~More Fun With Sand On Layouts!~

Good morning, Happy Monday!

It's the very last week with the kids home before school starts

and I don't know if I am sad or ECSTATIC! LOL 

Anyways I had enough leftover Mudd Puddles Malibu Sand

from the Creating Made Easy August 2013 kit I was able to create this

layout using their EXCLUSIVE Clear Scraps Shovel & Pail

pieces that were created just for this kit! :) 

 I love it because it has that real plastic shovel and pail feel

because the acrylic is on the front and the paper is on the back. 

 I added the fun Muddle Puddles Sand to created the beach feel. 

 Not gonna lie- I love how it turned out! :) 

 This was a fun layout to create for sure. 

I might have to use Mudd Puddles more often!

 Ok until tomorrow peeps- that's all for me. 

It's a busy week ahead. MUAH!

My First Linnie Blooms Canvas Project!

Good morning, 

I am so excited to share my very first Linnie Blooms projects

with you all today. This layout using the fun canvas pieces. 

I thought I would share how I created this layout. 

First I took the canvas pieces from Linnie Blooms and spritz them 

with Smooch Spritz.

 Then I trimmed out 8.5X11 and 8X10.5 pieces of patterned paper.

(Bo Bunny). 

 I layered them and ran them through my sewing machine- stitching

the banner on and stitching on the layout itself. 

From straight to zig zag stitches. 

I stitched this sticker onto the spritzed pocket piece as well. 

 Then I matted the photo and layered my paper pieces onto the layout. 

 I added a few of the coordinating stickers and popped up 

a few handcut paper pieces. Then I added some yellow Liquid Pearls.

I think the Linnie Blooms canvas pieces add the perfect beachy feel. 

Now you can find my project on the LB blog and on their websites here

Linnie Blooms - by Linda Barutha

Shop:  http://linda-barutha.squarespace.com/shop/

Blog:  http://lindabarutha.com/lindabaruthadesigns

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/LinnieBlooms

Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/lllcreate

Twitter:  LLLCreate

Direct link to the online shop:  http://linda-barutha.squarespace.com/shop/

AND you can find a place to BUY them! :)

Beautiful fun canvas pieces, every scrapbooker needs!

I will see y'all tomorrow!

Products Used:

Linnie Blooms

Bo Bunny

Creating Made Easy August Kit

Liquid Pearls

Sewing Machine

Xyron

Zip Dry

~Sweet Sunshine Layout How To~

Morning my crafty friends, 

I have a fun sunshine layout to share today.....

I made this for my friend Jennifer. I have been working on her

beach photos for a while now. 

Check out this fun- casual crinkly sun.

I just hand cut the circle all wonky~

And used Clearsnap Scentz embossing powder

Then I crinkled it all up with my hands and stitched the rays on.

I used journaling cards make the perfect "faux" Polaroid photo too!

I hope you enjoyed my "sunny" layout today!

Happy Thursday!!!! 

~Circling The Page~

Good morning friends, 

Do you ever have that layout that you like but you wish you had

done a little better job with it?

This is TOTALLY that layout LOL

I wanted to try a circle layout, so I dove in but I decided to

use my sewing machine...pretty much not reversible LOL

I like it-don't get me wrong but I can see 100 things I would change! 

The bonus?? It was an amazing kit I worked with!

The new Nostalgic Summer Kit from the Scraptastic Kit Club.

And hey it shows that even the veterans of scrapbooking have self doubt...

 

So don't feel bad if your next layout isn't exactly what you envisioned. 

It's still beautiful because it came from the heart! :) 

HAPPY MONDAY MY FRIENDS!!

LOVE YA!

~Beach Fun Layout & New Tattoo~

Good morning my friends, 

I took the day off for me yesterday and went to the tattoo shop ALONE! :) 

*scroll down for pics*

In the mean time, I am dying over  this Scraptastic Club May Kit! :) 

Weathered Spring is the name and it's such a cool kit. 

You can find Scraptastic Club and Purple Cows links on my side bar ➦➦➦

Here is another layout I created with the kit. 

Perfect for summer pictures, beach pictures, spring pictures.

Pretty much anything really.

I also used the Purple Cows Autumn Punch it on the corners. 

I love scrapbooking these beach photos. 

Everything on the page is from the kit. 

And here is my new tattoo. 

It is a very cool Tiki Hello Kitty Face with the words

"Kekoa Survives"

What it means for me is....the other half of my life.

My survivor strong side. 

Kekoa means: The Warrior or The Strong One

and Survives because I really feel it takes such tenacity and

strength to survive all the abuse and pain I had in my life. 

It reminds me of how strong I can be when needed. 

I LOVE this tattoo! I am so excited to take better photos.

I will share when it heals. 

It was a much needed break and I felt so cool getting it on my own

the tattoo artist Renee from Touch Of South, well she is just incredible. 

Ok enough of my personal chatter, sorry to hog the blog with tattoo

chat I know some people find it offensive, but it's just me :) 

Happy Wednesday my friends, I love ya~

~HSN TODAY! + Acrylic Layout-Vacation Fun~

Good morning and happy Tuesday my friends, 

Before I start I just wanted to remind you to tune into HSN today

I have a few projects that will be either in the background or forefront? 

Not sure just yet, but any Purple Cows presentations you

should see something I have made. 

This is not the first time but each time is very exciting. 

I have been stuck at home with a sick little man, which means sleepless

nights full of breathing treatments and mommy sneaking in her craft room

to keep awake! LOL Needless to say I have been a scrapbooking fool.

 I always love making acrylic pages especially when they are beach

pages because the acrylic is like glass (well the visual anyways). 

The last few weeks I have been working on my gf's beach photos, so

I decided to grab the Clear Scraps acrylic and my Purple Cows punches and have 

fun with it. I love getting back to just creating layouts for fun too~ 

 Well that's it for me today, I am making it short because I have this sick

little man who is driving me insane and my van is broken, so I am

frustrated this week and not feeling very fun and chatterly~ :P 

But on the plus side I might catch HSN and also I ordered

myself a new Hello Kitty t-shirt...might have to sneak to town tonight

and get that new tattoo too. Just because being a mommy is amazing

but it wears a woman out...and she needs a little gift. LOL

Happy Tuesday my friends~