Swanderful Besties

Happy Monday, friends!

Today I am bringing you a fun  layout I threw together using the Stuck?! sketches November 1 sketch.

Here's the original sketch:

I have had these photos of me and my besties for a min, but the color cast of the photos is very purple, so I was struggling with how to scrap them.

This navy Swan paper from the Amy Tan On A Whim collection was perfect!

I toned it down around the photos with some gesso then used a cross stencil to apply aqua HS shine texture paste.

I have a severe addiction to stamps apparently, especially The Ink Road stamps, and cannot seem to complete a page without them! Really though, the Swan paper had to have the Swan stamps!

I embossed in hot pink and glitter and fussy cut 3 swans, one for each of us.

I grabbed a couple fun die cuts from a Studio Calico kit to add to the whimsy.

The popsicles were perfect to add color, and because we had paletas this evening!

I used my circle punch to create this faux scallop border to match my photo backing paper.

I love these Dear Lizzy puffy alphas & I don't use them often b/c PINK. I stamped the swanderful sentiment from IRS, and the small pink alphas are from Illustrated Faith.

It's been a minute since I created a non-assignment page! It felt good. And I'm hoping to get back on my crafty track now that my boys' birthday party is over - maybe life will slow down a bit!

I love working with Laura's sketch & this was no different.

Thanks for looking!

BFFs - using a free cut file!

Today I have a sweet little layout of my boys to share. Through an online scrappy friend, I recently found the lovely blog over at SpiegelMom Scraps & it's so inspiring. They're all about sequins and other shine, and we all know a little sparkle on your scrapbook page is right up my alley! So glad I found them!

So they recently put up a FREE cut file & it's oh so cute! It has a seahorse, which I LOVE, and was even recently looking for... I used a cute heart border they offered for this layout.

I got this amazing Dear Lizzy paper pad as a hot deal at Michael's the other day - $5!! Not afraid to use a little pink for my boys, I had to use it. It's got some great papers, but I have to say, it's kind of annoying that within the same paper pack with coordinating papers, there are some with crisp white, and some with dirty/distressed cream. I like either one, but I cannot combine the white and the cream, so that limits my paper combinations!

Anyway, here's a close up. Of course I had to add in some sequins since they're all about that at the SpiegelMom blog. Isn't that cut file the cutest!?

I added a tiny bit of transparency upon which to put my rub-on alphas for the title. I punched a hole and tied a bit of twine for a little added texture. I also had some washi stars that were perfect colors to compliment some of the paper, so i had to add a little cluster at one side of the photo. I really love how this sweet layout of my two sweet little best buds came out. It's about 8 months later and they still hold strong to that love - let's hope it sticks!

Supplies:
Papers - Dear Lizzy
Transparency, stars, sequins, and alphas - Studio Calico
Twine - Target
Peach marker - Sharpie

Thanks for looking!

Ravenclaw BFFs - a GDT layout for LM

Today I'm bringing you another lovely challenge inspiration from the Lasting Memories blog. The month's theme is "All about Me" and today is "Anything Goes"!

So I created a page about my best friend and me. You can't talk about yourself without talking about your BFF, right?

This is a photo of us at Universal Studio's Wizarding World of Harry Potter for my birthday.

We have both been sorted, of course, and we are both Ravenclaws! No surprise really - I typically have my nose buried in a book (she, her ears), she's artsy, I have the crafty gene, we're Ravenclaws. So here we are, just taking Hagrid's bike out for a ride around London, nbd.

I cut the banner from my cricut and had the letters written with the cricut also. The paper is a Harry Potter paper pack from Reminisce - Wizarding 101.

I cut the eagle pennant from the cricut as well. I got the wax seal of the Deathly Hallows as my Souvenir. Also, we both have Deathly Hallows tattoos! So it was perfect for our page. And obvs - an owl feather.

Supplies
Gray cardstock - Craftsmith at Michael's
Paper - Reminisce - Wizarding 101
Alphas - Remarks by American Crafts
Stamp - Studio Calico

Thanks for looking and go play along at Lasting Memories!