Teaming up with Let's Get Sketchy with a Video & a Giveaway!!!

Happy Monday Everyone!

This month the Design Team over at Noel Mignon have been invited to play along with the Lets Get Sketchy Sketch

Here is the sketch

and here is a process video & the layout of what I created!

Lets Get Sketchy has a wonderful Design Team, and if you head over to the Lets Get Sketchy Blog you can see their take on this sketch!

And guess what?!!! Noel Mignon is sponsoring this months challenge, and do you know what that means? She is generously donating one of her kits as a prize to the winner of this months challenge! 

To play along, head over to Lets Get Sketchy and use the sketch to create you layout, then link it up over on the sidebar! 

Remember you can't win a gorgeous Noel Mignon Kit if you don't play along!

And if you like NOEL'S kits, she just posted openings for subscribers for the July - December 2016 Kits so rush over there before her subscriptions fill up!

Love You Layout & a Process Video

Today I want to share with you a layout I created last week, using up bits from my stash that have been hanging around!

I also created a process video for this layout! I hope you enjoy it!

Look at all the bits and bobs on this layout! I just love it!

I used some chipboard from the Crate Paper Oh Darling collection

That pink flower has my heart! I have been hoarding it for ages

I did some stamping with my Prima Stamps, and I also used my pink metallic Heidi Swapp texture paste, and stencil

The title was fussy cut from my Crate Paper Hello Love paper pad.

I hope you enjoyed my layout and video. I would love for you to subscribe to my youtube channel and give me a thumbs up!

Summer Fun Mixed Media Scrapbook Layout & a Process Video

Happy Wednesday!

So last summer, I was creating a layout for the Noel Mignon Design Team, and thought I'd try my had at making a process video. I had no clue what I was doing. I made this with the hubbys GoPro, hence why the sides of the video are curved a bit. I had no idea how to edit it, so there it sat. Well finally last night, I figured it out, and here it is!

Thanks for checking it out, and if you like what you saw in the video, give it a thumbs up! And if you would like to see more video please subscribe!

Little Boys

So this year, I am trying to use up some of my older stash of collections and embellishments that I have been hoarding.

For this layout I grabbed my Studio Calico Home Front and Countryside papers. 

The flair is from an older Studio Calico collection - Darling Dear. I also added a doily from my stash as an extra layer.

 I used my October Afternoon Catch Phrase roller stamp with some SC Doc Brown ink, and did the stamp/repeat technique. 

The black & white floral washi, "today" tag and thickers were from older SC kits that I had broke apart.  I used my Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Bronze and added splatters.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Celebrate!

Here is my 4th and final layout that I created using the All About Me DCWV Paper Stack. You can read more about why I chose to use this, and my other 3 layouts HERE & HERE & HERE 

I kept this layout pretty simple. I loved the glittery sun & clouds of this paper. 

I fussy cut the cupcake and the banner from another sheet of paper from this pad. I adhered them down with my hot glue gun.

I used my Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine and added some larger drops to the background.

I sprinkled some sequins and enamel dots over the layout.

 I used several Maggie Holmes chipboard pieces  and an older October Afternoon tab to embellish with.

This layout came together really quick.

Thanks for stopping by and following my little journey using a paper pad that I thought was not my style, and was going to donate. I am so glad that I challenged myself to create with it, because in the end, I surprised myself and created some of my favourite layouts ever!

I hope I have inspired you to create something today!

Also, don't forget, I now have a YouTube channel, that will be showing you process videos, unboxing kits, haul videos and more! I'd love for you to subscribe, and you can find it HERE

Also if you have a YouTube channel, leave me a link in the comments so I can check it out!

Little Moments

Here is layout 3 that I created using this DCWV Paper Stack. You can read more about why I chose to use this, and my other 2 layouts HERE & HERE

 I love the colours of the plaid paper. I put some gesso on the background page then I used some Mister Hueys Mist in Taxi and a large household paintbrush, then lightly brushed broad strokes over the gesso.

Next I layered some messy thread on the page for some texture, then I fussy cut the frames from another sheet in the DCWV Paper Stack. I added some photos and tissue paper behind them, and then adhered it all down with my hot glue gun.

I used my sewing machine and stitched a strip of paper down the left hand side. For the embellishments I used some older October Afternoon and Maggie Holmes. Last, I scattered sequins across the page and adhered them with Glossy Accents.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that I have inspired you to create something today!

Playing Legos With Papa

So, I have had this paper pad lying around my scraproom for years.  It was given to me as a gift. I had never even touched it. I will be honest, just looking at it, I was not interested. I didn't think it was my "style". Well, guess what? I challenged myself to at least create 1 layout with this pad before I purged it. I didn't create just 1 layout, I created 4!!! 

Today I am going to share with you the 1st of the 4 layouts!

I added some gesso to the background, and then smooshed some blue and yellow mists with a piece of plastic packaging

 I added some stamping and I also fussy cut out the banner and hot glued it to my page

 I also added lots of enamel dots & sequins

 I fussy cut the dinosaurs out, placed some messy thread behind them and then hot glued them down.

I worked with several different alpha stickers to create a fun title.

I am so glad I challenged myself to create a layout with this paper pad because it turned out to be one of my favourite layouts ever!

Joyful Little Moments

This layout was inspired by the amazingly talented Ashli Oliver aka Soaphouse Mama over at Purplemailbox

First off, I decided to just use stuff that has been sitting around in my scrap stash. These were all items I was going to purge, but then challenged myself to see if I could create something with them.

For the background, I used my hot glue gun to adhere the twisted ribbons, pink card and photo. Next I used a spatula and added gesso over everything. Next I used some mists and painted the background with my waterbrush. 

 I then added some stamping and lots of stitching to the layout.

I am really pleased with how this layout turned out, and that I used up some product I was going to get rid of!

Also I have a YouTube Channel! I will be starting to post process videos and unboxing videos. I'd love for you to check it out, and subscribe!!! You can find it HERE

Ready To Fish

So I have been on a bit of a scrappy binge this month. I finally found my mojo again. At the end of December, Clay and I decided to give the boys my scraproom, for their toy/lego room and I would move out into the family room. I was so excited! I have wanted to do this for the past 2.5yrs. I missed having my scrap area out in the family room like at our old house. I hated being stuck in another room, alone. I scrap better when I am in the thick of things, with chaos around me.

Here is a picture of some of my albums, all my paper & my stamps, most of my mists and embellishments.

So far this month I have made 13 layouts and 4 weeks of project life and 1 card. Also I have purged a rubbermaid tote of supplies!

I am going to post a layout every day for the next little while on my blog, along with my December Daily 2016!

Here is the first layout I want to share with you! 

I created this using the October Afternoon Treasure Map Collection.

I used the packaging technique and put "smushed" some different mists onto the background, and then added some splatters.

I also added some messy thread behind the ship sticker.

I used my sewing machine and did lots of stitching on the layout.

I hope I have inspired you to create something today!

Also, I now have a YouTube Channel!

You can find me HERE. I have my first video up and I plan on starting process videos! I hope you stop by and subscribe!

Pumpkin Patch with Noel Mignon

First off let me start my shouting out Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians! With the seasons changing here in Canada, and the leaves changing colour I was in the mood to scrap a "fall" photo.  My Noel Mignon Blue Moon Scrapbook Kit just arrived last week and it was full of lots of inspiring items to create this layout!

I decided to add some mixed media to my background. First I spread some gesso over the paper, and then when that dried I added some gelatos, mists (I used the Heidi Swapp Butter from last months kit) and some water.

Next I cut the triangle feathers from the cute owl stamp that came in the kit, and used it to stamp some "texture" to the background paper.  ( and because I used a sharp xacto knife and got a clean cut, and can place the feathers back in the owl and still stamp with it! )

There are lots of random goodness layered on this page. How cute is that acorn puffy sticker from Pink Paislee Cedar Lane collection?  For the wood veneer heart, I just added some gelatos and rubbed it in with my finger and a bit of water.

Lots and lots of layers!  I even added a piece of a brown paper shopping bag to the back!

How awesome are these blue glittered foam Thickers that came in the kit?!

And don't forget, there are still a few spots left for the
January - July 2016 subscriptions. I love there there is a Combo Kit option (scrapbook & Daily Diary Kit) because even if you don't do daily documenting, it still makes a fantastic scrapbook add on kit!!!! You can sign up HERE