this is everything.

I had fun with gesso + distress inks tonight! I'm sharing a page that is a scraplift and it's one of the challenges this month at A Cherry on Top. Here's my page:

I have a process video HERE, but after I finished my mixed media background, I used a bunch of Elle's Studio die cuts and a stamp set to finish my page.

 I do really like how this background turned out. I'm always kind of intimidated by mixed media, but what Missy says is true. You can't mess it up if you start with gesso.

For a touch of bling, I added some Boyish Charm sequins from Spiegelmom Scraps. Thanks for looking!

meow.

Meet Blackie!

He's not technically my cat and his name is actually Midnight. He's the neighbor's cat, but some time this past winter he started hanging out at our house more and more. He lives in our garage most of the time, comes inside the house occasionally, and I feed him and give him his flea/tick medicine.

 This is the new Bella Blvd collection, Chloe. Thanks for looking!

coming soon.

My brother and sister in law are having a baby this year! This is their announcement photo they shared on Facebook. I used the brick cut file from Paper Issues as a stencil with some transparent matte texture paste.

 Here are some better photos of the texture paste:

 I really love the subtle effect the texture paste had. I love the idea of using a cut file as a stencil. I will try this again!

Thanks for looking!

supplies
cardstock: Bazzill (Wax Lips)
die cuts, stickers: Elle's Studio
border sticker: Bella Blvd (Cooper)
texture paste: Ranger

favorite.

I hope you can see the inspiration I drew from this sketch at Let's Get Sketchy. I started with  a sheet from the Vicki Boutin ready to use water color paper pad and then I kind of just kept adding things and forgot about the sketch.

Here's my page:

Thanks for looking!

the goodest boy.

Hi friends! Today I'm playing along with the recipe challenge at Scrap Our Stash. This was a tough one! The June recipe was: five patterned papers, 4 embellishments, a three word title, two different alphas, and one photo. Here's my page:

I used the new Cooper collection from Bella Blvd. I'm loving it right now. I accented with epoxy flair form Scrappin Happy Studio.

I tell Bentley all the time that he's the goodest boy so that's why I chose my title. Thanks for looking!

paradise.

This page was for one of the June challenges at A Cherry on Top. The challenge was to use 'picture perfect' as the title on your page. I used the new Echo Park collections, Summertime and Dive into Summer.

I always like EP's summer collections. In fact, I used some of the older collections on this page too. Some of the patterned papers and embellishments are from Summer Party, Summer Dreams, and Summer fun.

I swiped some white acrylic paint on my background and added some mixed media with distress inks before I added on my layers.

I added a couple of epoxy flair from Scrappin Happy Studio as a final touch. Thanks for looking!

I want to see the world one beach at a time [Challenge YOUrself 78].

Hi friends! I love our challenge this month at Challenge YOUrself. Summer to me is beach and vacation and sunshine and happiness :)

I saw this quote on Instagram and knew immediately it was going to be a layout. This describes me perfectly. So I grabbed a photo from our most recent trip to Mexico. I couldn't decide where to go with my page though.

This is an old Studio Calico patterned paper, but I didn't like the bright gold so I painted my background with white acrylic paint mixed with Pink Stilettos Shimmerz Coloringz. Then I grabbed a ton of the pink Heidi Swapp Storyline embellishments and layered them up. I decided to try to stick to all the pink things I could find in my stash.

 Thanks for looking!

I can't with the cute.

Now that I think about it, I may have already scrapbooked this photo. This is Bentley and my mom's Lab, Griffey. I used the new Bella Blvd Cooper collection - so so cute!

I was inspired by THIS  Lasting Memories challenge. I used  hearts, polka dots, banner, Stick It Down's June sketch, and I don't have bling so I used epoxy flair instead. I hope that's an acceptable substitute :)

Thanks for looking!

blessings.

This page was inspired by Sketches in Thyme this month. I have two small photos of the speech from my brother's wedding last September. My page is pretty simplistic compared to the sketch, but I kept the same basic elements.

This watercolor splash paper pack I found at A Cherry on Top on a whim. I share it in a haul video HERE if you're interested. It's really pretty!

follow your heart.

Another wedding page! This page was inspired by the May sketch at Let's Get Sketchy + week 1 challenge at Lasting Memories. That challenge was to use polka dot paper and flowers.

This page was another stash busting layout! That patterned paper is from Amy Tangerine's On a Whim collection and my stickers are from Simple Stories Romance collection from 2017 :)

happy.

I have no idea how I ended up scrapbooking this SAME photo twice... in the same week... and not realizing it. I think I've just been kind of out of it lately with everything going on.

So this page was inspired by Scrap Our Stash. I am using the Happiness collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. Thanks for looking!

family.

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a page for the May single page sketch at Stick It Down. I sold all of my border punches because I never used them so for this page, I got out some dies and my Grand Calibur. These dies are from Reverse Confetti and they're meant for cards, of course. They're called Edge Essentials Confetti Cuts.

I really went through my stash for this page. Lots of Photo Play, Bella Blvd, some texture paste.

Thanks for looking!

remember. [NSD2020]

I have one more layout completed for the NSD challenges at Elle's Studio. I think I've done 3/5. This one is to focus on you and I actually have wanted to scrapbook this memory for about three years now, so this challenge was really motivating!

The speech bubbles are an Elle's Studio cut file and the patterned paper is from the Love is paper pack. I made the speech bubbles into shakers with Cotton Candy Land sequins from Spiegelmom Scraps. I haven't made a shaker in a while so that was fun!

Then I added some of the flair from Scrappin Happy Studio. Thanks for looking!

sweet.

I made this page for week 2 at Lasting Memories.

Striped paper, hand cut stars, and gold heart washi. This is an old photo of Ally, who we adopted back when I was in college. She lived to be 12 and was the sweetest girl.

May guest designer at Counterfeit Kit: challenge day!

Hi friends!

Today is challenge day at Counterfeit Kit! Our challenge is Oh Happy Day! Here was my May kit:

Here is my page for the challenge. I have a 4Runner and piled five other family members in to drive three hours last summer to my now sister-in-law's bridal shower. Fun times!

I hope you'll play along!