Happy Day Layout with Basic Grey Sun Kissed

Hello, hello!  I', here to share a fun summer layout with Basic Grey's Sun Kissed Collection.  It's such a cute collection, and I just love that pineapple die cut!  It's cold and wintery where I'm at, but I know it's summer somewhere!  I'll admit, I was wishing for warmer days while putting this layout together.  

So this pineapple was the starting point for this whole layout. It just shouts "Summer!" 

There are some beautiful patterns in this paper, reminds me of a kaleidoscope.  I chose many of them and cut them in squares & rectangles to make a mosaic background for the photos. 

Did some embellishing with the cork stickers, die cuts and stickers to add the finishing touches to the layout.  I had just as much fun making this layout as the kids did carving their names into our picnic table that Daddy built.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

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Bo Bunny Dear Santa Treat Bags

Happy Holidays, I'm sharing a  FotoBella's design team  tutorial on how to make this cute bag on the FotoBella blog today!  Go check it out!  Looking for a fun way to package some holiday goodies?  Do you have any brown paper lunch bags hanging around in your cabinets?  Mix a couple of lunch bags with Bo Bunny's Dear Santa I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com and you've got yourself some really cute holiday goodie bags.

Supplies Needed:  Dear Santa Bundle-Gift tag paper, Ephemera pack, Combo Sticker Sheet

                               Adhesive, Dark Brown Ink, Twine, brown lunch bag

Tools:  Scissors, Ruler, Big Bite or Crop a dile (hole punch)

 Bo Bunny Dear Santa bundle

Once you get started, you'll find it to be pretty simple, and want to make several like I did!   Have fun making endless design combinations!  Don't forget to get your Bo Bunny Dear Santa Bundle before it's too late!

Happy Holiday crafting!

The "Love" Wreath

Valentine's Day is right around the corner so how about a fun home decor project?  Shortly after the new year I found a plain metal heart wreath in the dollar bin at Target.  On it's own the wreath was not so exciting...but paired with my FotoBella I Want It All Bundle Bo Bunny Star-Crossed Collection it became fabulous!

What started out as a plain heart metal wreath, quickly came to life with tons of detail.  I covered the metal hearts with patterned paper from the Star-Crossed Collection.

With the help of my Silhouette, I cut out the word "Love", the love birds, cupid and the red flower.  I also embellished with the chipboard stickers from the collection.  

Isn't it gorgous?!?  Forgive me for not being very modest about this project, but I can't stop staring at it!  The ribbon was left over from Christmas and matched perfectly.  For some more bling, I used the Diamond Stickles to glitter up the feathers on the dream catcher, the word "Love"  and I also added some rhinestones to the flower and dream catcher.  

Ahhh cupid has struck again.....I'm in love!

Get your Bo Bunny Star-Crossed Bundle and if you want this wreath, seriously run to Target right now!  

Have a fabulous day!

Altered wine decor

Hello!  I have a really fun project for you today and a great way to get a head start on making Christmas gifts.  Ugh! Yes, I said it....Christmas...and we haven't even got to Halloween yet, crazy, I know!  When I think of Prima Marketing products, altered projects immediately come to mind for me.  The Prima Forever Green I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella has so many fun embellishments that lend itself to such great creativity.  

I found a basic black wine cork holder at Big Lots and went away to work on it with the Forever Green Prima bundle.  There was a blank area at the front that allowed me to place the "it's the little things" title in the center of the piece.  

The flowers, stick pin embellishments and rhinestone gems are simply beautiful!

I tied some raffia at the bottom with a flower to add the finishing touch.

This will make such a great Christmas gift this year for a wine enthusiast.  Who doesn't love something fun and decorative for collecting corks?  Visit FotoBella.com to get your Prima Forever Green bundle and get started on a fun altered project of your own.

Grand Bazaar Card

One of the best bundles FotoBella has right now is Basic Grey's Grand Bazaar collection .  It is really beautiful with all it's fun patterns and vibrant colors.  There are endless possibilities especially when it comes to designing a card.  

An any occasion card is one of my favorite to make.  On this one, I left space at the top and bottom so that I could easily add the sentiment later to fit my needs.

I combined several of the papers and lined them up down the middle of the card.  Then layered embellishments to create the focal point of the card.  So fun and beautiful!  Another great bundle offered by FotoBella!

Smart Like A Fox

Hello Summer!  Kids are finally out of school, woohoo!  This is one of the photos snagged off the bulletin board the last day of school.  My daughter won the award at the beginning of the school year!  Another mom was kind enough to snap this photo since I just happened to be at the hospital in labor with her little sister at the same time!

This month, I'm working with Basic  Grey's Grand Bazaar collection for the FotoBella Design Team. This collection is truly beautiful.  The colors are so vibrant and fantastic!

Such an assortment of embellishments come with FotoBella's bundle.  I really love the black and gold wood pieces.  That fox, oh that fox is so cute!  I just had to use it.  You can see that I did hold off on the journaling for this layout.  I usually do all of my journaling at one time, once I have all the layouts in order and ready to go into the album.  That way I get all the facts straight and in order!

The chipboard sticker pieces are really amazing.  Great pop of color next to that black outline.  

Get your Grand Bazaar Bundle today from FotoBella.com

Have a fabulous day!

Happy Day Card

Hello, hello!  I've got a card for you today for FotoBella.com!  Bo Bunny's Baby Bump collection is really versatile and great for making cards for any occasion (my fave).  This one is bright and sunny to cheer up someones day!  

With a few noteworthy pieces, some ephemera and twine, a card comes to life!

A close up of all the fabulous embellies layered up on this card. 

Bo Bunny really makes it easy for us with all this great stuff in the Baby Bump Collection I Want It All Bundle.

Have a fabulous day!

Families Bloom with Love

Spring is in the air thanks to My Mind's Eye Now & Then FotoBella Bundle!  I found some great gardening photos to pair with the collection of my kids planting flowers with their Dad.

The colors of this collections are really soft & pretty and pair perfectly with my photos.  

One of my favorites is the floral paper, which I fussy cut the flowers out of for embellishing.  

And those cute chipboard banners I just love also.  I incorporated the banners with phrases to create a caption for the layout, "Love Saturday Fun."  

Ooh and that gold stripe washi tape is fabulous! Can't wait to add this layout to my album.

Get your bundle of goodies today from FotoBella!

Bo Bunny Baby Bump Layout

I've been drooling over Bo Bunny's Baby Bump Collection since it debuted!  One because it's gorgeous and two because I'm drowning in baby pictures!  There are a few preggie pics floating around that this collection was made for!  But don't think I'll be posting those, ha!  

FotoBella has Baby Bump in the I Want It All Bundle and I was ecstatic when I got the box of goodies to work with.  You should see the Ephemera package alone!  Gorgeous goodies in there!  You can check out some of those yummy Ephemera contents in my layout today.  

I've got a full tutorial on FotoBella's blog on how to make this layout yourself.  FotoBella has BoBunny's Baby Bump I Want It All Bundle so pop over to the website to get yours!

Have a fabulous day!

Hello My Name is beautiful

Checkout my newest favorite My Mind's Eye Collection, Now and Then Mildred.  This FotoBella bundle is full of such beautiful eye candy.  All of which it seems found its way into this layout!

I've got an assortment of the Mixed Bag pieces here.

I just had to use the fun enamel shapes-hearts & brackets.

This turned out to be such a fun layout and all the phrases capture my little girl's personality.  I love the photo.  The sun just happened to be peeking through the trees making look like she was holding it in her hand!  Looks awesome!

Hope you have a fabulous day!

FotoBella's March Sketch Challenge

It'a time for another sketch challenge with FotoBella.com

Here's my spin on the sketch!

The My Mind's Eye Now & Then Mildred Collection is my new favorite, used here in this layout.  I love the colors, the stripes, the polka dot patterns and most of all, the gold hearts!  

Grab your favorite collection and try your hand at the March Sketch!  We'd love to see what you create.  Visit FotoBella's blog for more great inspiration from my fellow Design Team members.

Deadline to submit your layout is March 31st.

Here are a couple ways you can enter:

Upload your layout on our Facebook Challenge Page. 

Or submit a photo of your layout on Twitter or Instagram by using the hashtag #FotoBellaChallengeMar2014

For bonus entries have your friends vote for your layout on Facebook, retweet your submit and sharing on all 3 of these sites. But don't forget to use #FotoBellaChallengeMar2014.

 ...Also make sure to come back and comment on this blog that you have entered!

Have a fabulous day!

Bo Bunny Christmas Card

Hello there, Apryl here with Fotobella's Design Team sharing a Christmas card made with Bo Bunny's Elf Magic Collection.  You can find this great collection as an "I Want It All" Bundle at Fotobella.com.

I began this card by creating the base with the red and white polka dot paper.  I then cut the navy and matted it with white cardstock.  I centered the large snowflake sticker on the card and embellished it with a button and rhinestones.  Quick, simple and beautiful card.

There are lots of great options in the Elf Magic Bundle for making hand made Christmas cards.  Check it out for yourself....you won't be able to resist...

Have a fabulous day!

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!