hip hip hooray

Hi Friends,
I hope that your week is getting off to a great start. My friend Suzy West is visiting me and we have been scrapbooking together for the last couple of days. I love having her here. We always have so much fun together.

I have a fun layout that I recently made using the Pebbles hip hip hooray collection that I would like to share with you:

Hip hip hooray layout:


I thought that it would be fun to make a layout celebrating my daughters' 13th birthday. I used my Slice to cut out the numbers and circled the number 13 with twine.








Then I added pattern papers from Pebbles hip hip hooray collection, and some of their fun embellishments too. Have I told you that I am in love with this collection? I ove the little pinwheels, banners and fringe flowers. So fun!

so sweet together

Hi scrappy friends,

I would like to share a recent layout that I completed last week with you. I used my Slice (Making Memories) to cut out all the fun shapes. I am hoping to one day very soon get a Silhouette Cameo, but this will do for now :)

Sweet Together

I used papers from Studio Calico's new classic calico, abroad and take note collections.

Here is a closeup:

I cut most of these shapes with the Just Chillin' Teen card and the word 'together' from the basic shapes card. I added some Ormolu (fabric swatch and flair) and some brads from the Dear Lizzy collection. I had so much fun creating this, I hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by!

Soft Fall layout

In the month of November I love to take photos of the kids outside with fall leaves. I had photos of my kids that I took at a local park and I thought that these colors would be perfect for a soft fall layout:


I loved the creamy soft colors mixed with black. I also took inspiration from the angled ceiling, so I brought that into my layout by handcutting several angles, and adding a fun handstitched print to one of them.

Here is my layout that I created for GCD studios:



and an up close photo of the tree that I created using my Slice:


I added texture to the leaves with my Sizzix and added buttons from the Sweet Surrender collection, and candy dots from the Fun House collection. For a fun playful look.

I used papers and buttons from GCD studios Sweet Surrender collection

and papers from GCD StudiosAnimal Crackers for boys collection


and elements from the Fun House collection

October owl technique

I hope that your fall is off to a great start. I love to spend my fall months creating lots of cute home decor. Something about the cooler temps makes me want to spend my days inside dressing up my home.

I have been finding a lot of inspiration on Pinterest lately and I came across this cute owl:


I thought that it would be cute to make my own similar plush creation out of paper.

I started this project by hand drawing an owl shape onto pattern paper.

I cut out two. 1 to use as a backing and 1 to use as the front side.

I then dressed up the front side with some basic shapes that I cut using my Slice (Making Memories tool) and lots of yummy GCD papers.


Next, I used paper towels to stuff my owl, to make him plump and cute and look like a plush figure
(you can also use tissues for this).
I used strong adhesive 450 quick dry glue from Helmars to close up the seams and edges as I stuffed. After he was stuffed I set him aside to dry.

Next, I chose some chipboard pieces from Melody Ross's chip art collection to use as the owl's feet.

I painted them white, then attached them to the bottom of the owl.

Here is the final project:
This owl is bright and cheery and sure to lift our spirits on a cold fall day.

to create the body I used papers from the youthful eggsuberance line by Heather Tozzi.

sunday morning paper


celebration paper:


eggscellent paper:


for the eyes I used:

easter basket paper b side:


and I used two papers from the Material girls line:

the sweetest thing paper (flower shape around the eye):


For the eye (heart shape) I created custom buttons using the Epiphany Crafts heart shape studio tool and girly girl paper.


I hope this project inspires you to make a cute fall plush for your home!