Today Layout

Hello friends! Are you ready for summer? I know I sure am because the summers are so short and the winters are so long where I live. I wanted to celebrate summer so I thought today I would share more of a mixed media layout. I created this summery layout for A Flair For Buttons.

I added the pink "Live" flair button from the Inspirational Words set

and the orange "Good Life" flair button from the My Life Flair Set 4 set to the middle of two of my flowers.

To create the 3 dimensional flower background, I found a beautiful cut file designed by the talented Bea Valint and cut it on a 12X12 inch piece of white textured cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo.

After it was cut out, I took my Faber Castell Gelatos and scribbled the lipstick type tubes of creamy goodness onto my craft mat and spritzed some water on each color and with a fairly thin paint brush, I carefully painted the petals and leaves.

Once the petals and flowers were dry, I added a darker shade of color to the inside of the pedals and once again let them dry. To make them even more dimensional, I bent each petal upwards to make them pop out even more.

I also added another piece of white cardstock to the backside so that the bent petals wouldn't show through to whatever surface was behind it.

Next I added a 2X3 black and white photo that I popped up with dimensional foam squares and matted on some pink paper from the Pink Paislee Moonstruck Collection and I also added a small paper doily behind the matted photo to soften the photo and separate the background more from the photo. I didn't want to have too many embellishments to this layout because I wanted the floral watercolor background to be the focal point of the layout so I added some gold foam stars, enamel hearts, chipboard stickers and the black foam phrase "Today" for my title. I quite often like to add a pop of black to my designs because I think it completes the layout.

I am very happy how this layout turned out. These colors speak to me and flowers are one of my favorite things.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out all the flair buttons in the A Flair For Buttons shop. Have an awesome day!

Flair Buttons On This Layout

Inspirational Words

My Life Flair Set 4

Hawaii Makes Me Happy

Hello friends! Today I thought I would share a third layout that I created a somewhat mixed media layout with the June Creative Kit at My Creative Scrapbook.  I went on a scrapbooking/photography cruise with 80 lovely ladies from mostly Canada and the U.S.A. to Hawaii back in 2012. We travelled to Oahu, Maui, Kahai and the Big Island of Hawaii. 

I used the packaging technique for my background with watercolors that coordinated with the beautiful patterned papers from the Pebbles Sunshiny Days Collection. I love all the papers, ephemera, and stickers from this collection.  

I fussy cut several flowers from the floral paper and placed them around the circular design.  I also machine stitched to adhere the chipboard title to the layout with yellow thread.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure and check out all the beautiful kits at My Creative Scrapbook. Have an awesome day!

Lemonade Layout

Hello friends! Are you ready for summer? I know when I created this layout for My Creative Scrapbook with the June Creative Kit, that I had summer on the brain. Of course lemonade is something that came to mind when I saw this lemon patterned paper.

The papers, stickers, chipboard stickers and ephemera are from the new Pebbles Sunshiny Days Collection. There was a lot of fussy cutting for this layout but I actually sat on the deck with a cold drink and cut away. I find it so relaxing.

Here are some more closeups of my layout.

I wanted to stay with the yellow color for this layout. I also added some machine stitching to tack down the chipboard title and also the fussy cut lemon wedges and around the outside edge of the layout with some yellow thread. Sometimes it's fun to stitch with different colors of thread as I tend to use white thread for most of my layouts. 

Be sure and check out all the June kits at My Creative Scrapbook. Have an awesome day!

The June Kits Full Reveal At My Creative Scrapbook

Hello friends! It's that special day today where the June kits are all revealed at My Creative Scrapbook. As I look through the design team gallery, I am fascinated by all the eye candy. I think it is amazing how many designers are given the same kit to work their magic and they are all so different from each other. I love all the styles that each of the designers have. Here are the four kits for June:

My Creative Scrapbook June 2017 Main Kit

My Creative Scrapbook June 2017 Creative Kit

My Creative Scrapbook June 2017 LE Kit

My Creative Scrapbook June 2017 Album Kit

Aren't they fabulous? I worked with the June Creative Kit which consists of mostly the Pebbles Sunshiny Days Collection of patterned papers, cardstock stickers, ephemera, and chipboard stickers. I am in love with the bright colors that scream tropical paradise. The flamingos and pineapples have my heart.

Here is one of the layouts I created. To make the colors pop, I thought that adding a black card stock background would work. This is a layout of my youngest son and husband having a jumping contest on the beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

For this layout, I used the word cut files, that are included with the purchase of the kit, to cut out the title on my Silhouette Cameo. To give it more of a playful, fun look, I opted to scrap it on a diagonal slant.

With many of my layouts, I like to add some stitching and this layout is no exception. For this layout, I added some machine stitching to adhere the title. Pink can work for masculine layouts in this case because of the other coordinating colors such as the aqua and yellow. It has the tropical feel to it with the flowers, pineapples and flamingos.

Sequins were included in this kit and I loved the sparkle they add to the layout. There are a generous amount of diecuts and stickers in the kit.

If you made it to the end of this post, congratulations! Be sure and check out the My Creative Scrapbook design team gallery to see all the design team's beautiful creations and reserve your kits today here.  

Be sure and check back this week for more of my layouts.  Have a lovely day!

My Creative Scrapbook June Sneak Peeks

Hello friends! Happy Sunday! Are you ready for the June sneak peeks? The design team at My Creative Scrapbook once again has knocked it out of the park. So much talent on this team!

June Main Kit Sneak Peeks

June Creative Kit Sneak Peeks

June LE Kit Sneak Peeks

June Album Kit Sneak Peeks

Don't forget to check out all the details on how you can reserve your kits today at My Creative Scrapbook.

Tomorrow is the big reveal for June. Be sure and check back.  Have a great day!