Holiday layouts!

Hello! I was pretty excited yesterday when I realized that not only did I have my all of my DT projects done, but I had worked ahead and had some free time to do some layouts just for fun! I think this is the first time since I started my move last April! Between, staging the house, selling the house, spending the summer in California and finally settling into a new house, there hasn't been a lot of extra time! I was actually able to get 2 layouts done! Check them out....

 I started with this Halloween layout of my daughter from last year. I had some of these fun Halloween papers from BoBunny laying around and they were perfect for my witchy photos! The layout was based off this sketch...

I love Karan's sketches! She is so talented! Instead of using the circles behind the photos, I decided to make a giant spider web!

 I found this cute little die cut spider in my supplies but thought he needed a little something so I added some big googly eyes! 

This title cracked me up! If the broom fits....  We will have to see if my daughter finds it funny! I loved the striped paper that I used for the banner and added various colors of ribbon to finish it off! 

Here is some of the stitching detail... so easy to do! 

And then.... I had time for a second layout!! 

Last Christmas my mom bought my daughter and niece jammies for the girls and their American Girl dolls! For this layout, I used some Echo Park Papers and Ashley's sketch at Club CK.... 

I added an extra photo to my layout and used a Christmas tree instead of the circle. Thank you Ashley for the wonderful inspiration! 

I loved these tags! I added some ribbon and brads to dress then up a bit!

The ticket sticker was perfect for adding the year. 

A close up of the title and layering.

I loved this tree from the Echo Park Christmas Pack. I added some SEI dimensional stickers and a cute little snowflake for the tree topper! 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Have a great week! 

Frosted Designs - Musicbox Dancer

Happy Friday! I hope all of you have had a great week... I know I did! I am just wrapping a family vacation at Disney World! It is the first time in 4 1/2 years that I have had all 4 of my kids with me on vacation! It was a great week!

We have a new challenge for you at Frosted Designs. This week we are asking you to use a Sports or Dance theme on your card, layout or off the page project! Here is a layout I did of my darling little Lauren when she was only 5 years old doing her ballet routine on stage all by herself!! I was nervous for her but she went out and performed like a pro! 

Isn't she too cute in her little tutu?! The papers are a mix of Basic Grey, Pink Paislee and Glitz. 

Her routine was called Musicbox Dancer so I used it for the title. I surrounded it by a few flowers and leaves.

Thank you for coming by today! I hope you can take on this week's challenge and link up for a chance to win a great prize!

Barb  :)

Quick Quotes - Life is a Journey Mini Album

Hi there! It's Barb and I am back to host the Quick Quotes Blog today! I was lucky enough to receive the October Club Q kit to work with this month and let me tell you.... it is amazing! The mini album that comes in the kit is fabulous! It could be used for so many themes. I chose to make my mini about my husband and I. We have been so fortunate to do a lot of traveling. I thought it would be fun to put  a lot of those photos in one place.

The chipboard gate is from Bag O' Chips - Garden. I inked it with PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Mocha Mama, misted it with a glimmer mist and then embossed it with clear embossing powder. This month's kit comes with several die cut flowers. I used those flowers and leaves for the cover. 

 The vellum quote I used on this page is from the Sentiments Itty Bitty Box of Vellum Quotes. I used my Spellbinder to cut the shapes and layer them.

 I had these picture from Cabo that were a little (okay a lot) more casual so I added a burlap strip and then burlap leaves. I also added some tags that I could journal on because there is a really funny story that I want to be able to tell with these photos.

 I added some stitching to the banners on each page to help give them a little dimension. I then tucked a tag under each photo and used letter stickers to state where each photo was taken.

The vellum quote on this page was torn, inked and then mounted on a piece of ribbon. I used a strip of paper that I inked with brads to hold the vellum on the ribbon. 

There is so much more I could make with the supplies I still have left from this kit! If you have been thinking about joining Club Q, this is definitely the month to join! 

Quick Quote Supplies Used:

Club Q October Kit

PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Mocha Mama, Biscotti, Tahiti, Amaretto

Chipboard: Bag O'Chips - Garden

Vellum Quote: Sentiments Itty Bitty Box of Vellum Quotes

Other Supplies Used:
Flowers
Ribbon
Burlap
Brads
Doily

Frosted Designs - Wild Ride

Happy Friday! I have to confess, I had a blast doing this layout for the new Frosted Designs Challenge! This week we are asking you to use the theme WILD on your cards, layouts and off the page projects! I originally planned on using some zoo photos that I really need to get scrapped but when I ran across these photos of my daughter on a ride at Santa Monica Pier, I couldn't resist... they were perfect for a wild theme! I think that is the best thing about this challenge.... it can be interpreted in so many ways!

Normally when I do a layout, I am very careful, plan it out perfectly and then try to glue the pieces down in their proper place. I think that is why this LO was so much fun.... I just went for it! I started by doing a whitewash background for the photos but that wasn't messy enough. That is when I just started splashing white paint on the background! I then took scraps and pieces and started glueing them down!

For the title, I went to my stash of letter stickers and pulled out several fonts/colors. I looked to see which ones still had the letters in them to make the words I needed and added them to the layout!

I love these large red letters from Pink Paislee! They are perfect for this wild layout!! 

We would love to see what is Wild in your life! Be sure to link up your project for a chance to win a fabulous prize! Have a great weekend! 

barb  :)

Quick Quotes - How Wonderful Life is...

Happy Saturday everyone! It's Barb and I am back with a layout I created using the Quick Quotes Just Because line. This line is amazing! I have used it for several different themes because the patterns and colors work well for so many things!

I am found this photo of my daughter from her graduation in 2008. I was pretty excited when I realized how perfectly the colors from the Just Because line went with the photo! The best part about this layout? I used the scraps of paper left over from another layout! Don't you love it when you can use up some scraps?! I distressed the edges of some of the papers and inked the rest of the edges with PowderPuff Chalking ink in Mocha Mama.

 The chipboard flowers and circles are from the Quick Quotes Bag 'O Chips - Stackable Flowers. I colored each flower and circle with PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Mango Mai Tai and Blue Hawaiian. I then inked the edges in Mocha Mama. The title was cut from a sheet of Just Because that has a variety of titles/journal tags to choose from.

It was easy making the banner from scraps I had left over. I loved the way the brown and green looked together and I thought the pink butterfly gave it just the right pop of color!

Enjoy your weekend and take some time to get creative!

Quick Quotes Products:
Patterned Paper: Just Because 200, 300, 400, 500
Chipboard: Bag 'O Chips - Stackable Flowers
PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Mocha Mama, Mango Mai Tai, Blue Hawaiian

Other Products Used:
Letter Stickers: Simple Stories
Shimmering Mist: Creative Imaginations
Trim: The Paper Company
Brads: Basic Grey
Twine: We R Memory Keepers
Punches: Martha Stewart, Fiskars
Other: Tag, twine, trim, staples

Frosted Designs - Hello? Hi.

Happy Friday everyone! We have a new challenge for you at Frosted Designs with a prize you are going to want to win!! This week we are asking you to use doilies on your cards, layouts and off the page projects.... super easy! Here are the cards I made....

Since Graphic 45 is this week's sponsor, I thought I would use their Communique Line to make my cards. I do not make cards often but the G45 papers made it really easy!

 For this card, I took a doily, cut the pretty edge off it and then folded and glued it in a circle to make this flower. I finished it off by adding a brad to the center and misting it with Shimmer Mist.

 A close-up of the flower so you can see how I layered and folded the doily.

For my second card, I used a doily for the background. I also misted this doily with Shimmer Mist.

Now it is your turn! Make a card, layout or off the page project that uses a doily and you can be entered to win a prize pack from Graphic 45! They have generously donated 2 12x12 paper pads and an 8x8 paper pad! It's a great prize so be sure to link up your project for a chance to win!

Quick Quotes - Happy Hauntings!

Hello! Time to break out some Halloween papers! I don't know about all of you, but I am usually about a year behind with my holiday scrapbooking. Let's take Halloween for example... by the time the kids have their parties, we go trick-or-treating and I get photos printed, I have already moved past the Halloween papers and have moved on to Thanksgiving and Christmas layouts. That was the case with this photo! My daughter had a Halloween party at our house last year and I was able to snap this darling photo (not an easy task with this rambunctious group!) When Quick Quotes released this Halloween paper line, I couldn't wait to get busy! Here is my layout....

I used the Quick Quotes September inspiration sketch for this layout!

Along with the new line of papers, Quick Quotes has some great new vellum quotes! I loved this bright green quote! I inked the edges with PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Midnight Confessions and then folded the top and bottom around the black background paper. I used tape to hold it in place from behind. 

 Quick Quotes has also added this die cut spider web! I LOVE it!! It is a nice embellishment that really adds to the layout. 

Whether you will be scrapbooking this year's photos, last year's photos or photos from 10 years ago, you really do need to check out these Halloween Papers!

Quick Quotes Products Used:
Patterned Papers: Halloween 100, 300, 400
PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Midnight Confessions
Vellum Quote: Happy Halloween Hauntings
Die Cut: Spiderweb

Other Products Used:
Punch: Fiskars
Label Maker: Dymo
Other: Die cuts, button, gem, ribbon

More than Cousins...

Happy Friday everyone! I am pretty excited about this weekend for a couple of reasons! #1 - I am on my way to the Quick Quotes Private Reserve in Palm Springs for the weekend! I am so excited to have some time away doing nothing but scrappin'! I think it has been about 5 years since I have done this so I think it is about time! And #2 - We have a new challenge for you at Frosted Designs! This week we are challenging you to use triangles on your cards, layouts and projects! How easy is that?! I decided to take a unique spin on this challenge and I create this.....

By making long, skinny triangles, I was able to create the starburst effect on this layout! I LOVE how this turned out! It is so bright and cheery!! 

We would love to see you participate in our challenge this week! Stop by Frosted Designs to see what our amazing Design Team created! You will be glad you did!  :)

Have a great weekend!

Barb :)

Giving Back

I absolutely love the new Cracklin' Rose line of papers! You have already seen some amazing projects using this line the past few days and I am thrilled to share my layout with you today! I had a photo I wanted to use on a layout, and I knew these papers would be perfect for it! When my daughter was in kindergarten, she was very aware of her environment and there were things she saw that she didn't like.... garbage along the road, pets that needed homes, kids in shelters, people that were hungry... and she wanted to make a difference. She started a club called Kids Give Back. She planned every aspect of the club, right down to the orange t-shirts they wore to each activity they participated in. The bold color stood out, but it also made it difficult to find papers that would work when scrapbooking her photos. The Crackin' Rose line worked perfectly!

I layered several sheets of the Cracklin' Rose line on this layout. I distressed the edges to add a little extra texture.

 Quick Quotes has some amazing chipboard embellishments. I added some PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Bloody Mary to the Fall Leaf to coordinate with my layout.

 I found these silk leaves in my stash of supplies, and wanted to use them, unfortunately they were way too bright. To tone them down and give them more of a fall look, I added a little PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Mocha Mama.

Barb

Quick Quotes Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: Cracklin' Rose 100, 200, 400
PowderPuff Chalking Inks: Mocha Mama, Bloody Mary
Chipboard: Bag O'Chips - Fall Leaves

Other Supplies Used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Metal Embellishments: Making Memories
Letter Stickers: Making Memories
Punch: Martha Stewart, Fiskars
Silk Flowers
Ribbon

Memories

Hi! It's Barb and I am excited to share another layout with you today! Now that the kids are back in school, my focus is shifting to all the fall activities our family likes to do. Last year, when we were visiting my family in Indiana, we took an afternoon to pick apples at a local orchard. I was thrilled when I saw the Cracklin' Rose line... it is perfect for all of my fall photos!

The Cracklin' Rose papers coordinate so nicely together and work with all of the fall colors. It makes putting layouts like this together nice and quick! 

Here is a close up of one of the new chipboard leaves in the Bag O' Chips - Fall Leaves. I added a little Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Biscotti and Amaretto. 

The picture of my daughter with her cousin walking down the row of trees hand in hand is one of my favorites! I felt like this quote from the Itty Bitty Box of Quotes (Sentiments) was the perfect journaling to capture the moment. I inked the edges of the vellum with PowderPuff Chalking Inks in Mocha Mama and used brads to adhere them to the tag.

Quick Quotes Products:
Patterned Paper: Cracklin' Rose 300, 400
Chipboard: Bag O' Chips - Fall Leaves
Vellum Quote: Itty Bitty Box - Sentiments
PowderPuff Chalking Inks: Mocha Mama, Amaretto, Biscotti

Other Supplies:
Cardstock: Core'dinations
Stickers: Crate Paper, Bella Blvd.
Button: EK Success
Canvas Flowers: Creative Imaginations
Brads: Basic Grey, The Paper Studio
Trim: Websters
Punch: Fiskars
Other: Buttons, twine

Quick Quotes/Xyron Blog Hop

All week long, Quick Quotes is teaming up with Xyron for a blog hop! There will be new projects on each blog all week long! My project is being featured today....

I love Quick Quotes new Halloween papers! The combinations of greens, oranges, purples and black are perfect for all of my Halloween projects!

 This frame was quick and easy to do. After cutting my paper into 2 inch squares, I inked the edges and ran them through my Xyron Create a Sticker Max machine.

From there, all I had to do was position them on the frame, cut off the extra and sand down the edges! Super easy!

And, of course, what is a blog hop without great prizes?! Start at the Quick Quotes Blog and go from there! Have a great day!

Maui Mini Album!

Hello! It's Barb and I am back with one of my all time favorite Quick Quotes lines that happens to be part of the August Club Q kit... Summer Breeze! The supplies in the August Club Q kits are fabulous and if you follow the directions that are sent to you with the supplies, you will make some beautiful projects! However, I wanted to see what I could make if I didn't follow the directions and this mini album was the result!

The patterned paper die cut was included in the kit and was meant to be used with the canvas. I cut the die cut down to fit my 6 in. x 7 in. mini album and inked the edges with PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Tahiti. I used the same ink to color the chipboard flourish and then went around the edges with PowderPuff Chalking Ink in Baja Blue.

 I used foam dots to adhere the chipboard flourish to the cover and to add some dimension.

I wanted to make sure I had some space between my pages so that when the mini was closed, it could lay flat. To achieve that, I added pony beads that were the same color as the cardstock between the pages. The white die cut frames on this page are from the June Club Q kit but the sand dollars and flip flop die cut were right out of the August kit!

How cute is this little flip flop die cut?! It comes in the kit, too. All I did was add a little ribbon, flowers and gems! Darling!

The Summer Breeze papers are perfect for vacation at the beach pictures!

The kit includes block style stencils that spell out the word FUN. I liked the look of the letters but needed them in a different color. To solve my problem, I used them as a stencil on these tags! I love the way they turned out! I used Tahiti PowderPuff Chalking Ink and then outlined them with a black pen.

And here is the final page in the album! Did I mention how much I love the Summer Breeze line?!

The flowers on this page were fussy cut from the patterned paper, inked and pop dotted. I think they are the perfect embellishment for my mini album!

I hope you liked looking at my mini album as much as I enjoyed making it! 

Quick Quotes Supplies:

August Club Q Kit

PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Baja Blue, Tahiti, Purple Passion, Very Berry

Other Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Letter Stickers: American Crafts, Making Memories, Momenta

Punch: Martha Stewart

Other: Pony beads, ribbon, baker's twine, tags, gems



A Santa Fe Tradition

Hi there! It's Barb and I am back to share another layout I created with one of Quick Quotes newest paper lines... Just Because! I love everything about this line! The colors are gorgeous and the patterns are so easy to work with! Love, love, love it!!

We recently visited Santa Fe and of course, we had to take a few photos while we were there! All of the photos had a lot of browns and blues in them and the Just Because line had the perfect papers for creating this scrapbook layout!

Quick Quotes makes scrapbooking so easy! With the double sided papers, all I had to do was cut out a few strips and layer them! Everything coordinated perfectly!

All I added to the patterned papers was some Mocha Mama PowderPuff Chalking Ink along the edges! A perfect match!

Quick Quotes Products:
Patterned Papers: Just Because
PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Mocha Mama

Other Products:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stickers: Webster's Pages, Simple Stories, Jillibean Soup
Stamp: Pink by Design
Pearls: KaiserCraft
Buttons
Ribbon
Colored twine