I decided to use the Out of Print kit Jessica did awhile back. I want to say this was last fall? I have had this photo sitting out for quite some time now. This was from Easter, 2005 or 6. I need to do some digging to find out for sure. I used a Page Maps sketch I saved.
I also did some hand sewing on my page too. I do have a sewing machine, but do not use it on paper.
Spring is definitely in the air where I live, so I felt it only fitting to scrap a spring photo. This one matches so well with the kit. Being it is spring, I have a ton of stuff going on at home. To make putting my LO together quicker, I used a sketch from this month's Page Maps.
I love the mix of letters in this kit.
The Pebbles flowers are so fun. I punched a few butterflies and added some liquid pearls to the middle. I pulled the brown twine from my stash.
Here is another flower. I added some liquid pearls to the hearts on the sticker for some extra dimension. I added some pink twine from the kit for some extra texture.
I love how soft and girly my card is. It is so very fitting for my middle child, as she is very girly. I am loving the banners still. I dug through the few stamps I have and inked half at a time as to split up the birthday message to make it fit the layered sticker. I pulled out my pink and white crinkle ribbon and a button from my stash, added a little twine from the kit. I added some faux stitching for some added interest. I saw something on the net a long while back that inspired my card. I don't remember where to give credit. I didn't save that info.
I popped up my scallop circle with some foam adhesive. I just love the dimension and texture on here.
The hexagons are all the rage right now. I loved the chip piece that was in the kit. I layered it with some scrap hex paper, the happy day banner. The little bee was the perfect embellishment. :) I punched a few butterflies with the cardstock and patterned paper then added a half pearl from my stash that I had been using on previous projects to finish it off.
I love how well, again, this matches! The teals in the kit go so well with the photos!!!
I did play around with the OA sprinkler in the kit. I love the spatters!!
I layered the "school rules" banner on top of the MME banner piece. The tags were perfect for anchoring my title.
I love the wordy chip piece. I love the message it says. I used one of my itop punches to punch a sun, if you will then adding a button threaded with some twine. Of course, a little butterfly to finish off the corner.
I love the tags that were in this kit. I also wanted to try my hand at doing something different with them. I love seeing all the different tags around the web. This is my attempt. It feels very springy to me. :) I love how this turned out. I punched some teal cardstock. I cut a piece of patterned paper to fit. The polka dot paper is from my stash, as well as the doily and crinkle ribbon. I loved the big butterflies in the kit and knew I was going to use it. Looking through the chipboard, I had to use the banner piece. Because it kind of glows and to add that visual triangle, I thought the teal word piece was fitting. :) I added a brad for a little extra dimension and texture.
I love how this came together. I love the mix of patterns. I punched the border of my carstock for to add a little extra interest to my page, as well as all the pen stitching.
For the title, I wanted a sun to go with those clouds. Well, who says you can't alter a die cut piece to work for you! :) I took the scalloped die cut piece and trimmed it to look like a sun! Layer a few clouds, add a title and a butterfly, and viola!
When I saw this chip piece I knew I had to use it. The saying went so well with my photo as we were walking a city park one evening last summer. It was truly a lovely day. ;) I added a few half pearls from my stash to finish it off.
More layered die cut pieces with a threaded button and half pearls from my stash to balance out my embellishments.
I am guessing my father in law wasn't very old. I used the sketch from My Minds Eye.
I took cue from Melanie and pulled the top layer off of the journal chip piece. :) I just love the layered stickers!
I cut some of the doilies out in the one sheet and added it along with the chip piece. The sticker letters are from my stash.
I popped up the playful piece. That piece just fits my father in law's personality. He was playful... an unmerciful tease. I added a few pieces to balance out my corner.
I found the perfect photo for this. I love how well it goes with the kit. I cut my title using my Slice. I think me and my Slice are going to have words!! LOL It has a new blade in there, but for some reason didn't want to cut my title out again on the kraft card stock. So I had to change my title. If it doesn't watch out, it's going to be replaced with a Silhouette machine! LOL Back to my page... I used a sketch from this month's new batch of sketches from PageMaps.
I added some Jillibean pins from my stash. The green card stock base is also from my stash. I added some pen stitching to opposite corners for a little extra added detail.
I love the layered stickers in this kit. It was perfect for covering up some people standing at the other end of the bridge. :) I wanted to pull the darker teal up creating that visual triangle, so I used some pearls I had.
How pretty is that little butterfly?! I used some pieces from my Button Box kit. The family sticker and that tone on tone piece with the loopy/flourishy pattern. It reminded me of waves, and being we were down on the Mississippi River; well, it was just calling to be used. I love how well Jessica's kits can mix together.
Puppy Hugs... This photo was too cute (and the story which is documented on the back is even more sweet). I had fun putting this together. I used a sketch from Creative Scrapper's. It had a large circle on it, and I opted to trade it out for the back-stitched heart. I used my Plantin cartridge and my Gypsy to elongate my heart some. I cut it out with my Expression and used that as a template to punch my holes for my back-stitching. The gray and teal cardstock are from my stash.
I cut my puppy out using one of the puppies on my Create a Critter cartridge and some scraps of card stock from my stash. The chipboard hearts are from my stash. I did use some Adirondack paint from a past kit of Jessica's to paint them. Once dry, I covered them with some glossy accents.
A close up of the sewn heart and chipboard hearts. Brings me back to my many years of making cross stitched projects, prior to scrapbooking. I did add a faux sewn border for a little more detail.
I love how this came out. It adds just a little extra something and gets me using another one of those supplies that I seem to collect and not use as often as I should. ;) So, go! Go have fun getting all messy! I can't wait to see what you make!
My son is really into building things. So we bought a premade kit from the home improvement store. Some good quality time spent with his father. The colors in this kit couldn't be anymore perfect for these photos. I used the cog border strip. I thought it was fitting being they were working on a project, as well as it matches my husband's sweatshirt. My page was inspired by a sketch I saw online awhile back, but can't remember where.
I used one of my itop punches to use behind here to bring some of the white to this side of the page.
I added some gems from my stash and did a little pen stitching around my page. I went through last year's Summer Star kit and pulled a few of the MME elements that I had left to use on my page.