Beautiful Flower Girls - Cocoa Vanilla Studios

Hello blogging friends!

I am back today with another layout created with the gorgeous Cocoa Vanilla Studios Love Always collection. The beautiful, soft romantic papers and embellishments are perfect for recording precious wedding memories yet is still versatile enough for everyday photos as well. I really wanted to scrap some wedding photos with it, so I dug out some older pictures of my girls when they were flower girls in my sister's wedding. They were both so excited to get all dressed up and have their hair in an updo. Here is my layout...

 

The Kerri Bradford Studios heart background cut file reinforces the love theme of the papers and embellishments. Oh boy, does this collection have some stunning embellishments. New are these Bitty Blooms and the Vellum Accents. Don't worry, your old favorites are still around, like these Die Cut Ephemera pieces,Puffy Stickers, and sparkling Enamel Dots.

 

I used the Love Always Alphabet Stickers to construct my title. Some machine stitching across my title helps to set it off. The Chipboard Accent Stickers are a great way to add some dimension as are the Flair Buttons. If you are looking for one-of-a-kind treasures to scrap with, you have got to check out the Love Always Bits and Pieces. I love the multi-faceted heart rhinestones and the puffy sequin heart.

 

Aren't these phrase stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet fun! I love them!!



I printed my journaling on vellum and adhered the strips to one of the project life cards. This way the pretty design on the card isn't covered up. With the vellum accents, this is a perfect way to add your memories.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. This gorgeous Love Always collection is available for purchase in the Cocoa Vanilla Studios online store. Go ahead...treat yourself. I guarantee you won't regret it. If you are in the USA ... check out the Paper Issues online store.

 ~Marcia

Sugar & Spice, Lots of Spice - Cocoa Vanilla Studios

Hello blogging friends! I have a soft and sweet layout using the gorgeous Cocoa Vanilla Studios Sugar & Spice collection to share today. This layout was actually something I envisioned making when I first received the collection...I just had so many other things I wanted to create with it though, lol. To add to the softness, I used a white background. The top of the layout has this pretty heart cut file from Kerri Bradford Studios. I filled some of the negative spaces with bits of patterned paper. This is a great way to use up some scraps. Here is my layout....

   

 Here is a detail shot of the cut file with the beautiful pattern papers...

   

Now some girls may be all Sugar & Spice, but I know this particular girl is lots more spice, lol. Can't you just see it in those mischievous eyes. Here is my title. I splattered the background with ink and used those fabulous wood veneer pieces from the collection to embellish.

   

I love the flair in the collection as well. I couldn't resist using some here too.

 

Just one more shot....

 

I hope you enjoyed my layout today. Have a great week!
~Marcia

Bucket List @50 - Creative Scappers 272 Reveal

Hello blogging friends! I hope you are dry where ever you are. Here in Minnesota, we just set the record for the most rain in June. Lakes and rivers are so high people who live near water are sandbagging. Let's hope July is a little dryer (especially on the weekends).

I have a layout to share today for Creative Scrappers that is all about journaling. The sketch has no photo!

   

I decided to scrap a layout about my bucket list. I turned 50 last September. When you turn 50, you start thinking about how much longer you will be in this world. How many people live to be 100 or more? My life is half over! This past year has been so hard watching my brother-in-law struggle in his battle against cancer. What if my spouse or I become terminally ill? It really made me think about what I want to do. In fact I spent more time thinking about my journaling than I did on creating this layout. So this is my bucket list @50.

I used the awesome Amy Tangerine Plus One collection. "Live the life you love, Love the life you live" quote on a sticker really fit my bucket list theme. I printed my journaling out on vellum and used some bright green washi tape from Love My Tapes to adhere the vellum to my layout. Here are some close-up details ....

That heart background is a Kerri Bradford file. I love her designs. I used some of the cut out hearts to add more dimension with some foam adhesive.

Oh, you can't read my journaling? Here you go, my bucket list ....

1.  I want to see all three of my kids graduate from college.  One down, Two to go! (Colette has 3 years of Vet School and Trenton has 2 more years of undergrad studies)
2. I want to be more tech savvy where my Silhouette is involved. I have learned a lot, but I feel there is so much more I could be doing with it.
3.  I want to feel the sand between my toes and warm sunshine on my face  while on vacation in Hawaii. A trip to Hawaii would not be complete without seeing Pearl Harbor and the Volcanoes National Park.
4. I want to see whales up close in the Atlantic Ocean while they are migrating off the east coast.
5.  I want to see the redwood trees in California that are so big, people can drive their cars through tunnels in them.
6.  I want to see fields of tulips blooming in the Netherlands. I've been there for work on a couple occasions but it was winter and there was no time to sightsee (and no tulips).
7. I want to visit the Louvre in Paris to stare at Impressionist paintings all day.
8. I want to attend mass at the Vatican with the Pope residing.
9. I want to go on an African Safari. Just imagine seeing an elephant or a lion in their natural habitat!
10. I want to go on an Alaskan cruise when the sun shines 24 hours a day.
11. I want to go ice fishing.  Crazy, I know. I live in Minnesota with lots of lakes and frozen water , yet I have never been ice fishing!
12. I want to enjoy my grandkids (if I ever have any!). I never had the opportunity to be a stay at home Mom, so I am hoping I can indulge my grandkids with trips to the zoo and science museums, playtime in the park where we can feed the ducks, swimming at the lake, and theater outings.

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Sketches 272-273
Deadline to submit is July 31st at Midnight EST.

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What's on your bucket list? I hope to see you playing along with us at Creative Scrappers!

~Marcia

Jingle All theWay

Hello blogging friends. I have another just for fun layout I did with the Fancy Pants Merry Little Christmas collection and some Chic Tags I snatched up at my local Archivers going out of business sale. I had to use up my gift card I got for Christmas. I am so sad to see Archivers closing all of their stores. I do not have a local scrapbook store near me anymore. So, that either means road trips or more on-line shopping. I definitely need to find an on-line resource for these Chic Tags. I am just in love with them. At least I still have Micheals and JoAnnes for the necessities like adhesive. Right after I brought these tags home, I saw the latest Chic Tags sketch and I thought, “Wow, that is perfect for my new tags!”.  Here is the sketch …

And here is my take on it (improvising because I only had 6 circle tags) …

In my quest to learn new things this year and embrace technology (my 2014 resolution), there are a few new things on this layout. The first is the .png image on my photo. This was one of Kerri Bradford’s 12 Days of Christmas freebies. It’s now available in her store if you want it. The title “Jingle All the Way” is also available in her store. You really need to check out her stuff. She is amazing and has some fabulous tutorials. Learning to cut an SVG with my Silhouette is also something new for me. I just upgraded to the Designer Edition with all the fabulous Holiday sales going on. I am so happy with how this layout turned out. Let me show you some close-ups …

Do you see that those tags have dimension! I Love it!!

There is still a few days left to play along with the sketch if you want. Take care

~Marcia