Christmas Plaque using Graphic 45 Christmas Past collection papers

This plaque just screamed at me to be created. My goodness, Graphic 45 did most of the work for me! The Santa they created is awesome!!

I Love Graphic 45 Papers!!!

Their designs are fantastic and I find them so easy to work with! I have already purchased their Christmas papers and can't wait to start playing with them! For this layout I cut what I wanted out of the paper designs. I also did a lot of border punching using Fiskars apron lace punch and a Martha Stewart 3-dot punch. For the frame I used Fiskars threading water border punch, but what I loved most was when I used twine and weaved it in and out of the punched circles! It worked perfectly with the papers!

Another layout using K and Co papers

This time I used the Ancestry.com collection. These papers are great for vintage pages! I am still not used to doing those type of pages, but I think I pulled it off. I also used a lot of Tim Holtz products. Distressing inks, mask, key, and lock and the cut and dry foam that I used to apply the ink. I love his products and they worked so well with this K and Co collection!

Martha Stewart border punches

If you love Martha Stewart border punches, then you are going to love these newest ones. Here is a link that will show you these beauties. http://joanscreations.blogspot.com/2009/10/preorders-for-martha-stewart-newest.html

Fancy Pants Designs

I used the All Fall Fancy Pants Design papers for this layout! It's another very simple design, but you have to make some simple, if you ever expect to get through those piles of photos. I also used some Thickers and a Martha Stewart border punch.

More fun with K and Company specialty papers

Very simple layout. I cut the flourish design out of the paper and then used gold stickles on the edge. I cut a circle using my Cricut expression and attached the Prima flowers to the edge. A couple of strips of paper at the bottom, one with a border punch, some bling and a title and you are done. Simple, easy layout! You just have to wait on the stickles to dry.

Prom Night with Prima flowers and flourishes

Had a lot of fun with this layout. I love working with blue and black colors and the white really set it off. You have to love the gorgeous flowers made by Prima and the rhinestone flourish.