You Make My Heart Go Boom - a Momenta page

Hey friends!

I wanted to make sure everyone was inspired for our American Independence Day holiday, so I'm bringing you a fun, firework page created with Momenta products today!

I used the star fish dies from Momenta in a patriotic way. I die cut some beautiful pages from my favorite paper company, Pink Paislee. I gessoed the background of this embossed Kraft to brighten it up, and sewed the stars in a firework pattern.

This glitter arrow is also from a Momenta puffy sticker pack & went perfectly with the glitter alphas in my title.

Then I added the wood grain Momenta stars with gold accents to tie the page together. And we can't forget the splatters!

This star tab is a pull for a hidden journaling card that documents the story of this layout of my hubs and me on the 4th of July.

I used felt around the edges of my layered photo to pop up the picture, which left room for a journaling card without messing up the aesthetic of the page.

The entire title says "You make my heart go BOOM."

To add interest, I ripped small sections from the border and backed the openings with patterned PP paper and some embellishments. I love how it turned out!

This is the back side of my pull our journaling card. It's a super simple way to make sure you tell your story while not interrupting the artistic flow of a page. The embossed paper didn't lend well to journaling on the layout, or I wouldn't have been opposed to writing on the page.

Repeating a die cut is one of my favorite ways to create a page with an impact. It really is easy to do, but makes a big statement!

Supplies:

Star Die - Momenta

Wood Stars - Momenta

Gold Arrow - Momenta

Patterned paper - Pink Paislee Sweet Freedom

Navy Puffy Alpha - Fancy Pants

Red Puffy Alpha - Studio Calico

Navy block alpha - Illustrated Faith

Gold Alpha - MAMBI

Gold Stars - Studio  Calico

Star Stamp - Studio Calico

# Stamp - Heidi Swapp

Embossed Kraft - Bazzill

Thanks for looking!

Selfie Adventure - a Lasting Memories page

I hope you will all play along with my challenges this month at Lasting Memories!

I have designed my challenges to focus on YOU & telling your story. I feel that too often scrapbookers leave themselves out of the albums. Your pages should be filled with your memories and things about you which future generations would love to know. I hope this month of prompts will get you started on that journey if you're not already telling your story.

Today's prompt is to scrap a selfie and tell a story about YOU.

I chose EIGHT selfies for my page - what?! I rarely scrap selfies of just me, but clearly I'm taking them. I looked through my selfies and saw a theme of my love for adventures. I took that theme for my page & scrapped about the types of adventures I enjoy most.

You can find my process video on my YouTube channel. I kept it short and sweet, but more details are below. Please comment here or there with any questions, and I'll be happy to answer!

I chose this loud floral paper I have loved since I bought it from a Project Life paper pack. This cut file I got free from Ali Edwards a while ago was perfect, and I"m about using up my favorite black puffy alpha from Studio Calico.

While peeing in the woods isn't really my favorite type of adventure, I felt this photo just shows I'm up for almost anything when it comes to an adventure, LOL!

These floral dies from Momenta perfectly complimented my favorite floral paper! I always love a good leaf die cut, we know.

Also I definitely had a recent Missy Whidden layout in mind when I created this photo line. You can see the inspiration piece here.

The back side of the floral  paper was too cute and coordinating, I had to show a bit! An we all know my page isn't complete without some sparkle - today, sequins.

I added the yellow label to make my alphas stick out  better, and I'm so glad I did, I love how it turned out. Although I may be the only person in the world distressing the crisp edges of Elle's studio labels, but I gotta do me.

Supplies:
Paper - Becky Higgin's Project Life
Cut file - Ali Edwards
Puffy alphas - Studio Calico
Floral dies - Momenta
Twine - Recollections
Typing - WRMK typecast

I truly hope so many of you play along with this challenge anytime during this month! Tag me on the socials, and I cannot wait to see what you create!

Thanks for looking!

Taste the Rainbow - a Lasting Memories page

Happy Sunday, friends!

I'm bringing you a page with another fun prompt from Lasting Memories today - to use at least 5 patterned papers on your page.

These papers are slightly rugged and distressed from a Heidi Swapp paper pad, so I'm taking that for patterned!

I knew I wanted to use some of my new Momenta dies to create a rainbow layout, and what better photo to use than one of my boy eating Skittles?!

I die cut leaves and flowers from the patterned paper and inked the edges with coordinating colors. Then I sewed them down for some added interest.

I used corresponding paints for the background. I actually didn't have pink or orange paint, so I used watercolor crayons mixed with gel medium.

I added additional texture with  some white Ranger texture paste pulled through my tiny dots laser cut paper. I need to invest in an actual stencil like that because I love it and it's about to be done!

My favorite bits are the little puffy stickers from Momenta that coordinate with my rainbow colors!

 I hope you'll play along with this last June challenge this week over at Lasting Memories.

Supplies:
Paper - Heidi Swapp
Alphas - Elle's Studio
Puffy stickers  - Momenta
Dies - Momenta
Green paint - Shimmerz
Yellow paint - Heidi Swapp Shine
Pink and orange - Recollections
Aqua paint - unknown

The Feels with IRS

Check me out on the Ink Road Stamps blog today with a layout I created using masks!

I had so much fun creating this page! I give a quick tutorial on my process over at IRS, so check it out!

Also, great news! I will be around for another design team term & I'm thrilled! The new team is lit! I mean, we wouldn't expect any less from the boss lady, Lara, AIR? I look forward to ample inspiration from these talented ladies, and I'm super honored to work with them.

Yay! Hop over to the Ink Road to treat yo'self! You can  use my code natalie10 for 10% of your order. OR! If you're a first timer, use my referral link for 50% off your entire order! What?! Generous! I know, boss lady is the best!

Thanks for looking, y'all!

Life is Best in the NPS!

Hey y'all!

I have a new little process video for you today on the YT channel. I created this layout using a prompt for the June challenges in the Paper Issues FB group called "What's Going Down?" The challenge was to focus all attention on the bottom of the page.

I did some mixed media with spray and then texture paste at the bottom of the page. Then I cut different strips from the 6x6 paper pad

I distressed the edges and inked with navy blue and cohesion, and for that rustic look I love.

You know I gotta add my sparkle! I also used the puffy stickers from the Outfitters collection, and some Jolee's travel badges from my stash.

It definitely focuses down!

Please check out my quick time lapse video & push that thumbs up! I'd appreciate it.

Thanks for looking!

Life at the Pool - a LM page

Hey hey, friends!

I've got another super bright layout for you today - I created this page with this week's prompts at Lasting Memories, which were to use texture paste!

You can find a process video on my YouTube channel!

I got a little wild with my texture paste, but it's fun for this pool layout. It's also fun to get messy!

Finally used some of these cute tags I got from the Elle's Studio grab bag sale a while ago.

I used to say I wasn't patient enough to wait for mixed media to dry, but now I almost can't imagine creating a layout without it! This texture paste by Ranger dries crazy fast!

Many more pages to come with this kid & his crabby suit, I'm sure. LOL! The hat matches the floatee! I die.

Also, I may have bought numerous packages of these Mambi letters at TM the other day! I have them in Lime green and they have lasted me FOREVER! I had to snatch up the turquoise and gold when I found them.

These Elle's Studio tags really worked so perfectly with this Heidi Swapp paper. I have been trying to buy less paper pads, but this one was on sale, and I really liked most of the pages inside, so I allowed it. Like I mentioned, I've bee so into color lately, and this paper pad was full of fun, bright summer colors.

It's called Favorite Things.

Of course I have my Missy influence here with my torn page. I can't stop, won't stop watching her videos and just attempting to do what she does that I love! She's so talented, so why not.

I've seen a lot of talk about busting your stash recently. I'm not down for committing to any challenges rn, but I do realize I need to use more of my supplies I've hoarded. I have SOOO many! So you will likely see me throwing all the things at my pages all summer. Minimalism just is not for me! (Like those triangle stickers I've been holding on to that I picked up at TM like a year ago!? wth?)

So I hope you'll run over to Lasting Memories & play along with us this week. There is a prize up for grabs.

I also hope you'll check out my video and give me a thumbs up if you like it! I've been trying to get nt he habit of making more videos and growing my YT presence. These short little time lapse videos are definitely doable for me (as long as no one calls while I"m filming LOL!).

Supplies:
Paper - Heidi Swapp Favorite Things

Yellow alphas - Bella Blvd

Aqua alphas - MAMBI

Pink alphas - Illustrated Faith

Texture Paste - Ranger

Pink ink - Tim Holtz, Heidi Swapp shine & some Recollections watercolor crayon

Tags - Elle's Studio

Chipboard sticker - MAMBI

Puffy Stickers - Hobby LObby and Pebbles

Triangle stickers - K & Company

Thanks for looking!

Alpaca my Bags - a DCWV sketch

Hey friends!

Today I'm bringing you a fun layout I created using this month's sketch at DCWV.

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I used alcohol inks for the first time on this layout, and I definitely understand what all the fuss is about! They're so fun and i love the gorgeous way they turned out.

I rotated the DCWV sketch for this page, one turn to the right.

I've had my eye on this llama stack for a while and finally treated myself.  I love the colors! They work really great with this set of ranger inks I just bought too.

How cute are those tassels?! I found those on clearance a Joann the other day.

I've always got to add a few sequins!

 I used my Concord and 9th dies to cut the small title alphas, and altered afew of these large sassafras letters to fit my alpaca needs.

You can watch a super speed process video on my YouTube channel. Let me know how you like the quick process with no voiceover. Yay or nay?

Also, I knew I had used this sketch before! I dug in the archives and found this layout I created in August 2016 using this great sketch.

It was fun to look back and see where  I have improved in my design, and definitely in my photography skills! I still really like this page, but I definitely enjoy doing my mixed media pages now too. I love lots of messy layers, and I feel like I've improved on that front as well.

Thanks for lookin', y'all!

Bible Journaling with IRS

Hey y'all!

I hope you'll hop on over to the Ink Road Stamps blog and see my latest Bible Journaling page I created using their fun, Full Circle set, full of pattern!

I created this page to commemorate my Healtfelt friend's group from church this year and how awesome these ladies are, and important lessons they taught me.

Pop over to the IRS blog for more details!

Thanks for looking!

Livin' my best life - a Lasting Memories Challenge

Hey friends!

Today I'm bringing you a messy layout I created for this week's challenge over at Lasting Memories. This month we're focusing on stash busting, and the challenge this week is to use paints and mists/sprays.

I use my paints and mists really often on my layout, but I do understand that they're collecting dust in the stash of many people! Get them out and play! It is quite therapeutic. Grab a Missy Whidden video if you're in need of inspiration.

I sprayed some Heidi Swapp shine on my acrylic block instead of the packaging technique, then I used glitter glass bead gel on my cloud stencil. After all of that dried, I figured I needed more texture, so I stamped some turquoise ink on some bubble wrap and it added great depth.

I wanted to use lots of layers, which is another great way to use up maybe some excessive amounts of paper from paper pads you have lying around!

Then I combined die cuts and stickes and even part of a branding strip (the eyelashes) to cluster embellishments.

I do believe this will be the title page for my cruise album, and I wish I was back there now!

I definitely used my Nuvo glue to  ensure these Thickers stuck to the super mixed media background. I popped up the photo with fun foam (obvs I've been watching Missy LOL), and that heart eyes emoji was a last minute addition, but I love how it matched my layout!

I  hope you'll grab some mixed media supplies and create a messy (or not) layout for this week's challenge. There is a fun prize up for grabs.

Thanks for looking!

CSM - cover layout

I was honored to be asked by Creative Scrapbooker Magazine to design a layout for submission for their cover art for the Summer 2018 issue.

My layout was not chosen for the cover, but it was an honor just to be invited to design!

Here's the layout I submitted:

CSM provided the photo for the layout, but I will likely replace it with a photo of my own.

Thanks for looking!