Adore (SOUS)

Its reveal time at SOUS again and this is my take on this weeks sketch..

It was quick and very simple.. I love the end result.

this is a photo of my daughter and I.. It was taken back in 1993 when I first got pregnant with my eldest son, Aaron.. Gosh! I'm so young in this photo..LOL

Okey dokey then.. below I have some close ups and details of the layout..

Supplies Used:

Cricut Cartridge: Graphically speaking (flowers)

Cricut cartridge: Home Decor (flourishes and Title)

Cricut cartridge: Stretch your imagination (Leaves)

Papers : Ancestry

cardstock: brown, olive green, cream and white

yellow buttons

popdots

 Pink flowers by: Prima

Thank you ladies so much for looking..

I hope you get the chance of joining in this week and checking out the rest of the design team.. Their layouts are stunning as as usual..

Hugs

Just Chillin-Stuck on U sketches challenge

Here's a layout I made of my dd for the sketch challenge on Stuck on U sketches..  I had a lot of fun with this one..  I love the Bittersweet paper collection by Basic Gray and I knew I wanted to use it on something special..  I also used SCAL for the title and the tag that the title is on.. I could not decided which font to use, too many options..LOL  :O)

 

A close up of the tag that I journaled on .. 

And the title.. I cut the font with SCAL and the fonts are Blueberry and Brockscript (bold).  The base is a shape that came with SCAL.

The flower that I made, which you can find the tutorial on our challenge blog (Stuck on U sketches).

inked the edges a little bit with Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Worn lipstick.  and then finally added a big white brad.

then the two little flowers.. I did these the same way, except added a white prima flower onto the base so is stuck out a little more.. I also added a little mini button brad to the centers..

Supplies Used:

Cricut cart: Graphically Speaking (flowers)

Cricut cart: Home Accent (flourish)

Cricut cart: Tags, Bags and Boxes (tag)

Basic Gray Bittersweet papers

pink, maroon, black and brown cardstock

stickle: baby pink (dots)

brown ribbon (tag)

large white brad and two mini button brads

Tim Holtz disress ink: Worn lipstick and walnut stain

zig black pen: journaling and doodling

Prima flowers : white

fiskars border punch: Lace

pop dots

Thank you Ladies all so much for looking..

 I hope you all get the chance of joining us on the sketch challenges, they are so much fun.

Confidence is Beautiful

I must be going throught a yellow phase.. LOL
I love this photo of my dd..she took it herself on sunny morning.. I also love her eyes and I admire her for the confidence she has in herself..
Here's a close up of the photo of her eyes.. I used Paint shop pro to copy the eyes from the original photo and was able to print it on my own printer..
I am so addicted to making these big flowers now that I had posted the tutorial on our challenge blog.. its so great and really does look store bought...LOL not convinced with the button though, I could not find the right shade of blue in my button stash..
Here's the original photo of her.. and yes! half of her hair is black and other half is red.. It looks so cool..
Just a close up of the butterfly.. I did journal a poem around the top and side edge..
It reads"A field of flowers below, it's a thing of joy to see.
But Ah! to me "Tis sweeter far to feast my eyes on thee!".
Supplies Used:

• Cricut cartridge: Indie Art (butterflies)
• Cricut cartridge: Home Decor ( flourish)
• Cricut cartridge: Opposites Attract (title)
• Cricut cartridge: Storybook (corner decor and marquee)
• Cricut cartridge: Graphically Speaking (flower)
• papers: K&Co Cut & Paste
  Publish Post
• Cardstock: Yellow, light blue,black and Pink
• Stickles: blue and yellow
• button
• pop dots and zig two way glue pen
• zig black marker for hand doodling
• stamp: corders
• Tim Holtz distress ink: Worn Lipstick (pink), Mustard seed (yellow) and Old denim (blue)

Thank you all so much looking..
cheers

Love2Watch her Strut

this is a layout I did today of m DD riding her favorite horse.. this must have been a few years ago..
close up of the title.. I used the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge for the hears and font..
here is a close up of the flower that I have added the tutorial for at StuckonUsketches.. hope you get the chance of checking us out there..
smaller flower which I cut some horseshoes with the Paper dolls dress up cartridge..

Supplies Used:

• Cricut cartridge: Graphically speaking (flowers)
• Cricut cartridge: A childs Year (leaves)
• Cricut cartridge: Plantin schoolbook (hearts and title)
• Cricut cartridge: Home Decor (LOVE)
• Cricut cartridge: Storybook (Marquee-flowered and yellow)
• Cricut cartridge: Paper Doll Dress Up (Horse shoes)
  
• Fiskars border punch-Lace (<--I'm not 100% sure of the exact name of the punch, but looks like lace) will fill in this informaiton as soon as I find it..
• K&Co papers: Wild Saffron
• Paper Pizzaz: Use Them For Anything Pastels (yellow/white paper underneath the flowered one)
  
• Cardstock: Yellow, dark orange red, olive gree, brown and pearlized green(photo mat)
• Tim Holtz distress ink: old paper and walnut stain
• chalks: Pebbles Inc-Earth Tones
• big brown buttons, mini brads-metallic
• pop dots
  
• zig way black ink marker fine tip for doodling edges..

This layout was highlighted in the Cricut Chirp Newsletter September 28th, 2009..

thank you ladies so much looking and I appologise for taking so long with the list of supplies used..
cheers

Destined 4 Greatness

Here is my oldest son Aaron, now age 16.. Gosh, how fast the time has gone..
This is his school pic from this year.. He gave it to me the day before yesterday.. I just couldn't wait to get started on it..
I have a hard time embellishing boy layouts and didn't want to over do it with this one.. I love just the stars and keys.. and the blue goes great with what he is wearing in the photo.
Here's a close up of the title.. I just welded all of the letters together and then cut it.. this using the A Childs Year Cartridge.
I rolled the end corner of the top paper and punched holes and then threaded some light blue lace through it.. I also added a tag of his name and the date of the photo.
I used some grunge board keys I had in my stash.. Used some Tim Holtz distressing ink on them and then glued them to the layout.. These keys represent all the possibilities that will open up in his life once he finishes school.. Doors opening, etc..

Supplies Used:

• Cricut Cart: A child Year: Title
• Cricut cart: Home Decor: stars and flourish
• Cricut cart: Graphically Speaking: arrow
• Cricut cart: tags, bags and boxes: tag
• Papers: Fancy Pants designs: Papa
• Cardstock: Black, yellow and light blue
• Tim Holtz distressing ink: blue denim, old paper and walnut stain
• light blue lace ribbon
• pop dots
• black button
• holes made with "Crop a dile"

thank you all so much for looking and dont forget to share some love by leaving a comment.

Unwrapping A Miracle

A layout I made of my dd when she was just born and my mom.. Amber was born 5 weeks preemie weighing only 4lbs 12oz.. so she was a miracle baby.. I wanted to make everything over sized on this layout.. I came up with the big flower in the middle and then just embellished around it.. Sorry the photo is a bit dark at the top and the title is hard to see.. I have a close up of the title if you scroll down.
Here's a close up of the bottom left corner.. I added the garden tools just for fun.. I wrote ambers birth weight on the scoop..
Here's the bottom right corner. I wrote the month and year she was born, which is May of 1989


close up of the title..the colors are so light that they don't show up all that well in the photo of the whole layout.

Here's my mom and my dd.. she was such a precious little thing.. I journaled around the frame.. I thought it looked too blah without a little bit of something..


Upper left corner..just a close up of the bugs..
this is a close up of the left side middle.. I loved adding all of these vines, flowers, leaves and bugs to this layout..they were so much fun to make
I took a photo from the side just to show the dimensions on this layout..Nothing, I repeat nothing is glued flat to this layout.. Its just not my style..LOL

supplies used:

• Cricut cart: Walk in My Garden (ladybugs, pale, piles of dirt and garden tools)
• Cricut cart: Home Decor (butterflies, flourishes and leaves)
• Cricut cart: Graphically Speaking (Over sized Flower)
• Cricut cart: George and Basic Shapes (circle picture frame)
• SCAL Title font: Candice
• Papers Graphic 45
• cardstock: olive green, light yellow, dark yellow, cream, mint green,black and dark orange
  
• pop dots
• zig two way glue
• cricut design studio software
• Tim Holtz distress ink: green and old paper
• Chalk: yellow, orange and green
• paper flowers
  
• mini star brads
• white gel pen and brown marker hand added detail
• zig black ink marker for hand journaling

thank you all so much for looking.
Cheers

Forever My Gramma's LiL Girl..

I found this old photo of me while going through my grandmothers photos. I knew I wanted to make a layout with it and I also wanted to point out that it is my grandmothers photo of me..
She held onto it for over 30 years and I'm sure this is the way she always seen me.."as a lil girl!"
Here's a close up of the photo and the title.. I love the little butterflies surrounding the title and "holding the baby" cut from A Child Year Cartridge..
just a close up of the butterflies.. I added some baby pink stickle drops for the trail.
close up of the forever cut.
Everything is once again pop dotted off of the page.. I don't seem to like glueing anything flat..LOL

This layout was featured on the Cricut Chirp Newsletter September 2009

Supplies Used:

• Cricut Cartridge: A Childs Year (title and "holding child" cut)
• Cricut Cartridge: Home Decor (picture frame, "forever",
  
• Cricut Cartridge: Home Accent Essentials ( Butterflies)
  
• Cricut Cartridge: Graphically Speaking (Scalloped circle)
• Cricut Cartridge: George and Basic Shapes: (big circle)
• Papers: Graphics45
• Cardstock: lime Green, tan, brown and light pink
• Tim Holtz distressing ink
• stickle: baby pink
• brown marker: sewing trim
• pop dots
• cricut design studio software

thank you all so much for looking and please dont' forget to share some love by leaving a comment.
Cheers

Twilight Mini Album(6x6)

My Daughter is a Twilight Movie fan.. I wanted to make this little 6x6 mini album and surprise her with it.. She loved Edward..
Here is the front cover.. I printed some images off of the internet..
A page for her to add her own photos.. I stickled the title.
I also added some pockets.. the bottom tags are glued down, but the on the left hand side, she can pull the top tag out and journal on it, or what ever she wants..
This is the last page.. these images I also got from the internet.
close up..
and yet, another close up..

Supplies Used:

• Cricut cart: Opposites Attract (title font "In love with a vampire")
• Cricut cart: Graphically Speaking (Scalloped circles)
• Papers Used: HTTP Classic Sarapapers (thin enough)
• Cardstock: red and white
• ribbon: red, white, white lace, red fiber and black fiber
• black flowers
• red flowers
• buttons: black and red
• stickle: black and x-mas red
• large eyelets
• 3 binder rings
• spray adhesive and zig two way glue
• Tim Holtz distressing ink: black and walnut stain
• red ink (inked the flowers)
• glue dots
• brad-metallic red

Thank you all so much for looking and please don't forget to share some love by leaving a comment.
Cheers

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Have Your Cake

Our wedding day.. Nothing fancy about that day.. We got married On valentines day back in 1996. Court house wedding..LOL Our families all lived so far away, we didn't want to make a big deal about the wedding and kept it hush hush..
We did later in the evening invite all of our friends over for some cake.
Us cutting the cake..
Here's a close up of the title "Have your cake and eat it too!".. I thought it was a cute title. and knowing me, I don't do serious...LOL
Here my hubby is wearing his cake...LOL I got him good..but he was nice and didn't get me back..
I thought to help clean his face..LOL We had so much fun that night..
I hand journaled a little bit about that night.. Added some pewter charms on the journaling tag (knife and fork)..

supplies used:

• Cricut cart: Home Accent Essentials: butterflies
• Cricut cart: Storybook: leaves
• Cricut cart: Graphically speaking: Flowers and flourish
  
• Cricut cart: Opposites Attract: Title
• Cricut cart: Plantin Schoolbook: background frame
  
• Papers: my minds eye
• Cardstock: pastel green, blue and pink. light tan for flourish and title
  
• lace and pink ribbon
• pearl drops
• flower gems
• pop dots
• cricut design studio

Thank you all for looking and don't forget to share some love..
cheers