Another layout!!

Can you believe it, another layout! But, I really need to catch up on all the photos sitting on my computer's hard drive. I just love this photo of Jaiden with her cheeky little smile. Don't let the cuteness fool ya ! She's quite a handful! :) But I guess that's to be expected of a four year old, right!!!

The patterned papers I used on this are from Pink Paislee's Sweet Cakes line, another one of my favorites. It's so funny that I'm attracted to bright fun colors when I'm doing projects and layouts, but my wardrobe is full of black, brown and grey. What's up with that!!! (lol)

Before I go I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has given me a blog award lately. I'm really behind on getting them posted, but I'm working on it I promise!!!

Also, just a reminder that Creative Cuts & More is looking for guest designers. So, if you love working with die-cuts, check out the call going on here. I had so much fun designing with them in March, I'm going back for more in November.

These are the projects I did for CC&M back in March. You can check out the store and design teams projects and cards here.

See ya soon!

TGIF!!!

Not that I'm complaining, but I can't believe it's Friday already!!! I was suppose to post the winner of my RAK on Wednesday, so, sorry for the delay guys! So, without further ado the winner of the birdhouse is........ Victoria. Thanks for playing!!! :)

Happy Monday!

Good morning all! Just wanted to share a couple more projects with you. The first one is my Pink Paislee blog assignment. My assignment this month was to use a sketch. Since I haven't done that many layouts lately, this was ideal for me. :) I kept the layout fairly simple, just like the Pencil Lines sketch I used.

I think I must be addicted to Pink Paislee's Fascinating line. I just love the bright colors - It's just a real fun line to work with!!!

For the sketch and more details you can go to the Pink Paislee blog here.


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Next, I have my final Melissa Frances project. It's a gift box filled with adorable roses petal soaps. I found them at the Dollar Store, just in case you were wondering!!! :) The die-cut box is from Creative Cuts & More. It's actually a cupcake box, but I cut off about an inch from the base before altering it.

All patterned papers are from the French Twist collection, the rub-ons and pearls are also by Melissa Frances.

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Speaking of Creative Cuts & More, they're looking for guest designers. If you are interested you can find out more details here.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!!!

Jen :)

More Melissa Frances and a RAK!

I have a couple more Melissa Frances projects to share today. This first one is a treasure chest I altered, using patterned papers from the French Twist and Attic Treasures collections.

I used the Fiskers Lace Border Punch to make the borders, then adhered them to the chest.
The little cameo in the front (also by Melissa Frances) was colored with markers and paint, to match the patterned paper.

Next, is another bird house. This one is pretty small only about 6 inches tall. When I purchased it, it was all a dark red color, so I thought it would be interesting to try and make a monochromatic piece too, only with patterned paper.

I thought I might do a RAK, since I haven't done one in a while. The prize will be your pick of one of the above projects, with a few other scrapbooking goodies, of course!!! Just leave a comment here, with which project you'd prefer. You have till Tuesday 23rd, Midnight. I'll announce the winner on Wednesday. Good luck!!!

Melissa Frances

Hi everyone, I'm really excited and honored to be the guest designer for Melissa Frances this month. I received an awesome package of Melissa Frances supplies back in April and had a great time playing with all of the yummy goodies! It's really hard for me to make projects and not share them right away, because the more they sit, the more I end up changing them. (lol) But, no chance of that on this project. My little girl has it on her dresser in her room and she's not letting me get it back!

This is mini storage chest I altered, for all of her little doll "knick knacks." I kept it fairly simple, just in case I need to do any repairs!!!

The patterned papers and 3D stickers used on this project are from the French Twist collection. The neutral colored patterned paper in the front is from the Antique Treasures collection.

The rub-ons, glittered heart and pearl embellishments are also by Melissa Frances. To keep the rub-ons in place on the glittered chipboard, I brushed Helmar's Acrylic Sealer on top and I also used the sealer on the pearls, just to make sure they stay put.


My next project is a layout of Jaiden when she was a few days old. Again, I used patterned papers from the French Twist and Attic Treasures collections.

The hidden journaling reads:
"Dreams are like the paints of a great artist. Your dreams are your paints, the world is your canvas. Believing, is the brush that converts your dreams into a masterpiece of reality"



The pearls under the "DREAM" rub-on were colored with Prismacolor markers to match the rest of the layout.

Thanks for visiting!

Jen:)

I'm back!

Hi guys, Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Before I share my latest project, I just wanted to let you know that I have decided to leave the Helmar USA design team. This wasn't an easy decision, but my six month contract was up and because of some family and time issues, I thought it best to cut back on my design team obligations. I am still with the Pink Paislee design team however, and I will continue to combine my Helmar products with my PP assignments.


Speaking of Pink Paislee assignments, here is my latest PP project. My son Jacob has been nagging me to make him a robot for the longest time. I do plan on making him one for his room, but I thought this would keep him quiet for a little while!!! It's a little card I created using mainly Topsider chipboard and patterned papers from the Fetching line. Since I used a lot of chipboard I used Helmar's Premium Craft Glue to adhere the pieces together for a strong bond. I also used some Liquid Scrap Dots behind the stickers for a 3D effect.

Supplies used:
Pink Paislee - Topsiders (chipboard shapes), Patterned paper, Press-ons, Stickers and Brads.
Maya Road - Chipboard (arms and gears)
Making Memories - Screw brads
Helmar - Premium Craft Glue and Liquid Scrap Dots
Other - embroidery floss and wire.

See you soon!
Jen :)