Bo Bunny Xyron - Day 1

Welcome to the Bo Bunny Xyron Blog Swap!

Bo Bunny has teamed up with Xyron for a week of projects, inspiration and of course fun prize giveaways!!! The prize from Bo Bunny will be your choice of one of the new Bo Bunny Collections Kits including Anthem, Key Lime or Trail Mix. All you have to do is leave a comment at the bottom of any of my posts for the Bo Bunny Xyron Blog Hop (I will be having three days of inspiration on my blog!) by Friday May 24 at midnight EST for your chance to win!!!

Now, make sure you also check out these other blogs for more inspiration and giveaways:

Xyron

Sarah Eclavea

Bo Bunny

With Mother's Day just recently behind us, I thought I would scrap a photo of me and Mom. This is from her birthday in January and one of the last times I saw her before we moved. I was inspired to create this layout using the C'est La Vie collection after I took a look at all of the stickers that were included in this collection. It seemed like each sticker has a saying on it that was either something my Mom said to me or was very similar.  For some of the stickers I attached them to scrap chipboard or paper and then trimmed around them. I like to do this because it lets me play around with where I want to place them before I have to commit to their location. I can then go back when I am ready and add adhesive. That is where the Xyron Mega Runner comes in handy. Just a pass of the Runner and it's ready to attach to your layout!

I also added layers of other stickers, flowers and Noteworthy!

 

To create the banner grouping at the top of my layout I used the Xyron Mega Runner. I cut a scrap of paper from the bar code strip.

I made a pass along it with the Mega Runner.

Then I began attaching the various banners pieces to it. Some of them are Noteworthy die cuts. The large green one is a sticker however I attached it to a scrap of paper and trimmed around it to un-stick it while I was working on my design.

This is the back side of the banner piece...

and this is how it looks from the front.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you hop on over to Sarah's blog for more inspiration and giveaways!!! And stay tuned for another day of inspiration, hopping and prizes on Thursday May 23!!!

Paper Bakery May Sketch Challenge #2

Today, on The Paper Bakery Blog we are revealing the second May Sketch Challenge!!! Another fun sketch created by yours truly!!! I can't wait to see what you create and share with us!!!

So now for a few details about how I used the sketch...

I loved the idea of adding three photos to my layout, but when I was selecting photos to create with, I only had two that I wanted to use so I choose to double one of them and use it more as an accent to the main photo. We are eating ice cream at an adorable little ice cream and chocolate shop that my husband grew up going to. They make some of the best hot fudge sauce so of course we had to have some hot fudge sundaes while we were there!!!

I cut my title letters using my Silhoutte Cameo and a font called Market Deco. I cut them from white cardstock three times and glued the layers together. I then added gold glitter glue to them for a bit of sparkle and shine!  I also used the adorable letter stickers by Studio Calico that are included in the kit. I added a little bit of machine stitching along the bottom of each word.  One thing I loved about this kit is that all of the papers had super cute barcode strips along the bottom. I trimmed them, fussy cut along the scalloped edge and then I adhered them to my layout with a little machine stitching!  Another fun tip is that the green cards along the top of the photos are all cut in half. The other half is being saved to be used on another project!!!

And last but not least, look at that Paper Bakery Flair! Be still my heart! It was the perfect little embellishment to dress up some of the Crate Paper die cuts!!!

This is Sketch #2:

So, are you going to play along with our second Sketch Challenge for May?  I sure hope so!!!

Here are the details you need to know to play along with us using the sketch:

1.) Sketch Challenges will be twice a month. Play along once for a chance to win the monthly prize OR play along twice to double your chances of winning the monthly prize.

2.) Make a layout or project utilizing the sketch. Be creative and have fun!!! Using Paper Bakery kits are not required to play.

3.) Take a picture and link it up on the sidebar of The Paper Bakery blog using the INLINKZ widget by the due date  May 19.

4.) Winners are chosen at random and will be posted on our Facebook page and on The Paper Bakery blog.  Make sure to follow us on both to find out if you are the winner!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the layout and details I shared with you today! I also can't wait to see what you create and share with us using the sketch!

Hello Free Cut Files

Hello friends! Today is my birthday and to celebrate my special day with you I thought it would be fun to give you a little present!!!  How about a set of FREE cut files?! You can download them and use as you please. Well, as you please, except please don't sell them or use them in a class. I would love for you to link up to me if you use them though. I really would LOVE to see what you create with them!!!

To download them, just click on the image below:

Love Hello Tags

I also thought it might be nice for me to share a layout I made using some of my own cut files. I created this using the May Scrapbook Kit called Glitz Roadshow by The Paper Bakery.

I created some circle cuts to be slightly larger than the cut images and cut them out of white cardstock. I then sprayed and dripped some Dylusions and Heidi Swapp Color Shine to give them some color before adding them to my layout.

I also used the negative piece from my Zig Zag Cut File on my Today E&A layout. When I cut the zig zags for that layout I was thinking ahead and decided to place the cut in these position on the patterned paper so that I could use it for another layout at a later time.

I have chosen not to color the cut file jpeg images so that when you can look at them you will feel more free to choose your own colors and/or patterns. I hope you enjoy them and I can tell you now, that these probably won't be the first or the last of these that I create and share. If I have enough interest, I may do them on a regular basis. So let me know if you are interested in having them!  If you have any feedback or thoughts about them or any requests, just let me know!  Thanks for stopping by and for your download!!!

Watch Me

I just love spending time with my nieces and right now I am missing them quite a bit! I knew that would be one of the tough things about our recent move...being far away from my family is not easy because now I can't just jump in the card and see them in a couple hours. Now it's an all day car ride or a plane ride. I will say that scrapping photos of them helps though. The layout I have for your today is of my niece showing off how well she could navigate the monkey bars!  

She was so proud of how well she could do this so I knew that the title "Watch Me" would be perfect and I found a border just what I was looking for in my stash of SRM Stickers! This layout is also one of the projects I created as part of my recent guest spot with SRM Stickers!

The background die cut image was created using the negative pieces from the layout I created for my Little Yellow Bicycle Fern and Forest Girl Cycling Team post.  I love to save my scraps and find ways to use them on other projects!

I have something I have to admit. I have a new love...these gorgeous Cork Shapes Butterflies that are part of the Little Yellow Bicycle Naturals Collection! They seriously make me happy!!!  They add wonderful texture without a lot of bulk and that is something I adore in embellishment! To create the body of the butterfly I took apart some of their Naturals Tiny Clothespins. I didn't want the bulkiness of using the entire clothespin. I then cut the clothespin down as needed to fit the size of the butterfly and hot glued them to the cork.

One final note to share is that I used one of the SRM label stickers for my journaling!  I mounted the sticker on a piece of white cardstock and trimmed around it with decorative scissors. I then added my journaling with a brown marker.

I hope you have had a wonderful week and I am so happy you stopped by today!!!

My Mind's Eye May Challenge Layout

OK, another miracle has occurred  I have done two blog posts on the same day again! Something must be wrong with me! LOL!!! If you call scrapbooking something wrong then you might be correct, but I am thrilled that I have had the time recently to be able to make so many things!!!

I made this layout for the My Mind's Eye May Challenge! I have always loved May for many reasons...it is the month of my birthday being one of them!!! But it also means that spring is here and I really do love that warmer weather and all that comes with it is arriving! Their May Challenge is "May Day" and I choose to focus on the word "May" and a fantastic quote I came across for some spring photos that I have been wanting to scrap for quite some time.

I cut the quote, using my Silhouette, from the green patterned paper and then I used this negative piece on my layout. Next, I backed the words with several different patterns of pink My Mind's Eye papers before adhering it to my layout.

I really enjoyed playing along with this challenge and thanks for stopping by to take a peak! Do you enjoy doing challenges? What are your favorite places to visit or find challenges? Inquiring minds want to know!!!