April BYOC

Hello April! It's the first Friday of the month, which means BYOC time at The Lilypad! This month is going to be extra special because Jenn Barrette is guest designer - yay! I have made two pages so far with the gorgeous BYOC releases.

Credits:

***The April BYOC is here!!***

They Say It's Your Birthday papers and They Say It's Your Birthday elements by Jenn Barrette

The Damsel Series fonts by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

I made matching pages about DH's latest birthday.

Credits:

***The April BYOC is here!!***

They Say It's Your Birthday papers and They Say It's Your Birthday elements by Jenn Barrette

Press Cards no. 24 by Paislee Press

Little Lace Gloves by CD Muckosky

Sprinkles V. 12 by Valorie Wibbens

The Damsel Series fonts by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

And the week is almost over!! Hope it's been a good one for you!

Project Life - Week 11

This was another fun week to put together!

Having now received three months' worth of Project Life kits from Studio Calico, I find that I have used very few cards overall. I have used some cards on each week, but just a couple - this means I have quite a stash left. :) To make myself use them more, I have now sorted them by color, grouping together the cards that have the same color scheme. This week I picked my main color from the new pope card I added in my album, and then went digging in my stash to find cards that matched it (3 cards total from the SC kits). I loved the result! My left page uses a Design A photo protector, while the right page is a Design F.

The other two main colors for the spread (wood and green) also came from my stash. The wood came from some woodgrain cards by Studio Calico - I got multiple of these in various grab bags and never had a chance to use them, but this week I had the perfect story! The emerald green happened by accident, and I love it! I has been rummaging in the dish where I store various die cuts, and I stumbled upon one of these green buttons (by Jillibean Soup, Neapolitan Bean Bisque Collection) - I loved the color combination, so I searched my stash for more green. :)

OK, let's have a closer look!

I used the green from my Colorbox pigment ink and embossed with clear embossing powder, with the Stepping Stone alpha and number stamps. I love the shiny look! I used Amy Tangerine's calendar stamp with Versafine Smokey Gray ink and one of the Jillibean Soup buttons. :)

I stamped this pretty stamp by Elle's Studio on vellum paper using mustard Zing embossing powder and Versamark ink, and attached it with the Tiny Attacher. I also stamped the date with my Pebbles date stamp directly onto the photo.

This is my favorite detail of the week! I cut apart the "&" tag by Bananafish Studio (from the Neverland Studio Calico Project Life kit) and used it on two different cards, adding some journaling with my typewriter. :) In the right pocket, I layered a card from the Studio Calico Darling Dear journaling card set with a diecut frame (by me), onto which I stamped a Days of the Week stamp by Ali Edwards .

Quote marks stamp from the Black Friday Studio Calico stamp set. "Newsflash" stamp from the Feb. Studio Calico Project Life kit, with mustard Zing embossing powder and Versamark ink. Another Jillibean Soup button.

This was another fun card to make. I layered a card from the Studio Calico Darling Dear journaling card set on a Becky Higgins Project Life 4x6 grid card, and layered on top of it a label and stamps by Studio Calico (all are sold out). I used the March Studio Calico PL kit stamp, with mustard Zing embossing powder and Versamark ink, to guide my journaling.

Here I stamped some stamps by Ali Edwards with mustard Zing embossing powder and Versamark ink.

Yes, I have had enough of this weather already!

And here's the culprit! :) The Jillibean Soup button that made me  go with green for my accent color.

Cards by Studio Calico, and I used a bit of Dear Lizzy tape from the Studio Calico Neverland Project Life kit, since it was green. :)

I embellished this Studio Calico PL card with a Dear Lizzy stamped arrow, and another Jillibean Soup button. I added journaling digitally to my photo (font: Strangelove) and designed it so that it flows onto the card right below it (a couple of photos down here).

I embellished this Studio Calico PL card with a Dear Lizzy stamped bird, a gold sequin and a piece of Dear Lizzy tape from the Studio Calico Neverland Project Life kit. The arrow was stamped from a sold our Studio Calico set using gold glitter Zing embossing powder and Versamark ink, on vellum paper.

Stamps are by ?? (bought at Jo Ann's for $1 each); I colored them using my Neocolor II watercolor crayons. Fun! ;)

In Full Bloom

Spring is here! And the new release at Digital Design Essentials is just perfect to scrap the first spring pictures of the year!

I took these pictures this morning, and up to two days ago there were very little signs of spring, but I can definitely feel it in the air now. :)

Credits:

In Full Bloom kit, In Full Bloom alpha, In Full Bloom journaling cards and Wood Veneer: Talk by Digital Design Essentials

Font: Shelter Me

I cannot believe the weekend is over already! :( It was way too busy for me, with work to do and Easter celebrations... I hope you had a lovely weekend!

Heaven

Easter break, spring break... it's definitely the season for a break! Unfortunately no such thing for me, but I could at least break out last summer's pictures to scrap with the latest collab by Mari Koegelenberg and Meghan Mullens. ;)

Here's my page - iPhone photos, unedited. *sigh* It was quite heavenly indeed!

Credits:

Hang 10 by by Mari Koegelenberg and Meghan Mullens

Fonts: Strangelove, StamPete

Hope you have a great weekend!

Project Life - Week 10

This was a fun week to put together!

I had quite a few pictures and events to include this week, so I added an insert using the Design H photo protectors. The photo protector on the left is by We R Memory Keepers.

On the right I used a Design A photo protector.

The left page is my least favorite part of this spread, but it still has parts I like.

This is the front and back of the insert. I love how it turned out!!

And this is the right page. OK, let's see some details! ;)

I finally got to use some of my cards from the Clementine kit! I bought it last year and rarely use it, but this "10" card was perfect for this week. :) The arrow stickers are from the Clementine kit as well. I had to add some washi tape (orange striped washi tape is by My Mind's Eye,) at the top because the card kept slipping out of its slot. The stamp at the top is from the February Studio Calico Front Row Project Life kit, embossed with Versamark ink and Apricot ZING embossing powder. I love embossing!! I love stamping, but only have a limited color supply, while my Zing stash is getting bigger. ;) I also stamped the Amy Tangerine calendar stamp in Versafine Smokey Gray ink. The blue alpha is by Prima.

The card is the back of a card from the March Studio Calico Neverland Project Life kit; I used my  Pebbles date stamp and the tab is by Bananafish Studio from the February Studio Calico Front Row Project Life kit.

I used two stamps from the March Studio Calico Neverland Project Life kit, and embossed with Versamark ink and Apricot ZING embossing powder on vellum paper. The badge is also from the kit. I created the "awesome" word bit, and the round stickers are from the Clementine kit. The background is a Becky Higgins Project Life 4x6 grid card sprayed with Heirloom Blue Mister Huey by Studio Calico.

I dug out the sold out Awesome stamp set by Studio Calico, and embossed it with Versamark ink and Apricot ZING embossing powder. It turned out awesome!! ;) I made the word strip, and the card on the right is a recolored version of the one I used on this page, using a design by Digital Design Essentials.

I love the Darling Dear printed chipboard hearts by Studio Calico!

Here I used a stamp by Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday, embossed with Versamark ink and Apricot ZING embossing powder. I layered washi tape by My Mind's Eye and American Crafts glitter tape. The alpha is by Basic Grey (Fact and Fiction).

I stamped the Days of the Week stamp by Ali Edwards on the Bananafish Studio tab from the February Studio Calico Front Row Project Life kit, and colored it with watercolor crayons.

Just used some washi tape on this card.

This stamp is from the Epic stamp set by Studio Calico; I embossed it with Versamark ink and Apricot ZING embossing powder on vellum paper. I used the Tiny Attacher to attach it to the photo.

I love how this card turned out! The card is from the Studio Calico Darling Dear journaling card set. I embossed an Ali Edwards stamp with Versamark ink and Apricot ZING embossing powder. Tape by My Mind's Eye, and a Darling Dear printed chipboard heart by Studio Calico. The blue camera sticker wasn't planned to be on the card, but I made a mistake in the journaling so I used it to cover it up. ;) Stamp from the Black Friday Studio Calico set (sold out)

Card from a Studio Calico PL kit. The cute little alpha is by Prima. I thought the wood veneer camera by Studio Calico was the perfect touch for this card.

I embellished these photos with Studio Calico Darling Dear stickers.

Well, now you know... that's what my craft corner looks like most of the time! ;) The alpha sticker is by Basic Grey (Fact and Fiction) and I added a word directly on the photo using a white poster paint fine sharpie.

And here's the last card! I had fun using the Glitz roller stamp with Heirloom Blue Mister Huey, and I stamped stamps by Amy Tangerine and the Stepping Stone alpha by Studio Calico with Versamark ink and Apricot ZING embossing powder on a Becky Higgins Project Life 4x6 grid card.

Hope you enjoyed this post! I'd love to hear from you if you did. :)

Project Life - Week 9

For this week, I will only share a few cards here instead of the 2-page spread - let's call it a highlight of the week. :) Just trying to keep the page sharing / blogging manageable.

I used a paper from the Studio Calico Sundrifter 6x6 paper pad here.

This card is from the March Studio Calico Project Life kit. I stamped on it with the Amy Tangerine calendar stamp in Versafine Smokey Gray ink. The butterfly is from a chipboard set by Basic Grey (Fact + Fiction), layered on top of washi tape and glitter tape.

This card was fun to make. :) I used a Studio Calico chevron mask and sprayed Cameo Mister Huey. The stamp is by Studio Calico from a past kit (Mama's Porch), and I stamped it with Versamark ink and embossed with copper Zing.

I embossed a stamp from the Jan. Studio Calico Project Life kit with with Versamark ink and copper Zing on top of a banner from a chipboard set by Basic Grey (Fact + Fiction).

And that's it!

Hello

creashens' latest kit is so inspiring! It is a huge kit, with pops of bright colors (which I love!), but what's even more inspiring is the wide variety of elements included - watercolor stamps, doodles, the most adorable glassine bag.. and lots more!

Here's what I scrapped using the kit and some add on packs. :)

Credits:

Hello kit, Hello flairs, Hello add-on solid papers by creashens

The Branch font by Heather Joyce

This page was such a joy to put together!!
And - yay! - it's Friday and the weekend is near! So happy!