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I made this layout using the April Sweet Peach kit and also a sketch over at Citrus Tree Studio. I love the film strip look and loved using the whole Studio Calico rubons on one layout. I also made the scalloped pleats.


Here is the rubons.

Here is a close up of the Jillibean flower and pleats.

Here is a close up of the flowers and buttons.

Have a great day!

Doodle time

Good Morning! I wanted to share a layout I did using the April Sweet Kit over at Sweet Peach. I have never doodled on a layout and wanted to try it and I was really happy with the results. So I posted a challenge over at Sweet Peach's blog to doodle on your layout. Hope you'll give it a try. If you do link your layout over there to be entered to win a $10 GC.






I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend and remember why we have Easter ;)

Painted Jars

Today I want to show you how to "paint" the inside of a jar. It is really fun. You don't have to use a jar you can use a vase or any glass container. Here is mine using the April Sweet Kit from Sweet Peach.


Here are a close up of the flowers I made to put in the jar. I used craft sticks and wrapped green cardstock around them. Then I tied ribbon to them and made lollipop flowers to go on top.


First grab you glass item ( I used a mason jar) and a bottle of paint. You don’t need to use your expensive paint just a cheap bottle from Walmart will do.


Next you will dump about half the bottle of paint in.


Then you shake it all around till the whole inside is covered in paint. (Sorry not picture of shaking it) Then you dump it upside down on a paper towel or wax sheet and move it about every 5 min. This gets the extra paint out and moves the paint to the top. Shake whenever needed to fill in spots. Also if your thrify you can scrap up the extra paint in put back in the bottle. (I did ;))


YOU NEED TO LET THIS DRY A WHOLE DAY!! I didn’t and kept getting finger marks. It didn’t help my curious son decided to put his hand in too. LOL

Then you can decorate the outside of leave it plain. Here is my outside:


Have fun and would love to see what you create. Stop by Sweet Peach's blog to see all the fun challenges.

Freehand Scraps

Happy Monday! I'm so exctied to be the Guest Desinger over at Freehand Scraps. The owner Elaine, puts some of the best embellishments in her kits. They are fun and not always ordinary which is what I like about them. Another thing I loved about this kit is love colors! I really love "primary" colors!

Here is a layout I did using the "lucky" tag that came in the kit.


Here is another layout I did using a film srtipe look. I really love the Sassafras Lass Foldies. The are so easy!



This layout is Noah at the age of 2. I love the denim ribbon that is included in this kit and the Jillibean congurrated shapes.


This is a card I made using the corkboard heart and a gluber. I have a tutorial on their blog about this flower. Check it out.


And lastly, here is a cute charm braclett I made for my daughter. I used the wooden spools and the little charms that are4 included in the kit.

See what I mean, I really fun kit!

New Challenge At Sweet Peach

Tomorrow is the big 1st Anniversary Party over at Sweet Peach. There will be lots of fun and prizes! So hope over to their blog to see the details. I also posted a new challenge over at Sweet Peach. I'm challenging you to use 3 different ribbons on a layout. So dig out that ribbon stash and start creating :)

This is my layout using 3 ribbons and also the April Sweet Kit. This kit is so beautiful with some really fun embellishments. I also used a sketch from over at Crate Paper.

I made these flowers using a technique I learned on the Lily Bee Blog.

Aren't those little bows so cute?!

Thanks for looking and can't see what you do with ribbon.

Secret Recipe: Live... to have FUN

Good Morning :) I worked on this fun layout last night and wanted to share a little technique using some new Glimmer Glaze. I pulled out some bits and piece I had left from my Lily Bee stash and got to work. I first laid it out and thought "it's missing something". So I got a little container out of the cupboard and drew circles. Then I used the Glimmer Glaze. The instructions are below.

Here is my finished layout. This is my 2 kids and my cousins son (safely) running after a train. We just got a friend off and they thought it would be fun to run after it so I snapped a picture.

I love the little sticker from the Domestic Bliss Line that says "Secret Recipe" and then I used the "Live..." rubon from that line too.

Then I cut out a t & o to make the word "to" and found the word "have" and used thickers for the word "Fun". So the title reads "Secret Recipe: Live... to have Fun". The black scallop border is from the packaging of the rubons.

This is a close up of the embellishment I used.

First I started by laying it all out. Then I lightly traced the circles where I wanted them.

Here is the container and Glimmer Glaze I used. The color us waterfall.

Then I took the paint brush and went arond the ledge of the container.

Then placed on the cardstock. ** make sure you erase the pencil mark first**

Here is the finished circle. I then stitched around the inside to make it pop.


Have a great day!

Lily Bee

Ok another favorite company announced their DT and I knew as soon as I saw it I had to apply...LILY BEE!!!! Again I don't apply unless I feel I work well with their products. So this week I worked really hard on some layouts and cards(see below). I didn't get any new since it wasn't out yet and then they extended the call. So hopefully they like what I did with some older stuff. I used some Domestic Bliss and Catching Fall. I was very happy how this turned out. I really do love their colors and designs.

This Hannah experienceing the grass. She also learned to clap. The colors matched so well. Everything is Lily Bee except the ribbon and cardstock.


Noah enjoying a cupcake. Everything is Lily Bee except the ticket is MME and cardstock.


Faith is so happy to have a sister. Lots of distressing and hand stitching. All items are Lily Bee(except the cardstock)!