Happy Day with Simple Stories

Birthdays...we all have them, we all celebrate them...but I very rarely do layouts of them. I usually don't like many of the birthday lines. They are either too theme orientated or they are too busy or most importantly in my case...to age restricting. My whole outlook on birthday pages changed when I was at CHA and I saw the Simple Stories "Happy Day" line. I don't have many birthday pictures but I did know that I HAD to have this line. This line was AMAZING! They were perfect in every way. Perfect colors, perfect designs and the perfect amount of "birthday" without going overboard. Everything in this line just flowed together so effortlessly making them ideal for any of those birthday photos...even those hard to use and not so great shots.

My first layout I had a couple of photos that were kinda dark and not that great. I cropped out all of the unwanted space on them and used several patterned papers from the Happy Day 6x6 pad. I inked the edges to help make them pop off the Celebrate background paper, matted a few things and added a few extra touches from the Happy Day Fundamental Cardstock Stickers and I had the perfect page!


For my second layout I didn't really do much different. The Happy Day line has so many fun elements that can be fussy cut or just used as is. I myself like to give my scissors a work out and do the fussy cutting!

My last layout I wanted to show versatile this line was. Not only can it be used for birthday layouts, it can also be used for those everyday photos. I use the back side of the Make a Wish paper, some more matting and fussy cutting using the Fundamental Cardstock Stickers and a 4x6 Jouranling Card Element. I stepped outside my comfort zone with this layout a little bit. I embellished the rest of this layout with some canvas, pleated ribbon and some wire mesh.

So for those of you who have those "hard" to scrap birthday photos or just those everyday ones...head on over to A Cherry on Top and pick up some Happy Day by Simple Stories.

Big on Momenta...Mini on the Album!

When it comes to mini albums, I will be the first to admit that I am not that big into doing them. Let me tell you, after making this one and using ALL Momenta products...I will be making some more. One nice thing about Momenta products is that they are so easy to mix and match which made making this album so easy! I used product from about 5 or 6 different lines and they all went together so perfectly. I can not take credit for the design of this album base. I actually made one at a crop "make and take" a while back. This album was so fun to make with all the fun folds...each page opened up for a wonderful little layout! I will put the directions up later this week. I would love to see what you come up with!

New do...New Momenta project!

I am not normally the subject of my layouts but this picture of my new "Sassy and Bold" haircut was just perfect for these rich bold papers from Momenta. I used the backside of the 12 x 12 Snake print paper as a mat for my background paper which came from the Endless Summer Paper Pad. I also used a punch out border from the Bright Die Cut Pad along with these really cool puffy flocked message stickers. The cute little birdie is a clear layered sticker from the Emily's Garden line and of course we can't forget the fussy cutting from the Kaleidoscope 12 x 12 Super Pad.

Supplies used:
PA-2329 12x12 Kaleidoscope Super Pad
ST-4816 Animal Flocked Puffy Messages
PA-2393 12x12 Bright Die Cut Pad
PA-1108 12x12 Endless Summer Paper Pad
PA-2350 12x12 Snake Open Stock Patterned Paper
ST-3838 Emily's Garden Clear Layered Stickers
Thanks for stopping by and I can't wait to see what you create!

August 4 x 4 Challenge....

A couple of my scrapping buddies started this little blog challenge and they recently asked me to join along.
Here are “The Rules”:
- We must use the same four products: two papers and two embellishments.
- We can only use one of each sheet of paper.
- We can use unlimited basics (card stock, ribbon, alphas, mists, etc.) as long as the four main products are the focus.
- We cannot share our finished pages with each other until we are all done so that we do not influence each others’ design choices.
It is so fun to see how we all used the same products yet all create something so different.
This month Chrissy is hosting so hop on over to her blog to see her creation and detailed information on the rules. You can see Meg's wonderful work here and make sure you stop by Jess's blog to see her awesomeness also!
Oh, and did I mention...there is a $10.00 gift certificate from A Cherry on Top up for grabs!!

Good Times...

Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a great summer so far. My last couple of weeks have been quite crazy. I could not wait to get to my scrap table and work on some layouts just to calm me down. I chose to do a layout with very simple, yet fun elements. With the week I have been having...between the bathroom "nightmare" and CHA I am completely exhausted and I just wanted to feel like a little kid again and I hope that came through in the layout. The colors in the One Fine Day Collection are so fun and cheerful...making my layout come together so perfectly!

Products used:PA-2333 12 x 12 Premium Paper Pad
PA-2330 12 x 12 Super Pad
ST-3163 Summer Fun Puffy Title Stickers
PA-2393 Bright -Die Cut Pad
Stop by the Momenta blog to see more wonderful projects!

What started out as a broken tub drain....

turned into a complete bathroom remodel. WHAT were we thinking? A week before the 4th. of July...and we were also having over 20 guests at the house for a 4th. of July bbq and if that weren't enough...my dad will be staying with us while he is out for this mini family reunion that we are having. Things would have been fine except we learned to NEVER start the demolition process until you have EVERYTHING ready to go. We went shopping to pick everything out and actually found it all at the very first store we looked at, well by the time we hit the last store it was too late to go back to the first one to purchase what we needed. We decided we would get a head start on the demo job and would go back in the morning to get all the stuff...well, 90 percent of what we wanted needed to be special ordered! Now here we are having all of these guests and our bathroom is torn down to the floor. Thank goodness we have two bathrooms. So this is what we have right now.....
(BEFORE.....)

Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss Reveal at ACOT!

Well, summer is finally here in Chicago. Not sure how long it will last though, so I figured I would do some pages of summertime fun. The Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss line was perfect! It was actually perfect in more ways than one. Bo Bunny has this wonderful abillity to make lines that practically do the layouts for you. Everything in the line comes together so perfectly and effortlessly, and this line was no exception. The colors and prints in this line really have a light breezy summertime feel.

Another thing I like about the Bo Bunny lines is the alphabet 12 x 12 sheet. I love that they include letters, borders, mini title stickers, and something that I love- journal strips. I love to use these when I need to fill in some empty space or to just add that little extra touch. So, if you are looking for something that can give you a layout in very little time that really looks like you spent hours on, then this line is for you!