Taking time to sleep & play

This layout is made from some older papers I had from Basic Grey Kissing Booth collection.  I love the colors and paper in this collection.  Especially the little birds on the Oh Darling paper.  I wanted to cut some out to use on the layout but I didn't want to cut each one by hand. So, I bought the Pix Scan matt for my Silhouette Cameo and cut them out!

I used my sewing machine on the strips on the side.  I used some green silk ribbon in my bobbin, some pink variegated thread with a flowered decorative stitch, and then some variegated green thread for some straight stitching.  Hopefully you will be able to see it in the close-ups.

The picture is mounted on a cut file from iheartstudio, the birds were added.   I used some pink gelatos to color the right side. Then, some rubber stamping, journaling and ink splotches to complete everything.

A close-up of the stitching. You can see the silk green ribbon and the variegated pink flowers.

A close-up of the right side with the gelatos and stamping.

Classy

For this layout I used another technique from the Craftsy class by Paige Evans on Patterned paper. I added some journaling, embellishments, a caption from Studio Calico and some white paint splotches  to complete the layout.

Sending Hedgehogs

This card was made from the Lawn Fawn stamp and dies Hedgehogs.  I stamped the hedgehogs in Archival Ink, then colored them with Tim Holtz distress ink markers.

For the background I cut out a circle from masking paper and then used distress inks to blend the background. Then I removed the mask and die cut another scalloped circle to go over the background. The sentiment was heat embossed on vellum, and the heart was covered with glossy accents to add a pretty sheen.  To assemble the card, the hedgehogs were mounted with foam tape,

Thanks for joining me!

Welcome Little One

For this card I made a watercolored background from gelatos.  Then I added some Sparkly paint splotches (the sparkle is hard to photograph, but it sparkles in real life with gold flecks).  Then I colored the stamped image using distress ink markers, die cut the images out and the placed them on the card using foam tape to add dimension. I'm entering this card in the Avery Elle Challenge for July.

To complete the card I added the sentiment. I was heat embossed on vellum. The stamped images are from Avery Elle Storybook collection.

Stars

Here is another layout based on the Craftsy class by Paige Evans for Patterned Paper.  I wove the paper and then die cut the stars.  I then placed them on top of an embossed background of stars using a stencil.

Then I added a picture and embellishment cluster around each photo.

Colored plate

Hi Everyone! A quick post because I wanted to play along with the Monday Challenge at PaperTrey Ink...

I colored the Luxe Background plate with my Copic Markers R22,24,89.  Then I used distress inks to color the background.

For the sentiment I used PaperTrey Inks Think Big Favorites #3 and the flower is from the Beautiful Brushstrokes set.

Thanks for taking a look!

Gram and I

For this layout I was inspired by this one by Paige Evans. I loved the flower die by Maggie Holmes and I knew I had to have it!  I used 6X6 patterned papers by American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neopolitan collection (an old but goodie) for the die cut flowers.  I mounted them on some beautiful paper by Studio Calico that is black with gold flecks in it.  In the center of each flower is an enamel dot.  Around the photo I used some embellishments from Maggie Holmes Confetti collection.