My Christmas Dress

Every little girl usually has a pretty Christmas Dress that they can prance around in. I wanted to share my layout that I made using Doodlebug Designs North Pole papers, stickers, die cuts, buttons and twine. I love the use of circles and thought they gave a fun use to go along with the snowflake papers.

I added a bit of My Minds Eye Christmas Washi tape to make some ribbon banners. I also added a bit of gemstones and a couple of the Doodlebug Designs Festive Cardinals to my layout.

The twines on the tag and  the banner that I punched using the EK Success Scallop Punch continues to give dimension. I hope you try your had with circles. Hugs Pammejo
Supplies:
Doodlebug Designs North Pole papers, die cuts, stickers, buttons and twine\
Doodlebug Designs Festive Cardinal 
Circle and Scallop Circle Punches
EK Success Scallop Punch
Ivy Card Stock
American Crafts Glitter Letters
Red Gemstones

Warm Wishes Card -Color Inspiration

Warm Wishes!!!!  As we come into the last week before Christmas we need to think of sending out warm wishes to all we come in contact with. The Color Challenge  today with Scrapbook News and Review today is using hues of blue and brown. My card I hope captures the look of the inspiration. I decided to use the wavy lines to capture the movement of the circles, also the paper I feel gives the grasp of the hues of brown and blue.

Here is the inspiration piece that I used. I hope you try your hand at the inspiration and visit the Scrapbook News and Review Blog and Magazine. Hugs Pammejo

Supplies:
We R Memory Keepers Merry January: Crisp, Breeze, Slush
Bo Bunny Double Dot Chocolate
We R Memory Keepers Snowman Clear Stamp
Epiphany Punch14, Charm, Bubble Cap
Memento Cocoa Ink
Chestnut Roan Ink
EK Corner Chopper
Chestnut Roan Ink 
Sheer Blue Ribbon

Sweetness Layout with My Minds Eye

Don't you love mosaic, that is what this layout sketch reminded me of that I got off the Scrapbook News and Review Blog. I never do layouts of myself but I thought what the heck and so this is what I came up with....

I call it "Sweetness" not because I am sweet, LOL but because of the time we had at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. Everything was so beautiful and the smell of all of the blooms were just so sweet.

I love Kraft papers and I remember that I had this My Minds Eye collection, so I had to pull it out and use it. Don't you love the chipboard pieces, I know I do. I added a bit of brown twine to the buttons and to the border that I punched out using my EK border punch.

For my companion page I just kept up with the theme of the mosaic only I did it my way.

It truly was a fabulous day and I think of it often as one of the "Best Days Ever" that I got to share with my sweet husband and dear friends.

I can't help but to smile at how silly we were all being that day. It was truly a blessed day in Vancouver. So, if you have never tried working with mosaic I hope these layout encourage you to try it out and make sure to check out SNR and see what other inspirations you will find. Hugs Pammejo

"Stuck" Layout with Remininsce

Today on Scrapbook News and Review you will find this fabulous sketch that is being shared. If you never tried a sketch this one is a very easy one to get started with and I am sure you will love your layout when it is completed.

This is my take on the layout. I used Reminisce Autumn Harvest for my project.  I punched an edge on the left using an EK Inch Punch, then laced brown sheer ribbon through it and added a Vintag metal with one of the leaves to the top of the triangle shape. I used burlap to give the image of the semi-circle that is shown on the sketch. Added some of the words to the matted photo along with Want2Scrap gemstones to finish the layout. Again I hope you try out the sketch and check on Scrapbook News and Review.

But you know when you make one layout you have to make a layout to go along with it. This is my companion layout showing a few more pictures of my husband and brother-in-law trying to figure out how to get it out of the mud and leaves. Don't you love how I tipped the bottom right corner up and stapled it, I think it is a cool little focal point. My letters are from Creative Imaginations that I stained with Marmalade stain. I added a small piece of burlap and a button to the top of the page, I always like using some of same or similar items on both pages.

Supplies:
Reminisce Autumn Harvest
EK Inch Punch
Want2Scrap Gemstones
Tim Holtz Marmalade Stain
Creative Imaginations Narrative Letters
Tiny Attacher
Chestnut Roan Ink
Burlap
Brown Sheer Ribbon
Vintag Metal