Magical Messes: April 2016

Sun-N-Fun

10:19 PM

Do you ever get the itch to pull out something from your stash? That's how I created this layout! I used an old Bo Bunny collection, and I just got the itch to pull it out and use the green/red/teal color combo!

I started this layout by coloring on some white cardstock with some coordinating gelatos. I cut the swirls cut file from the same type of white cardstock and layered it over the background I created. I love how the paint peeks through! Next I added layers and dimension by tearing the edges of my papers. I also added a few more current embellishments to mix with the older Bo Bunny!

I was so happy with the way the cut file and watercolor went so well together, and I'm definitely going to try this again! I also loved using up some of my old stash that I can't bear to part with. Thanks for stopping by!

Together

6:00 AM

Hello! As soon as I saw this gorgeous piece of vellum from Pinkfresh Studio, I HAD to have it. I love the watercolor with pretty gold foil hearts!

Supplies Used: Vellum (Pinkfresh Studio Felicity), Patterned Paper (Webster's Pages), Embellsihments (Maggie Holmes Bloom, Maggie Holmes Shine, Maggie Holmes Confetti, We R Memory Keepers, Freckled Fawn).

I added some coordinating watercolor to a piece of white cardstock using my gelatos. It just gave the layout a little bit more color! Next, I sorted through my stash and found a few random bits that would coordinate. I was excited to use a piece from my scrap bin and a die-cut from several years ago! There was no rhyme or reason to this layout, I just kept adding until I was happy! I love the watercolor pink and green with the sparkly gold!

This is probably one of my favorite layouts ever just because I love the colors so much! Thanks for stopping by today!

Lucky | Scrapbook Circle

8:26 PM

Hi everyone! I have a new layout up on the Scrapbook Circle blog. I created using a circle punch and the fun patterns from the April One Fine Day Kit and the Stay Cool Add-On kit! I used a Disney picture because I have Disney on the brain--I'm at Disneyland this week!

Creating this layout was easier than it looks! I cut a circle out from white cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo. I traced the circle onto a scratch piece of paper, then covered it with adhesive from a tape runner. I punched circles from as many papers as I could, and adhered them to the paper, making sure the entire circle was covered. I wasn't super careful about making them perfectly straight and even. Once the circle was covered, I placed the white cardstock with the negative of the circle over it, creating a fun background to work with.

This was a great way to use the fun patterns included in this kit, and using a shape punch made it quick and easy. I hope you were inspired by this technique! I hope this inspired you!

I Love You, Teddy | The Cut Shoppe

8:00 AM

I have a new layout on The Cut Shoppe blog today using the Open Letter Alpha cut file!

While there are many ways to use this cut file, I chose to use it as a large part of my title.

Products Used: Patterned Paper (Pinkfresh Studio Felicity, Maggie Holmes Shine), Embellishments (Pinkfresh Studio, Studio Calico, Maggie Holmes, Crate Paper), Thickers (Studio Calico).

If you'd like to learn how I created this layout, please stop by The Cut Shoppe blog! Have a great day!

Explore

3:00 AM

Hello there! I have a layout on the Scrapbook Circle blog on the subject "Be Real". This was a great challenge for me, because I mostly scrapbook emotions instead of memories. Since I scrapbook as a form of art and not as a way of recording memories, I tend to create my layouts based on emotions "love, happiness, etc". For today's layout, I was challenged to create a page based on a picture of something that happens often in my life--like taking my pup for a walk. I had taken a few photos and posted it to my Instagram, which in turn inspired this page.

To create this layout, I fussy cut the cloud shapes out from the Simple Stories Carpe Diem Fist Bump paper included in the April One Fine Day Kit. I cut The Cut Shoppe Happy Clouds cut file from the Dear Lizzy Happy Place 6x6 paper pad in the Stay Cool Add-On. Next, I layered and arranged the clouds until I was happy with the placement, then adhered them to the page.

Once I had my clouds glued down, I added my photos and title. I was happy that the green in the patterned papers matched the grass in the photo so well! I used black mist to paint the white chipboard title. I kept the rest of the layout pretty simple in order to focus on the fun clouds. This was a great challenge for me because it pushed me outside of my subject comfort zone, AND I ended up using multiple photos! I hope this layout inspired you today, thanks for stopping by!

Life Update

12:45 PM

It's been a little quiet on this blog lately, so I thought I'd share what I've been up to. Life has been totally nuts this past month!

Michael's sister came to visit us from North Carolina! We hadn't seen her since she moved away 3 years ago. She also brought our beautiful niece, who we got to meet for the first time! It was a magical week.

This handsome man turned 29!

My Starbucks store closed and I chose to leave the company. This picture is from my last day.

I started my training to be a CA!

I turned 27!

We leave for Disneyland in just a couple of days! This picture is from our honeymoon. We are SO EXCITED!!

Life has been busy, but I've still been scrapbooking. I'll have lots of projects to share with you in the coming weeks. Thanks to anyone still with me :)

LA Adventure with Elle's Studio

3:30 AM

I have a new Elle's Studio layout to share with you today. I've been in the mood to scrapbook our Disney honeymoon photos lately, and the Travelogue items are perfect for it! The fun, bright colors match Disney pictures perfectly, and they are great for other travel pictures as well, like the day trip we took to Los Angeles in this layout.

FYI: This layout uses the most spot on stamping I've ever done! Normally I have to play it off as messy because I'm such a hot mess when it comes to stamps and ink, but this actually turned out how I intended it. I feel like I deserve some sort of medal!

This layout uses the Journaling Tags and Labels, as well as a few items from the April Exclusive kit. For the title, I used the "Go See Do" acrylic pieces, as well as the adventure wood veneer! I finished everything up with the Travelogue Stamp set.

If you'd like to learn more about how I created this layout, please stop by the Elle's Studio blog! Have a great day!

Bloom

11:09 PM

I was super excited to participate in a blog hop with The Cut Shoppe and A Flair for Buttons!!! I had so much fun combining the fun, springy flair and new cut files! For this layout I used the Spring Fling cut file. It's a great value because it's full of lots of different designs and possibilities!

To create this layout, I super sized some of the cut files! I really wanted to to stand out. The flair makes perfect flower centers!! And look how freaking gorgeous my niece's eyes are! That photo wasn't edited one bit!

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper (Fancy Pants Flutter), Embellishments (Fancy Pants, Pinkfresh Studio, A Flair for Buttons), Mist (Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Navy)

The Hello Spring flair is my new favorite. I just love the colors and it makes me so excited for spring.

Thanks for joining me today!

April Elle's Studio Kit and Layouts

8:00 AM

Hello everyone, it's time for another month of beautiful NEW Elle's Studio products! I especially love this month's release of the Travelogue collection and April Exclusive kit, because the bright colors are perfect for the Disney layouts I've been inspired to scrap. Speaking of my Disney layouts, here they are!

The rainbow strips on this layout were inspired by one of the cards included in the April kit. This is the second month in a row I've designed one of my pages from a journaling card! This layout uses a few of my new favorite things: True Story Acrylic Words, Days of the Week Acrylics, Wood Veneer Labels, and the BRAND SPANKING NEW PUFFY STICKERS. I AM OBSESSED.

For my second layout, I kept with the Disney theme, this time highlighting the travel aspect.

I cut out the "FUN" from one of the journaling cards, as well as the "Happiness Found" and the pie chart circle behind it. Most of the items on this page came from the Travelogue collection!

Here's a closer look at what's coming out this month!

If you want to purchase a kit, keep in mind they are limited and once they sell out they will not be restocked! Look for a new kit each month on the 10th at 8:00 am PST, and as a special bonus to celebrate launch day, kits will be on sale for $9.99 for today only, regular price after that will be $11.99. These kits can ship first class: shipping for USA residents will start around $2.00 and go up from there, depending on the weight of what is in your cart. For overseas, it will run about $6+ depending on your location.

If you're in the mood to shop this month, I hope you'll use the affiliate links provided above! And don't forget to stop by the Design Team Gallery for more inspiration. If you're still reading this, thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful day!

April Simple Stories Layouts

11:03 PM

Hi everyone! I have two new Simple Stories layouts to share, using the Life in Color Collection and the Heart Collection.

For my first layout, I used the Life in Color collection. I love the string-art printed "LOVE" and wanted to use it for my title. There are lots of fun quotes and phrases about living life in this collection, and so I built my layout around the theme of loving life.

One of my favorite parts of this layout are the beautiful butterflies! I used chipboard, wood veneer, and metallic die-cut butterflies.

For my next project, I used the Heart collection. It is a truly lovely collection, and unique in that many elements are specific to a loved one you have lost. It isn't, however, limited to that, and can be used for a variety of themes! I created a layout about Michael and Teddy using the love elements.

I used the Zig-Zagged cut file from The Cut Shoppe as my background.

Thanks for joining me today, I'd love if if you stopped by the Simple Stories blog to learn more about how I created these layouts!

Scrapbook Circle Telephone Challenge

10:28 PM

Hello everyone! I'm excited to share that I have my very first layout for Scrapbook Circle up on their blog today! I'm joining their design team for the next year, and have been having so much fun creating with the April kit. For this layout, I took part in the Telephone Challenge, which is a scraplift that gets passed down to a design team member from month to month.