Hearts from Tear Drops?

I love it when I can repurpose something I've used once and have "left over" of. These two layouts use "tear drop" gems to make hearts! I know... aren't they so cute! I also just like the layouts but I really like that I got to use these products again. :D

Products:

• Cardstock: brown and drk green
• Swiss Dot: white
• BoBunny Shabby Princess, Anna Sophia Worn Dots
• Ribbon: med blue and sm green
• Prima Roses
• Various Manufacturer flowers: brown, creem, and blue
• Basic Grey Micro Chip Stickers - White Chocolate Chip
  
• Glitter brads: Green
• K&Company Tim Coffey Die-Cut Cardstock and Acetate
• ColorBok, Specially Journaling Stickers
• ColorBok, Woodhaven Epoxy Stickers
• MakingMemories Chipboard Clocks
• Zig Calligraphy Pen: Pure Black

Products:

• Cardstock: blue and tan
• Lace: brown and green
• Ribbon: drk green
• BoBunny: Mama Razzi - Stripe
• Cloud9 Designs, Teardrop Rain Dots - Teardrop Sky
• Unknown Manufacture flower: brown
• ColorBok: Nocturne Metallic Accents
• Zig Calligraphy Pen: Pure Black

Simple and Fast

It's always nice when a layout is simple and fast. If you have several photos I've always found that a quick layout can be made from a collage of the images. I did this one at my local drug store. This just took a little doodling and a title and bam! All done!

Products:

• Cardstock: black, white, green and lt green
• Signo white pen
• Large star brad: white
• Crimper
• EK Success 1 1/4" circle punch
• Zig Calligraphy pen: black
• American Crafts Thickers: Honey Puffy Green

MORGAN the kid - Using Circles

I was feeling like all my layouts lately were really linear... so here are some circles for a change! This is a really basic layout with detail that makes it pop! I just love how I got to use a tone of my scraps to make the various circles (I love my 1 1/4" circle punch!). The trick here is to use a lot of variety in colors. I also like to add in textures like the Swiss Dot, Velvet, and crimping.

Here is some detail of both the flower cluster and my faux stitching created with just a EK Success Cutter Bee Bug and a pen.

More texture was added by crimping the main title (cut with the Provo Craft Cricut - Road Sign cartridge) and popped up with foam to keep the dimension as well.

Products:

• Cardstock: lgt brown, drk brown, green, white, and drk green
• Swiss Dot: blue and lgt blue
• Various print papers (7Gypsies paper - Gypsy paper market: Moe; October Afternoon, Night Light: Louie & Night Light: Charles ; DCWV The Glitter Cardstock Stack; DCWV The Mariposa Stack; Dream Street Papers LLC, Rue - All Dolled Up; American Crafts Paper; BoBunny, Shabby Princess: Anna Sophia Bold Floral; Wild Asparagus : Mother;
• Doodle Bug Designs, Inc., Crushed Velvet Cardstock
• EK Success 1 1/4" circle punch
• EK Success Cutter Bee Bug
• Provo Craft Cricut - Road Sign cartridge
• Various manufacture flowers
• Red jewel brad
• Green glitter brad
• Prima Flower - Rose
• Zig Calligraphy Pen - black
• Crimper/roller
• American Crafts Thickers Patchwork: fabric black

Snow Hunting!

I really like how this layout turned out. I started with a wonderful sketch from Becky Fleck's Page Maps Blog Challenge.

Then I added the fun images I captured of a snow hunting trip I took in January this year to Big Tree's National Forest, a little bit of my favorite colors (green and brown) and BAM! A great layout is born!!

Here is a little detail of the lovely flowers/collection:

Products:

• Cardstock: green and coffee
• Swiss Dot: white
• Dream Street Papers LLC, Remember the Moments - Christian
• October Afternoon, Night Light - Louie
• American Crafts Thickers: Salutations, Fabric - brown
• American Crafts Thickers: Giggles, Foam - white
• Basic Grey, Origins Collection - Fabric Brad
• Lace: green, white, and brown
• Ribbon: medium satin cream
• Verious manufacturer, flowers: Brown
• Clear Stamps, Smooch
• Prima, Canvas Screenprints
  
• KI Memories, Softies - Bloom
• Velvet brads: green and brown
• G.C.D. Studios, MeLODY RoSS, Designer Collection: Artsy Urban Transparency Shapes
• Zig Calligraphy Pen: brown
  

Color, Sketches, Challenges... OH MY!

I haven't done a challenge lately and missed the... well... challenge of it. One of the best things about challenges is that it makes me think more about my layout and techniques.

I decided to do a combined challenges ... two rolled into one final project.

The Design Dollies are always a great inspiration for beautiful projects. I took on their Color Challenge for April.

Dark Green, Yellow, and Rusty Orange

Also, I decided to use a sketch from the Sketch Challenge Blog their latest sketch to work with was just wonderful!

Products:

• Cardstock, yellow
• 7Gypsies paper - Gypsy paper market: Moe
• October Afternoon, Night Light: Louie
• Dream Street Papers LLC, Remember the Moment: Christian
• Basic Grey Doilies
• Zig Calligraphy Pen - Coffee
• K&Company - K-Ology Hannah Stitched Beaded Brad
• Various Manufacture flowers, yellow, green, and rusty orange
• S.E.I. Coaster Tags Madera Island
• American Crafts Thickers, Honey Puffy Green
• Two small copper brads
• Technique Tuesday, butterfly acrylic stamps
• Cats Eye ink, white
• Transparency sheet