Woodland Snowflake Tutorial

I'm so excited to share my first tutorial here using Bo bunny's Woodland Winter I want it all bundle! I'm just in LOVE with this collection of GORGEOUS papers and embellies, not to mention the colors!! Perfect with these snow pics of mine.

To make these snowflakes start by gathering some twigs outside. Using the Woodland Blizzard paper fussy cut out some snowflakes. I decided on this one that I used on the top left of my LO. Then pick another paper and cut out a circle slightly larger than your snowflake. I used Woodland Winter Journal.  Now cover the edges with gesso and glue your snowflake onto it. 

Break your twigs into 6 small pieces of about the same length and then cover with gesso, as light or heavy as your want your snow to be.  

Glue the twigs around the snowflake using the center design as your guide.

Use some bling for the center. I used this pearl, to mimic a snowball.

Then cut pieces from another snowflake to glue under the circle in between the twigs. You can get so many different results by combining different snowflakes, papers, and gems. Here's the final result.

And a closer look at the other one that I did.

If you don't have gesso you could always use white paint. Stickles or Smooch could also work to make your snowflakes sparkle. Just have fun with it!

Basic Grey RSVP Happy Birthday Card

Hello!  Today I wanted to share I quick card I put together using the Basic Grey RSVP I want it all bundle.  For this card, I also used these Basic Grey RSVP Capture cards.

This card is so simple to make.  It's finished size is 5x5.  I used mostly scraps off my table from making my other layouts and items in the I want it all bundle.

Front Cover:

Inside of card:

Thank you for stopping by today.

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

On This Day... Wedding Card

Creating a handmade card should not be daunting, with FotoBella's I Want It All Bundles, even your husband can do it!

And yes, that is exactly what happened. Rushing out the door to a wedding and we forgot to make a card. So as I was getting ready, I gave the task of making a card to my wonderful husband. He was surprised as he went through everything the Lost & Found Antique Bundle by My Mind's Eye came with. And realized it will be easier then he thought!

With a little technique teaching from myself, this wedding card and matching envelope was created

Basic Grey RSVP Layout

Hello! Today I wanted to share a tutorial using the I want it all bundle Basic Grey RSVP line.  The best thing about this line are the fun colors! At first glance you think it isn't going to be very versatile, but it actually is the opposite.  I have so many layouts in my head other than birthday.

I did this quick layout of my girls at a marching band competition.  It was an exceptionally beautiful fall day out side.  Perfect for a marching band event.  However, this paper was perfect to coordinate with what my girls were wearing that day.

First, I selected the three papers and photos I wanted to use.  I cut my photos down to 3x4 and matted them on white cardstock that was 3.25x4.25.

From there I cut two 4x6 pieces from the yellow paper and positioned them on my paper. Then I cut a doily in half and centered them on top of the yellow paper.

 From there I cut the pink strip paper to 7x8.5 and centered it over the doilies and yellow paper.

 I then placed my three photos where I wanted them and started adding embellishments that I felt complimented the layout.

And for the finished overall:

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

Basic Grey RSVP Double Page Layout

Hello!  Today I wanted to share a double page layout I did using the Basic Grey I Want it All bundle RSVP line.  I decided to do this double page of pictures from my daughter's first birthday.  The colors and theme fit perfectly with the pictures.

I kept the same basic concept on each page, using two pictures each and two groupings of embellishments.  There are so many fun embellishments in this line it is hard to decide which ones to use.

The double page overall:

Left side overall:

Left side close-ups:

Right side overall:

Right side close-ups:

 Thank you for stopping by today!  Hope you enjoyed my layout.

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

Enjoy the Little Things Double Page Layout

Hello everyone!

I was faced with a challenge today. Making a double page layout. As big as a craft-addict as I am, I even struggled making a basic single page layout. Maybe the space scared me, do I need to fill the whole page? Where should the focal point be?

Well I had started to get comfortable with creating layouts, when another challenge was presented with an even larger space to fill. A great opportunity to learn, grow and broaden my craftiness!

I used Lost & Found - Record It - Antique - I Want It All Bundle by My Minds Eye with some Pine Needle and Old Paper distress ink, and splattered some pale orange paint on the pages.

The paper worked perfectly to display these pictures of my cute cowboy nephew in his overalls and playing with his John Deere tracker!

Bo Bunny's Pincushion Double Layout

Hello, today I'm here to inspire you with a project made with Bo Bunny's Pincushion Collection.

This double layout design incorporates a lot of pictures and journaling while using the traditional style of scrapbooking.   

 I used nine photos.  Yes,  I said nine!  And there's journaling and super cute embellishments too!  Here's how to do the same thing with your photos:

1. Select a neutral background paper.  (Handmade back paper shown)

2.  Crop photos as needed and place on the background paper to get a feel for the layout.

3.  Matte the photos in white and begin filling in the blank spaces with various patterned papers. (Pincushion front, Backstitch back, Thread count front,Toile back)

4.  Decide what section will be for the title and for the journaling.

5. Then begin adding embellishments. (Noteworthy, Chipboard stickers, buttons, twine, Sew fun paper, Backstitch paper.)

Here is what your layout should look like:  Nice clean lines, lots of photos, lots of cute embellishments.

Visit Fotobella.com to get the Bo Bunny Pincushion Bundle so that you can recreate this layout for yourself.  

Have a fabulous day!