Grace

Hi There! Welcome to Luv Scrapping Together!

 

It's been a bit quiet on my blog this week but that is only because I have been busy creating for some upcoming design team projects.

 

Today's project was created as a gift for a special lady. I was asked to create a layout with a note and picture for a scrapbook that is being created as a birthday gift for her.

 

Now, I don't do a lot of scrapbooking because it takes me so long to feel like I am happy with the layout. I kept this one simple and tried to go with a quiet beauty.

 

 

I used the following items to create this layout:

 

Cricut Expression and Gyspy

Baby Steps Cricut Cartridge ~ "grace" welded with my Gyspy

Stretch You Imaginations Cricut Cartridge ~ tag at the bottom

Market Street Stamps ~ MSS-BK-10 Vintage Notepad

Martha Stewart Punch

DCWV Rustic Stack

Flat Backed Pearls

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

 

My flowers were just cut from the designer paper. I didn't want the layout to be too bulky and these flowers are very pretty with a glossy overlay.

 

A few things coming up on blog:

 

Tomorrow, we will be hopping with ShopPumpkin Spice!

 

 

I have a cute, cute card that I cannot wait to share with you and since it's the season of giving, I may have a little somethin', somethin' for one lucky follower!

 

Also, tomorrow marks the beginning of the December sneak Peeks for Peachy Keen Stamps! The new stamps are fabulous as always! I've been working on several projects that I will be sharing over the next few days.

 

Well, that's it for me today. Thanks you so much for all your sweet, sweet comments. I read every one and it means a lot to me that you take the time to comment.

 

Until next time...

Happy crafting!

 

 

Summer Fun "Guest Designer" Wednesday

Hello Crafty Friends! Welcome to Luv Scrapping Together!

I am absolutely thrilled to be this week's Summer Fun "Guest Designer" at September Ninth. I have been following Ruthie's blog for quite some time and I am always inspired to create when I visit. She is a real sweetheart and is always sharing her creativity. Another thing that happens to me when I visit is I frequently purchase the cute SVG files that she is always using to create. She is such an enabler!! :)

When I think of summer I think of the sun and fun. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to put together a layout with a Luau type theme. Now, I haven't been to a Luau recently and have no pictures for this layout but it will be ready when I do. :) Besides, I just had to use these lanterns!

These lanterns are from an svg file called Luau. It can be purchased from SVGAttic. It has more than lanterns in the set and just so you can see, here is the rest of the layout!

The frame, torch, and flowers all came from that same set. I also used Life is a Beach Cricut cartridge for my hula girl and title. The font on this cartridge does not have a shadow so I just off-set the letters to create a bit of a shadow. Here is a closer view of the title:

And here is a close up of my little hula girl:

Isn't she sweet! I just love my Peachy Keen face stamps. I used PK-560 Dolly Dumplins face assortment.

Here is a few more details:

 All of my cuts were inked with Ranger distress ink in Brushed Corduroy. I used a Stampin Up! punch for my edges on my patterned paper. I forgot to check who designed my patterned paper but it was from Joann's open stock. I added a little gem to my hula girl's flower in her hair and used orange Stickles for the centers on her lei. I did have to do a little doodling with my white gel pen. :) I used foam tape to pop up the lanterns, bambo frame and my hula girl. I also added some dark brown twine for my hanging lanterns.

I hope you like it! It was so much fun to put together!

I want to thank Ruthie for having me as a guest designer!

Please visit her bog, September Ninth. You will be inspired!

Happy Crafting!

Party Time ~ Repost

Hi There! I told you that I would come back to give your details on the the scrapbook layout I posted over the weekend with some better pictures.

This layout was totally fun to make. And just to remind you I submitted it into My Craft Spot ~ Cuddly Critters challenge and Peachy Keen's Lets Face It Friday challenge ~ designer's choice.

Here are some better pictures and details:

You may want to click on the image to make it bigger.

As you can see this is a 2 page layout. I started with Kraft Cardstock and layered it with patterned paper from Ki Memories. The patterend paper for my title comes from My Mind's Eye Summer Song stack.

Here's a close up of the first page.

All the critters on this page, the tree branch, and stump were all cut from Create A Critter cartridge. I used Co'Ordinations and Bazzil cardstock. The cake was cut from Birthday Bash cartridge. I added stickles in Baby Blue, Orange Peel, and Lime green to the cake.  The birthday hat on the owl comes from Simply Charmed cartridge. For the deer I added Purple stickles to her collar and her face was stamped with a Peachy Keen stamp as was the owl and hedge hog.

PKS sets used were:

PK-754 Critter Face Assortment Medium (hedge hog and owl)

PK-641 Princess Faces 1 1/8 (deer) I just used part of the face.

Here you can see the hidden tag. I just hand cut the tag and added some ribbon I picked up at JoAnns.

Here is a close up of the second page.

For my title I used Pooh Font cartridge. It is one of my favorite font cartridges. Again, I used Create A Critter cartridge for my skunk and caterpiller. I used Simply Charmed for the gift and Birthday Bash for the bird and ballon and for the ice cream. I added stickles in Lime Green, Xmas Red, and Cotton Candy to all the spinkles on the ice cream. I also added Ranger Glossy Accents to the cherry as well as all the eyes and some of the noses on my critters. Love using Glossy Accents!

Peachy Keen Stamps used here are :

PK-754 Critter Faces Medium (bird and caterpiller)

PK-757 Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed Face Assortment (skunk)

Other miscellaneous info:

I used my Sakura Gelly Roll pen in white for highlighting and Ranger Distress Ink in Tea Dye for all my inking around the edges. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the owl and bird using Swiss Dots and the cake, ice cream, and gift were embossed with D'Vine Swirls.

So there you have it! I hope you all have a super day!

I am adding this to linking party over on Alex's Blog:

Happy Crafting!

Let's BBQ!

Good Morning, Everyone!

Welcome to Luv Scrapping Together. I am thrilled to be in BugBites first ever Bug Hop,

Grillin’ & Chillin’ Bug Hop!

To celebrate the beginning of summer, Barb over at BugBites is hosting two consecutive weekends of Bug Hops.

This weekend it is all about the Grillin’, May 28-30.

If you've come from visiting Larelyn at Handmade from My Heart, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Grillin’ & Chillin’ Bug Hop, click HERE to start from the beginning.

Each designer along the bug trail is featuring a project based on the Grillin’ & Chillin’ theme. What’s more exciting is you can participate too by creating a project and linking it up over at BugBites for a chance to win a Big Prize.

But, there’s a twist. Your project must included at least one Cricut cut and at least one of the critters that have been hidden within some of the bug stop blogs. Be sure to visit all the bug stops to find all your critter choices.

While you are looking for the critters, be sure to check out the blog candy that each designer has to offer you. You don't want to miss out on any of it!

For my project I have created a fun summer layout.

Isn't this the cutest! I am not much of a scrapbooker but lately I am just having such a good time putting layouts together! For this layout I used an SVG file called Panda Picnic Party. You can puchase this file HERE. I used Accent Essentials for my scalloped sqaure to create a sky.

I added a hidden tag under one of the photo mats. The letters for my title was cut from the Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge. I had intended to use the shadow feature for letters but realized that the shadow does not work right on this cartridge so I did some faux stitching instead.

Can you see the little weiners sizzling on the grill? For my butterfly I used Pooh and Friends Cricut cartridge. This is one of my favorite butterflies. There are some real hidden gems on this cartridge. You should check it out. I added a little stitching for a flight patterned effect. The "grass" comes from Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge but it really isn't the grass it is the sand! I used the hide contour feature on my Gypsy to hide all the little dips and grains of sand. I just liked the gentle curve and thought it made nice grass.

Here are a few more close up pics to see the detail.

I inked all my cuts with Ranger Distress Ink in Tea Dye and did a lot of faux stiching with my Sakura White Gelly Roll pen. I hope you liked it!

For my blog candy I am giving away a $10 Gift Certificate from one of my favorite on-line stores. Can you guess?

Yep! You got it! Peachy Keen Stamps is one of my absolute favorite stamp stores. I didn't use any on this project but if you look on my side bar you will see a label entitled "Peachy Keen Stamps." All my projects with a PKS is found there.

How you do win this, you ask?

Well that's easy! Just leave one comment under this post with a way for me to contact you if you win. You don't have to follow me but I I LOVE new friends. ;-)

You have until May 30th to leave a comment. I will use Random.org to choose a winner on May 31st.

Now get hoppin'!

Next stop… Amber’s blog, Amber’s Crafts and Stuff. See what she has in store for you today.

Remember, once you have hopped to all the bug stops, it's your turn to show us your Grillin’ & Chillin’ project.

Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your project, include one of the hidden critters and link up your project over at BugBites by Midnight CST May 30 to be eligible for the big prize.



Sweet Dreams Layout

Good Morning and Happy Saturday.

Today I am so excited to share a layout I created. I used a sketch from Becky Fleck's Pagemaps. Not only am I using a sketch but several of the FCCB designers are also and we are all being featured on Scrappin' Saturday over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. Make sure you pop over to see what the other girls have been up to.

Here is the sketch that I used:

Here is my layout:

Here are a few more for a closer look:

For the face on my baby I used 2 different sets of Peachy Keen Stamps. For the eyes and nose I used PK-641 Princess Faces 1 1/8 for the eyes. I actually turned the eyelashes upside down so it looks like the eyes are closed. I also used PK-532 Simple Sallies 1 1/8 for the smile. The hais is hand drawn.

The stamped sentiments come from Pink by Design stamps Baby Love.

The Peachy Keen face on the moon is from PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment.

Other details:

Cricut Cartridges ~ Twinkle Toes for the background shape, Accent Essentials for my photo mat, Baby Steps for the baby, stars, small clouds, and title, Create A Critter for the moon, Pooh and Friends for the larger clouds. I used my Gypsy to weld the letters of my title together.

Cardstock ~ Bazzil, Kraft, My Mind's Eye Twinkle, Twinkle Little Girl, and DCWV Baby Girl stack

Ranger Distress ink ~ Tea Dye

White Gelly Roll Pen

Ribbon, buttons, baker's twine

I totally enjoyed putting this layout together and I hop you enjoyed it, too. Look for more layouts from me in the near future. I think I may have caught the bug!

Have a great Saturday!

Happy Crafting!