Get Inky with a Vintage Collector Layout

Happy Friday!!! It seems like this day can never come soon enough when you start on Monday! I have a simple & sweet layout to share with you today that I created with DCWV papers and Imagine Crafts inks. 

I'm so happy to be a part of the DCWV & Imagine Crafts design teams, I love both products and they coordinate really well! I've been blessed to get a chance to work with this sweet girl in the photo, maybe she looks familiar? It's Erin Madsen from DCWV! We snapped a pic at CHA this summer and I had to create a layout with it (though layouts aren't my thing, I kinda love this one!)

To create a similar layout, you will need some paper, ink and embellishments.

For this layout, I used DCWV's Vintage Collector stack. This one is really great, full of lots of fun paper, the colors are perfect!

Start out with some coordinating Dew Drops and Ink Blushers from Imagine Crafts. You will need 2 12x12 pieces of paper. Cut the paper that you want for the inside down to 11x11. Layering makes the layout really pop.

Ink the edges with an ink blusher. These little guys are great for giving a soft look to the edges of projects with coordinating inks.

You can use the same ink blusher for multiple colors of ink... just flip it around! 

I wanted something to break up the page so I decided to fussy cut the hexagon page. 

Again, inking the edges with another color, same ink blusher.

To make the photo stand out, add a mat. I love glitter paper, so I used the Glitzy Glitter cardstock stack.

Now it's time to glue everything down and embellish! I added flowers from Petaloo and some of these NEW Gem Stickers from DCWV. 

Viola! A quick and easy layout that looks oh so chic!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Products Used:

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko- Versamagic Dew Drops: Sahara Sand, Pink Petunia, Aquatic Splash; Ink Blushers

DCWV- Vintage Collector Stack, Glitzy Glitter Stack, Gem Stickers

Petaloo- Flowers

May Arts- SM17

Do All Things with Love

I've been on a tp roll mini album kick here lately. I just love making them! This particular one I played with a lot of new products to create it. I just LOVE how it turned out! Perfect for Spring, Mother's day, or just every day photos. 

I used some new products that I received from Art Anthology on this cute little album. To paint the base (tp rolls), I used AA Sorbet in Sand Dune. I really love the sorbet, it's kind of like a thick paint with chunky glitter. Really pretty! I also used the sorbet on the little clear acrylic bird, the color that i used was Viridian. I really love this color and it brings out the pretty greens in this paper collection. Another AA product that I tried on this project was the colorations spray in "Juicy" it's just a mist but it's not shimmery, so it's a good way to dye ribbons or embellishments that are plain. I used it on the little orange bird and the orange ribbon flower. 

Isn't the paper collection that i used beautiful? I am not at all a fan of pastel colors. Spring is my least favorite season to craft simply because pastels don't work well with me. This paper however, I love. It's from the Sweet Blossom stack from DCWV. 

Of coarse, what mini album of mine wouldn't be complete without LOADS of ribbon fro May Arts! Seriously, May Arts has the best ribbon around, hands down. I think I'm kind of a ribbon snob now, I won't even look at the craft store ribbons! lol 

I also decided to use this beautiful paper for a layout as well. I had a few scraps from the mini album and I hate to waste pretty paper!

I love printing instagram pics from postalpix. 

I decided to use a little candid pic of my daughter and I. These little pics are always good for something! 

Lastly, I made a little card with some of the other scraps. I couldn't resist adding a little bird. 

Thanks for stopping by!

In ♥ with Neon Chic!

Happy Friday to you all! I've had a rough week, I've been under the weather so crafting has been a challenge for me. However, I'm on the mend, so everything is looking up! I was able to get a few projects finished to share today. 

Since I was feeling kind of down from the weather and being sick, I reached for my DCWV Neon Chic stack and I fell in love! This stack totally fits my style and my personality and I love all of the bright fun colors! If you don't own this stack... you should! The creamy smooth texture of the paper is amazing! 

I made this layout with a little instagram pic that I took of my daughter on her very first school picture day this year for pre-school. I love the little instagram pics, they are great for a quick layout! 

When I finished the layout, I realized something was missing... so I got out some neon washi tape and started playing...

Viola! Washi tape flowers! How cute are these?!? They were so easy to make! I can't take credit, I did find a video on youtube, but still... they turned out pretty adorable! 

Of coarse, I wasn't done playing with Neon Chic! I had to make something with my scraps! 

I painted some toilet paper rolls with my neon acrylic paint because I wanted to make a fun little tp roll album. The paint was kind of sheer so I had to add several coats. 

Isn't this the cutest? I LOVE the new Geek Chic stamp set from Sweet Stamp Shop! 

None of my albums would be complete without the addition of LOADS of pretty ribbons from May Arts! Always one of my favorite ways to embellish... lots of ribbons!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all enjoy your weekend! 

Dear Lizzy...

Ok, a little confession.. I have owned the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan paper collection by American Crafts for quite some time now, and I am just getting it out to play with... I do this quite a bit, but I am guilty of having a fear of cutting up pretty paper! 

So today my friends, I not only did one, but TWO projects with the Dear Lizzy line! 

For my first project, I made a layout. I have had these photos for way too long and they needed to be put to a good use! 

This is my sweet baby Reagan when she was just 2 months old... now she is 4, so yes, it was time to put them on a page!

Here's a little close up... I used pop dots under all of the photos for some added dimension.

Next up, I used some of my scraps and made a sweet little card!

I hand cut all of the flower petals and inked them up. I wanted some dimension... because I LOVE dimension, so I folded them in half and glues them from the spine.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great weekend! 

Sunset Beach ♥

Sunset Beach, North Carolina... one of my favorite places on earth. Why, you ask? I guess it's just one of those places that has a lot of sentimental value to me. Such a small little town with so much to offer!

Yep, you guessed it! My husband and I were married there on September 17, 2010. The sunset was something else! Such a beautiful moment and I am so thankful that I have several fabulous photos that captured it! I know I've done a layout with this photo before, but I couldn't help doing another one, I just love it so much!

The Prairie Hill collection by Pink Paislee goes beautifully with some of my wedding photos! Also, I purchased the Epiphany Crafts heart 25 shape tool over the weekend, LOVE IT!!!

I ended up picking up the sweet little Petaloo Hydrangeas which were the perfect finishing touch to this page!

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you check out my post on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog today! ♥

Happily Ever After

Happy Monday!!! It's a BEAUTIFUL start to the week here in southern Ohio! We are supposed to reach temperatures in the 80's again today! Makes me want to head to the beach :-)

Speaking of beach... I made a couple of layouts yesterday using photos from our beach wedding... I cannot stop scrapping these photos, they are all so beautiful!

I made this layout using Little Yellow Bicycle's Swoon collection. Have yo seen this new collection yet? It's BEAUTIFUL!!! So great for black & white wedding photos!

I just LOVE this photo! I wanted it to be the main focus of a page because it's just so beautiful, and it's also very special to me ♥ It's not just black and white, I don't know if you can tell here, but there is a small little splash of color which makes it even more beautiful.

I found some little black Prima "Say It With Crystals" that I had been saving and they were perfect for this layout!

I just LOVE the Paper Flower Kits from Little Yellow Bicycle! I like to make paper flowers and rosettes, but these make it so much easier because everything is right there bundled in one little bag! PERFECT!

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

Happy Girls are the Prettiest ♥

Happy Sunday crafty friends!!! Today felt like a nice day to make a layout, I'm so happy that I decided to do so!

Isn't is beautiful? I just love Little Yellow Bicycle's "Paradise" collection! The colors and elements are PERFECT!

I just love the quote!

The colors in the papers were the perfect match for some of my beachy wedding photos. I wanted to showcase a few pictures that were taken of my daughter and I. It was her first trip to the ocean, so she was very excited and just in awe!

I love my new Epiphany Crafts pennant shape tool! It's pretty awesome and a great way to showcase some of the patterned papers that I didn't get to use much of in this layout.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a lovely day! It's nice and sunny here in my neck of the woods, so I'm heading outside for the rest of the day to enjoy the weather! ♥

Authentique March Sketch Challenge

Happy Saturday! Are you ready for a fun new sketch challenge this month? Make sure you stop by the Authentique Paper blog today for a new sketch and loads of inspiration from the fabulous design team!

Now this month's sketches are near and dear to my heart... yep, they were designed by yours truly! ♥

I decided to make a layout this month using papers from the "Loyal" collection.

Now I know this paper was designed to make boy projects... but when I saw the "Cousins" sticker, I knew I HAD to make a page featuring one of my lovely cousins!

This is Amber, she's about a year and a half older than me and she and I have been like sisters ever since we were born. I have always looked up to her. This photo is from her wedding reception in 2010 (she had a destination wedding in Cabo, so we were only able to make it to the reception). Isn't she beautiful? ♥

So true! I love love love this quote and thus why I thought it would be perfect for this layout.

Make sure you check out this challenge on the Authentique Paper blog and play along!

Paradise ♥

Happy Tuesday! Today I wanted to share a layout that I made for the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs DT Challenge this week. I'm on a layout making kick that's for sure!

Here's the Sketch:

Here's my Layout:

I decided to make a layout featuring one of my photos from our Beach Wedding a few years ago in NC. I used papers from Graphic 45's Tropical Travelogue collection. Such pretty paper! For the frame I used LSHD's Fancy Photo collection files and I also used the Palm Tree Pattern on this layout. All of the other cuts are from the Silhouette Online Store.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses

Woo Hoo Wednesday! We're halfway through the week and happy 1st of February! Today I wanted to share one of my favorite layouts that I've made thus far in my layout making career (which isn't much if I might add!) Layouts are starting to come a little easier for me and I really enjoy making them! With each layout I make I am able to pull out a photo or series of photos and reminisce on that moment when the photos were taken. The photo in this layout is from a moment that I never want to forget...

Brandon and I have been really good friends since we were little kids (5th grade, maybe 11 or 12 years old max!) and he has been chasing me ever since. We both had gone our own ways for years after school and then got in touch again. He finally convinced me to start dating him in early 2010. He was working about 8 hours away in Harrisburg, PA at this time, so we spent a lot of time on the phone getting to know each other all over again. I decided to take a week off of work and go out to visit him in Harrisburg. The time we spent there was something special for both of us. We both realized that week that we had something special, I guess it has always been there but we never saw it before. This photo is one from that trip, we took a little day trip to Atlantic City, NJ (didn't gamble at all, I was just longing to see the ocean since it is one of my favorite places on earth to be) I have a lot of candid photos from this day that my friend took of Brandon and I, but I thought this one would be perfect for this layout. I really enjoyed reminiscing on this photo, so I just wanted to share the story behind it because this trip really meant a lot to me.

The papers that I used are from one of my favorite collections, Nantucket by Pink Paislee. I also used the wood shapes (they have been glimmer misted) and a piece from the ephemera from this collection as well.

The Polaroid Frame and the Banners are from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs and the title is a cut from the Silhouette Online Store (LOOOVE this place!!!).

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy this layout as much as I enjoyed making it! :-)