A Few Cards On Sunday!

Happy Sunday everyone! Jessica J. here with a few cards using the Heats A Flutter kit. My oldest child had a dance competition last week and I gave her this card right before she went backstage to let her know she is loved and we are so very proud of her.  

I inked the edges  of all the paper pieces with black chalk ink and then covered the smallest of the chipboard hearts with black chalk ink as well. Super easy!

Since Valentines day is long gone I wanted to keep my cards focused on things unrelated to the holiday of love. The next card is also for another special reason coming up in our family's life. But...in order to share it with you I need all of you to keep a secret? Can you do it? OK, my Scraptastic secret keepers.....

We are surprising our kids with a trip to Disneyworld this spring!!!!! Keeping this secret is killing me! It feels so good to tell someone. I made the following card as part of the surprise.

I plan on filling a suitcase with red, black, white and yellow balloons. It will sit in my living room. When the kids wake up in the morning they will find it. I know my kids very well, they will not be able to contain themselves and will open it.  When it opens all the balloons will fly out. Tied to one of the balloons will be this card. Inside....

I will write "Surprise!!! We are going to Walt Disney World Today!!!!!!!"I sure hope we get some cool parent points for this one.

I used the pop dots that I got free with my kit and covered them with glitter. A combo of two small and one large make the perfect Mickey Mouse shape.(A tip I learned when making them: sprinkle on the glitter, then press it in with your finger, then shake off the rest that did not stick)

And because I was on a Disney themed kick I made an extra card featuring Minnie Mouse.

That's all I have for you! Have a fantastic day!!!!!!

 Jessica J.

Engaged Layout

Hello Scraptastic readers! This is Jessica with a very special layout featuring Hearts A Flutter to share with you today. I will give you a little back story.....

So, I knew that my  boyfriend had the ring. In true Scrapbooker fashion I lugged around my DSLR camera with me everywhere I went just in case he popped the question! It came with me to PTA meetings, the grocery store and especially date nights. So, when he finally asked me I of course whipped out my camera for that perfect scrapbook picture.

Hearts A Flutter is the perfect kit to use these photos! Here is what I came up with......

The chipboard hearts that came in the Hearts A Flutter Kit are fantastic! I was able to use them as a doodling stencil along with my trusty black journaling pen.

I then added some ink splots with a paint brush and some ink refiller. Grabbed my pen and added a little journaling. 

Have a wonderful day! I will be back next Sunday with more to share!

New Sweetie

Hello everyone! I am Jessica, your guest designer for the month of February. My layout, New Sweetie, was made using the Hearts A Flutter kit.

I used the heart shaped chipboard as a stencil for my hand stitched hearts using some embroidery floss I borrowed from my daughters friendship bracelet stash. First I traced the hearts with a pencil then poked holes along the lines with my paper piercer. After that I stitched away using the back stitch method.

I was then inspired by the Starbucks coffee cup that they have out right now with the valentine theme doodles on them. 

So I got out my trusty white pen and added some Starbucks inspired doodles. 

Last but not least I wanted to give the Chipboard letters a little rougher texture so I took a nail file to them and gently rubbed off some of the finish. 

Thanks for taking time to stop by and Have a Happy Valentines Day!