Legacy of Love...

Happy Friday!

I’m here with my current creation for Thoughts2Paper.  Lucky me, I was given the glorious My Mind’s Eye’s beautiful So Sophie collection to work with!  I can’t even begin to tell you how beautiful this line is! The variety and elegance of these papers are simply fantastic.

I took this photo during a recent visit to my Dad’s farm. Its most likely one of the last pictures I will have of my boys where they are both in diapers. So my title became “Diaper Duo… Legacy of Love”… (grin!) It was extremely warm this summer day and my little guys took a break from the sprinklers to goof off.

For this project I decided to use the circle diecut as is. I used the I-Rock and colored gems to enhance the center of the florals on here. For extra interest and dimension on my title block, I added some Ranger Glossy Accents and popped with foam dots.

Journal pull reads: Grandpa’s Farm 7-17-10 You had the best time at Grandpa’s farm! Tractor rides, running through the sprinkler and playing with the water pump. It was so much fun to see you enjoy the farm as much as I did when I was little. XoXo Mommy.

The bracket on the bottom is one of the strips from a page. I just love that they include designs on those strips, genius! Trust me, you need to check out this line from MME!!!

Store Items: My Mind’s Eye ‘So Sophie’ collection, Zva bling flourish, I-Rock gems, Diamond Stickles, Martha Stewart Deep Edge Floral Vine Punch, Ranger Glossy Accents, Maya Road stick pins, Jenni Bowlin banner stickers and Helmar Zapdots. Ranger Distress Inks: Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint and Weathered Wood.
Other Items: 2 Martha Stewart butterfly punches, 1 mini EK Success butterfly punch, bead garland, aqua fibers, stampin up file folder punch, hemp cord, thread and epoxy alphas.

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

p.s.  If you need some extra inspiration for your creations, pop on over to the T2P blog!!!

My Wild Side!

It's time for a playful and fun layout, how about getting a little wild?! 

Well ok, maybe I'm not the one getting so wild, but someone has to be on the ready with the active toddlers in our house!  We had the best time over Memorial weekend with a bunch of friends at a picnic when this photo was taken.  I just love the look on his face and it's really a rustic swing for sure.

This page was created using the Karen Foster Zoo kit from the Thoughts2Paper store.  Do you love that background die cut paper?  It worked out just perfectly for this I think!  You can find it at the store too! 

I think the characters in these papers are so stinking cute!  I had to cut them out and scape them into the tree.  To create the tree, I started just stitching the vining on my background.  I had planned it to be more random but it ended up looking like a tree trunk and then my page idea was born.  I then cut the trunk out by hand, embossed it and there you go! 

I used the Martha Stewart oak, rose and frond punches for the many leaves on here, then I inked and shaped them.  The toucan and bird are stickers in the kit.  I knew I wanted to simulate the rope into the tree so I used a Jenni Bowlin journaling card and stapled it to the hemp and voila!

Check out the Thoughts2Paper store if you want one of these super cute Karen Foster Zoo kits for your wild photos!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super scrappity happy day!

Thoughts 2 Paper Debut Post!

I am so completely excited to share with you my first post for Thoughts2Paper as part of their Design Team!

For my first project I used the Pink Paislee Starlight line of papers and stickers.  One word comes to mind with this line, gorgeous!  I love the classic Americana vibe of these papers but with the awesome surprise splashes of yellow and green color tossed in.  I have to share with you that I just had the best time working with these gorgeous papers!

This is one of my favorite photos of our youngest little guy. When I saw the photo with the paper, I just knew my title would become... All Star Smile!

Techniques: Pierced and stitched the circle of the diecut sheet. Machine stitched border and photo. Pleated and stitched the ribbon using my sewing machine. Wrapped star with wire, used Helmar Zap Dots for dimension. I found the scored star technique over at the GCD Studios blog. Misted my corrugated alphas for interest.

Here is a closer peek so you can see some of the details:

I used the Helmar 450 to glue down my ribbon and my buttons. I played a bit with the Textured Effects on my star title block.

You can find in the store the Pink Paislee Starlight paper line with stickers, Helmar 450, Helmar Textured Effects and Ranger Stormy Sky ink.

Other items used: Buttons, jute, thread, Jenni Bowlin stick pins, florist wire, Ranger Rock Candy distress crackle paint on large star, journaling pen, star punch by Uchida, Cricut Expression and Plantin Schoolbook for stars, Fired Brick Distress Ink, two Doodlebug sugar brads, Jillibean Soup Corrugated Alphas and Cornflower Metallic Blue MayaMist.

Do you ever make cards with your leftover scraps?  I had this small piece left of my diecut and just knew I needed to make a card with it!  This card is a 5x7 size.  You simply trim a 12x12 down to 10x7, then you score in half at the 5 and you have your card base!

I just adore the fun look of banners lately and had to use these fun stickers for the sentiment on this card. I think it gives it a soft feeling. I used my Helmar 450 to tack down the bows on either side of the banner, and to adhere my paper folded ribbon.

Aren't these stick pins by Maya Road adorable?  The sentiment is part of the Kaiser set of Thank You rub-ons available in the store.  I'm not a big stamper but I really love using rub-ons for card making!  I also love Zva Creative's beautiful and affordable pearl bling, if you have not tried it yet, you don't know what you are missing!

Non-Store Items: Crinkle Ribbon, thread, Fired Brick Distress Ink.

Thanks so much for hanging here with me for a few moments on your Friday. I am so very honored to be a part of the Thoughts2Paper Design Team and can't wait to share more projects with you soon.

Have a super scrappity day and weekend!!!

Exciting Design Team Announcement to Share!!!

I've got some very exciting news to share with you!  I'm so excited and proud to announce that I have been chosen to join the Thoughts 2 Paper Design Team in July!!!

Thoughts 2 Paper is a fabulous online store that carries all kinds of my favorite scrapbooking lines and some items that are totally new to me.  Make sure that you stop over to the blog for all kinds of inspiration!

Here's the list of the awesome designers that will be creating for Thoughts 2 Paper:

Existing DT Members:
Liz (Owner/Creator)
April
Delfina
Jeannine
Karen

New Additional DT Members:
Lisa Houpt
Sarah Rice
Sarah Mullanix
&: Moi!

Guest DT Members:
Julie Rainbolt
Michelle Hodges

I'm so honored and proud to be a part of this fantastic new adventure and Dream Team.  I can't wait to start creating and sharing with you as I get my Thoughts 2 Paper!

Have a super scrap happity Thursday!

~Rhonda