Another Day with Adornit!

It's day 2 with Adornit and ME!

Did you know that Adornit has a NEW blog? 

You should definitely go take a peek!!  I know they would love to hear from you!

Today, my layout was done with the Daisy Dew Collection.  This one is such soft and beautiful colors with patterns that are wonderful to work with.

The picture that I used is a picture of my kids, niece and nephews.  I made the shape by using a pattern that I had previously traced from a die-cut.   

Here is a quick look at some of the gorgeous embellishments that Adornit makes!!  Lots of layers and possiblilities!

Be sure to stop by the Adornit Blog for more close-ups and ideas!  The designers there are sure to inspire you to create!!  Not to mention... there is so much more than scrapbooking at the blog! 

 

Guesting at ADORNIT!

I'm super happy to have been asked to guest design for Adornit this week!!  They have such fabulous collections that are such fun to design with!

For my first day on the blog, I chose to use the new Paisley Princess collection.

At first glance, you might think that this would only fit with a sweet little girl picture.  I beg to differ!  :)  It will work with those sweet pictures, but why not go out of the box and play with some big girl pictures?

I did just that since my princess is all grown up now!  The fabulous zebra print paper and the edgy font fit perfectly with a picture that my daughter had worked with in Photoshop.

Fun Girl 

For a close-up and the details on this page, be sure to drop by the Adornit Blog!! 

While you are there, take some time to browse!  There are so many new collections and so many great ideas!  You are sure to be inspired!!

Bo Bunny, Scor-Pal and a Giveaway!!!

I know how we all LOVE giveaways!!  This week, Bo Bunny has teamed up with Scor-Pal for a blog hop!!

Be sure to drop by the Bo Bunny Blog and the Scor-Pal blog and leave a comment for a chance to WIN!! 

I have to admit that I had never used a scoring tool.  I don't know why I hadn't tried this before!  I LOVED it!!  It is so easy to use and works perfectly every time, even for beginners!!  Such fun!

The post at Bo Bunny today is about stitching.  When I was thinking about how to use my tool and experimenting with it, I thought about how perfect the lines come out and decided to use them for stitching guides.  I loved how I could just pierce along the lines and add my stitching.

Here you can see how I scored along the card for stitching guides.  I also flipped the card over and and did some extra lines to give an embossed look to the card, too.

Look how easy it is to make these squares!!  Just score one inch apart along the card, then flip it and score in the other direction.  All you have to do then is pierce at each intersection and stitch!

Here are what the cards looked like before I added sentiments and embellishments.

Tip when stitching on cards:  Be sure to use tape instead of knots to secure your threads on the back.  This will make it easy for keeping it flat on the inside.  Simply cover the stitching with paper for a finished inside as well as a great outside!

Don't forget to go by the Bo Bunny and Scor-Pal blogs for inspiration and a chance to win!!!

Step it Up! at Bo Bunny

At the Bo Bunny Blog, there have been several requests for simple layouts.  We decided to start with a simple layout and then "Step it UP!" to show how to take your layout to the next level. 

My example does add a lot more detailing, but I was careful to keep it easy!  After all, not every page should take you forever to accomplish.  Some of my favorite pages are pages that came together quickly and easily. 

Picks of the Patch

I started with a basic design.  The Noteworthy shaped journal paper adds a great design element without taking a long time with going through the trouble to make it yourself.  A couple of punched edges, some stickers and your page is done!

Want to add a bit more?  Use several colors of embroidery floss to add some small details.  You can see here that I added floss strips to the borders, around the picture and around the Noteworthy.  Take forever?  NO! 

For the borders, I just put a hole in the page at each end and pulled the floss all the way across the page.  Same thing with adding the purple floss to the picture, just one hole for stitching at each corner.

The only place that took a little time was around the Noteworthy.  Still simple though!  Take advantage of the area where the colors meet and poke holes for stitching there.  It will cut out the time of measuring and placing!

The final touch is to add some big flowers, buttons and some orange dots.  The dots were done with Slick Paint.  Very quick and easy!

Here is a close-up so you can see the stitching and the dots.  I also just hand cut the leaves.   

Be sure to stop by the Bo Bunny Blog for more Step it UP! ideas!! 

Have a great weekend!

Sketch Support

It's One-Page Week again at Sketch Support!

Allison has provided us with an adorable sketch.  I am still just crazy about banners, so I decided to really play them up with my design.  I added layers of canvas and die-cut banners to come up with this look.

Cute Girl

 You can see a closer look here.  I also added some embroidery floss bows to tie the banners together and complete the look.

Here is the sketch that Allison provided this week.  You can see that I used fewer photos.  There are so many possibilities for this sketch!  Be sure to check them out at Sketch Support!

Card Challenge Tuesday at Bo Bunny!

Hi Everyone!  It's Card Challenge Tuesday at the Bo Bunny Blog!  This time we have a terrific sketch that was provided by Juliana Michaels!!

I chose to make a super simple little card using the Welcome Home Collection.  Don't you just love how great products make creating so easy?  I thought a Congratulations card for a friend who is moving was a perfect fit for this collection.

  

Be sure to drop by the Bo Bunny Blog to see the sketch and for an opportunity to win a great prize!  While you are there, take a moment to stroll through the posts to see Bo Bunny's wonderful new collections!  You're going to love them!

Sketch Support

It's one page week at Sketch Support!  Allison has provided a terrific sketch for us to use!  It's my favorite one so far!!  Such a cute sketch with so lots of room to make it your own and use it over and over again! 

Here is the page that I came up with.

It's a Girl

This is the daughter of one of my daughter's co-workers.  As you can see, she is such a CUTIE! Not to mention, her mom dresses her so adorably!  

Her parents are expecting and I know that they are having another little girl.  Laynee is always has the most precious little bows and headbands, and on Mom's blog I saw that Laynee had agreed to share her bows.  I couldn't resist adding a bit about that to the journaling.

 I used some little My Mind's Eye banner stickers for the flags.

 Here is a peek at the sketch.  Please visit Sketch Support to download it for

your personal use and to get many more ideas. 

The team has done a fabulous job of showing the versitility of the sketch!