Peter Pan

I have been thinking about this layout for a long time. This photo was taken on my last trip to London in 2008. We searched for what seemed like forever until we found the Peter Pan statue. I wanted this layout to be perfect, because the photo was just so important to me. Its taken me over a year to find the courage to do it, but I'm quite pleased with the end result!

Check out the close ups...

In this photo I used my Paper Rose tutorial. (Check it out, here.) However, instead of folding the last blossom to form the center, I used a gem to make it sparkle. I took a small doily and inked that with Distress Ink. I cut it in half and gently folded it to make pleats. I like the effect!

I love how the title turned out! These were plain chipboard Thickers. I inked with distress ink, then covered in Glossy Accents. I added the black dots with dimensional paint.

Overall I'm loving the monochromatic scheme and am happy I waited until I felt really inspired to do this photo!

Theme of the day...Wine!

Today I did a couple of layouts. Without realizing it, I had done two wine themed layouts! This first one is of David and I celebrating our 2 year anniversary. We visited the St Croix Winery. Doesn't David look excited?!

Here is a close up of the hand cut butterflies and Marah Johnson stickers.


The second layout is of my sister and I out for a wine dinner. If you saw my layouts from last week, I did one of this same event. Go check it out here.

Here is a close up of the title. I used Thickers stickers, and then accented them with a white paint marker.

Lately I've been seeing a lot of metal accents. I didn't really have any so I made my own, with tin foil! Here is a little butterfly. I used a Martha Stewart punch and black dimensional paint.

I liked the tin foil butterfly so much, I punched a couple of flowers too!

Ah, another day of relaxing by myself and doing some scrappin! Gotta love Saturdays like this!

Free Day? SCRAP DAY!

Finally!!! Time to scrapbook!! I actually had this entire Saturday free and alone. What to do? Oh yes, scrapbook! I've managed to do a few layouts today. It was such a nice way to spend my Saturday.
First up, a Halloween layout!

This layout was done entirely with Bo Bunny Boo Crew papers. The photo is of my two close friends Kelly and Melinda. Melinda has a Halloween bash every year.
Check out some of the details...

I used my Paper Dolls cartridge to create those cute little gravestones and the ghoulish tree. Both were accented with chalk ink.

These cute little creatures were hand cut from Bo Bunny paper. I added some googly eyes to make them even more adorable!

This page I started months ago, and never had the time to finish. I used the June MCS kit.

The photo is from last summer at Big Willow Park.
Here is some detail...

I had some blank chipboard. I inked it with Broken China Distress Ink. Then sprayed it with Patina glimmer mist. The photo really doesn't do the shimmer effect justice.

I have been dying to scrapbook my little cutie Sookie! This Basic Grey June Bug line was perfect for her!

I hand cut the little pups, and the word bubbles are also cut from the paper and accented with black pen.
Here is some close ups....

I added a googly eye onto this pup for fun!


I think the little pup on the left is my favorite one.

This layout is my favorite of the day! All of the paper is from 7 Gypsies Gypsie Market collection.

My sister Lisa, friend Heather, and her sister Anna all went to the restaurant, Spill the Wine. We attended a Spanish inspired wine dinner.
Here are some close ups....

The wine theme stickers are from Creative Imaginations. The flower is Prima. I accented it with brown chalk ink and Copper Glimmer Mist.


The title was cut from 7 Gypsy paper using my Cricut. Its a little busier than I'm used but I really like the way it pops on the layout.

I noted some details on the page as well. Like how I won a bottle of wine while we were there! I'm saving it for a special occasion. Perhaps I'll create a Spanish theme dinner!
It was so nice to unwind and scrapbook. Really got me back in the groove. I hope to find more time in the coming weeks!

Blossoms

This is another layout I created during my scrapbooking weekend. I had the brown floral paper but was having a tough time deciding what to do with it. Its hard to tell from the photo, but its quite glittery. I decided to "wing it" and hand cut the paper into a frame. I used a razor blade and freely cut it into a frame.
You can also faintly see on the pink cardstock I did some masking. I used my Cricut and Storybook cartridge to cut a circular design that was similar to cherry blossoms. I used that cut image as a mask.
The white and pink frame around the photo is actually the backside of the chocolate/frame paper. Those adorable branches and blossoms are dimensional stickers from Jolee's.
It was fun to make! I was nervous about it. This is a photo I really love of David and I. I wanted the layout to be just perfect. I've procrastinated doing for some time now. I'm glad I waited, I love the way it turned out!

Brand New House

It has been a couple of months since I have had time to do any scrappin, and let me tell you, I've missed it! I have missed out on it for good reason though....I bought my first house! David and I moved in on August 20th. We have been crazy busy painting, decorating, and general house stuff. This weekend I was able to do some scrapbooking, when a few girlfriends came to visit for just that purpose. Below is a layout I did about our new home. We took that photo on closing day, as proud new home owners! The original owners left us several house keys, so I thought it would be fun to use one of them on my page.
The paper is from My Little Shoebox, and that awesome die cut is from one of my favorite websites to shop, Scrapyourtrip.com
Over the next few days I'll post more of my scrap weekend accomplishments. Hopefully now I'll find more time to get back to my hobbies!

Stampin!

Are you a stamper? Have you tried to incorporate stamping into your paper craft projects? If not, now is the time to start experimenting! My sweet friend Lisa has a spectacular blog where she debuts Stampin Up! products as well as shows off her incredible stamping and paper craft talent!

Lisa has also given her seal of approval! Lisa likes my style! Woo hoo!

Thank you Lisa!!! So I too am spreading the blog love. The rules for this award are as follows:

1. By accepting this award you recognize the giver "Likes Your Style!"

2. You agree to display this award proudly on your site, and include a post linking back to the giver.

3. And because there are so many bloggers out there whose style you like, you will share this award with them....however many that may be.

With that said, I nominate these fabulous ladies:

Jessie

Melissa

Lisa shows off her excellent stamping talent, and this weekend I decided to try stamping myself. I've dabbled with it some, but I used it quite a bit on this layout. The title and clear flowers are stamped. I tried my hand at Stazon ink on acetate and loved the results! How fun! I cant believe I didn't try this sooner!

If you haven't tried to incorporate stamping in your layouts yet, you should try it! You'll be amazed at the wide world of possibilities it can open up!

New & Changing

Its been awhile since I've been able to post. Life has been crazy busy and I haven't been able to scrap as much as I'd like. I've decided to take on cake decorating as a side business. I've created a new blog just for my cakes! Check it out: http://fairytalefrosting.blogspot.com
Don't worry, I'll be posting here for all my crafting fun! Speaking of which, check out my latest layout! This photo is from my last trip to Scotland. The blonde is my Scottish friend Lorna. We met in 2001 when I studied abroad in her home town. We've been friends ever since. Here we are having a pint at our old hang out, Masons!

I tried a few techniques on this one. Check out my tutorial on making a Paper Rose for the center rose. I also made the blue flowers from felt. I painstakingly stitched detail and pearls into the circle, and finished off with dimensional paint and stickles! The details took quite a bit of time, but I love the end result!

Me...Unzipped

I am in love with the 7 Gypsies "Gypsy Market" collection! I bought the papers and was so excited, and then a creative roadblock hit. The paper was so beautiful, what would I do with it? What if it didn't turn out as amazing as I had hoped? So I mulled it over for weeks. I was wandering around Michaels, when it hit me....a jean zipper! This, is where it lead me:
I tore the paper and then stitched in the zipper, put the photo in place and backed it up with another piece of patterned paper. The embellishments are mostly Tim Holtz. I used a Tim Holst mask in the corner, as well as grunge board key and lock. The key and lock are distressed with Perfect Pearls Aged Patina. The green rose is hand made (see my Paper Rose Tutorial!). The title is Cricuit Stone Script. The florishes are also Cricut, Storybook. I used Heidi Swapp Clock Stamps in the corner, and some Prima Flowers alongside the one I made. The journal box was distressed with Walnut Stain, Tea Stain, and Firebrick Distress Inks.
A lot of time and effort went into this page, and I am so pleased with how it turned out!
Try a zipper on your next page!

Live In The Moment

I've been a busy bee this past weekend! Check out my latest layout! The photo was taken when David and I went to see one of my favorite artists, Duffy, at First Avenue last year. David isn't really into her music, but he was a good sport and went with me anyway.
I used the Paper Rose Technique that I mentioned in my last post for the three big flowers.
What I am most excited about is the way the floral vine turned out! I designed the technique this weekend. I'll be posting a tutorial on it later this week!! Stay tuned!

Rain Layout

I completed a new layout, and my first posted one on here!

Heather and I spent a day sightseeing in Brighton, England. While we were inside touring the Royal Pavilion, what we like to call "Hurricane Brighton" hit! We had to maneuver around the city in pouring rain and violent winds. By the end of the day my umbrella was blown out several times and we were soaked to the bone. You couldn't do anything but laugh about it!

For the base is regular cardstock. I layered on top of that a water drop themed paper and used my edge distresser and ink to add dimension to the edges. With distress ink and a water distress technique I made the top layer. For an extra special touch I sprayed with Glimmer Mist in Patina.

I took scraps of the distressed paper and punched out butterflies. I inked the edges and used stickles in Turquoise to make the details. I folded the wings up and used "rain drops" for the bodies.

This was my first layout using a Tim Holtz mask. I love the effect over the layers of paper!!

I liked the masking technique so much that I cut a title with my Cricut Storybook font and used it as a mask as well! My ink pad left lines, which I ordinarily wouldn't like, but this time looked like sheets of rain!

This was so much fun to do!