land of the free & home of the brave.

Hello! Today I made a page for a July challenge at Paper Issues - streaks and stripes. I used Shimmerz Aqua Huez in red hot to make my streaks. I did not plan these out. Just grabbed my paintbrush and went with it.

The cut file is free at Paper Issues. I just kept it on my cutting mat and added some distress inks. I didn't even use gesso. Super simple! Then I added some Firecrackers sequins and used up my last star rhinestones by Jenni Bowlin (circa 2012).

 Thanks for looking!

I love you yesterday, today & FURever.

This page was inspired by a challenge at The Studio Challenges this month to do your layout on an angle or a slant. So I applied my mixed media diagonally across the page. I cut the cloud paper at a slant and then I angled my photo mat patterned paper.

This is all from the Cooper collection from Bella Blvd. I love this collection!

cupcakes for nurses.

This page was just for fun! I wanted to play with some of the PinkFresh + Altenew collaboration, Celebrate. I used a Paige Evans cut file and made my cupcake into a shaker. I actually finished up my pack of Cotton Candy Land sequins!

I did a little bit of mixed media on this page. First I used clear gesso and then I added picked raspberry distress ink. I fussy cut the florals from one of the patterned papers from the Celebrate collection. I hate fussy cutting, but I actually love how this turned out.

As a final touch I added some epoxy flair from Scrappin Happy Studio! Thanks for looking:)

fabulous.

I made this page for the Scrap the Girls challenge this month. It just so happens that the colors on the mood board are the colors of distress oxide inks that I have! I used broken china, twisted citron, squeezed lemonade, and worn lipstick on this page.

 This page was made with the new Celebrate collection from PinkFresh & Altenew. There was only one small embellishment package with this collection so I dug into my PinkFresh stash for some more embellishing:)

 Thanks for looking!

all in a day's work [Challenge YOUrself #79].

Hello friends! Today we're sharing our July challenge at Challenge YOUrself!

This month we're doing a sketch challenge! Here is my page:

I've shared a process video HERE. I had a bit of trouble putting this page together.

I used texture paste on my chipboard piece and then colored it with distress inks.

 Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned papers: Asuka Studio; Studio Calico
die cuts: PinkFresh Studios
epoxy flair: Scrappin Happy Studio
chipboard: Denise Boddy Designs

smile.

I made this page last night for the July moodboard challenge at Scrap the Boys. This photo is from my brother's wedding last September. His groomsmen are in the background.

I used the new PinkFresh + Altenew collection. I added white gesso to my background. Then did some mixed media with distress inks in Broken China and Chipped Sapphire.

 Thanks for looking!

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!