Hunt & Gather Letter Rack

The colors in KaiserCraft's Hunt and Gather couldn't go anymore perfect in my living room. I knew when I started making it, that it would hang right by the front door..and that's where it is now.  I love the Beyond The Page projects from Kaiser.  They are so sturdy and easy to put together and I love how you can decorate them and create so many various looks. 

I painted the base with plain paint and then rub it down with Inka Gold in highlighting areas.  The delicate vine that I used throughout the project is a die from Cheery Lynn.  Love it!!!

You know I had to nestle some pearls in the clusters here and there. Wouldn't be one of my projects with some form of pearl on it, LOL.

I hope everybody has a great long weekend and enjoy the Labor Day holiday. 

Hugs,

Tear Bear? Elephant

Happy September Everybody...can you believe it's already here? Wow does time fly. With it being the start of the month a new Beary Scrap  challenge is here. Our newest challenge is a sketch and you'll love your finished project with it for sure. Be sure to hop on over to the blog to check it out and submit your entry.

This week I wanted to give the Tear Bears a shot. Granted I'm not Patricia who so totally rocks out Tear Bears, but I think I did a good job with my little Elephant. I used the Springtime Echo Park paper wanting that last little bit of poppy colors before the fall colors move in.

Recipe : Emma Elephant Tear Bear Pattern,

Mulberry Paper,

Scor-Pal Tape,

Echo Park 12 x 12 Kit

Look forward to seeing you next week and remember to join in our new challenge and you might just win...

Hugs,

Hi Everyone, welcome to Heartfelt Wednesday.  I was so lucky last week to be able to get to work for Heartfelt at a scrapbook show.  I had so much fun running the make and take table. It was so nice to be able to actually meet Emma Lou from Heartfelt, who I work for on the design team.  Granted with emails and all you feel like you know someone, but it's just never the same as face to face.  

This week I am highlighting the Hydrangea Stamp set.  I've wanted to use this stamp since I got it and just didn't have a chance until now.  The background paper was created using a word stamp all over.  Doesn't it look so trendy.  I love it.

Be sure to hop on over to the other design team members blogs and see what beauties they have to inspire you with.  

Easel Love Card

Good Morning and I hope the start of your week is going great.  Today I wanted to share with you an easel card I made.  The collection is from KaiserCraft Miss Nelly and you know how much I love the colors in this set...happy, happy, happy. 

The front of the card is adorned with handmade flowers using Cheery Lynn Dies.  The petals were all spritzed with water, crushed and then left to dry.  Once layered they really are full and beautiful.
 

The interior of the card is much more simple...so of course it will close.  The liquid pearls help tie in to the pearl brads on the front. 

I always think easel cards are so pretty, but I especially liked created it in the circle shape...just little different. 

Have a great week and I'll see you Wednesday.

Hugs,

A Boy and His Dog

I love this layout...everything about it.   The colors, the paper, the flowers and of course the little boy!
I created the flowers using Heartfelt Botanical Flower Stamps...I'm addicted to this stamp set lately.  Beautiful!. 

The paper line is from Webster's Pages... aren't they adorable. 

Can't wait to show you more goodies next...so until then, have a great weekend. 

Hugs

Bingo Box

Happy Thursday everyone! Beary Scraps bingo challenge is still going on so this week I picked Distress, Glitter and Lace. The base for my box uses Echo Parks newest collection Victoria Gardens. I adore the versatility of the sheet music paper...perfect for this project.

The distressing was done several ways...first I inked the edges of the box with Distress Ink...then I stamped the leaves with Distress Crackle Paint. After the paint was dried I re stamped with Memento Ink.

The flowers are from Prima and I added Stickles Glitter to the edges for a little extra pop.

Finally for the lace, I created the lace handmade flower. It was so easy. I just took a scrap piece of lace and formed it into a circle and applied it to some Scor-Pal Tape...have to say if you want strong tape, goods lands it's great.

So that wraps up my Bingo Box....It's ready to pop a gift card or a small trinket inside and pass it along to a friend.

Be sure to check back this weekend as I have a great layout to share.

Hugs,

When I first looked at the Popcorn/ Cotton Candy Die from Scrapping Cottage all I could see the cotton candy as was a banner. I thought how cute that would be. So I started making the banner and realized this is going to be to big for a card...gonna have to make a layout with it. Once I got into it I also realized how influenced I was being by the current book I'm reading " Water For Elephants". I have to tell you I'm really enjoying this book and can't wait to see the DVD next month. It's about a circus during the depression...so I think you can see the retro circus feel.

Once I had settled on a theme and really started putting everything together it just flowed. The Graphic 45 circus paper along with a vintage photo of a turn of the century circus troop...it was all just perfect.

I used the Ticket Booth flourishes for corner flourishes on the green cardstock and also the scallop is from the Ticket Booth. I always think it's fun to look at the dies and see what all you and create beside the obvious. I enjoyed doing this layout just for fun...it wasn't a family picture, or anything important to document...it was just FUN!!!

Hugs,

A Day At the Dunes

I wanted to share one of my layouts from KaiserCraft Hunt and Gather collection.  This is a picture that was taken years ago of my oldest son and I and it's one of my favorites.  He can be hard to get good pictures of and this was one day that we got shot after shot of great photos. 

The colors of the photos blended perfectly with the Hunt and Gather collection...and don't you just love that lobster I added to the tag...so cool.

Hugs,

Family Layout

Happy Weekend everyone.  I wanted to share one of my Kaiser layouts I've created with the Ms Nelly Collection. Honestly when I first got Ms. Nelly, I thought it was pretty but it wasn't my favorite.  Then I started using it and I really have fallen in love with the color combos and the way the finished projects are so bright and happy.

This picture is of my mother and sister year ago.  They were both so pretty and still are.  The cherry blooms in the pictures are perfect for tying into the colors of the paper. 

There are always lots of little layers going on throughout the page that really add interest and depth.  I hope you have a great weekend and I'll see you next week.

Hugs.

Life is Better.....

I'll be honest, I'm the world's biggest sap. When I finished this card all of could think of was my family...my boys, sister, brother-in-law, and parents. My life is what it is because of them and I couldn't have picked any better than what God has blessed me with. Really the sentiment says it all...my life is better with you in it...and that goes out to each of my family members.

The colors are my favorite as I'm sure you've noticed. I love to use pink and green ....ALOT. Knowing that you can only guess how thrilled I was when I opened up my Beary Scrap goodie box and saw the new Echo Park Victoria Garden Kit.

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

I have to tell you this is one you'll want to be sure to get the whole kit. The papers are so vibrant and pretty and I love the sticker sheets that come with the kit. So for the tic-tac-toe current challenge I did the flower, charm, and dry embossing...

The flower was created using the orchid die from Scrapping Cottage...it's beautiful all put together.  Really it's so much prettier in person than even the picture portrays. 

Have you gotten your challenge in for the Beary Scrap yet? If not hurry there is still time and you might just win. I'll see you next week and in the meantime be sure to tell someone you love, your life is better because of them.

Hugs,