Thursday, October 8, 2015

Project Life Layout......Breast Cancer Awareness


Hi my crafty friends! I am super excited to share with you today my very first Project Life Layout.  My very talented friend Tara, over at Craftin' Desert Diva's inspired to me to try it out. I saw a PL that she had done for Halloween and I fell in love with it! (Thanks again Tara!!). I think I am now addicted, LOL.  Being that it is October and it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I really wanted to make sure that I did create a project for this very important cause.


To get started, I first chose my Project Life cards and photo pocket page that I was going to use. The Project Life Photo Pocket Page I decided to go with for this layout is a 12 Design D page. It is a 12 x 12 page and has 8 photo pockets - 4 sized at 4x6 and 4 sized at 3x4.

I then chose my Project Life cards which are all from the "Favorite Things Edition", again choosing 
4 - 4x6 cards and 4 - 3x4 cards.  After playing around with my chosen cards and placing them how I thought they would look best in the layout, I started to decorate and embellish (The FUN part!!)


I started off with this first card which is 4x6. Of course, I had to add a paper piecing into this design and had the perfect svg file from Too Cute By Jessica. This file is the "Breast Cancer Cupcake" file. I used both regular Recollections Cardstock and Recollections Glittered Cardstock to make the pieces for this cut file.  After all my pieces were cut, I then shaded each with Color Cox Chalk Inks and assembled. I used a white gel pen for additional highlights and a black Micron pen for the lashes.



My second card is also a 4x6 card. For this card, I used a frame, a banner and some other cardstock pieces from the Craft Smith Card Stock Shapes Kit that I had on hand. I left the top portion of the frame open so that a picture can easily be slipped into this spot if desired. I added two strips of Washi Tape and some Adhesive Pearl Gems to finish it off.


On this next card (3x4), I wanted to keep it open to be used for journaling. The only thing I added to this card is the three pink hearts which were made using Recollections Cardstock.



For this next card (another 3x4), I used the letter tiles in the Craft Smith Card Stock Shapes Kit and shaded the edges of each letter tile using Color Box Chalk Inks. I added two strips of Washi Tape and two pink awareness ribbons from the Breast Cancer Cupcake file from Too Cute by Jessica. These were made using Recollections Glittered Cardstock. And for a final touch, I added some "Pretty In Pink" sequins from Craftin' Desert Divas and stickles.



Again, I wanted another open area for journaling, so I left this 3x4 card simple. My only additions to it are the two hearts which I cut from a Webster's Pages Calendar Journaling Card Pack and shaded using Color Box Chalk Ink. 


On this last 3x4 card, I started off by using pink rhinestone adhesive strips to form a border. I used a banner from the Craft Smith Cardstock shapes Kit and added some teal colored rhinestones and some adhesive pearl gems to it.  Again, my hearts were cut from the Webster's Pages Calendar Journaling Card Pack and inked with Color Box Chalk Ink. And of course there is this fabulous sentiment that I could not resist using from Craftin' Desert Divas - "Be Inspired" stamp set.


For my next card which is a 4x6 card, I added a few strips of Washi Tape and a a pink tag from the Recollections Solids Tag Pad. I added a white button and some pink jute cording, also from Recollections.  The pink hearts were cut from Recollections Cardstock and the patterned hearts were cut from the  Webster's Pages Calendar Journaling Cards. I added a few different adhesive rhinestones and of course my three different stamp sentiments - "Be Brave", "Dream Big" & "Choose to Shine" all from The "Be Inspired" Stamp Set from Craftin' Desert Divas.


And then there is my last card, another 4x6. For this card, I chose a butterfly pattern from Cricut Design Space and used another pink ribbon from Too Cute by Jessica.  After adding the pink ribbon to the butterfly, I went a bit "Stickle Happy" on my butterflies wings.  I added another great stamp sentiment from the "Be Inspired" Stamp Set from Craftin' Desert Divas and also added some heart shaped stamps at the top and along the side. This small heart stamp is also from Craftin' Desert Diva's "Wildy Cute" Mini Set. I finished it off with some rhinestone and pearl gem adhesives.

And that is it my friends!! I really have to say that I am totally addicted to these PL pages. I know it is the very first one that I did, but it was just so fun and quite simple to do.  I see a lot more of these in the near future for me.  I would love to receive your feedback on this as well, so please leave me some thoughts and or suggestions.  I will be back soon with some more crafty projects to share with you all.  I hope you have a great day and enjoy the rest of the week!!

~Jana 


Tuesday, October 6, 2015

A Sweet Treat For You...


Hey there. Look at this adorable little guy....isn't he just the cutest?!?!  I had so much fun making him!

This card measures 6x6 and was created using a file pattern from Too Cute By Jessica.

I used Recollections Card Stock and patterned paper from the American Crafts - Haunted Paper Pad to make this card.

My cute and cuddly furry friend was made using both dark and light colored brown fleece. I love using fleece on my projects, especially when it's an adorable animal like this cute bear!

My cupcake and candy corn pieces were all cut using my Cricut Explore and then inked using Color Box Chalk Inks.

My sentiment was also drawn using my Cricut and I colored the letters in using a Copic marker (110 Special Black).

For the final touches, I added a few highlights using a white gel pen and added some Stickles (I LOVE Stickles!!!) to the cupcake and around my sentiment pieces.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy this creation. I'll be back soon with another one for you!!

~Jana

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Pop-up Halloween Box Card.....





Hi my crafty friends. Happy Sunday! Today I bring you this wickedly sweet Halloween Pop-Up box card.  This card was super fun to make. I used the "Witches are Brew-tiful" file and the "By the Light of the Moon" file from Too Cute by Jessica.

I have to say that I love all the details that this card shows. I thried taking pics from both sides, just to catch the different elements of the card. 

For the front flap of the card, I used an image from the Cricut Design Space to create the "OCT 31" and had the Explore draw it out rather than cut. For the "Happy" (right above it) I had the Explore cut it out and I added stickles to each letter to make it stand out.

I also used my Explore to draw on the potion bottle labels (Bat Wings & Bone Dust) as well as on the front of the cauldron (Witches are Brew-tiful). I love how the white stands out on the dark background.

Stickles were added the the cauldron bubbles and also the buckle and star on my cute little witches hat. And to top it all off, I added a mixture of purple, orange and black sequins.

Materials I used for this project include:
Bazzill Card Stock
Recollections Card Stock
Patterned Paper - American Crafts - "Boo!" Paper Pad
Stickles
Purple, Black and Orange Sequins
Color Box Chalk Inks
White Gel Pen

I hope you guys enjoyed this craft! Feel free to leave me some comments and I will see you soon. Have a great day!

~Jana

Friday, October 2, 2015

Happy Fall Y'all ...


Happy Friday!!!! I can't believe the week is already over. Today I am sharing a two-page layout that I created using two different files from Too Cute By Jessica.  This layout was so much fun to create!

To create this, I used both Bazzill and Recollections card stock. The patterned card stock I used for the top and bottom borders as well as the acorns and journal area is from the Recollections "Harvest Delight" pad.

I used my Cricut Explore to upload and cut my paper piecings. I used Color Box Chalk Inks on each piece and put them together.

All of the pumpkins and flowers in this layout have been embossed using the Big Shot. I also added Recollections Rhinestones to the middle of each flower as well as the flowers that are also displayed on two of the bears.

The acorn photo mats have been embellished using Prism Floss for the bows.

The pumpkins along the top border are from a Recollections Harvest Embellishment pack.

My journal area, is also embellished with an acorn from The Recollections Harvest Embellishment pack and some extra fall leaves.

I hope you enjoyed the make for today and will join me again soon. Thanks for stopping by!

~Jana

Thursday, October 1, 2015

"A Treat Just For You".....


Happy Thursday everybody!!  I hope everybody is having a great week. I am..... I am happy to announce that I just started as a DT over at Too Cute By Jessica!!! So excited for this new opportunity!!!

With that being said, this is my first DT project that I created using the "Candy Mouse" file from Too Cute By Jessica.  Isn't he just the cutest little mouse?!?!?! I made him using fleece and brushed him out to get that "oh so cute" fuzzy look.

This card measures 5x7 and I used Bazzill card stock for my card base. The patterned paper is from the American Crafts "Boo!" paper pad.

For the little candy treat he is holding, I used Recollections card stock. Using my cricut, I wrote my sentiment "A Treat Just For You" using the Baby Steps font. I wanted to add some more elements to it, so after I pieced the candy treat together, I wrapped it in cellophane and tied each end off with a purple piece of Prism floss. And of course, I had to add some sequins into the mix, cause I just LOVE sequins!!!

I had fun making this card. I hope you enjoyed seeing it as well.  Thanks for visiting! I hope to see you all again real soon!

~Jana