You Are YOU-nique

Hi everyone!! Sarah here to share with you my "You Are Younique" card that I created using Donna Salazar's 8x8 Spring In Bloom Paper Pad. I love creating with the Spring In Bloom collection because of the gorgeous color combinations and the fantastic patterns which allow me to fussy cut flowers and borders until my heart's content!
I also used the Smooch Spritz in Candle Glow to tint the vintage lace, and I used the Color Catcher to place my lace into so that it contained the spray in one area.

I cut leaves from the Spring In Bloom pattern papers to use as accents, then I cut 2 of the die cut butterflies from the Donna Salazar Spellbinders Fanciful Flight Die and layered then on top of the card.
I also cut out a couple of words from the Crafty Chronicle to create my title, and inked all of the edges using the Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue from Clearsnap in Creamy Brown and Chestnut Roan.

Donna Salazar Supplies:

Spring In Bloom 8x8 Paper Pad

Crafty Chronicle

Smooch Spritz

Fanciful Flight Spellbinders Dies

Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue

Color Catcher

Other:

pearls: Melissa Frances

border punch, pen: EK Success

other: vintage lace, twine, button

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My Creative Sketches Up & Running!!!

Hi everyone!!! I think that you all know how much I absolutely LOVE My Creative Scrapbook Kits!!! Now, we are adding on to the fantastic kits with an awesome new sketch site, My Creative Sketches....how exciting and fun it that!! This first sketch is up on the new blog right now.

So, head on over to see all of the wonderful and inspiring work that the Design Team created using this sketch, along with some really awesome prized that you can win just by creating a project of you own based on this sketch, and one prize will be given away just for being a follower so you don't want to miss out on that!! Plus, one of our Guest Designers this month is one of my all time favorite scrapbookers and I'm even a little star struck :).....go check it out!!

My Creative Sketches

Have a terrific Tuesday and get busy with this sketch!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Family Adventure

Hi everyone!! I just wanted to share with you today a double layout that I created using the Family Outings collection from Momenta. This is totally my go-to line because of the fantastic double sided pattern papers in fun colors just perfect for summer themed projects.

Check out the awesome projects created by the other Momenta DT members HERE on the Momenta blog. Have a wonderful weekend!! LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Day 2 Reveal

Hi everyone, I'm back today to share with you my layouts and card that I created using the My Creative Scrapbook Limited Edition Kit for August. This kit was jammed packed full of gorgeous Melissa Frances pattern papers and tons upon tons of beautiful Prima flowers and also K&Co. transparencies and die cuts.....love love love!!!

August Limited Edition Kit:

Don't forget to head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook design team gallery to see all of the DT work along with the Creative and Album kits too!!

Have a fantastic Friday!! -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook August Reveal!!!

Hello everyone, today I'm sharing my work with the My Creative Scrapbook Main Kit for August. This kit was totally my style, just full of fun and colorful patterns and lots of little yummy embellishments!! This kit is just perfect for scrapping all of your summer photos!!

August 2011 Main Kit:

Don't forget to check out the DT Gallery over at My Creative Scrapbook for tons of jaw dropping inspiration!! Also, there is a new addition to the MCS site......we are beginning a Sketch Challenge Blog to go along with the MCS kits and it's going to be soooo much fun!! The first sketch will go up August 22nd and you don't want to miss it!! I'll be back tomorrow with my reveal for the MCS August Limited Edition Kit just packed full of gorgeos paper and flowers!!

Have a terrific Thursday! -Sarah

Jr. High Keepsake

Hello everyone, Sarah here to share with you a very easy technique to create a great masked border on your layouts or cards. This is a subtle look created just by using an ink pad and a piece of paper. I love this technique because it helps to tie in the colors on my layout while adding a custom handmade touch to my projects.

1. Cut a piece of pattern paper to layer on top of your background paper to the the size that you would like your masking to be. Mine was cut to 10"x10".

2. Use your color choice of Colorbox Cat's Eye Queue to ink around all edges of the back side of your cut piece of pattern paper which will create the mask on the background paper.

3. Flip over your 10"x10" paper and cut about 1/4" off of each side then adhere to the center of your background paper. I also doodles lines along my inked edges to help them pop a little bit more.

4. I used Donna Salazar's Spring In Bloom 8x8 Paper Pad, the Artistic Papers, Donna's Spellbinders Carnation Creations dies, and Donna's Smooch Spritz to create this layout.

Here is my final page with the masked border. I really love the added color and subtleness this technique adds to my layout.

Donna Salazar Supplies: Spring In Bloom 8x8 Paper Pad, Artistic Papers, Carnation Creations Spellbinder's Dies, Smooch Spritz in Sea Breeze, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Chalk Ink

Other Supplies: Alpahbets: Simple Stories, American Crafts, Pearls: K&Co., Marker: EK Success, Adhesive: Helmar

My Creative Scrapbook August Sneaks!!!

Oh my my my, you all are going to LOVE these August kits from My Creative Scrapbook sooooo very much!!!! I know, I say that every month, but Pam's kits are just the BEST!!

Main Kit Sneaks:

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks:

Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook forum to see the sneaks from the other two kits, Creative Kit and Album Kit, and don't forget to check back Aug. 5th for the full reveal!!!

Have a wonderful Monday! LOVES :) -Sarah