Sharing some recent publications

Hi everyone!  I must admit it slipped my mind to share these earlier.  I recently had a few layouts published in the Create: Sketches Idea Book 2013 that I would like to share with you.

Fabulous Friends Layout

This photo always makes me smile, our dog Roxy was just a puppy at the time and I am so glad that I captured this moment of her playing with my daughter Kalee.


You Are My Favorite Layout

I took this photo a few years ago of my nephew Derrick at a park on the Antioch piers. I love this photo.

Love This Smile Layout

I used lots of papers from Bella Blvd's Kiss Me collection on this layout, I love the color combo paired with this silly photo of my niece Sophia.

That's it for today, thanks for letting me share.  I think I am going to take my kids to the pool today, it is supposed to be 109 here.  Hot!!

I love you to the moon and back...

Hi Everyone,

Happy Saturday! I have a layout up on the Bella Blvd. blog today to share with you.

We were given this sketch this month to use as a base for our layouts.

This was such a fun sketch to get my creative juices flowing. I stuck to the basics of the sketch by placing the three flowers on the left side and one flower on the right side. I also kept the title in the same place but moved the subtitle over to the right side of my journaling. Another change that I made was using two photos (instead of 3) and putting a Bella Blvd. Just Write flower sticker in place of where the third photo should be. I used a combination of Just Write journaling stickers and High Five alpha's to create my title. Bella's designer tape, Checkers buttons, and flag were the perfect embellishments to complete my page.

I Love You To The Moon and back

supplies:
Kiss Me Collection: Flutter
Cardstock Stickers: Just Write, Alpha + Bits
Sophisticates Collection: Punch, Surf N Turf
Button Market: Checkers
Flags: Girl
Crochet Flowers: Dahlia, Juniper
Designer Tape: Punch Chevron, Piggy Pink Stripe, Pony Dot
High Five Alpha Stickers: Pink-Red High Fives, Blue High Fives
Ciao Chip Versatile Elements: Stars & Hearts

Friends bring color

Hey everyone,

I am sharing a very colorful layout that I made for Bella Blvd with you today.

I wanted to create a vibrant fun layout that was as youthful as the teens in my photos. Bella's High Five alpha's & Alpha + Bits cardstock stickers helped make my title come to life. To complete the look I created these fun whimsical circles paired with Bella's Flags and Crocheted hearts. Bella’s designer tapes are also a great way to make a statement. I paired them together to make a fun border for this layout.

Friends Bring Color to Our Lives layout

supplies:
Kiss Me Collection: Flutter, Alpha + Bits
Birthday Girl Collection: Miles of Smiles, Party Dress
Birthday Boy Collection: Eat Cake
Sunshine & Happiness Collection: Happy Clouds
Winter Wonder Collection: Ski Slopes
Sophisticates Collection: Short Stories
Flags: Girl
Cardstock Stickers: Card Sentiments
Crochet Flowers: Poppy
Designer Tape:Pickle Juice Chevron, Red Dot, Blue Gingham, Gulf Dot, Punch Chevron, Pony Dot
High Five Alpha Stickers: Green High Fives, Yellow High Fives, Pink-Red High Fives, Blue High Fives
Ciao Chip Versatile Elements:Stars & Hearts

It's an inspiration day!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a fabulous week so far. I have a fun layout to share with you today using the Kiss Me collection from
Bella Blvd. We were asked to create a layout based on this inspiration image:

Here is what I created based on this image:

Sweet Friends layout

I had so much fun playing with the inspiration image this month. I liked the idea of hanging a banner
and clipping on doily hearts, envelopes and little messages with clothespins. The wood floor and
white wall gave me the idea to make the base of my layout kraft/white and tie in some mustache love paper.
I love all the bright colors in the Kiss Me collection, they were perfect for this layout about friendship.
I also threw in some paper scraps that I had left over from the Lovey Dovey collection. I love that
all of Bella's collections coordinate so nicely together.

Bella Blvd supplies:
Kiss Me Collection: Mustache love, True Love, Flutter
Lovey Dovey Collection: Circle of Love, Borders N' Blocks
Cardstock Stickers: Just Write, Card Sentiments
Button Market: Neutrals Mix, Pink Flowers
Flags: Birthday Girl Flags 1, Floral
Crochet Flowers: Juniper
Designer Tape: Piggy Pink Stripe, Blue Gingham
High Five Alpha Stickers: Piggy-Punch
Chipboard Alpha's: Sienna Blueberry
Ciao Chip Versatile Elements: Borders

For more inspiration from the Design team using this same image visit the Bella Blvd blog

Hugs & Kisses

Good Morning Friends,

Thanks for visiting today. It has been so cold here in Northern California. I have spent all week bundled up - trying to get warm. Whenever it is cold out, I can find my two dogs Kona, and Lilo snuggled together. They are so affectionate with one another and are always together.

I made this layout about the two of them snuggled together. They are so cute! I can't stand it.


title: Hugs and kisses

Look for me soon in Create:Vintage Modern Idea book July 2013

I used a file (Ampersand) that I cut with my silhouette as a mask, I placed it on my paper, misted around it and then hand stitched with embroidery floss around it. The stitching took a long time to finish, but I did it while I was watching a movie with the kids.

I mostly stuck to neutrals on this layout, but added little pops of color in my buttons.

I added the hand stitched word "hugs" to a canvas tag.

supplies:
pattern paper: mustache love, borders - Kiss Me collection (Bella Blvd.)
buttons: button market: wood mix (Bella Blvd.)
designer tape: pony dot, blue gingham (Bella Blvd.)
stickers: brown-cream high five alphas (Bella Blvd.)
canvas tag: Maya Road
spray mist; Mister Huey's (Studio Calico)
doily,twine: craft supply
embroidery floss: DMD
kraft paper: My Mind's Eye
tag: Staples
kraft pocket: recollections
adhesive: ATG (Scotch)
die cutting machine: Silhouette Cameo (QuicKutz)
dies: ampersand (Kolette Hall)

Lucky Me

stopping by with a quick one this afternoon. I created this layout with scraps I had on hand from Bella Blvd's new Kiss Me collection.

In light of the recent tragedy in Newtown, CT. I have been thinking about just how lucky I am to have 2 healthy beautiful children and I thank my lucky stars for them each and every day. Even when they drive me crazy (lol).

title: Lucky Me

This layout came together fairly quickly, I used up a lot of scraps on this layout by cutting them into strips, and laying them in a diagonal fashion.

supplies:
cardstock: white (Recollections)
pattern papers, designer tape, stickers, checkers button (Bella Blvd.)
tools: knockouts border punch (American Crafts)
Silhouette Cameo: lucky me title (Karla Dudley), stitched heart (American Crafts), arrow (Studio Calico)
adhesive: Scotch
pen: Zig

Gingerbread house traditions

Hi everyone,
I am up on the Bella Blvd.blog today with a layout that I created using their Saturday Sketch.

Gingerbread house traditions

I found this cute gingerbread house cut file in the Silhouette store and I thought that it would look great embellished with Bella Blvd. Neutral mix button and winter flag. I chose my pink and blue color scheme by pulling colors from my photos. I used a mix of papers from the Winter Wonder and Kiss Me collections to create this layout. I stayed pretty close to the original sketch by sticking with 4 photos, but changed it up a little by moving my title to the bottom right hand corner of the layout.

supplies:
Winter Wonder Collection: Ski Slopes
Flags: Winter
Kiss Me Collection: Bouquet Kisses, True Love
Christmas Wishes Collection: Cute Cuts
Cardstock Stickers: Just Write Journaling Stickers, Alpha+Bits
Chipboard Alphabets - Sienna: Pony
Designer Tape: Piggy Pink Stripe
High Five Alpha Stickers: Piggy Punch
Button Market: Neutrals Mix, Wood Mix
Ciao Chip Versatile Elements: Borders, Stars & Hearts

Believe in the Magic of Christmas...

Hi there,
Good morning friends. I am up on the Bella Blvd blog this morning sharing a Christmas themed layout with non traditional colors.


Believe in the Magic Of Christmas Layout

I started off my layout by pulling papers from the Christmas Wishes collection. I loved the pink/red combo on the Candlelight paper, so I decided to bring in an additional pink (Love Notes Paper) from the Kiss Me collection. I love the mix of these two collections together. And the non-traditional Christmas colors brings in a feminine touch to the layout.

I added a swirled Christmas tree that I cut with my Silhouette as an accent mixed with Ciao Chip trees and Hearts for embellishments. For my title I used a mix of a Silhouette title with High Five Alphas and Chipboard alphas.

supplies:
Christmas Wishes Collection: North Pole, Candlelight
Cardstock Stickers: Alpha + Bits, Miniatures Stickers
Kiss Me Collection: Love Notes
Chipboard Alphabets - Sienna: Punch
Designer Tape: Piggy Pink Stripe
High Five Alpha Stickers: Piggy Punch
Button Market: Stars
Ciao Chip Everyday Elements: Trees, Stars & Hearts

Hello Love....

Hi there,

Welcome to my second post for the Bella Blvd. Basically Bare team up. I just knew that when Basically Bare sent me these cute Stack-A-Bellies Birds that I was going to have to make a second project to showcase them on. So, I decided to create a layout using Bella's new collection Kiss Me.


Hello Love, Will you be mine forever? layout

I absolutely adore the color palette and chevron design on the Love Notes paper from the Kiss Me collection.
It is so bright and cheery and made the perfect background for my layout. I cut the fun arrow background using my
Silhouette and brought in a baby pink from the Baby Girl collection and small green chevron from the Spring Flings
and Easter Things collection. I love how Bella blvd lines all coordinate together so nicely. To embellish my layout I added some felt and acrylic bird pieces from Basically Bare and added Bella wood buttons and stickers to finish the layout.

supplies:
Kiss Me Collection: Love Notes, Cute Cuts,
Cardstock Stickers: Alpha + Bits, Just Write
Chipboard Alphabets - Sienna: Punch
Designer Tape: Piggy Pink Stripe
Sophisticates: Brown-Cream High Fives, Blue High Fives, Surf N Turf Paper
Button Market: Checkers
Baby Girl Collection: It's A Girl
Spring Flings and Easter Things: Mom's Bouquet
Basically Bare: Stack-A-Bellies Birds