Hello Baby Girl

Hello friends! I hope you are doing well.  Summer is a time to slow down a bit so I haven't been as busy blogging but I recently went on a four day scrapbooking retreat and it was so nice to relax and not have to cook and to scrapbook to my heart's content.

This layout was one of the layouts I created and it wasn't for any design team assignments it was just for the simple pleasure of creating.

I used the Pinkfresh Studio Up In The Clouds Collection of papers and found some DMC embroidery floss in my stash to add some more interest and texture to the layout.

For the title, I created it in on Silhouette Studio and cut it out on white card stock and backed it with these colourful patterned papers and then hand stitched around the letters.

For the circles, I punched them with a paper punch and then used my sewing machine to sew around and through the circles.  For the outside of the circles, I hand stitched with some embroidery floss.

Thanks for stopping by!  Tomorrow I will be back with two layouts that I created for the Simple Stories/A Flair For Buttons Blog Hop/Product Swap using the beautiful Summer Vibes Collection. So be sure and visit!

I hope you have a great day and do something you love.

Celebrate Summer

Hello friends and followers! Just thought I'd share a summer layout today using some Hello Summer Flair from A Flair For Buttons.

These pretty coloured patterned papers are from the Fancy Pants Designs Summer Sun Collection.  I used some papers from a 6X6 paper pad and also some 12X12 sheets cut down.  The small prints don't look as overpowering on the layout.

I am digging these wood veneers from Lawn Fawn and the epoxy hearts from Pinkfresh Studios. 

 A layout isn't complete without some sequins, stamping and machine stitching, but also I added some hand stitched x's with DMC embroidery floss to look like a quilt.  

 I also used a digital cut file from Just Nick Digital Cut Files called Summer Words and colored the bottom layer word "summer" with a Gelato and topped it with a white card stock word "summer". 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the cool flair buttons in the A Flair For Buttons Shop.

Flair Used On My Layout

Hello Summer Flair

Stuck?! Sketches February 1, 2015 Sketch

Hello friends! If you are looking for the Scrapping Our Stash Blog Hop please go here.

Today is the new sketch reveal at Stuck?! Sketches and Laura Whitaker always has a sweet sketch to inspire us.

I thought I would scrap my granddog Elly and since Valentine's Day is only two weeks away, I thought I would make a Valentine's themed layout.  Here is my layout that I created with the February 1, 2015 Sketch.

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and here are some more closeups of my layout.

I used the the Bella Blvd. Scattered Sprinkles Collection for most of the papers, some Bella Blvd. stickers, washi tape, and a pink crochet heart. I also added some flair from A Flair For Buttons and some cute embellishments from Pink Fresh Studios. I saw these cute wood veneer dogs by Studio Calico and thought they would be perfect for this layout.  Instead of the circle on the sketch, I created a heart from twine. Here is the colour palette that inspired my layout.

Finally, here is the sketch. I think I stayed pretty true to the sketch except made a twine heart shape instead of a circle shape on the background.

Check out what the other design team members created with the sketch at Stuck? Sketches and link up your take on the sketch. There is lots of time to link up and as always, there are wonderful prizes to be won.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!