Happy Happy Happy

I'm back today to share two more of my layouts, I created for my 5 Things guest post at Shimelle.com!

Happy

Hand cut letters are all the rage and are becoming a big trend within the scrapbook community. I decided to create my own hand cut letters and used them as a graphic design element on my page. To create my hand cut letters I first hand drew the word happy onto black cardstock paper with a pencil, and then cut it out. Since I decided to repeat the word “happy” three times to create my title, I just retraced them two more times and then cut them out by hand. This technique creates a fun handmade look.

Oh My

Hand stitching is one of my favorite techniques. Sometimes I use templates, sometimes I create my own. To create my title on this page I first started by cutting out the word “Oh” using my Silhouette. I then used the negative (leftover piece of paper from the cut) as a stencil to create my stitched word. With a needle, I poked holes around the word and then stitched it up using black embroidery thread. I also, added the die cut word “my” and some letter stickers to finish off my title.

I will be back next week to share my final two layouts made for the Shimelle blog! Thanks for looking!

Guesting for Shimelle!

I have a Five Ideas post over at Shimelle.com!  I'm sharing five ways to create creative titles using the American Crafts Shimelle collection.  Here are some sneaks of my projects that are up on the blog today.  I will post the full reveals on my blog later on next week!

Handcut Lettering

 Brush Script

 Hand-stitched Title

Sequin Title

 Mixed Title

To see the full reveal, plus how-to's visit the Shimelle blog!