Layout Techniques with Basic Grey Barista

Trying new stuff is what crafters do, it's how we thrive.  I've got a tutorial on FotoBella's blog today featuring several techniques using Basic Grey Barista I Want It All Bundle.  

If you like layering, stamping, doodling or Stickles, this is the tutorial for you. 

Get yourself the Barista Bundle from Fotobella.com, stamping ink, a pen, and some glitter glue and head over to the blog to follow the tutorial.

Have a fabulous day!

Gift Bag Dress Up with My Mind's Eye

Do you have a stash of gift bags? Maybe some that need a little spiffing up before you re-use them?  I've got a tutorial post over on FotoBella's blog on how to do just that.  The project features My Mind's Eye Just Sayin' I Want It All Bundle  & has some great paper that does most of the work for you.  

Add some tissue paper and a bow to the bag and you've got yourself a custom wine bottle gift bag.

Check out the Just Sayin' bundle and see for yourself how easy this project is.  

Have a fabulous day!

What Fun with Basic Grey

Good morning!  I'm sharing a double layout today with Basic Grey's Carte Postale.  In this layout I decided to use different photo sizes than I normally would, a 5x7 photo along with wallet size photos.

When designing a double layout I love using the two pages as one canvas, centering the design and splitting it right in half.  Here I wanted the 5x7 photo to be the focal point of the layout with a bunch of fun happening around it!  Fun little wallet photos and a variety of fun embellishments.  

There's some great flair, alpha letters and stickers to choose from in this collection! 

I had lots of fun with this!  Hope you enjoyed it and found some inspiration today!

Elf Magic with Bobunny

Christmas is quickly approaching and today I'm sharing a layout I made for the Fotobella Design Team using Bo Bunny's Elf Magic Collection.  I am loving this collection!  The elfs are the cutest things ever and the giant chipboard stickers are awesome!  The I Want It All Bundle at Fotobella includes a ton of goodies that Bo Bunny has in this collection making the creative possibilities are endless.

I had a great time layering the papers and fun embellishments such as the chipboard and layered stickers for a fun and festive feel.

Lots of fun details in this layout including doodling on the letters and little rhinestones throughout.

This collection is really adorable!  You've got to check it out for yourself!  Visit Fotobella.com and snag yourself one of these bundles and get to scrappin' those holiday photos!

Bushel of Fall Release Party w/ Imaginisce

Welcome to the Party!  The Bushel of Fall Party!  Imaginisce has released on of their newest collections and boy is it fabulous!  The colors are beautiful, the patterns are amazing and the embellishments are super cute and fun!  

This collection is perfect for pumpkin patch photos.  My kiddos just love the pumpkin patch and want to go year round if that was possible.  

One of the cool things about this new collection is the versatility with the embellishments.  They allow for you to mix and match them the way you want to achieve that perfect look.  

With my embellishments I made some hand cut shapes out of the fun patterned papers (circle, pennant, starburst) to compliment the shapes of the embellishments I chose to use from the collection.  I clustered them together towards the bottom of the pages so the the adorable photo in the layout!

Have a fabulous day!

Imaginisce's October Challenge

Welcome to another new month OCTOBER (yikes!) and with that another Sketch Challenge with Imaginisce.  We have another fabulous layout for you to use and participate in the challenge contest this month.  

Here are the Challenge Rules:

1. THEME: Fall/Halloween

2. Colors: ORANGE & BROWN

3.  Use a Fall/Halloween themed embellishment (ie. Pumpkins, acorns, leaves, etc)

Here is my layout:

I chose to do the fall theme.  I have a ton of photos from our Aspen, Colorado trip.  In October the trees and leaves are absolutely beautiful.  Living in Southern California (especially by the beach) I do not get to experience such a season change.  

For the leaves, I used a template and hand cut them.  Folding them and inking them give them a more realistic look.  I tucked them into the border and placed foam tape behind them so that they stood off the page. 

Hope you have a chance to participate in this month's challenge!

Have a fabulous day!

Supplies:  Imaginisce Outdoor Adventure Collection, Good Dog Collection, White card stock, Kiwi Lane templates for leaves, Brown Ink, Baker's twine, Foam tape.

All I Want For Christmas

My latest inspiration to come from the My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas Collection is a Christmas list.  Every year, my kids leave Santa their list of requests.  This is usually composed on a piece of torn out notebook paper and a crayon, at the last minute on Christmas Eve.  I attempt to save these with plans to scrapbook them....not sure that has actually happened yet!  Maybe I'll have better luck with this one!

The notebook patterned paper was the base of this project, naturally.  The embellishments are the chipboard pennants and button with twine.  I used the clear stamps at the bottom of the page and added a few rhinestones.

I tested it out on a 12x12 piece of patterned paper from the collection and it's going to look great next to the photo of each of my kids.  Now I can't wait to use it!  Stop by Fotobella.com to get the bundle of goodies from this collection and you can make your own!

Have a fabulous day!

Christmas Joy

Hello there Fotobella friends!  I've been busy working with this beautiful My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas Collection.  It's such a great collection and I am loving this "Joy" background paper and the beautiful brown color.  When I spotted this paper I instantly set it aside to use for a layout.

I did something a little different than I usually do and that is add craft paint to my layout.  I've been wanting to apply this technique to my work for awhile now....and finally I have!  I used white craft paint and a sponge brush and aimlessly applied the paint to the paper.  That gave me the background of the layout to begin building the layers.  

Here I made this flower using the Imaginisce 16mm punch.  

I added some of the chipboard elements from the collection.

I wanted this layout to have an ecclectic but classic feel.  Ecclectic in the way of using the craft paint and the slightly sporadic placement of the embellishments and the classic look by using the traditional Christmas colors and patterns.

Have a fabulous day!

Baby Beautiful Altered Frame

With summer winding down and the kids off to school, I'm busy getting ready to welcome a new bundle of joy to our family in just a few weeks.   I could think of nothing more fitting for my Designer A Day project with Imaginisce, than a beautiful altered frame to hold my baby girl's first photo.  Without a doubt, the Love You More Collection is the perfect choice for this project.  I've had a craft frame from Michael's in my stash and finally put it to good use! 

With the Imaginisce I-bond hot glue gun I glued the background paper right onto the frame and then began layering borders and embellishments on the frame.  

I hand cut the pennant flags, lacing them with the twine for the background of the title at the top of the frame.  I just love the Alpha stickers in this collection and created the Baby Beautiful title with them. 

There is so much love and excitement in our family right now as we anxiously await the baby's arrival and I think that this altered frame perfectly captures that.  I can't wait to put the first newborn photo in it!  

Visit Imaginisce throughout the month to see what the rest of the Design Team has been up to for the Designer A Day projects.  

Supplies:  Love You More Collection, I Bond Hot Glue Gun, The Twinery baker's twine, foam tape, craft frame from Michaels.

Have a fabulous day!

September Sketch Challenge with Imaginisce

September 1st!  Say Whhaat?!?  Seriously, where did the summer go?  Whoosh, gone right before our eyes!  So here's a chance to reminisce all the fun things you did this summer and capture it in a layout!  Here is Imaginisce's Sketch Challenge for this month:

Select photos that highlight your summer favorites and interpret the sketch to create your layout.  Visit the Imaginisce blog to submit your layout for the challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize. 

This is the layout I created for the Sketch Challenge:

Supplies:  Endless Summer Collection, I-Rock, Hot Gems, I-top, brads, 22mm Imaginisce Punch

My kids spent a lot of time at the beach this summer!  They love the sun, sand and sea and can't seem to ever get enough of it!  Definitely one of their favorite memories from this summer.  So what's yours?  Give the sketch challenge a whirl, and have fun with it!

Have a fabulous day!

Need For Speed Racing Layout

A big shout out to Fotobella and Carta Bella fans out there today!  How's everyone doing?  Glad you could stop by the blog today see what's going on :)  I'm sharing a layout made with Carta Bella's Well Played collection and showing how it can used for more than just "game" themed layouts and projects.  

When I saw the black & white checkered paper in this collection it immediately reminded me of the checkered flag in racing and....my racing photos that have been waiting ever so patiently to be scrapped!  So here you have it, a day of racing at K-1 Speedway for father and son. 

I layered various papers, created the arrows with the Chevron paper, made the title with black thickers and layered a couple of stickers from the collection.  

I can't wait to scrap the rest of these photos to go along with this layout.  You can get your own Carta Bella Collection at Fotobella.com and get to scrappin' your photos that are also just waiting be be scraped.  This collection may be just what you need!  

Have a fabulous day!

Lucky You Birthday Card

Hello there, I'm glad to back to share a card today that I made for my nephew's 9th birthday.  The Carta Bella Well Played collection is a fun collection that can be used for more than just a "game" theme.  

I started with the fun and bright zig zap paper for the base of the card.  I then chose the tic tac toe paper since it is perfect for a kids card.  I made a pocket with that and tucked the playing cards inside, using the 9 of clubs card in the center since my nephew is turning 9 year old :) I used several of the stickers in the collection and popped them up with some foam tape.  I love the festive look of this card.  Hope you enjoy it as well.  Thanks for stopping by!  You can find this great collection at Fotobella.com.  

Have a fabulous day!

It's Your Birthday Card

Hi there!  I just wanted to pop in and share my latest project with Echo Park's Beautiful Life.  I really really love this collection and am having a lot of fun designing with it!

This birthday card is full of fun elements!  Banners, Bingo card, Alpha Stickers and Stickles combined for an eccelectic but beautiful look!  I used the hand cut banners and created a pocket.  Secured them with staples (a fun element!) and then tucked the Bingo card and Time Flies ticket into the pocket.

I love all the possibilities with this collection.  Stop by Fotobella.com and get your own.  You won't be disappointed :)

Have a fabulous day!