a color challenge for this dive. I love color! We found this mood board and thought it was so beautiful. It makes me long for spring (even though we are still dealing with cold and snow). 

So the challenge is to create a layout using things from your stash in these colors.

Here is the layout I created. I used some watercolors, mists and stencils on the background. I went through my stash and found things that I thought would work for this layout.

Here you can see the misting up close using the hexagon stencil.

This cut file is from the Silhouette store. I had it in my stash and pulled it out for this layout. I painted it with acrylic paint to match the color scheme.

The embellishments were from my stash. I tried to find all the colors in the mood board to complete my layout.

And I made this cute bow out of patterned paper to adorn the top of the photo.

I hope you take the challenge and create a layout with this mood board. It was so refreshing to use such spring like colors!

Here's the process video of the layout:

Project Life ~ Week 2

I just completed my week two spread....yes I am behind! Is anyone ever caught up with Project Life that doesn't do it for a job? I don't know....seems like its always so hard to get it updated. But I push on!

Here is the full spread.

For this spread I used the Strawberry kit. It's one of my favorites because of the beautiful colors. 

I went for fast and easy to get this week done. I find that when I'm in a push and trying to get caught up, keep it as easy as possible. The kits do that for me since they are already coordinated and cut the right size.

I used my typewriter to do some journaling on one of the cards.

A few embellishments from my Freckled Fawn kits.

Here's the process video for the layout.

Sweet Brooklin - Hip Kit Club

Happy Friday! I'm sharing a layout today that I created using the kit from the February Hip Kit Club. I love the colors in this kit! I created this layout for a challenge to scraplift a layout that was posted on the Hip Kit Facebook forum. 

I used a lot of mixed media on this layout. The top part is bright dots of gelatos. The bottom portion is paint. 

Of course, I added splatters of ink!

Lots of layers!

I love the elements in this kit. They are so well coordiated and the colors are gorgeous! 

I have a process video up for you if you'd like to watch the whole process of how this came together.

National Scrapbooking Day is tomorrow so be sure to check back because I'm taking part in a huge video hop and I'll have a brand new layout to share!

Thanks for stopping by!

SNL Saturday Stash Dive ~ Stamps

Happy Saturday! It's time for the SNL Saturday Stash Dive! Today is all about stamps! I have soooo many stamps but to be honest with you, I don't really use them nearly enough. Well, today that is going to change. I'm using mostly stamps on this layout.

I started by using a big background stamp in polka dots. I used some Dylusions Ink Mist and pressed the stamp into the ink on my worksheet, then stamped the paper.

I used several border stamps to add layers of texture. 

Here you can see I used a few stamps to make embellishments. The doily stamps and the circular stamp.

I have several layers of paper under the photo to add dimension. 

Again more layers of stamping. I then finished it off with some ink splatters.

I hope this inspires you to get some of your stamps out and put them to use!  If you'd like to see the whole process I have a video for you!

Have a great Saturday!

Project Life ~ Week 1

I have finally been able to start my Project Life album for 2015! I am excited. Even though I'm already late, I'm ok with it because at least I'm getting it started. I will catch up through the year. I don't really worry too much about it because then it becomes a chore or a job. I know that most of the time I will always be behind because life is just busy. I'm ok with that.

Here are some photos of my Week 1 layout:

Here is a process video for the layout:

Thanks for stopping by!

Merci ~ Dec Hip Kit

Happy Sunday! Hope you're having a fabulous weekend! I wanted to share a layout with you today that I created using the December Hip Kit. I love the softness of this layout. I think the cut files add an airy feeling to it.

This is a photo of my sweet niece, Coco.  The flourish cut file is from the Silhouette shop and the hearts are leftover cuts from a file from The Cut Shoppe that I used on another layout.  I used Ranger Texture Paste and colored it with a bit of mist and used a heart stencil to apply the heart confetti. I colored the hearts with watercolors.

Here you can see the watercolor on the hearts 

I love that texture paste! It is such a fun element to add to a page!

I do have a process video for this layout if you'd like to watch!

Thanks and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

"Hooray" ~ Dec Hip Kit

I have a fun colorful layout to share with you today! I love this one! You know me, I love color. For this layout, I'm using the December Hip Kit. The leaf background is a cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

I started with a black cardstock background. Then using acrylic paints, made brushstrokes down the paper in various colors. I love using color on a black background because it just makes it pop! I then layered the cut file over the paint and then built my photo layers and added embellishments.

I just love the look of that colorful paint coming through the leaf background!

And of course, a cute photo never hurts! 

I have a process video on this layout if you'd like to watch!

Thanks for stopping by!

Insta Love Layout

This was for a challenge to create a layout using a grid design. I chose do use a few of my favorite Instagram pics for 2014. Now I have many more favs of course but these were just a few representative of my life and loves.

The grid is a cut file from The Cut Shoppe. I absolutely love the cut files from this Etsy shop! I have many and use them on many layouts.  This file was cut from white cardstock and then I just colored in the white cardstock using watercolors. I backed it with black so the colors would pop and I think they did!

I used the December Hip Kit Club kit. It was full of beautiful papers and embellishments! I am so enjoying my subscription to the Hip Kit Club. Every month is full of amazing products!

Here is the process video for the layout! I hope you enjoy.  I'd love to hear feedback from you! Please feel free to leave a comment.

Have a great day!

"Cookies for Santa" Layout ~ November Hip Kit

Happy January! Hopefully you are like me and getting settled back into a routine somewhat. Things have calmed down a bit after the holidays and the aftermath is underway. Taking the decorations down, packing everything away for another year and if you're like me, a major cleanout as I welcome the clean open spaces in my home again!

I'm back today to share a layout with you that I completed using the November Hip Kit Club kit. I am loving this kit but trying to work my way through it before my January kit arrives. I still have December I haven't started yet. I fell behind during the month of November and do not want to have my kits piling up! I'm trying to get November completed so I can at least be on December before my next kit arrives. I am loving these kits though. They are so packed full of product and are so well put together.

I completed this layout pretty quickly. I have a process video for you but I'll share some photos first.

This is, of course, a layout of my grandson on Christmas Eve. The kids like to spend the night at our house on Christmas Eve so we can enjoy Christmas morning as a family. Needless to say, that makes me so happy because I love spending the morning with them and watching Audio enjoy his Santa gifts and stockings. (Secretly, I think its because when my daughter and son-in-law spend the night here, they know Santa fills their stocking and brings them Santa gifts. I think they're afraid if they don't stay here, Santa won't leave anything for them! Heehee)

On Christmas Eve, Travis and Ashley were helping Audio put out cookies and milk for Santa. Well Audio was so fascinated by the cookies that he kept trying to grab them and eat them. He also wanted to drink Santa's milk! I don't think he quite understood why we were just leaving them sitting there but I'm glad I captured the photo of him reaching for the cookies!

The "Santa" cut out was from the Silhouette store. I downloaded it and cut it out on my Silhouette using the red cardstock. I thought it added a fun addition to the title with the Santa hat.

Are those gold puffy stickers from Evalicious just so yummy! I love them!

As I said, I do have a process video that I'll leave you with. I hope you enjoy it!

New Hip Kit Club Layout

Hello again! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I know I did. My month was so busy with all the festivities and fun activities of Christmas and I enjoyed it all! I took my usually insane amount of photos and kept memorabilia so that I can work on my December Daily at a later time. I enjoyed the month as I always do.

Because of the craziness of the holiday, I haven't been able to do much scrapbooking until lately. Which left me with my November Hip Kit as well as the December kit. With January's kit shipping shortly, I thought I better get started on killing the past two months. They are gorgeous kits and I definitely want to put them to good use.

I created this layout using a photo of my grandson from this past Christmas Eve. He is at the age now where he is so much fun and he learned quickly what to do with those gifts!

I created a process video for you as well. The background was cut on my Silhouette just using the Impact font in large bold letters. I had the idea of doing this and it turned out perfectly!

I'll leave you with the photos and the process video. Hope you enjoy!

Happy New Years!