A Snow Day!

Hello All!
I just wanted to stop in and share a fun layout that I created based on this Decembers Sketch over at My Creative Scrapbook.

Products Used: Geso, Bo Bunny Pattern Paper Bo Bunny 6x6 Pattern Paper Pad & Stickers, Creative Embellishments Chipboard, Prima Oil Pastels & Art Stones, American Crafts Thickers, Art Anthology Colorations & Sorbet.

Here is a look at the sketch...

A few details just for fun...

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

A Bit of Sparkle for Bo Bunny's March Challenge.

Hello all!
I just wanted to share a quick layout that I created for this months Bo Bunny Sketch Challenge using a bit of Art Anthology and Bo Bunny's You're Invited Collection.
Here's my layout....

Art Anthology Products Used:

Barbie Colorations Spray	Granny Smith Colorations Color Spray	Gold Dust Minx	Dottie Stencil
Orbital Stencil Stack

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And now the sketch created by Lynn Shokoples:

And just a few details for fun....

 If you would like to see how I created my layout start to finish hop on over to the Art Anthology blog and you will find my snapguide tutorial.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Home of the Brave

Hello all Lanette here and I have some Red, White and Blue to share with you too :) 
Recently I have been spending more time at my grandfathers house cleaning and such and let me tell you I have found some treasures! For example I found this picture of my grandfathers Platoon in September of 1944. So i just couldn't resist creating a layout all about him and his service during WWII. 
I started with some luscious Art Anthology Gesso and a brick stencil and this months sketch challenge over at Once Upon a Sketch. Along with this months Mood Board Challenge over S.W.A.T Scrap Warriors I was fully inspired and ready to go!

from there I started to build my tattered flag with some beautiful dimensional crystal.

I coated my little chipboard stars with some gesso while I was waiting for my flag to dry, just one coat an they were ready to rock some Honolulu Blue Sorbet.

With all my pieces ready my layout quickly fell together.

Products Used: Art Anthology -Gesso, Dimensional Crystal, Sorbet, Velvet & Colorations Mist. Bo Bunny- Anthem Collection Pattern Paper, American Crafts- Thickers, Umwow -Chipboard and a bit of cheesecloth. 

Now lets take a look at some details just for fun!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, 

I hope you found some inspiration for your next 

Red, White & Blue project. 

But if you still need more inspiration, please stop by S.W.A.T to check out this months drills! After all there is a $25 Gift Card up for grabs this month!

Bo Bunny Pincushion for Sketchabilities #106

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Hello all! 

I'm just stopping in to share a layout that I created using my Scrappy Chic Kit, which had some beautiful Bo Bunny in it! for this layout I took my inspiration from Sketchabilities Sketch #106 by Karan Gerber. I was super inspired by the team over at Sketchabilities so I just had to play along!

Here is my take on Sketch number 106, as you can see I stuck pretty close to the sketch because, I loved it as is!!

Products Used: Bo Bunny Pincushion Collection, Paper & Chipboard, Prima Stamps & Floers, MS punches, Heidi Swapp Mist, Mister Hueys Mist, Tim Holtz Ink,  Stenciles and Ribbon.

And just a few details just for fun!

And now for the sketch:

Thank you for stopping by today I hope you will stop by Sketchabilities for some amazing inspiration! And if you haven't been in Scrappy Chic in the last few weeks get there soon!! The amount of new product is amazing plus there are so many great coupons right now!

All You Need is Love - Bo Bunny Zip a Dee Doodle

Hello All!!

I just wanted to stop in and share a layout that I created for S.W.A.T's Drill #17 Fussy Cutting! For those of you that know me you know its not a challenge for me but a way of life :)

I love to fussy cut my paper it is a great stress reliever and it saves me a bunch of money so I can buy even more scrappy goodies!!

For this layout I used my Design Team Kit from Scrappy Chic, I was lucky enough to get the super fun Bo Bunny Zip a Dee Doodle line,Thanks Angela!:) I just love this line because is scrams Mixed Media to me and right now I am loving getting messy!

 

Products Used: Bo Bunny Zip a Dee Doodle Collection, Glossy Accents, Art Anthology, Kaiser Bling, Ranger Stickles. Dylusions Mist, Copic Doddle Pen, Silk Paint, FC Gelatos.

Here are some of the details for fun!

Here you can see some messy splatters and where 

I used the Gelatos to add some purple.

Here is look at some Glossy Accents and Copic doodling 

I just traced over a bunch of the designs 

in teal to add some more color.

I used Silk paint to add yellow to the sun 

and my Copics on the title.

All the amazing lime green is Art Anthology, 

I love this stuff!

 I hope you will join us at S.W.A.T for some fussy cutting fun! 

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And just check out this amazing prize that is up for grabs!

Thanks for stopping in today I can't wait to see what you create, Just make sure you link up to S.W.A.T by October 28th.

Bring on the SUN!

Bring on the SUN!!

It's been crazy here & fun too! So sorry its been a while I thought I would stop and share a quick LO that I made using the Paper Bakery's Beautiful sketch #9.

I made this LO for Practical Scrappers our theme was Bring on the sun. So I found this great old  old line from Bo Bunny(because I swear I'm going to use this paper!!)I thought all the little suns and the background paper just screamed sunshine! 

Make sure you hop on over and see what the other ladies created :) and if you want a great sketch check out the Paper Bakery August Kits go on sale soon!

Thanks for stopping by I promise I will be back soon!

Happy Banner Monday!

Happy, happy Monday!  Today, Over at Practical Scrappers a few of the On Trend team are showing their love for all things crafty and trendy by proudly displaying their layouts that have banners and flags.

I created this fun layout using the super cute Alora Collection from Bo Bunny:

 

I just love using banners on my layouts they are super easy and quick and you can use up a ton of scraps!! What could be better than using up your scraps and getting a pretty layout too :)

 

A bit of details just for fun!

 

 

Lots of banners popped up with foam dots!

 



 

More Banners and extra embellies....

 

Some stitches and flowers to accent the title...

 

a bit more stitching....

 

So whether they are big or small, handmade or found on a sticker sheet,  or pennant shaped - banners and flags are the perfect embellishment for just about any kind of layout.  Don't believe me?  Check out the Practical Scrappers today!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

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!