#SummerManifesto Layout

I have a love/hate for Summer. I love that my family and I get to make lots of unplanned trips during the summer, how the days are not super busy, and just being able to spend time with the rest of our family. I also love that I am able to create a lot more art, layouts, cards, etc. during the summer. There are two things that I do not like about Summer. I really don't like how hot it gets and how incredibly crowded some places can get due to everyone being on vacation or out of school. However, this summer has been awesome so far. We have gone to a bunch of places already and we had a BBQ as well. Today, I want to share a scrapbook layout of my Summer Manifesto.

I used several different Summer themed products on my layout. I used  Freckled Fawn's Carnival Embellishment Kit and American Crafts die cuts. I also used Pebbles' Fun in the Sun 6x6 paper pad. The pad has adorable papers especially the cut apart sheet. I also used Recollections enamel dots and the pineapple sticker is also from Recollections. I also used Lora Bailora's Summer 2015 Stamp.

I love how colorful the layout turned out. I used lots of enamel dots so that I would not have a bunch of white space. I also love that the enamel dots, pineapple sticker, ice cream wood chips, and epoxy sticker adds a bit of dimension to the page.

I added a small Summer bucket list. I wish that there was a larger card in the 6x6 paper pad so that I could have added my entire bucket list, but that's ok. We have already checked off a few on the list. I used my Tombow Xtreme Adhesive and Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue to adhere the embellishments. 

So there you have it, my Summer Manifesto! I really did have fun making this layout. Not using a photo was a nice change and I was able to use a lot of my left over supplies from my Freckled Fawn kit as well as other Summer themed crafting supplies.

What's your Summer Manifesto?

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Hello Cards--Garden Party

Happy Wednesday! I have been trying to use up a lot of my supplies especially my Freckled Fawn kits. I have been subscribing to Freckled Fawn for a little over a year now and I still have items from every single one of the kits that I received. This is awesome because it means that these kits really can be used on various projects. In an attempt to try and use up my kits, I have been making lots of cards, tags, Project Life cards, and scrapbook layouts. Today, I want to share a couple of cards that I made using a previous Freckled Fawn kit and the Garden Party paper pad that I found at Tuesday Morning.

Can you believe that both of these cards were made primarily with one page from the 6x6 paper pad. I used a polka dot paper from the pad as the background for the card on the left and then used the remaining cut apart paper on it. I added some heart shaped enamel dots and some some thickers to spell out "Hello". Most of the cut apart paper is used on the card on the right. I added a butterfly shaped wood veneer and some yellow puffy stickers to make the card pop. Below are close ups of the cards.

I love the heart shaped enamel dots on this card. I think the April 2015 Freckled Fawn kit and the Garden Party paper pad really coordinates perfectly.

I absolutely love the cut apart paper! I decided to primarily use it on this card and once I trimmed the paper to fit the card, I noticed that I had some leftovers which is why I used the rest on the other card. Since part of the images were cut, I decided to simply add a wood veneer butterfly to one of the rectangles. To add a pop of color, I used some yellow puffy stickers to spell out the "Hi" sentiment.

These cards just scream Spring and I love it. Normally, I am not too into florals and plants in my cards and other projects, but I'm starting to have a change of heart. Don't be surprised if you see more florals and plants in a few more projects.

Supplies Used:

• Garden Party 6x6 Paper Pad
• Freckled Fawn-April 2015 Kit
• American Crafts Blooms Thickers
• Tombow Mini Power Tape

Do you like florals and plants? Are you glad that Spring is finally here?

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Cards for Friends and Family

Hello! I have been busy making a lot of cards these past few weeks. Most of the cards that I have been making are Valentine's Day cards, but I did manage to make a batch of non-Valentine's Day cards.

A few days ago, I made four cards using items from Dear Lizzy, American Crafts, and Me & My Big Ideas. Most of the cards that I made can be sent to friends, but a couple could also be sent to family members as well.

I think the "With Love" card is my favorite out of the bunch. I love the chipboard mason jar and flowers. I wanted to use the enamel dots in the same size, but ran out. So I decided to use smaller enamel dots on the top right side and some medium size enamel dots on the lower left side.

I was originally going to just stick the square embellishment onto the card, but worried that it would look too plain. I ended up asking my husband if he liked the card with or without the doily and he said he liked it with the doily. So I ended up adhering the doily onto the card.

I really love the stitched tag on this card. One of these days, I'm going to try and stitch on my crafts, but for now I am loving the tags that I got in a mason jar from Tuesday Morning. I added some foam flowers and butterflies to complete the card.

I used another foam butterfly on this card as well as some embellishments from a Me & My Big Ideas embellishment pack. I really love the "Hello friend" layered embellishment.

I can't wait to mail these cards off to a couple of friends and family. Hopefully, they will love it.

Supplies Used:

• Me & My Big Ideas-Hello Friend
• Dear Lizzy Documentary 12x12 Paper Pad
• American Crafts tag
• Michaels Recollections enamel dots
• Doily
• Foam butterflies and flowers

What have you been creating?

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Trio of Fall Cards

Hello! On November 6th and 7th, Paper Issues held their Fall Crop on their Facebook page, Paper Issues {Friends & Fans}. I participated and made several layouts, cards, and art journal pages for several challenges. Today, I want to share a few cards that I made.

In order to make these cards, I decided to use just one paper pad, one pack of die cuts, and a tag. I didn't want to overwhelm myself with a lot of product so I decided that choosing up to 5 items would be best.

For my first card, I adhered some sheet of paper pad from American Crafts Autumn Crisp 6x6 paper pad. Then I took some foam dots and put them on some Imaginisce Fall die cut card stock shapes. I loved adding some dimension to my card. Aren't those animals so adorable? I submitted this card to Corri's Color Challenge.

For my second card, I took another piece of Autumn Crisp paper and adhered it to my card base. I found an American Crafts DIY tag and used some foam dots to add the tag onto the card. Then I used a couple of Imaginisce card shapes. I also added some foam dots onto the shapes. I submitted this card to Jamie Dougherty's Tag Challenge.

My third card was very simple to make. I just adhered some paper onto my card base. I found an adorable wreath shape die cut and knew immediately that I wanted to use it on a card. I grabbed some foam dots and used it to adhere the die cut onto my card. I didn't even think to add any enamel dots, stickers, etc. I love how this card came out. I submitted this card to Sherri's Pop It Up Challenge.

Supplies Used:

• American Crafts Autumn Crisp 6x6 Paper Pad

• American Crafts DIY tag

• Imaginisce Fall die cut cardstock shapes

• Foam Dots

• Tombow Xtreme Adhesive

Did you participate in Paper Issues' Fall Crop? 

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Halloween Greeting Cards and Tags

Happy Sunday! Today, I made a couple of cards and tags. It took me less than an hour to make these tags and cards. I honestly think it did not take so long because I knew exactly what I wanted to use on my tags and cards so I didn't feel overwhelmed by having a lot of products in front of me.

The tags were very simple to make. I just used my Freckled Fawn stamp set, Ranger Archival Ink pad, and some enamel dots. I recommend that you stamp your image on some scrap paper first so that you know how you should stamp your image onto your project. 

The cards were also simple to make. I decided to use two of the tags that I made for part of my card. To make the cards, I used some washi tape and applied it to the middle of my card. I took the string off the tag and then added a brad onto each of tag. Then I used some foam dots on the back of the tags and stuck them to the center of the card. Below are a few close ups of the cards.

I plan to make a few more batches of Halloween cards and tags as well as some other Fall themed cards.

Supplies Used:

• American Crafts DIY Shop kraft tags
• Recollections Enamel Dots
• Halloween Washi Tape
• Crate Paper After Dark Accent Stickers
• American Crafts Elements-Halloween Brads
• Freckled Fawn October 2014 stamp

What have you been making?

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