Head Over Heels in Love Layout

I can't believe I didn't post my latest layout for Scrap it With a Song! Life has been very busy lately so it must have somehow slipped by me. It was a great challenge and there are still a few days left to enter for a chance at a great prize pack!

Last week's challenge was the song "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears. These silly pictures of my husband and I were taken in the photo booth at my 30th birthday party last summer. It was a 90's themed party and we all had a blast. 

There's still time to enter this and all of the February challenges. I also used sketch #101 from Sketches in Thyme. Thanks for reading!

XOXO,

Reviewing 2012...in an Altered Altoids Can!

Happy Monday ya'll!

Had the day off today and I meant to get some crafting in. However it is now 5:00 p.m. and still no crafting! So I thought I would at least share a project on the blog and that way I can say I did SOMETHING productive today (aside from watch The Bachelor tonight, of course!).

I had seen altered Altoids cans floating around in the World Wide Web for awhile now and so I asked my husband to start saving these little cans for me. I started by spray painting my can silver. Then I followed this fabulous tutorial by Patter Cross over at Create x3.

This project was created for Pages From the Heart. They gave me the Antique Chic collection by We R Memory Keepers. The colors in this collection are gorgeous!

 

It's not often that I do a project that is all about me so I enjoyed putting this together and reminiscing over some of my favorite moments from 2012. Thanks for reading!

I am entering this project in Monday Craft Madness #12 over at Scrapbook Steals. The theme this week is "You are.."



XOXO, 

As Long As You Love Me Layout

I have a confession to make. I have Bieber Fever.

So I was perhaps a LITTLE too excited when I saw that my next challenge for Scrap it With a Song was "As Long As You Love Me" by the Biebs. OK, I may have cheered. And I may have been the one to suggest it as an upcoming challenge.

I need help.

Anyways, here's the acoustic JB video (a little more mature, I guess) to get you started!

And here is my layout!

Back in 2010 my then fiance and I took our engagement photos at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. This past summer, my friends and I passed through Union Station to catch a tram to Dodger Stadium (go Blue!). We couldn't resist trying to re-enact one of our favorite pictures from that day. We R Memory Keeper's "Antique Chic" was perfect for this layout. I also used sketch #99 from Sketches in Thyme.

Thanks for reading!

XOXO,

Tea Time! Tea Party Bridal Shower Invitations

Recently I was asked to be the matron of honor in my good friend's wedding and I enthusiastically said yes! One of my duties of course is to host a bridal shower. My friend and I have always talked about throwing a tea party so this was the perfect opportunity to do so!

After hours (and I mean hours) of scouring Pinterest, I had a pretty solid idea of how I wanted this party to be. My first task was to create the invitations. Luckily, I had recently received some products from CutCardStock. I used their A7 envelopes and inserts. I was able to easily run them through my printer and the quality looked great.

I created a pocket using kraft cardstock and cut the notch with a circle punch. I wrapped a doily around the edges and added a thin, pink ribbon. Once I had printed the information on the insert, I mounted it onto matching pink cardstock and cut it into a large tag. I added a small tag with the RSVP information, making it look like a tea bag. As an extra touch, I stamped and embossed a tea pot on the outside of the envelope. I was also able to print the address information on the front of the envelope.

The bridal shower is in one week and I am super excited! Can't wait to share some pictures!

XOXO,

Happy New Year Layout

It's the second Thursday of the month which means it's time for another reveal with Scrap it With a Song! This month is a recap of our favorite songs from 2012. This week's song is absolutely one of my personal favorites. It's "I Will Wait" by the amazing Mumford and Sons.

I was THRILLED when I saw this on my challenge list because I love the song so much but I was a little stumped on how I could turn it into a layout. I decided to go with the word "wait" and turned it into waiting for the New Year. This year my husband and I spent New Years Eve with family and got some long overdue family pictures that night.

I've had small scraps of this Authentique "Journey" line for over a year now and was so happy to use some of it. I also used some of the blue metallic paper from CutCardStock.

The sketch for this layout came from a fun sketch blog called Sketches in Thyme. Check them out for this month's sketch challenge and head over to Scrap it With a Song for some fun song challenges!


XOXO,