Enjoy your life

Good Morning Bloggers! I hope you're having an awesome Saturday! I'm heading off to have some scrappy time with my girlfriends, but I wanted to pop in and share this layout first!

I made this layout the other night after I got my fancy new Big Shot! I traded my aunt for my Vagabond...She bought me this brand spankin new Big Shot, for my Vagabond! I know, she got a great deal, but I just never use it because I have to plug it in and I don't have a lot of outlets in my house, so this is way more practical!

I bought this Tim Holtz alphabet die a long time ago! I can't even remember right now which one it is, but I love it because it's a bigz die and it can cut through some pretty thick material! I had a paper pad from My Mind's Eye that I got from the Clique Kits store (which is only 3 bucks right now!), and I wanted to use it to cut out the whole alphabet to make my background! I love the way it turned out!

How stinkin cute are these little crochet bows?! I just love how they add some added texture and dimension to my layout!

I've had these Basic Grey Highline Chalkboard embellishements for a while now and I just pulled them out. I really love how they look on this layout! I think I'm going to have to dig into them some more! I used another one on a different layout that I will share with you on another post! They're kind of my new favourite thing! 

I love these 3x4 project life cards for layout titles! They make a quick and easy eye catching title!

I'm playing along with a boys only/girls only challenge over at Scrapbook.com too!

Well, I'm off to go scrapbook with my girls! Have a Crafty Weekend!!

If you're doing some shopping and stop by the Clique Kits Shop, don't forget to use my discount code  SARAH10 for 10% off your order!!

Blessings

Dog Days of Summer

Good Morning! 

When I saw this sketch from Creative Scrappers  I knew I wanted to play along! It's such a great sketch because you can add without distraction! Sometimes I find that if a sketch is too busy, it's easy to just create a layout exactly as the sketch looks. Don't get me wrong, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but it is nice to have some creative license with your sketches and this one lets you do exactly that! 

I knew I wanted to create a subway art style design with all of these fun die cuts. It's a great way to add interest in a lot of different dimensions and it also really helps put a bit of a dent in the die cut stash! lol I used the new Crate Paper Open Road collection and the Boys Rule collection for most of the die cuts. I love how these two go together so well!

I had fun playing with a new mask I got at the crop last week too (I can't remember which one, but it's from Crafter's Workshop! lol)

I'm really happy with how this layout turned out :) 

Well, I'm off! Lucky me, I get to go to another crop today! Two weekends in a row! I'm pretty blessed with amazing family that helps me out with the kids! 

Have an awesome weekend!!

Blessings

Teeny Gamer

 Hey bloggers! I got a little time to play last night and I couldn't wait to play with the fabulous new Crate Paper line, Boys Rule! It's a huuuge favourite of mine, and one I know I can use over and over again!! I also wanted to play along with the Creative Scrappers Sketch #264:

 This sketch is so fun and funky, I had a blast playing around with it! I snapped this photo in January when I came into the living room and he had managed to open and turn on Ethan's DS and he was staring at it ever so intently! I thought it was such a cute picture because it totally looks like he's already into gaming! His Uncle Brian would be proud!! lol

I used the whole line of Boys Rule for this layout. The only things that aren't from Crate are the wood veneer triangles (SC), the washi (I wante to say it's MME, but I could be wrong!), the red and white enamel dot thingies (can't remember what they're called sorry!!), and the black gesso (Claudine Hellmuth).

I cut a square, and a rectangle out of my base paper and backed it with the star vellum paper. I am sooooo loving the printed vellum paper!!

 Well, I'm off for a walk with Ethan and Linden while the littles are in preschool!! 

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