Made In The USA - JustNick Studios and PageMaps

Hello blogging friends.

All this week JustNick designers have been showcasing layouts using PageMaps sketches created by the wonderful Becky Fleck. Here is the sketch she gave me...

It's awesome, right!

There is a lot going on in the sketch, so I decided to use the left side of the sketch for my background cut file. I recently returned from a vacation in South Carolina and had lots of pictures from Patriots Point, so I opted to do a patriotic layout. It seemed fitting with Memorial Day just this past Monday. My guys really enjoyed visiting the USS Yorktown. I think they could have stayed there for hours.  I stuck pretty close to the PageMaps sketch. I did use a larger focal photo in the middle. Here is my layout...

I used a cut file called Ride the Wave. I resized it to fit on the left half of my layout. It reminds me of the American flag waving in the wind. My intent was to leave it red and white, but then decided to add some blue in the negative space. Some machine stitching reinforces the wave design.

Here is the cut file I used today...

If you are interested in my process video, here it is ...

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out the other sketches from this past week and their coordinating layouts.

~Marcia

Thank You - Imaginisce Memorial Day Gifts

Hello blogging friends! I can't believe its almost Memorial Day already. My crab trees and lilacs are just starting to bloom. They are gorgeous. Minnesota has been slow to warm up this year. There were frost warnings last weekend. That is turning around though...the temps may reach 80 degrees today! Wahoo! 

I am up on the Imaginisce blog today with a Memorial Day gift idea. I created my Memorial Day project with a specific person in mind, my husband. He served in the United States Marine Corp many years ago. Now he is part of an honor guard detail for fallen soldiers making that last trip home to their families. Fallen soldiers are escorted 24/7 on their journey. Its ceremonial, but it speaks volumes. It says We care. We respect the ultimate sacrifice that you made. I wanted to make something to thank my husband for the service he continues to provide for this country that we love so much.

This is a two part gift. The first one is a gable gift box made from kraft paper and embellished to look like a flag on the front. It's perfect for tucking in a note along with a gift card to my guys favorite restaurant.

My husband loves to do crossword puzzles. Every crossword puzzle maniac knows you need to use pencils, in case you need to erase a word that was wrong. One pencil would do, but my guy won't sit with his crossword unless he has 2 pencils sharpened and ready to go. I think this pencil holder was made with him in mind, 4 pencils at the ready! I kept the flag theme going on my pencil holder too.

Supplies:

Imaginisce : Pattern Papers (Perfect Vacation), Foam Tape

American Crafts: Cardstock, glitter tape

Core'dinations Kraft Paper

pencils,

Silhouette Cameo

My Favorite Things Fishtail Flags die

Hero Arts Sentiment stamp set

If you would like to help our Military personnel, check out Operation Write Home. You can donate handmade cards for soldiers to use to send to their loved ones.

No big Memorial Day plans for me. My guys here are recovering from surgery. My husband had steroid injections into his bad discs in his back, and my future son-in-law just had an emergency appendectomy. Looking forward to a quiet and relaxing weekend at home.

Have a fun and safe Memorial weekend!

~Marcia

Quick Quotes Blog Hop

We are excited to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with our Quick Quotes friends and fans!  What better way than to have a fun blog hop!!!  During our hop you will see inspiration from all of the Design Team for our current blog challenge.  If you are coming from Christine Meyer's blog you are in the right place. If you want to start at the beginning, go here Quick Quotes Blog. Please visit the Quick Quotes blog for full details on how to play along with our challenge.

This month we are featuring the Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalk inks. I use ink on every project I make I think. The powderpuff chalk ink is my favorite and comes in so many different colors. I use ink on the edges of my papers and on this layout I used it to also distressed the copy of the certificate I placed under my photo. To do this you can use a felt applicator or a sponge dauber and the Biscotti and Mocha Mama Powderpuff Chalk Inks. Dab your dauber in the biscotti ink and then lightly pounce it on your paper. If you want some darker areas use just a little Mocha Mama ink. Once inked, I misted with water and crumpled and rolled the edges. Let dry completely before using on your project.

This layout features my husband, 25 years ago right after his Marine Corp Boot Camp training. He went on to become a Marine MP and served as a reservist for many years. The Just Jackson collection was perfect for scrapping this photo! Our challenge this month at Quick Quotes is to do some fussy cutting. I cut the stars from the Just Jackson pattern paper and scattered them on my layout. Then I also cut this clock from a larger vellum sheet.

Quick Quotes Supplies

Just Jackson 100

Just Jackson 200

Just Jackson 300

Just Jackson 400

Powderpuff Chalk Ink in Biscotti, Blue Moon, Bloody Mary, and Mocha Mama

Clock Vellum Silhoutte

Other Supplies
White Cardstock
Red Leather Label
Tim Holtz Game Spinners
Brads

Now what's a Blog Hop without a fun prize?!!!  Since we are celebrating National Scrapbooking Day (annnd 6,000 fans over on Facebook!) we are all set to give away a grab bag full of crafty Quick Quotes goodness!   For sure it will contain some PowderPuff Chalk Inks as they are our featured product for May!
How to win? 

• Leave a comment on each of the Designer's blogs
• Go back to Quick Quotes and leave a comment with your favorite project or tip from the hop
• Be a follower of the Quick Quotes blog, get an extra entry if you refer a friend to be a new follower!
• Hop is open for comments until Sunday, May 6 at 11:59pm.

Here is the hop sequence just in case you get lost along the way!  

Christine Meyer

Marcia Dehn-Nix        <---------You are here

Suzanne Spokus    <-------- Go Here Next!!

Adora Concepcion

Misty Willis

Barb Craft

Tanisha Long

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Julie Walton

Quick Quotes Blog

Happy Hopping! Don't forget to leave a comment on all the designer's blogs :)