My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer Card Share

Hello there!  I'm back today with the second part of my share using this month's "creative kit" at My Creative Scrapbook featuring Echo Park's Anything Goes collection (In case you missed my first post you can check it out HERE).  :)

Card No.1  Ice Cream Birthday Card (using Studio Calico journal card)

Card No.2  Layered Hexagon Hello Card

Card No.3  Bicycle Notecard (layered bicycle sticker over 4x3 Bicycle Journaling card)

Card No.4  Flamingo Hugs & Kisses Card  (using a simple journaling card with a notebook border punch--I covered a mismatched sentiment on the card with a little strip of the washi tape).

Card No.5  Floral Thank You Card-This card was made entirely with random scraps I had leftover.  :)

Also my tutorial is up today over at the My Creative Scrapbook Blog sharing how I made this flower using only a circle punch plus a few more tricks with washi tape.  :)

Make sure to check out the My Creative Scrapbook design team gallery for loads of inspiration using these same supplies.  It's mind boggling to me all the beautiful things one can create from a single kit!  :)

My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer Layouts

Hello there!  I have lots to share today!  I was honored to be asked to be a guest designer this month for My Creative Scrapbook!   They are a month-to-month kit club with 4 unique beautiful kits every single month.  I was excited to play with this month's "Creative Kit" featuring Echo Park's Anything Goes collection.

For my first layout I really wanted to show off the fun "1,2,3" journaling cards by Studio Calico.  I chose to cut out and isolate the pink, navy and red hexagons from the patterned paper and to recreate the ice cream embellishments using a basic circle punch and the banner stickers for cones.

Up next I have a layout focusing on the red prints from the collection for a bright and bold Disney layout.

I used several of the Kaisercraft Script Word clear stickers to form my visual triangle as well as several of the icon and letter stickers from the Echo Park Anything Goes sticker sheet.  I divided up my grid using some of the happy rick-rack that was also part of the kit.

My last layout has a completely different look, pulling from the softer tones in the collection.  I love how the papers were able to mimic the prints in my shirt and the soft pink blossoms behind us.  This layout was completely inspired by the 4x6 journaling card--As soon as I saw it I knew how perfectly it would match these photos.

I will be sharing a tutorial over on the My Creative Scrapbook blog soon on how I created some of the fun elements in this layout including my scalloped washi tape border, the washi tape heart insert and how I created my flower with nothing more than a circle punch (and of course my sewing machine).  ;)

With the exception of a few pieces of cardstock and a couple basic punches, everything I used to make these layouts was provided in the My Creative Scrapbook kit. I even had enough supplies (plus leftovers) to create 5 cards which I will be sharing here on Monday.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  :)

My Creative Scrapbook Full Kit Reveals

Hello!  I'm back with a look at the full reveals of each of this month's kits being shared over at My Creative Scrapbook today.

February 2015 Main Kit

February 2015 Creative Kit

February 2015 Limited Edition Kit

February 2015 Album Kit

Don't these look like fun?  You can subscribe to a kit each month or pick them up month to month for a slightly higher price (learn more about it HERE).  I will be back tomorrow sharing the layouts I created with this month's "Creative Kit".

Technique Tuesday Memory Keeper Studio Valentine's Layout

Hello there!  How are you all doing today?  I nearly forgot to share a Valentine's Day layout I created back in December for Technique Tuesday's CHA booth.  I had so much fun creating this one!  My assignment was to use a mix of different Memory Keeper Studio Stamps and Fresh Cut Studio dies from several different months.  This little circle border inspired by a wonderful Creative Scrappers sketch (#115 found HERE) which was perfect for this!

I chose to stamp my images with a mix of white heat embossing on red cardstock and red ink on white cardstock.

To create my layout I paired it with some of Doodlebug's Sweetheart collection papers from last year.  Love how the kraft paper looks with the red and bright white!

Thanks so much for visiting with me today.  Hope your having an awesome day!  :)

Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)

• Technique Tuesday Pocket of Love Dies
• Technique Tuesday All You Need Is Love Stamps

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Doodlebug Lovebugs Valentine's Day Love Notes Cards

Happy Monday!  How are you today?  I hope you had a nice weekend.  :)  Today I have some Valentine's Day cards to share!  :)

My first two cards were created for a card challenge for my local craft store's monthly card challenge.  To complete the challenge they gave each of us a 1/2 sheet of my favorite paper from the new Doodlebug Lovebugs collection called Sealed With A Kiss, a Doodlebug Paperclip, a Triveni Craft red rhinestone heart (I had some extras on hand) and a 12-inch piece of sheer ribbon. I was feeling really inspired and there were enough supplies so I actually create two.

My first card uses a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Sending Happy Thoughts stamp set as well as the darling mailbox from Lawn Fawn's You've Got Mail set (colored in with Copic Markers).  I love how the little letters from the patterned paper look cut out and scattered with the little red box--Their size is the perfect match!  I ended up cutting a slit in the mailbox opening with my Fiskars Craft Knife to slip a couple of the letter into.

My next card uses many of the same elements, this time making sure to use every single element we were given for the challenge.  I substituted the rhinestone heart for the word love in the Lawn Fawn sentiment and used Papertrey Ink's Journal Card 2 die for my scalloped mat.  Sweet and simple.  :)

I made this last card quite some time ago for one of Paper Craft Magazine's contests where they challenged us to use washi tape in a fun way.  I never got around to sharing it here on my blog and I thought Valentine's Day was the perfect time to do it.  :)

I printed the custom sentiment myself using my computer and added a little Doodlebug Heart Sprinkle for a splash of red.  To line up my strips of washi tape, I drew a light line with my pencil 1/3 from the card front edge and then used it as a guide for lining up my tape.  I then folded them over on the the back, stitched around the perimeter and added it to a card base to hide everything and make it look pretty on the inside.

I hope I've gotten you in the mood to make a few Valentine's of your own this year.  :)

I also wanted to take a moment to apologize for the double emails you may have been receiving as part of my subscriber list.  I couldn't figure out why I was receiving two emails for each post in the past couple months, but this weekend I finally got to the bottom of it and realized Feedburner was using my old email list and generating emails from another source.  I have now deleted that list and you should now only be receiving one email per post from me from now on. I am sooo sorry for the inconvenience and for unintentionally spamming your inbox...  ;)

Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)

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My Creative Scrapbook Kit Club Guest Designer Sneak Peeks

I was honored to be asked to work with My Creative Scrapbook this month.  If you haven't heard of them before they are a monthly kit club that delivers coordinating, hand-picked papers and embellishments to your door each month.  Today is the big day for sneak peeks of all the beautiful projects created by their team using their four different fun kits!

February 2015 Main Kit

February 2015 Creative Kit


February 2015 Limited Edition Kit

February 2015 Album Kit

You can see more of the sneak peeks and follow along on their blog HERE.  They share lots of fun tutorials and great ideas each day.  I will be back soon with full reveals sharing the layouts and cards I made with their Creative kit this month.  :)