Monday, January 25, 2021

Feeling Blue

 

Hi! I'm so sorry I have been MIA for a while. The world has been too hectic lately!

Anyway, today I am sharing some layouts created with D's Designs newest Mega Collection, Feeling Blue

https://www.dsdesignstore.com/




I love the deep blue hues in this collection. As you can see it works well for all types of themes.

Here is the collection:


The whole collection


The embellishments

I'm in love with this kit! Check it out HERE

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Monday, October 5, 2020

Fall ' In Love

 Today I am sharing two more layouts using the new Fall ' In Love Mega Collection by D;s Designs. 




I love this silly picture of my adorable granddaughter! This kit was a perfect way to highlight this great photo. I started by adding the picture to one of the masks, then adding Accents and Embellishments. the final step was adding the Word Art.



My second layout is entirely different since it features a heritage photo of my husband's great grandparents. I used a variety of the included papers, embellishments, and a Word Art sentiment.

Here is all that's included in this mega collection.





You can find the Fall ' In Love Mega Collection here:

https://www.dsdesignstore.com/


I love all the variety that is included in this kit, which makes it perfect for any of your favorite Fall Photos.


Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley


Sunday, October 4, 2020

Fall In Love

 


Today is New Release Day for D's Designs, and She has created a beautiful Fall themed Mega Kit called, Fall ' In Love. I loved using this kit to create these layouts of my sweet granddaughter.




You can find the kit here: 

  https://www.dsdesignstore.com/



There are so many fun elements in this kit! I personally love to play with new ways to use the masks.



Thanks for looking!

Shirley


Monday, September 7, 2020

Fall Haze

 






Today I am sharing two digital layouts created with the New Release Mega Collection, Fall Haze from D's Designs.


 


The collection can be found here:

https://www.dsdesignstore.com/Scrap_Store.P/s316199p/Fall_Haze_Mega_Kit_








This is such a versatile collection, perfect for all your Fall themed layouts.

Thanks for looking!

Shirley

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Heaven Horizon



D's Designs has a New Release called, Heaven Horizon which was perfect for this lakeside photo of my son and his daughter. I used Parts 1 & 2, plus the Embellishment Pack and the Word Art Pack for this layout



You can find the collection here:


Here is a second layout using the Heaven Horizon Collection.


For this layout of the sunset on Lake Superior,  I used Parts 2 & 3, the Masks Pack, the Accents, and the Embellishment Pack. 

This Collection is perfect for all your summer beach photos.

Thanks for looking! 

Shirley
 

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Mitten Box


It''s Christmas in July!



Today I am sharing a Christmas Mitten Box from My Scrap Chick. 



MATERIALS

 Mitten Box  pattern from My Scrap Chick
Old World Winter Stack from the Paper Studio
8 inches of ivory flower trim
5 inches of .5 inch Christmas ribbon
small red gems
3 small flowers
craft glue and glue dots
6 inches of red/white twine



I used the Old World Winter Stack from the Paper Studio for my box. I enlarged the file to 11.5 inches.


 I added ivory trim to the top and bottom of the mitten band. Then a strip of Christmas ribbon was added across the middle of the band. Red gems were added around the mitten and the heart. The heart was added to the center of the mitten, then a sentiment cut from one of the papers was added to the bottom left of the heart. A twine bow was attached to the right side of the heart with a small glue dot. Two gold flowers were added to the top of the heart with large glue dots and an ivory flower was added to the center of the mitten band.

This box would be great for all those Christmas goodies.

Merry Christmas in July!

Shirley

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Pinwheel Wreath


Hi! It's been awhile since I have shared a papercraft project with you. Today I am sharing this beautiful pinwheel wreath. I used Pinwheel Star from My Scrap Chick for this wreath.



MATERIALS

14 inch green flocked Styrofoam wreath
double sided paper (I used Modern Millinery Signature Paper by COLORBOK)
1 inch  and 5/8 inch circle punches (optional)
large brad fasteners
hot glue
2 feet of 3/4 inch ribbon for a hanger (optional)

     I used a 14 inch green flocked Styrofoam wreath from my crafting stash as the base for my wreath. You can use a smaller wreath and use fewer pinwheels if you desire. If you use a plain Styrofoam wreath I would wrap the wreath with 6 feet of ribbon.

     I made approximately 50 pinwheels ranging from 5 inches, to 3.5 inches, to 2.5 inches. (A different wreath base will require a different number of pinwheels.) I used 6 different papers alternating which side faced out. I used a 1 inch circle in the center of the large and medium pinwheels and a small circle in the center of the smaller ones. (You could also use the stars from the file.) The pinwheels are secured in the centers with larger brad fasteners.

    If you want a ribbon for hanging the wreath tie it around the wreath and tie a knot. Leave about six inches, tie another knot, then tie the remaining ribbon into a bow.

 I started with the largest pinwheels, evenly spacing them and alternating their positions and patterns around the wreath. Then I added the medium sized pinwheels, ending with the smallest pinwheels to fill in any empty spaces. I nestled them close together because I didn't want a lot of the base to show.


Here it is hanging on the inside of our front door. Sorry the picture isn't very good.



It may look like this wreath is an awful lot of work, but it actually was quite quick and easy to make. Give one a try!

Thanks for stopping by.

Shirley