This month I believe I handed out at least 6 cards! Definitely a nice and healthy number. If you follow me on my blog you'll see that I post most of my cards here. I made quite a few this month, so I'm quite happy with that. I however have not organized them at all. They're all in one spot, so that's good, but definitely not organized. I really need to wrangle my envelopes because they are out of whack!

My updates were shorter this month. I've been creating, but not really towards my goals. How're your crafty goals coming along? I'd love to hear about your thoughts on this monthly update as well! Don't forget, if you would like to a Disney collab or any type of collab let me know! I absolutely love doing collabs! Thanks for stopping by!

Come join us this month for the Scrapbook Blessings Club July Hop! We're featuring amazing digital stamps, papers, and elements on 3D projects! Come join along on the hop for a chance to win. You can click on the little YouTube icon on my video to go and see the rest of the lovely ladies' videos. Thanks for stopping by!

I matted the photos using the same patterned papers I used for my half circles. This helps keep the color scheme on the layout fluid. In the bottom left I created a cluster. I used the Tim Holtz phrase sticker as a base. I then included a beautiful dimensional butterfly from Recollections. I've mentioned this before, but these butterflies are the exact patterns from the Pebbles Garden Party, which I find very odd. I also used a puffy sticker from Pink Paislee.


I also sprinkled some enamel dots around the page. I used two different brands. The light blue circles and triangles are from Freckled Fawn and the light pink are from Echo Park's Metropolitan Girl collection. I think that adding these shiny textures in with all of the flat paper textures adds a nice highlight and accent to the layout.



I really loved the way this layout came out! I'm very happy with the stitching and all of the textures on this layout. I hope you enjoyed this episode of 6x6 Fix! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello friends! Welcome back to my blog. Today I don't have a project to share with you, but I do have a haul! Everyone loves hauls and I'm not entirely sure why. Don't get me wrong I love hauls too, but I don't know why! I love filming them though! If you love watching haul videos be sure to subscribe to my channel. Now, enjoy the show!

My original idea was to do a sort of radial look with my eyelets, but I came across a couple of obstacles. One, eyelets are a pain in the butt sometimes. Two, I didn't have enough eyelets! Oh well, I plan on revisiting this idea sometime in the future. It is definitely a fun texture to add to layouts. Plus, I think it would look really great for some summertime layouts or children's layouts. Without further ado, on to the video!



This layout starts with a beautiful light blue background. I love doing colored cardstock backgrounds. I rarely use white as a background paper which I think is pretty unique compared to many scrappers out there. This layout is simple, but packs a punch through its various textures and elements.


I created a small cluster in the bottom right of this layout as to not take away from the eyelet elements. I used a Heidi Swapp tag as a base. I also included a Freckled Fawn chipboard phrase sticker, a Project Life wood veneer asterisk, and a Project Life arrow. This embellishment cluster helps add more color to the layout.


Underneath my photos of my two cuties, I have some fun layers. I use black cardstock and a DCWV patterned paper with small ampersands on it. To add a unique texture I used a glassine bag under my photos. I completely resisted the urge to include a doily on this layout which took a lot of will power.


I also created a small cluster by my title piece. I used a Tim Holtz phrase sticker as the basis. The eyelet circles that I created made it easy to space out my other embellishments. The circular patterns even inspired me to go with this circular chipboard piece as my title! It's funny that going out of your creative comfort zone even if just a little bit can bring different types of inspiration! I would highly recommend giving it a try sometime.


I also made an embellishment cluster in this eyelet cluster. I really am so happy with how this turned out. It is definitely one of the easiest ways to use up a lot of eyelets quickly. If you would like to see more eyelet ideas or other Stretch Your Stash episodes be sure to subscribe! I can definitely see this series going on for a long time. Leave me any additional topics to cover in the comments. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog! I have been very busy this summer as you all know, but that doesn't stop me from making time to try and craft. Today's card is actually a birthday card for my brother who's birthday is coming up towards the end of the month. I wanted to try out the crayola watercoloring technique again, but I don't think I liked it with the darker colors. Since the pigments are so vibrant, it didn't give me the light brown look I was going for, but I persisted.

This card features the Mama Elephant dog stamp set that can be purchased at Joann's. My brother loves dogs so I thought this would be the perfect set to use. Plus, who doesn't like puns?! I started by stamping my two pups on some watercolor paper. I find that for this technique you need a sturdy paper as you'll be using a lot of water to make the pigment move. Once I had them stamped in Staz-on ink, I started putting down the color. I just used the markers where I wanted the darkest colors to be. You don't need to do too much coloring as the pigment is much richer than anticipated. I colored them in by dragging out water from the side that the pigment was on until my image was complete.


I used the coordinating dies to cut my little pups out and moved on to assembling my card. I used a 100 lb kraft cardstock to make my card base. It is a typical A2 sized card measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" when folded. Then, I used a plaid pattern from the DCWV Pets Life stack as my next layer. I cut this piece to be 4" x 5 1/4" leaving a nice border of kraft cardstock. I pulled out my stitched rectangle dies and used them to cut this somewhat coordinating green cardstock. I grabbed my little pups and the sentiment banner I created by hand and glued them into place. If I could change anything, I would probably have given my pups some party hats because that would've been so cute!

Once I had all of the feathers colored in, I let them completely dry. I trimmed them out loosely and ended up with three to use on this card. I created a card base of 110 lb white cardstock that I cut to A2 size. Then, I cut a piece a Kraft color cardstock to 5 1/2" x 4".




To finish off the card, I used a variety of enamel dots to match the colors of my feathers. I used some from Recollections and some from Freckled Fawn. I hope you give this marker watercoloring a try. It was fun and easy to achieve this look. I hope to film a tutorial using this technique sometime soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello friends and welcome back! This is a very exciting post for me because it is my first ever blog post on my new MacBook Pro! This is also the first video I've edited using my new computer and I hope it's the quality your used to! If anyone has tips or tricks or apps that they love for this type of stuff for Mac let me know in the comments! I'm finally bringing back the Stretch Your Stash series back! I've been busy with design teams and other collabs, but it's time to bring it back. I hope you enjoy this version which features a new use for fabric flowers.


This layout features five, yes five, photos! I haven't included this many photos on a single 12x12 layout in so long! It tells the story of our pumpkin picking adventures from autumn 2016. It wasn't any special story, but it was fun. Below is my process video for this lovely autumnal layout and I hope you enjoy!


This layout starts out with a dark brown cardstock background. I then layer various patterned papers to create a fun strip. The light woodgrain pattern is from DCWV and the orange polkadot is from My Minds Eye (I think). I cut both of these pieces to created a place for my main photos to live. My main photos are cut to 4x4 and then matted on white paper.


I included a strip of Freckled Fawn's floral washi tape to make the seam less abrupt. I also used a border from K & Company to include more red, but this ends up getting covered up mostly in the end. My other three photos are part of a photo strip. I first mounted them on white cardstock and then evenly spaced them on some bright yellow-orange cardstock. I used a Fiskars scalloped border punch to add more interest. There's also foam under this section to add more dimension.


I created a cluster in the bottom left of my layout since there was a lot going on at the top. I started by adding a Basic Grey border strip of this plaid pattern. Then, I used an Elle's Studio cut apart as another journaling spot. I used a Jillibean Soup hexagon sticker as a pop of color behind my felt pumpkin. Lastly for this cluster, I scattered some enamel dots from Echo Park.


I included a Pretty Little Studio tab die cut for a place to include my date. I also used an Amy Tangerine puffy cloud sticker to add dimension. To the left of the large photos, I used a pocket from Paper Studio to include a hidden journaling spot. The tag in that pocket is from Recollections and I put some teal twine to add more texture.


Lastly, but most importantly the title and my example for the stretch your stash flowers edition. Fabric flowers are a great layering piece. I may do another video using more flowers as main layers if you guys would like to see it. My title pops because of this flower. The title is made out of a Pretty Little Studio die cut, Webster's Pages letter stickers, and Freckled Fawn cork alphabet pieces. This layout was so much fun to make! I hope you enjoyed this idea for using your flowers. I know that I still have plenty to use. Do you have any ideas for a stretch your stash concept? Post them in the comments below so I can see them. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello crafty friends! I decided to throw together a fun little quiz for you all to try out. I hope you enjoy getting to know some more scrappy lingo! If you have any suggestions on questions to add let me know! Please share this with your friends too! Let me know how you did in the comment section below. Thanks for stopping by!

I wanted to tag three of my crafty friends to do this tag. I tagged Allison from Allison Kelly Crafts, Marloes from The Dutch Scrapper, and Ariana from The Crafty Ways. If you all would like to play along I have the questions listed out below. Thanks for stopping by!


1) What is one scrapbook item you do NOT own, that surprises you?

2) If you were designing your own line, what 3 elements would be REQUIRED?

3) What ONE item is a must for you to finish a layout?

4) Most used social media influence, besides youtube?

5) who is your Dream collaborator?

6) If money was no object, what would your first purchase be?

7) What do you have the most of in your stash?

8) favorite item in your stash?

9) most used item?

10) where do you do your crafting? 
11) layout or project you have been procrastinating on?

12) layout, straight away or in a pile?

13) Scrappy Crush. Who would make you grin or just be so excited it they liked or commented on your project?

14)favorite places to shop?

15) Dream job in the industry?

I started by using the back of an ugly piece of cardstock and applying Dina Wakley clear gesso. Gesso helps the pigment of your mixed media items sit on top of the paper and stay vibrant instead of soaking in. You just spread a thin coat on to your paper and let it dry and then you can apply as many mixed media items that you want. This also helps with the warping of paper, but it doesn't completely prevent it.


I used several items for the rainbow mixed media portion. I used hot pink Heidi Swapp color shine, a red gelato, an orange gelato, butter Heidi Swapp color shine, patina Heidi Swapp color shine, ocean Heidi Swapp color shine, navy Heidi Swapp color shine, and lastly a purple gelato. You can easily do this method with watercolors which is probably a more cost effective route.


To create this effect, I first marked a circle on my background on where my photo cluster would be. Then, I started with hot pink and put a glob of liquid on the edge of the circle. Then, using a straw, I lightly blew the color out to give this radial look. I didn't let each color dry before moving on to the next which gave me a blended look in some spots which I liked a lot.


I printed this photo as a 4x4, but it actually just squished down my 4x6 which I didn't expect, but I made it work. I mounted the 4x4 photo onto some light gray cardstock. I put some foam behind it for extra dimension as well. I used a Freckled Fawn square doily to add some frill. My title for this layout is actually from a Simple Stories diecut piece that says "Yup..this is the good stuff" which I absolutely love. I also included a flair from Freckled Fawn to the left of my photo.


This has been a really fun and challenging series to complete with Ariana. Please check out all of her videos and her crafty adventures in her shop! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed this series. If you want to see more of this series, or you would like me to revisit a specific portion, let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello crafty friends! Welcome back to my blog for another card creation card share. Today, I am sharing a vibrant card with a great message. I recently picked up this Mama Elephant stamp set and I'm so glad I got to use it! I started with an A2 sized card base made out of 110 lb kraft cardstock. This card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" when folded. Then, I took a piece of 110 lb white cardstock and cut it to 4" x 5 1/4" to create my background.

I love making cards. If you follow my YouTube channel, you'll see that I have posted a couple of card tutorials this week. I also typically post a bunch on my blog. I'm happy to say that I have sent out a couple of cards this week, 7 perhaps? Which is a great success in my book! If you want to find out about the totals for what items I made this month, check out my YouTube channel for more details.

Nothing too major happened this month, but I am proud with some progress I've been making. If you are tracking your goals, let me know how they're going in the comments down below! Thanks for stopping by!

I have never used a layout style like this one with three square boxes, but it is one that I really enjoyed working with. So, you'll probably see this type of layout again! I cut both of my photos to 4" x 4" which was the perfect size on a 12" x 12" layout. I also included a Paper 7 journaling card as my other piece to complete the triplet. However, I think this would look so fun with three photos as well. The photos are matted on some black and white patterned papers from KI Memories. Let's jump in to the full process video and then I will share more details after that. Enjoy!


The clusters around each section are based on top of one doily. I never thought in my life that I would have used as many of these black doilies as I have. They actually say trick or treat on the other side. I have yet to use these guys on a Halloween layout, but it might've been the best Halloween product I've purchased yet!


The cluster for my right adjusted photo is also the title piece. I used a Jenn Hadfield puffy sticker that reads "adore". I suppose I never really finished my title though, maybe I'll go back and change it. It seems unfinished the more I stare at it. I also included a Teresa Collins chipboard banner, a Freckled Fawn chipboard word sticker, some Fancy Pants gold puffy dots, a puffy sticker from MAMBI's Happy Planner line, and some puffy heart stickers. There are a lot of puffy and chipboard items on this layout!


At the bottom of the page I used another Teresa Collins chipboard piece and a Freckled Fawn one as well. I also included a Tim Holtz phrase sticker. You can also see in this photo that I included a border sticker on the bottom of my page. This vertical striped piece is from Teresa Collins' Hello My Name Is collection. To complete all of my clusters I sprinkled some Heidi Swapp color shine in gold.


Lastly, I created a cluster in the top right. I used similar things, but also included some Teresa Collins' 3-D stickers and a Jenni Bowlin flair badge. I hope you enjoyed this black and white layout! Our Color Theories series is coming to an end, but stay tuned for the finale next week! Don't forget to check out Ariana's video! Thanks for stopping by!