Rosy Cheeks

Hey everyone, I'm here today sharing a new layout for Pebbles using the Merry Little Christmas collection and a cut file from Paige Evans. I snapped this photo of my daughter and her best friend a few years ago. They were just so pretty with their pink cheeks from the cold air.

I started off by stitching some of the snowflakes on the cut file. I also used a snowflake punch to add more on my layout.

I added some ephemera and sayings in addition to my title. I love to layer on my layouts.

I love how bold the red background is with the white cut file and embellishments!

Thank for stopping by!

Supplies used:
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 12 x 12 Paper - Snow Friends
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 12 x 12 Paper - Candy Cane
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera - Icons
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera - Phrases
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Mini Sticker Book

Christmas Eve

Hey everyone, I'm back here today sharing a new layout for Pretty Little Studio using the Winter Joy collection! I love this collection, it's very versatile, you can use it for winter or Christmas projects.

Going through old Christmas photos always make me emotional. I think this is the last year both my kids still believed in Santa Claus.

I love to layer bits and pieces of ephemera on my layouts. This collection has so many fun pieces, it was hard to just choose a few!

This little car was my favorite, I had to find a way to add it to my layout!

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Hohoho

Hey everyone, I'm here today sharing a new festive layout for A Flair For Buttons!  Is there anything more fun to make than Christmas layouts?  Seriously, I could spend all my time looking at old Christmas photos of my kids!  I love this photo of my son with Santa Claus.  He wouldn't sit on his lap but I managed to get a sweet photo anyway!

I used the Kringle collection from PhotoPlay and 3 flair buttons on this layout!

I love how the flair buttons add that extra pop of color!

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Christmas Candy

Hey everyone, I'm here today with a new layout for Pebbles using the Merry Little Christmas collection. Christmas is coming so fast! I love this time of year, my house is all cozy and festive! I'm taking every chance I get to get some time in my scraproom and play with all my new Christmas goodies.

I don't know if it's just me but I always want all the Christmas collections. It just puts me in a good mood when I use them. I used a cut file from Cut To You on this layout. I backed the candies in christmas colors.

This photo of my son cracks me up. I'm sure it took him weeks to eat that lollipop. There were too many colors in the photo so I just changed it to black and white, leaving the colors in the lollipop so it would match my papers.

Christmas collections are so easy to work with. Everything matches!

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Supplies used:
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera  Icons
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera Phrases
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Thickers - Puffy - Alpha
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Mini Sticker Book 

Indian Summer

Hey everyone, I'm here today with a new layout to share for Pretty Little Studio using the Indian Summer collection and a cut file from The Cut Shoppe. Now I know it's December and we're suppose to be thinking about snow and Christmas, but I still hadn't scrapped my fall photos yet and this collection is so beautiful I want to use it for all my layouts!!

There's just something about a bright and bold background isn't there? I'm usually a white cardstock background kinda girl but orange and pink is one of my favorite color combinations. I started by backing the cut file with some matching papers and stitched the leaves.

I then layered some embellishments into clusters. I love that there is so much to choose from in this collection!

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Some layouts for The Wild Hare Kits

Hey everyone, I'm here again today sharing another 2 layouts  for The Wild Hare Kits

using my November kit!

Last week I talked about fussy cutting.  This week I'm taking about stitching.  Last year I bought myself a sewing machine.  It was a total game changer for me.  I used to oooh and ahhh over layouts with stitching.  I loved the look but didn't like how time consuming it is to hand stitch.  Now I'm using my machine on almost all of my layouts and I love the effect it creates.

For this first layout, I used a cut file from The Cut Shoppe.  I backed all the hearts with 2 different pattern papers in a random sequence.  Of course I had to sneak in a few more of those fussy cut flowers too!

I love being able to create longer titles by using little alphas and one big word.

To finish it off, I just added a simple stitch around the heart and scattered a few embellishments and sequins.

For my last layout, I really wanted to use this 3x4 card with these photos.  I added them across my page and worked from there by adding layers. 

 

Then I went a little crazy with my stitching. LOL  I added some around my card and pattern papers.

Finally I added some multi colored thread on this cute little wood piece.  Isn't it the cutest?

I hope you've enjoyed my projects as much as I've enjoyed being a guest here this month!

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Gift Card Mini Album

Hey everyone, I'm here today sharing a new project for Pebbles using the Merry Little Christmas collection. I've always wanted to do a mini album for gift cards and this collection was perfect for it. I used a cut file from Lori Whitlock. I started it off by cutting the base out of white AC cardstock. That way I knew that anything I added would match. I went with a bright red paper for the cover and these gorgeous gold phrase thickers!

I added one piece of ephemera to each page of the album. I wanted to make sure it wasn't too thick and wouldn't stay closed.

I also added a strip of washi on top of each page. I love how washi is so easy to use!

I love how the gift cards fit perfectly in the little pockets.

I also added some floral paper on the inside covers, just to make it more colorful!

This little album will hold 6 gift cards. How fun is that?? I haven't decided who I'm giving it to yet. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies used:
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas - 12 x 12 Paper Pad with Foil Accents
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Washi Tape with Foil Accents
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera - Icons
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera - Phrases
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Thickers - Puffy

Vacay Fun

Hey everyone, I'm here today with a new layout to share for Pretty Little Studio using the Chasing the Sun collection. I don't know about all of you but I never get tired of scrapping summer photos.

I started by adding some mixed media to my layout to match each of the little frames. I then added some die cut flowers and stickers to each frame.

I love the cute and colorful alphas in this collection. They really pop against the white cardstock!

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I'm a guest at Wild Hare Kits!

Hey everyone, I'm so happy to be a guest at Wild Hare Kits this month!  I have to be honest, when I opened up my kit I actually gasped.  It could not have been more perfect for me!  Floral papers, little embellishments and phrase thickers!  OMG!  I couldn't wait to get started.

I have 2 layouts to share today.  One of my all time favorite things to do is fussy cut.  I know it's not for everyone, but I find it so relaxing.  I just turn on Netflix to a good show and cut the night away.  

I fussy cut about half of a 12x12 paper for this layout.  I mean really, how could I not fussy cut those gorgeous flowers?

I layered the flowers behind my photo.  The colors of the flowers and the title matched perfectly with my photo.

I also added some flowers on the left edge of my layout.  I then finished my layout by added a few more embellishments and some sequins.

For my next layout I used a circle punch to punch out some of these little lemons.  I did have to fussy cut some because I didn't have the right size of punch for all of them.  I then scattered them randomly on my layout and stuck them down.  I always find this works best when you don't overthink on placement. 

I really wanted this title for this sweet photo of my girl.  Sometimes I find it hard to fit a long title on my layouts but these little alphas were perfect!

I really wanted the focus of this layout to be the photo and the title so I didn't add much else to it.  Just a little sprinkle of sequins and it was done.

I'll be back later this month with more projects! 

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Right Now

Hey everyone, I'm here today with a new layout to share for A Flair For Buttons using the Paige Evans/Pink Paislee Truly Grateful collection.  A few weeks ago I went to a crop and was challenged to do a monochromatic layout.  I decided to go with pink!

After I added all the pink to my layout, I felt like it needed to black to make my photo pop.  These black flair buttons with the quotes are my favorites!!

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Snow Much Fun

Hey everyone, I'm here today with a new layout to share for Pretty Little Studio using the Winter Joy collection and a cut file from Cut To You. I've had this sweet photo of my boy cleaning my driveway for years. I could never find the right paper to use for it. The Winter Joy collection has so many pretty shades of blue it was perfect for it!

I backed the cut file with a variety of papers and then stitched some of the letters with blue thread.

I then added lots of snowflakes, a title and a few little word stickers.

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Christmas Canvas

Hey everyone, I'm here today with a new project to share for Pebbles using the Merry Little Christmas collection. As I was walking through my local dollar store the other day, I came across these 12x12 canvases and thought how perfect for a paper project!

This was such a fun and simple project to make. I used beautiful papers from this collection with a cut file from Lori Whitlock. Look how cute that truck is with the hearts paper!

I used some 3D squares to pop up a few of the embellishments to add some more dimension.

This was really a quick project but I love how it turned out. I can't wait to display it in my house!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies used:
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 12 x 12 Paper - Snow Friends
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 12 x 12 Paper - Counting Down
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 12 x 12 Paper - Jolly Holly
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - 12 x 12 Paper - Dancing Reindeer
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera - Icons
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Stickers with Foil Accents
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Mini Sticker Book
Pebbles - Merry Little Christmas Collection - Ephemera - Phrases