Hanna Layout

Happy Saturday! Hope you are having a good weekend so far. I thought I would share another layout on my blog from the March Creative Kit at My Creative Scrapbook.  This little girl's nickname is "Hanna Bee" so when I saw those cute little bee diecuts, I knew I was going to create a page of her.

Grid layouts are one of my favorites.  They are classic and I love adding lots of little embellishments to each square.  It also gives a person the option to add as many photos to the layout as they like.

 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Blog Hop Coming Soon!

Happy Friday! I wanted to let you know that Paper House Productions is having an Easter Blog Hop and there will be some amazing projects from the new design team and also a chance to win a gift card.  

You won't want to miss it! Mark your calendars.  See you then!

Page Maps/Just Nick Team Up

Hello friends! Today I am excited to share my 12 X12 double page layout today of my family for the  Just Nick Digital Cut Files/March Page Maps team up.  I have always adored Becky Fleck and her awesome sketches.  In fact I have met Becky in person at scrapbooking events in the past.  This makes it more exciting for me to be teaming up with Page Maps.

It's been probably two years since I have created a 12 X 12 double page layout as I have been a single pager for a while. They are great when documenting memories with several photos.  I used the Home Sweet Home cut files from Just Nick Digital Cut Files, a March 2016 Double Page Sketch from Page Maps, the Family Frenzy Collection from Bella Blvd. consisting of patterned papers, and stickers, flair buttons from A Flair For Buttons, and completed the layout with machine stitching for more of a homespun feel.  Here are some closeups:

Left Page

Right Page

I think I stayed pretty true to the sketch.  I used several cut files from the Just Nick Home Sweet Home cut files.

This is the Page Maps March 2016 12X12 Double Page Sketch that I created with:

I hope you are inspired to try this sketch and don't forget to check out all the Just Nick Digital Cut Files available in the Just Nick store as well as the March Page Maps.

Happy scrapping!

Easter Tulle Wreath

Hello friends! Last year I made this tulle wreath for Easter and I thought I would repost it for anyone that might be interested.  Enjoy!

Hello friends! Easter will be here soon.  I love decorating for Easter so I thought I would take some time and decorate my home with a new Easter Tulle Wreath that I created.

To make the wreath, you will need:

1 pair of scissors
4 spools of tulle (pink, lime green, turquoise, lilac) -  I purchased these at Michael's Arts & Crafts
Ornaments for wreath - I purchased the easter egg ornaments from Michael's and the butterflies and flowers embellishments from the Dollar Tree)
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
1- 12 Inch floral wire wreath form - (I purchased this from Michael's Arts And Crafts)
1 - 3 inch 3M Adhesive Command Hook - (I purchased this from Walmart)

Directions:

To begin making the wreath:

Cut several strips of tulle 9 inches long by 2 inches wide.  Cut 60 strips of four colours pink, green, purple and blue. I used seven of each colour and repeated a pattern of pink, purple, green and blue. This works out to 10 of each colour for each section (There are 6 sections for the outer ring).

For the the inside wire of the wire wreath form,  cut 42 strips and (7 of each colour for each section). Again I followed a repeated pattern of pink, purple, green and blue. Again there are 6 sections for the inner ring).

Fold each tulle strip in half and place it underneath the wire and then pull both ends through to make a loop.  This fastens it nicely to the wire without having to glue it. I continued this method around the wreath until it was complete.  Be sure and listen to some great tunes or watch a movie as this will take some time and patience.

After the strips are all completed and tied to the wreath, turn the wreath right side up and fluff it so all the strips are straight and somewhat even.

Place the selected ornaments on the wreath and space them out.  When you are happy with the placement, take the preheated glue gun and hot glue the backside of the ornaments generously with hot glue and press it down on the tulle.

The wreath is now complete!

If you would like to add a hanging ribbon to your wreath so it can be hung on a wreath holder, go ahead and add it. For mine, I hung it on my wall in my eating area using a 3 inch size 3M Adhesive Command Hook.

Please note:  Do not hang this wreath near a heat source or in direct sunlight because tulle is 100% nylon and it will melt.

With these particular spools, I think I have enough tulle and leftover ornaments to create one more wreath.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have fun making your own tulle wreath.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Be Youtiful Layout

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a good Wednesday so far. Today I am sharing my last layout with the March Main Kit at My Creative Scrapbook.  I was able to create five layouts with this kit and to make it stretch even further, I added white cardstock backgrounds to most of them with some inking techniques that I will be sharing next week.  There are still some scraps leftover to make a few cards.

For this layout, I created a faux wood background using inks on a white cardstock background.  I had lots of journal cards left over, so I layered them around the photo and added some chipboard and some stickers that I popped up with foam dimensional squares.

Thank you for joining me as I shared this wonderful kit.  Be sure and check out all the amazing kits at My Creative Scrapbook.  I am certain that you will see one that is perfect for you.

In a few days, I will be sharing some layouts with the March Creative Kit so please check back. Have a lovely day!