Think its Been Long Enough

A little while back I created a bunch of layouts for Graphic 45 spotlight over at Scrapbook News & Review Magazine and I can now happily share them all!

Man, I love these papers - just so vintage with gorgeous colours and awesome designs.

Inside of the recipe box I altered.

I added some Prima ribbon and cut out the tags from one of the patterned papers that Graphic 45 is so famous for.

While I'm Waiting...

I am eagerly awaiting for a few new kits to arrive at my doorstep sometime this week (hopefully today) and patience is NOT one of my virtues. To keep my mind occupied, I completed the following layout last night of my dd having her first taste of chocolate icing. She was in HEAVEN!

The papers are from Pink Paislee and Bo Bunny. I tried to keep a certain softness to the layout and only added touches of brown here and there to accent.

Close up of some details. I am in love with this 3D fabric paint I found by Tulip - so easy to use!

I applied Glossy Accents to the butterflies (hard to tell in the pic) to give them a little more dimension. The gorgeous lace is from Prima.

Enjoy your Tuesday!

Mini Album Madness!

Ok, so normally I'm a traditional 12x12 scrapper... until recently. 3 out of my last 4 projects have been mini albums! I blame it on Kate from Scrapbook News & Review Magazine!!

Anyhow, 2 of them are secrets (LOL) until the end of the month, but I'll show you this one now. I made it as a surprise for my mother in law (Judie, hope you aren't reading this) to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of her husband's passing.

The completed mini. I used the Amber Road papers from PinkPaislee (totally love them) and a bunch of embellies from fall flower bunches I found at Michaels.

I inked and painted some grungeboard for the front cover of the album. I added some rub ons to the heart after inking to dress it up a little. The wings were painted white first, mod podged and then inked a little to give them a little dimension.

With my nephew - the photo is a little light but wanted to catch how the sunlight was reflecting on the two of them.


I swirls I used on this page (and a few others) were from Riff Raff. Originally the swirl was huge and I wasn't quite sure what to do with it?? I ended up cutting it into smaller pieces and used as little accents on a few pages rather than one large swirl on a scrapbook page.


The title on this page is actually from an insulator sleeve from my last Grande Dark at Starbucks!!

With my son on his first Hallowe'en night.


The last page which reveals a hidden journaling tag of all the things I remember the most about him.


I think I need to find a way to make the albums a little less 3D however.... These are SUPER thick but so fun to do! If you have never tried one before, I dare you to stop at just one - they are addicting!