Create Your Own Path Layout

I am pretty sure when you saw the title of this layout, you assumed it was all about being an individualist and not following the crowd, right? I decided to have some fun with a "Create your own path" Thicker I had in my stash, and so I journaled the following under the title: "Except when you're on a ski lift. Then it is probably better just to go wherever it takes you!" Sometime I have to get creative about using up items in my stash that I don't have any pictures for, so hopefully you enjoyed my little misdirection!

Recipe:

Frame It Up stamp set
A Perfect Winter papers (Echo Park)
Grey Wool & White Daisy cardstock
Outdoor Denim & Cranberry ink
Outdoor Denim marker
Gold Metallic marker
Escape the Ordinary Thicker (American Crafts)
Emoji stickers (American Greetings)
Metropolitan Great Lengths sticker (CM)
Winterscape Design Lines (Mrs. Grossman's)
Tree die-cuts (from my stash, source unknown)
Petticoats & Pinstripes enamel dots (Echo Park)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: journaling block
Pattern: EMS Sketch 31

Homemade Christmas Gifts!

Every year, my hubby pulls out the baking stuff and whips up several batches of banana bread to give to our neighbors and miscellaneous friends. My contribution to the gift is to make and attach gift tags to each loaf. This year, I chose to combine the Year Round Cheer and Frame It Up stamp sets with a die-cut from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to create my tags. I love using clear stamps because I can do fun things like stamp the image in one color ink and the sentiment in another color without having to mask or clean the stamp between usages!

Recipe: 

Year Round Cheer & Frame It Up stamp sets
White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Ponderosa Pine & Chocolate ink
Red Glitz glitter gel
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Challenges: Heart to Heart Gifts from the Heart challenge

Mug & Muffin 2013 Layout

I'm finally getting around to using the double page sketch I created for Splitcoast Stampers last month, just in time for a new one to be posted! Oh well, enjoy this one until I get a layout done for the next one, or you can check out the new sketch here. I tried a new technique for this layout: ink splats. The results weren't outstanding, but at least I figured out how to use the CTMH spray pen I bought over a year ago but never took out of the package. I had stamped flowers on some White Daisy cardstock, but the white seemed too stark compared to the geometric patterned paper I was using, so I sprayed some Cocoa ink onto the cardstock, and then decided to do the same for my title box. Probably should have sprayed ink onto other parts of the layout, but I was afraid of ruining it, so that will have to wait for another layout when I'm feeling braver! Off to watch some Youtube videos on the topic. . .

The August double sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Rustic Flowers, Frame It Up & Hodgepodge Alphabet stamp sets
Elemental Level 2 papers
Honey, Sky, Pacifica & White Daisy cardstock
Honey, Sky, Pacifica, Pear & Cocoa ink
Pacifica marker
White Daisy grosgrain ribbon
Green epoxy bubbles
Pear craft button
White Daisy embroidery floss
Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped border, title box, &
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15Aug3
Challenges: Lasting Memories ink splatters with mixed alpha/fonts; Heart to Heart ink or paint splats (I used ink); Scrap Our Stash LAYERS challenge (I used L - leaves, A - alphabet stamps, Y - yellow cardstock, E - epoxy bubbles + embroidery floss + Elemental paper, R - ribbon, S - scalloped border)

Lollydoodle Cards

I haven't posted to my blog since last week because I've been super busy creating a fun card workshop using the adorable Lollydoodle papers! I used quite a variety of stamps, some old, some new, and all the die-cuts were cut using the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. I was inspired by various sketches and challenges, so hopefully I don't forget to give anyone credit. Here we go.

Pattern: Mojo Monday Sketch 336

Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap card sketch 21

Challenge: Little Red Wagon - Truly  Dimensional (the butterfly's wings are not adhered, so she is truly 3-D

Pattern: Seize the Sketch 15

Pattern: totally cased from this card by Jen Shults

Pattern: Deconstructed Sketch 142

Challenge: 4 Crafty Chicks - Trees (it's a tree branch, so hopefully that counts!

Recipe:
A True Thank You, Frame It Up, Twitterpated, Hot Diggity, Wild About Love, Say It in Style, Enjoy the Little Things, Happy Birthday, Love You Forever & Holiday Tags stamp sets
Lollydoodle Level 2 papers
Pear, Cotton Candy, Juniper, Slate, Desert Sand  & White Daisy cardstock
Pear, Cotton Candy, Juniper, Slate & Cocoa ink
Cocoa pigment ink
Pear, Cotton Candy, Juniper, Buttercup, Chocolate & Black markers
Pink watercolor pencil (Prismacolor)
Clear embossing powder
Flamingo Dots
Color-Ready seam binding ribbon
Woodgrain washi tape
Silver shimmer trim
Liquid Glass
3-D foam tape
Stripe embossing folder (new from CTMH!)
Swiss Dot & Happy Birthday embossing folders (Cuttlebug)