Lucky #7

Hi there, crafty friends! It's been a while since I've had time to scrapbook and I was glad to get a chance to create a page for my little guy's seventh birthday. This simple-looking layout actually took me much longer than usual because of its simplicity! I have loved the stark, clean & simple look of layouts that I have been seeing all over Pinterest, so I thought I'd give it a try myself. After a LOT of moving things around, I settled on a strung banner and die-cut numbers.

I started with the photograph, which is my favorite of him from his special day. I printed it out twice, once in black & white and then in color. I die-cut the image using the new P&P - Stitched Essentials from Taylored Expressions. (Love the stitching!) Using a hole punch, I punched out a portion of the photograph in color and then adhered it to the black & white image with foam tape. This is a fun technique to really spotlight a portion of a photograph.

Again I turned to Stitched Essentials to create the darling little banners in my title. The alphabet fit just perfectly. The numbers came from the new Just a Number die set from TE, too. Going for a white-on-white look was just what I was going for so that I could highlight the number "7". 

I used a large-format printer for my journaling, which is printed directly on the page. A bit of baker's twine finished off the page and I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by, friends! Have a lovely day filled with happy beans.

Pockets & Pages - Stitched Essentials Pockets & Pages Essentials - 2x2 Chunky Alpha Just a Number Swimming Pool Doodle Twine Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube Premium Cardstock - Cherry Pop Premium Cardstock - Candy Corn Premium Cardstock - Pumpkin Premium Cardstock - Peapod Premium Cardstock - Cookie Monster

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The Colors of Christmas

I love Christmas collections that use bright, pretty colors so when I saw the Colors of Christmas collection from Imaginisce, I was so thrilled! I created two layouts to (finally!) capture some fun Christmas memories from last year.

WIth the holidays fast approaching, I don't have a lot of time to scrap. So for my first layout, I kept things clean and simple. I used the patterned paper for some ready-made borders and pennants, which made things easy. With some of the cute die cuts and shiny jewels from the collection, I had a fresh layout for my son's scrapbook.

The second layout is a bit more involved, though again I let the patterned paper from the collection do the work for me. This was from Christmas day and so I had multiple photos that i wanted to use. The die cuts and jewels helped me out again!

BEAN NOTES

(patterned paper, jewels, die-cuts from Colors of Christmas collection) Imaginisce; (cardstock) American Crafts, Stampin' Up!; (date stamp) American Crafts); (circle punch) EK Success; (alpha die) Lifestyle Crafts

Water Fight!

Today I have the honor of being spotlighted over on the Imaginisce blog. We're focusing on fun summer projects and our favorite Imaginisce tools, so I thought I would create a summertime layout using the i-Rock.

I came across some photos of my son having his first "water fight" in a paddling pool and I thought it would make for a fun, summer layout. I had a lot of photos to choose from, but for my main photo I went with one where he was getting sprayed by a hose. I immediately thought of adding some hot rocks using my i-Rock tool, and when I saw the Flourishes Stencil, I knew that I could create a fun splash of "water."

The stencil made the placement of the hot rocks easy. I held the stencil in place with some removable tape so that it wand then they were on there permanently! 

The stencil made the placement of the hot rocks easy. I held the stencil in place with some removable tape so that it wouldn't move while I used the i-Rock to adhere each gemstone in place. I gave each rock about 7 seconds -- and then they were on there permanently! 

The die-cut pieces from Endless Summer were just about perfect for my title and the hose "sprayed" the bejeweled water right at my son!

I hope you enjoyed my summer project. Please visit the Imaginisce blog all month long to see more summer inspiration from my teammates! 

BEAN NOTES

(patterned paper, die-cuts from Endless Summer collection) Imaginisce; (stencil, hot rocks, i-Rock tool) Imaginisce; (card stock) American Crafts; (spray mist) Studio Calico

Beach Bum...Imaginisce & Tombow Summer Isn't a Bummer Blog Hop!

Welcome! I am so excited to be participating in a fun blog hop with  my Imaginisce teammates. We got to play with some wonderful products from Tombow (makers of my favorite glue, ever!) and create a summer project. 

I created a desktop photo frame using a combination of two summery Imaginisce collections, Makin' Waves and Endless Summer. I have had these photos from our last trip to the beach and have been wanting to make a project with them, so this was just perfect! I used the Tombow Mono Adhesive on my die-cut title: the precision tip made adhering the letters so easy!

I was lucky enough to get to play with Dual Brush Pen set in Jellybean. The brush end was so great for adding some shading to my stamped images!

BEAN NOTES:

(patterned paper, stamps from Makin' Waves and Endless Summer collections ) Imaginisce; (dies) Taylored Expressions; (adhesive, makers) Tombow; (card stock) Stampin' Up!

I hope you enjoyed my summertime project. Visit and "like" both Tombow and Imaginisce on Facebook! Make sure you hop along and leave some love for all the designers and you could win these nifty prizes:

** Marie Browning

**Michelle 

Guiseppa Gubler

Monique Liedtke
Regina, Mangum (that's me!)

Jennie McGarvey

**Tombow Designers

Wild, Free, & Petrified!

This week, my Imaginisce teammates and I are celebrating the new release of the Outdoor Adventure collection. I've got two fun projects to share, so thanks for dropping in to check them out!

I have been wanting to scrap a fun little trip we took with my son to The Petrified Forrest, one of those strangely fascinating roadside attractions that you always drive by but rarely venture into. So, when I saw the Outdoor Adventure collection, I was really excited! 

The woodgrain patterned paper was about as perfect as things could get. I tore the paper into a background element and the colors from the collection are some of my favorites. 

The sticker alpha page made creating my title so easy and quick and I was glad to have the chance to scrap one of our family's best memories.

I am always on the lookout for masculine collections because in my little family, it's all about boys with my son and husband outnumbering me! I wanted to create a really fun birthday card for a boy, and when I saw the darling ATVs and motorbikes, I knew they would make for a great interactive card. 

I used the Outdoor Adventure ATV Die Cut as my moving element and stamped my sentiment in such a way as it would be revealed when it was moved across the card. The "Wild & Free" Chipboard was the perfect accent to my very "boy" card.

BEAN NOTES

Petrified Forest Layout

(patterned paper, die-cuts, alpha stickers from Outdoor Adventure collection) Imaginisce; Cardstock: (white) Stampin' Up!; Specialty Paper: (vellum) PTI; Dies: (photo frame) Taylored Expressions

Wild & Free Birthday Card

(patterned paper, die-cut, chipboard sticker from Outdoor Adventure Collection) Imaginisce; Cardstock: (midnight muse) Stampin' Up!; Tools: (grass border punch) Martha Stewart Crafts; Dies: Movers & Shapers) PTI; Accents: (eyelets) WRMK

I hope you had fun with my projects today! Please visit the Imaginisce blog for more Outdoor Adventure inspiration and to find out how you can win the entire collection!

Call Me, Maybe?

 

Happy Thursday! This month, my Imaginisce teammates are showing off projects that were inspired by COLOR -- specifically, this gorgeous inspiration photo below:

When I saw the inspiration photo, I absolutely fell in love with the complimentary colors. I wasn't so much inspired by the butterfly (as gorgeous as it is), mostly because I wanted to scrap a particular moment for my son's scrapbook. So, I really let the colors do the work for me. What I love about Imaginisce is that the B-sides of its patterned papers are so versatile that I was able to pull together all the colors from several collections -- even one for Halloween! 

The Childhood Memories stickers were just perfect for my page about my son's love of gabbing on the "emergency" phone -- an easy way to turn a sticker into a dimensional is to simply adhere foam tape to the back of the sticker before brushing the remaining adhesive with a little baby powder!

BEAN NOTES

(patterned paper from Childhood Memories, Endless Summer, Monster Mash collections) Imaginisce; Cardstock: (Spotted) Core'dinations; Accents: (stickers from Childhood Memories collection) Imaginisce; Dies: (letter alphas) Taylored Expressions and Lifestyle Crafts; Electronic Die Cuts: (phone) Samantha Walker, (spotted circle border) Jamie for Silhouette

Be sure to visit the Imaginisce Blog for more Color Inspiration!

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