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Decorated Coaster Set

Wendy — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:00:50 +0000

I just love adding my own little touch to things. This is just a plain coaster set but I added rubons to give them some extra flair. It’s very simple to do to make change something from ordinary to extraordinary. These were a grandparent gift for Christmas with pictures of the new babies. I had to get a little creative to come up with an idea for the fourth coaster since there were only three babies. I like how it turned out as a complete set. Scrap supplies are DCWV vellum quote matted on cardstock, and misc. rubons from my stash.

Sister Act Layout

Wendy — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:00:03 +0000

Supplies used: Unknown paper from my stash, Prima flowers, Close to My Heart cardstock, Cricut Art Philosophy Collection by CTMH, Alphabitties stickers, American Crafts Trademark Rubon Letters, Die Cuts With A View Vellum Quote, Kaiser Fozz Felt, and Basic Grey Opaline Designer Half Pearls.

I used a sketch from Sketch Inspiration.

Another Basic Grey Kit

Wendy — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:00:44 +0000

These pages were made using the Basic Grey Sweet Threads Page Kit. It was another splurge for some quick, easy, and different pages.

Layouts from Basic Grey Kit

Wendy — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:23:01 +0000

Spring has Sprung:

Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit, 3D foam tape, Prima Inspiring Creativity flowers, and KaiserCraft Pearls.
Fussy & Fancy Challenge #43 – Use a Lot (pearls!)

Heaven Sent:
Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit and KaiserCraft Pearls.

Bloom & Grow:
Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit and Kaisercraft Rhinestones.

These pages are all from the same kit and that’s all you get but I do have lots of diecuts, rubons, and chipboard left over to make more pages or cards. For me it was a worthwhile splurge because it made some quick, easy, and cute pages.

May 2011 CTMH Blog Hop – Buttons

Wendy — Sun, 15 May 2011 06:00:02 +0000

Welcome to yet another Close to My Heart Blog Hop. This month we are featuring buttons. CTMH has many new button shapes that are absolutely adorable!

The hop forms a circle so if you are starting here, simply continue until you make your way back. If you are coming from Nikka’s blog you are on the right track.

Supplies used are all CTMH: Cherry-O Paper Pack, Love Letter Rub-ons, Colonial White Grosgrain Ribbon, and Buttons-Pink Assortment.

As you can see from the supply list, this was a very simple page. The scattering of buttons draws attention to the title. The idea came to me in my sleep – just drop a handful of buttons and let them be. This turned out to work well, giving a greater sense of randomness. The button at the top of the page with the ribbon is strategically placed to cover up a person in the background of the photo.

Now hop on over to Tracy’s blog!

If you get lost along the way, see the previous post for a list of all the participants.

Makin’ a Splash Layout

Wendy — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:00:10 +0000

Supplies used: KI Memories Surprise Collection paper, Making Memories chipboard flower, Fiskars border punch, Provo Craft alpha rubons, and K&Company adhesive chipboard.

This was my layout from the March Challenge at Scrap Our Stash that I forgot to post. The challenge was “Spring Cleaning” – meaning dig something out from your stash, dust it off, and use it! I pulled out all the stops with this layout. Everything I used is old, old, old and I literally had to dust off my border punch! I used a sketch from My Little Sketch Book. I just love sketches! I’ve found some great sites lately and plan to use them more. They make scrapbooking so quick and easy!

Summer Swim Layout

Wendy — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:16:40 +0000

Supplies used: DCWV The Glitter Stack papers, Recollections Glitter Adhesive Borders, PC Stand-Outs, Heidi Swapp rubons, Me & My Big Ideas chipboard stickers, and misc buttons and dew drops from my stash. I used a Sketch Inspiration Sketch.

The Monthly Challenge on Scrap Our Stash for April is “Bring in the Sun”. I don’t know why this was so hard for me but I am very happy with the outcome. First, I was stumped for what I was going to do. I looked through my stash and didn’t have “sun” anything. Then I found swim pictures and thought I would focus on the color yellow (one that doesn’t make it into many of my layouts). Then, I added my own little mini challenge to not use pink. In the end, I love the layout. I think because it is so different and that will make a nice addition to my books. Go over to Scrap Our Stash and join the challenge!

Sweet Baby Layout

Wendy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:00:43 +0000

All supplies are by Close to My Heart except the rubon letters which are by Making Memories. This is one of the layouts from the Magnifique Workshop Kit. (no longer available).

Sisterly Love Layout

Wendy — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:00:38 +0000

This is my DT layout for Crop Chocolate. I’ve used a kit by Fancy Pants as well as some flowers by Making Memories. The layer of flowers is a transparency sheet. The pictures and all the embellishments are on top of this. I attached it to the patterned paper by poking brads through the flowers, transparency, and paper and I also added a few dots of adhesive under the flowers and my photos (places where it won’t show through).

Party Explosion Layout!

Wendy — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:00:55 +0000

Layout with flaps closed (=Christmas theme). The green papers are in the side flip flaps:

Layout with flap on each side open (=Birthday layout):

Supplies used: My Mind’s Eye Just Dreamy short stack with glitter papers, unknown star gems, birthday rub-ons by Royal & Langnickel Brush, Sticko Tile’s Play mosaic stickers, Close to My Heart Color Ready Alphabet – Hodge Podge, Provo Craft Stand-outs quilled stickers, and Close to My Heart flip flaps.

Scrap Our Stash Monthly Challenge: Do a Birthday Project

Layout Challenge: #124 & 125 of 210 (due to the amount of time and effort involved in this layout and the extended flaps, I am giving myself credit for 2 layouts!)

2009 was quite the winter with more than normal days home from school due to the weather. The weather also made it difficult for our family to get together for the holidays and birthdays. So when the time came it was one big party!

For this layout I knew what I wanted to do but it involved a lot of thinking and planning to actually get it done. These new Flip Flaps from Close to My Heart come in a variety pack of different sizes (these are the two larger ones) and allowed me to expand my layout and add many more photos. First, I chose papers that I could use as both a Christmas and Birthday themed page. Next I laid out the pages and protectors I planned to use. This allowed me to arrange the photos on my spread. This was the hardest part. I didn’t do much for paper layering because of the planning involved so the rest of the assembly was just pictures and embellishments. On the birthday section, I cut out one of the stars from the pattern paper so it would overlap my photo and become an embellishment for my page, then added star gems to the centers.

Pooh Halloween Layout

Wendy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:08:37 +0000

Supplies used: My Mind’s Eye Just Dreamy paper, Button Ups by Sticko, Prima Clearly Fun Shapes, unknown rubon letters, brads, and rhinestones.

Layout Challenge: #90 of 210.

These pictures are from many years ago. With the colors of the Pooh costume I wanted to use something besides the traditional Halloween colors. I pulled this stack out of my stash and remembered how much I loved it. I used Sketch #32 by Helen Croft from Scrap A Little which is part of the November Challenge over at Scrap Our Stash. Be sure to check them out!!

4th of July Layout

Wendy — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:46:50 +0000

Supplies used: Close to My Heart papers, Making Memories rubons, Cricut Graphically Speaking cartridge, and unknown ribbon.

Layout Challenge: #91 of 210.

Another Disney Layout

Wendy — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:00:21 +0000

This one is of Br’er Bear & Br’er Fox. Br’er Bear was funny and left big smiles on the girls’ faces. I really wanted to use the rubons like the first letters of the title for the entire title but did not have enough (too many e’s and r’s). I opted to still use them and finish it off with stamping. This is something I’ve never done before. I’ve mixed different alpha stickers but not rubons and stamping. I may do more mixing of stamps in may layouts because it’s a great way to fill in those extra vowels and common letters that we often low out of.

Layout Challenge: #85 of 210.

School Layout – Off to the Land of Learning

Wendy — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:00:33 +0000

Supplies used: Die Cuts With a View, unknown rubon letters, ProvoCraft Alphabitties stickers, Close to My Heart Big Pinks, and We R Memory Keepers Jewel Brads.
Layout inspired from Close to My Heart Scrapbook Imagine book.
Title inspired from theperfecttitle.com (Love this site for titles!)

Layout Challenge: #72 of 210.

Butterfly House Layout

Wendy — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:00:03 +0000

Supplies used: DCWV Glitter Stack papers, Queen & Co. Felt Fusion border, and Making Memories Heidi Small Black alphabet rubons.

Layout Challenge: #66 of 210.

Big Baby Layout

Wendy — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:00:11 +0000

Supplies used: DCWV paper, Stampin Up cardstock, Prima Say it in Crystals, JoAnn ScrapEssentials vellum quote, Making Memories rubon letters, and Best Occasions rhinestones.

Layout Challenge: #64 of 210

Teaching Mom Tap Layout

Wendy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:00:27 +0000

Supplies used: DCWV papers, Prima Say it in Crystals, unknown rubon letters, Kaiser rhinestone blossom, and Daisy D’s rubon tape.

Layout Challenge: #62 of 210.

CTMH Acrylic Family Album

Wendy — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:51:31 +0000

Supplies used are all CTMH: Floral Tapestry Level 2 Paper Packet (retired), Just Blooms Big Pink Paper Flowers, Love Letters Rub-Ons, Spring Craft Buttons, Nature’s Ambiance Rub-Ons, Clear Sparkles, ribbons, and Liquid Glass as my adhesive.

This was such a fun album to do! The pictures I chose were just random ones from that summer. With the clear pages and different shapes the possibilities are endless!

Embellish…your Cricut!

Wendy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:12:51 +0000

I used to have a Silhouette and I like the idea of being able to cut any image or font on my computer but it just took too much time to get the hang of it and I was “relearning” how to use it each time I sat down. With my Cricut Expression I am limited to the designs on the cartridges I own but I also have many friends to share with! ;-) It is so easy to use that my 11-year-old has been using it for almost as long as I have. In addition to crafts she has used it for school projects and girl scouts. I make sure that the cartridges I purchase are ones I will get a lot of use out of and that helps keep the cost down. The best thing I did was move it to an easily accessable place right beside my desk. If you are a Cricut owner I’m sure you love it. I challenge you to decorate yours to make it your own and if you do, leave a comment for me – I’d love to see!

The pink flowers are Heidi Swapp rubons and can be easily removed if I want to do something different some day. The “Express” is from “North Pole Express” cut on the Wild Card cartridge. I just cut off the word I wanted. The word “yourself” is from Graphically Speaking. This is the first time I have cut vinyl and I used the Cricut Cuttables. I will definitely be cutting more for around the house.

Girl Scout Camp Layout

Wendy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000

Products used: Pebbles, Inc. patterned paper, CTMH cardstock, Basic Grey bling it on rubons & rhinestones, DCWV alphabet stickers, and Pebbles, Inc. stickers.

Based on an August Page Map sketch.