A Wedding Layout featuring Graphic 45's Time to Flourish

Hello friends! ♥

Today I'm excited to share a special project for Graphic 45!

As our first project for the 2015 design team term, the designers were asked to create a favorite project. 

One of my favorite things to create are scrapbook pages, or "layouts". It's the perfect way to express your creative style and commemorate a special occasion or moment in time.

For my first project, I created a layout featuring a photo from my wedding. It captures a very special moment when I was getting dressed for my wedding with the help of my brides maids. This layout features Graphic 45's Time to Flourish and Botanical Tea papers...

Here is a Snapguide tutorial showing how this layout came together. I hope you give one of these a try yourself!

Check out How to Create a 12x12 Wedding Scrapbook Page by Arlene Butterflykisses on Snapguide.

I also created a short video showing this layout up close:

I'm honored to be featured on the Graphic 45 blog today as a welcome to the 2015 design team term. I hope you have time to stop by, take a peek at some of my favorite projects and learn a little bit about me. ♥

Click HERE to visit the post on the Graphic 45 blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! ♥

xoxo,

Arlene

Products:

Time to Flourish 12x12 paper pad

Time to Flourish Journaling Chipboard

Botanical Tea: Botantical Tea, Hello Friend, Sweet Camomile

Coordinations Signature Series card stock

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Keys

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Key hole

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads

Bazzil card stock

Prima Flowers

Prima leaves

I Am Roses Flowers

Martha Stewart corner/border punches

Twine

Cheesecloth

8” White doily

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Dimensional tape

Club La La Land Crafts April 2015 Showcase!

It's that time of the month again when La La Land Crafts releases their new Club La La Land Crafts kit! And wow, this one is beyond adorable! I just love springtime and these images are to die for!

Check them out...

If you are not familiar with Club La La Land Crafts, click HERE to learn more!

Here are two samples I created using this fabulous kit!

First up is a 5x5 card featuring Spring Marci and the kit dies...

I LOVE the Filigree Flowers die... here you can take a look at it up close, clustered with the Shabby Flourish die. ♥

Copic Colors:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, BV00

Hair: W4, E44, E47, E49

Dress/Flowers: Rv91, RV93, RV95, Y11, Y13, Y15, E43, E44, G43, G46

Next up is an 8x8 scrapbook page I created featuring my favorite niece and the Spring Lamb and Bunny set...

Here you can see the Small Scallops Border die up close... I layered 3 of them for this look...

There's the little bunny peeking through! So cute!

More of the Filigree flowers... love, LOVE! ♥

Copic Colors:

Lamb: C0, C1, C3, C4, C6, C8, R20

Flowers: RV91, RV93, RV95, G43

Bunny: W1, W3, W5, R20

Be sure to check out our Facebook page and Pinterest for more inspiration featuring the April club kit!

Thanks for stopping by. :-)

xoxo,

Arlene

Inspiration Wednesday - Anything but a card!

Hey there friends! It's Inspiration Wednesday and I have another fun project to share with you all.

This week's theme is:

Anything But a Card!

I can't get enough of my new niece Jaelyn (she is TOO adorable!!)... so here I go again with another scrapbook page of her! ♥

I incorporated some fun die-cuts created using La La Land Crafts dies (my favorite!!!)

Here are some pics...

You can see the beautiful Fancy Butterfly die above Jaelyn's photo. I also die cut a few of the Stitched Ribbons and used them to accent Jaelyn's photo to the right. I added a touch of Diamond Stickles to several of the die-cuts...

I stenciled some butterflies onto the back-ground using some crackle paste medium... You can see the Scallop Border die peeking out from behind the layers...

I incorporated the leaves of the Open Leaf Flourish die around the cluster of flowers.

I love the Wrought Iron Fence die... I used it as a border here on the lay-out....

Under the flower, I added the Masquerade Mask die, which can double as a really beautiful flourish when you flip it upside-down... love it!

I hope you enjoyed my project share today. Thank you so much for taking the time to take a peek! ♥

Be sure to visit us on our Facebook page and Pinterest for more inspiration!

Happy Hump day... it's Wednesday and the week is 1/2 way over, Enjoy it! ♥

xoxo,

Arlene

Other supplies:

Graphic 45 - Time to Flourish

White Cardstock

Crackle Paste Medium

Prima Flowers

I Am Roses Flowers

Recollections Sparkle/Rhinestones and Pearls

Precious Memories - Scrapbook Layout and Tutorial

Hi crafty friends! ♥

Just wanted to quickly share a scrapbook page I created for my sweet baby niece Jaelyn. She is so adorable, and I love that I can get girly when I create for her (I have 3 boys, so I don't break out with the pink very often, LOL!) I had so much fun layering and playing with Graphic 45's Precious Memories paper collection!

Here are some photos:

Here is my video tutorial, walking you through the creation of this page.

Thanks so much for stopping by to peek! ♥

Hoping you enjoy the rest of your week!

xoxo,

Arlene

La La Land Crafts April 2015 Release Showcase - Day 3!

Hello there and welcome to day 3 of the La La Land Crafts April 2015 release showcase!
I hope you've had a chance to follow us this week where each day new projects featuring the new release products will be posted to the La La Land Crafts blog! So much eye-candy to be seen, I hope you can join us!
First, let's take a look at the products available in the April 2015 release. These are all available NOW at the La La Land Crafts shop located HERE.

I created 2 samples featuring some of the fabulous new dies available with this release.
First up is this baptism card I created featuring the Arched Window die,  Cross Set 2 die (Set of 2), and the Stitched Ribbon die (Set of 3):

For my second project I created this sweet scrapbook page of my adorable niece Jaelyn. This page features the new Arched Window die, Diamonds Lattice Border die, and Tall Birdhouses die (Set of 2). I also included the Open Leaf Flourish die and Folding Banners die (Set of 2).

Shop for the new release HERE.

Be sure to visit the La La Land Crafts BLOG for more new product inspiration from my teamies! ♥

And don't forget our Facebook page for endless of inspiration from our designers and fans!

Have a fabulous week! 

xoxo ♥,

Arlene

Inspiration Wednesday with La La Land Crafts -- Use Something New!

Hello there my friends and welcome to another Inspiration Wednesday with the La La Land Crafts design team!

This week's theme is:

Use Something New

I created this scrapbook page of my "new" cutie patootie little niece Jaelyn. But I also used some new lace that I just added to my stash. ♥

Here are some photos:

I accented Jaelyn's photo with one of the butterflies from Butterflies Set 1. I die cut 2 butterflies and layered them on top of each other so it looks like the butterfly is flapping its wings. ♥ I curled 3 small banners from the Stitched Elements Set and used some chipboard from my stash to spell "LOVE", which is layered onto the ornate frame from the Stitched Elements set.

I curled the Wrought Iron Fence to give it some dimension and layered the Rolled Roses and Open Leaf Flourish over the fence. You can also see how I alternated lace with the Large Lacy Border to accent Jaelyn's picture. ♥

You can see the Heart Doily Border peeking out from under the page and lace here...

I had so much fun creating this scrapbook page, I hope you enjoyed the share!

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Don't forget to visit the La La Land crafts blog or Facebook page for more inspiration!

hugs! ♥

Arlene