Hi everyone! Summer is here in full force in the Houston, Texas area. So all thoughts go towards swimming! I recently got the new Pebbles collection Sunshiny Days. It's perfect for those days in the water. Take a peek!
My layout started with the Simple Stories heart cut file. I had cut it to use as a template for placing the heart pieces on this layout, and it was just sitting there waiting for me to use the negative for something else! The scallops in it made me think of waves, and I knew it would look great with the waves paper that I used at the bottom of the layout!
I backed the cut file area with the lovely plaid paper first, then I sewed around it.
Next, I trimmed the waves paper and sewed along the waves to create some texture.
Aren't those clear dots lovely on there mimicking water droplets?? And the chipboard stickers add wonderful personality!
I matted the photo area using several of the papers, but I had to use that wonderful plaid paper again! For the "Cool" and "Pool" words, I welded letters from The Cut Shoppe Open Alpha and then trimmed blue cardstock using my Cameo. I trimmed the inside of the letters using white textured cardstock and glued the blue outline over the white inside. Some close-ups:
For the "by" and "then" I used Echo Park Lindsay die cuts. I cut a few and glued them together for more dimension, and then I used my Clarity brushes to brush ink lightly on them.
That's all for me today - I hope you enjoy your summer and get refreshed by the water.
See you soon!
Majken
Hello and happy hump day everyone! Do you love a good pun? I do! And the layout I'm sharing today has a fun one as my title. :)
I love this collection from Simple Stories called Bloom & Grow. The colors make me happy! I started by cutting a bunch of the Lazy Daisies cut file by Just Nick using the blue polka dot paper for the outline and various other papers for the inside of the daisies. Here's some close-ups of the flowers.
I used enamel dots and decorative brads for the flower centers.
The layout came together pretty quickly! Here's a close-up of my photo area. We took some photos during the holidays of me with my mom and brothers. How cute is that scalloped circle? I used the die from Papertrey Ink Shaker Shapes.
So many fun elements to choose from in this collection from the ephemera to the enamel dots to the stickers!
Here's a close up of the title. That little gnome gets me!
And then I felt the layout needed some stitching around the edges to frame all the flowers - just so they weren't just "floating" on the layout.
I'm so glad you could join me today. I hope this inspires you to use some of your stash for some die cutting fun!
Have a great week!
Majken
Hello lovely scrappy chocoholics!
Today I'm sharing a layout I shared the other day on Instagram. I'd love you to follow me there if you aren't already! I created a layout using the negative cut from this lovely Valentine/date night layout, also using Fancy Pants Designs' Sweet Nothings collection - it's so pretty! I created a background of hearts cut file using a Scrapbook & Cards Today cut file from Feb. 2016.
Here is the full layout. Please pardon the shadows - I popped up those hearts and you can't get away from photography shadows when you do that. :)
Isn't it fun? I adore hearts...I remember filling up pages of notebook paper in junior high (and into college) with them. I loved doodling them!
Scrappy tip: When I cut out the original cut file, I used the cut file as a template for where to place the inside of the hearts to make sure they were centered. You may not be able to tell in the photo above, but there's black cardstock under the Sweet Nothings hearts. I wasn't yet sure how I was going to use it, so I went ahead and placed them with the original cut file as my guide.
I love sewing on my layouts, so when I cut the new hearts out I lightly scored them in the center and adhered them to the black hearts underneath. Then I zig zag stitched down the center and pulled each side of the hearts up. Here are some close ups.
I love those puffy stickers in the collection too!
I tucked a tag behind the photo, which I printed out using my HP Sprocket pocket printer...it's so fun to use, and I didn't even need to use adhesive since each photo is backed with it already!
That's all for today! I hope you enjoy using your negative die cuts.
Here is the cut file I used to create my background.
Enjoy your week!
Majken
Hello everyone! Welcome to November. I can't believe it's November either. Lots to do in the next two months!! But first, grab just a few minutes and a tea or coffee to see a new sketch from Creative Scrappers. It's a fabulous grid design!
This month's partner is My Creative Scrapbook, and I opted to create with their October Creative Kit which has a lot of Doodlebug Design Flea Market. The colors are so bright and cheerful! I chose my kitty Oreo as my layout subject.
The first thing I did was cut the Creative Scrappers Lucky Stars cut file from textured white cardstock, peel out the star cuts, and then sew over another piece of white cardstock. On the top, I created a border from a strip of paper with clouds and sewed over it as well. See the lightly inked star? I'll share how I did that later in the post.
Then I trimmed my photos and started creating my grid. I used a few of my die cuts to create with: Papertrey Ink's Noted: Scalloped Square and Technique Tuesday's Flair Maker. Here's a little banner I made from the flair set. You can see a couple more lightly inked stars...
Those faux stitch lines are awesome on the Noted set! I added more machine stitching as well as a Heidi Swapp "noted" wood veneer from the kit...plus a couple of the white cardstock stars that were cut from the background.
How cute is this mouse in the bottom left corner? And another grid square with some stickers, flair die cut, star, and enamel dot.
And a grid with a circle, some stickers, a star, the heart from the center of one of the flair banners, and another enamel dot. More lightly inked stars in the background...
I used my Cameo to cut the title "2 cute". I layered the other centers of flair to use as flower centers, then added more enamel dots.
Can't forget the cute birdie in the top right corner looking over my kitty! I used 3D foam tape to pop up one of the cloud stickers.
I used the typewriter for a cute journaling spot!
Once I had the grid layed out most of the way and before I adhered everything, I chose a few stars to lightly "paint" with ink using my new Claritystamp Clarity Stencil Brushes - they ink so gently and subtly for a beautiful finish - though you can add heavier ink if you wish just by adding more ink and brushing repeatedly. I used CTMH Lagoon, Pear, and Creme Brulee. And then I glued the stars into a few places left open in the cut background where I wanted them.
Here's the wonderful sketch Kristine created:
That's all for me, creative sweeties! Don't forget to head over to the Creative Scrappers blog to see the other designers' takes on the sketch. And create your own layout to link up!
Have a great week!
Majken
Hello my crafty friends!
So last week I shared with you a sympathy card that I made using the My Mind's Eye "Collectable" Unforgettable collection.
Today I'm going to share a 2nd card using the same collection and the negative space of the Doodlebug Designs die cut.
Here is the "hello" card:
You can see the negative die cut space helps the brown floral paper show through. I inked the edges of the negative space using a Fantastix Coloring tool and CTMH Cocoa ink. I then double-sewed inside the pink striped paper to frame the card.
Next I created a banner and embellishment cluster using Collectable stickers and buttons. I used a Gelly Roll glitter pen to outline the edge of the die cut -- you can see a little shimmer below around the edge of the die cut negative:
For the sentiment, I used the 3D technique that I shared with the So Very Loved layout last week. I used the Mama Elephant Inline Letters dies and cut 4 of each letter in plain white cardstock...and then glued them together one on top of each other to create my own chipboard effect. Then I glued the final letters using the striped brown paper. You can see the dimension below...do you also see the sparkle? I used the Gelly Roll glitter pen to cover the brown stripes for just a touch of shine.
I hope you enjoyed my card today, and remember: it's never too late to send a homemade card to a friend just to say "hello". :)
Have a great week!
Majken
Happy Friday everyone!
Today I wanted to share a card using the My Mind's Eye collection "Collectable" - Unforgettable. I had a friend lose her father to lung cancer, and it hit home because of the similarities with my own dad, so I was drawn to create a card to send to her.
I wanted to create a simple card, and I was drawn to use a die from the Doodlebug Design Framelit "Frames", which I used with the pink striped paper. I first adhered a rectangle of the brown floral paper and double-sewed around it with brown thread.
After inking the edges of the die using CTMH Cocoa ink, I popped it up with 3D foam squares. The sentiment is from the CTMH "4 My Friends" stamp set, which I stamped in Juniper ink onto Colonial White cardstock.
I finished the card with a simple knot with organdy ribbon underneath the sentiment.
Tune in next week -- I'll be sharing another card created with this collection and the negative space of this die cut!
Here's to a weekend with crafting and chocolate!
Majken
