Repurposed Paint Can

Hello friends! Today I am up on the Imaginisce blog with an adorable repurposed paint can using the Little Princess line!

Our youngest daughter is a My Little Pony fanatic, so when I saw all of the cute colors, patterns, and unicorns in this new line, I knew that it would be perfect to spruce up this old can for her, and give her a carrier for her to cart her treasures from room to room.

I kept this fairly simple, as I hope it will be used and loved well...and it was! A big hit with her...and she already has it filled to the brim! :)

Head over to the Imaginisce blog to get a more detailed how to, and a few close ups!

Have a great day, and take time to create something you love!!

Guest Designer for Top Dog Dies

Last week, I was the guest designer for Top Dog Dies, and I put together some cute little cards using their Mini Tag Dies and their Baby on Board dies!

I don't take the time as often as I should to pull out my manual die cut machine, these dies have made me regret that!! They cut beautifully!

Here are the projects I did for them, using the adorable Little Princess line from Imaginisce!

Love those little tag dies!! A definite new fave!!

Here is a little info on Top Dog Dies:

Top Dog Dies is a new online store that offers their own brand of wafer-thin and steel-rule dies, along with dies from brands you already know and trust, including Little B, Lawn Fawn, Taylored Expressions, Savvy Stamps and Cheery Lynn Designs. Top Dog Dies is also the leading U.S. retailer for Tattered Lace, a new line of intricate dies designed by British designer Stephanie Weightman.

Top Dog Dies is also doing a fun guest designer giveaway!! Simply head over here and enter for your chance at $50 to the Top Dog Dies store!!!

Sweet Spring Photos

Hello friends!! Today I have some Imaginisce layouts to share with you! I used a mixture of the Welcome Spring and Little Princess lines on these fun, spring photo shoot layouts I put together. The colors were bright and fun, and perfect with the photos. I added in some fun embellishments from American Crafts and Simple Stories!

I love how I was able to put together this very girly layout, and then a boy layout using bits and pieces from the same lines! Here is my boy layout.

Love these lines for the photos from this shoot! I will have more to share soon! Thanks for hopping by today, and take time to create something you love!

Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea

Hello friends!! This week on the Imaginisce blog, we are celebrating teachers. So many wonderful men and women put so much of their time and lives into helping teach our children, this week, we are sharing some gift ideas to show them how grateful we are for what they do.

For my project, I was inspired by this print I found on Pinterest. Using my silhouette, I die cut my sentiment using my favorite paper from the Welcome Spring Line, this fabulous yellow/white stripe.

I wanted the "heart" part of the sentiment to pop, so using a tone on tone red diagonal stripe from the Perfect Vacation 6x6 pad, I die cut the word along with a small heart to layer beside it. I added in a little bling to give just a bit more interest and dimension.

Once it was time to assemble the frame, I really wanted to make it stand out. So first, I backed my paper with a piece of solid white cardstock. Then, using LOTS of foam adhesive, I adhered it straight onto the top of the glass in the frame. Then I wrapped some red twine along the top, and called her done!

Here is a shot of the dimension!

Make sure you follow along on the Imaginisce blog this week to see all the inspiring projects we have to share!

Have a great day, and take time to create something you love!

Imaginisce Stamp Week

Hi all!! I'm up on the Imaginisce blog today with a fun little frame I made! It's finally starting to get nice in my area, starting to finally feel a little like spring. So, for my stamps assignment, I knew that I wanted to use the Welcome Spring line to make a cute décor item.

I kept it sweet and simple. By stamping the cute little butterfly on some patterned papers, I was able to make this have lots of fun color and pattern!

I am not a big stamper, I never seem to be able to get a clear image, but these snag'em stamps might just convert me! They stamp so beautifully, and you don't lose any of the detail!

Button It Up

Hi friends!! I realized that I forgot to share this project that I had up on the Epiphany Crafts blog last week. Last week was our "Button It Up" week, we were challenged to create projects featuring the EC Button Studio tools.
I thought it would be cute to alter a favorite candle, and start bringing some spring into our home. I kept this very simple, and used the adorable Welcome Spring line from Imaginisce to bring in all the fun and bright colors and patterns.

Here is another angle. I just mixed in button studio tool 20, shape studio too round 14, and some of the Welcome Spring rhinestones for a cute, fun, and simple decor piece.

These would be adorable to make up with any theme for a gift! So easy but makes a great impact!

Thanks for stopping by today, have a fabulous day, and take time to create something you love!!

Hugs & Kisses

Hi friends!! What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Valentine's Day? Love, right? That is how I felt the minute I saw this photo...the quality is horrible, but this so sums up my baby boy and his feelings of his first Vday! I knew instantly I wanted this layout to be bright and fun...and I wanted to do a large title, not something I normally do. I found this file in the silhouette store, and knew it was perfect.



I also really wanted this to have a valentine feel, but not use "traditional" valentine colors. The pinks and navy blues in the Welcome Spring line were perfect for this!





Adding in a few fun elements and layers, I have a very fun and "love"-ly valentine's day layout!! :)





Supply List:

Imaginisce: Pattern Paper ( My Baby, Welcome Spring), Die Cut Tags Pad (Welcome Spring)

American Crafts: Cardstock, Knock Outs Punches, This to That foam adhesive

Creative Scrappers Reveal #260

Hi everyone!! Time for a new sketch over at Creative Scrappers!! This week's sketch was a lot of fun to work with...lots of fun background pattern with triangles and layers!!

Here is my take on the sketch using the FABULOUS new line from Imaginisce, Perfect Vacation!! Love the colors in this collection!

Lots of fun layering on this layout.

I also couldn't resist paper piecing this fun camera stamp that coordinates with the Perfect Vacation line!

Make sure you head over to the Creative Scrappers blog and see all the inspiration from the rest of the team, and play along for your chance at a fabulous prize from this months sponsor, My Creative Scrapbook!
Here's a look at the prize they are offering up:

First Snow and first Imaginisce layout!!!

Hi everyone!! Today I am sharing my first official Imaginisce design team layout with you all. Our assignment was to make a "winter" layout...the challenge? Imaginisce doesn't have a "winter" collection! I think I was able to put together a pretty cute not Christmas, winter themed layout using a Christmas collection!

I had these pictures of our baby boy and his first snow experience. As you can see, he was not a happy camper, lol. Since my photos were slightly darker with his and my husbands clothing, I wanted to keep my layout light and fun.  I found this great snowflake wreath in the silhouette store, and knew I wanted to use it to "house" my photos.

Then from there I simply started layering on items in the similar color scheme.

Using the knock out star border punch from American Crafts and some red glitter tape. I was able to add in just a little more of that pop of red. Then I used the negative border to add some interest and more color to the top and bottom of my layout.

A little out of the norm for me...hello, white cardstock background!! lol! I love it though, and it has exactly the soft look of winter that I was hoping for!

Hope you all have a great day, and take time to create something you love!!

Imaginisce

Hi everyone!!! I just wanted to hop in and share the layout I have up on the Imaginisce blog today! This is my first official design team layout, and it's up along with a short bio.

Head over to the Imaginisce blog to check out my bio, and to get to know some of the other fabulous ladies joining me this year!!

Hope you all have a happy new years day, and take time to create something you love!

WOOHOO....Exciting News!!!

Hi everyone!! Wanted to hop on and share this exciting piece of news:

Becki Adams - USA

Angi Barrs -  USA

Marcia Dehn-Nix - USA

Stephanie Dang - USA

Lanette Erickson - USA

Tracy Gruber -  USA

Guiseppa Gubler - USA

Katrina Hunt -  USA

Kelly Holbrooke -  USA

                               Amanda Johnson - USA*** That's ME!!***
Aimee Kidd - USA
Monique Liedtke - The Netherlands

Courtney Lee - USA

Suzanna Lee - USA

Christine Meyer -  USA

Lorrie Nunemaker - USA

Michelle Philipi - USA

Jodi Wilton - Canada

Sara Zenger - USA


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So honored to be on this team with these amazingly talented ladies!! Can't wait to get started! :)

 

Come back later today to see my Pinterest inspired Holiday project for Epiphany Crafts!! :)

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