It's a Cheer Thing

This one's for all you mom's out there with cheerleaders. You get so many pictures over the season---- so I decided to do a layout with a collage of pictures from the season. I used the technique tuesday circles and did a picture collage inside each one. Added some extra circles and dots and covered some chipboard stars and that was it. It was so easy and fast to do.

Jumpin Into Spring

I had been wanting to do a butterfly layout for forever, especially since everywhere you look in scrapbooking, there's a butterfly. I had bought the S.E.I. papers when they first came out and held on to them until I had the perfect pictures, which happened on the first day of spring. The kids were having a good time out by the pool and jumping on the trampoline. They were actually getting along for once! My favorite things about this layout are, ofcourse the pictures, the colors, and the stitching. I also enjoyed cutting and pop-dotting all the flowers and butterflies.

I know what some of you MIGHT be thinking. I showed my layout to some of my friends at Scrapfest and some of them thought it was from Melissa's class. Let me set the record straight----I did not take Melissa's class and did not even go to the Megacrop. I think it's because we used the same line of paper. But if you look closely you can see it's not the same.

Easter EGG-citement

Hey guys,

Sorry so long between postings. So much has been going on. The end of the school year is always a busy time. Then I was away for 2 weeks and while I was gone a lightning storm took out my computer. Anyways, I'm trying to get back on track.

This was our 3rd Design Team l/o. The only items I was given was the swiss polka dot pink paper, the Bazzil flourish edge strip, buzz and bloom flowers, and some tickets.

This layout was easier for me than the last. Since I was only given the pink paper, it was easy to add color and other papers and embellishments.

I tore, inked and distressed the brown paper. There is a clustering of 'stuff' (paper cut-out flowers, rub-ons, tickets, bling, etc..) in the lower left corner and a clustering of flowers on the right side. I tried to make this look like a bouquet of flowers. Clustering was one of our challenges. Making different types of flowers was another. I used lots of flowers on mine. Flowers are one of my favorite things. 2 of my flowers are made by layering a bunch of different types of flowers. One of them is made with the tickets and then on top of it is a flower I made by weaving different strips of cardstock, glueing it to a chipboard and then cutting it out. One of my flowers is made of felt and the last one I made with beads. There is also a string of beads weaved thru the bazzil flourish. Beads were another challenge. Thel leaves on the bouquet were made by alcohol inking a transparency with green, white and gold, then stamping a leaf on it and cutting it out. I painted and decorated the buzz and bloom flowers and placed them them down in the 'grass' (which is actually a ribbon) along with some easter eggs I made and decorated. The word egg is chipboard that I covered with paper and then used glossy accents on. Lastly, a cute bee was placed in the upper right and I stitched a buzz line.

Design Team Layout #2

Hey everybody,

Sorry it's been so long since my last posting----I was having blog issues. I couldn't figure out how to make my pictures move down with my postings. I know, don't ask. But thanks to Brandi (once again), I think I've got the problem solved. So here goes.

This was my 2nd layout on the design team. This one was a real challenge for me. I had a reeeaaalllyyy hard time with it. I was given the Cosmo Cricket paper, but from 2 different lines---the wedding and boys line. Yes, that was my reaction too. Huuuh? Anyways, I tried to make it work. The first challenge I had was the colors. These were sooooo not me. I had no pictures to match, so that's why they are in sephia. I figured with the pastel colors and the sephia pictures everything just had to be distressed. That was the only way I could see it in my mind. So as you can see, I layered a bunch of papers and distressed EVERYTHING. I took the scallopped pater and punched holes in it and then weaved a ribbon thru. One of the papers is cut out and shadowing over the large picture of my husband and I. Some of our challenges were to use circles and buttons in our l/o which I did alot of. I made alot of flowers and cut the spinner (which was given to us and had to be used) into a circle. The right edges of the pictures on the right side are cut to match the edge of the cirlces and there is a strip of paper on the bottom left side that is crumpled and stitched. I covered alot of the buttons and one of the clear ones is even alcohol inked on the back. Lastly I cut out the flourishes from one of the papers and pop dotted them.

Design Team Bio Questions

1. Tell us about yourself. What would you like everyone to know about you?
Read my profile.

2. What is your scrapbook style?
I would probably say shabby chic with a little bit of eclectic thrown in. Although, I'm not
stuck in one style, it just kind of depends on the pictures, event, and the message I want to
relay with the layout.

3. How long have you been scrapbooking?
I took a Scrapbooking 101 class at Treasured Memories in July of 2005 and have been doing
it every since.

4. Who do you scrapbook?
Mostly my family and kids. I crop our vacations, holidays, and any special events.

5. Name your top 3 tools.
Stamps
Cricut
Heat gun (for heat embossing)

6. How are you inspired to get started on a layout?
I'm still waiting to get inspired!!!

7. Do you have any great tips to share?
Be careful of your thoughts, they may become words at any minute.

8. What is your favorite 3 embellishments?
Chip board
Flowers
Bling

9. What is your favorite paper line?
Don't have just one. My top 3 are Basic Grey, BoBunny, and Cosmo Cricket.

10. What is your favorite way to journal?
R u joking?!? I don't have a favorite way. I do not like journaling as you can tell in most of my layouts. I almost always leave a spot for it, but it's usually blank. Ma Bad.

GET TO KNOW ME

This is my first layout on the design team. For me, this was a very difficult layout to do. Well, not so much difficult as it was weird. Weird in the sense that I never do layouts of just me. Most of my layouts are of the kids, vacations, events or holidays.
Most of my layouts are very busy. I like to use a lot of colors, pictures, techniques, etc....I also like to use a lot of embellishments! Bling, ribbon, flowers, chipboard, flourishes....I love it all.
I used the Basic Grey Bittersweet and BoBunny papers along with chipboard that I heat embossed and just added a lot of embellishments. I stamped the brown paper with flourishes and then stickled it. In each of the squares I put a noun of something that I am and then elaborated a little bit about each. In one square I stamped descriptive words about me that I got from my friends and family when I asked them to describe me. On top of the words I put my name Liz (meaning: these words are what make up me---Liz) Oh and lastly, one of the pictures I cut into 4 equal squares and pop dotted 2 of the squares for a little change and dimension.

Monster Jam

This is a layout I did after we attended our first Monster Jam. I know it's coming up again real soon so maybe it'll be useful. My new 'bff' Brandy insisted I post this layout. I know it's very busy but it seems to work for me. By using 2x3 size pictures I was able to get a lot of pictures on one layout and the papers I used (Cosmo Cricket Get Happy line) are great for any boy layout. And yes, I still need to journal....but atleast I left a spot for it. LOL