Spring is Here....

It has been so beautiful here for the past few days that it feels like spring is already here!! This photo of my dd and dh was taken on a stroll today. The cherry trees are in FULL BLOOM already and the smell is just heavenly!!

Until tomorrow....

Thought You Weren't Looking

Here's a fun layout I created for Scrapbook Star using their wonderful March Kit - featuring the Season Line from Crate Paper.

I just love all the bold and bright colours and the paper quality is amazing! So thick and textured - makes such a big difference! To create the circles, I ended up cutting all the flower tops off the flowers from one of the pieces of patterned paper. I thought they'd work better for a boy layout - don't you think?

Precious

My dd and I sharing a moment! A cutie patoutie she is!! The layout was done using the wonderful Album Kit from My Creative Scrapbook. Papers are Jenni Bowlin and the flowers are from Imaginisce.


I used plain Bazzil cardstock and spritzed with mist. I then used some Swiss Dotted Bazzil and inked the heart doily pattern and fussy cut out (as I didn't want to add anything to the kit aside from cardstock).

The chipboard swirls were painted white and then I added some 3D Paint by Tulip for a little dimension.
I ended up going over the flowers with a white journal pen to help them stand out a little and to give a more playful feel which I thought mirrored the photo. The chipboard hearts and flower centre have been inked with Tim Holtz Distress ink (fired brick) and doodled on as well.

Enjoy your weekend!! Spring Break starts next week over here - what about you? I hear its a little later in the U.S.?