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.

You Are Loved

I am taking Wilna Furstenberg's Craftsy class called Fresh Techniques for Artful Layouts, and it is fabulous.  So, I will be posting the layouts I make in this class and I recommend you sign up.  She is always so full of inspiration that you will not be disappointed! This layout is from Lesson 1

Chez Panisse

In this layout I used my Studio Calico Lisse Street kit and some new embellishments that I bought, and some gelatos.

 The patterned paper on the right from the Studio Calico Lisse Street kit called Crosshatch is so pretty, I just had to use it!  Also the gold lettering on the pink stickers by seven paper and the pink and gold X's by Twine Ink are also from that kit

 Here you can see the stamping on the right in gold and the embellishments up close.  I love the heart stick pins, sequins and the gold leaves from Maggie Holmes Confetti collection and of course the Prima flower and the flowers by Kaiser Craft XO collection.

Here is the video...

Fun with paper strips

Here is a layout very much inspired by this one. I used the Simon Says Stamp February card kit on this layout as well as some print and cut files from iheart studio.