Spring/Summer Coffee Blog Hop 2020 - card#2

Hi guys, I'm up on the blog putting together another coffee themed card for the Spring/Summer Coffee themed blog hop 2020 with this amazing Coffee Loving Cardmaking Facebook Group (I highly recommend joining this awesome group if you are into Coffee or Card Making and especially if you are into both)!

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For this card, I wanted to keep it to the Spring/Summer colors (rather than the usual coffee colors) so I dug into my some bright colored scraps and off I went!

I made sure to grab the scraps I had left over from an amazing white, linen paper I just discovered at Hobby Lobby.  I love this paper because it soaks up the inks really well and you can do amazing stamping and blending with this paper!

After picking out the brightest Spring/Summer colors I cut them all down to A2 and smaller in order to layer them.  I also did a bit of distressed work on all sides of each piece I cut out.

After adhering them down I went to town on stamping the linen card stock with this cute, frappe stamp from Ink Roads Stamps.  I chose to stamp them in Hero Arts, OMBRE  (Pink to Red), which is what I also stamped the sentiment JAVA NICE DAY in.  I then broke out my water colors with a slight shimmer to them and added the coloring of the frappe cups and straws.  I'm loving how the water colors turned out...kind of reminds me of the Unicorn drinks that Starbucks was selling a while back.  I then die cut a small piece of pink twin and tied it into a little bow and adhered it to the sentiment.

Well, there you have it.  This layout came together quick for me.  It's a simple card that looks like I spent a lot of time doing.  The best layouts and cards aren't always the once that take hours or days.

Collections I used:

Ink Road Studio -Mug Life

Hero Arts - Ombre, Pink to Red

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Kimberly
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Senior Picture 8 x 8 layout Book, #57-67 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hi Newbies, 
I'm here working on finishing the 8 x 8 album for my Nephew who is graduating from High School (for the first 9 pages please read through my blog).  This album is so near and dear to my heart because he is Autistic and the struggles my sister had and still has with him are real!  So I wanted to make her a special album to remember his special day.

This album holds 20 pages so I thought I would do 10 pages for one blog and the remaining 10 for another blog just so it's not too overwhelming for anyone to read.  

This album will be layouts #57 - 67  of my 365 page layout challenge for 2019!- and yes I do include cards and 8x8 albums as well as my usual 12 x 12 layouts as part of my layout challenge, and FILLER pages (something new I'm doing for this album since I only have 11 pictures) - -just saying😬 

I will try to link all of the items used (and possibly where I bought them) just in case you decide you like any of it.  Since this entire album is an 8x8 album there aren't a lot of embellishments that I used.

After the first 8x8 album I did a couple of weeks ago, I lost my fear of doing them and kinda liked it.  I would NOT say they were easier, I mean you are trying to create an awesome layout with embellishments and stickers and stamps and sequence and heat embossing and...well you get it. When you are doing the 8x8's you are very limited on space to create such an amazing layout, especially if the pictures are bigger than 4x6.

For this album I had to try something a little different.  Since the album itself holds 20 layouts, I only had 11 pictures that my sister had sent to me for his photo shoot.  So I had to come up with some filler pages.  Basically, a scrapbook layout without a photo.  I've never done one before so it was fun to do.

SO HERE THEY ARE:

(57) - TITLE: HIP HIP HOORAY

TITLE: "HIP HIP HOORAY"

PHOTO: I backed the photo with colored tissue paper to match the layout.

PAPER: card stock from paper pad purchased at Michael's

TITLE: USED THE STAMPS from my Ranger Letter It Clear Stamp set (CELEBRATION) I used scrap paper from my card stock and also used my SPELLBINDERS SWIRL HEMSTITCH SQUARES NESTABILITITES die to cut it and leave the dots around the edges of the paper to "frame" it.

EPOXY FLAIRS: From my favorite flair shop, SCRAPPIN HAPPY STUDIO, I used the 'TODAY' and 'SHOOT' flair inside the camera lens (and the camera itself came from that shop.  They include it on their packaging so I fussy cut it and used the camera and it worked beautifully for this layout!

GRADUATION STICKERS: They all came from the same collection from PAPER CRAFTS (Michael's)

CHIPBOARDS: The black chipboards (swirly design in upper right corner and the corner piece in lower left corner) were in the same package that I had gotten from a mystery bag I purchased.

(58) - TITLE: JAMES

TITLE: Bubble-A-Bilities (from Hobby Lobby) bubble alphas

PHOTO: Backed by scrap card stock used on one of the previous pages.  Die cut with my Wonky Frames 

GRADUATION SAYINGS: The word "CONGRATS" and the "YOU DID IT!' came from EK Success, STICKO collection (Hobby Lobby)

GOLD BALLOONS: I cut the balloons with my Cricut machine out of gold foil paper from Michael's.  The "string" was done by using one of my fancy design scissors and the scrap from the gold foil paper (getting creative).

(59) - CONGRATULATIONS

TITLE: Stamped on to a banner I made with my banner punch using my Ranger Letter it stamp set, heat embossed with Ranger embossing powered in BUTTER CUP and then adhered to the background with brads (from old stash a friend gave me, a little tip for brads, if you don't want to make holes in your layout, the metal part twists off easily and I use a foam dot on the back to stick it down).

PHOTO: backed with a card cut from a page out of one of my HOT BUY pads from Michael's (don't miss out on those deals)!

CHIPBOARD STICKER: the word "DOCUMENTED" from American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary Collection.  I adhered it to a piece of the gold foil paper from Michael's and glued it to the background.

STICKER: The scroll sticker is from the Graduation pack by EK Success, Sticko Collection (Hobby Lobby).

CHIPBOARD STICKER: The black chipboard sticker was from a mystery bag that I purchased.

(60) - KIND & STRONG

TITLE: KIND & STRONG are cut from an amazing HOT BUY pad (that I wished I had gotten 2 of). I used my banner punch on both of them.  I also cut the flower border behind the word LOVE from the same pad.

POCKET CARD: This is from Becky Higgins Project Life (unfortunately they no longer carry this one).

PUZZLE PIECE: Die cut using my die from Stampin Up (it comes with the die and stamps in one set)

LOVE: This is actually a digital download that I fussy cut.

BIG HEART: I punched a heart out of a plastic overlay sheet of hearts from Acherryontop.com.  I've never used this type of "paper" before, a bit hard to punch through but I like the effect.

HEARTS: Punched from the heart EK Success punch I have (it punches in 4 different sizes...I LOVE it!

(61) - CELEBRATE

TITLE: "CELEBRATE" is from Jillibean Soup "Grey Sentiments" collection.

PHOTO: backed with grey stock card using the tear technique on the right side and the bottom.  I used a project life card to add to the bottom (barely sticking out) just to give it a little more pizzaz.

WORDS: From my Tim Holtz Small Talk collection sticker book from Hobby Lobby (I would buy stock in that place...if they sold it)!

EPOXY FLAIR: Is from Scrappin Happy Studio 

(62) - WAY TO GO!

TITLE: WAY TO GO! was done using my Cricut machine 3 times and stacked them on top of each other just a little off to show color.

SQUARE SAYINGS: cut from a 12 x 12 sheet of paper I found at Joann's, backed by scrap paper I  cut to size.

BALLOONS: Made by using my Cricut machine and the string was made by cutting the foil paper with my fancy scissors.

BANNER: I used my banner punch from Michaels (this one cuts in 3 different sizes!  L-o-v-e it!

GOLD HEARTS: Used with my EK Success Heart punch.

ALPHAS: His name I used alpha stickers from Echo Park

(63) - MARVELOUS

TITLE: The word "Marvelous" (and the puzzle piece) is from an old (very old) sticker stash a friend gave to me.  I wish I knew where she got it because I love all of the words on it and it's kinda shinny.

PHOTO: backed with scrap paper (SAVE YOUR SCRAPES)!

EPHEMERA: The word 'Great' is from an Ephemera pack from PINKFRESH STUDIO

SWIRLLIES: (I think I just made that up) are cut from my Cricut 

(64) - INSPIRE

TITLE: INSPIRE is from that same pack that the word MARVELOUS came from...I keep searching for it but no luck yet!

PHOTO: I backed it with card stock that I used the tear technique at the top and bottom.  It looked really good with this graph paper I cut from a 12 x 12 page from a pad I had.

GOLD WORDS & HEARTS: American Thickers, THE LUCKY ONES collection

EPHEMERA: Is from the Vicki Boutin gold accents label stickers

GOLD HEARTS: American Crafts' Goldie collection (Hobby Lobby)

(65) - BELIEVE

TITLE: The word "BELIEVE" the silver hearts and the banner that says Love This Life are from Paper House

PHOTO: I didn't back this photo because the paper I used to adhere it to was kinda awesome.  It was a scrap I flipped upside down to hide the colors that wouldn't work and it left me with this semi-framed page so I went with it! (I think we call that a lesson, used what you have however you can)

HEART: The black and white chipboard heart is something I got from a mystery bag (love those) so not sure where they are from.

PUFFY WORDS: Graduate is also from Paper House (Hobby Lobby)

BLACK DOTS: from Ms. Sparkle & Co (Joann's)

(66) - LIVE FOR THE MOMENT

TITLE: Ephemera pack from PinkFresh Studio 

PHOTO: I backed the photo with a scrap (people save your scrapes!) to the right of it and used the tear technique down the one side (I really got carried away with this technique in this album).

STICKERS: All fo the graduation stickers came from the same pack I purchased from Hobby Lobby.

FLAG: The "Hooray" flag is from Dear Lizzy

GOLD DOTS: These are actually from an alpha CONFETTI WISHES PHRASE THICKERS pack from PINK PAISLEE, 

GOLD WORDING: "SMART" is from a scrap paper in one of my HOT BUYS!  I really wish I had gotten 2 of them!

EPOXY FLAR: Scrappin Happy Stuido

The "I DID IT" sign...he held that up himself!  HE DID IT!!!!🤗

(67) - GRADUATE

TITLE: The title and the other graduation stickers are all from the same pack I purchased from Hobby Lobby.  

GOLD STARS: Came in a mystery box I purchased.  It was actually a tag filled with glitter and black and gold stars but I cut it open and used the stars for this layout.

OWL: I made the owl from my Owl punch and heat embossed him in gold.

GOLD STAR: was also from the tag that was filled with glitter and stars

EPOXY FLAIR: From Scrappin happy Studios

SHAKER "CARD": I made a Shaker "card" by stamping the sentiments from my Ranger Letter It clear stamp set on a piece of 12 x 12 I cut.  I added the glitter and sequence and then added vellum on top and glued all sides.  (here comes a LESSON), the glue didn't hold on the bottom so I had to get creative since all of the bits were falling out.  So I had a clear sticker with a sentiment and a swirly  on it that I wasn't using so I let the swirl (or scribble) show and hid the remaining sticker by adhering it to the back to keep the "card" together. That way it didn't show the sentiment and it kept the bits from falling out!  Win-Win situation😬
JOURNALING: I did the journaling using velum paper and adhered it with dots of clear glue and hid that by adding the gold dots from the Pink Paislee Alpha pack.

Well, there you have it...this album is officially complete and it brings me to page 68 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019. I am ahead so far (trying to stay a bit ahead so when I go to his graduation  I won't be behind when I get back).

Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!

Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think about 8x8 layouts.  Have you used them before?

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Kimberly

Puffy Heart Shaker Card, #47 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hi Newbies, 

I'm here working on #47 of my 365 page layout challenge for 2019!  - and yes I do include cards and 8x8 mini albums as part of my layout challenge - -just saying😬 

I will try to link all of the items used (and possibly where I bought them) just in case you decide you like any of it.

I've been seeing all of these shaker cards and decided that I wanted to try to make one.  Well...this layout will have a lot of lessons in it🤦🏻‍♀️

First I want to start off by saying the card makers that make these cards have tremendous talent!  I am in awe of the beautify they create and how easy they make it look...it's not.  You would think making a card would be but, IT IS NOT!

This shaker card turned out to be an inside out shaker card.  I mean, who makes those? 🙋🏻‍♀️  This girl right here does.  Why?  Because when you have used all of the materials up to a certain point and then realize this is all wrong, you are not going to waste all of that money those materials cost and toss it.  So LESSON #1, even if it doesn't work one way, make it work another (and save those materials).

I started out with a pre-made card already scored in plain white.  I wanted to make a card to send to my sister and she LOVES hearts.  I have this awesome heart die that I don't use that often but I love the way it looks so I decided I would be different and use this intricate die to make a shaker card...and here comes LESSON #2, the words "intricate" and "shaker" should not be used in the same sentence.  The "shaker" part of the card needs to have room for the bits to...SHAKE🤦🏻‍♀️

I started off using some Shimmerz SPRITZ, in COTTON CANDY on the white card stock to give it some color and I loved the way that looked.  The shimmer to it was gorgeous!  I some how managed to mess up the fold on the pre-scored card by running it through my Big Shot so I had to be creative and use Washi tape to hide it...and here is LESSON #3, make a mistake, try to cover it up before tossing it and starting over.  This worked, the colors, the design...it all worked for this card so I went with it.  

I always like trying to be different and decided that I would cut the heart die again but this time out of adhesive foam that I have in this amazing pink (see the theme here).  I couldn't believe that my Big Shot cut it...who knew (apparently everyone because it says that it cuts different material right on the directions on how to use it).  I was super excited!  

I then opened the card and added the foam strips (like I've seen all the YouTube how to make a shaker card tell you to do).  After that, I placed the foam hearts into the die cut I made on the front of the card and it fit perfectly.  Once that was in it wasn't coming out and that's when it hit me...those bits were not going to shake at all in those hearts.

So now I have used some Shimmerz SPRITZ, Washi Tape, die cut the card, die cut my pink foam adhesive (purchased from Michaels.com) and had already gone through my stash  (some Vicki Boutin, ephemera pack and some Ink Road Stamps sequence), and pulled what I was going to use and even heat embossed some vellum with one of my Stamps from the set HAND MADE ESSENTIALS that I got from scrapbook.com (that was a freebie that you had to be at the right time and place to get because they went fast....LESSON #4,  follow some of your favorite scrapbooking and card making companies on IG and FB because they love to do giveaways)! 

I was at a cross roads.  What to do, what to do...through all of it out, waste my materials and time it took and start all over?  I decided to continue instead of tossing it.

I had already put the foam tape on the inside and there was no getting that off without tearing the card so I put a backing on from a scrap piece of card stock that matched the pinks on the front (it would be showing through the front hearts die cut).  

After that I was still wanting to make this a shaker card, I mean come on, I had went out and bought some bits and sequence and really wanted to try this so I went for it... just on the inside instead of the outside.   I mean when she opens the card...SURPRISE!  Shakers!! Who wouldn't love that!  So I guess this would be LESSON #5 (I told you there were a lot of lessons with this one), just because something is suppose to be made one way, switch it up and make it your way.  No rules...just creativity!  So GO FOR IT!

I followed the directions from some of the YouTube videos and went for it and it worked!  However,  and here comes LESSON #6 for this work of art...make sure you like your background BEFORE you start finishing up the card.

After I made the shaker part successfully, I hated the all white background so I started trying to fix it with a Wonky frame cut from pink scrap I had left over and using Nuvo Embellishing Mousse in Peony Pink I had gotten from Sparklensprinkle.net.  Let me tell you how hard it is to try to use Mousse when you have something you don't want the Mousse on.  I had to cover each side as I used the Mousse and try to get all the white covered.  As you can tell not only did I not get all the white covered...the Wonky frame I tried to use to cover the Shaker part up didn't quite make it around the entire shaker part.  Ugh!

But, seriously I couldn't stop now!  So I stamped the other side with pink ink from Ranger and a really old block stamp I had and really liked it...except for the all white back ground so I got creative with some Lemon Sorbet Nuvo Mousse  PURPOSELY leaving some white around the wording because I liked that look.   

I added the hearts that came out of the die (which is one reason I love this die, not only do you get the see through hearts, you get the cut out ones to use as well). 

Well, it may not be perfect but it was made with love!

There you have it...number 47 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019.  Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!

Please leave a comment below and let me know if you have ever made a shaker card and how it turned out.

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Kimberly

Doodle's 1st baby album- Layouts #27-46 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hi Newbies, I'm here working on my 365 page layout challenge for 2019!  I will try to link all of the items used so you know what I used (and possibly where I bought them) just in case you decide you like any of it.

This week I decided to try something new...8 x 8 Layouts.  Now some of you might be saying how hard could that be.  Well, not so sure "harder" would be the word but never doing one before I made it "harder" in my head.  So lesson #1 for this blog would be...don't be afraid to try something you have never tried before.  That goes for anything in life...just go for it!  You never know how it will turn out or what you will learn from it or the experience you might get from it.

If you have been following my blogs you know that I usually do the 12 x 12 layouts (and use the ENTIRE space) and possibly throw in a hand made card or two just to get me out of my comfort zone.

These 8 x 8's for me were "hard" because I could only use 1 picture if I kept it at the 4x6, and very little embellishing.  I really wanted to do a baby album for my one and only grand-daughter and knew if I started at the 12 x 12 it would eventually have its own zip code so I said to myself, self, why not use an 8x8 album?  So I did, and eventually fell in L-O-V-E with doing 8x8's!

I was able to do an entire 20 page layout in less than a week, my goal was the weekend...and that was a big fat FAIL! Waah, waah, waah...but I didn't stop and I ended up finishing it in less than a week!  

I knew I definitely wanted to do some mixed media on some of them since space was limited and I wanted to make sure it was as pretty as it could be and not just a picture on a page.  And by mixed media. I meant, it was mostly that awesome Nuvo Mousse I bought from Sparkle N Sprinkle!  I just can't get enough of it!  

Instead of doing a blog with each one of the 8x8 layouts and because I didn't use a lot of embleshiments and mixed media, the blog would have been super short.  I decided to do one blog with the 20 layouts on them, featuring the items (and lessons if any) I used.

So here they are:                        

TITLE: HELLO
Title: Jillibean Soup
PAPER: stash from Michael's Hot Buy pad
FLAIR:  Scrappin Happy Studios
BANNER: Punch I bought at Michael's
SEQUENCE:  Ink Road Stamps (yeap, they have sequence!)
DATE:  Stamped with date stamper from ACherryOnTop.com
PHOTO:  Corners of photo was punched out pink paper that matched banner with corner punch and adhered to picture.





Title:  REAL IS RARE
PAPER: off white card stock that I used Nuvo Mousse from  SprinkleNsparkle.com (Peony Pink) EPHEMERA pack from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU collection (leaves, "Real is Rare" and square with gold accents that I flipped and used as a triangle underneath the photo)
BUTTERFLIES were done using a punch & iridescent paper from Michael's
FLAIR: "So Sweet" by Scrappin Happy Studio

Title:  BABY STATS

Title:  "The Stats" and the script word BABY from Me and My Big Ideas, from Acherryontop.com

Paper: Stash from my Michael's Hot Buys haul

Backing of Photo: Becky Higgins, Project Life 

Flair: Jelly-O dimensional sticker
Flowers and heart stickers: puffy stickers, PinkFresh Studios

Title:  HELLO LOVE

PAPER:  COFFEE Collection by Echo Park, from Acherryontop.com

Before I started laying out the photo, I used some Ranger Perfect Pearls in PERFECT COPPER to mist the background, (got this in a mystery bag purchase.  I can only find it on Ebay).

PHOTO: backed with tissue paper w/gold flakes, added 2 die flowers by momenta  I cut using my Big Shot, adhered using my fineline applicator with tacky glue (love it, makes it so easy to glue down really small pieces), adhered photo with foam dots for some dimension. I also used used some of the mist and to create a "border" at the bottom. So here is LESSON #2 for these layouts; you can use more than just paper borders and washi tape to create a border for your page.

TITLE: PRINCESS

TITLE: The "Princess" sticker is from The Children's Phrases sticker book,
EPHEMERA round circle with flowers came from Vicki Boutin

PAPER: off white card stock, using Nuvo Mousse in Peony Pink and Lemmon Sorbet for the background. Die cut the 2 flowers by Momenta and also used the Nuvo Mousse (but adding water and a paint brush this time. The photo is actually backed by to tags that are pink and yellow from one of the Hot Buys from Michael's

The butterflies are cut from a border washi tape from Pink Paislee Pink Flat back 1/2 beads are from Ink Road Stamps

Title: PRETTY AS A PICTURE
TITLE:  Tiny Tales Vellum LITTLE GIRL Collection (adhered to the same color card stock as the banner punch)
PHOTO Backing: with stencil I purchased from Amazon, I stenciled it with Lemon Sorbet Nuvo Mousse, then backed it with 2 die cut flowers using my Big Shot, painted them blue using ACRYLIC PAINT from Target - cheap!  in color: Turquoise
PAPER: Stash from Hot Buy from Michael's (Mint Julep)
BANNER: Punch and painted in same Turquoise color with acrylic paint from Target.
FLAIRS: Hello from Scrappin Happy Studio
STICKERS: Beautiful, from Crate Paper Oasis collection, "Baby Girl" is from Stickabilities, "Wonder" is from American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary Collection,
SEQUENCE from InkRoadStudio

Title: ONE OF A KIND

TITLE: American Crafts, chipboard sticker (I found it on Ebay)

PHOTO: Backed with blue tissue paper with sequence from Ink Road Stamps.

PAPER: Hot Buy Pad from Michael's (Mint Julep)

CHIPBOARD STICKER CLOUDS, from American Crafts Thickers ESCAPE the ORDINARY collection;

Baby diaper pin embellishment, Special Moments Scrap from Michael's

PUFFY STICKERS from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU collection

Title: LET'S START BY TAKING A SMALLISH NAP OR TWO...

TITLE:  Title and ephemera flowers from PinkFresh Studios, BE YOU collection

PAPER:  Pink Card Stock paper from paper pack from Michael's

PHOTO: I used my Wonky Frame from Doodlebug to frame Photo

HELLO in circle is a die cut made by Momenta I purchased from Hobby Lobby.
FLAIR: "Love" flair by Scrappin Happy Studios"
CLEAR STICKER: Our Little Princess" by The Paper Studio's CHILDREN PHRASES from Hobby Lobby with pink polkadot washi tape over it.
TINY HEARTS: from Doodlebug Designs, mini hearts collection

Title: STAY TRUE TO YOU AND YOU WILL END UP INCREDIBLY HAPPY 

TITLE:  Ephemera pack from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU collection (along with the leaves and the squares with that awesome gold accents).

PAPER: Stock Off White Card StockBackground: mixed media (Mousse in Bronze, Perfect Pearls Mist in PERFECT COPPER, Perfect Pearls Mists in HEIRLOOM GOLD, Shimmerz Vibez in GLORIOUS DAY for the splatters.

PHOTO:  backed with tissue paper.  I also tried to put Washi tape down both sides of the pic but didn't like it (and here is LESSON 3 for this album); DON'T BE IN A HURRY TO DO YOUR LAYOUT, if the background is still wet, even Washi tape will tear the page/paint off.  I liked the look so I kept it.  It looks like the tear technique.  So I guess LESSON 3 for this layout, just because it isn't what what you meant it to be, if you like it, keep it!

STICKER:  "hello it's me" American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary collection

FLAIR: "remember this" from Scrappin Happy Studio Studios
STICKER: "with love" from Doodlebug (this and that) collection.

Title: BE YOUR BEAUTIFUL SELF

TITLE: Wood veneer from My Mind's Eye, from ACherryOnTop.com

PAPER: Stash (actually a gift from a friend)

BANNER: blue stock paper punched with Banner Punch

FLOWERS:  Joann's
EPHEMERA: Take Note sticker, Bird and Heart Card is from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU Collection (I'm loving that collection)

Title:  SWEET GIRL
TITLE:  The Paper Studio, Stickabilitities (girl collection) - from Hobby Lobby
PAPER:  Hot Buy Pad, MINT JULEP
BACKGROUND: Shimmerz, Creameez, in GREAT FRUIT and some Radiant Pearls TINY HEARTS: from DoodleBug Mini Heart collection
RUBBER CHIPS: (xoxo and flower) from PinkFresh Studio, DREAM ON collection
FLAIR: from Scrappin Happy Studio Flower, I fussy cut from a pad I had on hand
BANNER: I punched out using my punch and peach colored card stock

Title:  HELLO BABY GIRL

TITLE: "hello" is actually a Project Life card that I slid under the picture, the "baby girl" is a clear sticker from The Paper Studio's Stickabilities collection, from Michael's.

PAPER:  Hot Buy pad from Michael's, MINT JULEP collection, used paper to die cut flower by Momenta, and hearts from same pad.

HEART DIE: used my Big Shot to cut this 4 in a row heart die out.  

BANNER: and hearts from 1Canoe2, the HAZELWOOD Collection

FLAG: from Dear Lizzy
FLAIR: My Love and the hearts flair from Scrappin Happy Studio

Title: BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT

TITLE:  For the title I used one of my nesting dies (frame with stitching) on a piece of the paper from the HOT BUY pad, MINT JULEP that had writing on it.  I cut what I wanted out and used the frame, backed it with card stock paper and added the hearts from my heart punch and used the tear technique at the bottom.Paper:  HOT BUY pad, MINT JULEP

PHOTO:  Backed with same paper as Title, used the tear technique on one side, left a little at the bottom to add hearts and a chipboard sticker from American Crafts' ESCAPE THE ORDINARY collection

TINY HEARTS: from Doodlebug, mini hearts collection

PUFFY STICKER: "A Beautiful Moment" from PinkFresh Studios

TITLE: YOU ARE LOVED SO MUCH

TITLE:  Embellishment sticker from Me and My Big Ideas

PAPER: Hot Buy Pad with Nuvo Embellishing Mousse from SprinkleNSparkle in color of Peony Pink

3D Sticker of lamb is from Soft Spoken Embellishment from Acherryontop.com 

WOOD FRAME: Auburn Lane from Pink Paislee (cut frame in half used in upper left corner added one Nuvo Mousse)

SEQUENCE: from Ink Road Stamps

TITLE: GIRL
TITLE: Me and My Big Ideas
PAPER: Stash
FLOWERS & HEARTS:  die cut from my Big Shot, both cut from scrap paper with pink and white design.  The flowers are from Momenta (Intricate Flower)
SAFETY PIN: embellishment from Special Moments Scrapbooking I purchased at Michael's
SEQUENCE: from Ink Road Stamps

TITLE: LOVE
TITLE: 1Canoe2, Hazelwood collection
PAPER: Stock paper in peachy/pink color
BACKGROUND: I have a heart stencil of hearts flowing; I used the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse from SprinkleNSparkle in BURNISHED BRONZE and stenciled with finger sponge.
Washi tape (from Michael's) hearts in corner at an angle
Iridescent HEARTS punched from my heart confetti punch by EK Tools

TITLE: LITTLE ONE

TITLE: The Paper Studio, CHILDREN PHRASES from Hobby Lobby
PAPER: Stash from a friend (LOVE IT), I used some of the POENY PINK Nuvo Mousse on the background to add some pink to the photo and bring out the pink in her hat.
PHOTO: backed with parchment paper
TEADY BEAR sticker by Special Moments Scrapbooking (Hobby Lobby or Michael's)
SQUARE DIMENSIONAL  sticker in flowers by Provo Craft (Michael's)
CHIPBOARD STICKER polkadot Ribbon from Maggie Holmes, Crate Paper
BUTTERFLIES punched out of iridescent paper and my butterfly punch
WOOD VEENER sticker "follow your dreams" from My Mind's Eye with some Peony Pink rubbed on it.

TITLE: IT'S A GIRL!
TITLE: Jolee's Boutique, purchased at Michael's
PAPER: Stash from pad I've had gotten from Michael's
PHOTO: Backed with a light purple thread (a technique I picked up from Missy Whidden)
SEQUENCE from Ink Road Stamps
Hearts punched with my EK Tools Heart Confetti punch
EPHEMERA card at bottom of photo from my older stash

TITLE: MY HEART (to have a daughter)
TITLE: The paper Studio, CHILDREN PHRASES collection sticker pack from Hobby Lobby
PAPER: Stock paper in an aqua-ish color with a scrap piece of pink paper from my scrap stash that has white imprint on it and put a grayish/black piece of card stock paper I tore and have it peeking out (just enough to pick up the black in her top)
PHOTO: backed it with more scrap pink paper cut with my Wonky Frame die from Doodlebugs
I also backed it with the intricate FLOWER die that I added Peony Pink Mousse to it (prior to die cutting)
FLAIR: "My Heart" from Scrappin Happy Studio

TITLE:  A CHILD'S FIRST HERO IS THEIR FATHER
TITLE:  The Paper Studio, Stickabilities collection (Hobby Lobby) and adhered to scrap stock card that I used Peony Pink Mousse on, since it is a see through sticker it showed the pink well.
PAPER: Hot Buy from Michael's that had dots on it, the paper was a little darker than I wanted so I used some Peony Pink added to it (just a little to pull out the pink and lighten it up)
PHOTO: backed it with the intricate flower die and backed with a partial die cut Wonky frame from Doodlebugswa.com
HELLO: cut from one of the pages of of the same pad and adhered with foam dots for dimension
BLESSED sticker from The Paper Studio, CHILDREN'S PHRASES sticker book from Hobby Lobby, adhered to scrap paper that I used Peony Pink Mousse on and adhered to behind the photo.

Well, there you have it...number(s) 27-46 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019.  Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!

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Today's Good Mood Sponsored by Coffee - Layout #14 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hey Newbies,

I'm here working on number 14 of my 365 Page Layout Challenge 2019 (and the lessons I learned).  I will try to list everything I used below and try to link up to where you can purchase them if you happen to like any of them.

This isn't one of my usual 12 x 12 Layouts (but it still counts as part of my 365 Layout Challenge😬).  Today I am working on a card.  I haven't done too many, actually this is my 3rd card I've ever done!  I was inspired by Amy Tsuruta (click here for her IG account or here for her blog) on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB page.  Check them out because they are all about cards and COFFEE and discount codes and contests and prizes and all kinds of fun stuff and awesome designs!  I mean who doesn't love coffee, discounts and beautiful cards?  

I did my first blog hop with her and her group which is how I got into coffee loving card making, and won a prize!  (see my blog about that here)

So I woke up I went onto FB and was inspired to make this coffee loving card!  Since it is almost February I chose to do some hearts (with Valentines day coming up and all).  I had this die cut and stamp set (I do love coffee and have a couple of them that I have used on my 12 x 12 layouts in the past).  This one is available at Scrapbook.com.  The hearts were a set I had gotten prior to getting this coffee set and the sentiment is from Ink Roads Stamps (so love her stuff!).  

I started with an actual blank card (I purchased a pack at Michael's in plain white heavy card stock with envelopes).  I found some 12 x 12 card stock in my stash that was a tan color with a faint background design.  I thought it was perfect for this stamp.  I cut the card stock to fit the front of the pre-made card (I think that is considered cheating in the card marking world but not sure...I am really a NEWBIE in the card making department for sure!  I don't have a score board or a lot of die cuts to fit cards so I improvise).   Amy says I will come over to the dark side soon!🤣

After I cut the tan card stock to fit the front of the card, and here comes LESSON 1; make sure that you are perfectly aligned before you let the glued backing hit the front of your card...trying to unstick paper on paper is not easy and bent up the card a bit🤦🏻‍♀️.

After I finish fixing the alignment issue, I started to stamp the hearts on to the front, and here comes LESSON #2; ALWAYS use your stamping platform if you have one!  Just because it is a simple layout doesn't mean you will always get the perfect image stamped so do it right the first time.  So I did use my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform so that I could get a rich, dark stamp. 

I added the "Today's good mood SPONSORED BY COFFEE" sentiment at the bottom and finished it off with some black Decal dots (also purchased at Michaels) on each side.

I was going to leave the inside of the card blank but I  was in a good mood and it WAS sponsored by coffee so I got out a collection of stamps and started stamping away with some feel good sentiments!  I finished the inside of the card with some washi tape that I found at Michael's that says "hello"!   I did leave a little space for some writing room just in case I decide to send it off to a friend.

Well, there you have it...number 14 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019.  Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!  Please leave a comment and let me know what you think about my 3rd card ever!

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Day at the Beach - #10 on my 365 page layout challenge for 2019

Hey there Newbies, 

I'm here working on my 365 Page Layout Challenge.  I will try to list everything I used below and try to link up to where you can purchase them if you happen to like any of them.

This layout started out awesome...in my head.

Starting out it was, well, kinda disastrous

                                 🤦🏻‍♀️

I LOVE the Ink Road Stamps collection SALTY AF!  The little mermaid is to die for and the sayings are awesome!  I had this vision of what it would look like but the beginning stages didn't look like what was in my head...at all!
                  

I saw a YOUTUBE video (by NancyStamps) the other day and it showed some unique stuff you could do with Versamark.  I have several Versamark containers in my box of inks and stamps...AND here comes lesson #1 - Versamark makes more than just one kind of stamping pad as in for embossing, WHITE, etc, make sure you know which one you are suppose to be using BEFORE stamping your layout.  I pulled one out not paying attention to the word ULTIMATE WHITE PIGMENT on it.

The look I WAS going for was a watermark.  Which from what I hear, that is what Versamark was originally designed for.  So the technique was to put down the stamp with regular Versamark and eventually in an hour or so it would dry darker leaving a "watermark" effect on the paper.  After stamping the entire page I realized this was not going to get darker, but I kinda liked it so I went with it.

After I let it dry I started adding Glass Bead texture with a circle stencil I had.  It reminded me of bubbles and what better way to have a mermaid underwater than with bubbles!  But the more I did the less I liked.  It does take quite a while to dry so you can't be in  a hurry for this type of layout. It did take me several times of coming back and stenciling the glass beads only because my stencil was a 4x6 square and I didn't want it to look like a box of bubbles. 

I left it over night to dry, mean while I pulled all my stash out and went through everything I thought I might want to use.  I fixated on this coral color and couldn't get enough of it!  I even painted the LOVE THIS words and the flamingo with a water marker to match.  I had a lot of this color in my stash so I was super excited!

After I let it set over night,  I started to work on my layout with the stash I pulled.  I put the photo at the top and backed it with parchment paper, a coral stock paper and a foam backing to make give it some dimension since most of the embellishments have dimension to them I didn't want the picture to look flat.   I also put a sticker on it with a beach saying (I've had that in my stash for a long time and have no idea where I got it, except that it was in Florida somewhere).

This was only the second time using the glass bead technique that I saw Missy Whidden do on her YouTube channel.  I'm not going to lie, it takes a bit to get this technique down but it is pretty awesome!  I'm still have issues working with it but I do love the effect!  This is my finished layout.  I hope you like it!  Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think.

ITEMS USED:

1. Epoxy Flairs - Scrapping Happy Studio
2. "Love This" foam writing - Amy Tangerine (love, love, love these.  They come white but you can color them any color you want to go with your layout!
3. Salty AF Mermaid Stamp collection - Ink Road Studio
4. Versa Color - Ultimate White Pigment 80
5. "Positive Mind" chip board sticker - American Craft Thickers "ESCAPE THE ORDINARY" collection
6. Parchment paper/coral stock paper/adhesive foam - to back photo
7. Foam dots for the Flairs and heart
8. "Living It" puffy sticker - PinkFresh Studios "BE YOU" collection
9. "My Favorite" puffy sticker - Bella Blvd "MAKE YOUR MARK" collection
10. Pink Flamingo Brad - Bo Bunny (Hobby Lobby)
11. Day at the Beach, rub on - American Crafts Mini Marks "CURL PHRASES" collection (HL)
12. Coral/pink glitter dots - Doodlebug Design "GLITTER SPRINKLES" collection
13. Camera and paper heart - PinkFresh Studio
14. "Lasting Memories" and " Right here right now" sticker - Dear Lizzy "ACCENT & PHRASES (61) collection
15. Bubbles - Glass Gel by Galeria (Amazon.com)

Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge 2019 that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!

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Kimberly