From My Heart to Yours

Happy Monday to you!  I hope your weekend was fabulous! 

We had beautiful weather here and got outside with the family for some much needed fresh air and activity.  My camera got a serious workout and I can't wait to load and print my pictures soon!  

Today I have a card to share with you from Quick Quotes and one of my favorite lines of theirs, Julie Je t'aime.  The colors in this line are so lovely and the impact is wonderful. 

Another photo for details:

Tips/Techniques:

• Don't be afraid to bring in a strong accent color!  I think the yellow added just the right pop of color here. 
• This quick little card was created with some scraps left over from a page. I love to use the little bits and pieces to create cards in between layouts. I feel like it gives the brain a little creative rest.
• Play with the papers to give them a fun unique angle.

Ingredients:

Itty Bitty Quotes: Sentiments

Powder Puff Chalking Inks: Purple Passion, Tahiti

Julie Je T'aime

Other Items:

Cardstock, AC

Heart punch by Marvy Uchida
Monarch punch by Martha Stewart
Circle Chain punch by Martha Stewart

Mini Butterfly by EK Success Chain

Ribbon
Ric-rak

Have a super scappity day!!!

~ Rhonda

Introducing the Newest Imaginisce Release... Geek is Chic!

Greetings!  I'm so excited to share some of my creations with you today using the new Geek is Chic line from Imaginisce!  This is one of my favorite collections to date, just look at the wonderful vibrant colors in this line!!!  It just screams happy and fun!

First up is a layout titled Love to Read. 

You'll notice that I used my i-top and 3, 16mm brads to create my 1, 2, 3 brads respectively... so the title is "Love to Read... A to Z, 1,2,3".  I also cut my vertical paper at an angle to add some interest and to mimic the angles of the mats on the photos also.  A mini paper clip also highlights the number 3 which is how old our son is here in these photos.

This line has the cutest die-cuts, sticker stackers and journaling spots!  I can tell you that this page went together so quickly for me I couldn't believe it!!!   It sounds cliche, but really, it almost scraps itself!

For my next layout I played a little with the die-cuts to create a custom title for a non-school page.  I used my Cricut Expression 2 for the title and my Spellbinders Grand Calibur for the large circle die cuts:

I added a little wire and wrapped up one of my hearts on a pop dot.  The aqua scalloped square layer is also cut with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

My husband is so great with the kids, he loves to play with them and be goofy just to make them laugh.  That hat just cracks me up! 

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Make sure you visit the Imaginisce Blog as well for lots more inspiration from the Design Team.  They have some amazing projects!!! 

Psst..  Did I hear "Giveaway"?  They are giving away a collection to a lucky commenter!

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

Check out the Geek!

You definitely want to stop on over at the Imaginisce Blog this week and check out the latest release:

You will fall in love with this bright and cheerful back to school line!!!  I will be back to share a few projects with you later on this week. 

The Imaginisce Design Team has created some absolutely amazing projects to share with you, so be sure you stop by the blog every day and leave a comment for your chance to win it!

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

Something Sweet to Share!

Happy weekend greetings to you! 

I totally forgot to share something!  Last week I had the honor of hosting over at the Imaginisce blog.  The project that I shared is one of my favorites, so I wanted to post is here as well.  If you'd like to see my post at Imaginisce, click here.

This cupcake mini album was created using the Birthday Bash line from Imaginisce, a Kaisercraft mdf album, my Cricut Expression and the Sweet Treats cartridge.  For the cover, I took out my tried and true crimper to give a realistic cupcake feel to the bottom of the mini.  You'll notice a litte silhouette cutting on the main photo to feature Woody from Toy Story. 

Some of my favorite extras on here are the i-Top brads and the i-Rock gems.  They really make the album pop!

I cut a rocket shape and used a little stickles on it, then foam dots to disguise the candles...  plus it adds a little arrow action to direct your attention to the next page.  I cut the "Happy Birthday" banner out and a balloon.  Included is a hidden journaling tag.

The boys enjoying the breakfast birthday cake compliments of Daddy!

Now we're getting into the fun bits of memories from his 3rd birthday!  What a fun loving kid!  He just cracks me up at what he always comes up with.  He'll look at you and say..  "That's a great idea!"... and you just have to nod most of the time and say YES it is sweetheart!

This final page was a combination of a photo from his real birthday party celebration at Chuck E. Cheese and of his first big gift that he opened on his birthday at home first thing in the morning.  Of course it was a Toy Story birthday, so he got the Woody doll that you see on the front cover and Bullseye the horse.  It's almost a year later and he still loves those toys!

Thanks so much for letting me share with you today!  I hope you have a splendid weekend and remember to snap pictures of all your fun too!

~ Rhonda

Some Sunday Sunshine for you!

Warm Sunday greetings to you!  I've got a fun Quick Quotes August Club Q project to share with you today! 

Aren't the mix of colors in the Cherry Truffle line just fabulous? It's so rich and elegant. I had this sepia toned photo from when our little guy was only a few weeks old and thought it paired nicely with the line. I wanted to prove that you don't always have to use the color blue for boys. ; )

This paper is extremely versatile for most any project! I also just love the sweet tags that came with the kits!

To accentuate my sun shape, I added some accordion flowers and as an accent to my rub on quote, some baby feet stickers I have had for well over a year now. The quote: “This day will leave the silent footprints of precious memories in my soul.”  It perfectly conveys how I feel every single time I look at this photo. Something about how he is looking at me just makes my heart melt.

This is why I love to scrapbook!

Techniques used:

• Created a few die cut shapes using Spellbinders Grand Calibur.
• Stitched on the circle in gingham yellow with a fun stitch to simulate sun rays.
• Used some light yellow acrylic paint to drybrush the edges of my paper and around my "sun" shape.
• Also used the paint on my cream laser cut swirlydoo shapes.
• Added little dots of stickles to the floral dots on my background paper. 
• Sanded my coredinations cardstock to reveal the yellow core under the black. 

Other Products used:

• Powder Puff Chalking Inks: Mocha Mama, Bloody Mary
• Quick Quotes Ribbon: Red Sheer 5/8
• Quick Quotes Rub-on
• Quick Quotes Jewels:  Clear
• Quick Quotes Itty Bitty Box Quotes: Boys

Non Kit items:

• Epiphany Crafts buttons, round 14 (2), round epoxy 14 (1), vintage settings (1)
• Ranger Stickles in Diamond
• Crinkle Ribbon
• Martha Stewart baker’s twine
• Stick Pins
• Jolee footprint stickers
• Light yellow acrylic paint
• Bazzill and Coredinations cardstock
• Sewing Machine and thread
• Journaling pen

Thank you so much for stopping on over for a moment!  Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!  Be sure to stop on by the Quick Quotes blog to see what's new too!

~ Rhonda

Quick Quotes - Club Q August Mini

Tuesday greetings to you my scrappy friends!

Have you seen the new Club Q kits and papers for August from Quick Quotes yet?  If not, you are in for a "little" treat today.  I have a bit of them to share with you in my first Club Q re-do project for the month!

These are the projects that you can create:

And the Altered Kit:

I took one look at the altered kit kicker of that little luggage tag and knew what I wanted to do!  Can you say adorable! The moment I saw it I knew I wanted to make it into a mini-album! To add pages, it’s very easy, just trace the back shape onto some plain chipboard or you can use a cereal box.

I found the perfect sentiment in my Itty Bitty Vellum Quotes “Sentiments” and attached it from behind. The idea behind the mini… just everyday moments that we might not otherwise capture.

The unexpected surprise of the new Cherry Truffle line is the bright pop of gingham yellow paper! It makes the very elegant papers really sing and worked wonderfully with my photos here.

For the cover, I used a few epoxy heart buttons and a charm with my Epiphany Crafts tools.  I love the pop of color from the red and yellow on here.  The edges of my tag were inked with Powder Puff Mocha Mama ink.  After covering the cover, I added my Modge Podge in Matte and it really gives this particular paper a leather like appearance.  That was my unexpected little bonus surprise from this project!

When you open the cover...  a favorite photo of our oldest dashing towards the water park on our last vacation.  He was totally ready to hit the water, and he always seems to be running, so this is a perfect photo of him!

4th of July, such a happy little man swinging for hours in this swing!

Little brother enjoying his favorite activity...  snacking!

To me, this photo is like a window into the future!  Ever take one of those photos and you wonder is that really the same kid?  It really makes me wonder what he will look like when he goes to school.

Here's our sweet little babe swinging on the 4th of July as well.  They both absolutely loved this swing.

This was taken on our Wisconsin vacation as well.  This photo just captured his coy little smile so nicely.

I never thought to do an everyday moments album, but this was probably the easiest and fun project!  I hope you think about giving one a try.  The tag was the perfect inspiration for all of this!   

Techniques used:

• Trace shape of back solid tag shape to create additional pages using chipboard.
• Inked edges of pages before adhering papers.
• For the cover, after covering with paper, I used a coat of Modge Podge in matte finish and it created a finish that combined with the brown paper, takes on a leather like texture and appearance.
• Rub-on embellishments were used to avoid adding a lot of bulk.
• I used some of the scallop trim for a bit of accent at the top and the swirls from the kit under a sentiment block for fun. The added kit elements are fabulous!

 Non-Kit items used:

• Beacon's 3 in 1
• Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Mocha Mama
• Quick Quotes Rub-Ons “Oh Lovely”
• Quick Quotes Ribbon “Irresistible”
• Epiphany Crafts heart 14 epoxy buttons (3)
• Epiphany Crafts charm and round 14 epoxy button (1)
• 7 Gypsies charms and O-Ring
• Ranger metal key by Tim Holtz
• Crinkle seam binding ribbon
• Rub-Ons, October Afternoon
• Modge Podge in matte finish
• Dimensionals by Stampin Up
• Other Misc.: Ribbon and Ric-Rak rub-ons

Tools used:

• Imaginisce D-Stress or Foam Nail File tool 
• Flower punch by EK Success
• Circle punch by Marvy Uchida
• Starburst “Punch all over the page” by Martha Stewart
• Epiphany Crafts Heart 14 and Circle 14 punches

Thanks so much for stopping on over!  Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

Quick Quotes Challenge!

Greetings and Happy Friday to you!

Quick Quotes has a really fun new challenge up for Friday -- how cool is that?!!!  To kick off this fun, our first challenge is being hosted by Michelle Granger.  Her challenge?  Use a number somewhere on your project.  Fun!

I'll be honest, I wasn't exactly sure where the number was going to come into my project, but I did know that I wanted to play with the new Damsel In Distress papers that I had received!  Such a romantic and soft pretty collection, it was whispering to me, honest!

Here is what I created:

I used my Cricut Expression and the new Flower Shoppe cartridge for quite a few of the flowers, and a variety of my punches for others.  I also cut the flourishes with my Cricut as well.  The quote is framed with Spellbinders Labels Three. 

This is one of our wedding photos that I just love so much!  It captures that moment in time where everything just stood still and it was us, finally joining our lives together.  There is something very calming and romantic to me in this photo and I hope I did it justice.

Here are some details:

You can see that I've included more of my uber favorite Frosted Flourishes!  The trim and netting are goodies that I had in my scrappy goody bag.  The coordinating buttons and heart epoxies are made using Epiphany Crafts products. 

Here's another detail photo for you.  I've also added some Perfect Pearls in Platinum to my butterfly and to the far right flower.  Where's my number for the challenge?  On the clock face as well as I wrote our wedding date above the "Time Stands Still" sentiment block.  I used our Powder Puff Chalk Ink in Midnight Confessions very gently to ink the edges of my elements.

We can't wait to see what you do with the challenge, please make sure to stop by the Quick Quotes Blog to get all of the challenge details!  Thank you to Michelle for hosting our first challenge!

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

Special Project to Share

Good Morning to all my crafty friends!

I have a fun and special project that I wanted to share with you today!  You may have already seen it if you are a Pagemaps fan.  For the month of August, the design team over at Imaginisce was given the honor and privilege of designing with Becky Fleck's amazing sketches!

The best part about this for me was that I was given a 2 page layout as my sketch!  I don't often create double page layouts so this was an awesome assignment!

Here's my project using Animal Crackers by Imaginisce:

Some details for you:

The cluster of buttons on here was so much fun to do and is one of my favorite things about this layout.  The journaling reads:  "Watching you play at the park is more fun to me than anything!  You love to explore it all and run, climb, slide and hide.  My sweet monkey!" 

You can see that I've used my i-Rock on here to accent the "Greatest Show Ever" diecut. What cracks me up about this layout is the photos with all the sheer intensity on my sweet boys face!  Having fun for him is serious business!  Never fear, I recently snapped some fabulous pics of him actually smiling!!!  lol!

I used my i-Top on the bottom of the page to add additional texture to the circle pattern papers and a bit of bling seemed like the perfect addition.   I've used all three sizes of brads here, 16mm, 22mm and 28mm.  I can't wait for the new larger brad's and I-Top 2.0!!!

Thanks so much for letting me share my fun project with you!  I hope you stop by Pagemaps and check out all the rest of the awesome sketches for August and to see what my fabulous team-mates created!!!

A very special thank you to Becky Fleck for the honor of designing with her wonderful sketch! 

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

August Already?!!

Greetings and Happy August to you!

Can you believe that we are headed into the home stretch of summer?  I really can't!  Well, the exciting part of a new month is a brand new challenge over at Imaginisce!

This month we were honored to receive an exclusive sketch from Becky Fleck for our challenge!  Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on her sketch using the ever so fabulous - Animal Crackers collection:

I chose this photo because it tells the story of the boys in this time very well.  Is it a perfect photo where they are both gleaming happily at Mommy?  Nope!  It's real and it's just them and for whatever reason, it makes me laugh!  

To further add a little cracked sense of humor, I placed some crackle accents to the little stars.  Some glossy accents on the stars in the Fun and Games chipboard sentiment added just the right extra dimension along with the button cluster. 

We hope you play along with us over at Imaginisce!  Use 75% Imaginisce products and the sketch and let's see what you create!!!

I'll be back tomorrow to share another fun project! 

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda