Day 4 in my week of layouts ....

This is such a fun layout of a friends' daughter a few summers ago ..... She was playing in a little bouncy castle and the way the sun hit her little blonde head was so sweet !!!

I used a spotted Core'dinations base (LOVE this embossed cardstock) .... and then added some great papers and embellishments by Echo Park Paper from their "Hello Summer" collection ......

LOTS of dimension on this one .... chip shapes, punched shapes, chip alphas, buttons and even some designer tape by Bella Blvd. too !!

LAST DAY tomorrow and then back again next week with a recap of my weekend with the Scrapbook & Cards Today Crop & Create team in Burnaby !!!

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

Day 3 .... another layout

I have been LOVE-ing the "Love and Marriage" collection by Bella Blvd.  

I've got LOTS of wedding photos between my own (15 years ago ;)), my brothers, Scott's brother and friends ..... so I've been having such a great time working thru them with this great paper !!

My fave part on this layout is the journal sticker that I cut into (2) pieces - LOVE how it all came together .....

I am off to the spa today (my birthday was yesterday) and I can not WAIT for my massage so I must run :))

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo 

Day 2 in my week of layouts .....

As promised, another fun layout for your inspiration ......

It's no secret that I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this 'Lucky Charm' collection from American Crafts ..... i have used it for so many types/themes of layouts ..... including this sweet picture of my girl on her pony !!

If you want to create this at home with your fave collection, here are a few quick instructions:

• 12 x 12" patterned paper base
• Cut (3) patterned papers to 4 x 6", sand edges and adhere in a fan shape as shown with the 3rd one facing straight on
• The photo is 3 1/2 x 5" and is raised using 3D foam
• Adhere (4) 1/2 x 12" paper strips underneath as shown
• Title and embellish as desired :)))

Come on back tomorrow for another one .....

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

Great weekend and a layout ......

Happy Monday (and Happy Birthday to my husband ;))

It's been a few days as I was busy prepping for a FABULOUS workshop that I taught HERE  this past Saturday .... (30) ladies and I spent 12 hours creating (20) layouts !!  What a great day ..... Every day this week I will share a new one of those layouts here for your inspiration at home ......

I am loving all the great wedding papers and embellishments by Bella Blvd. Scott's youngest brother got married last Summer and of course I still have the photos to scrapbook ;))

Scott was in the wedding party and Alex HAD to have a suit like his Daddy so of course I HAD to have LOTS of pictures !!!

Come on back tomorrow for another layout to get you inspired ......

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

4/23 Sketch Challenge

.... it is VERY rare that I get the chance to play along with some of the AMAZING online scrappy challenges that are always goin' on .....

..... but when I saw this one from Lily Bee Design - i LOVED it and sat right down !!

The 'Sweet Shoppe' paper is so seriously sweet ..... LOVE the little mini chevron paper and it was perfect for my base.  The light heart pattern worked well underneath a few of my most fave pics of the day Alexander was born !!!

I had a lot of fun putting all these embellishments together ...... I punched a few hearts from more Lily Bee paper and added a couple of pieces at the top left too !!  I am loving these great Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday journal cards so I tucked one under some AC Thickers, a few more paper strips from Simple Stories, super fun alphas and word stickers by Jillibean Soup ......

......BUT my fave little piece is the twine heart with the Bella Blvd. sticker on top !!  I punched a heart from cardstock, covered it in adhesive and started wrapping the twine around and around until I had the cutest little twine heart :)))

I love how much fun I had with this great sketch by Lily Bee ...... so I am going to head back into my office and work on a few more projects that you'll get to see soon !!

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

Exciting News !!!!

Hey everyone - I'm back from a week away horse showing with my girl (she was AMAZING - LOTS of great wins :)) ...... and I have some SUPER exciting news to share !!

I am one of the newest members of the Core'dinations Design team !!! You can check out the rest of the gang HERE ...... I'm SOOOOO excited as i absolutely LOVE this company and the great people behind it .... seriously cannot wait to get started :)))

I know I also promised you layouts last week and I am so sorry but I went away with Em and got all caught up in her and her horses BUT .... I am home and back to 'business' !!!

Here is a new layout for you to create at home with the Fancy Pants 'Park Bench' collection or another current fave you've been dying to 
work with .....

• I started with a 12 x 12 creme piece of spotted Core'dinations cardstock for my base
• Cut a few strips of 'Park Bench' pp and wrapped some bakers twine around them
• Sanded the edges off of the pre-punched pennant pieces and tucked them just under the bottom edge of the pp strips
• Tucked my photo in the top left and added felt embellies along with punched shapes from the other pp in the collection 
• Finished it off with a few wordy stickers and the date

.... i LOVE how this came together - PERFECT colors to coordinate with Em's jammies :))

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo