Love Card For Dies R Us

   Today I am up on the design blog for Dies R Us. I want to share with you how to create a pattern paper using die cuts. This is what the finished project looks like. 

   To get started I used the Funky Floral Him Holtz die from Sizzix. I love the large flower so I die cut it in two colors of cardstocks and I die cut the fringe flower centers kraft, those will be used later.   I adhere it to a cardstock panel that will go on a card front. 

   I trimmed any of the overhangs die cuts and adhere it to a card base that had pattern paper on it. To make the flowers pop I took a .08 pen and outline the die cuts. I then added a little metallic washi tape along the top. 

   Now onto the finishing touches. I added the fringe flower and yellow sequins for the centers. I top it off with the "love" die cut from Paper Smooches. 

Dies R Us Product Used:
Sizzix Tim Holtz Funky Floral #3

Paper Smooches Love word 

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Party Thank You

   What, two posts in one day. I told I have been scrapbooking at night this past week. This layout was based on the Sketches in Thyme July 8-14 sketch. 

   It is a simple birthday page with hidden journaling. Sorry for the bad glare. 

Supplies: pattern paper die cuts, chipboard (Echo Park Paper Co.), sequins (SpiegelMom Scraps) wood veneer (Jillibean Soup and Jenni Bowlin), doily (DoodleBug Designs), journaling cards (Project Life) 

July Stick It Down Reveal

   I am back for another term on the card team at Stick It Down. This month's sketch is a great one and can be easily translated for different styles. 

   I opted to create this birthday card and which I already have a use for it. Here is to making cards and using them. 

Supplies: pattern paper (MAMBI and Echo Park Paper Co.), stamp (Avery Elle), ink (Tsukineko), sequins( SpiegleMom Scraps), wood veneers (Jillibean Soup), washi tape (Scotch )

The base of the card is actually one of the tab dividers from an old Happy Planner. I love the gold with the marble print. 

My First TN - The Wild Hare Kit Club

     I can't believe I am going to say this but I did my first ever traveler's notebook spread and I LOVE it. When this trend first hit the scrapbooking industry I said: "That is NOT for me".  Boy, was I wrong? I have been wanting to do a cooking/baking theme scrapbook but doing a big album seemed unrealistic since it would take a lot of real-estate. 

   So here is my first TN spread in my cooking theme book. All items used on this page was included in my September's kit from The Wild Hare Kit Club. Plus, I even used this month's sketch as my inspiration. You can check out the sketch and a more detail post here. 

Supplies: pattern paper (Jillibean Soup, Pinkfresh Studio, and Pebbles), die cuts (Pinkfresh Studio), and stickers (American Crafts and Pinkfresh Studio)

   As you can see I even used a puffy sticker on the spread. I love that the Pinkfresh studio puffy stickers are not bulky. 

Love Ya - Layout for The Wild Hare Kit

   Here is another layout that I created with the Sept/ kit that I got from The Wild Hare Kit club as part of their guest designer for this month. This page is of my cousin and grandpa (Jido). I love this month's free cut file that came with this kit. 

 Supplies: cardstock(Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (Jillibean Soup, Pink Paislee, Pebble), embellishments (Pebbles, American Crafts, Pinkfresh Studio, SpiegelMom Scraps)

  Be sure to stop but the kit club's blog to see a closer look. https://thewildharekits.com/love-ya-12x12-layout-with-mandi/

Independence Day Layout

   Do you know that Scrapbook & Cards Today has a monthly sketch challenge?  This month was a layout sketch from Page Maps. 

   I created this fun 4th of July page. This year I wasn't in the mode of taking a lot of photos so I just had a couple of pics so this sketch was perfect. 

 I used an assortment of die cuts from Pretty Little Studio, Elle's Studio, Studio G, My Mind's Eye, and Jillibean Soup.

   Here is a closer look.

The washi tape is from Hobby Lobby's seasonal themed collection.

Lemon & Custard

   Last month was the yearly making of Packzi, baked filled doughnuts.  I try to document this baking treat every year. It is the only time of the year there are doughnuts in the house. 

Supplies: pattern paper (Crate Paper and American Crafts), stickers (Fancy Pants Designs, Pink Paislee, A Beautiful Mess and Pink Fresh), ephemera (Canvas Corps.), doily (DoodleBug Designs), flair (Clique Kits), die cuts (Pretty Little Studio), frames (Crate Paper and Heidi Swapp), tools sewing machine and Minc) and sequins (SpiegelMom Scraps)

   Here is a closer look. I am loving the mirror stickers.

   I love the splatter, sequins scatter and the mix sewing machine stitching. 

So Stuffed

   Over the weekend, I finished scrapping my last batch of printed photos of the main 2017 events. The page I am about to share is for the Scrap Our A Stash Jan.15th-29th Blend-A-Sketch Challenge. 

   I scrapped some of the food photos of Thanksgiving. I blended the sketch by using 4 photos and the journaling area from the first sketch and the angle and title placement from the second sketch. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (Photo Play Paper and Fancy Pants Designs) die cuts (K&Co., Jilllibean Soup, Pretty Little Studio, My Mind's Eye, Scenic Route), stickers (Simple Stories and American Crafts), journaling spot (Making memories) , brad (My Mind's Eye), enamel embellishments (Crate Paper), rhinestones (?), embroidery floss (We R Memory Keepers), doily (DoodleBug Designs), typewriter (Typecast), stitching template (American Crafts) and washi tape (My Mind's Eye)

   I ended up using a really old journaling spot on this page, it was from Making Memories. I used a mix of stitching and Thickers for my title.

    I love the doilies peeking out from the edge and accented by the rhinestones and enamel shapes. 

    That tag is a free printable from Pretty Little Studio's collection Sweet Life. I printed it on parchment paper which gave it a softer tone. 

No Names Please - SBC SS 01

  If you are looking for the Sparklers Unite Blog Hop check out my previous post.    

Today, is the start of the annual Sizzling Summer Sketches at Scrapbook Challenges. 

Sizzling Summer Sketch #01 

   As you can see I kept this so simple and let the photo say it all. 

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (American Crafts and Simple Stories), die cuts (Jillibean Soup and Basic Grey), stickers (Echo Park Paper Co., Elle's Studio, American Crafts and Basic Grey), chipboard (Simple Stories) and pen (Project Life). 

   Here is a closer look. I did a little of Thicker doctoring for this title.

 Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

Explosion Box Card

   I have been seeing these pop-up box cards all over online for the over a year now. I always wanted to try to make but but I always forgot to get the directions before I wanted to play with my paper items so it took me over a year to actually, remember to find a how to. 

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupboxcard/

   I ended up making one for my mom's nirthday and found that I loved the outcome even more so I made another one as a giftcard holder birthday card for my shop.

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Last month, I finally ordered a rubber stamp for the back of my cards. I love the font. I ended up getting it from Stampin' Place. I found that their prices were great and their selections.

I ended up using a SRM Sticker bag on the back panel of the card so it could hold a gift card.

Good Times & Good Food - SBC #462

   Hope your weekend went as planned. Mine did. Saturday at was able to spend the day in the kitchen baking sugar cookies and sesame cookies. I also made hummus, falafel ans sesame seed sticks. Sunday I just frosted some of the sugar cookies, groomed Buster (bath, brushing and teeth cleaning) and went to a Christmas event at the historical village. It seems so wrong with Christmas right around the corner and it was in the 60's here in Michigan. My Christmas wish is snow. 

   Enough about my weekend and on to the Scrapbook Challenges sketch #462 reveal.

   I think the stars on the sketch made me want to scrap the Independence day celebration from this year. By the way it went and me forgetting about dying the daisies for the table you could say we all had other things on our minds since a week later my dad and I were going to travel 230+ miles for my eye surgery in a town we never been to and never spoke to any of the doctors. 

Supplies cardstock (The Paper Studio and Die Cuts With a View), pattern paper (My Mind's Eye, Crate Paper and Jillibean Soup), stickers (American Crafts, Prima and Simple Stories), twine (Timeless Twine), doily (Doodlebug Design), washi tape (My Mind's Eye, Bella Blvd. and Scotch Brand), stitching template (American Crafts), journaling card (Project Life), pen (Project Life), sequins (Fancy Pants), gelato (Faber-Castell), wood veneer (American Crafts), die cut (Jillibean Soup), border punch (Fiskars)

   Here are some closer looks. I outlined the canvas stickers from Prima since after I applied the red gelato it blended in to the background too much. 

   Those sequins were from a winter collection from Fancy Pants but the colors were the right tone for the patriotic page.