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First Dance Wedding Layout

Hey crafty friends!  Welcome to another reveal for the Southern Girls Challenge with the theme of sparkle and shine. For this reveal I pulled out my wedding photos (we’re married 13 years this year) and created a first dance wedding layout.  I’m really hoping to get my album complete this year.

As I looked ay my photos I didn’t have one single one that was great enough to use just one, but I couldn’t put them all on the page as they were so I decided on a grid layout and cut the photos down to about 4×4.  This left me one space for journalling as well so I could document our song and how we felt during the dance.

I kept the papers and embellishments rather simple since I had so many photos on the page.  To work with the glitter theme I added some gold glitter washi along the bottom of my journalling section as well as a gold star in the cluster of my black and white photo.

First Dance Wedding Layout

I also really struggled with the title of this layout.  It wasn’t what to call it, or even where to put it, it was what font to use.  I tried every color I had and nothing was quite right.  My black fonts didn’t stand out enough, colored letters looked odd and while white stood out it was to plain.  I added some stickles to the white letters and it’s better.  I’m honestly not sure if it’s perfect, but it’s done!  Remember documented is better than perfect.

I hope you enjoyed my layout and that you’ll join us for the challenge this go round.  Remember to leave me a link if you do join so I can be sure to see your creation!  Until next time…stay crafty.

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First Dance Wedding Layout Supply List

1 inch circle punch*

White Cardstock

Gold Glitter Washi*

Nuvo Liquid Adhesive

Black Cardstock

 

 

Bling Beach Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  So excited to be joining the hop this month with my bling beach scrapbook layout.
To create this layout I started with a VERY old (3 years to be exact) kit from My Creative Scrapbook as well as a few bits and pieces from my very first The Secret Not Secret Kit Club kit.  I combined them to create a bling beach scrapbook layout featuring both our son and daughter.
I used a bubble die cut that came in my kit and filled it in with patterned paper from the other kit.  The circles helped as you could embellish each one individually to add to the whole design.  For some I went plain and for others I layered it up.  I also did some with just a dashed line so it was interesting, but didn’t really cause any distraction to the rest of the elements.
glittery, shiny, sparkly, or blinged out crafts
Now I know what you’re thinking…where’s the bling!?  It is harder to see in the large photo so I took a few close ups for you.  The first place I added some sparkle was in the lower left cluster of embellishments.  Stickles to the sea shell and pineapple were the perfect thing.
glittery, shiny, sparkly, or blinged out crafts
I also used a clear wink of stella pen in the upper left corner on the ampersand. I like the clear wink of stella the best since it doesn’t alter the color of the item I’m using it on.  I have several other colors, but they never seem to match the piece I want to sparkle up so clear is my most used. I also inked this with a slightly different aqua than the rest of the page to try and make it pop just a bit.
On the first Monday-Wednesday of each month, a group of DIY and crafty bloggers join forces to bring you the #BlingontheCrafts blog hop. Each blogger creates a glittery, sparkly, shiny, shimmery, sequined, or “blingy” craft to share that goes with a monthly theme. May's theme is summer. Each blogger chooses their own craft to make as long as it shines and is summer themed. If you’d like to participate next month, you can request to join our Bling on the Crafts Facebook group. Next month’s theme is patriotic! Now let's see all of those glittery, shiny, sparkly, or blinged out crafts!
I hope you enjoy my creation and what the other ladies have created.  Make sure to hop on over and see what they’ve done!
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Supply List:

ATG

Kaisercraft Bubble Die-Cut*

White Cardstock

Stickles*

Wink of Stella*

On the first Wednesday of each month, a group of DIY and crafty bloggers join forces to bring you the #BlingontheCrafts blog hop. Each blogger creates a glittery, sparkly, shiny, shimmery, sequined, or “blingy” craft to share that goes with a monthly theme.

May’s theme is summer. Each blogger chooses their own craft to make as long as it shines and is summer themed.

If you’d like to participate next month, you can request to join our Bling on the Crafts Facebook group. Next month’s theme is patriotic!
Now let’s see all of those glittery, shiny, sparkly, or blinged out crafts!
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Family Scrapbook Layout Using Punches

Hey crafty friends!  I’m back today sharing another layout that I created for the Southern Girls Challenge.  I am on Team Lou, and made a boo boo and created a layout for Team Trace…oopppsss.  There are worse mistakes though right…at least it’s another memory documented.  The challenge this go round is to create a project using punches.  I created this family scrapbook layout using punches I had been neglecting for some time.

When I saw a sketch over at the Hip Kit Club I knew it was perfect for this challenge. I could use my circle punches to create the pattern, and then when I got punching my design took a total left turn.  You can still see the sketch in my layout, but it wasn’t what I planned at the beginning.

Another thing that makes this layout different for me is I used yellow cardstock as my base.  I don’t normally use anything beyond white, black and occasionally navy, but when I started laying my circles down it just needed something more.  I tried many of the colors in the patterned pages I used, but the yellow made the circles pop the most.

So without further ado….here the layout is: Family Scrapbook Layout Using Punches

family scrapbook layout using punches

I hope you enjoyed this layout, and if you enter the challenge make sure to leave me a comment below so that I can be sure to come check it out!

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Supply List

1/4 Circle Punch*

1 Inch Circle Punch*

1 1/2 Inch Circle Punch*

6″ Doily*

Bella Blvd Sweet Baby Girl

Sequins

Zots For Bling

ATG

Roller Stamp

Staz-On Jet Black Ink*

Kaiser Colour Pastel Gel Pen*

 

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Happy 1st Birthday Boy Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  I’ve missed sharing with you during the hectic holiday season, and I’m so glad to be back.  Today I have a fun birthday boy scrapbook layout to share with you featuring my cute nephew, who is turning six next month!

This layout design is so versatile, and I think that’s what ended up making it one of my favorites that I’ve done in awhile.  You can do this technique with a 4×6 or 5×7, and it doesn’t take many patterned papers either since you just alternate the A and B sides of two sheets.

Birthday boy layout close up

The other thing that makes this so easy is the star embellishments.  I used some chipboard stars and some puffy, but you can cut stars from patterned paper and use foam to pop them up if you don’t want to purchase extra supplies.  You could also cut stars from solid paper and doodle on them if your stash is just getting started.

Birthday Boy Scrapbook Layout

Since I had them in my stash I added a label, which was just a free printable so no cost there, and some sequins to add a different dimension to the page.  The buttons also have been in my stash forever, but could be substituted for paper circles if you don’t have buttons.

The title was cut from my Silhouette Cameo.  While the script may be hard to hand-cut block letters would be very easy.  You also could use letter stickers if you have them.

I hope this gives you several ideas on how to use your stash differently, even if you have a huge one, or how to create a lovely page if you’re stash is just getting started.  Also, tell me what your favorite way to use your stash differently is. If you’re interested in seeing another boy birthday layout using some supplies from this collection – check this layout out.

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SUPPLY LIST

Silhouette Cameo*

Bella Blvd – Blue Puffy Stars*

Orange Sequins*

Blue Sequins*

Washi Tape*

 

6 Month Baby Girl Scrapbook Layout.

Hey crafty friends!  Thank you for joining me today for another project reveal for the Southern Girls Challenge.  For the challenge this time we were asked to use die-cuts of some nature.  I chose to create this baby girl scrapbook layout showing our daughter when she was just six months old.

If you’ve been reading along for a bit you’ll know that I’m part of the Secret Not Secret Kit Club.  Once a month they have a scrap party, and for one party we were sent a mystery bag of items we had to use on a page.  It contained two types of die cuts so when I opened it I knew exactly what project I wanted to use it on.  I upped the ante though, and use a third kind!

In my mystery bag was two die cuts – an open heart and a solid one.  I tried watercoloring the solid one and the paper disintegrated.  I used some gold glitter die cuts I had around to replace it.  The open heart I backed with some pattern paper from the Pebbles Spring Fling Collection.  The third kind of die cut was the hexagons you see in the upper left and lower right.  Some are outlined in white and some in black to make them stand out again the page.

baby girl scrapbook layout

In case you’re curious the other things in the mystery bag were the doily, label and cupcake liner that are behind the photo, the two gold tags, the crepe paper at the bottom of the photo, the black twine through my tag and the piece of straw that is cut in half and stapled in each corner.

Well, I think that’s it for now.  Please let me know if you come and join the die cut challenge and I want to make sure to see your creations! Oh, and if you’d like to see another layout from this paper collection be sure to check out Smile Baby Girl.

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