Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Dog Mom


 

I recently finished up my design team term with @colorcastdesigns. What a fun experience with such great products! Here is my last assignment using the DOG MOM title and dog, wood veneers. I'm a fan of all the dog and animal-themed items from #colorcastdesigns




I paired the acrylic title with the @echoparkpaper Dream Big, Little Girl collection. It is a baby collection, but the colors paired so well with my outdoor pictures. I love how this all came together. 





I can't decide if this layout should go in my "Me" album" or in my dog's 6x8 album. What do you think? 




Friday, September 20, 2024

SWEATER WEATHER

 



I recently purchased some past collections during a HipKit Club sale. I could not be happier with the products. This Fall collection from 1-2 years ago is so darling. I had so much fun using all the cute icons from the kit on this page, especially the little hedgehog! 




The wood veneer and crocheted heart also added great texture to my page. The sweater weather die cut was perfect for documenting my daughter in her little pumpkin sweater. 






I miss those days when I could dress her in these cute clothes, hehe. I can't wait to make more fall pages with this kit!

Thanks for looking!


Thursday, January 25, 2024

Stash Busting Challenge with Simple Scrapper

Welcome back to my blog!

 Today we are working on a challenge for the Simple Scrapper community. 

This layout will be in the March issue of #sparkmagazine, a member's only publication. The community challenge is to make two or more layouts using the same collection. 





This is my first one using the Gingham Garden line from Crate paper.   When this was released I had to have the entire collection because it is so stunning. However, months have gone by and I still have not used any of it.  So when I heard about the challenge, it was the motivation I needed to pull these beautiful papers out of my stash.










I used this collection to make 3 layouts! I can't wait to show them to you. I love this particular one for its whimsical look. This is achieved with the different elements on the page like the vellum flowers, butterflies, and shabby chic layering of items.


 If you want some motivation to pull out your stash and get making, check out the Simple Scrapper community for this an many other fun challenges. 



 

Sunday, December 17, 2023

 

I will be using a sketch today for a page in my December Album. I loved the evergreen trees on this page. My original plan was to follow the sketch almost exactly. After making my trees, I liked them so much I did not want to cover them up. I therefore adjusted the sketch slightly. 


Here is my final layout. I made the main page 7in wide by 8.25in tall to fit in my December Album this year. To include a longer story and more embellishing, I added two 3x4 journaling cards to the left side of the layout. 





I used two Citrus Twist exclusive cut files for my trees.  All the papers, cards, and embellishments came from the OH WHAT FUN! kit. I think the black and white color palette with a pop of red is such an elegant look. I made sure to pull a bit of red into each area of the spread.



I used a white, glitter texture paste from my stash to paint the center tree. Similar to the sketch, I wanted it to have a snow-flocked look.  I then used a red marker to color in the stars on the cut file. It was a simple step that I think adds a lot to the design. 

Here are a few more close-up looks. 




Thank you for stopping by. I'd love to see what you create with this sketch. 

Monday, November 6, 2023

Memories

Hello Creative Friends,

Here is my latest pocket page project using the GRATITUDE digital collection from Citrus Twist Kits. 


I also used the CHANGE IS BEAUTIFUL digital ephemera for the gorgeous floral and leave images.  The plaid card was my jumping-off piece for my color palette.



I love the pink added to the traditional fall colors.




I made my own sequin mix with items from my stash and focused on the pinks, yellowish/ gold, and teal blue. If you look closely, you will see I printed some of the flower ephemera at 0.5 inches and added them to my shaker pocket. It was a very fun touch to include. 


If you like reading the journaling, here is a close-up. I good friend moved recently. Although sad, I am documenting how thankful I am for her friendship now and in the future. 





Will you be documenting gratitudes in November? Remember, we can always document being thankful all year long. We don't have to do it only in November! 

Happy Fall to You!


Marci


Friday, October 20, 2023

Thankful 30 Journal 2023

 Hello Creative Friends!

Do you participate in the Thankful 30 documentation practice? I have done it in the past. I do believe documenting our gratitude is extremely important to our mental and physical health. Having said that, I am not very successful in completing a 30-day documenting practice in the month of November. The traditional month for making a Thankful 30 notebook. 

I was so excited for the AUTUMN DAYS collection from Journals For Life, that I am going to give the project another try. I'm changing the "rules for myself though. I started this album in October and plan to document a few gratitudes a month through January. That gives me four months to complete the notebook. I can do that!  I am very happy with my decision to do this as I feel we should be grateful all year long and not just in November. 

Here is my title page. 


 

Here is a closer look at the title. I used the ALEX stamp set from Journals For Life. I stamped the letters on a separate piece of paper and then fussy cut out the letters. I do this often when I want to play around with the placement of an image. 





This leaf pattern may be my favorite page in this month's notebook. I did add a few die cuts, washi tape, and stamped the year to finish off the page. 


I am ready to get started! Let me know if you are doing a Thankful 30 this year. I'd love to see your pages. 


Marci

Sunday, October 15, 2023

October Daily 2022, Day 18

I am over on the Citrus Twist Blog today with this Sketch-Inspired Challenge. You can check it out here. http://citrustwistkits.blogspot.com/

I'm using the Halloween collection, Mischief & Mayhem, along with this sketch. 


When I first looked at the sketch, I loved the linear square grid. I followed the sketch fairly closely this week. I did scale it to fit in a 6x8 album. I think it worked out great. 




I knew I wanted this page to be a stand-alone page vs. inside a page protector. That meant my dimensions needed to be 7in wide by 8.25in tall. The papers in the kit are only 6 in wide. To accommodate my needs, I cut a 1-inch strip of black cobweb paper and adhered it to the orange paper with washi tape. This gave me added width and a place to punch my holes. 


To ensure the black strip coordinates with the whole spread, I used the remainder of the cobweb paper to make four mats like in the sketch. 



I had a ton of fun using the Mischief and Mayhem ephemera pack to decorate my blocks. This one with the various witches' paraphernalia is my favorite! 




In the sketch, there are two squares that have word strips hanging off the edges. I first tried the labels in the kit but they were too big. Then I noticed on the 6 x 8 mischief mayhem stamp set there was a small label stamp that said "date". I didn't need the word "date" so after stamping in a coordinating orange color, I cut off the end portion to just have a blank label. I then used several of the fun Halloween sentiments to fill in my labels. 




Lastly, I used the white alphabet puffy stickers to make my title. To mimic the side embellishing on the sketch, I added some die cuts as well as some stamped images from the stamp set. I adore how this page turned out. 

I hope you are inspired to use this sketch and make something fab-BOO-lous this Sunday!

Marci

Dog Mom

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