Sisters Cute Little Poses On The First Day Of School

I've got a girly pink layout using all sorts of different patterned papers up on the Robin's Nest Blog. These are my granddaughters on the oldest one's first day of school.

Robin's Nest Products Used

Spring Flowers Glitter Cardstock

Smokey Chevron Cardstock (reverse side)

Rosy Diamond Cardstock (reverse side)

Bunny Stripe Cardstock (reverse side)

Pink Glittered Leopard Cardstock

Rosy Bike Chipboard

Robin's Nest Clippies

I started by layering some Rosy Diamond Cardstock (reverse side), Bunny Stripe Cardstock (reverse side) and Pink Glittered Leopard Cardstock on top of each other. I then added the photo on top. 

For the background paper I took the Spring Flowers Glitter Cardstock and cut it and placed a piece on the top and bottom of the Smokey Chevron Cardstock (reverse side). I then fussy cut a section of the Pink Glitter Journal and tucked it under some of the layering behind the photo. I also used a Robin's Nest Clippie as a journaling block.

And added the Rosy Bike Chipboard to the other side of the photo along with another Robin's Nest Clippie.

 

This will be my last project for the Robin's Nest Design Team. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time on the team working with a wonderful bunch of talented ladies.

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How To Scrap Beautiful Scenic Papers

Hello Scrappy Friends! I've got a project up at the ScraPerfect Blog today that shows you how I scrap scenic papers.  They are so pretty and I don't want to cut them up or cover them up with photos.  So here is my solution.

I start with a 12 x 12 grid sheet of cardstock from Mosaic Moments.  It's already marked off in a 1 inch grid pattern so all you have to do is line up your squares. It's time consuming but I love the results.

And here is the scenic paper I chose to use.

I cut the paper up into 1 inch strips and discarded the 2 outer edges. Then cut up each strip into 1 inch squares and discarded the top and bottom squares. Be sure and keep them in order so you know which way to place them on the grid. I only cut up 1 strip at a time to make it easier. Now comes the tedious part but by using the ScraPerfect products it makes it a lot easier. I used the Best Glue Ever which made it so easy to line up the squares perfectly on the grid. I also used the Embellie Gellie so as not to get glue all over my fingers and on the paper. I picked up each little square with the Embellie Gellie, added several  dots of the Best Glue Ever with the No Clog Writing Cap and placed the square exactly where I wanted it on the grid paper.

Here's what it looks like when it's all finished.

Since this paper is a photo of Cathedral Rock in Arizona and I just happened to have a Paper Wizard embellishment of it I decided it would look good together. So once again using some of the Best Glue Ever I went to work putting the title embellishment together.

Here's the final result

I've done several of these types of pages before and they really took a long time. I wish I had been using the Best Glue Ever on those older pages. It would have a saved a lot of time and hassle! 

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Here Are Some Of The Cutest Little Piggies Ever

I've got a cute little card up at the ScraPerfect Blog today. This is a new stamp and die set I just got and I couldn't wait to play with them. Aren't they just the cutest little piggies?!

This was a quick and easy card and once again some of the Best Glue Ever made it even easier! I stamped and die cut the 2 little piggies and the 3 flowers. I used pink paper for the pigs so I didn't even have to color them but I did color the flowers using watercolor pencils. The die cut clouds I found in my stash and the sun is from a round punch. The green grassy area is 2 pieces of paper that I fussy cut. Then I just had to put it all together. I popped the pigs up but the flowers were glued down using some of the Best Glue Ever and I even used the Embellie Gellie to place them exactly where I wanted them. 

So there you have it.....a quick and easy card for just about any occasion!

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Luray Caverns

We've got a mini crop going on over at Creative Inspiration and this month's theme is Die Cuts. I've got a challenge in the crop to use border die cuts on your project.

I hope you'll stop by and play along with some fun challenges in our mini crop!

Hope to see you there!

Sitting Pretty

I've got a layout up at the Sketches In Thyme Blog today. This is a school photo of my youngest granddaughter taken when she was in Pre-K. She was so excited to go to school like her big sister.

And here's the sketch

I love this sketch with all the layering. I used a collection from Julie Nutting called Belle Vie. The soft pinks mixed with the black are so pretty.

I hope you'll stop by the Sketches In Thyme Blog and play along with us.

How To Capture The Beauty Of Timeless Photos

I've got a layout up at the Robin's Nest Blog today about my old high school. It was a boarding school that unfortunately closed down two years after I graduated. I don't have many photos of the place so the ones I do have are very special to me. There is a lot of history to the school and I think I know more about it now than I did when I went there.

Robin's Nest Products Used

Brown Rope Glitter Cardstock

Brown Herringbone Cardstock

Belgian Chocolate Glitter Cardstock (reverse side)

Awning Spa Glitter Cardstock

Forest Trees Speciality Paper  (reverse side)

Outdoors Stickers

Aristocratic Blues Cards

Alpha Glitter Stickers

I started with the Brown Rope Glitter Cardstock as the background for the page and then added the Awning Spa Glitter Cardstock to lighten it up and give it some color. I added a piece of the Belgian Chocolate Glitter Cardstock (reverse side) and then went to work on the photo mats.

I decided to tear the edges of the  Brown Herringbone Cardstock and the Forest Trees Speciality Paper  (reverse side) and then layered them behind the photos. 

I added them to the layout along with the Alpha Glitter Stickers I used for the title. I used the journaling block from the Outdoors Stickers.

I tucked one of the  cards from the Aristocratic Blues Cards behind one of the photos and added a couple more cards around the page.

This one is tucked behind the second photo.

This one is attached using a brad

And again here is the final layout

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How To Make A Pretty Red, White And Blue Layout

I'm up on the ScraPerfect Blog today with a cute layout of my two granddaughters waiting for the Memorial Day Parade.
I've also used this layout for a DT Sketch Reveal going on today at Creative Inspiration. 

Here's the sketch

This is a fairly simple layout aside from the cluster of stars and flowers. What made this layout so easy was using the Best Glue Ever to arrange the stars and flowers. Since the glue dries tacky, it gives you time to move the embellishments around until you're happy with your arrangement.  It was also easy to wind the thick twine through the flowers and tuck it in between the flowers using just a dot of the Best Glue Ever.

And here's another tip. I decided I wanted to use a polka dot background but of course I didn't have any that went with my photos. So I made my own. I took a piece of blue cardstock and some white paint. I then dipped the non brush end of a paint brush in the paint and added dots of paint all over the cardstock. I love how it came out, you can add as many polka dots as you want and just think of the limitless colored polka dot paper you can make!

I will definitely be making my own polka dot paper in the future!

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