Story of Love with Momenta

Hey friends!

Today I have a new 6x8 page created for Momenta. I used this Kaisercraft Rosabella collection with the gorgeous Momenta dies to create this page about us at the Biltmore.

I used the pink background paper from the Momenta 8.5x11 floral paper pad. I cut the floral border with my new, Momenta floral border die.

I embossed the patterned paper butterflies and cut a simple white base for each. Then I used hand embroidery to combine the two. I glued down only the base, so the butterflies can flap!

These adorable mixed media embellishments were perfect for our lovey adventure.

I hope you're feeling inspired to scrap today! Head over to Momenta for some great products, and watch my Instagram for a little something special later this week!

You are the Sky

Happy Sunday!

I'm here today with another layout inspired by a fabulous promp at Lasting Memories. Today's prompt is to scrapbook about the sky.

I used the Friday Freebie from The Cut Shoppe for these adorable frames with clothespins. I also used one of my favorite outdoor collections from Wild Whisper.

I had these photos of us jumping into the sky in front of the mountains in Cades Cove, so I found this fab quote by Pema Chodron to use as my title.

I used distress oxide inks to blend my ombre effect then cut sky on my Cricut. I also used the oxide inks to color the white Thickers to match.

I wonder if Amy Tan has ever done one of her jumpy photos while holding another human....

Some embellishments from the new Pinkfrest Studio Out & About line worked great with this WW paper.

Thanks for looking & I hope you'll play along with us at Lasting Memories! There is a prize up for grabs this month. Have a happy day!

Under the Sea with Momenta

Happy Hump Day, friends!

I'm here with another fun, Momenta layout today.

I just adore this hombre paper from the peony paper pad, and it perfectly matched this aquarium photo from our recent trip to Gatlinburg.

I cut diagonal strips and individually sewed them to a background paper, an idea I borrowed from Steffi Ried over off instagram.

Then I used these adorable, sparkly, puffy sea creature stickers to embellish the page.

This silhouetted photo was one of my favorites from the entire trip, so it had to get it's entire, own page!

Best "FINS" forever, get it!? LOL! I just know these kids will always be buds. I used the Momenta mermaid scale die for the texture background behind the photo, as well. Dory and Nemo had to embellish near the title, well really I guess that would be Marlin, since he's the friend with Dory, huh? Hmmm, I digress.....

Seriously, make sure to grab these shimmery little beauties for your summer pool photos, or all kinds of other summer crafts!

Thanks for looking!!

Life behind bars

Hey y'all!

 I used the awesome sketch challenge in the A Cherry on Top gallery this month to create this fun, boy, jeep page.

Here's the original sketch:

I used torn paper windows instead of tags.

I had cut these "chicken wire" bits on my cricut ages ago, and this page seemed perfect to finally use them.

I added texture with some ranger texture paste, my new fave polka dot stencil and some black watercolor.

These Heidi Swapp chipboard stickers from my stash were perfect for this boyish page. Love these Kaisercraft papers too, they're textured and fab!

Hope you'll play along with this sketch challenge in the Cherry gallery!

Bunny Banner!

Happy April!

Today I have a new video on my YouTube channel for A Cherry on Top!

I hope you'll pop over and watch, meanwhile here's a sneak photo:

You can see all about how it was made in the video. Have a beautiful, spring day!

xoxo

Spring Flowers with Lasting Memories

Hey hey friends! I'm so glad it's officially spring around here in Tennessee!

There is a new prompt today at Lasting Memories to scrap the spring goodness you find in your yard.

This gorgeous, purple hiacynth came back this year, and spread around the yard! A thrill for someone like me who has a brown thumb. I made sure to get a photo of it with a new pair of spring shoes I busted out the other day.

I have a Deathly Hallows tattoo on my foot, so I carried that theme throughout my page with the florals and purple. Ha - the persistence stamp is perfect because I continue to plant flowers even tho I usually kill them!

I got the Deathly Hallows wax seal at Universal Studios in the Harry Potter section when we went a few years ago.

Of course I had to use my IRS Bella Flora dies, you know they're my faves. These tiny flowers from Bun Intended 2 are amazing too!

I love the hallows and floral combo - I will definitely revisit that!

Play along with us at Lasting Memories this month! There is a prize up for grabs and fun, new inspiration every week.

Check out my IG for all companies tags.

Thanks for looking!

Smokies in a Pocket Page

Hey Friends!

This weekend ends Spring Break, but we had a blast on our little getaway, and I've already scrapbooked some of it!

I recently got some of the new Pinkfresh Studio line Out & About in the A Cherry on Top store which mixes and matches so perfectly with some old school Pink Paislee Outfitters, and newer PP Wild Child (boy).

I need an entire pack of these National Park tickets, please!

Loving this bug paper from Wild Child!

So glad to have this gorgeous, fun day documented! You can see more in the ACOT gallery, and more to come on their blog and even some new video on my YT channel - whhhat?!

Have a wonderful, scrappy weekend!

My Lucky Home

Happy St. Patty's Day, friends!

I have a new layout today, inspired by a fun inspiration board at Lasting Memories.

This month we're using inspiration photos for our pages, and today's inspiration was this collage of all things Irish:

Man, I love Ireland. We went once, and it was much too short, and we will be back some day!  I used the inspiration photo to tell a story about my new house and how I've decorated it for the "holiday."

From the photo I used the clovers, hanging vines, old brick buildings, and overall theme of Ireland.

I used shimmerz to make a green, partial wreath, then I cut some foliage out of glitter cardstock.

My Nana passed a few years ago on this day. Her last words to me were, "take care of those boys." I try to honor that every day, of course. They think St. Patty's Day is so fun. I buy them tattoos and hats and necklaces and they love to dress up. When my youngest was small I had gotten away from holiday decorating, but I'm trying to move back towards it. My Nana loved to celebrate all the holidays and had decor for all of them, so I will follow in her footsteps and hang some green and gold for a  week or so.

Glittery leaves are my jam! 

These sentiments from Pebbles were perfect for my page about our decorated home.

I hope you can be inspired by today's photo. It can even be the inspiration for you to go out today and take some corresponding photographs.

Thanks for looking!

Stay Golden with IRS

It's almost St. Patty's Day and you know I LOVE a good rainbow layout! So I was inspired to create a rainbow page for Ink Road Stamps today!

You can read all about it on their blog, but here's a peek.

See the rest on the blog and buy some stamps!

Rainbow Sunset with Momenta

Hey Friends! Are you ready for St. Patty's Day this weekend!?

Not that I need an excuse to get in the rainbow mood, but I was inspired by the upcoming holiday to create a rainbow layouts using my new favorite Momenta product - the Mermaid Scale die!

I used the die to cut from a rainbow array of papers from the momenta watercolor paper pad, then I randomly shaped the die cuts and overlapped to match the shapes.

How cute is that wooden sunshine sticker!? New to Momenta!

I added splatters in corresponding colors for each rainbow section, and added my pink sunset photo in the rainbow's pink position. It really was that gorgeous IRL!

The wood veneer printed stickers are such a fun accent, and the basic wood makes them versatile for so many types of layouts.  I love the blue hibiscus flower, it was perfect for the beachy layout.

This Mermaid Scale die is my new favorite background layering tool!  I hope you've been inspired and may the luck of the Irish be with you!

Georgia on my Mind - Lasting Memories

Happy Sunday, friends!

There's another great challenge over at Lasting Memories today. It inspired me to create the title page for our July 2018 vacation album.

The challenge was to use this photo as inspiration for the layout:

I used the circles, the colors, and the butterflies within my page.

I layered this green map transparency over a watercolor pink background to soften it up. I actually used the transparency backwards because the green was too lime for the southern belle look I was aspiring toward.

I sewed my circles down. I cut them from Maggie Holme's Crate paper and a Webster's pages floral piece.

I used these Pink Paislee's Thickers by PTE as a tiny title - GA on my mind. 

I hope you're inspired to create something fabulous with this week's challenge over at Lasting Memories. There's tons of great inspiration on the blog!

Thanks for looking!

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Beautiful Soul with Momenta

Hey friends!

I'm here today with a fun, spring page created with Momenta products.

This pic of my pup smelling the yellow daffodils was the perfect Spring photo to use with this gorgeous new Momenta watercolor flower paper pad.

I used some gesso to blend away a few flowers and apply some distress oxides in lemon and spritzed with water to add some yellow to the page to compliment the flowers in the photo.

I used the Thin San Serif alpha dies to cut the title of "Beautiful Soul" out of corresponding watercolored pink paper.

I also fussy cut some of the florals to create my own die cut ephemera.

I layered some water color papers and a die cut from the Mermaid Scale die for additional texture.

I used the Nested Rectangle Border to create a journaling space, and bordered it with additional fussy cut florals.

This pup and I, myself, are quite ready for spring! I  hope I've inspired you to create a spring page today!

Thanks for looking!