My Creative Scrapbook February Kits

Hello friends! Every month there are four new kits at My Creative Scrapbook and they are always beautiful and bursting with goodies. February's kits are awesome and this month I created with the gorgeous February Creative Kit. Check out the kits:

February Creative Kit

February Main Kit

February LE Kit

February Album Kit

I created four layouts with the February Creative Kits and they are all about love to Valentine's Day.

For the first layout, I wanted to created a layout of my excitement to be a first time grandma. I cut out the doily, butterflies, and flowers from cut files, that are included free with the kits, on my Silhouette Cameo, backed the flowers with some patterned paper and added some red sequins, which are included in the kit. i also added some computer generated journaling on some white cardstock, added the foam alphas for the title, and also some ephemera and ribbon from the kit. 

 For this layout I began with a white piece of cardstock for the background, handstitched some vertical lines with various colors of embroidery floss and added some punched paper hearts, wood hearts and sequins. This directs the eyes downwards towards the photo. I also added some stickers, and the black foam alphas for the title as well as some wood arrows and ephemera.

For this layout, I began with the vertical hearts patterned paper for the background and punched lots of paper hearts from an assortment of the papers in the kit and embellished with some wood hearts, pink and red sequins, stickers and wood arrows.

For this layout (which is my personal favorite) I drew a freehand heart shape on a piece of white cardstock and hand stitched the heart shape with light pink, red, and medium pink embroidery floss in somewhat of an ombre fashion and then I went crazy with embellishments from the kit.  I also added one flower cut file that I backed with pink patterned paper. This was a fun layout to create.

Well there you have it. My four layouts that I designed with the February Creative Kit and the four February kits from My Creative Scrapbook. 

Order your kits now here and also check out what the talented design team created with all the kits in the February designer gallery here.

Have a wonderful day!

My Creative Scrapbook February Kits Reveal!

Hello friends! It is the 5th day of the month and that means that it is the monthly kits reveal at My Creative Scrapbook.

For February, I created with the February Main Kit which consists of flowers from Prima Marketing, wood embellishments from Crate Paper's new Hello Love collection, patterned papers, stickers, ephemera pack and paper clips from We R Memory Keepers Crush Collection.  There are also some red and white ribbon thrown in.  I loved this kit and created 7 layouts with it.  I will be sharing a layout from this kit every few days or so throughout the month.

There are also three other kits for February.  I love that there are kits for every taste and style.  There is the February Creative Kit, LE Kit and the Album Kit.  Here are some closeups of those kits.

February Creative Kit

February LE Kit

February Album Kit

As you can see Pam Rangel, the owner of My Creative Scrapbook has a talent for choosing these wonderful kits each month.  Now it's your chance to order your kits here. 

Also, be sure and check out the entire design team's gallery and see what all the team created with these kits.  Have a wonderful, creative weekend!

Sweet Happy Valentine's Day Layout

Hello friends! Thanks for stopping by. Today I wanted to share a layout just because.  I thought I would try using some watercolors and see what I came up with.

I used the Echo Park Lucky In Love Collection and for the background paper and some papers and stickers.

For the diecut heart background, I experimented with some watercolor paints and painted a rainbow of colors on some white cardstock and then I used a digital cut file from The Cut Shoppe and cut it out on my Silhouette Cameo.  I loved the way it looks and also used some dimensional squares and popped up some of the watercolored punched out hearts.  I machine stitched around the outside edge to give it more of a homespun feel 

I finally finished with a little paper layering and some flair.

Thanks for visiting today! I hope you have a great day!

Together Layout

Hello friends! Today I am sharing my design team layout over at Creative Embellishments.  I thought I would create a Valentine's Day layout, but to be honest, this photo was taken by my son on my 15th wedding anniversary from last September but hey, my husband is my valentine so I think it works well.

For this layout I used several different chipboard shapes and wood veneers to pull this layout together. The papers are from the We R Memory Keepers Love Notes Collection.

I really love the wood veneer Conversation Hearts with all the cute love sentiments. They remind me of the Sweetarts candy I would buy as a child.  The Valentine's Hashtag word #Love was painted with white acrylic paint, let it dry and then dabbed a bright pink acrylic paint with a makeup sponge.  The Valentine's Hashtag #Be Mine was painted with a very light shade of pink acrylic paint and then I used a makeup sponge and dabbed a medium shade of pink acrylic paint over it to achieve a gradient look.

The  wood veneer Hearts were painted with several different shades of acrylic paint and some I just used a dabber to paint the outside edges. 

The title word "Together " from the chipboard Celebrate Word Set was painted with some black acrylic paint to make it pop.

Finally, I added some paint splats and a flair button from A Flair For Buttons.  I was inspired by a sketch by Laura Whitaker for this layout.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Creative Embellishments Store for these and many more chipboard and wood embellishments.

True Love Layout

Happy Sunday! Today I am sharing a Valentine's Day layout of my hubby and I on our fourteenth wedding anniversary.

This was for design team work at Just Imagine Crafts with the amazing Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch #905.  I used it with Insert C for the hearts and chevron background paper corners and with the Insert A around the edges of the chevron background for some added texture and interest.  I also added a doily stencil with some modelling paste and some wood and wire embellishments as well as My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Record It Heirloom Collection.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

Supplies

Chipboard Letters - American Crafts
Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Worn Lipstick)
Mist - Heidi Swapp Colorshine Mist (Black Velvet)
Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Heirloom Collection
Punch - Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch #905
Ribbon - Kaisercraft
Stencil - The Crafter's Workshop (Mini Grandma's Doily)
Wire Embellishment - Maya Road
Wood Embellishments - Prima

A Valentine's Mixed Media Layout

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing a layout of my daughter and I when she was a year old. This was so freeing to create because usually I have design team assignments and this one was just for the sake of creating.

I used a stencil and some modelling paste to create the brick background and some Tim Holtz Stamps and also pulled out my Cuttlebug and used a Sizzix die to create the book page flowers.  The background is inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Scattered Straw, Crushed Olive and Worn Lipstick.  Yes it's a little embellishment heavy, but it was fun to create.  I used lots of flowers and some wood embellishments that I inked and stamped to give more interest.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Showcase Monday At Scrapbooker's Paradise

Hello everyone!  I hope you had a good weekend.  Today is Showcase Monday and I  wanted to share a layout I created of my daughter on her wedding day in her wedding dress.  There is a new collection by Kaisercraft (Key To My Heart) that I absolutely fell in love with at first sight.  It is so romantic and feminine.

  

For more details and closeups, please check out the Scrapbooker's Paradise Blog.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day doing what you love!

Supplies

Adhesive - 3L Dimensional Squares and  Beacon 3 In 1

Diecuts - Key To My Heart Collection by Kaisercraft

Distresser - Prima

Flowers - Mini Sachet Pearl and La Tela - Prima 

Paints - Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Bundled Sage, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, 

Patterned Papers - Key To My Heart Collection by Kaisercraft

Dreamy 12X12 Paper - Kaisercraft Key To My Heart Collection

Irresistable  12 X 12 Paper - Kaisercraft Key To My Heart Collection

Charismatic 12 X 12 Paper - Kaisercraft Key To My Heart Collection

Stickers - Key To My Heart Collection by Kaisercraft

Wood Buttons - Prima Marketing

Valentine's Gift Bow And Gift Box For Kreaxions

Happy Sunday!  Today I wanted to share a project I created for Valentine's Day.  I created a gift bow and a gift box!  The paper gift bow was created with the Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch #905 with Insert C and the gift box was a Silhouette digital file.  These bows are fun to create and the tutorial can be found here.

Any Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch can be used to create these awesome gift bows so go and have some fun and create some for birthdays, Valentine's Day, Christmas or any other occasion.  To purchase this punch or any other Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch, go to the online store here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Brad - Basic Grey
Gift Bag Digital File - Silhouette America
Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found Record It" Collection
Punch - Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch #905

Valentine's Day Card For Kreaxions

I hope you are having a good Sunday.  Today I have a card to share that I created with the amazing Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch #905 for Valentine's Day.

I punched two border strips from the punch without any inserts and overlapped them to give it a feminine touch.

Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch Without Inserts

Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch With Inserts A, B, and C

The top of the card I stamped the kraft card stock with some Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder and added the leftover hearts from the punch to add some more visual interest.  I them added a sticker for the title and some puffy heart embellishments.

I hope you like my card.  Thanks for visiting my blog and the amazing Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch #905 is available here in the Just Imagine Crafts Online Store.

Practical Scrappers February Sketch

Today at Practical Scrappers it is sketch day for February.  A few ladies on the the team joined in and created a layout for this fabulous sketch by Liz Chidester:

Practical Scrappers February 2013 Sketch

and because Valentine's Day is tomorrow, I thought it would be a good time to get all romantic.

This is of my hubby and I last May.  My twelve year old son took this photo.  I think he did a great job of photographing my husband and I.

For this layout, I used the Bo Bunny's Love Letters Collection for the patterned papers and die cuts.  I just love the vintage, nostalgic feel to this collection.  I also used some stamps for the background and cut out the hearts with my Silhouette Cameo and also added some softness with some lace and pearls.

Here you will see what my fellow teammates did with the sketch here at Practical Scrappers.

I hope you are inspired to create a layout from the sketch.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Scrap It With A Song - "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson

Today the Rock Chicks are scrapping to the tune of "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson and it is a perfect song for Valentine's Day that is coming up in a week.

A Moment Like This

 by Kelly Clarkson

I created a layout of my daughter and her grandpa.  These two are so funny when they are together. 

I was inspired by a layout of Lisa Dickinson's over at Two Peas In A Bucket.  Lisa suggested a new starburst punch by Jenni Bowlin, but since I  don't have a starburst punch, I created lots of starbursts with my Silhouette Cameo. 

 I layered some and others I put vellum over them to give it  some softness.  I also spritzed the background with some mists and machine stitched around the cut border and through the sunbursts.   The patterned papers are from Echo Park's Be Mine Collection.

                             

I love starbursts and vellum and it was fun to create.  I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog.  It's a new month and you can take part in the fun and upload your layout to Scrap It With A Song.

Have a great day!