Prima Flirty Fleur

I love Prima products and today I have a layout using Prima's Flirty Fleur collection. The picture is of me on my wedding day over 40 years ago, The original pictures have yellowed, so I decided to make it black and white. And I think it pairs with Flirty Fleur nicely. I added lace and pearls and lots of prima flowers. Some were originally white and I sprayed them with teal Color Bloom from Prima. There's a bit of gesso on the flowers including the wooden flowers. Flower centers were from my stash. There's a chipboard dress form from Dusty Attic. I think I added everything but the kitchen sink! But it was fun. Here's the layout:

I hope it inspires you.

Thank you for stopping by.

Barbara

Valentine's Day and Cricut

Today I have a few simple Valentine's Day cards to show you. I made them with my Cricut maker and they are very easy to make. I didn't want the traditional square card. I still have shaped cards that my grandmother would send me for Easter. Some are crosses and some are eggs. I still love them. So now I am starting the same tradition with my grandchildren. I shared what I used in design space, so if you like what you see, head on over to design space and type in my name. Here they are:

They are for my grandchildren and I know they will be thrilled to get them! That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by!

Barbara 

Let it Bee Tag Set

 If you saw my previous post, I created a scrapbook page with the beautiful "Let It Bee" collection by Graphic 45. Today I have a tag set to show you using that very same collection. 

For the first tag, I did a lot of fussing cutting to cut out the sunflower and beehive from the cards in the collection. I cut strips of paper and glued to the top and bottom of the tag. Added a few stickers and a flower and I loved how it turned out! 

For the second tag, I again cut strips of paper and adhered to the top and bottom of the tag. I used some chipboard from my stash and painted it black. I used stickers from the collection and popped out the center using pop dots. Added a few flowers from my stash and it was finished.

For the third tag I used a circle I had leftover from the layout in the previous post. It's the circle from the center of the flower that is on top of the photo. Anyway I put most of it on one side, and with what was left, I tucked under on the other side. I punched a strip and then cut it into pieces and glued to the circles. I cut the "Don' Worry Bee Happy" from one of the cards, added a backing and glued to the tag. Add a few flowers and your done.

 

For the last tag, I wanted to add a banner. I fussy cut it. Then added strip of paper. Layered a sticker, added a flower and it was super easy and cute!

I still have more paper from this collection, so there may be more Let It Bee coming! Well that's all for now folks! 

Blessings,

Barbara 

Bee Yourself

If you love Graphic 45 paper collections, then the "Let it Bee" collection will not disappoint. I knew I had the perfect photo for this collection and I think it turned out great.

For the red frame I used my Fiskars paper trimmer which has measurements on the sliding bar. I cut from 1 1/2 inches to 10 1/2 inches all the way around.

I punched 12 inch strips and glued them on the inside of the frame so that only the punched shape shows. I mitered the corners of the punched strips with scissors. 

The bee hive chipboard is an old one from Dusty Attic. The flower chipboard, also old, was made by Scenic Route. I used Nuvo's Ebony black for the pearls on the Chipboard flower.

 Other supplies used include: 

 Scissors Xyron Mega Runner 

Art Glitter glue 

Smaller sunflowers from Dollar Tree 

Glue Dots 

Distress Ink Vintage photo 

 Thank you for stopping by and please stop by again. I am working on tags from this same collection. I would love to share them with you.

Christmas Emporium Cards

 Hello again! Thank you for stopping by my blog. Enjoy your stay, and if you like what you see, please hit that follow button on the left side of my blog. Okay lets get started. As the title suggests I am going to show you some cards I made with Graphic 45's Christmas Emporium collection. Now some of these cards are pretty basic, but to tell you the truth I had a really hard time with this collection. I don't know if my mojo was on vacation or if the papers were not singing to me. At any rate, I did manage a few cards. I plan on making another set of these, but for now I wanted to let you have a look.

The picture above is a trifold shutter card. I created the file for this card on my Cricut. I thought the stamps that came with the collection were perfect for this card. 

Now here is where it's pretty basic. I cut out the postcard sized picture and started layering until it was the size I wanted. I added some punching at the bottom, some twine and a button and your done.

For this card it was more of the same. Cut out the picture and layer. I added some paper to the sides and topped with beads. I then cut out a smidgen of holly leaves. By this time I was getting tired of the black, so for the next card I changed to a tan like brown.

Again more layering and I did add some layered rectangles to the sides. What do you think about the tan? Should I have used the black instead?

Now this is my favorite, the easel card! I love how it turned out. 

Well that's all I have for you today. I hope you liked what you saw and please stop by again!

Barbara

Botanical Tea Layout

Welcome to my blog! I hope you decide to look around and comment on my layouts! If you like what you see please click the follow button on the left. Today I have a layout using Graphic 45's Botanical Tea collection. I have been on a Graphic 45 kick lately, and I know I will do at least one more layout using this collection. The picture of my mother-in-law was perfect for this collection. This is the day of her homecoming dance and she is the queen. The flowers she received that day make this layout shine. 

Obviously, I fussy cut the flowers from the collection. I am not the best at this, but I did the best job I possibly could.  I love how it turned out. here it is:

Products used include:

Lace

Beaded flourish

Wooden fence

Doily

Border punch

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink

Cameo button

Thank you for stopping by and please come again!

Barbara

Places in Time Calendar

 Well I have been busy. Not as busy as I would have liked but I still have a lot to show you. Today I will be showing you a calendar that I scraplifted from Annette Green. You can visit her blog here. The paper is from Graphic 45's Places in Time collection. Please take a look and let me know what you think.  

Thank you for stopping by!

Barbara