Happy fall everyone! Today I wanted to share a layout of my son. He just started his first team sport with i9 sports. We gave him a choice of soccer or baseball, and he said emphatically "football!". So, football it was. His team ended up winning the championship. The boys were so cute doing their runs...from trying to remember which direction to run in to remembering to try and pull the flags when the other team had the ball. :)
I started the layout before his team won the championship, but i9 is all about participation and team, so the boys were all stars in my eyes...Paxton especially. So I knew stars would be the main part of my theme. Enter CTMH's Fanfare collection (now retired -- I have *got* to use up my older paper, y'all!). I liked the striped paper for my background, but to soften it, I cut two squares of white cardstock to about 10x10 and used my Cameo to cut a few stars out from the right edge of one of the pieces (this machine is so versatile, and I love to make these negative masks!). I then put the two white pieces to the seam in the middle. I spread a not-quite 10x12 piece of the light blue patterned paper with the stars and then sewed twice around the rectangle using red thread. I then sprinkled a few drops of Cranberry and Pacifica reinker to further soften the white and light blue background.
Using my Cricut Imagine and the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge, I cut out one large and one smaller star from the red paper. I faux stitched the two red stars with my white pen to bring them out from the background more. After positioning the main photos, I also stamped the Dr. Seuss phrase from a CTMH set that was part of a special campaign.
I had a few photos that were smaller in size and I couldn't figure out where to place them, so I created a little banner with some smaller red stars. I loved the effect!
After adding additional stars in various sizes across the pages, some gems, and the title, the layout was complete.
I hope you enjoyed the layout with these effects, and I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with yummy food, and of course, chocolate.
Chocolate hugs,
Majken
If you are like me, you love My Mind's Eye! I've been a fan for years, and their new lines are so fun! I decided to create a layout of my daughter's first day of Jr. High (insert Momma-gasp here!) using their Presh Cut & Paste line.
I decided to first use the triangles patterned side of the "Noted" Record paper. I fussy-cut some triangle borders. Next, I combined white paint with some CTMH Key Lime re-inker (color discontinued) and spread some on both pages. I also dropped some Indian Corn Blue re-inker mixed with water randomly on the pages. I sewed the triangle borders on the pages as well as put a sewn border across the top of the pages. I used my Cricut and CTMH's Artbooking cartridge to cut two large triangles using "Beautiful" Presh C&P paper, and sewed them on as backgrounds. I cut five other smaller triangles in several of the pieces of patterned paper, and sewed a line through them.
The rest came together quickly with a title, some brads, and journaling. I popped up the hash tag in the title, the journaling, and the square photo with the stamped border to give the layout some more texture.
I hope you enjoy the layout! See you soon.
Chocolate dreams,
Majken
Howdy y'all! (See, I can say that because I'm Texan). :) Today I wanted to share a layout I did with my kids and their cousins. I wish we lived closer to them, but I do cherish the time when we do see them.
Isn't this Pebbles collection fun?! I love the hexagons that make up the flowers in the main pattern of Family Ties.
Some layouts really benefit from a spritz of ink, and this layout is one of them. I liked the white background, but after laying everything out, I felt that the white was a bit stark. I used Pacifica re-inker from CTMH to spritz, and the Honeycomb stamp set for my big hexagons (lifted with 3D dots). My small title was made using Lily Bee Design white letters from Autumn Spice and Echo Park's Alpha Stickers from Photo Freedom Vol. 1.
To balance the patterned paper, I used CTMH Pacifica and Outdoor Denim cardstock. I finished the layout off with a banner spanning both pages with some letters from the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, some buttons and dots, and finally some machine stitching with green thread just to tie it all together.
Thanks for dropping by today. I hope your week is filled with cousins, love, and chocolate.
Majken
Hello everyone-
Are you one of those crafters who can't pass up pretty paper? I certainly am. I have stacks and stacks of it...and I can't stop buying more (it's sooo PRETTY!). I've run out of space - my paper area definitely is in need of some reorganization. Until then, I've decided I need to start using some of my hoarded paper in projects. Yes, actually USE it. So, I glanced at my stash, and my eye went to some Basic Grey Sugar Rush collection that I believe came out in 2011.
I decided to make some cards, and here is what I created.
The one on the left was created using the Clean & Simple stamping card sketch #137. The card on the right was created using Pattern 24 from Close To My Heart's "Make It From Your Heart Volume 1". I love the orange patterned paper with the kite bows, but I toned it down by using the polka dot pattern as my main background. I also used ink to distress all my edges except for the tulip red cardstock.
See below for a list of products used, and thanks for stopping by today!
Chocolate scrappy wishes,
Majken
Products used:
Basic Grey Sugar Rush paper
CTMH Colonial White Cards
CTMH Tulip Ink (retired)
CTMH Grey Wool Ink (retired)
CTMH D1300 Circle Around stamp set (retired)
CTMH D1475 Card Chatter - Birthday stamp set
CTMH B1362 Tag the Occasion stamp set (retired)
CTMH B1339 Topstitch Love is in the Air stamp set (retired)
CTMH D1514 Just a Number stamp set
CTMH Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy collection (scallop and heart)
Fiskars medium circle punch
Gems
