Hello scrappy friends - I'm so glad you're here.
I'm sharing a layout today that was on the JustNick blog recently using a lovely background cut file as well as the Crate Paper Magical Forest collection. Take a look:
Isn't that sweet? Sometimes I *do* wish they could stay small. <3
Go see the original post on the JustNick Studio blog for details and close-ups.
Have a great day filled with chocolate!
Majken
Loves chocolate, loves to scrap
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Monday, August 3, 2020
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
{When It's Cold Out But You Want to Swim} Scrapbook & Cards Today sketch
I am using a sketch from Scrapbook & Cards Today I saw in the Winter 2016 magazine and some Crate Paper Cute Girl and Snow & Cocoa as well as Maggie Holmes Bloom.
The first thing I did was create a cut file inspired by a pattern on one of my papers I had laying around! I cut it out onto a 6 x 12 piece of white cardstock using my Cameo and then adhered it to the striped paper. And because I love to sew on my layouts, I sewed around some of the "petals". And I used some large enamel dots as the centers.
To create my title, I cut out "When it's cold out but you want to" using Thirsty font - it's such a fun font! I used Dear Lizzy Ooh La La Thickers to create "Swim".
All the fun elements and layers on the photo make me happy - like that cute penguin! And that Maya Road tulle flower from last year's SCT kit was a perfect change of texture.
I used two dies to cut a scalloped circle and the notebook page. And sewing adds such wonderful texture...I rarely skip sewing on a layout!
Here's the sketch I used. I tailored my layout for one photo since that's all I had to document.
Thanks for visiting with me today! I hope you have a great spring!
Majken
Thursday, December 1, 2016
{This Boy} Creative Scrappers December Reveal Blog Hop with Spiegelmom Scraps!
Hi Everyone!
Creative Scrappers is hosting a BLOG HOP today in conjunction with our reveal for sketch 301 and our sponsor Spiegelmom Scraps. I hope you can take a few minutes from your busy day and join us! Here is sketch 301 - it's fabulous!
And here is my take on the sketch showcasing some fun embellishments from December sponsor, Spiegelmom Scraps. I used:
As soon as I saw the sequins, I knew they matched Crate Paper's Cool Kid collection. And since I hadn't yet scrapped Paxton's first day of second grade, the perfect plan came together quickly -- that's why I love sketches so much!
Here are a few close-ups. The chunky cork heart works perfectly with the trimmed doily.
I love those aqua circular sequins in the pack! And the daffodil sequins go well with the Crate Paper Cool Kid star clip. And the little cherry bomb sequins accent everything perfectly!!
I used Creative Scrappers cut file "Slice of Cheesecake" to create the triangles that fit in the doily. The triangles go with the triangle papers!
For my title, I used The Cut Shoppe's "Open Letter Alpha" cut file. You can see another cork heart and more fun sequins from Spiegelmom Scraps.
Here's the order for today's hop! I encourage you to make a stop at all the other designers' blogs for more eye candy!!
Creative Scrappers is hosting a BLOG HOP today in conjunction with our reveal for sketch 301 and our sponsor Spiegelmom Scraps. I hope you can take a few minutes from your busy day and join us! Here is sketch 301 - it's fabulous!
And here is my take on the sketch showcasing some fun embellishments from December sponsor, Spiegelmom Scraps. I used:
- Lace Paper Doilies (I trimmed it for my boy page!)
- Chunky Cork Hearts
- Believe In You Sequins
As soon as I saw the sequins, I knew they matched Crate Paper's Cool Kid collection. And since I hadn't yet scrapped Paxton's first day of second grade, the perfect plan came together quickly -- that's why I love sketches so much!
Here are a few close-ups. The chunky cork heart works perfectly with the trimmed doily.
I love those aqua circular sequins in the pack! And the daffodil sequins go well with the Crate Paper Cool Kid star clip. And the little cherry bomb sequins accent everything perfectly!!
I used Creative Scrappers cut file "Slice of Cheesecake" to create the triangles that fit in the doily. The triangles go with the triangle papers!
For my title, I used The Cut Shoppe's "Open Letter Alpha" cut file. You can see another cork heart and more fun sequins from Spiegelmom Scraps.
Here's the order for today's hop! I encourage you to make a stop at all the other designers' blogs for more eye candy!!
Majken
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Enjoy our reveal this month and please visit us on Dec 15 for another blog hop with
the design team members from SMS!
the design team members from SMS!
Tag us using #CreatingWithSketches and #Spiegelmomscraps
We will also have a great prize for one of our participants
as well as a copy of the NEW Creating With Sketches V4!
as well as a copy of the NEW Creating With Sketches V4!
Your next stop on the hop is Marielle LaForge-LeBlanc.
Have a great day!
Majken
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Love Shaker Card with Basketweave technique
Hi everyone - hope you are having a craft-tastic weekend! I wanted to pop in quickly to share a card that uses the paper basketweave technique and also is a shaker card! I used the gorgeous Crate Paper Hello, Love collection (here's a layout I shared last week using the collection).
Take a look!
The card is simple, yet fun. The basketweave piece is approximately 4x6 and the finished card is 5x7.
To create the shaker, I took a photo of the heart from one of the patterned papers in Hello, Love, loaded it into Silhouette Studio and then cut it out. I put patterned paper as the base for the heart (trimmed to just smaller than the heart), and then sprinkled sequins and shapes. Using some leftover clear packaging, I trimmed that to the size of the heart as well and then put the cut heart on top.
Some twine, enamel dots, and a "love" rub-on complete the card.
Have you tried paper basketweaving yet? If not, I hope you do...it's addicting!
Chocolate hugs,
Majken
Take a look!
The card is simple, yet fun. The basketweave piece is approximately 4x6 and the finished card is 5x7.
To create the shaker, I took a photo of the heart from one of the patterned papers in Hello, Love, loaded it into Silhouette Studio and then cut it out. I put patterned paper as the base for the heart (trimmed to just smaller than the heart), and then sprinkled sequins and shapes. Using some leftover clear packaging, I trimmed that to the size of the heart as well and then put the cut heart on top.
Some twine, enamel dots, and a "love" rub-on complete the card.
Have you tried paper basketweaving yet? If not, I hope you do...it's addicting!
Chocolate hugs,
Majken
Saturday, April 2, 2016
He Picked Flowers
Hello out there! Did you miss my bloggy absence? I took an unexpected month off - my day job took a bit more energy these last several weeks. PHEW! But I'm back! Today I'm sharing a layout using Crate Paper Hello Love...what an awesome collection, amiright? And although it has a lot of pink in it, I emphasized many of the other colors in the collection. Take a look!
I based my layout on the Spring 2016 sketch from Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine.
What's not to like about that striped paper? I layered some heart paper, the marbled green paper strip, some vellum I scalloped, and sewing for the base of the photo area. It was a fluke that "so much love" showed at the bottom of the photo so I opted to keep it slightly longer to keep it rather than trim it to match the other three sides.
I created the title cutting "He picked" with my Cameo combined with those lovely Fancy Pants Designs alphas. I used my Cameo to cut some flowers from Just Nick's Girl Power and layered them over the O. I placed an enamel dot in the center to finish.
I scalloped another green marble strip and stitched it on the top. I added another flower cluster too.
For the corner embellishment area, I completed the visual triangle with a third flower cluster.
For the journaling spot, I opted to print it out. I used the font KG Always a Good Time to match the top part of my title. I added more scalloped paper, stitching, a cut tab from the striped paper, and another enamel dot.
Et voila!
Supply list: Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Hello Love; Alphas: Fancy Pants Designs; Electronic Cut File: JustNick; Punches: We R Memory Keepers; Enamel Dots: Pebbles, My Mind's Eye; Inks: Close to My Heart, Stazon; Adhesive: Scotch by 3M; Other: Vellum, Sequin
What's not to like about that striped paper? I layered some heart paper, the marbled green paper strip, some vellum I scalloped, and sewing for the base of the photo area. It was a fluke that "so much love" showed at the bottom of the photo so I opted to keep it slightly longer to keep it rather than trim it to match the other three sides.
I created the title cutting "He picked" with my Cameo combined with those lovely Fancy Pants Designs alphas. I used my Cameo to cut some flowers from Just Nick's Girl Power and layered them over the O. I placed an enamel dot in the center to finish.
I scalloped another green marble strip and stitched it on the top. I added another flower cluster too.
For the corner embellishment area, I completed the visual triangle with a third flower cluster.
For the journaling spot, I opted to print it out. I used the font KG Always a Good Time to match the top part of my title. I added more scalloped paper, stitching, a cut tab from the striped paper, and another enamel dot.
Et voila!
Supply list: Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Hello Love; Alphas: Fancy Pants Designs; Electronic Cut File: JustNick; Punches: We R Memory Keepers; Enamel Dots: Pebbles, My Mind's Eye; Inks: Close to My Heart, Stazon; Adhesive: Scotch by 3M; Other: Vellum, Sequin
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Confetti Cards - Scrapping our Stash Blog Hop with Giveaway
Hello crafty people out there! Welcome back for this month's Scrapping Our Stash blog hop, where we pull out the crafty materials we've been hoarding and USE them to showcase the last weekend of the month. You probably arrived from Alison's blog and those cute treat bags -- I'm so glad you hopped over! Read on and then enter for your chance at my giveaway below.
This month, I worked on some cards instead of a layout because my card stash is getting low. I chose the Crate Paper Confetti collection by Maggie Holmes released in January.
Great black and gold elements combined with the pretty colors! The first thing I did was create a shaker card filled with...confetti of course!!
I started with black textured cardstock and a "happy birthday" 4x6 card from the "Party" paper. I trimmed the "happy birthday" out from the pocket card and set it aside for another card. I punched confetti and sprinkled some chunky gold glitter in between two pieces of acetate from some packaging and adhered them together. I layered the windowed pocket card over the confetti and stitched around it twice with gold thread. Finally I adhered the "Celebrate" Thicker over the shaker area and stuck a Maggie Holmes bow from my stash below the window. Quick, easy, and best of all...fun!
Next up - the happy birthday card using the piece I cut from the pocket card above.
Black textured cardstock is the base again. I trimmed the party hat "Surprise" paper just smaller than the base and stitched in gold around the edge. I used a waterbrush pen to watercolor over the sentiment in a peachy-pink color to match the collection, adhered to a piece of black cardstock, and stitched around the edge. Then I watercolored around the outside edge of the stitching in light green and adhered that to the card base using 3D foam tape. I added the "yay" Thicker and a gold sequin to finish.
"Yay" for the next card!
I trimmed another piece of the party hat paper and stitched around the edge onto black cardstock. I watercolored light green onto the outside edge. Next, I trimmed the black "yay!" pocket card from the "Party" paper and stitched around it. I tied some twine around the top, adhered it to the card, and put the "Celebrate" Thicker on the bottom.
Last but not least, "happy day":
I trimmed a piece of the words paper from "Backdrop", stitched to black cardstock, and then watercolored in light green around the edge and to highlight a couple of the phrases. I cut a few of the banner pieces from the "Party" paper and stitched through the center one. I finished the card with tiny alpha stickers from Tim Holtz and a few Confetti gold sequins.
Well, that's all for me today! I'm happy to have a few more cards in my stash, and this was the perfect collection for them.
This month, I worked on some cards instead of a layout because my card stash is getting low. I chose the Crate Paper Confetti collection by Maggie Holmes released in January.
Great black and gold elements combined with the pretty colors! The first thing I did was create a shaker card filled with...confetti of course!!
I started with black textured cardstock and a "happy birthday" 4x6 card from the "Party" paper. I trimmed the "happy birthday" out from the pocket card and set it aside for another card. I punched confetti and sprinkled some chunky gold glitter in between two pieces of acetate from some packaging and adhered them together. I layered the windowed pocket card over the confetti and stitched around it twice with gold thread. Finally I adhered the "Celebrate" Thicker over the shaker area and stuck a Maggie Holmes bow from my stash below the window. Quick, easy, and best of all...fun!
Next up - the happy birthday card using the piece I cut from the pocket card above.
Black textured cardstock is the base again. I trimmed the party hat "Surprise" paper just smaller than the base and stitched in gold around the edge. I used a waterbrush pen to watercolor over the sentiment in a peachy-pink color to match the collection, adhered to a piece of black cardstock, and stitched around the edge. Then I watercolored around the outside edge of the stitching in light green and adhered that to the card base using 3D foam tape. I added the "yay" Thicker and a gold sequin to finish.
"Yay" for the next card!
I trimmed another piece of the party hat paper and stitched around the edge onto black cardstock. I watercolored light green onto the outside edge. Next, I trimmed the black "yay!" pocket card from the "Party" paper and stitched around it. I tied some twine around the top, adhered it to the card, and put the "Celebrate" Thicker on the bottom.
Last but not least, "happy day":
I trimmed a piece of the words paper from "Backdrop", stitched to black cardstock, and then watercolored in light green around the edge and to highlight a couple of the phrases. I cut a few of the banner pieces from the "Party" paper and stitched through the center one. I finished the card with tiny alpha stickers from Tim Holtz and a few Confetti gold sequins.
Well, that's all for me today! I'm happy to have a few more cards in my stash, and this was the perfect collection for them.
****Giveaway Time!****
I'm giving away one $15 e-gift certificate to
My Scraps & More. All you have to do is:
- Follow my blog with Google Friend Connect, Google+, or Bloglovin AND
- Leave a comment on this blog post with your favorite type of card to make
Simple! You have until Monday, Sept. 28th at noon Central
time to enter for your chance to win. International entries are fine. I use random.com to choose the winner. I'll announce the winner here on
my blog on Tuesday, Sept. 29th. Good luck, and now it's time to hop along to Katrina's blog to check out her pretty project!
xoxo,
Majken
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Thursday, September 3, 2015
Kitty's Happy Place | My Scraps & More Sketch 113 DT Reveal
Welcome back, chocoscrapaholics! And happy Friday-before-a-three-day-weekend. Not only do we celebrate (I guess we don't really celebrate it, but still!) Labor Day this weekend, but it's also sketch reveal for My Scraps & More sketches. And I opted for a slightly different twist to the sketch after I saw it!
The first thing I noticed on the sketch was of course the "plus sign" background...and a recently purchased cut file popped into my head and I decided I had to use it: the Positive-1 cut file from the JustNicks shop. I've loved Nicole's cut files for awhile and have quite a collection grown from the free ones she's done for SCT Magazine and others. If you haven't checked out her new online store....DO IT.
So here is my sweet kitty Snickers, covered in a hidey hole she found in the sheet on the master bedroom floor (I guess this tells you a little about how often I actually make our bed <winky smile>). She is ALWAYS happy and purring when she has a little "cave" she can crawl into. It's her happy place! And isn't this Crate Paper Wonder collection beautiful?? I love, love, LOVE it! Grab yours from the My Scraps & More store and use code 20SEPT15 for 20% off. Don't forget to link up your own projects using the sketch for a chance to win some scrappy goodies!
So, the first thing I did was trace and then cut the file using my Cameo and some white textured cardstock. Then I cut squares of various Wonder papers slightly larger than the cuts and adhered to the back in a random-yet-chosen arrangement. And then I sewed along each side of the middle plus signs to help define the plus sign in the sketch. And then I decided to further define some of the plus signs with additional sewing through the middles and outlining. Here's what it looked like after that:
I love the kitty paper in the collection for this layout!
Next up is the photo area. I used vellum and a few papers from Wonder to frame them and then used 3D foam to pop up the whole photo area slightly. I just HAD to fussycut a "hello" speech bubble!
Next was the title. I love these gold Thickers! And "Happy Place" comes from an older sticker sheet from my stash (Webster's Pages "Recorded).
And then some journaling of course! I decide to use the "square" between the plus signs for my journaling.
Finally, another "hello there" sticker from my stash (above) and a few sequins and enamel dots from Wonder (above and below).
If you haven't already, definitely go check out the other designers takes on the sketch for more inspiration! The sketch Audrey created:
Have a wonderful, scrappy weekend everyone!
Majken
The first thing I noticed on the sketch was of course the "plus sign" background...and a recently purchased cut file popped into my head and I decided I had to use it: the Positive-1 cut file from the JustNicks shop. I've loved Nicole's cut files for awhile and have quite a collection grown from the free ones she's done for SCT Magazine and others. If you haven't checked out her new online store....DO IT.
So here is my sweet kitty Snickers, covered in a hidey hole she found in the sheet on the master bedroom floor (I guess this tells you a little about how often I actually make our bed <winky smile>). She is ALWAYS happy and purring when she has a little "cave" she can crawl into. It's her happy place! And isn't this Crate Paper Wonder collection beautiful?? I love, love, LOVE it! Grab yours from the My Scraps & More store and use code 20SEPT15 for 20% off. Don't forget to link up your own projects using the sketch for a chance to win some scrappy goodies!
I love the kitty paper in the collection for this layout!
Next up is the photo area. I used vellum and a few papers from Wonder to frame them and then used 3D foam to pop up the whole photo area slightly. I just HAD to fussycut a "hello" speech bubble!
Next was the title. I love these gold Thickers! And "Happy Place" comes from an older sticker sheet from my stash (Webster's Pages "Recorded).
And then some journaling of course! I decide to use the "square" between the plus signs for my journaling.
Finally, another "hello there" sticker from my stash (above) and a few sequins and enamel dots from Wonder (above and below).
If you haven't already, definitely go check out the other designers takes on the sketch for more inspiration! The sketch Audrey created:
Have a wonderful, scrappy weekend everyone!
Majken
Friday, March 20, 2015
XOXO - My Scraps & More Sketch Reveal #102
I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday...it is International Day of Happiness, after all! Welcome to another sketch reveal from the My Scraps & More sketch blog. See my creation below, but please go check out all the other great designs from the team. I created this layout using Crate Paper's Kiss Kiss - it's so fresh and pretty! I felt it matches these cousins' rosy cheeks as I caught a photo of them hugging. So cute!!
I used the Kiss Kiss paper with the rosy heart on it for my base. I cut various hearts out using my Cameo, then I distressed the edges of each of them. In lieu of the cross-hairs in the sketch, I sewed Xs through the hearts to represent kisses.
I decided the title of XOXO would be perfect, so I found a font I liked and cut that out - I purposely left the title plain and sewed over it. I wanted it to be soft and subtle. I stretched the title a bit to the left from what the sketch has.
Next I created an embellishment area in the top left using a "love" wooden embellishment, and I sprinkled a few tiny wooden hearts around the layout.
I matted the photo with pink and layered it again on the words paper. I stuck a tab of organdy ribbon and a heart pin, and popped up the photo with 3D tape for dimension.
Next I created an embellishment area in the top left using a "love" wooden embellishment, and I sprinkled a few tiny wooden hearts around the layout.
I matted the photo with pink and layered it again on the words paper. I stuck a tab of organdy ribbon and a heart pin, and popped up the photo with 3D tape for dimension.
And here is Ashley Horton's sketch:
That's all for me - thanks so much for stopping by my little piece of the blog world today! May your weekend be as sweet as chocolate. <3
Majken
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