"All Things Red/Love"

There is a Design Team Reveal up on the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches Blog today.

 Stop by and check out the rest of the Design Team’s creations.

For the theme “All Things Red/Love” I created this 5 ½ X 5 ½ card. I used the B Stencil, the Circle Cutter, the Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch #921 and Positioning Parts 6.8 (small).

 I love the dainty little details this punch adds to my projects.

 

Forever Loved

Today's Friday and I have a card up on the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches Blog.
Send you X’s and O’s to that special someone this Valentine’s Day. I created this “Forever Loved” card using the Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch #905 with the A insert, the Star Stencil and the Kreaxions Circle Cutter.

 

 

Valentine's Day Blog Hop

 

There’s a special Valentine’s Day blog post up on the Off The Rails Scrapbooking Blog today. Be sure to check out all the amazing projects created by the design team.

I used this cute photo of my daughter Jessica and her girls to create a page.

 

 

Do you know someone who looks amazing in every photo ever taken of them? That would be my daughter Jessica. She is just naturally photogenic. I think it has a lot to do with being able to smile naturally and look relaxed in front of the camera, which doesn’t seem to be something that everybody can do. I know this from personal experience lol!

 

 

I used up some patterned paper scraps I had for the hearts and added a little of this and a little of that from my stash. I love it when I can put a page together with things I have hoarded

 … I mean saved for such an occasion.

Saturday All Sorts

I have the Saturday All Sorts Challenge today at Turtle Soup. Since tomorrow is Valentines Day I’m sharing these cute little treat containers that were shipped to Florida for the grandsons to give their teachers.  I used my Cricut and the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cartridge and some K & Company embellishments. My challenge is to create a project using hearts and the color pink. Check out the details in the Turtle Soup forum.

 

 

Hello Magic

Today is Friday and I have a card up on the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches Blog.

Did you know Valentine greetings have been popular since the Middle Ages ... and who doesn't like receiving a Valentine?!


I created this card using the following Kreaxions  products:
To make the border strip I used the Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch # 917 with no insert. To make the doily I used the star stencil and the Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch #917 with the A insert. Running the background through my embosser added some texture. The rest of the supplies I found in my stash. 

 

 

　

TTT at Turtle Soup 2/2

I’m sharing the TTT (Tools, Tips & Techniques) on Turtle Soup today with a challenge. Check out the Turtle Soup Forum for the challenge details.

I Love this photo of Gracelynn in her cowgirl boots. I knew I wanted to create a page for this photo that was “soft” so I was thinking water colours. There is just something about creating your own custom background paper with paint … the possibilities are endless.

 

 

The only problem was I didn’t have any pastel water colours. But I did have some Acrylic paint that I got at Hobby Lobby on sale for 34 cents a bottle. I just watered down the acrylic paint, loaded my foam brush with each colour and lots of water and allowed the paint to drip down the paper. I was in a hurry to see my finished product so after I applied each colour I dried it with a heat gun.

 

 

Using a stencil and some super heavy Gesso I added some texture to the page.   

 

 

 

 

I kept this page fairly simply and just added a few embellishments and some Prima Flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warm Winter Wishes

The Design Team Reveal is up on the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches Blog today. Be sure to check it out and be inspired by what the rest of the Design Team did for the theme “Winter Blues”.

I created this Warm Winter Wishes card by using the Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch # 312 and the Kreaxions 3 in 1 punch # 306 to make the snowflakes for the wreath. … and with the cold weather we have been having we need warm winter wishes!

 

 

I Love You

Today I'm sharing a Design Team project on the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches Blog.  Be sure to check out the blog and see what the rest of the DT did this week.

Valentines Day is just around the corner and this year I’m making my cards.
For this card I made a border strip and punched both sides with the Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch #905 ( perfect for Valentines Day). I then ran the strip through my Cuttlebug embosser and backed it with a pop of red. Adding some ribbon, an embossed heart and the sentiment completed this card.  The punch work adds a bit of elegance to this otherwise simple card.

 

 

 

You Are Loved

Sharing my Design Team project and tutorial for Off The Rails Scrapbooking.

I’m a scrapbooker who likes “stuff” on my pages. And by “stuff” I’m talking about all those wonderful, fun embellishments you can purchase or make yourself. I usually start with a little of this and a little of that and end up with a lot of this and a lot of that on my pages.

When I saw this sweet photo of my daughter Jessica and my granddaughter Faith-Anna, I knew I would be scrapping it. But when I started the process of picking out my papers and embellishments I kept thinking, keep it clean. When I look at this page it feels full yet it breathes and it’s so simple ... sometimes less is more

1) I applied modeling paste over a stencil on my white cardstock and let it dry completely.

2) I picked two colors of distress ink and used the smooching technique to add some color to the white cardstock background.

3) I then cut twelve two by two squares from patterned paper and folded up one corner.

4) I applied the twelve two inch squares to the cardstock base along with my photo, some flowers and a diecut (that also serves as the title).

Bed Springs & A Banner

This project actually started last summer when our neighbors were going to throw out an old baby bed. I confiscated the springs and had Randy paint them turquoise. He mounted them on our bedroom wall a few months ago and there they hung … in their unfinished glory. I had a few project ideas floating around in my head and just could not make up my mind on what exactly I wanted to do. This weekend it all came together and I will say that I’m feeling a little Thrifty Chic.  I plan on using this

as a display /  love note message board.

  I have a few things to add but couldn’t wait to share this idea.

 

 

 

 

Easel Calendar

Another version of a mini calendar. I picked up this little easel at JoAnn’s with a 50% off coupon so it was cheap. If I remember right, it was a couple of bucks. My kind of deal! I paired a set of calendar stickers from SRM and the Simple Stories Snap Life Documented supplies to create 12 month’s of cuteness.

Here are a few pages:

 

 

Turtle Soup Janurary Mini Crop Challenge

I’m hosting a challenge for the January Mini Crop at Turtle Soup.

 This month my challenge to you is to create a card, tag, layout, ATC or altered project

 and use a date on it.

  Check out the Mini Crop details in the forum.

For January my grandsons will be giving their teachers little desk calendars. 

 

 

　Be sure to check out the forum to be inspired by the rest of the Design Team and their project.