Love is in the Air over at Paper Secrets!

Hello All! 

I just wanted to stop in and remind you all that Paper Secrets has their second second sketch up for the month and as always its another great one!

Here it is:

Word: Love

Now remember you must include items, colors, brands, etc. beginning with each of the letter of the word - WINTER.  You must use a different item for each letter ( for example you CAN NOT use white cardstock to represent "w" and "c" as "w"hite & "c"ardstock). 

Here is my take on Kelly's sketch:

L-Lace

                       O-Orange & a Oval Journal Tag

  V-Vellum
        E- Enamel Dots
     

Here are some details just for fun:)

Lots of layers & tons of fussy cutting :)

Now its your turn make sure you link up your layout over at Paper Secrets by Feb 28th for your chance to win a $10 Gift card to shop in the store! By the way if you like the collection I used to create my layout you can find it in the store. Make sure you take time to shop around you will find LOTS of GREAT DEALS!!!

Products Used: Authentique-Grace Collection,Misc Ribbon & Lace, Vellum and a few Enamel Dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Hidden Treasures- Kaisercraft

Hello All! I'm just stopping in to share on of my design team layouts for Scrappy Chic, this month my kit was pack full of beautiful lines and this was one of my favorites! You all know I love my Kaisercraft!

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Products Used: Kaisercraft -Hidden Treasures Collection, Kaiser Pearls, Bo Bunny Dollies, Kaiser Paper flowers, EK Success Punches, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Viva Inka Gold Rub, Tattered Angles Mist.

As I often do I headed over to the Kaisercraft Blog for some inspiration, while I was there I fell in love with the 2nd Saturday Sketch.

I just loved playing with this collection! 

Here are some of the details just for fun!

Here you can see the Rub-on that I framed 

using a Melisa Francis Frame that I colored

 using a Copic Marker and Inka Gold.

I just had to add another Rub-on this one reads "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their Dreams" 

Lots of fun layers packed with Fussy Cutting

 and Dollies coated with Inka Gold.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Have a great weekend!

Kaisercraft Miss Empire

You've heard the saying "All that glitters is not gold."  Well, that's not true over at Practical Scrappers!  Today, the On Trend team has provided a few nuggets of inspiration using gold embellishments & elements.

Here is the layout that I created using my June Kit from Scrappy Chic!!! Angela knows I just love my Kasiercraft so she was kind enough to tuck some of the beautiful Miss Empire Collection by Kaisercarft into my kit.  As you can see I just went to town fussy cutting tucking and layering and I even played with a few different mediums!

Products used: Kaisercraft Miss Empire Collection, American Craft Thickers, Prima Vine, Tim Holtz Big Dies, Gel Medium, Perfect Pearls,  Acrylic Paint, Ranger Embossing Power and Ink and a bit of chipboard & brads.

 

 

Here you can see that I even embossed the thickers :)

 

 

A bit of the clock tucked in of coarse its embossed as well.

 

 

a lots of fussy cutting and a bit of paint went into this cluster!

 

 

Here you can see a bit of the gel medium that

I mixed with perfect pearls for yet another layer!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Make sure you hop on over to Practical Scrappers to see

what the other lady's have in-store for you!

 

Fussy What?

I have been asked several times to define my style and every time  I struggle with the answer. Because sometimes I'm Clean & Simple, sometimes I Shabby Chic and on occasion I'm even a  bit Artsy, really I just start with my paper and go where it takes me. But there is one thing that most if not all my pages have in common and that is fussy cutting, I just love to cut! Truth be told its really quite the stress reliever for me :)

But what is what is fussy cutting you might ask? Put simply Fussy Cutting is just cutting out intricate paper details by hand for your scrapbook projects.

Easy right! Well truth be told sometimes it can be challenging for those of us with less-than-nimble fingers. However here are few tricks that can get you cutting accents for your projects in no time.

• Choose a sharp pair of micro-tip scissors. The smaller the tip, the easier it will be to snip out those tight corners when cutting out your image.

**This is my favorite pair ever (this is my second set!)

• Start Big to Small. Start by roughly cutting out the image so you can easily handle the image as you cut out the details.
• Always Turn your paper, not your scissors! This is a must I know this is hard for those of you  that sew. 
• Place your paper where the blades meet, not the tip. This will make it easier to maneuver around the image leaving you with clean-cut edges.
• Ink you edges this will give your cuts a finished look.

Today at Practical Scrappers the ladies have put together some great examples of fussy cutting. Here is mine:

Products Used: Bo Bunny Ambrosia Collection, Bo Bunny Dollie, Embossing Powder, American Craft Thickers, Bo Bunny Bling & a bit of Ribbon from my stash.

Here a bit of the details of my card :)

Lots of layers...

 

Some embossed thickers...

 

 A bit of bling...

 

A bit of foam goes a long way :)

 

Now make sure you hop over to Practical Scrappers I know the ladies have some beautiful projects to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kaisercraft Secret Admirer ~Dream

I just wanted to take a moment to share my last layout for Scrappy Chic's 2012 Design Team. Hopefully they will have me back for 2013 but we will have to see, My fingers are crossed!!
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Anyhow it really has been an amazing experience and I'm really grateful for the last year. Not only is the store amazing and jam packed with ton of New Trendy stuff! The staff is amazing they are super
kind and helpful.
 
So if you are ever in need of a great place to shop and crop stop by :

 

Scrappy Chic

33509 8 Mile Rd

  Livonia, MI 48152

 
As per my usual I fussy cut a ton on this LO and took some inspiration from a sketch from Kaisercraft after all it is their Secret Admirer Collection , I deviated a bit but it is where I started.

Products Used: Kaisercraft Secret Admirer Collection cardstock & Stickers, Zva Crystals, American Craft Thickers, Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, EK Success Punches.

 

 

 

Here is the  sketch from Kaisercraft (Saturday Sketch JAN WK 2) that I started with  you can find a ton of wonderful inspiration on their blog!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Our little Treasure

I was flipping through my gallery looking at recent layouts trying to define my style, I have no clue. I really don’t think I have a style I just go where the paper takes me. LOL!

Anyhow I ran across this LO that I did in June for ScrappyChic and I love it so I thought I would share no sketch just me playing with some paper. Hope you like it.

Products Used: Kaisercraft –The Lakehouse Collection, Prima Say it with Crystals, Tim Holtz Distressed Ink, Mister Hueys Mist, MM Bracket and lots of fussy cutting J

Authentique Paper July sketch challenge!

As always I raced to Scrappy Chic to pick up my July kit, I was so happy to find such pretty bright colors. As always my mind started running what can I do with this beautiful paper? Instantly I saw lots of fussy cutting begging to be done but I still wasn’t sure what to do. So as I often do I hit the web for some inspiration and I found it! I ran across a Sketch Challenge from Authentique, now how perfect was that!

First, I found the perfect pictures with Peyton wearing her favorite hat. She just loves her hats she runs around the house laughing putting her hat; she is so pleased that she can put her hat on all by herself.

Next I went to work cutting and cutting and cutting some more. I know people think I’m crazy for cutting so much but I just love the way it looks and I get lots of matching embellishments without spending too much.

Last I went to work on the sketch. Normally I change things up more than this but I really liked this sketch so I stuck pretty close to it. So without further ado here is my layout I hope you like it.

Products Used: Authentique –Lively Collection, Maya Road Wooden Butterfly, Thickers, Acrylic Paint.

Creative Cutting

So my kit was pretty simple this month from Scrappy Chic and I really wanted to keep my scrapping budget in line this month, so I tried to keep this simple. I loved the beautiful Magnolia Grove cardstock but when I first looked at it I wanted to go crazy with embellishments but I reminded myself of my budget. So I went back to the paper and there was my answer so many beautiful roses just waiting to be cutout. So what is the moral of this babble? Sometimes you can save a buck with some creative cutting!

Products Used:Kaisercraft Magnolia Grove Collection, Bling and Tiny Alphas, Bazzill, Tim Holtz Clear Fragment and Distress Ink, Core’dination Cardstock and EK Success Edger Punches

Using up the attic Stash!

 I finished this layout on my last trip to the Gotta Scrap Inn in Manchester, Mi. If you have never been you really should make the trip! But back to my layout I used Reminisce’s Happy Easter Collection and a bit of Bazzill. I really liked the way I cut the bunnies ears out so they would not be lost behind the pictures. I hope you all like the layout, Happy Bunny Day Everyone!