Just Keep Swimming!

I love this quote from the Disney movie "Finding Nemo" :) And it was the perfect sentiment for my fishbowl window card! 

I used my all time favorite "Create a Critter" cricut cartridge to cut the fishbowl from both my white card front and fish patterned paper. I sandwiched a square piece of acetate in between. You can see the glare here :)

This is how the card looks closed. The papers are from Fancy Pants' "Beach Babe" 6x6 pad.

The inside of the card features this cute fishie who just keeps swimming! ;) I am sharing this card at CAS-ual Fridays for their "Clear as Day" challenge. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Sunday.. I'm headed to a cook out at my besties :)

I Love My....

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! :) I already blogged my more sentimental "thankful" layout (see it HERE). Today, I'm blogging about a more frivolous thanks ;) My second love lol.

My iPhone.

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This is by far my favorite gadget (covering my cricut's ears) that I've owned. It's so neat! Keeps me connected to my family/friends, it's fast (to my husband's jealousy lol), it's fun - and it's hot pink. What is not to love?

I used Fancy Pants' "Summer's End" papers and chipboard on this layout. I embellished my heart mat with the Martha Stewart "doily lace" punch. I really like the look of the pleated edge.. and it was easier than I thought to do! :)

I think the Rootbeer Float Thickers ar emy favorite. Love the chunky font.

I'm sharing this layout with The Studio and ScrapFit.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! :)

Hanging Onto Summer

It felt like fall for the first day so far this year, so chilly this morning. But I'm hanging onto summer and sharing a Hawaii layout I made using this sketch by Heather:

I love using sketches, they're a great starting point for me. I stretched this into 2 pages and titled my photographs on this Hawaii layout:

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I think I fell in love with Fancy Pants' "Beach Babe" papers and diecuts. So fun!

I used "root beer float" thickers for my title. Head over to A Walk Down Memory Lane to stock up on these and any American Crafts products at 25% off though September! What a deal!

Thanks for stopping by and to Heather for the use of your sketch :)

Summer Lovin'...

Summer lovin' had me a blast... Summer lovin' happened so fast...

You know you know the song ;) I love Grease!

And I love this sketch from Sweet Peach Crop Shop this month!

I had to use it with pictures of me and  my summer love at the beach last weekend. I used Fancy Pants' "Lovebirds" collection.

I used my favorite Peachy Keen "everyday face assortment" with this sun from the Create a Critter cartridge.

The center photo and banner are both popped up for added dimension. The title was made using American Crafts' Thickers in the typo font, mustard color.

Hope you're having a great Saturday! :)

A Birthday Card Sketch

I loved the sketch that Dianna posted at Party Time Tuesdays!

They are a birthday card challenge blog ;) I finally used my new-to-me notebook punch from EK Success and I love it! Cuts so smooth. The birthday sentiment is from Fancy Pants (I added the 'birth' to qualify for the challenge) and then cardstock from my scraps.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you're having a great week :)

Happy Together :)

My hubby and I had been away for the past week, celebrating 2 years of marriage in San Francisco! We had such a great time. I already printed a few pictures to start scrapbooking our trip :)

In search of a sketch to spark my creativity again, I came across a blog hop among 5 challenge sites - each with 1 element needed to create your layout entry.

The hop began at Sassy Lil Sketches. Of course, their element to the challenge was a sketch:

Continuing on to ScrapFit, The Cuttlebug Spot, Scrap Tiffany, and Crop Suey the challenge also called for 3 of the same item, paint, lace, and embossing.

So... here's the layout I made featuring papers from the "Happy Together" collection by Fancy Pants. (Click to view larger).

This layout was also inspired by Abby's challenge at The Paper Variety - its as simple as 1, 2, 3. Use 1 color of mist or paint; use 2 flowers; and 3 patterned papers. The Scrapbooking Cottage is our sponsor and Stacy is offering a Bo Bunny "Midnight Frost" kit. Why not play along?!

Here is a close up of the textured banner pieces (Swiss Dots folder to coordinate with the patterned paper). For this reason (triangles) using it for ScrapFit's shape challenge. I also did some light stitching around the middle mat.

TGIF! I hope you are gearing up for a fun weekend! :) Along with unpacking, catching up on laundry, and hanging out with friends - I hope I can squeeze in a few more layouts!