Soccer **Paper House & Xyron**

My boys both played soccer for the fall and spring seasons of 2014, for Brandon it was his first time and Morgan his 4th.  They loved it, getting out there and kicking the ball was so fun for both of them. 

I used the wonderful Colorways Black and Emerald paper lines with the Soccer Cardstock stickers, Puffy Stickers, and Soccer Snapshots Stickers from Paper House to create this layout.  The color of  all these elements work so well together it just gives it a wonderful flow and allows for both the colros of my boys uniforms to stand out!

Since they played 2 seasons each, they had 2 different uniforms, but I could not find a good way to fit the extra picture from eh spring season into the layout - the colors did not fit nor the extra picture, so I tucked it under the title sticker "Soccer" - and yes they are wearing 2 different colors of blue and it was a nightmare!!

For each of the boys action shot sequences I framed my favorite picture with a wood frame from Unique Laser Designs with their name on it in stickers.  It really helped that one picture pop!

These Snapshot stickers are wonderful!!!  They have such great dimension and I love the little clips and says on them!!

Paper House is having a wonderful giveaway of the entire collection of Snapshot sticker!!!  Just use the raffle copter widget below to enter!!!

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Supplies Used
Cardstock - Bazzill
Papers - Paper House
Stickers - Paper House
Alpha Stickers - Kaisercraft
Wood -  ULD
Ink - Prima
Adhesive - Xyron

Enjoy!!

Life is Better at the Beach **Canvas Corps & Tattered Angels & 7 Gypsies & Unique Laser Designs**

In June of 2014 we took a little trip to Galveston beach, and this was the first time Catherine has been to any beach before.  She was not sure about the sand, or the waves, or really any of it, but she soon fell in love with anything and everything to do with the beach.  Catching crabs, fish, digging holes, sandcastles, and splashing in the water soon was her favorite pastime with her brothers and cousins.  We went to the beach 2 times that day, and in the evening her aunt Suz brought her camera and snapped this pic, so perfect!!

The Coral/Navy Nautical line of Sails and Shells from Canvas Home Brands is so wonderful.  It is just chock full of these great papers with all these fun little bits you can cut out such as phrases, banners, shapes and more!!  The colors are just perfect too, and I could not resist pairing it up with this picture of my little girl as the colors were a perfect match!!

 

I love the texture of the cardboard (misted with Rum Punch), burlap, pearls, and metal charms all put together, reminds me of fishing netting washed up on the beach with little treasures caught inside.  I used some cutouts from the Sails and Shells Sampler paper (circles) and small titles cut up from Sand and Sea on Kraft to finish it off.

I used a ton of cut outs from the Sails and Shells Sampler and Stripe around the picture as the banner below or phrases on the side.  I even used some of the little mini-bags misted in Silk under the picture and added in some fun phrase cutouts and added the Mini Clothespins in Chocolate as the pull tabs.

 

I used the wonderful wood products from Unique Laser Designs to enhance this project.  The wood just adds to the wonderful dimensions and design of the layout.  I used the "Gulls" and "Corner G" in wood for this project.

I pressed the raw wood into Versamark ink to make it sticky then painted on a medium brown mica powder to make it shimmer but also fit with the layout.  I did not want to too shiny, it would not mesh with the feel of the project.  I did the same technique to the pearl swirl to ti would match the layout.

Supplies Used
Cardstock - Canvas Home Basics
Patterned paper - Canvas Home Basics
Burlap  - Canvas Home Basics
Cardboard -  Canvas Home Basics
Clothespins -  Canvas Home Basics
Mini Bags  - Canvas Home Basics
Jute -  Canvas Home Basics
Metal - 7 Gypsies
Mists - Tattered Angels 
Wood - Unique Laser Designs
Mica - Imagination Crafts
Pearls - Prima
Ink - Prima
Punch - Martha Stewart
Adhesive - Xyron & Beacon

If you would like to purchase any of the above Canvas Corp products used in this project, please feel free to use the link below.  It is bought thought the Canvas Corp Store but from my blog - don't you love technology!!

Enjoy!!

Cub Scout **Paper House & Unique Laser Designs**

My oldest son Morgan is a cub scout.  This is a picture of him as a wolf cub (second year) holding the spirit flag that his den won that month for having the most kids go to the Report to State.  They got to march down in Austin up to the capital building then get a tour.  So proud of my scout and my wonderful husband for being the den leader!!

I used the wonderful products from Paper House to create the layout.  They have wonderful papers and sticker that are all a Cub Scout theme, which makes making a layout of a little scout so easy!!  I paired these stickers and papers with some of the wonderful diecut stickers and Cork'd stickers, they all just work so wonderfully together!!

Direction for making this Layout

1. I used the Cub Scout blue paper as my background and layered it with a cream cardstock cut to 11 x11.  I then added in another square (9x9) of yellow paper from the PH Garden paper pack and a cardboard paper (8.5 x 8.5).
2.  I used a second sheet of blue cub paper cut to 7 x 5.
3. On top of that I did a series of strip papers all measuring 12 in long, but varying in widths blue and yellow (some from the Generations Paper pad).
4. I then added in some other rectangle shape of papers behind the picture in cream, cardboard, and tan.
5. I inked every layer in brown ink, and then added a diamond stencil and blotted the same brown ink around the page.
6. I used a blue and brown misted and lightly misted and splattered around the page.
7. I attached the picture (4x4) and then cut out the Cub Scout logo from the blue paper and used it as a embellishment.
8. Above the picture I create a banner of little pennants in all the colors used in the layout (varying lengths and widths all layered on top of each other).
9. I added in the stickers, journal strips, and embellishments as shown.

I used the wonderful wood stars from Unique Laser Designs to add to the accents of the page. They were just the perfect touch for this page.

Large wood Stars - Wood

I first treated the stars by inked the edges with a chalk ink in a brown, just to soften the edges and make them look a bit distressed.  

I then treated the stars with one of two centers before placing them on the layout.  For three stars I took the small scout emblem sticker and placed it in the center.  The other three stars I placed a green pearl in the center.

Supplies Used
Wood - Unique Laser Designs
Cardstock - BoBunny
Papers - Paper House Productions & Kaisercraft
Cork – Paper House

Stickers - Paper House
Diecuts - Paper House

Pearls – Doodlebug

Ink – Prima

Stencils – UmWow

Mists – Tattered Angels

Adhesive - Scotch and Beacon

Trimmer & Scissors - Fiskars

Enjoy!!

Inspire **Tattered Angels & ULD & Imagiantion Crafts**

For the past couple of years my parents have bought us a box of really yummy chocolates for the family and it comes in this wonderful hinged box.  I have kept the boxes with the hopes of doing something with it for the past two years, and finally the inspiration hit - mixed media box!!  I really just let my imagination fly on this one.

For steps on how I made this wonderful mixed media box please see my guide below using the wonderful Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, Glimmer Glam, and High Impact Paints, Unique Laser Designs wood, and Imagination Crafts Stencils, Sparkle Medium, and Mica Powder.

   

Check out How to Make a Mixed Media Box by Erin Reed on Snapguide.

I just love the wood items from Unique Laser Designs and how they just make the box pop and add wonderful dimension to everything.  Here are the pieces I used for this project.

I used the wonderful stencils from Imagination Crafts, they added the perfect texture to the box.  Adding to it the wonderful Mica Powders and Sparkle Medium helped make this box just shine!!

 

 

 

I used some of the wonderful paints, mists, and glazes from Tattered Angels to help create the dimension and depth for this box.  I used a wide range for products all in the colors of blue and purple.

 

I just love how this box turned out, full of wonderful little gems and keep you eye coming back for more.  I can't wait to put my crafty goodies in it!!

It is projects like this where I get all messy and hand full of paint that make me love crafting so much.  Seeing something coming from a simple little box to this wonderful mixed media piece make me smile!  I hope this box has inspired you to make something pretty.

Supplies Used
Wood - Unique Laser Designs
Stencils - Imagination Crafts
Glitter and Mica - Imagination Crafts
Mists/Paints/Glaze - Tattered Angels
Gems/Swirls - Prima
Flowers - Prima
Metals - Prima
Lace - Prima
Found Items
Box
Mesh
Mediums - Prima & Liquitex & ProArt
Adhesive - Beacon & Martha Stewart

Enjoy!!