I Love You

Wow-another post today! I am on fire!!
I love everything about Valentine's Day (I am a romantic at heart)-the colors, the candy, the flowers, expressing your love for others, even all the cute scrapbooking supplies! I have a PL spread to share with you that uses Valentine's Day supplies for a non-Valentine's picture. It's of my son (who was 3 at the time) dressing up in his sister's dress-up clothes! And check out  the adorable flair from The Crafty Pickle :

 

I used one of the flair buttons from the Watercolor Hearts set. It's perfect for just about any project!!

 

 

I also used the "Love This Face" button from the Everyday Photo set.   These are so much fun!!

 

(And oh, how I love that face!) 

 

These journal cards are from 7Dots Studio; the alphas are AC Thickers & the sequins is also from The Crafty Pickle. Taniesa even creates custom flair buttons! Check it all out in the store.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.

~Stephanie

 

 

Merry & Bright-The Crafty Pickle

Hey y'all! So Christmas is in 10 days! I hope you are ready cause I'm sure not! I have quite a bit of shopping left to do; the tree isn't completely decorated yet; we haven't baked cookies or made gingerbread houses & I have Ty's class party on Thursday to prepare for!!
But, as hectic as it is, I love it all & try to embrace the magic of the season. I love looking back on pictures from Christmases past and my project today shares a photo of the kids with Santa in 2009. They were just babies!! And this is my favorite picture with Santa, ever!

I have used the Winter Sequins Mix from The Crafty pickle, along with their Merry & Bright flair button from the December set. These are the perfect compliment to any layout, be it Christmas-themed or not!

I punched the snowflakes with my Martha Stewart punch & the deer head is a new punch from EK Success. The black paper & the "Enjoy every day" journal card are from 7Dots Studio.

  I used one of my favorite date stamps from Dear Lizzy to stamp the "I Love This" sentiment. And the fun pink polka dot paper is from Elle's Studio.
Be sure to stop by The Crafty Pickle shop to browse all of the great products that are offered!!
Thanks for stopping by today! I am gearing up for a fun night of scrapping & celebrating Christmas with friends!
~Stephanie

 

     

5 & 12

Hey y'all! Hope this Tuesday finds you well & (if you're in the US), getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday! It's such a great time for being with family & giving thanks for all that we are fortunate enough to  have. And then, it's time to gear up for Christmas! While I love the season & am really excited, we have some birthdays to celebrate first! My nephew has a birthday in November & my youngest nephew's birthday
is on December 12. Leah's birthday is December 10 & she will be 12 this year! Holy-time is flying!!!
So before I dive head first into the Christmas season, I made some birthday cards. Both feature flair & sequins from The Crafty Pickle.

I used the Birthday button flair set & the Winter Sequins mix for both of my cards. 

For my second card, I started with sketch #111 from Cardabilities and made Leah's birthday card

I love the shimmer of this "Happy Birthday" flair! It's great for a 12 year-old girl!!

be sure to visit The Crafty Pickle shop to see these products, and more! 

Now that these birthday cards are behind me, I can make more Christmas projects!! 

Have a good one!

~Stephanie

Supplies: 

cardstock-Bazzil

patterned paper-7Dots Studios

flower badge-Crate Paper

feathers-miscellaneous

chippie numbers-AC Thickers

ribbon-Lovebug Creations

balloon punch-Martha Stewart   

   

School Days Mini

Hey y'all & happy Friday!! Remember when I shared this layout a few weeks ago? I am continuing with my guest spot at Nani ke Ola this month & was super excited to create this mini album using the 7Dots Illumination collection!! 
I said before that this collection reminded me of school days, so I went with that theme again & this time made a mini album from all of the tags! Have you ever wondered what to do with all the tiny 2x3 sized school photos of your kids? I found just the right solution!! Now they can all be kept in one spot.

This is the cover. Everything here is from 7Dots (with the exception of my alphas & numbers, sequins, ribbon & birds' nest charm) & can be found in the store.

I used the smaller tags to put Leah's grade level on. They worked perfectly for this purpose! 

Her school picture, along with a word or phrase & a sequin or two, & the tag is done! 

  

And there you have it- a simple, but so very cute mini album to showcase school photos through your childs' school career! 

extra supplies: 

-alphas & number-American Crafts Thickers

-rumple ribbon-Lovebug Creations              

-sequins-miscellaneous                                

-pearls-Prima                                            

                    -keyhole charm-Melissa Francis                       

             

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Stay crafty!!

~Stephanie  

 

7Dots Studios-Illumination

Hey y'all & happy Friday! Hope you are warm in your neck of the woods. It is cold & grey here, but this weather definitely makes it feel like the holiday season! I love it!!

I was thrilled to be asked by Jennifer at Nani ke Ola to guest design again this month! She sent me the Illumination collection from 7Dots Studios and I am loving it!! It is so cheerful & fun!
   
I have completed one layout and have so much more left! All of the tags in this collection would make a cute little mini album and I hope to get around to creating one soon!!

The papers reminded me of school so I thought, what a great way to scrap my daughter's first middle school photo! 

I began with the lined paper and drizzled some white paint on that. I then cut strips of the striped patterned paper to place at the top and bottom of my page. I am in love with the chevron paper from this collection, so I knew I wanted a lot of it to show on my page. I placed it in the center and used it as a large mat for Leah's photo. 

The "enjoy" sticker is placed on a journal card that slides out from underneath Leah's picture. I used this to write some thoughts about the beginning of her middle school career!  

Everything here is from the store, with the exception of the leaves, feathers, numbers and gold dot washi tape. The row of flowers above my photo is from Maya Road and came from my stash. 

I misted my leaves to coordinate with the colors in the papers and then layered a feather & die cut on top. The chipboard pieces here are from UmWow Studio. 

Thanks for stopping by today! I appreciate every visit and comment. I hope to be back soon to share more with this awesome collection!!

Stay crafty, friends!

~Stephanie  

  

Guesting At Nani ke Ola

Hey y'all!
So I was so excited to get an email from Jennifer at Nani ke Ola asking me if I would like to be a Guest Designer for them! Um, yes?!!! I was lucky enough to work with the 7Dots Messy Head collection. I fell instantly in love! I mean, take a look at all this yumminess:
   

I couldn't wait to get creating! I made one layout & two cards & I still have plenty of product left to play with! Here is what I have done so far:

I started with the fabulous wood-grain paper & added a few layers. Under that is a layer of white paint. 

  

I distressed most of the papers edges to give my page a worn look, much like the feel of the seaside buildings in the town we were visiting in the photo. 

 I loved all of the elements from this collections, from the die cuts, to the word stickers and everything in between! I only wish I could have incorporated them all onto this layout-but that just means more projects to create using them! 

I went a little sequins crazy here! But I really like the magical touch it lends to my page. 

  

My next two projects are cards. 

Here I used a paper from the collection as my card base. Isn't it gorgeous?!

I added a journal card on top & topped that with a doily, a smaller tag/journal card, a die cut & some word stickers (all from the Messy Head collection). 

And here is my second card: 

 I also created this card with a piece of paper from the Messy Head collection. They are all simple gorgeous! 

The corner stamps are also from 7Dots. I placed a small die cut card on top of my silver doily & added to that the die cut heart and some more fun word stickers! 

My best friend moved out of state years ago, so I thought this pretty card would be perfect to say a quick "hello" to her! 

Be sure to hop on over to the Nani ke Ola store  to check out these products & MORE!!

I know I will have more to share soon with this fabulous collection from 7Dots. 

Thanks for visiting!

~Stephanie